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Viewmate translation
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Amy Siegel
Dear Genners,
I have posted 5 tombstones on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. They are located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24202 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24201 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24200 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24198 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24199 Thank you all for all your help. Amy Siegel Setauket, NY MODERATOR NOTE: When requesting assistance with viewmate translations, please put the original language in your subject line. Respond using the viewmate form, please.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Viewmate translation
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Amy Siegel
Dear Genners,
I have posted 5 tombstones on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. They are located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24202 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24201 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24200 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24198 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24199 Thank you all for all your help. Amy Siegel Setauket, NY MODERATOR NOTE: When requesting assistance with viewmate translations, please put the original language in your subject line. Respond using the viewmate form, please.
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Ganz Romania Trip
#romania
rrrrgggg@...
My husband Bob and I had a wonderful trip to Romania this past July. Our
guide Dan Jumara took us, at our request, to famous tourist sites such as Brasov to see "Dracula" Vlad the Impaler's Castle and the medieval city of Sighisoara as well as ancestral towns.I felt that it was important to get the general feel of a country and people. In Sighisoara teenagers performed classic Romanian dances in the city center and a chorus of adult women sang traditional Romanian songs. A highlight of our trip was a visit to the Salt Mine in Praid. Asthmatic children ,and children with other respiratory illnesses, are brought here for treatment. The children stay in the salt mine equipped with playgrounds with swing sets , inflatable slides, room to roller skate, play ping pong, use computers etc., for 4-5 hours at a time. Just breathing the "salt air" in this cool environment helps you breathe easier. An amazing and unexpected experience. We visited the ancestral town of Podu Iloaiei, just outside of Iasi. I photographed homes >from the 1800s once part of the Jewish Quarter. This area is now a Gypsy neighborhood. I had to photograph these buildings from the car. We were under close scrutiny by the new inhabitants andfelt that we were not welcome. We did visit the Jewish Cemetery in Podu Iloaiei where I photographed as many of the upright or partially upright tombstones in this disheveled cemetery. I had to stop as I got closer to the shepherd's house where his dogs barking became incessantly louder and menacing. It must have been a 100 degree day. I could not read many of the names that were in Hebrew,but I thought that maybe if I get them translated, people, not just myself, might recognize family names. I was not sure as to whether Romania Sig had a project of this nature or not and I was there. The sheep at times wander through this cemetery leaving "poop" in between tombstones. My husband said Kaddish in memory of this once vibrant community. We were looking for markers related to the ILOWITZ family. Financial woes in Romania combined with possible anti-semitism has left the repair of this cemetery and the restoration of the great synagogue in Iasi in limbo. We did visit the city of Iasi and toured streets and buildings that existed , such as the Jewish Theater, when my grandfather Julius JACKOWITZ/JANKOWITZ was a young man in the late 1800s -1911. Some Jackowitz records, (WW I Draft Cards, U.S. Census ), also mention Negresti as an area associated with this family. N.B. Stray dogs do roam the streets, but for the most part they sleep during the heat of the day. At night you must use more caution. I have questions concerning vital records,etc in Romania. According to our guide Dan Jumara, these records have not been photographed. The records are in Romanian for the most part. As I found out, Romanian is a very difficult language to understand even if you are knowledgeable in other Romance languages. As Dan explained, Romanian is based on an"archaic" form of Latin with a few Slavic words mixed in. My grandparents never taught Romanian to their American born 10 children as a way of keeping some "privacy" as a couple. They only spoke Yiddish and English to them. Are there projects sponsored by Romania Sig to locate, photograph and index records at the Vaslui District Branch of the Romanian Archives ? or of the main Archive in Iasi? for Barlad, Negresti, etc. ? So far Dan has found birth records for 2 sons of my grandmother's older sister Pessa/Paulina SOLOMON ,(nee ABRAMS/ABRAMOWITZ? ) and her husband Itic/Isaac/Isidor SOLOMON of Berlad/Barlad, Romania. Itic was a carpenter. Their Romanian born son Morris J. Solomon, (1891-1967), was a great civic leader in Brooklyn, New York. Searching for information for the following families: Romania: JACKOWITZ/JANKOWITZ, ILOWITZ, ABRAMS/ABRAMOWITZ (areas: Berlad/Barlad, Iasi, Negresti) Belarus: SANDLER, RESNICK,REZNIK, SUCHOWLIANSKY/LANSKY, HOCHSTEIN/GAUKSTEIN (areas include Grodno/Hrudna town and province, Bialystok, Poland, Minsk, and Lithuania) Western Ukraine: GANZ?GANS,LUTWAK/LUDWIG,WASSERMAN,KACZOR,KERNIK Joan Ganz Spring Valley, New York E-mail : Joan Ganz at rrrrgggg@... MODERATOR NOTE: Please check the Rom-SIG JewishGen-erosity site: to note that we have a large project going on right now to obtain vital records >from the Iasi Archives, as well as many others now in the works.
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Romania SIG #Romania Ganz Romania Trip
#romania
rrrrgggg@...
My husband Bob and I had a wonderful trip to Romania this past July. Our
guide Dan Jumara took us, at our request, to famous tourist sites such as Brasov to see "Dracula" Vlad the Impaler's Castle and the medieval city of Sighisoara as well as ancestral towns.I felt that it was important to get the general feel of a country and people. In Sighisoara teenagers performed classic Romanian dances in the city center and a chorus of adult women sang traditional Romanian songs. A highlight of our trip was a visit to the Salt Mine in Praid. Asthmatic children ,and children with other respiratory illnesses, are brought here for treatment. The children stay in the salt mine equipped with playgrounds with swing sets , inflatable slides, room to roller skate, play ping pong, use computers etc., for 4-5 hours at a time. Just breathing the "salt air" in this cool environment helps you breathe easier. An amazing and unexpected experience. We visited the ancestral town of Podu Iloaiei, just outside of Iasi. I photographed homes >from the 1800s once part of the Jewish Quarter. This area is now a Gypsy neighborhood. I had to photograph these buildings from the car. We were under close scrutiny by the new inhabitants andfelt that we were not welcome. We did visit the Jewish Cemetery in Podu Iloaiei where I photographed as many of the upright or partially upright tombstones in this disheveled cemetery. I had to stop as I got closer to the shepherd's house where his dogs barking became incessantly louder and menacing. It must have been a 100 degree day. I could not read many of the names that were in Hebrew,but I thought that maybe if I get them translated, people, not just myself, might recognize family names. I was not sure as to whether Romania Sig had a project of this nature or not and I was there. The sheep at times wander through this cemetery leaving "poop" in between tombstones. My husband said Kaddish in memory of this once vibrant community. We were looking for markers related to the ILOWITZ family. Financial woes in Romania combined with possible anti-semitism has left the repair of this cemetery and the restoration of the great synagogue in Iasi in limbo. We did visit the city of Iasi and toured streets and buildings that existed , such as the Jewish Theater, when my grandfather Julius JACKOWITZ/JANKOWITZ was a young man in the late 1800s -1911. Some Jackowitz records, (WW I Draft Cards, U.S. Census ), also mention Negresti as an area associated with this family. N.B. Stray dogs do roam the streets, but for the most part they sleep during the heat of the day. At night you must use more caution. I have questions concerning vital records,etc in Romania. According to our guide Dan Jumara, these records have not been photographed. The records are in Romanian for the most part. As I found out, Romanian is a very difficult language to understand even if you are knowledgeable in other Romance languages. As Dan explained, Romanian is based on an"archaic" form of Latin with a few Slavic words mixed in. My grandparents never taught Romanian to their American born 10 children as a way of keeping some "privacy" as a couple. They only spoke Yiddish and English to them. Are there projects sponsored by Romania Sig to locate, photograph and index records at the Vaslui District Branch of the Romanian Archives ? or of the main Archive in Iasi? for Barlad, Negresti, etc. ? So far Dan has found birth records for 2 sons of my grandmother's older sister Pessa/Paulina SOLOMON ,(nee ABRAMS/ABRAMOWITZ? ) and her husband Itic/Isaac/Isidor SOLOMON of Berlad/Barlad, Romania. Itic was a carpenter. Their Romanian born son Morris J. Solomon, (1891-1967), was a great civic leader in Brooklyn, New York. Searching for information for the following families: Romania: JACKOWITZ/JANKOWITZ, ILOWITZ, ABRAMS/ABRAMOWITZ (areas: Berlad/Barlad, Iasi, Negresti) Belarus: SANDLER, RESNICK,REZNIK, SUCHOWLIANSKY/LANSKY, HOCHSTEIN/GAUKSTEIN (areas include Grodno/Hrudna town and province, Bialystok, Poland, Minsk, and Lithuania) Western Ukraine: GANZ?GANS,LUTWAK/LUDWIG,WASSERMAN,KACZOR,KERNIK Joan Ganz Spring Valley, New York E-mail : Joan Ganz at rrrrgggg@... MODERATOR NOTE: Please check the Rom-SIG JewishGen-erosity site: to note that we have a large project going on right now to obtain vital records >from the Iasi Archives, as well as many others now in the works.
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Was the first name "Gilbert" used in Romania?
#romania
Carol Rombro Rider
I am working on a branch of my family that is new to me. Four sisters,
Gussie SEGALL, Sheba SIEGEL, Sulina BLACK (all living in Savannah, Georgia, USA) and Clara MOPPER (about 1930) have a brother living back in Romania they list as Gilbert COOPERMAN. Was the name "Gilbert" used as a first name in Romania, or is this an "Americanization" of another name? Thank you in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA CRomRider@...
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Romania SIG #Romania Was the first name "Gilbert" used in Romania?
#romania
Carol Rombro Rider
I am working on a branch of my family that is new to me. Four sisters,
Gussie SEGALL, Sheba SIEGEL, Sulina BLACK (all living in Savannah, Georgia, USA) and Clara MOPPER (about 1930) have a brother living back in Romania they list as Gilbert COOPERMAN. Was the name "Gilbert" used as a first name in Romania, or is this an "Americanization" of another name? Thank you in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA CRomRider@...
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Hebrew Translation
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Sarah L Meyer
Dear Genners,
I have posted an image on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. It is located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24222 It is a tombstone for Shosha Ankier located in Warsaw's Jewish Cemetery. Thank you all for all your help. Sarah L Meyer (sarahlmeyer @suddenlink.net) Georgetown, Texas MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond using the viewmate form
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Hebrew Translation
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Sarah L Meyer
Dear Genners,
I have posted an image on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. It is located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24222 It is a tombstone for Shosha Ankier located in Warsaw's Jewish Cemetery. Thank you all for all your help. Sarah L Meyer (sarahlmeyer @suddenlink.net) Georgetown, Texas MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond using the viewmate form
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Viewmate Translation Request: Yiddish?
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Beth Downing
I've posted a snip >from an old marriage record on Viewmate that I'd like to have
translated. I am pretty sure it is in Yiddish, but I am not completely sure. I'd be most grateful if someone could help me out. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24249 Please respond via Viewmate. Thanks, Beth Broodno Downing
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Viewmate Translation Request: Yiddish?
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Beth Downing
I've posted a snip >from an old marriage record on Viewmate that I'd like to have
translated. I am pretty sure it is in Yiddish, but I am not completely sure. I'd be most grateful if someone could help me out. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24249 Please respond via Viewmate. Thanks, Beth Broodno Downing
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ViewMate translation request - German
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Dennis Wulkan
I've posted a vital record in German for which I need a direct translation for all
entries. I am having difficulty reading the script. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24247 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Dennis Wulkan Seattle, Washington USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - German
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Dennis Wulkan
I've posted a vital record in German for which I need a direct translation for all
entries. I am having difficulty reading the script. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24247 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Dennis Wulkan Seattle, Washington USA
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ViewMate translation request - Hungarian
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Dennis Wulkan
I've posted a vital record in Hungarian for which I need a direct translation of all
entries. I am having difficulty reading the script. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24248 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much Dennis Wulkan Seattle, Washington, USA.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - Hungarian
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Dennis Wulkan
I've posted a vital record in Hungarian for which I need a direct translation of all
entries. I am having difficulty reading the script. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24248 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much Dennis Wulkan Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Viewmate translation requests - Hebrew
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krothstein
I've posted 2 pictures of headstones >from the Warsaw Cemetery that I would like
assistance in translating. They are in Hebrew. The addresses are: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24225 and http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24226 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Ken Rothstein Valencia, California
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Viewmate translation requests - Hebrew
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krothstein
I've posted 2 pictures of headstones >from the Warsaw Cemetery that I would like
assistance in translating. They are in Hebrew. The addresses are: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24225 and http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24226 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Ken Rothstein Valencia, California
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Sons of Wreschen Officers photos
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Andrea Robin <mrsandrea@...>
Sons Of Wreschen tombstone monuments photos at Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY:
one >from 1887 and one >from 1918. My great great grandpa Simon Cohen and great grandpa Morris Bennett are mentioned there. I love the free service: http://findagrave.com. Their volunteers and wonderful and I have obtained photos of over 20 of my ancestors buried in New York. I will be glad to email anyone who wants these 2 photos (mrsandrea at cox.net) Andrea Robin in California: Researching Cohens, Asher, Pincus in Wreschen: Goldberger, Gould, Blikstein Horodenka, Austria Bennett >from Plunge, Lithuania
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Sons of Wreschen Officers photos
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Andrea Robin <mrsandrea@...>
Sons Of Wreschen tombstone monuments photos at Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY:
one >from 1887 and one >from 1918. My great great grandpa Simon Cohen and great grandpa Morris Bennett are mentioned there. I love the free service: http://findagrave.com. Their volunteers and wonderful and I have obtained photos of over 20 of my ancestors buried in New York. I will be glad to email anyone who wants these 2 photos (mrsandrea at cox.net) Andrea Robin in California: Researching Cohens, Asher, Pincus in Wreschen: Goldberger, Gould, Blikstein Horodenka, Austria Bennett >from Plunge, Lithuania
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ViewMate: Request for translation of Hebrew tombstone inscriptions
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Deborah Dworski
I am seeking translation of five Hebrew tombstone inscriptions. All
are posted at ViewMate. Here are direct links to the images: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24203 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24204 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24205 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24206 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24207 Please respond privately or via ViewMate. Thank you in advance, Deborah Dworski State of Virginia, U.S.A.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate: Request for translation of Hebrew tombstone inscriptions
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Deborah Dworski
I am seeking translation of five Hebrew tombstone inscriptions. All
are posted at ViewMate. Here are direct links to the images: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24203 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24204 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24205 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24206 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24207 Please respond privately or via ViewMate. Thank you in advance, Deborah Dworski State of Virginia, U.S.A.
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