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Re: Viewmate Translation Request Russian
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ryabinkym@...
In Russian:
#6 Состоялось в посаде Шренск 4-го (16-го) февраля 1876-го года в 11 часов дня. Явился лично Израиль Тыгер, 23-х лет, портной, проживающий в посаде Шренск и в присутствии свидетелей: Беера Фудаловича, 73-х лет, торговца и Давида Аппельбаума, 32-х лет, оба - жители посада Шренск и предъявили нам младенца женского пола, объявляя, что она родилась 7-го (19-го) января сего года в 2 часа дня от законной жены Шейны-Мирьям, урожденной Лейзерович, 20-и лет. Младенцу этому дано имя Шора-Фейга. Акт сей объявляющему и свидетелям прочитан и ими и нами подписан. Объявляющий заявил, что он писать не умеет. Содержащий акты гражданского состояния Подпись Беер Фудалович Давид Аппельбаум
Translated into English:
# 6 It took place in Posad Shrensk on February 4 (16), 1876 at 11 o'clock before afternoon. Israel Tyger, 23 years old, a tailor living in the settlement of Shrensk showed up personally and in the presence of witnesses: Beer Fudalovich, 73 years old, a merchant and David Appelbaum, 32 years old, a teacher, both residents of the settlement of Shrensk, and presented us with a female baby, announcing that she was born on January 7 (19) of this year at 2 pm from the legal wife of Sheina-Miriam, nee Leizerovich, 20 years old. This baby was given the name Shora-Feiga. This act was read to the announcer and to the witnesses, and they and we signed. The announcer declared that he could not write. Containing acts of civil status Signature Beer Fudalovich David Applebaum Translated by Michael Ryabinky Boynton Beach, FL
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Re: 3 LISTS:UKRAINE--JEWISH SETTLEMENTS (BALTA DISTRICT, PODOLSK )
#ukraine
yael polat
Hello Marylin,
I have seen in the Gelbinovna list people from Khashchevatoye, and now I heard that there were also people from "my"shtetel Khashchevatoye in Gershonovka. Could it be possible to get the list of these settlers (in Gershonovka) or even better, a link to the Russian website where these lists were published? Yael Polat
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Jorge Sexer
Rebecca: as far as I know, all records from Kamianets-Podilsky were transferred to the central archive in Khmelnitsky, sometime after the fire of 2003.
Jorge Sexer Saint-Malo France
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Sunday, Dec. 19, 2 pm, JGSNY Annual Meeting and Presentation
#announcements
Phyllis Rosner
Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting, via Zoom
Sunday Dec. 19, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern time
Annual Meeting and Election, to be followed by: Cypora's Echo: Mothers, Daughters and a Holocaust Legacy
Speaker: Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. Judith Greenberg had been writing and teaching about trauma, literature, and women’s acts of resistance for years before she discovered that the story of the last days of the Jews of Siedlce, Poland, her family’s ancestral hometown, had been recorded contemporaneously by her own relative, Cypora Jablon Zonszajn. In the fall of 1942, Cypora understood that the only chance for her baby daughter, Rachel, lay outside the ghetto. She entrusted Rachel to her Catholic friends and wrote her testimony, now held at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Judith grew up knowing Rachel, but it was only in 2002, when Judith read Cypora’s testimony and saw a photo of Cypora holding baby Rachel, that she began to ask questions about her cousin’s history as a hidden child, her mother’s past, and the intergenerational process of transmission of this story.
Over the next twelve years, Judith traveled to Poland, where she met the friends who had saved Rachel and discovered a vast archive of prewar and wartime photos of Cypora and Rachel. Relying on her background analyzing trauma writing, Judith conjoins her research with an analysis of Cypora’s writing and with a contemplation of her postmemories and the many roles of mothers, daughters, and shared parenting in this story.
Judith Greenberg holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Yale University and teaches as a part-time faculty member at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. She is the editor of Trauma at Home: After 9/11 (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Her publications include articles on works by Virginia Woolf, Patrick Modiano and others; blogs for the Huffington Post, and a contribution to Studies in American Jewish Literature's Special Issue: Trump and the "Jewish Question." Her 2019 trip to Siedlce is documented in The Forward at https://forward.com/life/440510/researching-intergenerational-transmission-of-trauma-led-me-to-poland-in/ and in The Forum for Dialogue's video: “Taking on the Story” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smcKUZ3UcYQ. Judith plans to publish her manuscript, Cypora’s Echo.
All are welcome; attendance is free, but registration is required: Submitted by:
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Re: Are those gravestones proof my ancestors were jewish?
#germany
Shelley Mitchell
You might also try to trace the oldest birth back to the “old country.” There you might find additional information leading you to a Jewish relative.
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Shelley Mitchell
Is it possible that he listed Rose so that she could, for whatever, receive his benefits in case of death while in the service? Just a thought.
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Jewish community in Salem Conn
#usa
Marc Lipoff
Hello,
I’ve been researcher my family (Schaeffer), who lived in Salem, Conn in the early 1900s. They appear have owned a few hundred acres of farm land, and to have been working it. In looking at the US censuses, there are many Jewish surnames listed. I’ve done a quick search and can’t find out any info on the Jewish community in Salem (currently, there seems to be none). Does anyone have info on the area, or know where I can research it more? Marc Lipoff
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“The Path to Modernity: The Jews of Galicia” -- additional dates available
#galicia
#poland
#education
#announcements
Gesher Galicia SIG
After last month’s announcement, Gesher Galicia’s course reached a full enrollment capacity in 24 hours! Thank you for your interest and engagement.
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Re: Printing Birth record
#general
Frank Szmulowicz
Hi, Shimi,
I have noticed that when records are placed in viewmate and "read in a separate window (an option when viewing records)", out of a sudden they appear brighter and the print becomes more distinct. I do not know what magic viewmate employs, but all those old document do become more legible when viewed through viewmate lens. Frank Szmulowicz
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Re: Viewmate Tombstone Hebrew Translation Request
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ramot418@...
"Here lies the woman Pesheh Feiga, daughter of Yehoshua, 5th of Tevet 5702" (December 25, 1941).
Note that today (Dec 9, 2021) is also the 5th of Tevet - her 'yahrzeit"! -- Steve Goldberg Jerusalem, Israel Researching: Sagan/Shagan family from Veliuona (Velon), Lithuania Goldberg family from Vidukle, Lithuania Susselovitch/Zuselovitch family from Raseiniai (Rossein), Lithuania
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Has anyone been searching the archived documents of the Podolsk Province (Ukraine), specifically Novo Ushytsky District and Kamianets-Podolsk County?
One branch of my family is from Novo Ushytsia district and recently I found confirmation via the 1875 census of Novo Ushytsky district (YAY!). By 1875, a few of those known family members were already born (aged between 6 months and 3 years). Several others were born between 1875 and 1888. I want to look in the metric books for their birth record. The metric books only go up to 1850 for N.U. District. The metric books for Kamianets-Podolsk cover most of the range I am interested in. Do you think that the years I need for metric books would only be in Novo Ushytsky district or perhaps would they have been collected in Kamianets-Podolsk County?
A few things I am considering regarding the files in Novo Ushytsky district:
Any insight or suggestions would be helpful. Rebecca Parmet drparmet@... Havertown, PA Surnames: Lachman/Lakhman, Buchdrucker/Bihdriker, Hirschmann, Milgender/Milhander/Milander, Parmet, Neufeld, Erstein
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Re: Looking for Tisch Family in Demend, Hungary
#hungary
Hi Aidan,
there is a extensive Tisch family tree on Geni (I have researched part of it). They were also from Demandice / Deménd. https://www.geni.com/family-tree/index/6000000066618732904 The problem is that vital rec books from Sahy/Ipolysag rabbinate (covering also Demend records) are available starting from 1850 only, so you will not get beyond that point. Perhaps checking civil vital records 1895-1906 that are in the archive in Levice could get you some more information. Peter Absolon Kosice, Slovakia
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Re: Are those gravestones proof my ancestors were jewish?
#germany
Roger Lustig
No, those are just stars representing "born on." You can find 6-pointed
stars in many churches--it's not exclusively a Jewish symbol. Take a look at some of the other graves in the same cemetery. I'm sure you'll find quite a few equipped with that shape of star. Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ USA
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Re: Facial Identification in Two Old Photos
#latvia
#photographs
Deborah Wiener
I have two photos-one I know to be my grandfather taken during the war, and one from 1904 that I think could be him. Is anyone able to assist in a comparison? Debbie Wiener Melbourne Australia
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Logan Kleinwaks
A census of members of the Jewish Community of Danzig, including Zoppot, dated 11-AUG-1939, is now searchable via JewishGen's Unified Search, Germany Database, and Poland Database. You may find it helpful to restrict your search by Town = Danzig, in addition to whatever surname you are looking for.
The census is grouped by family (apparently, though this is not explicit) and typically lists each person's given name, surname (sometimes, maiden name), date of birth or age, and street address. For many people, there is also a nationality (e.g., Danzig, German) and emigration destination (e.g., USA, Palestine). For some, a destination of Danzig is given, the meaning of which is unknown. Some entries are struck through, the meaning of which is unknown, and this is indicated in the Remarks field of search results. All information has been transcribed. There are 1,664 entries. Note: Most of the Jewish Community emigrated prior to this census. A much larger census from 1931 has also been transcribed, but is not yet online as it is still being proofread. This census is file Da/1645a at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People in Jerusalem (CAHJP), and was acquired by the JewishGen Danzig/Gdańsk Research Division through the generosity of our donors. All transcription and proofreading was done by volunteers. Thanks especially to Kathy Glatter and Irene Peters for their work making these important records available to all. Several additional Danzig datasets will be posted online very soon. Others require varying amounts of proofreading or transcription and proofreading to complete. If you might like to volunteer to get Danzig records online quicker, please email me. We especially need volunteers who can read old German handwriting (Kurrent). Logan Kleinwaks JewishGen Research Director for Danzig/Gdańsk lkleinwaks@...
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Re: Searching: HOLTZMAN, LIFSHITZ and LASKOV
#belarus
lik182004@...
Hi Eshel, L Kramer
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Frank Schulaner
Hesia Diner (remembered her name right?) wrote much on the migration of various peoples in the 19th century. Somewhere in her many works there should be something of use. Good luck.
Frank Schulaner POB 507 Kealakekua HI 96750 (USA) fschulaner@...
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Re: Viewmate Tombstone Hebrew Translation Request
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Malka
Hello, As best as I can decipher – Here lies or here is buried (abbreviation on top) The woman Sashek (?) Fiega Daughter of reb Ye’hoshua 5 (?) Tevet 5702 May her sould be gathered in eternal life (abbreviation on last line) Shalom, Malka Chosnek
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Re: Are those gravestones proof my ancestors were jewish?
#germany
Andreas Schwab
NO, these stars don’t mean that your grandparents were Jewish. An asterisk is a usual sign for a birth in Germany. it is used in the same way as a cross for a death. Also, a Jewish grave would never have a cross on the stone.
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-- Andreas Schwab, Montreal, Canada
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Susan&David
The document itself is available on FamilySearch.org
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Search > Records > Search by Place = United States, Massachusetts > Navigate down to Immigration and Naturalization Showing All > Click on the line where you see the number 954,378 On the next screen click on Browse All Images > Massachusetts > US Circuit Courts > US Circuit Court. Find the date range that matches the index card provided by Johanna Becker. The Davis Rosenthal Petitition is image 256 of 433. David Rosen Boston, MA
On 12/8/2021 3:41 PM, The Becker's
Email wrote:
Familysearch.org has a naturalization index record for a Davis Rosenthal, address 157 Arlington, Chelsea.
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