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Looking for researcher for Sephardic Genealogy including Turkey, Syria, Palestine, & Jerusalem
#general
Linda Fredin
Hello,
I have done a little research for a friend of mine and now I am looking for someone who is familiar with researching Sephardic genealogy records who might want to continue the work for her. What we think we know now about her grandfather and grandmother: - Born in Jerusalem Palestine (Naturalization record) - Parents born in Palestine (1920 & 1930 U.S. Census) - Citizen of Turkey (1913 Ellis Island manifest) - Last permanent residence is Syria, Jerusalem (1913 Ellis Island manifest) She is trying to find out how the family got >from Monastir to Jerusalem and when. She also remembers her grandmother had a sister in Bat Yam but she doesn't know anything about her. If she has children, she would like to contact them. If this is something you can help with or if you know someone you might recommend, I'd appreciate hearing >from you. Thank you, Linda Fredin Solana Beach, CA RESEARCHING: GEREKOFFSKY or GARAKOFFSKY or GRAF >from Kiev CHESTER and CZECZERMANN or CZECZIERMAN >from Odessa, Chernobyl, Kiev, Padola, and Zhvanets (Zwantchik or Zhvanchik). FROST and WURZEL or WURTZEL >from Poland: Ulanow, Sokolow, or Pysznica (Pishnitza or Pyshnitza)GOLDBLATT >from Poland: Ulanow or Sokolow KRAMER >from Ukraine or Russia BARON >from Ukraine or Russia MODERATOR NOTE: Private responses only, please. The Sephardic Special Interest Group would be of much help to you in your research. Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/Sephardic/ . To avoid having messages returned for editing, or the moderator editing or truncating your research list, please keep your list to six lines.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for researcher for Sephardic Genealogy including Turkey, Syria, Palestine, & Jerusalem
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Linda Fredin
Hello,
I have done a little research for a friend of mine and now I am looking for someone who is familiar with researching Sephardic genealogy records who might want to continue the work for her. What we think we know now about her grandfather and grandmother: - Born in Jerusalem Palestine (Naturalization record) - Parents born in Palestine (1920 & 1930 U.S. Census) - Citizen of Turkey (1913 Ellis Island manifest) - Last permanent residence is Syria, Jerusalem (1913 Ellis Island manifest) She is trying to find out how the family got >from Monastir to Jerusalem and when. She also remembers her grandmother had a sister in Bat Yam but she doesn't know anything about her. If she has children, she would like to contact them. If this is something you can help with or if you know someone you might recommend, I'd appreciate hearing >from you. Thank you, Linda Fredin Solana Beach, CA RESEARCHING: GEREKOFFSKY or GARAKOFFSKY or GRAF >from Kiev CHESTER and CZECZERMANN or CZECZIERMAN >from Odessa, Chernobyl, Kiev, Padola, and Zhvanets (Zwantchik or Zhvanchik). FROST and WURZEL or WURTZEL >from Poland: Ulanow, Sokolow, or Pysznica (Pishnitza or Pyshnitza)GOLDBLATT >from Poland: Ulanow or Sokolow KRAMER >from Ukraine or Russia BARON >from Ukraine or Russia MODERATOR NOTE: Private responses only, please. The Sephardic Special Interest Group would be of much help to you in your research. Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/Sephardic/ . To avoid having messages returned for editing, or the moderator editing or truncating your research list, please keep your list to six lines.
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Help with Ellis Island manifest
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Linda Fredin
Hello,
I am trying to find Sol or Solomon Flam on a ship manifest. He was born in 1886 in Warsaw. On his Naturalization papers, he states that he entered the U.S. on either the SS Fatherland or Vaderland on 2/8/1906 which sailed >from Antwerp. He lists his last foreign residence as Warsaw, Poland. I think it might be the Vaderland which arrived on 2/7/1906 but I cannot locate his name on the manifest. I'd appreciate any assitance in finding his name on manifest. Thank you, Linda Fredin Solana Beach, CA RESEARCHING: GEREKOFFSKY or GARAKOFFSKY or GRAF >from Kiev CHESTER and CZECZERMANN or CZECZIERMAN >from Odessa, Chernobyl, Kiev, Padola, and Zhvanets (Zwantchik or Zhvanchik). FROST and WURZEL or WURTZEL >from Poland: Ulanow, Sokolow, or Pysznica (Pishnitza or Pyshnitza) GOLDBLATT >from Poland: Ulanow or Sokolow KRAMER >from Ukraine or Russia BARON >from Ukraine or Russia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Help with Ellis Island manifest
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Linda Fredin
Hello,
I am trying to find Sol or Solomon Flam on a ship manifest. He was born in 1886 in Warsaw. On his Naturalization papers, he states that he entered the U.S. on either the SS Fatherland or Vaderland on 2/8/1906 which sailed >from Antwerp. He lists his last foreign residence as Warsaw, Poland. I think it might be the Vaderland which arrived on 2/7/1906 but I cannot locate his name on the manifest. I'd appreciate any assitance in finding his name on manifest. Thank you, Linda Fredin Solana Beach, CA RESEARCHING: GEREKOFFSKY or GARAKOFFSKY or GRAF >from Kiev CHESTER and CZECZERMANN or CZECZIERMAN >from Odessa, Chernobyl, Kiev, Padola, and Zhvanets (Zwantchik or Zhvanchik). FROST and WURZEL or WURTZEL >from Poland: Ulanow, Sokolow, or Pysznica (Pishnitza or Pyshnitza) GOLDBLATT >from Poland: Ulanow or Sokolow KRAMER >from Ukraine or Russia BARON >from Ukraine or Russia
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French ressources for Genealogy
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Micheline GUTMANN
In order to prepare the Paris conference of genealogy, you may find our guides For
French Genealogy in free access. Quite complete and regularly updated. And some other official useful addresses: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/ Paris http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/Paris.php Civil records >from Paris archives on line: http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/index.php Lorraine: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/Lorraine.php Comtat Venaissin: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/Comtat.php Alsace: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/Alsace/guide.php + Civil records on line for Alsace: archives of Bas-Rhin http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/index.php and Haut-Rhin http://www.archives.cg68.fr/Services_Actes_Civils.aspx A general map of archives on line in France http://www.archivesdefrance.culture.gouv.fr/ressources/en-ligne/ A map of names in France >from 1891 to 1990 could also be very useful http://www.geopatronyme.com/ Many other addresses...Enjoy ! Micheline GUTMANN, Paris, France web site GenAmi: www.genami.org MODERATOR NOTE: Many of the websites cited above are in French only
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen French ressources for Genealogy
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Micheline GUTMANN
In order to prepare the Paris conference of genealogy, you may find our guides For
French Genealogy in free access. Quite complete and regularly updated. And some other official useful addresses: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/ Paris http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/Paris.php Civil records >from Paris archives on line: http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/index.php Lorraine: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/Lorraine.php Comtat Venaissin: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/research-guides/Comtat.php Alsace: http://www.genami.org/en/countries-of-your-roots/Alsace/guide.php + Civil records on line for Alsace: archives of Bas-Rhin http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/index.php and Haut-Rhin http://www.archives.cg68.fr/Services_Actes_Civils.aspx A general map of archives on line in France http://www.archivesdefrance.culture.gouv.fr/ressources/en-ligne/ A map of names in France >from 1891 to 1990 could also be very useful http://www.geopatronyme.com/ Many other addresses...Enjoy ! Micheline GUTMANN, Paris, France web site GenAmi: www.genami.org MODERATOR NOTE: Many of the websites cited above are in French only
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Father-in-law of Rabbi Binjamin "Wolf" ben Alexander/Sender TRAUB b.1638
#rabbinic
Alan Ehrlich
Hello,
I noted >from Ele Toldot (transcribed by Ettlinger and published on the Leo Beck Institute's web site) that my ancestor, Majer Wuerzburg born in the late 1500s or early 1600s, had the title "Parnas". Ele Toldot doesn't provide any further information regarding his origins or predecessors, nor is there any burial information for him in the Steinheim Institute's burials data base either; however, he is mentioned on the Steinheim site in relation to the year 1712 grave (No. 225) in the Battonnstrasse cemetery, Frankfurt am Main... that of his daughter Hendle bat Majer Wuerzburg, who was married to Rabbi Binjamin "Wolf" ben Alexander/Sender Traub. So, I'd be grateful for any suggestion or information concerning where/how I might find information about who were the Parnases of Wuerzburg and the surrounding locations during the 1600s... which I believe includes the following places: Acholshausen, Allersheim , Aub, Boettigheim, Buetthard, Eibelstadt, Estenfeld, Fuchsstadt, Gaukoenigshofen, Geroldshausen, Giebelstadt, Gossmannsdorf, Greussenheim, Hoechberg, Kirchheim, Oberaltertheim, Randersacker, Reichenberg, Remlingen, Rimpar, Roettingen, Sommerhausen, Tauberrettersheim, Unteraltertheim, Untereisenheim, Unterleinach, Veitshoechheim, Winterhausen, Zell. Thank you. Friendly regards, Alan Ehrlich Geneva, Switzerland
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Father-in-law of Rabbi Binjamin "Wolf" ben Alexander/Sender TRAUB b.1638
#rabbinic
Alan Ehrlich
Hello,
I noted >from Ele Toldot (transcribed by Ettlinger and published on the Leo Beck Institute's web site) that my ancestor, Majer Wuerzburg born in the late 1500s or early 1600s, had the title "Parnas". Ele Toldot doesn't provide any further information regarding his origins or predecessors, nor is there any burial information for him in the Steinheim Institute's burials data base either; however, he is mentioned on the Steinheim site in relation to the year 1712 grave (No. 225) in the Battonnstrasse cemetery, Frankfurt am Main... that of his daughter Hendle bat Majer Wuerzburg, who was married to Rabbi Binjamin "Wolf" ben Alexander/Sender Traub. So, I'd be grateful for any suggestion or information concerning where/how I might find information about who were the Parnases of Wuerzburg and the surrounding locations during the 1600s... which I believe includes the following places: Acholshausen, Allersheim , Aub, Boettigheim, Buetthard, Eibelstadt, Estenfeld, Fuchsstadt, Gaukoenigshofen, Geroldshausen, Giebelstadt, Gossmannsdorf, Greussenheim, Hoechberg, Kirchheim, Oberaltertheim, Randersacker, Reichenberg, Remlingen, Rimpar, Roettingen, Sommerhausen, Tauberrettersheim, Unteraltertheim, Untereisenheim, Unterleinach, Veitshoechheim, Winterhausen, Zell. Thank you. Friendly regards, Alan Ehrlich Geneva, Switzerland
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KAHANAs of Hungary and Galicia
#rabbinic
Norbert Weinberg <norofra@...>
I am in the midst of writing an account of my family's experience
before during and after the Shoah. My father, Rabbi Dr. Wilhelm Weinberg, served as the first State Rabbi of Hesse, Germany, after WWII, and my mother, Irene Weinberg,( herself a descendant of R. Akiba Eger) survived as an Aryan in Lwow and Warsaw. Their account is posted on the blog referenced below. I am trying to determine the exact connection between my maternal grandmother and three noted dayyanim in the cities of Sighet, Teczo and Huszt. This is the information I have. My father's grandmother, Devorah Kahana,(born c 1840) was daughter of a Benjamin KAHANA( born c 1810) and his wife, of whom we only have the last name, Kurtz. My uncle left me notes about his grandmother and her claims to " yichus" >from the leading Jewish family of Hungary, as I can tell, descendants of R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller through his daughter, Reziel, married to Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Heller-Kahana. She referred to relatives who were dayyanim of the cities of Sighet, Teczo, and Huszt. She had an uncle who was Rabbi of Kalusz , a town to the east of Dolyna( Dolina, Galicia); she claimed he was revered by the local Christian peasants for his wisdom and his blessings , as "maly bozek" -a little god. After the Holocaust, my uncle met a Dayan Friedman from Teczo who assured him the she was indeed correct. She wasreferring to three brothers, Rabbis Hayyim Aryeh, Joseph Mordecai, and Jacob Gedaliah Kahana, contemporaries of my great-grandmother, and >from that very same region; they may have been her cousins,once or twice removed. My father kept a copy of one book, a fragment >from the work by R.Joseph Mordecai, " Divrei Tzadikim"(Sayings of the Righteous)and I can only guess that his father had kept it as a reminder of the family conection.( She also made mention of another book," Revid Hazahav"( Golden Chain), attributed in other sources to one R. Israel Dov Ber Gelernter, a work on transmigration of the soul, which I found quoted in hand-written notes of my grandfather.) If anyone has any leads for me, I would appreciate it greatly, Todah in advance, Rabbi Dr. Norbert Weinberg Encino, CA email: norofra@... Karmi Sheli-My Vineyard The Courage of the Spirit:The story of Europe's Jewry in the 20 th Century >from family accounts and documents http://karmisheli.blogspot.com Reasearching Family Records of WEINBERG( Dolyna/Ukraine, Vienna/Austria, Frankfurt AM, Germany),ZARWANITZER ( Dolyna/Ukraine),IGER( Lviv, Podwolochisk/Ukraine)GOTTDENKER ( Lviv, Bolekhiv/Ulraine).
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic KAHANAs of Hungary and Galicia
#rabbinic
Norbert Weinberg <norofra@...>
I am in the midst of writing an account of my family's experience
before during and after the Shoah. My father, Rabbi Dr. Wilhelm Weinberg, served as the first State Rabbi of Hesse, Germany, after WWII, and my mother, Irene Weinberg,( herself a descendant of R. Akiba Eger) survived as an Aryan in Lwow and Warsaw. Their account is posted on the blog referenced below. I am trying to determine the exact connection between my maternal grandmother and three noted dayyanim in the cities of Sighet, Teczo and Huszt. This is the information I have. My father's grandmother, Devorah Kahana,(born c 1840) was daughter of a Benjamin KAHANA( born c 1810) and his wife, of whom we only have the last name, Kurtz. My uncle left me notes about his grandmother and her claims to " yichus" >from the leading Jewish family of Hungary, as I can tell, descendants of R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller through his daughter, Reziel, married to Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Heller-Kahana. She referred to relatives who were dayyanim of the cities of Sighet, Teczo, and Huszt. She had an uncle who was Rabbi of Kalusz , a town to the east of Dolyna( Dolina, Galicia); she claimed he was revered by the local Christian peasants for his wisdom and his blessings , as "maly bozek" -a little god. After the Holocaust, my uncle met a Dayan Friedman from Teczo who assured him the she was indeed correct. She wasreferring to three brothers, Rabbis Hayyim Aryeh, Joseph Mordecai, and Jacob Gedaliah Kahana, contemporaries of my great-grandmother, and >from that very same region; they may have been her cousins,once or twice removed. My father kept a copy of one book, a fragment >from the work by R.Joseph Mordecai, " Divrei Tzadikim"(Sayings of the Righteous)and I can only guess that his father had kept it as a reminder of the family conection.( She also made mention of another book," Revid Hazahav"( Golden Chain), attributed in other sources to one R. Israel Dov Ber Gelernter, a work on transmigration of the soul, which I found quoted in hand-written notes of my grandfather.) If anyone has any leads for me, I would appreciate it greatly, Todah in advance, Rabbi Dr. Norbert Weinberg Encino, CA email: norofra@... Karmi Sheli-My Vineyard The Courage of the Spirit:The story of Europe's Jewry in the 20 th Century >from family accounts and documents http://karmisheli.blogspot.com Reasearching Family Records of WEINBERG( Dolyna/Ukraine, Vienna/Austria, Frankfurt AM, Germany),ZARWANITZER ( Dolyna/Ukraine),IGER( Lviv, Podwolochisk/Ukraine)GOTTDENKER ( Lviv, Bolekhiv/Ulraine).
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Re: fyi: New search tool
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Avraham Y. Kahana
Thanks Bernard.
Just thought of leaving a link about it here. http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searchbyimage.html Shabat Shalom Avraham Yehoshua Kahana From: Bernard Kouchel <koosh@...> Yesterday Google displayed a new search feature for desktop PCs that analyzes an image and provides the necessary information about it. For example it can provide information as to which country appears to be depicted in the background of a family picture.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: fyi: New search tool
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Avraham Y. Kahana
Thanks Bernard.
Just thought of leaving a link about it here. http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searchbyimage.html Shabat Shalom Avraham Yehoshua Kahana From: Bernard Kouchel <koosh@...> Yesterday Google displayed a new search feature for desktop PCs that analyzes an image and provides the necessary information about it. For example it can provide information as to which country appears to be depicted in the background of a family picture.
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Re: Locating city of birth and possibly a different name(KELFER)
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Susan Goldsmith
Dear Jewish Gen Digest,
Marc Wormser is trying to locate the birthplace of his grandfather Ralph KELFER: <[He] emigrated in 1898 to the US but I am unable to find any port of entry at this point. He was born on 19 Nov 1879 to Abraham and Hanna Kelfer. Some [siblings] settled in Mass.and some in Texas. He married Bertha HOPPER in St.Louis,MO in 1905. 1. Since Marc had tried unsuccessfully to locate the port of entry, the procedure I followed was to consult A, the leading subscription database, to research the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses. Upon entering just KELFER in the 1900 Census, I found "Ralfel KELFER" in Boston, probably the correct person. Then in the 1910 census, I again just entered KELFER, and discovered that Ralph's parents, Marc's great grandparents, Abraham and Anna (Hanna) had emigrated in 1907 to St. Louis where Marc mentioned his grandparents had married. Also in the 1910 Census were Morris, Samuel and Joseph in Malden, MA, in addition to Ralph and Bertha, William and Max in St Louis. (I didn't pursue the family in Texas). 2. Because it was not unusual for older immigrants such as Abraham (b. 1840) to not become naturalized, I searched on the same site for KELFER in Naturalization Records and found an index card for Morris Kelfer who was born in Wolines, Russia, and a card for Joseph Kelfer, residing in Malden, MA who was born in Wolyn, Russia. 3. Then I went back and entered Wolin as well as KELFER in the Naturalization search and was prompted to choose among the following: Wolin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; Wolino, Podkarpackie, Poland; Wolina, Pomorskie, Poland. When I entered Wolyn, I was offered Wolynce, Podlaskie, Poland or Wolynce, Mazowieckie, Poland. 4. I then consulted Town Search and Shtetl Seeker on Jewish Gen and found three likely possibilities for Wolines/Wolyn: Poland, Ukraine and Czech Republic. 5. Marc could follow up by mentioning Wolyn to older family members who upon hearing the town may remember the country it was in then, by looking at additional naturalization records for family members (for example, the Texas branch) to confirm the town of birth, while also seeking the assistance of shtetl expert Alexander Sharon via a post on Jewish Gen. 6. It is also very worthwhile to consult Alexander Beider's books to determine where the name KELFER was found in Eastern Europe: A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland, Jewish Surnames >from Prague (15th-18th centuries), ADictionary of Jewish Surnames >from the Russian Empire. Marc can check www.worldcat.org to find a nearby library that has Beiders' books. Once the country is determined, Marc can then search JRI Poland or other databases on Jewish Gen. Good luck, Marc. I hope these suggestions are helpful. Best Regards, Susan Goldsmith Jonava Lithuania Yizkor Book Translation Coordinator researching GOLDSHMIDT,GITTES(GADIE,GADYE,GIDUT,GDUD),F(P)ILVINSKY, SHLOMOVICH, DRUSKOVICH, LANGMAN, RANDMAN, ROCHELSON, Lithuania:Seta, Kaunas, Jonava, Ukmerge, Vandziogala, Kedainiai, Krakes, Adutiskis, Zemaiciu Naumiestes TOBIAS, ROZHANSKY, MIRANSKY, BILINSKY, FOGEL, PROTAS, RUSEK, TRIBUKH Belarus: NovyySverzhen, Stolbtsy, Mir, Yasevichi, GUREWICZ, DRASNAN Belarus: Dolginovo, Vileika
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Re: Locating city of birth and possibly a different name(KELFER)
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Susan Goldsmith
Dear Jewish Gen Digest,
Marc Wormser is trying to locate the birthplace of his grandfather Ralph KELFER: <[He] emigrated in 1898 to the US but I am unable to find any port of entry at this point. He was born on 19 Nov 1879 to Abraham and Hanna Kelfer. Some [siblings] settled in Mass.and some in Texas. He married Bertha HOPPER in St.Louis,MO in 1905. 1. Since Marc had tried unsuccessfully to locate the port of entry, the procedure I followed was to consult A, the leading subscription database, to research the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses. Upon entering just KELFER in the 1900 Census, I found "Ralfel KELFER" in Boston, probably the correct person. Then in the 1910 census, I again just entered KELFER, and discovered that Ralph's parents, Marc's great grandparents, Abraham and Anna (Hanna) had emigrated in 1907 to St. Louis where Marc mentioned his grandparents had married. Also in the 1910 Census were Morris, Samuel and Joseph in Malden, MA, in addition to Ralph and Bertha, William and Max in St Louis. (I didn't pursue the family in Texas). 2. Because it was not unusual for older immigrants such as Abraham (b. 1840) to not become naturalized, I searched on the same site for KELFER in Naturalization Records and found an index card for Morris Kelfer who was born in Wolines, Russia, and a card for Joseph Kelfer, residing in Malden, MA who was born in Wolyn, Russia. 3. Then I went back and entered Wolin as well as KELFER in the Naturalization search and was prompted to choose among the following: Wolin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; Wolino, Podkarpackie, Poland; Wolina, Pomorskie, Poland. When I entered Wolyn, I was offered Wolynce, Podlaskie, Poland or Wolynce, Mazowieckie, Poland. 4. I then consulted Town Search and Shtetl Seeker on Jewish Gen and found three likely possibilities for Wolines/Wolyn: Poland, Ukraine and Czech Republic. 5. Marc could follow up by mentioning Wolyn to older family members who upon hearing the town may remember the country it was in then, by looking at additional naturalization records for family members (for example, the Texas branch) to confirm the town of birth, while also seeking the assistance of shtetl expert Alexander Sharon via a post on Jewish Gen. 6. It is also very worthwhile to consult Alexander Beider's books to determine where the name KELFER was found in Eastern Europe: A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland, Jewish Surnames >from Prague (15th-18th centuries), ADictionary of Jewish Surnames >from the Russian Empire. Marc can check www.worldcat.org to find a nearby library that has Beiders' books. Once the country is determined, Marc can then search JRI Poland or other databases on Jewish Gen. Good luck, Marc. I hope these suggestions are helpful. Best Regards, Susan Goldsmith Jonava Lithuania Yizkor Book Translation Coordinator researching GOLDSHMIDT,GITTES(GADIE,GADYE,GIDUT,GDUD),F(P)ILVINSKY, SHLOMOVICH, DRUSKOVICH, LANGMAN, RANDMAN, ROCHELSON, Lithuania:Seta, Kaunas, Jonava, Ukmerge, Vandziogala, Kedainiai, Krakes, Adutiskis, Zemaiciu Naumiestes TOBIAS, ROZHANSKY, MIRANSKY, BILINSKY, FOGEL, PROTAS, RUSEK, TRIBUKH Belarus: NovyySverzhen, Stolbtsy, Mir, Yasevichi, GUREWICZ, DRASNAN Belarus: Dolginovo, Vileika
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Translation of Lithuanian Birth Record
#rabbinic
John <john_hosie@...>
Hi List
Looking for some kind soul to translate a Lithuanian Birth Record for 1861 Vilna. Being written in an older form of Russian and Hebrew has made it hard to get a correct translation of the names. It is a HaLevi line that came to Australia in 1890 and I wished to trace it back to where it came from. A Naturalization paper said that Arthur MUTZ or Avraham Shimon Yitzchak was born in Vilna, Russia. His father was Yehuda David and mother Annie. He died in 1929 at the age of 29 years and so born in 1861. I wrote to the Lithuanian Archives and obtained a birth record. Can supply this record. Regards John Hosie Melbourne Australia john_hosie@...
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Translation of Lithuanian Birth Record
#rabbinic
John <john_hosie@...>
Hi List
Looking for some kind soul to translate a Lithuanian Birth Record for 1861 Vilna. Being written in an older form of Russian and Hebrew has made it hard to get a correct translation of the names. It is a HaLevi line that came to Australia in 1890 and I wished to trace it back to where it came from. A Naturalization paper said that Arthur MUTZ or Avraham Shimon Yitzchak was born in Vilna, Russia. His father was Yehuda David and mother Annie. He died in 1929 at the age of 29 years and so born in 1861. I wrote to the Lithuanian Archives and obtained a birth record. Can supply this record. Regards John Hosie Melbourne Australia john_hosie@...
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Hebrew newspaper articles -- Need Translation
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Ann Rabinowitz
I have obtained a series of 41 newspaper articles >from the period 1856-1902
which are written in Hebrew and are relating to life in the shtetl of Kupiskis, Lithuania. These articles need to be translated into English and will be placed on the Kupiskis ShtetLink site on JewishGen when completed. Most of the material in the articles is either contained within a larger article or just a few paragraphs, so the translation would not be significant. Many of the articles mention other shtetls as well. An example of what can be found in these articles and which proves their value to more than those researching Kupiskis is the one translated by Paul Cheifitz which referred to the marriage of Aleksander Baranov, the son of Rav Abba-Yakov ha Cohen Baranov, Av Bet Din of Polotsk, Belarus, who married Henny Yudelmark of Kupiskis in 1901. The interesting thing is neither family is mentioned in the civil records, so for those researching them this is a bonus. It also provides an idea of when Rav Baranov served in Polotsk. Further, there are also several articles which discuss the interaction between the Hassidim and Mitnagdim in the town which was one of two major shtetls in Lithuania to have an Hassidic presence. Also, mentioned is the yeshiva in Kupiskis which was founded in the 1800's which attracted many adult students. Several of the writers of the articles used pseudonyms such as Ben Dov or Sholom ben Josh to hide their real identity and prevent official retribution if they happened to write something untoward. The articles they wrote cover daily events too as expressed in a column entitled "Things That Happen Every Day". Of especial note were two fires which occurred in 1876 and 1886 which nearly destroyed the shtetl. Other articles listed books of interest, contributors to various charities, and indices of mentions of the shtetl in prior years in the publications and tables of content for specific issues of the newspapers which mentioned the shtetl. If you are proficient in Hebrew and would like to learn more about this effort, please contact me at Ann Rabinowitz, annrab@.... At some point, if this project goes well, we would like to proceed with articles regarding Rokiskis, Lithuania, which will then be placed on the Rokiskis ShtetLink site on JewishGen. Ann Rabinowitz annrab@...
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Hebrew newspaper articles -- Need Translation
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Ann Rabinowitz
I have obtained a series of 41 newspaper articles >from the period 1856-1902
which are written in Hebrew and are relating to life in the shtetl of Kupiskis, Lithuania. These articles need to be translated into English and will be placed on the Kupiskis ShtetLink site on JewishGen when completed. Most of the material in the articles is either contained within a larger article or just a few paragraphs, so the translation would not be significant. Many of the articles mention other shtetls as well. An example of what can be found in these articles and which proves their value to more than those researching Kupiskis is the one translated by Paul Cheifitz which referred to the marriage of Aleksander Baranov, the son of Rav Abba-Yakov ha Cohen Baranov, Av Bet Din of Polotsk, Belarus, who married Henny Yudelmark of Kupiskis in 1901. The interesting thing is neither family is mentioned in the civil records, so for those researching them this is a bonus. It also provides an idea of when Rav Baranov served in Polotsk. Further, there are also several articles which discuss the interaction between the Hassidim and Mitnagdim in the town which was one of two major shtetls in Lithuania to have an Hassidic presence. Also, mentioned is the yeshiva in Kupiskis which was founded in the 1800's which attracted many adult students. Several of the writers of the articles used pseudonyms such as Ben Dov or Sholom ben Josh to hide their real identity and prevent official retribution if they happened to write something untoward. The articles they wrote cover daily events too as expressed in a column entitled "Things That Happen Every Day". Of especial note were two fires which occurred in 1876 and 1886 which nearly destroyed the shtetl. Other articles listed books of interest, contributors to various charities, and indices of mentions of the shtetl in prior years in the publications and tables of content for specific issues of the newspapers which mentioned the shtetl. If you are proficient in Hebrew and would like to learn more about this effort, please contact me at Ann Rabinowitz, annrab@.... At some point, if this project goes well, we would like to proceed with articles regarding Rokiskis, Lithuania, which will then be placed on the Rokiskis ShtetLink site on JewishGen. Ann Rabinowitz annrab@...
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Rabbis in Razla (Rozdil)
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Gilbert Hendlisz <gilbert.hendlisz@...>
Hello to the group !
In a document written in Opatow (Apta) in 1729 appears the name of "Dawid son of the rabbi of Rozla", as a resident of this town. Rozla or Razla or Rozdil is actually located in Ukraine, then eastern Galicia, part of Poland. Does anyone have informations about who were the the rabbis in Razle, at that period, let us say between 1650 and 1720 or where I could find such information ? Thanks for your help, Gilbert Hendlisz (Brussels)
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Wuerzburger Rav and Rav Simcha Bamberger
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Debbie Lifshitz
Shalom,
Does anyone know where the Wuerzburger Rav was buried, and where his son, Rav Simcha Bamberger was buried? I assumed the former was buried in Wuerzburg, and the latter in Aschaffenburg. However, I visited both cemeteries and came up empty-handed. Thank you for any help! Please note: these visits were unexpected, so I didn't post ahead of time. I am no longer in Germany, so I can't fulfill any requests at this time. bli neder, next time.... Debbie Lifschitz Jerusaelm, Israel
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