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Help with translating tombstones needed...
#general
Tracy Doucet
I am trying to trace my families roots in Poland, all were >from rabbinical
families and originated around Radzilow, emigrating to the UK around 1881. I am struggling, although I can find records in the UK >from 1881, I can't find any information regarding the family in Poland. The names I have are Sara, Saul and Bernard Salomons. I am hoping that here are references to fathers names on the tombstones. If anyone can help by translating the Hebrew Text I would be really grateful - I have the dates of death having managed to work them out but am at a complete loss with names ! I have uploaded the files on viewmate, here are 3 files in total VM8898 - VM8900 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html If anyone has any other suggestions on research I might undertake, I would be grateful to receive ideas. Please respond to ted@aspectus-group.co.uk Many Thanks Tracy Doucet MODERATOR NOTE: The addresses are http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=8898 http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=8899 http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=8900
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Help with translating tombstones needed...
#general
Tracy Doucet
I am trying to trace my families roots in Poland, all were >from rabbinical
families and originated around Radzilow, emigrating to the UK around 1881. I am struggling, although I can find records in the UK >from 1881, I can't find any information regarding the family in Poland. The names I have are Sara, Saul and Bernard Salomons. I am hoping that here are references to fathers names on the tombstones. If anyone can help by translating the Hebrew Text I would be really grateful - I have the dates of death having managed to work them out but am at a complete loss with names ! I have uploaded the files on viewmate, here are 3 files in total VM8898 - VM8900 http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html If anyone has any other suggestions on research I might undertake, I would be grateful to receive ideas. Please respond to ted@aspectus-group.co.uk Many Thanks Tracy Doucet MODERATOR NOTE: The addresses are http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=8898 http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=8899 http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=8900
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Group trip to Lithuania and surrounding areas - 2007
#general
Howard Margol
I am organizing another group trip to Lithuania for June 2007. For several
years, I've said that "this will be my last trip." But each year, so many people have asked me to organize another trip that I extended the trip one more time. Another factor is, Peggy Freedman will be joining me in the planning and organization of the trip, which will be a big help.. This will be the 14th group trip I have organized and led to Lithuania. The June 2006 group trip was exceptional with 37 participants. If you have any thoughts about going to Lithuania, Latvia, Eastern Poland close to Lithuania, or Belarus now is the time to sign up. My previous trip participants can be contacted if references are desired. Included - visits to the various Archives, synagogues, ghettos, Holocaust sites, meetings with Jewish leaders, sight-seeing, guide/interpreters, and two days to visit and spend time in your shtetl, or shtetlach of interest. All meals are included (except for one dinner and two lunches), the finest hotels (new & modern), modern bus with onboard toilet, and much more. Peggy and I are very familiar with the Archives, the archivists, Lithuania and the main places of Jewish interest. I do not organize these group trips as a profit-making endeavor. Everything is done at cost but in a deluxe manner. My main object is to encourage Jews to go back to their roots, to encourage them to research their ancestors and to enable them to see the rebirth of Judaism taking place in Lithuania. *Important*: This trip is sponsored by the American Fund For Lithuanian-Latvian Jews, Inc. (a 501(c)(3) non-profit. If there is a profit from the trip, the entire profit will go to support the Jewish communityin Vilnius. For details and a full itinerary of the trip, contact Howard Margol or Peggy Freedman, E-mail: litvaktrip@gmail.com PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THE DIGEST MODERATOR NOTE: This post is being sent in accordance with the JewishGen one-time mention policy. For details of trips organised on behalf of JewishGen, visit the Shtetlscheppers site at: http://www.jewishgen.org/shtetlschleppers/
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Group trip to Lithuania and surrounding areas - 2007
#general
Howard Margol
I am organizing another group trip to Lithuania for June 2007. For several
years, I've said that "this will be my last trip." But each year, so many people have asked me to organize another trip that I extended the trip one more time. Another factor is, Peggy Freedman will be joining me in the planning and organization of the trip, which will be a big help.. This will be the 14th group trip I have organized and led to Lithuania. The June 2006 group trip was exceptional with 37 participants. If you have any thoughts about going to Lithuania, Latvia, Eastern Poland close to Lithuania, or Belarus now is the time to sign up. My previous trip participants can be contacted if references are desired. Included - visits to the various Archives, synagogues, ghettos, Holocaust sites, meetings with Jewish leaders, sight-seeing, guide/interpreters, and two days to visit and spend time in your shtetl, or shtetlach of interest. All meals are included (except for one dinner and two lunches), the finest hotels (new & modern), modern bus with onboard toilet, and much more. Peggy and I are very familiar with the Archives, the archivists, Lithuania and the main places of Jewish interest. I do not organize these group trips as a profit-making endeavor. Everything is done at cost but in a deluxe manner. My main object is to encourage Jews to go back to their roots, to encourage them to research their ancestors and to enable them to see the rebirth of Judaism taking place in Lithuania. *Important*: This trip is sponsored by the American Fund For Lithuanian-Latvian Jews, Inc. (a 501(c)(3) non-profit. If there is a profit from the trip, the entire profit will go to support the Jewish communityin Vilnius. For details and a full itinerary of the trip, contact Howard Margol or Peggy Freedman, E-mail: litvaktrip@gmail.com PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THE DIGEST MODERATOR NOTE: This post is being sent in accordance with the JewishGen one-time mention policy. For details of trips organised on behalf of JewishGen, visit the Shtetlscheppers site at: http://www.jewishgen.org/shtetlschleppers/
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List of students from between the years 1872-1918 at the medical school of Cluj University
#romania
SFeuerstein <ethnoca@...>
Here is a great resource I found recently:
LIST OF STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN KOLOZSVAR (1872-1918) http://www.edrc.ro/docs/docs/medical/intregul_volum.pdf Sarah Feuerstein Toronto, Canada MODERATOR NOTE: Readers should be aware that this is a 374 page scholarly document!
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Romania SIG #Romania List of students from between the years 1872-1918 at the medical school of Cluj University
#romania
SFeuerstein <ethnoca@...>
Here is a great resource I found recently:
LIST OF STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN KOLOZSVAR (1872-1918) http://www.edrc.ro/docs/docs/medical/intregul_volum.pdf Sarah Feuerstein Toronto, Canada MODERATOR NOTE: Readers should be aware that this is a 374 page scholarly document!
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Seeking assistance in Ukraine
#romania
Avi K. <u.sisraeli@...>
Hi "Siggers":
Beyond seeking any information about the families of my maternal grandmother, Zlatta (Golda) LEVITT (born 1900, in Moghilev/Moghilov Podolski & Avraham (Avrum) DUBENKO, her husband (my grandfather), as well as about the family of my paternal great-grandfather, Philip KLAMMER (born somewhere in Austria-possibly, Austro-Hungary/Vienna's area/Gura-Humorului ?!?) & his son, Solomon KLAMMER, with his wife, Cecilia (Tsipora=Tsephora) KLAMMER (also spelled CLAMER, in Romanian), I am wondering if anyone could offer any help with information to help me find reasonablely affordable accommodation in the Ukraine (the little town of Dondoshani's area or, the Moghilev/Moghilov Podolski area (Otaki; Soroki; Beltsi-in all of which, I've had family members born & living)-perhaps (& preferably so) through the local Jewish community (maybe, in exchange for hosting same family in the U.S.), along with someone who'd be willing to help me enhance my already-existing Russian skills, in searching for & researching any possibly (hopefully!)-found archival information pertaining to my family (along with understanding it-if necessary). I'd appreciate any tip/advice & piece of information! Kindly, do send your ideas directly to my personal E-Mail address (as listed below) please. Will be looking forward to hearing >from anyone! Thank you, Kol Tuv U'Vrakhot Rabot+a Happy Thanks-Giving to us all, Avishalom (Avi) Klammer Oakland, CA u.sisraeli@comcast.net MODERATOR NOTE: Please use a meaningful subject line when sending messages, or our many members may simply ignore your questions.
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Romania SIG #Romania Seeking assistance in Ukraine
#romania
Avi K. <u.sisraeli@...>
Hi "Siggers":
Beyond seeking any information about the families of my maternal grandmother, Zlatta (Golda) LEVITT (born 1900, in Moghilev/Moghilov Podolski & Avraham (Avrum) DUBENKO, her husband (my grandfather), as well as about the family of my paternal great-grandfather, Philip KLAMMER (born somewhere in Austria-possibly, Austro-Hungary/Vienna's area/Gura-Humorului ?!?) & his son, Solomon KLAMMER, with his wife, Cecilia (Tsipora=Tsephora) KLAMMER (also spelled CLAMER, in Romanian), I am wondering if anyone could offer any help with information to help me find reasonablely affordable accommodation in the Ukraine (the little town of Dondoshani's area or, the Moghilev/Moghilov Podolski area (Otaki; Soroki; Beltsi-in all of which, I've had family members born & living)-perhaps (& preferably so) through the local Jewish community (maybe, in exchange for hosting same family in the U.S.), along with someone who'd be willing to help me enhance my already-existing Russian skills, in searching for & researching any possibly (hopefully!)-found archival information pertaining to my family (along with understanding it-if necessary). I'd appreciate any tip/advice & piece of information! Kindly, do send your ideas directly to my personal E-Mail address (as listed below) please. Will be looking forward to hearing >from anyone! Thank you, Kol Tuv U'Vrakhot Rabot+a Happy Thanks-Giving to us all, Avishalom (Avi) Klammer Oakland, CA u.sisraeli@comcast.net MODERATOR NOTE: Please use a meaningful subject line when sending messages, or our many members may simply ignore your questions.
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Re: Crossing points US to Quebec circa 1910
#general
Donna Dinberg <blacknus@...>
On 22 Nov 2006, Joy Weaver wrote:
If they did, indeed, travel by train >from NY to Montreal, where would theirOn another page at the Library and Archives Canada (formerly National Archives of Canada) website, you will find details of the various methods utilized at various times for recording border entry into Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-908.005-e.html If you do not find the information you seek within the website, you may submit genealogical questions to the Canadian Genealogy Centre via an online form: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-300-e.html Donna Dinberg Ottawa, Ontario, Canada blacknus@rogers.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Crossing points US to Quebec circa 1910
#general
Donna Dinberg <blacknus@...>
On 22 Nov 2006, Joy Weaver wrote:
If they did, indeed, travel by train >from NY to Montreal, where would theirOn another page at the Library and Archives Canada (formerly National Archives of Canada) website, you will find details of the various methods utilized at various times for recording border entry into Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-908.005-e.html If you do not find the information you seek within the website, you may submit genealogical questions to the Canadian Genealogy Centre via an online form: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-300-e.html Donna Dinberg Ottawa, Ontario, Canada blacknus@rogers.com
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Re: Early records in Kishinev
#romania
Yaron Pedhazur
George,
I have an ancestor named Elazar KOSHINSKI. It may be that KOSHINSKI and KISHINISKI is the same name (?!?). I descend of Elazar's son-in-law, Chaim Baruch of Kishinev, who came to Tzfat and still lived in 1875 (the Silbermans of Tzfat are his descendants). I don't know the family name of Chaim Baruch. Elazar Koshinski was also the father-in-law of Rabbi Menachem Nachum FRIEDMAN, the Shtefenesht Rebbe, and the Bender Rebbe. By family tradition, Elazar KOSHINSKI descended of Rabbi Gedalya of Linitz. If any of it rings a bell or helps, please let me know to: yarpd@yahoo.com Yaron Pedhazur Tel-Aviv, Israel Subject: Early records in Kishinev? From: "George Mason" Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:49:48 -0500 X-Message-Number: 3 I am seeking information about ancestors that may have lived in Kishinev (Chisinau, Moldava) in the late 1700s and early to mid-1800s .... I have been told that one ancestor was named Leibele ("Little Lion") KISHINISKI. He had a son who eventually assumed the surname RITEVSKY. Leibele had a brother named Meishele who had sons who assumed surnames of BERNSTEIN, SHAPIRO, FRIEDBERG, and MOZESSON.... George Mason USA
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Romania SIG #Romania Re: Early records in Kishinev
#romania
Yaron Pedhazur
George,
I have an ancestor named Elazar KOSHINSKI. It may be that KOSHINSKI and KISHINISKI is the same name (?!?). I descend of Elazar's son-in-law, Chaim Baruch of Kishinev, who came to Tzfat and still lived in 1875 (the Silbermans of Tzfat are his descendants). I don't know the family name of Chaim Baruch. Elazar Koshinski was also the father-in-law of Rabbi Menachem Nachum FRIEDMAN, the Shtefenesht Rebbe, and the Bender Rebbe. By family tradition, Elazar KOSHINSKI descended of Rabbi Gedalya of Linitz. If any of it rings a bell or helps, please let me know to: yarpd@yahoo.com Yaron Pedhazur Tel-Aviv, Israel Subject: Early records in Kishinev? From: "George Mason" Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:49:48 -0500 X-Message-Number: 3 I am seeking information about ancestors that may have lived in Kishinev (Chisinau, Moldava) in the late 1700s and early to mid-1800s .... I have been told that one ancestor was named Leibele ("Little Lion") KISHINISKI. He had a son who eventually assumed the surname RITEVSKY. Leibele had a brother named Meishele who had sons who assumed surnames of BERNSTEIN, SHAPIRO, FRIEDBERG, and MOZESSON.... George Mason USA
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Re: Bessarabia vs Bazar
#general
Peter Zavon <pzavon@...>
According to "Where Once We Walked, Second Edition" Bazar was a town in the
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Kiev region of Ukraine, 110 km NW of Kiev. The same name was also used for a small town (22 Jews between the World Wars) that was near Chortkov, 77 km NNW of Chernivtsi. This is also in modern Ukraine and was in the Austrian Province of Galicia prior to the First World War. Neither of these locations would have been in Bessarabia. Peter Zavon Penfield, NY PZAVON@Rochester.rr.com "ms nodrog" <msnodrog@yahoo.com> wrote
Dear Genners,
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Bessarabia vs Bazar
#general
Peter Zavon <pzavon@...>
According to "Where Once We Walked, Second Edition" Bazar was a town in the
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Kiev region of Ukraine, 110 km NW of Kiev. The same name was also used for a small town (22 Jews between the World Wars) that was near Chortkov, 77 km NNW of Chernivtsi. This is also in modern Ukraine and was in the Austrian Province of Galicia prior to the First World War. Neither of these locations would have been in Bessarabia. Peter Zavon Penfield, NY PZAVON@Rochester.rr.com "ms nodrog" <msnodrog@yahoo.com> wrote
Dear Genners,
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Re: Immigration to Canada
#bessarabia
israel@...
Alan Greenberg wrote:
The collectionscanada site mentioned below does not allow searchingThanks for mentioning this. At the Nanaimo site I was able to find some of my family arriving on the "Ottawa" in 1909: the image from the passenger list is at <http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e143/e003557829.jpg>. Unfortunately, I find some of the column headings in small type impossible to read. In particular, can anyone help me with column 3 (which seems to be amounts in dollars and cents), and columns 14, 15, 16 and 24 (where the entries are "Yes" or "No")? Also, what is written above "Merchant" for Zise Isralovitch (my great-great-uncle) in columns 22 and 23? Robert Israel israel@math.ubc.ca Vancouver, BC, Canada
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Immigration to Canada
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israel@...
Alan Greenberg wrote:
The collectionscanada site mentioned below does not allow searchingThanks for mentioning this. At the Nanaimo site I was able to find some of my family arriving on the "Ottawa" in 1909: the image from the passenger list is at <http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e143/e003557829.jpg>. Unfortunately, I find some of the column headings in small type impossible to read. In particular, can anyone help me with column 3 (which seems to be amounts in dollars and cents), and columns 14, 15, 16 and 24 (where the entries are "Yes" or "No")? Also, what is written above "Merchant" for Zise Isralovitch (my great-great-uncle) in columns 22 and 23? Robert Israel israel@math.ubc.ca Vancouver, BC, Canada
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stumped seeking: BURZEVITSKY
#belarus
Bob Kosovsky
Having recently discovered the birth surname of my paternal
great-grandmother, I've become stumped. Her name was: BURZEVITSKY and I have not been able to find an instance of this name anywhere - not on JewishGen, not on any of the usual databases one searches (SSDI, Steve Morse, etc.). Going on the assumption that the suffix indicated someone >from a town or location, I've even tried seeking the town (or people) named BURZEVITZ or BURZEWICZ. Nothing so far. So folks - any ideas? (My great-grandmother and great-grandfather gave birth to their children in Slutsk, Belarus, although I strongly suspect she came from some other town.)Thanks! Bob Kosovsky, New York City, seeking any and all permutations/locations of: KASOFSKI/Y, KASOVSKI/Y, KASOWSKI/Y, KOSOFSKI/Y, KOSOVSKI/Y, KOSOWSKI/Y, KOSSOVE, etc. and other derivatives
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Belarus SIG #Belarus stumped seeking: BURZEVITSKY
#belarus
Bob Kosovsky
Having recently discovered the birth surname of my paternal
great-grandmother, I've become stumped. Her name was: BURZEVITSKY and I have not been able to find an instance of this name anywhere - not on JewishGen, not on any of the usual databases one searches (SSDI, Steve Morse, etc.). Going on the assumption that the suffix indicated someone >from a town or location, I've even tried seeking the town (or people) named BURZEVITZ or BURZEWICZ. Nothing so far. So folks - any ideas? (My great-grandmother and great-grandfather gave birth to their children in Slutsk, Belarus, although I strongly suspect she came from some other town.)Thanks! Bob Kosovsky, New York City, seeking any and all permutations/locations of: KASOFSKI/Y, KASOVSKI/Y, KASOWSKI/Y, KOSOFSKI/Y, KOSOVSKI/Y, KOSOWSKI/Y, KOSSOVE, etc. and other derivatives
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Louis SHUEL, German translations and Berlin doctors
#general
Bea <blspabas@...>
Firstly, many, many thanks for all of your viewmate translations you sent me
(8866, 8867 & 8868), brilliant! To follow-up on recent developments, my ggfather died in Berlin on 28th July 1905 aged just 40. He may only have spent just a few weeks or months in Germany. Again, in time I hope to find out more information; have already made more enquiries with various archives in the UK & Berlin. Although I previously believed that Louis had either TB or Cancer, who knows, but the cause of death appears to be menengitis, so of that we can be sure at least. Even though it is very sad I feel a strong sense that Louis would have been happy to have been "found" after 101 years. It was the Mrs Esther SHUEL who died in December of 1905 in Berlin, but I am still unsure if Mrs Esther SHUEL was a relative or not, but hope to obtain further information >from Berlin's archives in due course. It may just be her documents were sent as she just happened to have the same surname as my great grandfather, Louis SHUEL. Some of you have emailed me saying his name was spelt as SCNUEL or SNUEL, but, I am certain this is just a spelling error, because official UK documents (where he had lived previously) show his name spelt (and his wife Rebecca's surname signed personally) as SHUEL (also without a letter 'c'). from what I know to date, Louis travelled alone to Germany, and, beingseriously ill, it is not surprising his surname was incorrectly spelt with nobody to amend it there and then. When I read Celia's posting (Subject: Luis SHIEL/SHUEL's death in Berlin & Dr SOBERNHEIM's signature, dated 20 Nov, 2007, message no.17) I nearly fell out of my seat! I am glad to have been of help to Celia whilst researching my own family tree! This is not the end of the line, it is just the beginning! Thank you everyone, B.Shiel (London) blspabas@btinternet.com SHUEL, SHIEL, SHIELL, SEWELL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Louis SHUEL, German translations and Berlin doctors
#general
Bea <blspabas@...>
Firstly, many, many thanks for all of your viewmate translations you sent me
(8866, 8867 & 8868), brilliant! To follow-up on recent developments, my ggfather died in Berlin on 28th July 1905 aged just 40. He may only have spent just a few weeks or months in Germany. Again, in time I hope to find out more information; have already made more enquiries with various archives in the UK & Berlin. Although I previously believed that Louis had either TB or Cancer, who knows, but the cause of death appears to be menengitis, so of that we can be sure at least. Even though it is very sad I feel a strong sense that Louis would have been happy to have been "found" after 101 years. It was the Mrs Esther SHUEL who died in December of 1905 in Berlin, but I am still unsure if Mrs Esther SHUEL was a relative or not, but hope to obtain further information >from Berlin's archives in due course. It may just be her documents were sent as she just happened to have the same surname as my great grandfather, Louis SHUEL. Some of you have emailed me saying his name was spelt as SCNUEL or SNUEL, but, I am certain this is just a spelling error, because official UK documents (where he had lived previously) show his name spelt (and his wife Rebecca's surname signed personally) as SHUEL (also without a letter 'c'). from what I know to date, Louis travelled alone to Germany, and, beingseriously ill, it is not surprising his surname was incorrectly spelt with nobody to amend it there and then. When I read Celia's posting (Subject: Luis SHIEL/SHUEL's death in Berlin & Dr SOBERNHEIM's signature, dated 20 Nov, 2007, message no.17) I nearly fell out of my seat! I am glad to have been of help to Celia whilst researching my own family tree! This is not the end of the line, it is just the beginning! Thank you everyone, B.Shiel (London) blspabas@btinternet.com SHUEL, SHIEL, SHIELL, SEWELL
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