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Do you know the name of this school in New York
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Carol Rombro Rider
I have a picture of the class of T.H.H. school dated February 1919.
I am assuming this school was in New York City, but certainly if not in Manhattan then somewhere nearby. Does anyone know what the T.H.H. stands for? Thank you in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Do you know the name of this school in New York
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Carol Rombro Rider
I have a picture of the class of T.H.H. school dated February 1919.
I am assuming this school was in New York City, but certainly if not in Manhattan then somewhere nearby. Does anyone know what the T.H.H. stands for? Thank you in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky (1875 - 1943) family tree
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Amoz Chernoff
Is any one aware of information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky's
parents and grandparents? I would appreciate any leads as to who may have such information. Thank you Amoz Chernoff Silver Spring, MD
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky (1875 - 1943) family tree
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Amoz Chernoff
Is any one aware of information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky's
parents and grandparents? I would appreciate any leads as to who may have such information. Thank you Amoz Chernoff Silver Spring, MD
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GRABER or GRAEBER family of Sanok, Galicia
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Joseph Walder <jswalder@...>
Through JRI-Poland, I learned the names of the siblings of my paternal
grandmother, Feige GRABER (later Fanny WALDER), who did not leave Poland: Pesla (b. 1882), Chaim Mojzesz (b. 1890), Abraham (b. 1895), and Perla (b. 1897). Subsequently through the Jewishgen Family Finder, I contacted in Israel the spouse of a descendant of Pesla. Some of Pesla's children had survived! This unexpected success gives me hope that there might be living descendants of Chaim Mojzesz, Abraham, and Perla. Should anyone reading this be such a descendant or have information about such descendants, I would be grateful to know. Joseph WALDER Portland, Oregon, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen GRABER or GRAEBER family of Sanok, Galicia
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Joseph Walder <jswalder@...>
Through JRI-Poland, I learned the names of the siblings of my paternal
grandmother, Feige GRABER (later Fanny WALDER), who did not leave Poland: Pesla (b. 1882), Chaim Mojzesz (b. 1890), Abraham (b. 1895), and Perla (b. 1897). Subsequently through the Jewishgen Family Finder, I contacted in Israel the spouse of a descendant of Pesla. Some of Pesla's children had survived! This unexpected success gives me hope that there might be living descendants of Chaim Mojzesz, Abraham, and Perla. Should anyone reading this be such a descendant or have information about such descendants, I would be grateful to know. Joseph WALDER Portland, Oregon, USA
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ViewMate Translation of French Death Record
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Robert Mandelbaum
I have posted to ViewMate a death record, in French, for which I would
very much appreciate a translation. The file can be found at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67112 Please respond using the form provided in the ViewMate application or to me directly at rmandelbau@.... Thank you very much, Robert Mandelbaum New York, New York rmandelbau@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate Translation of French Death Record
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Robert Mandelbaum
I have posted to ViewMate a death record, in French, for which I would
very much appreciate a translation. The file can be found at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67112 Please respond using the form provided in the ViewMate application or to me directly at rmandelbau@.... Thank you very much, Robert Mandelbaum New York, New York rmandelbau@...
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Searching for death record Bihar county Hungary. presently Bihor county Romania
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1awesomeproperties@...
Dear fellow siggers,
I am searching for a death record for Pearl Leitman, maiden name Salamon. She is buried in Saniob, Romania, Bihor county. former Szentjobb, Hungary, Bihar county. She probably died between 1850-1910. Her husband was Eliyah Leitman. Her father Levi Salamon. My search on Jewish gen doesn't turn up anything. Can anyone direct me where I can search? Thanks for your input Rachel Malik SALAMON ,Szentjobb Hungary, Saniob Romania, LEITMAN Szentjobb, Hungary, Saniob, Romania, Oradea, Romania, Grosswardien, Hungary ,GLUCK Crasna Romania, Crasna, Hungary
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Searching for death record Bihar county Hungary. presently Bihor county Romania
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1awesomeproperties@...
Dear fellow siggers,
I am searching for a death record for Pearl Leitman, maiden name Salamon. She is buried in Saniob, Romania, Bihor county. former Szentjobb, Hungary, Bihar county. She probably died between 1850-1910. Her husband was Eliyah Leitman. Her father Levi Salamon. My search on Jewish gen doesn't turn up anything. Can anyone direct me where I can search? Thanks for your input Rachel Malik SALAMON ,Szentjobb Hungary, Saniob Romania, LEITMAN Szentjobb, Hungary, Saniob, Romania, Oradea, Romania, Grosswardien, Hungary ,GLUCK Crasna Romania, Crasna, Hungary
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Cemetery photos from Bely, Dobra, Damoc, Czeke and other nearby villlages
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lynnpollak@...
I have recently broken through a brick wall on my Berger side (names
of three 3xggparents) and have added several towns and villages to my family tree. If anyone has visited or plans on visiting the towns listed below and could photograph the Jewish gravestones I would greatly appreciate collaborating. I am particularly interested in Berger, Deutsch, and Paplanos, but obviously I may discover new names also. The towns in Slovakia are: Biel (formerly Bely) Dobra Velke Trakany (formerly Naytarkany) Cejkov (formerly Czeke) Pribenik In Zemplen county: Damoc Tuzser Agard (Zemplenagard). Many thanks, Lynn Pollak Golumbic Haifa, Israel (researching: Pollak, Sicherman, Gottlieb, Heimlich, Fried, Krausz, Berger, Paplanos, Groszman, Kalla, Rosenthal, Wohl, Trattner, Schonfeld, Klein, Dancziger, Deutsch, Goldman, Spitz, Fraenkel)
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Cemetery photos from Bely, Dobra, Damoc, Czeke and other nearby villlages
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lynnpollak@...
I have recently broken through a brick wall on my Berger side (names
of three 3xggparents) and have added several towns and villages to my family tree. If anyone has visited or plans on visiting the towns listed below and could photograph the Jewish gravestones I would greatly appreciate collaborating. I am particularly interested in Berger, Deutsch, and Paplanos, but obviously I may discover new names also. The towns in Slovakia are: Biel (formerly Bely) Dobra Velke Trakany (formerly Naytarkany) Cejkov (formerly Czeke) Pribenik In Zemplen county: Damoc Tuzser Agard (Zemplenagard). Many thanks, Lynn Pollak Golumbic Haifa, Israel (researching: Pollak, Sicherman, Gottlieb, Heimlich, Fried, Krausz, Berger, Paplanos, Groszman, Kalla, Rosenthal, Wohl, Trattner, Schonfeld, Klein, Dancziger, Deutsch, Goldman, Spitz, Fraenkel)
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Seeking grave of Lisette GAERTNER (geb. Cahn) near Kassel
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Marianne Gaertner <mlgaertner@...>
We are trying to locate the grave of Lisette (Jetta) GAERTNER, born CAHN
in Kassel or nearby. We have just found out by obtaining a copy of the Melderegister that she died on 5 Novemeber 1908, just months after moving to Kassel to be close to her daughter and family. It is possible she is buried at the Bettenhausen Jewish Cemetery; I do not find any listing of burials for this cemetery online that I can search. The Stadtarchiv in Kassel did not find her listed in the deaths records of Kassel for 1908. But she did live in Kassel at the time of death, as did her daughter. Does anyone have a resource that includes listings of the burials in the Jewish Cemetery in Bettenhausen (Kassel) or other Jewish Cemeteries close by? I was told she is not buried with her daughter and the family of her husband the Liebergs of Kassel; they are buried at Wolfhagen. I sent an email to a source suggested by the Archivist in Kassel; I never received a reply. Ww wish to visit Lisette GAERTNERs grave when we visit in a couple of weeks. She is the 2x great grandmother of my husband. Thank you for any suggestions. Marianne Gaertner in Northern California
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German SIG #Germany Seeking grave of Lisette GAERTNER (geb. Cahn) near Kassel
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Marianne Gaertner <mlgaertner@...>
We are trying to locate the grave of Lisette (Jetta) GAERTNER, born CAHN
in Kassel or nearby. We have just found out by obtaining a copy of the Melderegister that she died on 5 Novemeber 1908, just months after moving to Kassel to be close to her daughter and family. It is possible she is buried at the Bettenhausen Jewish Cemetery; I do not find any listing of burials for this cemetery online that I can search. The Stadtarchiv in Kassel did not find her listed in the deaths records of Kassel for 1908. But she did live in Kassel at the time of death, as did her daughter. Does anyone have a resource that includes listings of the burials in the Jewish Cemetery in Bettenhausen (Kassel) or other Jewish Cemeteries close by? I was told she is not buried with her daughter and the family of her husband the Liebergs of Kassel; they are buried at Wolfhagen. I sent an email to a source suggested by the Archivist in Kassel; I never received a reply. Ww wish to visit Lisette GAERTNERs grave when we visit in a couple of weeks. She is the 2x great grandmother of my husband. Thank you for any suggestions. Marianne Gaertner in Northern California
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Kurt HEINZE born Breslau
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Mike Redel <redel.mike@...>
Dear Gersigs,
I hope one of you could help. Kurt HEINZE was born 05.03.1886 in Breslauf, he was murdered 13.03.1944 in Theresienstadt. During the Nazi piriod he lived in Koeln and Duesseldorf. He was deported to Theresienstadt 27.07.1942. Has anyone informations about his family (parents, wife and children)? Regards, Mike Redel, Unna- Germany
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German SIG #Germany Kurt HEINZE born Breslau
#germany
Mike Redel <redel.mike@...>
Dear Gersigs,
I hope one of you could help. Kurt HEINZE was born 05.03.1886 in Breslauf, he was murdered 13.03.1944 in Theresienstadt. During the Nazi piriod he lived in Koeln and Duesseldorf. He was deported to Theresienstadt 27.07.1942. Has anyone informations about his family (parents, wife and children)? Regards, Mike Redel, Unna- Germany
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Genia RYBAK
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Ilene Guliner
I am looking for any relative whose mother, grandmother or great
grandmother's maiden name was Genia RYBAK. Thank you Ilene Guliner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Genia RYBAK
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Ilene Guliner
I am looking for any relative whose mother, grandmother or great
grandmother's maiden name was Genia RYBAK. Thank you Ilene Guliner
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Tracing someone out of the U.S. for the 1930 cenus
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Bob Kosovsky
I'm looking for an American citizen who was living in England during the
time of the 1930 census. Is there any way that person would have been recorded for that census? Bob Kosovsky, New York City, seeking any and all permutations/locations of: KASOVSKI/Y, KASOWSKI/Y, KOSOFSKY, KOSOVSKY, KOSOWSKY, KOSOW, KOSSOVE, etc. Slutsk: DAVIDSON, GELFAND (also Sioux City, Iowa) Klodawa: JARET, JARETSKY, JARECKI, KOLSKY/I; Przedecz: PIFKO, PIWKO
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Tracing someone out of the U.S. for the 1930 cenus
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Bob Kosovsky
I'm looking for an American citizen who was living in England during the
time of the 1930 census. Is there any way that person would have been recorded for that census? Bob Kosovsky, New York City, seeking any and all permutations/locations of: KASOVSKI/Y, KASOWSKI/Y, KOSOFSKY, KOSOVSKY, KOSOWSKY, KOSOW, KOSSOVE, etc. Slutsk: DAVIDSON, GELFAND (also Sioux City, Iowa) Klodawa: JARET, JARETSKY, JARECKI, KOLSKY/I; Przedecz: PIFKO, PIWKO
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