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vacation
#hungary
Dr. Joseph M. Schwarcz <idayosef@...>
Dear friends,
We are leaving tomorrow for our annual vacation and will be disconnecting >from the internet until our return in mid-August. Have a great summer. Ida and Joseph Schwarcz Arad, Israel
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Address of Excellent web site?
#hungary
MTB <71431.1612@...>
Tom Venetianer's excerpt re: Hungarian/Slovakian genealogy was just
excellent. Tom, any chance you have the web site address? Thanks, Maureen Tighe-Brown
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Hungary SIG #Hungary vacation
#hungary
Dr. Joseph M. Schwarcz <idayosef@...>
Dear friends,
We are leaving tomorrow for our annual vacation and will be disconnecting >from the internet until our return in mid-August. Have a great summer. Ida and Joseph Schwarcz Arad, Israel
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Address of Excellent web site?
#hungary
MTB <71431.1612@...>
Tom Venetianer's excerpt re: Hungarian/Slovakian genealogy was just
excellent. Tom, any chance you have the web site address? Thanks, Maureen Tighe-Brown
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Auschwitz Transport List
#yizkorbooks
Sherri Goldberg <SGoldberg@...>
Hello everyone. I have come across a list of people transported from
Pruzany (as well as other small villages and towns) to Auschwitz. I have searched the list for members of my family but found none. I would like to offer to search the list for anyone interested. This list contains 300+ names and birthdates of people mainly >from Pruzany but also contains members of other villages and towns too. Please send me the name (partial or full) and birthdate (if possible if not that's ok too) and I will look for the information for you. Please keep in mind this list contains mainly names of people born >from 1900 to 1930 (approx.). I hope this is useful to anyone else out there! Please contact me PRIVATELY. Thank you. Sincerely, Sherri Goldberg Toronto, Ontario, Canada e-mail: sgoldberg@berkshire.ca
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Yizkor Books #YizkorBooks Auschwitz Transport List
#yizkorbooks
Sherri Goldberg <SGoldberg@...>
Hello everyone. I have come across a list of people transported from
Pruzany (as well as other small villages and towns) to Auschwitz. I have searched the list for members of my family but found none. I would like to offer to search the list for anyone interested. This list contains 300+ names and birthdates of people mainly >from Pruzany but also contains members of other villages and towns too. Please send me the name (partial or full) and birthdate (if possible if not that's ok too) and I will look for the information for you. Please keep in mind this list contains mainly names of people born >from 1900 to 1930 (approx.). I hope this is useful to anyone else out there! Please contact me PRIVATELY. Thank you. Sincerely, Sherri Goldberg Toronto, Ontario, Canada e-mail: sgoldberg@berkshire.ca
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sorry for the UNSUBSCRIBE message folks....
#general
Carol W. Skydell <skydell@...>
I am testing our new moderation system and the darn thing was
live! I apologize for sending a message I thought I was moving to another list.... (or maybe it's a glitch in the system that needs further programmer attention...who knows?) Anyway, it could have been worse...what can I say except "Compost Happens" Carol Skydell JewishGen Operations (definitely *not* tech ops.)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen sorry for the UNSUBSCRIBE message folks....
#general
Carol W. Skydell <skydell@...>
I am testing our new moderation system and the darn thing was
live! I apologize for sending a message I thought I was moving to another list.... (or maybe it's a glitch in the system that needs further programmer attention...who knows?) Anyway, it could have been worse...what can I say except "Compost Happens" Carol Skydell JewishGen Operations (definitely *not* tech ops.)
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Is/was there a Koven, Russia?
#general
NormK12065
JGenrs
On the census sheet for one of my relatives it states that he came >from Koven, Russia. I can't find anything close in WWOW or the Shtetl finder. Is it possible they meant Kovno? Thanks. Norm Katz Norfolk, VA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Is/was there a Koven, Russia?
#general
NormK12065
JGenrs
On the census sheet for one of my relatives it states that he came >from Koven, Russia. I can't find anything close in WWOW or the Shtetl finder. Is it possible they meant Kovno? Thanks. Norm Katz Norfolk, VA
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Re Wola Rozurnicka
#general
Susana Leistner Bloch <bloch@...>
David Fielker wrote:
<< My great-uncle Max SCHNEEBAUM arrived in the US with his family both in 1911 and again in 1921. The 1911 manifest gives his birth place correctly (well, near enough!) as Jaroslaw, Austria. However, in 1921 it is given (typed) as Wola Rozurnicka. The Shtetl Seeker turns up nothing for this. Does anyone know what it might be? David Fielker London, UK >> Assuming that Jaroslaw is correct, Wola Rozwieniecka (49.58/22.34) seems the most likely shtetl. It is only 6.2 miles WSW of Jaroslaw, Poland and was then part of Galicia (Austro - Hungarian Empire). Many people when asked where they came from, referred to the nearest "large town", in this case Jaroslaw. Susana Susana Leistner Bloch Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re Wola Rozurnicka
#general
Susana Leistner Bloch <bloch@...>
David Fielker wrote:
<< My great-uncle Max SCHNEEBAUM arrived in the US with his family both in 1911 and again in 1921. The 1911 manifest gives his birth place correctly (well, near enough!) as Jaroslaw, Austria. However, in 1921 it is given (typed) as Wola Rozurnicka. The Shtetl Seeker turns up nothing for this. Does anyone know what it might be? David Fielker London, UK >> Assuming that Jaroslaw is correct, Wola Rozwieniecka (49.58/22.34) seems the most likely shtetl. It is only 6.2 miles WSW of Jaroslaw, Poland and was then part of Galicia (Austro - Hungarian Empire). Many people when asked where they came from, referred to the nearest "large town", in this case Jaroslaw. Susana Susana Leistner Bloch Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Re: Translation needed - Thanks
#general
Willy Hendrickx <btl10925@...>
The text you wrote is polish
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Zaklad (prononciation zakwad) is intitute fotograficzny = photographical Diane M. Freilich < Dmfreil@aol.com > wrote:
I have just received a photocopy >from Europe and need to know what these
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Translation needed - Thanks
#general
Willy Hendrickx <btl10925@...>
The text you wrote is polish
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Zaklad (prononciation zakwad) is intitute fotograficzny = photographical Diane M. Freilich < Dmfreil@aol.com > wrote:
I have just received a photocopy >from Europe and need to know what these
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1999 NY conference roommate
#general
Gail Samowitz <GSamowitz@...>
I just decided to attend the conference and am looking for a female
roommate or two. I'm an active 40 year old woman and also a Native NYer... (but live in Seattle)...so I know my way around the City. Email me privately. Gail
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen 1999 NY conference roommate
#general
Gail Samowitz <GSamowitz@...>
I just decided to attend the conference and am looking for a female
roommate or two. I'm an active 40 year old woman and also a Native NYer... (but live in Seattle)...so I know my way around the City. Email me privately. Gail
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Seaching: ZEITLIN (from Chicago area)
#general
Goniper <goniper@...>
I am trying to find out if there is a family tree in existence for the
ZEITLIN family of Chicago. They immigrated to the USA >from Russia. The oldest generation was Mr. Zeitlin and his wife Henye (maiden name of LEVITT). They had twelve children including: Miriam, Lillian, Nathan, Naomi, Anna and the other names are unknown. Nathan was born in 1899 and died in 1972. Anyone with information, please contact me. Rich Sinykin Minneapolis, MN goniper@aol.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Seaching: ZEITLIN (from Chicago area)
#general
Goniper <goniper@...>
I am trying to find out if there is a family tree in existence for the
ZEITLIN family of Chicago. They immigrated to the USA >from Russia. The oldest generation was Mr. Zeitlin and his wife Henye (maiden name of LEVITT). They had twelve children including: Miriam, Lillian, Nathan, Naomi, Anna and the other names are unknown. Nathan was born in 1899 and died in 1972. Anyone with information, please contact me. Rich Sinykin Minneapolis, MN goniper@aol.com
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Hebrew names
#general
Jerome Silverbush <jsilverbus@...>
I have found a lot of Silverbush's whose name here is Max. As a matter
of fact it is the most common first name I have found. What would Max have been called in Galicia? Another name I am interested in is Berisch. What would Berisch be called in America? What about Yitzhak? Is Chaim the same as Charles? Is there a book or source on line that would cover this subject? Sorry if this question has been discussed before, thanks for the help. Jerry Silverbush, Durham NC, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Hebrew names
#general
Jerome Silverbush <jsilverbus@...>
I have found a lot of Silverbush's whose name here is Max. As a matter
of fact it is the most common first name I have found. What would Max have been called in Galicia? Another name I am interested in is Berisch. What would Berisch be called in America? What about Yitzhak? Is Chaim the same as Charles? Is there a book or source on line that would cover this subject? Sorry if this question has been discussed before, thanks for the help. Jerry Silverbush, Durham NC, USA
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