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Contact Information for Gertrud Sara THORN
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Marcy Greene
Just wondering if anybody remembers a Gertrud Sara Thorn who lived at
Brandenburgerstrasse 87 in Breslau, Germany in 1939.Breslau,Germany is modern day Wroclaw,Poland.>from the 1939 Breslau Census, a family of five Thorns were living at the above address: Gertrud Sara Thorn born Jan.27th 1904 in Tauroggen, modern day Taurage,Lithuania Eugen Israel Thorn born April 14th 1898 in Winzig, Germany Jacob Thorn born October 1st 1864 in Winzig,Germany Kaethe Thorn born June 11th 1894 in Winzig,Germany Marion Thorn born June 18th 1929 in Berlin,Germany Gertrud Sara Thorn's maiden name was Reichman and she was a cousin of my grandfather.Gertrud and Eugen were issued Emergency Passports on March 7th 1939 to get out of Breslau.The Passport Numbers were T80/39 for Eugen Thorn and T81/39 for Gertrud Thorn and they were issued by the Pol.Pras.Breslau. Eugen Thorn was a Landwirt which is a valuer of land (appraiser) and Gertrud Thorn was a housewife.I am hoping to speak to any of Gertrud's immediate family or anybody else who knew or remembered any of the Thorns in order to find out more about my grandfather's Reichman family most of whom perished in Taurage (Tavrig),Lithuania during the Holocaust in 1941. Any help or suggestions on how to find out where Gertrud Thorn and the family immigrated to would be kindly appreciated.This is the only record I have found on Gertrud and her Thorn family. Thank you everybody for taking the time to read my posting and looking forward to hearing >from you. All the best,David Feder St.John's,Newfoundland,Canada
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Contact Information for Gertrud Sara THORN
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Marcy Greene
Just wondering if anybody remembers a Gertrud Sara Thorn who lived at
Brandenburgerstrasse 87 in Breslau, Germany in 1939.Breslau,Germany is modern day Wroclaw,Poland.>from the 1939 Breslau Census, a family of five Thorns were living at the above address: Gertrud Sara Thorn born Jan.27th 1904 in Tauroggen, modern day Taurage,Lithuania Eugen Israel Thorn born April 14th 1898 in Winzig, Germany Jacob Thorn born October 1st 1864 in Winzig,Germany Kaethe Thorn born June 11th 1894 in Winzig,Germany Marion Thorn born June 18th 1929 in Berlin,Germany Gertrud Sara Thorn's maiden name was Reichman and she was a cousin of my grandfather.Gertrud and Eugen were issued Emergency Passports on March 7th 1939 to get out of Breslau.The Passport Numbers were T80/39 for Eugen Thorn and T81/39 for Gertrud Thorn and they were issued by the Pol.Pras.Breslau. Eugen Thorn was a Landwirt which is a valuer of land (appraiser) and Gertrud Thorn was a housewife.I am hoping to speak to any of Gertrud's immediate family or anybody else who knew or remembered any of the Thorns in order to find out more about my grandfather's Reichman family most of whom perished in Taurage (Tavrig),Lithuania during the Holocaust in 1941. Any help or suggestions on how to find out where Gertrud Thorn and the family immigrated to would be kindly appreciated.This is the only record I have found on Gertrud and her Thorn family. Thank you everybody for taking the time to read my posting and looking forward to hearing >from you. All the best,David Feder St.John's,Newfoundland,Canada
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ViewMate ID of Russian Photograph Request
#ukraine
Sharon Zane
I am hoping for help in identifying the approximate date a photograph was taken, and the uniform the man in it is wearing, if it is indeed a uniform. I believe the photo was taken somewhere in the Crimea, but that is a guess. And, if anyone can identify the man himself, that would be great. Thanks to all in advance for any help you can provide.
The photograph is on ViewMate at: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=18951 Sharon Zane NYC Researching: LINOV and SCHER, Yevpatoria, Simferpol and Odessa
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine ViewMate ID of Russian Photograph Request
#ukraine
Sharon Zane
I am hoping for help in identifying the approximate date a photograph was taken, and the uniform the man in it is wearing, if it is indeed a uniform. I believe the photo was taken somewhere in the Crimea, but that is a guess. And, if anyone can identify the man himself, that would be great. Thanks to all in advance for any help you can provide.
The photograph is on ViewMate at: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=18951 Sharon Zane NYC Researching: LINOV and SCHER, Yevpatoria, Simferpol and Odessa
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JEWISH GENEALOGY GROUP FORMING IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA
#ukraine
Connie Fisher Newhan
JEWISH GENEALOGY IN ORANGE COUNTY
A meeting to kickoff a newly reorganized Orange County Jewish Genealogical Society (OCJGS)has been scheduled for Sunday morning, June 26, 10:00-11:30 AM, at Temple Bat Yahm in Newport Beach. Everyone interested in Jewish genealogy is invited to attend. Meet people with similar interests. Get help solving family mysteries. Bring your friends. Share your ideas. Please RSVP to Frank Stern (SternF@aol.com). Shalom (or as my Zaydeh used to say, "Zol zein mit glick!") Best Regards, Connie Fisher Newhan (#1272) California, USA FISHER/FISCHER/FISZER, FISZEL (Warszawa& Bedzin, Poland),S(Z)PRINGER, , HERSZLIKOWICZ, HAMBURGER (Bedzin, Lagiza, Zarki, Poland), GERSTEN (Obertyn, Galacia) BARSKA/BARSKY/BARSKIY(Odessa), GOLDBERG (Sokolka?), FELDMAN (Veliuona,Kaunas), CAHN (Koln), FRIEDSAM (Bodendorf, Coln? Germany, Pittsburgh, PA), NEWHAN/NEUHAN/NEUHAHN (Hesse Cassel, Meimbressen, Germany, Baltimore, MD), BOHORODCZANER (Potok Zloty, Ukraine), LEVINE, BLUM, ROTH, ROCKOVITZ, ABRAMS, RABINOWITZ
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Golovanevsk (Ukraine) Visit
#ukraine
hank.solomon@...
My wife and I plan to be in Ukraine in early June and are seeking family or
visitor connections to Golovanevsk (Holvenisk), a town bordering Podolia, Kiev and Kherson provinces that we will visit. If you are or have knowledge of the Tarantal family name (or some derivative, i.e. Tarantul, Tarantur, etc) or have current information about Golovanevsk, I would greatly appreciate hearing >from you. Also, if you have any shtetl travel tips or recommendations in your tour of Ukraine locations, I would welcome these. Many thanks. Hank Solomon
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine JEWISH GENEALOGY GROUP FORMING IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA
#ukraine
Connie Fisher Newhan
JEWISH GENEALOGY IN ORANGE COUNTY
A meeting to kickoff a newly reorganized Orange County Jewish Genealogical Society (OCJGS)has been scheduled for Sunday morning, June 26, 10:00-11:30 AM, at Temple Bat Yahm in Newport Beach. Everyone interested in Jewish genealogy is invited to attend. Meet people with similar interests. Get help solving family mysteries. Bring your friends. Share your ideas. Please RSVP to Frank Stern (SternF@aol.com). Shalom (or as my Zaydeh used to say, "Zol zein mit glick!") Best Regards, Connie Fisher Newhan (#1272) California, USA FISHER/FISCHER/FISZER, FISZEL (Warszawa& Bedzin, Poland),S(Z)PRINGER, , HERSZLIKOWICZ, HAMBURGER (Bedzin, Lagiza, Zarki, Poland), GERSTEN (Obertyn, Galacia) BARSKA/BARSKY/BARSKIY(Odessa), GOLDBERG (Sokolka?), FELDMAN (Veliuona,Kaunas), CAHN (Koln), FRIEDSAM (Bodendorf, Coln? Germany, Pittsburgh, PA), NEWHAN/NEUHAN/NEUHAHN (Hesse Cassel, Meimbressen, Germany, Baltimore, MD), BOHORODCZANER (Potok Zloty, Ukraine), LEVINE, BLUM, ROTH, ROCKOVITZ, ABRAMS, RABINOWITZ
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Golovanevsk (Ukraine) Visit
#ukraine
hank.solomon@...
My wife and I plan to be in Ukraine in early June and are seeking family or
visitor connections to Golovanevsk (Holvenisk), a town bordering Podolia, Kiev and Kherson provinces that we will visit. If you are or have knowledge of the Tarantal family name (or some derivative, i.e. Tarantul, Tarantur, etc) or have current information about Golovanevsk, I would greatly appreciate hearing >from you. Also, if you have any shtetl travel tips or recommendations in your tour of Ukraine locations, I would welcome these. Many thanks. Hank Solomon
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Records from Berdichev
#ukraine
Israel P
Does anyone know anything about the accessibility of records >from
Berdichev? What is there, where is is, how can a person get at them, are precise dates necessary, etc etc. My particular interest is birth records for the period 1880-1930. Israel Pickholtz Jerusalem
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Yanishpol Information
#ukraine
sygaa@...
Dear Landsleit,
A friend is trying to find the correct archive to write to obtain copies of his father's and grandfather's birth certificates. He as well as his father and grandfather were born in Yanishpol. He has a copy of his own birth certificate and hopes to get copies of his father's and grandfather's. Any help in this quest is deeply appreciated. Shalom Bronstein, Jerusalem Researching - SHULMAN/SHILLMAN - Panevezys; BLOCH - Krekanava (Lithuania); the DIMMERMAN, BECK & GELMAN families >from Ostrog & vicinity (Volhyn); BRONSTEIN, BROWNSTEIN, RUNSTEIN, ROCHMANN - Kishinev (Moldava); GOLDSTEIN - Iasi (Romania) - those who came to America all settled in Philadelphia; GOLDZWEIG & LETZTER - Cholojow/Uzlovoye (Eastern Galicia/Ukraine)
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Records from Berdichev
#ukraine
Israel P
Does anyone know anything about the accessibility of records >from
Berdichev? What is there, where is is, how can a person get at them, are precise dates necessary, etc etc. My particular interest is birth records for the period 1880-1930. Israel Pickholtz Jerusalem
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Yanishpol Information
#ukraine
sygaa@...
Dear Landsleit,
A friend is trying to find the correct archive to write to obtain copies of his father's and grandfather's birth certificates. He as well as his father and grandfather were born in Yanishpol. He has a copy of his own birth certificate and hopes to get copies of his father's and grandfather's. Any help in this quest is deeply appreciated. Shalom Bronstein, Jerusalem Researching - SHULMAN/SHILLMAN - Panevezys; BLOCH - Krekanava (Lithuania); the DIMMERMAN, BECK & GELMAN families >from Ostrog & vicinity (Volhyn); BRONSTEIN, BROWNSTEIN, RUNSTEIN, ROCHMANN - Kishinev (Moldava); GOLDSTEIN - Iasi (Romania) - those who came to America all settled in Philadelphia; GOLDZWEIG & LETZTER - Cholojow/Uzlovoye (Eastern Galicia/Ukraine)
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The town of Robrin, Russia
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Neil Feder <paisaman37@...>
I am looking for any information about the town of Robrin, in Russia, which
is listed as the place of origin of my great grandparents, Lebbey and Morris Rosenfeld, when they entered the USA through Ellis Island. All I have found so far is a dot in the middle of Siberia on Yahoo Maps! Can anyone help me figure out where and what this place is? Thanks, Neil Feder
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen The town of Robrin, Russia
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Neil Feder <paisaman37@...>
I am looking for any information about the town of Robrin, in Russia, which
is listed as the place of origin of my great grandparents, Lebbey and Morris Rosenfeld, when they entered the USA through Ellis Island. All I have found so far is a dot in the middle of Siberia on Yahoo Maps! Can anyone help me figure out where and what this place is? Thanks, Neil Feder
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Last Notes on the wall of the Great Synagogue in Kovel
#ukraine
bruce.drake@...
The final section >from the Kovel Memorial Book containing the last notes
written on the wall of the Great Synagogue by those inside waiting for their deaths has been posted. These were the notes written in Yiddish. http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/kovel1/kov483.html#Page488 The Index of Names page on the Kovel shtetlinks site has been updated to include these names. http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kovel/nameindex.htm Bruce Drake Silver Spring, Md.
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Chernyakhov or Czeningaw
#ukraine
hbdenkin@...
I am trying to find a Town in the Russia Province of Chernyakhov or
Czeningaw by the name of "Klimow". It the town listed in some of my father's papers. Sincerely Harvey Denkin
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Last Notes on the wall of the Great Synagogue in Kovel
#ukraine
bruce.drake@...
The final section >from the Kovel Memorial Book containing the last notes
written on the wall of the Great Synagogue by those inside waiting for their deaths has been posted. These were the notes written in Yiddish. http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/kovel1/kov483.html#Page488 The Index of Names page on the Kovel shtetlinks site has been updated to include these names. http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kovel/nameindex.htm Bruce Drake Silver Spring, Md.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Chernyakhov or Czeningaw
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hbdenkin@...
I am trying to find a Town in the Russia Province of Chernyakhov or
Czeningaw by the name of "Klimow". It the town listed in some of my father's papers. Sincerely Harvey Denkin
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IAJGS International Jewish Genealogy Month and Poster Contest
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Michael Goldstein
As promised, here is more information about the IAJGS sponsored
International Jewish Genealogy Month and Poster Contest: International Jewish Genealogy Month runs October 29 to November 26, 2011, the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. IAJGS and the International Jewish Genealogy Month Committee encourage you and your organization to publicize your organization's programs and events in conjunction with this special month. More information and support will be coming your way this summer to help you publicize International Jewish Genealogy Month and support your association. Right now, you can publicize the IAJGS International Jewish Genealogy Month Annual Poster/Flyer Competition. All entries >from member organizations (JGS, SIG, BOF, etc.) are due by June 15, 2011. Member organizations may submit one or more entries. The entry creator is not required to be a member of the member organization and there's no age requirement for the entry creator. The artist creating the winning entry will receive free registration for the 2011 conference. In addition, both the winning artist and member organization will be acknowledged on our web site, at the Washington DC IAJGS Conference and via member digest emails. Here's your chance to reach out to new potential members of all ages. (There's lots of talent in your local high schools and colleges.) The winning design will be announced at the August 2011 IAJGS International Conference and the winning entry displayed publicly at the event for the first time. Nancy Adelson, Washington, Chair of the Committee and Committee members, Rabbi Gary Gans, New Jersey; Howard Morris, Massachusetts; Garri Regev, Israel Jeanette Rosenberg, United Kingdom ; Janice Sellers, California Look forward to hearing >from you. For more details and the Poster/flyer entry form, please go to the International Jewish Genealogy Month web site at http://www.iajgs.org/jgmonth.html or email nancyadelson@comcast.net . Michael Michael Goldstein president@iajgs.org President IAJGS www.iajgs.org
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen IAJGS International Jewish Genealogy Month and Poster Contest
#general
Michael Goldstein
As promised, here is more information about the IAJGS sponsored
International Jewish Genealogy Month and Poster Contest: International Jewish Genealogy Month runs October 29 to November 26, 2011, the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. IAJGS and the International Jewish Genealogy Month Committee encourage you and your organization to publicize your organization's programs and events in conjunction with this special month. More information and support will be coming your way this summer to help you publicize International Jewish Genealogy Month and support your association. Right now, you can publicize the IAJGS International Jewish Genealogy Month Annual Poster/Flyer Competition. All entries >from member organizations (JGS, SIG, BOF, etc.) are due by June 15, 2011. Member organizations may submit one or more entries. The entry creator is not required to be a member of the member organization and there's no age requirement for the entry creator. The artist creating the winning entry will receive free registration for the 2011 conference. In addition, both the winning artist and member organization will be acknowledged on our web site, at the Washington DC IAJGS Conference and via member digest emails. Here's your chance to reach out to new potential members of all ages. (There's lots of talent in your local high schools and colleges.) The winning design will be announced at the August 2011 IAJGS International Conference and the winning entry displayed publicly at the event for the first time. Nancy Adelson, Washington, Chair of the Committee and Committee members, Rabbi Gary Gans, New Jersey; Howard Morris, Massachusetts; Garri Regev, Israel Jeanette Rosenberg, United Kingdom ; Janice Sellers, California Look forward to hearing >from you. For more details and the Poster/flyer entry form, please go to the International Jewish Genealogy Month web site at http://www.iajgs.org/jgmonth.html or email nancyadelson@comcast.net . Michael Michael Goldstein president@iajgs.org President IAJGS www.iajgs.org
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