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Re: Rabbi Uri David Ben Yosef Aperion (Apiryon?) of Zagare Lithuania, late 19th centrury #lithuania #rabbinic

David Lewin
 

At 21:44 22/08/2020, ajstonevt via groups.jewishgen.org wrote:
Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has any additional information about this individual, his life or his family beyond the limited facts that I've been able to find so far on line. 
Rabbi Uri David Ben Yosef Aperion was apparently a leader in the Zagare jewish community in the late 19th century and wrote a a work of religious scholarship called "Sefer Apiryon Dovid" that supposedly won him some acclaim - I found reprints of it still available for sale on Amazon and other site, but only in Hebrew.  I would love to find an english translation of it or find someone to look at it and just summarize for me what it is about, as well as seeing if it contains any details about his life and his family, as i try to trace my lineage back to him. Thanks so much for any responses?
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Aperion is NOT a name.  It is a litter as in  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_(vehicle) 
The word is used to describe the exalt an individual ( who would have been important enpugh to be carried in such a litter)

David Lewin
Viewmate - Austrian army uniform insignia #austria-czech #photographs

Robert Fraser
 

Dear Friends - I've placed on ViewMate (83813) a cropped and enlarged photo of my grandfather Adolf Finkelstein, in the Austrian army in 1918.

Could anyone tell me;
what his rank was? The family story is that he was a 'feldwebel'

what medal he's wearing on the LHS of this tunic?

Responses via the VM site or privately.

Shalom

Robert W Fraser, Perth, Western Australia
Researcher 6342
girof@...
Genealogy research leads to discovery of cousins thought to have died in the Holocaust #holocaust

Michael Moritz
 

You may find interesting my recent blog post about how genealogical research led to the discovery of cousins who we thought died in the Holocaust. After my grandmother died, I was able to find through genealogical research what she never knew: she had two first cousins who, completely unbeknownst to her, survived the war and lived out their lives in Europe.  The post contains many searching strategies especially for Austrian (Vienna) and general Holocaust genealogy research.  https://moritzresearch.blogspot.com/2020/08/we-thought-they-died-in-holocaust-how.html

Best,
Michael Moritz (info@...)
New York
Re: Russian Website Jewish Roots #russia #general

June Genis
 

Elena, I followed your link and registered for the site.  I got a confirming email to activate my account  However I still can't seem to post.  I tried to post in "English and other foreign language" and got a message that I wasn't allowed to post there.  I can read the forum but I'm no longer seeing a "New Topic" link.  Do you know what I did, or am doing, wrong?
Hebrew Translation Requests: Two News Articles #translation

Sfingold
 

I've posted two news articles that I believe are related to my great-great-grandfather Rabbi Alperstein.  I'd appreciate help with translations.  Thank you.

Viewmate 84905
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=84905

Viewmate 77867
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=77867


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Sharon
Lost Nazi property claim record #holocaust #germany

Maurine McLellan
 

I had previously found a record in Nazi Property Claims for Alma Bejach (daughter of Max Michel Bejach). The record said Alma died 28 July 1942. Unfortunately, I failed to record where I found the record. I would like to go back and review it so see if there is any other information to be gleaned. I have looked in Ancestry, JewishGen, Familysearch, Arolsen, USHMM, Yad Vashem, MyHeritage, and Gesher Galicia. Do any of you brilliant researchers out there know of other sites where this record might be? Thank you so much for your help!

Maurine McLellan
Rabbi Uri David Ben Yosef Aperion (Apiryon?) of Zagare Lithuania, late 19th centrury #lithuania #rabbinic

ajstonevt@...
 

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has any additional information about this individual, his life or his family beyond the limited facts that I've been able to find so far on line.  
Rabbi Uri David Ben Yosef Aperion was apparently a leader in the Zagare jewish community in the late 19th century and wrote a a work of religious scholarship called "Sefer Apiryon Dovid" that supposedly won him some acclaim - I found reprints of it still available for sale on Amazon and other site, but only in Hebrew.  I would love to find an english translation of it or find someone to look at it and just summarize for me what it is about, as well as seeing if it contains any details about his life and his family, as i try to trace my lineage back to him. Thanks so much for any responses? 
 
Re: Jewish Histories #germany #rabbinic #russia #ukraine #unitedkingdom

greenjar@...
 

You might find the book "Odessa--Genius and Death in the City of Dreams" by Charles King published in 2011 of interest. It has an extensive bibliography.

Sheila Green
Researching RUBINOVSKIY (Belarus, Ukraine), ROLLNICK (Belarus, Ukraine), GRIN (Lithuania), SAX (Lithuania)
Re: need help finding Morris, Sam and Jonas LISS passenger arrival records #belarus #russia

Sally Bruckheimer <sallybruc@...>
 

"That is why the number one rule in genealogy is spelling doesn't count."

That was my number two rule of genealogy when I taught it. Number one was, "This isn't high school, you do what you want, but some things work better than others, so we will learn some of the better ways here."

Sally Bruckheimer
Princeton, NJ
Re: Kagan family in Zvenigorodka, Kiev Gubernia and Philadelphia #ukraine

Susi Godfrey
 

My husband's Kagans were from Uman.  I understand that this surname is common in the area.  How did you find the database of voters?

Susi Godfrey
Hungarian Jewish Women in OBERNHEIDE 1944-5 #hungary #slovakia #holocaust

shaul berger
 

I would like to connect with survivors (and their children) of a group of 500 Hungarian/Slovak jewish women (and 300 jewish women from Lodz). My mother Manci Rachel Aranka Berger (nee Hutter) was part of this group. She arrived with her family to Auschwitz in early June 1944  from Hungary. She and her family were sent by train from Salgotarjan but originally her family lived in Slovakia, south of Rimavska Sobota) . All my family was murdered on arrival and my mother was the only one to survive. The women of this group (most of them 15-30 years old) were sent in late July from Auschwitz to Obernheide (near Bremen) as slave laborers. They did various manual labor tasks such as cleaning up rubble from Bremen streets after Allied air bombings. In early April 1945 they were moved to the Bergen Belsen concentration camp where they were liberated on April 15.

I am trying to learn more about this dark period (I have the book "women of Obernheide"). . My mother told me about that period but I hope you can help me learn more . I understand that Lily Maor z"l was the chairman of the Obernheide comittee and even organized meetings and a trip to Bremen (that my mother participated). I also know about Hedy Brasch and several others. There is also a list of 350 survivors. I would love to get the list.. Do you know how I can get a copy?

Any help will be appreciated. You are welcome to contact me directly by email.

Shaul Berger
California
 
BRUMER, RETTIG, WATTENBERG (Zolkiew, Rawa Russka),
HUTTER, KIFLIG, HERZIG, WATTENBERG (Rimavska Sobota, Jaroslaw, Przemysl, Dobromil),
BERGER & SPITZER (Szecseny, Shirkovce, Prague)
POSNER, LICHTSZAJN (Warsaw), EHRENREICH (Warsaw/Miechow), SCHELL & RIEGER (Gorlice),
NEUMANN, FADENHECHT & NACHT (Buczacz) 
Re: Russian Website Jewish Roots #russia #general

yelena.v.volk@...
 

Anybody can came to the https://forum.j-roots.info/viewforum.php?f=101
and ask his question in Questions and answers in English and other foreign languages
It is not difficult.
The registration is simple. Type right button (near pencil sign).



Then you can change the language to British Englsh and type your nickname and password.

 

Since about 80% of the world Jewish population lived within the Pale in Russian Empire in the 19th century, and almost every one of you had roots in the Russian Empire, it is surprising that no one  visits Russian-language forums. This is not difficult. I also use Google translate when I can't translate to English.

 

Sincerely, Elena
yelena.v.volk@...
Re: Latvia Database / Christine Usdin Clarification #latvia #records

Marion Werle
 

Bernard, you are absolutely correct in that the JewishGen "1897 All-Russia Census — Latvia" database does not include all of the household members. The database description makes this clear: "What is in the Database and What is Not - The database concentrates on the head of the family, his spouse and adult children, but does not record the full details of every family unit.  Occasionally there is a record of younger children, but not all siblings are consistently extracted..."
At the time the 1897 data was added to JewishGen, there were financial and time constraints that kept the database from being fully translated. This is why most entries have an archival description that enables the user to find the complete, original record, and, if necessary to have it translated. We have two projects to address this: 1) Integrating Christine's translations for Riga and Dvinsk (her only 1897 census translations) into the database; 2) Correcting the links to point to either FamilySearch or, if not yet filmed by FS, to the new Raduraksti website. In cases where links are missing altogether or incomplete, they will be added. 
We do not currently have either the financial resources or the translators to enable us to add the full household members to the many towns of Latvia outside of the two large cities. There are 46,000 Riga vital records that remain to be translated, records that Christine had not yet translated at the time of her death. Translating these is our highest priority, along with correcting the links to the census and vital records. It would be ideal if we could add the missing household members to our database, but given our resource constraints and the prioritization of other projects, I'm afraid that this will remain a project for the future. We have a limited number of volunteers, and are doing our best to transcribe data and fix broken links. If you would like to volunteer to help us, please contact Paul Cheifitz at pcheifitz@....

Marion Werle,
Co-director Latvia Research Division
Re: Citizenship #general #usa

Sherri Bobish
 


Bob,

Maybe she petitioned in 1924, but did not complete the process at that time?

Have you seen the documentation from both 1924 and 1941?

Regards,

Sherri Bobish
Re: "Holy Silence" Documents Vatican's Role in the Holocaust #announcements #holocaust

Sherri Bobish
 


Vicky,

The documentary was excellent.  I agree with you that the sound was very low.  I had to use my headphones to be able to hear it.

Regards,

Sherri Bobish
Re: Leopold Israel Haar deregisteredfrom Vienna, Austria on 16/05/1938 #austria-czech

Sherri Bobish
 


Peter,

I am not familiar with the rules for the U.K., but to come to the U.S. at that time period one needed a visa issued by the U.S.  Perhaps Leopold needed a visa for the U.K., and that paperwork would shed light on how he came to England?

Did Leopold naturalize in the U.K.?  In the U.S. naturalization papers (especially post-1906 give good entry data.)  His naturalization papers may contain some clues.

Regards,

Sherri Bobish
Re: Katzenellenbogen / Ariogala #rabbinic #lithuania

Hank Lobbenberg
 

Jeremy,
I also have the Katzenellenbogen lineage in my Lobbenberg Ancestry tree along with Grünhut, Auerbach, Luria and Horowitz families.
in geni.com there is a surname button which lists about 1000 Katzenellenbogen names. I am working my way through with a long way to go.
Hank (Henry) Lobbenberg,
Toronto
 
Re: Sharing family tree information #general

jbonline1111@...
 

This has been very thoroughly answered with only one exception: identity theft is not limited to living people.  I would not share much about deceased people unless I can verify a relationship because those names can be used for identity theft. 
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Barbara Sloan
Conway, SC
Re: Index of Baghdadi Jewish Surnames -Harasta in Syria #names

Abuwasta Abuwasta
 

Hi,
There is a book in  Arabic about Harasta published in Damascus in 1988. A copy exists at the National Library in Jerusalem but due to COVID 19 it is closed nowadays.

It was originally a Christian village but through the generations they almost disappeared.

I'll ask on the Damascus Jewish fora on Facebook  to see whether someone knows more. In the meantime I enclose an image of the book cover.

What is your email address?

Jacob Rosen

Jerusalem
Re: "Holy Silence" Documents Vatican's Role in the Holocaust #announcements #holocaust

Jeff at SG
 

We were very frustrated at first because the sound through both my laptop and the TV connection was very muted.  It was impossible to hear anything.  Only when we connected external speakers to my computer did the sound become audible.  
We watched it too. Excellent documentary. The only sound problem we encountered was a slight timing dtiscrepancy between the sound and the image. Not much, 1 second or so, perhaps because of the difference in wifi download speeds.
Highly recommend watching while it is still available. Very illuminating on multiple aspects including Pius XI of whom I knew little, Pacelli's consistent behaviour both before and after becoming Pius XII, and several other important but far less known individuals who played important roles. 

Jeff Malka
https://sephardicgen.com/MalkaFamilyWeb/Malka_family.html
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