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Visiting Ukraine..Narodici
#ukraine
Susan Stone <momteller@...>
Hello All.
Has anyone recently visited Narodici (near Chernobyl/Kiev)? I am thinking of going this summer and would appreciate a response (privately) if you have info on what the town is like..I have read about it online but would like an update. If you can recommend a translator, too. that would be good. Lastly, in an obituary in chicago of my grandfather's brother, I found that my grandfather and his siblings had another sibling...a sister...and her full married name is listed. She stayed in Ukraine and all the rest came here. Any ideas on how I can find her descendents? Thank you, susan Stone Evanston, IL
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Visiting Ukraine..Narodici
#ukraine
Susan Stone <momteller@...>
Hello All.
Has anyone recently visited Narodici (near Chernobyl/Kiev)? I am thinking of going this summer and would appreciate a response (privately) if you have info on what the town is like..I have read about it online but would like an update. If you can recommend a translator, too. that would be good. Lastly, in an obituary in chicago of my grandfather's brother, I found that my grandfather and his siblings had another sibling...a sister...and her full married name is listed. She stayed in Ukraine and all the rest came here. Any ideas on how I can find her descendents? Thank you, susan Stone Evanston, IL
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Re: INTRO-Researching ZIRBES Family in Sengendorf, Neuwied, Rhineland-Pfalz 17th Century
#germany
Gerhard Buck <buckidstein@...>
The correct place name is Segendorf, now part of Neuwied. ZIRBES is a
still wide spread family name in the Rhineland. Therefore this ancestor was not Jewish. A useful website for such information is the telephone directory www.dasoertliche.de <http://www.dasoertliche.de>. Search for a family name and a map appears, which shows you where in Germany a person with this name lives. When you look for genealogical information on the internet about a family or a place, search for "name + Genealogie". In this case, "Segendorf Genealogie" and "Zirbes Genealogie" will present you the books and sources (Familienbuecher) that have been published for this village. Gerhard Buck, Idstein, Germanybuckidstein@t-online.de
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German SIG #Germany Re: INTRO-Researching ZIRBES Family in Sengendorf, Neuwied, Rhineland-Pfalz 17th Century
#germany
Gerhard Buck <buckidstein@...>
The correct place name is Segendorf, now part of Neuwied. ZIRBES is a
still wide spread family name in the Rhineland. Therefore this ancestor was not Jewish. A useful website for such information is the telephone directory www.dasoertliche.de <http://www.dasoertliche.de>. Search for a family name and a map appears, which shows you where in Germany a person with this name lives. When you look for genealogical information on the internet about a family or a place, search for "name + Genealogie". In this case, "Segendorf Genealogie" and "Zirbes Genealogie" will present you the books and sources (Familienbuecher) that have been published for this village. Gerhard Buck, Idstein, Germanybuckidstein@t-online.de
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question re ALBA IULIA
#romania
yehoshafat.pop@...
Shalom to all of you,
A friend of mine >from Rosh Pina is looking to find information on her father who apparently was born in Alba Iulia, in 1925. His name was Egon (Ron - in Israel he went by the name Ron) Rosental (I am not sure how they spelled Rosental then, either with a z or th or both...). As far as the daughter remembers, her father's parents names were Moritz and Margareta. I would like to help this friend. She is looking to find documentation about her father, but is not sure where to look for. Neither is she a hundred percent sure that he was born in Alba Iulia, apparently he made aliyah to Israel >from Alba Iulia , Romania. If anyone has an idea how to help, and who we can address on this issue, I would greatly appreciate it, best regards Yehoshafat Yehoshafat Pop Ph. D. candidate, Land of Israel Studies, Haifa University, Israel Rosh Pina
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Romania SIG #Romania question re ALBA IULIA
#romania
yehoshafat.pop@...
Shalom to all of you,
A friend of mine >from Rosh Pina is looking to find information on her father who apparently was born in Alba Iulia, in 1925. His name was Egon (Ron - in Israel he went by the name Ron) Rosental (I am not sure how they spelled Rosental then, either with a z or th or both...). As far as the daughter remembers, her father's parents names were Moritz and Margareta. I would like to help this friend. She is looking to find documentation about her father, but is not sure where to look for. Neither is she a hundred percent sure that he was born in Alba Iulia, apparently he made aliyah to Israel >from Alba Iulia , Romania. If anyone has an idea how to help, and who we can address on this issue, I would greatly appreciate it, best regards Yehoshafat Yehoshafat Pop Ph. D. candidate, Land of Israel Studies, Haifa University, Israel Rosh Pina
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Name and date of ship
#general
Malka
Help Genders,
Does anybody know where I can find information about the date and name of a ship that sailed >from Cyprus to Palestine in the fall of 1947? Please respond to me directly at malkachos@gmail.com Thank you, Malka Chosnek Pearland, Texas
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Name and date of ship
#general
Malka
Help Genders,
Does anybody know where I can find information about the date and name of a ship that sailed >from Cyprus to Palestine in the fall of 1947? Please respond to me directly at malkachos@gmail.com Thank you, Malka Chosnek Pearland, Texas
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Three very interesting 1875 lists translated for Lida and Vasilishki (in the Lida District)
#belarus
Jrbaston
Dear fellow Lida District researchers:
I'm delighted to let you know that we've translated three very interesting 1875 Lists of Men >from the Lida District. Two are >from Lida town <LID_LID_1_1875_men> (595 individuals) and <LID_LID_2_1875_men> (679 individals), and one from Vasilishki <LID_VAS_1875_men> (1,873 individuals). Despite the names of these files, they contain many people who are either residing or are registered in Lida District towns other than Lida and Vasilishki. <LID_LID_1> is divided by the streets on which people lived -- look for the orange-highlighted rows with "Novy Gorod Street," "near the Pharmacy" and other information about a family's location in Lida. This file also contains some physical descriptions and ages. There is a surname list for these files at the bottom of our site's homepage (https://lidadistrict.shutterfly.com), under Surname Lists. While these files will eventually be publicly searchable in the LitvakSIG All-Lithuania Database and the JewishGen Belarus Database, they are currently available only to participants in the LitvakSIG Lida District Research Group. To become part of the LitvakSIG Lida District Research Group, a qualifying contribution of $100 to LitvakSIG will guarantee you access to Excel Files of all translations -- new and old -- of Lida District records through December 31, 2021. To contribute, please go to: https://www.litvaksig.org/membership-and-contributions/join-and-contribute/ Click on "Research Groups for Districts and Gubernias" and choose Lida District. Your contribution will not only provide you access to these files, it will help us translate the 1905 Family Lists for Lida town, Orlya, Radun and Shchuchin. And because we have been able to obtain a matching grant, everything you contribute will be doubled and help us reach our goal twice as fast! Please let me know if you have any questions, Judy Baston, Coordinator, LitvakSIG Lida District Research Group JRBaston@aol.com
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Three very interesting 1875 lists translated for Lida and Vasilishki (in the Lida District)
#belarus
Jrbaston
Dear fellow Lida District researchers:
I'm delighted to let you know that we've translated three very interesting 1875 Lists of Men >from the Lida District. Two are >from Lida town <LID_LID_1_1875_men> (595 individuals) and <LID_LID_2_1875_men> (679 individals), and one from Vasilishki <LID_VAS_1875_men> (1,873 individuals). Despite the names of these files, they contain many people who are either residing or are registered in Lida District towns other than Lida and Vasilishki. <LID_LID_1> is divided by the streets on which people lived -- look for the orange-highlighted rows with "Novy Gorod Street," "near the Pharmacy" and other information about a family's location in Lida. This file also contains some physical descriptions and ages. There is a surname list for these files at the bottom of our site's homepage (https://lidadistrict.shutterfly.com), under Surname Lists. While these files will eventually be publicly searchable in the LitvakSIG All-Lithuania Database and the JewishGen Belarus Database, they are currently available only to participants in the LitvakSIG Lida District Research Group. To become part of the LitvakSIG Lida District Research Group, a qualifying contribution of $100 to LitvakSIG will guarantee you access to Excel Files of all translations -- new and old -- of Lida District records through December 31, 2021. To contribute, please go to: https://www.litvaksig.org/membership-and-contributions/join-and-contribute/ Click on "Research Groups for Districts and Gubernias" and choose Lida District. Your contribution will not only provide you access to these files, it will help us translate the 1905 Family Lists for Lida town, Orlya, Radun and Shchuchin. And because we have been able to obtain a matching grant, everything you contribute will be doubled and help us reach our goal twice as fast! Please let me know if you have any questions, Judy Baston, Coordinator, LitvakSIG Lida District Research Group JRBaston@aol.com
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Searching: PEKER BEKER/BAKER
#belarus
Ellen <mayers505@...>
My grandfather was Louis L BAKER, previously PEKER-BEKER then BAKER >from
Yiddish Shtetl in Minsk. His brother also Louis and Sam and possibly others in New York. He came on cattle boat so no records. Married Ida MacMonovich (sp?) also >from Minsk thru Ellis Island? Thank-you Ellen Ayers 4730 Chatham Lane Sioux City, IA 51104 USA MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Searching: PEKER BEKER/BAKER
#belarus
Ellen <mayers505@...>
My grandfather was Louis L BAKER, previously PEKER-BEKER then BAKER >from
Yiddish Shtetl in Minsk. His brother also Louis and Sam and possibly others in New York. He came on cattle boat so no records. Married Ida MacMonovich (sp?) also >from Minsk thru Ellis Island? Thank-you Ellen Ayers 4730 Chatham Lane Sioux City, IA 51104 USA MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately
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Re: Does anyone recognize the name of this town?
#general
news@...
jewishgen@lyris.jewishgen.org (Penny Rubinoff
pennyr@inglewoodholdings.com) wrote on 30 Jan 2017 in soc.genealogy.jewish: I am trying to find the place of origin of my grandparents. They livedmy guess, using the JewishGen Communities Database: Lukovitsa, Ukraine Alternate names: Lukovitsa [Rus], Lukovycja [Ukr], Lucovita [Rom], Lukawitza [Ger], Lukawica [Pol], Lukowitza, Lukavitsa, Lukovytsia Region: Bucovina Jewish Population in 1900: 26 <http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~community~-1045210> -- Evertjan Hannivoort. The Netherlands. exjxwxhannivoortATinterxnlxnet (Please change the x'es to dots)
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The JGS of Greater Boston presents "Everyday Jewish Life in Tsarist Russia" Feb 5
#general
Ellie Goldberg
February 5 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm at Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459. Admission is free for members and their friends, $5 for non-members. Refreshments will be served. JGSGB's February speaker is Brandeis professor and author, ChaeRan Freeze who will talk about her latest book, Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial Russia. http://jgsgb.org/event/chaeran-freeze-everyday-life-imperial-russia/ Freeze's book makes accessible - the first time in English - declassified archival documents >from the former Soviet Union, rabbinic sources, as well as previously untranslated memoirs. They provide a new perspective on the history of the Jews of Russia from the beginning of the nineteenth century to World War I. These sources focus on religion, family, health, sexuality, work, and politics, providing an intimate portrait of the rich diversity of Jewish life and their confrontation with modernity. Freeze is an Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. Her research focuses on the history and culture of the Jews in Russia, Jewish family history, and women's and gender studies. Her first book was Jewish Marriage and Divorce in Imperial Russia, which examined the impact of modernization on Jewish family practices and patterns in Imperial Russia. Copies of Freeze's books will be available for sale. Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings Pre-lecture: 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm Bessarabia, Litvak-Baltic and Poland SIGs Post-lecture (approx. 3:30 pm) Belarus and Ukraine SIGs Registration is now open for the eight week course Jewish Genealogy: Discover Your Family History. Starting March 1. Info: http://jgsgb.org/course/ For more information on programs and events, special interest groups (SIGs), expert help, resources and membership go to jgsgb.org. -- Ellie Goldberg, Newton, MA goldberg@jgsgb.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/jgsgboston/ JGSGB events and blog on JewishBoston.com http://www.jewishboston.com/organization/jewish-genealogical-society -of-greater-boston/ (http://tinyurl.com/jeyrwqx)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Does anyone recognize the name of this town?
#general
news@...
jewishgen@lyris.jewishgen.org (Penny Rubinoff
pennyr@inglewoodholdings.com) wrote on 30 Jan 2017 in soc.genealogy.jewish: I am trying to find the place of origin of my grandparents. They livedmy guess, using the JewishGen Communities Database: Lukovitsa, Ukraine Alternate names: Lukovitsa [Rus], Lukovycja [Ukr], Lucovita [Rom], Lukawitza [Ger], Lukawica [Pol], Lukowitza, Lukavitsa, Lukovytsia Region: Bucovina Jewish Population in 1900: 26 <http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~community~-1045210> -- Evertjan Hannivoort. The Netherlands. exjxwxhannivoortATinterxnlxnet (Please change the x'es to dots)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen The JGS of Greater Boston presents "Everyday Jewish Life in Tsarist Russia" Feb 5
#general
Ellie Goldberg
February 5 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm at Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459. Admission is free for members and their friends, $5 for non-members. Refreshments will be served. JGSGB's February speaker is Brandeis professor and author, ChaeRan Freeze who will talk about her latest book, Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial Russia. http://jgsgb.org/event/chaeran-freeze-everyday-life-imperial-russia/ Freeze's book makes accessible - the first time in English - declassified archival documents >from the former Soviet Union, rabbinic sources, as well as previously untranslated memoirs. They provide a new perspective on the history of the Jews of Russia from the beginning of the nineteenth century to World War I. These sources focus on religion, family, health, sexuality, work, and politics, providing an intimate portrait of the rich diversity of Jewish life and their confrontation with modernity. Freeze is an Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. Her research focuses on the history and culture of the Jews in Russia, Jewish family history, and women's and gender studies. Her first book was Jewish Marriage and Divorce in Imperial Russia, which examined the impact of modernization on Jewish family practices and patterns in Imperial Russia. Copies of Freeze's books will be available for sale. Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings Pre-lecture: 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm Bessarabia, Litvak-Baltic and Poland SIGs Post-lecture (approx. 3:30 pm) Belarus and Ukraine SIGs Registration is now open for the eight week course Jewish Genealogy: Discover Your Family History. Starting March 1. Info: http://jgsgb.org/course/ For more information on programs and events, special interest groups (SIGs), expert help, resources and membership go to jgsgb.org. -- Ellie Goldberg, Newton, MA goldberg@jgsgb.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/jgsgboston/ JGSGB events and blog on JewishBoston.com http://www.jewishboston.com/organization/jewish-genealogical-society -of-greater-boston/ (http://tinyurl.com/jeyrwqx)
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Lublin, Poland...Lubliner Reunion 2017
#ukraine
Susan Stone <momteller@...>
Please go to this link if you are descended >from Jews >from Lublin, Poland. There are many programs >from July 3-7 in Lublin. It's a wonderful theatre/museum.
http://teatrnn.pl/lubliners/en For centuries Jews have been an active part of the history and culture of Lublin, shaping its identity. At the outbreak of World War II they constituted one third of the city's population. In 2017, we celebrate the date which marks 700 years since the founding of the city of Lublin. This particular anniversary is an occasion to remember our common heritage and meet anew. We invite all those whose families are connected with our region to the "Lubliner Reunion 2017", organised by the Grodzka Gate NN Theatre' Centre. For centuries Jews have been an active part of the history and culture of Lublin, shaping its identity. At the outbreak of World War II they constituted one third of the city's population. In 2017, we celebrate the date which marks 700 years since the founding of the city of Lublin. This particular anniversary is an occasion to remember our common heritage and meet anew. "Brama Grodzka - Teatr NN" Susan Stone Evanston, IL USA
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Lublin, Poland...Lubliner Reunion 2017
#ukraine
Susan Stone <momteller@...>
Please go to this link if you are descended >from Jews >from Lublin, Poland. There are many programs >from July 3-7 in Lublin. It's a wonderful theatre/museum.
http://teatrnn.pl/lubliners/en For centuries Jews have been an active part of the history and culture of Lublin, shaping its identity. At the outbreak of World War II they constituted one third of the city's population. In 2017, we celebrate the date which marks 700 years since the founding of the city of Lublin. This particular anniversary is an occasion to remember our common heritage and meet anew. We invite all those whose families are connected with our region to the "Lubliner Reunion 2017", organised by the Grodzka Gate NN Theatre' Centre. For centuries Jews have been an active part of the history and culture of Lublin, shaping its identity. At the outbreak of World War II they constituted one third of the city's population. In 2017, we celebrate the date which marks 700 years since the founding of the city of Lublin. This particular anniversary is an occasion to remember our common heritage and meet anew. "Brama Grodzka - Teatr NN" Susan Stone Evanston, IL USA
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ViewMate translation request - Yiddish with Hebrew Lettering
#ukraine
Dave Lewak <dave@...>
Hi!
My mother recently found some letters we believe were written in Yiddish by Tsipa Mishuris, my mother's maternal grandmother, to Rebecca and Barnet Lieberman, my mother's paternal grandparents. The story goes that Tsipa tried to put a stop to an impending romance between her son, an earnest medical student, and a poor young girl. Her intervention didn't work very well, as these were my grandparents. I've posted letters in Yiddish with Hebrew lettering for which I need a translation. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53043 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53044 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53045 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thanks -- Dave Lewak Oakland, CA, USA Researching: MISHURIS, FLICKSTIEN, POLISHER, TOBRINNER >from Balta in Ukraine LIEBERMAN, LIEZEROWITCH, FINKELSTEIN,KAC >from Balbieriskis, Lithuania SAMUEL, NUSSBAUM >from Dresden and Stolpe LEWAK, DEWINSKY, GOLBERG, KIR, FLAKSMAN >from Drohiczyn, Pinsk, Luninetz in Belarus WINZELBERG, WERTHEIMER, SILBERSTEIN >from Czchow in Galicia.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine ViewMate translation request - Yiddish with Hebrew Lettering
#ukraine
Dave Lewak <dave@...>
Hi!
My mother recently found some letters we believe were written in Yiddish by Tsipa Mishuris, my mother's maternal grandmother, to Rebecca and Barnet Lieberman, my mother's paternal grandparents. The story goes that Tsipa tried to put a stop to an impending romance between her son, an earnest medical student, and a poor young girl. Her intervention didn't work very well, as these were my grandparents. I've posted letters in Yiddish with Hebrew lettering for which I need a translation. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53043 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53044 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53045 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thanks -- Dave Lewak Oakland, CA, USA Researching: MISHURIS, FLICKSTIEN, POLISHER, TOBRINNER >from Balta in Ukraine LIEBERMAN, LIEZEROWITCH, FINKELSTEIN,KAC >from Balbieriskis, Lithuania SAMUEL, NUSSBAUM >from Dresden and Stolpe LEWAK, DEWINSKY, GOLBERG, KIR, FLAKSMAN >from Drohiczyn, Pinsk, Luninetz in Belarus WINZELBERG, WERTHEIMER, SILBERSTEIN >from Czchow in Galicia.
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