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Kalarash town map translated
#bessarabia
R Jaffer
The translated map of Kalarash, >from the Book of Kalarash published in
Tel Aviv in 1966 in Hebrew and Yiddish, has been uploaded to the Town Map section of the Bessarabia Sig website. To access it, hover over History and Geography, then Maps, and click on Town Maps Translated into English. You will also find there maps for Akkerman, Briceni, Capresti, Dubasari, Edinet, Kaushany, Kiliya, Leipzig, Leova, Lipcani, Otaci, Sarata, Tarutino, and Teleneshty (recently updated). The map of Bender is in progress. If you have access to other town maps >from Yizkor Books, websites, or repositories, please let me know. Roberta Jaffer Bessarabia Sig Yizkor Book Coordinator Massachusetts
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Moldova Visit
#bessarabia
Leah Kushner
Hi All
I am making plans to visit Moldova next May. My plan is to fly into Chisinau and then go to Edinetsy where my grandfather lived. I would like to visit other areas of Moldova. I would like to speak with others who have also gone to Moldova. Where did you go and what would you recommend? You can messenger me or email me via. heartweave.leah@... Family surname: Sophir/Soyfer/Saper/Soiffer Rosner Warmly, Leah Kushner Santa Cruz, California
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Dear friends of JRI-Poland:
On December 7th, we asked you - our researchers and supporters - to remember JRI-Poland in your year-end giving plans. The response has been very generous and we thank you for your continued support to enable JRI-Poland to expand its database with additional record entries for your town(s). Many of you have also supported our General Funds request as well as our Next Generation website and data management development project. Thank you for that vital support as well. But, my expression of appreciation does not really reflect the content of the subject line of this post, words we have heard so many times, in one form or another. In the last weeks, we have received many notes of appreciation from our fellow genealogists mentioning how JRI-Poland'sdatabase and tireless volunteers have helped them in their research. Those messages are certainly not unusual. But sometimes, these emails and phone calls are so powerful that you can almost see the tears between the lines and most certainly hear the sobs on the other end of the line. All because of the unknown that was uncovered, the details of family who perished - hidden by the researcher's survivor parents come to light and with it the understanding of why their parents thought it better that they never learn the truth. Then there are the screams of joy of finding a close relative when they heard all their lives that everyone had perished. I would like to mention just two of the emotional messages we have received this month. Please share our nachas. A few weeks ago, I received this email >from DR in Ontario: "I awoke at 4 am unable to stop the images in my head. That's when I found your new message (with the specific details). Once again, I'm moved beyond words. from thinking myself a solitary leaf fluttering in the wind,I'm now picturing roots. Thank you >from the bottom of my heart." And then days later, as more was revealed, she added: "Oh, my G/d, this is beyond my wildest expectation. I'm in an emotional tailspin. Do you know how I feel going >from nothing to discovering that I can actually be rooted to a living tree? This is earthshaking for me." Five days ago, AF >from Massachusetts wrote: 'I simply cannot thank you enough for making this unbelievable treasure trove of information available to me and my family. To add to these meaningful messages, in the last few weeks when making their year-end donations, many of you have sent separate emails to let us know how important JRI-Poland has been to your research and for some, reminding us as to how in the past JRI-Poland has resulted in life-changing discoveries. As I wrote at the very end of last year, "no matter how often we receive such notes of appreciation, I know I speak for the entire JRI-Poland leadership when I say we are always touched to know that we have made a difference." To all of you who have generously supported us this month and in the past, we thank you again. To researchers who have not yet made a donation to JRI-Poland, please take a moment to consider doing so before the year end. No donation is too small. The JRI-Poland online donations page can be found at: www.jri-poland.org/support.htm Please note: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland is an independent non-profit organization with its own administration, volunteers and fundraising. As a courtesy to researchers, JRI-Poland allows its data search results to be displayed on JewishGen's All=20 Poland Database. Best wishes for 2020 to all our friends. May it be a year of health for you and your families and continued success in all your endeavors. Stanley Diamond, M.S.M. Executive Director On behalf of the Board of JRI-Poland
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Re: help with Budapest addresses
Susan J. Gordon
At c 25 #320235 At last, and thanks to the invaluable help of member Deanna Levinsky, I am now able to reply.
A recollection in the 1993 book, Young People Speak: Surviving the Holocaust in Hungary, Franklin Watts & Co. was written by Peter Barta (now deceased) and is called "The Brickyard." Barta was 10 years old in November 1944 when he, his mother and six year old sister were force-marched and later "trucked," along with many other Jews, to a brickyard in "Obuda." Fortunately, the three Bartas held Swedish papers they obtained from his mother's friend, "Eva the Swede" (who was a Jewish Hungarian, not a Swede) who was my second cousin whom I found in 1999 in Tel Aviv. The papers were life-savers for the family, who left the brickyard. I bought a copy of the book online but it also should be easy to find in public libraries. All the stories are well written and worth it. Good Luck! Susan Gordon PS -I quoted Barta in my book, Because Of Eva: A Jewish Genealogical Journey, 2016 Syracuse U Press. PPS - The book, Jewish Monuments etc , cited above, is also excellent.
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ViewMate translation requests - Russian
#poland
Aaron B
I've posted several vital records in Russian for which I need
translations. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76359 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76360 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76361 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76362 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you to anyone who can help! Aaron Biterman Researching: Czesner/Czesny/Czesna/Szczesny - Wlodowa/Chelm, Poland Lazer - Chelm/Grabowiec/Radzyn Podlaski, Poland
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ViewMate translation request - Russian
#poland
Laufer, Shmuel
I've posted two vital record in Russian for which I need a translation.
A marriage certificate Gedalia and Rasha Silverman It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76396 A marriage certificate Boruch Plotka with Lea Laufer It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76397 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you so much for your help!. Shmuel Laufer Rehovot -Israel Research: Laufer (Przasnysz, Poland); Domb (Pultusk, Poland); Bruckman (Sarnaki, Poland); Zelazo (Sarnaki, Poland); Preschel (Berhomet, Chernivets'ka, Ukraine), Leder (Berhomet, Chernivets'ka, Ukraine); Schnap (Berhomet, Chernivets'ka, Ukraine); Mitelman (Chelm, Poland); Tenerman (Dubienka, Poland)
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Year End Status of Galician Vital Record Indexing at the AGAD Archive
#poland
Mark Halpern
JRI-Poland started indexing of Galician Jewish vital records at the AGAD
Archive in Warsaw in 2000. In 2019, we are indexing records for over 100 towns and have indexed and placed online over one million entries. Many of you have developed or extended your family trees and your knowledge of your family >from these records. In recent years the number of records coming available to JRI-Poland for indexing has increased exponentially as the privacy period in Poland for marriage and death records were reduced >from 100 to 80 years (births remain at 100 years). This means we have plenty of records to index and we need researcher donations to complete this indexing. Below is a list of towns (in Polish) which require funding to release or to index records at AGAD. Each of these towns require over $500 of funding and the qualifying contribution is $150 or more for each town. A contribution of $150 or more for a town qualifies the donor to receive the Excel file for those new indices well before those indices are placed online for all to use. Bolechow Bolszowce Drohobycz Grodek Jagellonski Jaworow Kamionka Strumilowa Kolomyja Kosow Lwow Mikulince Mosty Wielkie Nadworna Rawa Ruska Rudki Sambor Stanislawow Stary Sambor Stryj Tarnopol Uhnow Zborow Zloczow Zniesienie If you need more information about the types and years of records for these towns or are interested in the status of other towns, please email me at mark@.... Happy Hanukkah and Best Wishes for 2020. Mark Halpern Eastern Galicia Area Coordinator
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“I don’t believe my eyes!.. “this is unbelievable”… “I am moved beyond words”
#poland
Dear friends of JRI-Poland:
On December 7th, we asked you - our researchers and supporters - to remember JRI-Poland in your year-end giving plans. The response has been very generous and we thank you for your continued support to enable JRI-Poland to expand its database with additional record entries for your town(s). Many of you have also supported our General Funds request as well as our Next Generation website and data management development project. Thank you for that vital support as well. But, my expression of appreciation does not really reflect the content of the subject line of this post, words we have heard so many times, in one form or another. In the last weeks, we have received many notes of appreciation from our fellow genealogists mentioning how JRI-Poland'sdatabase and tireless volunteers have helped them in their research. Those messages are certainly not unusual. But sometimes, these emails and phone calls are so powerful that you can almost see the tears between the lines and most certainly hear the sobs on the other end of the line. All because of the unknown that was uncovered, the details of family who perished - hidden by the researcher's survivor parents come to light and with it the understanding of why their parents thought it better that they never learn the truth. Then there are the screams of joy of finding a close relative when they heard all their lives that everyone had perished. I would like to mention just two of the emotional messages we have received this month. Please share our nachas. A few weeks ago, I received this email >from DR in Ontario: "I awoke at 4 am unable to stop the images in my head. That's when I found your new message (with the specific details). Once again, I'm moved beyond words. from thinking myself a solitary leaf fluttering in the wind,I'm now picturing roots. Thank you >from the bottom of my heart." And then days later, as more was revealed, she added: "Oh, my G/d, this is beyond my wildest expectation. I'm in an emotional tailspin. Do you know how I feel going >from nothing to discovering that I can actually be rooted to a living tree? This is earthshaking for me." Five days ago, AF >from Massachusetts wrote: 'I simply cannot thank you enough for making this unbelievable treasure trove of information available to me and my family. To add to these meaningful messages, in the last few weeks when making their year-end donations, many of you have sent separate emails to let us know how important JRI-Poland has been to your research and for some, reminding us as to how in the past JRI-Poland has resulted in life-changing discoveries. As I wrote at the very end of last year, "no matter how often we receive such notes of appreciation, I know I speak for the entire JRI-Poland leadership when I say we are always touched to know that we have made a difference." To all of you who have generously supported us this month and in the past, we thank you again. To researchers who have not yet made a donation to JRI-Poland, please take a moment to consider doing so before the year end. No donation is too small. The JRI-Poland online donations page can be found at: www.jri-poland.org/support.htm Please note: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland is an independent non-profit organization with its own administration, volunteers and fundraising. As a courtesy to researchers, JRI-Poland allows its data search results to be displayed on JewishGen's All=20 Poland Database. Best wishes for 2020 to all our friends. May it be a year of health for you and your families and continued success in all your endeavors. Stanley Diamond, M.S.M. Executive Director On behalf of the Board of JRI-Poland
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"I don't believe my eyes!..this is unbelievable...I am moved beyond words."
#poland
Dear friends of JRI-Poland:
On December 7th, we asked you - our researchers and supporters - to remember JRI-Poland in your year-end giving plans. The response has been very generous and we thank you for your continued support to enable JRI-Poland to expand its database with additional record entries for your town(s). Many of you have also supported our General Funds request as well as our Next Generation website and data management development project. Thank you for that vital support as well. But, my expression of appreciation does not really reflect the content of the subject line of this post, words we have heard so many times, in one form or another. In the last weeks, we have received many notes of appreciation from our fellow genealogists mentioning how JRI-Poland'sdatabase and tireless volunteers have helped them in their research. Those messages are certainly not unusual. But sometimes, these emails and phone calls are so powerful that you can almost see the tears between the lines and most certainly hear the sobs on the other end of the line. All because of the unknown that was uncovered, the details of family who perished - hidden by the researcher's survivor parents come to light and with it the understanding of why their parents thought it better that they never learn the truth. Then there are the screams of joy of finding a close relative when they heard all their lives that everyone had perished. I would like to mention just two of the emotional messages we have received this month. Please share our nachas. A few weeks ago, I received this email >from DR in Ontario: "I awoke at 4 am unable to stop the images in my head. That's when I found your new message (with the specific details). Once again, I'm moved beyond words. from thinking myself a solitary leaf fluttering in the wind,I'm now picturing roots. Thank you >from the bottom of my heart." And then days later, as more was revealed, she added: "Oh, my G/d, this is beyond my wildest expectation. I'm in an emotional tailspin. Do you know how I feel going >from nothing to discovering that I can actually be rooted to a living tree? This is earthshaking for me." Five days ago, AF >from Massachusetts wrote: 'I simply cannot thank you enough for making this unbelievable treasure trove of information available to me and my family. To add to these meaningful messages, in the last few weeks when making their year-end donations, many of you have sent separate emails to let us know how important JRI-Poland has been to your research and for some, reminding us as to how in the past JRI-Poland has resulted in life-changing discoveries. As I wrote at the very end of last year, "no matter how often we receive such notes of appreciation, I know I speak for the entire JRI-Poland leadership when I say we are always touched to know that we have made a difference." To all of you who have generously supported us this month and in the past, we thank you again. To researchers who have not yet made a donation to JRI-Poland, please take a moment to consider doing so before the year end. No donation is too small. The JRI-Poland online donations page can be found at: www.jri-poland.org/support.htm Please note: Jewish Records Indexing - Poland is an independent non-profit organization with its own administration, volunteers and fundraising. As a courtesy to researchers, JRI-Poland allows its data search results to be displayed on JewishGen's All=20 Poland Database. Best wishes for 2020 to all our friends. May it be a year of health for you and your families and continued success in all your endeavors. Stanley Diamond, M.S.M. Executive Director On behalf of the Board of JRI-Poland
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Year-end Report on Chernigov Gubernia Document Translation Project
#ukraine
Beth Galleto
Dear fellow researchers of the Chernigov gubernia,
The Chernigov Gubernia Document Translation Project, which was started a year ago, has now translated and indexed information >from 421 pages in the original books of family lists (also called tax poll censuses) >from the area of the former Chernigov gubernia. Those translated so far are >from the Glukhov, Starodub, and Konotop uezds (districts), all in 1882. The translations include 313 families in the Glukhov uezd, 484 in the Starodub uezd, and 419 in the Konotop uezd. I have made alphabetized lists of the surnames found in each of these. Please email me if you want to check any of these alphabetized lists. Our wonderful translator is continuing her work, and she is currently more than half-way finished with the 1882 family lists >from the Mglin uezd. The books containing the family lists were microfilmed by the LDS church, and images of the pages can now be seen online on the FamilySearch website. Altogether the films include records for the Jewish communities of the Borzna, Chernigov, Glukhov, Gorodnya, Konotop, Kozolets, Krolevets, Mglin, Nezhin, Novgorod-Seversk, Novozybkov, Oster, Sosnitsa, Starodub and Surazh uezds, including not just the named towns but also other towns within these districts. Most of the lists were made in 1882 and 1888, with a few >from later years. Donations are needed to continue this work and can be made through the Ukraine SIG on the JewishGen website through the following link: https://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=22 Such donations are tax deductible for U.S. citizens. The spreadsheets will ultimately be posted on the JewishGen website. Donors of $100 or more are eligible to view them before they are posted online. Happy Chanukah and a good 2020 to all. Beth Galleto Project Leader
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Re: Des Moines question
Judith Singer
"Jewish Glendale Cemetery" refers to one area of the Glendale Cemetery, which is maintained by the City of Des Moines and is ecumenical. Other areas of Glendale are devoted to Masons, veterans, infants, etc. There's a map of Glendale Cemetery with the sections outlines at https://maps.dsm.city/docs/maps/Glendale_Cemetery.pdf. Jews are also buried at Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines, plus Temple B'nai Jeshurun maintains a closed inactive cemetery on the East Side of Des Moines (where Eastern European Jews originally settled in Des Moines). The City of Des Moines also maintains three smaller cemeteries in addition to Glendale and Woodland but I am not aware of any Jews buried in those other three (that doesn't mean there aren't any, just that I'm not aware of them). The Iowa Jewish Historical Society might be able to provide more information about those other three. Happy holidays - Judith Singer
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(United Kingdom) Royal Air Force Museum New Website Casualty Forms For WW l
Jan Meisels Allen
The Royal Air Force Museum launched a new website: Casualty Forms that enables visitors to explore the casualty forms of officers of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force who served on the Western Front and in the Middle East during the First World War. To visit the site go to: https://www.casualtyforms.org/ Enter a surname on the search field. If the name you are searching is in their database then a list of casualties with that surname will appear. Click on the one you wish to review under “view full record”. You can download the forms to your computer. There is also a printed page of the record data, such as names, date of birth, rank and regiment.
The forms include information on casualty details, postings, periods of leave, promotions and decorations. Some may also have information on place of burial and name of the officiant. Much of the information on the forms may NOT be recorded in the personnel files held at the (UK) National Archives.
To mark the centenary of the First World War and the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force in 2018, the RAF Museum decided to undertake a project which would enable greater access to the records. There are about 25,000 forms. The collection is not unique to the UK, and includes information on Canadians as well as Australians.
The RAF Museum also holds digitized First World war Casualty Cares at the RAF Museum Story vault at: http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/
Thank you to Gail Dever for sharing this information on her blog, Genealogy à la carte.
Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Re: Iasi Cemetery Records
#romania
ch.harter@...
Are these records available? I believe my great grandfather may have
been buried there. The family name was Sapusnik. Carole Harter Pomona, CA On Dec 22, 2019, at 11:04 PM, Romania SIG digest =<rom-sig@...> wrote: =20Looking for=20 great grandparents.of Center atthe thousands of pages processed.=20 http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Support.htm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~ "Has JewishGen helped you connect with your family? We want to =hear your story! Please email us at info@... today."endorsement is implied by their inclusion here.in Jewishgen receiving a commission.(vacation), or to unsubscribe, please go to http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager
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Re: HAIM and GEIGER family
#romania
luc radu <luc.radu@...>
Our group has acquired and indexed the Vaslui civil records. There are
definitely birth and death records for children of Leiba and Hana Haim. You could join the FB group "Jewish Genealogy in Romanian Moldova" for further information. Luc Radu Great Neck, NY On 12/24/19, 2:53 PM, "Romania SIG on behalf of Olga Ricard olgaricard@..." <rom-sig@...> wrote: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear all I�m looking for my grandmother family. The father of my grand mother was Peretz HAIM was >from Vaslui and the mother of my grand mother was Pepi GEIGER >from Iasi. - Ioulios and Rachel Gaiger / Geiger were the Parents of Leon, Iozef, Carol and Pepi (my great grand mother). We don't have a clue what happened to Carol, Leon and Iozef my great grand mother's brothers. I hope that I can reconnect to their great grandchild - looking for Haim family >from Vaslui. My great great grand father was Leiba and Hannah Haim, parents of Peretz Haim. I don�t know if he had brother and sister. Thanks for your help. Olga
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Re: HAIM and GEIGER family
#romania
luc.radu@...
If this Leiba sin Haim died in 1935, the marriage record was also found...
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Luc Radu
On 12/25/19, 10:02 AM, "luc radu" <luc.radu@...> wrote:
Our group has acquired and indexed the Vaslui civil records. There are definitely birth and death records for children of Leiba and Hana Haim. You could join the FB group "Jewish Genealogy in Romanian Moldova" for further information. Luc Radu Great Neck, NY On 12/24/19, 2:53 PM, "Romania SIG on behalf of Olga Ricard olgaricard@..." <rom-sig@...> wrote: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear all I'm looking for my grandmother family. The father of my grand mother was Peretz HAIM was >from Vaslui and the mother of my grand mother was Pepi GEIGER >from Iasi. - Ioulios and Rachel Gaiger / Geiger were the Parents of Leon, Iozef, Carol and Pepi (my great grand mother). We don't have a clue what happened to Carol, Leon and Iozef my great grand mother's brothers. I hope that I can reconnect to their great grandchild - looking for Haim family >from Vaslui. My great great grand father was Leiba and Hannah Haim, parents of Peretz Haim. I don�t know if he had brother and sister. Thanks for your help. Olga
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Dear friends of JRI-Poland:
As the festival of Chanukah is around the corner and we approach the end of= the secular year, JRI-Poland reflects on the researchers who have recogniz= ed the invaluable role we play and in so doing, have generously supported o= ur programs and initiatives. This year -- more than ever -- we need the support of each and every resear= cher who utilizes the JRI-Poland website and database...sometimes making li= fe-changing discoveries along the way.=20 And so, when making your year-end contributions, we ask you to recognize ho= w we have made a difference for you, your family and countless others and g= ive serious consideration to the three ways in which your support can be so= vital to helping JRI-Poland build our database, enhance our initiatives an= d make our efforts to benefit you even more meaningful.=20 Here is how you can make a difference. 1) Contribute to a Town Project There is more to do for almost every town in our database, including adding= more years and supplementing existing indices with additional information.= Donations of every size are needed to keep each town project moving forwar= d. Please contact the Town Leaders or Archive Coordinators for your towns t= o find out what additional indexing or records extraction needs to be done = or write to questions@.... Please give generously to these worth= while projects. 2) Give a Gift to our Next Generation Project JRI-Poland=E2=80=99s ambitious Next Generation project will make our databa= se even more valuable for researchers in the future. It will also ensure th= at future leadership will have the tools to best help the research communit= y. The 'Next Gen' Project requires significant donations. It entails the fi= rst overhaul haul of our database and website in 25 years. It is our commit= ment to bring you the optimum ways to access and analyze the information yo= u need to build your family tree and retrieve the names of your previously = unknown ancestors and lost relatives. For more information about Next Gen, please write to nextgen@...= . Read more at: http://www.jri-poland.org/NextGeneration.pdf 3) Help Strengthen our General Fund Those of you who know me and my colleagues are surely aware how we have lab= ored tirelessly to make JRI-Poland what it is, the home of the =E2=80=98lar= gest collection of Jewish vital records online.=E2=80=99 But, we volunteer= s can only accomplish so much. As JRI-Poland has grown over the years, we'= ve experienced increasing Technical and Accounting & Auditing needs that re= quire professional resources, and since we are a completely independent org= anization that has never/never charged a membership fee, we need to strengt= hen our General Fund that supports our underlying structure No donation is too small and every donation is greatly appreciated! You can= donate online at: www.jri-poland.org/support.htm When donating by credit card, under "Town Name' please write in which town = you wish to support, or under Allocation of Your Contribution, choose 'Next= Generation Project' or "General Fund" depending on your intention. Remember, we now also provide a facility to make recurring donations. Small= donations >from you each month add up and can make a large difference to us= . Finally, JRI-Poland has been the recipient of a number of bequests >from res= earchers remembering our organization in their estate planning. These beque= sts have given us the flexibility in the past to invest in new indexing/ext= ractions projects. We hope that those of you who are in position to do so w= ill consider supporting the JRI-Poland legacy with a bequest of your own. Note: JRI-Poland is an independent non-profit organization, a registered 50= 1(c)(3) in the United States, with its own administration, volunteers and f= undraising. As a courtesy to researchers, JRI-Poland enables its data searc= h results to be displayed on JewishGen's All Poland Database. Wishing each and every one a healthy and joyous Chanukah. Stanley Diamond Executive Director, JRI-Poland.org On behalf of the board of JRI-Poland=20
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izharatzmon@...
Can someone PLEASE help me find his children/grand children?
I found=C2=A0Shmul/Szmul Salata on JRI akt 713=C2=A0 He was born=C2=A0in Warsaw on May 1910=C2=A0 to Haim Salata, 45, laborer, f= rom Warsaw=C2=A0 and Estera Gitla (Shvertak or Shvertok), 46. Thank you!=C2=A0 Isaac Salata
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Nancy Holden
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Research Your Roots using JewishGen is designed for researchers who want to become more efficient in using the JewishGen website. If you want to learn to use all the JewishGen databases and JewishGen communication facilities this class is for you. This three-week, mentored course is designed to match JewishGen resources to your family research projects. Students work with the instructor on the JewishGen private Forum. You start by posting an introduction to your family story and objectives you would like to work on. The Instructor will personally respond to your posts, your questions, and your project goals with suggestions and assistance. The forum is open 24/7. You post at your convenience and the instructor checks into the forum frequently to respond. Requirements: Students must be comfortable browsing the Internet and downloading files and have 8-10 hours per week to organize their papers, read the lessons, search online and interact with the FORUM. Tuition for this Course is $150. Registration is open now, maximum 15 students; more details and enrollment at www.JewishGen.org/Education *Please* review the detailed description, requirements and tuition at https://www.jewishgen.org/education/description.asp?course=40146 Have questions? Just ask mailto:Jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden Director of Education, JewishGen, Inc.
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ViewMate translation request - Polish
M Fine
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. This is the birth record for my great grandfather’s sister, Rifky Gittel Hamer. It seems to have been added to the records 30 years after her birth. It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76391
Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much. Mordechai Fine Monsey, NY
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Re: Digest -- about The Brickyard in Budapest Dec22
Susan J. Gordon
Please forward my message to the "page" about the brickyard in Budapest, 1944. I am UNABLE TO REPLY and hope you can tell me how to do it. Susan Gordon, JG member.
"A story in the book, Young People Speak: Surviving the Holocaust in Hungary, 1993, Franklin Watts & Co. was written by Peter Barta and is called "The Brickyard." Book should be easy to find in public libraries; that's how I found mine. Good Luck! Susan Gordon I quoted Barta in my book, Because Of Eva: A Jewish Genealogical Journey, 2016 Syracuse U Press.
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