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Re: Explanation/translation of name recorded in Polish
#poland
#translation
Harry Auerbach
Vel is the polish equivalent of "aka", or "also known as."
Harry Auerbach
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Michael Sharp
Does anyone know of any databases of internal passports and travel permits for Tsarist Russia? Birth records prove that my grandfather's family came from the Chernigov oblast in what is now northern Ukraine, but my father said that they came from Odessa. Ideally I would like to trace the family's journey out of Russia - maybe they first travelled south to the port of Odessa, but I don't know
Michael Sharp, Manchester, England
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Years ago I ordered Pryluki records to find my grandfather, David Binstock, POLTAVA 1898 birth record. I ordered from Utah LDS, familysearch.org to a nearby Family History Center. There is one in Emerson, NJ. They are probably still closed due to Covid, but the online search and research is available on their site.
Unfortunately, I did not find his record, but I kept the images in case anyone else could use Poltava records for 1898 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7UGADlHMio1RGVNVEdaWTM1bVk?usp=sharing Good Luck, Beverly Bienstock Margolies New Jersey
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I am working on a reply to this original post, since I have several unresolved questions about these El Paso cards. For the moment, I'm not convinced all these cards are indexing the El Paso manifest cards or sheets. Many of those listed in said index have easily-found passenger lists and manifests, but not always for the dates or places shown on the El Paso index. Others cannot be found on any manifest online (like Jacob Brostoff). These cards index something somewhere, just have to figure out what.
Marian Smith
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Nathan and Anna COHEN from New York Image Looking for Family
#usa
MARLISE GROSS
I found this photograph of Nathan and Anna COHEN in the photos of my Ellis family from Kishinev. I would love to find its rightful family, but there are many couples with those names in 1910-1920 NYC. Perhaps someone reading this will recognize them and give them a home.
Thank you,
Marlise Gross
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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Harold B Krom Z"L
#lithuania
Jill Anderson
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Re: File of Berdychev surnames 1897 census
#ukraine
Bella Tseytlin
Anita Hasson,
Try this link: Перепис населення Російської імперії. Місто Бердичів Київської губернії. 1897 Hopefully it'll work. Regards, Bella Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Where can I find the birth certificate of someone who was born in a DP camp (Benzheim)?
#records
#holocaust
ntc52@...
Although my recent experience is not for birth records but for evidence that my mother was in Kosciuszk(ow) dp camp, near Iserlohn. I was advised by the Iserlohn archives that because the camp was in the British Zone to try the British Archives. As it appears that the Benzheim camp was in the American zone maybe that will point you in the right direction.
Hope that this helps. Noreen Thorne (England)
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nsb@...
Hi Alan
I was able to find my great grandparent's marriage records at the Grodno Archive in Belarus. They were married in Lida, Belarus. Some information was on the Jewishgen site and then, with the help of a Russian friend, I contacted the archivist at Grodno who sent me documents (all in Russian). Ukraine I don't know about - I am searching information about my other great grandfather Moses Cohen from Wladimeretz, Wohelin, Russia (now Ukraine) - so I will follow what other replies you get with interest good luck Nicholas Boyarsky
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Re: Explanation/translation of name recorded in Polish
#poland
#translation
judyggenealogy@...
Relly,
"Vel" in Latin means "either...or" Think of it as AKA. Izrael used LEWIN and WARSZAWSKI interchangeably. Maybe his family was originally from Warsaw and used WARSZAWSKI (a Toponym) before adopting LEWIN as the family proper surname. But both names were used and accepted to identify this family. Best, Judy Golan JRI-Poland Kielce/Sandomierz/Radom Areas Coordinator
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aviv_ya@...
Hello,
My grandfather was recruited to the Polish army in 1939 fell for the Red Army and was sent to Arkhangelsk. Is there a way to find records from there regarding him? Best regards, Aviv Yahav
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Russian military records for missing/fallen soldiers - Szmujlo-Mowsza FRYDMAN
#russia
aviv_ya@...
Hello,
I have tried to find his record on the memorial book without success https://obd-memorial.ru/html/ He fought in the great Patriotic War - recruited in 1941 around Mordovsky District. His last letter was from Voronezh area. Can you please advise what databases or insititions should I contact to expand my search? Thanks in advance, Aviv Yahav
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Re: "Wer einmal War"
#austria-czech
#general
Hello Barbara,
Elisabeth Hock, probably born in Prague, year of birth and death unknown (her brother David Nehemias Hock was born around 1798), daughter of Nehemias Salomon Heck and Eva (Hindl) Bumslau. Kind regards, Johann Hammer genealogyaustria.com
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Re: File of Berdychev surnames 1897 census
#ukraine
Anita Hasson
Dear Paul,
Glad for you, for finding the file of interest. Trying to find my file of interest ( the Surname Kagan in Berdichev cenzus - in "Delo" ("case") 6 ) - I get nowhere. Could you please explain me, what did I do wrong? Thanks, Anita Hasson (Kagan), Tel-Aviv, Israel. File: DAKO 384-15-6. 1897. Census letters, Berdychiv, 3 census precinct, 2 counting precinct.pdf There is no file with this name. Using a file
There are no pages that link to this file.
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Re: Where can I find the birth certificate of someone who was born in a DP camp (Benzheim)?
#records
#holocaust
David Lewin
At 18:02 08/10/2020, Lewis, Megan wrote:
The DP camp records in the Arolsen Archives contain some birth certificates or other documentation of births. If you do not find these documents on the Arolsen Archive's website I suggest your cousins submit a research request to them or the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Google insists that the location is named benSheim David Lewin London
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ViewMate translation request - Russian
#translation
Josh Poritz
Hi all,
I have posted three pages from Grodno revision lists of 1834 and 1850 on ViewMate and am looking for translation of the entries on these pages that pertain to the DZIVETETSKY or KHAZANOVITZ families:
I think there's only one such entry per page, hence three entries in all.
Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.
Thank you very much!
Josh Poritz
New York, NY
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Re: Where can I find the birth certificate of someone who was born in a DP camp (Benzheim)?
#records
#holocaust
Jessica Eber
Thank you all for your very useful suggestions! I was able to get some information on the Bad Arolsen site and will also submit a request of the local archives.
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alan moskowitz
I have just started searching for information on my grandparents and have not found anything on the JewishGen site. My grandmother Ida (Chaya) BACKRACK was probably born in Lokhvytsya, Poltava, Ukraine in 1889 or in 1892, depending upon which document is believed. Her brother, Isidore (Eisel or Yossel) was also born there around 1891. Their sister Celia (Tsipe or Cipe) was likely born in Pryuki, Ukraine around 1893. Parents Louis (Leib) BACKRACK and Pearl (Perel) SMOLOWITZ (or more likely SAMOLOVICH) were born in 1855 and 1861, respectively, and lived in Pryluki.
Ida probably got married in either of those 2 cities, or possibly where her husband Nathan (Nuchim or Noocham) Moskowitz lived, in Uzlyany, (near Minsk), Belarus, between 1905 and 1908. I would be thrilled to find birth or marriage records. No one in the family knows their marriage date. How should I begin this search? Alan Moskowitz New Jersey
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Explanation/translation of name recorded in Polish
#poland
#translation
relly800@...
Entry on JRI gives last name for Izrael Warschawski who died in Plock in 1863 as: LEWIN VEL WARSZAWSKI
Can anyone explain what VEL means and what his relationship to LEWIN is? Thanks Relly Coleman
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Re: KNAFF-on Jewishgen messages (names)
#general
Susan&David
I meant KNAPF and KNOPF
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On 10/8/2020 6:24 PM, Susan&David
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IF you go to Jewishgen > Research > Discussion Groups and navigate down to Message History you can click on any month and search for your name. Try Knafp and Knofp.
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