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Dukla, Galicia
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glosonc@...
Dear Genners:
My maternal great-grandparents were Roza (Blime) Hirsch >from Dukla, Poland and her husband Pinkusz Landsberger >from Krakow. Any information would be appreciated. Best Regards, George Losonci GLOSONC@... Searching: HIRSCH >from Dukla,Galicia,Poland LANDSBERGER >from Krakow, Poland LEFKOVITS >from Olaszliszka and Hajdusamson, Hungary GOLDBERGER >from Olaszliszka, Hungary KUHN, KUN >from Hajdunanas, Hungary ROT, ROHT >from Viss, Hungary; MULLER >from Viss, Hungary
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Tulchin
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zerakodesh@...
Hello
I would like very much to hear >from people >from the town of Tulchin in Vinnitza province. I have written to most people on the Jewish Family Finder. Thank you for any help you can offer. Sholom Esther Feinstein Sackheim ZeraKodesh@...
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Homewood Terrace (Jewish Orphanages in San Francisco)
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egrdn@...
In a message dated 3/16/01 10:11:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jewishgen@... writes: The orphanage they lived in was a Jewish one named eitherActually, I believe Edgewood was the Protestant Orphanage. Homewood Terrace was the Jewish orphanage. It was in the hills above Ocean Avenue, as I remember. If you put the two phrases "homewood terrace" "san francisco" into a good search engine, you will find several sites with good information about the orphanage. Eleanor Gordon
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Sons of Israel of Yonkers NY
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Joan Silverman <jbsilverman@...>
Hi,
I am researching my ggfather David GOLDBERG and I believe he may have been a founding father of the Independent Sons of Israel of Yonkers, New York in 1915(?). I believe they are still in existance. Does anyone know if they will respond to written requests for information? Thank you for your help. Joan Silverman Revere, Mass. jbsilverman@... researching: SILVERMAN, ZALKA, GOLDBERG or GARBER, WEINGUARD or WEINGARD
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Dukla, Galicia
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glosonc@...
Dear Genners:
My maternal great-grandparents were Roza (Blime) Hirsch >from Dukla, Poland and her husband Pinkusz Landsberger >from Krakow. Any information would be appreciated. Best Regards, George Losonci GLOSONC@... Searching: HIRSCH >from Dukla,Galicia,Poland LANDSBERGER >from Krakow, Poland LEFKOVITS >from Olaszliszka and Hajdusamson, Hungary GOLDBERGER >from Olaszliszka, Hungary KUHN, KUN >from Hajdunanas, Hungary ROT, ROHT >from Viss, Hungary; MULLER >from Viss, Hungary
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Tulchin
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zerakodesh@...
Hello
I would like very much to hear >from people >from the town of Tulchin in Vinnitza province. I have written to most people on the Jewish Family Finder. Thank you for any help you can offer. Sholom Esther Feinstein Sackheim ZeraKodesh@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Homewood Terrace (Jewish Orphanages in San Francisco)
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egrdn@...
In a message dated 3/16/01 10:11:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jewishgen@... writes: The orphanage they lived in was a Jewish one named eitherActually, I believe Edgewood was the Protestant Orphanage. Homewood Terrace was the Jewish orphanage. It was in the hills above Ocean Avenue, as I remember. If you put the two phrases "homewood terrace" "san francisco" into a good search engine, you will find several sites with good information about the orphanage. Eleanor Gordon
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Sons of Israel of Yonkers NY
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Joan Silverman <jbsilverman@...>
Hi,
I am researching my ggfather David GOLDBERG and I believe he may have been a founding father of the Independent Sons of Israel of Yonkers, New York in 1915(?). I believe they are still in existance. Does anyone know if they will respond to written requests for information? Thank you for your help. Joan Silverman Revere, Mass. jbsilverman@... researching: SILVERMAN, ZALKA, GOLDBERG or GARBER, WEINGUARD or WEINGARD
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Abstract of GenAmi number 15
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Micheline Gutmann <michelinegutmann@...>
GenAmi issue 15 has been sent to subscribers.
In that issue : - The forum of GenAmi is opened. - The Annual general meeting and the result of the elections. Creation of a Sepharad group. - The Meetings about Germany, on April 1st, about genealogical programs , on April 26th - Journey and Genealogy in Germany, 2nd part, by Micheline GUTMANN Berlin, Magdeburg, Halberstadt, Eisenach, Gruenstadt, Speyer, Worms, Fribourg, Ettenheim, Kippenheim, Schmieheim., the differents places , the marvellous people we met. -The Members of the Grand Sanhedrin of Napoleon : Stephane LALLICH has studdied the history and genealogy (ascendants and descendants) of the rabbis Mardochee ROQUEMARTINE and Abraham MILHAUD-MUSCAT. -The history of the Jews of Jamaica, by Micheline GUTMANN, The COHEN family of Jamaica and London. -The founds of Guillaume LEVEQUE, a correspondant doing research in military archives, send us information which concerns Jews in the army of Napoleon. - The HESSE family originating in Lorraine that we can find in Alsace. By Micheline GUTMANN. - "A New paradise is born", an optimistic point of view of Philippe CATTELAIN about the use of Internet in Genealogy. - The Acquisitions of GenAmi : among them, many books from Germany (I'll give more details on GERSIG).- The reviews of Genealogy. Among them a long abstract of Avotaynu Automn 2000 concerning Eastern Europe. - Questions and answers (for those who have no acces to the forum). Micheline GUTMANN, GenAmi, Paris, France http://asso.genami.free.fr
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Abstract of GenAmi number 15
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Micheline Gutmann <michelinegutmann@...>
GenAmi issue 15 has been sent to subscribers.
In that issue : - The forum of GenAmi is opened. - The Annual general meeting and the result of the elections. Creation of a Sepharad group. - The Meetings about Germany, on April 1st, about genealogical programs , on April 26th - Journey and Genealogy in Germany, 2nd part, by Micheline GUTMANN Berlin, Magdeburg, Halberstadt, Eisenach, Gruenstadt, Speyer, Worms, Fribourg, Ettenheim, Kippenheim, Schmieheim., the differents places , the marvellous people we met. -The Members of the Grand Sanhedrin of Napoleon : Stephane LALLICH has studdied the history and genealogy (ascendants and descendants) of the rabbis Mardochee ROQUEMARTINE and Abraham MILHAUD-MUSCAT. -The history of the Jews of Jamaica, by Micheline GUTMANN, The COHEN family of Jamaica and London. -The founds of Guillaume LEVEQUE, a correspondant doing research in military archives, send us information which concerns Jews in the army of Napoleon. - The HESSE family originating in Lorraine that we can find in Alsace. By Micheline GUTMANN. - "A New paradise is born", an optimistic point of view of Philippe CATTELAIN about the use of Internet in Genealogy. - The Acquisitions of GenAmi : among them, many books from Germany (I'll give more details on GERSIG).- The reviews of Genealogy. Among them a long abstract of Avotaynu Automn 2000 concerning Eastern Europe. - Questions and answers (for those who have no acces to the forum). Micheline GUTMANN, GenAmi, Paris, France http://asso.genami.free.fr
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Morris (NJ) Area JGS: March 21st Meeting
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Gary Platt <grplatt@...>
Spring into spring! The Morris Area JGS will re-convene on Wednesday,
March 21, 2001, at 7:15 p.m., in the First Floor Meeting Room at Temple Shalom, 215 South Hillside Avenue, Succasunna, NJ. For directions to the Temple go to <www.tshalom.org>. Click on the <More About Us> button bar. Click on <Map & Directions> in the body of the page that appears. Please join us. Gary Platt
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Morris (NJ) Area JGS: March 21st Meeting
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Gary Platt <grplatt@...>
Spring into spring! The Morris Area JGS will re-convene on Wednesday,
March 21, 2001, at 7:15 p.m., in the First Floor Meeting Room at Temple Shalom, 215 South Hillside Avenue, Succasunna, NJ. For directions to the Temple go to <www.tshalom.org>. Click on the <More About Us> button bar. Click on <Map & Directions> in the body of the page that appears. Please join us. Gary Platt
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Re: Jewish Orphanages in San Francisco
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MSpearssol@...
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, "Eric Wickberg" <ericw@...> wrote:
<<I've been told that my grandmother was sent by her parents to an orphanage for a few years when she and her sisters were young (I suspect between 10 and 15 years of age) Dhe was born in 1905 so I exepct it would have been in thed1915 to 1920 range. The orphanage they lived in was a Jewish one named either "Edgewood" or "Edgeware" and was a cottage style home with house parents looking after the children. I don't know where the orphange was located but the family had a small store located near the original Levi Strauss Pants factory in San Francisco. Has anyone heard of this orphange or can point me in the right direction>> There was an Edgewood Children's Home in San Francisco, but it was not a Jewish orphanage. Established in 1851, it was also known as the San Francisco Protestant Orphanage. In 1979, it was still located at 1801 Vincente St., San Francisco, 94116, and involved in casework and psychiatric services. They might still possibly be at that location. The only large Jewish orphanage in operation in that time frame was the Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum located in 1891 at 436 O'Farrell. In 1999 they found missing records and books going back to 1870. Hope this helps!!! Marge Spears-Soloff Orlando, FL Mspearssol@... HNOH Welcome-Jewish Orphanages in the United States http://www.scruz.net/~elias/hnoh HNOHalumni@...
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Mandelbrot and Antonius of Cape Town
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Rosalind Romem <rromem@...>
Can anyone give me any information on Joyce Mandelbrot, librarian
from CapeTown, and /or an Antonius, who was a nursery school teacherabout 1945-7 in Cape Town. Also Prof Mandelbrot in Cape Town and his cousin in Marseille... maybe 1960's when last heard of. Thank you, Ros Romem MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re:Jewish Orphanages in San Francisco
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MSpearssol@...
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, "Eric Wickberg" <ericw@...> wrote:
<<I've been told that my grandmother was sent by her parents to an orphanage for a few years when she and her sisters were young (I suspect between 10 and 15 years of age) Dhe was born in 1905 so I exepct it would have been in thed1915 to 1920 range. The orphanage they lived in was a Jewish one named either "Edgewood" or "Edgeware" and was a cottage style home with house parents looking after the children. I don't know where the orphange was located but the family had a small store located near the original Levi Strauss Pants factory in San Francisco. Has anyone heard of this orphange or can point me in the right direction>> There was an Edgewood Children's Home in San Francisco, but it was not a Jewish orphanage. Established in 1851, it was also known as the San Francisco Protestant Orphanage. In 1979, it was still located at 1801 Vincente St., San Francisco, 94116, and involved in casework and psychiatric services. They might still possibly be at that location. The only large Jewish orphanage in operation in that time frame was the Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum located in 1891 at 436 O'Farrell. In 1999 they found missing records and books going back to 1870. Hope this helps!!! Marge Spears-Soloff Orlando, FL Mspearssol@... HNOH Welcome-Jewish Orphanages in the United States http://www.scruz.net/~elias/hnoh HNOHalumni@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Mandelbrot and Antonius of Cape Town
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Rosalind Romem <rromem@...>
Can anyone give me any information on Joyce Mandelbrot, librarian
from CapeTown, and /or an Antonius, who was a nursery school teacherabout 1945-7 in Cape Town. Also Prof Mandelbrot in Cape Town and his cousin in Marseille... maybe 1960's when last heard of. Thank you, Ros Romem MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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More guidance - Pinkas Hakehilot
#yizkorbooks
Beverly <bev7@...>
In my translating I have come across mention of bands of marauders in 1920,
called Patlora, or Fatlora, or..., or.... I have entered every variant I can think of to the Google search engine, and come up with nothing. Anybody know what these bands were actually called? Else I'll just have to call them "Patlora Bands". If the reference cannot be found anywhere, it will be pretty useless information. In Hebrew the word is written Peh, Tet, Lamed, Vav, Resh, Heh. Hope someone can help. Bev Shulster Translating Bobrka and Bukaczowce Pinkas Kehilot MODERATOR NOTE: The name you are searching for is Simon Petlura. If you search the JewishGen Discussion Group archives at http://www.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.isa?jg~jgsys~archpop you will find 10 messages on the subject.
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Yizkor Books #YizkorBooks More guidance - Pinkas Hakehilot
#yizkorbooks
Beverly <bev7@...>
In my translating I have come across mention of bands of marauders in 1920,
called Patlora, or Fatlora, or..., or.... I have entered every variant I can think of to the Google search engine, and come up with nothing. Anybody know what these bands were actually called? Else I'll just have to call them "Patlora Bands". If the reference cannot be found anywhere, it will be pretty useless information. In Hebrew the word is written Peh, Tet, Lamed, Vav, Resh, Heh. Hope someone can help. Bev Shulster Translating Bobrka and Bukaczowce Pinkas Kehilot MODERATOR NOTE: The name you are searching for is Simon Petlura. If you search the JewishGen Discussion Group archives at http://www.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.isa?jg~jgsys~archpop you will find 10 messages on the subject.
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Re: "Poles and the Jews" - NY Times Article
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Tilford Bartman <bartmant@...>
Pamela Weisberger wrote:
In today's New York Times (Saturday, March 17th) there is an excellent I just want to say that I read this article by Adam Michnik this morning. It is quite thoughtful and very well worth reading. His points about the "Polish paradox"(that in Poland one could be an anti-semite, a hero of the resistance, and a savior of Jews), and about the post war Polish self-image formed amid Stalinist terror without an opportunity for open public reflection on the events of the war, are particularly important for Jews to understand. I will also say that his article is in my opinion not without some flaws. Tilford Bartman, www.zabludow.com
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Harry SHAPIRO
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Sara Lynns
Seeking information on above
born 1905 NYC (not given name) any takers? thanks Jackie Lerner-aderman
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