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Donations to JewishGen NOW Tax Deductible for Canadian Residents
#southafrica
Susan E. King <susan.king@...>
Dear Canadian friends,
We are pleased to advise all our Canadian JewishGenners that as a result of the dedicated efforts of the JGS of Canada (Toronto), a tax qualified charity in Canada, donations to JewishGen are NOW tax deductible for Canadian residents. To simplify giving, we have prepared a form which you can print out, type or print all the information requested, make your cheque payable to the JGS of Canada (Toronto) and mail to the address on the form. We do hope that with the availability of tax credits, you will be comfortable in making regular financial donations to JewishGen.=20 We thank you in advance for your consideration and participation in supporting JewishGen.=20 You will find the Canadian Tax Deduction form at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html Susan E. King, Managing Director JewishGen, Inc.
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Donations to JewishGen NOW Tax Deductible for Canadian Residents
#southafrica
Susan E. King <susan.king@...>
Dear Canadian friends,
We are pleased to advise all our Canadian JewishGenners that as a result of the dedicated efforts of the JGS of Canada (Toronto), a tax qualified charity in Canada, donations to JewishGen are NOW tax deductible for Canadian residents. To simplify giving, we have prepared a form which you can print out, type or print all the information requested, make your cheque payable to the JGS of Canada (Toronto) and mail to the address on the form. We do hope that with the availability of tax credits, you will be comfortable in making regular financial donations to JewishGen.=20 We thank you in advance for your consideration and participation in supporting JewishGen.=20 You will find the Canadian Tax Deduction form at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html Susan E. King, Managing Director JewishGen, Inc.
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Donations to JewishGen NOW Tax Deductible for Canadian Residents
#latinamerica
Susan E. King <susan.king@...>
Dear Canadian friends,
We are pleased to advise all our Canadian JewishGenners that as a result of the dedicated efforts of the JGS of Canada (Toronto), a tax qualified charity in Canada, donations to JewishGen are NOW tax deductible for Canadian residents. To simplify giving, we have prepared a form which you can print out, type or print all the information requested, make your cheque payable to the JGS of Canada (Toronto) and mail to the address on the form. We do hope that with the availability of tax credits, you will be comfortable in making regular financial donations to JewishGen.=20 We thank you in advance for your consideration and participation in supporting JewishGen.=20 You will find the Canadian Tax Deduction form at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html Susan E. King, Managing Director JewishGen, Inc.
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Latin America #LatinAmerica Donations to JewishGen NOW Tax Deductible for Canadian Residents
#latinamerica
Susan E. King <susan.king@...>
Dear Canadian friends,
We are pleased to advise all our Canadian JewishGenners that as a result of the dedicated efforts of the JGS of Canada (Toronto), a tax qualified charity in Canada, donations to JewishGen are NOW tax deductible for Canadian residents. To simplify giving, we have prepared a form which you can print out, type or print all the information requested, make your cheque payable to the JGS of Canada (Toronto) and mail to the address on the form. We do hope that with the availability of tax credits, you will be comfortable in making regular financial donations to JewishGen.=20 We thank you in advance for your consideration and participation in supporting JewishGen.=20 You will find the Canadian Tax Deduction form at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html Susan E. King, Managing Director JewishGen, Inc.
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OSTER, BERSCH, DUBLON and SCHAULEM from Wittlich (near Trier)
#germany
Sylvia Stawski <sylvia@...>
Dear All,
Our fellow Ger-SIG member Stefan Roos (thanks, Stefan!) has come up with the following information >from his database of Jews in the Trier region: "Leopold OSTER died in Wittlich. He was born c.1758 as son of Isaac OSTER and Judith ?? in Clotten. In about 1786 he married Breinle DUBLON, daughter of David Joseph DUBLON and his wife Rachel SCHAULEM of Wittlich. His first child - a daughter named Sara - was born in Clotten Feb 26, 1788. Soon afterwards the family moved to Wittlich. Breinle DUBLON died there that same year 1788. As second wife Leopold took Breinle's younger sister Sorle DUBLON. Sorle also died young after having given birth to a boy. This son, whose name was Hirsch - was born in Wittlich Aug 2, 1791. It is not sure whether Sorle died on that same day or a few days/weeks later. Your ancestor Rachel BERSCH became Leopold's third wife. The couple had six children: 1. Susanna OSTER b. Nov 8, 1795 Wittlich 2. Isaak OSTER b. Jan 1, 1798 Wittlich 3. Rachel OSTER b. Feb 27, 1801 Wittlich 4. Rosa OSTER b. Jun 18, 1802 Wittlich 5. Judith OSTER b. Sep 15, 1805 Wittlich 6. Antonetta OSTER b. Apr 12, 1808 Wittlich Leopold was working as a butcher in Wittlich. His patronymic name before 1808 was Leib Isaac. He died in Wittlich Feb 13, 1814. After his death Rachel BERSCH left Wittlich together with her own children and those of her husband's previous marriages." Antonetta (also: Antionetta, Henriette) OSTER was my gggrandmother. Until today I did not know that she had sisters and brothers. Additional information is that Rachel BERSCH probably died in Klotten/Clotten. Does anybody recognize any of the above mentioned names in his or her familytree? I would be happy to hear >from you! Please mail privately to sylvia@.... Sylvia Stawski, Beerse, Belgium
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Donations to JewishGen NOW Tax Deductible for Canadian Residents
#germany
Susan E. King <susan.king@...>
Dear Canadian friends,
We are pleased to advise all our Canadian JewishGenners that as a result of the dedicated efforts of the JGS of Canada (Toronto), a tax qualified charity in Canada, donations to JewishGen are NOW tax deductible for Canadian residents. To simplify giving, we have prepared a form which you can print out, type or print all the information requested, make your cheque payable to the JGS of Canada (Toronto) and mail to the address on the form. We do hope that with the availability of tax credits, you will be comfortable in making regular financial donations to JewishGen We thank you in advance for your consideration and participation in supporting JewishGen. You will find the Canadian Tax Deduction form at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html Susan E. King, Managing Director JewishGen, Inc.
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German SIG #Germany OSTER, BERSCH, DUBLON and SCHAULEM from Wittlich (near Trier)
#germany
Sylvia Stawski <sylvia@...>
Dear All,
Our fellow Ger-SIG member Stefan Roos (thanks, Stefan!) has come up with the following information >from his database of Jews in the Trier region: "Leopold OSTER died in Wittlich. He was born c.1758 as son of Isaac OSTER and Judith ?? in Clotten. In about 1786 he married Breinle DUBLON, daughter of David Joseph DUBLON and his wife Rachel SCHAULEM of Wittlich. His first child - a daughter named Sara - was born in Clotten Feb 26, 1788. Soon afterwards the family moved to Wittlich. Breinle DUBLON died there that same year 1788. As second wife Leopold took Breinle's younger sister Sorle DUBLON. Sorle also died young after having given birth to a boy. This son, whose name was Hirsch - was born in Wittlich Aug 2, 1791. It is not sure whether Sorle died on that same day or a few days/weeks later. Your ancestor Rachel BERSCH became Leopold's third wife. The couple had six children: 1. Susanna OSTER b. Nov 8, 1795 Wittlich 2. Isaak OSTER b. Jan 1, 1798 Wittlich 3. Rachel OSTER b. Feb 27, 1801 Wittlich 4. Rosa OSTER b. Jun 18, 1802 Wittlich 5. Judith OSTER b. Sep 15, 1805 Wittlich 6. Antonetta OSTER b. Apr 12, 1808 Wittlich Leopold was working as a butcher in Wittlich. His patronymic name before 1808 was Leib Isaac. He died in Wittlich Feb 13, 1814. After his death Rachel BERSCH left Wittlich together with her own children and those of her husband's previous marriages." Antonetta (also: Antionetta, Henriette) OSTER was my gggrandmother. Until today I did not know that she had sisters and brothers. Additional information is that Rachel BERSCH probably died in Klotten/Clotten. Does anybody recognize any of the above mentioned names in his or her familytree? I would be happy to hear >from you! Please mail privately to sylvia@.... Sylvia Stawski, Beerse, Belgium
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German SIG #Germany Donations to JewishGen NOW Tax Deductible for Canadian Residents
#germany
Susan E. King <susan.king@...>
Dear Canadian friends,
We are pleased to advise all our Canadian JewishGenners that as a result of the dedicated efforts of the JGS of Canada (Toronto), a tax qualified charity in Canada, donations to JewishGen are NOW tax deductible for Canadian residents. To simplify giving, we have prepared a form which you can print out, type or print all the information requested, make your cheque payable to the JGS of Canada (Toronto) and mail to the address on the form. We do hope that with the availability of tax credits, you will be comfortable in making regular financial donations to JewishGen We thank you in advance for your consideration and participation in supporting JewishGen. You will find the Canadian Tax Deduction form at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Canada.html Susan E. King, Managing Director JewishGen, Inc.
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Liebstein
#germany
Pernilla Naumann <pernilla@...>
Dear All!
I'm looking for information on a Gottlieb LIEBSTEIN(1724?-1771?) from Germany, who moved to Landskrona, Sweden and married a christian woman, Anna STAHLE, in 1758. My grandfather has told me that LIEBSTEIN was jewish, but probably converted when/before he moved/married to/in Sweden. I can't find anymore information on him, his family or where in Germany he came >from and I wonder if anyone has come across his name in their research. Best regards, Pernilla Naumann Malmö, Sweden pernilla@...
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German SIG #Germany Liebstein
#germany
Pernilla Naumann <pernilla@...>
Dear All!
I'm looking for information on a Gottlieb LIEBSTEIN(1724?-1771?) from Germany, who moved to Landskrona, Sweden and married a christian woman, Anna STAHLE, in 1758. My grandfather has told me that LIEBSTEIN was jewish, but probably converted when/before he moved/married to/in Sweden. I can't find anymore information on him, his family or where in Germany he came >from and I wonder if anyone has come across his name in their research. Best regards, Pernilla Naumann Malmö, Sweden pernilla@...
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Looking for BASSUK family
#general
sid.greenberg@...
Dear Genners:
I would like help in locating Bonnie and Edwin M. Bassuk, originally >from Niagara Falls, N.Y. The last contact I had, they were in Framingham, Mass., in the 1960s. Many thanks for any forthcoming info. Sid Greenberg # 45041 sid.greenberg@...<mailto:sid.greenberg@...>
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for BASSUK family
#general
sid.greenberg@...
Dear Genners:
I would like help in locating Bonnie and Edwin M. Bassuk, originally >from Niagara Falls, N.Y. The last contact I had, they were in Framingham, Mass., in the 1960s. Many thanks for any forthcoming info. Sid Greenberg # 45041 sid.greenberg@...<mailto:sid.greenberg@...>
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Re: Names puzzle
#general
Stan Goodman <SPAM_FOILER@...>
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:12:59 UTC, zen28027@... (Aubrey Jacobus)
opined: I have a problem of ascertaining male forename s 1. He was Aaron ( called Harry ) but his father was thought to be Hyman .The headstone is meant to convey his Hebrew name. For male deceased, one does not often find Yiddish names (like e.g. "Hyman"). Consequently, the stone calls him "H.anan", which was, in all probability, his Hebrew name. Why the unspecified "register" calls him instead "H.anah" needs speculationi; but the root is the same, and it may have been an error in transcription. 2. Julius - with headstone Yod Vav Aleph Lamed - is it possibly a versionYod Vav Aleph Lamed spells "Yoel", a legitimate name in its own right. -- Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel Searching: NEACHOWICZ/NOACHOWICZ, NEJMAN/NAJMAN, SURALSKI: >from Lomza Gubernia ISMACH: >from Lomza Gubernia, Galicia, and Ukraina HERTANU, ABRAMOVICI, LAUER: >from Dorohoi District, Romania GRISARU, VATARU: >from Iasi, Dorohoi, and Mileanca, Romania See my interactive family tree (requires Java 1.1.6 or better). the URL is: http://www.hashkedim.com For reasons connected with anti-spam/junk security, the return address is not valid. To communicate with me, please visit my website (see the URL above -- no Java required for this purpose) and fill in the email form there.
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Re: Names puzzle
#general
Robert Israel <israel@...>
In article <4157387a$0$22759$db0fefd9@...>,
Aubrey Jacobus <zen28027@...> wrote: 1. He was Aaron ( called Harry ) but his father was thought to be Hyman .My bet would be that Hyman's Hebrew name was Chanan. Chana is generally a female name: it's either the mother or a mistake. 2. Julius - with headstone Yod Vav Aleph Lamed - is it possibly a versionNo. Yoayl is a biblical Hebrew name, the equivalent of Joel. Robert Israel israel@... Vancouver, BC, Canada
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Names puzzle
#general
Stan Goodman <SPAM_FOILER@...>
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:12:59 UTC, zen28027@... (Aubrey Jacobus)
opined: I have a problem of ascertaining male forename s 1. He was Aaron ( called Harry ) but his father was thought to be Hyman .The headstone is meant to convey his Hebrew name. For male deceased, one does not often find Yiddish names (like e.g. "Hyman"). Consequently, the stone calls him "H.anan", which was, in all probability, his Hebrew name. Why the unspecified "register" calls him instead "H.anah" needs speculationi; but the root is the same, and it may have been an error in transcription. 2. Julius - with headstone Yod Vav Aleph Lamed - is it possibly a versionYod Vav Aleph Lamed spells "Yoel", a legitimate name in its own right. -- Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel Searching: NEACHOWICZ/NOACHOWICZ, NEJMAN/NAJMAN, SURALSKI: >from Lomza Gubernia ISMACH: >from Lomza Gubernia, Galicia, and Ukraina HERTANU, ABRAMOVICI, LAUER: >from Dorohoi District, Romania GRISARU, VATARU: >from Iasi, Dorohoi, and Mileanca, Romania See my interactive family tree (requires Java 1.1.6 or better). the URL is: http://www.hashkedim.com For reasons connected with anti-spam/junk security, the return address is not valid. To communicate with me, please visit my website (see the URL above -- no Java required for this purpose) and fill in the email form there.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Names puzzle
#general
Robert Israel <israel@...>
In article <4157387a$0$22759$db0fefd9@...>,
Aubrey Jacobus <zen28027@...> wrote: 1. He was Aaron ( called Harry ) but his father was thought to be Hyman .My bet would be that Hyman's Hebrew name was Chanan. Chana is generally a female name: it's either the mother or a mistake. 2. Julius - with headstone Yod Vav Aleph Lamed - is it possibly a versionNo. Yoayl is a biblical Hebrew name, the equivalent of Joel. Robert Israel israel@... Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Washington Cemetery (Brooklyn) Help
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hymiereich
I have the locations for three WISHENGRAD gravestones in Washington
Cemetery in Brooklyn. I am looking for someone who is willing to take digital pictures of the gravestones and email them to me. I am willing to reciprocate by searching ships manifest in the Canadian Archives (1919-1935). Please respond privately. Hymie Reichstein Ottawa, Ontario reichstein@...
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Where are towns Meliaten and Orizk/Rarziak/Raziak?
#ukraine
Deborah Schultz
I am researching the background of my great-grandfather
Max BECK. He was also known as Max BICK, Max BEK, Max BEKOFF, and Bik MELECH. According to his Declaration of Intention, filed around 1916 in Kings County Supreme Court in New York, he was born 26 November 1886 in Meliaten, Russia. His last foreign residence was Orizk, Russia. According the the Ellis Island manifest for Max, his wife, and sister-in-law, they were all >from Rarziak, Russia, or Raziak, Russia. In one book ("Where Once We Walked"?) I found reference to 2 villages with a name like Meliaten. They looked like they were not far >from each other, and neither had many Jews living there. >from what I understand, comparing ShtetlSeeker/MapQuest with Czarist-era maps, these villages were in Volhynia, near Rivne (now in Ukraine). I found 3 likely candidate towns: 1) 22.9 miles northeast of Rivne at coordinates 5043 2645; 2) west of Rivne near the Polish border at 5034 2434; and 3) a few miles southeast of Rivne at 5027 2637. My first question is: Since Meliaten sounds like a very small village, would any records have been kept at Rivne (for the Meliatens listed above)? Or is there another town/city nearby where they would have been kept? My second question is: What modern town would Orizk/Rarziak/Raziak be? When I set ShtetlSeeker to look in the Ukraine, it came up with Ruzhki, at coordinates 5004 2837, and Erchiki, in Popelnya region, Zhitomir oblast. When I set it to look in Poland, it found Uhrusk, at 5118 2337, near the Ukrainian border. Is there another town more likely? I believe that I have the general geographic area correct, because my grandmother thought that her father-in-law Max BECK was >from a Polish-speaking area, and he was definitely from Czarist "Russia."Any help would be greatly apprciated! (I have already entered BICK in Meliaten, Ukraine, in the JGFF, and will enter the surname in Orizk in the JGFF, once I know which town it is.) -Deborah Schultz schultzd@... researching: BICK in Meliaten & Orizk/Rarziak/Raziak, HOROWITZ & LUBARSKY in Podolia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Washington Cemetery (Brooklyn) Help
#general
hymiereich
I have the locations for three WISHENGRAD gravestones in Washington
Cemetery in Brooklyn. I am looking for someone who is willing to take digital pictures of the gravestones and email them to me. I am willing to reciprocate by searching ships manifest in the Canadian Archives (1919-1935). Please respond privately. Hymie Reichstein Ottawa, Ontario reichstein@...
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Where are towns Meliaten and Orizk/Rarziak/Raziak?
#ukraine
Deborah Schultz
I am researching the background of my great-grandfather
Max BECK. He was also known as Max BICK, Max BEK, Max BEKOFF, and Bik MELECH. According to his Declaration of Intention, filed around 1916 in Kings County Supreme Court in New York, he was born 26 November 1886 in Meliaten, Russia. His last foreign residence was Orizk, Russia. According the the Ellis Island manifest for Max, his wife, and sister-in-law, they were all >from Rarziak, Russia, or Raziak, Russia. In one book ("Where Once We Walked"?) I found reference to 2 villages with a name like Meliaten. They looked like they were not far >from each other, and neither had many Jews living there. >from what I understand, comparing ShtetlSeeker/MapQuest with Czarist-era maps, these villages were in Volhynia, near Rivne (now in Ukraine). I found 3 likely candidate towns: 1) 22.9 miles northeast of Rivne at coordinates 5043 2645; 2) west of Rivne near the Polish border at 5034 2434; and 3) a few miles southeast of Rivne at 5027 2637. My first question is: Since Meliaten sounds like a very small village, would any records have been kept at Rivne (for the Meliatens listed above)? Or is there another town/city nearby where they would have been kept? My second question is: What modern town would Orizk/Rarziak/Raziak be? When I set ShtetlSeeker to look in the Ukraine, it came up with Ruzhki, at coordinates 5004 2837, and Erchiki, in Popelnya region, Zhitomir oblast. When I set it to look in Poland, it found Uhrusk, at 5118 2337, near the Ukrainian border. Is there another town more likely? I believe that I have the general geographic area correct, because my grandmother thought that her father-in-law Max BECK was >from a Polish-speaking area, and he was definitely from Czarist "Russia."Any help would be greatly apprciated! (I have already entered BICK in Meliaten, Ukraine, in the JGFF, and will enter the surname in Orizk in the JGFF, once I know which town it is.) -Deborah Schultz schultzd@... researching: BICK in Meliaten & Orizk/Rarziak/Raziak, HOROWITZ & LUBARSKY in Podolia
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