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Yiddish Literary Circles
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Irving Skorka <irvela@...>
Hi--
The Circle may have been associated with the Arbiter Ring (Workman's Circle) or other similar organizations. There were several literature circles started as a result of the presence of jewish intellectuals that came to the United States during the late 1890s and early 1900s. I recently completed Aaron Lansky's book on the development of the Yiddish Book Center entitled, "Outwitting History". It's an easy read and discusses in detail how and why the Center was established. Lansky spent many years collecting Yiddish books where he could. These books were in the collection of many Jewish intellectuals living at the time. They had grown old and could not find many people or libraries who would take the books, including their children, who had become Americanized and knew little Yiddish. He met them all, as he describes in "Outwitting History". One of the many places he visited was Coney Island. He may have knowledge of the subject Circle. Sincerely, Irv Skorka
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Yiddish Literary Circles
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Irving Skorka <irvela@...>
Hi--
The Circle may have been associated with the Arbiter Ring (Workman's Circle) or other similar organizations. There were several literature circles started as a result of the presence of jewish intellectuals that came to the United States during the late 1890s and early 1900s. I recently completed Aaron Lansky's book on the development of the Yiddish Book Center entitled, "Outwitting History". It's an easy read and discusses in detail how and why the Center was established. Lansky spent many years collecting Yiddish books where he could. These books were in the collection of many Jewish intellectuals living at the time. They had grown old and could not find many people or libraries who would take the books, including their children, who had become Americanized and knew little Yiddish. He met them all, as he describes in "Outwitting History". One of the many places he visited was Coney Island. He may have knowledge of the subject Circle. Sincerely, Irv Skorka
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BRODSKY
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Tamar Gold <trgold@...>
Looking for exact details of how the wife of Marc Chagall, V. Brodsky
(?second wife) traced back to the famous wealthy Brodsky family of Kiev. Any biographical and family information would be appreciated. Thanks Neil Rosenstein Please respond to neilgenealogy@gmail.com only. Thank you.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen BRODSKY
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Tamar Gold <trgold@...>
Looking for exact details of how the wife of Marc Chagall, V. Brodsky
(?second wife) traced back to the famous wealthy Brodsky family of Kiev. Any biographical and family information would be appreciated. Thanks Neil Rosenstein Please respond to neilgenealogy@gmail.com only. Thank you.
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Lillian Katz in NY circa 1940
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A. E. Jordan
I have a long time stumper on my tree and I need some new inspiration to
finding the answer. In his will in 1941 my great grandfather (Jacob Joseph) leaves money to his niece Lillian Katz. No one in the family remembers any details on Lillian other than some vague remember of a sister (of Joseph) or maybe her daughter living in the Bronx and being possibly a seamstress. I had hoped it would become apparent in the 1940 Census but so far I am seeing nothing there to solve this mystery. I need some inspiration to figure out how to sort out this sister and her family. Jacob was born in Austria circa 1866 the son of Joshua Selig Joseph and Gussie Schwartz Joseph. Jacob say he immigrated to the USA in 1887 and I pick up his paper trail with his naturalization in 1892 in New Jersey. In the late 1880s he is living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and marries Theresia Lubasch in 1891. They lived in Hoboken and later Jersey City, New Jersey and I know their details. Jacob Joseph had a brother Israel Joseph born circa 1868 and who was married in New York in 1897. I know Israel's details too. He lived in Jersey City, New Jersey and died in 1918. No where in any of the family papers do I find anything about Jacob and Israel's sister. Any ideas on how to find this mystery sister and her family? I don't know if Katz is her married name or the daughter's married name or even what the sister's first name is. Thanks Allan Jordan
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Lillian Katz in NY circa 1940
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A. E. Jordan
I have a long time stumper on my tree and I need some new inspiration to
finding the answer. In his will in 1941 my great grandfather (Jacob Joseph) leaves money to his niece Lillian Katz. No one in the family remembers any details on Lillian other than some vague remember of a sister (of Joseph) or maybe her daughter living in the Bronx and being possibly a seamstress. I had hoped it would become apparent in the 1940 Census but so far I am seeing nothing there to solve this mystery. I need some inspiration to figure out how to sort out this sister and her family. Jacob was born in Austria circa 1866 the son of Joshua Selig Joseph and Gussie Schwartz Joseph. Jacob say he immigrated to the USA in 1887 and I pick up his paper trail with his naturalization in 1892 in New Jersey. In the late 1880s he is living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and marries Theresia Lubasch in 1891. They lived in Hoboken and later Jersey City, New Jersey and I know their details. Jacob Joseph had a brother Israel Joseph born circa 1868 and who was married in New York in 1897. I know Israel's details too. He lived in Jersey City, New Jersey and died in 1918. No where in any of the family papers do I find anything about Jacob and Israel's sister. Any ideas on how to find this mystery sister and her family? I don't know if Katz is her married name or the daughter's married name or even what the sister's first name is. Thanks Allan Jordan
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Re: Seeking Information about Unusual First name in Polish Document
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Layne <lonufer@...>
My father's Hebrew name is Chanine and as a consequence so is my son's.
I've found this name to be one of the most difficult first names to locate. In the above spelling, Chanine, it is on JewishGen, but not before you pass through many female responses in the Jewish Given Names Database. I know you believe your spelling is correct and I believe you do have a version of the spelling. It reminds me of Hanukah and Chanukah. Both spellings are acceptable. I've been told that's it's one of the oldest Hebrew names and in religious communities, this name garners great respect. Thank you for inquiring about the name Chanine. I've been meaning to ask Jewish Gen the following question. My great great grand father's Hebrew name is Chanine. He was born in Poland, but there are very few Chanines in the entire JRI Poland database. I've been told his secular name was Tannum. I can find no Tannum's in JRI Poland. Some have suggest Tanoch. What is the relationship between Tannum and Chanine or between Tanoch and Chanine. Is there another given name I could be looking for. Layne Onufer Huntington Beach, CA Researching BEKER/BECKER in Mogielnica, Nowy Korczyn and Pacanow, Poland; GOGEL Warsaw and Amelnik, Galicia; MILIONSTCHIK/MILLER and GOLDBERG in Siauliai,Lithuania; KRAKOWSKY in Koshevata, Ukraine; COHEN Boguslav, Ukraine; Fuks in Nowy Korczyn, Anelowicz Mognielnica;
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Seeking Information about Unusual First name in Polish Document
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Layne <lonufer@...>
My father's Hebrew name is Chanine and as a consequence so is my son's.
I've found this name to be one of the most difficult first names to locate. In the above spelling, Chanine, it is on JewishGen, but not before you pass through many female responses in the Jewish Given Names Database. I know you believe your spelling is correct and I believe you do have a version of the spelling. It reminds me of Hanukah and Chanukah. Both spellings are acceptable. I've been told that's it's one of the oldest Hebrew names and in religious communities, this name garners great respect. Thank you for inquiring about the name Chanine. I've been meaning to ask Jewish Gen the following question. My great great grand father's Hebrew name is Chanine. He was born in Poland, but there are very few Chanines in the entire JRI Poland database. I've been told his secular name was Tannum. I can find no Tannum's in JRI Poland. Some have suggest Tanoch. What is the relationship between Tannum and Chanine or between Tanoch and Chanine. Is there another given name I could be looking for. Layne Onufer Huntington Beach, CA Researching BEKER/BECKER in Mogielnica, Nowy Korczyn and Pacanow, Poland; GOGEL Warsaw and Amelnik, Galicia; MILIONSTCHIK/MILLER and GOLDBERG in Siauliai,Lithuania; KRAKOWSKY in Koshevata, Ukraine; COHEN Boguslav, Ukraine; Fuks in Nowy Korczyn, Anelowicz Mognielnica;
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Re: Looking For The Village Of Amelnick In Galicia
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Layne <lonufer@...>
Dear Genners:
Recently I finally found my grandmother's village. I was told she was from Poland and that's true after WWI, but when she was born, the area was Galicia. Now that I've finally found the name of the village, Amelnick, I cannot find where it is located within Galicia. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Layne Onufer Huntington Beach, CA Researching BEKER/BECKER in Mogielnica, Nowy Korczyn and Pacanow, Poland; GOGEL Warsaw and Amelnik, Galicia; MILIONSTCHIK/MILLER and GOLDBERG in Siauliai,Lithuania; KRAKOWSKY in Koshevata, Ukraine; COHEN Boguslav, Ukraine; Fuks in Nowy Korczyn, Anelowicz Mognielnica;
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Looking For The Village Of Amelnick In Galicia
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Layne <lonufer@...>
Dear Genners:
Recently I finally found my grandmother's village. I was told she was from Poland and that's true after WWI, but when she was born, the area was Galicia. Now that I've finally found the name of the village, Amelnick, I cannot find where it is located within Galicia. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Layne Onufer Huntington Beach, CA Researching BEKER/BECKER in Mogielnica, Nowy Korczyn and Pacanow, Poland; GOGEL Warsaw and Amelnik, Galicia; MILIONSTCHIK/MILLER and GOLDBERG in Siauliai,Lithuania; KRAKOWSKY in Koshevata, Ukraine; COHEN Boguslav, Ukraine; Fuks in Nowy Korczyn, Anelowicz Mognielnica;
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NYC Dept. of Vital Records
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Michael Waas
Hi,
Can anyone go to the NYC Dept. of Vital Records for me to check on a marriage certificate this week? It is somewhat urgent as I just discovered something very unsettling on the 1940 census for NY concerning my great-grandfather's ex-wife and I don't want to stir the pot until I can be sure this is true. Please email me for the certificate information. Best, Michael Waas Miami, FL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen NYC Dept. of Vital Records
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Michael Waas
Hi,
Can anyone go to the NYC Dept. of Vital Records for me to check on a marriage certificate this week? It is somewhat urgent as I just discovered something very unsettling on the 1940 census for NY concerning my great-grandfather's ex-wife and I don't want to stir the pot until I can be sure this is true. Please email me for the certificate information. Best, Michael Waas Miami, FL
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Israeli death certificate
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Clive Callman <callman@...>
My grandmother Fanny SUESSMANN nee DANZIGER is buried on the Mount of
Olives, Jerusalem. She was living at 27 Ramban Street, Jerusalem >from about 1940 until her death after a relatively short period. I have been trying to obtain her death certificate, or details of her death and posted this information in February. I am also trying to obtain the death certificate of her son, Dr. Georg SUESSMANN who lived at the same address and died in April 1959. He was buried in Jerusalem. Following leads suggested, I was informed by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior that I should contact the Embassy of Israel in London. It has proved impossible to obtain any information >from them. They informed me that I have to be an Israeli citizen to obtain an Israeli death certificate. I have tried to telephone them, and emailed them with no success. Can anyone suggest how I can proceed? With many thanks, His Honour Clive Callman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Israeli death certificate
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Clive Callman <callman@...>
My grandmother Fanny SUESSMANN nee DANZIGER is buried on the Mount of
Olives, Jerusalem. She was living at 27 Ramban Street, Jerusalem >from about 1940 until her death after a relatively short period. I have been trying to obtain her death certificate, or details of her death and posted this information in February. I am also trying to obtain the death certificate of her son, Dr. Georg SUESSMANN who lived at the same address and died in April 1959. He was buried in Jerusalem. Following leads suggested, I was informed by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior that I should contact the Embassy of Israel in London. It has proved impossible to obtain any information >from them. They informed me that I have to be an Israeli citizen to obtain an Israeli death certificate. I have tried to telephone them, and emailed them with no success. Can anyone suggest how I can proceed? With many thanks, His Honour Clive Callman
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Re: WWI soldiers' graves
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janicemsj@...
The site has moved to
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http://91.205.75.101/~forgen/polegli/index.php?lng=en Janice M. Sellers Oakland, California
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:21 AM, IsraelP <IsraelP@pikholz.org> wrote:
The site mentioned in The G that came last week -
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Re: Krakow Census 1890 online
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To All,
Following Logan Kleinwak's detailed instructions, I have spent considerable hours poring through the Krakow 1890 census, trying to see where the next alphabetical listing began. I decided it might help others by providing a list of the images where you can all shorten your search. Below are the images to enter that will take you to the specified letter of the alphabet. On the website http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/publication?id=71468&tab=3 at the very bottom, the two items listed with "obcy" are the indices to the census, and one is A-L, the other M-Z. For A-L (746 images) A 2 B 18 C 138 D 186 E 240 F 249 G 293 H 388 I 432 J 438 K 482 L 677 For M-Z (749 images) M 2 N 113 O 150 P 174 R 277 S 345 T 537 U 575 V 585 W 587 Z 691 Good hunting! Madeleine Isenberg Beverly Hills, CA, USA madeleine.isenberg@gmail.com Researching: GOLDMAN, STEINER, LANGER, GLUECKSMAN in parts of Galicia such as: Nowy Targ, Wachsmund, Krakow, Poland who migrated into Kezmarok or nearby Nehre/Straszky, both now in Slovakia. GOLDSTEIN in Abaujszina (Sena), Hungary; Tolcswa, Hungary; Temeswar, Romania.
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: WWI soldiers' graves
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janicemsj@...
The site has moved to
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http://91.205.75.101/~forgen/polegli/index.php?lng=en Janice M. Sellers Oakland, California
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:21 AM, IsraelP <IsraelP@pikholz.org> wrote:
The site mentioned in The G that came last week -
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Krakow Census 1890 online
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To All,
Following Logan Kleinwak's detailed instructions, I have spent considerable hours poring through the Krakow 1890 census, trying to see where the next alphabetical listing began. I decided it might help others by providing a list of the images where you can all shorten your search. Below are the images to enter that will take you to the specified letter of the alphabet. On the website http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/publication?id=71468&tab=3 at the very bottom, the two items listed with "obcy" are the indices to the census, and one is A-L, the other M-Z. For A-L (746 images) A 2 B 18 C 138 D 186 E 240 F 249 G 293 H 388 I 432 J 438 K 482 L 677 For M-Z (749 images) M 2 N 113 O 150 P 174 R 277 S 345 T 537 U 575 V 585 W 587 Z 691 Good hunting! Madeleine Isenberg Beverly Hills, CA, USA madeleine.isenberg@gmail.com Researching: GOLDMAN, STEINER, LANGER, GLUECKSMAN in parts of Galicia such as: Nowy Targ, Wachsmund, Krakow, Poland who migrated into Kezmarok or nearby Nehre/Straszky, both now in Slovakia. GOLDSTEIN in Abaujszina (Sena), Hungary; Tolcswa, Hungary; Temeswar, Romania.
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Ben Zvi Institute
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Albert Braunstein <braunstein42@...>
Does anyone have any experience with the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerusalem?
I can't find the opening hours on their web site http://www.ybz.org.il/ I sent them an email a couple weeks ago and have not got a response Albert Braunstein Melbourne, Australia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Ben Zvi Institute
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Albert Braunstein <braunstein42@...>
Does anyone have any experience with the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerusalem?
I can't find the opening hours on their web site http://www.ybz.org.il/ I sent them an email a couple weeks ago and have not got a response Albert Braunstein Melbourne, Australia
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