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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Halberstam in Montreal
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Looking to make contact with the family of David Halberstam, born in
1911, married, lived in Montreal. His two daughters - Miriam, born in 1950 and Sarah, born in 1951. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately. |
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Halberstam in Montreal
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Looking to make contact with the family of David Halberstam, born in
1911, married, lived in Montreal. His two daughters - Miriam, born in 1950 and Sarah, born in 1951. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately. |
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BMD records for La Paz, Bolivia
#general
tina levine
Dear Genners,
My sons are trying to obtain a copy of their father's birth certificate. He was born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1947.His birth certificate lacks his parents' home address at the time of his birth and, although the birth certificate appears in the database at the Bolivian Consulate in NYC, the computer won't generate a copy because it's missing the address. Would welcome any and all suggestions as to what sort of records should be searched in La Paz by a family friend, that would list the family's home address at the time of his birth. TIA for any assistance. Tina Pachter Levine Searching:Lewin - La Paz, Bolivia and Gniewaszow/Granica, Poland |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen BMD records for La Paz, Bolivia
#general
tina levine
Dear Genners,
My sons are trying to obtain a copy of their father's birth certificate. He was born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1947.His birth certificate lacks his parents' home address at the time of his birth and, although the birth certificate appears in the database at the Bolivian Consulate in NYC, the computer won't generate a copy because it's missing the address. Would welcome any and all suggestions as to what sort of records should be searched in La Paz by a family friend, that would list the family's home address at the time of his birth. TIA for any assistance. Tina Pachter Levine Searching:Lewin - La Paz, Bolivia and Gniewaszow/Granica, Poland |
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Looking for Bereznitski family from Ruzhany
#general
Dror Bereznitsky
Hello,
My father's family immigrated >from Ruzhany to Israel (Palestine at that time) during the 1930's. I'm trying to research the roots of the family in Belarus, but unfortunately there is no one left >from the family with such information. Searching the Belarus database results with only 3 people named BEREZNITSKII as part of the 1858 revision list, however I cannot fully trace them to my family although I think they are related. There is also some information in the Memorial Book to the Jewish Community of Ruzhany. The following people >from my family have immigrated >from Ruzhany to Israel: Luba Bereznitsky, wife of David and daughter of Zelik- born 1857 Her son, Moshe Alter - born 1887 His wife, Hadasa daughter of Zerach - born 1891 (known to have a brother who immigrated to the US) Their children - Chaim Zelik (my gradfather), Arye Leib, David and Chana The family name spelling varies between Bereznicki in some documents to Bereznitski in the Jewishgen database. Any advice or information are highly appreciated! Thanks, Dror Bereznitsky |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for Bereznitski family from Ruzhany
#general
Dror Bereznitsky
Hello,
My father's family immigrated >from Ruzhany to Israel (Palestine at that time) during the 1930's. I'm trying to research the roots of the family in Belarus, but unfortunately there is no one left >from the family with such information. Searching the Belarus database results with only 3 people named BEREZNITSKII as part of the 1858 revision list, however I cannot fully trace them to my family although I think they are related. There is also some information in the Memorial Book to the Jewish Community of Ruzhany. The following people >from my family have immigrated >from Ruzhany to Israel: Luba Bereznitsky, wife of David and daughter of Zelik- born 1857 Her son, Moshe Alter - born 1887 His wife, Hadasa daughter of Zerach - born 1891 (known to have a brother who immigrated to the US) Their children - Chaim Zelik (my gradfather), Arye Leib, David and Chana The family name spelling varies between Bereznicki in some documents to Bereznitski in the Jewishgen database. Any advice or information are highly appreciated! Thanks, Dror Bereznitsky |
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BRONSTEIN and HUBERMAN: Help with Russian-language ViewMate, please
#general
Derek Stavrou
Shalom to the Discussion Group
Once again I would like your help with learning about a record found on JRI-Poland. I've posted it on ViewMate, where it is no: 69831. The direct link is: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69831 The record is AKT 21 of Piaski marriages,between Judka BRONSZTEJN and Dwojra GUBERMAN (I'm hoping that Huberman is a variant for Guberman (or v.v.). I'm very keen to learn the identities of the happy couple. Please reply via the ViewMate Thanks for any help or guidance you can give Derek Stavrou Kfar Sava, Israel |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen BRONSTEIN and HUBERMAN: Help with Russian-language ViewMate, please
#general
Derek Stavrou
Shalom to the Discussion Group
Once again I would like your help with learning about a record found on JRI-Poland. I've posted it on ViewMate, where it is no: 69831. The direct link is: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69831 The record is AKT 21 of Piaski marriages,between Judka BRONSZTEJN and Dwojra GUBERMAN (I'm hoping that Huberman is a variant for Guberman (or v.v.). I'm very keen to learn the identities of the happy couple. Please reply via the ViewMate Thanks for any help or guidance you can give Derek Stavrou Kfar Sava, Israel |
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Names
#general
Jo Volk
How are there two sisters given the same name? No middle or Jewish name was used.
This was not a Sephardic family. 1 st Hani, my GG Grandmother b. May 6, 1866, d. August 3, 1905 I have her official death record 2 nd Hani b. Mar. 16, 1869, M. Nov. 5 1898 I have her marriage record Both born to same parents Jakob Klein and Fani Stalhberger, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary Joanne Cadis, California, USA JGSCV BERGER, LOWENBERGER, Novisad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) BROWN, BRAUN, DEUTSCH, FRISCH, FUERMAN, HERSKOVITS, HALMOS, HARTMANN, KLEIN, MARKASTEIN, MOSKOVITS, PLFANCZENBAUM, SCHONSTEIN, SCHWARTZ, SPIELBERGER, STAHLBEERGER VEISZ, WEISZ, WEISZLOVITZ. Hungary: Alsocsecse, Alsoszolca, Budapest, Basko, Csece |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Names
#general
Jo Volk
How are there two sisters given the same name? No middle or Jewish name was used.
This was not a Sephardic family. 1 st Hani, my GG Grandmother b. May 6, 1866, d. August 3, 1905 I have her official death record 2 nd Hani b. Mar. 16, 1869, M. Nov. 5 1898 I have her marriage record Both born to same parents Jakob Klein and Fani Stalhberger, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary Joanne Cadis, California, USA JGSCV BERGER, LOWENBERGER, Novisad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) BROWN, BRAUN, DEUTSCH, FRISCH, FUERMAN, HERSKOVITS, HALMOS, HARTMANN, KLEIN, MARKASTEIN, MOSKOVITS, PLFANCZENBAUM, SCHONSTEIN, SCHWARTZ, SPIELBERGER, STAHLBEERGER VEISZ, WEISZ, WEISZLOVITZ. Hungary: Alsocsecse, Alsoszolca, Budapest, Basko, Csece |
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Names
#hungary
Jo Volk
I have not been able to figure out why they named two daughters the
same name. No middle name in records or Jewish name. 2nd sister was born when the first was still living. Any thoughts? Two Hani Kleins who were sisters. One is my GG Grandmother born May 6, 1866, RimaszÊcs, Slovkia (formally Hungary).d. 1905, I have death record of my GG Grandmother showing she died at age 39 of TB d. August 3,1905, Miskolc, Hungary 2nd Hani b. Mar. 16, 1866., M. Nov. 5 1898 born Sajópetri, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary, Both born to same parents Jakob Klein and Fani Stalhberger. b. 1966 &1968 I have not been able to figure out why they named two daughters the same name. No middle name in records or Jewish name. Any thoughts? BERGER, LOWENBERGER, Novisad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) BROWN,BRAUN, DEUTSCH, FRISCH, FUERMAN, HERSKOVITS, HALMOS, HARTMANN, KLEIN, MARKASTEIN, MOSKOVITS,PLFANCZENBAUM, SCHONSTEIN, SCHWARTZ, SPIELBERGER, STAHLBEERGER VEISZ, WEISZ, WEISZLOVITZ. Hungary: Alsocsecse, Alsoszolca, Budapest, Basko, Csece, Csipany, Fony, Gava, Harmacz, Gomor, Kisvarda, Kis Tokaj, Korom, Miskolc, Megyaszo, Mezokovesd, Mogyoroska, Ostros, Regec, Sajopetri, Satoraijaujhely, Slovakia: Kosice(Kassa), Ostrovany, Rimaszeca, Szerences, Rimaszecs, VOLKVINSKY/WOLKOVINSKY, SHICKOVICH, SHIKEN, SHAKIN, Odessa, Chernowitz, Russia (Ukraine) Joanne Cadis, California, USA |
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Names
#hungary
Jo Volk
I have not been able to figure out why they named two daughters the
same name. No middle name in records or Jewish name. 2nd sister was born when the first was still living. Any thoughts? Two Hani Kleins who were sisters. One is my GG Grandmother born May 6, 1866, RimaszÊcs, Slovkia (formally Hungary).d. 1905, I have death record of my GG Grandmother showing she died at age 39 of TB d. August 3,1905, Miskolc, Hungary 2nd Hani b. Mar. 16, 1866., M. Nov. 5 1898 born Sajópetri, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary, Both born to same parents Jakob Klein and Fani Stalhberger. b. 1966 &1968 I have not been able to figure out why they named two daughters the same name. No middle name in records or Jewish name. Any thoughts? BERGER, LOWENBERGER, Novisad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) BROWN,BRAUN, DEUTSCH, FRISCH, FUERMAN, HERSKOVITS, HALMOS, HARTMANN, KLEIN, MARKASTEIN, MOSKOVITS,PLFANCZENBAUM, SCHONSTEIN, SCHWARTZ, SPIELBERGER, STAHLBEERGER VEISZ, WEISZ, WEISZLOVITZ. Hungary: Alsocsecse, Alsoszolca, Budapest, Basko, Csece, Csipany, Fony, Gava, Harmacz, Gomor, Kisvarda, Kis Tokaj, Korom, Miskolc, Megyaszo, Mezokovesd, Mogyoroska, Ostros, Regec, Sajopetri, Satoraijaujhely, Slovakia: Kosice(Kassa), Ostrovany, Rimaszeca, Szerences, Rimaszecs, VOLKVINSKY/WOLKOVINSKY, SHICKOVICH, SHIKEN, SHAKIN, Odessa, Chernowitz, Russia (Ukraine) Joanne Cadis, California, USA |
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Names
#hungary
Jo Volk
How are there two sisters given the same name? No middle or Jewish
name was used. This was not a Sephardic family. 1 st Hani, my GG Grandmother b. May 6, 1866, d. August 3, 1905 I have her official death record. 2 nd Hani b. Mar. 16, 1869, M. Nov. 5 1898 I have her marriage record Both born to same parents Jakob Klein and Fani Stalhberger, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary BERGER, LOWENBERGER, Novisad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) BROWN, BRAUN, DEUTSCH, FRISCH, FUERMAN, HERSKOVITS, HALMOS, HARTMANN, KLEIN, MARKASTEIN, MOSKOVITS, PLFANCZENBAUM, SCHONSTEIN, SCHWARTZ, SPIELBERGER, STAHLBEERGER VEISZ, WEISZ, WEISZLOVITZ. Hungary: Alsocsecse, Alsoszolca, Budapest, Basko, Csece, Csipany, Fony, Gava, Harmacz, Gomor, Kisvarda, Kis Tokaj, Korom, Miskolc, Megyaszo, Mezokovesd, Mogyoroska, Ostros, Regec, Sajopetri, Satoraijaujhely, Slovakia: Kosice(Kassa), Ostrovany, Rimaszeca, Szerences, Rimaszecs, VOLKVINSKY/WOLKOVINSKY, SHICKOVICH, SHIKEN, SHAKIN, Odessa, Podolia, Czernowitz, Russia (Ukraine) Joanne Cadis, California, USA |
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Names
#hungary
Jo Volk
How are there two sisters given the same name? No middle or Jewish
name was used. This was not a Sephardic family. 1 st Hani, my GG Grandmother b. May 6, 1866, d. August 3, 1905 I have her official death record. 2 nd Hani b. Mar. 16, 1869, M. Nov. 5 1898 I have her marriage record Both born to same parents Jakob Klein and Fani Stalhberger, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary BERGER, LOWENBERGER, Novisad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) BROWN, BRAUN, DEUTSCH, FRISCH, FUERMAN, HERSKOVITS, HALMOS, HARTMANN, KLEIN, MARKASTEIN, MOSKOVITS, PLFANCZENBAUM, SCHONSTEIN, SCHWARTZ, SPIELBERGER, STAHLBEERGER VEISZ, WEISZ, WEISZLOVITZ. Hungary: Alsocsecse, Alsoszolca, Budapest, Basko, Csece, Csipany, Fony, Gava, Harmacz, Gomor, Kisvarda, Kis Tokaj, Korom, Miskolc, Megyaszo, Mezokovesd, Mogyoroska, Ostros, Regec, Sajopetri, Satoraijaujhely, Slovakia: Kosice(Kassa), Ostrovany, Rimaszeca, Szerences, Rimaszecs, VOLKVINSKY/WOLKOVINSKY, SHICKOVICH, SHIKEN, SHAKIN, Odessa, Podolia, Czernowitz, Russia (Ukraine) Joanne Cadis, California, USA |
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1857_Census_Komarom
#hungary
Hi,
After transcribing 1857 Census records >from Abauj-Torna (already online) and Saros and Zemplen counties (pending quality checks), I have found records >from 9 villages in Komarom county that I also transcribed. Only some 221 names >from 9 towns have been found, but I hope they will be of help for someone. They will be published together with Saros. For full list of towns please see the tracking page at http://hsig.absolon.eu (navigate to 1857 Komarom). Shabbat shalom, Peter Absolon Kosice, Slovakia |
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Hungary SIG #Hungary 1857_Census_Komarom
#hungary
Hi,
After transcribing 1857 Census records >from Abauj-Torna (already online) and Saros and Zemplen counties (pending quality checks), I have found records >from 9 villages in Komarom county that I also transcribed. Only some 221 names >from 9 towns have been found, but I hope they will be of help for someone. They will be published together with Saros. For full list of towns please see the tracking page at http://hsig.absolon.eu (navigate to 1857 Komarom). Shabbat shalom, Peter Absolon Kosice, Slovakia |
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Lwow Ghetto records and Karpathen Oel slave laborers
#galicia
David Scriven
I have come across a few records where people appear both in the 'Lwow
Ghetto' database and in the 'Forced Laborers in Boryslaw and Drohobycz' database. The Lwow Ghetto records are all sparse, just including the person's name, previous home address and nothing else. Did these slave laborers ever live in the Lwow Ghetto? >from what I have read the 'Karpathen Oel' slave laborers were recruited locally and kept in camps near the sites of the refineries - many were executed in the woods surrounding the area and others were sent to Belzec. I'm also aware that Karpathen Oel had administrative offices in Lwow, and that the Lwow Ghetto records were compiled >from many sources in the area. So - is it possible that those listed on both databases never actually went to the Lwow Ghetto? David Scriven Vancouver BC. Researching: RUSS, SINGER, POMERANZ |
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Lwow Ghetto records and Karpathen Oel slave laborers
#galicia
David Scriven
I have come across a few records where people appear both in the 'Lwow
Ghetto' database and in the 'Forced Laborers in Boryslaw and Drohobycz' database. The Lwow Ghetto records are all sparse, just including the person's name, previous home address and nothing else. Did these slave laborers ever live in the Lwow Ghetto? >from what I have read the 'Karpathen Oel' slave laborers were recruited locally and kept in camps near the sites of the refineries - many were executed in the woods surrounding the area and others were sent to Belzec. I'm also aware that Karpathen Oel had administrative offices in Lwow, and that the Lwow Ghetto records were compiled >from many sources in the area. So - is it possible that those listed on both databases never actually went to the Lwow Ghetto? David Scriven Vancouver BC. Researching: RUSS, SINGER, POMERANZ |
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ViewMate Translation Request- German
#germany
Deborah Dworski
Hello,
I have posted to ViewMate five German-language vital record entries for which I am seeking translation. They are all brief, in tabular format, and >from the town of Horodenka (formerly Galicia, now Ukraine). Here are direct links to the images: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69868 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69869 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69870 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69871 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69872 Please respond via ViewMate. Thank you. Deborah Dworski |
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German SIG #Germany ViewMate Translation Request- German
#germany
Deborah Dworski
Hello,
I have posted to ViewMate five German-language vital record entries for which I am seeking translation. They are all brief, in tabular format, and >from the town of Horodenka (formerly Galicia, now Ukraine). Here are direct links to the images: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69868 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69869 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69870 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69871 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69872 Please respond via ViewMate. Thank you. Deborah Dworski |
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