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Question about SHAPIRO ancestries
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David Goldman
Greetings Jewishgenners.
I seem to have discovered that I had a Shapiro ancestor >from what is now Belarus whose name was Nota (apparently my great-grandfather's great-grandfather). I am aware that there was a famous rabbinical family in Poland that included rabbis with that name. Now the issue is whether this means my family's descent >from that rabbinical family since spellings of the last name varied among SHAPIRO, SHAPIRA, SPIRO and SPIRA, and some "Shapiros" were identified as kohanim, which my family is not. Any clarifications about this would be greatly appreciated since I assume that a name such as Nota would be used in memory of a famous rabbi(s) with that name. Thanks, David Goldman NYC
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Photo Identification Needed
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Abby Menashe
This image on Viewmate is of the Toporosky(sp) family and their
descendants and can be found on at http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=28200 They had lived in Paris in the 1930's and may have moved to Israel just prior to WWIl. The matriarch's maiden name was Orzhechovsky and she was >from Zhetel (Zdzeciol or Dyatlovo) in Grodno Gubernia. She would be my great aunt. We have not had contact with them since the late 1930's. All we have is this photo, we don't have any first names. If you have any information on the family or suggestions where I should research, please respond directly on viewmate or email me directly at amenashe@... Abby Menashe Portland, Oregon amenashe@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Question about SHAPIRO ancestries
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David Goldman
Greetings Jewishgenners.
I seem to have discovered that I had a Shapiro ancestor >from what is now Belarus whose name was Nota (apparently my great-grandfather's great-grandfather). I am aware that there was a famous rabbinical family in Poland that included rabbis with that name. Now the issue is whether this means my family's descent >from that rabbinical family since spellings of the last name varied among SHAPIRO, SHAPIRA, SPIRO and SPIRA, and some "Shapiros" were identified as kohanim, which my family is not. Any clarifications about this would be greatly appreciated since I assume that a name such as Nota would be used in memory of a famous rabbi(s) with that name. Thanks, David Goldman NYC
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Photo Identification Needed
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Abby Menashe
This image on Viewmate is of the Toporosky(sp) family and their
descendants and can be found on at http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=28200 They had lived in Paris in the 1930's and may have moved to Israel just prior to WWIl. The matriarch's maiden name was Orzhechovsky and she was >from Zhetel (Zdzeciol or Dyatlovo) in Grodno Gubernia. She would be my great aunt. We have not had contact with them since the late 1930's. All we have is this photo, we don't have any first names. If you have any information on the family or suggestions where I should research, please respond directly on viewmate or email me directly at amenashe@... Abby Menashe Portland, Oregon amenashe@...
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Request to translate tombstone -- Hebrew
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Mr Dmitry Nikelshpur
Hi,
I've posted a photograph of a tombstone, for which I need translation of the Hebrew text. Also, If anyone can translate the line above the line that states that Moses Goldwerth died on August 12, 1916, which I believe is in Czech, that would be great, too. It is on ViewMate at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63528 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Best Regards, Dmitry Nikelshpur Researching: NIKELSHPUR/NITELSHPUR/NIKELSBERG (Belarus), GOLDVERT/GOLDWERTH (Poland / Belarus), ROLBEYN/ROLBIN (Belarus), VILENSKY (Belarus / Poland / Lithuania), HAIKEN (Belarus), BEREZHANSKY (Belarus), MARSHAK (Belarus), LEIBMAN (Belarus)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Request to translate tombstone -- Hebrew
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Mr Dmitry Nikelshpur
Hi,
I've posted a photograph of a tombstone, for which I need translation of the Hebrew text. Also, If anyone can translate the line above the line that states that Moses Goldwerth died on August 12, 1916, which I believe is in Czech, that would be great, too. It is on ViewMate at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63528 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Best Regards, Dmitry Nikelshpur Researching: NIKELSHPUR/NITELSHPUR/NIKELSBERG (Belarus), GOLDVERT/GOLDWERTH (Poland / Belarus), ROLBEYN/ROLBIN (Belarus), VILENSKY (Belarus / Poland / Lithuania), HAIKEN (Belarus), BEREZHANSKY (Belarus), MARSHAK (Belarus), LEIBMAN (Belarus)
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Translation Needed
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Kathi Agins <kathipac@...>
I am in need of a work-for-word translation >from Russian to English.
My ViewMate Image Gallery page numbers are 63519 and 63520. They are >from the same document, front and back. Thank you! Kathi Agins MODERATOR: Direct URLS follow - in the future please send the URL https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63519 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63520
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Translation Needed
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Kathi Agins <kathipac@...>
I am in need of a work-for-word translation >from Russian to English.
My ViewMate Image Gallery page numbers are 63519 and 63520. They are >from the same document, front and back. Thank you! Kathi Agins MODERATOR: Direct URLS follow - in the future please send the URL https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63519 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63520
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Free Californian newspapers
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Miriam Margolyes <yarrawa@...>
I would like to bring to my fellow-Genners' attention, this useful website.
You are required to register. The free access California Digital Newspaper Collection is part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. The California Digital Newspaper Collection contains over 1,500,000 pages of significant historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California. It also contains issues of several current California newspapers that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers. A calendar showing available issues can be found by selecting the Search Newspapers button on the left and then selecting Titles >from the menu bar. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19080510.2.91.4&srpos=1&e=--1908---1909--en--20--1--txt-txIN-Cohen-------1 (MODERATOR: https://tinyurl.com/ycg42r64 ) Newspapers available >from Los Angeles County. Antelope Valley Political Observer (2010-2012) Belvedere Citizen / Eastside Journal (1980) Boulevard Sentinel (2012-2015) California Crusader News (2010) Corsair (1929-2011) Eagle Rock Advertiser (1933) Eagle Rock Sentinel (1910-1985) Eastside Journal / Belvedere Citizen (1980) El Sereno Star (1964) Highland Park Herald (1906-1907) Highland Park News-Herald & Journal (1963-1988) Highland Park Post-Dispatch (1941-1942) Hollywood Riviera Tribune (1948-1967) LA Downtown News (2011-2016) Los Angeles Herald (1873-1921) Los Angeles Star (1851-1864) Occidental Weekly (1952-2015) Palos Verdes Peninsula News (1937-1967) Rolling Hills Herald (1948-1967) South Pasadena Journal (1988) example: Los Angeles Herald, Volume 35, Number 221, 10 May 1908 Theirs Will Be a May Wedding BENJAMIN PLATT MISS SOPHIA COHEN I hope you will find this useful. Miriam Margolyes South London UK
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ViewMate translation request -- Russian
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Alice
I have posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is in
ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63257 Please respond on the form provided in the VewMate application. Thank you very much for your assistance. Alice Riley
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Free Californian newspapers
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Miriam Margolyes <yarrawa@...>
I would like to bring to my fellow-Genners' attention, this useful website.
You are required to register. The free access California Digital Newspaper Collection is part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. The California Digital Newspaper Collection contains over 1,500,000 pages of significant historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California. It also contains issues of several current California newspapers that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers. A calendar showing available issues can be found by selecting the Search Newspapers button on the left and then selecting Titles >from the menu bar. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19080510.2.91.4&srpos=1&e=--1908---1909--en--20--1--txt-txIN-Cohen-------1 (MODERATOR: https://tinyurl.com/ycg42r64 ) Newspapers available >from Los Angeles County. Antelope Valley Political Observer (2010-2012) Belvedere Citizen / Eastside Journal (1980) Boulevard Sentinel (2012-2015) California Crusader News (2010) Corsair (1929-2011) Eagle Rock Advertiser (1933) Eagle Rock Sentinel (1910-1985) Eastside Journal / Belvedere Citizen (1980) El Sereno Star (1964) Highland Park Herald (1906-1907) Highland Park News-Herald & Journal (1963-1988) Highland Park Post-Dispatch (1941-1942) Hollywood Riviera Tribune (1948-1967) LA Downtown News (2011-2016) Los Angeles Herald (1873-1921) Los Angeles Star (1851-1864) Occidental Weekly (1952-2015) Palos Verdes Peninsula News (1937-1967) Rolling Hills Herald (1948-1967) South Pasadena Journal (1988) example: Los Angeles Herald, Volume 35, Number 221, 10 May 1908 Theirs Will Be a May Wedding BENJAMIN PLATT MISS SOPHIA COHEN I hope you will find this useful. Miriam Margolyes South London UK
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request -- Russian
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Alice
I have posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is in
ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63257 Please respond on the form provided in the VewMate application. Thank you very much for your assistance. Alice Riley
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Looking for researcher for Vienna Austria
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Rose Feldman <rosef@...>
If you have information on a researcher for the area of Vienna Austria, please send
me the information privately. Rose Feldman Israel Genealogy Research Association Winner of 2017 IAJGS Award for Volunteer of the Year http://genealogy.org.il http:/facebook.com/israelgenealogy
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for researcher for Vienna Austria
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Rose Feldman <rosef@...>
If you have information on a researcher for the area of Vienna Austria, please send
me the information privately. Rose Feldman Israel Genealogy Research Association Winner of 2017 IAJGS Award for Volunteer of the Year http://genealogy.org.il http:/facebook.com/israelgenealogy
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ZALTSMAN/SALTZMAN in USA
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ztaran@...
Hello everyone,
We have recently found out that one of my great-great grandmother's brothers immigrated to the US >from Ukraine prior to the revolution of 1917. We have a photo, but do not know his first name. His last name would be Zaltsman. His siblings were Haika (my great-great grandmother), Zlata, Doba, Mordkhe and Bentsion Zaltsman. We have a photo of him and his siblings that was taken in 1929. He looks about 50-55 years old. Their parents names were Vol'ko and Hana Zaltsman. All were >from the Vinnitsa region of Ukraine. This photo was taken in 1929, when the brother came back >from the US to Ukraine to visit his family. We are looking for this brother's descendants in the US. If this could be your ancestor, please let us know! I will send the photo to anyone who is interested. I would imagine his grandchildren could still be alive today and would be in their 70-80ies. All the best, Zhenya Stekovic Toronto, Canada
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine ZALTSMAN/SALTZMAN in USA
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ztaran@...
Hello everyone,
We have recently found out that one of my great-great grandmother's brothers immigrated to the US >from Ukraine prior to the revolution of 1917. We have a photo, but do not know his first name. His last name would be Zaltsman. His siblings were Haika (my great-great grandmother), Zlata, Doba, Mordkhe and Bentsion Zaltsman. We have a photo of him and his siblings that was taken in 1929. He looks about 50-55 years old. Their parents names were Vol'ko and Hana Zaltsman. All were >from the Vinnitsa region of Ukraine. This photo was taken in 1929, when the brother came back >from the US to Ukraine to visit his family. We are looking for this brother's descendants in the US. If this could be your ancestor, please let us know! I will send the photo to anyone who is interested. I would imagine his grandchildren could still be alive today and would be in their 70-80ies. All the best, Zhenya Stekovic Toronto, Canada
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A response from State Archive of the Kherson Region needs a translation.
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David Dubin <ddubin@...>
I've posted a vital record in Ukrainian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63312 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. My maternal great-grandmother my mother's mother [my grandmother]'s mother was named Frieda Zlaktin. Her maiden (nee) name was Frieda Joseph in English or Frieda Ysaeff the English translation of the Yiddish. She was born on March 18, 1881, and according to Form 2204-L-A U.S. Department of Labor IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE No. 173838 88 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION Frieda came from Cherson, Russia, which I guess today is called Kherson, Ukraine. I don't know if she came >from the City of Kherson itself or village in the Kherson, Oblast. She left Bremen, Germany on the SS Hannover under the name Freide Issajew and arrived on September 1, 1910, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. >from Baltimore, she went to Chicago, where I am currently living. According to the website for Bremen, Germany, all of the passenger records during the times I am looking for were destroyed in WWII. I am trying to find out how she got >from Kherson to Bremen. Frieda/Freide mother's name my great-great-grandmother, my mother's great-grandmother; my grandmother's grandmother's name was Mollie Joseph in English or Mollie Ysaeff the English translation of the Yiddish. Mollie's husband, thus my great- great-grandfather, my mother's great-grandfather, my grandmother's grandfather's name was Isaac Joseph in English or Itzchok Ysaeff the English translation of the Yiddish. Mollie was born January 1, 1861, and Isaac/Itzchok was born July 20, 1861. It seems the records stop with Mollie and Isaac/Itzchok. If possible, I would like to find out about Mollie's relatives as well as Isaac/Itzchok relatives and go back as far as possible. from the time I sent the above Monday, November 13 and theresponse, I received today Thursday, December 14. My maternal great-grandmother, my mother's mother [my grandmother]'s father was named Isaac Zlaktin (Frieda's husband) was born on October 14, 1888 in Brezin (or Berezen according to Fredia's Petition for Naturalization), Russia and Ancestry.com and according to Form 2204-L-A U.S. Department of Labor IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE No. 63498 198 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION, which I guess today is either in Ukraine or Poland. I don't know if he came >from the City of Brezin/Berezen itself or village in the Brezin Berezen, Oblast. He left Bremen, Germany on the SS Chemitz on August 18, 1910, and arrived on September 1, 1910, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. from ancestry.com according, to Form 526 CERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL=96FOR NATURALIZATION PURPOSES No. 488/32790 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IMMIGRATION SERVICE OFFICE OF Commissioner, at Baltimore, Md., August 21, 1928, states the same as above and adds North German Lloyd Line Form 2214-Chgo. Attached. District Director of Naturalization, Chicago, Ill. 14=96395 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. from ancestry.com according to SALOON, CABIN, AND STEERAGEALIENS MUST BE COMPLETELY MANIFESTED LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES Require by the regulation of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the United States, under Act of Congress approved February 20, 1907, to be delivered to the U [the copy >from the microfilm is cut off]. Isaac Zlatkin 22 >from Nikolajew, Russia, which I guess today, is Mykolaiv, Ukraine. I don't know if he came >from the City of Mykolaiv itself or village in the Mykolaiv Oblast. According to the website for Bremen, Germany, all of the passenger records during the times I am looking for destroyed in WWII. Moderator's Note: Please sign all posts with your name and location. =
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine A response from State Archive of the Kherson Region needs a translation.
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David Dubin <ddubin@...>
I've posted a vital record in Ukrainian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63312 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. My maternal great-grandmother my mother's mother [my grandmother]'s mother was named Frieda Zlaktin. Her maiden (nee) name was Frieda Joseph in English or Frieda Ysaeff the English translation of the Yiddish. She was born on March 18, 1881, and according to Form 2204-L-A U.S. Department of Labor IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE No. 173838 88 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION Frieda came from Cherson, Russia, which I guess today is called Kherson, Ukraine. I don't know if she came >from the City of Kherson itself or village in the Kherson, Oblast. She left Bremen, Germany on the SS Hannover under the name Freide Issajew and arrived on September 1, 1910, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. >from Baltimore, she went to Chicago, where I am currently living. According to the website for Bremen, Germany, all of the passenger records during the times I am looking for were destroyed in WWII. I am trying to find out how she got >from Kherson to Bremen. Frieda/Freide mother's name my great-great-grandmother, my mother's great-grandmother; my grandmother's grandmother's name was Mollie Joseph in English or Mollie Ysaeff the English translation of the Yiddish. Mollie's husband, thus my great- great-grandfather, my mother's great-grandfather, my grandmother's grandfather's name was Isaac Joseph in English or Itzchok Ysaeff the English translation of the Yiddish. Mollie was born January 1, 1861, and Isaac/Itzchok was born July 20, 1861. It seems the records stop with Mollie and Isaac/Itzchok. If possible, I would like to find out about Mollie's relatives as well as Isaac/Itzchok relatives and go back as far as possible. from the time I sent the above Monday, November 13 and theresponse, I received today Thursday, December 14. My maternal great-grandmother, my mother's mother [my grandmother]'s father was named Isaac Zlaktin (Frieda's husband) was born on October 14, 1888 in Brezin (or Berezen according to Fredia's Petition for Naturalization), Russia and Ancestry.com and according to Form 2204-L-A U.S. Department of Labor IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE No. 63498 198 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION, which I guess today is either in Ukraine or Poland. I don't know if he came >from the City of Brezin/Berezen itself or village in the Brezin Berezen, Oblast. He left Bremen, Germany on the SS Chemitz on August 18, 1910, and arrived on September 1, 1910, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. from ancestry.com according, to Form 526 CERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL=96FOR NATURALIZATION PURPOSES No. 488/32790 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IMMIGRATION SERVICE OFFICE OF Commissioner, at Baltimore, Md., August 21, 1928, states the same as above and adds North German Lloyd Line Form 2214-Chgo. Attached. District Director of Naturalization, Chicago, Ill. 14=96395 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. from ancestry.com according to SALOON, CABIN, AND STEERAGEALIENS MUST BE COMPLETELY MANIFESTED LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES Require by the regulation of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the United States, under Act of Congress approved February 20, 1907, to be delivered to the U [the copy >from the microfilm is cut off]. Isaac Zlatkin 22 >from Nikolajew, Russia, which I guess today, is Mykolaiv, Ukraine. I don't know if he came >from the City of Mykolaiv itself or village in the Mykolaiv Oblast. According to the website for Bremen, Germany, all of the passenger records during the times I am looking for destroyed in WWII. Moderator's Note: Please sign all posts with your name and location. =
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Location: Zaim Russia
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Alan B. Cohen <alanbcohen@...>
My wife recently got a copy of her aunt's. U.S. citizenship papers (1942). They
gave her place of birth as "Zaim Russia" when she arrived in the U.S. in 1909 on the SS Ryndam >from Hamburg Germany. I've tried to find Zaim without luck. Does anyone have clues or any search suggestions? Alan Alan B. Cohen Email: alanbcohen@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Location: Zaim Russia
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Alan B. Cohen <alanbcohen@...>
My wife recently got a copy of her aunt's. U.S. citizenship papers (1942). They
gave her place of birth as "Zaim Russia" when she arrived in the U.S. in 1909 on the SS Ryndam >from Hamburg Germany. I've tried to find Zaim without luck. Does anyone have clues or any search suggestions? Alan Alan B. Cohen Email: alanbcohen@...
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