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Researching Carrie EDER, born in Brooklyn NY in 1912.
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Gayle Schlissel Riley
My Carrie Eder was born in Brooklyn NY in 1912. By 1917 they were in Detroit
by 1920 they were in Toledo, Ohio for my grandma's marriage. In all of those states I have not found her death. What if she died on the train? Where would they bury her? I have tried Family search, Ancestry, the Italian database. She was in the 1915 NY state census nothing else, no birth or death or 1920 census. What would you try next? Her parents were Aaron and Sarah. I am not a beginner..I can not figure it out. Thanks Gayle |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Researching Carrie EDER, born in Brooklyn NY in 1912.
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Gayle Schlissel Riley
My Carrie Eder was born in Brooklyn NY in 1912. By 1917 they were in Detroit
by 1920 they were in Toledo, Ohio for my grandma's marriage. In all of those states I have not found her death. What if she died on the train? Where would they bury her? I have tried Family search, Ancestry, the Italian database. She was in the 1915 NY state census nothing else, no birth or death or 1920 census. What would you try next? Her parents were Aaron and Sarah. I am not a beginner..I can not figure it out. Thanks Gayle |
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Four ViewMate Translation Requests - Hungarian
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Ross, Phil
I've posted four pages (one typed and three handwritten) >from late 1912, wh=
ich I believe relates to my grand uncle Isaak's attempt to marry his soon-t= o-be wife Etel. Each page is a separate ViewMate submission, which can be = found at the following links:=20 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39262 (page 1) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39263 (page 2) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39264 (page 3) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39265 (page 4) I would greatly appreciate even partial translations. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application or otherwise privately to me via the email address below. Thank you so very much for any and all responses, Philip Lane Ross San Francisco, CA plross@... |
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Four ViewMate Translation Requests - Hungarian
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Ross, Phil
I've posted four pages (one typed and three handwritten) >from late 1912, wh=
ich I believe relates to my grand uncle Isaak's attempt to marry his soon-t= o-be wife Etel. Each page is a separate ViewMate submission, which can be = found at the following links:=20 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39262 (page 1) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39263 (page 2) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39264 (page 3) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM39265 (page 4) I would greatly appreciate even partial translations. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application or otherwise privately to me via the email address below. Thank you so very much for any and all responses, Philip Lane Ross San Francisco, CA plross@... |
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BECK family and Agarev, Somogy
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sankosy5@...
Hello Friends -
I have decided to dig a little more for one of my ancestors whom I have neglected, and it takes me to the village of Agarev in Somogy. My GGGgrandmother, Julia/Fanni BECK, was married to Ignatz GLOCKNER. Ignatz was >from Kalmancsa (also in Somogy), and the couple's children and grandchildren were all born in that vicinity. Homok Szent-Gyorgy, Szulok, etc. When I finally found the death record for Julia BECK GLOCKNER, it mentioned her place of birth as Agarev, and her father's name as Sandor BECK. Julia was born around 1834. When I do an internet search for Agarev, I get virtually nothing, except for the name linked with Haromfa for some tourist sites. I did find Haromfa in Google Maps, though I don't know if this is the same as Agarev or not. Does anyone know anything about this little village or where I could learn about its (particularly Jewish) history? If any of you have BECK ancestors >from Somogy, I would also love to hear >from you, although my own knowledge is limited to just Julia and her father Sandor >from the early 1800's. Many thanks, as always. Michele Sankar Ontario Searching: JEWISH: Nograd and "Slovakia" - SEIDNER, FLEISSIG, WINTER, WIESNER/WIZNER, SPITZ, HOLLANDER Budapest - SEIDNER, WINTER, GLOCKNER (= GABOR, GELLERI, GELLERT, GONDA) Baja - WEINBERGER, STEIN Paks - FREUND Somogy - BECK, GLOCKNER, HIRSCHLER Southern Hungary, Budapest - LOWINGER/LENARD NON-JEWISH: OZSGYANYI, MIKULA, DANYI, CSANYI, SAGI, KOVATS, ARRIGONI, ROVID, ARPAS, TOROK, VIBOK, BAKA |
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Hungary SIG #Hungary BECK family and Agarev, Somogy
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sankosy5@...
Hello Friends -
I have decided to dig a little more for one of my ancestors whom I have neglected, and it takes me to the village of Agarev in Somogy. My GGGgrandmother, Julia/Fanni BECK, was married to Ignatz GLOCKNER. Ignatz was >from Kalmancsa (also in Somogy), and the couple's children and grandchildren were all born in that vicinity. Homok Szent-Gyorgy, Szulok, etc. When I finally found the death record for Julia BECK GLOCKNER, it mentioned her place of birth as Agarev, and her father's name as Sandor BECK. Julia was born around 1834. When I do an internet search for Agarev, I get virtually nothing, except for the name linked with Haromfa for some tourist sites. I did find Haromfa in Google Maps, though I don't know if this is the same as Agarev or not. Does anyone know anything about this little village or where I could learn about its (particularly Jewish) history? If any of you have BECK ancestors >from Somogy, I would also love to hear >from you, although my own knowledge is limited to just Julia and her father Sandor >from the early 1800's. Many thanks, as always. Michele Sankar Ontario Searching: JEWISH: Nograd and "Slovakia" - SEIDNER, FLEISSIG, WINTER, WIESNER/WIZNER, SPITZ, HOLLANDER Budapest - SEIDNER, WINTER, GLOCKNER (= GABOR, GELLERI, GELLERT, GONDA) Baja - WEINBERGER, STEIN Paks - FREUND Somogy - BECK, GLOCKNER, HIRSCHLER Southern Hungary, Budapest - LOWINGER/LENARD NON-JEWISH: OZSGYANYI, MIKULA, DANYI, CSANYI, SAGI, KOVATS, ARRIGONI, ROVID, ARPAS, TOROK, VIBOK, BAKA |
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FISCHER in the family
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G. C. Kalman
In an old scrapbook of my late father, Endre KÃLMÃN (son of Samuel
KÃLMÃN and Dora BLAU) I have found two portraits: one is Minnie FISCHER (daughter of Moritz FISCHER), the other is her husband, Emil STEINFELD. They married in NY, 1887. Before I go on and try to map this branch of relatives, I would like to clarify what relation our (Hungarian) family has with the FISCHER family - I have no idea, I have not found any FISCHER so far among my ancestors. Still, for some reason, my father felt it important to preserve these portraits in the scrapbook. (Note that this Moritz FISCHER is certainly not the famous and wealthy Hungarian tradesman.) Thanks, in advance, for any help. Gyorgy Kalman http://www.myheritage.hu/site-195099131/kalman Researching KALMAN (KOHN), BLAU, FINÃLY |
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Hungary SIG #Hungary FISCHER in the family
#hungary
G. C. Kalman
In an old scrapbook of my late father, Endre KÃLMÃN (son of Samuel
KÃLMÃN and Dora BLAU) I have found two portraits: one is Minnie FISCHER (daughter of Moritz FISCHER), the other is her husband, Emil STEINFELD. They married in NY, 1887. Before I go on and try to map this branch of relatives, I would like to clarify what relation our (Hungarian) family has with the FISCHER family - I have no idea, I have not found any FISCHER so far among my ancestors. Still, for some reason, my father felt it important to preserve these portraits in the scrapbook. (Note that this Moritz FISCHER is certainly not the famous and wealthy Hungarian tradesman.) Thanks, in advance, for any help. Gyorgy Kalman http://www.myheritage.hu/site-195099131/kalman Researching KALMAN (KOHN), BLAU, FINÃLY |
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Re: Registration town for Chmelov in FS Online "Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910"
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edelman@...
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Thanks. It's in former Saros. I had already found the Hungarian name, which gets zero hits in the FS Catalog. The person whose birth rec. I am looking for later lived in nearby Presov, and he's the first >from the family born here in 1904 - the previous in faraway Mezokeresztes in Borsod, so while I am sure I can get 1869 info in one of the Zsido sub-directories in the Saros Census, it's not relevant. - Todd Edelman near Los Angeles edelman@... On 04/26/2015 03:58 AM, Todd Michael Edelman edelman@... wrote:
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Registration town for Chmelov in FS Online "Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910"
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edelman@...
Hi,
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Thanks. It's in former Saros. I had already found the Hungarian name, which gets zero hits in the FS Catalog. The person whose birth rec. I am looking for later lived in nearby Presov, and he's the first >from the family born here in 1904 - the previous in faraway Mezokeresztes in Borsod, so while I am sure I can get 1869 info in one of the Zsido sub-directories in the Saros Census, it's not relevant. - Todd Edelman near Los Angeles edelman@... On 04/26/2015 03:58 AM, Todd Michael Edelman edelman@... wrote:
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Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois Conference June 7, 2015, "Navigating the Genealogy World"- Registration Now Open
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events@...
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) is pleased
to announce its one-day conference, Navigating the Genealogy World, is now open for registration. The conference will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2015, from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., at Temple Beth El,3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Illinois. Conference attendees should arrive at the Temple around 8:15 A.M. To view conference details and/or register, visit the JGSI conference website: http://www.jgsi.org/event-1758011 To acccess the tri-fold brochure for the conference, use this URL: http://www.jgsi.org/Resources/Documents/Conference-2015/JGSI-2015_Conference_Trifold.pdf Sincerely, Sandra Schon Kiferbaum JGSI Publicity VP |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois Conference June 7, 2015, "Navigating the Genealogy World"- Registration Now Open
#general
events@...
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) is pleased
to announce its one-day conference, Navigating the Genealogy World, is now open for registration. The conference will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2015, from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., at Temple Beth El,3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Illinois. Conference attendees should arrive at the Temple around 8:15 A.M. To view conference details and/or register, visit the JGSI conference website: http://www.jgsi.org/event-1758011 To acccess the tri-fold brochure for the conference, use this URL: http://www.jgsi.org/Resources/Documents/Conference-2015/JGSI-2015_Conference_Trifold.pdf Sincerely, Sandra Schon Kiferbaum JGSI Publicity VP |
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JGS of Montreal ***Thursday, May 14, 2015*** -The Jews of Iraq, their ancient history & where they are today
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Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
in association with the Jewish Public Library is pleased to announce as our guest speaker: Chantale Jacob "A Jewish lady >from Baghdad, Iraq" The meeting will be held on Thursday May 14 2015 at 7:30 pm at the Gelber Conference Centre 5151 Cote Ste-Catherine/1 Carre Cummings "Mrs. Jacob will be telling us her story, tracing the existence of Jews in Iraq >from Babylonian times and their place in Iraqi history in the twentieth century ... then how their lives and those of 150,000 Jews in Iraq slowly changed throughout the twentieth century till now and where they are today." For all information on our upcoming meetings & Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshops call the JGS of Montreal Hotline - 24 hours a day: 514-484-0969 Please visit our website: http://jgs-montreal.org/ and 'friend' us in Facebook Merle Kastner JGS of Montreal, Programming merlek@... |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS of Montreal ***Thursday, May 14, 2015*** -The Jews of Iraq, their ancient history & where they are today
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Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
in association with the Jewish Public Library is pleased to announce as our guest speaker: Chantale Jacob "A Jewish lady >from Baghdad, Iraq" The meeting will be held on Thursday May 14 2015 at 7:30 pm at the Gelber Conference Centre 5151 Cote Ste-Catherine/1 Carre Cummings "Mrs. Jacob will be telling us her story, tracing the existence of Jews in Iraq >from Babylonian times and their place in Iraqi history in the twentieth century ... then how their lives and those of 150,000 Jews in Iraq slowly changed throughout the twentieth century till now and where they are today." For all information on our upcoming meetings & Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshops call the JGS of Montreal Hotline - 24 hours a day: 514-484-0969 Please visit our website: http://jgs-montreal.org/ and 'friend' us in Facebook Merle Kastner JGS of Montreal, Programming merlek@... |
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Phoenix (Arizona) Jewish Genealogy Group meeting, Sunday, 3 May 2015
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Emily Garber
The last monthly meeting of the season will be held >from 1:30-3:30 PM
on Sunday, 3 May 2015 at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Center, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, room 216. This will be a mentoring session devoted to working with attendees to help them move their research forward. Our next calendar for the year starting September 2015 will be set during the next couple of months. Stay tuned for announcement of dates and venues. https://www.azjhs.org/Genealogy.html Emily Garber Chair, Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Group, a committee of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Phoenix (Arizona) Jewish Genealogy Group meeting, Sunday, 3 May 2015
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Emily Garber
The last monthly meeting of the season will be held >from 1:30-3:30 PM
on Sunday, 3 May 2015 at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Center, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, room 216. This will be a mentoring session devoted to working with attendees to help them move their research forward. Our next calendar for the year starting September 2015 will be set during the next couple of months. Stay tuned for announcement of dates and venues. https://www.azjhs.org/Genealogy.html Emily Garber Chair, Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Group, a committee of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society |
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Registration town for Chmelov in FS Online "Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910"
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edelman@...
Hi,
For the village or small town of Chmelov, about 2/3 of the way >from Presov to Giraltovce, I cant find if and where the birth etc. records are in "Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books...." in Family Search. Any ideasa I found lots of things in it for other small towns, e.g. Hanusovce is in side the Giraltovce boog, but may just be missing something this time. There are only Church records >from Chmelov in the Catalog of films. Thanks, Todd Edelman near Los Angeles edelman@... Moderator: Have you checked using the Hungarian name? The place you're seeking is probably Komloskeresztes in Szepes megye. |
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Registration town for Chmelov in FS Online "Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910"
#hungary
edelman@...
Hi,
For the village or small town of Chmelov, about 2/3 of the way >from Presov to Giraltovce, I cant find if and where the birth etc. records are in "Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books...." in Family Search. Any ideasa I found lots of things in it for other small towns, e.g. Hanusovce is in side the Giraltovce boog, but may just be missing something this time. There are only Church records >from Chmelov in the Catalog of films. Thanks, Todd Edelman near Los Angeles edelman@... Moderator: Have you checked using the Hungarian name? The place you're seeking is probably Komloskeresztes in Szepes megye. |
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Money transfers to Lithuania
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John Gross <john_gross@...>
Stephen Katz asks the following:
This subject comes up >from time to time in this discussion group. I thought I recalled something fairly recent, but I've searched the archived messages and have found nothing after 2012. My question is, what is the latest information or experience about payment to the Lithuania State Historical Archives (LVIA) for documents ordered? I have identified a document of interest to me and LVIA's charge will be 3.04 EUR (very reasonable, in my view) for a digital copy plus 5.79 EUR bank taxes, for a total of 8.83 EUR -- roughly $9.50. The funds are to be transferred to a specified LVIA account at its bank in Vilnius. My local bank's flat rate for wire transfers abroad is $40. Has anyone had recent experience (i.e., within the last 6 months or so) in sending payment for LVIA documents by any means other than wire transfer, or know whether LVIA will accept other means of payment? ≥>>>>>>>>I have similar problems regarding the costs of making electronic transfers >from the UK. However, I have dealt with another archive, the LCVA, as recently as July 2014 and they were quite happy to take a cheque drawn on my bank account. I don't know if this is because we are part of the European Union but it is worth asking the LVIA the question. John Gross Hemel Hempstead UK Researching: KESSELSON, KASERZON, and KASRILZON >from Ukmerge (Vilkomir) Kupiskis and Panavezys Lithuania SHER AND SHEAR >from Plunge Lithuania |
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Money transfers to Lithuania
#lithuania
John Gross <john_gross@...>
Stephen Katz asks the following:
This subject comes up >from time to time in this discussion group. I thought I recalled something fairly recent, but I've searched the archived messages and have found nothing after 2012. My question is, what is the latest information or experience about payment to the Lithuania State Historical Archives (LVIA) for documents ordered? I have identified a document of interest to me and LVIA's charge will be 3.04 EUR (very reasonable, in my view) for a digital copy plus 5.79 EUR bank taxes, for a total of 8.83 EUR -- roughly $9.50. The funds are to be transferred to a specified LVIA account at its bank in Vilnius. My local bank's flat rate for wire transfers abroad is $40. Has anyone had recent experience (i.e., within the last 6 months or so) in sending payment for LVIA documents by any means other than wire transfer, or know whether LVIA will accept other means of payment? ≥>>>>>>>>I have similar problems regarding the costs of making electronic transfers >from the UK. However, I have dealt with another archive, the LCVA, as recently as July 2014 and they were quite happy to take a cheque drawn on my bank account. I don't know if this is because we are part of the European Union but it is worth asking the LVIA the question. John Gross Hemel Hempstead UK Researching: KESSELSON, KASERZON, and KASRILZON >from Ukmerge (Vilkomir) Kupiskis and Panavezys Lithuania SHER AND SHEAR >from Plunge Lithuania |
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