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Seeking ROSENZWEIG family
#general
J Antrich
Dear Jewish Genners,
I'd be grateful for any information about the families and descendants of Leizer ROSENZWEIG b. 1848 and his wife Schifre nee Markham b. 1851, >from Krakow. They had two sons, Mozes Baruch and Abraham Samuel, and four daughters, Zlate, Ruchel, Maria and Chane. Samuel came to England and married Julia Fisher (born Jetti Fischer). If by any chance you know about these Rosenzweigs, I'd love to hear >from you - please email antrj1 (at) talktalk.net Many thanks, Jeremy Antrich, Surbiton, Surrey, England
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Seeking ROSENZWEIG family
#general
J Antrich
Dear Jewish Genners,
I'd be grateful for any information about the families and descendants of Leizer ROSENZWEIG b. 1848 and his wife Schifre nee Markham b. 1851, >from Krakow. They had two sons, Mozes Baruch and Abraham Samuel, and four daughters, Zlate, Ruchel, Maria and Chane. Samuel came to England and married Julia Fisher (born Jetti Fischer). If by any chance you know about these Rosenzweigs, I'd love to hear >from you - please email antrj1 (at) talktalk.net Many thanks, Jeremy Antrich, Surbiton, Surrey, England
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Seeking Buenos Aires born Karli, Aliyah 1965
#general
Shulamit
Karli, Carlos, Charles born Buenos Aires ca 1950, son of Ibolya
(Violet), family name not known. The family left Argentina for Israel in 1965. Lenke BAUER was his maternal grandmother's sister. Lenke's daughter Magda (Magdalena) BAUER married Tibor FENYO and lived in Buenos Aires. The FENYOs together with son Gusztav and Lenke Bauer immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1965. After the death of the parent generation contact was lost between the families. Shulamit Spain, Scotland
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Seeking Buenos Aires born Karli, Aliyah 1965
#general
Shulamit
Karli, Carlos, Charles born Buenos Aires ca 1950, son of Ibolya
(Violet), family name not known. The family left Argentina for Israel in 1965. Lenke BAUER was his maternal grandmother's sister. Lenke's daughter Magda (Magdalena) BAUER married Tibor FENYO and lived in Buenos Aires. The FENYOs together with son Gusztav and Lenke Bauer immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1965. After the death of the parent generation contact was lost between the families. Shulamit Spain, Scotland
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Winogradow in Warsaw
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Neil@...
Trying to find out any living descendants and biography of Leon Lova
Winogradow, born Warsaw 1899 and was a noted ceramist, son of Abraham who owned a ceramic factory in Nowy Dwor. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Winogradow in Warsaw
#general
Neil@...
Trying to find out any living descendants and biography of Leon Lova
Winogradow, born Warsaw 1899 and was a noted ceramist, son of Abraham who owned a ceramic factory in Nowy Dwor. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Viewmate translation - Schneider - Hebrew
#general
bernerfolk
I've posted snips of the Hebrew portion of three death registrations.
I'm hoping these will provide some additional clarity or information to the translations already done >from Russian. The document is on viewdata here: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52125 Thank you for anything you can pull out of these few lines, Sherri Venditti MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Viewmate translation - Schneider - Hebrew
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bernerfolk
I've posted snips of the Hebrew portion of three death registrations.
I'm hoping these will provide some additional clarity or information to the translations already done >from Russian. The document is on viewdata here: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52125 Thank you for anything you can pull out of these few lines, Sherri Venditti MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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ViewMate translation request - Polish/Cyrillic (Russian?) - HIMMELFARB
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Alan Tobias <alan@...>
Hi,
I've posted a Polish Birth Record (which I believe is written in Cyrillic) for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate with the following link ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52269 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. I am interested in details of names, ages, dates and places. Help in extracting this information would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in anticipation. Alan Tobias Leeds, England
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Viewmate translation - Russian - Nisenbaum
#general
bernerfolk
I've posted a birth and a death document in Russian for which I'd
appreciate as complete translation as possible. The documents are here: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52179 and here: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52180 A huge "thank you!" to all of the translators who help us go forward, Sherri Venditti The Berkshires, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - Polish/Cyrillic (Russian?) - HIMMELFARB
#general
Alan Tobias <alan@...>
Hi,
I've posted a Polish Birth Record (which I believe is written in Cyrillic) for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate with the following link ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52269 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. I am interested in details of names, ages, dates and places. Help in extracting this information would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in anticipation. Alan Tobias Leeds, England
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Viewmate translation - Russian - Nisenbaum
#general
bernerfolk
I've posted a birth and a death document in Russian for which I'd
appreciate as complete translation as possible. The documents are here: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52179 and here: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52180 A huge "thank you!" to all of the translators who help us go forward, Sherri Venditti The Berkshires, USA
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ViewMate translation request - Hebrew
#general
Allan
I've posted a picture of my Grandmother's headstone for which I need a
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=52227 Please respond using the online ViewMate form. Thank you very much. Allan Herschderfer JGID # 712622 Researching HERSCHDERFER (HIRSCHDERFER/HIRSCHDORFER/OFER), ROZEN (ROSEN)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - Hebrew
#general
Allan
I've posted a picture of my Grandmother's headstone for which I need a
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=52227 Please respond using the online ViewMate form. Thank you very much. Allan Herschderfer JGID # 712622 Researching HERSCHDERFER (HIRSCHDERFER/HIRSCHDORFER/OFER), ROZEN (ROSEN)
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ViewMate translation Polish and Russian
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Margalit Ashira Ir
I've posted vital records in Polish and Russian for which I need a
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52225 Marriage of Arje Leib Edelman 1880 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52224 Marriage of Chaia Edelman 1880 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52223 Birth of Mojza Michel Edelman 1864 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52222 Birth of Chemia Edelman 1888 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52221 Birth of Chaja Edelman 1864 Please extract all pertinent data: all names, ages, relationships, occupations and any other information. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Warm Regards, Margalit Ashira Edelman Ir
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation Polish and Russian
#general
Margalit Ashira Ir
I've posted vital records in Polish and Russian for which I need a
translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52225 Marriage of Arje Leib Edelman 1880 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52224 Marriage of Chaia Edelman 1880 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52223 Birth of Mojza Michel Edelman 1864 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52222 Birth of Chemia Edelman 1888 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM52221 Birth of Chaja Edelman 1864 Please extract all pertinent data: all names, ages, relationships, occupations and any other information. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Warm Regards, Margalit Ashira Edelman Ir
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Students of the Riga Politechnical Institute
#latvia
Paul Cheifitz
Dear Friends,
Marilyn Robinson has published the third installment of her index of Jewish students at the Riga Politechnical Institute. This selection covers students with the surnames H-I-J. Her previous listings cover A to G. The original records of the Riga Politechnical Institute can be found at http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/ Marilyn's index can be found on her blog at http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.co.il/2016/12/1862-1912-riga-politechnical-institute.html [or http://tinyurl.com/jjdw3rm --Mod.] A history of the institution, now known as the Riga Technical University appears: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_Technical_University Paul Cheifitz President, Jewishgen Latvia SIG Tel Aviv.
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Students of the Riga Politechnical Institute
#latvia
Paul Cheifitz
Dear Friends,
Marilyn Robinson has published the third installment of her index of Jewish students at the Riga Politechnical Institute. This selection covers students with the surnames H-I-J. Her previous listings cover A to G. The original records of the Riga Politechnical Institute can be found at http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/ Marilyn's index can be found on her blog at http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.co.il/2016/12/1862-1912-riga-politechnical-institute.html [or http://tinyurl.com/jjdw3rm --Mod.] A history of the institution, now known as the Riga Technical University appears: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_Technical_University Paul Cheifitz President, Jewishgen Latvia SIG Tel Aviv.
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KehilaLinks Project Report for November 2016
#austria-czech
Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to JewishGen KehilaLinks
We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants: Brzostek (Brzhostik) (G), Poland Created by Susana Leistner Bloch Webmaster: Neil Emmer http://www.kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa/Brzostek/sl_brzostek.htm ~~~ Celldomolk (Klein Zell, Izsakfa), Hungary Created by Anne-Marie Pollowy Toliver=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/celldomolk/ ~~~ Krzywcza (Kriftch) (G), Poland Created by Joy Myra Kestenbaum=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krzywcza/index.html ~~~ Sovetsk (Tilsit), Russia Created by Eli Rabinowitz http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sovetsk ~~~ Wielopole Skrzynskie (Wielopole, Vielipoli) (G), Poland Created by Susana Leistner Bloch Webmaster: Neil Emmer http://www.kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa/Wielopole/Wielopole1.html ~~~ Ustye (Uscie Biskupie) (G), Ukraine Created by Susana Leistner Bloch Webmaster: Edward Rosenbaum=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Suchostaw/sl_usciebiskupie.htm ~~~ Zvenyhorodka (Zvenigorodka), Ukraine Created by Arlene Lutz=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/zvenyhorodka/ KEHILALINKS WEBPAGES RECENTLY UPDATED: Boguslav (Bohuslav, Bohslov), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/boguslav/ ~~~ Capetown, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/capetown ~~~ Gdansk (Danzig), Poland=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/gdansk ~~~ Germiston, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/germiston ~~~ Jelgava (Mitau, Mitav), Lithuania http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/jelgava ~~~ Kaliningrad (Konigsberg, Kenigsberg), Russia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kaliningrad ~~~ Kedainiai (Keidan), Lithuania http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kedainiai ~~~ Lomza, Poland http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lomza ~~~ Perth, Australia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/perth ~~~ Port Elizabeth, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/port_elizabeth ~~~ Pretoria, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/pretoria ~~~ Sarvar (Savar), Hungary http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sarvar/ ~~~ Shanghai, China http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/shanghai ~~~ Sovetsk (Tilsit), Russia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sovetsk ~~~ Sydney, Australia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sydney ~~~ Vabalninkas (Vobolniki, Vabolnik), Lithunia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/vabalninkas ~~~ ORPHAN WEBPAGES Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able t= o maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors.=20 Or by people who are no longer living. May their Memory be for a Blessing The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Kopatkevichi (Kopatkevich), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kopatkevichi/ ~~~ Rozdil (Rozd (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozdol/Rozdol.htm ~~~ Tetiev, Ukraine Created by Irwin B. Margiloff z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tetiev/tetiev.htm If you wish to create a KehilaLinks webpage please contact us at: <bloch@mts.net>. NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteer webpage designers who will help you create a webpage. Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech KehilaLinks Project Report for November 2016
#austria-czech
Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to JewishGen KehilaLinks
We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants: Brzostek (Brzhostik) (G), Poland Created by Susana Leistner Bloch Webmaster: Neil Emmer http://www.kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa/Brzostek/sl_brzostek.htm ~~~ Celldomolk (Klein Zell, Izsakfa), Hungary Created by Anne-Marie Pollowy Toliver=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/celldomolk/ ~~~ Krzywcza (Kriftch) (G), Poland Created by Joy Myra Kestenbaum=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krzywcza/index.html ~~~ Sovetsk (Tilsit), Russia Created by Eli Rabinowitz http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sovetsk ~~~ Wielopole Skrzynskie (Wielopole, Vielipoli) (G), Poland Created by Susana Leistner Bloch Webmaster: Neil Emmer http://www.kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa/Wielopole/Wielopole1.html ~~~ Ustye (Uscie Biskupie) (G), Ukraine Created by Susana Leistner Bloch Webmaster: Edward Rosenbaum=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Suchostaw/sl_usciebiskupie.htm ~~~ Zvenyhorodka (Zvenigorodka), Ukraine Created by Arlene Lutz=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/zvenyhorodka/ KEHILALINKS WEBPAGES RECENTLY UPDATED: Boguslav (Bohuslav, Bohslov), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/boguslav/ ~~~ Capetown, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/capetown ~~~ Gdansk (Danzig), Poland=20 http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/gdansk ~~~ Germiston, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/germiston ~~~ Jelgava (Mitau, Mitav), Lithuania http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/jelgava ~~~ Kaliningrad (Konigsberg, Kenigsberg), Russia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kaliningrad ~~~ Kedainiai (Keidan), Lithuania http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kedainiai ~~~ Lomza, Poland http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lomza ~~~ Perth, Australia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/perth ~~~ Port Elizabeth, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/port_elizabeth ~~~ Pretoria, South Africa http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/pretoria ~~~ Sarvar (Savar), Hungary http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sarvar/ ~~~ Shanghai, China http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/shanghai ~~~ Sovetsk (Tilsit), Russia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sovetsk ~~~ Sydney, Australia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sydney ~~~ Vabalninkas (Vobolniki, Vabolnik), Lithunia http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/vabalninkas ~~~ ORPHAN WEBPAGES Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able t= o maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors.=20 Or by people who are no longer living. May their Memory be for a Blessing The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Kopatkevichi (Kopatkevich), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kopatkevichi/ ~~~ Rozdil (Rozd (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozdol/Rozdol.htm ~~~ Tetiev, Ukraine Created by Irwin B. Margiloff z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tetiev/tetiev.htm If you wish to create a KehilaLinks webpage please contact us at: <bloch@mts.net>. NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteer webpage designers who will help you create a webpage. Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator
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