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VIEWMATE: VM7067-8 - Polish Translation of 1904 School Certificate from Galicia
#galicia
Ganot <o_ganot@...>
Dear All,
I have posted at the ViewMate the School Certificate of my grandmother, originally written in Polish. My grandmother was born in Suchodol near Dolina and was raised up in Synowodzko-Wyzne near Skole, East Galicia (presently west Ukraine). The School Certificate was scanned in two separate parts: Top part: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7067 Bottom part: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7068 In case the present resolution is not sufficient, higher resolution file of the document is available. Please respond privately. Any help in translation will be highly appreciated. Shabbat shalom, Ilan GANOT Researching: SPIEGEL, LUSTIG - Dolina and Skole area, East Galicia
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia VIEWMATE: VM7067-8 - Polish Translation of 1904 School Certificate from Galicia
#galicia
Ganot <o_ganot@...>
Dear All,
I have posted at the ViewMate the School Certificate of my grandmother, originally written in Polish. My grandmother was born in Suchodol near Dolina and was raised up in Synowodzko-Wyzne near Skole, East Galicia (presently west Ukraine). The School Certificate was scanned in two separate parts: Top part: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7067 Bottom part: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7068 In case the present resolution is not sufficient, higher resolution file of the document is available. Please respond privately. Any help in translation will be highly appreciated. Shabbat shalom, Ilan GANOT Researching: SPIEGEL, LUSTIG - Dolina and Skole area, East Galicia
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VIEWMATE: VM7064-5-6 - German Translation of 1911 Marriage Certificate from Galicia
#galicia
Ganot <o_ganot@...>
Dear All,
I have posted at the ViewMate the Marriage Certificate of my grandparents, written in German. My grandparents got married in 1911 in or near Skole, East Galicia (presently west Ukraine). The Marriage Certificate is comprised of three separate parts: Top of the front side: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7064 Bottom of the front side: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7065 Rear side: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7066 After their marriage my grandparents settled in Berlin, and in 1935 they made Aliyah. The text and stamps at the rear side of the document were added only in 1925 in Berlin. The purpose of this later addition is not clear to me. Explanation will be welcome. In case the present resolution is not sufficient, higher resolution file of the document is available. Please respond privately. Any help in translation and explanation will be highly appreciated. Shabbat shalom, Ilan GANOT Researching: SPIEGEL, LUSTIG - DOLINA and SKOLE area, East Galicia
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia VIEWMATE: VM7064-5-6 - German Translation of 1911 Marriage Certificate from Galicia
#galicia
Ganot <o_ganot@...>
Dear All,
I have posted at the ViewMate the Marriage Certificate of my grandparents, written in German. My grandparents got married in 1911 in or near Skole, East Galicia (presently west Ukraine). The Marriage Certificate is comprised of three separate parts: Top of the front side: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7064 Bottom of the front side: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7065 Rear side: http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=7066 After their marriage my grandparents settled in Berlin, and in 1935 they made Aliyah. The text and stamps at the rear side of the document were added only in 1925 in Berlin. The purpose of this later addition is not clear to me. Explanation will be welcome. In case the present resolution is not sufficient, higher resolution file of the document is available. Please respond privately. Any help in translation and explanation will be highly appreciated. Shabbat shalom, Ilan GANOT Researching: SPIEGEL, LUSTIG - DOLINA and SKOLE area, East Galicia
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Seeking: Treuhaft Family
#galicia
Henry <henry@...>
Hi all,
Has anyone ever heard or come across a family surname called Treuhaft? Thank You Henry Schwartz
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Seeking: Treuhaft Family
#galicia
Henry <henry@...>
Hi all,
Has anyone ever heard or come across a family surname called Treuhaft? Thank You Henry Schwartz
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Moravian Samuel Dreznitz in new Jewish Communities of the World Calendar
#austria-czech
Michael Gordy
Those of you on the World Jewish Congress mailing list may have received
the "Jewish Communities of the World" calendar for the New Year. The page for July shows a benediction sheet >from 1755 by scribe and painter Samuel Dreznitz of Nikolsburg (Mikulov). Beautifully done. This image may be of interest not only to those with ties to Nikolsburg, but also to those with ties to nearby Strassnitz, because "Dreznitz" is an old name for that town. Can anyone provide more information on the life and work of this scribe? I'll be happy to send a scanned image of the benediction upon request. For the siggers who are more interested in Austria, the March page of the calendar feature scrolls in micrography >from Vienna, 1748. -- Michael Gordy Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Moravian Samuel Dreznitz in new Jewish Communities of the World Calendar
#austria-czech
Michael Gordy
Those of you on the World Jewish Congress mailing list may have received
the "Jewish Communities of the World" calendar for the New Year. The page for July shows a benediction sheet >from 1755 by scribe and painter Samuel Dreznitz of Nikolsburg (Mikulov). Beautifully done. This image may be of interest not only to those with ties to Nikolsburg, but also to those with ties to nearby Strassnitz, because "Dreznitz" is an old name for that town. Can anyone provide more information on the life and work of this scribe? I'll be happy to send a scanned image of the benediction upon request. For the siggers who are more interested in Austria, the March page of the calendar feature scrolls in micrography >from Vienna, 1748. -- Michael Gordy Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
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Re: Seeking: TREUHAFT Family
#austria-czech
Celia Male <celiamale@...>
Henry Schwartz asks whether anyone has ever heard of a family called TREUHAFT.
Henry gives us no clues as to their origins, their whereabouts, their history or any known facts or dates. As this is an Austria-Czech group, I am concentrating on this geographic area. There are two TREUHAFT buried in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna: Tor 1: Group 7 Row 2 Grave 19 Anna aged 84 died 17.03.1935 Josef aged 48 buried 08.03.1883 http://friedhof.ikg-wien.at/search.asp?lang=en English http://friedhof.ikg-wien.at/search.asp?lang=de German Some people have trouble accessing this database, but I use it constantly. If you search the Yad Vashem database you will find, sadly, many TREUHAFT victims and you will be able to pinpoint where they came from. Many were from Slovakia and some >from Transylvania.There are two victims >from Austria: [nb at the time Marta was born, the Burgenland was not part of Austria] Olga TREUHAFT born in 13.11.1882 in ? was deported >from Vienna 2 Hollandstrasse 10/6 on 28.10.1941 to Litzmannstadt. No further data is available as to her fate. see: http://www.lettertothestars.at Marta GOLDLUST nee TREUHAFT born in Frauenkirchen, Burgenland in 1915 to David and Jetty. She was a housewife and married to Erik. Prior and during WWII she lived in Vrutky, Czechoslovakia. The information is based on testimony submitted on 10/10/1955 by her cousin. Josef FRISCH in Israel. Marta died in 1944 in Kremnicka, Czechoslovakia. [see Yad vashem] I have pointed out before that the Yad Vashem site is tragically a very good source of basic information for genealogists and can also lead to very specific leads. http://www.yadvashem.org We remember all the TREUHAFT victims here today. There is one TREUHAFT who has an asset file in Austria which can be ordered from the State Archives in the Nottendorfergasse [see our Austria-Czechwebsite for address]: TREUHAFT Jeno (Eugen) dob 11 May 1897 Avotaynu - http://www.avotaynu.com/HolocaustList/t2.htm There are two messages in the SIG archives both on the Hungarian SIG which might be of interest: David Buchwald wrote on 22 March 2000 that he had a photo of a Jewish Credit Union >from 1929 (Bratislava). There is an Armin TREUHAFT on this photo. Erich Bloch on 26 May 2002 appears to have found a TREUHAFT family in the "non-Jewish" 1869 Hungarian Census returns for Saros County, LDS film no. 2189407. He has highlighted names he felt were Jewish. The www is a wonderful thing and the data above is freely available to anyone at the click of a mouse. Jewishgen resources are also fantastic [especially the message archives] and should always be searched before one sends in a basic query. Celia Male [U.K.]
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Re: Seeking: TREUHAFT Family
#austria-czech
Celia Male <celiamale@...>
Henry Schwartz asks whether anyone has ever heard of a family called TREUHAFT.
Henry gives us no clues as to their origins, their whereabouts, their history or any known facts or dates. As this is an Austria-Czech group, I am concentrating on this geographic area. There are two TREUHAFT buried in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna: Tor 1: Group 7 Row 2 Grave 19 Anna aged 84 died 17.03.1935 Josef aged 48 buried 08.03.1883 http://friedhof.ikg-wien.at/search.asp?lang=en English http://friedhof.ikg-wien.at/search.asp?lang=de German Some people have trouble accessing this database, but I use it constantly. If you search the Yad Vashem database you will find, sadly, many TREUHAFT victims and you will be able to pinpoint where they came from. Many were from Slovakia and some >from Transylvania.There are two victims >from Austria: [nb at the time Marta was born, the Burgenland was not part of Austria] Olga TREUHAFT born in 13.11.1882 in ? was deported >from Vienna 2 Hollandstrasse 10/6 on 28.10.1941 to Litzmannstadt. No further data is available as to her fate. see: http://www.lettertothestars.at Marta GOLDLUST nee TREUHAFT born in Frauenkirchen, Burgenland in 1915 to David and Jetty. She was a housewife and married to Erik. Prior and during WWII she lived in Vrutky, Czechoslovakia. The information is based on testimony submitted on 10/10/1955 by her cousin. Josef FRISCH in Israel. Marta died in 1944 in Kremnicka, Czechoslovakia. [see Yad vashem] I have pointed out before that the Yad Vashem site is tragically a very good source of basic information for genealogists and can also lead to very specific leads. http://www.yadvashem.org We remember all the TREUHAFT victims here today. There is one TREUHAFT who has an asset file in Austria which can be ordered from the State Archives in the Nottendorfergasse [see our Austria-Czechwebsite for address]: TREUHAFT Jeno (Eugen) dob 11 May 1897 Avotaynu - http://www.avotaynu.com/HolocaustList/t2.htm There are two messages in the SIG archives both on the Hungarian SIG which might be of interest: David Buchwald wrote on 22 March 2000 that he had a photo of a Jewish Credit Union >from 1929 (Bratislava). There is an Armin TREUHAFT on this photo. Erich Bloch on 26 May 2002 appears to have found a TREUHAFT family in the "non-Jewish" 1869 Hungarian Census returns for Saros County, LDS film no. 2189407. He has highlighted names he felt were Jewish. The www is a wonderful thing and the data above is freely available to anyone at the click of a mouse. Jewishgen resources are also fantastic [especially the message archives] and should always be searched before one sends in a basic query. Celia Male [U.K.]
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Synagogues
#austria-czech
Henry Wellisch <henry.kelwel@...>
This website has information on over 2000 Synagogues in Austria and Germany
www.synagogen.info Henry Wellisch Toronto
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Synagogues
#austria-czech
Henry Wellisch <henry.kelwel@...>
This website has information on over 2000 Synagogues in Austria and Germany
www.synagogen.info Henry Wellisch Toronto
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NYC Brides Index Online!
#general
How exciting! The Italian Genealogical Group has put online the index
of the NYC Brides Records -- well just Bronx [1899-1937], Kings [1871-1910, 1931-1937], and Queens [1905-1937] Counties so far. Caveat: Not all years are 100% complete, but there are over 673,000 records indexed already. http://www.italiangen.org/NYCBrides.stm Eli Savada Bethesda MD
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen NYC Brides Index Online!
#general
How exciting! The Italian Genealogical Group has put online the index
of the NYC Brides Records -- well just Bronx [1899-1937], Kings [1871-1910, 1931-1937], and Queens [1905-1937] Counties so far. Caveat: Not all years are 100% complete, but there are over 673,000 records indexed already. http://www.italiangen.org/NYCBrides.stm Eli Savada Bethesda MD
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Name - Question-Thank You
#belarus
hat1946@...
I wish to thank all for your quick reply to my name
(Hebrew/Yiddish) question. On the brothers death cert. their parents English names Father/Mother are the same. Guess more research will have to been done. Shabbat Shalom Hattie Berman Murphy New York City __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Name - Question-Thank You
#belarus
hat1946@...
I wish to thank all for your quick reply to my name
(Hebrew/Yiddish) question. On the brothers death cert. their parents English names Father/Mother are the same. Guess more research will have to been done. Shabbat Shalom Hattie Berman Murphy New York City __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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Photos of Krakow
#galicia
Marjorie Rosenfeld <marjorierosenfeld@...>
For all those interested in Krakow, there are beautiful photos in issue
number 43 of Andrew Kobos's Polish online cultural journal, ZWOJE ("The Scrolls"). The link to ZWOJE is: http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/zwoje/ The link to the page where the photo exhibit "The Vanishing Cracow" begins is: http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/vanishing/index.html Marjorie Stamm Rosenfeld Carlsbad, CA
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Photos of Krakow
#galicia
Marjorie Rosenfeld <marjorierosenfeld@...>
For all those interested in Krakow, there are beautiful photos in issue
number 43 of Andrew Kobos's Polish online cultural journal, ZWOJE ("The Scrolls"). The link to ZWOJE is: http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/zwoje/ The link to the page where the photo exhibit "The Vanishing Cracow" begins is: http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/vanishing/index.html Marjorie Stamm Rosenfeld Carlsbad, CA
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Re: Origins of the female name Cyrel, Ciral or Ceral
#galicia
Simon Barak
Marlene Bishow wrote:
Dear Cousins: My ggggrandmother's name was Cyrel, Ciral or Ceral and she was born about 1840 in Galicia. Does anybody know the origins of this somewhat unusual name. Dear Cousin Marlene: Zirl or Tsirl means a precious ornament and is a bona fide Jewish name Shimon Barak ISRAEL
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Origins of the female name Cyrel, Ciral or Ceral
#galicia
Simon Barak
Marlene Bishow wrote:
Dear Cousins: My ggggrandmother's name was Cyrel, Ciral or Ceral and she was born about 1840 in Galicia. Does anybody know the origins of this somewhat unusual name. Dear Cousin Marlene: Zirl or Tsirl means a precious ornament and is a bona fide Jewish name Shimon Barak ISRAEL
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