My grandfather, William KATZ, was born in Pandelys around 1886 and
emigrated to NYC in the early 1900's. He owned a shoe store in Manhattan
for many years on Columbus Ave. his parents were Joseph and Fannie BRILL.
His sister, Sara Mashe, married Louis DERMAN, who I think was >from Kaunas
stetl based on NYC records. William had a younger brother, Nathan, who
emigrated to NYC in the early 1900's. Any advice or pointers on research
are much appreciated.
I have joined the Kaunas and Karasai sigs and am working to learn about
Lithuanian Jewish genealogy.
I have done autosomal dna with family tree dna.

Jonathan Goldstine
Knoxville, TN

My grandfather, William KATZ, was born in Pandelys around 1886 and
emigrated to NYC in the early 1900's. He owned a shoe store in Manhattan
for many years on Columbus Ave. his parents were Joseph and Fannie BRILL.
His sister, Sara Mashe, married Louis DERMAN, who I think was >from Kaunas
stetl based on NYC records. William had a younger brother, Nathan, who
emigrated to NYC in the early 1900's. Any advice or pointers on research
are much appreciated.
I have joined the Kaunas and Karasai sigs and am working to learn about
Lithuanian Jewish genealogy.
I have done autosomal dna with family tree dna.

Jonathan Goldstine
Knoxville, TN

Finding Your Roots, with Henry Louis Gates, begins its new season on
January 8, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET on your local PBS station. Check your local
station guide. This is the fifth season of the show-the episode guide may be
found at:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/about/season-5-episode-guide/
The new season includes Andy Samberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Sarah Silverman and
many more. The ten episodes will have 26 guests learning about their family
history.
see: https://www.pbs.org/video/season-5-preview-uv6am6/

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Finding Your Roots, with Henry Louis Gates, begins its new season on
January 8, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET on your local PBS station. Check your local
station guide. This is the fifth season of the show-the episode guide may be
found at:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/about/season-5-episode-guide/
The new season includes Andy Samberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Sarah Silverman and
many more. The ten episodes will have 26 guests learning about their family
history.
see: https://www.pbs.org/video/season-5-preview-uv6am6/

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

I'm trying to learn the father's name >from a burial near Chicago and
haven't had any luck with online resources. The information I have is:
Hyman SCHNEIDER, died 24 Dec, 1957 in Oak Park, Ill.
Burial place: Chicago & Suburban Cemetery, Maywood, Ill

I can't find any information on Chicago & Suburban Cemetery, is anyone
familiar with it?

Sherri Venditti
The Berkshires, USA

I'm trying to learn the father's name >from a burial near Chicago and
haven't had any luck with online resources. The information I have is:
Hyman SCHNEIDER, died 24 Dec, 1957 in Oak Park, Ill.
Burial place: Chicago & Suburban Cemetery, Maywood, Ill

I can't find any information on Chicago & Suburban Cemetery, is anyone
familiar with it?

Sherri Venditti
The Berkshires, USA

As I'm adding info to my tree >from online record sources, I've been
encountering something that has happened several times recently but not
in the past.

I'm finding marriage records and licenses for couples that have already
been married. For example, a couple may get married in the '50s, have
several kids and get a marriage license again in the '70s. Usually, but
not always, in the same city.

So, my question is why does this happen? Was the first for religious
reasons and the second for civil reasons? Or, did they separate and get
back together? Or need paperwork to prove their marriage that they didn't
get the first time? All of the above?

I don't know if it is odder that I haven't seen that before or that it
happens at all.

Paul Blumstein

Researching Poland: BLUMSTEIN, KRET; Hungary: EIDELHOCH, LOVINGER

As I'm adding info to my tree >from online record sources, I've been
encountering something that has happened several times recently but not
in the past.

I'm finding marriage records and licenses for couples that have already
been married. For example, a couple may get married in the '50s, have
several kids and get a marriage license again in the '70s. Usually, but
not always, in the same city.

So, my question is why does this happen? Was the first for religious
reasons and the second for civil reasons? Or, did they separate and get
back together? Or need paperwork to prove their marriage that they didn't
get the first time? All of the above?

I don't know if it is odder that I haven't seen that before or that it
happens at all.

Paul Blumstein

Researching Poland: BLUMSTEIN, KRET; Hungary: EIDELHOCH, LOVINGER

I had my genetic dna test with LivingDNA however I cannot download it on
any of the sites. They claim that one can but it is not working . I
belong to MyHeritage and Ancestry.com and am contemplating doing a test
with Ancestry. My Heritage says no dna downloads or tests are available
for Israel.

Patsy Kreel
Sede Ilan Israel

I had my genetic dna test with LivingDNA however I cannot download it on
any of the sites. They claim that one can but it is not working . I
belong to MyHeritage and Ancestry.com and am contemplating doing a test
with Ancestry. My Heritage says no dna downloads or tests are available
for Israel.

Patsy Kreel
Sede Ilan Israel

Friends,
This is my understanding of the situation:
1. Israeli law (due to concern about mamzerim) has a law that prohibits DNA
testing for the purpose of "finding family". As far as I know paternity
tests and health tests are still permitted. This law is about 2 years old.
2. My Heritage does not sell to Israelis or allow uploads >from Israeli
computers. Some people have their data uploaded >from the US or elsewhere.
3. I have purchased and sent DNA kits >from FTDNA to Israel, that were
returned directly to the lab in Houston. Some were prior to the passage of
this law. Since I live in the US, I was able to upload the results of the
Israeli kits to MyHeritage.
4. I have a number of Israeli matches on MyHeritage to my own kit - and
their MyHeritage site and information is in Hebrew

Sarah Meyer
Georgetown, TX
https://www.sarahsgenies.com

^^^
Martin Davis martindavis@... wrote:

Friends,
This is my understanding of the situation:
1. Israeli law (due to concern about mamzerim) has a law that prohibits DNA
testing for the purpose of "finding family". As far as I know paternity
tests and health tests are still permitted. This law is about 2 years old.
2. My Heritage does not sell to Israelis or allow uploads >from Israeli
computers. Some people have their data uploaded >from the US or elsewhere.
3. I have purchased and sent DNA kits >from FTDNA to Israel, that were
returned directly to the lab in Houston. Some were prior to the passage of
this law. Since I live in the US, I was able to upload the results of the
Israeli kits to MyHeritage.
4. I have a number of Israeli matches on MyHeritage to my own kit - and
their MyHeritage site and information is in Hebrew

Sarah Meyer
Georgetown, TX
https://www.sarahsgenies.com

^^^
Martin Davis martindavis@... wrote:

Shalom,

I seem to have surprised myself by what we managed to achieve over
December in the Yizkor Book Project and the long list of new entries
and updates at the end of this report does bear witness to this.

I am pleased to say that, once again, we completely uploaded another
Yizkor book and this time for Monor, Hungary. Judith Lipmanson was
behind this project becoming a reality and we do thank her sincerely
for this. In addition, we were able to complete the online version of
the "Preserving Our Litvak Heritage" book which is also available as a
hard copy via the Yizkor Books in Print Project.

And regarding this project, it also provided some additional welcome
surprises for us - over the last month, no less than three new published
books became available. They are:

- The "Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk Memorial Book" on the Dnipropetrovsk
(Dnipro), Ukraine community
- The "The Zbaraz Memorial Book" on the Zbarazh, Ukraine community
- The "Resistance and Death in the Czenstochower Ghetto" on the
Czestochowa, Poland community

I'm really in awe of this remarkable achievement by Joel Alpert's
dedicated team and wish them "yeshar koach" and, at the same time, thank
them for the wonderful books that they continue to publish on a regular
basis. By-the-way, purchase details of these and all the other published
books can be found on YBIP page, the link for which appears at the end of
this report.

Being that it is the end of 2018, it seems appropriate to note a few
facts and figures about our project. Within the Yizkor Book Project,
there are now:

- over 900 translation projects of which 154 are complete projects with
many others heading towards completion.
- 2,255 entries - which are complete articles covering particular
communities. Notably, many of these come >from the Pinkasei Hakehillot
(Encyclopaedias of Jewish Communities) volumes translated >from the
original Hebrew.
- 78 published books by the YBIP Project.

I don't wish to overwhelm you with too many facts & figures but at the
same time, do want you to appreciate the extent of the YB Project that we
volunteers and professional translators continue to make progress with,
month in and month out.

And now for the additions and updates are what we've carried out during
December:

We have added in one new book:

- Torchin, Ukraine (Torchin, our lost but not forgotten town)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Torchin/Torchin.html

We have added in 10 new entries:

- Akmene, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_001.html

- Cekiske, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_006.html

- Erzvilkas, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_020.html

- Garliava, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_025.html

- Gelvonai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_031.html

- Grinkiskis, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_043.html

- Kudirkos-Naumiestis, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage -
Volume I) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_119.html

- Kybartai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage - Volume I)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_142.html

- Lazdijai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage - Volume I)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_234.html

- Seirijai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage - Volume I)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_431.html

And we have continued to update 24 of our existing projects:

- Balti, Moldova (Balti Bessarabia: a memorial of the Jewish community)
www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Balti/Balti.html

- Biala Podlaska, Poland (Book of Biala Podlaska)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Biala_Podlaska/Biala_Podlaska.html

- Czestochowa, Poland (Czenstochover Landsmanschaft in Montreal)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czestochowa3/Czestochowa3.html

- Czyzew-Osada, Poland (Czyzewo Memorial Book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czyzew/Czyzew.html

- Jadow, Poland (The Book of Jadow)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/jadow/jadow.html

- Jonava, Lithuania (Jonava On the Banks of the Vylia; In memory of
the destroyed Jewish community of Jonava)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Jonava/Jonava.html

- Kamyanyets, Belarus (Memorial Book of Kamenets Litovsk, Zastavye,
and Colonies) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Kamenets/Kamenets.html

- Kherson, Ukraine (Jewish Farmers in Russian Fields)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/JewishFarmers/JewishFarmers.html

- Kovel, Ukraine (Kowel; Testimony and Memorial Book of Our Destroyed
Community) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/kovel1/kovel1.html

- Kremenets, Ukraine (Memorial Book of Kremenets, Vyshgorodok, and
Pochayiv) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Kremenets3/Kremenets3.html

- Monor, Hungary (Bound by Fate: In Memory of the Jewish Community of
Monor) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Monor/Monor.html

- Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland (Memories >from Nowy-Dwor)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/nowy_dwor1/nowy_dwor1.html

- Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland (Ostrowiec; a monument on the ruins
of an annihilated Jewish community)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ostrowiec/ostrowiec.html

- Ozeryany, Ukraine (Memorial book, Jezierzany and surroundings)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ozeryany/ozeryany.html

- Przemysl, Poland (Przemysl memorial book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/przemysl/przemysl.html

- Rafalovka, Ukraine (Memorial book for the towns of Old Rafalowka,
New Rafalowka, Olizarka, Zoludzk and vicinity)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/rafalovka/rafalovka.html

- Smarhon, Belarus (Smorgonie, District Vilna; memorial book and
testimony) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/smorgon/smorgon.html

- Stowbtsy, Belarus (Memorial volume of Steibtz-Swerznie and the
neighboring villages Rubezhevitz, Derevna, Nalibok)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Stowbtsy/Stowbtsy.html

- Suwalki, Poland (Memorial book of Suvalk)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Suwalki1/Suwalki1.html

- Svencionys, Lithuania (Svintzian region: memorial book of 23
communities) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/svencionys.html

- Tarnow, Poland (The life and decline of a Jewish city)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/tarnow/tarnow.html

- Turobin, Poland (The Turobin book; in memory of the Jewish community)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Turobin/Turobin.html

- We want to live www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/WantToLive/WantToLive.html

- Wyszkow, Poland (Wyszkow Book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Wyszkow/Wyszkow.html

Some important links to note:

- This month's additions and updates are flagged at
www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html to make it easy to find them.
- All you would like to know about the Yizkor Books in Print Project
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ybip.html
- Yizkor Book Translation Funds
www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23
where your financial support will assist in seeing more translations go
online.

Wishing you all a peaceful, successful and healthful 2019,
Lance Ackerfeld, Yizkor Book Project Manager

Shalom,

I seem to have surprised myself by what we managed to achieve over
December in the Yizkor Book Project and the long list of new entries
and updates at the end of this report does bear witness to this.

I am pleased to say that, once again, we completely uploaded another
Yizkor book and this time for Monor, Hungary. Judith Lipmanson was
behind this project becoming a reality and we do thank her sincerely
for this. In addition, we were able to complete the online version of
the "Preserving Our Litvak Heritage" book which is also available as a
hard copy via the Yizkor Books in Print Project.

And regarding this project, it also provided some additional welcome
surprises for us - over the last month, no less than three new published
books became available. They are:

- The "Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk Memorial Book" on the Dnipropetrovsk
(Dnipro), Ukraine community
- The "The Zbaraz Memorial Book" on the Zbarazh, Ukraine community
- The "Resistance and Death in the Czenstochower Ghetto" on the
Czestochowa, Poland community

I'm really in awe of this remarkable achievement by Joel Alpert's
dedicated team and wish them "yeshar koach" and, at the same time, thank
them for the wonderful books that they continue to publish on a regular
basis. By-the-way, purchase details of these and all the other published
books can be found on YBIP page, the link for which appears at the end of
this report.

Being that it is the end of 2018, it seems appropriate to note a few
facts and figures about our project. Within the Yizkor Book Project,
there are now:

- over 900 translation projects of which 154 are complete projects with
many others heading towards completion.
- 2,255 entries - which are complete articles covering particular
communities. Notably, many of these come >from the Pinkasei Hakehillot
(Encyclopaedias of Jewish Communities) volumes translated >from the
original Hebrew.
- 78 published books by the YBIP Project.

I don't wish to overwhelm you with too many facts & figures but at the
same time, do want you to appreciate the extent of the YB Project that we
volunteers and professional translators continue to make progress with,
month in and month out.

And now for the additions and updates are what we've carried out during
December:

We have added in one new book:

- Torchin, Ukraine (Torchin, our lost but not forgotten town)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Torchin/Torchin.html

We have added in 10 new entries:

- Akmene, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_001.html

- Cekiske, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_006.html

- Erzvilkas, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_020.html

- Garliava, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_025.html

- Gelvonai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_031.html

- Grinkiskis, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_043.html

- Kudirkos-Naumiestis, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage -
Volume I) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_119.html

- Kybartai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage - Volume I)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_142.html

- Lazdijai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage - Volume I)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_234.html

- Seirijai, Lithuania (Preserving Our Litvak Heritage - Volume I)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania4/lit4_431.html

And we have continued to update 24 of our existing projects:

- Balti, Moldova (Balti Bessarabia: a memorial of the Jewish community)
www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Balti/Balti.html

- Biala Podlaska, Poland (Book of Biala Podlaska)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Biala_Podlaska/Biala_Podlaska.html

- Czestochowa, Poland (Czenstochover Landsmanschaft in Montreal)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czestochowa3/Czestochowa3.html

- Czyzew-Osada, Poland (Czyzewo Memorial Book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czyzew/Czyzew.html

- Jadow, Poland (The Book of Jadow)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/jadow/jadow.html

- Jonava, Lithuania (Jonava On the Banks of the Vylia; In memory of
the destroyed Jewish community of Jonava)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Jonava/Jonava.html

- Kamyanyets, Belarus (Memorial Book of Kamenets Litovsk, Zastavye,
and Colonies) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Kamenets/Kamenets.html

- Kherson, Ukraine (Jewish Farmers in Russian Fields)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/JewishFarmers/JewishFarmers.html

- Kovel, Ukraine (Kowel; Testimony and Memorial Book of Our Destroyed
Community) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/kovel1/kovel1.html

- Kremenets, Ukraine (Memorial Book of Kremenets, Vyshgorodok, and
Pochayiv) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Kremenets3/Kremenets3.html

- Monor, Hungary (Bound by Fate: In Memory of the Jewish Community of
Monor) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Monor/Monor.html

- Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland (Memories >from Nowy-Dwor)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/nowy_dwor1/nowy_dwor1.html

- Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland (Ostrowiec; a monument on the ruins
of an annihilated Jewish community)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ostrowiec/ostrowiec.html

- Ozeryany, Ukraine (Memorial book, Jezierzany and surroundings)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ozeryany/ozeryany.html

- Przemysl, Poland (Przemysl memorial book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/przemysl/przemysl.html

- Rafalovka, Ukraine (Memorial book for the towns of Old Rafalowka,
New Rafalowka, Olizarka, Zoludzk and vicinity)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/rafalovka/rafalovka.html

- Smarhon, Belarus (Smorgonie, District Vilna; memorial book and
testimony) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/smorgon/smorgon.html

- Stowbtsy, Belarus (Memorial volume of Steibtz-Swerznie and the
neighboring villages Rubezhevitz, Derevna, Nalibok)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Stowbtsy/Stowbtsy.html

- Suwalki, Poland (Memorial book of Suvalk)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Suwalki1/Suwalki1.html

- Svencionys, Lithuania (Svintzian region: memorial book of 23
communities) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/svencionys.html

- Tarnow, Poland (The life and decline of a Jewish city)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/tarnow/tarnow.html

- Turobin, Poland (The Turobin book; in memory of the Jewish community)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Turobin/Turobin.html

- We want to live www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/WantToLive/WantToLive.html

- Wyszkow, Poland (Wyszkow Book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Wyszkow/Wyszkow.html

Some important links to note:

- This month's additions and updates are flagged at
www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html to make it easy to find them.
- All you would like to know about the Yizkor Books in Print Project
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ybip.html
- Yizkor Book Translation Funds
www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23
where your financial support will assist in seeing more translations go
online.

Wishing you all a peaceful, successful and healthful 2019,
Lance Ackerfeld, Yizkor Book Project Manager

Attention Non-Profit Genealogical Organizations!

This summer, Cleveland will host the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, the premier event for Jewish genealogists
(see http://www.iajgs2019.org/). We expect a great turnout of researchers

from around the world will attend this major conference >from July 28th

through August 2nd, 2019 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland,
Ohio.

This is an exceptional opportunity for data repositories, archives,
genealogical and historical societies, and related organizations to assist
family researchers as well as to recruit new supporters and promote their
organizations to a remarkable group of genealogy enthusiasts.
We invite your participation in the SHARE Fair that will be held on the
opening afternoon of the conference. This fair, free to the participating
organizations, will be held >from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm on Sunday, July 28th,
2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland SHARE Fair Application in on the
conference website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Move your cursor over the
"SIGS/BOFS" drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Here are other ways your organization can be involved:

* Exhibit your holdings and/or sell your offerings in the week-long
Exhibitor Hall.
* Advertise in the Daily Planner and the Conference Syllabus.
* Place marketing material in the conference tote bag.
* Contribute subscription or private databases to the Resource Center.
* Invite conference goers to your location or arrange a scheduled tour.
* Publicize the conference to your members and visitors.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. We are eager to
partner with you and hope to see you in Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@... Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention Non-Profit Genealogical Organizations!

This summer, Cleveland will host the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, the premier event for Jewish genealogists
(see http://www.iajgs2019.org/). We expect a great turnout of researchers

from around the world will attend this major conference >from July 28th

through August 2nd, 2019 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland,
Ohio.

This is an exceptional opportunity for data repositories, archives,
genealogical and historical societies, and related organizations to assist
family researchers as well as to recruit new supporters and promote their
organizations to a remarkable group of genealogy enthusiasts.
We invite your participation in the SHARE Fair that will be held on the
opening afternoon of the conference. This fair, free to the participating
organizations, will be held >from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm on Sunday, July 28th,
2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland SHARE Fair Application in on the
conference website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Move your cursor over the
"SIGS/BOFS" drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Here are other ways your organization can be involved:

* Exhibit your holdings and/or sell your offerings in the week-long
Exhibitor Hall.
* Advertise in the Daily Planner and the Conference Syllabus.
* Place marketing material in the conference tote bag.
* Contribute subscription or private databases to the Resource Center.
* Invite conference goers to your location or arrange a scheduled tour.
* Publicize the conference to your members and visitors.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. We are eager to
partner with you and hope to see you in Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@... Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Two weeks ago, I stumbled on an entire branch of my wife's family that we
hadn't known about.

I was looking in the index to the Chicago Sentinel for any information
about her grandmother, Augusta BIRKNER, nee OPPENHEIMER, when I saw a 1922
death notice for a Jacob OPPENHEIMER who had lived in Iowa, but had died
in Augusta's hometown, Steinbach am Glan, Germany.

In the past two weeks, I discovered that many numerous OPPENHEIMER
relatives had settled in Iowa before 1880.

If anyone else is researching this family, please contact me.

Eric Mack, Jerusalem ewm44118@...

Two weeks ago, I stumbled on an entire branch of my wife's family that we
hadn't known about.

I was looking in the index to the Chicago Sentinel for any information
about her grandmother, Augusta BIRKNER, nee OPPENHEIMER, when I saw a 1922
death notice for a Jacob OPPENHEIMER who had lived in Iowa, but had died
in Augusta's hometown, Steinbach am Glan, Germany.

In the past two weeks, I discovered that many numerous OPPENHEIMER
relatives had settled in Iowa before 1880.

If anyone else is researching this family, please contact me.

Eric Mack, Jerusalem ewm44118@...

Dear SIGgers,

I have several LEVINSON family members buried in Section One at Adath
Israel Cemetery in Price Hill (Hamilton Co.), OH. Most of the
relationships are clear, but there is an older LEVINSON, Lewin
(1793-1861), buried there whose relationship to the others I'd
like to know. Unfortunately, his monument appears very worn, and though
I have a photograph, >from FindaGrave, the Hebrew inscription is
illegible. Is there anyone among you who might volunteer to visit the
cemetery and photograph or otherwise copy Lewin's marker and
that of D[avid] S. LEVINSON (1804-1882)? I would like to know if parents
or patronymics are mentioned in the inscriptions. I believe that
D[avid] S. was also born in Rogozno/Rogasen but did not see it on the
FindaGrave photo.

Here are the locations:

Lewin LEVINSON: Section 1, Lot 143, Grave 95; D[avid] S. LEVINSON:
Section 1, Lot 130, Grave 253.

David's sons: Jacob (Sec 1, Lot 143, Grv 118); Mayer (Sec 1,
Lot 139, Grv 139), Philip (Sec. 1, Lot 73, Grv 711) `

Finally, if any of you are LEVINSON descendants and have done your dna
I'd be very interested, as I do have the dna of my
ggggrandmother, Elisheva/Sheba/Jennie LEVINSON LOEWENBERG. (1787-1888),
whom I'm hypothesizing to be the sister of Lewin L.

Will be very grateful for any responses.

Judith Berlowitz, San Francisco, CA jberlowitz331@...

Dear SIGgers,

I have several LEVINSON family members buried in Section One at Adath
Israel Cemetery in Price Hill (Hamilton Co.), OH. Most of the
relationships are clear, but there is an older LEVINSON, Lewin
(1793-1861), buried there whose relationship to the others I'd
like to know. Unfortunately, his monument appears very worn, and though
I have a photograph, >from FindaGrave, the Hebrew inscription is
illegible. Is there anyone among you who might volunteer to visit the
cemetery and photograph or otherwise copy Lewin's marker and
that of D[avid] S. LEVINSON (1804-1882)? I would like to know if parents
or patronymics are mentioned in the inscriptions. I believe that
D[avid] S. was also born in Rogozno/Rogasen but did not see it on the
FindaGrave photo.

Here are the locations:

Lewin LEVINSON: Section 1, Lot 143, Grave 95; D[avid] S. LEVINSON:
Section 1, Lot 130, Grave 253.

David's sons: Jacob (Sec 1, Lot 143, Grv 118); Mayer (Sec 1,
Lot 139, Grv 139), Philip (Sec. 1, Lot 73, Grv 711) `

Finally, if any of you are LEVINSON descendants and have done your dna
I'd be very interested, as I do have the dna of my
ggggrandmother, Elisheva/Sheba/Jennie LEVINSON LOEWENBERG. (1787-1888),
whom I'm hypothesizing to be the sister of Lewin L.

Will be very grateful for any responses.

Judith Berlowitz, San Francisco, CA jberlowitz331@...