The leading presenters at this summer's conference of the International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies have agreed to make their
lectures available through LIVE! real-time video streaming service. The
36th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will take place at the
Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12. LIVE! uses the
latest in video broadcast technology to stream lectures in real time to
the computers or mobile devices of those who have signed up. In
addition, LIVE! content is available on-demand for 90 days after the
conference, until November 11, 2016.

Conference presenters who are making their talks and slides available
through LIVE! include: Peter Lande of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Jeffrey Malka of Sephardic Gen, former conference chair Hal Bookbinder,
Chicago area genealogist Mike Karsen, legal genealogist Judy Russell,
German-Jewish genealogical expert Roger Lustig, Miami-based genealogist
Genie Milgrom, Nancy Adelson of the Jewish Genealogical Society of
Washington State, W. Todd Knowles of FamilySearch and Nolan Altman,
JewishGen's VP for data acquisition.

LIVE! is a way to be virtually present at sessions when you can't attend
the conference. You can kick back at home and feel like you are there.
And for conference attendees, it's a way to get to sessions you might
otherwise miss. After all, with over 250 sessions, how can you attend
them all?

The conference website, www.iajgs2016.org, has complete details on how
to register for all levels of the conference, including LIVE!

This summer's conference will feature a Jewish Film Festival put
together by leading Jewish film scholar and teacher of cinema Eric
Goldman. Other highlights of the Seattle conference include the opening
night keynote address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of
Washington Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by "legal
genealogist" Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified
Genealogical Lecturer.

For more information, contact us through the conference website
www.iajgs2016.org.

Conference Co-Chairs
Janette Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein

The leading presenters at this summer's conference of the International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies have agreed to make their
lectures available through LIVE! real-time video streaming service. The
36th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will take place at the
Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12. LIVE! uses the
latest in video broadcast technology to stream lectures in real time to
the computers or mobile devices of those who have signed up. In
addition, LIVE! content is available on-demand for 90 days after the
conference, until November 11, 2016.

Conference presenters who are making their talks and slides available
through LIVE! include: Peter Lande of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Jeffrey Malka of Sephardic Gen, former conference chair Hal Bookbinder,
Chicago area genealogist Mike Karsen, legal genealogist Judy Russell,
German-Jewish genealogical expert Roger Lustig, Miami-based genealogist
Genie Milgrom, Nancy Adelson of the Jewish Genealogical Society of
Washington State, W. Todd Knowles of FamilySearch and Nolan Altman,
JewishGen's VP for data acquisition.

LIVE! is a way to be virtually present at sessions when you can't attend
the conference. You can kick back at home and feel like you are there.
And for conference attendees, it's a way to get to sessions you might
otherwise miss. After all, with over 250 sessions, how can you attend
them all?

The conference website, www.iajgs2016.org, has complete details on how
to register for all levels of the conference, including LIVE!

This summer's conference will feature a Jewish Film Festival put
together by leading Jewish film scholar and teacher of cinema Eric
Goldman. Other highlights of the Seattle conference include the opening
night keynote address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of
Washington Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by "legal
genealogist" Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified
Genealogical Lecturer.

For more information, contact us through the conference website
www.iajgs2016.org.

Conference Co-Chairs
Janette Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein

It is with great pleasure that Gesher Galicia announces that our
luncheon speaker at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy will be Dr Sergey Kravtsov, who will present a talk on
"Galician Jewish Families: Histories and Legends". Dr Kravtsov will
discuss how many prominent Galician Jewish families became deeply
involved in Jewish history, in local and regional culture, and how
Jewish family legends were constructed and circulated. The luncheon
will take place on Monday, August 8, at 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM. There will
be time for Q & A following the presentation.

On Tuesday, August 9 >from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Dr Kravtsov will present
a second talk on "Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". From
the sixteenth century until the First World War, the construction of
synagogues in Galicia was a vibrant activity, resulting in an abundant
built heritage in a variety of types, styles and decoration. Rich in
historical and cultural significance, and in collective and personal
memories, the preservation of this heritage is a challenge to the
Galician legacy.

Dr Sergey R. Kravtsov is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for
Jewish Art, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born in Lviv,
Ukraine, he was trained as an architect in his native city. He
received his doctoral degree in architectural history >from the
Institute for the Theory and History of Architecture in Moscow in
1993, and moved to Israel in 1994. He has published some 60 essays on
the history of urban planning and synagogue architecture. He has also
authored and co-authored five books, edited another book, and
co-produced 16 multimedia compact discs.

Gesher Galicia Luncheon

The luncheon on August 8 will begin at noon and end at 1:30 pm. Entry
to this event, including to the presentation by the speaker, will not
be allowed without a luncheon ticket, as per conference policy. The
menu for the sit-down plated meal offers non-kosher options at $44 per
person and kosher options at $54 per person. Attendance at this event
is limited by the size of the room. No luncheon tickets will be sold
at the Conference. You must be registered for the Conference in order
to attend the luncheon. For details about the Conference and to
register for the luncheon, please go to: http://www.iajgs2016.org

Galicia Activities at the Seattle 2016 Conference

Sunday, August 7
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Gesher Galicia Table at the Conference Share Fair

Monday, August 8
Monday will be a day devoted to Galician programming, which will
continue throughout the week. So, if you can only spare a day, this is
the day to attend for Galitzianers.

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
LIVE! "Jewish Galicia (1772-1918): Lives at the Crossroads". Andrew
Zalewski, Speaker

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Gesher Galicia Special Interest Group Meeting

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Gesher Galicia Luncheon. Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Live! "Researching Your Galitzianer Family: Working with Vital
Records". Mark Halpern, Speaker

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
JGSLA Pamela Weisberger Memorial Lecture: "History and Catastrophe:
The Secret Warsaw Ghetto Archive of Emanuel Ringelblum". Dr Samuel
Kassow, Speaker

Tuesday, August 9
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Records on Migration in the Archives of Galicia". Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Computer Lab: "Mapping Your Shtetl. Practical course in Galician
Cadaster". [Pre-registration Fee]. Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
"Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
"Family Kinship and Marriage Strategies: The Case of Jewish Oil Elites
in Galicia". Vladyslava Moskalets, Speaker

Wednesday, August 10
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Suchostaw Region Research Group meeting
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Kolbuszowa Region Research Group meeting

Thursday, August 11
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Using the Gesher Galicia Website and All Galicia Database to Research
Towns and Families". Brooke Schreier Ganz, Speaker

For information about Gesher Galicia, go to
http://www.geshergalicia.org or email info@...

We look forward to seeing you at the Seattle Conference.

Tony Kahane
Chair & Research Coordinator
Gesher Galicia
www.geshergalicia.org

It is with great pleasure that Gesher Galicia announces that our
luncheon speaker at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy will be Dr Sergey Kravtsov, who will present a talk on
"Galician Jewish Families: Histories and Legends". Dr Kravtsov will
discuss how many prominent Galician Jewish families became deeply
involved in Jewish history, in local and regional culture, and how
Jewish family legends were constructed and circulated. The luncheon
will take place on Monday, August 8, at 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM. There will
be time for Q & A following the presentation.

On Tuesday, August 9 >from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Dr Kravtsov will present
a second talk on "Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". From
the sixteenth century until the First World War, the construction of
synagogues in Galicia was a vibrant activity, resulting in an abundant
built heritage in a variety of types, styles and decoration. Rich in
historical and cultural significance, and in collective and personal
memories, the preservation of this heritage is a challenge to the
Galician legacy.

Dr Sergey R. Kravtsov is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for
Jewish Art, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born in Lviv,
Ukraine, he was trained as an architect in his native city. He
received his doctoral degree in architectural history >from the
Institute for the Theory and History of Architecture in Moscow in
1993, and moved to Israel in 1994. He has published some 60 essays on
the history of urban planning and synagogue architecture. He has also
authored and co-authored five books, edited another book, and
co-produced 16 multimedia compact discs.

Gesher Galicia Luncheon

The luncheon on August 8 will begin at noon and end at 1:30 pm. Entry
to this event, including to the presentation by the speaker, will not
be allowed without a luncheon ticket, as per conference policy. The
menu for the sit-down plated meal offers non-kosher options at $44 per
person and kosher options at $54 per person. Attendance at this event
is limited by the size of the room. No luncheon tickets will be sold
at the Conference. You must be registered for the Conference in order
to attend the luncheon. For details about the Conference and to
register for the luncheon, please go to: http://www.iajgs2016.org

Galicia Activities at the Seattle 2016 Conference

Sunday, August 7
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Gesher Galicia Table at the Conference Share Fair

Monday, August 8
Monday will be a day devoted to Galician programming, which will
continue throughout the week. So, if you can only spare a day, this is
the day to attend for Galitzianers.

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
LIVE! "Jewish Galicia (1772-1918): Lives at the Crossroads". Andrew
Zalewski, Speaker

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Gesher Galicia Special Interest Group Meeting

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Gesher Galicia Luncheon. Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Live! "Researching Your Galitzianer Family: Working with Vital
Records". Mark Halpern, Speaker

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
JGSLA Pamela Weisberger Memorial Lecture: "History and Catastrophe:
The Secret Warsaw Ghetto Archive of Emanuel Ringelblum". Dr Samuel
Kassow, Speaker

Tuesday, August 9
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Records on Migration in the Archives of Galicia". Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Computer Lab: "Mapping Your Shtetl. Practical course in Galician
Cadaster". [Pre-registration Fee]. Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
"Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
"Family Kinship and Marriage Strategies: The Case of Jewish Oil Elites
in Galicia". Vladyslava Moskalets, Speaker

Wednesday, August 10
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Suchostaw Region Research Group meeting
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Kolbuszowa Region Research Group meeting

Thursday, August 11
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Using the Gesher Galicia Website and All Galicia Database to Research
Towns and Families". Brooke Schreier Ganz, Speaker

For information about Gesher Galicia, go to
http://www.geshergalicia.org or email info@...

We look forward to seeing you at the Seattle Conference.

Tony Kahane
Chair & Research Coordinator
Gesher Galicia
www.geshergalicia.org

Dear fellow Rom-SIGgers,

The time for the Seattle Conference is drawing closer, and we are still
waiting to hear >from those of you who are planning to attend!

We have much to discuss, including the need for many volunteers to help
us to get the many hundreds and hundreds of records that we have already
acquired online on our database. Many of you are asking about specific
records, many of which we already have obtained. But without volunteers
to step up to work on them they are not available to those seeking the
information contained in them!

So, please do contact us to let us know your plans,so that we can plan
more effectively. There is much work to be done, and we need volunteers!

We will have a table at the Share Fair, on Sunday, August 7 >from
1:30-5:00 PM

Our SIG meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 8 >from 10:30-11:45 AM
And there will be a meeting of the ROM-SIG Board >from 3:00- 4:15 pm
where we hope that any of you interested in Volunteering will come and
talk with us and indicate you places, of interest, etc., and possibly
begin to make assignments.

In addition there will be two separate sessions:

1 - Monday, August 8, 1:30-2:24 PM Yitchak Kerem will speak on Sephardic
genealogy and history in Romania.

2 - Wednesday, August 10, 8:00-8:25 PM Jeffrey Gorney will speak at a
Sleepless in Seattle session on "Remembered Voices: Story-Driven
Genealogy as a Vital Path to Discovering Your Jewish Roots"- an oral
history of his visits to Romania.

We look forward to hearing >from you, and seeing you in Seattle. Just
send any information to me: <Rdleeson@...> and our research
Coordinator, Barbara Hershey at : <barbara.hershey@...>

Let's get the Rom-SIG back "On a roll!", as Bob Wascou would have said!

Rosanne Leeson
Barbara Hershey

Dear fellow Rom-SIGgers,

The time for the Seattle Conference is drawing closer, and we are still
waiting to hear >from those of you who are planning to attend!

We have much to discuss, including the need for many volunteers to help
us to get the many hundreds and hundreds of records that we have already
acquired online on our database. Many of you are asking about specific
records, many of which we already have obtained. But without volunteers
to step up to work on them they are not available to those seeking the
information contained in them!

So, please do contact us to let us know your plans,so that we can plan
more effectively. There is much work to be done, and we need volunteers!

We will have a table at the Share Fair, on Sunday, August 7 >from
1:30-5:00 PM

Our SIG meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 8 >from 10:30-11:45 AM
And there will be a meeting of the ROM-SIG Board >from 3:00- 4:15 pm
where we hope that any of you interested in Volunteering will come and
talk with us and indicate you places, of interest, etc., and possibly
begin to make assignments.

In addition there will be two separate sessions:

1 - Monday, August 8, 1:30-2:24 PM Yitchak Kerem will speak on Sephardic
genealogy and history in Romania.

2 - Wednesday, August 10, 8:00-8:25 PM Jeffrey Gorney will speak at a
Sleepless in Seattle session on "Remembered Voices: Story-Driven
Genealogy as a Vital Path to Discovering Your Jewish Roots"- an oral
history of his visits to Romania.

We look forward to hearing >from you, and seeing you in Seattle. Just
send any information to me: <Rdleeson@...> and our research
Coordinator, Barbara Hershey at : <barbara.hershey@...>

Let's get the Rom-SIG back "On a roll!", as Bob Wascou would have said!

Rosanne Leeson
Barbara Hershey

Dear researchers,

Here is an update for the month of June 2016 for Bessarabia SIG.
This month we have completed and uploaded to JewishGen a large
set of Revision Lists.

17383 Revision List records were translated >from towns of
Tuzora/Kalarash; Akkerman; Khotin; Skulyany; Gancheshty;
Kishinev; Ataki; Kapreshty; Dombroveny; Orgeev; Rezina and
Teleneshty. The largest set was for Kishinev, about 11,000 records.

If anyone wants to get a full set of a records for a town, that is
possible with a donation of $100 to Bessarabia SIG General fund.
There are new sets of records found among revision records:
petitions, certificates, guarantor letters, etc. I also need to
ask you, if you have already donate $100 to get a set >from this
upload, and I did not send the records yet, please re-send your
request ( I have lost many of my emails...) and I will send you
the set you wanted.

We are going to start working for the next set of records, which
we plan to upload in December of 2016. It will include three sets
we could not complete this time: Rashkov 1848, Teleneshti and
Ataki 1854. It also be a large set for Kishinev, Belti records
and more.

Thank you all,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
BENDERY, TARUTINO, AKKERMAN, KILIYA - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai

Dear researchers,

Here is an update for the month of June 2016 for Bessarabia SIG.
This month we have completed and uploaded to JewishGen a large
set of Revision Lists.

17383 Revision List records were translated >from towns of
Tuzora/Kalarash; Akkerman; Khotin; Skulyany; Gancheshty;
Kishinev; Ataki; Kapreshty; Dombroveny; Orgeev; Rezina and
Teleneshty. The largest set was for Kishinev, about 11,000 records.

If anyone wants to get a full set of a records for a town, that is
possible with a donation of $100 to Bessarabia SIG General fund.
There are new sets of records found among revision records:
petitions, certificates, guarantor letters, etc. I also need to
ask you, if you have already donate $100 to get a set >from this
upload, and I did not send the records yet, please re-send your
request ( I have lost many of my emails...) and I will send you
the set you wanted.

We are going to start working for the next set of records, which
we plan to upload in December of 2016. It will include three sets
we could not complete this time: Rashkov 1848, Teleneshti and
Ataki 1854. It also be a large set for Kishinev, Belti records
and more.

Thank you all,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
BENDERY, TARUTINO, AKKERMAN, KILIYA - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai

GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON SPEAKER

It is with great pleasure that Gesher Galicia announces that our
luncheon speaker at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy will be Dr Sergey Kravtsov, who will present a talk on
"Galician Jewish Families: Histories and Legends". Dr Kravtsov will
discuss how many prominent Galician Jewish families became deeply
involved in Jewish history, in local and regional culture, and how
Jewish family legends were constructed and circulated. The luncheon
will take place on Monday, August 8, at 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM. There will
be time for Q & A following the presentation.

On Tuesday, August 9 >from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Dr Kravtsov will present
a second talk on "Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". From
the sixteenth century until the First World War, the construction of
synagogues in Galicia was a vibrant activity, resulting in an abundant
built heritage in a variety of types, styles and decoration. Rich in
historical and cultural significance, and in collective and personal
memories, the preservation of this heritage is a challenge to the
Galician legacy.

Dr Sergey R. Kravtsov is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for
Jewish Art, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born in Lviv,
Ukraine, he was trained as an architect in his native city. He
received his doctoral degree in architectural history >from the
Institute for the Theory and History of Architecture in Moscow in
1993, and moved to Israel in 1994. He has published some 60 essays on
the history of urban planning and synagogue architecture. He has also
authored and co-authored five books, edited another book, and
co-produced 16 multimedia compact discs.


GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON

The luncheon on August 8 will begin at noon and end at 1:30 pm. Entry
to this event, including to the presentation by the speaker, will not
be allowed without a luncheon ticket, as per conference policy. The
menu for the sit-down plated meal offers non-kosher options at $44 per
person and kosher options at $54 per person. Attendance at this event
is limited by the size of the room. No luncheon tickets will be sold
at the Conference. You must be registered for the Conference in order
to attend the luncheon. For details about the Conference and to
register for the luncheon, please go to: http://www.iajgs2016.org


GALICIA ACTIVITIES AT THE SEATTLE 2016 CONFERENCE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Gesher Galicia Table at the Conference Share Fair

MONDAY, AUGUST 8
Monday will be a day devoted to Galician programming, which will
continue throughout the week. So, if you can only spare a day, this is
the day to attend for Galitzianers.

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
LIVE! "Jewish Galicia (1772-1918): Lives at the Crossroads". Andrew
Zalewski, Speaker

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Gesher Galicia Special Interest Group Meeting

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Gesher Galicia Luncheon. Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
LIVE! "Researching Your Galitzianer Family: Working with Vital
Records". Mark Halpern, Speaker

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
JGSLA Pamela Weisberger Memorial Lecture: "History and Catastrophe:
The Secret Warsaw Ghetto Archive of Emanuel Ringelblum". Dr Samuel
Kassow, Speaker

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Records on Migration in the Archives of Galicia". Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Computer Lab: "Mapping Your Shtetl. Practical course in Galician
Cadaster". [Pre-registration Fee]. Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
"Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
"Family Kinship and Marriage Strategies: The Case of Jewish Oil Elites
in Galicia". Vladyslava Moskalets, Speaker

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Suchostaw Region Research Group meeting
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Kolbuszowa Region Research Group meeting

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Using the Gesher Galicia Website and All Galicia Database to Research
Towns and Families". Brooke Schreier Ganz, Speaker

For information about Gesher Galicia, go to
http://www.geshergalicia.org or email info@...

We look forward to seeing you at the Seattle Conference.

Tony Kahane
Chair & Research Coordinator
Gesher Galicia
www.geshergalicia.org

GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON SPEAKER

It is with great pleasure that Gesher Galicia announces that our
luncheon speaker at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy will be Dr Sergey Kravtsov, who will present a talk on
"Galician Jewish Families: Histories and Legends". Dr Kravtsov will
discuss how many prominent Galician Jewish families became deeply
involved in Jewish history, in local and regional culture, and how
Jewish family legends were constructed and circulated. The luncheon
will take place on Monday, August 8, at 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM. There will
be time for Q & A following the presentation.

On Tuesday, August 9 >from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Dr Kravtsov will present
a second talk on "Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". From
the sixteenth century until the First World War, the construction of
synagogues in Galicia was a vibrant activity, resulting in an abundant
built heritage in a variety of types, styles and decoration. Rich in
historical and cultural significance, and in collective and personal
memories, the preservation of this heritage is a challenge to the
Galician legacy.

Dr Sergey R. Kravtsov is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for
Jewish Art, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born in Lviv,
Ukraine, he was trained as an architect in his native city. He
received his doctoral degree in architectural history >from the
Institute for the Theory and History of Architecture in Moscow in
1993, and moved to Israel in 1994. He has published some 60 essays on
the history of urban planning and synagogue architecture. He has also
authored and co-authored five books, edited another book, and
co-produced 16 multimedia compact discs.


GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON

The luncheon on August 8 will begin at noon and end at 1:30 pm. Entry
to this event, including to the presentation by the speaker, will not
be allowed without a luncheon ticket, as per conference policy. The
menu for the sit-down plated meal offers non-kosher options at $44 per
person and kosher options at $54 per person. Attendance at this event
is limited by the size of the room. No luncheon tickets will be sold
at the Conference. You must be registered for the Conference in order
to attend the luncheon. For details about the Conference and to
register for the luncheon, please go to: http://www.iajgs2016.org


GALICIA ACTIVITIES AT THE SEATTLE 2016 CONFERENCE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Gesher Galicia Table at the Conference Share Fair

MONDAY, AUGUST 8
Monday will be a day devoted to Galician programming, which will
continue throughout the week. So, if you can only spare a day, this is
the day to attend for Galitzianers.

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
LIVE! "Jewish Galicia (1772-1918): Lives at the Crossroads". Andrew
Zalewski, Speaker

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Gesher Galicia Special Interest Group Meeting

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Gesher Galicia Luncheon. Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
LIVE! "Researching Your Galitzianer Family: Working with Vital
Records". Mark Halpern, Speaker

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
JGSLA Pamela Weisberger Memorial Lecture: "History and Catastrophe:
The Secret Warsaw Ghetto Archive of Emanuel Ringelblum". Dr Samuel
Kassow, Speaker

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Records on Migration in the Archives of Galicia". Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Computer Lab: "Mapping Your Shtetl. Practical course in Galician
Cadaster". [Pre-registration Fee]. Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
"Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
"Family Kinship and Marriage Strategies: The Case of Jewish Oil Elites
in Galicia". Vladyslava Moskalets, Speaker

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Suchostaw Region Research Group meeting
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Kolbuszowa Region Research Group meeting

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Using the Gesher Galicia Website and All Galicia Database to Research
Towns and Families". Brooke Schreier Ganz, Speaker

For information about Gesher Galicia, go to
http://www.geshergalicia.org or email info@...

We look forward to seeing you at the Seattle Conference.

Tony Kahane
Chair & Research Coordinator
Gesher Galicia
www.geshergalicia.org

GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON SPEAKER

It is with great pleasure that Gesher Galicia announces that our
luncheon speaker at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy will be Dr Sergey Kravtsov, who will present a talk on
"Galician Jewish Families: Histories and Legends". Dr Kravtsov will
discuss how many prominent Galician Jewish families became deeply
involved in Jewish history, in local and regional culture, and how
Jewish family legends were constructed and circulated. The luncheon
will take place on Monday, August 8, at 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM. There will
be time for Q & A following the presentation.

On Tuesday, August 9 >from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Dr Kravtsov will present
a second talk on "Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". From
the sixteenth century until the First World War, the construction of
synagogues in Galicia was a vibrant activity, resulting in an abundant
built heritage in a variety of types, styles and decoration. Rich in
historical and cultural significance, and in collective and personal
memories, the preservation of this heritage is a challenge to the
Galician legacy.

Dr Sergey R. Kravtsov is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for
Jewish Art, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born in Lviv,
Ukraine, he was trained as an architect in his native city. He
received his doctoral degree in architectural history >from the
Institute for the Theory and History of Architecture in Moscow in
1993, and moved to Israel in 1994. He has published some 60 essays on
the history of urban planning and synagogue architecture. He has also
authored and co-authored five books, edited another book, and
co-produced 16 multimedia compact discs.


GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON

The luncheon on August 8 will begin at noon and end at 1:30 pm. Entry
to this event, including to the presentation by the speaker, will not
be allowed without a luncheon ticket, as per conference policy. The
menu for the sit-down plated meal offers non-kosher options at $44 per
person and kosher options at $54 per person. Attendance at this event
is limited by the size of the room. No luncheon tickets will be sold
at the Conference. You must be registered for the Conference in order
to attend the luncheon. For details about the Conference and to
register for the luncheon, please go to: http://www.iajgs2016.org


GALICIA ACTIVITIES AT THE SEATTLE 2016 CONFERENCE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Gesher Galicia Table at the Conference Share Fair

MONDAY, AUGUST 8
Monday will be a day devoted to Galician programming, which will
continue throughout the week. So, if you can only spare a day, this is
the day to attend for Galitzianers.

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
LIVE! "Jewish Galicia (1772-1918): Lives at the Crossroads". Andrew
Zalewski, Speaker

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Gesher Galicia Special Interest Group Meeting

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Gesher Galicia Luncheon. Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
LIVE! "Researching Your Galitzianer Family: Working with Vital
Records". Mark Halpern, Speaker

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
JGSLA Pamela Weisberger Memorial Lecture: "History and Catastrophe:
The Secret Warsaw Ghetto Archive of Emanuel Ringelblum". Dr Samuel
Kassow, Speaker

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Records on Migration in the Archives of Galicia". Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Computer Lab: "Mapping Your Shtetl. Practical course in Galician
Cadaster". [Pre-registration Fee]. Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
"Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
"Family Kinship and Marriage Strategies: The Case of Jewish Oil Elites
in Galicia". Vladyslava Moskalets, Speaker

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Suchostaw Region Research Group meeting
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Kolbuszowa Region Research Group meeting

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Using the Gesher Galicia Website and All Galicia Database to Research
Towns and Families". Brooke Schreier Ganz, Speaker

For information about Gesher Galicia, go to
http://www.geshergalicia.org or email info@...

We look forward to seeing you at the Seattle Conference.

Tony Kahane
Chair & Research Coordinator
Gesher Galicia
www.geshergalicia.org

GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON SPEAKER

It is with great pleasure that Gesher Galicia announces that our
luncheon speaker at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy will be Dr Sergey Kravtsov, who will present a talk on
"Galician Jewish Families: Histories and Legends". Dr Kravtsov will
discuss how many prominent Galician Jewish families became deeply
involved in Jewish history, in local and regional culture, and how
Jewish family legends were constructed and circulated. The luncheon
will take place on Monday, August 8, at 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM. There will
be time for Q & A following the presentation.

On Tuesday, August 9 >from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Dr Kravtsov will present
a second talk on "Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". From
the sixteenth century until the First World War, the construction of
synagogues in Galicia was a vibrant activity, resulting in an abundant
built heritage in a variety of types, styles and decoration. Rich in
historical and cultural significance, and in collective and personal
memories, the preservation of this heritage is a challenge to the
Galician legacy.

Dr Sergey R. Kravtsov is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for
Jewish Art, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born in Lviv,
Ukraine, he was trained as an architect in his native city. He
received his doctoral degree in architectural history >from the
Institute for the Theory and History of Architecture in Moscow in
1993, and moved to Israel in 1994. He has published some 60 essays on
the history of urban planning and synagogue architecture. He has also
authored and co-authored five books, edited another book, and
co-produced 16 multimedia compact discs.


GESHER GALICIA LUNCHEON

The luncheon on August 8 will begin at noon and end at 1:30 pm. Entry
to this event, including to the presentation by the speaker, will not
be allowed without a luncheon ticket, as per conference policy. The
menu for the sit-down plated meal offers non-kosher options at $44 per
person and kosher options at $54 per person. Attendance at this event
is limited by the size of the room. No luncheon tickets will be sold
at the Conference. You must be registered for the Conference in order
to attend the luncheon. For details about the Conference and to
register for the luncheon, please go to: http://www.iajgs2016.org


GALICIA ACTIVITIES AT THE SEATTLE 2016 CONFERENCE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Gesher Galicia Table at the Conference Share Fair

MONDAY, AUGUST 8
Monday will be a day devoted to Galician programming, which will
continue throughout the week. So, if you can only spare a day, this is
the day to attend for Galitzianers.

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
LIVE! "Jewish Galicia (1772-1918): Lives at the Crossroads". Andrew
Zalewski, Speaker

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Gesher Galicia Special Interest Group Meeting

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Gesher Galicia Luncheon. Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
LIVE! "Researching Your Galitzianer Family: Working with Vital
Records". Mark Halpern, Speaker

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
JGSLA Pamela Weisberger Memorial Lecture: "History and Catastrophe:
The Secret Warsaw Ghetto Archive of Emanuel Ringelblum". Dr Samuel
Kassow, Speaker

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Records on Migration in the Archives of Galicia". Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Computer Lab: "Mapping Your Shtetl. Practical course in Galician
Cadaster". [Pre-registration Fee]. Tomasz Jankowski, Speaker

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
"Synagogues of Galicia as Cultural Heritage". Dr Sergey Kravtsov, Speaker

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
"Family Kinship and Marriage Strategies: The Case of Jewish Oil Elites
in Galicia". Vladyslava Moskalets, Speaker

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Suchostaw Region Research Group meeting
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Kolbuszowa Region Research Group meeting

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
"Using the Gesher Galicia Website and All Galicia Database to Research
Towns and Families". Brooke Schreier Ganz, Speaker

For information about Gesher Galicia, go to
http://www.geshergalicia.org or email info@...

We look forward to seeing you at the Seattle Conference.

Tony Kahane
Chair & Research Coordinator
Gesher Galicia
www.geshergalicia.org

Nissim SEGALOFF, born in Bulgaria in 1896, was a world class backgammon
player >from the 1930s through the 1970s. He was living in Paris when the
Nazi's invaded and occupied France. He then took the route east through
Bulgaria, Russia, and Japan to safe haven in New York City in 1941. In
1957, Nissim became a US citizen and changed his name to Nicholas
(Nicky) SARGENT.

I contacted every backgammon association in the world and found out that
Nicholas spent the 1970s and possibly the early 1980s in France and
Switzerland earning a living playing (hustling) backgammon games. The
last sighting of Nicholas was at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland
in early 1979. The Palace and the city of Gstaad were contacted and
could not find any records of Nicholas.

I would appreciate people knowledgeable about these two countries
advising on how I might go about finding a death certificate, record, or
obituary for Nicholas.

Thanks for your help.

Mark Halpern
West Chester, PA, USA

Nissim SEGALOFF, born in Bulgaria in 1896, was a world class backgammon
player >from the 1930s through the 1970s. He was living in Paris when the
Nazi's invaded and occupied France. He then took the route east through
Bulgaria, Russia, and Japan to safe haven in New York City in 1941. In
1957, Nissim became a US citizen and changed his name to Nicholas
(Nicky) SARGENT.

I contacted every backgammon association in the world and found out that
Nicholas spent the 1970s and possibly the early 1980s in France and
Switzerland earning a living playing (hustling) backgammon games. The
last sighting of Nicholas was at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland
in early 1979. The Palace and the city of Gstaad were contacted and
could not find any records of Nicholas.

I would appreciate people knowledgeable about these two countries
advising on how I might go about finding a death certificate, record, or
obituary for Nicholas.

Thanks for your help.

Mark Halpern
West Chester, PA, USA

I am writing a biography of Laszlo (Ladislaus) Berczeller, a Hungarian
food physiologist who invented the world-famous Edelsoja soy flour.

Born in 1855 into a wealthy Jewish medical family, he lived and worked
in both Vienna and Germany for many years.

He died on 14 Nov. 1955 in Switzerland at age 70, alone and penniless.
I am searching for relatives or those who knew him.

Thank you - Bill Shurtleff

Bill Shurtleff
Soyinfo Center
P.O. Box 234
Lafayette, CA 94549 USA
www.soyinfocenter.com

I am writing a biography of Laszlo (Ladislaus) Berczeller, a Hungarian
food physiologist who invented the world-famous Edelsoja soy flour.

Born in 1855 into a wealthy Jewish medical family, he lived and worked
in both Vienna and Germany for many years.

He died on 14 Nov. 1955 in Switzerland at age 70, alone and penniless.
I am searching for relatives or those who knew him.

Thank you - Bill Shurtleff

Bill Shurtleff
Soyinfo Center
P.O. Box 234
Lafayette, CA 94549 USA
www.soyinfocenter.com

Mariann Littell wrote:
< I am looking for any information on the town of Smolowicz in Belarus.
< My Grandfather built a flour mill there in the late 1800's to early
< 1900's. It was built on a river to take advantage of the water
< power. The family I am looking for is MATUSEWICZ. One part of the
< family had a large house and a large family in Smolevichi. The other
< part of the family had a large truck farm and employed young girls to
< work in the field in Smolevichi. Any information would be very much
< appreciated. >

Suggestions and resources include:

JewishGen Gazetteer < http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/3uvlvs - MODERATOR] Smolevichi
was in Borisov district Minsk Gubernia Russia before WWI, in Belarus
SSR Soviet Union between wars, and is now Smalyavichy, Belarus.
Coordinates 5402 2805 located 23 miles ENE of Minsk and 21 miles SW of
Barysaw (Borisov).

JewishGen Family Finder < http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ >
List yourself as a MATUSEWICZ >from Smalyavichy, Belarus researcher and
contact other Smalyavichy and Matusewicz researchers.

JewishGen Belarus SIG < http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/ >
Become a member of Belarus SIG, subscribe to Belarus SIG Digest and search
Belarus SIG databases and website.

Slownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego (SGKP) (Geographical Dictionary of
the Polish Kingdom and other Slavic Countries) 1880-1902 vol X page 904
"Smolewicze" (Polish)
< http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_X/904 >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zlbjt5c - MODERATOR]

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust:
Seredina-Buda - Z (NYU Press 2001) page 1204 "Smolevichi"
< https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=pp > (search Google Books)

Wikipedia < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalyavichy >
Smalyavichy is a city in Minsk Voblast, Belarus, capital of the Smalyavichy
Raion. It is situated by the Plisa River.

Smalyavichy Raion official website "Geography of Smalyavichy Raion"
(Russian)
< http://smolevichi.minsk-region.by/ru/region/geogr >

Yad Vashem - The Untold Stories - The murder sites of the Jews in the
occupied territories of the former USSR " Smolevichi"
< http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=552 >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zmtk39e - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - "Smaliavicy" (23 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Smaliavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zpgcckc - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Ghetto Smalyavichy (17 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ghetto_Smalyavichy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/jsg98gj - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - History of Smalavicy (14 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:History_of_Smalavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zhcxqkm - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Jewish cemeteries in Smalyavichy (29 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jewish_cemeteries_in_Smalyavichy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/z8arfen - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Coats of arms of Smalavicy
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Coats_of_arms_of_Smalavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/j5q5ym5 - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Flags of Smalavicy
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Flags_of_Smalavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/hbutxdf - MODERATOR]

Good luck finding information about your MATUSEWICZ family and their flour
mill and farm in Smolevichi.

Bette Stoop Mas
USA

Mariann Littell wrote:
< I am looking for any information on the town of Smolowicz in Belarus.
< My Grandfather built a flour mill there in the late 1800's to early
< 1900's. It was built on a river to take advantage of the water
< power. The family I am looking for is MATUSEWICZ. One part of the
< family had a large house and a large family in Smolevichi. The other
< part of the family had a large truck farm and employed young girls to
< work in the field in Smolevichi. Any information would be very much
< appreciated. >

Suggestions and resources include:

JewishGen Gazetteer < http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/3uvlvs - MODERATOR] Smolevichi
was in Borisov district Minsk Gubernia Russia before WWI, in Belarus
SSR Soviet Union between wars, and is now Smalyavichy, Belarus.
Coordinates 5402 2805 located 23 miles ENE of Minsk and 21 miles SW of
Barysaw (Borisov).

JewishGen Family Finder < http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ >
List yourself as a MATUSEWICZ >from Smalyavichy, Belarus researcher and
contact other Smalyavichy and Matusewicz researchers.

JewishGen Belarus SIG < http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/ >
Become a member of Belarus SIG, subscribe to Belarus SIG Digest and search
Belarus SIG databases and website.

Slownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego (SGKP) (Geographical Dictionary of
the Polish Kingdom and other Slavic Countries) 1880-1902 vol X page 904
"Smolewicze" (Polish)
< http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_X/904 >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zlbjt5c - MODERATOR]

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust:
Seredina-Buda - Z (NYU Press 2001) page 1204 "Smolevichi"
< https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=pp > (search Google Books)

Wikipedia < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalyavichy >
Smalyavichy is a city in Minsk Voblast, Belarus, capital of the Smalyavichy
Raion. It is situated by the Plisa River.

Smalyavichy Raion official website "Geography of Smalyavichy Raion"
(Russian)
< http://smolevichi.minsk-region.by/ru/region/geogr >

Yad Vashem - The Untold Stories - The murder sites of the Jews in the
occupied territories of the former USSR " Smolevichi"
< http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=552 >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zmtk39e - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - "Smaliavicy" (23 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Smaliavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zpgcckc - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Ghetto Smalyavichy (17 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ghetto_Smalyavichy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/jsg98gj - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - History of Smalavicy (14 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:History_of_Smalavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/zhcxqkm - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Jewish cemeteries in Smalyavichy (29 photos)
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jewish_cemeteries_in_Smalyavichy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/z8arfen - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Coats of arms of Smalavicy
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Coats_of_arms_of_Smalavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/j5q5ym5 - MODERATOR]

Wikimedia Commons - Flags of Smalavicy
< https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Flags_of_Smalavi%C4%8Dy >
[abbreviated URL is http://tinyurl.com/hbutxdf - MODERATOR]

Good luck finding information about your MATUSEWICZ family and their flour
mill and farm in Smolevichi.

Bette Stoop Mas
USA

Trying to track descendants of Rabbi Shalom HAGER, father of R.
Eleazar Hager who was rabbi of Congregation Beit Shalom in London.
His other children were Yechiel Michel and two daughters (married
Shmuel Meir HOLLANDER and Mordecai TABAK).

Neil Rosenstein
www.neilrosenstein.com

Trying to track descendants of Rabbi Shalom HAGER, father of R.
Eleazar Hager who was rabbi of Congregation Beit Shalom in London.
His other children were Yechiel Michel and two daughters (married
Shmuel Meir HOLLANDER and Mordecai TABAK).

Neil Rosenstein
www.neilrosenstein.com