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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
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pcwaustralia@...
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a loose
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM30090 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Julia Ann Koenigstein Researching names:Friszman Fuswerk Garfinkiel Getrajtman Goldryng Kenigsztajn Kienigsztajn Nirenberg all >from Poland, Warsaw and Lublin
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pcwaustralia@...
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a loose
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM30174 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Julia Koenigstein
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pcwaustralia@...
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a loose
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM30090 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Julia Ann Koenigstein Researching names:Friszman Fuswerk Garfinkiel Getrajtman Goldryng Kenigsztajn Kienigsztajn Nirenberg all >from Poland, Warsaw and Lublin
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pcwaustralia@...
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a loose
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM30174 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Julia Koenigstein
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David Ellis
r na [mailto:rnaddel.naddel@...] wrote:
I am looking for a family named ROSENBERG (a very common name unfortunately) who lived in Warsaw around 1900. in 1899 my great grandfather Menachem Moshe Meir ROSENBERG was born to Yaakov Chanoch/ Heinach and Channa ROSENBERG in Warsaw, and he lived there until he married in approx. 1917, his parents lived there longer, however i don't know how long- presumably until they died. Menachem Moshe Meir married in MOLAWA, Poland. Both his parents had died by 1922. What records could i find about this family? is it possible to search the burial records? what about street directories? census records? Evelyn Frybort (efrybort@...) responded with another question: Could MOLAWA, Poland actually be Mlawa? Absolutely! My gg-gf lived in Mlawa and emigrated to New York in 1920. His immigration manifest listed his town of origin as Molawa. ------ David J Ellis Natick, MA 01760 djemkitso@...
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David Ellis
r na [mailto:rnaddel.naddel@...] wrote:
I am looking for a family named ROSENBERG (a very common name unfortunately) who lived in Warsaw around 1900. in 1899 my great grandfather Menachem Moshe Meir ROSENBERG was born to Yaakov Chanoch/ Heinach and Channa ROSENBERG in Warsaw, and he lived there until he married in approx. 1917, his parents lived there longer, however i don't know how long- presumably until they died. Menachem Moshe Meir married in MOLAWA, Poland. Both his parents had died by 1922. What records could i find about this family? is it possible to search the burial records? what about street directories? census records? Evelyn Frybort (efrybort@...) responded with another question: Could MOLAWA, Poland actually be Mlawa? Absolutely! My gg-gf lived in Mlawa and emigrated to New York in 1920. His immigration manifest listed his town of origin as Molawa. ------ David J Ellis Natick, MA 01760 djemkitso@...
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Nancy Holden
New JewishGen class
"Analyze Your Data" Dec 2 - Dec 15, 2013 A short course for Intermediate and Advanced students. How do you go >from creating a research plan to data gathering? How do you go >from Data collection to proof positive? How do you know when your research is complete? Become a problem solver: Take a class in analyzing collected data. Learn how to cite your sources so that someone else can follow your tracks. Find out what constitutes Proof Positive in the genealogical search. This course is for those who are already familiar with the research process and want to know more. We will present you with a case study puzzler and work together to push the evidence to complete the search. Two weeks of skill building exercises. Enrollment limited. $18. December 2 - 15 For more information: http://www.jewishgen.org/education Nancy Holden, Instructor Questions? write: JewishGen-Education@...
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Nancy Holden
New JewishGen class
"Analyze Your Data" Dec 2 - Dec 15, 2013 A short course for Intermediate and Advanced students. How do you go >from creating a research plan to data gathering? How do you go >from Data collection to proof positive? How do you know when your research is complete? Become a problem solver: Take a class in analyzing collected data. Learn how to cite your sources so that someone else can follow your tracks. Find out what constitutes Proof Positive in the genealogical search. This course is for those who are already familiar with the research process and want to know more. We will present you with a case study puzzler and work together to push the evidence to complete the search. Two weeks of skill building exercises. Enrollment limited. $18. December 2 - 15 For more information: http://www.jewishgen.org/education Nancy Holden, Instructor Questions? write: JewishGen-Education@...
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New Class JewishGen Education - Analyze Your Data
#belarus
Nancy Holden
New JewishGen class
"Analyze Your Data" Dec 2 - Dec 15, 2013 A short course for Intermediate and Advanced students. How do you go >from creating a research plan to data gathering? How do you go >from Data collection to proof positive? How do you know when your research is complete? Become a problem solver: Take a class in analyzing collected data. Learn how to cite your sources so that someone else can follow your tracks. Find out what constitutes Proof Positive in the genealogical search. This course is for those who are already familiar with the research process and want to know more. We will present you with a case study puzzler and work together to push the evidence to complete the search. Two weeks of skill building exercises. Enrollment limited. $18. December 2 - 15 For more information: http://www.jewishgen.org/education Nancy Holden, Instructor Questions? write: JewishGen-Education@...
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Belarus SIG #Belarus New Class JewishGen Education - Analyze Your Data
#belarus
Nancy Holden
New JewishGen class
"Analyze Your Data" Dec 2 - Dec 15, 2013 A short course for Intermediate and Advanced students. How do you go >from creating a research plan to data gathering? How do you go >from Data collection to proof positive? How do you know when your research is complete? Become a problem solver: Take a class in analyzing collected data. Learn how to cite your sources so that someone else can follow your tracks. Find out what constitutes Proof Positive in the genealogical search. This course is for those who are already familiar with the research process and want to know more. We will present you with a case study puzzler and work together to push the evidence to complete the search. Two weeks of skill building exercises. Enrollment limited. $18. December 2 - 15 For more information: http://www.jewishgen.org/education Nancy Holden, Instructor Questions? write: JewishGen-Education@...
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Reconciliation/Reparation project: site cite
#germany
jberlowitz331@...
Dear SIGgers,
Searching for the Czech town of Bezdruzhice [phonetic approximation] (Germ. Weseritz), Bohemia, for a project for Geni.com, I found this site and thought it in keeping with a recent thread on the GerSIG about a school project around Stolpersteine. The site contains detailed narratives about the town I'm profiling and probably for the many other locations as well. The "summer camp" is for volunteers aged 40 and above. https://www.asf-ev.de/en/summer-camps/get-involved/summer-camps-40.html No need to stress the importance and humanitarian as well as genealogical value of this project! Judith Berlowitz, Oakland, California jberlowitz331@...
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German SIG #Germany Reconciliation/Reparation project: site cite
#germany
jberlowitz331@...
Dear SIGgers,
Searching for the Czech town of Bezdruzhice [phonetic approximation] (Germ. Weseritz), Bohemia, for a project for Geni.com, I found this site and thought it in keeping with a recent thread on the GerSIG about a school project around Stolpersteine. The site contains detailed narratives about the town I'm profiling and probably for the many other locations as well. The "summer camp" is for volunteers aged 40 and above. https://www.asf-ev.de/en/summer-camps/get-involved/summer-camps-40.html No need to stress the importance and humanitarian as well as genealogical value of this project! Judith Berlowitz, Oakland, California jberlowitz331@...
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What can the acronym CHET-RESH in place of BET-RESH in a name mean?
#germany
Justin Levy <jlevy2008@...>
Hello,
Several of the names in an early 19th century tax list (Schutz- und Silbergeldliste) for the community of Landsberg an der Warthe (now Gorzow Wielkopolsk) have the Hebrew acronym chet-resh in place of bet-resh (i.e. son of Mr.), for example, Yosef chet-resh Abraham, instead of Yosef bet-resh Abraham. Would anyone perhaps be able to explain the meaning of this acronym? Regards, Justin Levy Dublin, Ireland (jlevy2008@gmail)
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German SIG #Germany What can the acronym CHET-RESH in place of BET-RESH in a name mean?
#germany
Justin Levy <jlevy2008@...>
Hello,
Several of the names in an early 19th century tax list (Schutz- und Silbergeldliste) for the community of Landsberg an der Warthe (now Gorzow Wielkopolsk) have the Hebrew acronym chet-resh in place of bet-resh (i.e. son of Mr.), for example, Yosef chet-resh Abraham, instead of Yosef bet-resh Abraham. Would anyone perhaps be able to explain the meaning of this acronym? Regards, Justin Levy Dublin, Ireland (jlevy2008@gmail)
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Family WITTGENSTEIN from Liebenau, Germany
#germany
Happy Hanukkah to All
I am trying to trace a family WITTGENSTEIN >from Liebenau in Germany who emigrated to the United States in the late 1800's. Meyer WITTGENSTEIN, born 1813, arrived in New York >from Bremen in on a boat between 1868 and 1871. This record appears in a book listing all passengers from Bremen to New York between those three years.His Eldest living son David, born 1845, arrived in New York on March 15th 1866 a couple of years earlier. His wife Maria, nee WITTENBERG born 1814, and three of his daughters, Emma, Caroline & Helene, arrived in new York July 16th 1870 After their arrival, I can find no record of them anywhere. It is likely that they changed their name. His Grand Nephew, my Grandmother's brother, who came some 60 years later changed his name to WHITNEY. If anyone has any ideas or leads that might assist me in tracing this family, I would appreciate any help. Please reply privately Ronald Wallace, Apollo Beach, FL ronald@...
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German SIG #Germany Family WITTGENSTEIN from Liebenau, Germany
#germany
Happy Hanukkah to All
I am trying to trace a family WITTGENSTEIN >from Liebenau in Germany who emigrated to the United States in the late 1800's. Meyer WITTGENSTEIN, born 1813, arrived in New York >from Bremen in on a boat between 1868 and 1871. This record appears in a book listing all passengers from Bremen to New York between those three years.His Eldest living son David, born 1845, arrived in New York on March 15th 1866 a couple of years earlier. His wife Maria, nee WITTENBERG born 1814, and three of his daughters, Emma, Caroline & Helene, arrived in new York July 16th 1870 After their arrival, I can find no record of them anywhere. It is likely that they changed their name. His Grand Nephew, my Grandmother's brother, who came some 60 years later changed his name to WHITNEY. If anyone has any ideas or leads that might assist me in tracing this family, I would appreciate any help. Please reply privately Ronald Wallace, Apollo Beach, FL ronald@...
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Reconcialiation project in Europe: site cite
#ukraine
jberlowitz331@...
Dear SIGgers,
Searching for the Czech town of Bezdruzhice [phonetic approximation] (Germ. Weseritz), Bohemia, for a project for Geni.com, I found this site and thought it in keeping with a recent thread on the GerSIG about a school project around Stolpersteine. The site contains detailed narratives about the town I'm profiling and probably for the many other locations as well. The "summer camp" is for volunteers aged 40 and above. https://www.asf-ev.de/en/summer-camps/get-involved/summer-camps-40.html No need to stress the importance and humanitarian value of this project! Judith Berlowitz Oakland, CA
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Reconcialiation project in Europe: site cite
#ukraine
jberlowitz331@...
Dear SIGgers,
Searching for the Czech town of Bezdruzhice [phonetic approximation] (Germ. Weseritz), Bohemia, for a project for Geni.com, I found this site and thought it in keeping with a recent thread on the GerSIG about a school project around Stolpersteine. The site contains detailed narratives about the town I'm profiling and probably for the many other locations as well. The "summer camp" is for volunteers aged 40 and above. https://www.asf-ev.de/en/summer-camps/get-involved/summer-camps-40.html No need to stress the importance and humanitarian value of this project! Judith Berlowitz Oakland, CA
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Family Wittgenstein from Liebenau
#general
Happy Hanukkah to All
I am trying to trace a family Wittgenstein >from Liebenau in Germany who emigrated to the United States in the late 1800's. Meyer Wittgenstein, born 1813, arrived in New York >from Bremen in on a boat between 1868 and 1871. This record appears in a book listing all passengers from Bremen to New York between those three years.His Eldest living son David, born 1845, arrived in New York on March 15th 1866 a couple of years earlier. His wife Maria, nee Wittenberg, born 1814, and three of his daughters, Emma, Caroline & Helene, arrived in new York July 16th 1870 After their arrival, I can find no record of them anywhere. It is likely that they changed their name. His Grand Nephew, my Grandmother's brother, who came some 60 years later changed his name to Whitney If anyone has any ideas or leads that might assist me in tracing this family, I would appreciate any help. Please reply privately Ronald Wallace, Apollo Beach, FL ronald@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Family Wittgenstein from Liebenau
#general
Happy Hanukkah to All
I am trying to trace a family Wittgenstein >from Liebenau in Germany who emigrated to the United States in the late 1800's. Meyer Wittgenstein, born 1813, arrived in New York >from Bremen in on a boat between 1868 and 1871. This record appears in a book listing all passengers from Bremen to New York between those three years.His Eldest living son David, born 1845, arrived in New York on March 15th 1866 a couple of years earlier. His wife Maria, nee Wittenberg, born 1814, and three of his daughters, Emma, Caroline & Helene, arrived in new York July 16th 1870 After their arrival, I can find no record of them anywhere. It is likely that they changed their name. His Grand Nephew, my Grandmother's brother, who came some 60 years later changed his name to Whitney If anyone has any ideas or leads that might assist me in tracing this family, I would appreciate any help. Please reply privately Ronald Wallace, Apollo Beach, FL ronald@...
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