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A JewishGen win/win project
#southafrica
Carol W. Skydell <cskydell@...>
Dear 'Genners
You have always sought a JewishGen that meets your own needs, a JewishGen that keeps the services free to you the user, the researcher of your personal Jewish heritage. You require a JewishGen that's committed to finding and presenting projects that ensure a win/win situation. "Published by JewishGen" is just such a project. You've told us by your enthusiastic response so far that "Preserving our Litvak Heritage...A History of 31 Jewish Communities in Lithuania" by Josef Rosin was the correct book to launch this new project. In addition to being a monumental work of 736 pages with over 500 photographs, some >from private family collections, there is an extensive forward written by the eminent scholar Professor Dov Levin. Each chapter is devoted exclusively to one of the 31 Lithuanian communities, a list too lengthy to mention here, but a visit to the JewishGenMall will identify them for you. To make this another win/win situation, you can purchase Rosin's book at a 40% discount, but only up until April 30th, and only through the JewishGenMall. All proceeds >from sales at the Mall flow into the JewishGen General Fund which helps defray the mounting operating expenses. So, every time you purchase any product >from the JewishGenMall you are helping us meet our financial needs. The more JewishGen benefits >from your purchases, the longer we can keep >from becoming a fee-based service, something JewishGen has been trying so hard to avoid since it first began. If Lithuania is ***your*** ancestral home, Rosin's expanded history offers you extensive material >from archival sources as well as personal memoirs. It is truly a picture of the life and times in these communities >from their early beginnings and ending with the Nazi's attempts to annihilate all of Lithuanian Jewry. For any researcher who is looking for information about Lithuania, especially about these 31 towns, this book is a personal treasure. It will also be a treasure for your children and your grandchildren. Whatever country is part of your research interests, please take a look at all the material you will find in the mall. Just select that country >from the drop-down search list in the TOPICS field. You will find an extraordinary collection at very competitive prices. If Josef Rosin's book is of interest, click on the picture of the book cover to read more about it and place your order at the pre-publication 40% discounted price which is only $52.80, plus S&H. You can buy as many copies as you need for other family members at this heavily discounted price. For a real win/win situation, make the JewishGen Mall your first stop when looking to purchase Jewish-interest books, software, CDs, or videos. You'll save money on most purchases, and you'll help keep all of the valuable JewishGen services free. Visiting <http://www.JewishGenMall.Org>www.jewishgenmall.org will truly be a win/win situation! Carol Carol W. Skydell, Vice President JewishGen Special Projects P.S. Don't lose out! Don't be distracted by the Passover holiday! ***order today*** The 40% discount on Josef Rosin's "Litvak" book will last only until midnight April 30th and cannot be offered again after publication.
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Menucha Dvorah (BERELOWICZ) BLOU
#southafrica
Saul Issroff <saul@...>
Looking for information about Menucha Dvorah BERELOWICZ 1907-1973, buried
Westpark, Johannesburg, South Africa married to BLOU (possibly Joseph D.) She was probably born in Nemakasciai, Lithuania and her parents may have been Baruch Hersh & Fruma. Some siblings went to Pittsburgh and became Levine. Any information about her or descendants should be sent to me privately. Saul Issroff saul@shaul.homechoice.co.uk
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica A JewishGen win/win project
#southafrica
Carol W. Skydell <cskydell@...>
Dear 'Genners
You have always sought a JewishGen that meets your own needs, a JewishGen that keeps the services free to you the user, the researcher of your personal Jewish heritage. You require a JewishGen that's committed to finding and presenting projects that ensure a win/win situation. "Published by JewishGen" is just such a project. You've told us by your enthusiastic response so far that "Preserving our Litvak Heritage...A History of 31 Jewish Communities in Lithuania" by Josef Rosin was the correct book to launch this new project. In addition to being a monumental work of 736 pages with over 500 photographs, some >from private family collections, there is an extensive forward written by the eminent scholar Professor Dov Levin. Each chapter is devoted exclusively to one of the 31 Lithuanian communities, a list too lengthy to mention here, but a visit to the JewishGenMall will identify them for you. To make this another win/win situation, you can purchase Rosin's book at a 40% discount, but only up until April 30th, and only through the JewishGenMall. All proceeds >from sales at the Mall flow into the JewishGen General Fund which helps defray the mounting operating expenses. So, every time you purchase any product >from the JewishGenMall you are helping us meet our financial needs. The more JewishGen benefits >from your purchases, the longer we can keep >from becoming a fee-based service, something JewishGen has been trying so hard to avoid since it first began. If Lithuania is ***your*** ancestral home, Rosin's expanded history offers you extensive material >from archival sources as well as personal memoirs. It is truly a picture of the life and times in these communities >from their early beginnings and ending with the Nazi's attempts to annihilate all of Lithuanian Jewry. For any researcher who is looking for information about Lithuania, especially about these 31 towns, this book is a personal treasure. It will also be a treasure for your children and your grandchildren. Whatever country is part of your research interests, please take a look at all the material you will find in the mall. Just select that country >from the drop-down search list in the TOPICS field. You will find an extraordinary collection at very competitive prices. If Josef Rosin's book is of interest, click on the picture of the book cover to read more about it and place your order at the pre-publication 40% discounted price which is only $52.80, plus S&H. You can buy as many copies as you need for other family members at this heavily discounted price. For a real win/win situation, make the JewishGen Mall your first stop when looking to purchase Jewish-interest books, software, CDs, or videos. You'll save money on most purchases, and you'll help keep all of the valuable JewishGen services free. Visiting <http://www.JewishGenMall.Org>www.jewishgenmall.org will truly be a win/win situation! Carol Carol W. Skydell, Vice President JewishGen Special Projects P.S. Don't lose out! Don't be distracted by the Passover holiday! ***order today*** The 40% discount on Josef Rosin's "Litvak" book will last only until midnight April 30th and cannot be offered again after publication.
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Menucha Dvorah (BERELOWICZ) BLOU
#southafrica
Saul Issroff <saul@...>
Looking for information about Menucha Dvorah BERELOWICZ 1907-1973, buried
Westpark, Johannesburg, South Africa married to BLOU (possibly Joseph D.) She was probably born in Nemakasciai, Lithuania and her parents may have been Baruch Hersh & Fruma. Some siblings went to Pittsburgh and became Levine. Any information about her or descendants should be sent to me privately. Saul Issroff saul@shaul.homechoice.co.uk
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SA Jewry - Books
#southafrica
Beryl. B <balden@...>
Having just returned >from a trip to Cape Town, I
would like to inform SIG members that the most wonderful books on South African Jewry are to be found at various second-hand bookshops. (Most of the cities have Charity second hand bookshops). So, if this lies in your interest, don't forget to visit and spend time by going through all the various books on Judaism. Beryl Baleson Israel. balden@zahav.net.il
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica SA Jewry - Books
#southafrica
Beryl. B <balden@...>
Having just returned >from a trip to Cape Town, I
would like to inform SIG members that the most wonderful books on South African Jewry are to be found at various second-hand bookshops. (Most of the cities have Charity second hand bookshops). So, if this lies in your interest, don't forget to visit and spend time by going through all the various books on Judaism. Beryl Baleson Israel. balden@zahav.net.il
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A JewishGen win/win project
#usa
Carol W. Skydell <cskydell@...>
Dear 'Genners
You have always sought a JewishGen that meets your own needs, a JewishGen that keeps the services free to you the user, the researcher of your personal Jewish heritage. You require a JewishGen that's committed to finding and presenting projects that ensure a win/win situation. "Published by JewishGen" is just such a project. You've told us by your enthusiastic response so far that "Preserving our Litvak Heritage...A History of 31 Jewish Communities in Lithuania" by Josef Rosin was the correct book to launch this new project. In addition to being a monumental work of 736 pages with over 500 photographs, some >from private family collections, there is an extensive forward written by the eminent scholar Professor Dov Levin. Each chapter is devoted exclusively to one of the 31 Lithuanian communities, a list too lengthy to mention here, but a visit to the JewishGenMall will identify them for you. To make this another win/win situation, you can purchase Rosin's book at a 40% discount, but only up until April 30th, and only through the JewishGenMall. All proceeds >from sales at the Mall flow into the JewishGen General Fund which helps defray the mounting operating expenses. So, every time you purchase any product >from the JewishGenMall you are helping us meet our financial needs. The more JewishGen benefits >from your purchases, the longer we can keep >from becoming a fee-based service, something JewishGen has been trying so hard to avoid since it first began. If Lithuania is ***your*** ancestral home, Rosin's expanded history offers you extensive material >from archival sources as well as personal memoirs. It is truly a picture of the life and times in these communities >from their early beginnings and ending with the Nazi's attempts to annihilate all of Lithuanian Jewry. For any researcher who is looking for information about Lithuania, especially about these 31 towns, this book is a personal treasure. It will also be a treasure for your children and your grandchildren. Whatever country is part of your research interests, please take a look at all the material you will find in the mall. Just select that country >from the drop-down search list in the TOPICS field. You will find an extraordinary collection at very competitive prices. If Josef Rosin's book is of interest, click on the picture of the book cover to read more about it and place your order at the pre-publication 40% discounted price which is only $52.80, plus S&H. You can buy as many copies as you need for other family members at this heavily discounted price. For a real win/win situation, make the JewishGen Mall your first stop when looking to purchase Jewish-interest books, software, CDs, or videos. You'll save money on most purchases, and you'll help keep all of the valuable JewishGen services free. Visiting <http://www.JewishGenMall.Org>www.jewishgenmall.org will truly be a win/win situation! Carol Carol W. Skydell, Vice President JewishGen Special Projects P.S. Don't lose out! Don't be distracted by the Passover holiday! ***order today*** The 40% discount on Josef Rosin's "Litvak" book will last only until midnight April 30th and cannot be offered again after publication.
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Early American SIG #USA A JewishGen win/win project
#usa
Carol W. Skydell <cskydell@...>
Dear 'Genners
You have always sought a JewishGen that meets your own needs, a JewishGen that keeps the services free to you the user, the researcher of your personal Jewish heritage. You require a JewishGen that's committed to finding and presenting projects that ensure a win/win situation. "Published by JewishGen" is just such a project. You've told us by your enthusiastic response so far that "Preserving our Litvak Heritage...A History of 31 Jewish Communities in Lithuania" by Josef Rosin was the correct book to launch this new project. In addition to being a monumental work of 736 pages with over 500 photographs, some >from private family collections, there is an extensive forward written by the eminent scholar Professor Dov Levin. Each chapter is devoted exclusively to one of the 31 Lithuanian communities, a list too lengthy to mention here, but a visit to the JewishGenMall will identify them for you. To make this another win/win situation, you can purchase Rosin's book at a 40% discount, but only up until April 30th, and only through the JewishGenMall. All proceeds >from sales at the Mall flow into the JewishGen General Fund which helps defray the mounting operating expenses. So, every time you purchase any product >from the JewishGenMall you are helping us meet our financial needs. The more JewishGen benefits >from your purchases, the longer we can keep >from becoming a fee-based service, something JewishGen has been trying so hard to avoid since it first began. If Lithuania is ***your*** ancestral home, Rosin's expanded history offers you extensive material >from archival sources as well as personal memoirs. It is truly a picture of the life and times in these communities >from their early beginnings and ending with the Nazi's attempts to annihilate all of Lithuanian Jewry. For any researcher who is looking for information about Lithuania, especially about these 31 towns, this book is a personal treasure. It will also be a treasure for your children and your grandchildren. Whatever country is part of your research interests, please take a look at all the material you will find in the mall. Just select that country >from the drop-down search list in the TOPICS field. You will find an extraordinary collection at very competitive prices. If Josef Rosin's book is of interest, click on the picture of the book cover to read more about it and place your order at the pre-publication 40% discounted price which is only $52.80, plus S&H. You can buy as many copies as you need for other family members at this heavily discounted price. For a real win/win situation, make the JewishGen Mall your first stop when looking to purchase Jewish-interest books, software, CDs, or videos. You'll save money on most purchases, and you'll help keep all of the valuable JewishGen services free. Visiting <http://www.JewishGenMall.Org>www.jewishgenmall.org will truly be a win/win situation! Carol Carol W. Skydell, Vice President JewishGen Special Projects P.S. Don't lose out! Don't be distracted by the Passover holiday! ***order today*** The 40% discount on Josef Rosin's "Litvak" book will last only until midnight April 30th and cannot be offered again after publication.
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Important Announcement RE: Privacy of GerSIG members
#germany
GerSig@...
Fellow members of GerSIG:
To help protect the privacy of its list members, Jewishgen has added the following requirement for membership in GerSIG and all other JewishGen SIG groups. The text below is >from JewishGen. It will be added to our "INTRO / Welcome" letter and to the mailing list rules at the JewishGen website. What it means is that *** only the writer *** has the right to send his E-mail address and the text of messages posted on this list to other lists. Please protect your right to GerSIG membership and the privacy of your fellow members by observing this rule: "In joining this private mailing list you acknowledge that you will not copy any messages posted here and send them off to other lists to which you may be subscribed. All subscribers have the right to expect their privacy will be observed by fellow members. E-mail addresses, shared information or comments posted to this mailing list should not turn up in other forums." John Paul Lowens, Suburban NYC GerSIG Coordinator
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German SIG #Germany Important Announcement RE: Privacy of GerSIG members
#germany
GerSig@...
Fellow members of GerSIG:
To help protect the privacy of its list members, Jewishgen has added the following requirement for membership in GerSIG and all other JewishGen SIG groups. The text below is >from JewishGen. It will be added to our "INTRO / Welcome" letter and to the mailing list rules at the JewishGen website. What it means is that *** only the writer *** has the right to send his E-mail address and the text of messages posted on this list to other lists. Please protect your right to GerSIG membership and the privacy of your fellow members by observing this rule: "In joining this private mailing list you acknowledge that you will not copy any messages posted here and send them off to other lists to which you may be subscribed. All subscribers have the right to expect their privacy will be observed by fellow members. E-mail addresses, shared information or comments posted to this mailing list should not turn up in other forums." John Paul Lowens, Suburban NYC GerSIG Coordinator
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Birlad during WW II
#romania
jschwart@...
Anyone have any information about Birlad's experience during the war?
Jonathan SCHWARTZ jschwart@bellsouth.net
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Romania SIG #Romania Birlad during WW II
#romania
jschwart@...
Anyone have any information about Birlad's experience during the war?
Jonathan SCHWARTZ jschwart@bellsouth.net
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searching for ROTTEMBERG and FILDERMANN
#romania
tania.mouraud <tania.mouraud@...>
I am looking for somenone knowing the family of Leib Rottemberg and
Risla Fildermann in Roman or Bucharest in the twenties and before. Can you help? Tania Mouraud rue Alexandre Dumas http://www.tania-mouraud.net
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Romania SIG #Romania searching for ROTTEMBERG and FILDERMANN
#romania
tania.mouraud <tania.mouraud@...>
I am looking for somenone knowing the family of Leib Rottemberg and
Risla Fildermann in Roman or Bucharest in the twenties and before. Can you help? Tania Mouraud rue Alexandre Dumas http://www.tania-mouraud.net
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Disna/Lepel
#belarus
Aliza <alizam@...>
Dear Genners,
I am researching the area of Disna, now located in Belarus. My great grandmother, Toba Leah the daughter of Shneur was >from a place called Sloboda Dedisna. I have been told that means a very small "shtetl" on the road to Disna. My great grandfather Shalom Dov Ber STEINHART was >from Lepel Vitebsk. From different Ellis Island records I have found, my grandfather and his siblings report being born either in Disna or Lepel. I used the JewishGen distance calculator to determine that the distance between the two towns is 81km/50 miles. Does anyone know anything about the route >from Lepel to Disna (in the 1880's and 1890's)? Is it likely that Sloboda Dedisna would be on this road? Does anyone know if there are birth, marriage, and death certificates available for Disna? In addition, I would appreciate it if someone would send me a current email address for Batya, the Disna coordinator. Thank you for your help. Aliza Maor Rishon Le Zion
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SACHS
#romania
Jaclyn Sachs <jsachs@...>
My ancestor, Herman SACHS (1889-1940), an artist, emigrated >from Romania to Chicago with his
family as a child. His father was a painter who had done portraits of Queen Elizabeth I ("Carmen Sylva"). Their surname was probably changed >from SEGAL/SEGALL to SACHS, possibly before arriving in the U.S. Herman spoke German, which prompts me to think that maybe he and his family were >from Bukowina. A few years ago, a woman sent my father, Alan, a SACHS family tree. He misplaced it, and we have spent the past few years trying to find it. If this sounds familiar, or you can provide any insight on SACHS/SEGAL in Romania, I would greatly appreciate hearing >from you! Sincerely, Jaclyn Sachs, Berkeley, CA Researching: SACHS (Romania), SEGAL (Romania), KRACOWSKI (Bialystok, Poland), TUCHSZNAJDER (Zambrov, Poland), SOKOL (Zambrov), MELNIKOV (Gaysin, Ukraine), KRUTOGOLOV (Mokraya Kalyhirka, Ukraine), BENDIT (Romania), SHESTACK (Kiev), KORETZKY (Kiev), PAVLOTZKY (Zlatopol, Ukraine).
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Disna/Lepel
#belarus
Aliza <alizam@...>
Dear Genners,
I am researching the area of Disna, now located in Belarus. My great grandmother, Toba Leah the daughter of Shneur was >from a place called Sloboda Dedisna. I have been told that means a very small "shtetl" on the road to Disna. My great grandfather Shalom Dov Ber STEINHART was >from Lepel Vitebsk. From different Ellis Island records I have found, my grandfather and his siblings report being born either in Disna or Lepel. I used the JewishGen distance calculator to determine that the distance between the two towns is 81km/50 miles. Does anyone know anything about the route >from Lepel to Disna (in the 1880's and 1890's)? Is it likely that Sloboda Dedisna would be on this road? Does anyone know if there are birth, marriage, and death certificates available for Disna? In addition, I would appreciate it if someone would send me a current email address for Batya, the Disna coordinator. Thank you for your help. Aliza Maor Rishon Le Zion
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Romania SIG #Romania SACHS
#romania
Jaclyn Sachs <jsachs@...>
My ancestor, Herman SACHS (1889-1940), an artist, emigrated >from Romania to Chicago with his
family as a child. His father was a painter who had done portraits of Queen Elizabeth I ("Carmen Sylva"). Their surname was probably changed >from SEGAL/SEGALL to SACHS, possibly before arriving in the U.S. Herman spoke German, which prompts me to think that maybe he and his family were >from Bukowina. A few years ago, a woman sent my father, Alan, a SACHS family tree. He misplaced it, and we have spent the past few years trying to find it. If this sounds familiar, or you can provide any insight on SACHS/SEGAL in Romania, I would greatly appreciate hearing >from you! Sincerely, Jaclyn Sachs, Berkeley, CA Researching: SACHS (Romania), SEGAL (Romania), KRACOWSKI (Bialystok, Poland), TUCHSZNAJDER (Zambrov, Poland), SOKOL (Zambrov), MELNIKOV (Gaysin, Ukraine), KRUTOGOLOV (Mokraya Kalyhirka, Ukraine), BENDIT (Romania), SHESTACK (Kiev), KORETZKY (Kiev), PAVLOTZKY (Zlatopol, Ukraine).
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Information requested about Kamenets, Kobrin, Antopol & Slonim, Belarus
#belarus
Shana Egan <segan@...>
I am going to be in Brest, Belarus for several days this September.
I have only three (3) days for visits to my ancestral Shtetls and I want to visit: Kamenets 21 miles NNE of Brest Kobrin 28 miles ENE of Brest Antopol 46 miles E of Brest Slonin 97 miles NE of Brest Can anyone please tell me what I might see of interest in any or all of the above towns? Any and all information and advice is appreciated. Please respond privately to me. Shana Egan San Diego, CA, USA segan@san.rr.com MODERATOR NOTE: Have you contacted JewishGen's own ShtetlShleppers? A good first place to start.
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Information requested about Kamenets, Kobrin, Antopol & Slonim, Belarus
#belarus
Shana Egan <segan@...>
I am going to be in Brest, Belarus for several days this September.
I have only three (3) days for visits to my ancestral Shtetls and I want to visit: Kamenets 21 miles NNE of Brest Kobrin 28 miles ENE of Brest Antopol 46 miles E of Brest Slonin 97 miles NE of Brest Can anyone please tell me what I might see of interest in any or all of the above towns? Any and all information and advice is appreciated. Please respond privately to me. Shana Egan San Diego, CA, USA segan@san.rr.com MODERATOR NOTE: Have you contacted JewishGen's own ShtetlShleppers? A good first place to start.
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