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FOX
#poland
sbloom@...
try FUCHS, perhaps....
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Of course, it COULD be virtually anything. Steven Bloom
1911. He lived in Windsor and was naturalized there under the name FOX.
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JRI Poland #Poland FOX
#poland
sbloom@...
try FUCHS, perhaps....
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Of course, it COULD be virtually anything. Steven Bloom
1911. He lived in Windsor and was naturalized there under the name FOX.
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Re: TWO MEGA SEARCH ENGINES
#poland
Connie Fisher Newhan
In a message dated 8/19/2005 7:40:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,
joanparker@... writes: This is a mega search engine that covers a lot of territory. It may turn out to be an adjunct to help in our Polish research. Some lead to pay sites, others are free. Other countries are also available at that sight including Russia and Belarus. http://www.surnamenavigator.org/ This is another list worth investigating. http://www.academic-genealogy.com/topsearchenginesdirectories.htm I want to thank Joanie Parker for taking the time to share with us information about these search engines. Such a variety of information! Best Regards, Connie Fisher Newhan (#1272) Corona, California FISHER/FISCHER/FISZER, FISZEL (Warszawa& Bedzin, Poland),S(Z)PRINGER, , HERSZLIKOWICZ, HAMBURGER (Bedzin, Lagiza, Zarki, Poland), GERSTEN (Obertyn, Galacia) BARSKA/BARSKY/BARSKIY(Odessa), GOLDBERG (Sokolka?), FELDMAN (Veliuona,Kaunas), KAHN/KOHN/COHN/CAHN, FRIEDSAM (Bodendorf, Coln? Germany, Pittsburgh, PA), NEWHAN/NEUHAN/NEUHAHN (Hesse Cassel, Meimbressen, Germany, Baltimore, MD), BOHORODCZANER (Potok Zloty, Ukraine), LEVINE, BLUM, ROTH, ROCKOVITZ, ABRAMS, RABINOWITZ
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JRI Poland #Poland Re: TWO MEGA SEARCH ENGINES
#poland
Connie Fisher Newhan
In a message dated 8/19/2005 7:40:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,
joanparker@... writes: This is a mega search engine that covers a lot of territory. It may turn out to be an adjunct to help in our Polish research. Some lead to pay sites, others are free. Other countries are also available at that sight including Russia and Belarus. http://www.surnamenavigator.org/ This is another list worth investigating. http://www.academic-genealogy.com/topsearchenginesdirectories.htm I want to thank Joanie Parker for taking the time to share with us information about these search engines. Such a variety of information! Best Regards, Connie Fisher Newhan (#1272) Corona, California FISHER/FISCHER/FISZER, FISZEL (Warszawa& Bedzin, Poland),S(Z)PRINGER, , HERSZLIKOWICZ, HAMBURGER (Bedzin, Lagiza, Zarki, Poland), GERSTEN (Obertyn, Galacia) BARSKA/BARSKY/BARSKIY(Odessa), GOLDBERG (Sokolka?), FELDMAN (Veliuona,Kaunas), KAHN/KOHN/COHN/CAHN, FRIEDSAM (Bodendorf, Coln? Germany, Pittsburgh, PA), NEWHAN/NEUHAN/NEUHAHN (Hesse Cassel, Meimbressen, Germany, Baltimore, MD), BOHORODCZANER (Potok Zloty, Ukraine), LEVINE, BLUM, ROTH, ROCKOVITZ, ABRAMS, RABINOWITZ
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Polish gazetter (with some Lithuanian coverage)
#lithuania
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A large Polish gazetter (with some Lithuanian coverage) of more than 2000
pages, "Skorowidz miejscowosci Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z oznaczeniem terytorjalnie im wlasciwych wladz i urzedow oraz urzadzen komunikacyjnych," is now available on the Digital Library of Wielkopolska's website http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786. According to the Digital Library website, this gazetter might date >from 1933. To view it, click on "Content" on the left, below "Publication," and follow the instructions (if presented) to download the DjVu plugin, if you are a Windows or Linux user. If you are a Macintosh OS X (or higher) user, instead download the DjVu plugin from http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_download.php?detail=doc_djvu_plugin&pl atform=macx. Clicking on "Content" subsequently will present you with an option to "Browse" the publication or will take you directly to it. (Internet Explorer recommended; some problems reported with FireFox.) If you are knowledgeable about gazetters and believe it would be beneficial to create a database >from this one, please contact me privately. Best regards, Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@... near Washington, D.C.
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Polish gazetter (with some Lithuanian coverage)
#lithuania
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A large Polish gazetter (with some Lithuanian coverage) of more than 2000
pages, "Skorowidz miejscowosci Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z oznaczeniem terytorjalnie im wlasciwych wladz i urzedow oraz urzadzen komunikacyjnych," is now available on the Digital Library of Wielkopolska's website http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786. According to the Digital Library website, this gazetter might date >from 1933. To view it, click on "Content" on the left, below "Publication," and follow the instructions (if presented) to download the DjVu plugin, if you are a Windows or Linux user. If you are a Macintosh OS X (or higher) user, instead download the DjVu plugin from http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_download.php?detail=doc_djvu_plugin&pl atform=macx. Clicking on "Content" subsequently will present you with an option to "Browse" the publication or will take you directly to it. (Internet Explorer recommended; some problems reported with FireFox.) If you are knowledgeable about gazetters and believe it would be beneficial to create a database >from this one, please contact me privately. Best regards, Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@... near Washington, D.C.
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Re: Vilnius Research
#lithuania
mhlcswc2@...
Does this mean that if people were Jewish no records exist or does it mean
that people were not separated by religion in the records? I wrote the following letter and have yet to receive an answer. February 3, 2003 Lithuanian State Archives Gerosio Vilties S.10.LT - 2009 Vilnius, Lithuania Re: Procurement Of Jewish Family Records Dear Sir or Madam: It has come to my attention that for a fee I can receive family records prior to 1903, the year that I believe my family immigrated >from what they called Vilna. The information that I have is far >from complete. My great grandfather was either Beryl or David Goodman. It is believed that he was married to Mary. Two children that I definitely know of are my grandmother Ida who was also called Sete or Alta and her sister Rachel. I believe there was a son either named Abraham or David. Ida was born in about 1870 and Rachel in about 1877. Ida married my grandfather, Joseph (Josef) Odins (Odinhs, Odinetz, Odentz) in about 1892. Joseph and Ida left Vilna in about 1903. They had three children, William (Wolf), Martha (Dusie) and Rosa. A fourth, possibly named Mary, died soon after her birth in Vilna. I believe that Joseph's father's name was Abraham. I believe that Abraham was married at least twice. Joseph had, what I believe was a step sister, named Jennie Mellman. Jennie's father was reported to be Jacob Braverman and her mother's maiden name was reported to be Rosie Goldstein. Jennie was born in Vilna in about 1866. Joseph had a cousin named Hyman Odinhs who was born in the early 1870s. His father was Osher and his mother was Ruth. I believe that Osher and Abraham might have been brothers. I would very much appreciate any information that you can provide regarding my family. Please contact me regarding questions or fees. Yours truly, Marcia G. Hoffman What have I done incorrectly? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated Marcia G. Hoffman Baltimore, MD
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Re:Vilnius Research
#lithuania
mhlcswc2@...
Does this mean that if people were Jewish no records exist or does it mean
that people were not separated by religion in the records? I wrote the following letter and have yet to receive an answer. February 3, 2003 Lithuanian State Archives Gerosio Vilties S.10.LT - 2009 Vilnius, Lithuania Re: Procurement Of Jewish Family Records Dear Sir or Madam: It has come to my attention that for a fee I can receive family records prior to 1903, the year that I believe my family immigrated >from what they called Vilna. The information that I have is far >from complete. My great grandfather was either Beryl or David Goodman. It is believed that he was married to Mary. Two children that I definitely know of are my grandmother Ida who was also called Sete or Alta and her sister Rachel. I believe there was a son either named Abraham or David. Ida was born in about 1870 and Rachel in about 1877. Ida married my grandfather, Joseph (Josef) Odins (Odinhs, Odinetz, Odentz) in about 1892. Joseph and Ida left Vilna in about 1903. They had three children, William (Wolf), Martha (Dusie) and Rosa. A fourth, possibly named Mary, died soon after her birth in Vilna. I believe that Joseph's father's name was Abraham. I believe that Abraham was married at least twice. Joseph had, what I believe was a step sister, named Jennie Mellman. Jennie's father was reported to be Jacob Braverman and her mother's maiden name was reported to be Rosie Goldstein. Jennie was born in Vilna in about 1866. Joseph had a cousin named Hyman Odinhs who was born in the early 1870s. His father was Osher and his mother was Ruth. I believe that Osher and Abraham might have been brothers. I would very much appreciate any information that you can provide regarding my family. Please contact me regarding questions or fees. Yours truly, Marcia G. Hoffman What have I done incorrectly? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated Marcia G. Hoffman Baltimore, MD
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Re: Language of Archival Records
#lithuania
Ann Rabinowitz <annrab@...>
Just a slight correction . . . there are Archival records >from Lithuania
whose format is written in German. These occurred around the time of WWI. The ones I have access to are >from Kupiskis, Lithuania, and I have seen records >from various other areas as well. Ann Rabinowitz annrab@...
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania RE: Language of Archival Records
#lithuania
Ann Rabinowitz <annrab@...>
Just a slight correction . . . there are Archival records >from Lithuania
whose format is written in German. These occurred around the time of WWI. The ones I have access to are >from Kupiskis, Lithuania, and I have seen records >from various other areas as well. Ann Rabinowitz annrab@...
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Re: Languages of Jewish records
#general
Joel Ratner
This is in response to the post by Irene Kudish regarding the languages
found among records in the Vilna archives. Revision Lists All RLs were done in Russian. RLs were not documents kept by the Rabbinate, so Russian was the proper language for these lists [the language of the authorities]. 19th Century Vital Records [b,m,d,v] Concerning 19th Century vital records, Irene had stated these were written in both Hebrew and Russian. First of all, the vital records were kept by the Rabbinate. This explains the possibility for either or both Russian and Hebrew to be found. Based on the records that have survived [our Vital Records Indexing Project], many of the records are in Russian only whereas others contain both languages. 20th Century Vital Records Since the LitvakSIG Vital Records Indexing Project deals with the vital records through 1915, and due to the upheavals of the WWI time period, there are Lithuanian and German records to be found in this time period. Anyone desiring general information on the Vital records should contact me. This is preferable to asking a private researcher who visits the Archives every so often, since the Vital Records Indexing Project has the records to consult without the constraints of a foreign visit thousands of miles away. If you are interested in seeing searchable translations of the Vital records become a reality, please contact me at Joelrat1@... . Joel Ratner Coordinator, Vilna District Research Group
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania re: Languages of Jewish records
#lithuania
Joel Ratner
This is in response to the post by Irene Kudish regarding the languages
found among records in the Vilna archives. Revision Lists All RLs were done in Russian. RLs were not documents kept by the Rabbinate, so Russian was the proper language for these lists [the language of the authorities]. 19th Century Vital Records [b,m,d,v] Concerning 19th Century vital records, Irene had stated these were written in both Hebrew and Russian. First of all, the vital records were kept by the Rabbinate. This explains the possibility for either or both Russian and Hebrew to be found. Based on the records that have survived [our Vital Records Indexing Project], many of the records are in Russian only whereas others contain both languages. 20th Century Vital Records Since the LitvakSIG Vital Records Indexing Project deals with the vital records through 1915, and due to the upheavals of the WWI time period, there are Lithuanian and German records to be found in this time period. Anyone desiring general information on the Vital records should contact me. This is preferable to asking a private researcher who visits the Archives every so often, since the Vital Records Indexing Project has the records to consult without the constraints of a foreign visit thousands of miles away. If you are interested in seeing searchable translations of the Vital records become a reality, please contact me at Joelrat1@... . Joel Ratner Coordinator, Vilna District Research Group
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Polish gazetter
#general
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A large Polish gazetter of more than 2000 pages, "Skorowidz miejscowosci
Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z oznaczeniem terytorjalnie im wlasciwych wladz i urzedow oraz urzadzen komunikacyjnych," is now available on the Digital Library of Wielkopolska's website: http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786. According to the Digital Library website, this gazetter might date >from 1933. To view it, click on "Content" on the left, below "Publication," and follow the instructions (if presented) to download the DjVu plugin, if you are a Windows or Linux user. If you are a Macintosh OS X (or higher) user, instead download the DjVu plugin from: http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_download.php?detail=doc_djvu_plugin&pl atform=macx. Clicking on "Content" subsequently will present you with an option to "Browse" the publication or will take you directly to it. (Internet Explorer recommended; some problems reported with FireFox.) If you are knowledgeable about gazetters and believe it would be beneficial to create a database >from this one, please contact me privately. Best regards, Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@... near Washington, D.C.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Polish gazetter
#general
Logan J. Kleinwaks
A large Polish gazetter of more than 2000 pages, "Skorowidz miejscowosci
Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z oznaczeniem terytorjalnie im wlasciwych wladz i urzedow oraz urzadzen komunikacyjnych," is now available on the Digital Library of Wielkopolska's website: http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786. According to the Digital Library website, this gazetter might date >from 1933. To view it, click on "Content" on the left, below "Publication," and follow the instructions (if presented) to download the DjVu plugin, if you are a Windows or Linux user. If you are a Macintosh OS X (or higher) user, instead download the DjVu plugin from: http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_download.php?detail=doc_djvu_plugin&pl atform=macx. Clicking on "Content" subsequently will present you with an option to "Browse" the publication or will take you directly to it. (Internet Explorer recommended; some problems reported with FireFox.) If you are knowledgeable about gazetters and believe it would be beneficial to create a database >from this one, please contact me privately. Best regards, Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@... near Washington, D.C.
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Re: "Biniem" and "Benyamin"
#general
Doug Mason
A BIG "Thank You" to everyone who helped me with the names "Biniem" and
"Benyamin". Since you told me they are not related to one another, this has resolved the issue for me. Doug Mason Melbourne Australia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: "Biniem" and "Benyamin"
#general
Doug Mason
A BIG "Thank You" to everyone who helped me with the names "Biniem" and
"Benyamin". Since you told me they are not related to one another, this has resolved the issue for me. Doug Mason Melbourne Australia
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HOA website
#general
Sara Lynns
my father and uncle were at the HOA
(Brooklyn/Bronx) for a few years are there websites for other locations and for 1920 census? thank you Jacqueline Lerner-Aderman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen HOA website
#general
Sara Lynns
my father and uncle were at the HOA
(Brooklyn/Bronx) for a few years are there websites for other locations and for 1920 census? thank you Jacqueline Lerner-Aderman
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Polish Words
#general
TE <tome1111@...>
I'm translating a marriage document >from Polish to English and have some
questions: 1. Does anyone know what the words podzbiucuz and Czapuiekiej mean? One of the sentences in the document says: Levine podzbiucuz zprofesje (occupation?) Czapuiekiej zyaicjych. 3. Can anyone tell me what these towns are? Miescie (town) Piotrkowie Keyewodzkwie Kalizkbirn Obwochie piotrkoazbizn przy (near) uoych Rodhicach wieszhaiacypu? Miesce (town) Opocznie mieszhaizaych (to live at?) zrodzony (be born?) przy (near?) tychze Rochicach wiepzhouaca (to live at?) I wiolujan Shauie bzdacaz. 3. The translation book says matzonkow means maiden name and married name. Is that correct? Should I assume that matzonkow means married name? when no other surname is provided? Example: Dawid i Lai Matzonkow Levin Thank you for your help. Tom Erribe CA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Polish Words
#general
TE <tome1111@...>
I'm translating a marriage document >from Polish to English and have some
questions: 1. Does anyone know what the words podzbiucuz and Czapuiekiej mean? One of the sentences in the document says: Levine podzbiucuz zprofesje (occupation?) Czapuiekiej zyaicjych. 3. Can anyone tell me what these towns are? Miescie (town) Piotrkowie Keyewodzkwie Kalizkbirn Obwochie piotrkoazbizn przy (near) uoych Rodhicach wieszhaiacypu? Miesce (town) Opocznie mieszhaizaych (to live at?) zrodzony (be born?) przy (near?) tychze Rochicach wiepzhouaca (to live at?) I wiolujan Shauie bzdacaz. 3. The translation book says matzonkow means maiden name and married name. Is that correct? Should I assume that matzonkow means married name? when no other surname is provided? Example: Dawid i Lai Matzonkow Levin Thank you for your help. Tom Erribe CA
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