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Surnames and towns I am searching
#ukraine
Rebecca Gerber <beccamd@...>
Here are the names I am searching and their associated towns
Abraham and Syma Blyumis - Rashkov (both towns on the Dniepr River - one in Moldova, one in Ukraine) early to mid 1800s Their children were Hershel Tzvi and Jakob, a daughter, and at least one other Yitshak Mayer and Tsipa Serbinik - Rashkov (Moldova and Ukraine) Children Moshe Volf, Golda, and Hayke (all born in mid 1800s) Eliezar Lazar and Zelda Hochman - Rashkov Children Elke Hokhman, Avraham Yos, Dvora, Feyga Rochel and Charna (all born mid 1800s) Dvora Skolnik and husband - Rashkov Feyge Rochel Sharagrotsky and husband - Rashkov Charna Yanovich and husband - Rashkov Moshe Volf and Elky Sarbinik - Rashkov Children Charna, Getsi, Eda Ruchel and Hanna (Anna) Hycol (Chaim) Dimmentberg Israel Mendel and Charna Rosenberg children Zelda, Maurice William, Rose Leah, Boris, Betty, and Ethel R. If you have any information about this town or these people, please contact me privately. Rebecca Gerber Glenview, IL USA beccamd@ix.netcom.com
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Surnames and towns I am searching
#ukraine
Rebecca Gerber <beccamd@...>
Here are the names I am searching and their associated towns
Abraham and Syma Blyumis - Rashkov (both towns on the Dniepr River - one in Moldova, one in Ukraine) early to mid 1800s Their children were Hershel Tzvi and Jakob, a daughter, and at least one other Yitshak Mayer and Tsipa Serbinik - Rashkov (Moldova and Ukraine) Children Moshe Volf, Golda, and Hayke (all born in mid 1800s) Eliezar Lazar and Zelda Hochman - Rashkov Children Elke Hokhman, Avraham Yos, Dvora, Feyga Rochel and Charna (all born mid 1800s) Dvora Skolnik and husband - Rashkov Feyge Rochel Sharagrotsky and husband - Rashkov Charna Yanovich and husband - Rashkov Moshe Volf and Elky Sarbinik - Rashkov Children Charna, Getsi, Eda Ruchel and Hanna (Anna) Hycol (Chaim) Dimmentberg Israel Mendel and Charna Rosenberg children Zelda, Maurice William, Rose Leah, Boris, Betty, and Ethel R. If you have any information about this town or these people, please contact me privately. Rebecca Gerber Glenview, IL USA beccamd@ix.netcom.com
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Re: FRIEDMAN & GERSON from Riga
#latvia
Rochelle Kaplan <rokap@...>
Dear Shafrir 2:
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I am on route to NYC for a couple of weeks but saw your request re: Gerson family >from Riga so wanted to write. My great-grandfather, Shmul Gerson, came to NYC in 1898, followed by his wife Raschel, nee Zaks, and their children in 1899. He had a brother Itzik, another brother Rafael who may have died young, and two sisters Dobre Lea and Ganna. I don't know what happened to the daughters. Their father was Jossel Kalman, of Bauska. I don't know of Jossel's siblings or his parents. But perhaps there is a connection between our families. Shmul Gerson became Samuel Herson in the US and his descendants are Hersons. Itzik had several children. I am in touch with Itzik's great-grandchildren in Latvia and in Israel. Other descendants live in Moscow. Sincerely, Rochelle Kaplan Salt Lake City
From: "shafrir2" <shafrir2@zahav.net.il>
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Re: Help finding a relative in Italy
#latvia
martha <martha@...>
Try writing to her care of her publisher, George. They always forward
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letters. You should write a cover letter in Italian for the publisher, with a sealed letter enclosed for Marina. Italians are more insular than other Europeans and you cannot be sure that the recipient at the publishing house will be able to read English. Martha Lev-Zion Israel
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November 2004 update for Yizkor Book Project
#ukraine
Joyce Field
In November we added two new books, one new entry, and 11 updates.
All these titles have been flagged in the index page at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. New books: -The first three chapters of Belzec: Prototype for the Final Solution; Hitler's Answer to the Jewish Question are at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/belzec1/belzec1.html. This new book by Robin O'Neil will be published in its entirety with chapters added as they are edited. -Gusyatin, Ukraine New entry: -Slawkow, Poland, Pinkas HaKehillot, Poland, vol. 7 Updates: -Bedzin, Poland -Belchatow, Poland -Chelm, Poland -Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland -Holocaust in Belarus -Rejowiec, Poland -Pinkas HaKehillot, Romania: Rosanne Leeson, with the assistance of Alex Sharon, increased the functionality of this book by preparing an additional list of places in Transnistria. See http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/pinkas_romania/rom1_00000.html#a -Slutsk, Belarus -Sosnowiec, Poland -Volozhin, Belarus -Zgierz, Poland We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Happy Chanukah, and to suggest that a wonderful gift would be a donation to any of the translation projects listed at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/YizkorTrans.html with an additional contribution to JewishGen, which provides the resources to make the Yizkor Book Project possible. Joyce Field Yizkor Book Project jfield@jewishgen.org
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Latvia SIG #Latvia RE: FRIEDMAN & GERSON from Riga
#latvia
Rochelle Kaplan <rokap@...>
Dear Shafrir 2:
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I am on route to NYC for a couple of weeks but saw your request re: Gerson family >from Riga so wanted to write. My great-grandfather, Shmul Gerson, came to NYC in 1898, followed by his wife Raschel, nee Zaks, and their children in 1899. He had a brother Itzik, another brother Rafael who may have died young, and two sisters Dobre Lea and Ganna. I don't know what happened to the daughters. Their father was Jossel Kalman, of Bauska. I don't know of Jossel's siblings or his parents. But perhaps there is a connection between our families. Shmul Gerson became Samuel Herson in the US and his descendants are Hersons. Itzik had several children. I am in touch with Itzik's great-grandchildren in Latvia and in Israel. Other descendants live in Moscow. Sincerely, Rochelle Kaplan Salt Lake City
From: "shafrir2" <shafrir2@zahav.net.il>
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Re: Help finding a relative in Italy
#latvia
martha <martha@...>
Try writing to her care of her publisher, George. They always forward
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
letters. You should write a cover letter in Italian for the publisher, with a sealed letter enclosed for Marina. Italians are more insular than other Europeans and you cannot be sure that the recipient at the publishing house will be able to read English. Martha Lev-Zion Israel
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine November 2004 update for Yizkor Book Project
#ukraine
Joyce Field
In November we added two new books, one new entry, and 11 updates.
All these titles have been flagged in the index page at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. New books: -The first three chapters of Belzec: Prototype for the Final Solution; Hitler's Answer to the Jewish Question are at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/belzec1/belzec1.html. This new book by Robin O'Neil will be published in its entirety with chapters added as they are edited. -Gusyatin, Ukraine New entry: -Slawkow, Poland, Pinkas HaKehillot, Poland, vol. 7 Updates: -Bedzin, Poland -Belchatow, Poland -Chelm, Poland -Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland -Holocaust in Belarus -Rejowiec, Poland -Pinkas HaKehillot, Romania: Rosanne Leeson, with the assistance of Alex Sharon, increased the functionality of this book by preparing an additional list of places in Transnistria. See http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/pinkas_romania/rom1_00000.html#a -Slutsk, Belarus -Sosnowiec, Poland -Volozhin, Belarus -Zgierz, Poland We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Happy Chanukah, and to suggest that a wonderful gift would be a donation to any of the translation projects listed at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/YizkorTrans.html with an additional contribution to JewishGen, which provides the resources to make the Yizkor Book Project possible. Joyce Field Yizkor Book Project jfield@jewishgen.org
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Belarussian jewish given names, how to go on ?
#belarus
Gabriel Galand <gabriel.galand@...>
Thank you to all those who answered directly to my message concerning =
the interpretation of belarussian given names. I know quite more now on the subject than before. I measure also how few things I know. I ordered a search to Minsk = Central Archives by lack of other data and also lack of time. For a lump sum of = 130 Euros they gave me near nothing, and I do not know how to go on. All I know is that the family comes >from Pinsk, my grandfather was = supposed to be (Polish spelling) Mordke Joseph Zylber, his wife Esther Gelda Zylbersztajn, and I have also the names and dates of birth of their = children (my mother, uncles and aunts) >from 1900 to 1912. The Minsk Archives found on a list of jews bourgeois in 1874 a Zilberman family, with great details of the three generations who lived there, but only one Mordukh Girshov, who he is supposed to die in Jerusalem in = 1890, so it does not fit.=20 They found another mention of a Zilberman Mordukh Shimelev on a poll = list in 1907, with an address, but no other data to check the age or relatives. They also wrote me that all birth, wedding et death registers for the = town of Pinsk have been lost but for 1882 and 1895-1897.=20 The situation seems desperate. Even the staff of the Minsk Archives do = not propose me any other research, although they could earn some more money from me.I am really thinking of giving up. Any one has an idea ? Gabriel Galand France MODERATOR NOTE: Private replies if you mention researchers by name.
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Re: ukraine digest: November 28, 2004/transliteration guides
#ukraine
Claire Stuart <clstuart@...>
Subject: transliteration guides
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I accessed this >from a Windows machine and it worked, but it does not work on the Mac I have at home. The Russian letters simply show up as question marks. Hopefully something Mac-compatible will be created in the future. Claire Stuart Glengary, West Virginia TRAKHTENBERG, ROSENFELD, SHOPISHNIK ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Belarussian jewish given names, how to go on ?
#belarus
Gabriel Galand <gabriel.galand@...>
Thank you to all those who answered directly to my message concerning =
the interpretation of belarussian given names. I know quite more now on the subject than before. I measure also how few things I know. I ordered a search to Minsk = Central Archives by lack of other data and also lack of time. For a lump sum of = 130 Euros they gave me near nothing, and I do not know how to go on. All I know is that the family comes >from Pinsk, my grandfather was = supposed to be (Polish spelling) Mordke Joseph Zylber, his wife Esther Gelda Zylbersztajn, and I have also the names and dates of birth of their = children (my mother, uncles and aunts) >from 1900 to 1912. The Minsk Archives found on a list of jews bourgeois in 1874 a Zilberman family, with great details of the three generations who lived there, but only one Mordukh Girshov, who he is supposed to die in Jerusalem in = 1890, so it does not fit.=20 They found another mention of a Zilberman Mordukh Shimelev on a poll = list in 1907, with an address, but no other data to check the age or relatives. They also wrote me that all birth, wedding et death registers for the = town of Pinsk have been lost but for 1882 and 1895-1897.=20 The situation seems desperate. Even the staff of the Minsk Archives do = not propose me any other research, although they could earn some more money from me.I am really thinking of giving up. Any one has an idea ? Gabriel Galand France MODERATOR NOTE: Private replies if you mention researchers by name.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: ukraine digest: November 28, 2004/transliteration guides
#ukraine
Claire Stuart <clstuart@...>
Subject: transliteration guides
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I accessed this >from a Windows machine and it worked, but it does not work on the Mac I have at home. The Russian letters simply show up as question marks. Hopefully something Mac-compatible will be created in the future. Claire Stuart Glengary, West Virginia TRAKHTENBERG, ROSENFELD, SHOPISHNIK ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mother's surname - thanks!
#general
fransegall@...
Thank you all for providing your explanations of why the mother's surname was so
often used for a child in vital records. As I said in my original post..."There are so many things I don't know". But I always learn >from all of you! Fran Manassas, VA FranSegall@comcast.net ***** Doing research on: Galicia, Poland: STRICK (Wielopole) Galicia, Ukraine: LICHTMANN (Stanislavov/Ivano-Frankovs'k and Bolszowce/Bol'shovtsy) Belarus: BROUDA/BREWDA/BREVDA/BREWDI (Amstibove/Mstibovo) Ukraine: KLETZEL/KLETSEL (Volhynia region)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Mother's surname - thanks!
#general
fransegall@...
Thank you all for providing your explanations of why the mother's surname was so
often used for a child in vital records. As I said in my original post..."There are so many things I don't know". But I always learn >from all of you! Fran Manassas, VA FranSegall@comcast.net ***** Doing research on: Galicia, Poland: STRICK (Wielopole) Galicia, Ukraine: LICHTMANN (Stanislavov/Ivano-Frankovs'k and Bolszowce/Bol'shovtsy) Belarus: BROUDA/BREWDA/BREVDA/BREWDI (Amstibove/Mstibovo) Ukraine: KLETZEL/KLETSEL (Volhynia region)
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Looking for a Soah survivor- SEINFELD
#general
Hans Wobben <hans.wobben@...>
Dear Sirs,
During 60 years I am looking for: Name: Philip P. Seinfeld , Street: Haes(c)helstr. XX Town. Ramat-Gan Country: Israel My name: Hans Wobben Street: Robijnstraat XX Town: 7314 JB Apeldoorn country The Netherlands Phone: 0031 55 355 X XXX e-mail to: hawo@planet.nl Please help me to locate my neighbour boy Philip P. Seinfeld who survived Soah Thank you so much, MODERATOR NOTE: House numbers and telephone number erased in accordance with JewishGen privacy guidelines.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for a Soah survivor- SEINFELD
#general
Hans Wobben <hans.wobben@...>
Dear Sirs,
During 60 years I am looking for: Name: Philip P. Seinfeld , Street: Haes(c)helstr. XX Town. Ramat-Gan Country: Israel My name: Hans Wobben Street: Robijnstraat XX Town: 7314 JB Apeldoorn country The Netherlands Phone: 0031 55 355 X XXX e-mail to: hawo@planet.nl Please help me to locate my neighbour boy Philip P. Seinfeld who survived Soah Thank you so much, MODERATOR NOTE: House numbers and telephone number erased in accordance with JewishGen privacy guidelines.
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Re: Help locating information Stutthof Concentration Camp
#general
Eve Line Blum <eve.line.blum@...>
You can write directly to the Museum. I know >from my own experience
they are very helpful. On their site http://www.stutthof.pl/en/main.htm (click on the English version) they say you can find all documents of the former KZ Stutthof which were not destroyed during, or after the 2. W.W. You can find about 85.000 names of former prisoners in the archive. Former prisoners or members of the family are able to get official papers regarding there time in the KZ Stutthof. They add : "If we can help you, please contact us : National Stutthof Museum ul. Muzealna 6 82 -110 Sztutowo e-mail: stutthof@stutthof.pl -- Eve Line Blum-Cherchevsky Besancon (France) and also Cercle de Genealogie Juive (International JGS in Paris) http://www.genealoj.org
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Help locating information Stutthof Concentration Camp
#general
Eve Line Blum <eve.line.blum@...>
You can write directly to the Museum. I know >from my own experience
they are very helpful. On their site http://www.stutthof.pl/en/main.htm (click on the English version) they say you can find all documents of the former KZ Stutthof which were not destroyed during, or after the 2. W.W. You can find about 85.000 names of former prisoners in the archive. Former prisoners or members of the family are able to get official papers regarding there time in the KZ Stutthof. They add : "If we can help you, please contact us : National Stutthof Museum ul. Muzealna 6 82 -110 Sztutowo e-mail: stutthof@stutthof.pl -- Eve Line Blum-Cherchevsky Besancon (France) and also Cercle de Genealogie Juive (International JGS in Paris) http://www.genealoj.org
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Russian and Polish translation help needed
#general
ruth.silver@...
Dear list,
I need some help translating 3 russian documents and one in polish. The Russian documents are The death certificate of Ruda Goldman http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5124 The death certificate of Wolf Goldman(in 2 parts) http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5125 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5126 The marriage certificate of Szymon Goldman (in 2 Parts) http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5127 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5128 and also a polish certificate that was missed last time and is now in the archive VM4113 Go to data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/archive.asp and type 4113 in the box. Please reply privately to ruth.silver@dplanet.ch Thank you Ruth Silver Geneva Switzerland Searching GOLDMAN (lodz and Pabianice); ZYLBERMEHL (Lublin); DYMOND(Pabiani= ce); GAJERMAN (Wlodova); WEINSTEIN (Grodno); ABRAHAMSON (Riga); MOSCOVICH (= Lodz)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Russian and Polish translation help needed
#general
ruth.silver@...
Dear list,
I need some help translating 3 russian documents and one in polish. The Russian documents are The death certificate of Ruda Goldman http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5124 The death certificate of Wolf Goldman(in 2 parts) http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5125 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5126 The marriage certificate of Szymon Goldman (in 2 Parts) http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5127 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5128 and also a polish certificate that was missed last time and is now in the archive VM4113 Go to data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/archive.asp and type 4113 in the box. Please reply privately to ruth.silver@dplanet.ch Thank you Ruth Silver Geneva Switzerland Searching GOLDMAN (lodz and Pabianice); ZYLBERMEHL (Lublin); DYMOND(Pabiani= ce); GAJERMAN (Wlodova); WEINSTEIN (Grodno); ABRAHAMSON (Riga); MOSCOVICH (= Lodz)
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