Hello Gersiggers,

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It =
;is on ViewMate at the following address

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69718

I am very interested in rows 3 and 4 (that begin with 1840 and 1841) of
these Flieden records which I believe document the deaths of my STERN
ggg grandparents. Of special interest is whether the surname Difenbach
appears. These were obtained via the Hessen Gatermann Index.

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thanks
very much. Sincerely,

Pete Dreifuss Watertown, MA

Hello Gersiggers,

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It =
;is on ViewMate at the following address

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM69718

I am very interested in rows 3 and 4 (that begin with 1840 and 1841) of
these Flieden records which I believe document the deaths of my STERN
ggg grandparents. Of special interest is whether the surname Difenbach
appears. These were obtained via the Hessen Gatermann Index.

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thanks
very much. Sincerely,

Pete Dreifuss Watertown, MA

Dear Friends

It is with sadness that I wish to report the death of Danny LEESON,
the husband of Rosanne, our long-time moderator of the FrenchSig. If
you wish to send a word to her please use rdleeson@comcast.net
--
Pierre M Hahn, San Francisco

Genealogist Scott E. Meyer will present "Resurrecting Grandpa's Store"
at the Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Illinois at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook,
Ill.

His presentation starts at 2 p.m. Sign-in, networking, and the JGSI
genealogy help desk and research library will open at 12:30 p.m.

In his presentation, Meyer will recount how the discovery of a small,
faded Polaroid photograph of three people led to a detailed
reconstructed view of his grandfather's grocery store. He will share
what he learned about researching small Chicago businesses, and how he
re-created an image that once existed only in his memory.

Scott E. Meyer is a former president and current recording secretary
of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, and a former director
of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.

For more information see https://jgsi.org/event-3030023 or phone
312-666-0100.

Martin Fischer
Vice President-Publicity
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois

Dear Friends

It is with sadness that I wish to report the death of Danny LEESON,
the husband of Rosanne, our long-time moderator of the FrenchSig. If
you wish to send a word to her please use rdleeson@comcast.net
--
Pierre M Hahn, San Francisco

Genealogist Scott E. Meyer will present "Resurrecting Grandpa's Store"
at the Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Illinois at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook,
Ill.

His presentation starts at 2 p.m. Sign-in, networking, and the JGSI
genealogy help desk and research library will open at 12:30 p.m.

In his presentation, Meyer will recount how the discovery of a small,
faded Polaroid photograph of three people led to a detailed
reconstructed view of his grandfather's grocery store. He will share
what he learned about researching small Chicago businesses, and how he
re-created an image that once existed only in his memory.

Scott E. Meyer is a former president and current recording secretary
of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, and a former director
of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.

For more information see https://jgsi.org/event-3030023 or phone
312-666-0100.

Martin Fischer
Vice President-Publicity
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois

My friend has two unusual heirlooms: seashells that are inscribed, in
raised lettering, with wording you'd see on a Jewish gravestone. One
shell memorializes Nachman ben Shmaryahu Elchanan, who died in 1904
(27 Adar 5664); the other is for Yente bat Yosef who died in 1909 (19
Nisan 5669). Above the names on each shell are words >from Lamentations
16:1 "Al eileh ani bochiya...."

My friend's late husband's grandparents were Morris (Moshe David)
Diamond and Yetta (Itke) nee Swidler, both born c. 1885. Morris
immigrated to the United States c. 1906, probably >from Vilna; Yetta
arrived >from Dunilovichi in 1907. They lived briefly in New York City,
then settled in the Boston area. Morris's father (Nachman) and Yetta's
mother (Yente) may well be the people who were memorialized on the
shells but without knowing fathers' names, we can't be sure.

Has anyone heard of such shells -- or of this family?

Thanks.

Renee

Renee Steinig
Dix Hills (Long Island) NY USA
genmaven@gmail.com

My friend has two unusual heirlooms: seashells that are inscribed, in
raised lettering, with wording you'd see on a Jewish gravestone. One
shell memorializes Nachman ben Shmaryahu Elchanan, who died in 1904
(27 Adar 5664); the other is for Yente bat Yosef who died in 1909 (19
Nisan 5669). Above the names on each shell are words >from Lamentations
16:1 "Al eileh ani bochiya...."

My friend's late husband's grandparents were Morris (Moshe David)
Diamond and Yetta (Itke) nee Swidler, both born c. 1885. Morris
immigrated to the United States c. 1906, probably >from Vilna; Yetta
arrived >from Dunilovichi in 1907. They lived briefly in New York City,
then settled in the Boston area. Morris's father (Nachman) and Yetta's
mother (Yente) may well be the people who were memorialized on the
shells but without knowing fathers' names, we can't be sure.

Has anyone heard of such shells -- or of this family?

Thanks.

Renee

Renee Steinig
Dix Hills (Long Island) NY USA
genmaven@gmail.com

Good mews for a change

Molly Staub
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Subject: RE: Reni cemetery burned
From: Yefim Kogan <yefimk@verizon.net
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 14:26:00 -0400

Hi everybody,

You may remember a while ago I posted a message that Jewish cemetery in town of Reni
(Bessarabia, now-Odessa Obl.) was burned out and it was not clear >from the press message what
damage was it for the tombstones.

Well, now, we know. Our member who was at this cemetery after the fire sent me an email.
According to him, the vegetation was burned out, but no visible damage to the stones! Now, when
all the bushes are gone, the access to the graves are much easier, and you can get to every
tombstone and hopefully read the inscription.

I hope that our photographer will be at the cemetery this month and photograph all the tombstones......
..........................
All the best,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK >from Kaushany, Bendery, SRULEVICH >from Tarutino, Ismail,
KHALIMOVICH >from Galats, Romania

Good mews for a change

Molly Staub
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Subject: RE: Reni cemetery burned
From: Yefim Kogan <yefimk@verizon.net
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 14:26:00 -0400

Hi everybody,

You may remember a while ago I posted a message that Jewish cemetery in town of Reni
(Bessarabia, now-Odessa Obl.) was burned out and it was not clear >from the press message what
damage was it for the tombstones.

Well, now, we know. Our member who was at this cemetery after the fire sent me an email.
According to him, the vegetation was burned out, but no visible damage to the stones! Now, when
all the bushes are gone, the access to the graves are much easier, and you can get to every
tombstone and hopefully read the inscription.

I hope that our photographer will be at the cemetery this month and photograph all the tombstones......
..........................
All the best,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK >from Kaushany, Bendery, SRULEVICH >from Tarutino, Ismail,
KHALIMOVICH >from Galats, Romania

I'm trying to track down information on the Flanzbaum family in
Feodosia. I know there are Flanzbaums >from Poland and Romania (I'm
descended >from the Romanian ones), but I suspect they're all related,
since it's a fairly distinctive name.

JewishGen has no record of Flanzbaums >from Ukraine. Just >from Poland
and Bessarabia.

Does anyone here have additional information?

Thanks,
Lisa

I'm trying to track down information on the Flanzbaum family in
Feodosia. I know there are Flanzbaums >from Poland and Romania (I'm
descended >from the Romanian ones), but I suspect they're all related,
since it's a fairly distinctive name.

JewishGen has no record of Flanzbaums >from Ukraine. Just >from Poland
and Bessarabia.

Does anyone here have additional information?

Thanks,
Lisa

It appears a lot of my family once lived in Dieksniai, Trakai, Vilnius.
I have found a lot of records >from Dieksniai, but I don't know where it
is/was located. Does anyone have an idea of the geographic location of
Dieksniai within the Trakai district?

Thank you so much,

Jared Cohen
Fullerton, CA

It appears a lot of my family once lived in Dieksniai, Trakai, Vilnius.
I have found a lot of records >from Dieksniai, but I don't know where it
is/was located. Does anyone have an idea of the geographic location of
Dieksniai within the Trakai district?

Thank you so much,

Jared Cohen
Fullerton, CA

With great regret, I mistyped Rosanne Leeson’s husband’s name in an earlier
email today. He was Danny Leeson.

Barbara Hershey
Rom-SIG

With great regret, I mistyped Rosanne Leeson’s husband’s name in an earlier
email today. He was Danny Leeson.

Barbara Hershey
Rom-SIG

Be sure to read the new stories recently published to our Success
Stories webpage. You can access these accounts >from the "About Us"
button on the website or by following this link:
http://www.jewishgen.org/jewishgen/testimonials/

**Joshua Grayson finds that his ability to read pre-revolutionary
Russian cursive writing is the key to unlocking the history of his
grandfather's family.

**When Douglas Sarbach learns that his dad's father was buried in a
Jewish cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas, he begins to wonder. He
especially wonders why his family was Methodist and launches the
search for his father's Jewish roots.

**Ronald Miller becomes hooked on genealogy when searching for the
truth behind his grandfather's surname. He learns that the 1920 US
Census entry is mostly incorrect as he works to untangle the true
surname >from the many variations on the vital records he discovers.

We hope these new stories, and the stories in our archives, serve to
inspire and inform. We encourage you to submit your own success
stories to us at success@lyris.jewishgen.org.

Nancy Siegel, Editor; San Francisco, CA
Colin Mathias Justin, Webmaster; Walla Walla, WA
JewishGen's Success Stories

Be sure to read the new stories recently published to our Success
Stories webpage. You can access these accounts >from the "About Us"
button on the website or by following this link:
http://www.jewishgen.org/jewishgen/testimonials/

**Joshua Grayson finds that his ability to read pre-revolutionary
Russian cursive writing is the key to unlocking the history of his
grandfather's family.

**When Douglas Sarbach learns that his dad's father was buried in a
Jewish cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas, he begins to wonder. He
especially wonders why his family was Methodist and launches the
search for his father's Jewish roots.

**Ronald Miller becomes hooked on genealogy when searching for the
truth behind his grandfather's surname. He learns that the 1920 US
Census entry is mostly incorrect as he works to untangle the true
surname >from the many variations on the vital records he discovers.

We hope these new stories, and the stories in our archives, serve to
inspire and inform. We encourage you to submit your own success
stories to us at success@lyris.jewishgen.org.

Nancy Siegel, Editor; San Francisco, CA
Colin Mathias Justin, Webmaster; Walla Walla, WA
JewishGen's Success Stories

Shalom,

Without a doubt, September was definitely a record month for the Yizkor
Book Project. An important element behind this notable accomplishment,
is the people who prepare the web pages - Max Heffler and Jason
Hallgarten, who after their normal work day and other life activities
regularly manage to find some spare time to prepare and update a
multitude of pages each month. For their persistence and dedication, we
are truly indebted.

And if we are talking about dedication, I wish to note Lukasz Biedka's
coordination of the Przemysl Yizkor book over many years, which in this
past month bore fruit - the complete translation of this Yizkor book. I
send out my grateful thanks to Lukasz, who with the close collaboration
with professional translator, Jerrold Landau, together brought about
this lofty achievement.

At last count, we had 152 books that have been completely translated
within the Yizkor Book Project or include English books that were
generously donated to our project. Each month, the number in this list
continues to grow and I am certain that coming months will see more and
more of these projects completed. As always, if you are able to
financially support any of our ongoing translation projects to help us
realize our goals, bringing benefit to many, please see the link to our
JewishGen-erosity page at the end of this report.

Last month, we also saw the addition of another book published through
the auspices of the Yizkor Books in Print Project. The book I am
referring to is the "Memorial Book of Radzivilov" which is a translation
of the Yizkor book for the community of Radyvyliv, Ukraine. The talented
people in this project continue to devote time, after their usual life
commitments, to thoughtfully and carefully prepare the hard copy
versions of books that we have completely translated into English and we
do owe them our grateful thanks. For information about the books
available for purchase, please see the link at the end of this report.

And now for the additions and updates are what we've carried out during
September:

We have added in one new book:

- Dubiecko, Poland (Dubyetsko)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Dubiecko/Dubiecko.html

- Otaci, Moldova (Memorial for Ataky: A Memorial Book for a Jewish
Community in Bessarabia - Supplements)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Otaci1/Otaci1.html

We have added in 3 new entries:

- Dorohoi, Romania (Generations of Judaism and Zionism in Dorohoi,
Saveni, Mihaileni, Darabani, Herta, Radauti-Prut - volume 3)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Dorohoi/Dorohoi3.html

- Mielagenai, Lithuania (Svintzian region: memorial book of 23
communities) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/Sve1583.html

- Myslowice, Poland (Sosnowiec and the Surrounding Region in Zaglembie)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Sosnowiec/Sos316.html

And we have continued to update 29 of our existing projects:

- Biala Podlaska, Poland (Book of Biala Podlaska)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Biala_Podlaska/Biala_Podlaska.html

- Bialystok, Poland (The chronicle of Bialystok)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bialystok/Bialystok.html

- Borshchiv, Ukraine (The Book of Bortschoff)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/borszczow/borszczow.html

- Czyzew-Osada, Poland (Czyzewo Memorial Book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czyzew/Czyzew.html

- Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland (Book of the Jewish Community of Dabrowa
Gornicza and its Destruction)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/dabrowa/dabrowa.html

- Dieveniskis, Lithuania (Devenishki book; memorial book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/dieveniskes/dieveniskes.html

- Dorohoi, Romania (Generations of Judaism and Zionism in Dorohoi,
Saveni, Mihaileni, Darabani, Herta, Radauti-Prut - volume 1)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Dorohoi/Dorohoi1.html

- Dynow, Poland (The Memorial Book of Jewish Dinov)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/dynow1/dynow1.html

- Jonava, Lithuania (Jonava On the Banks of the Vylia; In memory of
the destroyed Jewish community of Jonava)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Jonava/Jonava.html

- Kovel, Ukraine (Kowel; Testimony and Memorial Book of Our Destroyed
Community) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/kovel1/kovel1.html

- Kherson, Ukraine (Jewish Farmers in Russian Fields)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/JewishFarmers/JewishFarmers.html

- Miechow, Charsznica & Ksiaz, Poland (Miechov Memorial Book,
Charsznica and Ksiaz) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Miechow/Miechow.html

- Miedzyrzec Podlaski, Poland (Mezritsh Book, in Memory of the Martyrs
of our City)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Miedzyrzec_Podlaski/Miedzyrzec_Podlaski.html

- Minsk, Belarus (Minsk, Jewish Mother-City, a memorial anthology)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/minsk/minsk.html

- Monor, Hungary (Bound by Fate: In Memory of the Jewish Community of
Monor) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Monor/Monor.html

- Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland (Memories >from Nowy-Dwor)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/nowy_dwor1/nowy_dwor1.html

- Ozeryany, Ukraine (Memorial book, Jezierzany and surroundings)
www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Ozeryany/Ozeryany.html

- Plock, Poland (Plotzk; a history of an ancient Jewish community in
Poland) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/plock/plock.html

- Przemysl, Poland (Przemysl memorial book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/przemysl/przemysl.html

- Smarhon, Belarus (Smorgonie, District Vilna; memorial book and
testimony) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/smorgon/smorgon.html

- Stowbtsy, Belarus (Memorial volume of Steibtz-Swerznie and the
neighboring villages Rubezhevitz, Derevna, Nalibok)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Stowbtsy/Stowbtsy.html

- Svencionys, Lithuania (Svintzian region: memorial book of 23
communities) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/svencionys.html

- Tarnogrod, Poland (Book of Tarnogrod; in memory of the destroyed
Jewish community) www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/tarnogrod/tarnogrod.html

- Tarnow, Poland (The life and decline of a Jewish city)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/tarnow/tarnow.html

- The Jacob Rassen Story
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/JacobRassen/JacobRassen.html

- Turobin, Poland (The Turobin book; in memory of the Jewish community)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Turobin/Turobin.html

- We want to live www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/WantToLive/WantToLive.html

- Wojslawice, Poland (Yizkor Book in Memory of Voislavize)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Wojslawice/Wojslawice.html

- Wyszkow, Poland (Wyszkow Book)
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Wyszkow/Wyszkow.html

Some important links to note:

- This month's additions and updates are flagged at
www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html to make it easy to find them.
- All you would like to know about the Yizkor Books in Print Project
www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ybip.html
- Yizkor Book Translation Funds
www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23
where your financial support will assist in seeing more translations
go online.

All the best,
Lance Ackerfeld
Yizkor Book Project Manager

JewishGen will offer a Research in Belarus Class October 26 - November 16

This is a three week course in researching your Belarus ancestors. It
will cover the modern boundaries of Belarus including parts of the former
Lithuania, parts of Latvia and parts of Poland.

This one-on-one personal mentoring class will concentrate on multiple
surnames >from the same District.

Choose your Gubernia and District by checking the Jewish Communities
database or Shtetls of Belarus >from the Belarus SIG website

Class includes downloadable lessons to help you with surnames and given
names, types of records, how to use secondary sources, how to write up
your research and communicate with others.

This is a personal mentoring program where students work one-on-one with
the instructor. Students should have 8-10 hours per week to read the
lessons, search online and interact with the instructor. To meet the
needs of international students this course is open 24/7.

An application should be sent before class begins so that the instructor
can plan strategies to help with your project.

Please answer these questions:
1. The family surnames I want to research are:
2. My family comes >from (Gubernia, District or Shtetl)
3. This is what I know so far: (Names Dates and Places)

The Tuition is $125.
Enrollment is limited.
Registration will close when the course is full.
If you have questions, just ask.
Send your questions and/or application to Nancy Holden
nholden@interserv.com
Instruction Manager, JewishGen