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Searching: Saul EPSTEIN (b. Vitebsk, Chicago 1904)
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Herb Rikelman <hrikelman@...>
I am researching Saul EPSTEIN born in Vitebsk, raised in Feodosii and
Usvaty, Russia. Immigrated to Chicago in 1904. Herb Rikelman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching: Saul EPSTEIN (b. Vitebsk, Chicago 1904)
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Herb Rikelman <hrikelman@...>
I am researching Saul EPSTEIN born in Vitebsk, raised in Feodosii and
Usvaty, Russia. Immigrated to Chicago in 1904. Herb Rikelman
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Re: Breslau/Wroclaw records
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Irene Newhouse <newhoir@...>
I must have copied Howard P's e-mail address incorrectly, so am replying
to the list. The Mormons [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints] have something like 37 reels of microfilm of Jewish records >from Breslau/Wroclaw, covering, with gaps, 1760-1940. The 20th c. records are only cemetery burial lists & a Rabbi's notebook; for post-1882 data correspondence with the Wroclaw City Hall is necessary - see Wiener's new book. Newcomers to research in this area can ask me to send information on Jewish Genealogy in the formerly German sections of Poland. Irene Newhouse
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Breslau/Wroclaw records
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Irene Newhouse <newhoir@...>
I must have copied Howard P's e-mail address incorrectly, so am replying
to the list. The Mormons [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints] have something like 37 reels of microfilm of Jewish records >from Breslau/Wroclaw, covering, with gaps, 1760-1940. The 20th c. records are only cemetery burial lists & a Rabbi's notebook; for post-1882 data correspondence with the Wroclaw City Hall is necessary - see Wiener's new book. Newcomers to research in this area can ask me to send information on Jewish Genealogy in the formerly German sections of Poland. Irene Newhouse
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BRAMI
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M. Kearns <mkearns@...>
Can anyone tell me about this name-is it Sephardic or Ashkenazi, and where
it comes from? thanks! Megan di Falco-Kearns
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen BRAMI
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M. Kearns <mkearns@...>
Can anyone tell me about this name-is it Sephardic or Ashkenazi, and where
it comes from? thanks! Megan di Falco-Kearns
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Re: Jews' free school, London
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Stephen Mednick <cssaus@...>
There was a book published earlier this year called "J.F.S. The history
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of the Jews' Free School, London since 1732" written by Dr Gerry Black. To help you or anyone else who is interested in obtaining a copy, it was published by: Tymsder Publishing P.O. Box 16039 London England NW3 6WL Tel/Fax: +44-171-372-9015 The ISBN Hardback # is 0953110419 and for the paperback, the number is 0953110400. Stephen Mednick Sydney, Australia cssaus@ozemail.com.au Researching: MEDNICK (Kalius,UKR & London,ENG) SACHS/SACKS (Kalius,UKR & London,ENG)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Jews' free school, London
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Stephen Mednick <cssaus@...>
There was a book published earlier this year called "J.F.S. The history
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
of the Jews' Free School, London since 1732" written by Dr Gerry Black. To help you or anyone else who is interested in obtaining a copy, it was published by: Tymsder Publishing P.O. Box 16039 London England NW3 6WL Tel/Fax: +44-171-372-9015 The ISBN Hardback # is 0953110419 and for the paperback, the number is 0953110400. Stephen Mednick Sydney, Australia cssaus@ozemail.com.au Researching: MEDNICK (Kalius,UKR & London,ENG) SACHS/SACKS (Kalius,UKR & London,ENG)
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Family name information
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Louis Schonfeld <lmagyar@...>
I suggest reading an excellent article on Central European Jewish family
names. It can be found on the following web site: http://www.uscj.org/seabd/arlingaf/jnames.htm Louis Schonfeld Please visit our website at: http://www.jewishgen.org/Hungary/
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Family name information
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Louis Schonfeld <lmagyar@...>
I suggest reading an excellent article on Central European Jewish family
names. It can be found on the following web site: http://www.uscj.org/seabd/arlingaf/jnames.htm Louis Schonfeld Please visit our website at: http://www.jewishgen.org/Hungary/
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Re: Dabrowa or Dombrowa
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A.Sharon <a.sharon@...>
rachelb wrote:
A proper Polish word is DA,BROWA (oak wood). Polish a, ("a" with the tail) is pronounced as nasal "o", hence Dabrowa is pronounced as [Dohn broh vah]. There are virtually hundreds of Polish villages named Da,browa, Da,browka, De,bice, De,bno, De,bowe, De,by and so on. The largest know Da,browa is industrial city Dabrowa Gornicza, (ex Russian Empire territory) which next to neighboring towns of Zawiercie, Bedzin and Sosnowiec formed Zaglebie Region with large Jewish population prior to W.W.II. (The main heroes of tragic comic book "Maus" are from this region). How Da,browa became known as archaic Dombrowa? Russians have replaced nasal Polish "a," with nearest sounding "om" in Cyrillic, and Austrians used "Dabrowa" (without the tail in 'a'. Jewish people have also adopted name Dombrowa (e.g.. main Jewish communist spy during W.W.II in Belgium, chief of organization "Red Orchestra" (Rouge Orchestre), Leopold Trepper used pseudonym "Domb". He was originally >from Da,browa (Dombrowa) Gornicza. Alexander Sharon Calgary, Alberta
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Dabrowa or Dombrowa
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A.Sharon <a.sharon@...>
rachelb wrote:
A proper Polish word is DA,BROWA (oak wood). Polish a, ("a" with the tail) is pronounced as nasal "o", hence Dabrowa is pronounced as [Dohn broh vah]. There are virtually hundreds of Polish villages named Da,browa, Da,browka, De,bice, De,bno, De,bowe, De,by and so on. The largest know Da,browa is industrial city Dabrowa Gornicza, (ex Russian Empire territory) which next to neighboring towns of Zawiercie, Bedzin and Sosnowiec formed Zaglebie Region with large Jewish population prior to W.W.II. (The main heroes of tragic comic book "Maus" are from this region). How Da,browa became known as archaic Dombrowa? Russians have replaced nasal Polish "a," with nearest sounding "om" in Cyrillic, and Austrians used "Dabrowa" (without the tail in 'a'. Jewish people have also adopted name Dombrowa (e.g.. main Jewish communist spy during W.W.II in Belgium, chief of organization "Red Orchestra" (Rouge Orchestre), Leopold Trepper used pseudonym "Domb". He was originally >from Da,browa (Dombrowa) Gornicza. Alexander Sharon Calgary, Alberta
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Finding obit lookup sources
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Peter Blood <nowy@...>
Where does one find people to do a obituary lookup when all that is
known is the name, place and date of death, but not the specific newspaper? What sources are at my disposal? Peter Blood
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Finding obit lookup sources
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Peter Blood <nowy@...>
Where does one find people to do a obituary lookup when all that is
known is the name, place and date of death, but not the specific newspaper? What sources are at my disposal? Peter Blood
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"American names"
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Danita Simon <dhsimon@...>
My father's name was changed fron Leib to Leon
Chana is Hannah and Rifka is Rebecca
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen "American names"
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Danita Simon <dhsimon@...>
My father's name was changed fron Leib to Leon
Chana is Hannah and Rifka is Rebecca
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Searching For Naomi ZIKMUND-FISHER
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E Elsar <eelsar@...>
While searching through the Jewishgen discussion archives for the surname
KAMPF, I came upon a message >from Naomi Zikmund-Fisher (January, 1996). In this message she mentioned the surname Kampf, among others, and stated that she could trace these names to the Vilna Goan. I tried the E-Mail given and found that the server no longer exists. She apparently teaches in the Pittsburgh Public School system. I would appreciate if any of you would help me in finding her current address or E-Mail. A very Happy New Year to you all Mordechai Schlanger New York E-Mail : EELSAR@JUNO.COM
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching For Naomi ZIKMUND-FISHER
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E Elsar <eelsar@...>
While searching through the Jewishgen discussion archives for the surname
KAMPF, I came upon a message >from Naomi Zikmund-Fisher (January, 1996). In this message she mentioned the surname Kampf, among others, and stated that she could trace these names to the Vilna Goan. I tried the E-Mail given and found that the server no longer exists. She apparently teaches in the Pittsburgh Public School system. I would appreciate if any of you would help me in finding her current address or E-Mail. A very Happy New Year to you all Mordechai Schlanger New York E-Mail : EELSAR@JUNO.COM
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Jews' free school, London
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ANDREW KINDLER <AKINDLER@...>
Hello,
I have been doing research on my mother's family, the CAPLINs, and a new-found cousin gave me some interesting information. He told me that my grandfather and his brothers originally came >from Russia (formerly spelled KAPLAN), and were brought to London, England by the Rothschild family. I just found information via the internet saying that the Rothschild family helped fund the Jews' Free School. They "provided immigrant children with a refuge and a means of escape >from poverty, educated them, anglicized them and sent them out to the world fit to contribute to society." Is anyone familiar with this organization? Do you know if there are existing records that would help me with my research? Thank you! Jo Anne Kindler Researching: CAPLIN (Russia) BECK (Czechoslovakia) ELSNER (Czechoslovakia) BROWN (New York)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jews' free school, London
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ANDREW KINDLER <AKINDLER@...>
Hello,
I have been doing research on my mother's family, the CAPLINs, and a new-found cousin gave me some interesting information. He told me that my grandfather and his brothers originally came >from Russia (formerly spelled KAPLAN), and were brought to London, England by the Rothschild family. I just found information via the internet saying that the Rothschild family helped fund the Jews' Free School. They "provided immigrant children with a refuge and a means of escape >from poverty, educated them, anglicized them and sent them out to the world fit to contribute to society." Is anyone familiar with this organization? Do you know if there are existing records that would help me with my research? Thank you! Jo Anne Kindler Researching: CAPLIN (Russia) BECK (Czechoslovakia) ELSNER (Czechoslovakia) BROWN (New York)
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