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Town - Schwalsk or Dudsiki
#general
Barbara Zimmer <bravo.zulu@...>
On a WWI Draft Registration the town of origin is given as "Schwalsk
Poland Russia. " On his Ellis Island form he states that he is >from Dudsiki Any ideas on this one? (I tried ShtetlSeeker) but did not find anything that fits. Barbara Zimmer Virginia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Town - Schwalsk or Dudsiki
#general
Barbara Zimmer <bravo.zulu@...>
On a WWI Draft Registration the town of origin is given as "Schwalsk
Poland Russia. " On his Ellis Island form he states that he is >from Dudsiki Any ideas on this one? (I tried ShtetlSeeker) but did not find anything that fits. Barbara Zimmer Virginia
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Photos of Czukiew (Ukraine) ??
#general
FROGGY <froggysfamily@...>
I have found records on Jewishgen that indicate some of my relatives were
born in Czukiew 1900-1904 but have been unable to find any pictures of this town >from that time period on the web. Does any one here know of any website where I might find some?? Any and all help will be **greatly** appreciated *Jessi-Ann Rosenbaum (NY) Currently researching: ROSENBAUM, HASS, GARFEIN, KIND (Sambor, Chyrow, Czukiew, Rajtarowice Ukraine - to NY, NY USA)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Photos of Czukiew (Ukraine) ??
#general
FROGGY <froggysfamily@...>
I have found records on Jewishgen that indicate some of my relatives were
born in Czukiew 1900-1904 but have been unable to find any pictures of this town >from that time period on the web. Does any one here know of any website where I might find some?? Any and all help will be **greatly** appreciated *Jessi-Ann Rosenbaum (NY) Currently researching: ROSENBAUM, HASS, GARFEIN, KIND (Sambor, Chyrow, Czukiew, Rajtarowice Ukraine - to NY, NY USA)
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Searching SEGAL
#general
Mark Budman <budman@...>
Hello,
As a follow up to my original post (below) I might have located Alexander Segal as the SSDI has a match for this individual. This person matches the same birth year and month (March 1911). This Alexander Segal passed away in July 2005 and his last known residence was the Bronx, New York (USA). Can anyone tell me what would be a good newspaper for this area to check obituary announcements? Does anyone know of an Alexander Segal >from the Bronx and his children / descendants? Is there anyone available who might be able to assist me? (I would gladly pay for services rendered). Any help would be appreciated. Best Regards, Mark --- Mark J. Budman Researching SEGAL / SOLOMIN budman@... With the release of the 1911 Canadian Census, I have been able to locateadditional names in my SEGAL family research. I am searching for anyone who has connection to Solomon SEGAL (B 1885), who lived in Toronto (Elizabeth street at some point) around 1911 (and maybe as far as 1921) with his family. snip <
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching SEGAL
#general
Mark Budman <budman@...>
Hello,
As a follow up to my original post (below) I might have located Alexander Segal as the SSDI has a match for this individual. This person matches the same birth year and month (March 1911). This Alexander Segal passed away in July 2005 and his last known residence was the Bronx, New York (USA). Can anyone tell me what would be a good newspaper for this area to check obituary announcements? Does anyone know of an Alexander Segal >from the Bronx and his children / descendants? Is there anyone available who might be able to assist me? (I would gladly pay for services rendered). Any help would be appreciated. Best Regards, Mark --- Mark J. Budman Researching SEGAL / SOLOMIN budman@... With the release of the 1911 Canadian Census, I have been able to locateadditional names in my SEGAL family research. I am searching for anyone who has connection to Solomon SEGAL (B 1885), who lived in Toronto (Elizabeth street at some point) around 1911 (and maybe as far as 1921) with his family. snip <
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Gesher Galicia & BOF Meeting-NYC-Nov. 20th
#poland
Pamela Weisberger <pweisberger@...>
Reminder:
Gesher Galicia will be holding a regional meeting jointly sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York on Sunday, November 20th at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. In addition to the main program, beginning at 2:00PM with speakers Mark Halpern (on JRI-Poland), Suzan Wynne (on Jewish Life in Galicia), Logan Kleinwaks (on using OCR to search Galician/Polish directories) and Shelley Pollero (on Allegro-Polish auction site), and a showing of two short films: "The Jews of Poland-Lvov" shot in 1939, and "I Remember Jewish Drohobycz," an interview with David Einsiedler, we will be holding many birds-of-a-feather meetings >from 12:00N - 2:00PM. These are the towns/villages and cities represented so far are: SUCHOSTAW REGION RESEARCH GROUP (SRRG) (Including towns: Skalat, Grzymalowe. Trembowla, Zalesczczki, Kopyczynce, Zbaraz, Borsczow, Buczacz) KOBUSZOWA REGION RESEARCH GROUP (KRRG) & RZESZOW (Including towns: Lancut, Mielec, Nisko, Pisno Ropczyce, Stryzyzow, Tarnobrzeg) DROHOBYCZ, BORISLAW, SAMBOR & STRYJ KOLOMEA REGION KRAKOW REGION IVANO FRANKIVSK BROZOW, SANOK, LESKO, KROSNO LVIV REGION PRZEMYSL For some regions and towns there will be special presentations on travel, maps, books, Holocaust, archival and vital record research and cemetery restoration updates, with opportunities to network and share information with others. If you want to present a report on your town, or have information for a handout specific to your region, please contact Eden Joachim who is coordinating the BOF groups: esjoachim@... For more information on the main program or BOF meetings go to Gesher Galicia's event page: http://www.jewishgen.org/Galicia/joint_meeting.html#BOF Or the JGSNY web site: http://www.jgsny.org/events.htm These sites provide directions to the Center for Jewish History, lunch options, and detailed program information. We look forward to seeing you there! Pamela Weisberger Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia pweisberger@...
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JRI Poland #Poland Gesher Galicia & BOF Meeting-NYC-Nov. 20th
#poland
Pamela Weisberger <pweisberger@...>
Reminder:
Gesher Galicia will be holding a regional meeting jointly sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York on Sunday, November 20th at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. In addition to the main program, beginning at 2:00PM with speakers Mark Halpern (on JRI-Poland), Suzan Wynne (on Jewish Life in Galicia), Logan Kleinwaks (on using OCR to search Galician/Polish directories) and Shelley Pollero (on Allegro-Polish auction site), and a showing of two short films: "The Jews of Poland-Lvov" shot in 1939, and "I Remember Jewish Drohobycz," an interview with David Einsiedler, we will be holding many birds-of-a-feather meetings >from 12:00N - 2:00PM. These are the towns/villages and cities represented so far are: SUCHOSTAW REGION RESEARCH GROUP (SRRG) (Including towns: Skalat, Grzymalowe. Trembowla, Zalesczczki, Kopyczynce, Zbaraz, Borsczow, Buczacz) KOBUSZOWA REGION RESEARCH GROUP (KRRG) & RZESZOW (Including towns: Lancut, Mielec, Nisko, Pisno Ropczyce, Stryzyzow, Tarnobrzeg) DROHOBYCZ, BORISLAW, SAMBOR & STRYJ KOLOMEA REGION KRAKOW REGION IVANO FRANKIVSK BROZOW, SANOK, LESKO, KROSNO LVIV REGION PRZEMYSL For some regions and towns there will be special presentations on travel, maps, books, Holocaust, archival and vital record research and cemetery restoration updates, with opportunities to network and share information with others. If you want to present a report on your town, or have information for a handout specific to your region, please contact Eden Joachim who is coordinating the BOF groups: esjoachim@... For more information on the main program or BOF meetings go to Gesher Galicia's event page: http://www.jewishgen.org/Galicia/joint_meeting.html#BOF Or the JGSNY web site: http://www.jgsny.org/events.htm These sites provide directions to the Center for Jewish History, lunch options, and detailed program information. We look forward to seeing you there! Pamela Weisberger Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia pweisberger@...
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Mlawa
#poland
Joyce Field
There are two translations of Mlawa material on the JewishGen Yizkor
Book Page. see http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/mlawa/mlawa.html and http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/pinkas_poland/pol4_00280.html. Ada Holtzman was the coordinator for both translation projects. Joyce Field Yizkor Book Project Manager
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JRI Poland #Poland Mlawa
#poland
Joyce Field
There are two translations of Mlawa material on the JewishGen Yizkor
Book Page. see http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/mlawa/mlawa.html and http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/pinkas_poland/pol4_00280.html. Ada Holtzman was the coordinator for both translation projects. Joyce Field Yizkor Book Project Manager
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V<7047
#belarus
GailEliz@...
Many thanks to the many Belarus Sig members who were kind enough to offer
translation of VM 7047. Gail Duckman, Northridge, California
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Belarus SIG #Belarus V<7047
#belarus
GailEliz@...
Many thanks to the many Belarus Sig members who were kind enough to offer
translation of VM 7047. Gail Duckman, Northridge, California
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Gesher Galicia & BOF Meeting-NYC-Nov. 20th
#galicia
Pamela Weisberger <pweisberger@...>
Reminder:
Gesher Galicia will be holding a regional meeting jointly sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York on Sunday, November 20th at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. In addition to the main program, beginning at 2:00PM with speakers Mark Halpern (on JRI-Poland), Suzan Wynne (on Jewish Life in Galicia), Logan Kleinwaks (on using OCR to search Galician/Polish directories) and Shelley Pollero (on Allegro-Polish auction site), and a showing of two short films: "The Jews of Poland-Lvov" shot in 1939, and "I Remember Jewish Drohobycz," an interview with David Einsiedler, we will be holding many birds-of-a-feather meetings >from 12:00N - 2:00PM. These are the towns/villages and cities represented so far are: SUCHOSTAW REGION RESEARCH GROUP (SRRG) (Including towns: Skalat, Grzymalowe. Trembowla, Zalesczczki, Kopyczynce, Zbaraz, Borsczow, Buczacz) KOBUSZOWA REGION RESEARCH GROUP (KRRG) & RZESZOW (Including towns: Lancut, Mielec, Nisko, Pisno Ropczyce, Stryzyzow, Tarnobrzeg) DROHOBYCZ, BORISLAW, SAMBOR & STRYJ KOLOMEA REGION KRAKOW REGION IVANO FRANKIVSK BROZOW, SANOK, LESKO, KROSNO LVIV REGION PRZEMYSL For some regions and towns there will be special presentations on travel, maps, books, Holocaust, archival and vital record research and cemetery restoration updates, with opportunities to network and share information with others. If you want to present a report on your town, or have information for a handout specific to your region, please contact Eden Joachim who is coordinating the BOF groups: esjoachim@... For more information on the main program or BOF meetings go to Gesher Galicia's event page: http://www.jewishgen.org/Galicia/joint_meeting.html#BOF Or the JGSNY web site: http://www.jgsny.org/events.htm These sites provide directions to the Center for Jewish History, lunch options, and detailed program information. We look forward to seeing you there! Pamela Weisberger Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia pweisberger@...
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Gesher Galicia & BOF Meeting-NYC-Nov. 20th
#galicia
Pamela Weisberger <pweisberger@...>
Reminder:
Gesher Galicia will be holding a regional meeting jointly sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York on Sunday, November 20th at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. In addition to the main program, beginning at 2:00PM with speakers Mark Halpern (on JRI-Poland), Suzan Wynne (on Jewish Life in Galicia), Logan Kleinwaks (on using OCR to search Galician/Polish directories) and Shelley Pollero (on Allegro-Polish auction site), and a showing of two short films: "The Jews of Poland-Lvov" shot in 1939, and "I Remember Jewish Drohobycz," an interview with David Einsiedler, we will be holding many birds-of-a-feather meetings >from 12:00N - 2:00PM. These are the towns/villages and cities represented so far are: SUCHOSTAW REGION RESEARCH GROUP (SRRG) (Including towns: Skalat, Grzymalowe. Trembowla, Zalesczczki, Kopyczynce, Zbaraz, Borsczow, Buczacz) KOBUSZOWA REGION RESEARCH GROUP (KRRG) & RZESZOW (Including towns: Lancut, Mielec, Nisko, Pisno Ropczyce, Stryzyzow, Tarnobrzeg) DROHOBYCZ, BORISLAW, SAMBOR & STRYJ KOLOMEA REGION KRAKOW REGION IVANO FRANKIVSK BROZOW, SANOK, LESKO, KROSNO LVIV REGION PRZEMYSL For some regions and towns there will be special presentations on travel, maps, books, Holocaust, archival and vital record research and cemetery restoration updates, with opportunities to network and share information with others. If you want to present a report on your town, or have information for a handout specific to your region, please contact Eden Joachim who is coordinating the BOF groups: esjoachim@... For more information on the main program or BOF meetings go to Gesher Galicia's event page: http://www.jewishgen.org/Galicia/joint_meeting.html#BOF Or the JGSNY web site: http://www.jgsny.org/events.htm These sites provide directions to the Center for Jewish History, lunch options, and detailed program information. We look forward to seeing you there! Pamela Weisberger Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia pweisberger@...
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Jette Rivka KAISER , Jaroslow, born circa 1850/55
#galicia
a kaiser
Greetings to all,
I am seeking information about Jette Rivka KAISER and her family, born in Jaroslaw in Eatern Galicia, daughter of Baruch KAISER, a trader in semi prescious stones. Jette Rivka was married to Eisig RAGER, who may have been a watchmaker. Jette and Eisig had at least two children born in Jaroslaw, Chaim RAGER 1874 and Samuel RAGER 1881. Jette and Eisig may also have lived in Rzeszow ( I know about the data base) and very likely later moved to Vienna. Any information or suggestions for further research especially in Jaroslaw will be most appreciated Anne Kaiser, New York City KAISER/KAJZER Jaroslaw, Cracow, Tarnow TOEPFER/TEPFER Jaroslaw area, Argentina DAN HIRSCH Jaroslaw area, Israel __________________________________
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Jette Rivka KAISER , Jaroslow, born circa 1850/55
#galicia
a kaiser
Greetings to all,
I am seeking information about Jette Rivka KAISER and her family, born in Jaroslaw in Eatern Galicia, daughter of Baruch KAISER, a trader in semi prescious stones. Jette Rivka was married to Eisig RAGER, who may have been a watchmaker. Jette and Eisig had at least two children born in Jaroslaw, Chaim RAGER 1874 and Samuel RAGER 1881. Jette and Eisig may also have lived in Rzeszow ( I know about the data base) and very likely later moved to Vienna. Any information or suggestions for further research especially in Jaroslaw will be most appreciated Anne Kaiser, New York City KAISER/KAJZER Jaroslaw, Cracow, Tarnow TOEPFER/TEPFER Jaroslaw area, Argentina DAN HIRSCH Jaroslaw area, Israel __________________________________
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looking for Dvora GLASER
#galicia
arie meir
Hi to all of you
looking for Jewish survivors >from the town of Przemysl in Poland who might have known my grandfather Chaim Glaser (who was a shoemaker),his wife Rachela (former name Stolzberg ) and their daughter Dvora Jenty who was born in1927. The last time my family heard >from them was in 1939 Arieh Mayer Haifa Israel meir1935@...
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia looking for Dvora GLASER
#galicia
arie meir
Hi to all of you
looking for Jewish survivors >from the town of Przemysl in Poland who might have known my grandfather Chaim Glaser (who was a shoemaker),his wife Rachela (former name Stolzberg ) and their daughter Dvora Jenty who was born in1927. The last time my family heard >from them was in 1939 Arieh Mayer Haifa Israel meir1935@...
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Re: latvia digest: November 03, 2005
#latvia
bill "the barefoot jeweler" <jmx@...>
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Subject: Fw: Latvia From: "Mike Getz" <MikeGetz005@...> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:55:52 -0500 X-Message-Number: 1 An extremely interesting site: http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ministry/4265/4299/ Mike Getz MikeGetz005@... Mike, Thank you very much and thanks are due to Latvia's ministry of foreign affairs. This is a powerful document and a phenomenal boost to research. Bill Green, Haddonfield, NJ Bill "the Barefoot Jeweler" www.barefootjeweler.com
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Re: latvia digest: November 03, 2005
#latvia
bill "the barefoot jeweler" <jmx@...>
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Subject: Fw: Latvia From: "Mike Getz" <MikeGetz005@...> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:55:52 -0500 X-Message-Number: 1 An extremely interesting site: http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ministry/4265/4299/ Mike Getz MikeGetz005@... Mike, Thank you very much and thanks are due to Latvia's ministry of foreign affairs. This is a powerful document and a phenomenal boost to research. Bill Green, Haddonfield, NJ Bill "the Barefoot Jeweler" www.barefootjeweler.com
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