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Hungarian Labour Battalions
#hungary
Gabriela P. Svatos <gsvatos@...>
For those of you in the Toronto area, the Holocaust Memorial Centre on
Bathurst Street has a two volume listing of: "Names of Jewish Victims of Hungarian Labour Battalions" The books can be viewed on site only. Each entry provides a wealth of information. There are different sections in the book. The info. is arranged as follows: 1) Family name Mother's Lastname Date of birth Date of death ID # First name First name Place of birth Last known whereabout For example: Stark Weisz 04/11/11 Eltunt 43/02/10 33717 Jeno Regina Kassa Kraszno Polje 2) Mother's maiden name, First name, Son's family name, Son's first name Vogel Ilona Guth Istvan Gabi Svatos Gabriela Svatos E-mail: gsvatos@torfree.net or gsvatos@hotmail.com mod. these books can also be found in the Spertus Museum (Chicago), Weisenthal Museum (Los Angeles), Queens College Library (Holocaust section),the USHMM (D.C.). If you know of a library or institution that should have these books, but doesn't have the appropriate person contact me for purchase information. There are two additonal books in this series: Jewish victims of Hajdu county and Hungarian Jewish Woman deported to Stuthoff Concentration Camp. LS
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Merchants' Third Guild (Novograd-Volynsk), 1858
#general
Jerry Morse <Jerry_Morse@...>
A genealogist living in Zhitomir, Ukraine whom I hired appears to have
found my ggf, Mendel Chernomorsky, listed in 1858 officials records for Novograd-Volynsk. In his report, the genealogist says that Mendel was a "member of the third guild." Can anyone provide any additional information on the "third guild" in this area at this time? Jerry Morse McLean, VA
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Hungarian Labour Battalions
#hungary
Gabriela P. Svatos <gsvatos@...>
For those of you in the Toronto area, the Holocaust Memorial Centre on
Bathurst Street has a two volume listing of: "Names of Jewish Victims of Hungarian Labour Battalions" The books can be viewed on site only. Each entry provides a wealth of information. There are different sections in the book. The info. is arranged as follows: 1) Family name Mother's Lastname Date of birth Date of death ID # First name First name Place of birth Last known whereabout For example: Stark Weisz 04/11/11 Eltunt 43/02/10 33717 Jeno Regina Kassa Kraszno Polje 2) Mother's maiden name, First name, Son's family name, Son's first name Vogel Ilona Guth Istvan Gabi Svatos Gabriela Svatos E-mail: gsvatos@torfree.net or gsvatos@hotmail.com mod. these books can also be found in the Spertus Museum (Chicago), Weisenthal Museum (Los Angeles), Queens College Library (Holocaust section),the USHMM (D.C.). If you know of a library or institution that should have these books, but doesn't have the appropriate person contact me for purchase information. There are two additonal books in this series: Jewish victims of Hajdu county and Hungarian Jewish Woman deported to Stuthoff Concentration Camp. LS
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Merchants' Third Guild (Novograd-Volynsk), 1858
#general
Jerry Morse <Jerry_Morse@...>
A genealogist living in Zhitomir, Ukraine whom I hired appears to have
found my ggf, Mendel Chernomorsky, listed in 1858 officials records for Novograd-Volynsk. In his report, the genealogist says that Mendel was a "member of the third guild." Can anyone provide any additional information on the "third guild" in this area at this time? Jerry Morse McLean, VA
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Val'tukh Villa, Odessa, Ukraine.
#general
DW2 <dwdwone@...>
I am searching for information on Val'tukh's Villa which apparently was a
structure that existed in Odessa, Ukraine in the early part of this century. If you have any information regarding this place or perhaps a street with the same name please contact me. Also I'm researching the names of Goldberg/Goldenberg and Valtukh >from this same time frame in Odessa as well as the following years in the US and Canada. Please see my web page at http://mypage.direct.ca/d/dwdwone/index.html Thank you, Debi Walters Searching: Val'tukh, Valtukh, Waltuck, Walhtuch, Waltuch, Baltuch, Goldberg, Goldenberg
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Val'tukh Villa, Odessa, Ukraine.
#general
DW2 <dwdwone@...>
I am searching for information on Val'tukh's Villa which apparently was a
structure that existed in Odessa, Ukraine in the early part of this century. If you have any information regarding this place or perhaps a street with the same name please contact me. Also I'm researching the names of Goldberg/Goldenberg and Valtukh >from this same time frame in Odessa as well as the following years in the US and Canada. Please see my web page at http://mypage.direct.ca/d/dwdwone/index.html Thank you, Debi Walters Searching: Val'tukh, Valtukh, Waltuck, Walhtuch, Waltuch, Baltuch, Goldberg, Goldenberg
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Identifying place of marriage
#general
Gailcopela@...
I have the date on which my grand-aunt was married, and I know she was married
in the East End of London (I have the registry information >from the marriage index). What I don't know is at which synagogue (neither one of her sons has this information). Which person or office would be the best to approach to research this information? Please reply privately. TIA. Gail Copeland Thornhill (Toronto), ON Canada
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Identifying place of marriage
#general
Gailcopela@...
I have the date on which my grand-aunt was married, and I know she was married
in the East End of London (I have the registry information >from the marriage index). What I don't know is at which synagogue (neither one of her sons has this information). Which person or office would be the best to approach to research this information? Please reply privately. TIA. Gail Copeland Thornhill (Toronto), ON Canada
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Argentine phone searches
#general
IsraelP <p2o5rock@...>
The searches engines I have for the Argentine white pages all
insist that you do one state/province at a time. I realize that most Jews are likely to be in "Federal Capital," but I'd still like to find something that will search all of them at once - especially as there are quite a few ways to spell some surnames. Failing that, what other areas are most likely to have Jews? Israel Pickholtz
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Argentine phone searches
#general
IsraelP <p2o5rock@...>
The searches engines I have for the Argentine white pages all
insist that you do one state/province at a time. I realize that most Jews are likely to be in "Federal Capital," but I'd still like to find something that will search all of them at once - especially as there are quite a few ways to spell some surnames. Failing that, what other areas are most likely to have Jews? Israel Pickholtz
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Searching: KURLAT - Chile
#general
Heidi Farkash <hfark@...>
editorial office: Searching for KURLAT family last known in
Chile. Looking for Tanya and Charna nee Kurlat, daughters of Joseph (died in Chile) and his brother Sasha/Alexander also died in Chile. Chilean-based Jewish genealogists, any clues to where to look would be appreciated! Ingles mejor, pero algun Espanol entendido. Gracias! Heidi Farkash Calif.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching: KURLAT - Chile
#general
Heidi Farkash <hfark@...>
editorial office: Searching for KURLAT family last known in
Chile. Looking for Tanya and Charna nee Kurlat, daughters of Joseph (died in Chile) and his brother Sasha/Alexander also died in Chile. Chilean-based Jewish genealogists, any clues to where to look would be appreciated! Ingles mejor, pero algun Espanol entendido. Gracias! Heidi Farkash Calif.
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Searching: Yacov BORNSTEIN, b. Wloslavick (Pol.), end 1900s
#general
Frieda Libaw <fbl2@...>
Searching for ancestors of Yakov BORNSTEIN who was married to Rosa
LICHTENSTEIN and who lived in Wloslavick, Poland toward the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. He was a schochet and mohel. Any information on this family and on the following would be gratefully received. Am also searching for ancestors of Yoel-Wolf GOLDSTEIN and his wife, Rifka LACHS (or LAX) who lived in Lipno, Poland, He was a member of a Chassidic group and the owner of two enterprises; one that manufactured cotton interlining for winter garments and the other that dealt with crystal and porcelain ware. Rifka's father was Moishe Lachs, who died ca. 1895 and her mother was Gitl who died ca. 1879. Both of these men were highly respected members of the community and Moishe served as its representative in dealing with the Czarist government. I may be contacted at fbl2@earthlink.net In lieu of direct information any suggestions on how to conduct my search would be more then welcome.Thanks in advance. Frieda Libaw
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching: Yacov BORNSTEIN, b. Wloslavick (Pol.), end 1900s
#general
Frieda Libaw <fbl2@...>
Searching for ancestors of Yakov BORNSTEIN who was married to Rosa
LICHTENSTEIN and who lived in Wloslavick, Poland toward the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. He was a schochet and mohel. Any information on this family and on the following would be gratefully received. Am also searching for ancestors of Yoel-Wolf GOLDSTEIN and his wife, Rifka LACHS (or LAX) who lived in Lipno, Poland, He was a member of a Chassidic group and the owner of two enterprises; one that manufactured cotton interlining for winter garments and the other that dealt with crystal and porcelain ware. Rifka's father was Moishe Lachs, who died ca. 1895 and her mother was Gitl who died ca. 1879. Both of these men were highly respected members of the community and Moishe served as its representative in dealing with the Czarist government. I may be contacted at fbl2@earthlink.net In lieu of direct information any suggestions on how to conduct my search would be more then welcome.Thanks in advance. Frieda Libaw
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Half cousins, half aunts, etc.
#general
Paul & Joan Blumstein <pbjb@...>
If your grandfather had two wives and you are the grandchild of one wife
and someone else is the grandchild of the other wife, are you two still considered cousins or would half-cousins be a more appropriate term? My father-in-law always referred to someone as his half-aunt. Now that my wife met her (half-)cousin (Thank you FTJP!) she has wondered whether that person is a cousin or half-cousin. I suspect that we call that person a cousin even though it is not as full a connection as two people who shared both grandparents. A limitation of the English language, perhaps? Thoughts, anyone? (On this topic, silly:-) Paul B
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Half cousins, half aunts, etc.
#general
Paul & Joan Blumstein <pbjb@...>
If your grandfather had two wives and you are the grandchild of one wife
and someone else is the grandchild of the other wife, are you two still considered cousins or would half-cousins be a more appropriate term? My father-in-law always referred to someone as his half-aunt. Now that my wife met her (half-)cousin (Thank you FTJP!) she has wondered whether that person is a cousin or half-cousin. I suspect that we call that person a cousin even though it is not as full a connection as two people who shared both grandparents. A limitation of the English language, perhaps? Thoughts, anyone? (On this topic, silly:-) Paul B
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Email to Kelly MODLIN bounced
#general
Robert Meyer <BobEllen@...>
To Kelly Modlin:
My email to you on KATZ >from Munkacs bounced. Please send me your email address. Thank you. Ellen Meyer Searching: SHERESHEFSKY >from Augustow, Slonim and Walf Grodno, Belarus and Tauragge, Lithuania; THOMBACHER (THOMBERG) and KATZENELLENBOGEN from Augustow; THALENFELD and FISCHBEIN >from Stanislaw or Kalisch, Ukraine; FEUERMAN, KATZ, ZALLE and GOLD(STEIN?) >from Munkacs or Michalovice, Slovakia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Email to Kelly MODLIN bounced
#general
Robert Meyer <BobEllen@...>
To Kelly Modlin:
My email to you on KATZ >from Munkacs bounced. Please send me your email address. Thank you. Ellen Meyer Searching: SHERESHEFSKY >from Augustow, Slonim and Walf Grodno, Belarus and Tauragge, Lithuania; THOMBACHER (THOMBERG) and KATZENELLENBOGEN from Augustow; THALENFELD and FISCHBEIN >from Stanislaw or Kalisch, Ukraine; FEUERMAN, KATZ, ZALLE and GOLD(STEIN?) >from Munkacs or Michalovice, Slovakia
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Searching: Jacob NEWHOUSE, b.1847, Germany to Ohio
#general
WendyNdHod <wendyndhod@...>
Looking for info on the family of my geat grandfather, Jacob NEWHOUSE b 1847
Germany, came to Seneca County OHIO and is listed in the 1870 & 1880 census there. Married to Dena DAVID b in Germany 1854. She came to Cleveland with her mother Betta Mayer and lived with an uncle, Soloman Mayer. Married Jacob Newhouse 1874. Children were : Ida, Stanley, Daisy. Moved to Kansas City, Mo. 1881. Wendy Newhouse Hodgden Kansas City, Mo.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching: Jacob NEWHOUSE, b.1847, Germany to Ohio
#general
WendyNdHod <wendyndhod@...>
Looking for info on the family of my geat grandfather, Jacob NEWHOUSE b 1847
Germany, came to Seneca County OHIO and is listed in the 1870 & 1880 census there. Married to Dena DAVID b in Germany 1854. She came to Cleveland with her mother Betta Mayer and lived with an uncle, Soloman Mayer. Married Jacob Newhouse 1874. Children were : Ida, Stanley, Daisy. Moved to Kansas City, Mo. 1881. Wendy Newhouse Hodgden Kansas City, Mo.
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