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Recommendations for Polish Travel Guide in Galicia
#galicia
Ross, Phil
I am in the very beginning stages of planning a family genealogy trip
to Galicia (Cracow, Gorlice and Dukla) to take place next summer. If anyone has any recommendations or heard positive things about any local Galicia Polish travel guides who specialize in Jewish genealogy/heritage travel tours and can customize a private tour, I would greatly appreciate hearing >from you. (We speak no Polish, so a travel guide who is fluent in English is a must.) Thank you for your suggestions - which responses I will gladly accept through private replies. Philip Lane Ross San Francisco, California Reply to: plross@...
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Recommendations for Polish Travel Guide in Galicia
#galicia
Ross, Phil
I am in the very beginning stages of planning a family genealogy trip
to Galicia (Cracow, Gorlice and Dukla) to take place next summer. If anyone has any recommendations or heard positive things about any local Galicia Polish travel guides who specialize in Jewish genealogy/heritage travel tours and can customize a private tour, I would greatly appreciate hearing >from you. (We speak no Polish, so a travel guide who is fluent in English is a must.) Thank you for your suggestions - which responses I will gladly accept through private replies. Philip Lane Ross San Francisco, California Reply to: plross@...
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JewishGen's Success Stories - New Edition
#galicia
Phyllis Kramer
We invite you to read the inspiring stories in the latest issue of
JewishGen's SUCCESS! STORIES. You can access these stories >from the "About Us" button on our website or by following this link: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Testimonials/ . Marsha Epstein connects with a cousin >from an unknown branch of her family after posting the family name on JewishGen's Family Finder database. Marla Raucher Osborn continues her quest to learn about her great-grand-aunt Jute Horn, and her husband Chaim Teichman, by traveling to Israel and following in their footsteps. Wendy Werner finds a postcard of a World War I soldier in a box of her grandmother's old photographs. Her curiosity about this soldier leads her to learn his fate and connect with previously unknown family in Israel. Lowell N. Halpern posts the names of his great-great-grandparents on JewishGen's Family Finder and a week later hears >from a woman who shares the same great-great-grandparents. Together they are able to account for common relatives back to 1739. This issue was prepared by JewishGen volunteers -- Nancy Siegel, Editor and Anna Blanchard, Webmaster. We think you will be moved by these stories and we encourage you to submit your own success stories to them at success@... . Phyllis Kramer, NYC & PBG, Florida VP, Education & Special Projects, JewishGen, Inc. phylliskramer1@...
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia JewishGen's Success Stories - New Edition
#galicia
Phyllis Kramer
We invite you to read the inspiring stories in the latest issue of
JewishGen's SUCCESS! STORIES. You can access these stories >from the "About Us" button on our website or by following this link: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Testimonials/ . Marsha Epstein connects with a cousin >from an unknown branch of her family after posting the family name on JewishGen's Family Finder database. Marla Raucher Osborn continues her quest to learn about her great-grand-aunt Jute Horn, and her husband Chaim Teichman, by traveling to Israel and following in their footsteps. Wendy Werner finds a postcard of a World War I soldier in a box of her grandmother's old photographs. Her curiosity about this soldier leads her to learn his fate and connect with previously unknown family in Israel. Lowell N. Halpern posts the names of his great-great-grandparents on JewishGen's Family Finder and a week later hears >from a woman who shares the same great-great-grandparents. Together they are able to account for common relatives back to 1739. This issue was prepared by JewishGen volunteers -- Nancy Siegel, Editor and Anna Blanchard, Webmaster. We think you will be moved by these stories and we encourage you to submit your own success stories to them at success@... . Phyllis Kramer, NYC & PBG, Florida VP, Education & Special Projects, JewishGen, Inc. phylliskramer1@...
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Fw: "Memorial des 473 deportes Juifs de Lot-et-Garonne"
#france
Richard Pinard <pinardpr@...>
Dear SIG,
There is a book on Jews deported >from the Lot et Garonne region during the Nazi occupation called: "Memorial des 473 deportes Juifs de Lot-et-Garonne" by Alexandre Doulut and Sandrine Labeau. I heard that a distant relative is covered in it: Frantisek(Francois)Burg, born 3 August 1890. He was a hops merchant >from Prague, who happened to be on a business trip in Western Europe when the war broke out. I would buy the book, but it is quite expensive and I only need the one page on Frantisek Burg. If any of you have the book, could you kindly contact me privately by email to discuss it? My address is: pinardpr@... Merci bien et chalome, Rick Pinard Prague
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French SIG #France Fw: "Memorial des 473 deportes Juifs de Lot-et-Garonne"
#france
Richard Pinard <pinardpr@...>
Dear SIG,
There is a book on Jews deported >from the Lot et Garonne region during the Nazi occupation called: "Memorial des 473 deportes Juifs de Lot-et-Garonne" by Alexandre Doulut and Sandrine Labeau. I heard that a distant relative is covered in it: Frantisek(Francois)Burg, born 3 August 1890. He was a hops merchant >from Prague, who happened to be on a business trip in Western Europe when the war broke out. I would buy the book, but it is quite expensive and I only need the one page on Frantisek Burg. If any of you have the book, could you kindly contact me privately by email to discuss it? My address is: pinardpr@... Merci bien et chalome, Rick Pinard Prague
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Baltimore - Pakroi synagogue early 1900s
#lithuania
James Platt <jamesrplatt@...>
Does anybody know the formal name of the "Pakroiser" Shul on High
Street in Baltimore City >from the early 1900s? I have a letter >from a now deceased relative who attended that synagogue, but it would be helpful to know the shul's name. Thank you. -James Platt New York, NY
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Baltimore - Pakroi synagogue early 1900s
#lithuania
James Platt <jamesrplatt@...>
Does anybody know the formal name of the "Pakroiser" Shul on High
Street in Baltimore City >from the early 1900s? I have a letter >from a now deceased relative who attended that synagogue, but it would be helpful to know the shul's name. Thank you. -James Platt New York, NY
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New project - Balta vital records indexes
#ukraine
Yoni Kupchik
Dear all,
I am happy to announce a new project - obtaining indexes for the Balta vital records. Balta was one of the main towns in Podolia Gubernia during the 19th century, with a significant Jewish population. Most of the vital records >from the Podolia Gubernia were stored in the Kamenets-Podolsky Archives, and were lost during a fire in 2003. Fortunately, the Jewish vital records for Balta birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for 1862-1918 are stored in the State Archives of Odessa, and are mostly unharmed. However, the information in these records remains unreachable for many, as it is not available online. We need translators and donations! If you would like to donate, please go to the main page of Jewishgen.org, click on Donate, >from the list on the right choose Ukraine SIG, and then donate to the Balta project (2nd on the list). Alternatively, go directly to here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=22. Our goal is $750 that will be paid for making copies of the indexes. For helping with the translations please contact me at yonikupchik@.... Thank you all, Yoni Kupchik Israel KUPCHIK - Orgeyev (Bessarabia) GORODETSKY - Teleneshty (Bessarabia) OKS - Sudilkov, Odessa (Ukraine) SITNITSKY - Kanev area, Ekaterinoslav area, and other regions in Ukraine SHABADASH - Kharkov and other regions (Ukraine) DORIN - Odessa (Ukraine), Bessarabia MODERATOR'S NOTE: Search lines truncated at 6 as per JewishGen policy.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine New project - Balta vital records indexes
#ukraine
Yoni Kupchik
Dear all,
I am happy to announce a new project - obtaining indexes for the Balta vital records. Balta was one of the main towns in Podolia Gubernia during the 19th century, with a significant Jewish population. Most of the vital records >from the Podolia Gubernia were stored in the Kamenets-Podolsky Archives, and were lost during a fire in 2003. Fortunately, the Jewish vital records for Balta birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for 1862-1918 are stored in the State Archives of Odessa, and are mostly unharmed. However, the information in these records remains unreachable for many, as it is not available online. We need translators and donations! If you would like to donate, please go to the main page of Jewishgen.org, click on Donate, >from the list on the right choose Ukraine SIG, and then donate to the Balta project (2nd on the list). Alternatively, go directly to here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=22. Our goal is $750 that will be paid for making copies of the indexes. For helping with the translations please contact me at yonikupchik@.... Thank you all, Yoni Kupchik Israel KUPCHIK - Orgeyev (Bessarabia) GORODETSKY - Teleneshty (Bessarabia) OKS - Sudilkov, Odessa (Ukraine) SITNITSKY - Kanev area, Ekaterinoslav area, and other regions in Ukraine SHABADASH - Kharkov and other regions (Ukraine) DORIN - Odessa (Ukraine), Bessarabia MODERATOR'S NOTE: Search lines truncated at 6 as per JewishGen policy.
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Travel from Shklov, Belarus to Chicago in 1910
#general
Shayna Muckerheide <smuckerheide@...>
What might my ancestors have traveled on and seen during their trip >from
Shklov, Belarus to 12 St. in Chicago in Sept-Oct 1910? I know they departed >from Libau and arrived at Ellis Island aboard SS Estonia. I'm presuming they took many wagons or trains in between, and that the married wife and two sons would have had to wait at Ellis Island before her husband arrived to pick them up by train >from Chicago. Also, another son went alone to New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1907, so would he have taken a ferry >from Ellis Island? Thanks for your assistance, Shayna Muckerheide Sandusky, Ohio
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Travel from Shklov, Belarus to Chicago in 1910
#general
Shayna Muckerheide <smuckerheide@...>
What might my ancestors have traveled on and seen during their trip >from
Shklov, Belarus to 12 St. in Chicago in Sept-Oct 1910? I know they departed >from Libau and arrived at Ellis Island aboard SS Estonia. I'm presuming they took many wagons or trains in between, and that the married wife and two sons would have had to wait at Ellis Island before her husband arrived to pick them up by train >from Chicago. Also, another son went alone to New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1907, so would he have taken a ferry >from Ellis Island? Thanks for your assistance, Shayna Muckerheide Sandusky, Ohio
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Photo request of two graves at Wolkowysker Cemetery, Hartford, CT
#general
Sura Rubenstein <sura.rubenstein@...>
Hi All,
If anyone is able to go to the Wolkowysker Society Cemetery in Hartford, CT, I would very much appreciate photos of the following two graves, both English and Hebrew inscriptions: Morris Steinman, plot N 27 Bertha Barbara Steinman, plot N 26 Thank you! Sura Rubenstein Portland, OR MODERATOR NOTE: To avoid duplication of effort, please contact Sura before heading to the cemetery.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Photo request of two graves at Wolkowysker Cemetery, Hartford, CT
#general
Sura Rubenstein <sura.rubenstein@...>
Hi All,
If anyone is able to go to the Wolkowysker Society Cemetery in Hartford, CT, I would very much appreciate photos of the following two graves, both English and Hebrew inscriptions: Morris Steinman, plot N 27 Bertha Barbara Steinman, plot N 26 Thank you! Sura Rubenstein Portland, OR MODERATOR NOTE: To avoid duplication of effort, please contact Sura before heading to the cemetery.
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Looking for descendants of Vulf DUBROVSKY
#general
David Ellis
I am looking for descendants of Vulf DUBROVSKY, who was born in Mogilev
(Russia, now Belarus) in 1885. He was the brother of my g-gf Leib DUBROVSKY (1877-1928), whose name in the United States was Louis FINKEL. Their parents were Yankel ben Itsko and Ester Rivka bat Leib. That's as far back as I've been able to trace. My g-gf Louis was visited in New York once by his brother, but they never saw each other again. There's more to the story, but I'm not including the details in this message. They can be shared on request. I have been in touch with several people researching their DUBROVSKY ancestors >from the town of Shchadryn outside Mogilev. Although there is significant sharing of the same given names in our families, we have not been able to establish a definite connection between our trees. Please contact me directly by e-mail at the address below. Thanks in advance! David J Ellis Natick, MA 01760 djemkitso@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for descendants of Vulf DUBROVSKY
#general
David Ellis
I am looking for descendants of Vulf DUBROVSKY, who was born in Mogilev
(Russia, now Belarus) in 1885. He was the brother of my g-gf Leib DUBROVSKY (1877-1928), whose name in the United States was Louis FINKEL. Their parents were Yankel ben Itsko and Ester Rivka bat Leib. That's as far back as I've been able to trace. My g-gf Louis was visited in New York once by his brother, but they never saw each other again. There's more to the story, but I'm not including the details in this message. They can be shared on request. I have been in touch with several people researching their DUBROVSKY ancestors >from the town of Shchadryn outside Mogilev. Although there is significant sharing of the same given names in our families, we have not been able to establish a definite connection between our trees. Please contact me directly by e-mail at the address below. Thanks in advance! David J Ellis Natick, MA 01760 djemkitso@...
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New Ukraine SIG project - Balta vital records indexes
#general
Yoni Kupchik
Dear all,
I am happy to announce a new project under the Ukraine SIG - obtaining indexes for the Balta vital records. Balta was one of the main towns in Podolia province during the 19th century, with a significant Jewish population. Most of the vital records >from the Podolia province were stored in the Kamenets-Podolsky Archives, and were lost during a fire in 2003. Fortunately, the Jewish vital records for Balta - birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for 1862-1918 - are stored in the State Archives of Odessa, and are mostly unharmed. However, the information in these records remains unreachable for many, as it is not available online. We need translators and donations! If you would like to donate, please go to the main page of Jewishgen.org, click on Donate, >from the list on the right choose Ukraine SIG, and then donate to the Balta project (2nd on the list). Alternatively, go directly to here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=22 Our goal is $750 that will be paid for making copies of the indexes. For helping with the translations please contact me at yonikupchik@.... Thank you all, Yoni Kupchik Israel KUPCHIK - Orgeyev (Bessarabia); GORODETSKY - Teleneshty (Bessarabia); OKS - Sudilkov, Odessa (Ukraine); SITNITSKY - Kanev area, Ekaterinoslav area, and other regions in Ukraine; SHABADASH - Kharkov and other regions (Ukraine); DORIN - Odessa (Ukraine), Bessarabia; SHKODNIK - Khoshchevatoye, Odessa and other towns between Odessa and Uman (Ukraine); GLUZMAN - Odessa, Krivoye Ozero (Ukraine); KOSOY - Dobroye and Kherson area, Chigirin and Kiev area (Ukraine); MODERATOR NOTE: Research list shortened to 6 lines in accordance with JewishGen Discusson Group policy
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New Ukraine SIG project - Balta vital records indexes
#general
Yoni Kupchik
Dear all,
I am happy to announce a new project under the Ukraine SIG - obtaining indexes for the Balta vital records. Balta was one of the main towns in Podolia province during the 19th century, with a significant Jewish population. Most of the vital records >from the Podolia province were stored in the Kamenets-Podolsky Archives, and were lost during a fire in 2003. Fortunately, the Jewish vital records for Balta - birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for 1862-1918 - are stored in the State Archives of Odessa, and are mostly unharmed. However, the information in these records remains unreachable for many, as it is not available online. We need translators and donations! If you would like to donate, please go to the main page of Jewishgen.org, click on Donate, >from the list on the right choose Ukraine SIG, and then donate to the Balta project (2nd on the list). Alternatively, go directly to here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=22 Our goal is $750 that will be paid for making copies of the indexes. For helping with the translations please contact me at yonikupchik@.... Thank you all, Yoni Kupchik Israel KUPCHIK - Orgeyev (Bessarabia); GORODETSKY - Teleneshty (Bessarabia); OKS - Sudilkov, Odessa (Ukraine); SITNITSKY - Kanev area, Ekaterinoslav area, and other regions in Ukraine; SHABADASH - Kharkov and other regions (Ukraine); DORIN - Odessa (Ukraine), Bessarabia; SHKODNIK - Khoshchevatoye, Odessa and other towns between Odessa and Uman (Ukraine); GLUZMAN - Odessa, Krivoye Ozero (Ukraine); KOSOY - Dobroye and Kherson area, Chigirin and Kiev area (Ukraine); MODERATOR NOTE: Research list shortened to 6 lines in accordance with JewishGen Discusson Group policy
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Tracing an immigrant in Mandate times - DYMENT
#general
Michael Scott <Mike@...>
I am trying to trace the movements of Clare DYMENT who left Leipzig in 1935
for Palestine. I have records which suggest that she was in London in mid 1939. Would there be any records between 1935 and 1939 in Palestine. I would like to find out when and how she arrived in Palestine, where she resided when there and when and how she left for London. Michael H Scott Harrow, Middlesex
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Tracing an immigrant in Mandate times - DYMENT
#general
Michael Scott <Mike@...>
I am trying to trace the movements of Clare DYMENT who left Leipzig in 1935
for Palestine. I have records which suggest that she was in London in mid 1939. Would there be any records between 1935 and 1939 in Palestine. I would like to find out when and how she arrived in Palestine, where she resided when there and when and how she left for London. Michael H Scott Harrow, Middlesex
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