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Trying to find Naomi/Nechama Chidekel WEXLER of California
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Josie Barnett <josieb@...>
For the past year and a half I have been trying to find my World War
II *mystery* survivor cousin >from Sharkovschina (Szarkowszczyzna) who ended up in California and who may be named as above. A member of the family lost touch with her about 25 years ago. According to my understanding she is in her early to mid seventies. I have looked up details in phone lists and can only find a Nancy WEXLER living in California. Due to privacy laws etc., I can proceed no further. Maybe someone on this list may know who she is. Please also bear in mind that I live in Israel and there are limitations to my research resources. My purpose for locating her is to help me with my family research and establish a family contact. For the groups information, I was formerly subscribed to Jewishgen under a different email address. Josie BARNETT Tekoa, Israel josieb@... Researching: CHIDEKEL Sharkovschinna, CHIDEKEL Kherson Gubernia/ Ukraine?, LEVENE/HANOVITZ Janova (on the border)? WOOD/HOLC Plonsk
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Re: Poland Online Directory
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Alexander Sharon
"Daniel Kazez" wrote in message
Daniel,from a message I received today, I am reminded that the onlinedirectory for Poland is not well known, nor is it easy to find. I have been using for some time Poland telephone directory by "TP Ditel" on line located at 1. To locate an individuals http://ditel.tpsa.pl/asp/szukaj_a.asp 2. To locate businesses http://ditel.tpsa.pl/asp/szukaj_f.asp Alexander Sharon Calgary, Alberta
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Re: What is Kharkov Medical Institute?
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Alexander Sharon
"Marilyn Feingold" wrote
I know my grandmother's nephew Sasha Otelen at one time was aKharkov Medical Institute is actually a Medical School (or Medical University). It used to be common in Russia (and in the other ex Eastern Block countries modelled on the Soviet institutions) to have universities dedicated to certain selected professions or a discplines. Thus medical, economical, technical (Polytechnics), agricultural, arts and other learning institutions are separted >from the local universities. It appears that thing have changed nowadays, since visiting Kharkiv (city's modern Ukrainian name) University English language website, you would locate a medical school amongst the departments http://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ It is known as: School of Fundamental Medicine and it hax six departments. You should probably address medical school dean with you question at: ffm@... Hope this help Alexander Sharon Calgary, Alberta
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looking for MAN in Argentina
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shlomo goland
I am trying to find descendants of Shneor and Ester MAN who
immigrated >from Israel (then Palestine) in the 1920th to Argentina. I have in my possesion several leters sent by Shneor to a close friend of his (my uncle) in Israel. The letters are interesting and I think they should be in the hand of his family. please answer privately: sgoland@... shlomo goland israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Trying to find Naomi/Nechama Chidekel WEXLER of California
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Josie Barnett <josieb@...>
For the past year and a half I have been trying to find my World War
II *mystery* survivor cousin >from Sharkovschina (Szarkowszczyzna) who ended up in California and who may be named as above. A member of the family lost touch with her about 25 years ago. According to my understanding she is in her early to mid seventies. I have looked up details in phone lists and can only find a Nancy WEXLER living in California. Due to privacy laws etc., I can proceed no further. Maybe someone on this list may know who she is. Please also bear in mind that I live in Israel and there are limitations to my research resources. My purpose for locating her is to help me with my family research and establish a family contact. For the groups information, I was formerly subscribed to Jewishgen under a different email address. Josie BARNETT Tekoa, Israel josieb@... Researching: CHIDEKEL Sharkovschinna, CHIDEKEL Kherson Gubernia/ Ukraine?, LEVENE/HANOVITZ Janova (on the border)? WOOD/HOLC Plonsk
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Poland Online Directory
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Alexander Sharon
"Daniel Kazez" wrote in message
Daniel,from a message I received today, I am reminded that the onlinedirectory for Poland is not well known, nor is it easy to find. I have been using for some time Poland telephone directory by "TP Ditel" on line located at 1. To locate an individuals http://ditel.tpsa.pl/asp/szukaj_a.asp 2. To locate businesses http://ditel.tpsa.pl/asp/szukaj_f.asp Alexander Sharon Calgary, Alberta
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: What is Kharkov Medical Institute?
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Alexander Sharon
"Marilyn Feingold" wrote
I know my grandmother's nephew Sasha Otelen at one time was aKharkov Medical Institute is actually a Medical School (or Medical University). It used to be common in Russia (and in the other ex Eastern Block countries modelled on the Soviet institutions) to have universities dedicated to certain selected professions or a discplines. Thus medical, economical, technical (Polytechnics), agricultural, arts and other learning institutions are separted >from the local universities. It appears that thing have changed nowadays, since visiting Kharkiv (city's modern Ukrainian name) University English language website, you would locate a medical school amongst the departments http://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ It is known as: School of Fundamental Medicine and it hax six departments. You should probably address medical school dean with you question at: ffm@... Hope this help Alexander Sharon Calgary, Alberta
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen looking for MAN in Argentina
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shlomo goland
I am trying to find descendants of Shneor and Ester MAN who
immigrated >from Israel (then Palestine) in the 1920th to Argentina. I have in my possesion several leters sent by Shneor to a close friend of his (my uncle) in Israel. The letters are interesting and I think they should be in the hand of his family. please answer privately: sgoland@... shlomo goland israel
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Zolotaroff in Toronto 1906
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Reeva Kimble <rKimble@...>
According to an Ellis Island manifest, Guesche Zolotaroff >from
Konotop, Ukraine arrived in New York on the ship Etruria with her children Hoche and Zalman, on their way to Toronto, Canada to the home of her husband (I) Zolotoroff, who lived at 104 Elizabeth Street, Toronto Canada. If anyone has information on this family, or other Zolotaroff, Zolotorofe or similarly spelled folk >from this part of the Ukraine (east of Kiev, near Priluki), please contact me. Shana Tova, Reeva Kimble Eugene Oregon Reeva Jacobson Kimble <mailto:rkimble@...> web site: <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rkimble/> Searching: LAVSKI, LAWSKI/Lomza & Bialystok,Poland/Israel,US; GORZALCZANY/ Czyzewo, Poland; NAIMAN, NAJMAN, SURALSKI, /Wasosz & Lomza, Poland/ Israel,US; CIECHANOWICZ, ROZENBERG/Goworowo, Sniadowo & Lomza, Poland/ US,Israel; PIATNICKI, GRUDZIEN,GRUDZIENSKI/Lomza; ZOLOTOROFE, SAMBURSKY, LIFSHITZ, SUPANITZKE, YAROWSKY/Berezovka, Priluki, Ukraine/NY, Israel; JACOBSON, BECKER, GARBER, TOUBES, CHAPMAN/Mir,Belarus/Iowa, NY, Israel
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Looking for Zvi
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David Wallace
Yesterday I tried to contact 2 people with the name Zvi who are in
the Jewish Gen Family Finder site. Both e-mails are now disconnected, could these people or any one else who know any Zvi families >from Ukraine connect me. I have the name Chana, daughter of Elian Zvi >from my grand parents East London Synagogue ketubah, 1907. Thankyou for all the e-mails I have received re: Mority first name. David Wallace Sydney Australia dwphoto@... MODERATOR NOTE: To increase your chances of success, you should also enter your own search in the the JewishGen Family Finder, http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Zolotaroff in Toronto 1906
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Reeva Kimble <rKimble@...>
According to an Ellis Island manifest, Guesche Zolotaroff >from
Konotop, Ukraine arrived in New York on the ship Etruria with her children Hoche and Zalman, on their way to Toronto, Canada to the home of her husband (I) Zolotoroff, who lived at 104 Elizabeth Street, Toronto Canada. If anyone has information on this family, or other Zolotaroff, Zolotorofe or similarly spelled folk >from this part of the Ukraine (east of Kiev, near Priluki), please contact me. Shana Tova, Reeva Kimble Eugene Oregon Reeva Jacobson Kimble <mailto:rkimble@...> web site: <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rkimble/> Searching: LAVSKI, LAWSKI/Lomza & Bialystok,Poland/Israel,US; GORZALCZANY/ Czyzewo, Poland; NAIMAN, NAJMAN, SURALSKI, /Wasosz & Lomza, Poland/ Israel,US; CIECHANOWICZ, ROZENBERG/Goworowo, Sniadowo & Lomza, Poland/ US,Israel; PIATNICKI, GRUDZIEN,GRUDZIENSKI/Lomza; ZOLOTOROFE, SAMBURSKY, LIFSHITZ, SUPANITZKE, YAROWSKY/Berezovka, Priluki, Ukraine/NY, Israel; JACOBSON, BECKER, GARBER, TOUBES, CHAPMAN/Mir,Belarus/Iowa, NY, Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for Zvi
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David Wallace
Yesterday I tried to contact 2 people with the name Zvi who are in
the Jewish Gen Family Finder site. Both e-mails are now disconnected, could these people or any one else who know any Zvi families >from Ukraine connect me. I have the name Chana, daughter of Elian Zvi >from my grand parents East London Synagogue ketubah, 1907. Thankyou for all the e-mails I have received re: Mority first name. David Wallace Sydney Australia dwphoto@... MODERATOR NOTE: To increase your chances of success, you should also enter your own search in the the JewishGen Family Finder, http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/
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Upper Silesian Towns lost and found
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Roger Lustig <trovato@...>
Dear friends:
Reviewing my late father's work on Jews of Upper Silesia, I came upon a note that contained information I have now confirmed: The LDS films 879,596 through 879,598, indexed under Baranowice (Baranowitz), Katowice province, actually contain much more. Specifically, they contain a wealth of information about: Sohrau (Zory) for about 1812-1836 and 1847-1873 Loslau (Wodzislaw Slaski) 1826-1874 Rybnik for 1812-1874 (though more for the years before about 1850) localities in Kreis Rybnik for 1812-1847 as well as Nieder-Belk for 1843-1847 Baranowitz for 1845-1848 Nieder-Schwirklan for 1848 (one record--for the Bielschowsky family). In fact, the Baranowitz material takes up only a few frames at the beginning of the film. The contents of the film are summarized accurately in a typed document that appears at the beginning of the first of the three reels of film. My father's notes indicate that a similar situation holds for film 864,953, which is listed as containing material about Neu-Berun (Bierun Nowy); but I have not yet seen this film. My question to all of you: Have you found such uncatalogued material on other films, whether >from the LDS Family History Library or elsewhere? If so, please describe it for us. Let me state unequivocally that: --I consider the LDS/FHL efforts to be noble and highly valuable, --they have to date provided vast amounts of information at minimal cost to thousands and thousands of researchers, --I consider the state of affairs described above to be merely an oversight, --I am circulating the information in this note, and making my request, strictly in the interest of making a good thing better. May all of us be inscribed in the Book of Life for the coming year, and may all of us have success in discovering the inscriptions we seek in other books! Roger Lustig Researching Upper Silesia, Jöhlingen (Baden), Netra (Hessen), Hockenheim, Speyer, etc.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Upper Silesian Towns lost and found
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Roger Lustig <trovato@...>
Dear friends:
Reviewing my late father's work on Jews of Upper Silesia, I came upon a note that contained information I have now confirmed: The LDS films 879,596 through 879,598, indexed under Baranowice (Baranowitz), Katowice province, actually contain much more. Specifically, they contain a wealth of information about: Sohrau (Zory) for about 1812-1836 and 1847-1873 Loslau (Wodzislaw Slaski) 1826-1874 Rybnik for 1812-1874 (though more for the years before about 1850) localities in Kreis Rybnik for 1812-1847 as well as Nieder-Belk for 1843-1847 Baranowitz for 1845-1848 Nieder-Schwirklan for 1848 (one record--for the Bielschowsky family). In fact, the Baranowitz material takes up only a few frames at the beginning of the film. The contents of the film are summarized accurately in a typed document that appears at the beginning of the first of the three reels of film. My father's notes indicate that a similar situation holds for film 864,953, which is listed as containing material about Neu-Berun (Bierun Nowy); but I have not yet seen this film. My question to all of you: Have you found such uncatalogued material on other films, whether >from the LDS Family History Library or elsewhere? If so, please describe it for us. Let me state unequivocally that: --I consider the LDS/FHL efforts to be noble and highly valuable, --they have to date provided vast amounts of information at minimal cost to thousands and thousands of researchers, --I consider the state of affairs described above to be merely an oversight, --I am circulating the information in this note, and making my request, strictly in the interest of making a good thing better. May all of us be inscribed in the Book of Life for the coming year, and may all of us have success in discovering the inscriptions we seek in other books! Roger Lustig Researching Upper Silesia, Jöhlingen (Baden), Netra (Hessen), Hockenheim, Speyer, etc.
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ref: Dachau camp
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Tom Venetianer <tom.vene@...>
Dear Lili:
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Kaufering Erpfting was one of Dachau's subcamps. Riederloh is village nearby, housed inmate barracks. Kaufering is about 30 miles west of Munich/Dachau. Search for a map using JewishGen's ShtetlFinder. During the Nazi regime Dornier and Messerschmitt had factories there, as well as the DAG dynamite plant was there, so maybe one of these was the place where your father worked. See < http://www.streport.com/files/holocaust/heuakt.jpg.html >. Finally, if you wish to read an account about the Kaufering Erpfting camps see < http://www.acu.edu/academics/history/12ad/campsx/camps.htm > Good luck with your sad search Tom
I just (after 60 years) found out my father died in Dachau but
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Re: Sthasov, Poland"=Staszow?
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NFatouros@...
On Sept 6, 02 Sally Bruckheimer wrote in part:
<< I just found a new clan of Ruslanders thanks to a Jewishgen message about the 1901 London Census online; now I am wondering what the town is where they came from. According to the census, which is pretty legible, they were >from Sthasov, Poland-possibly Sthasor, but it looks like a v, and I would guess v in Poland anyway. Shtetl Seeker suggests this is Szczekaczewo, north of Warsaw. Anything is possible as the family was all over by 1900, but originally they were in Northeast Poland (by today's map). Does anyone have other ideas? Or information? >> Is there a possibility that the 1901 London census which Ms. Bruckheimer looked contains a mistranscription or misspelling of the town name? I ask because "Where We Once Walked" has an entry of Staszow (or Stashev, Stashuv). It says its population was 4,704 and that it is 101 kilometers northeast of Krakow. Chester G.Cohen's "Shtetl Finder Gazetteer" also has an entry for Stashev, and says that there is a Yizkor book for the town. I don't recognize the initial combination "Sth". I dare suggest that the census reporter might have mistranscribed a Yiddish pronunciation of "Sht." Also, although I do understand that a handwritten terminal "v" could resemble a handwritten terminal "r," I don't undertand what our ever helpful Sally means by "possibly Sthasor, but it looks like a v, and I would guess v in Poland anyway." It is my understanding that a "w" in Polish is in Russian a "v," So I believe "Staszow" is the Polish version of the town's name, while "Stashev" is the Russian or Ukrainian version. Possibly a Yiddish speaker would pronounce the name as "Shtashow" or "Shtashov." Naomi Fatouros (nee FELDMAN) Bloomington, Indiana NFatouros@... Researching: BELKOWSKY and BIELKOWSKY, Odessa and Berdichev; ROTHSTEIN, Kremenchug; FELDMAN, Pinsk; SCHUTZ, RETTIG, WAHL, Shcherets; LEVY, Mulhouse; SAS or SASS,Podwolochisk; RAPOPORT, Tarnopol, Korostyshev; BEHAM, Salok and Kharkov; WOLPIANSKY, Ostryna.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ref: Dachau camp
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Tom Venetianer <tom.vene@...>
Dear Lili:
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Kaufering Erpfting was one of Dachau's subcamps. Riederloh is village nearby, housed inmate barracks. Kaufering is about 30 miles west of Munich/Dachau. Search for a map using JewishGen's ShtetlFinder. During the Nazi regime Dornier and Messerschmitt had factories there, as well as the DAG dynamite plant was there, so maybe one of these was the place where your father worked. See < http://www.streport.com/files/holocaust/heuakt.jpg.html >. Finally, if you wish to read an account about the Kaufering Erpfting camps see < http://www.acu.edu/academics/history/12ad/campsx/camps.htm > Good luck with your sad search Tom
I just (after 60 years) found out my father died in Dachau but
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Sthasov, Poland"=Staszow?
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NFatouros@...
On Sept 6, 02 Sally Bruckheimer wrote in part:
<< I just found a new clan of Ruslanders thanks to a Jewishgen message about the 1901 London Census online; now I am wondering what the town is where they came from. According to the census, which is pretty legible, they were >from Sthasov, Poland-possibly Sthasor, but it looks like a v, and I would guess v in Poland anyway. Shtetl Seeker suggests this is Szczekaczewo, north of Warsaw. Anything is possible as the family was all over by 1900, but originally they were in Northeast Poland (by today's map). Does anyone have other ideas? Or information? >> Is there a possibility that the 1901 London census which Ms. Bruckheimer looked contains a mistranscription or misspelling of the town name? I ask because "Where We Once Walked" has an entry of Staszow (or Stashev, Stashuv). It says its population was 4,704 and that it is 101 kilometers northeast of Krakow. Chester G.Cohen's "Shtetl Finder Gazetteer" also has an entry for Stashev, and says that there is a Yizkor book for the town. I don't recognize the initial combination "Sth". I dare suggest that the census reporter might have mistranscribed a Yiddish pronunciation of "Sht." Also, although I do understand that a handwritten terminal "v" could resemble a handwritten terminal "r," I don't undertand what our ever helpful Sally means by "possibly Sthasor, but it looks like a v, and I would guess v in Poland anyway." It is my understanding that a "w" in Polish is in Russian a "v," So I believe "Staszow" is the Polish version of the town's name, while "Stashev" is the Russian or Ukrainian version. Possibly a Yiddish speaker would pronounce the name as "Shtashow" or "Shtashov." Naomi Fatouros (nee FELDMAN) Bloomington, Indiana NFatouros@... Researching: BELKOWSKY and BIELKOWSKY, Odessa and Berdichev; ROTHSTEIN, Kremenchug; FELDMAN, Pinsk; SCHUTZ, RETTIG, WAHL, Shcherets; LEVY, Mulhouse; SAS or SASS,Podwolochisk; RAPOPORT, Tarnopol, Korostyshev; BEHAM, Salok and Kharkov; WOLPIANSKY, Ostryna.
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Naturalization of children
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martin solomon <bassdoc@...>
I tried to get back to a link where someone had a relative who may
have arrived as a toddler and wanted to know about naturalization. According to the NYS Archives Information Leaflet #6 after 1922 a non-native minor child became a citizen when their parents were naturalized. This source was also good to determine the New York area district courts and dates of the records available. www.sara.nysed.gov. The leaflet is a goldmine for basic information on where to get naturalization records. Dana Feldman researching: SHENDEROVICH- Minsk Gubernia; RUDY/RUDE - Dubno Volynia Ukraine; LUSTBERG - Austria
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Help Starting Jewish Genealogy Society
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Sallyann Sack <sallyann.sack@...>
Dear Colleagues,
It's that time again. The aftermath of our annual genealogy conferences always spawns interest in establishing local Jewish genealogy societies and study groups. Let us know if you want to organize one in your town; Avotaynu will send you names and addresses of folks in your area >from our database of those who have expressed interest in Jewish genealogy. L'shana tova, Sallyann Amdur Sack, Ph.D. Editor, Avotaynu, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy
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