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Request translation of Hebrew on ZWEIGMAN gravestone #translation

erikagottfried53@...
 

I would appreciate a translation of the Hebrew writing on this gravestone.  Thank you so much in advance.
 
Erika Gottfried, Teaneck, New Jersey   Reply o n l y  to   <erikagottfried53@...>
Ellis Island deportation hearings, BOROFSKY #usa #russia

alwitz@...
 

A Detroit free press article in July 1913 describes a family of a wife and three children being held at Elis Island for potential deportation back to Russia having been described as potentially indigent by their husband/Father. The family name is Borofsky. Does anyone know if there are records of such events/hearings and if so where?

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Re: Discussion Group - Tips About Hashtags #guidelines

Sarah L Meyer
 

What happens when there are two hashtags – one of which you have muted and the other one was not muted?  Also if you did not mute a hashtag does that mean that you are following it?

Sarah  Lee Meyer Christiansen

Georgetown Texas

 

 





 








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Re: Ship Manifest codes #usa

plutsk@...
 

 
You don't say above what information those numbers are coding, though presumably not for the cause and date of a death.  Is there a guide to what those codes mean, and might they be of any genealogical interest?  Thank you.
Steve Gold

"Those numbers in the Cause of Death column on Customs Lists have long been a source of confusion.  They are annotations made later by gov't statistical clerks when "coding" the documents for official US immigration statistics.  Clerks used that column for this data because it was usually the largest block of available empty space on the page.

Occasionally the column was used during the voyage to record a death, and those notations will typically contain an obvious date and sometimes a cause of death, or even "buried at sea.""

Marian Smith
Death Records - France #france

Rick Zeckel
 

My mother and members of her family fled Antwerp in May 1940 and ended up in Bousquet d'Orb. Among that group was my great-grandmother Zizel Balsom and she was the only one of that group who was NOT sent to Camp d'Agde in August 1942 and from there to Rivesaltes. The three women in the camp were sent back to Bousquet d'Orb in September of that year, the two men sent to Auschwitz where it is presumed they died. I know that the next spring my mother and grandmother obtained fake papers and made their way to Grenoble where the spent the rest of the war. The two returned to Antwerp in May 1945 and the remaining surviving women returned two months later. My great-grandmother did not return and the documents I've found indicated she was dead by then. I'm trying to find where and how she died. Any suggestions on how I might access records of deaths in those areas during that time would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Rick Zeckel
Carmel, Indiana  USA
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looking for cousins HARFENES HARFENS in Israel, Romania and Brazil #israel #romania

Jake Jacobs
 

looking for cousins HARFENS also known as HARFENES. They came from the Arad area of Romania. My cousin, Magdalena HOCHWALD, married David HARFENES (later known as HARFENS). They had 2 daughters that I know of, Miriam and Shifra.  Miriam moved to Brazil after the war.  David, Magdalena and Shifra appear to have lived in Tel Aviv for a time. Magdalena was known there as Malka. They moved to Brazil in 1962.  It appears they moved back to Israel, for Magdalena and David are buried there.  If you know anything about this family, please contact me offline!

Diane Jacobs
Austin, Texas
Anglicised surname #ukraine #unitedkingdom #names

rieverjohn@...
 

Hello,I am not Jewish but my father in law Abraham was. He was born in Bratslav in Ukraine in 1896, his father
was David and hi mother Frima, my wifes name. Father David was apparently a bandsman in the Russian army.
Abie with his mother and at least one more sibling came to England in 1900, David managed get out of Ukraine and followed in 1901. The family setled in Newcastle upon Tyne and assumed the surname WELSH. Is there a likely previous surname they may have simply slightly altered. The name Velsher has been suggested (which apparently means "stranger").
I have yet to see any mention of Bratslav in your group.
 
John Robson
Seek Ziva SHAPIRIENE or SHAPIRA of family TATARSKI and GADIA #canada #lithuania

Susan Goldsmith
 

Dear JewishGen,
I am seeking Ziva SHAPIRIENE, probably from Lithuania who lived in Toronto in 2002.  She filed a Yad Vashem Page of Testimony re TATARSKI and GADIA and I am trying to reach her.  She may use a different form of her last name; she may be elsewhere than in Canada.

If you know her, please feel free to give her my email.
Thank you,
Susan Goldsmith
SF Bay Area, CA, USA
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Seeking help regarding Familianten book from Trest, Moravia #austria-czech

Moses Jefferson
 

Hello fellow researchers,

I recently learned of a genealogical gem available for research in the Bohemia and Moravia regions (I apologise if this is old news to you!). These are “Family Books” which recorded all families living in those lands starting in the 18th century, implemented to restrict the growth of the Jewish population. (Read this article for a brief history).

 

Currently I’m researching my family roots from Trest, and seem to have found such a similar book. It can be viewed here: http://www.badatelna.eu/fond/2098/zaznam/401749.

 

However, I cannot make sense of the columns and what they stand for, could anyone familiar with these books please let me know what is recorded in each cell, since I cannot seem to find a clear guide for this book.

 

To be more specific, I believe I found my ancestors name in PAGE 10 ”Morris Sinney” (number 86). I would be grateful to receive more specific information regarding my ancestor.

Best, Moses Jefferson
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Looking for the dessendants of Alex ROGATSKY from NYC (and of his son Albert ROGART) #russia #usa

Michael Moz
 

Dear Genners,
I'm looking for the contact information (phone number or E-mail) of the descendants of Alex (Zalman) ROGATSKY (1891-1956, born in Viazma, Russia).
(Alex was my wife's great-uncle.)

He came to the US in 1913, married Mildred Rabinovich circa 1920 and they had three children:
1. Albert (Abram, 1922-1997), he changed his family name to ROGART.
2. Ruth (b. 1924, married name: ROSENFELD).
   Daughters: Rhonda (married name: SOTO)
   April (married name: Thomas TISCIA)

3. Doris (b. 1930, married name COHEN).
   Daughter: Helene (married Allan WALVICK). They had two children: a son Ronn and a daughter Marissa (married Steven COFSKY).

Some of these people have a Facebook account but they visit Facebook on very rare occasions so I could not contact them.

If you can find some open information about these persons' contacts I would greatly appreciate if you can share it with me.

If you are acquainted with any of them (very small chance but not zero...) then maybe you can ask their permission to give me their contact information,

(I have a lot information about Alex's family in Russia and I'll be happy to share it with the American branch.)

Sorry for possible mistakes in me English.

With great respect,
Michael Moz,
Maale-Adumim, Israel.
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Re: Searching for Yacoby-Jacoby-Jacobi from Grodno, Grodno, Belarus 1800-1900 #belarus

sharon yampell
 

Try looking up variations of jacobowiec

 

Sharon F. Yampell

Voorhees, NJ USA

 

 

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Subject: [JewishGen.org] Searching for Yacoby-Jacoby-Jacobi from Grodno, Grodno, Belarus 1800-1900 #belarus
 
I am searching for my grandmother, greatgrandmother, and greatgrandfather. Fannie, Ida, and Abram. Fannie and Ida immigrated to USA around 1900. I have not been able to find their ship manifest or 1900, 1910 census information, via Ancestry. Any information would be extremely helpful.
Thank you.
JL
Searching: Harry Berens #unitedkingdom

valfeatherstone53@...
 

I am searching for a Harry Berens. His address was given as, 39 Northern Grove, West Didsbury, Manchester in 1925/6.
Many thanks.
Valerie Featherstone

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Re: Ship Manifest codes #usa

Marian
 

Hello Judith,

Those numbers in the Cause of Death column on Customs Lists have long been a source of confusion.  They are annotations made later by gov't statistical clerks when "coding" the documents for official US immigration statistics.  Clerks used that column for this data because it was usually the largest block of available empty space on the page.

Occasionally the column was used during the voyage to record a death, and those notations will typically contain an obvious date and sometimes a cause of death, or even "buried at sea."

Marian Smith
Re: help with Romanian nicknames #names #romania

luc.radu@...
 

Likely there are multiple choices. For Dutu (sounds like Dutzu) one could be SANDU which is also a nickname from Alexandru. Fanciu -- never heard of but could be from STEFAN.FANE/FANCIU.

Luc Radu
Great Neck, NY
Re: What Do You Pay a Translator for a 50 Page Document in Pollsh #translation

Theo Rafael
 

The site I actually had in mind where you can ask for price quotes is this: https://www.fiverr.com/categories/writing-translation/quality-translation-services?ref=languages_pair%3Apolish-english 
As a bonus, the site is an Israeli start-up :)

Theo
Re: Ship Manifest codes #usa

Jim Peskin
 

I don't know the meaning of those codes, but I do work at Ellis Island. The Ellis Island Foundation Staff is working online while the museum is closed. Here is the contact info for the Foundation that runs the Immigration Center.  It's only a form, but they will direct you to someone who can help. 

https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/contact-us
Re: 1918 flu pandemic lists #general

Sylvia Fleck Abrams
 

I also had been told my maternal grandfather, Benjamin HANF, had died in the flu epidemic. I found his name in a list for a group memorial conducted by the Elks (a fraternal lodge) for the 1920 fatalities in a Buffalo, New York newspaper. I used newspapers,com. You might try a similar search in historical newspapers for your location.

Sylvia Fleck Abrams
Beachwood, Ohio
Information request - Registration of a death in Poznan area in 1914 #poland

Peter Wollinski
 

Before beginning a search for a death certificate at the archives in Poznan, it will be appreciated if advice was received as to whether I may be wasting my time.  
 
In this case, a  notice appeared in a newspaper in 1914 which advised that a lady had been found frozen to death in the Jaktorow Forest near Samotschin (Prussia) now Szamocin Poland. The lady was identified as living in Gollantsch now Golancz Poland (Poznan area), which is some 20km from where the body was found. 
 
In this situation would her death have been registered with the civil authorities, and if so, by whom. It is unknown whether the lady had any relatives.   

Thanks
Peter Wollinski
Australia
Information about Philipp Schussler born about 1742 #germany

quiet1@...
 

I am seeking information about  Philipp Schussler.

died 29 dec 1800 in kaefertal, Mannheim, Baden -Wertenburg, Germany.

Married Margaretha Schuk. Then Married Catharina Lollbach on 20 November 1797 in Kaefertal.

I am seeking his place of birth and parents names. Any information or advice would be gratefully received
familysearch of great grandparents Stammer #ukraine

suhschmidt@...
 

searching for information about the death of my greatgrandparents Leybush Stammer(b.1858/9  in Ostrog) and his wife Liba Leiserovna Pamu(b.1862 in Odessa). It is said they were killed because salt was found on their ground.
 They married 1880 in Odessa and had about 12 children.

Sabine Schmidt, Cologne, Germany
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