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Re: frenchsig digest: December 01, 2019
#france
Abraham Blum <abraham.blum@...>
Dear Rosanne and Pierre,
First of all, thousand thanks for the dedicated work you two have put into the French SIG for years and years! I was thinking what could have contributed to the decline in the once so active SIG. Knowing Pierre's age (like mine), one reason could be the retirement of older hobby-genealogists and the lack of young people joining our community. Furthermore: I assume that many, perhaps most, French SIGgers are not living in the USA and therefore not so able to attend IAJGS Conferences. I remember the times, when more people were asking for help and were also given advice. It would be a pity to let the French SIG die "due to natural causes". Is this ageing process occurring also in other SIGs? Unable to help, I can only hope you will find after all members able and ready to take up responsibilities. Abraham Blum, Israel From: French SIG [mailto:frenchsig@lyris.jewishgen.org] Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 9:04 AM To: frenchsig digest recipients Subject: frenchsig digest: December 01, 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Has JewishGen helped you connect with your family? We want to hear your story! Please email us at info@JewishGen.org today." FRENCHSIG Digest for Sunday, December 01, 2019. 1. 2020 IAJGS Conference ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 2020 IAJGS Conference From: Rosanne Leeson <rdleeson@comcast.net> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 14:18:38 -0800 X-Message-Number: 1 Dear FrenchSIG members, The time is growing closer for any possible papers, thoughts for meetings,=C2=A0 >from FrenchSIG members at this coming year's IAJGS Conferen= ce in San Diego CA. We have close to 1000 members, and it is very discouraging to your Coordinators to have no responses >from anyone on our list! How many of you are considering attending?=C2=A0 Is there any reason for us to even schedule a Meeting, Luncheon? We would love to have some of you willing to step up to learn the ropes for taking over as Coordinators, Moderators! We have not had a Webmaster in a few years, because no one is volunteering. If interest in French research is so low perhaps we should just let this SIG die.=C2=A0 Is that what you would all like? Please let us know your thoughts on these matters?=C2=A0 Is there anything that you would like the SIG to do or participate in please let us know ASAP! Pierre has been very busy adding new database material. We are still hoping to hear >from some of you, so that we can make Conference arrangements before it is too late! Rosanne Leeson Pierre Hahn Co-Coordinators French SIG --- END OF DIGEST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Sign up now for value-added services! http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/ValueAdded.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o FrenchSIG: JewishGen website http://www.jewishgen.org/French o Search the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ o Search the Family Tree of the Jewish People (FTJP) http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom/ o Search for previously archived messages at: http://www.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.isa?jg~jgsys~sigspop o This list is supported by JewishGen. Become a contributor at http://www.jewishgen.org/Jewishgen-erosity/ o This message may contain pointers to outside resources. No endorsement is implied by their presence here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Planning to use Ancestry.com? Start by using the "Ancestry Search Box" on the JewishGen homepage. By doing this, any eventual subscription to Ancestry.com will result in Jewishgen receiving a commission. It's an easy way to help JewishGen! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ You are currently subscribed to frenchsig as: [abraham.blum@mail.huji.ac.il] To change the format of our mailings, to stop/resume delivery (vacation), or to unsubscribe, please go to http://www.Lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager
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French SIG #France RE: frenchsig digest: December 01, 2019
#france
Abraham Blum <abraham.blum@...>
Dear Rosanne and Pierre,
First of all, thousand thanks for the dedicated work you two have put into the French SIG for years and years! I was thinking what could have contributed to the decline in the once so active SIG. Knowing Pierre's age (like mine), one reason could be the retirement of older hobby-genealogists and the lack of young people joining our community. Furthermore: I assume that many, perhaps most, French SIGgers are not living in the USA and therefore not so able to attend IAJGS Conferences. I remember the times, when more people were asking for help and were also given advice. It would be a pity to let the French SIG die "due to natural causes". Is this ageing process occurring also in other SIGs? Unable to help, I can only hope you will find after all members able and ready to take up responsibilities. Abraham Blum, Israel From: French SIG [mailto:frenchsig@lyris.jewishgen.org] Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 9:04 AM To: frenchsig digest recipients Subject: frenchsig digest: December 01, 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Has JewishGen helped you connect with your family? We want to hear your story! Please email us at info@JewishGen.org today." FRENCHSIG Digest for Sunday, December 01, 2019. 1. 2020 IAJGS Conference ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 2020 IAJGS Conference From: Rosanne Leeson <rdleeson@comcast.net> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 14:18:38 -0800 X-Message-Number: 1 Dear FrenchSIG members, The time is growing closer for any possible papers, thoughts for meetings,=C2=A0 >from FrenchSIG members at this coming year's IAJGS Conferen= ce in San Diego CA. We have close to 1000 members, and it is very discouraging to your Coordinators to have no responses >from anyone on our list! How many of you are considering attending?=C2=A0 Is there any reason for us to even schedule a Meeting, Luncheon? We would love to have some of you willing to step up to learn the ropes for taking over as Coordinators, Moderators! We have not had a Webmaster in a few years, because no one is volunteering. If interest in French research is so low perhaps we should just let this SIG die.=C2=A0 Is that what you would all like? Please let us know your thoughts on these matters?=C2=A0 Is there anything that you would like the SIG to do or participate in please let us know ASAP! Pierre has been very busy adding new database material. We are still hoping to hear >from some of you, so that we can make Conference arrangements before it is too late! Rosanne Leeson Pierre Hahn Co-Coordinators French SIG --- END OF DIGEST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Sign up now for value-added services! http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/ValueAdded.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o FrenchSIG: JewishGen website http://www.jewishgen.org/French o Search the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ o Search the Family Tree of the Jewish People (FTJP) http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom/ o Search for previously archived messages at: http://www.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.isa?jg~jgsys~sigspop o This list is supported by JewishGen. Become a contributor at http://www.jewishgen.org/Jewishgen-erosity/ o This message may contain pointers to outside resources. No endorsement is implied by their presence here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Planning to use Ancestry.com? Start by using the "Ancestry Search Box" on the JewishGen homepage. By doing this, any eventual subscription to Ancestry.com will result in Jewishgen receiving a commission. It's an easy way to help JewishGen! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ You are currently subscribed to frenchsig as: [abraham.blum@mail.huji.ac.il] To change the format of our mailings, to stop/resume delivery (vacation), or to unsubscribe, please go to http://www.Lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager
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San Diego
#france
Myra Waddell
Cher Rosanne et Pierre,
So sorry that I didn't reply. I thought your request was just for people submitting papers. Yes, I look forward to a meeting, possibly a luncheon, etc. It's always nice to meet other researchers with ancestors in France. Whilst I was in France earlier this year, I met a distant cousin who I found through JewishGen when she submitted a query and I recognized the names of people in whom she was interested. We walked around a part of Paris, had a good chat and some delicious food. It was great to meet her. I'm looking forward to being at the conference, although I'm not offering to be a Coordinator or Moderator and certainly not a Webmaster!! Too old for any of that!! I just like to be there. All the best. See you in San Diego. Myra Waddell
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French SIG #France San Diego
#france
Myra Waddell
Cher Rosanne et Pierre,
So sorry that I didn't reply. I thought your request was just for people submitting papers. Yes, I look forward to a meeting, possibly a luncheon, etc. It's always nice to meet other researchers with ancestors in France. Whilst I was in France earlier this year, I met a distant cousin who I found through JewishGen when she submitted a query and I recognized the names of people in whom she was interested. We walked around a part of Paris, had a good chat and some delicious food. It was great to meet her. I'm looking forward to being at the conference, although I'm not offering to be a Coordinator or Moderator and certainly not a Webmaster!! Too old for any of that!! I just like to be there. All the best. See you in San Diego. Myra Waddell
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Re: 2020 IAJGS Conference
#france
Rosanne,
Unfortunately we will be on a family vacation in Montreal during the beginning of the conference. Hopefully some young blood will surface to take over the group. Fred Fred Half fredhalf@stanfordalumni.org
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French SIG #France Re: 2020 IAJGS Conference
#france
Rosanne,
Unfortunately we will be on a family vacation in Montreal during the beginning of the conference. Hopefully some young blood will surface to take over the group. Fred Fred Half fredhalf@stanfordalumni.org
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Re: What is a "personal marriage certificate"?
#galicia
Helene Kenvin <hekenvin@...>
A "personal marriage certificate" might refer to the ketubah, the Jewish
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marriage contract that most Jewish couples sign at their weddings. Helene Kenvin Milton Koch <mjk1944@gmail.com> wrote:
I have just reviewed a translation of a birth entry >from Dabrowa
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: What is a "personal marriage certificate"?
#galicia
Helene Kenvin <hekenvin@...>
A "personal marriage certificate" might refer to the ketubah, the Jewish
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marriage contract that most Jewish couples sign at their weddings. Helene Kenvin Milton Koch <mjk1944@gmail.com> wrote:
I have just reviewed a translation of a birth entry >from Dabrowa
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Charlie Katz Appointed Treasurer of Gesher Galicia
#galicia
Gesher Galicia Board of Directors welcomes Charlie Katz as our new
Treasurer. After 15 years of dedicated service, Ann Harris has stepped down. We are grateful for her service as former treasurer and wish her the very best in future endeavors. Charlie is an information technology consultant with decades of experience delivering data management solutions for a global financial institution. Most recently, he was a Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operations & Technology leading big data engineering and advanced analytics initiatives. Charlie holds a BA degree in Liberal Arts >from The New School in New York City. Charlie has been researching his family history for over 20 years, a journey spanning roots in Galicia, immigration to New York's Lower East Side, and adaptation to life in America in the early 20th century. His research reconnected family in the US and UK that had lost contact 60 years earlier. Please join us in welcoming Charlie to the Board and wishing him success in his new role. Dr. Steven Turner President, Gesher Galicia
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ViewMate translation request - German
#galicia
Jonathan Naor <jonathan.naor@...>
Hello,
I've posted a scan of a postcard sent >from an Austro-Hungarian army field post bureau in Passover of 1916. The writing is in German and I'd be grateful for help with the translation. The postcard could be related to the KUPFERSCHMIDT family form Dzikow Stary. It is on ViewMate at he following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76104 There's also a higher resolution scan here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1smHre7U9B44s2_dHAYVuDPPmhWHaHdD1 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much! Jonathan
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Charlie Katz Appointed Treasurer of Gesher Galicia
#galicia
Gesher Galicia Board of Directors welcomes Charlie Katz as our new
Treasurer. After 15 years of dedicated service, Ann Harris has stepped down. We are grateful for her service as former treasurer and wish her the very best in future endeavors. Charlie is an information technology consultant with decades of experience delivering data management solutions for a global financial institution. Most recently, he was a Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operations & Technology leading big data engineering and advanced analytics initiatives. Charlie holds a BA degree in Liberal Arts >from The New School in New York City. Charlie has been researching his family history for over 20 years, a journey spanning roots in Galicia, immigration to New York's Lower East Side, and adaptation to life in America in the early 20th century. His research reconnected family in the US and UK that had lost contact 60 years earlier. Please join us in welcoming Charlie to the Board and wishing him success in his new role. Dr. Steven Turner President, Gesher Galicia
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia ViewMate translation request - German
#galicia
Jonathan Naor <jonathan.naor@...>
Hello,
I've posted a scan of a postcard sent >from an Austro-Hungarian army field post bureau in Passover of 1916. The writing is in German and I'd be grateful for help with the translation. The postcard could be related to the KUPFERSCHMIDT family form Dzikow Stary. It is on ViewMate at he following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76104 There's also a higher resolution scan here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1smHre7U9B44s2_dHAYVuDPPmhWHaHdD1 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much! Jonathan
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Seeking family of Else/Ilse Liebrich nee Bergmann
fredelfruhman
Born in Germany, c late 1800's. Married to Ernst Liebrich. They had a son, Erich, who later lived in New York.
Else/Ilse had two sisters: Jenny and Karoline. Thanks in advance for any leads.
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Looking for cemetery in New York
#usa
John <johnebos@...>
Hello,
I have recently found the death certificate for my GG-Grandmother who passed away in 1900 in Brooklyn NY. The place of burial is "Mount Sina Cemetery" I believe this to be Mount Sinai but am unable to find this cemetery. Does anyone know if this is the correct name or, has it merged with another cemetery. Please respond privately and thanks in advance for your help, John Epstein, Jupiter FL USA johnebos@bellsouth.net
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Early American SIG #USA Looking for cemetery in New York
#usa
John <johnebos@...>
Hello,
I have recently found the death certificate for my GG-Grandmother who passed away in 1900 in Brooklyn NY. The place of burial is "Mount Sina Cemetery" I believe this to be Mount Sinai but am unable to find this cemetery. Does anyone know if this is the correct name or, has it merged with another cemetery. Please respond privately and thanks in advance for your help, John Epstein, Jupiter FL USA johnebos@bellsouth.net
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Re: Jewishgen Offer
Joan A. Baronberg
I agree with Linda F.—but how would you ever know to what I am “agreeing?”
Yes, this new format is off-putting and “cumbersome” and not as useful as in the past and also arrives too often. Originally, it was told to us that they now have a maximum length of posting they can send out on any single message. Rather than continue with such a format, why not switch to something that better fits the needs of JGen readers? (so, for example, digest people get only one email per day as in previous years and also the original question/email is posted along with any current replies. Also, why doesn’t the editor/moderator eliminate all the long, blank spaces in many emails posted? Joan A. Baronberg SRRG/Suchostow Region Research Group Denver, CO Weisser, Master
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"Judensicherung" translation please
#germany
Daniel Raye <danraye@...>
Hi,
I was helping someone translate a document relating to his grandmother who was deported >from Frankfurt in 1942. In the document was a photo of the cover of a file with the grandmother's name on it. The caption mentioned that the file was connected to "Judensicherung". Does anyone know what that means? Thanks, Daniel Raye Beit Shemesh, Israel danraye@gmail.com
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German SIG #Germany "Judensicherung" translation please
#germany
Daniel Raye <danraye@...>
Hi,
I was helping someone translate a document relating to his grandmother who was deported >from Frankfurt in 1942. In the document was a photo of the cover of a file with the grandmother's name on it. The caption mentioned that the file was connected to "Judensicherung". Does anyone know what that means? Thanks, Daniel Raye Beit Shemesh, Israel danraye@gmail.com
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Re: Jewishgen Offer
Elise Cundiff
I received an email about it, but not until Monday afternoon, and I was off my computer for the day by then. When I saw the offer on Tuesday morning, I did make the contribution, but don't know if it will be accepted as per the offer, or not, since it was no longer Monday ("today only") but it was less than 24 hours since the offer was sent to me.
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Re: STORING ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS?
Laurie Sosna
I was given my great grandmother's 1911 Russian passport and travel documents and I wanted those taken care of.
I asked someone in our Special Collections department how to store documents. Once you've got all your documents in their acid free sleeves, use clamshell archival storage boxes. Keeps things organized nicely, but also keeps dust out. Three ring binders are open at the top, and contaminants can get in. The boxes will sit nicely on a shelf. Laurie Sosna
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