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Re: TEDESCO-Venice originally DEUTSCH from Austria?
#austria-czech
David & Diana Laufer
My 2 x great grandmother Mirjam ESKZENASY (which also means DEUTSCH) was born in Vienna in 1813. Her elder brother Naphtali ESKENASY born in Vienna in 1809, wrote to the Viennese authorities in Italian when challenging the will of his father. They were part of the Sephardi community of Vienna.
David Laufer Sydney, Australia
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Searching the Khmelnitsky State Archives
#ukraine
Jorge Sexer <jas2608@...>
Last October I spent two weeks in Western Ukraine, in Lviv and in Podolia.
Podolia's archives are, since some years ago, centralized in Khmelnitsky, the regional capital, formerly called Proskurov. The Kamenetz files have been largely destroyed by a fire in 2003, but not everything disappeared. What is left, is now in Khmelnitsky. I visited the archives, explained what I was looking for, and was ushered to a woman, probably the director. I have to say my Russian is very basic and my Ukrainian non-existant. But I am able to read Russian, even in handwriting. The archives director summoned another woman, the one in charge of the Reading Room. She took me to that room, where there were another 5-6 persons already, also doing research, not necessarily about Jewish ancestors. I had to fill some forms, show my passport, then she gave me access to the archives, in digitized form, through a computer terminal. Everything seems to be digitized there, the images have very high definition. I spent several hours there, browsing the births, deaths and wedding records >from the Kamenetz region. I looked at several years around 1849, when my great grandfather was probably born. But I found no record with my family name . I wanted to continue next day, as I realized I had overlooked the Lanskorun (Zarichanka) files, which are separate >from other Kamenetz records. But the reading room was closed that day, a Friday. As I wondered if an exception could be made in my case, as I was leaving Khmelnitsky next day, the lady in charge of the Reading Room showed clear signs of impatience. Of course, I imagine her job is not easy, as the archives are said to be chronically understaffed. On the other hand, she told me that they could do themselves such searches, if asked to, at a very reasonable price. I am not sure if that is right, but I will give it a try. Jorge Sexer France
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Searching the Khmelnitsky State Archives
#ukraine
Jorge Sexer <jas2608@...>
Last October I spent two weeks in Western Ukraine, in Lviv and in Podolia.
Podolia's archives are, since some years ago, centralized in Khmelnitsky, the regional capital, formerly called Proskurov. The Kamenetz files have been largely destroyed by a fire in 2003, but not everything disappeared. What is left, is now in Khmelnitsky. I visited the archives, explained what I was looking for, and was ushered to a woman, probably the director. I have to say my Russian is very basic and my Ukrainian non-existant. But I am able to read Russian, even in handwriting. The archives director summoned another woman, the one in charge of the Reading Room. She took me to that room, where there were another 5-6 persons already, also doing research, not necessarily about Jewish ancestors. I had to fill some forms, show my passport, then she gave me access to the archives, in digitized form, through a computer terminal. Everything seems to be digitized there, the images have very high definition. I spent several hours there, browsing the births, deaths and wedding records >from the Kamenetz region. I looked at several years around 1849, when my great grandfather was probably born. But I found no record with my family name . I wanted to continue next day, as I realized I had overlooked the Lanskorun (Zarichanka) files, which are separate >from other Kamenetz records. But the reading room was closed that day, a Friday. As I wondered if an exception could be made in my case, as I was leaving Khmelnitsky next day, the lady in charge of the Reading Room showed clear signs of impatience. Of course, I imagine her job is not easy, as the archives are said to be chronically understaffed. On the other hand, she told me that they could do themselves such searches, if asked to, at a very reasonable price. I am not sure if that is right, but I will give it a try. Jorge Sexer France
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Re: your thoughts/ideas/suggestions
Karen <kgschneider@...>
Hi Trudy,
I just sent you attachments under a separate email for the findagrave.com links for Solomon, Nathan and also their mother Sarah's gravestones. It was great to hear all the discussion from others about the Hebrew translation for Louis and Moses and that Nathan used his father's first given name Louis and Sol used his father's second given name of Moses on the stones. With that information, plus the attached obituaries for Sol and Nathan that both mention Louis as their father, it seems more and more likely to be true. Plus you will see the 1973 newspaper article celebrating Louis' wife Sarah's 107th birthday (!) gives a brief family history of the family's immigration from Lithuania and life in both Des Moines and the Minneapolis areas and also talks a bit about the lives of their two sons Sol and Nathan. Looking good, just like Sarah at 107, although you'll see she only admits to 103 going on 104! Regards, Karen Chicago, IL
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Seeking brother/sister Gadi and Tali SHLOM Israel
Susan Goldsmith
Dear Israeli members of the Digest, I am trying to contact brother and sister Gadi SHLOM and Tali SHLOM in Israel. They are children of the late Emanuel and Michal SHLOM, grandchildren of the late Moshe Mendel and Raia Berkman SHLIOMOVICH. Moshe Mendel was murdered in the Shoah; Raia survived and submitted a Yad Vashem Page of Testimon.y If you know Gadi and Tali, please feel free to give them my email address. Thank you, Susan Goldsmith SF Bay Area, California, USA
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Re: USCIS Proposes Fee Increases for Genealogy Records # United States # Records Access
Marion Werle
-- Marion Werle <canadagenes@...>
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Re: Paneveyzys. Lithuania.
Richard Gross
I have maternal family connections to Panevyzes and understand that the town was literally wiped out with virtually no survivors. If anyone has more information I'd also be interested.
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Re: your thoughts/ideas/suggestions
Elynn Boss
My grandfather had 4 brothers. Some of them had what appears to be different names for their father on the gravestone. However, some have the 'nickname' rather than the formal name. My grandfather and 3 of his brothers has 'son of Zev''. The remaining brother has 'son of Velvel'.
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JGS of Maryland November 24 program
Speaker: Lara Diamond Title: “Finding Relatives in Russian Empire Records (for non-Russian Speakers)” Date and Time: Sunday, November 24, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Location: Pikesville Library’s meeting room, 1301 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD
Please join us on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Pikesville Library’s meeting room, 1301 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, when Lara Diamond presents our next program: “Finding Relatives in Russian Empire Records (for non-Russian Speakers).”
More and more Russian Empire records are becoming accessible online, but few are indexed. But for those who don’t speak Russian, browsing through the records in old-style Russian handwriting can be daunting. This talk will focus on how to identify, within various types of Russian Empire records, records relating to a researcher’s family, in spite of not having any Russian language background. The talk will also cover various sources for online Russian Empire documents and discuss how to leverage these for one’s own research.
Lara Diamond has been researching her family for 25 years, starting as a middle school student. She has traced all branches of her family multiple generations back in Europe using Russian Empire-era and Austria-Hungarian Empire records. Most of her research is in modern-day Ukraine, with a smattering of Belarus and Poland. As she is an Ashkenazic Jew, she gets to have particular fun with her completely endogamous genome. She is president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland, leads JewishGen's Subcarpathian SIG, and is on JewishGen’s Ukraine SIG’s board of directors. She also runs multiple district- and town-focused projects to collect documentation to assist all those researching ancestors from common towns. She blogs about DNA and her Eastern European research at http://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com.
The program is free for paid members and $5 for non-members (applied to membership fee when a visitor joins JGSMD) after their first meeting. Please check our web site at www.jgsmd.org for late updates and for the time, location, and program of future meetings. Susan Steeble JGSMD Public Relations Baltimore, MD
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JewishGen Education 2020
#bessarabia
Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia JewishGen Education 2020
#bessarabia
Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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JewishGen Education 2020
#france
bounce-3758833-772957@...
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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French SIG #France JewishGen Education 2020
#france
bounce-3758833-772957@...
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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JewishGen Education 2020
#ukraine
Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine JewishGen Education 2020
#ukraine
Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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Headstone picture needed at Montefiore Cemetery, Springfield Gardens, NY
Bob Silverstein
In case someone might be going out there, I need a good picture of this headstone and any other Friedson's nearby.
Death 4 Dec 1928 (aged 45) Burial Montefiore Cemetery, Springfield Gardens, Queens County, New York, USA Plot Block: 80 Row: 014R Grave: 11 Section: Plot: Society Name: JEWISH NATIONAL WORKERS ALLIANCE Thanks, Bob Silverstein
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JewishGen Education 2020
#yiddish
bounce-3758833-772983@...
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre JewishGen Education 2020
#yiddish
bounce-3758833-772983@...
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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JewishGen Education 2020
#southafrica
Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020
We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a student progress with research projects. 2. Home Study classes which are delivered electronically 3. Workbook courses which are Free. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. The three week classes are taught in a unique FORUM, a personal mentoring experience, where students have the opportunity to share their story and work one step at a time with the instructor. Students are encouraged to post one branch, set goals for their research and work interactively. Instructors are familiar with a wide range of resources and offer text lessons to accompany the research process. Home Study consists of PDF lessons. Consider the beginning course for organization and basic research skills (census, vital records, manifests) then move on to the Complex U.S. course which covers naturalization, military, governmental records, and local archival research. Workbook Basic Courses are self-paced text based PDFs with exercises covering genealogical tools to enhance research skills. Tuition is waived for Value Added members of JewishGen who have donated $100 to the General Fund in the last 12 months. We strongly encourage researchers to look at the course details, instructor's credentials and student requirements (time, fee, prerequisites) on the updated education web page: www.jewishgen.org/education . Course Registration opens two weeks before the course start date. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org and happy sleuthing! Nancy Holden, Director of Education www.JewishGen.org/education
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