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Benny MERDLER in New York
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Ella Welther
Hi,
I am looking for any information about Benny ( probably Berl ) MERDLER born about 1873 to Marcus Merdler and Fanny Wasserman. Benny married July 1913 in New York Clara Segale. According to Campulung Birth Records Merdler (Moerdler) Marcus aka Hendzel or Hedzel and Fanny aka Feige Wassermann had also following children: Silke born 1870 first name unknown born 1873 Moses born 1874 Melech born 1877 My guess is that Silke, unknown, Moses and Melech are Benny's siblings. I would like to find out if there are descendants of any of them. Sincerely, Hannelore Condiescu France
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Benny MERDLER in New York
#general
Ella Welther
Hi,
I am looking for any information about Benny ( probably Berl ) MERDLER born about 1873 to Marcus Merdler and Fanny Wasserman. Benny married July 1913 in New York Clara Segale. According to Campulung Birth Records Merdler (Moerdler) Marcus aka Hendzel or Hedzel and Fanny aka Feige Wassermann had also following children: Silke born 1870 first name unknown born 1873 Moses born 1874 Melech born 1877 My guess is that Silke, unknown, Moses and Melech are Benny's siblings. I would like to find out if there are descendants of any of them. Sincerely, Hannelore Condiescu France
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STEVENS RIVLIN
#general
I will be grateful for information on and/or contact with a Mr D. J.
STEVENS, or his family, who probably live in the UK. His mother was Florence Ann nee RIVLIN, known as "Florry", born in 1910 in Wales and passed away in 1996. Thanks, Jules Feldman, Kibbutz Yizreel MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Marriage Between First Cousins
#ukraine
David Jacobs <djacobs@...>
On April 30, N. Ried asked about marriage between first cousins
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My maternal grandparents were first cousins; their mothers were sisters. They were married in the US shortly after my grandfather sent enough money for my grandmother to come. I wondered why they didn't marry in Russia, but the probable explanation is that my grandfather had to leave Russia in a hurry to avoid serving in the Russo-Japanese war. I asked a rabbi whether first cousin marriage was ok under Jewish law. She said it is ok. Then recently I read a biography of Zeev Jabotinsky. It said his parents could not marry in Russia because it was illegal in Czarist Russia. If cousins in Odessa did marry perhaps the rabbi had no problems with it, and the civil authorities were not informed. Interestingly, according to Wikipedia, first cousin marriage is illegal in some states in the US. My grandparents were married in Philadelphia and first cousin marriage is illegal in Pennsylvania. In Indiana where I grew up and my grandparents lived first cousin marriages are void. Maybe the laws in the early 20th century were different or probably when they arrived in the US around 1905 they never asked. David Jacobs Framingham, Massachusetts Forman and Rader, Cherkassy and Kremenchug
Subject: marriages between first cousins
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen STEVENS RIVLIN
#general
I will be grateful for information on and/or contact with a Mr D. J.
STEVENS, or his family, who probably live in the UK. His mother was Florence Ann nee RIVLIN, known as "Florry", born in 1910 in Wales and passed away in 1996. Thanks, Jules Feldman, Kibbutz Yizreel MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Marriage Between First Cousins
#ukraine
David Jacobs <djacobs@...>
On April 30, N. Ried asked about marriage between first cousins
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My maternal grandparents were first cousins; their mothers were sisters. They were married in the US shortly after my grandfather sent enough money for my grandmother to come. I wondered why they didn't marry in Russia, but the probable explanation is that my grandfather had to leave Russia in a hurry to avoid serving in the Russo-Japanese war. I asked a rabbi whether first cousin marriage was ok under Jewish law. She said it is ok. Then recently I read a biography of Zeev Jabotinsky. It said his parents could not marry in Russia because it was illegal in Czarist Russia. If cousins in Odessa did marry perhaps the rabbi had no problems with it, and the civil authorities were not informed. Interestingly, according to Wikipedia, first cousin marriage is illegal in some states in the US. My grandparents were married in Philadelphia and first cousin marriage is illegal in Pennsylvania. In Indiana where I grew up and my grandparents lived first cousin marriages are void. Maybe the laws in the early 20th century were different or probably when they arrived in the US around 1905 they never asked. David Jacobs Framingham, Massachusetts Forman and Rader, Cherkassy and Kremenchug
Subject: marriages between first cousins
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Looking for town Krivoi Ossen, Russia about 1920
#general
Alberto Guido Chester
I am looking for the place of origin of a relative whose name was
Yasbitzky (sp). The oral records >from the 1920's state the place as Krivoi Ossen. I have found in Jewishgen databases 1. Krivoi could be Krivvi Rih (UKr) or Krivoy Roj (Rus) 2. Krivoi could be Krive Ozero (Ukr) or Krivoye Ozero (Rus) Does the ending Ossen have any meaning? Is one of both a possibility? Any other suggestions? PS:. Yabizky departed >from Bremen to Argentina and his ship brother from the same town was named Dejtiar.Thanks in advance Alberto Guido Chester Buenos Aires, Argentina
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for town Krivoi Ossen, Russia about 1920
#general
Alberto Guido Chester
I am looking for the place of origin of a relative whose name was
Yasbitzky (sp). The oral records >from the 1920's state the place as Krivoi Ossen. I have found in Jewishgen databases 1. Krivoi could be Krivvi Rih (UKr) or Krivoy Roj (Rus) 2. Krivoi could be Krive Ozero (Ukr) or Krivoye Ozero (Rus) Does the ending Ossen have any meaning? Is one of both a possibility? Any other suggestions? PS:. Yabizky departed >from Bremen to Argentina and his ship brother from the same town was named Dejtiar.Thanks in advance Alberto Guido Chester Buenos Aires, Argentina
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ViewMate Request German Translation
#general
Greetings,
I've posted a birth certificate in German for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66583 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application or directly to me. Thank you very much. Researching: KARAN (CHARON, KHARON, KHARAKH, CHARACH) and KNIGER >from Kopyl; Grozovo; Chepeli; Slutsk, Belarus, PERSKY >from Kremenchuk, Ukraine EPSTEIN >from Kobrin, Belarus Allan S. Karan White Plains, NY akaran1@hotmail.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate Request German Translation
#general
Greetings,
I've posted a birth certificate in German for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66583 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application or directly to me. Thank you very much. Researching: KARAN (CHARON, KHARON, KHARAKH, CHARACH) and KNIGER >from Kopyl; Grozovo; Chepeli; Slutsk, Belarus, PERSKY >from Kremenchuk, Ukraine EPSTEIN >from Kobrin, Belarus Allan S. Karan White Plains, NY akaran1@hotmail.com
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Viewmate requests - short translations of Yiddish
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Jeff Miller
I've posted four sentences >from the backs of two family picture postcards,
the first two are >from the first postcard and the third and fourth are from the second postcard, all in Yiddish, for which I need translations. The four are on Viewmate at the following addresses... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66559 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66560 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66561 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66562 What I know about the two picture postcards is the majority in my album relate to my Fraider family >from Ukraine. My grandmother Jennie (Shayndl) Fraider married Mordechai/Mottel/Max Mlynarz/Miller >from Ostroleka Poland in New York in November 1916. At least one of the postcards has the year 1925 in the text. I can determine >from the little I can read of the Yiddish that the town name Ostroleka is mentioned. I don't know the context, and don't know the identities of the persons depicted on the opposite sides of the postcards, and have no knowledge of whether my grandparents knew each other or related individuals >from the in-law families in Eastern Europe, so this might help me determine the answers to some of these questions. Please respond via the form provided in the Viewmate application. Thank you very much. Jeff Miller Maryland MODERATOR NOTE: The last of the four images is in Polish, not Yiddish.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Viewmate requests - short translations of Yiddish
#general
Jeff Miller
I've posted four sentences >from the backs of two family picture postcards,
the first two are >from the first postcard and the third and fourth are from the second postcard, all in Yiddish, for which I need translations. The four are on Viewmate at the following addresses... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66559 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66560 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66561 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66562 What I know about the two picture postcards is the majority in my album relate to my Fraider family >from Ukraine. My grandmother Jennie (Shayndl) Fraider married Mordechai/Mottel/Max Mlynarz/Miller >from Ostroleka Poland in New York in November 1916. At least one of the postcards has the year 1925 in the text. I can determine >from the little I can read of the Yiddish that the town name Ostroleka is mentioned. I don't know the context, and don't know the identities of the persons depicted on the opposite sides of the postcards, and have no knowledge of whether my grandparents knew each other or related individuals >from the in-law families in Eastern Europe, so this might help me determine the answers to some of these questions. Please respond via the form provided in the Viewmate application. Thank you very much. Jeff Miller Maryland MODERATOR NOTE: The last of the four images is in Polish, not Yiddish.
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ViewMate translation request - Russian
#general
Mike Lazar <mike@...>
Hi,
I've posted two pages out my grandfathers Russian passport which appears to have been issued on 31 Mar 1899. It's probably written in 'Old Russian' so I'm told. There also appears to be a year, (possibly 1893), written on the LH page. I'm not sure what this could be, particularly as he was only 15 in 1893! The image of these two pages is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66517 I'd just love it if someone was able to translate them for me. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thanks very much. Michael Lazar
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - Russian
#general
Mike Lazar <mike@...>
Hi,
I've posted two pages out my grandfathers Russian passport which appears to have been issued on 31 Mar 1899. It's probably written in 'Old Russian' so I'm told. There also appears to be a year, (possibly 1893), written on the LH page. I'm not sure what this could be, particularly as he was only 15 in 1893! The image of these two pages is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66517 I'd just love it if someone was able to translate them for me. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thanks very much. Michael Lazar
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IAJGS Warsaw Conference Early Bird Deadline Extension *and* Notice of Special Lecture
#sephardic
IAJGS Listserv Communications <iajgs2018@...>
The conference organizers are pleased to announce that the "Early
Bird" Registration deadline has been extended until 11:59 PM CDT this coming Saturday, 5 May. To get the best rate for the full conference, please register by Saturday. With the program now available on the IAJGS Conference website iajgs2018.org and the schedule of SIG luncheons now available there as well, this may be a good time to register for the full conference. (Full conference registration rates increase on Sunday. One and two day reservation rates remain the same.) Further, the IAJGs 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee is delighted to announce the addition of an intriguing new lecture by Professor Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs of Jagiellonian University of Krakow at our conference called: Memory Conflicts in Poland Related to the Jewish Past & the Holocaust This lecture addresses the current public discourse in Poland and will occur on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. The presentation includes an evaluation of existing educational projects in Poland as they relate to Jewish history and the Holocaust. It is just one of the more than 200 special events occurring at the next IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference, presented by approximately 170 lecturers and their colleagues >from at least 22 different countries! Review the Preliminary Conference Schedule and other registation details at iajgs2018.org and then join the more than 600 genealogists who have already registered for the conference. Sign up for our historic conference today and let us know that you are coming so we can plan accordingly. See you in Warsaw - August 5-10, 2018 Dan Oren IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference Listserv Communications Woodbridge, Connecticut USA
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IAJGS Warsaw Conference Early Bird Deadline Extension *and* Notice of Special Lecture
#yiddish
IAJGS Listserv Communications <iajgs2018@...>
The conference organizers are pleased to announce that the "Early
Bird" Registration deadline has been extended until 11:59 PM CDT this coming Saturday, 5 May. To get the best rate for the full conference, please register by Saturday. With the program now available on the IAJGS Conference website iajgs2018.org and the schedule of SIG luncheons now available there as well, this may be a good time to register for the full conference. (Full conference registration rates increase on Sunday. One and two day reservation rates remain the same.) Further, the IAJGs 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee is delighted to announce the addition of an intriguing new lecture by Professor Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs of Jagiellonian University of Krakow at our conference called: Memory Conflicts in Poland Related to the Jewish Past & the Holocaust This lecture addresses the current public discourse in Poland and will occur on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. The presentation includes an evaluation of existing educational projects in Poland as they relate to Jewish history and the Holocaust. It is just one of the more than 200 special events occurring at the next IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference, presented by approximately 170 lecturers and their colleagues >from at least 22 different countries! Review the Preliminary Conference Schedule and other registation details at iajgs2018.org and then join the more than 600 genealogists who have already registered for the conference. Sign up for our historic conference today and let us know that you are coming so we can plan accordingly. See you in Warsaw - August 5-10, 2018 Dan Oren IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference Listserv Communications Woodbridge, Connecticut USA
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IAJGS Warsaw Conference Early Bird Deadline Extension *and* Notice of Special Lecture
#yizkorbooks
IAJGS Listserv Communications <iajgs2018@...>
The conference organizers are pleased to announce that the "Early
Bird" Registration deadline has been extended until 11:59 PM CDT this coming Saturday, 5 May. To get the best rate for the full conference, please register by Saturday. With the program now available on the IAJGS Conference website iajgs2018.org and the schedule of SIG luncheons now available there as well, this may be a good time to register for the full conference. (Full conference registration rates increase on Sunday. One and two day reservation rates remain the same.) Further, the IAJGs 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee is delighted to announce the addition of an intriguing new lecture by Professor Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs of Jagiellonian University of Krakow at our conference called: Memory Conflicts in Poland Related to the Jewish Past & the Holocaust This lecture addresses the current public discourse in Poland and will occur on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. The presentation includes an evaluation of existing educational projects in Poland as they relate to Jewish history and the Holocaust. It is just one of the more than 200 special events occurring at the next IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference, presented by approximately 170 lecturers and their colleagues >from at least 22 different countries! Review the Preliminary Conference Schedule and other registation details at iajgs2018.org and then join the more than 600 genealogists who have already registered for the conference. Sign up for our historic conference today and let us know that you are coming so we can plan accordingly. See you in Warsaw - August 5-10, 2018 Dan Oren IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference Listserv Communications Woodbridge, Connecticut USA
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim IAJGS Warsaw Conference Early Bird Deadline Extension *and* Notice of Special Lecture
#sephardic
IAJGS Listserv Communications <iajgs2018@...>
The conference organizers are pleased to announce that the "Early
Bird" Registration deadline has been extended until 11:59 PM CDT this coming Saturday, 5 May. To get the best rate for the full conference, please register by Saturday. With the program now available on the IAJGS Conference website iajgs2018.org and the schedule of SIG luncheons now available there as well, this may be a good time to register for the full conference. (Full conference registration rates increase on Sunday. One and two day reservation rates remain the same.) Further, the IAJGs 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee is delighted to announce the addition of an intriguing new lecture by Professor Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs of Jagiellonian University of Krakow at our conference called: Memory Conflicts in Poland Related to the Jewish Past & the Holocaust This lecture addresses the current public discourse in Poland and will occur on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. The presentation includes an evaluation of existing educational projects in Poland as they relate to Jewish history and the Holocaust. It is just one of the more than 200 special events occurring at the next IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference, presented by approximately 170 lecturers and their colleagues >from at least 22 different countries! Review the Preliminary Conference Schedule and other registation details at iajgs2018.org and then join the more than 600 genealogists who have already registered for the conference. Sign up for our historic conference today and let us know that you are coming so we can plan accordingly. See you in Warsaw - August 5-10, 2018 Dan Oren IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference Listserv Communications Woodbridge, Connecticut USA
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre IAJGS Warsaw Conference Early Bird Deadline Extension *and* Notice of Special Lecture
#yiddish
IAJGS Listserv Communications <iajgs2018@...>
The conference organizers are pleased to announce that the "Early
Bird" Registration deadline has been extended until 11:59 PM CDT this coming Saturday, 5 May. To get the best rate for the full conference, please register by Saturday. With the program now available on the IAJGS Conference website iajgs2018.org and the schedule of SIG luncheons now available there as well, this may be a good time to register for the full conference. (Full conference registration rates increase on Sunday. One and two day reservation rates remain the same.) Further, the IAJGs 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee is delighted to announce the addition of an intriguing new lecture by Professor Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs of Jagiellonian University of Krakow at our conference called: Memory Conflicts in Poland Related to the Jewish Past & the Holocaust This lecture addresses the current public discourse in Poland and will occur on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. The presentation includes an evaluation of existing educational projects in Poland as they relate to Jewish history and the Holocaust. It is just one of the more than 200 special events occurring at the next IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference, presented by approximately 170 lecturers and their colleagues >from at least 22 different countries! Review the Preliminary Conference Schedule and other registation details at iajgs2018.org and then join the more than 600 genealogists who have already registered for the conference. Sign up for our historic conference today and let us know that you are coming so we can plan accordingly. See you in Warsaw - August 5-10, 2018 Dan Oren IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference Listserv Communications Woodbridge, Connecticut USA
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Yizkor Books #YizkorBooks IAJGS Warsaw Conference Early Bird Deadline Extension *and* Notice of Special Lecture
#yizkorbooks
IAJGS Listserv Communications <iajgs2018@...>
The conference organizers are pleased to announce that the "Early
Bird" Registration deadline has been extended until 11:59 PM CDT this coming Saturday, 5 May. To get the best rate for the full conference, please register by Saturday. With the program now available on the IAJGS Conference website iajgs2018.org and the schedule of SIG luncheons now available there as well, this may be a good time to register for the full conference. (Full conference registration rates increase on Sunday. One and two day reservation rates remain the same.) Further, the IAJGs 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee is delighted to announce the addition of an intriguing new lecture by Professor Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs of Jagiellonian University of Krakow at our conference called: Memory Conflicts in Poland Related to the Jewish Past & the Holocaust This lecture addresses the current public discourse in Poland and will occur on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. The presentation includes an evaluation of existing educational projects in Poland as they relate to Jewish history and the Holocaust. It is just one of the more than 200 special events occurring at the next IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference, presented by approximately 170 lecturers and their colleagues >from at least 22 different countries! Review the Preliminary Conference Schedule and other registation details at iajgs2018.org and then join the more than 600 genealogists who have already registered for the conference. Sign up for our historic conference today and let us know that you are coming so we can plan accordingly. See you in Warsaw - August 5-10, 2018 Dan Oren IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference Listserv Communications Woodbridge, Connecticut USA
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