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Re: Secret Codes in the NYC Death Indices
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JJG613 <jjg613@...>
I haven't been down to Chambers Street in quite some time, but I've
encountered those codes before myself. I'm fairly certain that a death record should be on hand for him for him at the City Archives. I could be wrong, but for some reason I remember having success on-site with a similar situation. If not, you should be able to get the information you need to acquire the record >from the State Archives. Good luck, Jonathan Goldmacher JRI-Poland Project Project Coordinator PRZASNYSZ Shtetl CO-OP New York, NY Searching: GOLDMACHER, GOLDMAN, MAK, MALOWANCZYK >from Poland (Przasnysz, Pultusk, Ciechanow, Nasielsk, Neistud, Mlawa, Sierpc, Serock, Warsaw)
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Re: Age discrepancy
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Anita Berk <anitab@...>
My parents intentionally LIED about their ages. They told me there were
age quotas, so they just became the right age! My mother made herself 9 years younger, and my father made himself 3 years younger. They came in 1937 and 1939.) Anita Berk Various documents indicate an discrepancy for my grandparents. I knowAnita Berk anitab@starmail.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Secret Codes in the NYC Death Indices
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JJG613 <jjg613@...>
I haven't been down to Chambers Street in quite some time, but I've
encountered those codes before myself. I'm fairly certain that a death record should be on hand for him for him at the City Archives. I could be wrong, but for some reason I remember having success on-site with a similar situation. If not, you should be able to get the information you need to acquire the record >from the State Archives. Good luck, Jonathan Goldmacher JRI-Poland Project Project Coordinator PRZASNYSZ Shtetl CO-OP New York, NY Searching: GOLDMACHER, GOLDMAN, MAK, MALOWANCZYK >from Poland (Przasnysz, Pultusk, Ciechanow, Nasielsk, Neistud, Mlawa, Sierpc, Serock, Warsaw)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Age discrepancy
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Anita Berk <anitab@...>
My parents intentionally LIED about their ages. They told me there were
age quotas, so they just became the right age! My mother made herself 9 years younger, and my father made himself 3 years younger. They came in 1937 and 1939.) Anita Berk Various documents indicate an discrepancy for my grandparents. I knowAnita Berk anitab@starmail.com
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Research on name-switching
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Eli Kintisch <eli.kintisch@...>
Hello. I am a college student doing research on yiddish-speaking jews who,
after coming to the united states, changed their names to Hebrew names, and in a variety of ways (translation, transliteration, zionist new name). Are there any books (in english) that look at this specifically? Any books on zionism that look closely at this? Eli Kintisch
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Research on name-switching
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Eli Kintisch <eli.kintisch@...>
Hello. I am a college student doing research on yiddish-speaking jews who,
after coming to the united states, changed their names to Hebrew names, and in a variety of ways (translation, transliteration, zionist new name). Are there any books (in english) that look at this specifically? Any books on zionism that look closely at this? Eli Kintisch
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Re: synagogue marriages in England
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MBernet@...
In a message dated 98-11-11 07:05:41 EST, nick@n-landau.demon.co.uk writes:
<< I have experienced the reverse case where a couple were married in a registry office and then subsequently they were given a quiet religious service. They might not have been at all religious at the time or one partner might have been converted. On both occasions, as a teenager, I was asked to come quietly to the rabbi's house to form a minyan for the ceremony. It was made clear that we should keep quiet about this. >> I don't see the logic in keeping quiet, if there was already a civil marriage. Could it have been a union that was not legal, e.g. between uncle and niece, or a partner who had a get but not a divorce (divorces were VERY hard to get in the old days), or with an illegal immigrant? Michael Bernet
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: synagogue marriages in England
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MBernet@...
In a message dated 98-11-11 07:05:41 EST, nick@n-landau.demon.co.uk writes:
<< I have experienced the reverse case where a couple were married in a registry office and then subsequently they were given a quiet religious service. They might not have been at all religious at the time or one partner might have been converted. On both occasions, as a teenager, I was asked to come quietly to the rabbi's house to form a minyan for the ceremony. It was made clear that we should keep quiet about this. >> I don't see the logic in keeping quiet, if there was already a civil marriage. Could it have been a union that was not legal, e.g. between uncle and niece, or a partner who had a get but not a divorce (divorces were VERY hard to get in the old days), or with an illegal immigrant? Michael Bernet
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Antwerp/Harwich/Liverpool
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Paul Fisher <fisherpaul@...>
Help. My grandma always told me she came to America in 1906 via Bremen
and Liverpool. I just found out she went through Antwerp and Harwich to Liverpool. Her sister died on the boat. I have the American manifest and she wasn't listed. And no deaths were recorded when passengers were toted up. Does anyone know of archives in Antwerp or Harwich that might record deaths at sea? or tell me her age? I do know her name. Did grandma take the train >from Bremen to Antwerp? or was Antwerp just a stop between Bremen and Harwich and she would have stayed on the ship? What I do know: Bremen has no departure records, the PRO in Kew has no records of deaths at sea. I wrote and asked, "only British Nationals". She is not listed on the British manifest either. Thanks in advance. Paul Fisher Atlanta, Georgia Searching BROUDE (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis, Philadelphia KAPLAN (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis FLEISHER (Kelme, Lithuania) GRABINA (Wyszkow, Poland) ZIMNOWODZ (Warsaw and Wyszkow, Poland) SHARE, SCHEAR (Tolstoye, Ukraine) formerly Touste, Austria
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Antwerp/Harwich/Liverpool
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Paul Fisher <fisherpaul@...>
Help. My grandma always told me she came to America in 1906 via Bremen
and Liverpool. I just found out she went through Antwerp and Harwich to Liverpool. Her sister died on the boat. I have the American manifest and she wasn't listed. And no deaths were recorded when passengers were toted up. Does anyone know of archives in Antwerp or Harwich that might record deaths at sea? or tell me her age? I do know her name. Did grandma take the train >from Bremen to Antwerp? or was Antwerp just a stop between Bremen and Harwich and she would have stayed on the ship? What I do know: Bremen has no departure records, the PRO in Kew has no records of deaths at sea. I wrote and asked, "only British Nationals". She is not listed on the British manifest either. Thanks in advance. Paul Fisher Atlanta, Georgia Searching BROUDE (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis, Philadelphia KAPLAN (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis FLEISHER (Kelme, Lithuania) GRABINA (Wyszkow, Poland) ZIMNOWODZ (Warsaw and Wyszkow, Poland) SHARE, SCHEAR (Tolstoye, Ukraine) formerly Touste, Austria
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Re: Baron de Hirsh settlement
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DAVID ROSEN <72426.1553@...>
Ron Feldman <medserve@shaw.wave.ca> wrote:
Subject: Baron de Hirsh settlement ....... I would like to know if anyone knows where to find the records ofBaron de Hirsh records are held by the American Jewish Historical Society, 2 Thornton Rd., Waltham MA. See their web page at <http://www.ajhs.org> David Rosen Boston, MA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen re: Baron de Hirsh settlement
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DAVID ROSEN <72426.1553@...>
Ron Feldman <medserve@shaw.wave.ca> wrote:
Subject: Baron de Hirsh settlement ....... I would like to know if anyone knows where to find the records ofBaron de Hirsh records are held by the American Jewish Historical Society, 2 Thornton Rd., Waltham MA. See their web page at <http://www.ajhs.org> David Rosen Boston, MA
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Re: What does given name "Lerle" translate to?
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ddworski@...
Ronald D. Doctor wrote:
I recommend that you look at the actual ship manifest on microfilm (if you have not already done so) to verify that the name is, in fact, "Lerle." I have found many transcription inaccuracies in Glazier's indices which only become apparent in a side-by side comparison of the handwritten original manifest and Glazier's typed version of the same data. Deborah Dworski Arlington, Virginia U.S.A.
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Surnames in Minsk Province Russia (BYE)
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AbigtM
Can someone tell me when this area was required to adopt surnames? Thank
you. Please reply direct. Regards, Marilyn Abigt Fallbrook, CA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: What does given name "Lerle" translate to?
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ddworski@...
Ronald D. Doctor wrote:
I recommend that you look at the actual ship manifest on microfilm (if you have not already done so) to verify that the name is, in fact, "Lerle." I have found many transcription inaccuracies in Glazier's indices which only become apparent in a side-by side comparison of the handwritten original manifest and Glazier's typed version of the same data. Deborah Dworski Arlington, Virginia U.S.A.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Surnames in Minsk Province Russia (BYE)
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AbigtM
Can someone tell me when this area was required to adopt surnames? Thank
you. Please reply direct. Regards, Marilyn Abigt Fallbrook, CA
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JGen Publication Database
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Ronisl@...
Before my post re: the Publication site even appeared in the digest form,
I received three requests as to how to get to that database. Here is the answer: go to the JGen Homepage>> scroll to Share/Contribute >>go to Participatory Projects and Activities ..click on Publication ..once there, scroll down to ENTER and click! Enjoy! Yours, Roni Seibel Liebowitz New York MODERATOR NOTE: This page can be accessed directly at the following URL: <http://www.jewishgen.org/interactive/publi_main.html>.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGen Publication Database
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Ronisl@...
Before my post re: the Publication site even appeared in the digest form,
I received three requests as to how to get to that database. Here is the answer: go to the JGen Homepage>> scroll to Share/Contribute >>go to Participatory Projects and Activities ..click on Publication ..once there, scroll down to ENTER and click! Enjoy! Yours, Roni Seibel Liebowitz New York MODERATOR NOTE: This page can be accessed directly at the following URL: <http://www.jewishgen.org/interactive/publi_main.html>.
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re Nitsa
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BREST FAMILY <angi@...>
Dear Jewishgenners
I am quoting my Greek friend who has once told me that Nitza is a Greek Name, and it is usually a nickname for people called Eleni (Helen in English) - ELENITZA and NITZA for short. I know a Greek girl and she is also Nitza and her real name is Eleni (Helen). Anne. ------------ ANNE LAPEDUS BREST. Sandton South Africa. (ex DUBLIN, IRELAND) Researching: LAPEDUS/LAPIDUS (all spellings) Lithuania, Latvia, Poland. BREST - Bauska, Latvia. HODES and LEIBOVITZ - Pikeleh, Lithuania. MODERATOR NOTE: This thread is closed, but this post provides some new information, so we have allowed it.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen re Nitsa
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BREST FAMILY <angi@...>
Dear Jewishgenners
I am quoting my Greek friend who has once told me that Nitza is a Greek Name, and it is usually a nickname for people called Eleni (Helen in English) - ELENITZA and NITZA for short. I know a Greek girl and she is also Nitza and her real name is Eleni (Helen). Anne. ------------ ANNE LAPEDUS BREST. Sandton South Africa. (ex DUBLIN, IRELAND) Researching: LAPEDUS/LAPIDUS (all spellings) Lithuania, Latvia, Poland. BREST - Bauska, Latvia. HODES and LEIBOVITZ - Pikeleh, Lithuania. MODERATOR NOTE: This thread is closed, but this post provides some new information, so we have allowed it.
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