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Almost Magical Translations
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Bob Fitterman
Today I had a bit of insight to combine two things together that had
never crossed my mind. It might be of use to some of you in your research. In looking at the email >from Logan Kleinwaks to Carol Rombrol Rider's query about directories, I decided to try genealogyindexer.org . In my case, I put in my maternal grandmother's maiden name and up popped dozens of listings in Cyrillic. I had cast a very wide net and there were too may listings to be of use, plus while I can sound out Russian, I have no grounding in vocabulary and grammar. To me it's just phonetic. Nonetheless, I clicked through a few of them and found a listing I was curious about. I tried to copy the text, in hopes of putting it into translate.google.com . Like many sites with full-text searching, the thing on the screen is an image, so it's either impossible to select the image or if you do select an image, there's no way to put it into the web-based version of Google Translate. What I did that was new was I picked up my phone, where I have installed the Google Translate App, and pointed it at the screen. (My exact steps were to choose >from Russian to English translation, then press the camera icon at the lower-left corner.) Having told the app it was searching for Russian, it started translating words >from the computer screen onto my phone screen. It wasn't all entirely readable, but it was enough to figure out section headings of the document. (It felt like that magic moment in the movies of the 1930s when the Chinese signs temporarily melt into English and back.) The pages I found did not help, yet, in my particular case, but I think this might help some of you navigate through documents in unfamiliar languages. It's no substitute for a fluent translator. Note that some languages support this instant translation while others only support a scan feature that requires tapping the screen and then selecting an area to translate which is much more cumbersome. Yiddish is unsupported and handwriting will not work either. I'm sure that things like headstones will completely confuse the program. Maybe I'm sharing something very obvious, but I had never thought to put the two things together. Bob Fitterman New York City
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Almost Magical Translations
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Bob Fitterman
Today I had a bit of insight to combine two things together that had
never crossed my mind. It might be of use to some of you in your research. In looking at the email >from Logan Kleinwaks to Carol Rombrol Rider's query about directories, I decided to try genealogyindexer.org . In my case, I put in my maternal grandmother's maiden name and up popped dozens of listings in Cyrillic. I had cast a very wide net and there were too may listings to be of use, plus while I can sound out Russian, I have no grounding in vocabulary and grammar. To me it's just phonetic. Nonetheless, I clicked through a few of them and found a listing I was curious about. I tried to copy the text, in hopes of putting it into translate.google.com . Like many sites with full-text searching, the thing on the screen is an image, so it's either impossible to select the image or if you do select an image, there's no way to put it into the web-based version of Google Translate. What I did that was new was I picked up my phone, where I have installed the Google Translate App, and pointed it at the screen. (My exact steps were to choose >from Russian to English translation, then press the camera icon at the lower-left corner.) Having told the app it was searching for Russian, it started translating words >from the computer screen onto my phone screen. It wasn't all entirely readable, but it was enough to figure out section headings of the document. (It felt like that magic moment in the movies of the 1930s when the Chinese signs temporarily melt into English and back.) The pages I found did not help, yet, in my particular case, but I think this might help some of you navigate through documents in unfamiliar languages. It's no substitute for a fluent translator. Note that some languages support this instant translation while others only support a scan feature that requires tapping the screen and then selecting an area to translate which is much more cumbersome. Yiddish is unsupported and handwriting will not work either. I'm sure that things like headstones will completely confuse the program. Maybe I'm sharing something very obvious, but I had never thought to put the two things together. Bob Fitterman New York City
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Re: Seeking Records from Palestine (Ukraine>Palestine>US)
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Rose Feldman <rosef@...>
Shalom Eric,
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There are two main repositories for immigration to Palestine. The Central Zionist Archives [CZA]and the Israel State Archives. The Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA] in working with the CZA on some of the immigration lists to build databases which will be part of the IGRA collection. The State Archives have scanned some of the lists through 1933, but they are not indexed so you have to go thru page by page. I suggest you follow the IGRA website or facebook for notices of new databases being added. Rose Feldman Israel Genealogy Research Association http://genealogy.org.il http:/facebook.com/israelgenealogy Keep up to date on archives, databases and genealogy in general and Jewish and Israeli roots in particular with http://twitter.com/JewDataGenGirl From: Eric Ellman <eellman@yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:28:04 +0000 (UTC)
I am trying to locate information on several family members during their
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Seeking Records from Palestine (Ukraine>Palestine>US)
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Rose Feldman <rosef@...>
Shalom Eric,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
There are two main repositories for immigration to Palestine. The Central Zionist Archives [CZA]and the Israel State Archives. The Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA] in working with the CZA on some of the immigration lists to build databases which will be part of the IGRA collection. The State Archives have scanned some of the lists through 1933, but they are not indexed so you have to go thru page by page. I suggest you follow the IGRA website or facebook for notices of new databases being added. Rose Feldman Israel Genealogy Research Association http://genealogy.org.il http:/facebook.com/israelgenealogy Keep up to date on archives, databases and genealogy in general and Jewish and Israeli roots in particular with http://twitter.com/JewDataGenGirl From: Eric Ellman <eellman@yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:28:04 +0000 (UTC)
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Skalica, Slovakia new KehilaLink
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Yohanan
A new KehilaLink was born and has just been activated - a website about the
Jewish community of Skalica, Slovakia (formerly Szakolcza, Hungary). You may view it at: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/skalica/skalica_index.html Comments and corrections are welcome. If you wish to add any information to the website please contact me to: loeflery@netspace.net.au . We are still missing some more family stories and photos. Thanks to Barbara and Susana for their support! Yohanan Loeffler Melbourne Australia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Skalica, Slovakia new KehilaLink
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Yohanan
A new KehilaLink was born and has just been activated - a website about the
Jewish community of Skalica, Slovakia (formerly Szakolcza, Hungary). You may view it at: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/skalica/skalica_index.html Comments and corrections are welcome. If you wish to add any information to the website please contact me to: loeflery@netspace.net.au . We are still missing some more family stories and photos. Thanks to Barbara and Susana for their support! Yohanan Loeffler Melbourne Australia
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Lincoln and Jewish Equality
#germany
Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
I was looking up the web site for the NY Historical Society to send to
Judy as a potential source for her knitting mills question. I discovered that the Society currently has an exhibit "Lincoln and the Jews." http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/lincoln-and-the-jews March 20, 2015 thru June 07, 2015 Marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination, this exhibition focuses on the significant, and hitherto unknown, relationships and interactions between Abraham Lincoln and his Jewish friends and associates. At a time when Jews comprised less than one-half of one percent of the American population, and with the country rampant with prejudice, Lincoln's positive and meaningful personal relationships with Jewish individuals not only arguably changed him but also had an important and lasting impact on the status of American Jews. Lincoln stood up to his anti-Semitic generals even as he depended upon them to win the war, and became an advocate for Jewish equality and acceptance. Through never-before displayed original documents, artifacts, photographs, Lincoln's own writings, and first person accounts primarily >from the Shapell Manuscript Collection, the exhibition will trace events in Lincoln's life through the lens of his Jewish contemporaries, such as Abraham Jonas, who became Lincoln's political strategist and most valued friend, and Issachar Zacharie, his enigmatic confidant. Furthermore, the exhibition will explore Lincoln's profound interest in and connection to the Old Testament, as exemplified in his wish to see Jerusalem before he died. People in the NYC area might want to check this out. Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, Hyde Park, NY christine3cats@gmail.com
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German SIG #Germany Lincoln and Jewish Equality
#germany
Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
I was looking up the web site for the NY Historical Society to send to
Judy as a potential source for her knitting mills question. I discovered that the Society currently has an exhibit "Lincoln and the Jews." http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/lincoln-and-the-jews March 20, 2015 thru June 07, 2015 Marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination, this exhibition focuses on the significant, and hitherto unknown, relationships and interactions between Abraham Lincoln and his Jewish friends and associates. At a time when Jews comprised less than one-half of one percent of the American population, and with the country rampant with prejudice, Lincoln's positive and meaningful personal relationships with Jewish individuals not only arguably changed him but also had an important and lasting impact on the status of American Jews. Lincoln stood up to his anti-Semitic generals even as he depended upon them to win the war, and became an advocate for Jewish equality and acceptance. Through never-before displayed original documents, artifacts, photographs, Lincoln's own writings, and first person accounts primarily >from the Shapell Manuscript Collection, the exhibition will trace events in Lincoln's life through the lens of his Jewish contemporaries, such as Abraham Jonas, who became Lincoln's political strategist and most valued friend, and Issachar Zacharie, his enigmatic confidant. Furthermore, the exhibition will explore Lincoln's profound interest in and connection to the Old Testament, as exemplified in his wish to see Jerusalem before he died. People in the NYC area might want to check this out. Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, Hyde Park, NY christine3cats@gmail.com
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JGSLA Assisted Research Day with Ancestry.com's Crista Cowan - Sunday, April 12
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Pamela Weisberger
Come join the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles at our next program:
"Members Only Assisted Research Day" with Crista Cowan of Ancestry.com Sunday, April 12, 2015: 11:30AM - 6:00PM Los Angeles FamilySearch Library 10742 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 90049 Join us for a fun-filled day of making strides in your genealogical research and learning >from the experts. You'll have access to the LDS microfilm collection, the full JGSLA library, online subscription databases (FindMyPast, Ancestry.com, Fold3) mentoring and help from our volunteers, and free translators for your German, Russian, Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew documents or headstones. Our special guest, Crista Cowan, the "barefoot genealogist" >from Ancestry.com will give two lectures: 1:30PM - 2:45PM: "Getting the Most Out of Ancestry" 3:45PM - 5:00PM: "Strategies for Breaking Through Your Brick Walls" During the hour break between talks, Crista will be available to help answer your stickiest Ancestry research questions and there will be plenty of time after each talk for discussion. Make sure to bring your notes, trees, photos and brick wall documentation...and we'll do our best to help you! Crista Cowan has been doing genealogy since she was a child and is one of the most popular speakers at the major family history conferences and workshops. She has been employed at Ancestry.com since 2004 as the Community Alliance Manager. You must be a current JGSLA member to attend this program, but you can join or renew at the door. Appointments for translations will be taken in advance. Go to our home page for details: www.jgsla.org Pamela Weisberger Program Chair, JGSLA pweisberger@gmail.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGSLA Assisted Research Day with Ancestry.com's Crista Cowan - Sunday, April 12
#general
Pamela Weisberger
Come join the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles at our next program:
"Members Only Assisted Research Day" with Crista Cowan of Ancestry.com Sunday, April 12, 2015: 11:30AM - 6:00PM Los Angeles FamilySearch Library 10742 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 90049 Join us for a fun-filled day of making strides in your genealogical research and learning >from the experts. You'll have access to the LDS microfilm collection, the full JGSLA library, online subscription databases (FindMyPast, Ancestry.com, Fold3) mentoring and help from our volunteers, and free translators for your German, Russian, Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew documents or headstones. Our special guest, Crista Cowan, the "barefoot genealogist" >from Ancestry.com will give two lectures: 1:30PM - 2:45PM: "Getting the Most Out of Ancestry" 3:45PM - 5:00PM: "Strategies for Breaking Through Your Brick Walls" During the hour break between talks, Crista will be available to help answer your stickiest Ancestry research questions and there will be plenty of time after each talk for discussion. Make sure to bring your notes, trees, photos and brick wall documentation...and we'll do our best to help you! Crista Cowan has been doing genealogy since she was a child and is one of the most popular speakers at the major family history conferences and workshops. She has been employed at Ancestry.com since 2004 as the Community Alliance Manager. You must be a current JGSLA member to attend this program, but you can join or renew at the door. Appointments for translations will be taken in advance. Go to our home page for details: www.jgsla.org Pamela Weisberger Program Chair, JGSLA pweisberger@gmail.com
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JGS of Montreal's next program: Jeffrey Gorney, "Remembered Voices", Monday, April 13, 2015
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Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
in association with the Jewish Public Library is pleased to announce as our guest speaker: Jeffrey Gorney 'Remembered Voices' The meeting will be held on Monday April 13 2015 at 7:30 pm Gelber Conference Centre 5151 Cote Ste-Catherine/1 Carre Cummings This talk explores oral history as a vital path to discovering Jewish roots. Drawing on his recent book 'Mysterious Places: Journey. Memoir. Quest' Jeffrey Gorney tells how vibrant family recollections of a Romanian shtetl inspired him. He will discuss his journeys to Romania: first shortly after the Romanian Revolution then years later as photographer on assignment in a vastly changed nation. Jeffrey will relate what it means to actually visit ancestral lands, Jewish identity before and after World War II and how Romanian pogroms helped shape the Holocaust. *Following Jeffrey's talk, there will be a sale and signing of his book* For all information on our upcoming meetings & Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshops - call the JGS of Montreal Hotline - 24 hours a day: 514-484-0969 Please visit our website: http://jgs-montreal.org/ and 'friend' us in Facebook Merle Kastner Programming merlek@bell.net
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS of Montreal's next program: Jeffrey Gorney, "Remembered Voices", Monday, April 13, 2015
#general
Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
in association with the Jewish Public Library is pleased to announce as our guest speaker: Jeffrey Gorney 'Remembered Voices' The meeting will be held on Monday April 13 2015 at 7:30 pm Gelber Conference Centre 5151 Cote Ste-Catherine/1 Carre Cummings This talk explores oral history as a vital path to discovering Jewish roots. Drawing on his recent book 'Mysterious Places: Journey. Memoir. Quest' Jeffrey Gorney tells how vibrant family recollections of a Romanian shtetl inspired him. He will discuss his journeys to Romania: first shortly after the Romanian Revolution then years later as photographer on assignment in a vastly changed nation. Jeffrey will relate what it means to actually visit ancestral lands, Jewish identity before and after World War II and how Romanian pogroms helped shape the Holocaust. *Following Jeffrey's talk, there will be a sale and signing of his book* For all information on our upcoming meetings & Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshops - call the JGS of Montreal Hotline - 24 hours a day: 514-484-0969 Please visit our website: http://jgs-montreal.org/ and 'friend' us in Facebook Merle Kastner Programming merlek@bell.net
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(US) Podcast: family name was not changed at Ellis Island
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Michael Goldstein
Listen to IAJGS VP, Ken Bravo, as he is interviewed by
blogtalkradio's, Bernice Bennett, discussing 'Why the New York Times is Wrong - Using Basic Genealogy Tools and Methods to Show that Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island'. http://bit.ly/1xQ4vl6 The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies www.iajgs.org
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen (US) Podcast: family name was not changed at Ellis Island
#general
Michael Goldstein
Listen to IAJGS VP, Ken Bravo, as he is interviewed by
blogtalkradio's, Bernice Bennett, discussing 'Why the New York Times is Wrong - Using Basic Genealogy Tools and Methods to Show that Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island'. http://bit.ly/1xQ4vl6 The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies www.iajgs.org
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(Moldova) Virtual Museum of Judaica in Moldova On The Trails of History
#bessarabia
Jan Meisels Allen
A new virtual museum has opened : The Virtual Museum of Judaica in Moldova.
The exhibit is entitled " On the Trails of History". Items that can be viewed include: digitized photographs ( persons as well as the area), documents ( including lists of people deported during the Holocaust), Judaica items, tombstones and Jewish cemeteries, art objects, videos and more. When viewing an item, double click on it and the information about the document, photograph etc. will appear. There are three circles on the website that are portals to "About", Museum" and "Contacts". Click on Museum to open the photographs, documents, videos etc. To see the virtual museum go to: http://www.jewishmuseum.md/en/main/menu?alias=museum The work took place during 2013-2014 and the project team carried out on-site research in Soroca, Balti, Tiraspol, Rybnita, Orhei, Chisinau and the villages Rascov and Ciuciuleni. The Museum collaborated with other Jewish museums, libraries, Holocaust centers, and the Archives of the Republic of Moldova. To read more about this and the Jewish Heritage of Moldova Museum which reopened in December 2014 see the Jewish Heritage article at: http://www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2015/03/30/virtual-jewish-museum-moldov a/ Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia (Moldova) Virtual Museum of Judaica in Moldova On The Trails of History
#bessarabia
Jan Meisels Allen
A new virtual museum has opened : The Virtual Museum of Judaica in Moldova.
The exhibit is entitled " On the Trails of History". Items that can be viewed include: digitized photographs ( persons as well as the area), documents ( including lists of people deported during the Holocaust), Judaica items, tombstones and Jewish cemeteries, art objects, videos and more. When viewing an item, double click on it and the information about the document, photograph etc. will appear. There are three circles on the website that are portals to "About", Museum" and "Contacts". Click on Museum to open the photographs, documents, videos etc. To see the virtual museum go to: http://www.jewishmuseum.md/en/main/menu?alias=museum The work took place during 2013-2014 and the project team carried out on-site research in Soroca, Balti, Tiraspol, Rybnita, Orhei, Chisinau and the villages Rascov and Ciuciuleni. The Museum collaborated with other Jewish museums, libraries, Holocaust centers, and the Archives of the Republic of Moldova. To read more about this and the Jewish Heritage of Moldova Museum which reopened in December 2014 see the Jewish Heritage article at: http://www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2015/03/30/virtual-jewish-museum-moldov a/ Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Signficance of changing names to "Dan" and "Zilla"
#germany
Judith Elam
I have two unrelated sets of relatives on my tree, both of whom changed
their first names to "Dan" and "Zilla" in 1938, as stated on their respective Berlin marriage certificates. Both couples lived in Berlin. Wilhelm BRAUN and his wife Hertha Hedwig PRINZ became known as Dan and Zilla BRAUN on 8 December 1938. At the same time their adult son, who was born Heinz BRAUN, became known as Denny or Dani BRAUN. All 3 were murdered at Auschwitz. Similarly, Dip. Ing. Otto ROTHSCHILD and his wife Ella Johanna JACOBY, became known as Dan and Zilla ROTHSCHILD on 13 December 1938. They are buried in Cali, Colombia but their gravestones show their birth names, not their changed names. When I ran across the first couple, I thought this was strange. Then when I ran across the 2nd couple, I wondered if there was some significance to choosing these particular first names for a legal name change. And is the timeframe - December 1938 - significant too for this name change? I can e-mail the marriage certificates to anyone who is interested. They can also be found on Ancestry.com. Judith Elam, Kihei, Hawaii, elamj@hawaii.rr.com
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German SIG #Germany Signficance of changing names to "Dan" and "Zilla"
#germany
Judith Elam
I have two unrelated sets of relatives on my tree, both of whom changed
their first names to "Dan" and "Zilla" in 1938, as stated on their respective Berlin marriage certificates. Both couples lived in Berlin. Wilhelm BRAUN and his wife Hertha Hedwig PRINZ became known as Dan and Zilla BRAUN on 8 December 1938. At the same time their adult son, who was born Heinz BRAUN, became known as Denny or Dani BRAUN. All 3 were murdered at Auschwitz. Similarly, Dip. Ing. Otto ROTHSCHILD and his wife Ella Johanna JACOBY, became known as Dan and Zilla ROTHSCHILD on 13 December 1938. They are buried in Cali, Colombia but their gravestones show their birth names, not their changed names. When I ran across the first couple, I thought this was strange. Then when I ran across the 2nd couple, I wondered if there was some significance to choosing these particular first names for a legal name change. And is the timeframe - December 1938 - significant too for this name change? I can e-mail the marriage certificates to anyone who is interested. They can also be found on Ancestry.com. Judith Elam, Kihei, Hawaii, elamj@hawaii.rr.com
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Moshe and Paula from Orla Update
#germany
MODERATOR NOTE: Eli Rabinowitz has created several German Jewish Community
Links web pages for the JewishGen Kehila Links project. Mr. Rabinowitz will give a lecture about his Moshe and Paula research at the 2015 IAJGS Conference in Jerusalem. =================> Hi All My research on Moshe and Paula, both >from Orla, Poland took a dramatically turn this week, with updates >from both Canada and South Africa. The narrative originated in Orla and ended suddenly in South Africa. However, my research started 80 years later in Australia and has taken me to Poland, Belarus, the Baltics, Israel, the UK, Germany, South Africa and North America. I share my experiences about the challenges of travelling and researching in different archives and libraries. Top of the list was visiting Belarus and the State Archives in Grodno. This led me to start writing and managing KehilaLinks as a volunteer, beginning with the Orla KehilaLink and now extending to cities as diverse as Shanghai, Berlin, Kimberley and Perth, 24 in all: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/capetown/about.me.html Updates can be found at elirab.me with regular posts on Moshe and Paula's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mosheandpaula and the Orla KehilaLink: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/orla Regards, Chag Pesach Sameach and This Year In Jerusalem! Eli Rabinowitz, Perth, Australia about.me/elirab
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German SIG #Germany Moshe and Paula from Orla Update
#germany
MODERATOR NOTE: Eli Rabinowitz has created several German Jewish Community
Links web pages for the JewishGen Kehila Links project. Mr. Rabinowitz will give a lecture about his Moshe and Paula research at the 2015 IAJGS Conference in Jerusalem. =================> Hi All My research on Moshe and Paula, both >from Orla, Poland took a dramatically turn this week, with updates >from both Canada and South Africa. The narrative originated in Orla and ended suddenly in South Africa. However, my research started 80 years later in Australia and has taken me to Poland, Belarus, the Baltics, Israel, the UK, Germany, South Africa and North America. I share my experiences about the challenges of travelling and researching in different archives and libraries. Top of the list was visiting Belarus and the State Archives in Grodno. This led me to start writing and managing KehilaLinks as a volunteer, beginning with the Orla KehilaLink and now extending to cities as diverse as Shanghai, Berlin, Kimberley and Perth, 24 in all: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/capetown/about.me.html Updates can be found at elirab.me with regular posts on Moshe and Paula's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mosheandpaula and the Orla KehilaLink: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/orla Regards, Chag Pesach Sameach and This Year In Jerusalem! Eli Rabinowitz, Perth, Australia about.me/elirab
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