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Sources for NYC obits
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Peter Blood <nowy@...>
How would I identify sources to do obit lookups in the NYC area?
FYI: Four are my Jewish Ellis Island immigrant great grandparents. All died between 1938 and 1960 in the Bronx. I have death dates for all. All emigrated between 1895 and 1905. Two were >from Russia for whom I believe Yiddish was a first language. Two were >from Austria (Galicia) for whom I believe Polish was a first language. One was a granduncle who immigrated with them at the age of two and died in 1990 on Long Island. Although all had interesting lives, they were not famous. Does this mean it would be unlikely for them to be in the New York Times? What papers might they be in? Peter Blood MODERATOR NOTE: Have you checked the Discussion Group Archives on this topic? (see our website)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Sources for NYC obits
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Peter Blood <nowy@...>
How would I identify sources to do obit lookups in the NYC area?
FYI: Four are my Jewish Ellis Island immigrant great grandparents. All died between 1938 and 1960 in the Bronx. I have death dates for all. All emigrated between 1895 and 1905. Two were >from Russia for whom I believe Yiddish was a first language. Two were >from Austria (Galicia) for whom I believe Polish was a first language. One was a granduncle who immigrated with them at the age of two and died in 1990 on Long Island. Although all had interesting lives, they were not famous. Does this mean it would be unlikely for them to be in the New York Times? What papers might they be in? Peter Blood MODERATOR NOTE: Have you checked the Discussion Group Archives on this topic? (see our website)
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East Side Workmen's Benevolent Association - NYC
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WRodman202@...
Is anyone out there familiar with the East Side Workmen's Benevolent
Association, a small New York City burial society established in 1901, which has a small burial plot in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, NY? I would like to learn more about it. In case anyone might be interested I have copied the names of its officers and members >from the cemetery gates. I do hope it's useful to somebody. A few of the names are rather unusual. Please reply privately to me for any information. Bill Rodman Suffern, NY
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen East Side Workmen's Benevolent Association - NYC
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WRodman202@...
Is anyone out there familiar with the East Side Workmen's Benevolent
Association, a small New York City burial society established in 1901, which has a small burial plot in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, NY? I would like to learn more about it. In case anyone might be interested I have copied the names of its officers and members >from the cemetery gates. I do hope it's useful to somebody. A few of the names are rather unusual. Please reply privately to me for any information. Bill Rodman Suffern, NY
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Home Page Update
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Dean R Levick <Dean@...>
Hi,
I have just updated my home page and wondered if anyone out there was able to make any connections. Comments welcome as well. Regards, Dean Levick http://www.directenergy.com.au
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Home Page Update
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Dean R Levick <Dean@...>
Hi,
I have just updated my home page and wondered if anyone out there was able to make any connections. Comments welcome as well. Regards, Dean Levick http://www.directenergy.com.au
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Searching: Carol MOROCHNICK, Brooklyn, 1940's ?
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Stephen Morochnick <bodiam@...>
Searching for a Carol MOROCHNICK, daughter of Harry MOROCHNICK. Carol
lived in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn in the 40's-50's and may have moved to Far Rockaway, Queens. Harry died in 1969 in Far Rockaway. Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated. Stephen A. Morochnick
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching: Carol MOROCHNICK, Brooklyn, 1940's ?
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Stephen Morochnick <bodiam@...>
Searching for a Carol MOROCHNICK, daughter of Harry MOROCHNICK. Carol
lived in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn in the 40's-50's and may have moved to Far Rockaway, Queens. Harry died in 1969 in Far Rockaway. Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated. Stephen A. Morochnick
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Searching: Solomon WEISS of Brooklyn, NY and Lakewood, NJ
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WRodman202@...
Seeking information about Solomon Weiss who was living in Lakewood, New Jersey
in 1954. He may have grown up in Brooklyn, NY. His father, Jacob Weiss, died in 1951. His mother, Bella, died in 1954. Both are buried in Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY. Please e-mail me privately if you have any information. L'Shanah Tovah! Bill Rodman Suffern, NY
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching: Solomon WEISS of Brooklyn, NY and Lakewood, NJ
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WRodman202@...
Seeking information about Solomon Weiss who was living in Lakewood, New Jersey
in 1954. He may have grown up in Brooklyn, NY. His father, Jacob Weiss, died in 1951. His mother, Bella, died in 1954. Both are buried in Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY. Please e-mail me privately if you have any information. L'Shanah Tovah! Bill Rodman Suffern, NY
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_The Last Resorts_ by Cleveland Amory,
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Bernard Kouchel <koosh@...>
If you own a copy of the out-of-print book,
Cleveland Amory's, _The Last Resorts_, please contact me. -- Bernard I. Kouchel <koosh@att.net>
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen _The Last Resorts_ by Cleveland Amory,
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Bernard Kouchel <koosh@...>
If you own a copy of the out-of-print book,
Cleveland Amory's, _The Last Resorts_, please contact me. -- Bernard I. Kouchel <koosh@att.net>
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Census listings
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Foodphile@...
I have the following names on the 1915 census for 12-14 Meserole St. Brooklyn:
SHANKEN, DUNITZ, DALINS, SEPEROS, BERMAN, GROSS, BUMER, SEPIRO, BADU, BUCK, DULBERG, BRETCHMIDER. 1920 census, also Meserole Street: LIPSHITZ, DUNITZ, LINDERBERG, LUCKS, ROSE, KARP, BORDMAN, KRAUS, MINTZER, BERNARD. 1925 census, also Meserole Street: KAMINSKY, ARONOWITZ, DUNITZ, LIFSHITZ, BART, BARNER, GOLDBERG, SOLOFF, MARGULES, LEVINE, ALTMAN, ACKERMAN, JACOBIAN. I would be happy to give further information to anyone interested in these names. Meryl Persky Calabasas, Ca. Searching: DUNITZ (DUNETZ) Kovel, Russia SALTZMAN Kovel, Russia - KETCHMAN Russia KELLNER Oustra-Polia - SUBMAN Russia HIRSCH (HIRSH) Grebow, Poland LEDER (LEDERER) Ryglic, Galicia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Census listings
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Foodphile@...
I have the following names on the 1915 census for 12-14 Meserole St. Brooklyn:
SHANKEN, DUNITZ, DALINS, SEPEROS, BERMAN, GROSS, BUMER, SEPIRO, BADU, BUCK, DULBERG, BRETCHMIDER. 1920 census, also Meserole Street: LIPSHITZ, DUNITZ, LINDERBERG, LUCKS, ROSE, KARP, BORDMAN, KRAUS, MINTZER, BERNARD. 1925 census, also Meserole Street: KAMINSKY, ARONOWITZ, DUNITZ, LIFSHITZ, BART, BARNER, GOLDBERG, SOLOFF, MARGULES, LEVINE, ALTMAN, ACKERMAN, JACOBIAN. I would be happy to give further information to anyone interested in these names. Meryl Persky Calabasas, Ca. Searching: DUNITZ (DUNETZ) Kovel, Russia SALTZMAN Kovel, Russia - KETCHMAN Russia KELLNER Oustra-Polia - SUBMAN Russia HIRSCH (HIRSH) Grebow, Poland LEDER (LEDERER) Ryglic, Galicia
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JGS of Bergen County (New Jersey)
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GARY MOKOTOFF <VHWC10A@...>
A Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County, New Jersey, is in
formation. An organizational meeting will be held on October 11 at Avotaynu's offices in Bergenfield. An initial mailing to some 100 people indicates at least 20-30 people will attend this meeting. The society should be of interest not only to people in Bergen county but in those towns in Hudson, Passaic and Rockland county that are adjacent to Bergen county. The purpose of the meeting will be to define what the group wants to accomplish as well as address organizational questions such as officers, bylaws, dues, meeting times, meeting location. Date: Sunday, October 11 Time: 1:00 pm. Come as early as noon if you want to browse my library which contains about 400 books on Jewish genealogy, American genealogy and the Holocaust Place: 155 N. Washington Ave, Bergenfield, New Jersey Phone: 201-387-7200 Parking: On-site parking. Park anywhere in the parking lot. Contact me at vhwc10a@prodigy.com for directions to the Avotaynu offices. Gary Mokotoff
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS of Bergen County (New Jersey)
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GARY MOKOTOFF <VHWC10A@...>
A Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County, New Jersey, is in
formation. An organizational meeting will be held on October 11 at Avotaynu's offices in Bergenfield. An initial mailing to some 100 people indicates at least 20-30 people will attend this meeting. The society should be of interest not only to people in Bergen county but in those towns in Hudson, Passaic and Rockland county that are adjacent to Bergen county. The purpose of the meeting will be to define what the group wants to accomplish as well as address organizational questions such as officers, bylaws, dues, meeting times, meeting location. Date: Sunday, October 11 Time: 1:00 pm. Come as early as noon if you want to browse my library which contains about 400 books on Jewish genealogy, American genealogy and the Holocaust Place: 155 N. Washington Ave, Bergenfield, New Jersey Phone: 201-387-7200 Parking: On-site parking. Park anywhere in the parking lot. Contact me at vhwc10a@prodigy.com for directions to the Avotaynu offices. Gary Mokotoff
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Re: ED numbers for NY Census, 1910
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Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
Gary R. Jones <GJONESHOME@aol.com> wrote:
I would like some help in searching for Enumeration District numbers.There is no Soundex index for New York State for the 1910 Federal census. None was ever created. Indexes to only 21 states (those states with poor civil registration) were created. See the JewishGen FAQ <http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/faq>, Q#8. I have gone to my LDS History centre and they do not know whatTo find E.D. numbers for the 1910 Census for most major U.S. cities, consult the National Archives microfiche publication "Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census", National Archives Micro Publication number M1283, on 50 microfiche cards. This guide is available at all 13 of the National Archives Regional branches (see FAQ Q#8), and through all LDS Family History Centers (see FAQ Q#13). For ordering number at a Family History Center, see the FHLC Locality catalog under the heading "UNITED STATES - CENSUS - 1910 - INDEXES". This cross index translates street addresses into Census Enumeration Districts, for 39 selected cities across the country. After locating the correct E.D., then use the "1910 Federal Population Census" catalog to determine the correct microfilm reel number. The 39 cities in NAMP M1283 are: Akron, OH Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Canton, OH Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Cleveland, OH Dayton, OH Denver, CO Detroit, MI District of Columbia Elizabeth, NJ Erie, PA Ft. Wayne, IN Gary, IN Grand Rapids, MI Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, KS Long Beach, CA Los Angeles (and county), CA Newark, NJ New York City (Brooklyn, Manhattan & Bronx, Richmond) Oklahoma City, OK Omaha, NE Paterson, NJ Peoria, IL Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Reading, PA Richmond, VA San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA South Bend, IN Tampa, FL Tulsa, OK Wichita, KS Youngstown, OH Warren Blatt Boston, MA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: ED numbers for NY Census, 1910
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Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
Gary R. Jones <GJONESHOME@aol.com> wrote:
I would like some help in searching for Enumeration District numbers.There is no Soundex index for New York State for the 1910 Federal census. None was ever created. Indexes to only 21 states (those states with poor civil registration) were created. See the JewishGen FAQ <http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/faq>, Q#8. I have gone to my LDS History centre and they do not know whatTo find E.D. numbers for the 1910 Census for most major U.S. cities, consult the National Archives microfiche publication "Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census", National Archives Micro Publication number M1283, on 50 microfiche cards. This guide is available at all 13 of the National Archives Regional branches (see FAQ Q#8), and through all LDS Family History Centers (see FAQ Q#13). For ordering number at a Family History Center, see the FHLC Locality catalog under the heading "UNITED STATES - CENSUS - 1910 - INDEXES". This cross index translates street addresses into Census Enumeration Districts, for 39 selected cities across the country. After locating the correct E.D., then use the "1910 Federal Population Census" catalog to determine the correct microfilm reel number. The 39 cities in NAMP M1283 are: Akron, OH Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Canton, OH Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Cleveland, OH Dayton, OH Denver, CO Detroit, MI District of Columbia Elizabeth, NJ Erie, PA Ft. Wayne, IN Gary, IN Grand Rapids, MI Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, KS Long Beach, CA Los Angeles (and county), CA Newark, NJ New York City (Brooklyn, Manhattan & Bronx, Richmond) Oklahoma City, OK Omaha, NE Paterson, NJ Peoria, IL Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Reading, PA Richmond, VA San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA South Bend, IN Tampa, FL Tulsa, OK Wichita, KS Youngstown, OH Warren Blatt Boston, MA
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Re: QIV Numbers
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Harold Pollins <pollins@...>
Michael Bernet wrote about the internment of 'enemy aliens' in Britain in
1940. It was certainly a shameful episode. However, many of those who were released >from internment eventually joining the British armed forces. But his account needs a few corrections. <snip> In May 1940 the British rounded up all male "enemy aliens" including tens of thousands of Jewish refugees (...)Not 'all' were rounded up in May 1940; it took longer than that. The internment began before Dunkirk and was primarily a response to events in Norway and in particular to Quisling and the notion of a Fifth Column. The jeering was localised, and certainly took place in Liverpool. The hostility was because they were German not because of being thought of as spies. <snip> Most were sent to the Isle of Man (in the Irish Sea) and put up in the empty hotels. The British offered them an opportunity to go to Canada or Australia, andmilitary transports together with captured German soldiers. (snip) Some (as well as long-established Italians) were sent to Canada and Australia. They were sent, not given the option. German POWs were on the same ships and the crossings were traumatic. The ship Dunera took weeks to get to Australia by which time internees were being released. They were sent back for release straight away. One ship, the Andora Star, on its way to Canada, was sunk by enemy action and many lives lost. Most of the internees were not released in late 1940. It took longer than that. Harold Pollins MODERATOR NOTE: Please continue privately. Only bibliographical references on this topic will be posted.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: QIV Numbers
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Harold Pollins <pollins@...>
Michael Bernet wrote about the internment of 'enemy aliens' in Britain in
1940. It was certainly a shameful episode. However, many of those who were released >from internment eventually joining the British armed forces. But his account needs a few corrections. <snip> In May 1940 the British rounded up all male "enemy aliens" including tens of thousands of Jewish refugees (...)Not 'all' were rounded up in May 1940; it took longer than that. The internment began before Dunkirk and was primarily a response to events in Norway and in particular to Quisling and the notion of a Fifth Column. The jeering was localised, and certainly took place in Liverpool. The hostility was because they were German not because of being thought of as spies. <snip> Most were sent to the Isle of Man (in the Irish Sea) and put up in the empty hotels. The British offered them an opportunity to go to Canada or Australia, andmilitary transports together with captured German soldiers. (snip) Some (as well as long-established Italians) were sent to Canada and Australia. They were sent, not given the option. German POWs were on the same ships and the crossings were traumatic. The ship Dunera took weeks to get to Australia by which time internees were being released. They were sent back for release straight away. One ship, the Andora Star, on its way to Canada, was sunk by enemy action and many lives lost. Most of the internees were not released in late 1940. It took longer than that. Harold Pollins MODERATOR NOTE: Please continue privately. Only bibliographical references on this topic will be posted.
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