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Re: Name adoption/change conventions during Napoleonic occupation of the Rhineland
#germany
Fran Luebke@wi.rr.com <franluebke@...>
This may be redundant of source cited but half of my paternal family
lived west of the Rhine and in every case both old patronymic and new first and last names are listed. Often first names were changed to more French names, I found this more common among females. In some cases the last names were hardly distinguishable as Jewish. In my Loeb family there were several in the same town who chose Jakob as a new first name so these Jakob Loebs were followed by I, II or III to distinguish them. My great grandfather was known as Jakob Loeb I. As you know, half the fun is they were written in French using the French Republican calendar. Fran Loeb Luebke Franluebke@wi.rr.com Researching LOEB, HYMAN / HAIMAN / HEIMAN, MASS / MOSS, MANNHEIMER, LINDENTHAL
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German SIG #Germany Re: Name adoption/change conventions during Napoleonic occupation of the Rhineland
#germany
Fran Luebke@wi.rr.com <franluebke@...>
This may be redundant of source cited but half of my paternal family
lived west of the Rhine and in every case both old patronymic and new first and last names are listed. Often first names were changed to more French names, I found this more common among females. In some cases the last names were hardly distinguishable as Jewish. In my Loeb family there were several in the same town who chose Jakob as a new first name so these Jakob Loebs were followed by I, II or III to distinguish them. My great grandfather was known as Jakob Loeb I. As you know, half the fun is they were written in French using the French Republican calendar. Fran Loeb Luebke Franluebke@wi.rr.com Researching LOEB, HYMAN / HAIMAN / HEIMAN, MASS / MOSS, MANNHEIMER, LINDENTHAL
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A little more on Baden's on-line records
#germany
Roger Lustig
Dear all:
Having used the Collection 390 (Karlsruhe) and L10 (Freiburg) on-line Baden vital records quite a bit, let me add a few more points. 1) These are duplicate registers, i.e., annual copies handed in to the local government. They are bound together year by year. 2) It was not necessarily a Christian clergyman keeping the Jewish records. 3) Universal civil registration began in Baden on Feb. 1, 1870 and adopted the German Empire's standard forms on Jan. 1, 1876. 4) The whole "conversion" misunderstanding may have been exacerbated by FamilySearch and Ancestry, which have indexed zillions of these records and called many if not all the Jewish ones "Lutheran"--including the 9-volume Jewish-only set for Mannheim. I have pointed this out to the organizations involved. Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ USA research coordinator, GerSIG
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German SIG #Germany A little more on Baden's on-line records
#germany
Roger Lustig
Dear all:
Having used the Collection 390 (Karlsruhe) and L10 (Freiburg) on-line Baden vital records quite a bit, let me add a few more points. 1) These are duplicate registers, i.e., annual copies handed in to the local government. They are bound together year by year. 2) It was not necessarily a Christian clergyman keeping the Jewish records. 3) Universal civil registration began in Baden on Feb. 1, 1870 and adopted the German Empire's standard forms on Jan. 1, 1876. 4) The whole "conversion" misunderstanding may have been exacerbated by FamilySearch and Ancestry, which have indexed zillions of these records and called many if not all the Jewish ones "Lutheran"--including the 9-volume Jewish-only set for Mannheim. I have pointed this out to the organizations involved. Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ USA research coordinator, GerSIG
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Name adoption/change conventions during Napoleonic occupation of the Rhineland
#germany
Michael Rubin
I am seeking input on naming practices during the Napoleonic-ordered
name adoption wave of 1808 in communities west of the Rhine. In Hessen and elsewhere, it's my experience that only formal last names were taken to replace patronymics. During the Napoleonic name-adoption, however, I see evidence of wholesale name changes including first name and adoption of formal new last/family name, such as Isaac Feist becoming Elias STERN. I am interested in the experience of others with family originating in this region. Michael Rubin, Boston rubinmichaels@yahoo.com Moderator note: Like all questions about German Jewish surnames, a detailed answer can be found in the 125 page Introduction * to "A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames" by Obermayer Award winner Lars Menk. Avotaynu Press, 2005 ISBN-10: 1886223203 ISBN-13: 978-1886223202 * The introduction includes a 20 page bibliography. Mod 1
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German SIG #Germany Name adoption/change conventions during Napoleonic occupation of the Rhineland
#germany
Michael Rubin
I am seeking input on naming practices during the Napoleonic-ordered
name adoption wave of 1808 in communities west of the Rhine. In Hessen and elsewhere, it's my experience that only formal last names were taken to replace patronymics. During the Napoleonic name-adoption, however, I see evidence of wholesale name changes including first name and adoption of formal new last/family name, such as Isaac Feist becoming Elias STERN. I am interested in the experience of others with family originating in this region. Michael Rubin, Boston rubinmichaels@yahoo.com Moderator note: Like all questions about German Jewish surnames, a detailed answer can be found in the 125 page Introduction * to "A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames" by Obermayer Award winner Lars Menk. Avotaynu Press, 2005 ISBN-10: 1886223203 ISBN-13: 978-1886223202 * The introduction includes a 20 page bibliography. Mod 1
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upcoming genealogy program at the Center for Jewish History in New York
#general
Moriah Amit
The Ackman & Ziff Genealogy Institute at the Center for Jewish History
is excited to revitalize its "Family History Today" series in 2018. Beginning in January, this monthly series will feature lectures, hands-on workshops, and more, each focused on different approach to researching one's own family history. Please see below for more details on the January program and stay tuned for future program announcements. from Family History to Present Family - Finding Living Relatives YouHave Never Met! Date: January 29, 6:30 PM Place: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. (Btw. 5th and 6th Aves.), New York, NY 10011 Description: Are you interested in reconnecting with your long-lost cousins? Moriah Amit, the Center for Jewish History's Senior Genealogy Reference Librarian, will cover major resources and strategies for locating the living descendants of deceased individuals on your family tree. Free and open to the public; reservation required at http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=fam83E&ss=1 Moriah Amit New York, NY
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen upcoming genealogy program at the Center for Jewish History in New York
#general
Moriah Amit
The Ackman & Ziff Genealogy Institute at the Center for Jewish History
is excited to revitalize its "Family History Today" series in 2018. Beginning in January, this monthly series will feature lectures, hands-on workshops, and more, each focused on different approach to researching one's own family history. Please see below for more details on the January program and stay tuned for future program announcements. from Family History to Present Family - Finding Living Relatives YouHave Never Met! Date: January 29, 6:30 PM Place: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. (Btw. 5th and 6th Aves.), New York, NY 10011 Description: Are you interested in reconnecting with your long-lost cousins? Moriah Amit, the Center for Jewish History's Senior Genealogy Reference Librarian, will cover major resources and strategies for locating the living descendants of deceased individuals on your family tree. Free and open to the public; reservation required at http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=fam83E&ss=1 Moriah Amit New York, NY
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ViewMate translation request - Russian
#poland
Sonny Putter <sonny_putter@...>
I would appreciate a translation of the Russian text of the 1881 Tarnogrod,
Poland marriage record of Mendel PUTER and Sura SZTOKMAN, Akta 7. The record is in 2 parts. I would like a translation of the genealogically significant information, especially names of the groom's and bride's parents, the groom's and bride's names, ages and places of birth and the actual date of the marriage. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: Part 1: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63725 Part 2: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63726 Please respond using the online ViewMate form or directly to me at sonny_putter@prodigy.net . Thank you very much. Sinai (Sonny) PUTTER Newcastle, Washington U.S.A.
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JRI Poland #Poland ViewMate translation request - Russian
#poland
Sonny Putter <sonny_putter@...>
I would appreciate a translation of the Russian text of the 1881 Tarnogrod,
Poland marriage record of Mendel PUTER and Sura SZTOKMAN, Akta 7. The record is in 2 parts. I would like a translation of the genealogically significant information, especially names of the groom's and bride's parents, the groom's and bride's names, ages and places of birth and the actual date of the marriage. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: Part 1: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63725 Part 2: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63726 Please respond using the online ViewMate form or directly to me at sonny_putter@prodigy.net . Thank you very much. Sinai (Sonny) PUTTER Newcastle, Washington U.S.A.
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question about Krzepice
#poland
Renee Steinig
Abe Morgenstern z"l, a survivor, died last week. In his 1988 interview
with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512523), Abe referred to his birth place -- a town that sounds like "Shrepitz," about 30 km from Czestochowa.Could the place be Krzepice? (To hear for yourself, the mention of the town comes at about 00:20 on the video.) Thanks for any light you can shed. Renee Renee Stern Steinig Dix Hills NY genmaven@gmail.com
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JRI Poland #Poland question about Krzepice
#poland
Renee Steinig
Abe Morgenstern z"l, a survivor, died last week. In his 1988 interview
with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512523), Abe referred to his birth place -- a town that sounds like "Shrepitz," about 30 km from Czestochowa.Could the place be Krzepice? (To hear for yourself, the mention of the town comes at about 00:20 on the video.) Thanks for any light you can shed. Renee Renee Stern Steinig Dix Hills NY genmaven@gmail.com
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Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Kansas City
#galicia
Ronald D. Doctor
Jewish genealogy is coming to the Kansas City area.
We are forming a new Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Kansas City (JGSGKC). If you are in the Kansas City area please join us at our first meeting. Monday evening, January 22, 2018 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Johnson County Central Resource Library (Logan Room) 9875 W. 87th Street, Overland Park, Kansas At the meeting, we'll ask you to tell us about your Jewish genealogy interests and about the kind of programs and presentations that would be most useful to you. We'll also spend some time discussing some administrative stuff, e.g. what day of the week and time of day is best for our program meetings, developing a web and social media presence, etc. If time permits, we'll have a short presentation about some basic Jewish family history resources that are available for your research. Our goals are to: * Help you learn about the most current methods, resources, technologies, and techniques to help you achieve your goals; * Help you network with other researchers whose ancestors were >from the same old country areas as yours; * Keep you up-to-date with occasional e-mail messages and announcements >from discussion lists on the Web, and with regular meetings through the year. For more information or if you have any questions please contact: Ron Doctor <rddpdx@gmail.com>, or, Richard Rosenstock <richard@rosenstock.net> We're looking forward to meeting you. Ron -- Ron Doctor (rddpdx@gmail.com) Overland Park, Kansas USA Interim President Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Kansas City (JGS GKC) Co-Coordinator, Kremenets Shtetl CO-OP/Jewish Records Indexing-Poland an activity of the Kremenets District Research Group (KDRG) http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kremenets Board Member and Past Coordinator, JewishGen Ukraine Special Interest Group (Ukraine SIG) Researching DOCTOR (DIOKHTER), VARER, AVERBAKH, KORENFELD... all from Kremenets, Oleksinets, Yampol, Vishnevets; KAZDOY (KOSODOY),DUBINSKI, DUBOWSKY... all >from Kiev, Uman, Odessa
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Kansas City
#galicia
Ronald D. Doctor
Jewish genealogy is coming to the Kansas City area.
We are forming a new Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Kansas City (JGSGKC). If you are in the Kansas City area please join us at our first meeting. Monday evening, January 22, 2018 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Johnson County Central Resource Library (Logan Room) 9875 W. 87th Street, Overland Park, Kansas At the meeting, we'll ask you to tell us about your Jewish genealogy interests and about the kind of programs and presentations that would be most useful to you. We'll also spend some time discussing some administrative stuff, e.g. what day of the week and time of day is best for our program meetings, developing a web and social media presence, etc. If time permits, we'll have a short presentation about some basic Jewish family history resources that are available for your research. Our goals are to: * Help you learn about the most current methods, resources, technologies, and techniques to help you achieve your goals; * Help you network with other researchers whose ancestors were >from the same old country areas as yours; * Keep you up-to-date with occasional e-mail messages and announcements >from discussion lists on the Web, and with regular meetings through the year. For more information or if you have any questions please contact: Ron Doctor <rddpdx@gmail.com>, or, Richard Rosenstock <richard@rosenstock.net> We're looking forward to meeting you. Ron -- Ron Doctor (rddpdx@gmail.com) Overland Park, Kansas USA Interim President Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Kansas City (JGS GKC) Co-Coordinator, Kremenets Shtetl CO-OP/Jewish Records Indexing-Poland an activity of the Kremenets District Research Group (KDRG) http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kremenets Board Member and Past Coordinator, JewishGen Ukraine Special Interest Group (Ukraine SIG) Researching DOCTOR (DIOKHTER), VARER, AVERBAKH, KORENFELD... all from Kremenets, Oleksinets, Yampol, Vishnevets; KAZDOY (KOSODOY),DUBINSKI, DUBOWSKY... all >from Kiev, Uman, Odessa
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SPERBER from Sieniawa
#galicia
Joseph Lonstein
Dear SIG,
In the JRI-Poland records I recently found an unknown (to me) sister of my great-grandfather. I'm now searching for her descendants. The family is: Marim SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK (b. 1874), daughter of Solomon SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK >from Sieniawa and Reisl SCHIPPER >from Kanczuga. Marim SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK married in Sieniawa to Moses Wolf SPERBER (b. 1870), son of Lieb SPERBER and Lea LAUFER. Moses Wolf SPERBER had a sister named Sara Gitla LAUFER (not SPERBER) married to Munie VERSTANDIG in Sieniawa. Children of Marim SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK and Moses Wolf SPERBER: 1) Liebish (b. 1900) - deported >from Vienna and killed in Auschwitz. I cannot find anything more about him online at Yad Vashem or other databases (DOEW, GenTeam.at, Holocaust.cz) 2) Beile (b. 1902) 3) Samuel (b. 1904, d. 1905) 4) Mendel (b. 1906) 5) Lea (b. 1909) 6) Zelig (b. 1911) I found other SPERBERs >from Sieniawa a generation older than these children, and I don't know if there's a connection or not yet: On Ellis Island database there's an Israel SPERBER (b. 1874) coming to NYC in 1893, Sam SPERBER (b. 1887) coming to NYC in 1905 to meet a Vinea Raudsis (Raudnitz?), and Liebish SPERBER (b. 1872) coming to NYC in 1898 to meet sister E. BURSTEIN. I can trace these three men in the U.S. Census records, but so far find no connection. Elsewhere I found an Abraham SPERBER (b. 1892) >from Sieniawa who was killed in Brussels in 1942. I would love to hear >from anyone with a connection to this family - no SPERBERs >from Sieniawa appear on JGFF - or suggestions for leads on the SCHYRAK/SPERBER children named above. Thank you, Joe Lonstein East Lansing, MI, USA
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia SPERBER from Sieniawa
#galicia
Joseph Lonstein
Dear SIG,
In the JRI-Poland records I recently found an unknown (to me) sister of my great-grandfather. I'm now searching for her descendants. The family is: Marim SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK (b. 1874), daughter of Solomon SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK >from Sieniawa and Reisl SCHIPPER >from Kanczuga. Marim SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK married in Sieniawa to Moses Wolf SPERBER (b. 1870), son of Lieb SPERBER and Lea LAUFER. Moses Wolf SPERBER had a sister named Sara Gitla LAUFER (not SPERBER) married to Munie VERSTANDIG in Sieniawa. Children of Marim SCHYRAK/SHERAK/SZYROK and Moses Wolf SPERBER: 1) Liebish (b. 1900) - deported >from Vienna and killed in Auschwitz. I cannot find anything more about him online at Yad Vashem or other databases (DOEW, GenTeam.at, Holocaust.cz) 2) Beile (b. 1902) 3) Samuel (b. 1904, d. 1905) 4) Mendel (b. 1906) 5) Lea (b. 1909) 6) Zelig (b. 1911) I found other SPERBERs >from Sieniawa a generation older than these children, and I don't know if there's a connection or not yet: On Ellis Island database there's an Israel SPERBER (b. 1874) coming to NYC in 1893, Sam SPERBER (b. 1887) coming to NYC in 1905 to meet a Vinea Raudsis (Raudnitz?), and Liebish SPERBER (b. 1872) coming to NYC in 1898 to meet sister E. BURSTEIN. I can trace these three men in the U.S. Census records, but so far find no connection. Elsewhere I found an Abraham SPERBER (b. 1892) >from Sieniawa who was killed in Brussels in 1942. I would love to hear >from anyone with a connection to this family - no SPERBERs >from Sieniawa appear on JGFF - or suggestions for leads on the SCHYRAK/SPERBER children named above. Thank you, Joe Lonstein East Lansing, MI, USA
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International Institute for Jewish Genealogy - Ignition Grant for Jewish Genealogy Research
#france
Jean-Pierre Stroweis
The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center is
pleased to announce a $2,500 "Ignition Grant" in the name of Harvey Krueger z"l to encourage academic research in the field of Jewish Genealogy. Applications should be submitted by 31 March, 2018. MA and doctoral theses, proposed or ongoing, will be judged by their originality and their potential to broaden the horizons of Jewish genealogical research in the arts and/or the exact sciences. Background Information and "Instructions to Applicants" are to be found on the Institute's Website: www.iijg.org - under "Awards and Prizes". For more information, contact info@iijg.org . On the behalf of IIJG board, Jean-Pierre Stroweis Jerusalem, Israel
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International Institute for Jewish Genealogy - Two Prizes
#france
Jean-Pierre Stroweis
The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center
(IIJG) is pleased to announce two prizes: - A $2,500 "Ignition Grant" in the name of Harvey Krueger z"l to encourage academic research in the field of Jewish Genealogy. - A $1,500 Prize in the name of Chava Agmon z"l for completed but unpublished research in the field of Jewish Genealogy. Applications should be submitted by 31 March, 2018. Studies will be judged by their originality and their potential to broaden the horizons of Jewish genealogical research in the arts and/or the exact sciences. Background Information and "Instructions to Applicants" are to be found on the Institute's website: http://www.iijg.org - under "Awards and Prizes". For more information, contact info@iijg.org. On the behalf of IIJG board, Jean-Pierre Stroweis Jerusalem, Israel
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French SIG #France International Institute for Jewish Genealogy - Ignition Grant for Jewish Genealogy Research
#france
Jean-Pierre Stroweis
The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center is
pleased to announce a $2,500 "Ignition Grant" in the name of Harvey Krueger z"l to encourage academic research in the field of Jewish Genealogy. Applications should be submitted by 31 March, 2018. MA and doctoral theses, proposed or ongoing, will be judged by their originality and their potential to broaden the horizons of Jewish genealogical research in the arts and/or the exact sciences. Background Information and "Instructions to Applicants" are to be found on the Institute's Website: www.iijg.org - under "Awards and Prizes". For more information, contact info@iijg.org . On the behalf of IIJG board, Jean-Pierre Stroweis Jerusalem, Israel
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French SIG #France International Institute for Jewish Genealogy - Two Prizes
#france
Jean-Pierre Stroweis
The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center
(IIJG) is pleased to announce two prizes: - A $2,500 "Ignition Grant" in the name of Harvey Krueger z"l to encourage academic research in the field of Jewish Genealogy. - A $1,500 Prize in the name of Chava Agmon z"l for completed but unpublished research in the field of Jewish Genealogy. Applications should be submitted by 31 March, 2018. Studies will be judged by their originality and their potential to broaden the horizons of Jewish genealogical research in the arts and/or the exact sciences. Background Information and "Instructions to Applicants" are to be found on the Institute's website: http://www.iijg.org - under "Awards and Prizes". For more information, contact info@iijg.org. On the behalf of IIJG board, Jean-Pierre Stroweis Jerusalem, Israel
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