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Korets and Mizerich #ukraine

Sandra Wajstaub <sandra_wajstaub@...>
 

Hello All,

My maternal grandparents were >from Korets and Mizerich in the Ukraine.
If anyone is also interested in these towns, I would be happy to pool
resources in doing the research.

If anyone has had any success stories regarding Korets and Mizerich,
perhaps these could be shared, to provide other researchers with
hints, guidance, and inspiration.

Lastly, my maternal grandfather was Abraham Shames born circa 1902 in
Korets and my maternal grandmother, Rochel (Raizl) Epstein (Upstein),
was born in 1900 in Mizerich. If you have any information about these
surnames I would love to hear >from you.

Best regards,

Sandra Wajstaub
BA MBA BSc MD FRCPC
Research Mldofsky/Wattman #ukraine

Alfred Greenstein <amgreen2@...>
 

I am new to U-SIG.Am trying to find my wifes family
roots.Looking for MOLDOFSKY and WATTMAN >from TERLITSA
LIPOVETS district,Kiev or Ukraine SSR province.
Mothers name was Sura Malke "MOLDOFSKY" Wattman
Older brother Meyer "MEIER" Wattman. Any info would
be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Alfred Greenstein
Huntington WV.
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Korets and Mizerich #ukraine

Sandra Wajstaub <sandra_wajstaub@...>
 

Hello All,

My maternal grandparents were >from Korets and Mizerich in the Ukraine.
If anyone is also interested in these towns, I would be happy to pool
resources in doing the research.

If anyone has had any success stories regarding Korets and Mizerich,
perhaps these could be shared, to provide other researchers with
hints, guidance, and inspiration.

Lastly, my maternal grandfather was Abraham Shames born circa 1902 in
Korets and my maternal grandmother, Rochel (Raizl) Epstein (Upstein),
was born in 1900 in Mizerich. If you have any information about these
surnames I would love to hear >from you.

Best regards,

Sandra Wajstaub
BA MBA BSc MD FRCPC
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Research Mldofsky/Wattman #ukraine

Alfred Greenstein <amgreen2@...>
 

I am new to U-SIG.Am trying to find my wifes family
roots.Looking for MOLDOFSKY and WATTMAN >from TERLITSA
LIPOVETS district,Kiev or Ukraine SSR province.
Mothers name was Sura Malke "MOLDOFSKY" Wattman
Older brother Meyer "MEIER" Wattman. Any info would
be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Alfred Greenstein
Huntington WV.
Message Posting #unitedkingdom

Diane&Arthur Stupay <dastupay@...>
 

I would like contact with anyone who is related or knew Stanley Stupay
or his wife Mary and their niece Margaret Zak. They lived in Hendon,
London. I am doing research on the family for a book.

Arthur Stupay,
Cleveland, Ohio.
email: dastupay@wowway.com

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond off list.
JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom Message Posting #unitedkingdom

Diane&Arthur Stupay <dastupay@...>
 

I would like contact with anyone who is related or knew Stanley Stupay
or his wife Mary and their niece Margaret Zak. They lived in Hendon,
London. I am doing research on the family for a book.

Arthur Stupay,
Cleveland, Ohio.
email: dastupay@wowway.com

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond off list.
CHANGI WAR CEMETERY - SINGAPORE #unitedkingdom

a1steve's rubbish removals <a1steve@...>
 

Dear All

I recently visited Changi(Kranji)War Cemetery in Singapore and
have photo's of the following Jewish stones;-

UK - Lieutenant M L RUSSELL - Intelligence Corps - d.9/8/1946

Netherlands - D KRIJGSMAN - Bronzen Kruis Matroos 1 K.M -
22/5/1919-25/7/1941

Australian Imperial Force;-

NX952 Private H SANDERS 2/20 Infantry Battalion - d.30/12/1942 - aged 37

VX 75145 Driver J ROSE - Army Service Corps - d.25/9/1945 - Aged 23
(brother of Nan)

I also have photos re; The Battle for Singapore, Synagogue of Ohel Jacob in
Changi Goal, Operation Rimau and general views of Changi Cemetery.

If any of this would be of interest, I would be happy to forward the photo's
direct. Please contact me on a1steve@bigpond.com

Naomi Ogin
Brisbane
Searching: BENDEL, BIRK, BRESNARK, BRILLIANT, COVERMAN, DAVIDOVITCH,
DECORVICK, FELDMAN, GLASS, GREENBERG, GOLD, GROSSMAN, KATZ, KRAMER,
KOSSANSKY, LEBIS, LISEYZNSKI, MANN, MELNICK, NATHAN, OGIN, POLIAKOFF,
RABIN/OVITCH, RANDALL, RUBE/INSTEIN, STEIN/STONE,
TISMAN/TISHMAN/TIESMAN/TESMAN, WILSON/WOOLFSON
JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom CHANGI WAR CEMETERY - SINGAPORE #unitedkingdom

a1steve's rubbish removals <a1steve@...>
 

Dear All

I recently visited Changi(Kranji)War Cemetery in Singapore and
have photo's of the following Jewish stones;-

UK - Lieutenant M L RUSSELL - Intelligence Corps - d.9/8/1946

Netherlands - D KRIJGSMAN - Bronzen Kruis Matroos 1 K.M -
22/5/1919-25/7/1941

Australian Imperial Force;-

NX952 Private H SANDERS 2/20 Infantry Battalion - d.30/12/1942 - aged 37

VX 75145 Driver J ROSE - Army Service Corps - d.25/9/1945 - Aged 23
(brother of Nan)

I also have photos re; The Battle for Singapore, Synagogue of Ohel Jacob in
Changi Goal, Operation Rimau and general views of Changi Cemetery.

If any of this would be of interest, I would be happy to forward the photo's
direct. Please contact me on a1steve@bigpond.com

Naomi Ogin
Brisbane
Searching: BENDEL, BIRK, BRESNARK, BRILLIANT, COVERMAN, DAVIDOVITCH,
DECORVICK, FELDMAN, GLASS, GREENBERG, GOLD, GROSSMAN, KATZ, KRAMER,
KOSSANSKY, LEBIS, LISEYZNSKI, MANN, MELNICK, NATHAN, OGIN, POLIAKOFF,
RABIN/OVITCH, RANDALL, RUBE/INSTEIN, STEIN/STONE,
TISMAN/TISHMAN/TIESMAN/TESMAN, WILSON/WOOLFSON
Re: Koenigsberg, Prussia, 1941 #general

Ann Rabinowitz <annrab@...>
 

I happened upon a resource for the town of Koenigsberg, Prussia (now
Kaliningrad, Russia) at a large on-line subscription site. The resource is
the book "Konigsberg (Pr), 1941" and it is located under Directories &
Member Lists.

Since data on this town is hard to come by, I felt it would be appropriate
to provide this reference.

You can search by the first letter of the last name of the family. The
listing will give you the name, occupation and address of the person in
German.

As an example, I attempted to do just that for the COHN family and found the
following families:

Adolf Cohn, Vorarbeiter, Tharauer Strabe 10
Anna Cohn, Moltkestrabe 23a
Doris Sara Cohn, Rentnerin, Lindenstr. 7-10
Eugen Israel Cohn, Konsulent, Kai 2
Fritz Cohn, Provinzreisender, Rantauer Str. 19
Margarete Cohn, Angestellte, Friedmannstr. 30
Max Cohn, Bugler, Walsche Gasse 3a
Paul Israel Cohn, Arbeiter, Kalth. Str. 15
Robert Israel Cohn, Rentnerin, Richarstrabe 3

Another name I found was JUTER:
Albert Juter, Arb., Lauth, Dorfstrabe

Hope this is of interest to those of you who are researching this area. I
know that there are, at least, 253 people on the JGFF who are researchng
Konigsberg families and many more who may not realize that their families
lived there prior to the Holocaust.

NOTE: I am not related to any of these families and therefore do not have
any further info on them.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net
Lithuania SIG #Lithuania RE: Koenigsberg, Prussia, 1941 #lithuania

Ann Rabinowitz <annrab@...>
 

I happened upon a resource for the town of Koenigsberg, Prussia (now
Kaliningrad, Russia) at a large on-line subscription site. The resource is
the book "Konigsberg (Pr), 1941" and it is located under Directories &
Member Lists.

Since data on this town is hard to come by, I felt it would be appropriate
to provide this reference.

You can search by the first letter of the last name of the family. The
listing will give you the name, occupation and address of the person in
German.

As an example, I attempted to do just that for the COHN family and found the
following families:

Adolf Cohn, Vorarbeiter, Tharauer Strabe 10
Anna Cohn, Moltkestrabe 23a
Doris Sara Cohn, Rentnerin, Lindenstr. 7-10
Eugen Israel Cohn, Konsulent, Kai 2
Fritz Cohn, Provinzreisender, Rantauer Str. 19
Margarete Cohn, Angestellte, Friedmannstr. 30
Max Cohn, Bugler, Walsche Gasse 3a
Paul Israel Cohn, Arbeiter, Kalth. Str. 15
Robert Israel Cohn, Rentnerin, Richarstrabe 3

Another name I found was JUTER:
Albert Juter, Arb., Lauth, Dorfstrabe

Hope this is of interest to those of you who are researching this area. I
know that there are, at least, 253 people on the JGFF who are researchng
Konigsberg families and many more who may not realize that their families
lived there prior to the Holocaust.

NOTE: I am not related to any of these families and therefore do not have
any further info on them.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net
Research Books #poland

Joseph Wein <rosjoe@...>
 

Would like names of Books I might research at Library re: History of
Bialystok

Joe Wein
Pittsburgh PA

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please share these reference suggestions with the
list.
BialyGen: Bialystok Region #Bialystok #Poland Research Books #poland

Joseph Wein <rosjoe@...>
 

Would like names of Books I might research at Library re: History of
Bialystok

Joe Wein
Pittsburgh PA

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please share these reference suggestions with the
list.
Genealogy records given to New York Public Library #sephardic

Judy Simon
 

This article in the New York Times on July 18, 2008 could be of
interest to those researching ancestors who came to New York >from the
Netherlands or Britain in the 17th or 18th century. The New York
Genealogical and Biographical Society is donating it's entire
collection of 75,000 volumes, 30,000 manuscripts and 22,000 reels of
microfilm to the New York Public Library. This could provide much
information for people researching early American settlers with
possible Sephardic roots. The link to the article is:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/books/19reco.html

Judy Simon
Stony Brook, NY

researching: BROZGOL, KAPELUSHNIK, MARANSK, BAILENSON, RAPPOPORT,
SKUTELSKY >from Rezekne, Latvia; LEFKOWITZ >from Skierniewice, Poland;
KELMER, OLSTEIN. CHOINA >from Zychlin, Poland; MEZELSJOR from
Msczconow, Poland
Sephardic SIG #Sephardim Genealogy records given to New York Public Library #sephardic

Judy Simon
 

This article in the New York Times on July 18, 2008 could be of
interest to those researching ancestors who came to New York >from the
Netherlands or Britain in the 17th or 18th century. The New York
Genealogical and Biographical Society is donating it's entire
collection of 75,000 volumes, 30,000 manuscripts and 22,000 reels of
microfilm to the New York Public Library. This could provide much
information for people researching early American settlers with
possible Sephardic roots. The link to the article is:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/books/19reco.html

Judy Simon
Stony Brook, NY

researching: BROZGOL, KAPELUSHNIK, MARANSK, BAILENSON, RAPPOPORT,
SKUTELSKY >from Rezekne, Latvia; LEFKOWITZ >from Skierniewice, Poland;
KELMER, OLSTEIN. CHOINA >from Zychlin, Poland; MEZELSJOR from
Msczconow, Poland
Information on travel back to Russia during and after WWI #general

Fred Selss
 

Genealogy should always be investigated in the context of what was
happening in hisotry. Most Jewish families that record Russia as
their country actually lived in the Pale of Settlement where a lot
of WW I battles were held. My grandfather on my father's side of
the family wanted to bring his family who lived in what was Dobryzn
Russia now Golub-Dobryzn Poland to the United States but could not
because of the following conditions. On June 28, 1914 the heir to
the throne of Austo-Hungary was assignated. Because of various
treaties, all of Europe became a battle ground. Germany declared
war on Russia on Aug. 1, 1914 and invaded Belgium on the way to
France soon after. Many territories in Russia which would now be
considered Poland were occupied in 1915 and held by the Germans
until the end of the war. On May 1, 1915 the SS Lusitania was sunk
killing 1119 aboard. Travel was dangerous because of torpedo's >from
German U boats. Mail was slow because of the war it could take over
a month for a letter mailed in Europe to reach the US making travel
arrangements difficult. In February of 1917 there was the Russsian
Revolution and the following month the Czar abdicated leaving Russia
with a provisional government. By April 6, 1917 America entered WWI.
The Armistce ending WWI was signed Nov 11, 1918 but the Treaty of
Versailles is not signed until 1919. Post WWI was still in choas.
The country of Poland was created and the western boundary of Poland
was defined but not the eastern. The new government of Poland and
the new government of Russia waged the Polish-Soviet wars >from 1919
to March 1921. August of 1920 Dobrzyn was attacked by the Red Army.
It wasn't until Nov 3, 1920 that my grandfather was able to bring his
first brother-in-law to the United States and was able to bring 2 more
brothers and another brother-in-law in the suceeding years. It wasn't
until Sept 5, 1923 that he was able to bring all of his sisters and
sister-in-law and the nieces and nephews over to the US. The early
20's was a window of opportunity because America was about to slam
the door on unlimited immigration. On May 18, 1921 the Emergency
Quota Act reducing the amount of immigrants >from Eastern Europe to
16,000 was passed. The Immigration Act of 1924 further reduced the
amount of immigrants. By 1924 only 5983 were allowed to immigrate
from Poland. On my mother's side of the family an grand uncle
immigrated in 1913 >from Hungary but was not able to bring his wife
over until 8 years later in 1921. I hope this helps to explain why
it took so long for your family to reunite.

Searching for the following: Brok-Brock-Oscheyack-Osheyack-Osiek
Dobryzn Russia/Poland and Schnur Tarnow/Austria/Galicia/Poland and
Herman-Weisz Fehergyarmat,Hungary and Stark-Fried Kotaj,Hungary and
Trebies SatuMare Hungary/Romania

Regards,
Fred Selss
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Information on travel back to Russia during and after WWI #general

Fred Selss
 

Genealogy should always be investigated in the context of what was
happening in hisotry. Most Jewish families that record Russia as
their country actually lived in the Pale of Settlement where a lot
of WW I battles were held. My grandfather on my father's side of
the family wanted to bring his family who lived in what was Dobryzn
Russia now Golub-Dobryzn Poland to the United States but could not
because of the following conditions. On June 28, 1914 the heir to
the throne of Austo-Hungary was assignated. Because of various
treaties, all of Europe became a battle ground. Germany declared
war on Russia on Aug. 1, 1914 and invaded Belgium on the way to
France soon after. Many territories in Russia which would now be
considered Poland were occupied in 1915 and held by the Germans
until the end of the war. On May 1, 1915 the SS Lusitania was sunk
killing 1119 aboard. Travel was dangerous because of torpedo's >from
German U boats. Mail was slow because of the war it could take over
a month for a letter mailed in Europe to reach the US making travel
arrangements difficult. In February of 1917 there was the Russsian
Revolution and the following month the Czar abdicated leaving Russia
with a provisional government. By April 6, 1917 America entered WWI.
The Armistce ending WWI was signed Nov 11, 1918 but the Treaty of
Versailles is not signed until 1919. Post WWI was still in choas.
The country of Poland was created and the western boundary of Poland
was defined but not the eastern. The new government of Poland and
the new government of Russia waged the Polish-Soviet wars >from 1919
to March 1921. August of 1920 Dobrzyn was attacked by the Red Army.
It wasn't until Nov 3, 1920 that my grandfather was able to bring his
first brother-in-law to the United States and was able to bring 2 more
brothers and another brother-in-law in the suceeding years. It wasn't
until Sept 5, 1923 that he was able to bring all of his sisters and
sister-in-law and the nieces and nephews over to the US. The early
20's was a window of opportunity because America was about to slam
the door on unlimited immigration. On May 18, 1921 the Emergency
Quota Act reducing the amount of immigrants >from Eastern Europe to
16,000 was passed. The Immigration Act of 1924 further reduced the
amount of immigrants. By 1924 only 5983 were allowed to immigrate
from Poland. On my mother's side of the family an grand uncle
immigrated in 1913 >from Hungary but was not able to bring his wife
over until 8 years later in 1921. I hope this helps to explain why
it took so long for your family to reunite.

Searching for the following: Brok-Brock-Oscheyack-Osheyack-Osiek
Dobryzn Russia/Poland and Schnur Tarnow/Austria/Galicia/Poland and
Herman-Weisz Fehergyarmat,Hungary and Stark-Fried Kotaj,Hungary and
Trebies SatuMare Hungary/Romania

Regards,
Fred Selss
Re: Guillotine #general

Ann Rabinowitz <annrab@...>
 

In regard to my prior posting on the database of those guillotined during
the "Reign of Terror" in the French Revolution, I forgot to provide the most
important part of the posting, the URL for the site:

http://les.guillotines.free.fr/

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net

MODERATOR NOTE: The site is in French.
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Guillotine #general

Ann Rabinowitz <annrab@...>
 

In regard to my prior posting on the database of those guillotined during
the "Reign of Terror" in the French Revolution, I forgot to provide the most
important part of the posting, the URL for the site:

http://les.guillotines.free.fr/

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net

MODERATOR NOTE: The site is in French.
Researching VILIAN or VILNIA or VILYAN family name in Ukmerge (Wilkomir), Lithuania #general

Roy Ogus <roy.ogus@...>
 

Is anyone researching any of surnames VILIAN or VILNIA or VILYAN from
Ukmerge (Wilkomir) in Lithuania? (I've already consulted the JGFF and the
JewishGen Lithuania Database.) Please contact me if you have any
information about families with these names.

Thanks.

Roy Ogus
Palo Alto, California
r_ogus at hotmail.com
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Researching VILIAN or VILNIA or VILYAN family name in Ukmerge (Wilkomir), Lithuania #general

Roy Ogus <roy.ogus@...>
 

Is anyone researching any of surnames VILIAN or VILNIA or VILYAN from
Ukmerge (Wilkomir) in Lithuania? (I've already consulted the JGFF and the
JewishGen Lithuania Database.) Please contact me if you have any
information about families with these names.

Thanks.

Roy Ogus
Palo Alto, California
r_ogus at hotmail.com
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