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Tacing Jacob Bloom immigrated from Lithuania in 1905
#lithuania
Jim Bloom
From census records I beieve that my paternal grandfather, Jacob Bloom (who likely amg;changed his name prior to emigratinig) immigrated from Kovno via South Hampton England) inn 1905. But I don't know the name of the ship and the exact date.
I suppose the next step is getting records from Ellis Island. I assume this was the only port of entry for immigrants at that time. Of course the 1910 census depended on the accuracy of the interview. O have no living relatives who can help me with this.Thanks for any information or suggestions.
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Michael Turnbull <corbie41@...>
Hi, Isabel.
I am looking for a Homeowners' List for Warsaw in 1915/1914/1913. Was there a Census at that time? I need to know where Adolf Tarnower was living in Warsaw. Was it 5 Orla str.? Many thanks
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Re: help with one or two handwritten characters on us census
#general
Paul Chirlin
The enumerator first wrote M for married, then struck it and wrote WD for widow. Look at the name 2 above where exactly the same thing happened. The W is easier to see on that one but provides an example. The W on Epstein is partly hidden by the earlier M
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Re: navy emblem on gravestone?
#general
rroth@...
Another subject in which I am no expert, but to close off two false trails right here: the shield is clearly the US flag, so the UK does not come into it; and there is no feather, that is a leaf that the photographer might have removed but did not.
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Please translate German to English
#translation
Kathy Miller
Hi All
Please can someone out there translate these:
1. I think a form filled out for a cousin sent on Kindertransport
2 .a letter written by the kinder transport's parents while she was in the UK and the parents still near Berlin
Also looking for any reference in the letter to Hedwig.
Kathy Miller
#546778
Kathy
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Re: Daughter of Saul Ben Judah (Sir Saul Wahl) Wahl Katzenellenbogen
#names
From these various helpful responses the situation is now clear: your original question conflates three (at least) persons into one: 1) https://www.geni.com/people/Aaron-Ashkenazi-Munk/6000000002764780073?through=4431755599050023704, spouse of https://www.geni.com/people/Nechama-Ashkenazi-Teomim/6000000001037943249 2) https://www.geni.com/people/R-Moses-Katz-A-B-D-and-head-of-the-Klaus-Rabbinical-Academy/3949396446480076730, spouse of https://www.geni.com/people/Nessale-Nissla-Katz/6000000001281846714, and 3) https://www.geni.com/people/Rabbi-Moshe-Katz-Rappaport-Ashkenazi-Dayan-Frankfurt/6000000003925218685, spouse of https://www.geni.com/people/Gella-Katz-Rappaport-Ashkenazi/6000000011187168435. The Rappaport surname appears to me to be misplaced for either 3a or b, above. The only evidence I see of a Rappaport connection for either is that the couple has a 2x ggd who married a Rappaport (https://www.geni.com/people/Ella-Rapaport/6000000002764979857). This would be an instance of reverse surnaming by marriage, which is confusing.
I hope all of this helps unravel this knot.
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Re: Reference to "Schleichera Filipa" Lviv Cemetery Records 1941-1942
#galicia
#holocaust
Igor Holyboroda
Dear Yaron Wolfsthal!
Schleichera street is now called Bazarna street. It is comparatively long, was situated closely to the Old Jewish cemetery. Initially it was included into the ghetto area but later the ghetto area was diminished. Regards, Igor Holyboroda, Lviv-Lwow-Lemberg, Ukraine.
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Re: help with one or two handwritten characters on us census
#general
gwhaken
D is for divorced.
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Re: "His name was changed at Ellis Island"
#names
Judy Floam
And Devorah seems to be the modern Hebrew use of the name, in Israel and in the U.S. I don’t know if it would have been spelled that way in the 19th century.
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Re: Immigration-steerage of passenger ship
#general
Bob Silverstein
Quite to the contrary, Eva. They look like a happy lot, socializing, a game of cards, sewing, a flutist providing a little music, clean, spacious, well-lit, peaceful. What more could these immigrants want?
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Jewish Genealogy Society of Toronto. Exclusive free MyHeritage webinar on Thursday July 16 at 10 am EST
#announcements
#events
Jerry Scherer
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Re: help with one or two handwritten characters on us census
#general
Image is quite blurry. However, at his age and how it looks, probably not S for Single. So that leaves M for Married or W for Widowed. So, was he a Widower?
Bill Wolpert in Minneapolis WOLPERT VOLPERT WOLPER WOLFE GROSSBERG Vieksniai Tryskiai Lithuania
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Re: Research individuals in France
#france
Bernard Flam
Hi from Paris,
Searching Michnel Beserglik for Deborah According to my previous answer, point 1.1.1., I attach copy of the two pages of "French Journal Officiel (JO)" edited on July 3rd, 1938 where naturalization decree of Michnel is published (see last page, middle second column). File can be copied at French National Archives, point 1.1.4. Michnel was 31', not maried with a foreign wife (she would appear in same decree), or maried with an already French wife. Michnel had been KIA, "Mort pour la France", during nazi invasion of France (Blitzkrieg) on June 16th, 1940, a few days before cease fire and armistice : I attach another page of JO published in 1943. He should be buried in a national war cemetery. His military file is kept in our national military archives of Caen https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/client/mdh/recherche_transversale/bases_nominatives_detail_fiche.php?fonds_cle=7&ref=1670196&debut=0 Another couple named Beserglik, Kalma and ?, had been naturalized in 1948 , decree published in JO of 1949, see document. Khavershaft Bernard Flam Archives & history of Medem Center - Arbeter Ring (Bund) of France
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Re: Daughter of Saul Ben Judah (Sir Saul Wahl) Wahl Katzenellenbogen
#names
tsvikaroz@...
On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 03:52 PM, Stanley Levine wrote:
Dear Stan,Please see the link to the profile of Nechama, wife of Aharon Moses (Munk) : https://www.geni.com/people/Nechama-Ashkenazi-Teomim/6000000001037943249 (she happens to be my wife's 13th GGM...) According to the info on Geni.com, she was NOT the daughter of Saul Katzenellenbogen, but of Rabbi Moses Ahron Teomim-Fraenkel (Teomim) and Rivkah Teomim (Horowitz). Kind regards, Tsvi ROZENBLAT
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Re: Gospitalna Street in Minsk
#belarus
Great answers. I went to the suggested link,
There is a website (in Russian), https://minsk-old-new.com/life/pereimenovaniya/tablica-pereimenovaniya-ulic There are many entries, all titled Minsk Commemorative Book for different years. I am trying to figure out whether I should get some of them translated. Any chance you know whether they are simply a list of streets, or whether they are actually city directories that might have my family in them. Just curious before I take on a large endeavor. Thanks again.
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Re: Who buried the deceased after Liberation in the Netherlands
#holocaust
nick@...
Hallo Anne Kestenbaum
The cemetery is described in Dutch at https://www.joodsamsterdam.nl/begraafplaats-diemen/ The owner is the Nederlandse Israelitische Hoofdsynagoge which can be found at https://www.nik.nl/nihs-amsterdam/ with an email address info@... While all this is in Dutch, I am sure that you have a translation program that will give you the key points. And if you write to that email address, I am sure you will get a reply in English. From the inscription, it looks as if the stone was arranged by his wife. Hope this helps you. Regards, Nick Lambrechtsen
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Reference to "Schleichera Filipa" Lviv Cemetery Records 1941-1942
#galicia
#holocaust
Yaron Wolfsthal
Dear Group,
I am referring to the collection of Lviv Cemetery Records, 1941-1942, which is viewable via JewishGen's Online Worldwide Burial Registry. This collection includes many burial records where the address of the person is listed as "Schleichera Filipa" street . Question: --- Does this street hold any special role in Lwow's Holocaust history? --- Thank you for any insight - Yaron
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Re: Who buried the deceased after Liberation in the Netherlands
#holocaust
N. ARONSON
My family lived in Holland before and after the war. My grandfather & father were lucky enough to escape to Switzerland during the war but my grandfather's unmarried sister was too scared to join them on their flight. She died March 1943 all on her own without any relatives. Her body was discovered by the police (I've found the police report on-line) but she is buried in the Jewish cemetery! Not only that, but a matzeva was actually put on her grave and it remained a mystery, something my late father often wondered about, as to who put it up.
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Michael Rosenberg
Could anyone point me in the right direction to find my ancestors' addresses in Brest Litovsk and Warsaw in the 20s and 30s?
Many thanks Michael Rosenberg Canberra, AUSTRALIA
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Re: Bedzin
#france
lorraine71uk@...
My family lived in Bedzin. Sadly last member died three years ago. Sam Pivnik wrote a book Survivor and wrote about growing up there before the war. My family was Abramovitch and Pivnik and Sam’s book refers to the address where they lived. Search on line and his brother Nathan Pivnik which may give you more information. Regards.
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