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CRYSTAL/KRYSTAL
#france
Ann Linder
In an attempt to respond privately to Sara CRYSTAL's post,, my email
generated a spam response. As I am suggesting a research method I will post the info publicly. One search method I can suggest is that for cousins who went to other countries - for example Israel-- you might look for local translations of the last name: like what does CRYSTAL translate to in Hebrew? That's the way its been in my family--where cousins took the last name and translated it into the native language to better fit with the local culture. -------------------------------- Subject: Searching for my cousins - CRYSTAL/KRYSZTAL From: scrapbasket@earthlink.net Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 09:01:46 -0700 (GMT-07:00) X-Message-Number: 1 Hello everyone. My name is Sara CRYSTAL and I am still searching for my missing cousins........
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French SIG #France CRYSTAL/KRYSTAL
#france
Ann Linder
In an attempt to respond privately to Sara CRYSTAL's post,, my email
generated a spam response. As I am suggesting a research method I will post the info publicly. One search method I can suggest is that for cousins who went to other countries - for example Israel-- you might look for local translations of the last name: like what does CRYSTAL translate to in Hebrew? That's the way its been in my family--where cousins took the last name and translated it into the native language to better fit with the local culture. -------------------------------- Subject: Searching for my cousins - CRYSTAL/KRYSZTAL From: scrapbasket@earthlink.net Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 09:01:46 -0700 (GMT-07:00) X-Message-Number: 1 Hello everyone. My name is Sara CRYSTAL and I am still searching for my missing cousins........
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Riga archives
#latvia
Margaret Fullarton and David Mark
I was so excited to see Lorraine Bertelsen's note about the archives being
searchable that I immediately logged in and came to a screaming halt! How do I work out which is the Craft name in Cyrillic????? Ah well, in the next life I will be fully conversant with all languages and alphabets and until then I will rely heavily on Jewishgen!! Thanks Lorraine for the info and the brief moment of excitement! Margaret Fullarton Researching CRAFT and LIPSHITS in Latvia
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Riga archives
#latvia
Margaret Fullarton and David Mark
I was so excited to see Lorraine Bertelsen's note about the archives being
searchable that I immediately logged in and came to a screaming halt! How do I work out which is the Craft name in Cyrillic????? Ah well, in the next life I will be fully conversant with all languages and alphabets and until then I will rely heavily on Jewishgen!! Thanks Lorraine for the info and the brief moment of excitement! Margaret Fullarton Researching CRAFT and LIPSHITS in Latvia
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KATZ-KLAUSNER family tree
#rabbinic
Yonatan Ben-Ari
I am a descendent of the KATZ family, (descendants of the MaHaRa"L)
and the KLAUSNER family (descendants of the MaHaRSHa"L). from the best of my knowledge the two families intertwined severaltimes. I would like to know at what point/generation did the two families intermarry with one another and who was the first KLAUSNER descendants of the MaHaRSHa"L. Was it through Sprintze daughter of Naftali KATZ (the "Smichas Chachomim). Also, does anyone know of a ROSENBAUM family descendants of these two families? One well known Rabbinical figure in our family believes that one of Sprintz's female descendents, daughter of Rabbis of Kremenetz married a ROSENBAUM >from whom we are descendant. Thank you Yoni Ben-Ari, Efrat, Israel
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic KATZ-KLAUSNER family tree
#rabbinic
Yonatan Ben-Ari
I am a descendent of the KATZ family, (descendants of the MaHaRa"L)
and the KLAUSNER family (descendants of the MaHaRSHa"L). from the best of my knowledge the two families intertwined severaltimes. I would like to know at what point/generation did the two families intermarry with one another and who was the first KLAUSNER descendants of the MaHaRSHa"L. Was it through Sprintze daughter of Naftali KATZ (the "Smichas Chachomim). Also, does anyone know of a ROSENBAUM family descendants of these two families? One well known Rabbinical figure in our family believes that one of Sprintz's female descendents, daughter of Rabbis of Kremenetz married a ROSENBAUM >from whom we are descendant. Thank you Yoni Ben-Ari, Efrat, Israel
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veljaca -- which month is this?
#hungary
ezwieback@...
The month veljaca, in Serbocroatian. is February in English.
Regards, Ed Zwieback Long Beach , California with personal family at http://ezwieback.com/ZPK-p/index.htm ---------------------------------------------------- Subject: veljaca -- which month is this? From:d_pfalzer@yahoo.com Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:41:45 -0700 (PDT) X-Message-Number: 3 David Braun of Nemetujvar and Terez Reitnitzer were married 10 veljaca 1895 in Varazdin. veljaca (accent on the c) is clearly a month -- can anyone tell me which month this is? (I do not know which language this is -- it doesn't seem to be Hungarian -- perhaps it is Croatian?) Thank you, Denise Pfalzer Tampa, Florida, USA
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Veljaca - month
#hungary
Barbara Zimmer
Denise wanted to know which month is veljaca and in what language. I
entered the words veljaca and month on a popular search engine and up popped the answer: Croatian month of February. Barbara Zimmer Virginia
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Hungary SIG #Hungary veljaca -- which month is this?
#hungary
ezwieback@...
The month veljaca, in Serbocroatian. is February in English.
Regards, Ed Zwieback Long Beach , California with personal family at http://ezwieback.com/ZPK-p/index.htm ---------------------------------------------------- Subject: veljaca -- which month is this? From:d_pfalzer@yahoo.com Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:41:45 -0700 (PDT) X-Message-Number: 3 David Braun of Nemetujvar and Terez Reitnitzer were married 10 veljaca 1895 in Varazdin. veljaca (accent on the c) is clearly a month -- can anyone tell me which month this is? (I do not know which language this is -- it doesn't seem to be Hungarian -- perhaps it is Croatian?) Thank you, Denise Pfalzer Tampa, Florida, USA
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Veljaca - month
#hungary
Barbara Zimmer
Denise wanted to know which month is veljaca and in what language. I
entered the words veljaca and month on a popular search engine and up popped the answer: Croatian month of February. Barbara Zimmer Virginia
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Asile de Nuit
#general
a1steve's rubbish removals <a1steve@...>
Dear All
Does anybody know if there is a database of people who attended the Asile de Nuit in Paris - I think it may have been similar to The Poor Jews Temporary Shelter in London. I have also posted to the French SIG. Many thanks Naomi Ogin a1steve@bigpond.com Brisbane Searching;CHERNOSKY,CHORGAN,DAVIDOVITCH,DAVIDOFF,DOMANIS,GOLDWITZ,GREENBERG, HAYUDAH, HIATT,HUNT,LEBIS,OGIN,ORGIN,RABIN/OVITCH, RANDALL,RESNICK,RUBINSTEIN, SCHAPERE,TISMAN,TISHMAN,WILSON,WOLFSON
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Asile de Nuit
#general
a1steve's rubbish removals <a1steve@...>
Dear All
Does anybody know if there is a database of people who attended the Asile de Nuit in Paris - I think it may have been similar to The Poor Jews Temporary Shelter in London. I have also posted to the French SIG. Many thanks Naomi Ogin a1steve@bigpond.com Brisbane Searching;CHERNOSKY,CHORGAN,DAVIDOVITCH,DAVIDOFF,DOMANIS,GOLDWITZ,GREENBERG, HAYUDAH, HIATT,HUNT,LEBIS,OGIN,ORGIN,RABIN/OVITCH, RANDALL,RESNICK,RUBINSTEIN, SCHAPERE,TISMAN,TISHMAN,WILSON,WOLFSON
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Mind your Ls and Ss
#general
Zev Griner <zgriner@...>
As I was searching through a census page once, I saw surnames and given names that
weren't recognizable. I realized that the cursive capital S was really an L. And the S was written as I would print it. This was brought home recently when I was looking for a Levi, and could only find a Sevi. And Sevi is rare compared to Levi. Zev Griner GRINER/GRYNER,PANCER,BAUM/BOJM,ZAJDEL,LUDEN (Tomaszow Lubelski, Jarczow, Zamosc)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Mind your Ls and Ss
#general
Zev Griner <zgriner@...>
As I was searching through a census page once, I saw surnames and given names that
weren't recognizable. I realized that the cursive capital S was really an L. And the S was written as I would print it. This was brought home recently when I was looking for a Levi, and could only find a Sevi. And Sevi is rare compared to Levi. Zev Griner GRINER/GRYNER,PANCER,BAUM/BOJM,ZAJDEL,LUDEN (Tomaszow Lubelski, Jarczow, Zamosc)
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Kalisz, Poland Jewish Cemetery
#general
David Priever
Hello Fellow Jewishgenners
I am helping someone with their research in which the family SEIDEL (ZAJDEL)came from Kalisz, Poland. I found many references to the Kalisz Jewish Cemetery and onegave a link that does not work. It comes up with a warning and that it cannot be opened. If anybody has a website address for the Kalisz Jewish Cemetery I would greatly appreciate the link. Thank you very much. David J. Priever Kew Gardens/Jamaica, Queens, NY Brooklyn1960@hotmail.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Kalisz, Poland Jewish Cemetery
#general
David Priever
Hello Fellow Jewishgenners
I am helping someone with their research in which the family SEIDEL (ZAJDEL)came from Kalisz, Poland. I found many references to the Kalisz Jewish Cemetery and onegave a link that does not work. It comes up with a warning and that it cannot be opened. If anybody has a website address for the Kalisz Jewish Cemetery I would greatly appreciate the link. Thank you very much. David J. Priever Kew Gardens/Jamaica, Queens, NY Brooklyn1960@hotmail.com
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Re: HYAMS family of New Orleans and Charleston
#general
s_wiener@...
Just wanted to share that I followed up my first message to Joyce with a reminder
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that JewishGen has several databases as resources - both the Family Finder and the Family Tree of the Jewish People [FTJP]. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/ In FTJP there were several entries. I would assume with the Family Finder she might a few fellow HYAMS detectives. Shellie Wiener San Francisco, CA
On Jun 30, 3:43, joshri...@optimum.net (Joyce Oshrin) wrote:
I am trying to learn the parents and grandparents of Hannah HYAMS died in San Antoniao Texas. mar 1916 married to Nordhaus. Believe she was descended >from Henry HYAMS (born 1764), came >from London,England, or Mordecai HYAMS, (died 1883 in New Orleans). Any information would be appreciated.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: HYAMS family of New Orleans and Charleston
#general
s_wiener@...
Just wanted to share that I followed up my first message to Joyce with a reminder
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
that JewishGen has several databases as resources - both the Family Finder and the Family Tree of the Jewish People [FTJP]. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/ In FTJP there were several entries. I would assume with the Family Finder she might a few fellow HYAMS detectives. Shellie Wiener San Francisco, CA
On Jun 30, 3:43, joshri...@optimum.net (Joyce Oshrin) wrote:
I am trying to learn the parents and grandparents of Hannah HYAMS died in San Antoniao Texas. mar 1916 married to Nordhaus. Believe she was descended >from Henry HYAMS (born 1764), came >from London,England, or Mordecai HYAMS, (died 1883 in New Orleans). Any information would be appreciated.
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TAUSICK, TURKAS, and JACOBY in NY
#general
Berkowitz Eric <E-Berkowitz@...>
I am looking for information and connections to living descendants of David TAUSICK
and Sophie KIND TAUSICK. I have already gone through Ancestry and the Italian Genealogy site that has indexed much of New York City and therefore have collected information >from censuses (1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930). What I know is the following: Sophie KIND originally immigrated in the 1860s >from Bohemia and went to Philadelphia to live with her brother Sam KIND and his wife Fannie PFAELZER. She married David TAUSICK, also >from Bohemia, in 1873 in New York and had four children: Rudolph T. (b. 1876); Theresa (b. 1878); Walter P. (b. 1880); and Blanche (b. 1882 or 1883). I have not been able to track down a marriage or a death for Rudolph. Theresa never married. Walter married Rebecca SILBERMAN in 1910 and they had one child, Blanche (b. 1911). Their daughter Blanche married Philip J. JACOBY in 1933. Blanche, the daughter of David and Sophie, married Joseph TURKAS in 1906 and they had two children, Dorothy (b. 1908) and Walter (b. 1912). Any additional information on these families and their descendants would be greatly appreciated. Linda Berkowitz Northbrook, IL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen TAUSICK, TURKAS, and JACOBY in NY
#general
Berkowitz Eric <E-Berkowitz@...>
I am looking for information and connections to living descendants of David TAUSICK
and Sophie KIND TAUSICK. I have already gone through Ancestry and the Italian Genealogy site that has indexed much of New York City and therefore have collected information >from censuses (1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930). What I know is the following: Sophie KIND originally immigrated in the 1860s >from Bohemia and went to Philadelphia to live with her brother Sam KIND and his wife Fannie PFAELZER. She married David TAUSICK, also >from Bohemia, in 1873 in New York and had four children: Rudolph T. (b. 1876); Theresa (b. 1878); Walter P. (b. 1880); and Blanche (b. 1882 or 1883). I have not been able to track down a marriage or a death for Rudolph. Theresa never married. Walter married Rebecca SILBERMAN in 1910 and they had one child, Blanche (b. 1911). Their daughter Blanche married Philip J. JACOBY in 1933. Blanche, the daughter of David and Sophie, married Joseph TURKAS in 1906 and they had two children, Dorothy (b. 1908) and Walter (b. 1912). Any additional information on these families and their descendants would be greatly appreciated. Linda Berkowitz Northbrook, IL
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