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Help deciphering Hebrew abbreviations on tombstones
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Carol Hoffman
I'm hoping someone can help me with translating abbreviations I have
found on tombstones in Lithuania. I have the abbreviations in Hebrew characters and can send the short list to anyone who might be able to help me with that. The challenge is not the dates but the abbreviations describing the person or his/her situation. Please write to me privately. Thank you. Carol Hoffman saftacarol@gmail.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Help deciphering Hebrew abbreviations on tombstones
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Carol Hoffman
I'm hoping someone can help me with translating abbreviations I have
found on tombstones in Lithuania. I have the abbreviations in Hebrew characters and can send the short list to anyone who might be able to help me with that. The challenge is not the dates but the abbreviations describing the person or his/her situation. Please write to me privately. Thank you. Carol Hoffman saftacarol@gmail.com
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Genealogist Ron Arons to give two presentations at JGSI Sept. 25 meeting
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events@...
Expert Jewish genealogist and author Ron Arons will deliver two
informative presentations at the Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, starting at 1 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Ill. The titles of his talks at this special meeting will be "Putting the Flesh on the Bones" and "Evaluating Evidence: Asking a mini-Minnie Question." Ron Arons calls "Putting the Flesh on the Bones" his "bread and butter talk" that he has given for 15 years. Through two related examples he explains how one can piece together ancestors' lives by collecting as much documentation about them as possible as well as by looking at the environments where they lived. The process he describes can enable a genealogist to go beyond the names, dates, and places commonly associated with genealogical research. With his other presentation, "Evaluating Evidence: Asking a mini-Minnie Question," Arons explains that researching the lives of our ancestors is a big task, but to evaluate evidence, one needs to examine the bits and pieces of our research. When he found the bigamy case of his great-grandfather Isaac Spier, he wanted to know what happened to Spier's second wife, Minnie Ott. Arons will present the basic constructs of analyzing documents and evidence, i.e., the genealogical proof standard, pointing to the research question: How many times did Minnie Ott marry? In this presentation, he will apply the evaluation theory to the documents he located toward the resolution of this question. Arons has given more than 250 presentations internationally, and has authored three books, "The Jews of Sing Sing: Gotham Gangsters and Gonuvim"; "WANTED!: U.S. Criminal Records Sources & Research Methodology," and "Mind Maps for Genealogy: Enhanced Research Planning, Correlation, and Analysis." For more information about Ron Arons and the Sept. 25 JGSI meeting, see http://jgsi.org/event-2207576 . The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois schedule of future events can be seen at http://jgsi.org/Events-calendar or phone 312-666-0100. Submitted by: Martin Fischer Vice President-Publicity Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Genealogist Ron Arons to give two presentations at JGSI Sept. 25 meeting
#general
events@...
Expert Jewish genealogist and author Ron Arons will deliver two
informative presentations at the Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, starting at 1 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Ill. The titles of his talks at this special meeting will be "Putting the Flesh on the Bones" and "Evaluating Evidence: Asking a mini-Minnie Question." Ron Arons calls "Putting the Flesh on the Bones" his "bread and butter talk" that he has given for 15 years. Through two related examples he explains how one can piece together ancestors' lives by collecting as much documentation about them as possible as well as by looking at the environments where they lived. The process he describes can enable a genealogist to go beyond the names, dates, and places commonly associated with genealogical research. With his other presentation, "Evaluating Evidence: Asking a mini-Minnie Question," Arons explains that researching the lives of our ancestors is a big task, but to evaluate evidence, one needs to examine the bits and pieces of our research. When he found the bigamy case of his great-grandfather Isaac Spier, he wanted to know what happened to Spier's second wife, Minnie Ott. Arons will present the basic constructs of analyzing documents and evidence, i.e., the genealogical proof standard, pointing to the research question: How many times did Minnie Ott marry? In this presentation, he will apply the evaluation theory to the documents he located toward the resolution of this question. Arons has given more than 250 presentations internationally, and has authored three books, "The Jews of Sing Sing: Gotham Gangsters and Gonuvim"; "WANTED!: U.S. Criminal Records Sources & Research Methodology," and "Mind Maps for Genealogy: Enhanced Research Planning, Correlation, and Analysis." For more information about Ron Arons and the Sept. 25 JGSI meeting, see http://jgsi.org/event-2207576 . The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois schedule of future events can be seen at http://jgsi.org/Events-calendar or phone 312-666-0100. Submitted by: Martin Fischer Vice President-Publicity Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
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Help please with translating Hebrew abbreviations on tombstones in Lithuania
#lithuania
Carol Hoffman
I'm hoping someone can help me with translating abbreviations I have
found on tombstones in Lithuania. I have the abbreviations in Hebrew characters and can send the short list to anyone who might be able to help me with that. The challenge is not the dates but the abbreviations describing the person or his/her situation. Please write to me privately. Thank you. Carol Hoffman saftacarol@gmail.com
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Help please with translating Hebrew abbreviations on tombstones in Lithuania
#lithuania
Carol Hoffman
I'm hoping someone can help me with translating abbreviations I have
found on tombstones in Lithuania. I have the abbreviations in Hebrew characters and can send the short list to anyone who might be able to help me with that. The challenge is not the dates but the abbreviations describing the person or his/her situation. Please write to me privately. Thank you. Carol Hoffman saftacarol@gmail.com
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FW: ViewMate translation request - Polish
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Jacob Hammer <magijak@...>
Dear Fellow Researchers,
I've posted 2 vital records in Polish >from Biala Rawska, for which I need extraction of all genealogical data (names, dates, places). I'd appreciate as complete a translation as possible. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49840 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49839 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much, magijak@gmail.com Jacob Hammer
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JRI Poland #Poland FW: ViewMate translation request - Polish
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Jacob Hammer <magijak@...>
Dear Fellow Researchers,
I've posted 2 vital records in Polish >from Biala Rawska, for which I need extraction of all genealogical data (names, dates, places). I'd appreciate as complete a translation as possible. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49840 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49839 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much, magijak@gmail.com Jacob Hammer
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Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
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Mosenkis@...
How does one get hold of an archived obituary >from the Philadelphia Jewish
Exponent >from 1960 (Jan 29 pg. 31 Samuel Gordon to be exact) without going to Philadelphia? Thanks Bruce Mosenkis
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
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Mosenkis@...
How does one get hold of an archived obituary >from the Philadelphia Jewish
Exponent >from 1960 (Jan 29 pg. 31 Samuel Gordon to be exact) without going to Philadelphia? Thanks Bruce Mosenkis
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Searching TENENBAUM in Mokrany
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WALTER ELIAS
I am looking for any information about the TENENBAUM family >from the
Shtetl of Mokrany about 16km east of Malaryta in present day Belarus. I am interested also in how large the pre-war community was, the percentage of Jewish population, any WWII history, if there is a Yizkor book and whether there are living descendants of TENENBAUMs from Mokrany families who might get in touch with me. I have postedthis on the Belarus SIG also. Thank you. Walter S. Elias St. Louis Park, Minnesota USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching TENENBAUM in Mokrany
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WALTER ELIAS
I am looking for any information about the TENENBAUM family >from the
Shtetl of Mokrany about 16km east of Malaryta in present day Belarus. I am interested also in how large the pre-war community was, the percentage of Jewish population, any WWII history, if there is a Yizkor book and whether there are living descendants of TENENBAUMs from Mokrany families who might get in touch with me. I have postedthis on the Belarus SIG also. Thank you. Walter S. Elias St. Louis Park, Minnesota USA
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Translation request: Old Polish (1808) - Opole Lubelskie, house deed(?)
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Philip Rosinsky
Hi group,
I would like help translating the following document >from 1808 which I believe pertains to my ancestor Sender. http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=50288 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=50289 Thank you for your assistance! Philip Rosinsky MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Translation request: Old Polish (1808) - Opole Lubelskie, house deed(?)
#general
Philip Rosinsky
Hi group,
I would like help translating the following document >from 1808 which I believe pertains to my ancestor Sender. http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=50288 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=50289 Thank you for your assistance! Philip Rosinsky MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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gravestone photographs needed, Long Island NY
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Judith Goldsmith
Hello!
Could anyone visiting Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York please take a photo of my great uncle and his wife's tombstone and send it to me by email? His name is Abraham Geiger, section H, Block 5 in Joshua. His wife was buried next to him. He died in 1946. My aunt and uncle are also buried there and I would like a photo of their graves. They are Marion and Harry Goshin, Section G, Block 5, Rotmishtrovker, Joshua between Jackson and Harrison. I will gladly reimburse any costs. Please reply to Judith Goldsmith, email: judyg32@comcast.net. Thank you for your consideration. Judith Goldsmith MODERATOR NOTE: Please contact Judith Goldsmith before heading to the cemetery in order to avoid duplication of effort.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen gravestone photographs needed, Long Island NY
#general
Judith Goldsmith
Hello!
Could anyone visiting Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York please take a photo of my great uncle and his wife's tombstone and send it to me by email? His name is Abraham Geiger, section H, Block 5 in Joshua. His wife was buried next to him. He died in 1946. My aunt and uncle are also buried there and I would like a photo of their graves. They are Marion and Harry Goshin, Section G, Block 5, Rotmishtrovker, Joshua between Jackson and Harrison. I will gladly reimburse any costs. Please reply to Judith Goldsmith, email: judyg32@comcast.net. Thank you for your consideration. Judith Goldsmith MODERATOR NOTE: Please contact Judith Goldsmith before heading to the cemetery in order to avoid duplication of effort.
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Re: 38th Royal Fusiliers Question
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Moishe Miller
Dear Group,
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For those with possible relatives in that battalion, see the ship manifest of the SS Saturina, sailing >from Glasgow on 11 October 1919. The ship arrived in Quebec on 20 October 1919. Find an Abraham Keller, age 22, >from Russia. Interestingly, the entire page of passengers on the manifest list shows the last place of residence as the Royal British Army. It lists Abraham as part of the 38th Battalion. Moishe Miller Brooklyn, NY moishe.miller@totalben.com
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From: "David R. Brill" <brilldr@comcast.net> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 21:54:38 -0400 Ben Forman wrote: How do I find out the Unit of the 38th Royal Fusiliers in which myI suggest checking out two sources. The first is the British Army Service Records 1914-1919 available (for a small payment) on findmypast.com. You may be able to find his scanned discharge documents, containing a full service record, on this site. I would also contact the archives of Beit Hagdudim (Legion House) in Avichail, Israel, which has records on individual Legion soldiers. I should point out that the 38th Battalion Royal Fusiliers was actually the name of the unit, within the larger British Army regiment called the Royal Fusiliers. Historically, the 38th Battalion was one of a group of 4 battalions collectively known as the Jewish Legion. The 38th was mostly British Jews, but the Legion grew to include the 39th Battalion (mostly Americans and Canadians), and the 40th Battalion (Palestinian Jews) David R. Brill
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: 38th Royal Fusiliers Question
#general
Moishe Miller
Dear Group,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
For those with possible relatives in that battalion, see the ship manifest of the SS Saturina, sailing >from Glasgow on 11 October 1919. The ship arrived in Quebec on 20 October 1919. Find an Abraham Keller, age 22, >from Russia. Interestingly, the entire page of passengers on the manifest list shows the last place of residence as the Royal British Army. It lists Abraham as part of the 38th Battalion. Moishe Miller Brooklyn, NY moishe.miller@totalben.com
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From: "David R. Brill" <brilldr@comcast.net> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 21:54:38 -0400 Ben Forman wrote: How do I find out the Unit of the 38th Royal Fusiliers in which myI suggest checking out two sources. The first is the British Army Service Records 1914-1919 available (for a small payment) on findmypast.com. You may be able to find his scanned discharge documents, containing a full service record, on this site. I would also contact the archives of Beit Hagdudim (Legion House) in Avichail, Israel, which has records on individual Legion soldiers. I should point out that the 38th Battalion Royal Fusiliers was actually the name of the unit, within the larger British Army regiment called the Royal Fusiliers. Historically, the 38th Battalion was one of a group of 4 battalions collectively known as the Jewish Legion. The 38th was mostly British Jews, but the Legion grew to include the 39th Battalion (mostly Americans and Canadians), and the 40th Battalion (Palestinian Jews) David R. Brill
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The film Denial - Did the Holocaust Occur
#general
This is a one time posting to make sure everyone knows about this
most important film. See http://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/denial for more information and the trailer. Trailer can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYcx43AmAyY "The whole world knows that the Holocaust occurred. Now she needs to prove it." This film officially opens in NYC and LA on 9/30. In 10 other cities on 10/7 and more cities on 10/14. The schedule is at the Bleeker Street site above. Given that Holocaust denial is such a major part of history, I felt it important that everyone know. I apologize if others have already posted. I have scheduled a preview in Bethesda, MD on 10/6 and have sold out one theater of 240 persons. We are looking into whether we will setup arrangements for another theater. I have lots more info about the film, relevant literature, interviews, film reviews etc if interested. Tony Hausner thausner@gmail.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen The film Denial - Did the Holocaust Occur
#general
This is a one time posting to make sure everyone knows about this
most important film. See http://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/denial for more information and the trailer. Trailer can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYcx43AmAyY "The whole world knows that the Holocaust occurred. Now she needs to prove it." This film officially opens in NYC and LA on 9/30. In 10 other cities on 10/7 and more cities on 10/14. The schedule is at the Bleeker Street site above. Given that Holocaust denial is such a major part of history, I felt it important that everyone know. I apologize if others have already posted. I have scheduled a preview in Bethesda, MD on 10/6 and have sold out one theater of 240 persons. We are looking into whether we will setup arrangements for another theater. I have lots more info about the film, relevant literature, interviews, film reviews etc if interested. Tony Hausner thausner@gmail.com
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