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Re: Records from 1807-1811
#romania
#bessarabia
#ukraine
Yefim Kogan
Luc, thank you very much. That is great. I knew that in Moldova they used at some point cyrillic, but that language goes back probably 15 century or so.
Did you or anybody else in the group tried to read the 'second' page I sent? All the best, Yefim Kogan
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Re: Deportation from U.S. ports back to Eastern Europe
#general
mindyoc
What do readers believe is the best data base for early 1900 passenger records?
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Judith Shamian
my parents and I arrived to Israel 1960, legacy. Can anyone tell me how do I find the records of our arrival including dates and any other relevant information. We got our exit papers in Hungary, I would also like to get those record. Any advice on how to find these two immigration documents would be greatly appreciated
Judith shamian grunfeld
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Re: Deportation from U.S. ports back to Eastern Europe
#general
RDeutsch@...
I found a record of my ggf Nachman Deutsch coming to the United States from Dolhinov (Belarus, Lithuania, Russia) along with one of his young children Chaim Deutsch. Then no additional records at all until 1904 when my grandfather Abraham Deutsch came to the United States and the young child my ggf came with shows up coming again. No records of leaving the US and no records of living here and no records of my ggf???? They must have returned but what a brick wall.
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Jana.Tegel@...
It is a short form of BRONISLAVA.
BrOnja ist a one possibility to be called. And SlAva the second one. With an another stress the word BronjA means armor. And Slava means glory. BRONISLAVA means the glory of the armor. It is a beautiful russian name. Jana
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Re: Jewish soldier in Boer War
#general
Jeremy Lichtman
Some records of Jewish soldiers in the Boer War can be found on the SA Jewish Rootsbank database, here: http://www.jewishroots.uct.ac.za/Military.aspx
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Re: Research individuals in France/MEYER
#france
David Choukroun
Dear Barbara,
I forget to write : in case this is Laubach, Just change the city in the interface http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/registres-paroissiaux-et-documents-d-etat-civil/ Regards David david.choukroun@... France
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Re: Research individuals in France/MEYER
#france
David Choukroun
Dear Barbara,
I tried Geneanet without success this is most probably Lembach in Alsace (67), France You can find all the records (birth , marriage , death) via a nice interface : http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/registres-paroissiaux-et-documents-d-etat-civil/ETAT-CIVIL-C262#search-results I am reading 1717 as early dates As always, if you are not sure about the dates, start with the Decennale tables Hope you will find your names ! Best regards David david.choukroun@... France
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FBI Case Files on Fold3
#records
Sherri Bobish
Dear Genners,
There is a database "FBI Case Files" on Fold3.
There are two separate pages in that database, as follows:
Ester LOEFFELFELD
# 40-628
Both pages have the same number.
Can anyone with access to Fold3 tell me what these two pages contain?
Since her surname here has the same misspelling as on her 1921 passenger manifest, I am wondering if it relates to that, or her naturalization?
Thank you,
Sherri Bobish
Princeton, NJ
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Lazar Schwimmer + Ruchel Berkovits, married 1899 in Munkacs
#general
#subcarpathia
#ukraine
Moishe Miller
Hello,
My g-gm had a brother named Lazar Schwimmer, born 1876, who married Ruchel Berkovits in 1899, in Munkacs. He had a shoe store. Does anyone have knowledge of this family? -Moishe Miller Brooklyn, NY JGFF# 3391 moishe.miller@...
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Alexander Sharon
This profession was very popular just 50 years ago in Poland based Jewish tailoring co-operatives. Today I cannot locate name or definition of the tailor-cutter in Polish dictionaries.
If you are searching name of cutter in old Polish professions is known as "zakrojczy" [zah kroh i:chi] Alexander Sharon
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Re: Research individuals in France/MEYER
#france
Barbara Stein
Art,
My 2ndGGF, Leon Meyer (b. 1836, Laubach? Lembach?), emigrated from Alsace to the U.S. 1855. His father, Solomon M. Meyer (b. 1798), emigrated in 1859, if I have the correct records. My grandmother noted that that Solomon was married to a Fredericka Moehler (b. 1803). As I have not found an immigration record for her, I presume she died before Solomon left France. I know nothing else about where Solomon and Leon are from or their families. NOTE: There is a Solomon Meyer from Alsace who married a Fredericka Moog and I believe this couple has had their records confused with my relatives by others. Moog is listed as having a daughter Julia and a son Lewis. Fredericka Moehler had at least six children--Moses, Samuel, Leon, Sophia, David, Simon. I would welcome any records or hints you might find. My than ks in advance for your generosity and willingness to help! Barbara Stein Seattle, WA
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Re: JOWBR Grows Past 3.8 Million Records!
#JewishGenUpdates
#announcements
crjos
I'm delighted that you have added records from Liverpool. It has let me confirm details for many family members.
Thanks, Charles Joseph
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Re: are there benefits of the My Heritage site over Ancestry
#general
Cindy g
You may wish to check with your local library as many libraries subscribe to Newspapers.com. You can then access the site for free through the library. You do not have to be at the library to do this. There are many other sites that require paid membership, but can be accessed through you local library.
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Re: Research individuals in France
#france
Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
How kind of you, David.
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My Weisser/Weiser are from BUCZACZ (today called BUCHACH)a Galician shtetl that belonged to Poland between the World Wars and is today in Ukraine. Austrian empire (1804—1867), Austro-Hungary (1867—1918), West Ukrainian People's Republic (1918—1919), Poland (1919—1939). Shabbat Shalom, Barbara
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Sunday's presentation
#events
Malka
Hello,
Please include the details of Sunday's presentation by Rose Feldamn Thank you, Malka Chosnek
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Re: Maiden name of Great Grandmother
#ukraine
Raylene Gurewich
Ellen, yes it's very frustrating. I hope somehow we can both find that missing branch. I see you are researching WEISSMAN/VAYSMAN. Funny, that is my paternal grandmother's mother's maiden name. She died giving birth to her 6th child in the Ukraine. Her first name was Hinda. The one I am missing is my paternal grandfather's mother.
-- Raylene Gurewich Port Jefferson Station, NY
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Re: Jewish soldier in Boer War
#general
EdrieAnne Broughton
Since the Boer War was fought in South Africa, 1899-1902 you have a time frame for your search. Since I doubt there was British Army recruitment in Lithuania, I would suppose that he immigrated to Britain before that. You don't give grandmother's birth date, or the brother's...or what his name was in Lithuania. With 20 years between siblings, there might have been siblings in between who passed down more complete information. My advice would be to write out a more complete synopsis of what you know, with complete names and dates as you know them...even off-line, as if you were writing a story and you might answer some of your own questions and at least in the end you might better define what your question is.
EdrieAnne Broughton
Vacaville, California
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Lipschitz-Cohen family of Chicago
#usa
Neil Rosenstein
Trying to make contact with the family of Charles Lipshitz of chicago
who died there in 2017, father of Rabbi Leon M. Lipshitz, married Sheri Linn Neiman, having four children and Deborah, married and later divorced Harold Katz (parents of Yaakov Katz, an American-born Israeli journalist and author and Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post since 2016, born in Chicago, in 1979, married, living in Jerusalem, having four children).
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Susan&David
Ryan: FamilySearch.org has placed the digitized images on-line of
the microfilmed records from this series of naturalizations. The
film has 360 images. 87 of these consist of a single page with only
a Missing Docket note and a name. #147 (image 354) says: "Missing
Dockets Abraham Kaslik"
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I appears that the original records were damaged or lost before the index cards were prepared, and before filming. There must have been a listing in existence whereby the absence of a record could have been determined. If you have access to FamilySearch.org I can help you find it yourself. David Rosen Boston, MA
On 7/30/2020 12:03 PM, Ryan Cramer via
groups.jewishgen.org wrote:
I've found my 2nd great-grandfather (Abraham Kaslick)'s naturalization index card however in the certificate (attached photo) it states "missing record."
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