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Our old Discussion List platform was woefully antiquated. Among its many challenges: it was not secure, it required messages to be sent in Plain Text, did not support accented characters or languages other than English, could not display links or images, and had archives that were not mobile-friendly.
This new platform that JewishGen is using is a scalable, and sustainable solution, and allows us to engage with JewishGen members throughout the world. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for both members and moderators, more powerful tools, and more secure archives (which are easily accessible on mobile devices, and which also block out personal email addresses to the public).
I am a JewishGen member, why do I have to create a separate account for the Discussion Group?
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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
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What are the new guidelines?
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Spanish Translation on Viewmate Needed
#sephardic
Carol Rombro Rider
I have posted on Viewmate a Catholic baptism >from 1890. The record is
from the town of Alpera, Spain. If anyone can give me a word-by-wordtranslation of the record it would be very much appreciated. I believe the baptism lists information not only on the child and her parents, but also her godparents. The record can be seen at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM27838 Many thanks in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim Spanish Translation on Viewmate Needed
#sephardic
Carol Rombro Rider
I have posted on Viewmate a Catholic baptism >from 1890. The record is
from the town of Alpera, Spain. If anyone can give me a word-by-wordtranslation of the record it would be very much appreciated. I believe the baptism lists information not only on the child and her parents, but also her godparents. The record can be seen at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM27838 Many thanks in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#scandinavia
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Scandinavia SIG #Scandinavia Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#scandinavia
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz
#rabbinic
hrhode
Anyone descended >from Pinchas of Koretz (who was descended >from the
Megaleh 'Amuqot)? Please contact me. Thanks, Harold Rhode
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Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#rabbinic
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz
#rabbinic
hrhode
Anyone descended >from Pinchas of Koretz (who was descended >from the
Megaleh 'Amuqot)? Please contact me. Thanks, Harold Rhode
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#rabbinic
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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The MaHarShag
#rabbinic
Bernard Weill
I would like to know if there are living direct descendants of the MaHarShag
Bezalel Weill
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic The MaHarShag
#rabbinic
Bernard Weill
I would like to know if there are living direct descendants of the MaHarShag
Bezalel Weill
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Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#dna
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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DNA Research #DNA Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#dna
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#latvia
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Sign Up Now for Special Events at IAJGS Boston Conference
#latvia
Florence Schumacher, Boston 2013 Publicity Chair
If you have been waiting to sign up for the special events at the IAJGS
2013 Boston conference, time is running out. The tours (sign up at www.tours.iajgs2013.org ) are very popular -- filling up fast and selling out. In response to the high demand, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a second walking tour of Boston's Old South End, but we do not have that capability for any of the other tours. The two bus tours are also filling up. Visit the Touro Synagogue (www.tourosynagogue.org), America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site, as it celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The curator and archivist of the synagogue's visitor center, David Kleiman, will travel on the bus with the group to provide background and then will lead the tour. The Colonial Jewish Burial Ground (http://www.loebtouro.org/jll_cem.shtml), generally closed to the public, will be opened especially for our group. Tour Date & Destination: Sunday, August 4, Newport, Rhode Island. Visit the Yiddish Book Center (www.yiddishbookcenter.org) which rescued over a million Yiddish books >from dumpsters around the world as the older generation of Yiddish speakers passed on and their children could not read the language of their parents and ancestors. This ongoing campaign has saved Yiddish literature for future generations and made the widespread university-level study of Yiddish language and literature possible. It earned Aaron Lansky, the Center's founder and director, a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation and an invitation to be the keynote speakerat our opening session. Tour Date & Destination: Friday, August 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. The special events involving meals (sign up at www.meals.iajgs2013.org) -- Breakfasts with Experts, SIG Luncheons, and the Gala Banquet -- have limited space and a sign-up deadline of July 24. Genzyme is offering a symposium on Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases, with a specially priced breakfast on Thursday. The banquet on Thursday night features the outstanding Zamir Chorale (www.zamir.org) of Boston. The 19 computer workshops (sign up at www.workshops.iajgs2013.org) -- four using Mac computers -- have very limited space. Subjects range >from Steve Morse's popular "One-Step Search" tools to Reunion(R) and Family Tree Maker(R) genealogy software. The hands-on workshops can teach you new skills in doing research in Bessarabia, Hungary, Latvia, or Poland or how better to use the Internet, social media, or JewishGen. Florence Schumacher publicity@iajgs2013.org
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Help with Polish Translation - ViewMate
#general
nk
Hello,
I have posted on Viewmate a Polish document numbers 27840 and 27841 of a marriage between Benzion LAVENTMAN and Glikel NEURINGERN. Please provide me with a loose translation but specific names, locations, and dates. I had sent this email request last week however I had uploaded the incorrect document on Viewmate. Thank you so much for your time. Michele Zell Kanter Skokie, IL Looking for: KARLIK, LAVINTMAN - Kitay Gorod, Ukraine GREENBERG -Khomne Brod, Ukraine ZELBOVICH, ZILBER - Ponidel, Lithuania KORB, LEVIN - Skopishok, Lithuania MODERATOR NOTE: The images may be accessed via: http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=27840 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=27841 Please respond via the form in ViewMate or directly to Michelle.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Help with Polish Translation - ViewMate
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nk
Hello,
I have posted on Viewmate a Polish document numbers 27840 and 27841 of a marriage between Benzion LAVENTMAN and Glikel NEURINGERN. Please provide me with a loose translation but specific names, locations, and dates. I had sent this email request last week however I had uploaded the incorrect document on Viewmate. Thank you so much for your time. Michele Zell Kanter Skokie, IL Looking for: KARLIK, LAVINTMAN - Kitay Gorod, Ukraine GREENBERG -Khomne Brod, Ukraine ZELBOVICH, ZILBER - Ponidel, Lithuania KORB, LEVIN - Skopishok, Lithuania MODERATOR NOTE: The images may be accessed via: http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=27840 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=27841 Please respond via the form in ViewMate or directly to Michelle.
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Photo of tombstone in Wilmington, DE cemetery
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Lewis Stein <sinamos@...>
The death certificate of John Parker Johnson, a great great uncle of my
wife, states that he was buried in the Jewish Cemetery at 5th & Hawley in Wilmington, DE on Dec. 30 1896. I have not been able to locate this cemetery. The burial Portion of the certificate was signed by an undertaker named Chandler. John Parker (Johnson) was the business manager of of an actor named Oliver Dowd Byron who was performing at the Grand Old Opera House in Wilmington when John died of a heart attack. John Parker was >from England and his brothers announced his death in the London Jewish Chronicle. If the cemetery still exists and if his grave can be found, I would like to obtain a picture of the stone so that I can send copies to a number of this generation's Parkers. Lewis Stein Boynton Beach, FL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Photo of tombstone in Wilmington, DE cemetery
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Lewis Stein <sinamos@...>
The death certificate of John Parker Johnson, a great great uncle of my
wife, states that he was buried in the Jewish Cemetery at 5th & Hawley in Wilmington, DE on Dec. 30 1896. I have not been able to locate this cemetery. The burial Portion of the certificate was signed by an undertaker named Chandler. John Parker (Johnson) was the business manager of of an actor named Oliver Dowd Byron who was performing at the Grand Old Opera House in Wilmington when John died of a heart attack. John Parker was >from England and his brothers announced his death in the London Jewish Chronicle. If the cemetery still exists and if his grave can be found, I would like to obtain a picture of the stone so that I can send copies to a number of this generation's Parkers. Lewis Stein Boynton Beach, FL
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