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Re: USA passport research #usa

Sherri Bobish
 


Hi Barbara,

United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925


https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2185145

Regards,

Sherri Bobish
Princeton, NJ
Re: USA passport research #usa

Sherri Bobish
 


Hi Molly,

This NARA page has detailed info on U.S. passport history and regulations.
https://www.archives.gov/research/passport

From the above site:
  • Passports were recommended, but not required, by President Woodrow Wilson's Executive Order 2285 of December 15, 1915, which stated that all persons leaving the U.S. should have passports.
     
  • Passports were required from May 22, 1918 (40 Stat. 559), until the formal termination of World War I in 1921 by treaties.
     
  • Passports have been required since the passage of the act of June 21, 1941 (55 Stat. 252) and subsequent legislation.

Interestingly, there were brief periods in time when someone who was not yet a U.S. citizen, but had declared their intent, could obtain a U.S. passport.

Hope this info helps,

Sherri Bobish
Princeton, NJ
SCHREIBER and BLEYER descendants in Israel #israel #hungary #slovakia

tompa@...
 

I am looking for descendants in Israel of either of two married couples:
Karl SCHREIBER (d. 1969) and Ilona ("Shifra") nee ROSENTHAL (d. 1986)
Address in 1960: Bicaron Dam - Hamakabim 37/13, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Ilona born in Slovakia
 
Pavel BLEYER (Bleier) and Margit ("Maca", "Mara") nee ROSENTHAL (1902 - c. 1995), widow of Josef STEINBERG
Address in 1993: 28 Raziel Str., Ramat Chen, Israel
Margit born in Slovakia

Ilona and Margit were both first cousins of my father and I would love to make contact with any of their descendants to exchange family stories.  Thank you for any pointers or ideas.

Martin Tompa
Seattle, Washington, USA
Re: Name Variations (was: "His name was changed at Ellis Island") #names

Sherri Bobish
 


Hi Jeremy,

I do not know why Davis would have his original surname that he hadn't used in 30 years show up on that manifest, but I can tell you that my husband's ggf who arrived in NYC in the early 1880's and had used the surname SOLON for 60 years, had the original surname SOKOLSKY used on his NYC death certificate.  On his tombstone both surnames were inscribed.

Why would a surname that he hadn't used in 60 years be used at that point in time?  It is a mystery.

Regards,

Sherri Bobish
Princeton, NJ

Searching: RATOWSKY / CHAIMSON (Ariogala / Ragola, Lith.)
WALTZMAN / WALZMAN (Ustrzyki Dolne / Istryker, Pol.)
LEVY (Tyrawa Woloska, Pol.)
LEFFENFELD / LEFENFELD (Daliowa/ Posada Jasliska, Pol.)
BOJDA (Tarnobrzeg, Pol.)
SOKALSKY / SOLON FINGER(MAN) (Grodek, Bialystok, Pol.)
BOBISH / APPEL (Odessa)
Settlements in Curaçao and St. Thomas #sephardic

YaleZuss@...
 

The US "arranged" the independence of Panama from Columbia so it could build the Panama Canal.
Re: "His name was changed at Ellis Island" #names

Jules Levin
 

On 7/10/2020 1:21 PM, Bob Bloomberg wrote:
If the name on the manifest is the name they used--ALWAYS--then help
me out please.  I've looked at literally hundreds of ship manifests. 
I can decipher some, but nowhere near all, the names.  And I have all
the time I need.  I have access to experts in languages.  I don't have
hundreds of people waiting in line for me to make my decision.  Just
like the immigration officials, I don't ask the immigrant, so I must
use my best judgment as to what the name is, and how it's
spelled.Butthe names were NeVER changed.
The clerk doesn't have to "read" the name, he only has to /match/ the
name with the name already written on the tag.  He writes down nothing. 
The immigrant gets his checkmark and then goes off and uses any name he
darn well pleases.  When his kid learns 10 yrs later that their "name"
was changed, the simplest answer in a busy household that in those days
did not feel it necessary to indulge children, was "changed at Ellis
Island".  As many have already noted, the anomalies would have occurred
at the point of departure in the Old Country.  That is where a clerk had
to enter the name on a manifest.

Jules Levin (name changed by grandfather from Levitan)






  Please explain
Re: Lincoln Brigade and Spanish Civil War #usa

Judith Berlowitz
 

Another couple of links:  hope they're useful:

 https://alba-valb.org/resource/jewish-spanish-civil-war-veterans-during-world-war-ii/
http://irelandscw.com/ibvol-MoR1.htm

Judith Berlowitz,
San Francisco
Re: "His name was changed at Ellis Island" #names

Dahn Cukier
 

I don't think these are names they used, but the name the
purser heard and wrote in the closest way possible considering
the limitations of the language used at the port of departure,
and of course English.

Dani



When you start to read readin,
how do you know the fellow that
wrote the readin,
wrote the readin right?

Festus Hagen
Long Branch Saloon
Dodge City, Kansas
(Gunsmoke)


On Saturday, July 11, 2020, 12:13:43 AM GMT+3, Bob Bloomberg <rpbrpb2012@...> wrote:


If the name on the manifest is the name they used--ALWAYS--then help me out please.  I've looked at literally hundreds of ship manifests.  I can decipher some, but nowhere near all, the names.  And I have all the time I need.  I have access to experts in languages.  I don't have hundreds of people waiting in line for me to make my decision.  Just like the immigration officials, I don't ask the immigrant, so I must use my best judgment as to what the name is, and how it's spelled.Butthe names were NeVER changed.  Please explain
Looking for Abraham Aranovich family Romania to Argentina #romania

Ricardo Alejandro rubinstein
 

I m looking for more info about my grandfather s family. He was borned in Izmail, by that moment Romania, then Russian Empire and actually Ukraine. It was Bessarabia by 1893. His name Abraham Aranovich . His father Samuel was probably borned in 1861, perhaps in Izmail, perhaps in Kiliya where the had family, perhaps Chelm. All of them near towns. Samuel is said to have changed his surname, originally Gerberoff to avoid military service. One theory says he took his mother´s surname, Aranovih, the other he was adopted after Mongolian war, where he was injured by a childless family named Aranovich. We don´t really know the truth version.
Samuel married Ester Yankelevich, probably borned in 1864 and might have been married in 1882. Their first son Miguel is from 1883, then came Jaime 1885, Mauricio 1891, Abraham, my grandfather in 1893, Salomon 1895, Malka 1902 and Leon 1904.
In 1905 they came to Argentina shipping in the Cap Arcona of Hamburg Sud, starting from Hamburg to Buenos Aires.
In Argentina they settled in Colonia Clara, Pcia de Entre Rios in fields provided by the Jewish Colonization Asociation.
I travelled to Izmail 15 years ago to visit his native town, met the rabbi Fishl Chychelnytskyi and other members of the community, went to cemetery, Danube River, etc. It was only 1 day, emotionally full. But I didn´t get too much information about anccestors by that time. Emails contacts got lost with the time.
Now we joined with other members of the family and want to know more about. 
Is it possible to find Samuel and Ester Ketuba. 
Who were their parents.
Abraham told he had a sister died before coming to America. Her name, age?
Is there family still remaining there
How did they travel from Izmail to Hamburg, navigating the Danube River, or by the Mediterranean sea
Are there files of the passages in the Cap Arcona ship
Whatever we start knowing with your help, welcome
Regards
Ricardo
 

Libre de virus. www.avast.com

Re: Settlements in Curaçao and St. Thomas #sephardic

dianejacobs40@...
 

I grew up in Panama City and went to school in what was then the Canal Zone.  I had my Jewish education with these same families and was confirmed with a Lindo and a Maduro, and the president of the temple at that time was a DelValle.  There are many families with those names in Panama many of whome have 400 year old family trees!  

Panama is the only country besides Israel that has had two Jewish presidents in the twentieth century – Max Delvalle Maduro and Eric Arturo Delvalle Cohen-Henriques. Interesting families to be connected to!!

The use of US Columbia as place of birth tells me that the family and maybe the census taker were a bit confused about the details of the area.  In 1900, the area we know as the Republic of Panama and the part that was the Canal Zone were both part of the country of Columbia.  Teddy Roosevelt set in motion a series of negotiations and military activities which culminated in the creation of the independent country of Panama and the purchase of land from Panama to construct the Panama Canal.  The canal was built from 1903-1914.   From 1903 to 1979 the area known as the Panama Canal Zone was an unincorporated territory of the US until it was turned over to the Republic of Panama.  Residency in the Canal Zone was restricted to individuals and their families who were employed by the civilian government of the Canal Zone, and members of the armed forces who were stationed at any of the bases.  Anyone born there derived their citizenship from their parents, the vast majority of whom were US citizens. It was a little more complicated at certain times, but there is a clear distinction in citizenship between those born in the Zone and those born in Panama.   Someone born in Panama would not be a US citizen unless their parents (or one parent) were US citizens.  It is likely that many of the Jewish families living in Panama in the 20th century had a variety of citizenships in their family trees.  Those who were US citizens  would most likely have been naturalized in the US. 

Diane M. Jacobs
Winter Park, Florida 
Re: "His name was changed at Ellis Island" #names

Carol Isaak
 

Because nothing was written down.  The official compared the name on the manifest and the name tag on the immigrant.  Check mark.

On 7/10/2020 1:21 PM, Bob Bloomberg wrote: 
If the name on the manifest is the name they used--ALWAYS--then help me out please.  I've looked at literally hundreds of ship manifests.  I can decipher some, but nowhere near all, the names.  And I have all the time I need.  I have access to experts in languages.  I don't have hundreds of people waiting in line for me to make my decision.  Just like the immigration officials, I don't ask the immigrant, so I must use my best judgment as to what the name is, and how it's spelled.Butthe names were NeVER changed.  Please explain
Re: Settlements in Curaçao and St. Thomas #sephardic

haakonc@...
 

It seems my last post didn't post for some reason.

It looks like these 3, still identified only as "Mr. Mrs. and Miss Del Valle," came on the Colima, leaving Panama about 6 Feb 1882, which matches the year you mention. ("Visitors and Sojourners in Santa Barbara", Morning Press (Santa Barbara CA), 6 Feb 1882 pg 2, col 1; California Digital Newspaper Collection: cdnc.com).

This article quotes the Panama Star and Herald, (with somewhat different titles over the years) which may have more information. Last I looked, this was not online, but is on Newsbank/Readex - World Newspaper Archive  in their Latin American Collection, available through some libraries.

Haakon L. Chevalier
Re: Origin of the name LAJOUS #france

Dr.Josef ASH
 

from Ludovicus. Luis, Luigy, and many other forms
In Hungarian they pronounse it as Laiosh
Look in Google Laiosh etimology
Re: Looking to hire private researcher in Przemyśl (or nearby) #poland #general

Zbigniew Probulski
 

Halo,do you can explain more about yours expectations,probably i 'll be able to help yoy...All the best Zbigniew Probulski,Gorlice,Poland
Two death Dates On Lithuanian Data Base #lithuania #general

William Levine
 

Hi, the two entries below from the Lithuanian data base below, appear to be for the same person, as ever data item is the same except for the death date which iis 20 years apart.  Efroim Levin, appears to be my great-great-grandfather so it would be great if I could discern which date is legitimate.  Any insight thanks alot
Bill Levine
 
 
LEVIN, Efroim
 
Itzko 
 
- - 
 
- -
 
- 
 
Family from Vilna 
 
30/6/1895 
- 
 
64 
 
- 
 
Vilnius 
 
Vilnius 
 
Vilnius 
 
Vilnius 
 
1895 
 
M415 
 
2205055 
4 
- 
LVIA/728/3/1476 
 
 
 
 
LEVIN, Efroim
 
Itzko 
 
- - 
 
- 
 
 
 
 
 
26/9/1915 
 
 
87 
 
- 
 
Vilnius 
 
Vilnius 
 
Vilnius 
 
Vilnius 
 
1915 
 
M912 
 
2205089 
1 
69 
LVIA/728/4/260 
 
 
 
Re: "His name was changed at Ellis Island" #names

Bob Bloomberg
 

If the name on the manifest is the name they used--ALWAYS--then help me out please.  I've looked at literally hundreds of ship manifests.  I can decipher some, but nowhere near all, the names.  And I have all the time I need.  I have access to experts in languages.  I don't have hundreds of people waiting in line for me to make my decision.  Just like the immigration officials, I don't ask the immigrant, so I must use my best judgment as to what the name is, and how it's spelled.Butthe names were NeVER changed.  Please explain
Re: Translation please from Dutch #germany #translation

hennyhouweling@...
 

Rachel LAPPEMAN (Amsterdam April 6, 1803-Maastricht August 3, 1888) had 16 brothers and sisters. See dutchjewry.org/genealogy/abas/1496.shtml.

See also www.wiewaswie.nl for Dutch ancestors.

Best regards,

Henny Houweling-Zwart, Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands.
Moderator Needed for Hungarian Division Mtg at Virtual Conference #hungary

Vivian Kahn
 

I need to find one or two Moderators who will be responsible for running the technical part of the Hungarian Division meeting at the virtual IAJGS Conference. IAJGS will provide a professional technician available in the background, but Research Directors have to supply one or two moderators who will deal with screensharing, taking questions, cueing speakers, etc.  The Virtual Conference will take place between Monday, August 10th and Thursday, August 13th between 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM, Eastern Daylight Time. In addition to SIG/RD/BOF/RG meetings, there will be live and pre-recorded sessions. You need to register to participate in the meeting but there is no charge if you are not registering for other conference sessions. Please let me know ASAP if you can assist.
--
Vivian Kahn, Santa Rosa, California
JewishGen Hungarian Research Director
Re: Looking for Marczak ancestors from Chotin #bessarabia

hmvangils@...
 

Hello Yefim,
thanks for your reply. 
I found on Czernowitz.geneasearch.net the reference to the Cz marriage record. I never found the original. According to this site David Hersch Marczak was "aus Bojan, Hauseigenthümer Nr. 514, Sohn des Nachman von Chotin in Beßarabien u. der Gitel". That is all I know. 
Do you know whether Nachman is a surname or a given name? And if it's a surname, why has his son an other name (=Marczak)?

I'll take a look at the Family Finder!
Thanks for helping me.

Maaike
Kohn/Kahn Family refugees in USA #hungary

b_nye008@...
 

I am trying to find my great uncle and his family.  They escaped from Hungary and arrived in NY in 1956.  His name was Edward Kohn/Kahn and he came with his wife, son and daughter, whose names I don't know.  He was the youngest brother of my grandfather Herman and his brother Joseph.  My brothers said they lived with us for a short while in Brooklyn, NY, but moved out of NY around a year later.  He was probably born around 1900.
Barbara Kahn Nye
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