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Re: Help with name of Mecie
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Ruth
I had a great aunt called Mechcia - also known as Mechce.
Ruth Bloomfield London
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Re: Gary Perlman, JGS of Montreal named 2020 Volunteer of the Year by the IAJGS
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#jgs-iajgs
Congratulations Gary! Well-deserved!
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Re: Origin of the name Brodsky
#ukraine
maletphoto@...
I believe it means "From the town of Brody."
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viewmate help request - Russian
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Marty Meyers
I've posted (for Sandra Krisch) some vital records in Russian for
which she needs a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses =E2=80=A6 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM83672 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM83673 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM83674 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM83675 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3DVM83676 (from Sandra) These records document the marriage of my maternal grandparents They include allegata, so they should be a rich source of information. I will be grateful for translations this community can provide. You have always been most generous in responding to my requests for help. Sandra Krisch Carefree, AZ
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Prysewiczuvna girls school in Lodz
#lodz
Alan Glixman
Dear group
Two people I am researching supposedly went to a girls school in the 1930s in Lodz which I believe was called "Prysewiczuvna" (although I couldn't find it on Google so the spelling may be or was slightly different - apologies). Their names are Krysia (Krystyna) MONTAG and Janka (Janina) MONTAG. I believe that they were both born around 1921. They were cousins. I am hoping that records survive from this school which might help me in my research. Does anyone know of this school or where I might look to find records from there? With thanks Alan Glixman Sydney, Australia Researching in Poland: in the region of Plock (LICHTENSTEIN, POZNANSKI, KROTOZYNSKI); in Praszka (GLIKSMAN, HEYMAN, KON, SZTYLLER); in Pabianice (GLIKSMAN)
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Re: Aramaic Translation Help!
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andrewkopkin@...
Thank you and Shalom Malka!
That is my great grandfather's name: Yosef Haim ben Shimon Eliyahou [Alterman].
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The Bellems
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aaran1286@...
Dear friends,
We hope you are all keeping well.
We were wondering if anyone might know of anything in relation to the Bellem family, who originally resided in Plymouth and Dartmouth in England. Their name is also sometimes spelt "Bellam".
There is a certain Bellam that is a mystery to us, at the moment. His name is Isaac Bellam, and he appears as a subscriber to the Seder Ha-Tefillah Translated by A. Alexander and B. Meyers, published in London in 1770, by W. Tooke. We do not know where he fits into our tree at the moment, but are fairly confident he is related to us because of his surname.
If anyone has any Bellem ancestors, or thinks they might be able to help, we would be very grateful if you could let us know.
Wishing you all the best,
Yoav Aran and Andrew Kopkin
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Re: Can anyone figure this surname out?
#names
Phyllis Rosner
I think it's Rauchlose
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Re: Aramaic Translation Help!
#translation
Malka
Genners,
It is a Ktuba (Marriage contract) and it is indeed in Aramaic. I could only make out the name of the groom – Yosef Haim son of Aliyahu. Shalom, Malka Chosnek
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Re: CORRECTED TIME/DATE - Romania Research Division Meeting (Thurs, Aug. 13, 12:30 EST)
#announcements
#jgs-iajgs
Meryl Menon
You mentioned registration. Is it a correct assumption that if we are already a paid participant for the IAJGS conference that we can attend without further registration?
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Meryl Menon
This message is just to say that my great-grandfather, Myer Lobel, was from Romania- perhaps from Roman. I have been seeking more information without success. He went to Montreal. I think his wife's maiden name was Michaelevitz. My grandmother, Molly, was born in Romania. Do you want to share information to see if we are connected or is Lobel too common a name to proceed in that direction? Luc Radu, do you have any more information? Thanks.
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Re: Aramaic Translation Help!
#translation
Kalman Appel
The text is indeed Aramaic. The document is a traditional ketubah or marriage contract between a Jewish husband and wife. Google “ketubah text translation” and look for a traditional translation, which will give you the printed parts of the document text.
-- Kalman Appel Phone 702.466.8248 Skype: KAL702
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Re: Origin of the name Brodsky
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Sheryl Prenzlau
I have a huge tree of Brodsky's, as this was my great grandmother's name. Her name was originally Baretsky. You can write me directly for more info.
Sheryl skeyboard@...
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Re: Burial Society at Mount Hebron Flushing, Queens, NY
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Ellen
Alva,
The Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. (New York) has a Burial Society Database Project that could be a good resource: https://jgsny.org/searchable-databases/burial-society-databases The Burial Society FAQ page has links for more information about burial societies that no longer exist. Ellen -- Researching WEISSMAN/VAYSMAN (Ostropol, Ukraine); MOROZ and ESTRIN/ESTERKIN (Shklov & Bykhov, Belarus); LESSER/LESZEROVITZ, MAIMAN, and BARNETT/BEINHART/BERNHART (Lithuania/Latvia); and ROSENSWEIG/ROSENZWEIG, KIRSCHEN, and SCHWARTZ (Botosani, Romania)
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Re: Can anyone figure the surname of Rauchlese out?
#names
Dr.Josef ASH
Rauchlese?
something derived from Rohale, Rahel Josef Ash
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Re: CORRECTED TIME/DATE - Romania Research Division Meeting (Thurs, Aug. 13, 12:30 EST)
#announcements
#jgs-iajgs
John Hirschmann
I’m quite sure you mean 12:30 PM EDT. (Eastern Daylight Time). It’s summer right now and we are on summer time.
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Beth Erez
Moses (Morris) Mendelsohn and his wife Leah Ellen Goldberg Mendelsohn were born (probably in Warsaw) around 1832 and emigrated to the US (New York) between 1864 and 1870. They had four children in Warsaw: Isaac J., Joseph H., Hyman (Herman), Louis and another three in New York (Frank - my great-grandfather, Charles and Bertha (Betsy) - later married to Sender Federbush. We have not been able to find tombstones for either Moses or Leah and are unsure about the immigration records we have found them all on many census records but immigration dates seem different for all, which is unlikely but possible We would be particularly interested in tracing their ancestors back in Warsaw and was hoping the tombstones might give us names of their fathers. I have looked at JewishGen and GesherGalicia Warsaw records to no avail. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Beth
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Origin of the name Brodsky
#ukraine
Davidmbrodsky1016@...
I have traced my paternal ancestry to my great-grandfather David Halevy Brodsky in 19th century Russia, now Ukraine, but have hit a brick wall. I believe the name Brodsky originated in the Pale as a result of Jews fleeing West during a major pogrom, but I have no evidence to support that supposition. Does anyone have any insight into the origins of the surname Brodsky? Thanks
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David Shapiro
The title "Rabbani" is never used for anyone who has an official rabbinic position. (It is possible that 'mem-vav-hey' indicates that he had semicha, but that that he had a official position). I say this from over 40 years of experience editing rabbinical documents. Titles and their significance varies from one community to another. The best way to determine whether a title is just a honorific in a given community is to look at other stones in the same cemetery. If many stones use the same title (and not just in the same section, which may be reserved for rabbis), then you can assume it is just an honorific.
David Shapiro Jerusalem
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ALTERMAN family from Odessa
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andrewkopkin@...
Hello:
I am trying to trace my Alterman family from Odessa. Simon Eliyahu Alterman b: Abt 1853 in Ukraine + Sara Fishman b: Ukraine (my great great-grandparents)
...2 Solomon Alterman + Rebecca (with Leon, Malvina, Adia, Ella and Ila)
...2 Joseph Chaim Alterman b: 1884 in Odessa, Ukraine, d: 06 Jan 1939 in London + Bloomah Deborah Smidoff b: 1882, m: 17 Jan 1902 in j, d: 07 Jun 1949 in Essex (I am their great-grandson]
...2 Benjamin Alterman b: 16 Sep 1887 in Gomel [now Belarus], d: Feb 1969 in Miami, Florida + Rose 'Bala?' b: 27 Feb 1887 in Russia, m: 1906, d: 1975 in New York
...2 Sonia Alterman b: 23 Apr 1891 in Ukraine, d: 13 Sep 1943 in King's, New York + Max 'Mottel' Ainbinder b: 05 Nov 1886 in Kovel, Ukraine, m: 1918, d: 09 Oct 1958 in New York City
...2 Chanah Alterman d: Abt 1904 + Nokhem (Nathan) Roseman b: 1875 in Tiraspol, Odessa, m: Abt 1897, d: 12 May 1923 in Montreal It would be very good to hear from anyone related to 'my' Altermans. It would also be good to hear from anyone who has any information about the family (particularly, but not limited to, those whose names I've put in bold text). Many thanks and best wishes, Andrew Kopkin
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