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Ancestry.ca Offering Access to all Commonwealth Records Through March 28, 2016 23:59 PM EDT. #general

Jan Meisels Allen
 

In honor of Easter weekend Ancestry.ca (Canada) is offering free access to
all Commonwealth Records through 28 March 23:59 PM EDT. You will be required
to register with an email address and password. No credit card information
is required. You must put in at least a first and last name to do the
search. Go to: http://www.ancestry.ca/cs/easter2016

Note: when your search results appear they will say view free access and to
the right of the screen it will say "start free trial" that will take you to
a subscription offer and a 14-day free trial which requires credit card
information. That is not the free access weekend offer.

When you go to the "free access" >from your search results -click on the view
to see the results. When that window opens, on the left of the screen it
says your free record sign up to save this record-that will take you to a
subscription offer and a 14day free trial which requires credit card
information. That is not the free access weekend offer. Under the free
weekend you may only view the record, not save it >from the Ancestry.ca
website. If you want to save the record to your computer, do a print screen
to your photo shop or other photo software and save the record that way.

The free access is for featured collections only. Accessing other than the
featured collections will result in being prompted to subscribe. To see
which are the featured collections go to:
http://search.ancestry.ca/search/group/commonwealth_records

I have no affiliation with Ancestry.com or any of its affiliates and am
posting this solely for the information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Ancestry.ca Offering Access to all Commonwealth Records Through March 28, 2016 23:59 PM EDT. #general

Jan Meisels Allen
 

In honor of Easter weekend Ancestry.ca (Canada) is offering free access to
all Commonwealth Records through 28 March 23:59 PM EDT. You will be required
to register with an email address and password. No credit card information
is required. You must put in at least a first and last name to do the
search. Go to: http://www.ancestry.ca/cs/easter2016

Note: when your search results appear they will say view free access and to
the right of the screen it will say "start free trial" that will take you to
a subscription offer and a 14-day free trial which requires credit card
information. That is not the free access weekend offer.

When you go to the "free access" >from your search results -click on the view
to see the results. When that window opens, on the left of the screen it
says your free record sign up to save this record-that will take you to a
subscription offer and a 14day free trial which requires credit card
information. That is not the free access weekend offer. Under the free
weekend you may only view the record, not save it >from the Ancestry.ca
website. If you want to save the record to your computer, do a print screen
to your photo shop or other photo software and save the record that way.

The free access is for featured collections only. Accessing other than the
featured collections will result in being prompted to subscribe. To see
which are the featured collections go to:
http://search.ancestry.ca/search/group/commonwealth_records

I have no affiliation with Ancestry.com or any of its affiliates and am
posting this solely for the information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
Looking for records from Cong. Adath Israel NYC circa 1895 #general

A. E. Jordan
 

Do the records for Congregation Adath Israel located on 57th Street in New York City
in 1895 still exist? I am trying to locate the Hebrew name of a bride and I am
hoping they kept a register.

Thank you.

Allan Jordan
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for records from Cong. Adath Israel NYC circa 1895 #general

A. E. Jordan
 

Do the records for Congregation Adath Israel located on 57th Street in New York City
in 1895 still exist? I am trying to locate the Hebrew name of a bride and I am
hoping they kept a register.

Thank you.

Allan Jordan
New Yizkor book spotlight on JewishGen Facebook page #general

Bruce Drake <BDrake@...>
 

As we do at the end of each week, a new spotlight is posted on the JewishGen
Facebook page highlighting an excerpt >from a Yizkor book that JewishGen has
translated. This week's excerpt is >from a chapter in the Yizkor book of Belchatow,
titled "Belchatow in the Year 1898" which has a wealth of detail on what life was
like there year-in and year-out.

Bruce Drake
Silver Spring, Md.

Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New Yizkor book spotlight on JewishGen Facebook page #general

Bruce Drake <BDrake@...>
 

As we do at the end of each week, a new spotlight is posted on the JewishGen
Facebook page highlighting an excerpt >from a Yizkor book that JewishGen has
translated. This week's excerpt is >from a chapter in the Yizkor book of Belchatow,
titled "Belchatow in the Year 1898" which has a wealth of detail on what life was
like there year-in and year-out.

Bruce Drake
Silver Spring, Md.

Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK
Re: Divorced in the U.S., but not married in the U.S. #general

Liz Hanellin
 

Hello all,

I recently posted asking about my g-grandparents divorce and my g-grandmother's
subsequent remarriage. I wanted to give you an update.

Thanks to the help and advice of several people on this list, I was able to locate
my g-gm Rebecca and her second husband Louis, living with my HANELLIN grandparents
in the 1930 census. The transcriptions of their last names was very "creative" and
this was an instance where wildcard searching came to the rescue (thank you,
Johanna!) -- HANELLIN was spelled Hanelben, and POPKIN was spelled Tapken! Learning
from the 1930 census that Popkin's first name was Louis helped me also find them in
the 1925 NYS census, listed as Poppin, and with Rebecca's first name listed as
Beccie (another creative spelling).

This narrows my searching for divorce and (re)marriage records >from twenty years
(1920-1940) down to five (1920-1925)! Incidentally, Rebecca's birthdate was Nov.25,
1881 and she died on Nov. 1 1962. I have conflicting birthdates for her first
husband, Philip SCHANES -- Aug. 1876 (death certificate) and March 10, 1875
(Social Security), but I know he died on Aug 7, 1945. Louis POPKIN seems to have
been about four years older than Rebecca, but I have no confirmed dates. It turns
out that Rebecca and Philip are both buried in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, NY,
but not near each other and with different burial societies.

Many thanks for your help!

Best,
Liz Hanellin
NYC

Also searching: FRANKENTHALER and SHUKET
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Divorced in the U.S., but not married in the U.S. #general

Liz Hanellin
 

Hello all,

I recently posted asking about my g-grandparents divorce and my g-grandmother's
subsequent remarriage. I wanted to give you an update.

Thanks to the help and advice of several people on this list, I was able to locate
my g-gm Rebecca and her second husband Louis, living with my HANELLIN grandparents
in the 1930 census. The transcriptions of their last names was very "creative" and
this was an instance where wildcard searching came to the rescue (thank you,
Johanna!) -- HANELLIN was spelled Hanelben, and POPKIN was spelled Tapken! Learning
from the 1930 census that Popkin's first name was Louis helped me also find them in
the 1925 NYS census, listed as Poppin, and with Rebecca's first name listed as
Beccie (another creative spelling).

This narrows my searching for divorce and (re)marriage records >from twenty years
(1920-1940) down to five (1920-1925)! Incidentally, Rebecca's birthdate was Nov.25,
1881 and she died on Nov. 1 1962. I have conflicting birthdates for her first
husband, Philip SCHANES -- Aug. 1876 (death certificate) and March 10, 1875
(Social Security), but I know he died on Aug 7, 1945. Louis POPKIN seems to have
been about four years older than Rebecca, but I have no confirmed dates. It turns
out that Rebecca and Philip are both buried in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, NY,
but not near each other and with different burial societies.

Many thanks for your help!

Best,
Liz Hanellin
NYC

Also searching: FRANKENTHALER and SHUKET
Ladyzhin #ukraine

cmw521@...
 

Ladyzhin is in the Podolia Guberniya of the Russian Empire. It is not
particularly close to Kamyanets-Podilskiy. Its regional capital in 1900 was
Gaysin and it is now in the Vinnitsya oblast. The town page can be found at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine/GEO_town.asp?id=255, which will give you
more information about the town. We do not have a Town Leader for Ladyzhin.

Chuck Weinstein
Towns Director, Ukraine SIG
Cmw521@...
www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine
www.facebook.com/pages/Ukraine-SIG/180102942060505
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Ladyzhin #ukraine

cmw521@...
 

Ladyzhin is in the Podolia Guberniya of the Russian Empire. It is not
particularly close to Kamyanets-Podilskiy. Its regional capital in 1900 was
Gaysin and it is now in the Vinnitsya oblast. The town page can be found at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine/GEO_town.asp?id=255, which will give you
more information about the town. We do not have a Town Leader for Ladyzhin.

Chuck Weinstein
Towns Director, Ukraine SIG
Cmw521@...
www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine
www.facebook.com/pages/Ukraine-SIG/180102942060505
Ancestry Germany Offering Free Access to German Records Through March Only If You Are Located in Germany #germany

Jan Meisels Allen
 

To celebrate Easter weekend Ancestry.de (Germany) is offering free access to
its 230 million German records through 28 March 23:59 PM MEZ.

The policy requirement is that you be located within Germany to use the offer.

Go to: http://www.ancestry.de/cs/openaccess . You must fill in the first and
last name to initiate the search. No credit card information is required.
When your search results appear, there will be a green box that says
"anzeigen" view. Click on that box. When it opens, on the left of the
screen there is an invitation to save the record. If you click that button
it will take you to a subscription offer which requires credit card
information. This is not the free weekend offer. If you wish to save the
record to your computer, then do a screen shot to your photo shop type
software and save it >from there.

The free offer *** for those located in Germany *** is only for the featured
collections. If you try to access other than the featured collections you
will be prompted to subscribe. To see the list of featured collections go
to: http://search.ancestry.de/search/group/germany_collections

I am asking you to respect the policy that this offer is only for those
located in Germany. As IAJGS and JewishGen are International I am posting
this for those who are in Germany. Ancestry has been most generous with a
number of free access opportunities. Please respect the rules.

I have no affiliation with Ancestry or any of its affiliates and am posting
this solely for the information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
German SIG #Germany Ancestry Germany Offering Free Access to German Records Through March Only If You Are Located in Germany #germany

Jan Meisels Allen
 

To celebrate Easter weekend Ancestry.de (Germany) is offering free access to
its 230 million German records through 28 March 23:59 PM MEZ.

The policy requirement is that you be located within Germany to use the offer.

Go to: http://www.ancestry.de/cs/openaccess . You must fill in the first and
last name to initiate the search. No credit card information is required.
When your search results appear, there will be a green box that says
"anzeigen" view. Click on that box. When it opens, on the left of the
screen there is an invitation to save the record. If you click that button
it will take you to a subscription offer which requires credit card
information. This is not the free weekend offer. If you wish to save the
record to your computer, then do a screen shot to your photo shop type
software and save it >from there.

The free offer *** for those located in Germany *** is only for the featured
collections. If you try to access other than the featured collections you
will be prompted to subscribe. To see the list of featured collections go
to: http://search.ancestry.de/search/group/germany_collections

I am asking you to respect the policy that this offer is only for those
located in Germany. As IAJGS and JewishGen are International I am posting
this for those who are in Germany. Ancestry has been most generous with a
number of free access opportunities. Please respect the rules.

I have no affiliation with Ancestry or any of its affiliates and am posting
this solely for the information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
German Jewish Survivors: Mischlingen #germany

Lande
 

I have just come across a typed list of nearly 200 German Jewish male
survivors (mostly under the age of 45) who were held near the end of the war
at an obscure forced labor camp located in Sitzensdorf in Thuringia. (There
are also a few French and Dutch survivors) This list is of particular
interest to me since all were Mischlingen, which I am also. The list
consists of names and dates of birth with no further information, though
from other sources available to me at the USHMM, I can can almost certainly
locate places of birth and, in many cases, what happened to them after the
war.

I would appreciate the help of perhaps two volunteers (with good eyesight)
to enter the names into an Excel spreadsheet. I would then
proofread/compare the data with other lists for accuracy. After the list is
posted, if researchers wanted additional information on individuals I would
be happy to provide it.

Peter Lande Washington, D.C. pdlande@...
German SIG #Germany German Jewish Survivors: Mischlingen #germany

Lande
 

I have just come across a typed list of nearly 200 German Jewish male
survivors (mostly under the age of 45) who were held near the end of the war
at an obscure forced labor camp located in Sitzensdorf in Thuringia. (There
are also a few French and Dutch survivors) This list is of particular
interest to me since all were Mischlingen, which I am also. The list
consists of names and dates of birth with no further information, though
from other sources available to me at the USHMM, I can can almost certainly
locate places of birth and, in many cases, what happened to them after the
war.

I would appreciate the help of perhaps two volunteers (with good eyesight)
to enter the names into an Excel spreadsheet. I would then
proofread/compare the data with other lists for accuracy. After the list is
posted, if researchers wanted additional information on individuals I would
be happy to provide it.

Peter Lande Washington, D.C. pdlande@...
Ladyzhyn #ukraine

Brenda Goldstein
 

I recently interviewed my great-aunt, who told me that her parents
were >from Ladyzhyn "in the state of Kamanetz Patoft (??)." Either she
meant Kamanetz Podolskiy, or a state of Kamanetz Patoft existed in the
late 1800s, when they were born. If anyone could help me out with
this, I would surely appreciate it.

Thanks,
Brenda Goldstein
Los Angeles, CA

Moderator Comment: Remember that Jewish Genealogy is really
Jewish Geography with varying accents. What sounded like Patoft
is really Podolskiy.
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Ladyzhyn #ukraine

Brenda Goldstein
 

I recently interviewed my great-aunt, who told me that her parents
were >from Ladyzhyn "in the state of Kamanetz Patoft (??)." Either she
meant Kamanetz Podolskiy, or a state of Kamanetz Patoft existed in the
late 1800s, when they were born. If anyone could help me out with
this, I would surely appreciate it.

Thanks,
Brenda Goldstein
Los Angeles, CA

Moderator Comment: Remember that Jewish Genealogy is really
Jewish Geography with varying accents. What sounded like Patoft
is really Podolskiy.
1913 Group Photo - Washington or Baltimore? #general

Judy Floam <jfloam@...>
 

We found a group picture in my late in-laws' house. It is about 200 people
in an organization and the picture is labelled: 7th Anniversary, E.L. Branch
67, W.G., Feb. 16, 1913. There is a name in the lower right hand corner, N.
Shulman, which we assume is the photographer's. It was probably taken in
Washington DC or Baltimore.

Does any of this ring a bell with anyone?

Thank you in advance,

Judy Floam
Baltimore, MD
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen 1913 Group Photo - Washington or Baltimore? #general

Judy Floam <jfloam@...>
 

We found a group picture in my late in-laws' house. It is about 200 people
in an organization and the picture is labelled: 7th Anniversary, E.L. Branch
67, W.G., Feb. 16, 1913. There is a name in the lower right hand corner, N.
Shulman, which we assume is the photographer's. It was probably taken in
Washington DC or Baltimore.

Does any of this ring a bell with anyone?

Thank you in advance,

Judy Floam
Baltimore, MD
Re: Research in Macedonia #sephardic

Ram Noham <ramnoham@...>
 

First off, Alevy could also be Ha'Levy and is the same as only Levy.
I'm also looking for clues for the Levy family >from Bitola or Monastir. My
great grandfather was called Avraham and his wife was Yafa and they had an
only daughter Hana. They immigrated to Jerusalem via Salonika.
Found a prayer book (siddur) were he wrote his name as Abraham Todo Roso
Ha'Levi.

Ram Noham
ramnoham@...
Israel

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:30 PM

I am hoping that someone might be able to assist me. We are looking for
someone who might do research in the area which is now know as Bitola,
Macedonia. When my family was there it was known as Monastir, part of the
Ottoman Empire, also known as Salonika. My family name is ALEVY.
My gggrandfather was Morris and he had a son Dan Moshe. There was also a
son Joseph, whom we know very little. We know that there was inter cousin
marriage and are trying to make the connections. We would be interested in
any contacts that are available and what we would need to do to work with
them.

Gail Alevy Grossman
martyandgail@...
Cerritos, CA
Sephardic SIG #Sephardim RE: Research in Macedonia #sephardic

Ram Noham <ramnoham@...>
 

First off, Alevy could also be Ha'Levy and is the same as only Levy.
I'm also looking for clues for the Levy family >from Bitola or Monastir. My
great grandfather was called Avraham and his wife was Yafa and they had an
only daughter Hana. They immigrated to Jerusalem via Salonika.
Found a prayer book (siddur) were he wrote his name as Abraham Todo Roso
Ha'Levi.

Ram Noham
ramnoham@...
Israel

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:30 PM

I am hoping that someone might be able to assist me. We are looking for
someone who might do research in the area which is now know as Bitola,
Macedonia. When my family was there it was known as Monastir, part of the
Ottoman Empire, also known as Salonika. My family name is ALEVY.
My gggrandfather was Morris and he had a son Dan Moshe. There was also a
son Joseph, whom we know very little. We know that there was inter cousin
marriage and are trying to make the connections. We would be interested in
any contacts that are available and what we would need to do to work with
them.

Gail Alevy Grossman
martyandgail@...
Cerritos, CA
85421 - 85440 of 669903