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Re: Rumsiskes Vital Record Project
#lithuania
Art Poskanzer <AMPoskanzer@...>
Sonia and David Hoffman have distributed the Rumsiskes birth records.
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In these 1000 records I found my father, 2 grandfathers, 2 g-grandfathers, a grandmother, 2 uncles, 4 aunts, 1 granduncle, 5 grandaunts, and 59 cousins of various degrees of separation and removal. Many of these PUSHKANTSER records had been obtained in 2000 by Olga Zabludoff, my second cousin. However, having them, and all the others, together in one spreadsheet was very important. Some new things I found are: My father had an older brother with the same first name. Evidently the brother died as an infant and my father was named for him. No one in my family had ever mentioned this. The Davidson branch of my family was originally DEVENISHSKI, after the town of the same name. This will help in tracing the immigration of this family. Two Pushkantser women married into the KATS and KUPRITSA/KUPRIS families. Got the date of birth of a VILENCHIK woman who married into my family. And more still to come. I have donated another $200 to this project. Art Poskanzer
On Feb 28, 2008, at 10:04 PM, David and Sonia Hoffman wrote:
Birth records for Rumsiskes are now available to donors to the Vital
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Re: Rumsiskes Vital Record Project
#lithuania
Art Poskanzer <AMPoskanzer@...>
Sonia and David Hoffman have distributed the Rumsiskes birth records.
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In these 1000 records I found my father, 2 grandfathers, 2 g-grandfathers, a grandmother, 2 uncles, 4 aunts, 1 granduncle, 5 grandaunts, and 59 cousins of various degrees of separation and removal. Many of these PUSHKANTSER records had been obtained in 2000 by Olga Zabludoff, my second cousin. However, having them, and all the others, together in one spreadsheet was very important. Some new things I found are: My father had an older brother with the same first name. Evidently the brother died as an infant and my father was named for him. No one in my family had ever mentioned this. The Davidson branch of my family was originally DEVENISHSKI, after the town of the same name. This will help in tracing the immigration of this family. Two Pushkantser women married into the KATS and KUPRITSA/KUPRIS families. Got the date of birth of a VILENCHIK woman who married into my family. And more still to come. I have donated another $200 to this project. Art Poskanzer
On Feb 28, 2008, at 10:04 PM, David and Sonia Hoffman wrote:
Birth records for Rumsiskes are now available to donors to the Vital
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Zuromin Yizkor Book Online
#poland
Sandra Krisch
Dear friends,
I am delighted to let you know that the yizkor book for the community of Zuromin, Poland has been translated and is now online in its entirety at the JewishGen Yizkor Book website. The direct link to the translation is http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Zuromin/Zuromin.html Jerrold Landau and Gloria Berkenstat Freund provided sensitive translations of Hebrew and Yiddish material in the volume, and I thank them for their masterful help. Once again, Lance Ackerfeld and Joyce Field played an essential role in making this book available to the world; we are all indebted to them. If your family's roots trace back to Zuromin, I am sure you will find material of interest to you in this yizkor book. There are several group photos of young people, and all captions have been translated into English. There is a rough hand-drawn map of the town showing street names and indicating the location of the homes of various families. There is a heartbreakingly long necrology for a town of its size, and some unforgettable personal testimonies. I am gratified to be able to share this volume with the larger community. Sandra Krisch Carefree, AZ
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Re: Name Help Please
#poland
Silver can also be Silverman, Zylberman, Silverstein, Zylberstein, etc.
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Philip Trauring
On Feb 29, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Barbara Rubinstein wrote:
SILVER may be SILBER, SYLBER, ZILBER, ZYLBER or SREBRO
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JRI Poland #Poland Zuromin Yizkor Book Online
#poland
Sandra Krisch
Dear friends,
I am delighted to let you know that the yizkor book for the community of Zuromin, Poland has been translated and is now online in its entirety at the JewishGen Yizkor Book website. The direct link to the translation is http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Zuromin/Zuromin.html Jerrold Landau and Gloria Berkenstat Freund provided sensitive translations of Hebrew and Yiddish material in the volume, and I thank them for their masterful help. Once again, Lance Ackerfeld and Joyce Field played an essential role in making this book available to the world; we are all indebted to them. If your family's roots trace back to Zuromin, I am sure you will find material of interest to you in this yizkor book. There are several group photos of young people, and all captions have been translated into English. There is a rough hand-drawn map of the town showing street names and indicating the location of the homes of various families. There is a heartbreakingly long necrology for a town of its size, and some unforgettable personal testimonies. I am gratified to be able to share this volume with the larger community. Sandra Krisch Carefree, AZ
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JRI Poland #Poland Re: Name Help Please
#poland
Silver can also be Silverman, Zylberman, Silverstein, Zylberstein, etc.
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Philip Trauring
On Feb 29, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Barbara Rubinstein wrote:
SILVER may be SILBER, SYLBER, ZILBER, ZYLBER or SREBRO
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Researcher for Grodno Archives
#poland
tina levine
I am interested in hiring a researcher to search the
archives in Grodno. If anyone has had a positive experience with a local researcher, please contact me privately. Thank you. Tina Pachter Levine NYC Searching PACHTER-Siemiatyce
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BialyGen: Bialystok Region #Bialystok #Poland Researcher for Grodno Archives
#poland
tina levine
I am interested in hiring a researcher to search the
archives in Grodno. If anyone has had a positive experience with a local researcher, please contact me privately. Thank you. Tina Pachter Levine NYC Searching PACHTER-Siemiatyce
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Teterin connection
#belarus
Samantha Shlakman <salyse530@...>
Hello all,
Among the many family names I am researching is PERSONICK - this is the Americanized spelling. My great-grandmother, who died when my grandmother was 2 years old, came >from Teterin in 1913 which is now in Belarus. I saw that no more research can be done at this time >from the Mogilev area, but I wanted to know if anyone knew of where I could find some more information on this area and/or if anyone knew of this surname. My great-grandmother's first name was Sarah (born in 1893), and she had siblings - David, Harry, Jake, Lizzie, and Michael. I believe she first came to the US in 1913, as did Harry. I do not even know her parent's names. She eventually married Samuel Goldman in New York, and subsequently died in 1920 when she was quite young. Thank you in advance for any help, Samantha Shlakman Washington, DC researching: SHLAKMAN, PERSONICK, RIVELES, AND NATARUS MODERATOR'S NOTE: You may want to register your family names on the JewishGen Family Finder site The JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) is a database of ancestral towns and surnames currently being researched by Jewish genealogists worldwide. By using the JGFF, you can learn about others who are seeking ancestors of the same surname or town of origin.
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Teterin connection
#belarus
Samantha Shlakman <salyse530@...>
Hello all,
Among the many family names I am researching is PERSONICK - this is the Americanized spelling. My great-grandmother, who died when my grandmother was 2 years old, came >from Teterin in 1913 which is now in Belarus. I saw that no more research can be done at this time >from the Mogilev area, but I wanted to know if anyone knew of where I could find some more information on this area and/or if anyone knew of this surname. My great-grandmother's first name was Sarah (born in 1893), and she had siblings - David, Harry, Jake, Lizzie, and Michael. I believe she first came to the US in 1913, as did Harry. I do not even know her parent's names. She eventually married Samuel Goldman in New York, and subsequently died in 1920 when she was quite young. Thank you in advance for any help, Samantha Shlakman Washington, DC researching: SHLAKMAN, PERSONICK, RIVELES, AND NATARUS MODERATOR'S NOTE: You may want to register your family names on the JewishGen Family Finder site The JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) is a database of ancestral towns and surnames currently being researched by Jewish genealogists worldwide. By using the JGFF, you can learn about others who are seeking ancestors of the same surname or town of origin.
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Sam Eneman <seneman@...>
We are excited to announce a new and improved ViewMate, incorporating
many new features based on user input. Look for this version to "go live" on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Please visit ViewMate at: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate New enhancements to ViewMate include: * Improved image upload facility * Ability to review the image, rotate it if needed, and edit the form information BEFORE submission * Thumbnail image ALT tags on the Image Gallery Page show the information in the "Help Needed" field * New "My ViewMate Administration Centre" for managing and editing your submissions * You can change the category after posting if necessary * You can request extensions for your image to be viewed * You can remove a posting after you have received the translation, answer to your question, etc. BEFORE the end of the 7 day view period * Related to that: Ability for images removed early to be moved directly to the Archive * You can can preview the responses/translations and mark them for inclusion or not when your posting gets moved to the Archive * You can request an item that has been moved to the Archive be reposted * Translators can enter their text directly online and you will be informed via email * In the Archive, approved responses are displayed along with the original request for help * Additional ways to search or browse the Archive. Like the JGFF database: -- Search only for entries added/changed since a certain month and year -- Option to browse by oldest or newest entries first We hope you enjoy these new features and find that they make ViewMate a more valuable resource. Thanks, Sam Eneman ViewMate Admin John Berman Webmaster
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ViewMate Announcement
#latvia
Sam Eneman <seneman@...>
We are excited to announce a new and improved ViewMate, incorporating
many new features based on user input. Look for this version to "go live" on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Please visit ViewMate at: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate New enhancements to ViewMate include: * Improved image upload facility * Ability to review the image, rotate it if needed, and edit the form information BEFORE submission * Thumbnail image ALT tags on the Image Gallery Page show the information in the "Help Needed" field * New "My ViewMate Administration Centre" for managing and editing your submissions * You can change the category after posting if necessary * You can request extensions for your image to be viewed * You can remove a posting after you have received the translation, answer to your question, etc. BEFORE the end of the 7 day view period * Related to that: Ability for images removed early to be moved directly to the Archive * You can can preview the responses/translations and mark them for inclusion or not when your posting gets moved to the Archive * You can request an item that has been moved to the Archive be reposted * Translators can enter their text directly online and you will be informed via email * In the Archive, approved responses are displayed along with the original request for help * Additional ways to search or browse the Archive. Like the JGFF database: -- Search only for entries added/changed since a certain month and year -- Option to browse by oldest or newest entries first We hope you enjoy these new features and find that they make ViewMate a more valuable resource. Thanks, Sam Eneman ViewMate Admin John Berman Webmaster
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ViewMate Announcement
#scandinavia
Sam Eneman <seneman@...>
We are excited to announce a new and improved ViewMate, incorporating
many new features based on user input. Look for this version to "go live" on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Please visit ViewMate at: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate New enhancements to ViewMate include: * Improved image upload facility * Ability to review the image, rotate it if needed, and edit the form information BEFORE submission * Thumbnail image ALT tags on the Image Gallery Page show the information in the "Help Needed" field * New "My ViewMate Administration Centre" for managing and editing your submissions * You can change the category after posting if necessary * You can request extensions for your image to be viewed * You can remove a posting after you have received the translation, answer to your question, etc. BEFORE the end of the 7 day view period * Related to that: Ability for images removed early to be moved directly to the Archive * You can can preview the responses/translations and mark them for inclusion or not when your posting gets moved to the Archive * You can request an item that has been moved to the Archive be reposted * Translators can enter their text directly online and you will be informed via email * In the Archive, approved responses are displayed along with the original request for help * Additional ways to search or browse the Archive. Like the JGFF database: -- Search only for entries added/changed since a certain month and year -- Option to browse by oldest or newest entries first We hope you enjoy these new features and find that they make ViewMate a more valuable resource. Thanks, Sam Eneman ViewMate Admin John Berman Webmaster
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Sam Eneman <seneman@...>
We are excited to announce a new and improved ViewMate, incorporating
many new features based on user input. Look for this version to "go live" on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Please visit ViewMate at: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate New enhancements to ViewMate include: * Improved image upload facility * Ability to review the image, rotate it if needed, and edit the form information BEFORE submission * Thumbnail image ALT tags on the Image Gallery Page show the information in the "Help Needed" field * New "My ViewMate Administration Centre" for managing and editing your submissions * You can change the category after posting if necessary * You can request extensions for your image to be viewed * You can remove a posting after you have received the translation, answer to your question, etc. BEFORE the end of the 7 day view period * Related to that: Ability for images removed early to be moved directly to the Archive * You can can preview the responses/translations and mark them for inclusion or not when your posting gets moved to the Archive * You can request an item that has been moved to the Archive be reposted * Translators can enter their text directly online and you will be informed via email * In the Archive, approved responses are displayed along with the original request for help * Additional ways to search or browse the Archive. Like the JGFF database: -- Search only for entries added/changed since a certain month and year -- Option to browse by oldest or newest entries first We hope you enjoy these new features and find that they make ViewMate a more valuable resource. Thanks, Sam Eneman ViewMate Admin John Berman Webmaster
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Latvia SIG #Latvia ViewMate Announcement
#latvia
Sam Eneman <seneman@...>
We are excited to announce a new and improved ViewMate, incorporating
many new features based on user input. Look for this version to "go live" on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Please visit ViewMate at: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate New enhancements to ViewMate include: * Improved image upload facility * Ability to review the image, rotate it if needed, and edit the form information BEFORE submission * Thumbnail image ALT tags on the Image Gallery Page show the information in the "Help Needed" field * New "My ViewMate Administration Centre" for managing and editing your submissions * You can change the category after posting if necessary * You can request extensions for your image to be viewed * You can remove a posting after you have received the translation, answer to your question, etc. BEFORE the end of the 7 day view period * Related to that: Ability for images removed early to be moved directly to the Archive * You can can preview the responses/translations and mark them for inclusion or not when your posting gets moved to the Archive * You can request an item that has been moved to the Archive be reposted * Translators can enter their text directly online and you will be informed via email * In the Archive, approved responses are displayed along with the original request for help * Additional ways to search or browse the Archive. Like the JGFF database: -- Search only for entries added/changed since a certain month and year -- Option to browse by oldest or newest entries first We hope you enjoy these new features and find that they make ViewMate a more valuable resource. Thanks, Sam Eneman ViewMate Admin John Berman Webmaster
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Scandinavia SIG #Scandinavia ViewMate Announcement
#scandinavia
Sam Eneman <seneman@...>
We are excited to announce a new and improved ViewMate, incorporating
many new features based on user input. Look for this version to "go live" on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Please visit ViewMate at: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate New enhancements to ViewMate include: * Improved image upload facility * Ability to review the image, rotate it if needed, and edit the form information BEFORE submission * Thumbnail image ALT tags on the Image Gallery Page show the information in the "Help Needed" field * New "My ViewMate Administration Centre" for managing and editing your submissions * You can change the category after posting if necessary * You can request extensions for your image to be viewed * You can remove a posting after you have received the translation, answer to your question, etc. BEFORE the end of the 7 day view period * Related to that: Ability for images removed early to be moved directly to the Archive * You can can preview the responses/translations and mark them for inclusion or not when your posting gets moved to the Archive * You can request an item that has been moved to the Archive be reposted * Translators can enter their text directly online and you will be informed via email * In the Archive, approved responses are displayed along with the original request for help * Additional ways to search or browse the Archive. Like the JGFF database: -- Search only for entries added/changed since a certain month and year -- Option to browse by oldest or newest entries first We hope you enjoy these new features and find that they make ViewMate a more valuable resource. Thanks, Sam Eneman ViewMate Admin John Berman Webmaster
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Re: What do my matches mean?
#dna
DonnDevine@...
On 2008.02.29, Hope Gordon <msnodrog@yahoo.com> wrote the lines
beginning with > below. My Haplogroup is K.You can upgrade, >from your original sample. Only matches within your own haplogroup are significant, and they don't mean much at HVR-1 only. If you also have an exact match at HVR-2, that's a pretty good indication that you share a common matrilineal ancestor within the last six or seven centuries. Using the map provided on the Jewish Ukraine West page, I enlargedAll it means is that no one else has joined the project and designated that town as the maternal ancestral origin. mtDNA, because of its slower mutation rate compared to Y-DNA, is most useful for finding deep ancestry, refining the haplogroup classification, but if someone descended >from a more recent common ancestor takes the test, an exact match will be your proof... However, DNA cannot tell you how far back your common ancestor may have lived, or how closely you are related to your match. Donn Devine Wilmington DE USA
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DNA Research #DNA Re: What do my matches mean?
#dna
DonnDevine@...
On 2008.02.29, Hope Gordon <msnodrog@yahoo.com> wrote the lines
beginning with > below. My Haplogroup is K.You can upgrade, >from your original sample. Only matches within your own haplogroup are significant, and they don't mean much at HVR-1 only. If you also have an exact match at HVR-2, that's a pretty good indication that you share a common matrilineal ancestor within the last six or seven centuries. Using the map provided on the Jewish Ukraine West page, I enlargedAll it means is that no one else has joined the project and designated that town as the maternal ancestral origin. mtDNA, because of its slower mutation rate compared to Y-DNA, is most useful for finding deep ancestry, refining the haplogroup classification, but if someone descended >from a more recent common ancestor takes the test, an exact match will be your proof... However, DNA cannot tell you how far back your common ancestor may have lived, or how closely you are related to your match. Donn Devine Wilmington DE USA
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lyndakraar@...
Can anyone tell me about the Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel school in
Lodz? My mother attended this school in Lodz when she was a very young child. Thanks, Lynda Kraar
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lyndakraar@...
Can anyone tell me about the Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel school in
Lodz? My mother attended this school in Lodz when she was a very young child. Thanks, Lynda Kraar
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