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Re: VOGEL
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Fritz Neubauer
Geoff wrote:
Subject: Looking for ancestors in ViennaThe newly republished Memorial book on the Austrian Deportees to Theresienstadt has the following listing: VOGEL, Teme born 01 Aug 1865 deported >from Vienna to Theresienstadt with transport IV/10 on 11 Sept 1942 liberated in Theresienstadt Let me know if you would like the documentation with kind regards Fritz Neubauer, North Germany
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Re: VOGEL
#austria-czech
Fritz Neubauer
Geoff wrote:
Subject: Looking for ancestors in ViennaThe newly republished Memorial book on the Austrian Deportees to Theresienstadt has the following listing: VOGEL, Teme born 01 Aug 1865 deported >from Vienna to Theresienstadt with transport IV/10 on 11 Sept 1942 liberated in Theresienstadt Let me know if you would like the documentation with kind regards Fritz Neubauer, North Germany
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INTRO - researching STERN, ROSENDAHL, PLAUT from Wehrda
#germany
E Roth <tooter.ted@...>
Hello GerSig,
I just joined the group. I have been doing genealogy research for dozen years or so. I consider myself to be an intermediate in doing German Jewish Genealogy research. I live in rural Connecticut in the U.S. My native language is English. I consider myself expert in using a computer. My experience in using the Internet for genealogy is intermediate. I have a special interest in the community of German Jews who settled in Hartford, CT. My GGG Grandfather Solomon STERN came >from Wehrda and died in Hartford in 1860. Four of his sons also emigrated and were leaders in the Jewish community there, and my research includes major corrections to the published records concerning this family. My G Grandmother, Julia STERN, married Charles ROSENDAHL (later ROSENTHAL) who came >from Frankfort. He served in the Civil War and was First Selectman of Hartford when he died in 1902. His father, Henry ROSENDAHL also came to the US and settled in NYC, but I know almost nothing about him and have found few records. Numerous family members intermarried with PLAUTs also >from Wehrda. I'm also interested in connections between the German Jewish community in Hartford and in Newark, NJ. Within the next year or two I hope to make a journey to Wehrda and Frankfort and am interested in any advice regarding research as I plan this trip. Emery Roth Washington Depot, CT <tooter.ted@gmail.com>
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German SIG #Germany INTRO - researching STERN, ROSENDAHL, PLAUT from Wehrda
#germany
E Roth <tooter.ted@...>
Hello GerSig,
I just joined the group. I have been doing genealogy research for dozen years or so. I consider myself to be an intermediate in doing German Jewish Genealogy research. I live in rural Connecticut in the U.S. My native language is English. I consider myself expert in using a computer. My experience in using the Internet for genealogy is intermediate. I have a special interest in the community of German Jews who settled in Hartford, CT. My GGG Grandfather Solomon STERN came >from Wehrda and died in Hartford in 1860. Four of his sons also emigrated and were leaders in the Jewish community there, and my research includes major corrections to the published records concerning this family. My G Grandmother, Julia STERN, married Charles ROSENDAHL (later ROSENTHAL) who came >from Frankfort. He served in the Civil War and was First Selectman of Hartford when he died in 1902. His father, Henry ROSENDAHL also came to the US and settled in NYC, but I know almost nothing about him and have found few records. Numerous family members intermarried with PLAUTs also >from Wehrda. I'm also interested in connections between the German Jewish community in Hartford and in Newark, NJ. Within the next year or two I hope to make a journey to Wehrda and Frankfort and am interested in any advice regarding research as I plan this trip. Emery Roth Washington Depot, CT <tooter.ted@gmail.com>
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GEDALOWITZ Search adding name NOJOWITZ
#general
Rachelle Berliner <rlberliner@...>
Many, many thanks to all who have written and helped to try to find the
GEDALOWITZ (any spelling) family. A new note: there is another surname associated and that is NOJOWITZ (also any spelling.) If this one rings a bell >from anyone, please let me hear >from you. Again our thanks and wishes for A Very Happy Pesach! HAAG SAMEACH! Rachelle Leaf Berliner Savannah, GA rlberliner@comcast.net Searching: LIEBERMAN/LOW(Samson,)patronymic-LEAF and AIN(Alter Neome/Nechamah)/ >from Szvistrich/Swislowitz/Swisloch, Bialystok, Russia to NY to Savannah), Joseph Osher LEV/LEAF/LIFSCHITZ/LOW(V) or LIEBERMAN (Odessa Region) BERLINER/SEIDLER/SIDLER/ZAIDLER/STEIN (Warsaw, Goworowo, Lodz, Ostrolenka to NY to Savannah)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen GEDALOWITZ Search adding name NOJOWITZ
#general
Rachelle Berliner <rlberliner@...>
Many, many thanks to all who have written and helped to try to find the
GEDALOWITZ (any spelling) family. A new note: there is another surname associated and that is NOJOWITZ (also any spelling.) If this one rings a bell >from anyone, please let me hear >from you. Again our thanks and wishes for A Very Happy Pesach! HAAG SAMEACH! Rachelle Leaf Berliner Savannah, GA rlberliner@comcast.net Searching: LIEBERMAN/LOW(Samson,)patronymic-LEAF and AIN(Alter Neome/Nechamah)/ >from Szvistrich/Swislowitz/Swisloch, Bialystok, Russia to NY to Savannah), Joseph Osher LEV/LEAF/LIFSCHITZ/LOW(V) or LIEBERMAN (Odessa Region) BERLINER/SEIDLER/SIDLER/ZAIDLER/STEIN (Warsaw, Goworowo, Lodz, Ostrolenka to NY to Savannah)
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Unwanted replies
#general
Israel P
I just sent a lengthy reply to someone who posted on the list, asking
help in locating several people. It took some time to do the lookups. I received (another!) one of those annoying "If you would like to be added to my list of approved senders" messages. Dear poster, I do not want to be on your approved list. But you want to talk to me, I think. Your loss. Israel Pickholtz
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Unwanted replies
#general
Israel P
I just sent a lengthy reply to someone who posted on the list, asking
help in locating several people. It took some time to do the lookups. I received (another!) one of those annoying "If you would like to be added to my list of approved senders" messages. Dear poster, I do not want to be on your approved list. But you want to talk to me, I think. Your loss. Israel Pickholtz
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Jewish Preservation Society of Ukraine (JPCU).
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J Wees <jreeva@...>
Has anyone out there used these people? I would like to know how it
went for you if you used their services to find family. Please contact me personally instead of putting your experiences and opinions on the web. Thank you. J.Wees jreeva@hotmail.com MODERATOR NOTE: Please keep experiences and opinions of researchers etc off-list
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jewish Preservation Society of Ukraine (JPCU).
#general
J Wees <jreeva@...>
Has anyone out there used these people? I would like to know how it
went for you if you used their services to find family. Please contact me personally instead of putting your experiences and opinions on the web. Thank you. J.Wees jreeva@hotmail.com MODERATOR NOTE: Please keep experiences and opinions of researchers etc off-list
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Bydgoszczy/Bromberg 1929 address and business directory
#germany
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A 1929 address and business directory for the city of Bydgoszczy/Bromberg is
available online >from the Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library at http://kpbc.umk.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12140. This is in addition to the 1923 address directory I posted about yesterday. This directory is easily manually searchable, as it contains a section alphabetized by business type, beginning on image 64, a section alphabetized by street name, beginning on image 161, and a section alphabetized by surname/given name, beginning on image 380. To view the directory, follow the above link and click on "Content" on the left, under "Publication." Either the directory will open or you will be prompted to download a DjVu plugin for your web browser. If you have already installed the plugin, click on "Browse publication" to open the directory. When the directory is open, you can use the pull-down menu near the top to select the image you want to view. You can download the plugin from http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_options.php?page=plugins. Best regards,Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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German SIG #Germany Bydgoszczy/Bromberg 1929 address and business directory
#germany
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A 1929 address and business directory for the city of Bydgoszczy/Bromberg is
available online >from the Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library at http://kpbc.umk.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12140. This is in addition to the 1923 address directory I posted about yesterday. This directory is easily manually searchable, as it contains a section alphabetized by business type, beginning on image 64, a section alphabetized by street name, beginning on image 161, and a section alphabetized by surname/given name, beginning on image 380. To view the directory, follow the above link and click on "Content" on the left, under "Publication." Either the directory will open or you will be prompted to download a DjVu plugin for your web browser. If you have already installed the plugin, click on "Browse publication" to open the directory. When the directory is open, you can use the pull-down menu near the top to select the image you want to view. You can download the plugin from http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_options.php?page=plugins. Best regards,Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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KOKOSZKO in Lomza
#general
ralph salinger <salinger@...>
Dear Genners,
I have unfortunately lost contact with a gentleman in the UK who is a direct descndant of the KOKOSZKO's of Lomza. I may have some new information and would desperately like to make contact again. Wishing you all a wonderful Pessach. Ralph Salinger Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin Beth Shean Valley 10850 Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen KOKOSZKO in Lomza
#general
ralph salinger <salinger@...>
Dear Genners,
I have unfortunately lost contact with a gentleman in the UK who is a direct descndant of the KOKOSZKO's of Lomza. I may have some new information and would desperately like to make contact again. Wishing you all a wonderful Pessach. Ralph Salinger Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin Beth Shean Valley 10850 Israel
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Bydgoszczy/Bromberg 1929 address and business directory
#general
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A 1929 address and business directory for the city of Bydgoszczy/Bromberg is
available online >from the Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library at http://kpbc.umk.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12140. This is in addition to the 1923 address directory I posted about yesterday. This directory is easily manually searchable, as it contains a section alphabetized by business type, beginning on image 64, a section alphabetized by street name, beginning on image 161, and a section alphabetized by surname/given name, beginning on image 380. To view the directory, follow the above link and click on "Content" on the left, under "Publication." Either the directory will open or you will be prompted to download a DjVu plugin for your web browser. If you have already installed the plugin, click on "Browse publication" to open the directory. When the directory is open, you can use the pull-down menu near the top to select the image you want to view. You can download the plugin from http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_options.php?page=plugins.Best regards, Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Bydgoszczy/Bromberg 1929 address and business directory
#general
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A 1929 address and business directory for the city of Bydgoszczy/Bromberg is
available online >from the Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library at http://kpbc.umk.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12140. This is in addition to the 1923 address directory I posted about yesterday. This directory is easily manually searchable, as it contains a section alphabetized by business type, beginning on image 64, a section alphabetized by street name, beginning on image 161, and a section alphabetized by surname/given name, beginning on image 380. To view the directory, follow the above link and click on "Content" on the left, under "Publication." Either the directory will open or you will be prompted to download a DjVu plugin for your web browser. If you have already installed the plugin, click on "Browse publication" to open the directory. When the directory is open, you can use the pull-down menu near the top to select the image you want to view. You can download the plugin from http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_options.php?page=plugins.Best regards, Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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JGSNY April 16th meeting
#general
Gloria Berkenstat Freund
The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York will
take place on Sunday, April 16, 2006 (Chol Hamoed Pesach), at 2 PM, at the Center for Jewish History located at 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)in Manhattan. John Martino will speak about "New York Genealogy on the Web - Databases of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island (naturalizations, NYC marriages, NYC deaths)." John Martino is the project coordinator and he will discuss the multiple databases that are being created by hundreds of volunteers through the Genealogy Federation of Long Island. Since retiring five years ago, he has devoted most of his time to organizing volunteers to create databases. His group of volunteers has created over 8,000,000 vital and naturalization records index citations. They are currently working on the Manhattan Brides index and the Queens County Naturalization index. The databases are available free of charge at the websites of the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogical Group. The Center Genealogy Institute will be open >from 12:30 to 2:00 for networking with other researchers and access to resource materials and computers. JGSNY Members - Free. Non-Members $3.00. Gloria Berkenstat Freund JGSNY Executive Council Member New York, NY
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGSNY April 16th meeting
#general
Gloria Berkenstat Freund
The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York will
take place on Sunday, April 16, 2006 (Chol Hamoed Pesach), at 2 PM, at the Center for Jewish History located at 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)in Manhattan. John Martino will speak about "New York Genealogy on the Web - Databases of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island (naturalizations, NYC marriages, NYC deaths)." John Martino is the project coordinator and he will discuss the multiple databases that are being created by hundreds of volunteers through the Genealogy Federation of Long Island. Since retiring five years ago, he has devoted most of his time to organizing volunteers to create databases. His group of volunteers has created over 8,000,000 vital and naturalization records index citations. They are currently working on the Manhattan Brides index and the Queens County Naturalization index. The databases are available free of charge at the websites of the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogical Group. The Center Genealogy Institute will be open >from 12:30 to 2:00 for networking with other researchers and access to resource materials and computers. JGSNY Members - Free. Non-Members $3.00. Gloria Berkenstat Freund JGSNY Executive Council Member New York, NY
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JGS of MONTREAL - Next meeting - Dr. IRA ROBINSON-Wednesday, April 26,
#general
Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
The Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies &
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal are proud to present a lecture by Dr. Ira Robinson, Concordia University "The Establishment of Institutions in the Montreal Immigrant Jewish Community, 1907-1919" Please note the venue and the time: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at **7:00** p.m. *in the Atrium, Samuel Bronfman Building* Concordia University 1590 Dr. Penfield Avenue (corner of Côte-des-Neiges) Free admission. Refreshments will be served. Contact info: ICJS cjs@alcor.concordia.ca Tel: 514-848-2424, ext.8760 further details on website: www.concordia.ca/jchair JGS of Montreal Merle Kastner, Programming merlek@videotron.ca Tel: 514-735-4739 Stanley Diamond, President SMSDIAMOND@aol.com Tel: 514-484-0100 JGS of Montreal website: www.jgs-montreal.org/
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS of MONTREAL - Next meeting - Dr. IRA ROBINSON-Wednesday, April 26,
#general
Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
The Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies &
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal are proud to present a lecture by Dr. Ira Robinson, Concordia University "The Establishment of Institutions in the Montreal Immigrant Jewish Community, 1907-1919" Please note the venue and the time: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at **7:00** p.m. *in the Atrium, Samuel Bronfman Building* Concordia University 1590 Dr. Penfield Avenue (corner of Côte-des-Neiges) Free admission. Refreshments will be served. Contact info: ICJS cjs@alcor.concordia.ca Tel: 514-848-2424, ext.8760 further details on website: www.concordia.ca/jchair JGS of Montreal Merle Kastner, Programming merlek@videotron.ca Tel: 514-735-4739 Stanley Diamond, President SMSDIAMOND@aol.com Tel: 514-484-0100 JGS of Montreal website: www.jgs-montreal.org/
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