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View Mate Translation Request - Russian
#translation
Fanny Levy
I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83448
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Bronx synagogue
#usa
Arlene Sandler
Looking for any information about my grandfather, David Greenberg, who was cantor at Temple Hand-In-Hand on East 145th Street in the Bronx. He arrived in New York in 1896 and died in 1909, leaving a wife and 2 children.
Arlene Sandler
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Re: Equivalent Name for Rose
#names
Susan Lubow
I'm not sure that "translation" is the right word. A European Rose/Rosa/Rosalia might become an American Rose/Rosa. But then Rose/Rosa might decide that Ruth is more "American". In the same way, a European Rivka or Ruchl might become an American Rebecca/Rachel/Regina and then might prefer a more American-sounding name such as Ruth - always keeping the first initial. What is more important is if there is a specific person for whom a child is being named. Then, using the first initial with a name that is more in keeping with the country where it is being used became a popular way to honor someone.
Susan Lubow Morristown, NJ
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aryeh.lopiansky@...
There is a known Rabbi in Brooklyn, NY called Rabbi Reuven Schepansky. Try your luck and contact him (Google his name).. I believe his father was from Poland.
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Re: Town of ROSOW or REZOWO in Grodno gubernia
#belarus
aryeh.lopiansky@...
Google "Rozov, Belarus". That's what you're looking for.
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Re: are there benefits of the My Heritage site over Ancestry
#general
Dahn Cukier
The language is set by country. France = French, Israel =Hebrew. This happens with many applications. Help in Google comes up in Hebrew, but the the help I wanted was "how to set the page to English." It would be nice if instead of "ivrit" in Hebrew they showed a flag. 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 Thursday, July 30, 2020, 04:01:20 PM GMT+3, <sonialipham368@...> wrote: Check your settings as my subscription has never switched from English to anything else
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Re: Jewish Legion WW1
#canada
Dahn Cukier
Hi, You are looking for soldiers of the 39th battalion. Volunteers from US and Canada. I do not have full access via Ancestry, but from time to time they open UK or full access for free. I do not remember where I found a card for my grandfather, but when ancestry last opened (or familysearch) free access, I found more documents. There is a museum at Avihayl, (north of Netanya) but if no one supplied information of the person-they have nothing. They had nothing for me when I was there, not even my grandfather's name. 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 Thursday, July 30, 2020, 03:42:27 PM GMT+3, <nsb@...> wrote: Looking for further information about my grandfather Harry Boyarsky who joined the 38th Royal Fusiliers in September 2018. Born in Lida nr Grodno he emigrated to Montreal after the war. Thanks Nicholas Boyarsky
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KAMANOVITZ - KAMMONOWITZ - KAMONOVITCH - SINGER - RABINOVITCH in London
#unitedkingdom
rv Kaplan
Looking for information about any descendants of 4 first cousins of my grandmother. Their parents were Millie and Isaac Kammonowitz (various spelling used in the family!) and they lived in London.
Thanks
Harvey Kaplan Glasgow, Scotland
Fanny (Fay) Kamanovitz, b. 1892 in London. She married Joseph (Joe) Singer, 1927 in London.
Mark (Marks) Kammonowitz/Kaminovits (Kaman), b. 1894 in Whitechapel, London, d. 1972 in Kensington, London. He married Fay Bessie, 1923 in London.
Blumah (Blanche) Kammonowitz/Kaminovitch, b. 1897 in London. She married Samuel Rabinowitch, 1932 in London, b. 1893?
Abraham (Alf) Kammonowitz/Kamonovitch, b. 1898? in London. He married (1) Annie Zawatsky, 1935 in Poplar, London. He married (2) Rose Aaronson, 1952 in Poplar, London.
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Re: Research individuals in France
#france
Fran Stark-Hundiak
On Filae I was able to find the following,
Naturalization: Originally this person was of foreign nationality, she became French by benefiting from a decree of NATURALIZATION. The first text concerning the naturalizations of foreigners in France is a judgment of the Parliament of Paris dated 1515: "The child born in France of foreign parents is French if he chooses to settle permanently in France", The 25th of June 1948, at France (Republic Of France) Birth: The 14th of October 1909, at Chmielnik (Chmielnik, Powiat Koniński, Województwo Wielkopolskie, Republic Of Poland)
Since he Naturalized June 25 1948 you should be able to follow the instructions of Bernard Flam on using Gallica to find more information.
Hope this helps. Fran Stark-Hundiak Michigan USA
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Apparently, the court misplaced several files before they could be microfilmed. You can see from this microfilm image -- there is a placeholder for your great-grandfather's file: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894J-B7TY?i=353&cc=2064580&cat=2137048 . If you change to thumbnail view, you will then see many placeholders for missing folders.
Regards, David Oseas
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Re: Genealogy Software For Family Trees
#general
My talk is one of the library talks. It is available on demand.
Chuck Weinstein
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Re: Equivalent Name for Rose
#names
Alyssa Freeman
I've often found Reize as an equivalent for Rose among my own family.
Alyssa Freeman
Richmond, Va
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Re: are there benefits of the My Heritage site over Ancestry
#general
Alyssa Freeman
Although there are times when I've found incorrect trees, overall I have found My Heritage to be very helpful. 99% of the time the record matches I find are correct. Rarely do I get records from Family Tree (the Mormon site). Most of the records I've found are ones that I would not be able to get for free. Using My Heritage, I've contacted several cousins who did extensive research before me and were able to pass that information along to me. I would have a lot more brick walls than I currently have if it wasn't for them. I've also found a lot of photos of family members and historical information about some well-known ones. My mom and I have been doing this together - she longer than I have - and I find a lot more information that she does. She's always asking me, "Where did you find this?" and most of the time I've found it from records on My Heritage. She uses Ancestry.
Alyssa Freeman
Richmond, VA
looking for FAVILUKIS, BOTNIK, DICKERMAN ( all Russia), SUSSMANN (Galicia), FREIMAN (Galicia), KALLNER, FRIEMAN/FURMAN, SHAPIRO, SHOCHER, MERKELL, GORDON, LEVANISKY (all Lithuania), KAPLINKSY, KAHAN/COHEN (Belarus)
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Re: Post WWII relatives records in Brussels, Belgium - JAKUBOWICZ
#general
Marcel Apsel
For Antwerpen felixarchief and search for vreemdelingenpolitie. This goes until 1930. You can also make a search through familysearch.org Antwerp, Belgium
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Re: NYC Municipal Death Records Archive
#usa
A. E. Jordan
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Cherson <adam.cherson@...> One more question: is there an index of NYC Death Certificates for the years 1949-1968 (or any sub-period within that time frame)? Currently only the limited things you find online at Ancestry for example. Can try looking for obits in The New York Times or other newspapers as a substitute.
The index existed in paper form at the NY Public Library but the Health Department actually went to the library and physically demanded the return of the index saying it was a privacy issue. The library had been resisting requests for a while hence they went there and took possession of the books!
Allan Jordan
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JPmiaou@...
The reason I'm automatically wary of "spouse's name is the same, must be the same couple" is that I have ancestors who shared their exact names with another couple in the same small village (population 122). Also, Jewish surnames draw from a pretty limited pool all over Hungary, and the choices of given names came from a rather homogenous short list, too, so name repeats are bound to happen.
If the occupation matches (especially if it's something fairly specialized, rather than a generic "merchant"), it may be enough to tip the scale in favor. (That Dratted Handwriting is getting the best of me on the marriage record, so I don't know what it says for the occupation of Jonas.) (Bodrog-)Szentes versus Nagygéres as birthplace is a minor difference in terms of geography (3 miles), but one wonders why the difference in reported names. Did they actually live on an outlying farm somewhere, and someone got confused about which municipality it belonged to? Julia ./\ /\ .>*.*<
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Ryan Cramer
I've found my 2nd great-grandfather (Abraham Kaslick)'s naturalization index card however in the certificate (attached photo) it states "missing record."
Is this common? What would be the reason for this record to be missing? Are there other avenues to pursue where I can find this "missing record"? Abraham Leib Kaslick was born in Odessa, Russia in May 1858. According to various census records he arrived in the US between 1886-1889 and settled in East Boston. Thx 
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Re: NYC Municipal Death Records Archive
#usa
Adam,
Reclaim the Records is working on getting the info released to the public. In the mean time, Ancestry has an index for 1949-1965, based on VitalSearch: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61461/ Regards, David Oseas
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New ViewMate Listing
#translation
Wendy Packer
Subject: ViewMate Translation Request - Yiddish
I would be very grateful for a translation of the Yiddish text on a family postcard. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=83413. Please respond using the online ViewMate form.
Thank you so much!
Wendy Packer
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Re: Equivalent Name for Rose
#names
Ittai Hershman
Just to note that while the proper Hebrew translation of a rose is Vered (ורד) a word already used in the 2nd Century Mishnah, the much more common, albeit technically incorrect, Hebrew translation is Shoshana (שושנה). Of course, as noted by others, naming often is not a matter of mere translation. I still thought it worthwhile to make the connection between Rose and Shoshana (and Vered) explicit.
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