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Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner - Medal of merit toast for Zdunska Wola
#poland
Rose Feldman <rosef@...>
Many of you know our wonderful friend Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner, through
written interaction but not only. He has been helping over the last few years with family research in Zdunska Wola and other towns. He informed many about progress of our work at the Jewish cemetery in Zdunska Wola. He is an originator "Photographic and Topographic Census Project in the Jewish Cemetery of Zdunska Wola". He is very committed to this project. On 10 October 2006, Prof. Daniel Wagner earned a Prize, "Medal of merit toast for Zdunska Wola" in a ceremony in Zdunska Wola. This medal is received only by a Very Special Person in Zdunska Wola and during six years, only three people, including Prof. Daniel Wagner, received this prize. Prof. Daniel Wagner is an exceptional individual, who has a lot of friends in our small town. He changed the minds of a lot of Polish people here. He deserves a big mazal tov and a huge thank you >from all of us! Pictures of the ceremony can be found on the YACHAD web site: http://www.yachad.pl/news_wagner_medal_EN.html Warm Regards Kamila Klauzinska Towarzystwo Historyczne YACHAD http://www.yachad.pl/ Zdunska Wola Poland MODERATOR'S NOTE: Jewish Records Indexing-Poland sends a hearty "yasher koach" to Prof. Wagner, a member of the Board of Directors of JRI-Poland.
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JRI Poland #Poland Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner - Medal of merit toast for Zdunska Wola
#poland
Rose Feldman <rosef@...>
Many of you know our wonderful friend Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner, through
written interaction but not only. He has been helping over the last few years with family research in Zdunska Wola and other towns. He informed many about progress of our work at the Jewish cemetery in Zdunska Wola. He is an originator "Photographic and Topographic Census Project in the Jewish Cemetery of Zdunska Wola". He is very committed to this project. On 10 October 2006, Prof. Daniel Wagner earned a Prize, "Medal of merit toast for Zdunska Wola" in a ceremony in Zdunska Wola. This medal is received only by a Very Special Person in Zdunska Wola and during six years, only three people, including Prof. Daniel Wagner, received this prize. Prof. Daniel Wagner is an exceptional individual, who has a lot of friends in our small town. He changed the minds of a lot of Polish people here. He deserves a big mazal tov and a huge thank you >from all of us! Pictures of the ceremony can be found on the YACHAD web site: http://www.yachad.pl/news_wagner_medal_EN.html Warm Regards Kamila Klauzinska Towarzystwo Historyczne YACHAD http://www.yachad.pl/ Zdunska Wola Poland MODERATOR'S NOTE: Jewish Records Indexing-Poland sends a hearty "yasher koach" to Prof. Wagner, a member of the Board of Directors of JRI-Poland.
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Hemkiet/Nechemie
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Fay Bussgang <fbussgang@...>
It is possible that Hemkiet is a diminutive of Hemie (Chemie) [In
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Polish Ch and H have same sound], which is a diminutive of Nechemie. Fay Bussgang Lexington, MA
On Oct 24, 2006, at 1:05 AM, JRI-Poland digest wrote:
Subject: Re: Are Lachman Nachman Najman the same?
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JRI Poland #Poland Hemkiet/Nechemie
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Fay Bussgang <fbussgang@...>
It is possible that Hemkiet is a diminutive of Hemie (Chemie) [In
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Polish Ch and H have same sound], which is a diminutive of Nechemie. Fay Bussgang Lexington, MA
On Oct 24, 2006, at 1:05 AM, JRI-Poland digest wrote:
Subject: Re: Are Lachman Nachman Najman the same?
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Sulmierszyce Indexing Project - This is where your iIllusive ancestors may be
#poland
Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Sulmierszyce is located in the same area as Czestochowa, Belchatow,
Radomsko, Pajeczno and Dzialoszyn. You may think that this town holds no interest for you, as I did before viewing the surname list and discovering many of the surnames for branches on my family tree. Sulmierszyce was a small shtetl in which many families seem to have settled, if only for a few years, on their way >from their home shtetl to the nearest big city. The surname list for Sulmierszyce can be viewed at the JRI-Poland website at http://www.jri-poland.org/psa/status.htm#Piotrkow%20Trybunalski by clicking on the Town Name, Sulmierszyce. The indexing project for Sulmierszyce birth, marriage and death records located at the Piotrkow Trybunalski branch of the Polish State Archives covers the years 1889-1905. This time span covers many of the years in which our ancestors lived in Sulmierszyce. In order for us to have access to this database, it must be uploaded to the JRI-Poland website. However, before this can be done, we must pay for the expenses incurred in the creation of the database. The 1889-1905 documents are written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the process of creating the database involved data entry in Russian and then using a JRI-Poland macro to transliterate the names into their Polish counterparts. Professionals were hired in Poland to do this work. The total cost of the creation of the database is $200. If you make a contribution of $75 or more, you will be eligible to receive an Excel file with the complete index for the town of Sulmierszyce. If everyone would contribute a dollar for each of their surnames that appear on the surname list, we would quickly raise the money needed. Please take a look at the surname list and then make as generous a contribution as you can. Contributions to JRI-Poland are tax-deductible for US and Canadian taxpayers. Please make sure you indicate that your contribution is for the Sulmierszyce indexing project. Send your cash, bank draft or money order contributions to "Jewish Records Indexing-Poland" or questions concerning donations to: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Visa and MasterCard contributions may also be telephoned to Sheila Salo. (Only between the hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern Daylight/Standard Time, please) or they can be faxed using the form at http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/creditcardform.htm Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland are tax-deductible in the U.S. to the extent permitted by law. Canadian contributors should visit http://www.jri-poland.org/canadianform.htm to learn how they can make tax deductible contributions. Your participation is crucial for the success of this project. For further information about the indexing project, contact me at glory1@rcn.com Gloria Berkenstat Freund New York, NY Piotrkow Trybunalski JRI-Poland/PSA Project Coordinator
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JRI Poland #Poland Sulmierszyce Indexing Project - This is where your iIllusive ancestors may be
#poland
Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Sulmierszyce is located in the same area as Czestochowa, Belchatow,
Radomsko, Pajeczno and Dzialoszyn. You may think that this town holds no interest for you, as I did before viewing the surname list and discovering many of the surnames for branches on my family tree. Sulmierszyce was a small shtetl in which many families seem to have settled, if only for a few years, on their way >from their home shtetl to the nearest big city. The surname list for Sulmierszyce can be viewed at the JRI-Poland website at http://www.jri-poland.org/psa/status.htm#Piotrkow%20Trybunalski by clicking on the Town Name, Sulmierszyce. The indexing project for Sulmierszyce birth, marriage and death records located at the Piotrkow Trybunalski branch of the Polish State Archives covers the years 1889-1905. This time span covers many of the years in which our ancestors lived in Sulmierszyce. In order for us to have access to this database, it must be uploaded to the JRI-Poland website. However, before this can be done, we must pay for the expenses incurred in the creation of the database. The 1889-1905 documents are written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the process of creating the database involved data entry in Russian and then using a JRI-Poland macro to transliterate the names into their Polish counterparts. Professionals were hired in Poland to do this work. The total cost of the creation of the database is $200. If you make a contribution of $75 or more, you will be eligible to receive an Excel file with the complete index for the town of Sulmierszyce. If everyone would contribute a dollar for each of their surnames that appear on the surname list, we would quickly raise the money needed. Please take a look at the surname list and then make as generous a contribution as you can. Contributions to JRI-Poland are tax-deductible for US and Canadian taxpayers. Please make sure you indicate that your contribution is for the Sulmierszyce indexing project. Send your cash, bank draft or money order contributions to "Jewish Records Indexing-Poland" or questions concerning donations to: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Visa and MasterCard contributions may also be telephoned to Sheila Salo. (Only between the hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern Daylight/Standard Time, please) or they can be faxed using the form at http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/creditcardform.htm Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland are tax-deductible in the U.S. to the extent permitted by law. Canadian contributors should visit http://www.jri-poland.org/canadianform.htm to learn how they can make tax deductible contributions. Your participation is crucial for the success of this project. For further information about the indexing project, contact me at glory1@rcn.com Gloria Berkenstat Freund New York, NY Piotrkow Trybunalski JRI-Poland/PSA Project Coordinator
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Lodz Birth, Marriage and Death records, 1899-1905 A CORRECTION
#poland
Roni S. Liebowitz
In the following post, I mistakenly listed an old fax
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number for those interested in faxing orders to the JRI treasurer. The correct fax number is listed here: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone: (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Reminder: ALL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR LODZ 7-YEAR INITIATIVE." If you send a check, please write this on the face of the check. Thank you. Roni Liebowitz Lodz Archive Coordinator ***********************************
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From: Roni S. Liebowitz [mailto:roni19@optonline.net] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:09 PM To: Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Subject: Lodz Birth, Marriage and Death records, 1899-1905 to JRI list Dear Lodz Researchers, Since we have many new Lodz researchers, it is important to review what indices are now available on-line and the status of other Lodz indexing. As Lodz Archive Coordinator for the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland/Polish State Archives (JRI-Poland/PSA) Project, I am pleased to provide this update. 1826-1877 These records were microfilmed by the LDS (Mormons) and were indexed by volunteers under the Lodz "Shtetl CO-OP." 1878-1898 The first Lodz PSA project was for the years 1878 to 1898 and that data has been online for many years. 1899-1905 The "Seven-Year Initiative" to index 43,501 Lodz birth, marriage and death records was launched in 2001 and all the 1899 to 1905 records were computerized by the JRI-Poland team in Warsaw. This data was entered in the original Cyrillic and automatically converted to Polish spelling (Latin characters). The indices >from 1899 to 1901 have been added to the JRI-Poland database and can be searched on-line. Although completed, the indices >from 1902 to1905 cannot be added to the on-line database until funds are raised to cover the expenses. For those of you not familiar with the background, in 1997 JRI-Poland entered into an agreement with the Polish State Archives to index Jewish vital records *not* microfilmed by the Mormons (LDS). Each year the Lodz USC ("Urzad Stanu Cywilnego" - civil registration office) transfers the eligible (100-year-old) registers to the Lodz Branch of the Polish State Archives. The records then become available to JRI-Poland for indexing. The 1902-1905 data will enable you to further expand your research of the time period when not only our grandparents and their siblings were born and married, but also when many of our parents, aunts and uncles were born in Lodz. We hope the 26,735 birth, marriage and death records in these four years will result in breakthroughs in your family research! A list of all surnames found in the new data (1899-1905) is now online at: http://www.jri-poland.org/psa/lodz2_surn.htm o More about the 1899 - 1905 "Lodz Seven-Year Initiative:" Because of the vast quantity of surviving Jewish vital records for Lodz and the large number of records that become available for indexing each year, it was impractical to raise funds on a year by year basis.Thus, the target of this Initiative was to raise funds for this entire time span . The advantage of this approach to you, the researcher, was that you were asked to support only one project covering these seven years, rather than a new one each year. The Lodz Jewish vital records for these years are: Year Entries 1899: 4,951 1900: 5,944 1901: 5,890 1902: 6,952 1903: 6,405 1904: 7,290 1905: 6,088 The budget for the "Lodz Seven-Year Initiative" is US$7,500. The cumulative budget for each year must be met before the data for that particular year is released to the JRI-Poland database. To complete the funding for the Initiative, we must raise another $2,943. These funds will cover the years 1903 to 1905. Whatever you contribute to the Lodz project will be appreciated and will help bring us closer to our goal of putting all this data online. As in the past, all individuals (or families) contributing no less than US$100 will qualify to obtain the entire 7-year database as an Excel file for personal research. Your Qualifying Contribution ensures that you receive the data now, in advance of its general availability in the JRI-Poland Online Searchable Database. It will also enable you to study all the Lodz record indices at once, and perhaps find a family name whose connection you had forgotten, or to work with the data (for example, sorting by first name) to search for a grandmother's or great-grandmother's elusive maiden name. Your participation in the indexing of records for Lodz can bring to light information you may have never imagined you would find. The Excel file contains an order form enabling you to order copies of those records not yet online. For practical reasons, this detailed message is being sent only to researchers with known email addresses. So, please spread the word to everyone you are in contact with who has an interest in Lodz - family, friends, co-researchers. All should be encouraged to make a contribution. Send your cash, bank draft or money order contributions or questions concerning donations to: Your contributions in US dollars may be mailed to: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Rd. Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Visa contributions may be phoned to Sheila at (301) 341-1261. Or print out the form at ttp://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/visa.htm by clicking on the VISA Card and fax or mail it to Sheila. The fax number is also (301) 341-1261. (8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Eastern time only, please.) Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland are tax-deductible in the U.S. and Canada to the extent permitted by law. Canadian contributors: to be eligible for a tax receipt, you must pay by cheque and use the form and follow the instructions at: www.jri-poland.org/canadianform.htm" Under special arrangement, the JRI-Poland web site, mailing list, and database are hosted by JewishGen. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR LODZ 7-YEAR INITIATIVE." If you send a check, please write this on the face of the check. Updates on the Lodz Seven-Year Initiative will be posted to the JRI-Poland/PSA project status webpage at: http://www.jri-poland.org/psa/status.htm Click on "Lodz (phase 2)" in the drop-down menu. The initiative to index the records of 1906 and later will be announced after the funding of 1899 to 1905 has been completed. Sincerely, Roni Seibel Liebowitz Lodz Archive Coordinator roni19@optonline.net ***and*** Joe Ross Lodz Town Leader joeross1220@comcast.net
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Belchatow Book of residents CORRECTION
#poland
Roni S. Liebowitz
Dear Belchatow Researchers,
In the following post, I mistakenly listed an old fax number for those interested in faxing orders to the JRI-Poland treasurer. The correct fax number is listed here: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone: (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Reminder: ALL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE MARKED "BELCHATOW BOOK OF RESIDENTS" If you send a check, please write this on the face of the check. IMPORTANT UPDATE: We now have $785 toward the goal of $2200. With the MATCHING FUND, that brings the total to $1570! We are more than half way there! All contributions will be matched, no matter what the amount. Send in your donations before November 23, the deadline to have it doubled by the MATCHING FUND. Contributors of no less than $100 will be eligible to obtain a copy of the Belchatow Book of Residents excel file for their own immediate personal use. Thank you. Roni Liebowitz Lodz Archive Coordinator ********* ORIGINAL POST ************ I am thrilled to announce that a Belchatow Landsmann and the Independent Belchatower Benevolent Association have generously setup a matching fund for the Belchatow Book of Residents project. To date, we had $435 of the $2200 needed to fully fund this project. With this MATCHING fund, we now have $870 which leaves $1330 to fully fund this project. This means for EVERY dollar you donate to this project, the matching fund will donate the same amount. This is how the MATCHING fund is working. A donor >from the US contributed $25. The Landsmann and Independent Benevolent Association matched that amount so it became $50. Two donors >from the US EACH donated $100 which then became $400!! Wow! A Canadian donated $110 US dollars which turned into $220 and another donor >from Canada contributed $100 US dollars which is now $200 for the project. This means that we will reach our goal of $2,200 TWICE as fast! Matching funds will continue UNTIL THANKSGIVING!!! As you can see, we are getting closer and closer to our final goal of fully funding the Belchatow Book of Residents project. If you have not yet stepped up make that donation, I encourage you to make your donation today!! Donations of ANY amount are greatly appreciated and will be part of the matching fund. Contributors of no less than $100 will be eligible to obtain a copy of the Belchatow Book of Residents excel file for their own immediate personal use. Thank you to Belchatow researchers who have already made donations. We are off to a great start for reaching our final goal of fully funding the Belchatow Book of Residents. Contributions to JRI-Poland are tax-deductible for US and Canadian taxpayers. Please label your donation for the "Belchatow Book of Residents Project". Credit card (VISA and MasterCard) donations can be telephoned or faxed to the JRI-Poland treasurer listed below. Please send cash, bank draft, money order contributions or questions concerning donations to: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone: (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland are tax-deductible in the U.S. to the extent permitted by law. Canadian contributors should visit <http://www.jri-poland.org/canadianform.htm> to learn how they can make tax deductible contributions. All the best, Roni Seibel Liebowitz Belchatow Town Leader Lodz Archive Coordinator
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JRI Poland #Poland Lodz Birth, Marriage and Death records, 1899-1905 A CORRECTION
#poland
Roni S. Liebowitz
In the following post, I mistakenly listed an old fax
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
number for those interested in faxing orders to the JRI treasurer. The correct fax number is listed here: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone: (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Reminder: ALL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR LODZ 7-YEAR INITIATIVE." If you send a check, please write this on the face of the check. Thank you. Roni Liebowitz Lodz Archive Coordinator ***********************************
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From: Roni S. Liebowitz [mailto:roni19@optonline.net] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:09 PM To: Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Subject: Lodz Birth, Marriage and Death records, 1899-1905 to JRI list Dear Lodz Researchers, Since we have many new Lodz researchers, it is important to review what indices are now available on-line and the status of other Lodz indexing. As Lodz Archive Coordinator for the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland/Polish State Archives (JRI-Poland/PSA) Project, I am pleased to provide this update. 1826-1877 These records were microfilmed by the LDS (Mormons) and were indexed by volunteers under the Lodz "Shtetl CO-OP." 1878-1898 The first Lodz PSA project was for the years 1878 to 1898 and that data has been online for many years. 1899-1905 The "Seven-Year Initiative" to index 43,501 Lodz birth, marriage and death records was launched in 2001 and all the 1899 to 1905 records were computerized by the JRI-Poland team in Warsaw. This data was entered in the original Cyrillic and automatically converted to Polish spelling (Latin characters). The indices >from 1899 to 1901 have been added to the JRI-Poland database and can be searched on-line. Although completed, the indices >from 1902 to1905 cannot be added to the on-line database until funds are raised to cover the expenses. For those of you not familiar with the background, in 1997 JRI-Poland entered into an agreement with the Polish State Archives to index Jewish vital records *not* microfilmed by the Mormons (LDS). Each year the Lodz USC ("Urzad Stanu Cywilnego" - civil registration office) transfers the eligible (100-year-old) registers to the Lodz Branch of the Polish State Archives. The records then become available to JRI-Poland for indexing. The 1902-1905 data will enable you to further expand your research of the time period when not only our grandparents and their siblings were born and married, but also when many of our parents, aunts and uncles were born in Lodz. We hope the 26,735 birth, marriage and death records in these four years will result in breakthroughs in your family research! A list of all surnames found in the new data (1899-1905) is now online at: http://www.jri-poland.org/psa/lodz2_surn.htm o More about the 1899 - 1905 "Lodz Seven-Year Initiative:" Because of the vast quantity of surviving Jewish vital records for Lodz and the large number of records that become available for indexing each year, it was impractical to raise funds on a year by year basis.Thus, the target of this Initiative was to raise funds for this entire time span . The advantage of this approach to you, the researcher, was that you were asked to support only one project covering these seven years, rather than a new one each year. The Lodz Jewish vital records for these years are: Year Entries 1899: 4,951 1900: 5,944 1901: 5,890 1902: 6,952 1903: 6,405 1904: 7,290 1905: 6,088 The budget for the "Lodz Seven-Year Initiative" is US$7,500. The cumulative budget for each year must be met before the data for that particular year is released to the JRI-Poland database. To complete the funding for the Initiative, we must raise another $2,943. These funds will cover the years 1903 to 1905. Whatever you contribute to the Lodz project will be appreciated and will help bring us closer to our goal of putting all this data online. As in the past, all individuals (or families) contributing no less than US$100 will qualify to obtain the entire 7-year database as an Excel file for personal research. Your Qualifying Contribution ensures that you receive the data now, in advance of its general availability in the JRI-Poland Online Searchable Database. It will also enable you to study all the Lodz record indices at once, and perhaps find a family name whose connection you had forgotten, or to work with the data (for example, sorting by first name) to search for a grandmother's or great-grandmother's elusive maiden name. Your participation in the indexing of records for Lodz can bring to light information you may have never imagined you would find. The Excel file contains an order form enabling you to order copies of those records not yet online. For practical reasons, this detailed message is being sent only to researchers with known email addresses. So, please spread the word to everyone you are in contact with who has an interest in Lodz - family, friends, co-researchers. All should be encouraged to make a contribution. Send your cash, bank draft or money order contributions or questions concerning donations to: Your contributions in US dollars may be mailed to: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Rd. Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Visa contributions may be phoned to Sheila at (301) 341-1261. Or print out the form at ttp://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/visa.htm by clicking on the VISA Card and fax or mail it to Sheila. The fax number is also (301) 341-1261. (8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Eastern time only, please.) Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland are tax-deductible in the U.S. and Canada to the extent permitted by law. Canadian contributors: to be eligible for a tax receipt, you must pay by cheque and use the form and follow the instructions at: www.jri-poland.org/canadianform.htm" Under special arrangement, the JRI-Poland web site, mailing list, and database are hosted by JewishGen. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR LODZ 7-YEAR INITIATIVE." If you send a check, please write this on the face of the check. Updates on the Lodz Seven-Year Initiative will be posted to the JRI-Poland/PSA project status webpage at: http://www.jri-poland.org/psa/status.htm Click on "Lodz (phase 2)" in the drop-down menu. The initiative to index the records of 1906 and later will be announced after the funding of 1899 to 1905 has been completed. Sincerely, Roni Seibel Liebowitz Lodz Archive Coordinator roni19@optonline.net ***and*** Joe Ross Lodz Town Leader joeross1220@comcast.net
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JRI Poland #Poland Belchatow Book of residents CORRECTION
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Roni S. Liebowitz
Dear Belchatow Researchers,
In the following post, I mistakenly listed an old fax number for those interested in faxing orders to the JRI-Poland treasurer. The correct fax number is listed here: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone: (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Reminder: ALL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE MARKED "BELCHATOW BOOK OF RESIDENTS" If you send a check, please write this on the face of the check. IMPORTANT UPDATE: We now have $785 toward the goal of $2200. With the MATCHING FUND, that brings the total to $1570! We are more than half way there! All contributions will be matched, no matter what the amount. Send in your donations before November 23, the deadline to have it doubled by the MATCHING FUND. Contributors of no less than $100 will be eligible to obtain a copy of the Belchatow Book of Residents excel file for their own immediate personal use. Thank you. Roni Liebowitz Lodz Archive Coordinator ********* ORIGINAL POST ************ I am thrilled to announce that a Belchatow Landsmann and the Independent Belchatower Benevolent Association have generously setup a matching fund for the Belchatow Book of Residents project. To date, we had $435 of the $2200 needed to fully fund this project. With this MATCHING fund, we now have $870 which leaves $1330 to fully fund this project. This means for EVERY dollar you donate to this project, the matching fund will donate the same amount. This is how the MATCHING fund is working. A donor >from the US contributed $25. The Landsmann and Independent Benevolent Association matched that amount so it became $50. Two donors >from the US EACH donated $100 which then became $400!! Wow! A Canadian donated $110 US dollars which turned into $220 and another donor >from Canada contributed $100 US dollars which is now $200 for the project. This means that we will reach our goal of $2,200 TWICE as fast! Matching funds will continue UNTIL THANKSGIVING!!! As you can see, we are getting closer and closer to our final goal of fully funding the Belchatow Book of Residents project. If you have not yet stepped up make that donation, I encourage you to make your donation today!! Donations of ANY amount are greatly appreciated and will be part of the matching fund. Contributors of no less than $100 will be eligible to obtain a copy of the Belchatow Book of Residents excel file for their own immediate personal use. Thank you to Belchatow researchers who have already made donations. We are off to a great start for reaching our final goal of fully funding the Belchatow Book of Residents. Contributions to JRI-Poland are tax-deductible for US and Canadian taxpayers. Please label your donation for the "Belchatow Book of Residents Project". Credit card (VISA and MasterCard) donations can be telephoned or faxed to the JRI-Poland treasurer listed below. Please send cash, bank draft, money order contributions or questions concerning donations to: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer 5607 Greenleaf Road Cheverly, MD 20785 USA Telephone: (301) 341-1261 Fax: 1-810-592-1768 (24 hours) E-Mail: ssalo@capaccess.org Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland are tax-deductible in the U.S. to the extent permitted by law. Canadian contributors should visit <http://www.jri-poland.org/canadianform.htm> to learn how they can make tax deductible contributions. All the best, Roni Seibel Liebowitz Belchatow Town Leader Lodz Archive Coordinator
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Converso/Marrano research
#sephardic
Jane Sand <janesand11@...>
SEPHARDIC SIG,
Can anyone offer advice on researching a Nicaraguan family name for Marrano/Converso origins? I have very little information: just a name and birth date >from the 1930s. If anyone can help I will be very appreciative. Thanks. JAS janesand11@yahoo.com _
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim Converso/Marrano research
#sephardic
Jane Sand <janesand11@...>
SEPHARDIC SIG,
Can anyone offer advice on researching a Nicaraguan family name for Marrano/Converso origins? I have very little information: just a name and birth date >from the 1930s. If anyone can help I will be very appreciative. Thanks. JAS janesand11@yahoo.com _
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One-Day Seminar in Israel
#sephardic
Mathilde Tagger <tagger@...>
Dear all,
The 2nd Annual One-Day Seminar, organized by the Israel Genealogical Society (IGS), will take place on November 20, at Beit VWolyn, Givatayim (close to Tel Aviv). This year the Seminar will focus on MILITARY GENEALOGY, that is to say: military information sources used for genealogical purpose or military documents used for tracing the life of a Jewish soldier or officer who served in the army of the country where he lived. The whole program, the abstracts of the lectures and the biographiess of the lecturers are all on the .IGS website: http://www.isragen.org.il/NROS/YY2006/index.html Although many lectures are not specifically linked to Ashkenazi or Sephardic Jews, the program will include 2 specific Sephardic lectures on Algerian Jews and on the Balkans Jews A special session "Ask the Experts" will take place during the lunch break, including many countries and regions. An expert for the Sephardim will be present at this session. The biographies of the experts are among those of the lecturers. On the same website you will be able to download the Registration Form. Pay attention: early registration will end on November 3. Hoping to meet many of you on November 20, Shalom, Mathilde Tagger Sephardim SIG Coordinator Israel Genealogical Society Co-Author of "Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel. Avotaynu, 2006" tagger@actcom.co.il
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim One-Day Seminar in Israel
#sephardic
Mathilde Tagger <tagger@...>
Dear all,
The 2nd Annual One-Day Seminar, organized by the Israel Genealogical Society (IGS), will take place on November 20, at Beit VWolyn, Givatayim (close to Tel Aviv). This year the Seminar will focus on MILITARY GENEALOGY, that is to say: military information sources used for genealogical purpose or military documents used for tracing the life of a Jewish soldier or officer who served in the army of the country where he lived. The whole program, the abstracts of the lectures and the biographiess of the lecturers are all on the .IGS website: http://www.isragen.org.il/NROS/YY2006/index.html Although many lectures are not specifically linked to Ashkenazi or Sephardic Jews, the program will include 2 specific Sephardic lectures on Algerian Jews and on the Balkans Jews A special session "Ask the Experts" will take place during the lunch break, including many countries and regions. An expert for the Sephardim will be present at this session. The biographies of the experts are among those of the lecturers. On the same website you will be able to download the Registration Form. Pay attention: early registration will end on November 3. Hoping to meet many of you on November 20, Shalom, Mathilde Tagger Sephardim SIG Coordinator Israel Genealogical Society Co-Author of "Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel. Avotaynu, 2006" tagger@actcom.co.il
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Kolomea Holocaust Survivor List
#galicia
Alan Weiser <alanboy@...>
Posted now at www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kolomea/kolomad.htm is a
list of holocaust survivors who previously resided in Kolomea. There are several questions noted on the posting about the list. If you can help with answers, please contact me directly. Alan Weiser, Coordinator Kolomea Research Group & Web Site alanboy@starpower.net Silver Spring, MD USA
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Kolomea Holocaust Survivor List
#galicia
Alan Weiser <alanboy@...>
Posted now at www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kolomea/kolomad.htm is a
list of holocaust survivors who previously resided in Kolomea. There are several questions noted on the posting about the list. If you can help with answers, please contact me directly. Alan Weiser, Coordinator Kolomea Research Group & Web Site alanboy@starpower.net Silver Spring, MD USA
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Sunday's meeting
#galicia
Michelle Barnea <mabconsultants@...>
Hello everyone,
I was not able to attend the meeting this past Sunday in NYC. Is there someone out there who attended who can provide a synopsis of the day? Thanks. Michelle Barnea Millburn, NJ Researching PUTER, SCHWARTZMAN, CYMET in Galicia
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Sunday's meeting
#galicia
Michelle Barnea <mabconsultants@...>
Hello everyone,
I was not able to attend the meeting this past Sunday in NYC. Is there someone out there who attended who can provide a synopsis of the day? Thanks. Michelle Barnea Millburn, NJ Researching PUTER, SCHWARTZMAN, CYMET in Galicia
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STALAG LUFT 2. - 1943.
#unitedkingdom
Nigel Wilson <wilsonettes@...>
Dear Friends,
Could someone please advise me as to how to obtain information on a Jewish RAF Squadron Leader >from London, who was shot down on Dec. 20th 1943 and then taken to Stalag Luft 2. I have his full name and date of birth. Would there be anything on-line to view? I cannot find much information on Stalag Luft 2 as it is, mainly on 1 and 3. Thanking you. Patricia Wilson (Israel) formerly London.
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JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom STALAG LUFT 2. - 1943.
#unitedkingdom
Nigel Wilson <wilsonettes@...>
Dear Friends,
Could someone please advise me as to how to obtain information on a Jewish RAF Squadron Leader >from London, who was shot down on Dec. 20th 1943 and then taken to Stalag Luft 2. I have his full name and date of birth. Would there be anything on-line to view? I cannot find much information on Stalag Luft 2 as it is, mainly on 1 and 3. Thanking you. Patricia Wilson (Israel) formerly London.
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