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Who has information about the mass grave in Simferopol? #ukraine heruts <heruts@...> #298733 Dear genners, My great-grand mother: Batya ROSENBLUM and her daughter: Katya/Chasya (probably with her own family) were killed by the Nazis in 1942 with 14,000 Simferopol's Jews. Obviously it is very important for me to know as much what happened there. Thank you for any information about those dark days. Herut Shlomoff, Israel heruts@netvision.net.il Searching: KAPAROVSKY, ORSHANSKY, BAKST >from Rechitsa/Belarus, Yaketerinoslav/Ukraine ROSENBLUM, ROCHBERG >from Simferopol/Ukraine, Skvira/Ukraine GERSHENGORN >from Kherson/Ukraine
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Who has information about the mass grave in Simferopol? #ukraine heruts <heruts@...> #618951 Dear genners, My great-grand mother: Batya ROSENBLUM and her daughter: Katya/Chasya (probably with her own family) were killed by the Nazis in 1942 with 14,000 Simferopol's Jews. Obviously it is very important for me to know as much what happened there. Thank you for any information about those dark days. Herut Shlomoff, Israel heruts@netvision.net.il Searching: KAPAROVSKY, ORSHANSKY, BAKST >from Rechitsa/Belarus, Yaketerinoslav/Ukraine ROSENBLUM, ROCHBERG >from Simferopol/Ukraine, Skvira/Ukraine GERSHENGORN >from Kherson/Ukraine
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The anniversary of KRYSTALLNACHT [10 November 1938]. #southafrica Herb E <heastern@...> #292622 Today is the anniversary of KRYSTALLNACHT [10 November 1938]. Over 2000 synagogues in Germany were destroyed in the second WW. However a digital reconstruction of many of these synagogues can be experienced, [some in virtual 3-D projection], by visiting the following web site http://www.cad.architektur.tu-darmstadt.de/synagogen/inter/menu.html Herb Epstein heastern@netline.com.au Melbourne, Australia
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Fwd: The anniversary of KRYSTALLNACHT [10 November 1938]. #southafrica Herb E <heastern@...> #612845 Today is the anniversary of KRYSTALLNACHT [10 November 1938]. Over 2000 synagogues in Germany were destroyed in the second WW. However a digital reconstruction of many of these synagogues can be experienced, [some in virtual 3-D projection], by visiting the following web site http://www.cad.architektur.tu-darmstadt.de/synagogen/inter/menu.html Herb Epstein heastern@netline.com.au Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Where is Djtoma? Ztomia? #general Bronstein Family <sygaa@...> #298732 In his message of 11-9-00 Mark Schwartz wanted what "Djotma" would be. It appears to me that it must be a 'corruption' of Zhitomir. Shabbat Shalom >from Jerusalem. Shalom Bronstein, Jerusalem Researching - SHULMAN/SHILLMAN - PANEVEZYS; BLOCH - KREKANAVA (Lithuania); the DIMMERMAN, BECK & GELMAN families >from Ostrog & vicinity (Vohlyn); BRONSTEIN, BROWNSTEIN, RUNSTEIN, ROCHMANN - Kishinev (Moldava); GOLDSTEIN - Iasi (Romania) - those who came to America all settled in Philadelphia; GOLDZWEIG & LETZTER - Cholojow/Uzlovoye (Eastern Galicia/Ukraine)
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine RE: Where is Djtoma? Ztomia? #ukraine Bronstein Family <sygaa@...> #618950 In his message of 11-9-00 Mark Schwartz wanted what "Djotma" would be. It appears to me that it must be a 'corruption' of Zhitomir. Shabbat Shalom >from Jerusalem. Shalom Bronstein, Jerusalem Researching - SHULMAN/SHILLMAN - PANEVEZYS; BLOCH - KREKANAVA (Lithuania); the DIMMERMAN, BECK & GELMAN families >from Ostrog & vicinity (Vohlyn); BRONSTEIN, BROWNSTEIN, RUNSTEIN, ROCHMANN - Kishinev (Moldava); GOLDSTEIN - Iasi (Romania) - those who came to America all settled in Philadelphia; GOLDZWEIG & LETZTER - Cholojow/Uzlovoye (Eastern Galicia/Ukraine)
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Re: " Where is Djtoma? Ztomia?" #ukraine NFatouros@... #298731 In his message of 11-9-00 Mark Schwartz wanted where "Djotma"might be. It was most probably Zhitomir-referring either to the city or the area for which took its name >from the city. Naomi Fatouros (nee FELDMAN) Bloomington, Indiana NFatouros@aol.com Researching: BELKOWSKY, Odessa, Berdichev; FELDMAN, Pinsk; SHUTZ, SCHUTZ, Shcherets; LEVY, Mulhouse;SAS, Podwolochisk; RAPOPORT, Tarnopol.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: " Where is Djtoma? Ztomia?" #ukraine NFatouros@... #618949 In his message of 11-9-00 Mark Schwartz wanted where "Djotma"might be. It was most probably Zhitomir-referring either to the city or the area for which took its name >from the city. Naomi Fatouros (nee FELDMAN) Bloomington, Indiana NFatouros@aol.com Researching: BELKOWSKY, Odessa, Berdichev; FELDMAN, Pinsk; SHUTZ, SCHUTZ, Shcherets; LEVY, Mulhouse;SAS, Podwolochisk; RAPOPORT, Tarnopol.
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Re: Where are magazine "The news of Deported People" and newspaper "New - Life" #hungary Gabor Hirsch <hirsch@...> #69862 Susanne Belovari schrieb: Hallo! 8.11.00 I have been informed that there was a magazine "The name of deported people" as well as a newspaper "New Life" that appeared in 1945 after the war. In those papers, people made inquiries for lost family members. The Jewish Community seems to have been the publisher? Does anyone know where these papers are located? In Hungary? and its National Library? Or? Also: there seems to be an orbituary collection in Hungary that might contain obituaries of Jews having died in the holocaust. Does anyone know where this collection might be located? And has anyone had experience in using it and thought it useful? I have already contacted the National Library of Hungary with the above questions. Thank you, Susanne Belovari I don't quite understand your question. Neither "The name of deported people" nor the "New Life" seems to be Hungarian and don't think that there was a paper in Hungary with that name. At the same time there was/is a biweekly paper of the Jewish communities "Uj Elet" which is the translation of "New Life" the paper exists in Hungary, the publisher is located as other offices of the Jewish communities in Sip utca 12, H-1075 Budapest. Its probable that returnees looked there for friends and family members. There were also several books published listing the returnees and victims of the Shoa. One of it is "Te vagy a tanu" published in 1947 which lists on 273 pages persons, families perished and also returnees. The information were supplied by the survivors. Some communities published in the meantime name lists of the victims but in the majority, we are still waiting. There was a list, prepared on the order and delivered on mid April 1944 of the occupying German authorities which - in my opinion - was the base of the deportation lists. I found the one from my ghetto in the archive of the gendarmerie district we belonged too. It included Battonya (129 Person), Bekes (198 P), Bekescsaba (2049 P), Endrod (88 P), Gyula (242 P), Mezökovacshaza (417 P), Oroshaza (645 P), Totkomlos (146 P), I didn't found the lists of Banhegyes and Szarvas. During some visit in the county archive's registry of dead (1946 - 1948) I found 620 Persons declared dead by family members, for quite different reasons, the majority of this persons were murdered at arrival in Auschwitz. So you have to go sometimes to the archives and browse through the books to find the information, you are looking for. This is something which the different communities neglected. There are also some newer publications >from towns and villages but the majority of information waits to be dig up. Best regards Gabor Hirsch
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Where are magazine "The news of Deported People" and newspaper "New - Life" #hungary Gabor Hirsch <hirsch@...> #390198 Susanne Belovari schrieb: Hallo! 8.11.00 I have been informed that there was a magazine "The name of deported people" as well as a newspaper "New Life" that appeared in 1945 after the war. In those papers, people made inquiries for lost family members. The Jewish Community seems to have been the publisher? Does anyone know where these papers are located? In Hungary? and its National Library? Or? Also: there seems to be an orbituary collection in Hungary that might contain obituaries of Jews having died in the holocaust. Does anyone know where this collection might be located? And has anyone had experience in using it and thought it useful? I have already contacted the National Library of Hungary with the above questions. Thank you, Susanne Belovari I don't quite understand your question. Neither "The name of deported people" nor the "New Life" seems to be Hungarian and don't think that there was a paper in Hungary with that name. At the same time there was/is a biweekly paper of the Jewish communities "Uj Elet" which is the translation of "New Life" the paper exists in Hungary, the publisher is located as other offices of the Jewish communities in Sip utca 12, H-1075 Budapest. Its probable that returnees looked there for friends and family members. There were also several books published listing the returnees and victims of the Shoa. One of it is "Te vagy a tanu" published in 1947 which lists on 273 pages persons, families perished and also returnees. The information were supplied by the survivors. Some communities published in the meantime name lists of the victims but in the majority, we are still waiting. There was a list, prepared on the order and delivered on mid April 1944 of the occupying German authorities which - in my opinion - was the base of the deportation lists. I found the one from my ghetto in the archive of the gendarmerie district we belonged too. It included Battonya (129 Person), Bekes (198 P), Bekescsaba (2049 P), Endrod (88 P), Gyula (242 P), Mezökovacshaza (417 P), Oroshaza (645 P), Totkomlos (146 P), I didn't found the lists of Banhegyes and Szarvas. During some visit in the county archive's registry of dead (1946 - 1948) I found 620 Persons declared dead by family members, for quite different reasons, the majority of this persons were murdered at arrival in Auschwitz. So you have to go sometimes to the archives and browse through the books to find the information, you are looking for. This is something which the different communities neglected. There are also some newer publications >from towns and villages but the majority of information waits to be dig up. Best regards Gabor Hirsch
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Re: Budapest BMD #hungary korman3 <korman3@...> #69859 I'm not sure what report/paper you're talking about, but if nobody can answer your question, I can give you all of the film numbers and explain the districts to you. Debbi
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Re: Where are magazine "The news of Deported People" and newspaper "New Life" #hungary Bob Friedman <inwood@...> #69860 The YIVO Library at the Center for Jewish History in NYC has various issues (not a complete set) of Uj Elet (New Life) >from 1945-1965. They are cataloged under three different call numbers: 15/8892, 15/6822, and 15/5751. I haven't looked at these items yet, but I can check them next week and give a fuller report. Bob Friedman, NYC inwood@pipeline.com On Thu, 09 Nov 2000 20:40:20 CET, Susanne Belovari wrote: I have been informed that there was a magazine "The name of deported = people"=20 as well as a newspaper "New Life" that appeared in 1945 after the war. = ... Does anyone know where these papers are located?=20
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Moving to Florida (off topic) #hungary Margarita Lacko <uzidog@...> #69861 Dear H-siggers, Keeping with what has become a tradition, we are moving again! This time we thought of following the path of birds that emigrate to warmer grounds during the arctic northern winters. Although our move will be more definite. At least, that's what I hope. Miami Beach, here we come! We'll be there in about a month. I write this to all of you so that my future descendants will be able to trace me. As always, my e-mail will remain the same. I wish you all a happy hunting. Margarita Lackó Mile High City uzidog@post1.com searching: LEICHT: Austria; Dunajska Streda & Cecinska Poton & Pozsony, Slovakia; Gyor & Budapest, Hungary WEISS/WEISZ: Dunajska Streda & Brezno, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary GRUNWALD: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary SZERDAHELYI: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia, Budapest, Hungary FLEISCHMANN: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia LEDERER:Dunajska Streda, Slovakia KORNFELD: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia KURCZ: Trnava & Dunajska Streda & Ivanka, Slovakia ADLER (SAS): Gyor, Hungary KELLER: Gyor, Hungary REISZ: Samorin, Slovakia BLAU: Abaujszanto & Miskolc & Budapest, Hungary; Beregszasz, Ukraine; New York & Maryland & others, USA; Israel BANO: Miskolc & Budapest, Hungary FISCHER: Gyongyos & Miskolc & Budapest, Hungary KOHN: Tolcsva, Hungary; New York & Los Angeles, USA
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Budapest BMD #hungary korman3 <korman3@...> #390195 I'm not sure what report/paper you're talking about, but if nobody can answer your question, I can give you all of the film numbers and explain the districts to you. Debbi
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Where are magazine "The news of Deported People" and newspaper "New Life" #hungary Bob Friedman <inwood@...> #390196 The YIVO Library at the Center for Jewish History in NYC has various issues (not a complete set) of Uj Elet (New Life) >from 1945-1965. They are cataloged under three different call numbers: 15/8892, 15/6822, and 15/5751. I haven't looked at these items yet, but I can check them next week and give a fuller report. Bob Friedman, NYC inwood@pipeline.com On Thu, 09 Nov 2000 20:40:20 CET, Susanne Belovari wrote: I have been informed that there was a magazine "The name of deported = people"=20 as well as a newspaper "New Life" that appeared in 1945 after the war. = ... Does anyone know where these papers are located?=20
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Moving to Florida (off topic) #hungary Margarita Lacko <uzidog@...> #390197 Dear H-siggers, Keeping with what has become a tradition, we are moving again! This time we thought of following the path of birds that emigrate to warmer grounds during the arctic northern winters. Although our move will be more definite. At least, that's what I hope. Miami Beach, here we come! We'll be there in about a month. I write this to all of you so that my future descendants will be able to trace me. As always, my e-mail will remain the same. I wish you all a happy hunting. Margarita Lackó Mile High City uzidog@post1.com searching: LEICHT: Austria; Dunajska Streda & Cecinska Poton & Pozsony, Slovakia; Gyor & Budapest, Hungary WEISS/WEISZ: Dunajska Streda & Brezno, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary GRUNWALD: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary SZERDAHELYI: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia, Budapest, Hungary FLEISCHMANN: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia LEDERER:Dunajska Streda, Slovakia KORNFELD: Dunajska Streda, Slovakia KURCZ: Trnava & Dunajska Streda & Ivanka, Slovakia ADLER (SAS): Gyor, Hungary KELLER: Gyor, Hungary REISZ: Samorin, Slovakia BLAU: Abaujszanto & Miskolc & Budapest, Hungary; Beregszasz, Ukraine; New York & Maryland & others, USA; Israel BANO: Miskolc & Budapest, Hungary FISCHER: Gyongyos & Miskolc & Budapest, Hungary KOHN: Tolcsva, Hungary; New York & Los Angeles, USA
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Re: Looking for Volunteers to help with Warszawa LDS Films Data entry #warsaw #poland asleuth@... #311724 Am interested in helping with this project. Let me know what I need to do. Since I have a personal interest in the Warszwa records I would be very interested in helping to get them entered for the members to use. Anita Drexler Hadassah Lipsius wrote: toggle quoted messageShow quoted text This list is supported by JewishGen. Please show your appreciation and support by visiting http://www.jewishgen.org/Jewishgen-erosity/ Once again the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center (DOROT) has provided the Warsaw Shtetl CO-OP with extract pages >from the LDS Microfilms. The recent shipment contains Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1836, 1840-43 and 1851. Miriam Segali, the volunteer at Dorot, has translated the records and hand written the information on to large ledger sheets. Volunteers are needed to enter Miriam's hand written information onto Excel Spreadsheets. You don't have to know any Polish to do this work. If you would like to volunteer please contact me. Hadassah Lipsius Kew Gardens Hills, NY Warsaw Shtetl CO-OP coordinator JRI-Poland This Research Group (warszawa@lyris.jewishgen.org) is hosted by JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy Visit our home page at http://www.jewishgen.org --- You are currently subscribed to warszawa as: [asleuth@bellsouth.net] To unsubscribe send email to $subst('Email.Unsub')
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Warszawa Research Group #Warsaw #Poland Re: Looking for Volunteers to help with Warszawa LDS Films Data entry #warsaw #poland asleuth@... #631932 Am interested in helping with this project. Let me know what I need to do. Since I have a personal interest in the Warszwa records I would be very interested in helping to get them entered for the members to use. Anita Drexler Hadassah Lipsius wrote: toggle quoted messageShow quoted text This list is supported by JewishGen. Please show your appreciation and support by visiting http://www.jewishgen.org/Jewishgen-erosity/ Once again the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center (DOROT) has provided the Warsaw Shtetl CO-OP with extract pages >from the LDS Microfilms. The recent shipment contains Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1836, 1840-43 and 1851. Miriam Segali, the volunteer at Dorot, has translated the records and hand written the information on to large ledger sheets. Volunteers are needed to enter Miriam's hand written information onto Excel Spreadsheets. You don't have to know any Polish to do this work. If you would like to volunteer please contact me. Hadassah Lipsius Kew Gardens Hills, NY Warsaw Shtetl CO-OP coordinator JRI-Poland This Research Group (warszawa@lyris.jewishgen.org) is hosted by JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy Visit our home page at http://www.jewishgen.org --- You are currently subscribed to warszawa as: [asleuth@bellsouth.net] To unsubscribe send email to $subst('Email.Unsub')
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Re: Berlin / Bevis Marks Records #general Vicky Ferraresi <vickyfer@...> #124493 I would agree with looking for the Jacob Jacobson publications. The Family History Library has it, other libraries too. I found my paternal great grandmother's family QUIATOWSKY here going back two more generations, giving me two more female lines and towns to search. All other searches for this name have been negative. Just remember it is a secondary source. I was able to confirm the information re: my family in other records. The book lists many names, and cross references sons with fathers and widowed mothers, and also the marriages of daughters. There are archived messages in JewishGen and GerSIG re: the books, including the FHL call numbers. Thank you for all the responses about my questions about Bevis Marks. Vicky Furstenber Ferraresi Belmont, CA searching: FURSTENBERG, QUIATOWSKY, BAUM, LEWY(I), ITZIG, EPHRAIM, BERKOWITZ (Berlin and Gdansk) PROCHOWNIK, HEYMAN(N), FREYSTADT, SCULVATER, RAUCH (Berlin, Bydgoszcz, Israel, Switzerland) SILBERSTEIN and SILVER (Gdansk, Berlin and Chicago)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Berlin / Bevis Marks Records #general Vicky Ferraresi <vickyfer@...> #444806 I would agree with looking for the Jacob Jacobson publications. The Family History Library has it, other libraries too. I found my paternal great grandmother's family QUIATOWSKY here going back two more generations, giving me two more female lines and towns to search. All other searches for this name have been negative. Just remember it is a secondary source. I was able to confirm the information re: my family in other records. The book lists many names, and cross references sons with fathers and widowed mothers, and also the marriages of daughters. There are archived messages in JewishGen and GerSIG re: the books, including the FHL call numbers. Thank you for all the responses about my questions about Bevis Marks. Vicky Furstenber Ferraresi Belmont, CA searching: FURSTENBERG, QUIATOWSKY, BAUM, LEWY(I), ITZIG, EPHRAIM, BERKOWITZ (Berlin and Gdansk) PROCHOWNIK, HEYMAN(N), FREYSTADT, SCULVATER, RAUCH (Berlin, Bydgoszcz, Israel, Switzerland) SILBERSTEIN and SILVER (Gdansk, Berlin and Chicago)
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