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Online Conference Registration Closing on July 20
#unitedkingdom
IAJGS Conference Chairs
The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20, just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at https://www.iajgs2019.org . After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may be ordered. Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference. Jay Sage Communications Chair
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JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom Online Conference Registration Closing on July 20
#unitedkingdom
IAJGS Conference Chairs
The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20, just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at https://www.iajgs2019.org . After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may be ordered. Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference. Jay Sage Communications Chair
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Online Conference Registration Closing on July 20
#general
IAJGS Conference Chairs
The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20, just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at https://www.iajgs2019.org . After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may be ordered. Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference. Jay Sage Communications Chair
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Online Conference Registration Closing on July 20
#general
IAJGS Conference Chairs
The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20, just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at https://www.iajgs2019.org . After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may be ordered. Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference. Jay Sage Communications Chair
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Online Conference Registration Closing on July 20
#bessarabia
IAJGS Conference Chairs
The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20, just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at https://www.iajgs2019.org . After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may be ordered. Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference. Jay Sage Communications Chair
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Online Conference Registration Closing on July 20
#bessarabia
IAJGS Conference Chairs
The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20, just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at https://www.iajgs2019.org . After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may be ordered. Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference. Jay Sage Communications Chair
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Need Information on Aharon WOLLNER fm Beregsurany
#hungary
Vivian Kahn
According to some sources, my great-aunt Rosza Terez NEUMANN (1866-1918) =
and her first husband Simon ZICHERMAN, had a daughter Helena (Chana) = born in Ungvar in May 1898. She married Aharon WOLLNER b. in Beregsurany = in 1892. Helena and Aharon were both murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau but = they had a daughter Miriam born in 1923 who survived and married = Nicholas KESZTENBAUM, Beregszasz in August 1910. Their son Michael filed = Pages of Testimony for Helena and their children who were also murdered.=20= I am trying to find a marriage record for Aharon and Helena confirming = that Simon ZICHERMAN and Rosza Terez NEUMANN were her parents. Any = leads, including an e-mail address for Michael KESZTENBAUM, who = reportedly lives in London, would be appreciated. Vivian Kahn, Oakland, California Researching families including: BERKOVICS/BERKOWITZ/ROTH/GROSZ. Avas Ujvaros, Hung./Orasu Nou, Rom. KAHAN/JOSIPOVITS/DUB, Sziget, Kabolacsarda, Nagyvarad, Hung./Sighet, = Ciarda, Oradea, Rom. KOHN/Zbegnyo/ Zbehnov, Tarnoka/Trnavka, Slov.; Cleveland = LEFKOVITS/Kolbasa/Brezina, Slov. MOSKOVITS/Honkocz, Szobranc, Osztro, Kassa, /Chonkovce, Sobrance, = Ostrov, Kosice, Slov., Nyiregyhaza, Hung. ELOVITS/Hornya/Horna, Slov. NEUMANN/Szeretva, Kereszt, Nagymihaly, Miskolc/Sobrance, Kristy, = Stretavka, Michalovce, Slov. POLACSEK/Hunfalu, Hung./Huncovce, Slov. SPITZ/Nikolsburg/Mikulov, Prosnitz/Prostejov, Moravia/Czech. = Kismarton/Eisenstadt, Hung./Aus., Hunfalu/Huncovce, Slov.=
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Need Information on Aharon WOLLNER fm Beregsurany
#hungary
Vivian Kahn
According to some sources, my great-aunt Rosza Terez NEUMANN (1866-1918) =
and her first husband Simon ZICHERMAN, had a daughter Helena (Chana) = born in Ungvar in May 1898. She married Aharon WOLLNER b. in Beregsurany = in 1892. Helena and Aharon were both murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau but = they had a daughter Miriam born in 1923 who survived and married = Nicholas KESZTENBAUM, Beregszasz in August 1910. Their son Michael filed = Pages of Testimony for Helena and their children who were also murdered.=20= I am trying to find a marriage record for Aharon and Helena confirming = that Simon ZICHERMAN and Rosza Terez NEUMANN were her parents. Any = leads, including an e-mail address for Michael KESZTENBAUM, who = reportedly lives in London, would be appreciated. Vivian Kahn, Oakland, California Researching families including: BERKOVICS/BERKOWITZ/ROTH/GROSZ. Avas Ujvaros, Hung./Orasu Nou, Rom. KAHAN/JOSIPOVITS/DUB, Sziget, Kabolacsarda, Nagyvarad, Hung./Sighet, = Ciarda, Oradea, Rom. KOHN/Zbegnyo/ Zbehnov, Tarnoka/Trnavka, Slov.; Cleveland = LEFKOVITS/Kolbasa/Brezina, Slov. MOSKOVITS/Honkocz, Szobranc, Osztro, Kassa, /Chonkovce, Sobrance, = Ostrov, Kosice, Slov., Nyiregyhaza, Hung. ELOVITS/Hornya/Horna, Slov. NEUMANN/Szeretva, Kereszt, Nagymihaly, Miskolc/Sobrance, Kristy, = Stretavka, Michalovce, Slov. POLACSEK/Hunfalu, Hung./Huncovce, Slov. SPITZ/Nikolsburg/Mikulov, Prosnitz/Prostejov, Moravia/Czech. = Kismarton/Eisenstadt, Hung./Aus., Hunfalu/Huncovce, Slov.=
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ZUNINO Family From Northern Italy
#sephardic
Abuwasta Abuwasta
Dear Genners and Siggers,
I am trying to help a friend who starts to discover his Jewish origins. He wrote to me that: "Zunino, coming originally >from Liguria province in Northern Italy. They came to France in the 1920s". I have checked JGFF with a last entry >from 2004 and one entry on https://www.farhi.org/genealogy/index.html (les Fleurs l'Orient) with no further details. It is also not mentioned in "Urban, Zazzu The Jews of Genoa 1682-1799" My only hope is that some of this list has them on his DB. Regards >from Jerusalem Jacob Rosen
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim ZUNINO Family From Northern Italy
#sephardic
Abuwasta Abuwasta
Dear Genners and Siggers,
I am trying to help a friend who starts to discover his Jewish origins. He wrote to me that: "Zunino, coming originally >from Liguria province in Northern Italy. They came to France in the 1920s". I have checked JGFF with a last entry >from 2004 and one entry on https://www.farhi.org/genealogy/index.html (les Fleurs l'Orient) with no further details. It is also not mentioned in "Urban, Zazzu The Jews of Genoa 1682-1799" My only hope is that some of this list has them on his DB. Regards >from Jerusalem Jacob Rosen
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Bard Family
#sephardic
Karen Geiger <akdawson98@...>
I would like to find any information about the Bard family of Spain.
I once found a record for a Maria Bard who was not Jewish but have not found any for other families of that surname. Karen Geiger Akdawson98@gmail.com
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim Bard Family
#sephardic
Karen Geiger <akdawson98@...>
I would like to find any information about the Bard family of Spain.
I once found a record for a Maria Bard who was not Jewish but have not found any for other families of that surname. Karen Geiger Akdawson98@gmail.com
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Message for readers
#romania
Barbara Hershey <barbara.hershey@...>
Discussion Group readers:
The moderators of this group have asked that I send some reminders to our members regarding the JewishGen requirements for sending a message for posting to the list. 1. When responding to a post, particularly one you have received in the Digest, do not use your Reply key to respond. This drags the entire Digest with it and creates a difficult situation for the Moderator. Rather, please start an entirely new message. Include a brief reference to the message to which you are responding so the prior message is identifiable. 2. Do not use any diacritical marks or accents. The server can not decipher them and renders the message unreadable. If this happens, the moderators will delete your message and ask you to resend it without the marks. This creates extra work and delays the delivery of your message. 3. Always sign your messages with your full name and your complete place of residence - i.e. city, state/province and country. 4. Remember also that the message must be sent in plain text. Thank you. Barbara Hershey Portland, Oregon, USA
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Romania SIG #Romania Message for readers
#romania
Barbara Hershey <barbara.hershey@...>
Discussion Group readers:
The moderators of this group have asked that I send some reminders to our members regarding the JewishGen requirements for sending a message for posting to the list. 1. When responding to a post, particularly one you have received in the Digest, do not use your Reply key to respond. This drags the entire Digest with it and creates a difficult situation for the Moderator. Rather, please start an entirely new message. Include a brief reference to the message to which you are responding so the prior message is identifiable. 2. Do not use any diacritical marks or accents. The server can not decipher them and renders the message unreadable. If this happens, the moderators will delete your message and ask you to resend it without the marks. This creates extra work and delays the delivery of your message. 3. Always sign your messages with your full name and your complete place of residence - i.e. city, state/province and country. 4. Remember also that the message must be sent in plain text. Thank you. Barbara Hershey Portland, Oregon, USA
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Looking for HELLNER family
#general
Milton Koch
I am interested in contacting HELLNER family members who might be distantly
related to Saul and Molly KATZ >from Galicia-Pleboanovka, Trembowla and Zlotchow. This family may be a distant relative of SELZER >from Trembowla, which is part of my PGGM side. Milton Koch SELZER-Trembowla
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for HELLNER family
#general
Milton Koch
I am interested in contacting HELLNER family members who might be distantly
related to Saul and Molly KATZ >from Galicia-Pleboanovka, Trembowla and Zlotchow. This family may be a distant relative of SELZER >from Trembowla, which is part of my PGGM side. Milton Koch SELZER-Trembowla
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ZUNINO Family From Northern Italy
#general
Abuwasta Abuwasta
Dear Genners and Siggers,
I am trying to help a friend who starts to discover his Jewish origins. He wrote to me that: "Zunino, coming originally >from Liguria province in Northern Italy. They came to France in the 1920s". I have checked JGFF with a last entry >from 2004 and one entry on https://www.farhi.org/genealogy/index.html (les Fleurs l'Orient) with no further details. It is also not mentioned in "Urban, Zazzu The Jews of Genoa 1682-1799" My only hope is that some of this list has them on his DB. Regards >from Jerusalem Jacob Rosen
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ZUNINO Family From Northern Italy
#general
Abuwasta Abuwasta
Dear Genners and Siggers,
I am trying to help a friend who starts to discover his Jewish origins. He wrote to me that: "Zunino, coming originally >from Liguria province in Northern Italy. They came to France in the 1920s". I have checked JGFF with a last entry >from 2004 and one entry on https://www.farhi.org/genealogy/index.html (les Fleurs l'Orient) with no further details. It is also not mentioned in "Urban, Zazzu The Jews of Genoa 1682-1799" My only hope is that some of this list has them on his DB. Regards >from Jerusalem Jacob Rosen
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Looking For Relatives of K. KLAUSNER in New York
#hungary
Abuwasta Abuwasta
We just discovered a scrap address book of my late David APOTHEKER (1908-1995). He was born in Bardejov,SlovakiaÂ
to Lazar APOTHEKER and Bina KLAUSNER. Bina Klausner was born in Bardejov as well. In the scrap address book which is probably >from the beginning of the 1950s we saw L. KLAUSNER 5120 Ft. Hamilton Park W(?) N.Y. KLAUSNER is a big clan and we never heard >from my father in law about any KLAUSNER relatives in the USA. Does it ring a bell? Jacob Rosen Jerusalem
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Looking For Relatives of K. KLAUSNER in New York
#hungary
Abuwasta Abuwasta
We just discovered a scrap address book of my late David APOTHEKER (1908-1995). He was born in Bardejov,SlovakiaÂ
to Lazar APOTHEKER and Bina KLAUSNER. Bina Klausner was born in Bardejov as well. In the scrap address book which is probably >from the beginning of the 1950s we saw L. KLAUSNER 5120 Ft. Hamilton Park W(?) N.Y. KLAUSNER is a big clan and we never heard >from my father in law about any KLAUSNER relatives in the USA. Does it ring a bell? Jacob Rosen Jerusalem
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