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Re: JewishGen Discussion Group Town of Yaroslavl, NE from Moscow
#russia
yelena.v.volk@...
what do you want to find in Yaroslavl oblast?
sincerely, Elena
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Jewish Ethnographic Museum
#galicia
#subcarpathia
#ukraine
#bessarabia
Yefim Kogan
Dear researchers,
I was responding today on an email and was looking up something on internet, and found a terrific place about Jewish towns and shtetl in Ukraine. Some of them were part of Bessarabia, like Khotin, Novoselitsa, Akkerman, and many more. Here is a link: http://myshtetl.org/ Site was created by Jewish Religious community of Zhmerinka. It is in Russian, but it is easy to translate... just click with right mouse and you will see Translate to English, probably similar with other languages. It lists shtetl by current Oblast in Ukraine, also there are maps with Jewish population, and statistical information. All the best, Yefim Kogan
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Re: Vinnitsa 1811 & 1834 Census
#ukraine
Jenny Schwartzberg
Dear Shmiel,
Ooh. I would love to know if Gelburd and Gordy show in those censuses. I do note that I expect at some point Alex Krakovsky will be scanning them in the next year or two.
Yours, Jenny Schwartzberg Chicago, IL
From: main@... <main@...> On Behalf Of scyg26@...
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 10:19 AM To: main@... Subject: [JewishGen.org] Vinnitsa 1811 & 1834 Census #ukraine
I will have a researcher look through the 1811 & 1834 Censuses for Vinnitsa.
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Thank You # general
Carole Brewster
Recently I posted a question about Mt. Sharon Cemetery in Philadelphia. Today a truly generous woman visited the grave sites of 8 of my family members resting there, put stones on the headstone, and sent pictures to me. I am so grateful to Dr. Cheryl. This would never have been possible if not for this discussion group.
Carole Hoffman Brewster Delray Beach, FL researching: Baylinson,Theil, Garfinkel, Hoffman, Janofsky
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Re: What did Jewish children in the Pale of Settlement call their parents?
#names
Linda Baker
My parents called their parents Ma & Pa. They were from Volhynia.
Linda Baker
Bonita Springs, FL USA
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Re: Look-ups requested in Rosenstein's The Unbroken Chain, newest edition
#poland
KAREN SAUNDERS
Hello . I read with interest your info. & wondered whether u cld tell me whether my 4x g grandmother Rachel Landau whose daughter married Salomon Abraham Tiktin & whose father was Wolf Landau is related to Zeev Wolf Landau. With many thanks.
Karen Saunders
On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 at 01:47, N. ARONSON <NGAronson@...> wrote:
I have Vol 3 in front of me. --
Hello. I would like to join to research info about my 4 x g grandfather Abraham ben Gedaliah Tiktin 1764 - 1820. With thx.
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Re: contacting family of Leslie Ernest Scott, born Leopold Ernst Schick,
#unitedkingdom
#austria-czech
Sherri Bobish
David, Have you tried searching for U.K. marriage and/or death records for Leslie SCOTT at: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl Regards, Sherri Bobish
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Re: David Bresler :Ukrainian Jew who became Cuban citizen 1920s-1930s
#latinamerica
#ukraine
#records
Sherri Bobish
Sarah, Have you seen the information on David and his wife on Ancestry in this database: Canada, Immigrants Approved in Orders in Council, 1929-1960. It gives a lot of info on his wife (including the name she arrived to Canada under), where she worked in Canada, she went to Cuba to marry David in Nov. 1934, the fact that David is a clothing merchant, and that they knew each other before she came to Canada, and lots more helpful data. It seems to be dated April 6, 1936. Also, found manifest info on David's wife which gives the name of her brother in Canada, and her married sister in Brooklyn, NY. Regards, Sherri Bobish
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Sherri Bobish
Toby, Search for the person who naturalized in Bronx County court here: https://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/naturalizations.php When you find their name & info click on: "Documents & Forms" And then click on: "Bronx Naturalization Request Form" Regards, Sherri Bobish
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Who Was Dawid APOThEKER (APOTHEKERIS ) From Kaunas
#lithuania
Abuwasta Abuwasta
While researching my father's in law Dawid APOTHEKER from Galicia who managed to get to Shanghai thanks to the Japanese Consul in
Kaunas I discovered that there was another Dawid APOTHEKER who also got a visa to Japan but never got there. Recently I discovered in the Litvak SIG database that he was on the voters list in Kaunas and was born in 1909. I have a copy of a telegram he sent from Vilnius on May 15th,1941 to friends in Kobe, Japan. He signed with his name and Marjan and Mirylek who were apparently his son and wife. I assume that he was a relative of us who somehow got himself to Lithuania and settled in Kaunas. I would be thankful to any one who will help to shed a light on this person. Jacob Rosen Jerusalem abuwasta@...
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Re: PLUST family
#general
Sherri Bobish
Ida, You don't say where you lived as a child. If you lived in the U.S., take a look at this link. It is the 1930 census index of people named PLUST in the U.S. (several different cities / states.) It is two pages long: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.surname=plust&q.surname.exact=on&f.collectionId=1810731&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on You can look at the actual census page to see more info on each person, including street address in 1930. Regards, Sherri Bobish
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Re: What did Jewish children in the Pale of Settlement call their parents?
#names
jbonline1111@...
My mother and her brothers called their father Pop. Her mother died when she was ten, so I don't know what she called her. My father was an orphan by age 9 so I have no idea what he called his parents either. They were first generation Americans whose parents emigrated from the Pale.
-- Barbara Sloan Conway, SC
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Re: Looking for Aunt Tillie, born Zipporah Storch, family immigrated 1891, NYC 1905 census age 16, then in Hartford per my mother
#usa
rv Kaplan
My great great grandmother from Kolbuszowa, Galicia was born Gittel Storch. It's not that far from Gorlice. We should compare dna - maybe our Storch families are connected. best wishes Harvey Kaplan Glasgow, Scotland
On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 at 21:33, gen <moretime4genealogy@...> wrote: I'm searching for Matilda / Zipporah Storch, immigrated to NYC 1891 with her mother Sime Solomon Storch, and older brothers Rubin, Chaim / Herman (my grandfather), Enoch / Henry. The oldest 2 brothers stayed in NYC, and Henry moved to Newark - so no other family connection that I know of to Hartford, nor do any living descendants of my grandfather's brothers have any recollection of hearing anything of Tillie.
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Re: Housing Family Trees for FREE
#general
Shalom,
I had a long conversation with an Orthodox Rabbi on this subject concerning the Mormons who converted dead Jews to the Mormon belief. The Rabbi explained that the Jewish law (Halacha) states simply, "Once a Jew, always a Jew. A Jew is G-d's Chosen people." I tried to make it difficult, so I asked, "What if the Jew converts?" The Rabbi emphasized, "It will not help him/her. G-d Has Chosen him/her and he or she can not backtrack on G-d's Decision. This is the law (Halacha)." To clinch this argument. He pointed out to me, "So even if he/she converts, they can be buried in a Jewish cemetery in full Jewish ceremony when they die. All the best, Shana Tova and may we all enjoy this coming new Year in very good health. Aizic Sechter from the Lone Magen David State of Israel
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Re: COHENS and GOLDBERGS from Sakiai, Lithuania
#lithuania
#unitedkingdom
walters.cathy
Re- COHEN & GOLDBERG,
Miriam Helen Warshofsky's parents Barnette Warshofsky-Shoski b. Poland 1897 & died 1937 England & Rachel Hershkovich b.1900 Lodz & d.1954 England, Helen never knew her grandparents, nor their names. Her daughter Rebecca Swiderski & Joe Ferry, I don't know of any papers, but both have tree at Ancestry. Helen Ferry died in New Jersey, we both have our DNA at Ancestry & up at GEDmatch, also daughter has her DNA also up at GEDmatch. Joe only has his DNA on Ancestry Rebecca (research59 ) hasn't been able to get on GEDmatch lately I'm A059333,Helen A890295 research59 A918591
Oh I must say I'm all excited, I'm seeing lots of surnames also connected to us. I tried to call up Judy Bowman in Ancestry search as tree owner & then tried her surnames, unless she has a dfferent user name it looks like she don't fit. I haven't tried GEDmatch, it'll take some days before I'll get to that, I'll most likely will need to mend when get back from surgery tomorrow.
Thank you Angie & all the others, lots to look forewards too !
Cathy Walters, Elgin,MN
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Looking for Aunt Tillie, born Zipporah Storch, family immigrated 1891, NYC 1905 census age 16, then in Hartford per my mother
#usa
gen
I'm searching for Matilda / Zipporah Storch, immigrated to NYC 1891 with her mother Sime Solomon Storch, and older brothers Rubin, Chaim / Herman (my grandfather), Enoch / Henry. The oldest 2 brothers stayed in NYC, and Henry moved to Newark - so no other family connection that I know of to Hartford, nor do any living descendants of my grandfather's brothers have any recollection of hearing anything of Tillie.
There's a NYC marriage record for a Matilda Storch marrying Harry Friedman, but they seem to stay in NYC. There's also a 1935-1993 city directory record in Hartford for a Tillie Storch, but I've not found anything else connecting to this person. Anyone recognize my mother's Aunt Tillie as part of your family? or have other suggestions how I might locate her? Nancy Schlegel San Francisco Bay Area, California Researching STORCK / STORCH, SOLOMON, WACHTEL, ELBAUM (from Gorlice, Galicia, Austria) SCHWARTZ / SCHWARTZKUCHEL, RICK / RIK (from Tarnow area, Galicia, Austria)
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Re: ABILES/ ABELLES/ABELES of Hochlieben, Rakonitzer Kreis, Bohemia
#austria-czech
roxane.stern@...
On Wed, Feb 1, 2006 at 09:07 AM, Ron Herrmann <ron_herrmann@...> wrote:
4. As for ABELES(s) changing their names to something
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Re: Shoshana and Theresia
#israel
Valentin Lupu
Hi Peter,
There is a couple buried in Sdeh Yehoshua Cemetery, Haifa, in two neighboring plots. According to the gravestones inscriptions they didn't have children. Rozmarin Theresa Shoshana, Wolf's daughter , passed away on Dec. 17, 1976. The cemetery database mentions that she was born in 1905 in Austria. The birth year is based on the age declaration (according to the birth date format 01/01/...). JewishGen site has a Theresia Feldmann born in Vienna in Dec. 13, 1897 to Wolf Wilmos and Bertha Steiner. Rozmarin Chaim David, born in Poland to Anschel, passed away on August 12, 1965. Valentin Lupu ISRAEL
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Zev Cohen
Thank you Yefim.
Are there links to the relevant Romania/Bessarabia records? Shana Tova! Zev Cohen
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Re: Subject: New Holocaust Database Sets - Selected Jewish Refugee Passenger Manifests and Lublin Marriages
#germany
#poland
#holocaust
#JewishGenUpdates
Nolan,
Is there a way to browse the new 1939-1942 Lublin marriage entries, instead of searching by name? Sonny Putter Bellevue, Washington U.S.A. sonnyputter@...
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