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Happy Belarus surfing!
#belarus
Ilya Zeldes <ilyaz@...>
Glad to join a new Belarus SIG! I was searching Belarus for a number of
years. The names I'm researching are: AINBINDER, MOSTKOV, GINZBURG, ZELDES. The towns of interest: RECHITSA, SLUTSK, MINSK, STARYE (NOVYE) DOROGI, CHAUSY ----------------- Ilya Zeldes Email: ILYAZ@... |
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Happy Belarus surfing!
#belarus
Ilya Zeldes <ilyaz@...>
Glad to join a new Belarus SIG! I was searching Belarus for a number of
years. The names I'm researching are: AINBINDER, MOSTKOV, GINZBURG, ZELDES. The towns of interest: RECHITSA, SLUTSK, MINSK, STARYE (NOVYE) DOROGI, CHAUSY ----------------- Ilya Zeldes Email: ILYAZ@... |
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Seeking USLANs, SPROTZ,KAPLAN - Uzlany
#belarus
Diane Frankel <dfrankel@...>
I am new to this group. I am trying to find any of the USLANs, SPROTZs and
even KAPLANs >from a shtetl called Uzlany or Uzlian. It's about 40mi SE of Minsk, (city). Diane Frankel North Miami Beach, FL dfrankel@... |
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Initial
#general
Ury Link <uryl@...>
Thanks for all the people that help me with the initials,it is to much to
answer ewryone separeted. many thanks Ury Link |
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Seeking USLANs, SPROTZ,KAPLAN - Uzlany
#belarus
Diane Frankel <dfrankel@...>
I am new to this group. I am trying to find any of the USLANs, SPROTZs and
even KAPLANs >from a shtetl called Uzlany or Uzlian. It's about 40mi SE of Minsk, (city). Diane Frankel North Miami Beach, FL dfrankel@... |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Initial
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Ury Link <uryl@...>
Thanks for all the people that help me with the initials,it is to much to
answer ewryone separeted. many thanks Ury Link |
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mezuza on angle
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curwin <curwin@...>
While the posted question didn't seem to have anything to do with genealogy,
I think I can provide an answer with some connection to genealogy. There was a disagreement between the Sages as to whether the mezuza should be placed horizontally or vertically. As a compromise, it was placed on an angle. The lesson to be learned >from this, is that if one was to come and look at the mezuza without knowing the background, he would think that it was placed on an angle as the ideal state. But someone who knows the story, is aware that there is nothing ideal about the angle, but the significance lies in the disagreement between the horizontal and vertical positions. This is an important lesson for our genealogical searches - sometimes the final result we see is much less important than the developments that led to it. This can be for a surname, a town of origin or any other search. The example of the "mezuza on an angle" is used by Rabbi Mordechai BREUER, one of the most important teachers of Bible today. He is the grandson of Rabbi Shlomo BREUR, who was the son-in-law of Rabbi Shimshon (Samson) Raphael HIRSH, of Frankfurt, Germany. -- -David Curwin curwin@... Kvutzat Yavne, Israel researching: SUZMAN Balbieriskis, Lithuania PAGLIN Lithuania ROGOFF Raguva/Vilkomir/Anyksciai, Lithuania BERMAN Anyksciai, Lithuania TATELMAN, MIRVIS Seduva, Lithuania FRAKT, CRONIK Jonava, Lithuania GARBER Krekenava, Lithuania BUROFSKY (BOROWSKI, BURROWS) Salantai, Lithuania /Gdansk, Poland ZIDES, ONGEIBERG Slutsk, Belarus YASKOLKA Ciechanowiec/Grodno, Poland MALOWER Lomza, Poland |
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Re: The First Name CYRIL
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JSabr83945
My mother, who lived in Winnipeg, Canada,
called herself Syril. It was Sarah in Herbrew. June Sabroff jsabr@... |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: The First Name CYRIL
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JSabr83945
My mother, who lived in Winnipeg, Canada,
called herself Syril. It was Sarah in Herbrew. June Sabroff jsabr@... |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen mezuza on angle
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curwin <curwin@...>
While the posted question didn't seem to have anything to do with genealogy,
I think I can provide an answer with some connection to genealogy. There was a disagreement between the Sages as to whether the mezuza should be placed horizontally or vertically. As a compromise, it was placed on an angle. The lesson to be learned >from this, is that if one was to come and look at the mezuza without knowing the background, he would think that it was placed on an angle as the ideal state. But someone who knows the story, is aware that there is nothing ideal about the angle, but the significance lies in the disagreement between the horizontal and vertical positions. This is an important lesson for our genealogical searches - sometimes the final result we see is much less important than the developments that led to it. This can be for a surname, a town of origin or any other search. The example of the "mezuza on an angle" is used by Rabbi Mordechai BREUER, one of the most important teachers of Bible today. He is the grandson of Rabbi Shlomo BREUR, who was the son-in-law of Rabbi Shimshon (Samson) Raphael HIRSH, of Frankfurt, Germany. -- -David Curwin curwin@... Kvutzat Yavne, Israel researching: SUZMAN Balbieriskis, Lithuania PAGLIN Lithuania ROGOFF Raguva/Vilkomir/Anyksciai, Lithuania BERMAN Anyksciai, Lithuania TATELMAN, MIRVIS Seduva, Lithuania FRAKT, CRONIK Jonava, Lithuania GARBER Krekenava, Lithuania BUROFSKY (BOROWSKI, BURROWS) Salantai, Lithuania /Gdansk, Poland ZIDES, ONGEIBERG Slutsk, Belarus YASKOLKA Ciechanowiec/Grodno, Poland MALOWER Lomza, Poland |
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Searching GOODMAN family in New York
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KJermaine@...
We are trying to trace a line of family with the last name of GOODMAN that
lived in New York since l850. The husband was Louis GOODMAN and the wife was Rachel PEARLMAN-GOODMAN. We can't figure out how to trace them to the present. We found them in the 1890 census. We are trying to locate current relatives of that family tree. The most current relative that we know of is Beatrice GOODMAN-LOSOW who died in l934. The above were her parents. Another relative is Rebecca GOODMAN. They may be one in the same, but we aren't sure. She was born in l892. There was a large family of GOODMAN siblings. How do we go about tracing this family. We don't live in New York, so it is difficult. Another descendent of this family is Elaine KAVANAV, the daughter of Beatrice. We have traced her to l946 in Brooklyn and can't get beyond this. The family lived on Henry Street in New York in the l890's. Thanks. Kathleen Jermaine gkfam@... |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching GOODMAN family in New York
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KJermaine@...
We are trying to trace a line of family with the last name of GOODMAN that
lived in New York since l850. The husband was Louis GOODMAN and the wife was Rachel PEARLMAN-GOODMAN. We can't figure out how to trace them to the present. We found them in the 1890 census. We are trying to locate current relatives of that family tree. The most current relative that we know of is Beatrice GOODMAN-LOSOW who died in l934. The above were her parents. Another relative is Rebecca GOODMAN. They may be one in the same, but we aren't sure. She was born in l892. There was a large family of GOODMAN siblings. How do we go about tracing this family. We don't live in New York, so it is difficult. Another descendent of this family is Elaine KAVANAV, the daughter of Beatrice. We have traced her to l946 in Brooklyn and can't get beyond this. The family lived on Henry Street in New York in the l890's. Thanks. Kathleen Jermaine gkfam@... |
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Molchadz, Belarus
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Shael Siegel <ssi448@...>
Looking for anyone having relatives >from or interest in:
Molchadz, Belarus Please contact me. Myrna Siegel ssi448@... Searching: BORETCKY, GORSKY, KOVENSKY and PLOFSKY >from Slonim, Molchadz, Baranovici and Novogrudok, Belarus OGRODNITZKY, NADOLNA, NEIDORF and RABINOWITZ >from Wizna, and Trzcianne, Poland SIEGEL, STIEN, ROSENWITZ >from Sirvintos, Uzpalai, Svedasai and Anyksciai, Lithuania |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Molchadz, Belarus
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Shael Siegel <ssi448@...>
Looking for anyone having relatives >from or interest in:
Molchadz, Belarus Please contact me. Myrna Siegel ssi448@... Searching: BORETCKY, GORSKY, KOVENSKY and PLOFSKY >from Slonim, Molchadz, Baranovici and Novogrudok, Belarus OGRODNITZKY, NADOLNA, NEIDORF and RABINOWITZ >from Wizna, and Trzcianne, Poland SIEGEL, STIEN, ROSENWITZ >from Sirvintos, Uzpalai, Svedasai and Anyksciai, Lithuania |
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Sigmund GOLDSTEIN
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Paul Silverstone <paulh@...>
I am searching for information about Sigmund GOLDSTEIN who died in
Winnipeg on April 24, 1909, age 39. His father's name was Nathan and he was born in GErmany on May 29, 1870. He left his wife Katie and two children. -- Paul Silverstone reply to : paulh@... |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Sigmund GOLDSTEIN
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Paul Silverstone <paulh@...>
I am searching for information about Sigmund GOLDSTEIN who died in
Winnipeg on April 24, 1909, age 39. His father's name was Nathan and he was born in GErmany on May 29, 1870. He left his wife Katie and two children. -- Paul Silverstone reply to : paulh@... |
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NEUFELD, STERN > Hungary to NYC - 1891
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Ruffin R Cooper <rrcooper@...>
I am looking for any information about the NEUFELD and STERN
families who came >from Budapest to New York in Dec 1891. My grandfather, William (Vilmos) NEUFELD and grandmother Fannie (STERN) NEUFELD lived in Brooklyn New York. He died in an accident in 1913 and she died in 1925. Their children were named: Leah, Harry, Sidney, Anna and Ruth (Regina). I have information about the family going back to the early 1800's in Hungary and a lot of information about the family in the 1900's in the U.S. I would be more than happy to hear >from anyone who can help and I have information to share. Bob Cooper rrcooper@... |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen NEUFELD, STERN > Hungary to NYC - 1891
#general
Ruffin R Cooper <rrcooper@...>
I am looking for any information about the NEUFELD and STERN
families who came >from Budapest to New York in Dec 1891. My grandfather, William (Vilmos) NEUFELD and grandmother Fannie (STERN) NEUFELD lived in Brooklyn New York. He died in an accident in 1913 and she died in 1925. Their children were named: Leah, Harry, Sidney, Anna and Ruth (Regina). I have information about the family going back to the early 1800's in Hungary and a lot of information about the family in the 1900's in the U.S. I would be more than happy to hear >from anyone who can help and I have information to share. Bob Cooper rrcooper@... |
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Thoughts about INS requests
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james gross <larklane@...>
Hello,
Someone just sent this to me and I feel the info is of general interest. Q: I have been on a "waiting" list for almost 1 yr. I wait and wait andIf you have a INS #, just leave it alone til you get something. I've done about 17 INS requests and I usually send all my supporting garbage after the initial # is assigned to me. Then I call up and make sure they didn't feed everything to the dog. It is important to me so I spend the .10 a minute so I can speak to someone there. I have found the average turn around time to be under a year. I will say that if and once they find your relatives papers, I wouldn't get hung up on "did they find everything or should I appeal". >from what I understand, appealing is sort of a waste of time as per a conversation I had with one of the INS supervisors. Usually you are appealing a no record found reply. In my question to the supervisor, I asked," Does the INS ever find records but decide to withhold them >from the requestor because of any reason? " I was told that if the INS finds it, you get it, period. It is my feeling that they strive for customer service while fulfilling your request under the Freedom of Information act. It is contrary to their goals and objectives to have a million grandmothers screaming for records that they have found. The problem lies when papers/documents are misfiled, lost, or unreadable. The INS can't simply wiggle their noses and create the stupid document. On the positive side, If you've done an INS request several years ago, I understand the INS has recently improved the quality of the image copying with newer copying & microfilm machines. So, try a request for a clearer copy. James H. Gross Cherry Hill, N.J. e-mail: LARKLANE@... Gross-Steinberg Family Tree http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6721/ |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Thoughts about INS requests
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james gross <larklane@...>
Hello,
Someone just sent this to me and I feel the info is of general interest. Q: I have been on a "waiting" list for almost 1 yr. I wait and wait andIf you have a INS #, just leave it alone til you get something. I've done about 17 INS requests and I usually send all my supporting garbage after the initial # is assigned to me. Then I call up and make sure they didn't feed everything to the dog. It is important to me so I spend the .10 a minute so I can speak to someone there. I have found the average turn around time to be under a year. I will say that if and once they find your relatives papers, I wouldn't get hung up on "did they find everything or should I appeal". >from what I understand, appealing is sort of a waste of time as per a conversation I had with one of the INS supervisors. Usually you are appealing a no record found reply. In my question to the supervisor, I asked," Does the INS ever find records but decide to withhold them >from the requestor because of any reason? " I was told that if the INS finds it, you get it, period. It is my feeling that they strive for customer service while fulfilling your request under the Freedom of Information act. It is contrary to their goals and objectives to have a million grandmothers screaming for records that they have found. The problem lies when papers/documents are misfiled, lost, or unreadable. The INS can't simply wiggle their noses and create the stupid document. On the positive side, If you've done an INS request several years ago, I understand the INS has recently improved the quality of the image copying with newer copying & microfilm machines. So, try a request for a clearer copy. James H. Gross Cherry Hill, N.J. e-mail: LARKLANE@... Gross-Steinberg Family Tree http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6721/ |
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