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Re: Msciwuje camp? =Myslowice camp? jri-pl digest: December 01, 2002
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Jan Meisels Allen <janmallen@...>
Dear Jurek and JRI-Poland:
Thank you and other JRI-Polanders for all your helpful advise. It is always such a wonder to me that we can obtain such great assistance and information quickly to help one another. Another researcher on JRI-Poland, also responded to me personally with the following information: "I saw references to "Msciwuje/Lomza" or "Msciwuje in the vicinity of Maly Plock" as a place where Jews >from the neighboring towns and villages were taken for execution by the Germans. According to one article in Polish, there was an investigation by the German court in Dortmund in 1968 concerning the execution of 4,000 Jews in "Msciwuje/Lomza" in 1941 (the article referred to German archives in Ludwigsburg: Zentralstelle Dortmund, file 45 Js 18/64, and Zentrale Stelle Ludwigsburg, file V 205 AR-Z 104/59). In another Polish article there is a reference to Jews >from Kolno, Szczuczyn, Stawiski and Jedwabne being taken by the Germans in 1941 to "Msciwuje and Kolimagi near Maly Plock"for execution. I located Msciwuje approximately 15-20 kilometers northwest of Lomza. The name of the village on the map which refers to XVI century, is Msciwuje-Puzystok; the reference in the text is to Puzowstok rather than Puzystok, in Plocko parish, purchased by a certain Msciwuj >from Karwowo from a certain Przemyk, in 1414-1425, hence the name of the village, Msciwuje." Jan Meisels Allen Agoura Hills, CA USA Stawiski Yizkor Book Translation Coordinator under JewishGen Auspices SEARCHING: KLEJNMAN, SZLANG-- Sochaczew, Poland FREJER, IMJAK, WILAMOWSKY, KREPLAK, SZAPIRO, SOBOTKO, PIATKOWSKA, -- Lomza- Stawiski,POLAND GUTFARB -- Zambrow, POLAND REICH, WALD, Zupnik-- Eperjes, HUNGARY/Presov,SLOVAKIA; Szivdnik; Sebes Kellemes, HUNGARY(Sarisske Luky, SLOVAKIA) Salgo, HUNGARY MEISELS, SEGAL, LIEBERMAN --Brody, UKRAINE
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Re: Printing data base info
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Avigdor&Laia <lbendov@...>
I use a HP Deskjet 970 to print horizontally in full scale and it works
well. In the print program most printers should be able to offer this feature and that should solve the problem for wide tables.. Avigdor Ben-Dov
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Yizkor Book report for November 2002
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Joyce Field <jfield@...>
The month of November was a "short" month as our QA Coordinator was
on vacation for the first part of the month, we celebrated Thanksgiving in the U.S., and Jews all over the world celebrated Hanukah. Despite all that, we processed 17 updates and 3 new entries during the month. There are now 450 separate entries at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html and 344 individual books. Congratulations to our hard-working volunteer staff. The entries were three separate chapters in "History of the Jews in the Bukowina," "Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina," http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Bukowinabook/bukowina.html. Updates: Brzeziny, Poland Czyzew, Polan Gorodenka (Horodenka), Ukraine Gorokhov (Horchiv), Ukraine Khorostkov, Ukraine Krynki, Poland Lida, Belarus Mikulintsy, Ukraine Novogrudok, Belarus Ozernyany, Ukraine Piesk, Belarus Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland Radomsko, Poland Radzyn Podalski, Poland Rokitnoye, Ukraine Stawiski, Poland Volozhin, Belarus We hope that you will look at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/DedicationPlaque.html and decide to honor your shtetl with a dedication plaque at the yizkor book translation page. All revenue >from your generous gift will help provide and maintain JewishGen programs and projects as a public service to all who are researching their Jewish heritage. Joyce Field Yizkor Book Project Manager jfield@jewishgen.org
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JRI Poland #Poland Re: Msciwuje camp? =Myslowice camp? jri-pl digest: December 01, 2002
#poland
Jan Meisels Allen <janmallen@...>
Dear Jurek and JRI-Poland:
Thank you and other JRI-Polanders for all your helpful advise. It is always such a wonder to me that we can obtain such great assistance and information quickly to help one another. Another researcher on JRI-Poland, also responded to me personally with the following information: "I saw references to "Msciwuje/Lomza" or "Msciwuje in the vicinity of Maly Plock" as a place where Jews >from the neighboring towns and villages were taken for execution by the Germans. According to one article in Polish, there was an investigation by the German court in Dortmund in 1968 concerning the execution of 4,000 Jews in "Msciwuje/Lomza" in 1941 (the article referred to German archives in Ludwigsburg: Zentralstelle Dortmund, file 45 Js 18/64, and Zentrale Stelle Ludwigsburg, file V 205 AR-Z 104/59). In another Polish article there is a reference to Jews >from Kolno, Szczuczyn, Stawiski and Jedwabne being taken by the Germans in 1941 to "Msciwuje and Kolimagi near Maly Plock"for execution. I located Msciwuje approximately 15-20 kilometers northwest of Lomza. The name of the village on the map which refers to XVI century, is Msciwuje-Puzystok; the reference in the text is to Puzowstok rather than Puzystok, in Plocko parish, purchased by a certain Msciwuj >from Karwowo from a certain Przemyk, in 1414-1425, hence the name of the village, Msciwuje." Jan Meisels Allen Agoura Hills, CA USA Stawiski Yizkor Book Translation Coordinator under JewishGen Auspices SEARCHING: KLEJNMAN, SZLANG-- Sochaczew, Poland FREJER, IMJAK, WILAMOWSKY, KREPLAK, SZAPIRO, SOBOTKO, PIATKOWSKA, -- Lomza- Stawiski,POLAND GUTFARB -- Zambrow, POLAND REICH, WALD, Zupnik-- Eperjes, HUNGARY/Presov,SLOVAKIA; Szivdnik; Sebes Kellemes, HUNGARY(Sarisske Luky, SLOVAKIA) Salgo, HUNGARY MEISELS, SEGAL, LIEBERMAN --Brody, UKRAINE
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JRI Poland #Poland Re: Printing data base info
#poland
Avigdor&Laia <lbendov@...>
I use a HP Deskjet 970 to print horizontally in full scale and it works
well. In the print program most printers should be able to offer this feature and that should solve the problem for wide tables.. Avigdor Ben-Dov
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JRI Poland #Poland Yizkor Book report for November 2002
#poland
Joyce Field <jfield@...>
The month of November was a "short" month as our QA Coordinator was
on vacation for the first part of the month, we celebrated Thanksgiving in the U.S., and Jews all over the world celebrated Hanukah. Despite all that, we processed 17 updates and 3 new entries during the month. There are now 450 separate entries at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html and 344 individual books. Congratulations to our hard-working volunteer staff. The entries were three separate chapters in "History of the Jews in the Bukowina," "Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina," http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Bukowinabook/bukowina.html. Updates: Brzeziny, Poland Czyzew, Polan Gorodenka (Horodenka), Ukraine Gorokhov (Horchiv), Ukraine Khorostkov, Ukraine Krynki, Poland Lida, Belarus Mikulintsy, Ukraine Novogrudok, Belarus Ozernyany, Ukraine Piesk, Belarus Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland Radomsko, Poland Radzyn Podalski, Poland Rokitnoye, Ukraine Stawiski, Poland Volozhin, Belarus We hope that you will look at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/DedicationPlaque.html and decide to honor your shtetl with a dedication plaque at the yizkor book translation page. All revenue >from your generous gift will help provide and maintain JewishGen programs and projects as a public service to all who are researching their Jewish heritage. Joyce Field Yizkor Book Project Manager jfield@jewishgen.org
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Searching MARKEWICZ or MARKOWICZ, BROSCA., LIBUMECZ
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Susana Leistner Bloch
We are posting this message on behalf of Reina Benaderet de Navarro . The
message was received in Spanish. This is the translation: << I am searching for any relatives of my grandfather Sigmund MARKEWICZ ( Zigmund Markiewitz Brosca in some documents), born on 8 of July, 1903 in the town of Sosnovicz. His father's name was Moises MARKEWICZ or MARKOWICZ. and his mother Blima BROSCA. I believe my father lived for some time in Oberchlesin , Poland. I never knew much about my grandfather's family and much of the information I have was obtained through the Polish Embassy in Montevideo. According to them my grandfather had a brother called Jacobo Mayer Markowicz born in 1901, married to Estela Malka LIBUMECZ. They had two sons Moises Markowicz born in 21/09/1929 and Frimeta Markowicz born in 31/12/1930. The Polish Embassy official also said that there was a Concentration Camp in Sosnoviz and most of the Jews of that town perished there and only some managed to escape. The reason we learned this is that my mother received a letter >from Switzerland about claiming an account (In re Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation) . We had never made any claims and could not understand how they found us. This prompted us to go to the Polish Embassy to find out about my grandfather. I hope you can help me find any family that survived the Holocaust or their descendants. Thank You and Shalom. Reina Benaderet de Navarro >> Translator's note: Towns / Countries are as spelled in the original message. If you can help Reina in her search, please reply to < sbloch@jewishgen.org > Thank You. Susana Leistner Bloch Project Manager JewishGen International Desk
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JRI Poland #Poland Searching MARKEWICZ or MARKOWICZ, BROSCA., LIBUMECZ
#poland
Susana Leistner Bloch
We are posting this message on behalf of Reina Benaderet de Navarro . The
message was received in Spanish. This is the translation: << I am searching for any relatives of my grandfather Sigmund MARKEWICZ ( Zigmund Markiewitz Brosca in some documents), born on 8 of July, 1903 in the town of Sosnovicz. His father's name was Moises MARKEWICZ or MARKOWICZ. and his mother Blima BROSCA. I believe my father lived for some time in Oberchlesin , Poland. I never knew much about my grandfather's family and much of the information I have was obtained through the Polish Embassy in Montevideo. According to them my grandfather had a brother called Jacobo Mayer Markowicz born in 1901, married to Estela Malka LIBUMECZ. They had two sons Moises Markowicz born in 21/09/1929 and Frimeta Markowicz born in 31/12/1930. The Polish Embassy official also said that there was a Concentration Camp in Sosnoviz and most of the Jews of that town perished there and only some managed to escape. The reason we learned this is that my mother received a letter >from Switzerland about claiming an account (In re Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation) . We had never made any claims and could not understand how they found us. This prompted us to go to the Polish Embassy to find out about my grandfather. I hope you can help me find any family that survived the Holocaust or their descendants. Thank You and Shalom. Reina Benaderet de Navarro >> Translator's note: Towns / Countries are as spelled in the original message. If you can help Reina in her search, please reply to < sbloch@jewishgen.org > Thank You. Susana Leistner Bloch Project Manager JewishGen International Desk
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Re: BenZion = Binyamin?
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Linda <altmanlh@...>
The 2 Benzion's in my family became Barnett and David in the US. Barnett was also
known as Ben, Benny and Barney. Linda Altman yslizak@yahoo.com writes: Linda Altman - Raleigh, NC researching: CHILLER/CHILLAR >from Lomza Gubernia, Poland. CYBULA/CYBULKA (all variations), Ostrow Maz.,Siedlce,& Zambrow Poland. KRIEDBERG (all variations) >from Russia to US. LIEBERMAN or LIBERMAN, Austria and Romania to US.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: BenZion = Binyamin?
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Linda <altmanlh@...>
The 2 Benzion's in my family became Barnett and David in the US. Barnett was also
known as Ben, Benny and Barney. Linda Altman yslizak@yahoo.com writes: Linda Altman - Raleigh, NC researching: CHILLER/CHILLAR >from Lomza Gubernia, Poland. CYBULA/CYBULKA (all variations), Ostrow Maz.,Siedlce,& Zambrow Poland. KRIEDBERG (all variations) >from Russia to US. LIEBERMAN or LIBERMAN, Austria and Romania to US.
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Israeli voter rolls
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IsraelP <zach4v6@...>
The last few times that Israel has had elections, the Central Elections Committee
posted a version of the voter rolls on line so that people could find where to vote. I found a few people that way, because the addresses are included in the information. The problem was that in order to do the lookup, you need the surname and national identity number. In any case, this is to inform you that this year this service will not be available. (Too bad - there were a couple of people I was sure I would finally locate.) There is however a phone service (including in several foreign languages) which purports to do the same thing. Of course, it must be used judiciously, because if they realize that you are using it for something other than finding out where to vote, you might not get any help. (I will try that myself later today.) Israel Pickholtz
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Looking for ED for Morris PARRIS, 1900 PA Census
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Mark Jacobson
Hi - someone sent me the information >from the 1900
Census for Philadelphia for my g-g-uncle Morris B. Parris, but they didn't provide the Enumeration District number so I could look it up myself and I can't contact them. Could anyone do a quick lookup through the Genealogy website that indexes this census and tell me the ED number >from the top right corner of the page? Thanks! Please reply privately. DOGULOV - Belaya Tserkov/Kiev Ukraine; COHEN/KANA/KAHAN - Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine; JACOBSON - Polotsk, Belarus; COBLENTZ - Polotsk, Belarus; KAMERMAN - Drohobycz, Galicia; KOPPEL - Stebnik/Drohobycz, Galicia; JACOBI - Stratyn/Rohatyn, Galicia; ROTHLEIN - Stratyn/Rohatyn, Galicia;
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Re: Absence of obits in newspapers
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Belle6007 <belle6007@...>
Hi, Malcolm.
I'm a lifelong Chicagoan. The first street name in your email is probably Claremont -- a small side street in Chicago. You have read the other street names correctly. (By the way, North Avenue runs east and west -- which I have always thought as strange.) Belle Mest Chicago IL USA Belle6007@aol.com
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Buenos Aires/GLICKS
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Marilyn Feingold <mrl@...>
I am looking for the phone number of Carlos Glicks who is searching for the
Milgrom/Milgram clan in Buenos Aires. If someone there could please check the phone book for me I would be most grateful. sincerely, Marilyn feingold MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately
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Spital Street,London.
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Harvey Goldman <hgoldman@...>
Someone was looking for the location of Spital Street in London, England
It is off Buxton Street in Shoreditch. It still exists, so far as I know. Hope this helps
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Israeli voter rolls
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IsraelP <zach4v6@...>
The last few times that Israel has had elections, the Central Elections Committee
posted a version of the voter rolls on line so that people could find where to vote. I found a few people that way, because the addresses are included in the information. The problem was that in order to do the lookup, you need the surname and national identity number. In any case, this is to inform you that this year this service will not be available. (Too bad - there were a couple of people I was sure I would finally locate.) There is however a phone service (including in several foreign languages) which purports to do the same thing. Of course, it must be used judiciously, because if they realize that you are using it for something other than finding out where to vote, you might not get any help. (I will try that myself later today.) Israel Pickholtz
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for ED for Morris PARRIS, 1900 PA Census
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Mark Jacobson
Hi - someone sent me the information >from the 1900
Census for Philadelphia for my g-g-uncle Morris B. Parris, but they didn't provide the Enumeration District number so I could look it up myself and I can't contact them. Could anyone do a quick lookup through the Genealogy website that indexes this census and tell me the ED number >from the top right corner of the page? Thanks! Please reply privately. DOGULOV - Belaya Tserkov/Kiev Ukraine; COHEN/KANA/KAHAN - Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine; JACOBSON - Polotsk, Belarus; COBLENTZ - Polotsk, Belarus; KAMERMAN - Drohobycz, Galicia; KOPPEL - Stebnik/Drohobycz, Galicia; JACOBI - Stratyn/Rohatyn, Galicia; ROTHLEIN - Stratyn/Rohatyn, Galicia;
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Absence of obits in newspapers
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Belle6007 <belle6007@...>
Hi, Malcolm.
I'm a lifelong Chicagoan. The first street name in your email is probably Claremont -- a small side street in Chicago. You have read the other street names correctly. (By the way, North Avenue runs east and west -- which I have always thought as strange.) Belle Mest Chicago IL USA Belle6007@aol.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Buenos Aires/GLICKS
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Marilyn Feingold <mrl@...>
I am looking for the phone number of Carlos Glicks who is searching for the
Milgrom/Milgram clan in Buenos Aires. If someone there could please check the phone book for me I would be most grateful. sincerely, Marilyn feingold MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Spital Street,London.
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Harvey Goldman <hgoldman@...>
Someone was looking for the location of Spital Street in London, England
It is off Buxton Street in Shoreditch. It still exists, so far as I know. Hope this helps
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