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ViewMate translation request - Russian (Lomazy and Lublin, Poland)
#poland
Yaron Pedhazur
Dear fellow researchers, I've posted a few vital records in Russian for
which I need an extraction. It is of my ancestors of the LEYZERSOHN family, living in Lomazy, Poland, and one marriage record in Lublin. The records can be found on ViewMate at the following links: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35339 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35340 Please respond via the forms provided in the ViewMate site. Thank you very much, Yaron Pedhazur Tel Aviv, Israel
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JRI Poland #Poland ViewMate translation request - Russian (Lomazy and Lublin, Poland)
#poland
Yaron Pedhazur
Dear fellow researchers, I've posted a few vital records in Russian for
which I need an extraction. It is of my ancestors of the LEYZERSOHN family, living in Lomazy, Poland, and one marriage record in Lublin. The records can be found on ViewMate at the following links: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35339 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35340 Please respond via the forms provided in the ViewMate site. Thank you very much, Yaron Pedhazur Tel Aviv, Israel
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ViewMate translation request - Polish (Lomazy, Poland)
#poland
Yaron Pedhazur
Dear fellow researchers, I've posted a few vital records in Polish
for which I need an extraction. It is of my ancestors of the GOLDBERG and LEYZERSOHN families, living in Lomazy, Poland. The records can be found on ViewMate at the following links: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35336 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35337 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35338 Please respond via the forms provided in the ViewMate site. Thank you very much, Yaron Pedhazur Tel Aviv, Israel
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JRI Poland #Poland ViewMate translation request - Polish (Lomazy, Poland)
#poland
Yaron Pedhazur
Dear fellow researchers, I've posted a few vital records in Polish
for which I need an extraction. It is of my ancestors of the GOLDBERG and LEYZERSOHN families, living in Lomazy, Poland. The records can be found on ViewMate at the following links: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35336 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35337 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35338 Please respond via the forms provided in the ViewMate site. Thank you very much, Yaron Pedhazur Tel Aviv, Israel
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ViewMate translation request - Polish
#galicia
Colin Cohn <cohn_jgen@...>
Hi All,
I would appreciate a translation >from Polish for two Lwow birth records of my relatives Ozyasz Ber RAPP and Miniche LIEBERGALL which are posted on ViewMate. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35297 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35298 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Regards, Colin Cohn Sydney, Australia Researching: Lwow: BALSAMBAUM, LIEBERGALL, MICHEL, NACHTIGALL, RAPP
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia ViewMate translation request - Polish
#galicia
Colin Cohn <cohn_jgen@...>
Hi All,
I would appreciate a translation >from Polish for two Lwow birth records of my relatives Ozyasz Ber RAPP and Miniche LIEBERGALL which are posted on ViewMate. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35297 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM35298 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Regards, Colin Cohn Sydney, Australia Researching: Lwow: BALSAMBAUM, LIEBERGALL, MICHEL, NACHTIGALL, RAPP
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ViewMate translation request - Polish
#general
Dave Strausfeld <davestra@...>
Hello all,
I would be grateful for a translation of a document that's on Viewmate. The document, in Polish, is a page >from the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland on which there is information about a little town called Blotnia which lies just a bit southeast of Peremyshlyany. The Jewish population was apparently only 7 people. I don't need a literal translation. Also, I would only need a translation of the entry that deals with this particular town of Blotnia, near Peremyshlyany. The document is on Viewmate at this address: http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=35049 Thank you very much. Dave Strausfeld Durham, NC, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - Polish
#general
Dave Strausfeld <davestra@...>
Hello all,
I would be grateful for a translation of a document that's on Viewmate. The document, in Polish, is a page >from the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland on which there is information about a little town called Blotnia which lies just a bit southeast of Peremyshlyany. The Jewish population was apparently only 7 people. I don't need a literal translation. Also, I would only need a translation of the entry that deals with this particular town of Blotnia, near Peremyshlyany. The document is on Viewmate at this address: http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=35049 Thank you very much. Dave Strausfeld Durham, NC, USA
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WENKART and MAIDEN in Palo Alto
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Looking to make contact with the family of Eva W. Maiden, born in
Vienna, April 8, 1935, a psychologist, settled in Palo Alto, CA. She is the author of Decisions in the Dark (2013), daughter of Dr. Antonia Taubes, born in Vienna, 1896 and died in 1985, married Dr. Simon Wenkart. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic WENKART and MAIDEN in Palo Alto
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Looking to make contact with the family of Eva W. Maiden, born in
Vienna, April 8, 1935, a psychologist, settled in Palo Alto, CA. She is the author of Decisions in the Dark (2013), daughter of Dr. Antonia Taubes, born in Vienna, 1896 and died in 1985, married Dr. Simon Wenkart. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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WOLPERT South Africa
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Looking to make contact with the Wolpert family of Johannesburg which included
three children of Herman/Harry Wolpert, born about 1870 and came to SA about 1905. Had two sons - William who was managing director of the CNA (Central News Agency) and Ulrich Wolpert. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic WOLPERT South Africa
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Looking to make contact with the Wolpert family of Johannesburg which included
three children of Herman/Harry Wolpert, born about 1870 and came to SA about 1905. Had two sons - William who was managing director of the CNA (Central News Agency) and Ulrich Wolpert. -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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RADCLIFFE in Toronto
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Trying to reconnect with Avraham Radcliffe in Toronto.
-- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Descendancy from Reb. Chaim of Volozhin
#rabbinic
Yonatan Ben-Ari
Their is a tradition in our family that my maternal greatgrandmother,
Bracha KANTOR was descendant >from Reb. Chaim of Volozhin. An unconfirmed story relates that Reb. Chaim's son, R'Itzaleh, was the unterferin (if I spelled that right) at the wedding of a female descendant as her parents died young. Published sources have written that R'Itzaleh's daughter and son-in-law LANDAU died young having had young unmarried children which sounds like our family tradition, but again I have no confirmation that this is actually my ancestors. My greatgrandmother's brother, Chaim Dov KANTOR , is more well known in the pioneering history of Israel. They came >from Karlin (or Pinsk) during the latter part of the 19th century. Of Chaim Dov's descendants (who may know more about this matter) are the WEISFISH family (his son-in-law, Nachum WEISFISH was murdered by arabs in the 1920s near Zichron where he and his father-in-law lived). If anyone knows of any connection between my KANTOR ancestors and Reb. Chaim of Volozhin, I'd be very happy to hear >from them. TIA Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic RADCLIFFE in Toronto
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Trying to reconnect with Avraham Radcliffe in Toronto.
-- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Descendancy from Reb. Chaim of Volozhin
#rabbinic
Yonatan Ben-Ari
Their is a tradition in our family that my maternal greatgrandmother,
Bracha KANTOR was descendant >from Reb. Chaim of Volozhin. An unconfirmed story relates that Reb. Chaim's son, R'Itzaleh, was the unterferin (if I spelled that right) at the wedding of a female descendant as her parents died young. Published sources have written that R'Itzaleh's daughter and son-in-law LANDAU died young having had young unmarried children which sounds like our family tradition, but again I have no confirmation that this is actually my ancestors. My greatgrandmother's brother, Chaim Dov KANTOR , is more well known in the pioneering history of Israel. They came >from Karlin (or Pinsk) during the latter part of the 19th century. Of Chaim Dov's descendants (who may know more about this matter) are the WEISFISH family (his son-in-law, Nachum WEISFISH was murdered by arabs in the 1920s near Zichron where he and his father-in-law lived). If anyone knows of any connection between my KANTOR ancestors and Reb. Chaim of Volozhin, I'd be very happy to hear >from them. TIA Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem
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Avraham SHENKAR -connection to R' Chaim of Volozhin
#rabbinic
Yonatan Ben-Ari
I found a small note written by a deceased distant cousin which lists
( in hebrew) the name of " Avraham SHENKAR , born in Slobodka, son of Aharon who was the father-in-law of Reb Chaim of Volozhin. I spoke recently to a descendant of a/the SHENKAR family , this SHENKAR was related to the LEVY (possibly LOEWY) family of Jerusalem (the clock tower in Mahane Yehuda) and the WEISFISH family. I asked him if he has connection to R' Chaim and he didn't know of any. Can someone verify the details above-the marital connection between a/the SHENKAR family and if so is it the same SHENKARs who are related to the above LEVY and WEIFISH families of Jerusalem. Shabbat Shalom (or Shavua tov as the case may be) Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem p.s. My interest in the above is that I'm a cousin of the WEISFISH and LEVY families.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Avraham SHENKAR -connection to R' Chaim of Volozhin
#rabbinic
Yonatan Ben-Ari
I found a small note written by a deceased distant cousin which lists
( in hebrew) the name of " Avraham SHENKAR , born in Slobodka, son of Aharon who was the father-in-law of Reb Chaim of Volozhin. I spoke recently to a descendant of a/the SHENKAR family , this SHENKAR was related to the LEVY (possibly LOEWY) family of Jerusalem (the clock tower in Mahane Yehuda) and the WEISFISH family. I asked him if he has connection to R' Chaim and he didn't know of any. Can someone verify the details above-the marital connection between a/the SHENKAR family and if so is it the same SHENKARs who are related to the above LEVY and WEIFISH families of Jerusalem. Shabbat Shalom (or Shavua tov as the case may be) Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem p.s. My interest in the above is that I'm a cousin of the WEISFISH and LEVY families.
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SCHOENBERG of St Paul, Minnesota
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Trying to reach the family of the deceased geologist Michael
Schoenberg, married Marlene and had one son, Jordan Eric (born 1979). -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic SCHOENBERG of St Paul, Minnesota
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Trying to reach the family of the deceased geologist Michael
Schoenberg, married Marlene and had one son, Jordan Eric (born 1979). -- Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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