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David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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Philadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
#latinamerica
David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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Latin America #LatinAmerica Philadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
#latinamerica
David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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Philadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
#southafrica
David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Philadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
#southafrica
David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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David Mink
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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Re: Mehun Sur Yevre Correction
#germany
Martha Lev-Zion <martha@...>
My apologies for indicating that Mehun Sur Yevre was under German
control! Of course it wasn't, being in the centre of France [which I knew!]! Thank you all for pointing out my error, which was true stupidity on my part, for which I won't make excuses. The couple, Leon Joseph BRACH and Lucie BERNET lived in Metz, where Leon was born, but they were married in Mehun s/Yevre, which is where Lucie was born. I found out that the marriage certificate can be ordered >from the Cher Archives, but not until after the 31st of March because they are digitizing their "registres d=92=E9tat civil". Thank you for all your help. I have written to thank each of you individually. Martha Lev-Zion Israel
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German SIG #Germany Re: Mehun Sur Yevre Correction
#germany
Martha Lev-Zion <martha@...>
My apologies for indicating that Mehun Sur Yevre was under German
control! Of course it wasn't, being in the centre of France [which I knew!]! Thank you all for pointing out my error, which was true stupidity on my part, for which I won't make excuses. The couple, Leon Joseph BRACH and Lucie BERNET lived in Metz, where Leon was born, but they were married in Mehun s/Yevre, which is where Lucie was born. I found out that the marriage certificate can be ordered >from the Cher Archives, but not until after the 31st of March because they are digitizing their "registres d=92=E9tat civil". Thank you for all your help. I have written to thank each of you individually. Martha Lev-Zion Israel
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ST. ALBANS, A Port City?
#belarus
Ruth Kornbluth <rfenko@...>
Hello,
I finally found my grandmother's manifest after searching for about 5 years. She was >from Baranaviche in Belarus (Minsk). She arrived via Canada and St. Albans on Jan 5, 1903. Her name was mis-transcribed in a way which was what made it so difficult to find her. She arrived with four stepchildren, her child and a brother-in-law. They were headed for NYC to be with her husband, David Poczipoff. I would like to know what the procedure would have been for persons entering thru Canada. Was St. Albans a port city? How did the new arrivals get to NYC? Was it by train >from Canada? Thanking anyone who might make this clearer to me. Ruth Kornbluth Hollywood, FL
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Belarus SIG #Belarus ST. ALBANS, A Port City?
#belarus
Ruth Kornbluth <rfenko@...>
Hello,
I finally found my grandmother's manifest after searching for about 5 years. She was >from Baranaviche in Belarus (Minsk). She arrived via Canada and St. Albans on Jan 5, 1903. Her name was mis-transcribed in a way which was what made it so difficult to find her. She arrived with four stepchildren, her child and a brother-in-law. They were headed for NYC to be with her husband, David Poczipoff. I would like to know what the procedure would have been for persons entering thru Canada. Was St. Albans a port city? How did the new arrivals get to NYC? Was it by train >from Canada? Thanking anyone who might make this clearer to me. Ruth Kornbluth Hollywood, FL
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How to contribute?
#belarus
Sfingold
A few people asked me how to contribute to research projects. It's very
easy. Just go to http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat enter an amount for the research project you'd like to support and click Donate. You will be prompted for credit card info after that.For US citizens, donations are tax deductible. For Canadian citizens, see http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html for information on how to make a tax-deductible donation.We have a lot of exciting projects in the works. Please contribute--any amount is helpful!Thanks everyone for your help. Sharon Fingold California
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Belarus SIG #Belarus How to contribute?
#belarus
Sfingold
A few people asked me how to contribute to research projects. It's very
easy. Just go to http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat enter an amount for the research project you'd like to support and click Donate. You will be prompted for credit card info after that.For US citizens, donations are tax deductible. For Canadian citizens, see http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html for information on how to make a tax-deductible donation.We have a lot of exciting projects in the works. Please contribute--any amount is helpful!Thanks everyone for your help. Sharon Fingold California
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Jews In Alcoholic Beverage Industry
#general
Alan Weiser <alanboy@...>
I am researching the subject of Jews in the alcoholic beverage industry of
distilling, brewing, distribution, and/or serving/selling that took place in Galicia during the 19th century. I would appreciate receiving >from you any family stories related to this industry; such as ownership, employment and/or lease-holder, confrontations with serfs or government agencies, and/or information related to legal or other restrictions placed on Jews to prevent them >from participating in this industry. Please respond to me directly. Alan Weiser alanboy@... Silver Spring, MD USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jews In Alcoholic Beverage Industry
#general
Alan Weiser <alanboy@...>
I am researching the subject of Jews in the alcoholic beverage industry of
distilling, brewing, distribution, and/or serving/selling that took place in Galicia during the 19th century. I would appreciate receiving >from you any family stories related to this industry; such as ownership, employment and/or lease-holder, confrontations with serfs or government agencies, and/or information related to legal or other restrictions placed on Jews to prevent them >from participating in this industry. Please respond to me directly. Alan Weiser alanboy@... Silver Spring, MD USA
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SIROTA family from Butrimonys, Lithuania
#general
David Ellis
This note documents my search along one branch of my family tree, the SIROTA family
from Butrimonys, Lithuania.My g-grandmother Eva SIROTA (maiden name) was born in Lithuania in 1852 and (according to US census records) married Abrahm ELLIS in 1871. They immigrated to the United States in April 1888, lived first in Manhattan and then in Brooklyn, and raised five children. She died on Jun 29 1928, five years after her husband. Their children who survived childhood were: Anna (Chana Frida), 1876 - Jun 2 1962 Bertha (Buna), Apr 16 1884 - Apr 1969 Charles (Betzalel), Sep 15 1886 - Feb 1969 Jackson (Yakir), Nov 3 1890 - Nov 1918 Robert (Ruven Lazar), Nov 3 1890 - Feb 1987 Three other children died in infancy, but we don't know their names. Her death certificate lists her parents' names as Jacob Sirota and Rachael Sirota. According to her tombstone, her Hebrew name was Chava bat Yakir, so her son Jackson was clearly named after her father. I believe I found a matching Revision History (family census) record in the All Lithuania Database on jewishgen.org, >from the town of Butrimonys in 1858. One household shows: Yaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram (my g-g-grandfather) Sorka, b. 1810, Yaker's wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Rivka, b. 1841, daughter; Libka, b. 1846, daughter; Movsha, b. 1849, son; Chava, b. 1852, daughter (my g-grandmother); Chana, b. 1854, daughter; Itsko SIROTA, b. 1810, father: Abram; Geska, b. 1840(!), Itsko's second wife; David, b. 1834, son; Iokhved, b. 1838, David's wife, father: Nosel Wulf, b. 1837; son, conscripted Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household, left 1854, father: Nosel; Nosel, b. 1827, son, left 1854 Yakir is an unusual given name, and Chava's date of birth matches exactly. There is one discrepancy: Yaker's wife is listed here as named Sorka, which doesn't match up with the name Rachael >from Eva's death record. My g-g-grandfather Yaker also appeared in the 1834 Revision History record: Iaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram Elka, b. 1808, wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Itsko SIROTA, b, 1810, father: Abram Fradka, b. 1809, Itsko's (first) wife Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household Sorka, b. 1804, Berko's wife This was before any of the children were born, and Yakir had a different wife(?) It looks like the two Sorkas were different people, given their different birth years. So what can I say about my g-g-grandmother? Was her name Rachael, Sorka or Elka? It looks like my g-grandmother was one of five children, and I tried to find some record of her siblings, but I was unable to find any immigration records for them, nor did I find any trace of them in the Yad Vashem death archives. Nobody among the dozens of relatives I've contacted, all of whom are descended from my g-grandmother, knows anything about her brother Movsha or her sisters Rivka, Libka, and Chana. I didn't even ask about Itsko's family. The Revision History records show at least six other SIROTA families in Butrimonys, but I have no clue how they might be related. I don't see many SIROTAs in Lithuania other than in Butrimonys. At least three other people are researching SIROTA relatives in Butrimonys. I have exchanged e-mail messages with them, and they are all descended >from Leiser SIROTA, son of Shevel. These names do not appear in the Revision History lists, so again I can't seem to find a connection. As a matter of general interest, the surname SIROTA appears to be derived >from a Russian word meaning "orphan". This is as far as I've been able to get in my research. Suggestions for how I can best proceed will be most welcome. Thanks in advance to anybody who can offer help. David J Ellis Natick, MA djemkitso@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SIROTA family from Butrimonys, Lithuania
#general
David Ellis
This note documents my search along one branch of my family tree, the SIROTA family
from Butrimonys, Lithuania.My g-grandmother Eva SIROTA (maiden name) was born in Lithuania in 1852 and (according to US census records) married Abrahm ELLIS in 1871. They immigrated to the United States in April 1888, lived first in Manhattan and then in Brooklyn, and raised five children. She died on Jun 29 1928, five years after her husband. Their children who survived childhood were: Anna (Chana Frida), 1876 - Jun 2 1962 Bertha (Buna), Apr 16 1884 - Apr 1969 Charles (Betzalel), Sep 15 1886 - Feb 1969 Jackson (Yakir), Nov 3 1890 - Nov 1918 Robert (Ruven Lazar), Nov 3 1890 - Feb 1987 Three other children died in infancy, but we don't know their names. Her death certificate lists her parents' names as Jacob Sirota and Rachael Sirota. According to her tombstone, her Hebrew name was Chava bat Yakir, so her son Jackson was clearly named after her father. I believe I found a matching Revision History (family census) record in the All Lithuania Database on jewishgen.org, >from the town of Butrimonys in 1858. One household shows: Yaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram (my g-g-grandfather) Sorka, b. 1810, Yaker's wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Rivka, b. 1841, daughter; Libka, b. 1846, daughter; Movsha, b. 1849, son; Chava, b. 1852, daughter (my g-grandmother); Chana, b. 1854, daughter; Itsko SIROTA, b. 1810, father: Abram; Geska, b. 1840(!), Itsko's second wife; David, b. 1834, son; Iokhved, b. 1838, David's wife, father: Nosel Wulf, b. 1837; son, conscripted Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household, left 1854, father: Nosel; Nosel, b. 1827, son, left 1854 Yakir is an unusual given name, and Chava's date of birth matches exactly. There is one discrepancy: Yaker's wife is listed here as named Sorka, which doesn't match up with the name Rachael >from Eva's death record. My g-g-grandfather Yaker also appeared in the 1834 Revision History record: Iaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram Elka, b. 1808, wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Itsko SIROTA, b, 1810, father: Abram Fradka, b. 1809, Itsko's (first) wife Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household Sorka, b. 1804, Berko's wife This was before any of the children were born, and Yakir had a different wife(?) It looks like the two Sorkas were different people, given their different birth years. So what can I say about my g-g-grandmother? Was her name Rachael, Sorka or Elka? It looks like my g-grandmother was one of five children, and I tried to find some record of her siblings, but I was unable to find any immigration records for them, nor did I find any trace of them in the Yad Vashem death archives. Nobody among the dozens of relatives I've contacted, all of whom are descended from my g-grandmother, knows anything about her brother Movsha or her sisters Rivka, Libka, and Chana. I didn't even ask about Itsko's family. The Revision History records show at least six other SIROTA families in Butrimonys, but I have no clue how they might be related. I don't see many SIROTAs in Lithuania other than in Butrimonys. At least three other people are researching SIROTA relatives in Butrimonys. I have exchanged e-mail messages with them, and they are all descended >from Leiser SIROTA, son of Shevel. These names do not appear in the Revision History lists, so again I can't seem to find a connection. As a matter of general interest, the surname SIROTA appears to be derived >from a Russian word meaning "orphan". This is as far as I've been able to get in my research. Suggestions for how I can best proceed will be most welcome. Thanks in advance to anybody who can offer help. David J Ellis Natick, MA djemkitso@...
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Phiadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
#austria-czech
ANNE LEE <federlee@...>
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Phiadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
#austria-czech
ANNE LEE <federlee@...>
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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