I've posted a letter in Yiddish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address:

https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM95474

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Thank you very much
Dror Bereznitsky

Thanks to all for such helpful information! I can see many people know a lot more than I do about this subject that is an integral part of Jewish history. I will seek these several suggested books. 
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Elise Frances Miller
San Mateo, CA
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https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=95541

I would appreciate a translation of this birth record from Bukaczowce, Ukraine (Galicia).

Thank you.

Linda Cantor
NYC

Hello everyone,
I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ...

1.  Marriage record of BLUMENSZTOK - ACHTMAN:  https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jewishgen.org%2Fviewmate%2Fviewmateview.asp%3Fkey%3DVM95461&data=04%7C01%7C%7C1a59028f1f1041fcb93c08d98c1cb2ce%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637694877165393149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=4Fx1X%2FMiu5p2YgRDnGc4TvJQU%2B2x%2FQa7aqiMrqW%2FHVY%3D&reserved=0

2.  Death record of Fajga Frajda BLUMENSZTOK:  https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jewishgen.org%2Fviewmate%2Fviewmateview.asp%3Fkey%3DVM95472&data=04%7C01%7C%7C03867398836d43936a7d08d98c1cb477%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637694877183782703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=n1HlTmrrGphD96x3LNuvVszPQTfINsoeT%2F1BcyEdJNM%3D&reserved=0

3.  Birth record of Chana BLUMENSZTOK:  https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jewishgen.org%2Fviewmate%2Fviewmateview.asp%3Fkey%3DVM95506&data=04%7C01%7C%7C5d33152c903e4dfaeb2608d98c1cc6f2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637694877490748238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=X9l423mViv8%2FM9O4y%2BgkYB%2FgZjqMf9qgLTLA6iDLxZk%3D&reserved=0

4.  Birth record of Kielman Icek BLUMENSZTOK:  https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jewishgen.org%2Fviewmate%2Fviewmateview.asp%3Fkey%3DVM95507&data=04%7C01%7C%7C51ec751e584b496081f308d98c1cc86f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637694877518022737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GPIToskCd2KQT%2B%2BzP5NPdRebTQno98EE8d9XLsKP4Fo%3D&reserved=0

5.  Death record of Kielman Icek BLUMENSZTOK:  https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jewishgen.org%2Fviewmate%2Fviewmateview.asp%3Fkey%3DVM95510&data=04%7C01%7C%7C13ff626decb84f922b5f08d98c1cc9e4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637694877543018530%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Rzs%2F12RNjGgS%2B9Qj2w3VQjDi7m33hEM3QZX70nH%2Bd9s%3D&reserved=0

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Greg Tuckman
Phoenix, Arizona USA

The Russian Imperial Navy had a base at Liepaja (Libava) - perhaps this is the base your family history is referring to?

There is a town east of there called Durbe, though there are also other smaller towns nearby that begin with the letter D. 

My experience with Lithuanian town names is that the Yiddish equivalents are often one or two syllables shorter than the modern names (for instance Yiddish Gruzd for modern Gruzdziai). So your one syllable town name that begins with a D could have a Latvian name of two or three syllables. 
--
Michele Lock

Lak/Lok/Liak/Lock and Kalon/Kolon in Zagare/Joniskis/Gruzdziai, Lithuania
Lak/Lok/Liak/Lock in Plunge/Telsiai in Lithuania
Rabinowitz in Papile, Lithuania and Riga, Latvia
Trisinsky/Trushinsky/Sturisky and Leybman in Dotnuva, Lithuania
Olitsky in Alytus, Suwalki, Poland/Lithuania
Gutman/Goodman in Czestochowa, Poland
Lavine/Lev/Lew in Trenton, New Jersey and Lida/Vilna gub., Belarus

Please translate only the Hebrew names.

Thanks
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Bob Silverstein
bobsilverstein@...
Elk Grove Village, IL

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Researching Kaplan (Krynki, Poland) Tzipershteyn (Logishin, Pinsk, Belarus), Friedson/Fridzon (Pinsk, Cuba, Massachusetts), Israel and Goodman (Mishnitz, Warsaw, Manchester).

On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 06:07 PM, Bonnie Birns wrote:

Of course, it's Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021.

Although I know how much genealogists would love to go back in time...

--

Bonnie Birns, President, Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island

Jericho, Long Island, NY researcher #59766

researching: BECHMANN, BIRN, BIRNS, EICHBERG, HOECHSTER, MAYER, THORMAN, TUCHLER, TUCKLER - Bavaria, Ger;
BARER, BERNSTEIN, BURNSTON, GELLER, WACHS - Podkamen, Ukr; ARONOWSKY, TANDETNIK, TANDEJTNIK - Bialystok, Pol;
GOLDBERG - Chudniv, Ukr; TANNENHOLZ - Augustow, Pol; SIEGEL, Karklanai and Krazizi, Lith; SHNIPER - Gorodok, Belarus;
MELLER - Satoraljaujhely, Hungary

John,

Try using JewishGen Gazetteer - Radius Search
https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocRad.asp
You can find locations within a certain radius of given coordinates.

To find the coordinates of Riga that you will need, use:
https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp

Good luck in your search,

Sherri Bobish

Searching: RATOWSKY / CHAIMSON (Ariogala / Ragola, Lith.)
WALTZMAN / WALZMAN (Ustrzyki Dolne / Istryker, Pol.)
LEVY (Tyrawa Woloska, Pol.)
LEFFENFELD / LEFENFELD / FINK, KALTER (Daliowa/ Posada Jasliska, Pol.)
BOJDA / BERGER (Tarnobrzeg, Pol.)
SOKALSKY / SOLON / SOLAN / FINGER(MAN) (Grodek, Bialystok, Pol.)
BOBISH / APPEL (Odessa?)

Another book of possible interest is Gershon Hundert's The Jews in a
Polish Private Town: The Case of Opatów in the Eighteenth Century. It
is available online, at https://muse.jhu.edu/book/71395/pdf . In
particular, the chapter on "Jews in the Economy" (pages 46 to 68) may
shed some light.

Renee

Renee Stern Steinig
Dix Hills NY
genmaven@...

Paul King <pauledking@...> wrote:

<<Education of an arendar. Since a large percentage of Jews were
arendars in Poland from the 17th c. through to the 19th c., there was
an accretion of knowledge both within the family and communally as to
what was entailed in being an arendar. Of course, reading and writing
for bookkeeping purposes was essential, but management of labor,
networking for the purchase of agricultural equipment and marketing of
wares or produce were among the key skills required and acquired. For
excellent commentary on Polish arendars, I suggest M. J. Rosman, The
Lords' Jews: Magnate-Jewish Relations in the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth during the 18th Century, and Hillel Levine, Economic
Origins of Antisemitism: Poland and Its Jews in the Early Modern
Period.>>

In Russian:

В левом верхнем углу:

Варшавский Обер-Полицмейстер

По делопроизводству

19 июля 1901 года

#51601/14785

Варшава

В правом верхнем углу:

Секретно

Господину Гродненскому Губернатору

В центре штамп:

Канцелярия

21 июля 1901

ГРОДНЕНСКОГО ГУБЕРНАТОРА

 

За отношение за #2202 имею честь уведомить ваше сиятельство что мещанка м. (вероятно местечка) Окадии (возможно) Гродненской Губернии Ента (не ясно) Шклярская, она же Райхштейн за время проживания в городе Варшава под судом и следствием не была, а ныне не состоит и ни в чем предосудительном, как в нравственном, так и политических отношениях полицией не замечена, недвиживым имуществом (не ясно) не владела, но имеет наличный капитал в 800 рублей по расчетной книжке Госсударственной Сберегательной кассы за #14301/432

Исполняющий обязанности Оберполицмейстера

Полицмейстер Подпись

 

Translated into English:

In the upper left corner:

Warsaw Chief Police Chief

Office work

July 19, 1901

# 51601/14785

Warsaw

In the upper right corner:

Secret

To Mr. Grodno Governor

In the center of the stamp:

Chancery

July 21, 1901

GRODEN GOVERNOR

 

For attitude # 2202, I have the honor to notify your Excellency that the petty bourgeois woman of the m. (Probably a shtettle) of Okadia (possibly) Grodno Province Enta (not clear) Shklyarskaya, she is Reichstein during her stay in the city of Warsaw, was not under trial and investigation, and now she is not is and is in nothing reprehensible, both in moral and political relations, was not noticed by the police, did not own immovable property (not clear), but has cash capital of 800 rubles according to the account book of the State Savings Bank for # 14301/432

Acting Chief Oberpolitz

Chief of Police Signature

Translated by Michael Ryabinky
Boynton Beach, FL

In Russian:

 

В левом верхнем углу:

2331

от 1 июля 1901

 

Свидетельство

Дано мещанке Енте Евсеевне Райхштейн, она же Шклерская, что ей, Райхштейн, разрешается открыть в Волковыске фотографию и что в отношении ее, Райхштейн, должны быть в точности соблюдены как ныне существующие, так и имеющие в последсвии распоряжения о фотографиях. В случае нарушения правовых отношений, ответственность полностью ложится на мещанку Райхштейн. Вычисление подательской и казенной платы удостоверяю.

Причитающийся гербовый сбор удостоверяю.

 

Translated into English:

 

In the upper left corner:

2331

dated July 1, 1901

 

Certificate

It was given to the petty bourgeoisie Enta Evseevna Reichstein, aka Shklerskaya, that she, Reichstein, was allowed to open a photograph in Volkovysk and that in relation to her, Reichstein, both existing and subsequent orders for photographs must be exactly observed. In the event of a violation of legal relations, the responsibility lies entirely with the petty bourgeoisie Reichstein. I certify the calculation of the tribute and government fees.

I certify the due stamp duty.

Translated by Michael Ryabinky
Boynton Beach, FL

Hi everyone -
I have 3-4 documents to translate from Yiddish.  I will post each one separately.
I am completely fluent in Hebrew, but know almost no Yiddish.

The first one (attached) I can see was written by my great grandfather, Moshe Epstein from Montreal (from the signature at the end). on the 25th day of Shevat 5679 (Jan. 26, 1919).  From the little I understand, it was written to his children, one of whom is my grandmother.  If it is of any help, my grandmother gave birth to my mother 12 days earlier (Jan. 14, 1919).

I would greatly appreciate if someone fluent in Yiddish could translate it for me.
Thanks.

Steve Goldberg
Jerusalem, Israel
Researching the following families:
- Sagan/Shagan from Veliuona (Velon) Lithuania
- Goldberg from Vidukle, Lithuania
- Susselovitch/Zuselovitch from Raseiniai (Rossein), Lithuania

Shalom friends, 

I have a very strange family legend that I am looking into. Apparently, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem of all people, allowed for the migration of my great great grandmother, Dora Neumond, to Palestine. I have no idea why he would be interested in allowing a Jew into Palestine, but so goes the oral history. I have heard that Dora's son, Walter, was at the King David hotel where he met the Mufti and asked him for this favour. 

Dora arrived in Palestine on the 20th of February 1939. She was born in Frankfurt. 

I would be very grateful if anyone might be able to shed some light on this, and how I might go about finding documentation to prove it. 

Shavua tov, 

Yoav Aran
London

I’d be most grateful for suggestions on how to access marriage (1898) and birth (1899-1904) records as well as recruitment lists (1892-1896) in Nizhniy Novgorod. Can you recommend a researcher in Nizhniy Novgorod who could identify, access, copy and translate the documents?

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Claudia Witte-Kirschbaum
Switzerland
clwitte@...
KIRSCHBAUM (Parysow, Rozan, Lodz, Nizhniy Novgorod); BORNSTEIN (Parysow, Rozan, Lodz); DUMTSCHIN (Mogilev, Nizhniy Novgorod)
LANDAU (Brzesko); FRISCH, EINHORN (Bochnia), STRUMPFNER (Krakow)

I suggest you run a few samples of your book privately through other researchers for their critical eye. No doubt you are very proud of the 600 pages and want to present the book in the best possible light. I know from years of publishing that there is always room for improvement, and the more eyes you have on the title the less likely you’ll be disappointed in the results.

For example, consistency is very important, and human proofreaders can be helpful in picking up distracting misspellings and punctuation errors. I recently put together about 50 pages on a single person, and upon each reading by myself we found errors and misleading words.

After attending to the words and sentences, the pictures and graphics need some preparation. By that I mean, if you have copied and pasted digital graphics into a document, and then printed your proofs, this may result in poorer results than if you carefully look at the originals with specific printing process in mind. Just having a PDF available for distribution is often not enough, as what looks fine on your screen can be a disaster after the press or copier makes finished copies of each page. Carefully look at the resolution of each image, and the type of line screening which will be applied when the PDF is printed. 

Whether you use color or not is a major factor. In some cases color properly printed enhances an image. Otherwise it may just add to the cost of printing. In your PDF proof, on screen, a photo usually looks fine. But when printed it may be too dark, too light, etc.

These are my thoughts which come from years of practical experience with many types of documents and publishing models.

--
Ed Wurster
Voorhees, NJ
Leider | Leader | Samowitz