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Re: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
smartlines@...
You can't find, because it is - most probably - mispelled. The correct name
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is Zsibo (with an accent on the o), today in Romania. See on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibou Regards Andras Hirschler
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From: H-SIG [mailto:h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org] Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:04 AM To: h-sig digest recipients Subject: h-sig digest: March 27, 2015 H-SIG Digest for Friday, March 27, 2015. 1. Where is Szibo, Hungary? 2. Aw: Jewish Heritage Europe Article Includes List of Jewish Cemeteries in Hungary; Hungary Assumes Chairmanship of IHRA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Where is Szibo, Hungary? From: wadiuwant@gmail.com Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:53:40 +0200 X-Message-Number: 1 I have a record that someone was born in Szibo, Hungary. I can't locate that place on a map. Anyone know where it is, and what its current name might be. Regards Richard Dahl Rehovot, Israel Moderator: When responding to messages please include the subject line from the original message (as your Moderator has done in this case) and deleteall material that is irrelevant to original message and your response.
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Re: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
tom
could it be zsibo in szilagy megye, in present-day romania? (romanian
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spelling jibou.) otherwise, it looks like an abbreviation, since "sz" is the usual abbreviation of saint, possibly "szent ibolya". except that, among all the other saints, i couldn't find an ibolya (popular feminine name meaning violet). ....... tom klein, toronto
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Re: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
steinsteve@...
My guess would be that you're talking about Zsibo, which is now Jibou,
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Salaj, Romania in Transylvania. Steve Stein Highland Park, NJ
I have a record that someone was born in Szibo, Hungary. I can't
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Hungary SIG #Hungary RE: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
smartlines@...
You can't find, because it is - most probably - mispelled. The correct name
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
is Zsibo (with an accent on the o), today in Romania. See on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibou Regards Andras Hirschler
-----Original Message-----
From: H-SIG [mailto:h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org] Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:04 AM To: h-sig digest recipients Subject: h-sig digest: March 27, 2015 H-SIG Digest for Friday, March 27, 2015. 1. Where is Szibo, Hungary? 2. Aw: Jewish Heritage Europe Article Includes List of Jewish Cemeteries in Hungary; Hungary Assumes Chairmanship of IHRA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Where is Szibo, Hungary? From: wadiuwant@gmail.com Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:53:40 +0200 X-Message-Number: 1 I have a record that someone was born in Szibo, Hungary. I can't locate that place on a map. Anyone know where it is, and what its current name might be. Regards Richard Dahl Rehovot, Israel Moderator: When responding to messages please include the subject line from the original message (as your Moderator has done in this case) and deleteall material that is irrelevant to original message and your response.
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
tom
could it be zsibo in szilagy megye, in present-day romania? (romanian
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spelling jibou.) otherwise, it looks like an abbreviation, since "sz" is the usual abbreviation of saint, possibly "szent ibolya". except that, among all the other saints, i couldn't find an ibolya (popular feminine name meaning violet). ....... tom klein, toronto
wadiuwant@gmail.com wrote:
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Hungary SIG #Hungary RE: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
steinsteve@...
My guess would be that you're talking about Zsibo, which is now Jibou,
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Salaj, Romania in Transylvania. Steve Stein Highland Park, NJ
I have a record that someone was born in Szibo, Hungary. I can't
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Weiss from Hejkeresztur
#hungary
Shaul Sharoni
Dear Siggers,
Following Gabor Hirsch's posting about a secondary cemetery list with photos, I have searched the website and found an entry for Hejokeresztur. The few photos available online include the gravestone of Miksa Weisz (http://www.izraelitatemetok.hu/index.php/hejokeresztur/). I have a direct Weisz ancestor born in this village: Bertha Weisz, born 14.2.1865, daughter of Salamon Weisz and Rozalia Brunner. The rest of her siblings or their descendants are believed to have moved to Miskolc. To date I have no further information about her siblings, though. My questions are as follows: 1. Does anyone have any information on the Hejokeresztur cemetery? 2. Does any of your Weisz ancestors originate >from this village? Best Regards, Shaul Sharoni, Israel Subject: Aw: Jewish Heritage Europe Article Includes List of Jewish Cemeteries in Hungary; Hungary Assumes Chairmanship of IHRA From: g_hirsch@gmx.ch Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:13:37 +0100 X-Message-Number: 2 Hello <snip> Besides the mentioned Jewish cemetery list, there exist another one with less listed cemeteries but there are some pictures attached, the accompaniing text is in Hungarian, the coordinates of the cemetery and a map is included, the url is http://www.izraelitatemetok.hu/ Best regards Gabor Hirsch
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Weiss from Hejkeresztur
#hungary
Shaul Sharoni
Dear Siggers,
Following Gabor Hirsch's posting about a secondary cemetery list with photos, I have searched the website and found an entry for Hejokeresztur. The few photos available online include the gravestone of Miksa Weisz (http://www.izraelitatemetok.hu/index.php/hejokeresztur/). I have a direct Weisz ancestor born in this village: Bertha Weisz, born 14.2.1865, daughter of Salamon Weisz and Rozalia Brunner. The rest of her siblings or their descendants are believed to have moved to Miskolc. To date I have no further information about her siblings, though. My questions are as follows: 1. Does anyone have any information on the Hejokeresztur cemetery? 2. Does any of your Weisz ancestors originate >from this village? Best Regards, Shaul Sharoni, Israel Subject: Aw: Jewish Heritage Europe Article Includes List of Jewish Cemeteries in Hungary; Hungary Assumes Chairmanship of IHRA From: g_hirsch@gmx.ch Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:13:37 +0100 X-Message-Number: 2 Hello <snip> Besides the mentioned Jewish cemetery list, there exist another one with less listed cemeteries but there are some pictures attached, the accompaniing text is in Hungarian, the coordinates of the cemetery and a map is included, the url is http://www.izraelitatemetok.hu/ Best regards Gabor Hirsch
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Re: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
Beth Long
Perhaps it is Zsibo? Zsibo is in the former Szilagy County, now in Romania.
Beth Long Salt lake City ________________________________ From: "Richard Gordon Dahl wadiuwant@gmail.com" <h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org> To: H-SIG <h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:53 AM Subject: [h-sig] Where is Szibo, Hungary? I have a record that someone was born in Szibo, Hungary. I can't locate that place on a map. Anyone know where it is, and what its current name might be. Regards Richard Dahl Rehovot, Israel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Where is Szibo, Hungary?
#hungary
Beth Long
Perhaps it is Zsibo? Zsibo is in the former Szilagy County, now in Romania.
Beth Long Salt lake City ________________________________ From: "Richard Gordon Dahl wadiuwant@gmail.com" <h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org> To: H-SIG <h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:53 AM Subject: [h-sig] Where is Szibo, Hungary? I have a record that someone was born in Szibo, Hungary. I can't locate that place on a map. Anyone know where it is, and what its current name might be. Regards Richard Dahl Rehovot, Israel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Re: Kligler Family
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jmiller@...
Caryn
My grandmother was a Giniger who emigrated to New York and subsequently Canada in the 1890's >from Milnetsa Poldyskya, then Austria, later Poland and now the Ukraine. Her brother and his family, who my grandfather brought to Canada in 1921, took his wife's maiden name, Klinger, when he married Sara, in an attempt to avoid the draft. His daughter Yetta who was born just before they emigrated just died within the past month. Don't know if there is any family connection. Dr. Jack Martin Miller St. Catharines, Ont.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Kligler Family
#ukraine
jmiller@...
Caryn
My grandmother was a Giniger who emigrated to New York and subsequently Canada in the 1890's >from Milnetsa Poldyskya, then Austria, later Poland and now the Ukraine. Her brother and his family, who my grandfather brought to Canada in 1921, took his wife's maiden name, Klinger, when he married Sara, in an attempt to avoid the draft. His daughter Yetta who was born just before they emigrated just died within the past month. Don't know if there is any family connection. Dr. Jack Martin Miller St. Catharines, Ont.
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Records on Ziskraut family in Israel
#ukraine
barry_helfand@...
Dear Genners:
I am working on a one surname research project. Are there any birth, marriage, death or other records in Israel about the Ziskraut family? I know that Ziskrauts lived there after the Holocaust and possibly before. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Barry Helfand Upland, California
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Records on Ziskraut family in Israel
#ukraine
barry_helfand@...
Dear Genners:
I am working on a one surname research project. Are there any birth, marriage, death or other records in Israel about the Ziskraut family? I know that Ziskrauts lived there after the Holocaust and possibly before. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Barry Helfand Upland, California
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1812 West Prussia Naturalizations and permanent Jewish family names- registration list y names registration list (Generalverzeichnis" saemtlicher Juden in Westpreussen)
#germany
Alan Ehrlich
I'm researching in the 1812 "Generalverzeichnis" saemtlicher Juden in
Westpreussen" (West Prussia Naturalizations and permanent Jewish family names registration list), and have a question I'd greatly appreciate your expert feedback on: For memory: The list's layout comprises five columns, which can be paraphrased as: Line Number, New Name, Original Name, Place of Residence. and Individual's Registration Number at Place of Residence. Regarding this latter column. In the list, sometimes, persons >from the same place of residence that appear to be brothers or father and son (based on their original name plus new name) have sequential or close registration numbers; however, in other cases, their registration numbers can be quite wide apart. Can you tell me whether the proximity of persons' registration numbers at place of residence tends to indicate they are related? Respectively, does the "pattern" and/or "rank order", etc. of these registration numbers provide any useful genealogical information? This would be important to know, since often enough brothers in fact each registered different permanent family names. Also because it can be difficult to determine which of the persons in the list are older than others. Thank you. Alan Ehrlich, Geneva, Switzerland alan.ehrlich@ehrlich-online.com
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German SIG #Germany 1812 West Prussia Naturalizations and permanent Jewish family names- registration list y names registration list (Generalverzeichnis" saemtlicher Juden in Westpreussen)
#germany
Alan Ehrlich
I'm researching in the 1812 "Generalverzeichnis" saemtlicher Juden in
Westpreussen" (West Prussia Naturalizations and permanent Jewish family names registration list), and have a question I'd greatly appreciate your expert feedback on: For memory: The list's layout comprises five columns, which can be paraphrased as: Line Number, New Name, Original Name, Place of Residence. and Individual's Registration Number at Place of Residence. Regarding this latter column. In the list, sometimes, persons >from the same place of residence that appear to be brothers or father and son (based on their original name plus new name) have sequential or close registration numbers; however, in other cases, their registration numbers can be quite wide apart. Can you tell me whether the proximity of persons' registration numbers at place of residence tends to indicate they are related? Respectively, does the "pattern" and/or "rank order", etc. of these registration numbers provide any useful genealogical information? This would be important to know, since often enough brothers in fact each registered different permanent family names. Also because it can be difficult to determine which of the persons in the list are older than others. Thank you. Alan Ehrlich, Geneva, Switzerland alan.ehrlich@ehrlich-online.com
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1819-1828 Additional Revision Lists for the Disna Area
#belarus
salinger@...
The Disna District Research Group has now completed translation of
the 1818-1829 Additional Revision Lists for the Disna Area. The towns included in this list are Disna, Druya, Germanovichi, Glubokoye, Golubits, Leonpol, Lepel Luzhki, Plisa, Postavi, Sharagi, and Sharkovshini. Altogether over 1300 names appear on this list. If you would like to check if your family name or names appear on this list please let me know and I will check. Further information will require you joining the Disna District Research Group. With kindest regards, Ralph Salinger Coordinator Disna District Research Group
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Belarus SIG #Belarus 1819-1828 Additional Revision Lists for the Disna Area
#belarus
salinger@...
The Disna District Research Group has now completed translation of
the 1818-1829 Additional Revision Lists for the Disna Area. The towns included in this list are Disna, Druya, Germanovichi, Glubokoye, Golubits, Leonpol, Lepel Luzhki, Plisa, Postavi, Sharagi, and Sharkovshini. Altogether over 1300 names appear on this list. If you would like to check if your family name or names appear on this list please let me know and I will check. Further information will require you joining the Disna District Research Group. With kindest regards, Ralph Salinger Coordinator Disna District Research Group
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Galician records: what is "Galicia Schematism"
#galicia
Yaron Pedhazur
Dear fellow researchers,
I have found through the genealogyindexer.org items under the title "Galicia Schematism". Below you can see a "copy&pasted" example: 1876 Galicia Schematism, image 193 {d817} Source: Malopolska Genealogical Society Kalich Szyja, Ustrzyki doi. Moryles Naftali. Lutowiska. liabi Mendel, Balogrod. Lwow. Rabin. Orenstein Hirsch, Lwow. Kaznodzieja. Lowenstein Bernard, Lwow. Podrabin. Blumenfeld Wolf, Lwow. Szkoluik. Gerster Samuel. Jaryczowj nowy. Schmelner Aron, Nawarja.... Can anyone tell me what are these lists all about? At least for a few I am quite certain it is a list of communities rabbis, but even if so, further details would be appreciated. Thank you very much, Yaron Pedhazur Tel Aviv, Israel
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Galician records: what is "Galicia Schematism"
#galicia
Yaron Pedhazur
Dear fellow researchers,
I have found through the genealogyindexer.org items under the title "Galicia Schematism". Below you can see a "copy&pasted" example: 1876 Galicia Schematism, image 193 {d817} Source: Malopolska Genealogical Society Kalich Szyja, Ustrzyki doi. Moryles Naftali. Lutowiska. liabi Mendel, Balogrod. Lwow. Rabin. Orenstein Hirsch, Lwow. Kaznodzieja. Lowenstein Bernard, Lwow. Podrabin. Blumenfeld Wolf, Lwow. Szkoluik. Gerster Samuel. Jaryczowj nowy. Schmelner Aron, Nawarja.... Can anyone tell me what are these lists all about? At least for a few I am quite certain it is a list of communities rabbis, but even if so, further details would be appreciated. Thank you very much, Yaron Pedhazur Tel Aviv, Israel
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