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Cluj Jewish cemetery
#hungary
Jordan Auslander <jausland@...>
The Jewish burial registry for the main Jewish cemetery in Cluj is at:
Cluj Jewish Community Office, entrance rear 25 Tipografia St (Dr. Gavrila Goldner ph 433-470) Jordan Auslander
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1794 Hungarian Census
#hungary
Eric M. Bloch
In response to my prior message about finding the letter "N" in lieu of
a surname for some people on a 1794 Hungarian Census, it was suggested that an example be put on Viewmate. Please go to http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html and look for VM7502. You will see two examples of the letter N in place of a surname, and one example of a given name with no surname or letter N. It has been suggested that in those cases where the N appears, there is a surname but it was unknown, whereas the absence of an N means the individual did not have a surname. The Latin term "nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person. The literal translation is "I don't know (his) name." Perhaps the single N stands for "nescio," meaning "not knowing." Any additional thoughts would be appreciated. Eric M. Bloch Coordinator, Other Hungarian Censuses and Tax Lists
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Re: Update Joodsmonument.nl
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Evertjan. <exjxw.hannivoort@...>
Stefan Pinkus wrote on 09 feb 2006 in soc.genealogy.jewish:
Correction: Joodsmonument contains the names of all Jews in theSo both those who were killed in camps in the Netherlands, or were killed otherwise *and* all that were deported >from the Netherlands and were killed [in camps] elsewhere. [My GGF, who died (supposedly) peacefully in The Hague, 14/3/1941, is not included.] Many German and EastEuropean Jews had found shelter in the Netherlands between 1934 and 1940. [example: the Annelies Marie (Anne) Frank family] That is the main group Stefan refers to, I think. ========== It is a pitty that with the new version of Joodsmonument.nl all old numeric links are wrong/lost, since all [virual] pages are renumbered. As I kept those links as part of my reseach, all those links have to be updated >from the name-place-date data. On the good side, mistake mails sent before september 2005, have lead to corrections, according to: <http://www.joodsmonument.nl/article.php?thg_id=1005.776&lang=en> -- Evertjan Hannivoort. The Netherlands. (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Cluj Jewish cemetery
#hungary
Jordan Auslander <jausland@...>
The Jewish burial registry for the main Jewish cemetery in Cluj is at:
Cluj Jewish Community Office, entrance rear 25 Tipografia St (Dr. Gavrila Goldner ph 433-470) Jordan Auslander
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Hungary SIG #Hungary 1794 Hungarian Census
#hungary
Eric M. Bloch
In response to my prior message about finding the letter "N" in lieu of
a surname for some people on a 1794 Hungarian Census, it was suggested that an example be put on Viewmate. Please go to http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html and look for VM7502. You will see two examples of the letter N in place of a surname, and one example of a given name with no surname or letter N. It has been suggested that in those cases where the N appears, there is a surname but it was unknown, whereas the absence of an N means the individual did not have a surname. The Latin term "nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person. The literal translation is "I don't know (his) name." Perhaps the single N stands for "nescio," meaning "not knowing." Any additional thoughts would be appreciated. Eric M. Bloch Coordinator, Other Hungarian Censuses and Tax Lists
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Update Joodsmonument.nl
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Evertjan. <exjxw.hannivoort@...>
Stefan Pinkus wrote on 09 feb 2006 in soc.genealogy.jewish:
Correction: Joodsmonument contains the names of all Jews in theSo both those who were killed in camps in the Netherlands, or were killed otherwise *and* all that were deported >from the Netherlands and were killed [in camps] elsewhere. [My GGF, who died (supposedly) peacefully in The Hague, 14/3/1941, is not included.] Many German and EastEuropean Jews had found shelter in the Netherlands between 1934 and 1940. [example: the Annelies Marie (Anne) Frank family] That is the main group Stefan refers to, I think. ========== It is a pitty that with the new version of Joodsmonument.nl all old numeric links are wrong/lost, since all [virual] pages are renumbered. As I kept those links as part of my reseach, all those links have to be updated >from the name-place-date data. On the good side, mistake mails sent before september 2005, have lead to corrections, according to: <http://www.joodsmonument.nl/article.php?thg_id=1005.776&lang=en> -- Evertjan Hannivoort. The Netherlands. (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)
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Re: Noiech
#hungary
tom klein <h-sig@...>
are you sure it's a family name? it sounds more like a yiddish version of "noah" to me, and the munkacs area was heavily yiddish speaking.
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= ? windows-1255 ? Q ? sam= A0vank ? = <sam.vank2@virgin.net> wrote:
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Re: New Film-Hungarian Holocaust
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patjw28@...
According to my daughter, it will open in Boston, MA on February 17.
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From: Gabriela Svatos <gsvatos@hotmail.com>
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Searching for a Village around Miskolc
#hungary
Shaul Sharoni <pollinia@...>
Dear Subscribers,
As part of my genealogy research, I've been trying to find a village called "Muchy Pusta" somewhere around Miskolc; thus far with no success. Does anyone know the exact name and location of this village? Your help would be highly appreciated. Kindly, Shaul Sharoni, Israel
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LAX from Sighet
#general
Shlomo Katz <SKatz@...>
I am searching for descendants of any of these people:
1. Gizella LAX >from Sighet (Rumaenien) travelled at 23 Maerz 1931 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York 2. Herczel Lax >from Maramores (Rumaenien) travelled at 20 Oktober 1932 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York 3. Ida Lax >from Maramores (Rumaenien) travelled at 20 Oktober 1932 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York 4. Jeno Lax >from Budapest (Ungarn) travelled at 25 November 1929 on the ship 'Weser' >from Bremen to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien 5. Kalman Lax >from Sziget (Rumaenien) travelled at 21 Juni 1923 on the ship 'Muenchen' >from Bremen to New York 6. Regina Lax >from Sighet (Rumaenien) travelled at 23 Maerz 1931 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York Thanks Shlomo Katz Silver Spring MD Great-great-grandson of Czirel Lax of Sighet
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Noiech
#hungary
tom klein <h-sig@...>
are you sure it's a family name? it sounds more like a yiddish version of "noah" to me, and the munkacs area was heavily yiddish speaking.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
....... tom klein, toronto
= ? windows-1255 ? Q ? sam= A0vank ? = <sam.vank2@virgin.net> wrote:
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: New Film-Hungarian Holocaust
#hungary
patjw28@...
According to my daughter, it will open in Boston, MA on February 17.
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Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Gabriela Svatos <gsvatos@hotmail.com>
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Searching for a Village around Miskolc
#hungary
Shaul Sharoni <pollinia@...>
Dear Subscribers,
As part of my genealogy research, I've been trying to find a village called "Muchy Pusta" somewhere around Miskolc; thus far with no success. Does anyone know the exact name and location of this village? Your help would be highly appreciated. Kindly, Shaul Sharoni, Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen LAX from Sighet
#general
Shlomo Katz <SKatz@...>
I am searching for descendants of any of these people:
1. Gizella LAX >from Sighet (Rumaenien) travelled at 23 Maerz 1931 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York 2. Herczel Lax >from Maramores (Rumaenien) travelled at 20 Oktober 1932 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York 3. Ida Lax >from Maramores (Rumaenien) travelled at 20 Oktober 1932 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York 4. Jeno Lax >from Budapest (Ungarn) travelled at 25 November 1929 on the ship 'Weser' >from Bremen to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien 5. Kalman Lax >from Sziget (Rumaenien) travelled at 21 Juni 1923 on the ship 'Muenchen' >from Bremen to New York 6. Regina Lax >from Sighet (Rumaenien) travelled at 23 Maerz 1931 on the ship 'Europa' >from Bremen to New York Thanks Shlomo Katz Silver Spring MD Great-great-grandson of Czirel Lax of Sighet
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Re: naturalization of minors, 1960s
#general
Irene Newhouse <einew@...>
Thanks to everyone who responded! The general consensus is that my siblings
must have certificates of their own. As they both have passports, they must have had them to display at some point, you'd think, but all that's lost in the mists of time - and we're not *that* old - there's a lesson there, as to how easy it is to lose family historical data! I was even able to talk to a person at CIS via their toll-free helpline, but it was *not* at all obvious what combination of pre-recorded menu choices you had to make to get to a person & I psent a good 15 minutes chasing dead ends. Re-organization & renaming has not led to a detectable increase in user-friendliness. A replacement certificate, if you've lost one & need a new copy, is a whopping $220. If all you need is the number, an FOIA request is definitely the way to go. Thanks again! Irene Newhouse Kihei HI
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: naturalization of minors, 1960s
#general
Irene Newhouse <einew@...>
Thanks to everyone who responded! The general consensus is that my siblings
must have certificates of their own. As they both have passports, they must have had them to display at some point, you'd think, but all that's lost in the mists of time - and we're not *that* old - there's a lesson there, as to how easy it is to lose family historical data! I was even able to talk to a person at CIS via their toll-free helpline, but it was *not* at all obvious what combination of pre-recorded menu choices you had to make to get to a person & I psent a good 15 minutes chasing dead ends. Re-organization & renaming has not led to a detectable increase in user-friendliness. A replacement certificate, if you've lost one & need a new copy, is a whopping $220. If all you need is the number, an FOIA request is definitely the way to go. Thanks again! Irene Newhouse Kihei HI
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Hebrew Tombstone Translation- A real challenge
#general
herbad <herbad@...>
I would appreciate any help in translating what is a very difficult
tombstone photo. Please go to http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7490 and see my viewmate submittal and if you can respond, please do so directly to me at herbad@adelphia.net ; Herb Adler Orlando
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Hebrew Tombstone Translation- A real challenge
#general
herbad <herbad@...>
I would appreciate any help in translating what is a very difficult
tombstone photo. Please go to http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7490 and see my viewmate submittal and if you can respond, please do so directly to me at herbad@adelphia.net ; Herb Adler Orlando
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Need help translating 1828 Hungarian census for Lichtenstein VM
#general
reubendgross@...
Hey guys:
I need help with Hungarian census for my g-g-g-g-grandfather Boruch Bendit Lichtenstein. Please see VM7497-7500. May be in Hungarian and/or Latin. Please respond privately. Reuben Gross Teaneck, NJ MODERATOR NOTE: Images are at http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/index.asp
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Need help translating 1828 Hungarian census for Lichtenstein VM
#general
reubendgross@...
Hey guys:
I need help with Hungarian census for my g-g-g-g-grandfather Boruch Bendit Lichtenstein. Please see VM7497-7500. May be in Hungarian and/or Latin. Please respond privately. Reuben Gross Teaneck, NJ MODERATOR NOTE: Images are at http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/index.asp
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