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Need volunteers to transcribe burial records from Orthodox and Neolog cemeteries in Oradea
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Roger Adler
Dear Genners:
I need a few volunteers to transcribe burial books >from the Neolog and Orthodox cemeteries of Oradea, Romania. These transcriptions do not require any language requirements, because you will just be transcribing names and dates in the burial books. Once you understand the grave location notations, it will be easy to transcribe. This will provide a great deal of new information for Jewishgen about Oradea ancestors. Please contact me below at either email, if you are willing to help. Roger Adler San Antonio, Texas Baldreal@hotmail.com Baldreal@Sbcglobal.net
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Year-End JOWBR and Memorial Plaque Updates
#lithuania
Hi all,
The next update of JewishGen's JOWBR (http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/) and Memorial Plaque (http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/) databases will include all submissions received by November 30th. Submitted material should be live by calendar year-end. Directions for submissions can be found at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/Submit.htm for JOWBR and at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/Submit.htm for the Memorial Plaque Project. If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Nolan Altman nta@pipeline.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Need volunteers to transcribe burial records from Orthodox and Neolog cemeteries in Oradea
#general
Roger Adler
Dear Genners:
I need a few volunteers to transcribe burial books >from the Neolog and Orthodox cemeteries of Oradea, Romania. These transcriptions do not require any language requirements, because you will just be transcribing names and dates in the burial books. Once you understand the grave location notations, it will be easy to transcribe. This will provide a great deal of new information for Jewishgen about Oradea ancestors. Please contact me below at either email, if you are willing to help. Roger Adler San Antonio, Texas Baldreal@hotmail.com Baldreal@Sbcglobal.net
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Year-End JOWBR and Memorial Plaque Updates
#lithuania
Hi all,
The next update of JewishGen's JOWBR (http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/) and Memorial Plaque (http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/) databases will include all submissions received by November 30th. Submitted material should be live by calendar year-end. Directions for submissions can be found at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/Submit.htm for JOWBR and at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/Submit.htm for the Memorial Plaque Project. If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Nolan Altman nta@pipeline.com
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Upgraded JewishGen Search Facility
#subcarpathia
Phyllis Kramer
Good News! JewishGen has upgraded its website search facility,
using a custom Google Search. Now you can easily search all the text on all of JewishGen's web pages. This includes KehilaLinks, Special Interest Group (SIG) pages, InfoFiles, Yizkor Books, ViewMate's archives, Communities pages, etc. JewishGen's website search facility is available at: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Search.asp which can also be accessed by going to the "About Us" oval on the main JewishGen menu bar, and then clicking on "Search Website". Please note that the website search does NOT include databases, which should be searched separately: --ancestral surnames and towns via the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) --historical records via the JewishGen databases at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/. and Happy Hunting! Phyllis Kramer, NYC & Palm Beach Gardens, Fla VP, Education, www.JewishGen.org/education phylliskramer1@gmail.com
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Subcarpathia SIG #Subcarpathia Upgraded JewishGen Search Facility
#subcarpathia
Phyllis Kramer
Good News! JewishGen has upgraded its website search facility,
using a custom Google Search. Now you can easily search all the text on all of JewishGen's web pages. This includes KehilaLinks, Special Interest Group (SIG) pages, InfoFiles, Yizkor Books, ViewMate's archives, Communities pages, etc. JewishGen's website search facility is available at: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Search.asp which can also be accessed by going to the "About Us" oval on the main JewishGen menu bar, and then clicking on "Search Website". Please note that the website search does NOT include databases, which should be searched separately: --ancestral surnames and towns via the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) --historical records via the JewishGen databases at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/. and Happy Hunting! Phyllis Kramer, NYC & Palm Beach Gardens, Fla VP, Education, www.JewishGen.org/education phylliskramer1@gmail.com
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Krakow Census of 1880 online
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Logan J. Kleinwaks
About two-thirds of the Krakow Census of 1880 is now viewable online
for free, with (handwritten) name indices, thanks to Poland's National Archives in Krakow and National Digital Archives. I do not know whether the rest will be similarly available. I am not able to provide detailed instructions at this time, but perhaps someone else can. The general procedure is to first check the two name indices, which are roughly alphabetized by surname of the head of household: http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/29/87/0/2/26/str/1/1/100#tabSkany http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/29/87/0/2/27/str/1/1/100#tabSkany When you find an index entry for a person of interest, record the two numbers next to it in the "Lizcba domu" and "Dziel. miasta" columns (e.g., 50 and VIII). Then, visit http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/29/87/0/str/1/100?ps=True#tabJednostki, which has links to groups of census images, and find the link that includes "Dz." followed by your "Dziel. miasta" number (Roman numerals) and has a "nr" range including your "Lizcba domu" number (Arabic numerals). For example, if your numbers are 50 and VIII, the relevant link is "Spis ludnosci 1880, Dz. VIII, nr 25-67, T. 19." After following that link, search for a census image that looks like a spreadsheet and has your "Liczba domu" number (e.g, 50) in the top right. There might be several with the same "Liczba domu" number, and one or more should have information about the person/family of interest. Along the way, you will need to enlarge thumbnail images (by clicking on them), and possibly enlarge even further (by clicking on the icon that looks like a white rectangle on a black circle near the bottom right of the first enlargement). Fully enlarged, high-resolution images can be saved to your computer ("Download" link below the image). I regret that I cannot provide more detailed instructions or respond to inquiries at this time. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Krakow Census of 1880 online
#general
Logan J. Kleinwaks
About two-thirds of the Krakow Census of 1880 is now viewable online
for free, with (handwritten) name indices, thanks to Poland's National Archives in Krakow and National Digital Archives. I do not know whether the rest will be similarly available. I am not able to provide detailed instructions at this time, but perhaps someone else can. The general procedure is to first check the two name indices, which are roughly alphabetized by surname of the head of household: http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/29/87/0/2/26/str/1/1/100#tabSkany http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/29/87/0/2/27/str/1/1/100#tabSkany When you find an index entry for a person of interest, record the two numbers next to it in the "Lizcba domu" and "Dziel. miasta" columns (e.g., 50 and VIII). Then, visit http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/29/87/0/str/1/100?ps=True#tabJednostki, which has links to groups of census images, and find the link that includes "Dz." followed by your "Dziel. miasta" number (Roman numerals) and has a "nr" range including your "Lizcba domu" number (Arabic numerals). For example, if your numbers are 50 and VIII, the relevant link is "Spis ludnosci 1880, Dz. VIII, nr 25-67, T. 19." After following that link, search for a census image that looks like a spreadsheet and has your "Liczba domu" number (e.g, 50) in the top right. There might be several with the same "Liczba domu" number, and one or more should have information about the person/family of interest. Along the way, you will need to enlarge thumbnail images (by clicking on them), and possibly enlarge even further (by clicking on the icon that looks like a white rectangle on a black circle near the bottom right of the first enlargement). Fully enlarged, high-resolution images can be saved to your computer ("Download" link below the image). I regret that I cannot provide more detailed instructions or respond to inquiries at this time. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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Military Conscription in Russian Empire followup
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Barry Helfand <barry_helfand@...>
A family assumption is that my grandfather, Yehuda Yankel Ziskroyt, was
born December 15, 1870. His Military Record indicates that he was drafted on November 4, 1890, according to universal conscription and began his active duty on January 1,1891. If the 1874 regulation about a male being age 20 on January 1 of the year, he was eligible for the draft was still in force in 1890, then my grandfather had to be born in 1869 not 1870. I am trying to determine if the 1874 regulation had changed prior to 1890 and, if so, what was the change. The answer will help determine my grandfather's year of birth. Barry Helfand Upland, California
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Military Conscription in Russian Empire followup
#general
Barry Helfand <barry_helfand@...>
A family assumption is that my grandfather, Yehuda Yankel Ziskroyt, was
born December 15, 1870. His Military Record indicates that he was drafted on November 4, 1890, according to universal conscription and began his active duty on January 1,1891. If the 1874 regulation about a male being age 20 on January 1 of the year, he was eligible for the draft was still in force in 1890, then my grandfather had to be born in 1869 not 1870. I am trying to determine if the 1874 regulation had changed prior to 1890 and, if so, what was the change. The answer will help determine my grandfather's year of birth. Barry Helfand Upland, California
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Upgraded JewishGen Search Facility
#bessarabia
Phyllis Kramer
Good News! JewishGen has upgraded its website search facility,
using a custom Google Search. Now you can easily search all the text on all of JewishGen's web pages. This includes KehilaLinks, Special Interest Group (SIG) pages, InfoFiles, Yizkor Books, ViewMate's archives, Communities pages, etc. JewishGen's website search facility is available at: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Search.asp which can also be accessed by going to the "About Us" oval on the main JewishGen menu bar, and then clicking on "Search Website". Please note that the website search does NOT include databases, which should be searched separately: --ancestral surnames and towns via the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) --historical records via the JewishGen databases at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/. and Happy Hunting! Phyllis Kramer, NYC & Palm Beach Gardens, Fla VP, Education, www.JewishGen.org/education phylliskramer1@gmail.com
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Upgraded JewishGen Search Facility
#bessarabia
Phyllis Kramer
Good News! JewishGen has upgraded its website search facility,
using a custom Google Search. Now you can easily search all the text on all of JewishGen's web pages. This includes KehilaLinks, Special Interest Group (SIG) pages, InfoFiles, Yizkor Books, ViewMate's archives, Communities pages, etc. JewishGen's website search facility is available at: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Search.asp which can also be accessed by going to the "About Us" oval on the main JewishGen menu bar, and then clicking on "Search Website". Please note that the website search does NOT include databases, which should be searched separately: --ancestral surnames and towns via the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) --historical records via the JewishGen databases at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/. and Happy Hunting! Phyllis Kramer, NYC & Palm Beach Gardens, Fla VP, Education, www.JewishGen.org/education phylliskramer1@gmail.com
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Mamaliga Blues screenings
#bessarabia
Cassio Tolpolar
Dear friends in the US: I'll be spending 2 months in the East Coast presenting Mamaliga Blues' screenings
in Atlanta (12/21), Miami and New York (1/22). If you would like to organize a screening at your community center or any other place, please let me know. I'd be delighted to help and maybe even be in person at the event. Thanks! Cassio Polar www.facebook.com/mamaligablues www.mamaligablues.com
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Mamaliga Blues screenings
#bessarabia
Cassio Tolpolar
Dear friends in the US: I'll be spending 2 months in the East Coast presenting Mamaliga Blues' screenings
in Atlanta (12/21), Miami and New York (1/22). If you would like to organize a screening at your community center or any other place, please let me know. I'd be delighted to help and maybe even be in person at the event. Thanks! Cassio Polar www.facebook.com/mamaligablues www.mamaligablues.com
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LURIE
#general
pedersen.acdg@...
My husband's mother, Jean Botek Pedersen, was the daughter of
Marie Lurie and Joseph Botek. We are seeking information about Joseph Botek's parents and siblings. Any leads would be helpful. Kind regards, Liora Pedersen
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen LURIE
#general
pedersen.acdg@...
My husband's mother, Jean Botek Pedersen, was the daughter of
Marie Lurie and Joseph Botek. We are seeking information about Joseph Botek's parents and siblings. Any leads would be helpful. Kind regards, Liora Pedersen
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Request for Tombstone Photo at Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island
#general
Rusty Wilson
If anyone is going to Baron Hirsch Cemetery in Staten Island and would
be willing to take a photo of a tombstone for me, I would be very appreciative. Please contact me offline. Thank you. Rusty Wilson Washington, DC Rusty.Wilson1@gmail.com RESEARCHING: KRASNY; VILKORISKY; BABCZUK; NAGOSHINER; DERAZNE; PLOTKIN; PORT
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Request for Tombstone Photo at Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island
#general
Rusty Wilson
If anyone is going to Baron Hirsch Cemetery in Staten Island and would
be willing to take a photo of a tombstone for me, I would be very appreciative. Please contact me offline. Thank you. Rusty Wilson Washington, DC Rusty.Wilson1@gmail.com RESEARCHING: KRASNY; VILKORISKY; BABCZUK; NAGOSHINER; DERAZNE; PLOTKIN; PORT
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Russian draft in 1911
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David Laskin
My paternal grandfather had his trigger finger amputated in order to
avoid the Russian draft in 1911 when he was 21 years old. I'm wondering how long the term of service was in the Russian army at that time and whether Jewish conscripts were still treated harshly at that time. I'm assuming that self-mutilation for the purpose of draft avoidance was illegal -- so presumably it would have been difficult for him to find a doctor to perform this operation? I'd appreciate hearing >from anyone with knowledge of this subject. Thanks. David Laskin, Seattle, WA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Russian draft in 1911
#general
David Laskin
My paternal grandfather had his trigger finger amputated in order to
avoid the Russian draft in 1911 when he was 21 years old. I'm wondering how long the term of service was in the Russian army at that time and whether Jewish conscripts were still treated harshly at that time. I'm assuming that self-mutilation for the purpose of draft avoidance was illegal -- so presumably it would have been difficult for him to find a doctor to perform this operation? I'd appreciate hearing >from anyone with knowledge of this subject. Thanks. David Laskin, Seattle, WA
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