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Re: First World War Jewish War Memorial, Vienna - Virtual Tour *Premiere*
#poland
Israel P
Nicely done, Celia.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Israel Pickholtz Quoting JRI-Poland digest <jri-pl@...>:
I would like to invite all readers of JRI-Poland to take a free virtual tour
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Yad Vashem's upcoming free Newsletter
#poland
Sandra & Donald Hirschhorn <sdh2381@...>
Let Yad Vashem's Newsletter keep you up to date about current news and a
variety of information. You can now stay informed in a timely manner with an easy access format. To subscribe go to www.Yadvashem.org and click on "Subscribe" in the upper right hand corner. Sandy Hirschhorn Boca Raton,Fl
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JRI Poland #Poland Re: First World War Jewish War Memorial, Vienna - Virtual Tour *Premiere*
#poland
Israel P
Nicely done, Celia.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Israel Pickholtz Quoting JRI-Poland digest <jri-pl@...>:
I would like to invite all readers of JRI-Poland to take a free virtual tour
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JRI Poland #Poland Yad Vashem's upcoming free Newsletter
#poland
Sandra & Donald Hirschhorn <sdh2381@...>
Let Yad Vashem's Newsletter keep you up to date about current news and a
variety of information. You can now stay informed in a timely manner with an easy access format. To subscribe go to www.Yadvashem.org and click on "Subscribe" in the upper right hand corner. Sandy Hirschhorn Boca Raton,Fl
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Jewish cuisine from Sanok and the area
#galicia
Arek :) <arek40@...>
I would like to write an article about Jewish cuisine >from Sanok
and the area. I know that there exist many web sites with Galician-Jewish cuisine and/or recipies. But I am interested especially in this smaller region. There - eastern Galicia - the Ukrainian-Jewish-Polish influences were mixed in many areas. I know that for example there were Jewish knishes, which are Ukrainian meal. Maybe you can help me and show where to find something. The best solution of course will be, if some of you can remember your mother's recipes - home specialities. It would be wonderful. As we know part of the cuisine was common for Jews >from other countries - for meals connected with religious occasions - but plain repasts were under the influences of regional and local traditions and this is my aim, to find them. Please answer to my private e-mail address. Arek Komski arek40@...
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Jewish cuisine from Sanok and the area
#galicia
Arek :) <arek40@...>
I would like to write an article about Jewish cuisine >from Sanok
and the area. I know that there exist many web sites with Galician-Jewish cuisine and/or recipies. But I am interested especially in this smaller region. There - eastern Galicia - the Ukrainian-Jewish-Polish influences were mixed in many areas. I know that for example there were Jewish knishes, which are Ukrainian meal. Maybe you can help me and show where to find something. The best solution of course will be, if some of you can remember your mother's recipes - home specialities. It would be wonderful. As we know part of the cuisine was common for Jews >from other countries - for meals connected with religious occasions - but plain repasts were under the influences of regional and local traditions and this is my aim, to find them. Please answer to my private e-mail address. Arek Komski arek40@...
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Re: Vital tagging of online photosites and visualisation of large family trees.
#general
Erika Herzog <erika_herzog@...>
I am very interested in this process of tagging (both online and offline)
photos and making available photographs of interest to fellow jewish genealogist and extended family members online. Because it sounds like Celia, you are at the beginning of your process of uploading these photos to flickr, and I am somewhat in the first eighth (or less?!?) of my scanning and posting and archiving process, I would like to hear thoughts of others on this process. And most importantly --- ask for methodology help >from others on jewishgen who have more experience with this issue of putting photos online. I use flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erika_herzog/sets/), am on a MacBook Pro, use the flickr uploader tool to bulk upload which allows me to tag and create sets (though i have not been very disciplined about tagging). While this is a for fee service to bulk upload, I find the cost reasonable, have no vested interest in the service, etc. I also like many options to blog, print, and archive photos (as long as I keep up my membership). Google also pulls data quickly >from anything I upload, which is helpful when others are searching for uncommon surnames. However, I have issues of organization that relate to Celia's comments. Currently I put photos in folders organized by film roll or slide batch, in rough date order. Recently, a smart fellow classmate in the Beginning Jewish Genealogy class mentioned he was using metatags in a separate program for his genealogical photos. Right now I have approximately 4,500 photos uploaded and it is becoming very unweildy to not use a metatagging program. Has anyone used Aperture or some similar program/methodology? I agree with Celia that tagging is critical to make these photo databases as helpful to those searching as possible. I'm concerned with methodology as I continue my photo project. Would like to improve methodology so I don't have to go back and fix everything manually. Tagging easily is the biggest problem, as well as organizing them off and on the internet. Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this, Erika From: Celia Male <celiamale@...> So ***please*** tag your photographs so we can all find them. Erika Herzog, New York, NY * ID 100768 Searching: CHERNIN (Berezna/Ekaterinoslov), DOBZINSKI (Lipno), FRANKEL, FERSZTANDT (Warsaw, Radzanow), GASH (Nasielsk, Milwaukee), GRUBIN (Riga), HERZOG (Poland), KLISINGER (Poland), LOPATKA (Radzanow/Warsawa), MONDRAL, MONROE (Radzanow, Philadelphia), RUBENSOFT (Jaroslaw), SEGALL (Warszawa, Nasielsk, Milwaukee), SZFERSZTEJN, STEIN (Radzanow, Lipno, Sierpc, Szrensk, Argentina, Milwaukee), WERTHEIMER (Wien) MODERATOR NOTE: Unless there is genealogical content or tips to share with our members, please continue this discussion with Erika in private. Also this is a one-time mention of a commercial site and program.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Vital tagging of online photosites and visualisation of large family trees.
#general
Erika Herzog <erika_herzog@...>
I am very interested in this process of tagging (both online and offline)
photos and making available photographs of interest to fellow jewish genealogist and extended family members online. Because it sounds like Celia, you are at the beginning of your process of uploading these photos to flickr, and I am somewhat in the first eighth (or less?!?) of my scanning and posting and archiving process, I would like to hear thoughts of others on this process. And most importantly --- ask for methodology help >from others on jewishgen who have more experience with this issue of putting photos online. I use flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erika_herzog/sets/), am on a MacBook Pro, use the flickr uploader tool to bulk upload which allows me to tag and create sets (though i have not been very disciplined about tagging). While this is a for fee service to bulk upload, I find the cost reasonable, have no vested interest in the service, etc. I also like many options to blog, print, and archive photos (as long as I keep up my membership). Google also pulls data quickly >from anything I upload, which is helpful when others are searching for uncommon surnames. However, I have issues of organization that relate to Celia's comments. Currently I put photos in folders organized by film roll or slide batch, in rough date order. Recently, a smart fellow classmate in the Beginning Jewish Genealogy class mentioned he was using metatags in a separate program for his genealogical photos. Right now I have approximately 4,500 photos uploaded and it is becoming very unweildy to not use a metatagging program. Has anyone used Aperture or some similar program/methodology? I agree with Celia that tagging is critical to make these photo databases as helpful to those searching as possible. I'm concerned with methodology as I continue my photo project. Would like to improve methodology so I don't have to go back and fix everything manually. Tagging easily is the biggest problem, as well as organizing them off and on the internet. Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this, Erika From: Celia Male <celiamale@...> So ***please*** tag your photographs so we can all find them. Erika Herzog, New York, NY * ID 100768 Searching: CHERNIN (Berezna/Ekaterinoslov), DOBZINSKI (Lipno), FRANKEL, FERSZTANDT (Warsaw, Radzanow), GASH (Nasielsk, Milwaukee), GRUBIN (Riga), HERZOG (Poland), KLISINGER (Poland), LOPATKA (Radzanow/Warsawa), MONDRAL, MONROE (Radzanow, Philadelphia), RUBENSOFT (Jaroslaw), SEGALL (Warszawa, Nasielsk, Milwaukee), SZFERSZTEJN, STEIN (Radzanow, Lipno, Sierpc, Szrensk, Argentina, Milwaukee), WERTHEIMER (Wien) MODERATOR NOTE: Unless there is genealogical content or tips to share with our members, please continue this discussion with Erika in private. Also this is a one-time mention of a commercial site and program.
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Searching for ROYSTON Family in England
#general
Steve Orlen
Dear Cousins,
I'm researching my wife's LIEBMAN family of Germany & America. I have an Edna MARCUS born 1916 in NYC marrying Frederic ROYSTON in England in 1938. In a NYTimes announcement, it says that Frederic graduated from Cambridge University. If anyone knows this family, pleasecontact me privately. I'd like to get in touch with them or their descendants. I don't know where in England they live. Best, Steve Orlen Tucson Arizona
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching for ROYSTON Family in England
#general
Steve Orlen
Dear Cousins,
I'm researching my wife's LIEBMAN family of Germany & America. I have an Edna MARCUS born 1916 in NYC marrying Frederic ROYSTON in England in 1938. In a NYTimes announcement, it says that Frederic graduated from Cambridge University. If anyone knows this family, pleasecontact me privately. I'd like to get in touch with them or their descendants. I don't know where in England they live. Best, Steve Orlen Tucson Arizona
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Zablatow, Poland
#general
Shari Kantrow
Dear Genners,
I am asking for help finding information for my friend who is just beginning to trace her ancestry. She is researching the surnames BREINDEL, HOFFENBERG, TILLINGER, FENSTER and KREMS >from Zablatow, Poland. I have checked the JRI-Poland website and have found much information, but am having difficulty connecting it. I would love to have her correspond with someone who is more knowledgeable than I, or connected with these names or this town. Thanks in advance for all your help. Regards, Shari Kantrow Bloomfield, New Jersey researching: PERLA,KAFKA,KAWKIEWICZ,CHMIEL,WSTENGA,KUPFER,SCHAFF -Lomza,Poland>NY BLITZER,KARPET,JACOBSON,LANDSMAN, BLITZMAN,BLAZER PLATZMAN, REYITTS (REIZ)Kamenets-Podolskiy, Podolia > NY HABERMAN,DICKMAN,SZWARZ- Bukaczowce,Siemikowce>NY SCHNEIDER, MILBAUER, MEYER - Austria SCHWARTZ,SZAPIRA,SHAPIRO- Bursztyn,Kuropatniki-Galicia>NY
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Zablatow, Poland
#general
Shari Kantrow
Dear Genners,
I am asking for help finding information for my friend who is just beginning to trace her ancestry. She is researching the surnames BREINDEL, HOFFENBERG, TILLINGER, FENSTER and KREMS >from Zablatow, Poland. I have checked the JRI-Poland website and have found much information, but am having difficulty connecting it. I would love to have her correspond with someone who is more knowledgeable than I, or connected with these names or this town. Thanks in advance for all your help. Regards, Shari Kantrow Bloomfield, New Jersey researching: PERLA,KAFKA,KAWKIEWICZ,CHMIEL,WSTENGA,KUPFER,SCHAFF -Lomza,Poland>NY BLITZER,KARPET,JACOBSON,LANDSMAN, BLITZMAN,BLAZER PLATZMAN, REYITTS (REIZ)Kamenets-Podolskiy, Podolia > NY HABERMAN,DICKMAN,SZWARZ- Bukaczowce,Siemikowce>NY SCHNEIDER, MILBAUER, MEYER - Austria SCHWARTZ,SZAPIRA,SHAPIRO- Bursztyn,Kuropatniki-Galicia>NY
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Chernowitz or Vishnitz, Romania
#general
Shari Kantrow
Dear Genners,
I am helping a friend get started on her genealogy and I am having a difficult time finding information on her father and his family. He was from either Chernowitz or Vishnitz, Romania before 1925. His name was Irving Birnberg in the US and he was born as Israel Itzhak KOHLER (his mom's name). His father was BIRNBERG. I looked on the JRI-Poland site, but could not find anything. I wasn't sure if either of these two towns were in Romania years ago, or currently. I also tried looking on the Jewishgen site, but couldn't find anything specific to what we are looking for. Since this group has always been incredibly knowledgeable and most helpful to me, I hope someone can point us in the direction we need. Thanks in advance. Regards, Shari Kantrow Bloomfield, New Jersey researching: PERLA,KAFKA,KAWKIEWICZ,CHMIEL,WSTENGA,KUPFER,SCHAFF -Lomza,Poland>NY BLITZER,KARPET,JACOBSON,LANDSMAN, BLITZMAN,BLAZER PLATZMAN, REYITTS (REIZ)Kamenets-Podolskiy, Podolia > NY HABERMAN,DICKMAN,SZWARZ- Bukaczowce,Siemikowce>NY SCHNEIDER, MILBAUER, MEYER - Austria SCHWARTZ,SZAPIRA,SHAPIRO- Bursztyn,Kuropatniki-Galicia>NY
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Chernowitz or Vishnitz, Romania
#general
Shari Kantrow
Dear Genners,
I am helping a friend get started on her genealogy and I am having a difficult time finding information on her father and his family. He was from either Chernowitz or Vishnitz, Romania before 1925. His name was Irving Birnberg in the US and he was born as Israel Itzhak KOHLER (his mom's name). His father was BIRNBERG. I looked on the JRI-Poland site, but could not find anything. I wasn't sure if either of these two towns were in Romania years ago, or currently. I also tried looking on the Jewishgen site, but couldn't find anything specific to what we are looking for. Since this group has always been incredibly knowledgeable and most helpful to me, I hope someone can point us in the direction we need. Thanks in advance. Regards, Shari Kantrow Bloomfield, New Jersey researching: PERLA,KAFKA,KAWKIEWICZ,CHMIEL,WSTENGA,KUPFER,SCHAFF -Lomza,Poland>NY BLITZER,KARPET,JACOBSON,LANDSMAN, BLITZMAN,BLAZER PLATZMAN, REYITTS (REIZ)Kamenets-Podolskiy, Podolia > NY HABERMAN,DICKMAN,SZWARZ- Bukaczowce,Siemikowce>NY SCHNEIDER, MILBAUER, MEYER - Austria SCHWARTZ,SZAPIRA,SHAPIRO- Bursztyn,Kuropatniki-Galicia>NY
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Meanings of certain Russian words
#belarus
les evenchick
Can someone tell me what the following transliterated
Russian word mean: rodstvoto prochutiya ustanoveno I found all of these in a letter >from my greatgrandfather written about 1900. Could they be "old russian". I couldn't find them in any on line Russian- English dictionaries. Searching:EVENCHICK,EVENCHIK,EWENCZYK,AVIN,CHERCHES,PASTERNAK,SELIGER,NESTLESTRAUSS,ARONSON,BERSUDSKI,EVENTOV Les Evenchick New Orleans MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please reply privately
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Meanings of certain Russian words
#belarus
les evenchick
Can someone tell me what the following transliterated
Russian word mean: rodstvoto prochutiya ustanoveno I found all of these in a letter >from my greatgrandfather written about 1900. Could they be "old russian". I couldn't find them in any on line Russian- English dictionaries. Searching:EVENCHICK,EVENCHIK,EWENCZYK,AVIN,CHERCHES,PASTERNAK,SELIGER,NESTLESTRAUSS,ARONSON,BERSUDSKI,EVENTOV Les Evenchick New Orleans MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please reply privately
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Viewmate, ;Yiddish translation of two postcards
#belarus
eileen
Dear SIG members,
I would appreciate help with the translation of these two postcards. VM 10352 came >from a cousin in London, England. VM 10360 was written about 1990 >from a cousin, Asher Chemetz in Tel Aviv. Thanks for your help. Please answer privately. Eileen Price Denver, CO USA Eileen.price@...
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Viewmate, ;Yiddish translation of two postcards
#belarus
eileen
Dear SIG members,
I would appreciate help with the translation of these two postcards. VM 10352 came >from a cousin in London, England. VM 10360 was written about 1990 >from a cousin, Asher Chemetz in Tel Aviv. Thanks for your help. Please answer privately. Eileen Price Denver, CO USA Eileen.price@...
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Re: Alexander OUSPENSKY
#latvia
michel.krassilchik <michel.krassilchik@...>
I must correct my first message. Alexander OUSPENSKY was born
on October 8, 1887. Michel Krassilchik Paris
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Re: Alexander OUSPENSKY
#latvia
michel.krassilchik <michel.krassilchik@...>
I must correct my first message. Alexander OUSPENSKY was born
on October 8, 1887. Michel Krassilchik Paris
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