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Research in Warsaw archives, and access to LDS films *not* digitized
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Joel weiner
Background: I have spent many years researching my ENDEWELT folks in
Warsaw. I have data on several hundred individuals >from the early 1800s to the Holocaust. However, data on my direct ancestral line ends with my great-grandfather (Mojsche Endervelt b.1878) who died in New York City. His Death Certificate has his father's name as "Jacob." In all my research, I have not found any Jacob/Yacov/etc. of the right age. Mojsche and his wife Golda Fishman/Fiszman were married in Warsaw 1897/98. I have not found any records on familysearch or jewishgen for that family. Questions: 1. Have all of the 19th century Jewish records in the Warsaw Archives been copied by the LDS? 2. If not, are they accessible to a researcher I would hire there? 2. I see in the LDS catalog that there are films listed as "Granite Mountain Record Vault." How does one get to view those films not yet on-line? Specifically, film 106421224. 3. Any other suggestions for this brick wall? TIA, Joel Weiner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Research in Warsaw archives, and access to LDS films *not* digitized
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Joel weiner
Background: I have spent many years researching my ENDEWELT folks in
Warsaw. I have data on several hundred individuals >from the early 1800s to the Holocaust. However, data on my direct ancestral line ends with my great-grandfather (Mojsche Endervelt b.1878) who died in New York City. His Death Certificate has his father's name as "Jacob." In all my research, I have not found any Jacob/Yacov/etc. of the right age. Mojsche and his wife Golda Fishman/Fiszman were married in Warsaw 1897/98. I have not found any records on familysearch or jewishgen for that family. Questions: 1. Have all of the 19th century Jewish records in the Warsaw Archives been copied by the LDS? 2. If not, are they accessible to a researcher I would hire there? 2. I see in the LDS catalog that there are films listed as "Granite Mountain Record Vault." How does one get to view those films not yet on-line? Specifically, film 106421224. 3. Any other suggestions for this brick wall? TIA, Joel Weiner
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"retired soldier"
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philafrum
Genners,
Another Genner brought my attention to a birth record for my great grandfather (Pinchas, born around 1867 in Starokonstantinov, Ukraine) which indicated that his father (Moshe) was a "retired soldier." What does that term mean? Did such an individual have a special status? Was he entitled to certain privileges by virtue of his service in the Russian army? Years ago I learned about cantonists, Jewish children who were conscripted into and endured many years of service in the Russian army and forced to abandon their Jewish religious ties. Apparently, my great grandfather's father escaped this fate. I'd appreciate some clarifications. Thanks. Evan Fishman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen "retired soldier"
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philafrum
Genners,
Another Genner brought my attention to a birth record for my great grandfather (Pinchas, born around 1867 in Starokonstantinov, Ukraine) which indicated that his father (Moshe) was a "retired soldier." What does that term mean? Did such an individual have a special status? Was he entitled to certain privileges by virtue of his service in the Russian army? Years ago I learned about cantonists, Jewish children who were conscripted into and endured many years of service in the Russian army and forced to abandon their Jewish religious ties. Apparently, my great grandfather's father escaped this fate. I'd appreciate some clarifications. Thanks. Evan Fishman
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JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
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Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
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Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
#usa
Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
#germany
Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Early American SIG #USA JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
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Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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German SIG #Germany JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
#germany
Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
#yiddish
bounce-3693325-772983@...
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
#yiddish
bounce-3693325-772983@...
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
#subcarpathia
Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Subcarpathia SIG #Subcarpathia JewishGen's NY Genealogy Course starts June 14
#subcarpathia
Nancy Siegel
So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn; their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. We have census reports >from Ancestry and vital records from ItalianGen, but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents our ancestors generated, including probate, landsmanshaften, voter registration, newspapers, and court case records. This is an intermediate level genealogy course with eight text lessons you can download; there are no specific times for the course as students are international. Students will select a branch to research and receive daily advice and suggestions >from the instructor through a 24/7 Forum, in a query and answer format. Students must feel comfortable browsing the web and downloading files, have 8-10 hours available each week, and should select one NYC family where census and vital records are already documented. Tuition is $150; registration is open at: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40135 For questions, please email the instructor: Phyllis Kramer, JewishGen's VP of Education, born and bred in NYC; she will lead you through it. phylliskramer1@gmail.com Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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GRUNFELD, Uzhhorod (Uzghorod)
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Rachel <kgbnme@...>
Hello everyone. I would appreciate help finding information about my
husbands family. His father's name was Sandor GRUNFELD. His grandfather's name was Aron. They lived in Helmetz Ungvar and later in Uzhhorod (Uzghorod). My husband is Sandor's second family. He lost 3 sons and his wife during WWII. Sandor married Chaya, (Helen) Schonberger >from Linci, Czechoslovakia after the war. I would appreciate any help. Have not been able to find anything about either family. I can be reached at Kgbnme@aol.com. Thank you. Rachel Zemel Grunfeld
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen GRUNFELD, Uzhhorod (Uzghorod)
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Rachel <kgbnme@...>
Hello everyone. I would appreciate help finding information about my
husbands family. His father's name was Sandor GRUNFELD. His grandfather's name was Aron. They lived in Helmetz Ungvar and later in Uzhhorod (Uzghorod). My husband is Sandor's second family. He lost 3 sons and his wife during WWII. Sandor married Chaya, (Helen) Schonberger >from Linci, Czechoslovakia after the war. I would appreciate any help. Have not been able to find anything about either family. I can be reached at Kgbnme@aol.com. Thank you. Rachel Zemel Grunfeld
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Mokom Sholom Cemetery, Queens, NY also Bay View cemetery, NYC
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Steve Pickoltz
Is the Mokom Sholom Cemetery still in use? If so, is there an e-mail
and or a person I can contact?. I am searching for information dealing with an 1893 burial of a family member. The same above information sought for Bay View Cemetery, NYC. Steve Pickholtz Tabernacle, NJ nj55turtle@comcast.net
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Mokom Sholom Cemetery, Queens, NY also Bay View cemetery, NYC
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Steve Pickoltz
Is the Mokom Sholom Cemetery still in use? If so, is there an e-mail
and or a person I can contact?. I am searching for information dealing with an 1893 burial of a family member. The same above information sought for Bay View Cemetery, NYC. Steve Pickholtz Tabernacle, NJ nj55turtle@comcast.net
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New Records Added to the All-Lithuania Database
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Nancy Siegel
JewishGen.org is pleased to announce the latest update to LitvakSIG's
free, searchable All-Lithuania database (https://www.litvaksig.org/search-ald/ ). The new additions are as follows: Tax and Voters Lists database: A variety of tax, elector, retired soldier, postal bank records, real estate owners, farmers, certificates, and burial tickets for towns in Kaunas and Zarasai districts (2496 lines). Also, fallen soldiers of the 16th division from the book, "Road to Victory, 1942-1945" (1257 lines).Revision List database, part 2: Another part of the Emigration to Eretz Israel data (1,111 lines); family lists for Orlya and Shchuchyn in the Lida district (4,821 lines); several conscription lists, mostly for Vilnius but also for Marijampole (15,665 lines); and merchants/family/taxpayer lists for Vidzi in Zarasai district (199 lines). Births database: Pumpenai (Panevezys district) births >from 1893 and 1894 (73 lines). Deaths database: Memel (Klaipeda district) deaths, 1874-1915 (688 lines). Internal Passports database: Applications for foreign passports (passports for foreign travel), Vilnius, 1924-1927 (515 lines). LitvakSIG is an independent organization whose database and discussion group are hosted by JewishGen, and which has agreed that data from LitvakSIG's All-Lithuania Database is also displayed in the JewishGen Lithuania Database: https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/ . We thank LitvakSIG, and its donors and volunteers, for making the more than two million lines of data in the All-Lithuania database accessible to the broader Jewish genealogical community. Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New Records Added to the All-Lithuania Database
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Nancy Siegel
JewishGen.org is pleased to announce the latest update to LitvakSIG's
free, searchable All-Lithuania database (https://www.litvaksig.org/search-ald/ ). The new additions are as follows: Tax and Voters Lists database: A variety of tax, elector, retired soldier, postal bank records, real estate owners, farmers, certificates, and burial tickets for towns in Kaunas and Zarasai districts (2496 lines). Also, fallen soldiers of the 16th division from the book, "Road to Victory, 1942-1945" (1257 lines).Revision List database, part 2: Another part of the Emigration to Eretz Israel data (1,111 lines); family lists for Orlya and Shchuchyn in the Lida district (4,821 lines); several conscription lists, mostly for Vilnius but also for Marijampole (15,665 lines); and merchants/family/taxpayer lists for Vidzi in Zarasai district (199 lines). Births database: Pumpenai (Panevezys district) births >from 1893 and 1894 (73 lines). Deaths database: Memel (Klaipeda district) deaths, 1874-1915 (688 lines). Internal Passports database: Applications for foreign passports (passports for foreign travel), Vilnius, 1924-1927 (515 lines). LitvakSIG is an independent organization whose database and discussion group are hosted by JewishGen, and which has agreed that data from LitvakSIG's All-Lithuania Database is also displayed in the JewishGen Lithuania Database: https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/ . We thank LitvakSIG, and its donors and volunteers, for making the more than two million lines of data in the All-Lithuania database accessible to the broader Jewish genealogical community. Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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