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Re: HAGER/TaZ
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Larry Tauber <Ltauber@...>
On 2002.02.18, Shmuel Shoshan <Sam@Shoshan.com> wrote:
I show Blima as the daughter of Shlomo Halevi [d. 1664], son ofMeir Wunder's Encyclopedia Meorei Galicia, vol. 4 p.420, provides the genealogy given by Shmuel but does not mention who Blima's father was, merely indicating she was the granddaughter of the TAZ. I have seen sources indicating she was either R. Mordechai or R. Shlomo's daughter. They were brothers, sons of the TAZ, killed on the same day in anti-Jewish riots in Lemberg in 1664. E.J. Shochet, in "The TAZ," states that she was the daughter of R. Shlomo. Wunder also does not give the name of the husband of Peril, the sister of Yom Tov Lipman Heller. Larry Tauber
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Re: HAGER/TaZ
#rabbinic
Larry Tauber <Ltauber@...>
On 2002.02.18, Shmuel Shoshan <Sam@Shoshan.com> wrote:
I show Blima as the daughter of Shlomo Halevi [d. 1664], son ofMeir Wunder's Encyclopedia Meorei Galicia, vol. 4 p.420, provides the genealogy given by Shmuel but does not mention who Blima's father was, merely indicating she was the granddaughter of the TAZ. I have seen sources indicating she was either R. Mordechai or R. Shlomo's daughter. They were brothers, sons of the TAZ, killed on the same day in anti-Jewish riots in Lemberg in 1664. E.J. Shochet, in "The TAZ," states that she was the daughter of R. Shlomo. Wunder also does not give the name of the husband of Peril, the sister of Yom Tov Lipman Heller. Larry Tauber
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Searching Judith Klein
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Leslie Weinberg <lbw@...>
Judith KLEIN has a son or husband named Douglas, lived in Queens, NY
(Astoria or LIC) and moved to Fla. some time ago. Her father was Moses EISEN, >from Tyczyn, Poland. No one has had contact with her for quite some time. Would really like to locate her. MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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Need Address Look-up in 1930's Antwerp, Belgium
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Felicia P. Zieff <tzippy_chs@...>
Can someone please look up an address for me in a 1930's era Antwerp,
Belgium phone or address book? I need an address for HIMMEL, Bernard Benjamin and his wife HIMMEL (Rechter), Reizi. Thank you sincerely for your help. F. P. Zieff Chicago, IL
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Looking for Bernard Fischer
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m.steinberg@...
Hello All,
I have spent many years trying to find a relative of mine named Bernard Fischer (or Fisher or Fiszer). I came across his name for the first time ever after visiting Yad Vashem and doing a search on the Hall of Names database. He submitted 20 names of my relatives who were murdered during the holocaust. He submitted these names on October 28 and 29, 1956. His address, as stated on the forms, was Yad Hamaavir, Maabara 397, Israel. I do not know Bernard Fischer's birth date but I imagine it was sometime between 1900-1920. He was probably born in Zaleshchiki or Czernowitz. It would mean so much to me if I could find Bernard Fischer or his family since they are the only relatives that survived the holocaust other than my grandparents. If you have any information on my Bernard Fischer, please respond to me privately at: m.steinberg@utoronto.ca Sincerely, Moshe Steinberg Vancouver, CANADA Searching for: SANG, NAGLER, FISCHER(FISZER, FISCHER), HELMAN, SEIFERT Zaleshchiki, Borszczow, New York City, Israel GRANIRER, GRANIERER, SALCMAN, SALTZMAN, ARONOWICZ, KRONENFELD, FUHRMAN,GOLDSCMIDT Czernowitz
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Re: Stettin: A Ship? A City?
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Werner Cohn <wernerco@...>
For what it's worth: my mother was born in Stettin in 1895 & died in New
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York in 1997, aged 102. I visited Stettin often as a child, in the 1930's. I made a last trip back there in about 1995. It's now called Szeczin (sp ?). Not only were all the Jews gone, but the Germans too. Of the Jewish cemetery, only a few stones, maybe a dozen, were preserved in a little memorial park. I found the place extremely depressing.
NGL had a small steamer named *Stettin* in the 1880s but it did not
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching Judith Klein
#general
Leslie Weinberg <lbw@...>
Judith KLEIN has a son or husband named Douglas, lived in Queens, NY
(Astoria or LIC) and moved to Fla. some time ago. Her father was Moses EISEN, >from Tyczyn, Poland. No one has had contact with her for quite some time. Would really like to locate her. MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Need Address Look-up in 1930's Antwerp, Belgium
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Felicia P. Zieff <tzippy_chs@...>
Can someone please look up an address for me in a 1930's era Antwerp,
Belgium phone or address book? I need an address for HIMMEL, Bernard Benjamin and his wife HIMMEL (Rechter), Reizi. Thank you sincerely for your help. F. P. Zieff Chicago, IL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for Bernard Fischer
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m.steinberg@...
Hello All,
I have spent many years trying to find a relative of mine named Bernard Fischer (or Fisher or Fiszer). I came across his name for the first time ever after visiting Yad Vashem and doing a search on the Hall of Names database. He submitted 20 names of my relatives who were murdered during the holocaust. He submitted these names on October 28 and 29, 1956. His address, as stated on the forms, was Yad Hamaavir, Maabara 397, Israel. I do not know Bernard Fischer's birth date but I imagine it was sometime between 1900-1920. He was probably born in Zaleshchiki or Czernowitz. It would mean so much to me if I could find Bernard Fischer or his family since they are the only relatives that survived the holocaust other than my grandparents. If you have any information on my Bernard Fischer, please respond to me privately at: m.steinberg@utoronto.ca Sincerely, Moshe Steinberg Vancouver, CANADA Searching for: SANG, NAGLER, FISCHER(FISZER, FISCHER), HELMAN, SEIFERT Zaleshchiki, Borszczow, New York City, Israel GRANIRER, GRANIERER, SALCMAN, SALTZMAN, ARONOWICZ, KRONENFELD, FUHRMAN,GOLDSCMIDT Czernowitz
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Stettin: A Ship? A City?
#general
Werner Cohn <wernerco@...>
For what it's worth: my mother was born in Stettin in 1895 & died in New
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York in 1997, aged 102. I visited Stettin often as a child, in the 1930's. I made a last trip back there in about 1995. It's now called Szeczin (sp ?). Not only were all the Jews gone, but the Germans too. Of the Jewish cemetery, only a few stones, maybe a dozen, were preserved in a little memorial park. I found the place extremely depressing.
NGL had a small steamer named *Stettin* in the 1880s but it did not
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JGS of Long Island Meeting
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Jackie Wasserstein
The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island invites you to attend our Feb
23 meeting. Our guest speaker is Norman Altman, Project Coordinator, for *The Dachau Indexing Project*. Norman's talk will include a short history of the camp, a description of the Project and examples of data >from the searchable database. Time: 2:00PM Place:Mid-Island Y JCC 45 Manetto Hill Road Plainview, New York All are invited. Admission is free. Coffee and cake will be served. Our "Mishpocha Mavens" are available >from 1:30PM take your questions. For more information please contact Rhoda, rmiller871@aol.com Jackie Wasserstein Past President
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS of Long Island Meeting
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Jackie Wasserstein
The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island invites you to attend our Feb
23 meeting. Our guest speaker is Norman Altman, Project Coordinator, for *The Dachau Indexing Project*. Norman's talk will include a short history of the camp, a description of the Project and examples of data >from the searchable database. Time: 2:00PM Place:Mid-Island Y JCC 45 Manetto Hill Road Plainview, New York All are invited. Admission is free. Coffee and cake will be served. Our "Mishpocha Mavens" are available >from 1:30PM take your questions. For more information please contact Rhoda, rmiller871@aol.com Jackie Wasserstein Past President
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Alan Glixman
Dear group
Two people I am researching went to Prysewiczuvna girls school in Lodz. Their names are Krysia (Krystyna) and Janka (Janina) MONTAG. I believe that they were both born around 1921. They were cousins. I am wondering if any records survive >from this school which might help me in my research. Does anyone know of this school or where I might look to find records from there? With thanks Alan Glixman Sydney, Australia Researching: GLIKSMAN in Poland (Turek, Pabianice & Warsaw); ZYLBERSZTEJN in Poland (Pabianice); LICHTENSTEIN in Poland; KON in Poland (Praszka); MONTAG in Poland; HEYMANN (GEJMAN) in Poland (Praszka & Zawisna) & Germany (Regensburg); EJDELSZTEJN in Poland; CHAZAN in Poland; HONIGSTOCK in Poland (Krosno); KAFTAL in Poland (Lodz); LAPP in Poland; BROKMAN in Poland;
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Alan Glixman
Dear group
Two people I am researching went to Prysewiczuvna girls school in Lodz. Their names are Krysia (Krystyna) and Janka (Janina) MONTAG. I believe that they were both born around 1921. They were cousins. I am wondering if any records survive >from this school which might help me in my research. Does anyone know of this school or where I might look to find records from there? With thanks Alan Glixman Sydney, Australia Researching: GLIKSMAN in Poland (Turek, Pabianice & Warsaw); ZYLBERSZTEJN in Poland (Pabianice); LICHTENSTEIN in Poland; KON in Poland (Praszka); MONTAG in Poland; HEYMANN (GEJMAN) in Poland (Praszka & Zawisna) & Germany (Regensburg); EJDELSZTEJN in Poland; CHAZAN in Poland; HONIGSTOCK in Poland (Krosno); KAFTAL in Poland (Lodz); LAPP in Poland; BROKMAN in Poland;
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Alan Glixman
Dear group
I am trying to find out about two girls who were related to my family. They were Krysia (Krystyna) and Janka (Janina) MONTAG. I believe that they were both born around 1921 and in the 1930s they lived in Lodz. Krysia was the cousin of Janka. I believe that at least one of them went to Prysewiczuvna Girls School in Lodz. Would anyone who knows anything of them please contact me privately. With thanks Alan Glixman Sydney, Australia Researching: GLIKSMAN in Poland (Turek, Pabianice & Warsaw); ZYLBERSZTEJN in Poland (Pabianice); LICHTENSTEIN in Poland; KON in Poland (Praszka); MONTAG in Poland; HEYMANN (GEJMAN) in Poland (Praszka & Zawisna) & Germany (Regensburg); EJDELSZTEJN in Poland; CHAZAN in Poland; HONIGSTOCK in Poland (Krosno); KAFTAL in Poland (Lodz); LAPP in Poland; BROKMAN in Poland;
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Alan Glixman
Dear group
I am trying to find out about two girls who were related to my family. They were Krysia (Krystyna) and Janka (Janina) MONTAG. I believe that they were both born around 1921 and in the 1930s they lived in Lodz. Krysia was the cousin of Janka. I believe that at least one of them went to Prysewiczuvna Girls School in Lodz. Would anyone who knows anything of them please contact me privately. With thanks Alan Glixman Sydney, Australia Researching: GLIKSMAN in Poland (Turek, Pabianice & Warsaw); ZYLBERSZTEJN in Poland (Pabianice); LICHTENSTEIN in Poland; KON in Poland (Praszka); MONTAG in Poland; HEYMANN (GEJMAN) in Poland (Praszka & Zawisna) & Germany (Regensburg); EJDELSZTEJN in Poland; CHAZAN in Poland; HONIGSTOCK in Poland (Krosno); KAFTAL in Poland (Lodz); LAPP in Poland; BROKMAN in Poland;
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Help with ViewMate files
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Fran Segall <fransegall@...>
Hi, everyone. I have posted 3 ViewMate files. I have absolutely no
information about these people. These are among the many unlabeled photos I found among my parents' things. If anyone recognizes them, please contact me privately. Thank you for your help. http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=2178 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=2179 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=2180 Fran Fran Segall - Manassas, VA Doing research on: Galicia, Poland: STRICK, SCHWARTZ (Wielopole) Galicia, Ukraine: LICHTMAN/LICHTMANN, BERGSTEIN (Stanislavov/Ivano-Frankovs'k and Bolszowce/Bol'shovtsy), Belarus: BROUDA/BREWDA/BREVDA/BREWDI, MELNIKOFF (Amstibove/Mstibovo), Ukraine: KLETZEL/KLETSEL, SCHIF (Volhynia region)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Help with ViewMate files
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Fran Segall <fransegall@...>
Hi, everyone. I have posted 3 ViewMate files. I have absolutely no
information about these people. These are among the many unlabeled photos I found among my parents' things. If anyone recognizes them, please contact me privately. Thank you for your help. http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=2178 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=2179 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=2180 Fran Fran Segall - Manassas, VA Doing research on: Galicia, Poland: STRICK, SCHWARTZ (Wielopole) Galicia, Ukraine: LICHTMAN/LICHTMANN, BERGSTEIN (Stanislavov/Ivano-Frankovs'k and Bolszowce/Bol'shovtsy), Belarus: BROUDA/BREWDA/BREVDA/BREWDI, MELNIKOFF (Amstibove/Mstibovo), Ukraine: KLETZEL/KLETSEL, SCHIF (Volhynia region)
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Re: Daniel MENDOZA - 'MENDOZA The Jew'
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edward konig <konige@...>
Mendoza is still a British Hero to those into sporting history, and not
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many of them are Jews. Not an especially big man, he was a very skillful one. Sort of reminds me of Ilona Elek - Schacherer, a Hungrarian Jewish woman fencer before the War, also small but apparently very smart, and translated her smartness into performance. She has been called the greatest woman fencer in History. There are many reproductions of Mendoza sporting prints to be found in published books. "Charles Vitez" <vitez@btinternet.com> wrote in message
Hello Genners:Boxer.<snipped>
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Daniel MENDOZA - 'MENDOZA The Jew'
#general
edward konig <konige@...>
Mendoza is still a British Hero to those into sporting history, and not
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many of them are Jews. Not an especially big man, he was a very skillful one. Sort of reminds me of Ilona Elek - Schacherer, a Hungrarian Jewish woman fencer before the War, also small but apparently very smart, and translated her smartness into performance. She has been called the greatest woman fencer in History. There are many reproductions of Mendoza sporting prints to be found in published books. "Charles Vitez" <vitez@btinternet.com> wrote in message
Hello Genners:Boxer.<snipped>
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