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Family Roots in Romania
#romania
Ben Ring <ben.rng@...>
Good Afternoon,
My wife has hit a dead end in family research. Her great grandfather, Charles Morris Symonds was born in Romania in approximately 1882 (give or take) and emigrated >from Romania to the US in approximately 1903, at least according to the Boston census of 1910. We found him on the Boston 1910 census and my wife has his burial information, but we have no record of where in Romania he lived or which port he came in at (Boston or New York), or if he had relatives in the US already. On the census, his birthplace is listed as Rumania, but being that we don't know where in Romania he came from, there's the possibility that he might've actually been >from present day Moldova. We know that he probably Anglicized his name >from whatever it was in Romanian, but my father in law and wife have no idea what it was before he anglicized it. We'd be grateful for any guidance or direction that anyone could provide us! Thanks so much, Ben Ring -- Benjamin A. Ring,
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Romania SIG #Romania Family Roots in Romania
#romania
Ben Ring <ben.rng@...>
Good Afternoon,
My wife has hit a dead end in family research. Her great grandfather, Charles Morris Symonds was born in Romania in approximately 1882 (give or take) and emigrated >from Romania to the US in approximately 1903, at least according to the Boston census of 1910. We found him on the Boston 1910 census and my wife has his burial information, but we have no record of where in Romania he lived or which port he came in at (Boston or New York), or if he had relatives in the US already. On the census, his birthplace is listed as Rumania, but being that we don't know where in Romania he came from, there's the possibility that he might've actually been >from present day Moldova. We know that he probably Anglicized his name >from whatever it was in Romanian, but my father in law and wife have no idea what it was before he anglicized it. We'd be grateful for any guidance or direction that anyone could provide us! Thanks so much, Ben Ring -- Benjamin A. Ring,
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Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery University City, MO
#general
Cindy Taylor
St. Louis Genners,
I was able to find several graves on line but there is a particular one not available. If you're in the area and able to photograph this grave for me please let me know with a direct email. Thank you in advance. If you should see his (2nd) wife, would appreciate that one also. Sorry, but I don't know her name, but would hope she's nearby. Morris Pankewer Section P, Lot 24, grave 2W. Cindy Potter Taylor, Boynton Beach, FL. MODERATOR NOTE: Please let Cindy privately know before you go to the cemetery to avoid duplication of efforts.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery University City, MO
#general
Cindy Taylor
St. Louis Genners,
I was able to find several graves on line but there is a particular one not available. If you're in the area and able to photograph this grave for me please let me know with a direct email. Thank you in advance. If you should see his (2nd) wife, would appreciate that one also. Sorry, but I don't know her name, but would hope she's nearby. Morris Pankewer Section P, Lot 24, grave 2W. Cindy Potter Taylor, Boynton Beach, FL. MODERATOR NOTE: Please let Cindy privately know before you go to the cemetery to avoid duplication of efforts.
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LOWENTHAL/STERN Family
#general
Sheldon Dan <sheldan1955@...>
I am trying to do some research on my wife's family and would like to talk
to any relatives who can help. Her grandmother was Nentzia (Anna) LOWENTHAL, the daughter of Solomon and Lena LOWENTHAL, born in 1886 in Brzesko, Poland.She married Zisha (Sam) BIRNKRANT and lived in Sanok, Poland, where the first four of their children were born. The fifth, my wife's mother, was born in Pittsburgh. Anna died in 1947 in Pittsburgh. Anna had two siblings. Her brother, Abraham LOWENTHAL, was born in 1875 in Brzesko. He married Jennie FLAX and had two sons and two daughters. Abraham died in 1964 in Queens, NY. Her sister was Chaya LOWENTHAL, who married Moses STERN. Moses' father was Leon STERN; his brother was Avroham. Leon had five children in addition to Moses and Avroham had four. Moses and Chaya had seven children:Solomon (Seymour), Harry, Sarah, Leon, Genya, Fred, and Nathan (Nat). My wife had heard stories of her family and the Sterns. I would like to contact them or relatives of any others mentioned in this message. Please have them contact me privately. Thanks. Sheldon Dan sheldan1955@bellsouth.net
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen LOWENTHAL/STERN Family
#general
Sheldon Dan <sheldan1955@...>
I am trying to do some research on my wife's family and would like to talk
to any relatives who can help. Her grandmother was Nentzia (Anna) LOWENTHAL, the daughter of Solomon and Lena LOWENTHAL, born in 1886 in Brzesko, Poland.She married Zisha (Sam) BIRNKRANT and lived in Sanok, Poland, where the first four of their children were born. The fifth, my wife's mother, was born in Pittsburgh. Anna died in 1947 in Pittsburgh. Anna had two siblings. Her brother, Abraham LOWENTHAL, was born in 1875 in Brzesko. He married Jennie FLAX and had two sons and two daughters. Abraham died in 1964 in Queens, NY. Her sister was Chaya LOWENTHAL, who married Moses STERN. Moses' father was Leon STERN; his brother was Avroham. Leon had five children in addition to Moses and Avroham had four. Moses and Chaya had seven children:Solomon (Seymour), Harry, Sarah, Leon, Genya, Fred, and Nathan (Nat). My wife had heard stories of her family and the Sterns. I would like to contact them or relatives of any others mentioned in this message. Please have them contact me privately. Thanks. Sheldon Dan sheldan1955@bellsouth.net
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Retain documents, not just web links to the documents
#general
Mel Comisarow
Several years ago I located a web link to a document in Portuguese of genealogical
interest to me. I used Google Translate to convert the document into English and I stored a digital copy of the English-version document along with the web link to the original Portuguese document. I did not store the original Portuguese document. The resulting English was poor but did give me some insight about the original document's contents. A few years later, after I learned that Google Translate had improved, I again downloaded the document and used Google translate to convert to English, giving an imperfect but much more readable document. I have recently had excellent results using Google Translate to translate Russian into English and so I wished to revisit my Portuguese document of ten years ago. The web link no longer works. So here is my advice: When using a translation program to convert a foreign language document into your language, retain the original foreign language document as well as its web link. Actually, its probably smart to always retain original documents as well as the web links to the document. Remember, computer memory is very cheap these days. Mel Comisarow melcom4@gmail.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Retain documents, not just web links to the documents
#general
Mel Comisarow
Several years ago I located a web link to a document in Portuguese of genealogical
interest to me. I used Google Translate to convert the document into English and I stored a digital copy of the English-version document along with the web link to the original Portuguese document. I did not store the original Portuguese document. The resulting English was poor but did give me some insight about the original document's contents. A few years later, after I learned that Google Translate had improved, I again downloaded the document and used Google translate to convert to English, giving an imperfect but much more readable document. I have recently had excellent results using Google Translate to translate Russian into English and so I wished to revisit my Portuguese document of ten years ago. The web link no longer works. So here is my advice: When using a translation program to convert a foreign language document into your language, retain the original foreign language document as well as its web link. Actually, its probably smart to always retain original documents as well as the web links to the document. Remember, computer memory is very cheap these days. Mel Comisarow melcom4@gmail.com
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Re: Looking for photo of 336 E Houston St. NYC
#general
Alicia Weiss
This is a long shot, but have you contacted the Museum of the City of
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New York, New York Historical Society, and New York Pubic Library about what they have in their photo repositories? You might also check out these links: https://www.brickunderground.com/live/research-building-history-nyc http://www.gothamcenter.org/archives-and-libraries.html Best of luck, Alicia Weiss Researching: WEISS/WEISZ Szecseny, Hungary; KUNDLER, Kaposmero/Kisvarda/Gyongyos/Budapest, Hungary; POLLAK, Kaposmero/Csurgo, Hungary;PRESSMAN/PRESEISEN, Kiev, Ukraine; GOLDFELD, Russia; Dufine/Dufan/Dufayn, Moldova/Ukraine; MAUTHNER/MAUTNER, Szecseny, Hungary, HEMPEL/HAMPEL, Poland.
From: Wendy Griswold <wendygris@gmail.com>
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Looking for photo of 336 E Houston St. NYC
#general
Alicia Weiss
This is a long shot, but have you contacted the Museum of the City of
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New York, New York Historical Society, and New York Pubic Library about what they have in their photo repositories? You might also check out these links: https://www.brickunderground.com/live/research-building-history-nyc http://www.gothamcenter.org/archives-and-libraries.html Best of luck, Alicia Weiss Researching: WEISS/WEISZ Szecseny, Hungary; KUNDLER, Kaposmero/Kisvarda/Gyongyos/Budapest, Hungary; POLLAK, Kaposmero/Csurgo, Hungary;PRESSMAN/PRESEISEN, Kiev, Ukraine; GOLDFELD, Russia; Dufine/Dufan/Dufayn, Moldova/Ukraine; MAUTHNER/MAUTNER, Szecseny, Hungary, HEMPEL/HAMPEL, Poland.
From: Wendy Griswold <wendygris@gmail.com>
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Re: Expert DNA Analysis needed
#dna
Emily Garber
Karen Catania <k.silver915@gmail.com> wrote:
I just joined this group. I would like to know if anyone out thereThe Association of Professional Genealogists maintains a list of professionals that can be searched by specialty. If you are dealing with Askenazi Jewish genetic genealogy, make sure the professional is informed about that. Working with DNA >from endogamous groups can be challenging. https://www.apgen.org/index.html Emily Garber Extra Yad Genealogical Services Phoenix, Arizona
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DNA Research #DNA Re: Expert DNA Analysis needed
#dna
Emily Garber
Karen Catania <k.silver915@gmail.com> wrote:
I just joined this group. I would like to know if anyone out thereThe Association of Professional Genealogists maintains a list of professionals that can be searched by specialty. If you are dealing with Askenazi Jewish genetic genealogy, make sure the professional is informed about that. Working with DNA >from endogamous groups can be challenging. https://www.apgen.org/index.html Emily Garber Extra Yad Genealogical Services Phoenix, Arizona
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EDELMAN, UDELSMANN, KRINITZ, ZIERLER
#galicia
Jason Kanter <jasonkanter@...>
EDELMAN, UDELSMANN, KRINITZ, ZIERLER -- in or near Peczenizyn or
Ottiniya, Galicia My grandmother Ida Gussie (Gitel) EDELMAN (1893-1988) told me in 1984 that she grew up in Ottiniya, her mother was Leah Ruchel EDELMAN (UDELSMANN) (1860-1899) who had siblings Ben and Avram, and that her father was Feibel/Favel KRINITZ, who was >from "Pichanizhna" (no doubt what is now Peczenizyn). She also said that her mother's mother was "Chaya ZIERLER." Gussie travelled to the US in 1908 (age 15), and was listed on the passenger manifest as "Gitel Edelman", which also named her father as "Feibel Edelman," and she was signed for by her uncle Harry Edelman c/o Abel/Avram Edelman of Passaic. Gussie had several siblings. One of them, now known as Harry Edelman (1887-1955), told his family that he had been "Aaron Krinitz" until he arrived at Ellis Island; when they asked him his name, he thought they were asking his sponsor's name, and he said "Harry Edelman" so that became his American name. This sponsor was apparently a cousin who had a successful bakery (Edelman's Bakery) in Passaic, NJ and had acted as sponsor for many of the cousins. I can't trace anything about Feibel Krinitz or Chaya Zierler, nor find how Krinitz and Edelman (or Udelsmann) are related other than by Leia Ruchel's marriage to Feibel Krinitz. Any help? Many thanks Jason Kanter jasonkanter@gmail.com
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia EDELMAN, UDELSMANN, KRINITZ, ZIERLER
#galicia
Jason Kanter <jasonkanter@...>
EDELMAN, UDELSMANN, KRINITZ, ZIERLER -- in or near Peczenizyn or
Ottiniya, Galicia My grandmother Ida Gussie (Gitel) EDELMAN (1893-1988) told me in 1984 that she grew up in Ottiniya, her mother was Leah Ruchel EDELMAN (UDELSMANN) (1860-1899) who had siblings Ben and Avram, and that her father was Feibel/Favel KRINITZ, who was >from "Pichanizhna" (no doubt what is now Peczenizyn). She also said that her mother's mother was "Chaya ZIERLER." Gussie travelled to the US in 1908 (age 15), and was listed on the passenger manifest as "Gitel Edelman", which also named her father as "Feibel Edelman," and she was signed for by her uncle Harry Edelman c/o Abel/Avram Edelman of Passaic. Gussie had several siblings. One of them, now known as Harry Edelman (1887-1955), told his family that he had been "Aaron Krinitz" until he arrived at Ellis Island; when they asked him his name, he thought they were asking his sponsor's name, and he said "Harry Edelman" so that became his American name. This sponsor was apparently a cousin who had a successful bakery (Edelman's Bakery) in Passaic, NJ and had acted as sponsor for many of the cousins. I can't trace anything about Feibel Krinitz or Chaya Zierler, nor find how Krinitz and Edelman (or Udelsmann) are related other than by Leia Ruchel's marriage to Feibel Krinitz. Any help? Many thanks Jason Kanter jasonkanter@gmail.com
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BRUNHOLZ from Czernowitz
#galicia
xan madera
Hello all,
I'm looking for more information about Beile BRUNHOLZ >from Chernovtsi (Czernowitz): https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/jowbr.php?rec=J_BUCOVINA_0016550 Thank you Jan Braunholz Germany MODERATOR NOTE: We usually ask that inquiries to this list deal with families >from and towns in Galicia. However exceptions are made for Czernowitz (in neighboring Bukowina) and other cities known to have been home to many Galitzianers.
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia BRUNHOLZ from Czernowitz
#galicia
xan madera
Hello all,
I'm looking for more information about Beile BRUNHOLZ >from Chernovtsi (Czernowitz): https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/jowbr.php?rec=J_BUCOVINA_0016550 Thank you Jan Braunholz Germany MODERATOR NOTE: We usually ask that inquiries to this list deal with families >from and towns in Galicia. However exceptions are made for Czernowitz (in neighboring Bukowina) and other cities known to have been home to many Galitzianers.
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Re: Website for cemetery and burial information for Budapest
#hungary
HungarianRoots
This website is oroklet.hu
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Don't use the new version because even if it looks nicer it is not as functional as the old one. The link to the old version is www.oroklet.hu/bent.php I hope it helps. Regards, Karesz Vandor genealogist/historian/private tour guide Hungarian Roots web: www.hungarianroots.com e-mail: info@hungarianroots.com cell (international format): +36-30-546-6950
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From: H-SIG [mailto:h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 6:21 PM To: H-SIG <h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org> Subject: [h-sig] Website for cemetery and burial information for Budapest Hello, Last year I copied some cemetery and burial information for my ancestors wh= o lived in Budapest >from a website. I seemed to have lost the link to that website and the name is not in my notes. Can anyone help me find this website again? Thank you, Sue Madsen
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Hungary SIG #Hungary RE: Website for cemetery and burial information for Budapest
#hungary
HungarianRoots
This website is oroklet.hu
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Don't use the new version because even if it looks nicer it is not as functional as the old one. The link to the old version is www.oroklet.hu/bent.php I hope it helps. Regards, Karesz Vandor genealogist/historian/private tour guide Hungarian Roots web: www.hungarianroots.com e-mail: info@hungarianroots.com cell (international format): +36-30-546-6950
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From: H-SIG [mailto:h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 6:21 PM To: H-SIG <h-sig@lyris.jewishgen.org> Subject: [h-sig] Website for cemetery and burial information for Budapest Hello, Last year I copied some cemetery and burial information for my ancestors wh= o lived in Budapest >from a website. I seemed to have lost the link to that website and the name is not in my notes. Can anyone help me find this website again? Thank you, Sue Madsen
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Merkine (Meretch in Yiddish) is celebrating 660 years
#lithuania
Carol Hoffman
"The beginnings of Jewish settlement in Meretch can apparently be
traced back to the 15th century. A document >from 1486 states that the Great Duke Kazimir ordered his clerks to demand that Yanka (Ya'akov) Yatzkovitz and his sons pay taxes.", wrote Josef Rosin. The project "Doors are Open" commemorates the Jews of Merkine, see https://www.lzb.lt/en/2019/08/20/the-doors-open-an-installation-to-remember-jewish-merkine/ Carol Hoffman Tel Aviv
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Merkine (Meretch in Yiddish) is celebrating 660 years
#lithuania
Carol Hoffman
"The beginnings of Jewish settlement in Meretch can apparently be
traced back to the 15th century. A document >from 1486 states that the Great Duke Kazimir ordered his clerks to demand that Yanka (Ya'akov) Yatzkovitz and his sons pay taxes.", wrote Josef Rosin. The project "Doors are Open" commemorates the Jews of Merkine, see https://www.lzb.lt/en/2019/08/20/the-doors-open-an-installation-to-remember-jewish-merkine/ Carol Hoffman Tel Aviv
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