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Seeking 1885 obituary in 's Berlin"Judische Presse"
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nissen weisz
My grandfather Yeshyohu BAYERN was the rabbi in Sarospatak Hungary,
and past on Dec. 06 1885. I've heard that there is an article about his funeral in the "Judische Presse", which was published in Berlin in those days, I would like to have a copy of the article, Any help towards getting the article would be appreciated. Nissen Weisz, Monsey NY nissenweisz@...
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German SIG #Germany Seeking 1885 obituary in 's Berlin"Judische Presse"
#germany
nissen weisz
My grandfather Yeshyohu BAYERN was the rabbi in Sarospatak Hungary,
and past on Dec. 06 1885. I've heard that there is an article about his funeral in the "Judische Presse", which was published in Berlin in those days, I would like to have a copy of the article, Any help towards getting the article would be appreciated. Nissen Weisz, Monsey NY nissenweisz@...
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Re: Canadian rail lines: Rocanville? Wapela?
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Roberta Sheps
From: "Roberta Sheps" <rsheps@...> ... My great-grandmother emigrated to Canada in 1921 and stated onI really must learn to read more carefully. The landing document 30a was for one of my great-grandmother's grandsons, Leib, and he definitely says he's going to his brother-in-law in Rocanville. This make a lot more sense than if the document belonged to my great-grandmother. He very well may have chosen to go directly to Rocanville, while his grandmother would have gone either to Brandon, Manitoba, where her eldest son lived, or Winnipeg, where my mother and her parents lived and where she stayed. But he didn't stay permanently, because I know that he changed his name to Lloyd BELOVE, later moved to Montreal, married and had 2 children, a son and a daughter. I remember meeting his wife and daughter when they took a trip to Calgary. So if anyone was planning on helping me explain why my great-grandmother took such a circuitous route to Winnipeg, please spend your time on something productive. Thanks to all, Roberta Sheps Now living in Colchester England, but born in Winnipeg
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Canadian rail lines: Rocanville? Wapela?
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Roberta Sheps
From: "Roberta Sheps" <rsheps@...> ... My great-grandmother emigrated to Canada in 1921 and stated onI really must learn to read more carefully. The landing document 30a was for one of my great-grandmother's grandsons, Leib, and he definitely says he's going to his brother-in-law in Rocanville. This make a lot more sense than if the document belonged to my great-grandmother. He very well may have chosen to go directly to Rocanville, while his grandmother would have gone either to Brandon, Manitoba, where her eldest son lived, or Winnipeg, where my mother and her parents lived and where she stayed. But he didn't stay permanently, because I know that he changed his name to Lloyd BELOVE, later moved to Montreal, married and had 2 children, a son and a daughter. I remember meeting his wife and daughter when they took a trip to Calgary. So if anyone was planning on helping me explain why my great-grandmother took such a circuitous route to Winnipeg, please spend your time on something productive. Thanks to all, Roberta Sheps Now living in Colchester England, but born in Winnipeg
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Re: Bnai Jacob Cemetary in Lodi NJ
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Linda Cantor
Marc, no last name, inquired about Bnai Jacob Cemetery in Lodi, NJ.
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JGS, Inc (New York) has a very comprehensive listing of NYC area cemeteries at http://www.jgsny.org/directory, including addresses and contact information if it exists. Its always the first place to look when trying to locate a NY area cemetery. Linda Cantor Past President, JGS
From: Marc <marcontheroad@...>
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Bnai Jacob Cemetary in Lodi NJ
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Linda Cantor
Marc, no last name, inquired about Bnai Jacob Cemetery in Lodi, NJ.
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JGS, Inc (New York) has a very comprehensive listing of NYC area cemeteries at http://www.jgsny.org/directory, including addresses and contact information if it exists. Its always the first place to look when trying to locate a NY area cemetery. Linda Cantor Past President, JGS
From: Marc <marcontheroad@...>
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JGS NY Meeting November 15
#general
Harriet Mayer
Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday, November 15th at 2 PM
at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York NY Speaker: Glenn Kurtz Program: "Three Minutes in Poland" Glenn Kurtz, author of the the award winning book, "Three Minutes in Poland," will speak about his four-year journey to identify the people in the three minutes of 16mm film that his grandfather shot while traveling in Europe in August 1938, only one year before the outbreak of World War II. More than seventy years later, through the brutal twists of history, these few minutes of home movie footage, capturing ordinary life in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland, would become a memorial to an entire community and culture annihilated in the Holocaust. Glenn Kurtz's essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon and Southwest Review. A graduate of Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music, he holds a PhD >from Stanford University in comparative literature and has taught at Stanford, San Francisco State University, and New York University. In addition, at 12:30 in the Kovno Room: Bring your lunch and meet with fellow JGS members and experts in an informal setting to share research stories and ask questions. The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at CJH will be open starting at 11 AM. Free for members; guests welcome, $5 at the door. For more information, visit our newly updated website at www.jgsny.org . We are also on Facebook. Submitted by Harriet G. Mayer JGS NY VP Communications
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS NY Meeting November 15
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Harriet Mayer
Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday, November 15th at 2 PM
at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York NY Speaker: Glenn Kurtz Program: "Three Minutes in Poland" Glenn Kurtz, author of the the award winning book, "Three Minutes in Poland," will speak about his four-year journey to identify the people in the three minutes of 16mm film that his grandfather shot while traveling in Europe in August 1938, only one year before the outbreak of World War II. More than seventy years later, through the brutal twists of history, these few minutes of home movie footage, capturing ordinary life in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland, would become a memorial to an entire community and culture annihilated in the Holocaust. Glenn Kurtz's essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon and Southwest Review. A graduate of Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music, he holds a PhD >from Stanford University in comparative literature and has taught at Stanford, San Francisco State University, and New York University. In addition, at 12:30 in the Kovno Room: Bring your lunch and meet with fellow JGS members and experts in an informal setting to share research stories and ask questions. The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at CJH will be open starting at 11 AM. Free for members; guests welcome, $5 at the door. For more information, visit our newly updated website at www.jgsny.org . We are also on Facebook. Submitted by Harriet G. Mayer JGS NY VP Communications
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Re: Siegfried SAMUEL from Berlin
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Fritz Neubauer
From: Herbert Lazerow <lazer@...>My comment: The first name seems to be Lazarus (the two last letters are "u", because it has the sign above it, last letter is an "s", a so-called "round s" at the end of words and syllables in Gothic script) My comment:Bride: Bertha Marie Abraham (Female) The second name is "Sophie", I hope that helps Fritz Neubauer, North Germany
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JGS Oregon will present "An Introduction to MyHeritage.com" with Daniel Horowitz
#general
Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon <jgsoregon@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon invites you, your family and
friends to its upcoming Program on November 15, 2015 at 11:00 AM. Doors open at 10:30 AM with time for conversation and sharing. Location: Congregation Ahavath Achim 3225 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, OR 97239. This month's presentation will be "An Introduction to MyHeritage.com, The Biggest Family Network on the Web" by Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist Officer & Translation Manager of MyHeritage.com. Bio: Daniel Horowitz was a teacher and the study guide editor for over 15 years, of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela. With + 25 years of experience, he holds board level positions with the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) among others. As Chief Genealogist of MyHeritage, Daniel has a deep understanding of the needs of today's family history enthusiasts and provides key contributions in the areas of product development, customer support, and public affairs. Description: An introduction to MyHeritage.com, the biggest family network on the web. Learn how to build an online family tree for free, enter detailed information with sources and citations, navigate across the tree, generate charts and posters, create full reports, invite and share information with family members in 43 languages and get calendar alerts on family events. Set the privacy of your site >from completely private to completely public, download a copy of your material or use the backup option. Presentation coming to us >from Israel via GoToMeeting. Door prizes will be awarded compliments of Daniel Horowitz and MyHeritage.com. Cost: The program is free to JGSO members. We request a $5 contribution >from non-members. That fee can be applied to a membership should you decide to join JGSO at this meeting. Any questions can be forwarded to JGSO President Barbara Hershey at jgsoregon@... or via our website at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orjgs/ . Julie D. Welch Publicity Volunteer Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Siegfried SAMUEL from Berlin
#general
Fritz Neubauer
From: Herbert Lazerow <lazer@...>My comment: The first name seems to be Lazarus (the two last letters are "u", because it has the sign above it, last letter is an "s", a so-called "round s" at the end of words and syllables in Gothic script) My comment:Bride: Bertha Marie Abraham (Female) The second name is "Sophie", I hope that helps Fritz Neubauer, North Germany
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS Oregon will present "An Introduction to MyHeritage.com" with Daniel Horowitz
#general
Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon <jgsoregon@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon invites you, your family and
friends to its upcoming Program on November 15, 2015 at 11:00 AM. Doors open at 10:30 AM with time for conversation and sharing. Location: Congregation Ahavath Achim 3225 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, OR 97239. This month's presentation will be "An Introduction to MyHeritage.com, The Biggest Family Network on the Web" by Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist Officer & Translation Manager of MyHeritage.com. Bio: Daniel Horowitz was a teacher and the study guide editor for over 15 years, of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela. With + 25 years of experience, he holds board level positions with the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) among others. As Chief Genealogist of MyHeritage, Daniel has a deep understanding of the needs of today's family history enthusiasts and provides key contributions in the areas of product development, customer support, and public affairs. Description: An introduction to MyHeritage.com, the biggest family network on the web. Learn how to build an online family tree for free, enter detailed information with sources and citations, navigate across the tree, generate charts and posters, create full reports, invite and share information with family members in 43 languages and get calendar alerts on family events. Set the privacy of your site >from completely private to completely public, download a copy of your material or use the backup option. Presentation coming to us >from Israel via GoToMeeting. Door prizes will be awarded compliments of Daniel Horowitz and MyHeritage.com. Cost: The program is free to JGSO members. We request a $5 contribution >from non-members. That fee can be applied to a membership should you decide to join JGSO at this meeting. Any questions can be forwarded to JGSO President Barbara Hershey at jgsoregon@... or via our website at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orjgs/ . Julie D. Welch Publicity Volunteer Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon
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BRENNER family from Focsani, Romania
#general
Sandra Nutig
Hi Genners
I am looking for information about the BRENNER family. My great grandparents were Shlomo Meir BRENNER 1839-1902, and Fannie LEPESCU BRENNER 1849-1917, >from Focsani Romania. Their children were Anna, Clara, Morris, Rebecca, Sally and Pauline. Sally was my grandmother - she married Sam SAND. I have been fortunate to have found the granddaughter of Pauline BRENNER BLUMENFELD through JewishGen Family Finder, but am looking for descendants of the other children. All of the children immigrated to America in the early 1900s. If anyone has any information about this family please contact me. Thank you Sandra SAND NUTIG Hoosick Falls, New York Researching SAND - Iasi, Romania, New York BRENNER - Iasi, Focsani, New York DAVIDSOHN, DAVISON, DAVIS - Focsani, Botosani, Philadelphia WEINBERGER - (Pressburg) Bratislava, Ungvar, Bronx New York NUTIG, NUTIK, NUTAK, NOOTICK - Podgaytsy, Austria, Galicia, New York MODERATOR: Contact information to Sandra privately, please.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen BRENNER family from Focsani, Romania
#general
Sandra Nutig
Hi Genners
I am looking for information about the BRENNER family. My great grandparents were Shlomo Meir BRENNER 1839-1902, and Fannie LEPESCU BRENNER 1849-1917, >from Focsani Romania. Their children were Anna, Clara, Morris, Rebecca, Sally and Pauline. Sally was my grandmother - she married Sam SAND. I have been fortunate to have found the granddaughter of Pauline BRENNER BLUMENFELD through JewishGen Family Finder, but am looking for descendants of the other children. All of the children immigrated to America in the early 1900s. If anyone has any information about this family please contact me. Thank you Sandra SAND NUTIG Hoosick Falls, New York Researching SAND - Iasi, Romania, New York BRENNER - Iasi, Focsani, New York DAVIDSOHN, DAVISON, DAVIS - Focsani, Botosani, Philadelphia WEINBERGER - (Pressburg) Bratislava, Ungvar, Bronx New York NUTIG, NUTIK, NUTAK, NOOTICK - Podgaytsy, Austria, Galicia, New York MODERATOR: Contact information to Sandra privately, please.
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Re: Detained at Ellis Island
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Susan&David
On Ancestry.com the Detained Aliens List is image 81 of 528. (July 8,
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1906) The list says that David OSTROWSKY and wife are in Group 17, passengers #10 & 11. If you go back page by page and look in the upper right hand corner of each manifest page there is a stamp of a big bold black number. When you find 17 you are on the correct page. I found it at Ancestry image 47 of 528. David Rosen Boston,MA
On 11/8/2015 3:03 PM, Myrna Goodman myrna.goodman@... wrote:
I have discovered that my paternal grandfather David OSTROWSKY and
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Detained at Ellis Island
#general
Susan&David
On Ancestry.com the Detained Aliens List is image 81 of 528. (July 8,
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1906) The list says that David OSTROWSKY and wife are in Group 17, passengers #10 & 11. If you go back page by page and look in the upper right hand corner of each manifest page there is a stamp of a big bold black number. When you find 17 you are on the correct page. I found it at Ancestry image 47 of 528. David Rosen Boston,MA
On 11/8/2015 3:03 PM, Myrna Goodman myrna.goodman@... wrote:
I have discovered that my paternal grandfather David OSTROWSKY and
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JGS NY Meeting November 15 - "Three Minutes in Poland"
#poland
Harriet Mayer
Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday, November 15th at 2 PM
at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York NY Speaker: Glenn Kurtz Program: "Three Minutes in Poland" Glenn Kurtz, author of the the award winning book, "Three Minutes in Poland," will speak about his four-year journey to identify the people in the three minutes of 16mm film that his grandfather shot, while traveling in Europe in August 1938, only one year before the outbreak of World War II. More than seventy years later, through the brutal twists of history, these few minutes of home movie footage, capturing ordinary life in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland, would become a memorial to an entire community and culture annihilated in the Holocaust. Glenn Kurtz's essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon and Southwest Review. A graduate of Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music, he hold a PhD >from Stanford University in comparative literature and has taught at Stanford, San Francisco State University, and New York University. In addition, at 12:30 in the Kovno Room: Bring your lunch and meet with fellow JGS members and experts in an informal setting to share research stories and ask questions. The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at CJH will be open starting at 11 AM. Free for members; guests welcome, $5 at the door. For more information, visit our newly updated website at www.jgsny.org. We are also on Facebook. Submitted by Harriet G. Mayer JGS NY VP Communications
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JRI Poland #Poland JGS NY Meeting November 15 - "Three Minutes in Poland"
#poland
Harriet Mayer
Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday, November 15th at 2 PM
at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York NY Speaker: Glenn Kurtz Program: "Three Minutes in Poland" Glenn Kurtz, author of the the award winning book, "Three Minutes in Poland," will speak about his four-year journey to identify the people in the three minutes of 16mm film that his grandfather shot, while traveling in Europe in August 1938, only one year before the outbreak of World War II. More than seventy years later, through the brutal twists of history, these few minutes of home movie footage, capturing ordinary life in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland, would become a memorial to an entire community and culture annihilated in the Holocaust. Glenn Kurtz's essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon and Southwest Review. A graduate of Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music, he hold a PhD >from Stanford University in comparative literature and has taught at Stanford, San Francisco State University, and New York University. In addition, at 12:30 in the Kovno Room: Bring your lunch and meet with fellow JGS members and experts in an informal setting to share research stories and ask questions. The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at CJH will be open starting at 11 AM. Free for members; guests welcome, $5 at the door. For more information, visit our newly updated website at www.jgsny.org. We are also on Facebook. Submitted by Harriet G. Mayer JGS NY VP Communications
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BRENNER family from Focsani
#romania
Sandra Nutig
Hi Genners
I am looking for information about the BRENNER family. My great grandparents were Shlomo Meir BRENNER 1839-1902, and Fannie LEPESCU BRENNER 1849-1917, >from Focsani Romania. Their children were Anna, Clara, Morris, Rebecca, Sally and Pauline. Sally was my grandmother - she married Sam SAND. I have been fortunate to have found the granddaughter of Pauline BRENNER BLUMENFELD through JewishGen Family Finder, but am looking for descendants of the other children. All of the children immigrated to America in the early 1900s. If anyone has any information about this family please contact me. Thank you SANDRA SAND NUTIG Hoosick Falls, New York Researching SAND - Iasi, Romania, New York BRENNER - Iasi, Focsani, New York DAVIDSOHN, DAVISON, DAVIS - Focsani, Botosani, Philadelphia WEINBERGER - (Pressburg) Bratislava, Ungvar, Bronx New York NUTIG, NUTIK, NUTAK, NOOTICK - Podgaytsy, Austria, Galicia, New York
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Romania SIG #Romania BRENNER family from Focsani
#romania
Sandra Nutig
Hi Genners
I am looking for information about the BRENNER family. My great grandparents were Shlomo Meir BRENNER 1839-1902, and Fannie LEPESCU BRENNER 1849-1917, >from Focsani Romania. Their children were Anna, Clara, Morris, Rebecca, Sally and Pauline. Sally was my grandmother - she married Sam SAND. I have been fortunate to have found the granddaughter of Pauline BRENNER BLUMENFELD through JewishGen Family Finder, but am looking for descendants of the other children. All of the children immigrated to America in the early 1900s. If anyone has any information about this family please contact me. Thank you SANDRA SAND NUTIG Hoosick Falls, New York Researching SAND - Iasi, Romania, New York BRENNER - Iasi, Focsani, New York DAVIDSOHN, DAVISON, DAVIS - Focsani, Botosani, Philadelphia WEINBERGER - (Pressburg) Bratislava, Ungvar, Bronx New York NUTIG, NUTIK, NUTAK, NOOTICK - Podgaytsy, Austria, Galicia, New York
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