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Looks to me like incomplete record. Sometimes the registrar made a mistake and left the record unfinished, usually the correct one is on the following page.
Peter Absolon
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SCJGS: invites you Strategies that Worked! Free for Everyone on October 3, 2021-1pm Pacific
#announcements
#dna
#events
Leah Kushner
Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society
Strategies that Worked! a SCJGS member double presentation with experienced researchers, Shirley Ginzburg & Lee Jaffe Sunday, October 10, 2021, 1 pm Pacific Zone Time
Free for Everyone Program Descriptions The Awful Truth About Mike And Fred or Solving A Family Mystery! with Shirley Ginzburg Shirley will share about 25 photos and documents that plot the zig-zag route to how she solved the mystery. One important point for everyone is that the proof documents are not solved in chronological order...which means frustrating dives in the wrong direction, often. The common tools/sources plus a couple obscure ones revealed a lot about the career of a popular bandleader.Looking For My Great-grandfather, Joseph Schwartz and Finding 300 New Cousins with Lee Jaffe
Joseph Schwartz's life in the US is well-documented: yet nothing certain has been found about him beforehand. Lee will report on his ongoing work to uncover his great-grandfather's past, from searching traditional sources to pursuing leads from DNA testing, concluding with a progress report on efforts to launch an "ancestry project" in collaboration with potential cousins.
Speaker Bios Lee Jaffe was introduced to family research in the 1980s when he was given two family trees: he has been expanding his family tree and his skills ever since, most recently exploring DNA testing. Lee was a librarian at UC Santa Cruz before retiring in 2014.
RSVP: -Register Here to receive a Zoom link. Questions Contact: Leah Kushner President, SCJGS co-sponsor Chadeish Yameinu
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amitch1066@...
Would anyone know of a town named Soleayl? One of my ancestors supplied this as his birth town on his NA Declaration. I know for a fact that this part of my family came from the Sokal, L'viv area (Ukraine). I have his birth record and this town is not mentioned. Could he have meant Sokal?
Wigder Kaltwasser, right hand page. A copy of the document is attached. Thanks in advance! -- Amy Mitchell
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Latvia & Estonia Research Division Website Adds Estonian Content
#latvia
#announcements
Marion Werle
The Latvia & Estonia Research Division has added new content on Estonia, both on the History of Estonia page, and in the Overview - Estonian Resources section. This includes in-depth information on the National Archives of Estonia and the Estonian Jewish Museum.
Please see our website at https://latvia.jewishgen.org/news-and-updates for details and links. -- Marion Werle Co-Director, Latvia & Estonia Research Division <canadagenes@...>
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Sherri Bobish
Joseph,
Found him in these databases on Ancestry. Hope this info is helpful in your search. Sherri Bobish New York, U.S., New York Guard Service Cards, 1906-1918, 1940-1948 Joseph WEISSBERG 1822 E. 29th St Born Austria 09/27/04 Married Served in the 1940's Here is info from WW11 draft card:
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address given on a death book in Sieniawa
#galicia
rottenberg
On the act 67 (the last one of the page), death act of Brandel Beile Rottenberg (my great grand-mother) the address given is Sieniawa 237 (home 237 of Sieniawa). Can we get the real address corresponding to Sieniawa 237 ?
Thak you for your help Best regards Michel Rottenberg michel@...
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Social Media for Genealogists
#announcements
Linda Kelley
This is a correction for an announcement sent out previously:
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon
invites you to a Zoom meeting. When: Sep 26, 2021 10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Sunday, September 26, 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time Meredith Sellers
Social media are valuable tools for connecting and communicating with relatives, potential cousins, and fellow genealogists. However, navigating various social media platforms and understanding their privacy controls can be daunting. As a member of the Web-savvy “Millennial Generation”, Meredith will provide case studies illustrating how social media can complement your current research endeavors. She will also address the pros and cons of different social media platforms and outline ways for you to maintain a secure, controlled online presence.
Dr. Meredith Sellers holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and works as a Senior Engineer at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates. Meredith has leveraged social media since 2008 to assist her personal genealogical research in New York City, St. Louis, Eastern Europe, and the British Isles. Before relocating to the Bay Area, Meredith volunteered and taught for organizations including the Champaign Family History Center, Champaign County Genealogical Society, and Olive Branch Cemetery Restoration. ========== Hope to see you Sunday!
Thank you, JGSO Board
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Dwartz/Dvorts/Dworets, etc
#latvia
#lithuania
donna@...
I am trying to connect this line of Dwartz, etc to my family tree. I have many DNA matches to various folks, but cannot seem to connect them to me (yet). The patriarch of this line is Shaya/Sheir Dwartz, married to Chana (unknown maiden name), born about 1822 in Uzpaliai, Lithuania. I cannot seem to find any records further back from this. I feel like Chana could be the connection, but how do I find her maiden name? DNA matches are on my mother's side. Nothing for her in JewishGen records. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Donna Borok Moss San Rafael, CA MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately Searching: Dwartz/Dvortz/Dvorets; Braverman; Mischel; Wolkin; Borok; Novogrudski; Lipschitz; Palevsky
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ViewMate Russian Translation Request - Russian Revision List Notations
#translation
#russia
#lithuania
I posted on ViewMate notations from Russian Revision lists for which I need translations. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=95290
I marked them with numbers 1-5. Writings 1, 2, 3, and 4 were written in the margins of a 1850 Revision List from a village in Lithuania. It looks like the wording in Writings 1, 2, 3, and 4 are similar but not identical. I would like to get a full translations so that I can understand the differences in each.
Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.
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The name Wochenkind -
#poland
Carol Jean Weightman
Is Wochenkind a first name or does it indicate something else about the new born infant?
I am finding children listed / named as Wochenkind in 19th century Jewish records from Brody. In modern Germany, Wochenkind seems to refer to a child up to the age of six weeks. Was Wochenkind in 19th century Poland perhaps a child who had not yet been named? Thank you for any help. Carol Jean Weightman
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FamilySearch Completes Digitizing 2.4 Million rolls of Microfilm
#announcements
#records
Jan Meisels Allen
FamilySearch has completed digitizing 2.4 million rolls of microfilm which contains information on more than 11.5 billion individuals. It is available for free on familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/en/). Over 200 countries and principalities and more than 100 languages are included in the digitized documents. All types of genealogically significant records are included—censuses, births, marriages, deaths, probate, Church, immigration, and more.
Explore FamilySearch’s free collections of indexed records and images by going to FamilySearch.org (https://ident.familysearch.org/cis-web/oauth2/v3/authorization) , then search both “Records” and “Images.” The Images feature will let you browse digitized images from the microfilm collection and more. You will need a FamilySearch account to access digitized records—but don’t worry, signing up is completely free!
In 1998, FamilySearch began digitizing its microfilm collection—a project that, at the time, was anticipated to take over 50 years to complete. However, advances in technology cut the estimated time to completion by nearly 30 years.
To read more see: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/familysearch-microfilm-collection-digitized/
Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Re: German Jewish Community: Grötzingen, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany or Grötzingen, Durlach, Baden, Württemburg
#germany
Andreas Schwab
The expert in Grötzingen Jewish history is Susanne Asche, head of the cultural office of the city of Karlsruhe.
https://www.karlsruhe.de/b1/kultur/kulturfoerderung/kulturamt.de https://karlshochschule.de/en/university/people/lecturers/dr-susanne-asche You can reach Ms Asche via her office at kulturamt@... Asche has written several articles on the Jews of Grötzingen, for example: Susanne Asche, Vom Traditionalismus auf dem Land zur Anpassung in der Stadt. Geschichte der Juden in Grötzingen und Durlach 1715 - 1933, in: Heinz Schmitt/u.a. (Hrg.), Juden in Karlsruhe. Beiträge zu ihrer Geschichte bis zur nationalsozialistischen Machtergreifung, Veröffentlichungen des Karlsruher Stadtarchivs, Bd. 8, Badenia-Verlag, Karlsruhe 1988, S. 189 f. You can find this publication at several Boston university libraries as well as at Brandeis. Grötzingen Jelwish BDM records start at 1811: https://www2.landesarchiv-bw.de/ofs21/olf/struktur.php?bestand=5632&klassi=&anzeigeKlassi=007 Unfortunately, these records are not online. -- Andreas Schwab, Montreal, Canada
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Vivian Kahn
Richard,
The wedding was registered by Gideon GARTNER, son of Leopold GARTNER and Eszti STERN. Was he Rosa/Rachel's husband? There should be a second page of the wedding record that lists name of the bride's mother, witnesses, and other information including names and signatures of married couple. Difficult to get a clear image of the document but the note below the bride's date of birth appears to say that there is other information not known to the registrar. -- Vivian Kahn, Santa Rosa, California
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Renee Steinig
The 1963 Brooklyn telephone directory, which I accessed via the
Brooklyn Public Library website, lists a Joseph Weissberg at 1822 East 29th Street. https://archive.org/details/brooklynnewyorkc1963newy/page/n729/mode/2up Renee Renee Stern Steinig Dix Hills NY genmaven@... Joseph Godelnik <n_godelnik@...> wrote: <<I found, right these days, a letter envelope, bearing the date of October 1963. The letter sent to my father (Chaim Godelnik) who died in 1977. The name and address of the sender is J. Weissberg 1822 E. 29th St. Bklyn N.Y. USA. I have a reasonable basis to believe that this is a relative. I would appreciate help in locating the writer or his family members so I can contact them.>>
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Karen Lukeman
I know of two stories:
-- Karen Calmon Lukeman KALMANOWITZ (Lyubcha and towns near Grodno, Vilna and Minsk) GOLDSMITH (Bakshty and Ivje) NASSER (Damascus) BENBAJI (Damascus) BALLAS (Damascus)
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Austrian Citizenship
#austria-czech
Ronald Cohen
Hello everyone, This is my first message to this list and I would like to say hello.
My mother was born in Vienna in 1922. Both her parents were Polish citizens who had moved to Austria some years earlier. Did my mother automatically become an Austrian citizen by virtue of birth or would she be considered Polish? I would appreciate any help in this regard. Thank you. -- Ronald Cohen Ft. Lauderdale, FL & Bethesda, MD
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There is an article about Pen on a Russian-language Wikipedia page. It gives some family information about him and cites some references that might be helpful. You can use Google Chrome to translate it: https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Пэн,_Юдель_Моисеевич
-- Alan Shuchat
Newton, MA SHUKHAT (Talnoe, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Odessa, Balta (Abazovka), Pogrebishche) VINOKUR (Talnoe), KURIS (Mogilev-Podolskiy, Ataki, Berdichev) ZILBERMAN (Soroki, Kremenets), BIRNBAUM (Kamenets-Podolskiy) KITAIGORODSKI (Zvenigorodka)
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The term of military service was greatly reduced over the years. See the details at: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Russia
-- Alan Shuchat
Newton, MA SHUKHAT (Talnoe, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Odessa, Balta (Abazovka), Pogrebishche) VINOKUR (Talnoe), KURIS (Mogilev-Podolskiy, Ataki, Berdichev) ZILBERMAN (Soroki, Kremenets), BIRNBAUM (Kamenets-Podolskiy) KITAIGORODSKI (Zvenigorodka)
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Update - Yedinitz Yizkor Book Translation project
#yizkorbooks
#bessarabia
bassfish4@...
I am pleased to provide an update on the Yedinitz Yizkor Book Translation Project.
Chag Sameach. Allan Bass
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Re: German Jewish Community: Grötzingen, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany or Grötzingen, Durlach, Baden, Württemburg
#germany
ccelaynarose3@...
thank you for your information on the communities. I am able to rule out Alb-Donau-Kreis right away just from the date it was formed. my ancestor was born in 1749 if that helps at all. anyone who has information or leads on churches or synagogue records in the Durlach area during the mid 1700's, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!
-- Connie Derosier Carter Kissimmee, FL, Leominster, MA
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