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Re: Digitalization of photo archive #general

Tom Venetianer <tom.vene@...>
 

Hello Avrohom,

It all depends what you plan to do with the scanned images.For the
majority of printing applications 300 dpi is more then sufficient,
even if you use coated paper for printing. The rule of the thumb is
that the dpi number is about twice the line density. Coated papers
use 133 and 150 lpi, so 266 to 300 dpi will be great. Only very
sophisticated printings require higher resolutions then that. For ink
jet printing on common print paper 150 dpi will be good enough
(because such paper uses about 75-80 lpi). On glossy papers and ink
jet printing 150 dpi works well too, but eventually, to bring out
details, it's better to increase the dpi to 266-300.

As for color depth (number of simultaneous colors), 256 (8 bits
depth) is good enough for the majority of applications. Thousands of
colors (16 bits depth) is excellent. 32 bits depth (millions of
colors) is not necessary and a waste of precious filing space. The
same applies for gray scale: 64 or 128 grades of gray result in
excellent gray scale images. That's only 6 or 7 bits depth.

You are right about storing your images as TIFF (*.tif) files. That's
the best format for image fidelity. JEPG (*.jpg) is not good because
it looses details. JEPG is a destructive storage process. Worst yet
is GIF, which forces color reduction to a discrete palette of colors,
resulting in pixelization.

Any other concerns? Yes, keep your images as small as possible (in
bytes). Unless you plan to publish a MoMA Art Book, the rules above
will result in very good prints, now and in the future.

In all the "rules" above, I assumed that you will be storing/scanning
photographs. The story is different for line art, vector graphics and
digital illustrations.

BTW, for those who wish to publish images on the Web, please keep
them at 72 dpi. That's the normal resolution of any monitor.

good luck
Tom

At 00:00 -0500 26.09.00, Avrohom Krauss wrote wrote:

"I am in the process of scanning old family heirloom photos and would
like advice >from a "maven". What is the suggested DPI for archival
purposes? I want to have the best image archived so as to take advantage
of future technologies (even if today it may be viewed as overkill
considering my hardware and software),because at a later date I should be
able to take advantage of the better quality image. If I scan at a low
dpi, I doubt it could be "upgraded" and I would need to do the project
again. Are my assumptions correct? If so, what number should I be looking
at? Also, I am using TIF format instead of jpg or the like for this
reason. Am I on target? Are their other concerns which should be
considered?"
Tom Venetianer <mailto:tom.vene@uol.com.br>
Sao Paulo - Brazil
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Digitalization of photo archive #general

Tom Venetianer <tom.vene@...>
 

Hello Avrohom,

It all depends what you plan to do with the scanned images.For the
majority of printing applications 300 dpi is more then sufficient,
even if you use coated paper for printing. The rule of the thumb is
that the dpi number is about twice the line density. Coated papers
use 133 and 150 lpi, so 266 to 300 dpi will be great. Only very
sophisticated printings require higher resolutions then that. For ink
jet printing on common print paper 150 dpi will be good enough
(because such paper uses about 75-80 lpi). On glossy papers and ink
jet printing 150 dpi works well too, but eventually, to bring out
details, it's better to increase the dpi to 266-300.

As for color depth (number of simultaneous colors), 256 (8 bits
depth) is good enough for the majority of applications. Thousands of
colors (16 bits depth) is excellent. 32 bits depth (millions of
colors) is not necessary and a waste of precious filing space. The
same applies for gray scale: 64 or 128 grades of gray result in
excellent gray scale images. That's only 6 or 7 bits depth.

You are right about storing your images as TIFF (*.tif) files. That's
the best format for image fidelity. JEPG (*.jpg) is not good because
it looses details. JEPG is a destructive storage process. Worst yet
is GIF, which forces color reduction to a discrete palette of colors,
resulting in pixelization.

Any other concerns? Yes, keep your images as small as possible (in
bytes). Unless you plan to publish a MoMA Art Book, the rules above
will result in very good prints, now and in the future.

In all the "rules" above, I assumed that you will be storing/scanning
photographs. The story is different for line art, vector graphics and
digital illustrations.

BTW, for those who wish to publish images on the Web, please keep
them at 72 dpi. That's the normal resolution of any monitor.

good luck
Tom

At 00:00 -0500 26.09.00, Avrohom Krauss wrote wrote:

"I am in the process of scanning old family heirloom photos and would
like advice >from a "maven". What is the suggested DPI for archival
purposes? I want to have the best image archived so as to take advantage
of future technologies (even if today it may be viewed as overkill
considering my hardware and software),because at a later date I should be
able to take advantage of the better quality image. If I scan at a low
dpi, I doubt it could be "upgraded" and I would need to do the project
again. Are my assumptions correct? If so, what number should I be looking
at? Also, I am using TIF format instead of jpg or the like for this
reason. Am I on target? Are their other concerns which should be
considered?"
Tom Venetianer <mailto:tom.vene@uol.com.br>
Sao Paulo - Brazil
Trying the back door research:DAVIS,GORDON,SWEET,MASON,ZOFNASS,WEINSTEIN. #general

Carol Edan <caroled@...>
 

Shalom,

Well if you can't find the front door maybe you can get in through the back.

I am up a wall with both my PRICE and ARONSON lines. I am trying with no
success to find my grandparents siblings. Most were too old to be on SSDI
so I decided to try The Boston Jewish Adovate Obituary database. Most of
the family lived in Boston area.

The given names for my ARONSON lines are Phillip,Mathew,Sidney,Helen.
Here are some of the surnames connected with possible extended family.
DAVIS,GORDON,SWEET,MASON,ZOFNASS,WEINSTEIN.

I did some seraches on JGFF for some of the less common names but with
names like GORDON(316 hits) contacting each one mission impossible. Did
send to the 5 MASONS on the list and will do the same for other smaller
lists.

So if any of you that are researching these surnames have any connection
with ARONSON preferably with given names Phillip,Mathew,Sidney,Helen we
may have some connection and I may find my grandparents siblings.

Wishing you all a SHANA TOVA

Carol Monosson Edan

Researching
MONOSSON/POLEY- Moscow/ Mogilev/Gomel
ARONSON/PRICE-Augustow/Kalvarija
RABINOVITZ-Novogrodok
MUSHNITSKY-Russia
MARCU/LEIBOVITZ-Iasi,Roumania
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Trying the back door research:DAVIS,GORDON,SWEET,MASON,ZOFNASS,WEINSTEIN. #general

Carol Edan <caroled@...>
 

Shalom,

Well if you can't find the front door maybe you can get in through the back.

I am up a wall with both my PRICE and ARONSON lines. I am trying with no
success to find my grandparents siblings. Most were too old to be on SSDI
so I decided to try The Boston Jewish Adovate Obituary database. Most of
the family lived in Boston area.

The given names for my ARONSON lines are Phillip,Mathew,Sidney,Helen.
Here are some of the surnames connected with possible extended family.
DAVIS,GORDON,SWEET,MASON,ZOFNASS,WEINSTEIN.

I did some seraches on JGFF for some of the less common names but with
names like GORDON(316 hits) contacting each one mission impossible. Did
send to the 5 MASONS on the list and will do the same for other smaller
lists.

So if any of you that are researching these surnames have any connection
with ARONSON preferably with given names Phillip,Mathew,Sidney,Helen we
may have some connection and I may find my grandparents siblings.

Wishing you all a SHANA TOVA

Carol Monosson Edan

Researching
MONOSSON/POLEY- Moscow/ Mogilev/Gomel
ARONSON/PRICE-Augustow/Kalvarija
RABINOVITZ-Novogrodok
MUSHNITSKY-Russia
MARCU/LEIBOVITZ-Iasi,Roumania
Addresses in the Crimea, Stalindorf etc #general

Bud484BG@...
 

Does anyone out there have any information on these addresses.
They were given in letters >from relatives received in the U.S.A >from the
U.S.S.R.

YeVPATORIA Crimea
ZORYA WORKERS' COOPERATIVE
PO BOX 19 (1930s)

Also this address in the Ukraine:
Dnepropetrovsk oblast
Stalindorfsky Region
Stalindorf
(1927)

TIA

Beatrice Markel
Redondo Beach, California
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Addresses in the Crimea, Stalindorf etc #general

Bud484BG@...
 

Does anyone out there have any information on these addresses.
They were given in letters >from relatives received in the U.S.A >from the
U.S.S.R.

YeVPATORIA Crimea
ZORYA WORKERS' COOPERATIVE
PO BOX 19 (1930s)

Also this address in the Ukraine:
Dnepropetrovsk oblast
Stalindorfsky Region
Stalindorf
(1927)

TIA

Beatrice Markel
Redondo Beach, California
A search for cousins #hungary

robert b hanscom <rodihan@...>
 

My grandmother, Charlotte TAUBER was b. in Drietoma, Trencin megye,
Hungary (now Slovakia) in 1889 and emigrated with her parents [Simon and
Adella (TESCHNER) TAUBER] to New York City in 1897. In the process of
tracing her ancestry over the last two years, I've discovered that she
had at least 44 first cousins. A third of these cousins also came to the
U.S. and I've made contact with their descendants. But I'm now
interested in tracking down the fates of the cousins who remained in
Europe.

Does anyone have any knowledge of the following people/families?

Children of my grandmother's uncle, Leopold TESCHNER (1843-1905):
* Adele (TESCHNER) DIAMONT, b. Vag Besztercze, Trencin megye [now
Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia], 4 Feb. 1865. She m. Salomon DIAMONT on 26
Aug. 1888 and had one dau., Margit, b. 14 Feb. 1889. No further
information.
* Emilie TESCHNER, b. Vag Besztercze, 26 April 1870. She is said to have
married, but I have no information on the identity of her husband.
* Kalman TESCHNER, b. Vag Besztercze, 14 May 1872.
* Irma (TESCHNER) BAUMOHL, b. Vag Besztercze, 16 October 1874. She m.
Rudolf BAUMOHL on 17 Jan. 1897. I've discovered a list which indicates
that two of her sons, Artur and Marcel BAUMOHL, perished in a
concentration camp. Would like to learn more about this family...

Children of my grandmother's aunt, Rosa (TESCHNER) BRATTMAN (1845-1891):
* Regi BRATTMAN, b. Vag Besztercze, 18 October 1867, and her sister, Ida
BRATTMAN, b. 26 October 1876. Both are said to have married, but I don't
know the identities of their husbands. One of them may have married an
ELENCZWEIG.
* Julius BRATTMAN, b. Vag Besztercze, 5 Aug. 1872, d. in Zilinia, 11 Oct.
1929. I have made contact with descendants of his who live in Chicago
and Israel, but am interested in discovering the fates of his two eldest
sons, Arthur BRATTMAN, b. 1898, and Rezso Sandor [Alexander] BRATTMAN, b.
1899.
* Wilhelm BRATTMAN, b. Vag Besztercze, 11 Dec. 1880, d. in Budapest, 28
Oct. 1915. I believe he may have been married and perhaps had children.


Children of my grandmother's aunt, Johanna (TAUBER) GLASEL (1835-1866):
* Rosalia /"Sali" (GLASEL) BERGER, b. Varin, Trencin megye [now
Slovakia], 1864. She m. Jacob Herman BERGER, b. c1857, in Trencin, 26
February 1884. No further information.
* Caecilie (GLASEL) SINGER, b. Varin, 1866, d. in Budapest between 1945
and 1950. She m. in Trencin, 31 Mar. 1891, David SINGER >from Myava. He
d. in a concentration camp; she survived. I'm in contact with
descendants of Caecilie's son, Ludwig (1904-1934), but am interested in
tracking descendants of her daughter, Jeanette /"Jenny" (SINGER) SPITZER
(1896-1975) of Budapest. Jenny had two sons, Robert and Gabriel, both of
whom vanished post-World War II.


Children of my grandmother's aunt, Katharina (TAUBER) ZERKOWITZ
[Czerkowicz] (1854-1926) of Budapest:
* Frieda ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 7 March 1885, living in Budapest, 1950;
her sister, Aranka ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 9 August 1891; and another
sister, Jozefa ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 25 Nov. 1894, d. Budapest, 12
August 1959. A fourth sister, Roza ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 7 Feb. 1888,
perished at Auschwitz, 1944.
* Dr. Leopold ZERKOWITZ, brother of the four sisters, b. Budapest, 14
December 1889, possibly died at Auschwitz as well. He is said to have
had one daughter who was a ballet dancer in Budapest.

Children of my grandmother's aunt, Helena /Ilona (TAUBER) DEUTSCH (b.
1860) of Budapest:
* Hugo DEUTSCH, b. Budapest, 20 February 1887. No further information.
* Ella DEUTSCH. She is said to have moved to Roumania.... may have died
in a concentration camp.

I am also interested in tracking children and descendants of an another
aunt, Amalia TAUBER, b. 2 April 1852, m. Moritz LOWY (b. Vel'ke Uherce,
1849) in Trencin, 15 Feb. 1876.

If anyone has information on any of the families listed above, I would be
most eager to hear >from you.

Robert Hanscom
Andover, Massachusetts
Hungary SIG #Hungary A search for cousins #hungary

robert b hanscom <rodihan@...>
 

My grandmother, Charlotte TAUBER was b. in Drietoma, Trencin megye,
Hungary (now Slovakia) in 1889 and emigrated with her parents [Simon and
Adella (TESCHNER) TAUBER] to New York City in 1897. In the process of
tracing her ancestry over the last two years, I've discovered that she
had at least 44 first cousins. A third of these cousins also came to the
U.S. and I've made contact with their descendants. But I'm now
interested in tracking down the fates of the cousins who remained in
Europe.

Does anyone have any knowledge of the following people/families?

Children of my grandmother's uncle, Leopold TESCHNER (1843-1905):
* Adele (TESCHNER) DIAMONT, b. Vag Besztercze, Trencin megye [now
Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia], 4 Feb. 1865. She m. Salomon DIAMONT on 26
Aug. 1888 and had one dau., Margit, b. 14 Feb. 1889. No further
information.
* Emilie TESCHNER, b. Vag Besztercze, 26 April 1870. She is said to have
married, but I have no information on the identity of her husband.
* Kalman TESCHNER, b. Vag Besztercze, 14 May 1872.
* Irma (TESCHNER) BAUMOHL, b. Vag Besztercze, 16 October 1874. She m.
Rudolf BAUMOHL on 17 Jan. 1897. I've discovered a list which indicates
that two of her sons, Artur and Marcel BAUMOHL, perished in a
concentration camp. Would like to learn more about this family...

Children of my grandmother's aunt, Rosa (TESCHNER) BRATTMAN (1845-1891):
* Regi BRATTMAN, b. Vag Besztercze, 18 October 1867, and her sister, Ida
BRATTMAN, b. 26 October 1876. Both are said to have married, but I don't
know the identities of their husbands. One of them may have married an
ELENCZWEIG.
* Julius BRATTMAN, b. Vag Besztercze, 5 Aug. 1872, d. in Zilinia, 11 Oct.
1929. I have made contact with descendants of his who live in Chicago
and Israel, but am interested in discovering the fates of his two eldest
sons, Arthur BRATTMAN, b. 1898, and Rezso Sandor [Alexander] BRATTMAN, b.
1899.
* Wilhelm BRATTMAN, b. Vag Besztercze, 11 Dec. 1880, d. in Budapest, 28
Oct. 1915. I believe he may have been married and perhaps had children.


Children of my grandmother's aunt, Johanna (TAUBER) GLASEL (1835-1866):
* Rosalia /"Sali" (GLASEL) BERGER, b. Varin, Trencin megye [now
Slovakia], 1864. She m. Jacob Herman BERGER, b. c1857, in Trencin, 26
February 1884. No further information.
* Caecilie (GLASEL) SINGER, b. Varin, 1866, d. in Budapest between 1945
and 1950. She m. in Trencin, 31 Mar. 1891, David SINGER >from Myava. He
d. in a concentration camp; she survived. I'm in contact with
descendants of Caecilie's son, Ludwig (1904-1934), but am interested in
tracking descendants of her daughter, Jeanette /"Jenny" (SINGER) SPITZER
(1896-1975) of Budapest. Jenny had two sons, Robert and Gabriel, both of
whom vanished post-World War II.


Children of my grandmother's aunt, Katharina (TAUBER) ZERKOWITZ
[Czerkowicz] (1854-1926) of Budapest:
* Frieda ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 7 March 1885, living in Budapest, 1950;
her sister, Aranka ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 9 August 1891; and another
sister, Jozefa ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 25 Nov. 1894, d. Budapest, 12
August 1959. A fourth sister, Roza ZERKOWITZ, b. Budapest, 7 Feb. 1888,
perished at Auschwitz, 1944.
* Dr. Leopold ZERKOWITZ, brother of the four sisters, b. Budapest, 14
December 1889, possibly died at Auschwitz as well. He is said to have
had one daughter who was a ballet dancer in Budapest.

Children of my grandmother's aunt, Helena /Ilona (TAUBER) DEUTSCH (b.
1860) of Budapest:
* Hugo DEUTSCH, b. Budapest, 20 February 1887. No further information.
* Ella DEUTSCH. She is said to have moved to Roumania.... may have died
in a concentration camp.

I am also interested in tracking children and descendants of an another
aunt, Amalia TAUBER, b. 2 April 1852, m. Moritz LOWY (b. Vel'ke Uherce,
1849) in Trencin, 15 Feb. 1876.

If anyone has information on any of the families listed above, I would be
most eager to hear >from you.

Robert Hanscom
Andover, Massachusetts
Burial Registry - Copenhagen, Denmark #yizkorbooks

Harriet Brown <hnbrown@...>
 

This just in, everyone. Enjoy!

Denmark SIG is happy to announce a NEW EXCITING PROJECT:

Burials on Jewish cemeteries in Copenhagen, Denmark
1694 - 1915
for
JewishGen's Online Worldwide Burial Registry

--------------------------------------------------------

Elias Levin, a 91-year-old Dane, has given permission to the
Denmark SIG to digitize his four first books for the OWBR.

The four books cover the period 1694 - 1915. The persons
buried come >from most of Europe - some of the first
families were Sephardim - particularly in the first two
centuries, later (>from 1880) >from Eastern Europe.

The first Jews in Denmark had family ties with Jews in
other countries in Europe, and some settled in Denmark for
a while and then went back to where they came >from -- or
somewhere else.

from the mid-17th century and until the mid-19th century
Schlewsig-Holstein belonged to the Danish King (i.e. Denmark).

So even though you do not know of Danish ancestors, you might
find information pertaining to your families in the burial
registry.

Elias Levin, has since his return >from Theresienstadt
worked on photographing, transliterating, indexing and
publishing the tombstones on the Jewish cemeteries in
Copenhagen, Denmark.

This has till now resulted in five books:
1. "Den gamle j=F8diske begravelsesplads i M=F8llegade
1694-1994=94. (Vol. I & II). Copenhagen, 1994.
(Registry of burials on the old cemetery the
so-called Northern or Moellegade Cemetery).
2. =93J=F8diske Gravstene 1886-1915 p=E5 Mosaisk Vestre
Begravelsesplads=94 (Jewish tombstones 1886-1915
on Mosaisk Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Copenhagen, 1986. Registry of all burials from
1886-1900 (Vol. I) and 1900-1915 (Vol. II) on
new cemetery (Mosaisk Vestre Cemetery)
3. "J=F8diske Gravstene 1991-1999 p=E5 Mosaisk Vestre
begravelsesplads=94 (Jewish tombstones 1991-1999 on
Mosaisk Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Copenhagen, 2000. Registry of all burials from
1991-1998.


It is a work in progress as he is still working on the
project that he has taken upon himself. He is preparing
a new book on burials 1999 and 2000, and at the same time
he is trying to fill out the gap between 1915-1991. There
are published listings of the burials but not with photos
of the tombstones.

He is planning on publishing the listings with photos and
other genealogical information >from the vital records.

You can read more about the cemeteries in Copenhagen (and
see some photos) as well as listings of surnames of those
buried there on Denmark SIGs website

http://www.jewishgen.org/denmark

or go directly to the webpage for cemeteries in Copenhagen:
http://www.jewishgen.org/denmark/3a_copenhagen.htm

We need your help, please support this project by
sending some money.

You can go to:

http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Denmark.html

or you can send a check payable to JewishGen
- but remember to write that it is for the
"Denmark SIG Burial Registry"

to:

JewishGen, Inc.
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100,
Houston TX 77046
USA

JewishGen is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation.
Contributions to JewishGen are tax-deductible in the
US according to law.

Best regards

------------------------------------
Elsebeth Paikin, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinator & Webmaster of
JewishGen Denmark SIG
http://www.jewishgen.org/denmark
mailto:elsebeth@paikin.dk
------------------------------------
Yizkor Books #YizkorBooks Fwd: Burial Registry - Copenhagen, Denmark #yizkorbooks

Harriet Brown <hnbrown@...>
 

This just in, everyone. Enjoy!

Denmark SIG is happy to announce a NEW EXCITING PROJECT:

Burials on Jewish cemeteries in Copenhagen, Denmark
1694 - 1915
for
JewishGen's Online Worldwide Burial Registry

--------------------------------------------------------

Elias Levin, a 91-year-old Dane, has given permission to the
Denmark SIG to digitize his four first books for the OWBR.

The four books cover the period 1694 - 1915. The persons
buried come >from most of Europe - some of the first
families were Sephardim - particularly in the first two
centuries, later (>from 1880) >from Eastern Europe.

The first Jews in Denmark had family ties with Jews in
other countries in Europe, and some settled in Denmark for
a while and then went back to where they came >from -- or
somewhere else.

from the mid-17th century and until the mid-19th century
Schlewsig-Holstein belonged to the Danish King (i.e. Denmark).

So even though you do not know of Danish ancestors, you might
find information pertaining to your families in the burial
registry.

Elias Levin, has since his return >from Theresienstadt
worked on photographing, transliterating, indexing and
publishing the tombstones on the Jewish cemeteries in
Copenhagen, Denmark.

This has till now resulted in five books:
1. "Den gamle j=F8diske begravelsesplads i M=F8llegade
1694-1994=94. (Vol. I & II). Copenhagen, 1994.
(Registry of burials on the old cemetery the
so-called Northern or Moellegade Cemetery).
2. =93J=F8diske Gravstene 1886-1915 p=E5 Mosaisk Vestre
Begravelsesplads=94 (Jewish tombstones 1886-1915
on Mosaisk Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Copenhagen, 1986. Registry of all burials from
1886-1900 (Vol. I) and 1900-1915 (Vol. II) on
new cemetery (Mosaisk Vestre Cemetery)
3. "J=F8diske Gravstene 1991-1999 p=E5 Mosaisk Vestre
begravelsesplads=94 (Jewish tombstones 1991-1999 on
Mosaisk Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Copenhagen, 2000. Registry of all burials from
1991-1998.


It is a work in progress as he is still working on the
project that he has taken upon himself. He is preparing
a new book on burials 1999 and 2000, and at the same time
he is trying to fill out the gap between 1915-1991. There
are published listings of the burials but not with photos
of the tombstones.

He is planning on publishing the listings with photos and
other genealogical information >from the vital records.

You can read more about the cemeteries in Copenhagen (and
see some photos) as well as listings of surnames of those
buried there on Denmark SIGs website

http://www.jewishgen.org/denmark

or go directly to the webpage for cemeteries in Copenhagen:
http://www.jewishgen.org/denmark/3a_copenhagen.htm

We need your help, please support this project by
sending some money.

You can go to:

http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Denmark.html

or you can send a check payable to JewishGen
- but remember to write that it is for the
"Denmark SIG Burial Registry"

to:

JewishGen, Inc.
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100,
Houston TX 77046
USA

JewishGen is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation.
Contributions to JewishGen are tax-deductible in the
US according to law.

Best regards

------------------------------------
Elsebeth Paikin, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinator & Webmaster of
JewishGen Denmark SIG
http://www.jewishgen.org/denmark
mailto:elsebeth@paikin.dk
------------------------------------
fyi: transliteration convention developed by YIVO. #yizkorbooks

Bernard Kouchel <koosh@...>
 

See JewishGen InfoFile
Yiddish to English transliteration, YIVO-style
http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/

ROMANIZATION, YIVO-STYLE
A simplified version of the romanization
(transcription) convention developed by YIVO.




The discussion on transliteration standards is fascinating. I don't
know if we will reach a "solution," but more people will understand
the dimension of the problem as a result of this discussion.
---cut---
Yizkor Books #YizkorBooks fyi: transliteration convention developed by YIVO. #yizkorbooks

Bernard Kouchel <koosh@...>
 

See JewishGen InfoFile
Yiddish to English transliteration, YIVO-style
http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/

ROMANIZATION, YIVO-STYLE
A simplified version of the romanization
(transcription) convention developed by YIVO.




The discussion on transliteration standards is fascinating. I don't
know if we will reach a "solution," but more people will understand
the dimension of the problem as a result of this discussion.
---cut---
A message for the whole group #general

David Frey <dfrey@...>
 

Dear Jewish Genners

As we approach the Days of Awe, it ought to be possible for us to pause
for a moment >from the busy pace that we all lead on an every day basis.
There is so little time for contemplation or reflection.

Yet we devote much of that time to the vocation of trying, in a very real
sense, to reconstruct the history of our people, to preserve it to show
that Hitler did not succeed, and to pass on to the generations of those
unborn who will yet follow us a detailed account of our generation.

We live in comparative luxury and security, knowing that "never again"
applies to Jews >from every walk of life and >from all national backgrounds.

Why then to we do it? Some do because of a desire to find our relatives,
some to add to the storehouse of Jewish knowledge and some because we feel
it in some sense a religious calling.

In a more profound sense we do it because we have the holy chance to, in
some small way, unite ourselves with the history of the Jewish people. We
can by our little effort join those Jews who perished on Masada, those who
were sent into exile after destruction of the Holy Temple, to join those
who marched into Hitler's ovens. We proclaim that we stand with those who
perished in 48', 53', 67' and 73'.We declare our unity with all those past
and present who will suffer under the yoke of the tyrant.

It is only a little action to research the history of one or two of God's
families, but none the less, "It is God's work". A paraphrase, "He who
restores the memory of just one Jew, restores the memory of all mankind.

On these days before Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, let us re dedicate
ourselves to do just that little more to be worthy of the name Jew and of
a place in his holy congregation.

David Frey
Australia
Dfrey@bigpond.net.au

David (Frey)
Researching Beshincovichi, Kaufman, Steinhart. Braf, K'lemnick, Gildinsohn,
Gilden, Frey, and William Walsh (Yes I know!)
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen A message for the whole group #general

David Frey <dfrey@...>
 

Dear Jewish Genners

As we approach the Days of Awe, it ought to be possible for us to pause
for a moment >from the busy pace that we all lead on an every day basis.
There is so little time for contemplation or reflection.

Yet we devote much of that time to the vocation of trying, in a very real
sense, to reconstruct the history of our people, to preserve it to show
that Hitler did not succeed, and to pass on to the generations of those
unborn who will yet follow us a detailed account of our generation.

We live in comparative luxury and security, knowing that "never again"
applies to Jews >from every walk of life and >from all national backgrounds.

Why then to we do it? Some do because of a desire to find our relatives,
some to add to the storehouse of Jewish knowledge and some because we feel
it in some sense a religious calling.

In a more profound sense we do it because we have the holy chance to, in
some small way, unite ourselves with the history of the Jewish people. We
can by our little effort join those Jews who perished on Masada, those who
were sent into exile after destruction of the Holy Temple, to join those
who marched into Hitler's ovens. We proclaim that we stand with those who
perished in 48', 53', 67' and 73'.We declare our unity with all those past
and present who will suffer under the yoke of the tyrant.

It is only a little action to research the history of one or two of God's
families, but none the less, "It is God's work". A paraphrase, "He who
restores the memory of just one Jew, restores the memory of all mankind.

On these days before Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, let us re dedicate
ourselves to do just that little more to be worthy of the name Jew and of
a place in his holy congregation.

David Frey
Australia
Dfrey@bigpond.net.au

David (Frey)
Researching Beshincovichi, Kaufman, Steinhart. Braf, K'lemnick, Gildinsohn,
Gilden, Frey, and William Walsh (Yes I know!)
Re: "Kolbisher Rebbe" ? #general

Brandler Institute of Chasidic Thought <bict@...>
 

Barbette Bloch asks about a "Kolbisher Rebbe" in the Bronx.

It is probable that her husband's grandfather prayed at the "Shtibel"
of Grand Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Teitelbaum of Kolbushowa, Poland, born in 1888
and died in 1941. He became "Rav" in Kolbushowa, Poland in 1911, and moved
to the U.SA. in 1921. He established a shtibel in the Bronx, NY. The "son"
referred to was probably his son and later his successor Grand Rabbi
Alexander Shmuel Teitelbaum who was born in 1908 and died in 1980.
Though the "Teitelbaum" dynasty (famous for its Satmar branch) traces
its roots to Ujhel, Hungary this particular branch had ancestors in
Kolbushowa for several generations.
For more information about this dynasty or any other please feel free
to contact me directly,

Abraham J. Heschel
Director
Brandler Institute of Chasidic Thought
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: "Kolbisher Rebbe" ? #general

Brandler Institute of Chasidic Thought <bict@...>
 

Barbette Bloch asks about a "Kolbisher Rebbe" in the Bronx.

It is probable that her husband's grandfather prayed at the "Shtibel"
of Grand Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Teitelbaum of Kolbushowa, Poland, born in 1888
and died in 1941. He became "Rav" in Kolbushowa, Poland in 1911, and moved
to the U.SA. in 1921. He established a shtibel in the Bronx, NY. The "son"
referred to was probably his son and later his successor Grand Rabbi
Alexander Shmuel Teitelbaum who was born in 1908 and died in 1980.
Though the "Teitelbaum" dynasty (famous for its Satmar branch) traces
its roots to Ujhel, Hungary this particular branch had ancestors in
Kolbushowa for several generations.
For more information about this dynasty or any other please feel free
to contact me directly,

Abraham J. Heschel
Director
Brandler Institute of Chasidic Thought
Re: Honnannu #general

Judith Romney Wegner
 

My uncle's Hebrew name is Honnannu. I've never heard of it and I've
checked >several books, but found no listing. Can anyone tell me what it's
origin is
or what it means?
>Thanks,
Cathy J. Flamholtz
Brent, AL
There is no Hebrew name "Honnannu" as such. There are however, at least
three biblical Hebrew names that could qualify as "candidates": Hanan (in
Ashkenzic, Honon), Hananyah (aka Hananyahu) and Hananel. Of the three,
Hanan-el sounds closest to Honnann-u. Perhaps a pronunciation error crept
in at some point, resulting in the spelling you gave here?

Judith Romney Wegner
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Honnannu #general

Judith Romney Wegner
 

My uncle's Hebrew name is Honnannu. I've never heard of it and I've
checked >several books, but found no listing. Can anyone tell me what it's
origin is
or what it means?
>Thanks,
Cathy J. Flamholtz
Brent, AL
There is no Hebrew name "Honnannu" as such. There are however, at least
three biblical Hebrew names that could qualify as "candidates": Hanan (in
Ashkenzic, Honon), Hananyah (aka Hananyahu) and Hananel. Of the three,
Hanan-el sounds closest to Honnann-u. Perhaps a pronunciation error crept
in at some point, resulting in the spelling you gave here?

Judith Romney Wegner
There Once Was A World (Eishyshok, Lithuania #general

rokoco1@...
 

Dear Genners:

My Husband and I are thrilled to announce that having the good fortune to
stumble upon a second and final copy of the above book, we have just placed
it on JewishGen's auction site. It may be viewed at the following URL

http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/auction.pl?books&971399262

This is a First Edition 818 page nine century saga of Eastern European Jewry.
Dr. Eliach's research took her >from family attics on six continents to
state archives no scholar had seen since the start of the cold war.

PBS is airing "There once was a town" Reopens a door to history. Survivors
Return to their childhood a Half-Century After the holocaust 1941 Nazis
invaded the small town of Eishyshok, Poland (now Lithuania) and brutally
murdered nearly all 3,500 Jewish residents. There Once Was a Town
chronicles the remarkable journey of four survivors and their families to
their childhood home 56 years after the massacre. The 90-minute
documentary, airs nationwide on Sunday, October 1, 2000, at 10pm ET. Be
sure to check your local listings.

May you all be inscribed and sealed for a sweet, happy, healthy and
prosperous year.

Happy New Year,

Jerry & Bobbi Cohen
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen There Once Was A World (Eishyshok, Lithuania #general

rokoco1@...
 

Dear Genners:

My Husband and I are thrilled to announce that having the good fortune to
stumble upon a second and final copy of the above book, we have just placed
it on JewishGen's auction site. It may be viewed at the following URL

http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/auction.pl?books&971399262

This is a First Edition 818 page nine century saga of Eastern European Jewry.
Dr. Eliach's research took her >from family attics on six continents to
state archives no scholar had seen since the start of the cold war.

PBS is airing "There once was a town" Reopens a door to history. Survivors
Return to their childhood a Half-Century After the holocaust 1941 Nazis
invaded the small town of Eishyshok, Poland (now Lithuania) and brutally
murdered nearly all 3,500 Jewish residents. There Once Was a Town
chronicles the remarkable journey of four survivors and their families to
their childhood home 56 years after the massacre. The 90-minute
documentary, airs nationwide on Sunday, October 1, 2000, at 10pm ET. Be
sure to check your local listings.

May you all be inscribed and sealed for a sweet, happy, healthy and
prosperous year.

Happy New Year,

Jerry & Bobbi Cohen
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