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Liliana Zuker-Bujanowska from Kalisz, Poland
#poland
Carol Rombro Rider
Is anyone researching this woman or her family - Liliana Zuker-Bujanowska
from Kalisz, Poland ?She wrote a book on her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA CRomRider@...=
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JRI Poland #Poland Liliana Zuker-Bujanowska from Kalisz, Poland
#poland
Carol Rombro Rider
Is anyone researching this woman or her family - Liliana Zuker-Bujanowska
from Kalisz, Poland ?She wrote a book on her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA CRomRider@...=
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Lviv Jewish Community records -- on LDS microfilms?
#poland
Jim Bennett <bennett@...>
The Family History Library Catalogue shows a whole series of 19th century
metrical records of the Jews of Lviv/Lvov/Lemberg, Yet no film numbers. Do the films exist? Can they be ordered to local FHC's? Jim Bennett Haifa
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JRI Poland #Poland Lviv Jewish Community records -- on LDS microfilms?
#poland
Jim Bennett <bennett@...>
The Family History Library Catalogue shows a whole series of 19th century
metrical records of the Jews of Lviv/Lvov/Lemberg, Yet no film numbers. Do the films exist? Can they be ordered to local FHC's? Jim Bennett Haifa
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Janova by Frances SENIOR Melamed, a book recommendation
#lithuania
Susan Goldsmith
Dear SIG,
I have just had an opportunity to read Janova by Jonava-born Frances SENIOR Melamed z"l. The book was published by Janova Press, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1976, ISBN 0-917294-01-7. I recommend the book to those researching families >from Jonava, and also >from Lithuania, generally. The subject matter is distinctive in that it focuses on the period prior to WWI, and on the Russian government's 1914 order for Jews to leave their homes within hours, before the arrival of the advancing German Army, out of Russian fear that the Jews would support the Germans. It brings alive the harrowing exodus >from Jonava (and other towns) and the journey to Chernigov in the Ukraine as well as the equally arduous return to a changed Jonava in 1920. The author, born into the SENIOR family in about 1895, provides a detailed description of family life,childhood activities, relationships within the community, and daily life in the first years of the 20th century. What is quite remarkable and moving is that the author was a writer at heart, even in her early years. She made and kept notes of her observations which she brought with her to the United States. After a full life, she returned to these notes and wrote as freshly as though she were still in the haim. In addition to the SENIOR family, other families mentioned in the book are SISITSKY, BLAKHONSKY, BURAK, SABLOVITZ, GINSBURG, LUBIN, and in Chernigov, RIVIN and FRAIDIN. If you wish to obtain a copy of the book please write me privately and I will forward your message to the publisher Rita Edlin. I have no financial interest in the book. Best Regards, Susan Goldsmith GOLDSHMIDT,GITTES (GADIE,GADYE,GIDUT,GDUD), F(P)ILVINSKY, SHLOMOVICH, DRUSKOVICH, LANGMAN, NEKRITZ, RANDMAN, ROCHELSON, ZHIZSMORSKI, ZUKHOVSKI Lithuania: Seta, Kaunas, Jonava, Ukmerge, Vandziogala, Kedainiai, Krakes, Adutiskis, Zemaiciu Naumiestes TOBIAS, ROZHANSKY, MIRANSKY, BILINSKY, FOGEL, PROTAS, RUSEK, TRIBUKH Belarus: NovyySverzhen, Stolbtsy, Mir, Yasevichi, GUREWICZ, DRASNAN Belarus: Dolginovo, Vileika Above names + TSOREF, AMORON, LUKMAN, ZILBOVITZ Israel
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Janova by Frances SENIOR Melamed, a book recommendation
#lithuania
Susan Goldsmith
Dear SIG,
I have just had an opportunity to read Janova by Jonava-born Frances SENIOR Melamed z"l. The book was published by Janova Press, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1976, ISBN 0-917294-01-7. I recommend the book to those researching families >from Jonava, and also >from Lithuania, generally. The subject matter is distinctive in that it focuses on the period prior to WWI, and on the Russian government's 1914 order for Jews to leave their homes within hours, before the arrival of the advancing German Army, out of Russian fear that the Jews would support the Germans. It brings alive the harrowing exodus >from Jonava (and other towns) and the journey to Chernigov in the Ukraine as well as the equally arduous return to a changed Jonava in 1920. The author, born into the SENIOR family in about 1895, provides a detailed description of family life,childhood activities, relationships within the community, and daily life in the first years of the 20th century. What is quite remarkable and moving is that the author was a writer at heart, even in her early years. She made and kept notes of her observations which she brought with her to the United States. After a full life, she returned to these notes and wrote as freshly as though she were still in the haim. In addition to the SENIOR family, other families mentioned in the book are SISITSKY, BLAKHONSKY, BURAK, SABLOVITZ, GINSBURG, LUBIN, and in Chernigov, RIVIN and FRAIDIN. If you wish to obtain a copy of the book please write me privately and I will forward your message to the publisher Rita Edlin. I have no financial interest in the book. Best Regards, Susan Goldsmith GOLDSHMIDT,GITTES (GADIE,GADYE,GIDUT,GDUD), F(P)ILVINSKY, SHLOMOVICH, DRUSKOVICH, LANGMAN, NEKRITZ, RANDMAN, ROCHELSON, ZHIZSMORSKI, ZUKHOVSKI Lithuania: Seta, Kaunas, Jonava, Ukmerge, Vandziogala, Kedainiai, Krakes, Adutiskis, Zemaiciu Naumiestes TOBIAS, ROZHANSKY, MIRANSKY, BILINSKY, FOGEL, PROTAS, RUSEK, TRIBUKH Belarus: NovyySverzhen, Stolbtsy, Mir, Yasevichi, GUREWICZ, DRASNAN Belarus: Dolginovo, Vileika Above names + TSOREF, AMORON, LUKMAN, ZILBOVITZ Israel
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A film about Siauliai, courtesy of Tomek Wisniewski
#lithuania
Steven Lasky <steve725@...>
One of the twenty short films I am currently showing within my virtual
Museum of Family History is one about Siauliai, Lithuania, entitled "Jewish Szawle Siauliai." The film created by Tomek Wisniewski, is worth seeing. The film is eight minutes long and is accompanied by a wonderful Yiddish song that should be familiar to those of us who know Yiddish music. You can find the link to this film and all the others on the main page I've created for Tomek at www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/tomek/films.htm Enjoy! Regards, Steven Lasky www.museumoffamilyhistory.com blog: http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com steve@...
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania A film about Siauliai, courtesy of Tomek Wisniewski
#lithuania
Steven Lasky <steve725@...>
One of the twenty short films I am currently showing within my virtual
Museum of Family History is one about Siauliai, Lithuania, entitled "Jewish Szawle Siauliai." The film created by Tomek Wisniewski, is worth seeing. The film is eight minutes long and is accompanied by a wonderful Yiddish song that should be familiar to those of us who know Yiddish music. You can find the link to this film and all the others on the main page I've created for Tomek at www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/tomek/films.htm Enjoy! Regards, Steven Lasky www.museumoffamilyhistory.com blog: http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com steve@...
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Different names - same person?
#lithuania
Denise Fletcher <dfletcheroz@...>
I have located two Vital Records references to my late grandmother,
Leah Fletcher (Fleiserine / Fleysher). One is her internal passport record, which lists her maiden name as Binsky, which is what we've always believed it to be. However, I've subsequently found the birth record for one of my uncles (born in 1925), and here her maiden name is listed as Vainsteinyte [Vainshtein]. We have no knowledge of her having been married before, and the internal passport record is from 1920, when she was already married to my grandfather, Benjamin Fletcher (Binjominas Fleseris /Beniamin Flesher) Can anyone shed any light on this discrepancy and any possible reasons for it? The family lived in Balberieskis (Balberishok). Thanks & regards Denise Fletcher Sydney, Australia Researching: Fletcher (Fleiseras / Fleysher) and Novozhenetz.
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Different names - same person?
#lithuania
Denise Fletcher <dfletcheroz@...>
I have located two Vital Records references to my late grandmother,
Leah Fletcher (Fleiserine / Fleysher). One is her internal passport record, which lists her maiden name as Binsky, which is what we've always believed it to be. However, I've subsequently found the birth record for one of my uncles (born in 1925), and here her maiden name is listed as Vainsteinyte [Vainshtein]. We have no knowledge of her having been married before, and the internal passport record is from 1920, when she was already married to my grandfather, Benjamin Fletcher (Binjominas Fleseris /Beniamin Flesher) Can anyone shed any light on this discrepancy and any possible reasons for it? The family lived in Balberieskis (Balberishok). Thanks & regards Denise Fletcher Sydney, Australia Researching: Fletcher (Fleiseras / Fleysher) and Novozhenetz.
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Steven Lasky <steve725@...>
One of the twenty short films I am currently showing within my virtual
Museum of Family History is one about Lodz, entitled "Lodz: Promised Land, Lost World." The film was created using a number of pre-war postcards and family and Lodz photographs by Tomek Wisniewski. The film is ten minutes long and is set to nice background music. You can find the link to this film and all the others on the main page I've created for Tomek at www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/tomek/films.htm Enjoy! Regards, Steven Lasky www.museumoffamilyhistory.com blog: http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com steve@...
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Steven Lasky <steve725@...>
One of the twenty short films I am currently showing within my virtual
Museum of Family History is one about Lodz, entitled "Lodz: Promised Land, Lost World." The film was created using a number of pre-war postcards and family and Lodz photographs by Tomek Wisniewski. The film is ten minutes long and is set to nice background music. You can find the link to this film and all the others on the main page I've created for Tomek at www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/tomek/films.htm Enjoy! Regards, Steven Lasky www.museumoffamilyhistory.com blog: http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com steve@...
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You can search on any word(s). Search on "Hohens Strasse 84"
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/LodzGhetto.html In type of search, scroll down to "Global Text search of all fields." Fay Bussgang Dedham, MA
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You can search on any word(s). Search on "Hohens Strasse 84"
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/LodzGhetto.html In type of search, scroll down to "Global Text search of all fields." Fay Bussgang Dedham, MA
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Polish, translation viewmate 12607
#general
marga wingstedt <marga.wingstedt@...>
subject: translation viewmate 12607
Dear friend, We received some cards >from the archive in Kalish, could somebody tell us what is written on the cards. 1. the printed words , 2. also what is the meaning of the word P.O.H , Fifth line. Thanks beforehand. Marga Wingsted Family Sieradzki Wingstedt Belgium email: marga.wingstedt@... s.pini@... MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately. The direct url is http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=12607
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Polish, translation viewmate 12607
#general
marga wingstedt <marga.wingstedt@...>
subject: translation viewmate 12607
Dear friend, We received some cards >from the archive in Kalish, could somebody tell us what is written on the cards. 1. the printed words , 2. also what is the meaning of the word P.O.H , Fifth line. Thanks beforehand. Marga Wingsted Family Sieradzki Wingstedt Belgium email: marga.wingstedt@... s.pini@... MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately. The direct url is http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=12607
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Welcome back Celia!
#austria-czech
Adding my voice of welcome to the many messages to Celia. It's great to
hear your health is improving Celia and I look forward to many future postings >from you, Claire Bruell. Auckland, New Zealand Researching: BRIESS, Olmutz, Prerau; SCHIMMERLING, Holitz, Kanitz and Vienna; LOEWY, Uhersky Brod; BERGER, Vallachisch Meseritsch; BRUELL, Znaim, Gewitsch; HOFMANN, Lomnitz
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Welcome back Celia!
#austria-czech
Adding my voice of welcome to the many messages to Celia. It's great to
hear your health is improving Celia and I look forward to many future postings >from you, Claire Bruell. Auckland, New Zealand Researching: BRIESS, Olmutz, Prerau; SCHIMMERLING, Holitz, Kanitz and Vienna; LOEWY, Uhersky Brod; BERGER, Vallachisch Meseritsch; BRUELL, Znaim, Gewitsch; HOFMANN, Lomnitz
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Celia
#austria-czech
susanbuyer@...
Dear Celia,
What a wonderful surprise to read your postings! Welcome back and all best wishes-- Susan Buyer Potomac, Maryland
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Celia
#austria-czech
susanbuyer@...
Dear Celia,
What a wonderful surprise to read your postings! Welcome back and all best wishes-- Susan Buyer Potomac, Maryland
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