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This new platform that JewishGen is using is a scalable, and sustainable solution, and allows us to engage with JewishGen members throughout the world. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for both members and moderators, more powerful tools, and more secure archives (which are easily accessible on mobile devices, and which also block out personal email addresses to the public).
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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
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The Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group) is meeting in Feb on Zoom
#events
#general
#announcements
#education
Hi JewGenners,
The Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group) is meeting in Feb on Zoom. The group is located in Collier/Lee Co FL, but wants you to join in the fun. If you RSVP, you will get a Zoom link and more info about the group.
How did you find out about the meeting - JGen Discussion Group? Where are you located? Do you have a family tree? Have you DNA Tested? Research interest or what question are you trying to answer - not too much detail please? Arthur Sissman Jewish Genealogy SIG of Collier/Lee Co FL genresearch13@... 954-328-3559
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Re: I am looking for my stepsister
#general
Daniel Horowitz
Hi Michaela,
Have you considered a DNA test?
You may not hit directly your half-sister if she never tested, but maybe a descendant of her or a close relative from her side.
If you have done a test with a different company, you can upload the digital file to MyHeritage and other places for free.
Best regards
Daniel Horowitz
Daniel@...
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Re: Trying to get spellings of Hebrew names for gravestone
#hungary
Reuven Stern
Did you try to look up the gravestone photo in Billion Graves?
If the picture is not available on their site, you may enter a request and hopefully there will be a volunteer who will take a photo for you. Good luck, -- Reuven Stern, Kfar Vradim Israel
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Re: Brezov, Czechoslovakia
#austria-czech
#slovakia
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Rainer Borsdorf
Hello Ozzy,
I'd like to help you, but I need more information. Have you got any document where the town name is written? If it was in Slovakia, it could be Brezov or Prešov, but Szeged (for example) in Hungary is more than 400 km away. What is absolutly sure: Slovakia and Romania never had a common border - ALL time long Hungary was between both countries. -- Best regards, Rainer Borsdorf Ilmenau (Thuringia/ Germany) www.jewishpastfinder.com
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Re: Trying to get spellings of Hebrew names for gravestone
#hungary
Alan Greenberg
In all cases that I am aware of (including looking at all of the our
Montreal burial database), Shea is short for Yehoshua. In Hebrew it is
Yod Hey Vav Shin Ayin.
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The English translation of Yehoshua is Joshua, but that doesn't mean he used it. People often picked names that they simply liked or felt comfortable with. Falk/Falik is a known kinnui (nickname) associated with Yehoshua and it confirms the original Hebrew name. https://kevarim.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Sheea-Herschorn-2.jpg shows the name in English and Hebrew on the tomb of a famous Chief Rabbi of Montreal ( he spelled it Sheea). Alan Greenberg JGS-Montreal
At 2021-01-27 03:24 PM, LM via groups.jewishgen.org wrote: My mom recently died and I've been trying for the past few months to
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World Jewish Restitution Organization Signs Agreement With Luxembourg on Holocaust Property Restitution
#announcements
#holocaust
Jan Meisels Allen
The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) signed an agreement with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on Holocaust-era property restitution. The agreement was signed by the government of Luxembourg and the Jewish community of Luxembourg, together with WJRO and the Luxembourg Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah.
The agreement provides symbolic financial acknowledgment to Holocaust survivors who were in Luxembourg during the Holocaust. It commits dedicated resources to Holocaust memorialization, remembrance, research, and education. It also addresses key restitution issues including dormant bank accounts and insurance, as well as looted art.
It is estimated that during the Nazi occupation, three-quarters of the 3,907 Jews living in Luxembourg, were not citizens of the country. Government reports published in Luxembourg in 2009 and 2015 recognize that Jews who were not citizens did not receive compensation for the confiscation of their property during the Holocaust. After World War II, around 1,500 Jews returned to Luxembourg and today, about 1,200 reside in the country.
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg government agreed to the following:
The Government of Luxembourg has agreed to: ● Provide one million Euros as a symbolic acknowledgement of support to Holocaust survivors from Luxembourg. Funds will be transferred to the World Jewish Restitution Organization to be distributed through the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. ● Purchase and renovate Cinqfontaines, where Luxembourg Jewish victims were gathered and then transported to death camps. Luxembourg will develop Cinqfontaines into a fitting place to memorialize Holocaust victims and to educate future generations. This project is estimated to cost over 25 million Euros. ● Contribute 120,000 Euros per year for 30 years to the Luxembourg Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah to further Holocaust remembrance and other statutory purposes. ● Continue to support Le Comité pour la mémoire de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale (The Committee for the Remembrance of the Second World War) with an increased budget. ● Establish and fund independent research, provenance research, and work on the national archives to provide access to files related to the occupation of Luxembourg and the Holocaust. ● Enhance collaboration on the development of a national antisemitism strategy. ● Identify and restitute Holocaust-era dormant bank accounts, safe deposit boxes, and insurance policies through an independent audit to be overseen by a joint committee composed of government officials as well as representatives of WJRO and the Jewish community. ● Conduct provenance research in accordance with the Washington Conference Principles and the Terezin Declaration to identify looted art and other cultural property to be returned in accordance with these declarations.
Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Re: Database of diaries and letters
#russia
#translation
temafrank1@...
Thanks for the info, Jane. I was really hoping to narrow it down to entries during certain time periods, and, although I'm mainly interested in things written by Jews, reading what gentiles wrote would also be useful to give us a sense of living conditions and views about Jews. But I can't get the search to work for me by date, and with over 7000 entries, going through each of them just isn't feasible.
-- Tema Frank, Edmonton, Canada Project: https://temafrank.com/tema-frank-history-detective/
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Re: translation from hebrew needed
#translation
Malka
Hello, Mrs. Hannah Ita Daughter of Shmuel z’l Levi Passed 6 Iyar 5682 (1922) May her memory be gathered on eternal life (abbreviation on bottom). Shalom, Malka Chosnek
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Re: translation from hebrew needed
#translation
Ozzy Bernstein
Chana
Daughter of Rabbi Simon of Blessed Memory Wife of Rabbi Shmuel of blessed memory Levy Died 6 Iyar 5622 Ozzy Bernstein
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Brezov, Czechoslovakia
#austria-czech
#slovakia
#hungary
Ozzy Bernstein
Hi all,
My great-grandfather resided in Brezov for a while. In his day it was in Czechoslovakia. He said that it was 25km away from Sighet in nowadays Romania. I've looked everywhere and cannot find a record of there being a town phonetically like Brezov near Sighet. Anybody have any idea where this Brezov may be?\ Thanks, Ozzy Bernstein
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Re: I am looking for my stepsister
#general
Sherri Bobish
Michaela, Note this sentence in the following record collection: From: Guide to the Records of the Displaced Person Camps and Centers in Germany https://archives.cjh.org/repositories/7/resources/3218 "
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ViewMate translation request - Polish
#translation
#poland
Sharon E Siegel
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
https://www.jewishgen.org/view https://www.jewishgen.org/view https://www.jewishgen.org/view https://www.jewishgen.org/view Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much. Sharon E. Siegel Port Jervis, NY USA
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ViewMate translation request - Russian
#translation
#lithuania
#records
Deborah Friedman
I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/view Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much Deborah Friedman Walnut Creek, CA dsfaec@... Searching for: FRIEDMAN (KOPAIGOROD UKRAINE), SHULMAN/SCHULMAN (KOPAIGOROD UKRAINE), SPECTOR, GOLOGORSKY, KANSTERIN/KANSTEROOM, LIPSON (JERUSALEM), ZASLER (JERUSALEM, ZASLOW), LEVY, GRATZ/GRATCH, EISENSTEIN (DROHITCHIN), BENIOFF (KIEV AREA), SILBERMANN/SILVERMAN (ZEIL GERMANY), DINKELSPIEL(BADEN, GERMANY), MAIER, WIEDERQUIST, HOROWITZ (KIEV AREA), HESS (NEW ORLEANS), SANGER (NEW ORLEANS AND ALSACE), MAROZ (Ignatovka, Ukraine).
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Viewmate translation request - Hebrew
#translation
#lithuania
Deborah Friedman
've posted a vital record in Hebrew for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89806 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much. Deborah Friedman Walnut Creek, CA dsfaec@... Searching for: FRIEDMAN (KOPAIGOROD UKRAINE), SHULMAN/SCHULMAN (KOPAIGOROD UKRAINE), SPECTOR, GOLOGORSKY, KANSTERIN/KANSTEROOM, LIPSON (JERUSALEM), ZASLER (JERUSALEM, ZASLOW), LEVY, GRATZ/GRATCH, EISENSTEIN (DROHITCHIN), BENIOFF (KIEV AREA), SILBERMANN/SILVERMAN (ZEIL GERMANY), DINKELSPIEL(BADEN, GERMANY), MAIER, WIEDERQUIST, HOROWITZ (KIEV AREA), HESS (NEW ORLEANS), SANGER (NEW ORLEANS AND ALSACE), MAROZ (Ignatovka, Ukraine).
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Viewmate Photos: Are these of the same person?
#latvia
#translation
David Brostoff
I have posted images on ViewMate of two photos:
<http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89763> <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89786> I would like an estimate of the date of both photos. Also, is it possible this is the same person in both? These are STEIN ancestors of mine, from Friedrichstadt, Courland (now Jaunjelgava, Latvia). Thank you, David Brostoff Berkeley, Calif. CHAIT, HIET, STEIN, WOLFE (Friedrichstadt/Jaunjelgava; Riga; Leeds)
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ViewMate translation request - Russian Birth Certificate
#translation
Stan Deutsch
I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address:
https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89760
This is the birth record for Rochla Moed. Her father was named Uziel.
Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.
Thank you very much.
Stan Deutsch Oakland, CA
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translation from hebrew needed
#translation
Deborah Friedman
This is the headstone of my gr grandmother: Channa Ita Gratch Levi, buried at the Mt. of Olives in Jerusalem. I need a translation from the Hebrew please.
Thank you Deborah Friedman Walnut Creek, CA dsfaec@... MODERATOR NOTE:Please reply privately
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
#JewishGenUpdates
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Over seven decades have elapsed, and the collective loss of the Jewish people remains incalculable. Six million lives destroyed. Six million family trees cut off. Six million flames extinguished. As a people, one of the most powerful forces that binds us together is memory. Across countries, denominations, and creeds, memory unites all of us. We know that we will never forget. But, today, we remember. Your Friends at JewishGen
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Help translate the last few letters of my Grandfather's collection
#translation
#lodz
#poland
kesspark@...
Two more letters need translation getting me closer to completion!
I've posted two letters in Polish for which I need a translation. https://www.jewishgen.org/view https://www.jewishgen.org/view The previous letter posted yesterday is written in Russian not Polish as previously indicated. Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much. Rachel Keiles Kessler Park NYC KEILES - Vilnius, Lodz, TSIGAR, TOBIAS, ASZ, ELEFAND - Vilnius, KESSLER - Starokonstantinov, LURIE - Dvinsk DUBIN(sky), NAGIN(sky) - Poltava, ALPERT, SACHS
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Re: Trying to get spellings of Hebrew names for gravestone
#hungary
Diane Jacobs
Try calling Beth Israel Cemetery and ask if they would take a picture of the stone. As it is winter they are not busy with landscaping.
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Diane Jacobs
On Jan 27, 2021, at 3:42 PM, LM <lmemsm@...> wrote:
-- Diane Jacobs, Somerset, New Jersey
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