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Hoping all readers and families are all safe and healthy.
This document names my 3 gm Ester Bijak Fiszenfeld.
What type of document is it please.
There are a few other names included - please translate and if noted,
please include ages and relationship, occupation of all those mentioned and town if listed.
My apologies for the quality of the image...it's a photo of the original.
Thank you in advance for your help.
It is posted on VIEWMATE:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85420
Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate.
Thank you in advance for your assistance and time in reviewing
records which may be challenging to read.
שנה טובה
Nomi Fiszenfeld Waksberg
FISZENFELD,BRAUN,FRYDMAN,WOLKOWICZ,BURMAN,
RAUMBAUM,ZINGER,RYGIEL,LEWKOWICZ,ELWIG,WAKSBERG
(including variations in spelling)
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Re: USCIS information
#records
Hi Robert,
You asked Might I find other papers? I'm guessing you mean might there be additional records in the C-files for the 1921 or earlier naturalizations, for which you already have the court records? It is possible, but unknown. The best way to hedge that bet would be to search a name index to Bureau of Naturalization Correspondence at the National Archives, NARA microfilm publication A3388. Unfortunately it is only available on microfilm at NARA, which remains closed. If you found your grandparents' name in there, and it pointed to a C-file number, it would mean additional records were placed in that C-file. Yes, it is very frustrating. You say you do want to request one of the C-files. If you already have the petition from the court records, look on the back or bottom of that petition for the certificate number. It should say something like "Certificate of Naturalization # _____ issued this day . . .". You can then use that number to request the C-file directly without having to pay for the index search. I hope that helps, Marian Smith
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Re: PLUST family
#general
Valentin Lupu
Shalom Ida,
Plust is indeed a relatively rare name. Here are my web search results. Moshe Frust donated in 1942 a huge amount of money (2000 pounds) for buying a nursing home for aged needy people in Petah-Tikvah. He also donated money for a synagogue at the second floor of the building. in 1941 he was elected as a member of Mizrachi Religious Party Council in Petah-Tikvah. It is specified that he was of Lithuanian origin. The Mechtinger Building, 42 Geula st. Tel Aviv , was declared as an architectural heritage building. The building was erased in 1931 on a plot of land owned by Moshe Plust. Moshe ben Yehuda Leib Plust is buried in Mount of Olives Cemetery, Jerusalem. He passed away on March 1945. There is a person named Prust, living in Jerusalem. If you are interested in contacting him, let me know your private email address and I'll send a phone number. Valentin Lupu ISRAEL
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Re: Matching names
#names
Chana Bonn
Do you have tombstones for the relatives whose names you're trying to match? The tombstones may give you the answers you need, since both Hebrew and English names are often engraved.
Good luck with your search! Chana Bonn, Philadelphia
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Re: Suggestions for Simple Genealogy Software for Mac
#general
Sarah L Meyer
Roots Magic also has a Mac version. (I am a PC person married to a Mac person). Roots Magic also has a free version that you can start with, and then if you like it you can upgrade to the paid version without losing any data. I have evaluated their PC Roots Magic Essentials - and can tell you that some things like descendants charts are only in the paid version - but you can certainly start with the free version. Family Tree Maker also has a Mac version but it is not free.
-- Sarah L Meyer Georgetown TX ANK(I)ER, BIGOS, KARMELEK, PERLSTADT, STOKFISZ, SZPIL(T)BAUM, Poland BIRGARDOVSKY, EDELBERG, HITE (CHAIT), PERCHIK Russia (southern Ukraine) and some Latvia or Lithuania https://www.sarahsgenies.com
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Re: Translation request--GERMAN or POLISH--Viewmate 86449
#translation
oodrual@...
I translated the German text. The hand-written parts I could not really get sharp enough but I hope (and assume) that you may be able to get it better from the original.
Greetings, Ron Peeters Ulvenhout(NL)
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Robert Hanna
Hi Toby,
You don't say where you are located. I went directly to the Bronx County Courthouse for my maternal grandfather's naturalization papers. If you are in NYC, the courthouse is located at 161st Street and the Grand Concourse (near Yankee Stadium). It is reachable via the D train or the Number 4 train to 161st Street. If you are not in NYC, I suppose you could call or write. You also want to find the Petition of Naturalization. That may or may not be in the Bronx. My paternal grandfather's Declaration of Intention was filed in Brooklyn, but his Petition of Naturalization was filed in Manhattan. Good luck searching, Robert Hanna NYC
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Re: Accessing 1842 Hungarian Bereg Census records
#hungary
Ludwig Mauskopf
Hi Cheryl
There is a Sub-Carpatian region (that Bereg megye was part of it) genealogy site. This is probably the most complete Sub-Carpatian Jewish data base and they have good search tools too: https://sub-carpathia-genealogy.org/. There is also a Hungarian-Jewish family search group on Facebook called: Zsidó Múlt -> Családkutatás https://www.facebook.com/groups/385853591885723 You can post your question on that group. Hopefully it helps. Best regards Ludwig Mauskopf.
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Re: USCIS information
#records
Robert Hanna
Thanks very much to Jan, David, and Beth. After reading what is available, it looks like I don't have to spend money to find my grandfathers' naturalization papers as I have their Declarations and Petitions already. The only other thing there seems to be is a certificate. The only thing that might be on the certificate is a picture. I have enough pictures of them.
Correct me if I'm wrong. Might I find other papers? I would, however, like to get my great grandfather's C file. I understand that I have to request a search first for the file number. Is there a specific form I have to use to request a search? Thanks again, Robert Hanna NYC
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Re: German WWII reparations records online?
#germany
#holocaust
#records
Reuven Mohr
this link does not seem to cover files that are not kept in Berlin state archives;
Reuven Mohr
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Re: Shoshana and Theresia
#israel
Reuven Mohr
no doubt that Shoshana can be a Hebrew version of Theresia, as Theresia was often the 'official' name of a girl named Reizl/Rosa etc. and Roses are often translated to Hebrew as Shoshana.
I have no idea how to find marriage records here, and if there was such a thing in the British mandate. Reuven Mohr Israel
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Re: German WWII reparations records online?
#germany
#holocaust
#records
Corinna Woehrl
Hello David,
there are often two types of reparation files: - the personal ones - reparation for "damage on life", for not being able to have finished school or studies, prosecution, etc. - and those concearning assets/property. As they mostly include very personal documents and information it would be problematic to put them online from the data-protection-aspect. They are open for reviewing publically 30 years after the death of the applicant, sometimes also younger family-members are mentioned who's rights also have to be protected. All these files are mostly situated at the regional State Archives. So you will have to know the city in which the family member lived before emigration, flight or deportation. These files are named "Wiedergutmachungsakte". Most of the State Archives have a system to research the files online, yet the files themselves will have to be reviewed locally or you request scans. The helpful link Judith sent is just for the "Landesarchiv Berlin" and includes the files for Berlin and people from former Eastern Provinces. If you mailed the name and last known living place, we could perhaps help locating the documents. Regards from Germany Corinna Wöhrl, Hoisdorf (near Hamburg and Luebeck)
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Re: Yiddish/Hebrew name Shirley and Libby
#names
I have a different point of view .Many Jewish women in the Pale of Settlement were never given Hebrew names , just Yiddish ones e.g. Sheyndl , Frume, Blume , Freydl and sometimes the Yiddish ones had Loshn Koydesh roots e.g. Sore, Chane , Khaye , Rokhl.
Most people in Jewish Gen are asking about their relatives from the Pale from 1850 - 1924 when this would be true . Were there people in the Pale who gave their children purely Hebrew derived names before Herzl ? Of course . However , given how Jewish Americans chose Shirley, Jennie , Fannie , Zelda , Sydney, Melvin, Irving etc. , it is highly unlikely that it occurred to many of them to see if they could look for an American name that meant something in Hebrew. What they wanted to do was to find " Yankee" names. So, if Sore , for example was Shirley's birth name , there was no need to find an American name that derived from Hebrew like Shir-li. Of course that all changed with the creation of the State of Israel. Nowadays , people look for Modern Hebrew derivations all the time . Again , I am not saying that any theory is definitely impossible , only that certain theories are much more common and likely than others . Henry H. Carrey
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Sailing up and down the river from Raseiniai to Königberg(Kaliningrad)
#russia
oodrual@...
I would like to find out if there was regular sailing up and down the rivers (from Dubysa via Neman) from Raseiniai to Königsberg in the early nineteen hundreds.
Ron Peeters Ulvenhout(NL)
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debannex@...
Hello
My grandfather - Janos>Jon Moscu was born in Romania in 1900. He was born on a trip his family took to Romania. Jon's parents were naturalized US Citizens. Would a AA File exist for Jon Moscu, completed when he returned to the US at 10 months of age, and if so - where can I find it? Thanks so much. Deborah Annex Miami Beach, FL
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Re: USCIS information
#records
Beth Erez
You are having problems finding your grandmothers' naturalization papers from that time period because they did not exist. Read this rather long explanation summed up by "Congress was at work and on September 22, 1922, passed the Married Women's Act, also known as the Cable Act. This 1922 law finally gave each woman a nationality of her own."
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998/summer/women-and-naturalization-1.html I learned this from a JewishGen zoom lecture! Beth Erez Hod Hasharon, Israel
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Re: Suggestions for Simple Genealogy Software for Mac
#general
wgasa915@...
I have been using "iFamily for Mac" for several years. Excellent program.
Cal Weil
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Re: Family of DAVID BARNETT b 1831 & ANNA SAMUEL b 1837 Russian Poland
#poland
jef barnett
My Barnett family starting coming to America late 1890’s from Poland /Russia. They were from several towns NE of Warsaw ( Ostrow Mazowiecka, Rozan, Bork, Serock , Pultusk) the original name was BANDRYMER I don’t know if any family settling in England but it is possible....
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Toby,
There is a new project to put the Bronx and Queens naturalization records online in the next couple of years: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-national-archives-naturalization-records-bronx-queens-20200206-jpvrobksyrfjpcudqna5icismq-story.html -- Alan Shuchat
Newton, MA
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Re: What did Jewish children in the Pale of Settlement call their parents?
#names
In my family , it was Papa and Mama , but that may only after they got to the U.S.
Others that I know of : Tate , Mame ( TAH-teh, MAH-meh ) Tati , Mami Foter/Futer, Muter/Miter ( more formal ) Mamushka , Dyedushka ( Russian and the equivalent in other non Jewish languages ) -- Henry H. Carrey
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