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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

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"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

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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



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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



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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
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
Re: 2020 IAJGS Conference #france

Fred Half
 

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
French SIG #France Re: 2020 IAJGS Conference #france

Fred Half
 

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
Re: What is a "personal marriage certificate"? #galicia

Helene Kenvin <hekenvin@...>
 

A "personal marriage certificate" might refer to the ketubah, the Jewish
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
Tarnowska, which states under father's column, that there is a
"personal marriage certificate," along with detailed numbers and
dates. What does this term mean and where can these records
be found?
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
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
Tarnowska, which states under father's column, that there is a
"personal marriage certificate," along with detailed numbers and
dates. What does this term mean and where can these records
be found?
Charlie Katz Appointed Treasurer of Gesher Galicia #galicia

Steven Turner
 

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
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
Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Charlie Katz Appointed Treasurer of Gesher Galicia #galicia

Steven Turner
 

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
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
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.
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
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
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
"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
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
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.
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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