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GENANDES name change #general

arthur siegel
 

I have been looking in vain for certain records of my
great-grandfather Harry GENANDES, who came to the U.S. c.1900 and who,
I am told, had changed his name at some point after immigration to
Genandes >from some, unknown original surname. Thus, I have been
unable to locate naturalization records (I know >from later census
records that he was naturalized), ship manifest records, or even
marriage records. He most likely changed his name after he got
married, and I haven't even been able to locate such records relating
to his wife. Does anybody have any ideas how to go about puzzling out
what his original surname might have been, in order to finally track
down these records? Nobody in my family has any idea either, so I
don't even really have a starting point. Has anybody else ever come
across this problem?

Thanks,

Arthur Siegel
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen GENANDES name change #general

arthur siegel
 

I have been looking in vain for certain records of my
great-grandfather Harry GENANDES, who came to the U.S. c.1900 and who,
I am told, had changed his name at some point after immigration to
Genandes >from some, unknown original surname. Thus, I have been
unable to locate naturalization records (I know >from later census
records that he was naturalized), ship manifest records, or even
marriage records. He most likely changed his name after he got
married, and I haven't even been able to locate such records relating
to his wife. Does anybody have any ideas how to go about puzzling out
what his original surname might have been, in order to finally track
down these records? Nobody in my family has any idea either, so I
don't even really have a starting point. Has anybody else ever come
across this problem?

Thanks,

Arthur Siegel
SCHICK in Philadelphia late 19th cent. #general

Neil@...
 

Looking for info on -

R. Hanoch Heinich SCHICK, settled in Philadelphia, PA, where he
reprinted his father's Derech Avot (printed by Aaron Levin) in 1895.
This edition traces his ancestry on the title page and includes
approbations by R. Bernard Louis (Dov Aryey) Levinthal (1865-1952),
who was head of the United Orthodox Hebrew Congregations of
Philadelphia, R. DovBer Abramowitz and R. Abraham Zvi Hershler (born
in 1861).

Any help about him and his family appreciated
Thanks

--
Neil Rosenstein
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SCHICK in Philadelphia late 19th cent. #general

Neil@...
 

Looking for info on -

R. Hanoch Heinich SCHICK, settled in Philadelphia, PA, where he
reprinted his father's Derech Avot (printed by Aaron Levin) in 1895.
This edition traces his ancestry on the title page and includes
approbations by R. Bernard Louis (Dov Aryey) Levinthal (1865-1952),
who was head of the United Orthodox Hebrew Congregations of
Philadelphia, R. DovBer Abramowitz and R. Abraham Zvi Hershler (born
in 1861).

Any help about him and his family appreciated
Thanks

--
Neil Rosenstein
SCHICK in Philadelphia late 19th cent. #rabbinic

Neil@...
 

Looking for info on -

R. Hanoch Heinich SCHICK, settled in Philadelphia, PA, where he
reprinted his father's Derech Avot (printed by Aaron Levin) in 1895.
This edition traces his ancestry on the title page and includes
approbations by R. Bernard Louis (Dov Aryey) Levinthal (1865-1952),
who was head of the United Orthodox Hebrew Congregations of
Philadelphia, R. DovBer Abramowitz and R. Abraham Zvi Hershler (born
in 1861).

Any help about him and his family appreciated
Thanks

--
Neil Rosenstein
Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic SCHICK in Philadelphia late 19th cent. #rabbinic

Neil@...
 

Looking for info on -

R. Hanoch Heinich SCHICK, settled in Philadelphia, PA, where he
reprinted his father's Derech Avot (printed by Aaron Levin) in 1895.
This edition traces his ancestry on the title page and includes
approbations by R. Bernard Louis (Dov Aryey) Levinthal (1865-1952),
who was head of the United Orthodox Hebrew Congregations of
Philadelphia, R. DovBer Abramowitz and R. Abraham Zvi Hershler (born
in 1861).

Any help about him and his family appreciated
Thanks

--
Neil Rosenstein
Zaklikow, Poland #general

Neil@...
 

Looking to find someone who has a copy (or translation) of the yizkor
book called Hayiti Sham (I Was There) edited by Joshua Lachs.
Looking particularly for the Halberstam and Halberstadt families there
(some of whom are mentioned on the on-line summary for that book in
the in memoriam list.
Thanks
--
Neil Rosenstein
Zaklikow, Poland #rabbinic

Neil@...
 

Looking to find someone who has a copy (or translation) of the yizkor
book called Hayiti Sham (I Was There) edited by Joshua Lachs.
Looking particularly for the Halberstam and Halberstadt families there
(some of whom are mentioned on the on-line summary for that book in
the in memoriam list.
Thanks
--
Neil Rosenstein
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Zaklikow, Poland #general

Neil@...
 

Looking to find someone who has a copy (or translation) of the yizkor
book called Hayiti Sham (I Was There) edited by Joshua Lachs.
Looking particularly for the Halberstam and Halberstadt families there
(some of whom are mentioned on the on-line summary for that book in
the in memoriam list.
Thanks
--
Neil Rosenstein
Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Zaklikow, Poland #rabbinic

Neil@...
 

Looking to find someone who has a copy (or translation) of the yizkor
book called Hayiti Sham (I Was There) edited by Joshua Lachs.
Looking particularly for the Halberstam and Halberstadt families there
(some of whom are mentioned on the on-line summary for that book in
the in memoriam list.
Thanks
--
Neil Rosenstein
Meaning of "Rit Spaniol" and "Rit Occidental" #bessarabia

Marilyn Robinson
 

I have been reading some information about schools and temples in Bessarabia.
I've seen the terms, "Rit Spaniol" and "Rit Occidental" used. Are they meant as a reference to
Sephardic and Ashkenazi? For example, "Bisericile Israelite-de Rit Occidental", "Bisericile Israelite de
Rit Spaniol", and " Scoalel de Rit Spaniol din?

Marilyn Robinson
Florida
yourjewishgem.blogspot.com
Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Meaning of "Rit Spaniol" and "Rit Occidental" #bessarabia

Marilyn Robinson
 

I have been reading some information about schools and temples in Bessarabia.
I've seen the terms, "Rit Spaniol" and "Rit Occidental" used. Are they meant as a reference to
Sephardic and Ashkenazi? For example, "Bisericile Israelite-de Rit Occidental", "Bisericile Israelite de
Rit Spaniol", and " Scoalel de Rit Spaniol din?

Marilyn Robinson
Florida
yourjewishgem.blogspot.com
Re: bessarabia digest: June 09, 2013 #bessarabia

Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
 

Yasher koach to Yefim Kogan and all the volunteers who participated
and worked so hard together to make BessarabiaSIG the great success it is
today!

Merle Kastner, Montreal, Canada
merlek@...


1. Update for the months of April and May, 2013

Subject: Update for the months of April and May, 2013
From: "Yefim Kogan" <yefimk@...>
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:40:51 -0400

Dear Bessarabers,

In months of April and May several important projects were completed.
Please see 'What's New' section for the whole list.

The large Bendery Cemetery project was completed and you can read the final
Bendery Cemetery report at the Cemetery section of our website.
5110 records and 5402 photographs were uploaded to JewishGen JOWBR.
Thanks to many volunteers who helped to make this project a success.

788 records was also sent to JOWBR for Beltsy 1992-1995. These are part of
4 town translation. There is no photo yet for these records. Thanks to
Terry Lasky for translation of the records. Terry is also working on a set
of Kishinev, 1979-1988 Cemetery records.
1862 Annual Book was researched and you can see the list of Jews involved in
Public life and also Statistics for 1862. Thanks to Yuriy Daylis.

Read also at JewishGen Success Stories or at our website / Family Memoirs,
Stories THE BLECHER BOYS OF BESSARABIA BECOME BARBERS: >from Soroki to
Chicago 1909-1914. Thanks and congratulations to the author Marla Raucher
Osborn, Paris, France.

Please send your comments, suggestions, critique, new ideas, proposals of
how to make our Bessarabia group better.

All the best,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania.
Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Re: bessarabia digest: June 09, 2013 #bessarabia

Merle Kastner <merlek@...>
 

Yasher koach to Yefim Kogan and all the volunteers who participated
and worked so hard together to make BessarabiaSIG the great success it is
today!

Merle Kastner, Montreal, Canada
merlek@...


1. Update for the months of April and May, 2013

Subject: Update for the months of April and May, 2013
From: "Yefim Kogan" <yefimk@...>
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:40:51 -0400

Dear Bessarabers,

In months of April and May several important projects were completed.
Please see 'What's New' section for the whole list.

The large Bendery Cemetery project was completed and you can read the final
Bendery Cemetery report at the Cemetery section of our website.
5110 records and 5402 photographs were uploaded to JewishGen JOWBR.
Thanks to many volunteers who helped to make this project a success.

788 records was also sent to JOWBR for Beltsy 1992-1995. These are part of
4 town translation. There is no photo yet for these records. Thanks to
Terry Lasky for translation of the records. Terry is also working on a set
of Kishinev, 1979-1988 Cemetery records.
1862 Annual Book was researched and you can see the list of Jews involved in
Public life and also Statistics for 1862. Thanks to Yuriy Daylis.

Read also at JewishGen Success Stories or at our website / Family Memoirs,
Stories THE BLECHER BOYS OF BESSARABIA BECOME BARBERS: >from Soroki to
Chicago 1909-1914. Thanks and congratulations to the author Marla Raucher
Osborn, Paris, France.

Please send your comments, suggestions, critique, new ideas, proposals of
how to make our Bessarabia group better.

All the best,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania.
JGS Sacramento meeting - "Breaking Down Brick Walls" #general

Bob Wascou
 

Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento (JGSS)

Topic: "Breaking Down Brick Walls"

When: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 10 a.m.

Where: Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento, CA

Breaking Down Brick Walls with the Jewish Genealogical Society of
Sacramento. Many genealogists encounter "brick walls" when researching
their family history. Clues disappear and records vanish. Names may
have changed.

We will tackle some of these problems and try to come up with new
avenues to research and break through the walls. 10:00am. Albert
Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento.

All are welcome to attend the January 20, 2013, 10 a.m. meeting at the
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento.

For more information, visit www.jgss.org or e-mail mortrumberg1@....

Bob Wascou
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS Sacramento meeting - "Breaking Down Brick Walls" #general

Bob Wascou
 

Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento (JGSS)

Topic: "Breaking Down Brick Walls"

When: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 10 a.m.

Where: Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento, CA

Breaking Down Brick Walls with the Jewish Genealogical Society of
Sacramento. Many genealogists encounter "brick walls" when researching
their family history. Clues disappear and records vanish. Names may
have changed.

We will tackle some of these problems and try to come up with new
avenues to research and break through the walls. 10:00am. Albert
Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento.

All are welcome to attend the January 20, 2013, 10 a.m. meeting at the
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento.

For more information, visit www.jgss.org or e-mail mortrumberg1@....

Bob Wascou
ViewMate request - Hungarian or Polish comment #poland

Howard Fink <HowGen@...>
 

I've posted part of a vital record, probably in Hungarian, but maybe it
is Polish. I would like a translation. It is on ViewMate at the
following address:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM27612

The original record was the birth of Abroham DINTENFASZ on 12 December
1873 in Tarczal, Hungary. The part that I need translated is a comment
that was added later (since it includes a reference to 1902). His
parents are listed in the original record as Lajos and Feighe. This is
the only record of the twelve on this page that has a comment like this
squeezed into the right hand column. I'm sorry that I cannot also
display the entire page or record with it, but then this comment would
be just too tiny to read.
The record source is "Birth Records collected by Rabbis in Various
Countries", LDS microfilm 642959.

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.
Thank you very much,

Howard Fink
HowGen@...
Acton, Massachusetts
JRI Poland #Poland ViewMate request - Hungarian or Polish comment #poland

Howard Fink <HowGen@...>
 

I've posted part of a vital record, probably in Hungarian, but maybe it
is Polish. I would like a translation. It is on ViewMate at the
following address:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM27612

The original record was the birth of Abroham DINTENFASZ on 12 December
1873 in Tarczal, Hungary. The part that I need translated is a comment
that was added later (since it includes a reference to 1902). His
parents are listed in the original record as Lajos and Feighe. This is
the only record of the twelve on this page that has a comment like this
squeezed into the right hand column. I'm sorry that I cannot also
display the entire page or record with it, but then this comment would
be just too tiny to read.
The record source is "Birth Records collected by Rabbis in Various
Countries", LDS microfilm 642959.

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.
Thank you very much,

Howard Fink
HowGen@...
Acton, Massachusetts
Alabama Naturalizations, 1909-1991 #lithuania

Ann Rabinowitz
 

A new set of records on Ancestry.com are the State of Alabama
Naturalizations, 1909-1991, which contain Jewish as well as non-Jewish
individuals.

A number of the records are more modern ones and you may find
individuals who were naturalized in the 1940's as they were soldiers
based at the large military installations in Alabama such as Camp Sheridan,
Camp Sibert, Ft. McClellan, Ft. Rucker, and Gunter Field. This means
that the records cover more than just individuals who settled in
Alabama, but were >from other states as well.

The records can be searched not only by the name of the individual,
but by country too. Searching by country is a good idea as the names
of the towns individuals were >from are so misspelled or written so
poorly that it is almost impossible to decipher what one should search by.

I particularly like the spellings of Byallysdoy, Russia; Ivis Villa,
Russia; and Malagarostanetz, Rumania, Russia. For those researching the
Jews of the Baltic states, this is a welcome addition as many times
records only state "Russia". This is very helpful, especially since
the towns are included. Amongst these records are approximately 115
records of individuals originally >from Lithuania. Some of the towns
represented in the records are Anyksciai, Kaunas, Kupiskis, Lazdijai,
Leckava, Molotai, Pokroi, Raseiniai, Sakiai, Skud, Utena, Varna,
Vilkja, Vilnius, Zagare, and Zeimelis.

One of the records >from Lithuania documents a Milton Israel, who turns out
to have originally been Mendel ben Getzel Esrach >from Kupiskis who settled
in Sheffield, Alabama. His brother also came to Alabama and became Sam Jake
Israel whilst the rest of their brothers settled in Worcester, MA,
according to family sources.

There are also fifty-three records for Jews >from Latvia >from towns such as
Gostini, Liepaja, and Riga, and thirty-two records for Jews >from Estonia
from such towns as Talinn and Tartu. In addition to the Baltic records,
there are twenty-one >from the Ukraine and forty-nine >from Galicia. The
Galician records state Galicia and such countries as Austria, Hungary,
and Poland. There are also separate listings for these countries
(Austria, 1,389 records, Hungary, 836 records, and Poland, 1105 records),
so it is important to look at both categories when searching.

An interesting record involving an individual >from the Odessa, Ukraine,
is for Schaie Dwoskin, who lived in New Hampshire, joined the Army and
was sent to Alabama and whilst applying for his naturalization there,
also changed his name. Many other records for individuals serving in
the military provide the original birth place and where they settled
in America as well as their original name and wife's name.

Surprisingly, there are approximately 5,003 records for Germans in the
naturalization records, by far one of the largest ethnic groups, many of
whom came after both World War I and World War II. In addition, there
are 2,687 records for individuals >from Russia, another large group.

An example of looking in the Russian records for individuals >from other
countries is the record for Meyer (later Martin) Barr. He was actually
born in Linkuva, ithuania, as was his wife Jennie. Another example is
Musja Schemer (later Minnie Berlin), who was born in Kupiskis,
Lithuania.

All in all, these records are a gold mine of information.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@...
Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Alabama Naturalizations, 1909-1991 #lithuania

Ann Rabinowitz
 

A new set of records on Ancestry.com are the State of Alabama
Naturalizations, 1909-1991, which contain Jewish as well as non-Jewish
individuals.

A number of the records are more modern ones and you may find
individuals who were naturalized in the 1940's as they were soldiers
based at the large military installations in Alabama such as Camp Sheridan,
Camp Sibert, Ft. McClellan, Ft. Rucker, and Gunter Field. This means
that the records cover more than just individuals who settled in
Alabama, but were >from other states as well.

The records can be searched not only by the name of the individual,
but by country too. Searching by country is a good idea as the names
of the towns individuals were >from are so misspelled or written so
poorly that it is almost impossible to decipher what one should search by.

I particularly like the spellings of Byallysdoy, Russia; Ivis Villa,
Russia; and Malagarostanetz, Rumania, Russia. For those researching the
Jews of the Baltic states, this is a welcome addition as many times
records only state "Russia". This is very helpful, especially since
the towns are included. Amongst these records are approximately 115
records of individuals originally >from Lithuania. Some of the towns
represented in the records are Anyksciai, Kaunas, Kupiskis, Lazdijai,
Leckava, Molotai, Pokroi, Raseiniai, Sakiai, Skud, Utena, Varna,
Vilkja, Vilnius, Zagare, and Zeimelis.

One of the records >from Lithuania documents a Milton Israel, who turns out
to have originally been Mendel ben Getzel Esrach >from Kupiskis who settled
in Sheffield, Alabama. His brother also came to Alabama and became Sam Jake
Israel whilst the rest of their brothers settled in Worcester, MA,
according to family sources.

There are also fifty-three records for Jews >from Latvia >from towns such as
Gostini, Liepaja, and Riga, and thirty-two records for Jews >from Estonia
from such towns as Talinn and Tartu. In addition to the Baltic records,
there are twenty-one >from the Ukraine and forty-nine >from Galicia. The
Galician records state Galicia and such countries as Austria, Hungary,
and Poland. There are also separate listings for these countries
(Austria, 1,389 records, Hungary, 836 records, and Poland, 1105 records),
so it is important to look at both categories when searching.

An interesting record involving an individual >from the Odessa, Ukraine,
is for Schaie Dwoskin, who lived in New Hampshire, joined the Army and
was sent to Alabama and whilst applying for his naturalization there,
also changed his name. Many other records for individuals serving in
the military provide the original birth place and where they settled
in America as well as their original name and wife's name.

Surprisingly, there are approximately 5,003 records for Germans in the
naturalization records, by far one of the largest ethnic groups, many of
whom came after both World War I and World War II. In addition, there
are 2,687 records for individuals >from Russia, another large group.

An example of looking in the Russian records for individuals >from other
countries is the record for Meyer (later Martin) Barr. He was actually
born in Linkuva, ithuania, as was his wife Jennie. Another example is
Musja Schemer (later Minnie Berlin), who was born in Kupiskis,
Lithuania.

All in all, these records are a gold mine of information.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@...
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