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Rugby player #unitedkingdom

Steve Pickoltz
 

I'm trying to find any kind of information on a 1884 Rugby player who played
for the Northumberland team, against Yorkshire in the Rugby Union Football game.
The player's name was---- A. PICKHOLTZ. That is the only information I have
on him. This info came >from an old newspaper article in the sport section.

Steve Pickholtz
New Jersey
USA
nj55turtle@comcast.net
JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom Rugby player #unitedkingdom

Steve Pickoltz
 

I'm trying to find any kind of information on a 1884 Rugby player who played
for the Northumberland team, against Yorkshire in the Rugby Union Football game.
The player's name was---- A. PICKHOLTZ. That is the only information I have
on him. This info came >from an old newspaper article in the sport section.

Steve Pickholtz
New Jersey
USA
nj55turtle@comcast.net
Origin of female name "Meimel" #general

Deborah Dworski
 

I have a female cousin whose Jewish name is Meimel. She was named after her
grandmother. She would like to know about the origin of this name, but I
haven't been able to find anything about it. I do see that there are about
thirty females with the name Meimel in the JRI-Poland Database, so it's not
unique, though it does seem rather unusual. Maybe it's a nickname, and I'm
just not making a mental association with the formal name?

Would anyone be able to help me?

Thank you in advance,
Deborah Dworski
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Origin of female name "Meimel" #general

Deborah Dworski
 

I have a female cousin whose Jewish name is Meimel. She was named after her
grandmother. She would like to know about the origin of this name, but I
haven't been able to find anything about it. I do see that there are about
thirty females with the name Meimel in the JRI-Poland Database, so it's not
unique, though it does seem rather unusual. Maybe it's a nickname, and I'm
just not making a mental association with the formal name?

Would anyone be able to help me?

Thank you in advance,
Deborah Dworski
In May, 2016- Jewish Genealogy Events at the Center for Jewish History in New York #germany

JewishGen German Research Division Coordinator
 

"Family History Today" At The [New York] Center For Jewish History
May 15-24, 2016 15 West 16th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)

*** Schedule of Events: ***

Sunday, May 15, 1 PM
Jewish Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting:
Focus on Family History at the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) and tour of LBI / CJH.
Tour

Sunday, May 15, 2 PM
Jewish Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting: Leo Baeck Institute (LBI)
Family History Success Stories
Lecture featuring Karen Franklin (LBI's Director of Family Research),
Michael Simonson (LBI archivist), and Moriah Amit (Senior Reference Services
Librarian at the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute)

Monday, May 16, 6:30 PM
Family History Treasures at the National Archives
Lecture featuring Christopher Zarr (Education Specialist for the National
Archives at New York City)

Thursday, May 19, 6:30 PM
Sephardic Dynasties: Irish Crypto Rabbis with a Converso Twist
Lecture featuring Sarina Roffe (founder of the Sephardic Heritage Project
and Sephardic Genealogical Journeys)

Monday, May 24, 6:30 PM
A Family Historian Uncovers Mysteries of 19th Century German-Jewish
Immigrant Families
Lecture featuring Karen Franklin (LBI's Director of Family Research) and
Allan Amanik (Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at Brooklyn College)

Tuesday, May 25, 6:30 PM
Be your own Family History Archivist! Workshop

For more information and to reserve your tickets, please visit
http://16thstreet.tumblr.com/post/143176758837/family-history-today-2016
German SIG #Germany In May, 2016- Jewish Genealogy Events at the Center for Jewish History in New York #germany

JewishGen German Research Division Coordinator
 

"Family History Today" At The [New York] Center For Jewish History
May 15-24, 2016 15 West 16th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)

*** Schedule of Events: ***

Sunday, May 15, 1 PM
Jewish Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting:
Focus on Family History at the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) and tour of LBI / CJH.
Tour

Sunday, May 15, 2 PM
Jewish Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting: Leo Baeck Institute (LBI)
Family History Success Stories
Lecture featuring Karen Franklin (LBI's Director of Family Research),
Michael Simonson (LBI archivist), and Moriah Amit (Senior Reference Services
Librarian at the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute)

Monday, May 16, 6:30 PM
Family History Treasures at the National Archives
Lecture featuring Christopher Zarr (Education Specialist for the National
Archives at New York City)

Thursday, May 19, 6:30 PM
Sephardic Dynasties: Irish Crypto Rabbis with a Converso Twist
Lecture featuring Sarina Roffe (founder of the Sephardic Heritage Project
and Sephardic Genealogical Journeys)

Monday, May 24, 6:30 PM
A Family Historian Uncovers Mysteries of 19th Century German-Jewish
Immigrant Families
Lecture featuring Karen Franklin (LBI's Director of Family Research) and
Allan Amanik (Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at Brooklyn College)

Tuesday, May 25, 6:30 PM
Be your own Family History Archivist! Workshop

For more information and to reserve your tickets, please visit
http://16thstreet.tumblr.com/post/143176758837/family-history-today-2016
Re: Records from Jaremcze/Yaremche #galicia

Alexander Sharon
 

Jennifer Mendelsohn wrote:

Hi all. This is my first post here. My maternal grandfather's family has
deep roots in Bolechow. The one document that has long eluded us,
however, is the death certificate of his father, who died suddenly
while on vacation in the Carpathian mountain resort of Yaremche in
1912.

Yaremche does not appear to have had a large Jewish population,
and I'm having a hard time ascertaining where the certificate would
be. I'm not even sure if it's in Ukraine or Poland.

Relatedly, I have no frame of reference for what circumstances might
have been like in 1912. Is it likely he was buried there, where he died,
or would the body have been transported back to Bolechow? Where
would the closest Jewish cemetery to Yaremche have been?

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Jennifer,

Town Yaremche (Polish: Jaremcze) is located in the Nadvirna (Polish:
Nadworna) district of the Ivano-Frankivsk (Polish: Stanislawow)
Province of the western part of Ukraine.

The town is known as a spa and tourist attraction of the Eastern
Carpathians region, situated in the Prut River Valley near the
Hungarian and Romanian borders.

The Jewish population of this place was indeed small, and it was not
known to have an established Jewish community.

The town Jaremcze was connected by railway (rail line Stanislawow -
Woronienka) link to major towns in Galicia. Distance between towns
Bolechow and Jaremcze is about 83 miles, thus body was schlepped
by rail >from Jaremcze to Stanislawow, and >from Stanislawow to
Bolechow.

You can check Bolechow records through JRI-P database.

Best

Alexander Sharon
JGFF editor
Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Records from Jaremcze/Yaremche #galicia

Alexander Sharon
 

Jennifer Mendelsohn wrote:

Hi all. This is my first post here. My maternal grandfather's family has
deep roots in Bolechow. The one document that has long eluded us,
however, is the death certificate of his father, who died suddenly
while on vacation in the Carpathian mountain resort of Yaremche in
1912.

Yaremche does not appear to have had a large Jewish population,
and I'm having a hard time ascertaining where the certificate would
be. I'm not even sure if it's in Ukraine or Poland.

Relatedly, I have no frame of reference for what circumstances might
have been like in 1912. Is it likely he was buried there, where he died,
or would the body have been transported back to Bolechow? Where
would the closest Jewish cemetery to Yaremche have been?

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Jennifer,

Town Yaremche (Polish: Jaremcze) is located in the Nadvirna (Polish:
Nadworna) district of the Ivano-Frankivsk (Polish: Stanislawow)
Province of the western part of Ukraine.

The town is known as a spa and tourist attraction of the Eastern
Carpathians region, situated in the Prut River Valley near the
Hungarian and Romanian borders.

The Jewish population of this place was indeed small, and it was not
known to have an established Jewish community.

The town Jaremcze was connected by railway (rail line Stanislawow -
Woronienka) link to major towns in Galicia. Distance between towns
Bolechow and Jaremcze is about 83 miles, thus body was schlepped
by rail >from Jaremcze to Stanislawow, and >from Stanislawow to
Bolechow.

You can check Bolechow records through JRI-P database.

Best

Alexander Sharon
JGFF editor
Records from Jaremcze/Yaremche #galicia

Jennifer Mendelsohn <jennifer@...>
 

Hi all. This is my first post here. My maternal grandfather's family has
deep roots in Bolechow. The one document that has long eluded us,
however, is the death certificate of his father, who died suddenly
while on vacation in the Carpathian mountain resort of Yaremche in
1912.

Yaremche does not appear to have had a large Jewish population,
and I'm having a hard time ascertaining where the certificate would
be. I'm not even sure if it's in Ukraine or Poland.

Relatedly, I have no frame of reference for what circumstances might
have been like in 1912. Is it likely he was buried there, where he died,
or would the body have been transported back to Bolechow? Where
would the closest Jewish cemetery to Yaremche have been?

Any guidance or suggestions appreciated. Thanks very much.

Jennifer Mendelsohn
Baltimore, MD
Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Records from Jaremcze/Yaremche #galicia

Jennifer Mendelsohn <jennifer@...>
 

Hi all. This is my first post here. My maternal grandfather's family has
deep roots in Bolechow. The one document that has long eluded us,
however, is the death certificate of his father, who died suddenly
while on vacation in the Carpathian mountain resort of Yaremche in
1912.

Yaremche does not appear to have had a large Jewish population,
and I'm having a hard time ascertaining where the certificate would
be. I'm not even sure if it's in Ukraine or Poland.

Relatedly, I have no frame of reference for what circumstances might
have been like in 1912. Is it likely he was buried there, where he died,
or would the body have been transported back to Bolechow? Where
would the closest Jewish cemetery to Yaremche have been?

Any guidance or suggestions appreciated. Thanks very much.

Jennifer Mendelsohn
Baltimore, MD
Re: Birth record that isn't one #galicia

Stephen Weinstein
 

There probably isn't an earlier "original" record. Many births simply
weren't recorded when they happened, for various reasons. Maybe
no one who knew of the birth was aware of the requirement to report
it to whomever was supposed to record it. Maybe if a baby wasn't
expected to live, they didn't see the point to recording the birth.
Maybe some parents felt that if the birth was recorded, the child
would be at risk of being drafted into the military later, and tried to
protect their child >from this by keeping the birth (and therefore the
existence of the child) secret >from the government. And in one case
which you may have heard mentioned at your Seder, the parents of
Moses tried to hide him due to Pharaoh's decree to kill the Jewish
males.

Stephen Weinstein
stephenweinstein@yahoo.com
Camarillo, CA, USA

Rivka Schirman <capitetes@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have looked at the image of what is listed in JRI-Poland database as
birth registry of my uncle Jakob Moscisker. It is listed as entry 191
of the Czortkow registry. However, while mentioning the year of birth
(1906) and place of birth (Dzuryn), this is an addendum made at the
end of the book and added in 1935. There is no other result of him in
the JRI database and I could not find the original birth registry among
the images linked to the addendum. Any suggestion on where/how I
could find the original/actual birth registry ?
Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Birth record that isn't one #galicia

Stephen Weinstein
 

There probably isn't an earlier "original" record. Many births simply
weren't recorded when they happened, for various reasons. Maybe
no one who knew of the birth was aware of the requirement to report
it to whomever was supposed to record it. Maybe if a baby wasn't
expected to live, they didn't see the point to recording the birth.
Maybe some parents felt that if the birth was recorded, the child
would be at risk of being drafted into the military later, and tried to
protect their child >from this by keeping the birth (and therefore the
existence of the child) secret >from the government. And in one case
which you may have heard mentioned at your Seder, the parents of
Moses tried to hide him due to Pharaoh's decree to kill the Jewish
males.

Stephen Weinstein
stephenweinstein@yahoo.com
Camarillo, CA, USA

Rivka Schirman <capitetes@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have looked at the image of what is listed in JRI-Poland database as
birth registry of my uncle Jakob Moscisker. It is listed as entry 191
of the Czortkow registry. However, while mentioning the year of birth
(1906) and place of birth (Dzuryn), this is an addendum made at the
end of the book and added in 1935. There is no other result of him in
the JRI database and I could not find the original birth registry among
the images linked to the addendum. Any suggestion on where/how I
could find the original/actual birth registry ?
Re: Birth record that isn't one #galicia

Mark Halpern
 

In my experience with these records, the most likely reason for such
an entry in the birth register is that the original birth was not
registered. Sometimes the delayed registration is appended to the
birth register >from the year of birth such as this one and sometimes in
the register of the year it was recorded. I suggest that there was likely
some legal or administrative reason that Jakob or his parents decided
to do this in 1935.

Mark Halpern
JRI-Poland AGAD Archive Coordinator

Rivka Schirman <capitetes@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have looked at the image of what is listed in JRI-Poland database as
birth registry of my uncle Jakob Moscisker. It is listed as entry 191
of the Czortkow registry. However, while mentioning the year of birth
(1906) and place of birth (Dzuryn), this is an addendum made at the
end of the book and added in 1935. There is no other result of him in
the JRI database and I could not find the original birth registry among
the images linked to the addendum. Any suggestion on where/how I
could find the original/actual birth registry ?
Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Birth record that isn't one #galicia

Mark Halpern
 

In my experience with these records, the most likely reason for such
an entry in the birth register is that the original birth was not
registered. Sometimes the delayed registration is appended to the
birth register >from the year of birth such as this one and sometimes in
the register of the year it was recorded. I suggest that there was likely
some legal or administrative reason that Jakob or his parents decided
to do this in 1935.

Mark Halpern
JRI-Poland AGAD Archive Coordinator

Rivka Schirman <capitetes@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have looked at the image of what is listed in JRI-Poland database as
birth registry of my uncle Jakob Moscisker. It is listed as entry 191
of the Czortkow registry. However, while mentioning the year of birth
(1906) and place of birth (Dzuryn), this is an addendum made at the
end of the book and added in 1935. There is no other result of him in
the JRI database and I could not find the original birth registry among
the images linked to the addendum. Any suggestion on where/how I
could find the original/actual birth registry ?
Gries / Griesz Family #hungary

Caroline Gries <cfgries@...>
 

I'm looking for the Gries/Griesz family of Obuda and Pest Hungary
Caroline

Cfgries@comcast.net

Moderator: Have you checked the JewishGen Hungary database? What names and dates are
you researching? If you haven't much experience using JewishGen databases, go to
http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/GetStarted.html and check out the information
available. Anyone who can offer assistance, please do so off-list.
Hungary SIG #Hungary Gries / Griesz Family #hungary

Caroline Gries <cfgries@...>
 

I'm looking for the Gries/Griesz family of Obuda and Pest Hungary
Caroline

Cfgries@comcast.net

Moderator: Have you checked the JewishGen Hungary database? What names and dates are
you researching? If you haven't much experience using JewishGen databases, go to
http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/GetStarted.html and check out the information
available. Anyone who can offer assistance, please do so off-list.
Researching GRIES/GRIESZ fm Obuda and Pest #hungary

Caroline Gries <cfgries@...>
 

I'm looking for someone to help me do research in Budapest on my family Gries / Griesz. They must be able to speak / read English and Hungarian.
Caroline Gries
Cfgries@comcast.net

Moderator: Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm for a list of
researchers recommended by other JewishGen subscribers.
Hungary SIG #Hungary Researching GRIES/GRIESZ fm Obuda and Pest #hungary

Caroline Gries <cfgries@...>
 

I'm looking for someone to help me do research in Budapest on my family Gries / Griesz. They must be able to speak / read English and Hungarian.
Caroline Gries
Cfgries@comcast.net

Moderator: Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm for a list of
researchers recommended by other JewishGen subscribers.
Conference Discounts About to End #ukraine

bounce-3134931-772980@...
 

Only a few days remain before early-registration discounts for the IAJGS
2016 conference in Seattle expire next Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PDT. On-line
registration continues through July 24, but at higher prices.

Recent developments worth mentioning, and some reminders:
Getting certified: What you need to know

If you've ever thought about turning a serious hobby in genealogy into a
profession, you can learn all about what it takes to become a certified
genealogist. See the program notes on Wednesday's workshop, BCG
Certification Workshop: Meeting Standards

The Conference offers you great opportunities for networking with possible
cousins, researchers confronting the same issues you are and more.

The program schedule is up
The preliminary program is on the Internet site
http://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/program_schedule.cfm
It has some 325 events during the week - lectures, presentations, meal
events and computer workshops - nearly 250 of them hosted by a speaker or
panel.

Register now for meals and workshops
. SIG and JewishGen luncheons
. Friday night Shabbat dinners
. The Gala banquet
. Computer workshops
. Daily box lunches
See the Program Schedule for details, or read the separate pages on
http://www.iajgs2016.org/computer-workshops
and
http://www.iajgs2016.org/sigluncheons/

Register early, win a prize!
On May 15, we'll conduct a drawing to award prizes to some lucky friends who
sign up by April 30.
To be awarded:
. One-year subscription to Ancestry.com
. Autosomal DNA kit >from Ancestry.com
. One-year subscription to MyHeritage.com
. One-year subscription to Avotaynu, The International Review of Jewish
Genealogy
. FamilyFinder DNA kit >from FamilyTreeDNA.com
. One-year subscription to BackBlaze.com
. MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for Mac
. MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for PC

The fine print: Our end-of-month is at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 30.

See details on the
https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/register_conference.cfm page.
When you're ready, look for registration links on the Conference site,
or go directly to the registration module at
https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/registration.cfm

More: http://www.iajgs2016.org/ Follow us on
https://www.facebook.com/IAJGSConference subscribe to our
http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/sign-up-for-the-seattle-iajgs-2016-discussion-list/
[http://tinyurl.com/h7jb4tm]
and follow our blog at
http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/subscribe-to-the-iajgs2016-blog/
And watch for the launch of our mobile Conference application. The app
will let you browse and search the list, build and update your personal
daily schedule, get in touch with other conference-goers and receive
updates about new developments and schedule changes.

Sincerely,

Janette R. Silverman
Chuck Weinstein
Phyllis Grossman
Conference co-chairs
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Conference Discounts About to End #ukraine

bounce-3134931-772980@...
 

Only a few days remain before early-registration discounts for the IAJGS
2016 conference in Seattle expire next Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PDT. On-line
registration continues through July 24, but at higher prices.

Recent developments worth mentioning, and some reminders:
Getting certified: What you need to know

If you've ever thought about turning a serious hobby in genealogy into a
profession, you can learn all about what it takes to become a certified
genealogist. See the program notes on Wednesday's workshop, BCG
Certification Workshop: Meeting Standards

The Conference offers you great opportunities for networking with possible
cousins, researchers confronting the same issues you are and more.

The program schedule is up
The preliminary program is on the Internet site
http://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/program_schedule.cfm
It has some 325 events during the week - lectures, presentations, meal
events and computer workshops - nearly 250 of them hosted by a speaker or
panel.

Register now for meals and workshops
. SIG and JewishGen luncheons
. Friday night Shabbat dinners
. The Gala banquet
. Computer workshops
. Daily box lunches
See the Program Schedule for details, or read the separate pages on
http://www.iajgs2016.org/computer-workshops
and
http://www.iajgs2016.org/sigluncheons/

Register early, win a prize!
On May 15, we'll conduct a drawing to award prizes to some lucky friends who
sign up by April 30.
To be awarded:
. One-year subscription to Ancestry.com
. Autosomal DNA kit >from Ancestry.com
. One-year subscription to MyHeritage.com
. One-year subscription to Avotaynu, The International Review of Jewish
Genealogy
. FamilyFinder DNA kit >from FamilyTreeDNA.com
. One-year subscription to BackBlaze.com
. MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for Mac
. MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for PC

The fine print: Our end-of-month is at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 30.

See details on the
https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/register_conference.cfm page.
When you're ready, look for registration links on the Conference site,
or go directly to the registration module at
https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/registration.cfm

More: http://www.iajgs2016.org/ Follow us on
https://www.facebook.com/IAJGSConference subscribe to our
http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/sign-up-for-the-seattle-iajgs-2016-discussion-list/
[http://tinyurl.com/h7jb4tm]
and follow our blog at
http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/subscribe-to-the-iajgs2016-blog/
And watch for the launch of our mobile Conference application. The app
will let you browse and search the list, build and update your personal
daily schedule, get in touch with other conference-goers and receive
updates about new developments and schedule changes.

Sincerely,

Janette R. Silverman
Chuck Weinstein
Phyllis Grossman
Conference co-chairs
82401 - 82420 of 668716