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Yad Vashem's marathon for Pages of Testimony
#austria-czech
Ron Herrmann <ron_herrmann@...>
Dear Friends,
Yad Vashem started a campaign to collect the missing 3,000,000 Shoah victims' names. So far, Yad Vashem was able to collect only about half of the Pages of Testimony for the 6 million victims of the Nazis unspeakable crimes. Pages of Testimony can now be filled out online. You can obtain detailed instructions >from the "Guide to Submitting Names Online", which can be downloaded from <http://www1.yadvashem.org/remembrance/names/site/Guide_to_Submitting.pdf>; or <http://tinylink.com/?bpA7IrsLqB>; To reach the online Pages of Testimony form, go to <http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_9M?new=1> or <http://tinylink.com/?mywlcJhkxP>; Please hurry and spread this notice to all your friends and acquaintances. We are running out of time. The number of survivors who still remember names and details of our dearest is diminishing rapidly. May our martyrs souls rest in eternal peace Shalom MODERATOR NOTE: Clicking on the above links will open a .pdf file. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat (free) installed.
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Fwd: Yad Vashem's marathon for Pages of Testimony
#austria-czech
Ron Herrmann <ron_herrmann@...>
Dear Friends,
Yad Vashem started a campaign to collect the missing 3,000,000 Shoah victims' names. So far, Yad Vashem was able to collect only about half of the Pages of Testimony for the 6 million victims of the Nazis unspeakable crimes. Pages of Testimony can now be filled out online. You can obtain detailed instructions >from the "Guide to Submitting Names Online", which can be downloaded from <http://www1.yadvashem.org/remembrance/names/site/Guide_to_Submitting.pdf>; or <http://tinylink.com/?bpA7IrsLqB>; To reach the online Pages of Testimony form, go to <http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_9M?new=1> or <http://tinylink.com/?mywlcJhkxP>; Please hurry and spread this notice to all your friends and acquaintances. We are running out of time. The number of survivors who still remember names and details of our dearest is diminishing rapidly. May our martyrs souls rest in eternal peace Shalom MODERATOR NOTE: Clicking on the above links will open a .pdf file. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat (free) installed.
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Family research Niederhoffer
#ukraine
corinne Lin <corinne@...>
Hello, my name is Corinne Niederhoffer (birthday name) I am living in the
south of France. I discovered two month ago, my grand father Heinrich Niederhoffer was born in Storojinetz in Ukraine. His father was Kalman niederhoffer , his mother Malka (or Rosa Rubner). Heinrich was Doctor, he came in France in 1933, I never know any thing >from him and when I undertstood he came >from Bucovine, I realise I am the second generation living in France. Do you know something about Niederhoffer family. Thank's to help me if you can. Corinne
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Family research Niederhoffer
#ukraine
corinne Lin <corinne@...>
Hello, my name is Corinne Niederhoffer (birthday name) I am living in the
south of France. I discovered two month ago, my grand father Heinrich Niederhoffer was born in Storojinetz in Ukraine. His father was Kalman niederhoffer , his mother Malka (or Rosa Rubner). Heinrich was Doctor, he came in France in 1933, I never know any thing >from him and when I undertstood he came >from Bucovine, I realise I am the second generation living in France. Do you know something about Niederhoffer family. Thank's to help me if you can. Corinne
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Subject lines used on YTandV posts
#yiddish
Bernie Levy <bernie-levy@...>
May I respectfully suggest to all posters that a longer, more
meaningful Subject line be used on all posts?! When the subject line is short, esp. if only a surname, and the sender name is not recognized, then the posting can easily be thought to be Spam and the reader might delete or mark as Spam in their mail reader such that they will never receive a YTandV posting again. I would assume that this has already happened as I was very tempted to click the Spam button (in my Yahoo mail) a few minutes ago. Perhaps, as is done in other listserves, some sort of standard prefix could be placed by all senders or by the moderator (if there is one), etc. on each Subject line such as [YTandV]. Thank you. Bernie
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre Subject lines used on YTandV posts
#yiddish
Bernie Levy <bernie-levy@...>
May I respectfully suggest to all posters that a longer, more
meaningful Subject line be used on all posts?! When the subject line is short, esp. if only a surname, and the sender name is not recognized, then the posting can easily be thought to be Spam and the reader might delete or mark as Spam in their mail reader such that they will never receive a YTandV posting again. I would assume that this has already happened as I was very tempted to click the Spam button (in my Yahoo mail) a few minutes ago. Perhaps, as is done in other listserves, some sort of standard prefix could be placed by all senders or by the moderator (if there is one), etc. on each Subject line such as [YTandV]. Thank you. Bernie
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Re: SAMUELS
#general
Hilary Henkin <hilary@...>
Dear Robin,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
No, not a lot of people had vaudeville houses as their destination. A vaudeville house would've been a theatre with live performances - comedians, singers, dancers.. Individual acts combines into a live variety show. Vaudeville was a very popular form of entertainment for a long time; Bob Hope started out in vaudeville, as did a very young Sammy Davis Jr, and a lot of others. The beginning of the musical "Gypsy" depicts a vaudeville theatre/house. Theatres have been called "houses" for quite a long time; even today, the "house" refers to the audience area. The lights over the audience area are called the "house lights", and "How's the house?" means "How much of an audience do we have tonight?" With this in mind, vaudeville houses weren't places where someone could reside. (Those places would be "flophouses". <g>) Hilary Henkin Atlanta, Georgia
At 09:46 PM 3/1/2006, Robin ESP wrote:
Hello,
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre Re: SAMUELS
#yiddish
Hilary Henkin <hilary@...>
Dear Robin,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
No, not a lot of people had vaudeville houses as their destination. A vaudeville house would've been a theatre with live performances - comedians, singers, dancers.. Individual acts combines into a live variety show. Vaudeville was a very popular form of entertainment for a long time; Bob Hope started out in vaudeville, as did a very young Sammy Davis Jr, and a lot of others. The beginning of the musical "Gypsy" depicts a vaudeville theatre/house. Theatres have been called "houses" for quite a long time; even today, the "house" refers to the audience area. The lights over the audience area are called the "house lights", and "How's the house?" means "How much of an audience do we have tonight?" With this in mind, vaudeville houses weren't places where someone could reside. (Those places would be "flophouses". <g>) Hilary Henkin Atlanta, Georgia
At 09:46 PM 3/1/2006, Robin ESP wrote:
Hello,
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Subject: Cotopaxi - History of Russian Jews in Colorado
#general
Sabra Waldfogel <sawaldfogel@...>
I was fascinated by this discussion, since I never knew there were Jews
in Cotopaxi, Colorado. I wanted to add a coda in reference to the origins of the Jewish community in Denver. In the early years of the 20th century, Denver was a center for the treatment of tuberculosis. Jews >from crowded urban centers, who were most prone to the disease ironically called "the Jewish asthma," were sent to Denver for treatment that took advantage of the mountain air. Sabra Waldfogel Minnesota
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Subject: Cotopaxi - History of Russian Jews in Colorado
#general
Sabra Waldfogel <sawaldfogel@...>
I was fascinated by this discussion, since I never knew there were Jews
in Cotopaxi, Colorado. I wanted to add a coda in reference to the origins of the Jewish community in Denver. In the early years of the 20th century, Denver was a center for the treatment of tuberculosis. Jews >from crowded urban centers, who were most prone to the disease ironically called "the Jewish asthma," were sent to Denver for treatment that took advantage of the mountain air. Sabra Waldfogel Minnesota
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Yizkor Book Project Report for february 2006
#yizkorbooks
Joyce Field
For the month of February 2006 nine updates, four new entries, and
one new book went online at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. All the new material has flags in the index for easy identification. New book: -Rietavas, Lithuania Updates: -Chelm, Poland -Czestochowa, Poland -Ilya, Belarus -Kalusz, Ukraine -Novogrudok, Belarus -Nowy Sacz, Poland -Sosnowiec, Poland -Svencionys,Lithuania -Zloczew, Poland -New entries: -Branszczyk, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Polin, vol. 4 -Brest, Belarus: Pinkas HaKehillot Polin, vol. 5 -Kostopil, Ukraine: Pinkas HaKehillot, vol. 5 -Zaliztsi, Ukraine: Pinkas HaKehillot Polin, vol. 2 Many yizkor books are being translated by professional translators paid by donations to the project fund. Donations to support these worthy projects can be made at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23. Please also consider a donation to the JewishGen General Fund to support the infrastructure for all online projects. To start a translation project of a yizkor book of your ancestral town, please contact me privately. Joyce Field JewishGen VP, Data Acquisition
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Yizkor Books #YizkorBooks Yizkor Book Project Report for february 2006
#yizkorbooks
Joyce Field
For the month of February 2006 nine updates, four new entries, and
one new book went online at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. All the new material has flags in the index for easy identification. New book: -Rietavas, Lithuania Updates: -Chelm, Poland -Czestochowa, Poland -Ilya, Belarus -Kalusz, Ukraine -Novogrudok, Belarus -Nowy Sacz, Poland -Sosnowiec, Poland -Svencionys,Lithuania -Zloczew, Poland -New entries: -Branszczyk, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Polin, vol. 4 -Brest, Belarus: Pinkas HaKehillot Polin, vol. 5 -Kostopil, Ukraine: Pinkas HaKehillot, vol. 5 -Zaliztsi, Ukraine: Pinkas HaKehillot Polin, vol. 2 Many yizkor books are being translated by professional translators paid by donations to the project fund. Donations to support these worthy projects can be made at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23. Please also consider a donation to the JewishGen General Fund to support the infrastructure for all online projects. To start a translation project of a yizkor book of your ancestral town, please contact me privately. Joyce Field JewishGen VP, Data Acquisition
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Yad Vashem's marathon for Pages of Testimony
#poland
Ron Herrmann <ron_herrmann@...>
Dear Friends,
Yad Vashem started a campaign to collect the missing 3,000,000 Shoah victims' names. So far, Yad Vashem was able to collect only about half of the Pages of Testimony for the 6 million victims of the Nazis unspeakable crimes. PAGES OF TESTIMONY CAN NOW BE FILLED OUT ONLINE. You can obtain detailed instructions >from the "Guide to Submitting Names Online", which can be downloaded from <http://www1.yadvashem.org/remembrance/names/site/Guide_to_Submitting.pdf>; or <http://tinylink.com/?bpA7IrsLqB>; To reach the online Pages of Testimony form, go to <http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_9M?new=1> or <http://tinylink.com/?mywlcJhkxP>; PLEASE HURRY AND SPREAD THIS NOTICE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. We are running out of time. The number of survivors who still remember names and details of our dearest is diminishing rapidly. May our martyrs souls rest in eternal peace Shalom Ron Herrmann
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JRI Poland #Poland Yad Vashem's marathon for Pages of Testimony
#poland
Ron Herrmann <ron_herrmann@...>
Dear Friends,
Yad Vashem started a campaign to collect the missing 3,000,000 Shoah victims' names. So far, Yad Vashem was able to collect only about half of the Pages of Testimony for the 6 million victims of the Nazis unspeakable crimes. PAGES OF TESTIMONY CAN NOW BE FILLED OUT ONLINE. You can obtain detailed instructions >from the "Guide to Submitting Names Online", which can be downloaded from <http://www1.yadvashem.org/remembrance/names/site/Guide_to_Submitting.pdf>; or <http://tinylink.com/?bpA7IrsLqB>; To reach the online Pages of Testimony form, go to <http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_9M?new=1> or <http://tinylink.com/?mywlcJhkxP>; PLEASE HURRY AND SPREAD THIS NOTICE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. We are running out of time. The number of survivors who still remember names and details of our dearest is diminishing rapidly. May our martyrs souls rest in eternal peace Shalom Ron Herrmann
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research in Poland
#poland
Irina Kunia <iritrashba@...>
Did anybody conduct research in Polish archives for 16, 17, 18 century
in a territories of Berdichev, Kiev area that was part of Poland? I am looking for private researcher in those places. Any recommendations are welcome. Thanks, Irit Rashba MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please send any recommendations for private researchers to Irit privately.
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JRI Poland #Poland research in Poland
#poland
Irina Kunia <iritrashba@...>
Did anybody conduct research in Polish archives for 16, 17, 18 century
in a territories of Berdichev, Kiev area that was part of Poland? I am looking for private researcher in those places. Any recommendations are welcome. Thanks, Irit Rashba MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please send any recommendations for private researchers to Irit privately.
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Polish Translation Request - Viewmate File VM7579
#poland
JACOB SUSAN JURISZ <suejurisz@...>
Hello--
I have just posted a document that I would like translated >from Polish to English. It is a copy of a record that was microfilmed by the Mormons--the death record of Sura Jurysz of Drobin. I would appreciate the translation of any portion of this document; in particular, I am looking for a maiden name. (There is more than one Sura Jurysz in the family. One is my husband's ggm, while this woman is a couple of generations back. I believe she was married to Symcha Jurysz.) The direct link to this file is: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7579 Please reply privately to me at: suejurisz@msn.com Regards, Sue Jurisz New Hope, MN USA
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JRI Poland #Poland Polish Translation Request - Viewmate File VM7579
#poland
JACOB SUSAN JURISZ <suejurisz@...>
Hello--
I have just posted a document that I would like translated >from Polish to English. It is a copy of a record that was microfilmed by the Mormons--the death record of Sura Jurysz of Drobin. I would appreciate the translation of any portion of this document; in particular, I am looking for a maiden name. (There is more than one Sura Jurysz in the family. One is my husband's ggm, while this woman is a couple of generations back. I believe she was married to Symcha Jurysz.) The direct link to this file is: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7579 Please reply privately to me at: suejurisz@msn.com Regards, Sue Jurisz New Hope, MN USA
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Viewmate File VM7578 - Need Polish Translation
#poland
JACOB SUSAN JURISZ <suejurisz@...>
Hello--
I have just posted a document that I would like translated >from Polish to English. It is the marriage record of Mendel Avigdor Manowicz and Faiga Chana Zacharowicz of Gora Kalwaria. The translation of any portion of this document would be helpful, and would be much appreciated. The direct link to this file is: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7578 Please reply privately to me at: suejurisz@msn.com Regards, Sue Jurisz New Hope, MN USA
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Viewmate File 7577 - Need Translation from the Russian
#poland
JACOB SUSAN JURISZ <suejurisz@...>
Hello--
I have just posted a document that I would like translated >from Russian to English. It is the marriage record of Mordka Nordon and Itta Chaia Gruda, from Sierpc (in the Plock region).Any details (ages, parents' names, etc.) that can be extracted >from this document will be helpful, as I am trying to link the Nordon family to my husband's family tree. (I believe the key is the name Gruda.) The direct link to this file is: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7577 Please reply privately to me at: suejurisz@msn.com Regards, Sue Jurisz New Hope, MN USA
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