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Social Security Information - CFP Reply
#general
Charles F. Printz <cfphrai@...>
On Sunday, 22 Nov.98 "IsraelP" p2o5rock@...
in message 46 wrote, in pertinent part: Is there any way at all (not just online) to get informationfrom Social Security based on a search for the surname usedat the time the SS-5 was filed? (In fact, they should also Dear Israel: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC 552, Et Seq., allows the public to request any/all legitimate records a/o files >from an agencies records keeping systems. Whether the agency involved can actually find the requested material/s is another matter altogether. The agency can, as a matter of law and regulation, exempt a/o sanitize records that they deem classified or protected under the Privacy Act. You may, of course, challenge their decision/s first administratively and, if you feel you have received no satisfaction, may then proceed to take the agency to Federal Court on a "demand" to disclose. It should be noted that even when an agency refuses to "legitimately" disclose, they are obligated by law to supply you with that part of the information that a reasonable weigher of facts would consider non-exempted. They must also inform you of their specific reason/s for said action/s thru enumeration of the provisions they are acting under. In my private law firm, and in the activities of the non-profit human rights law group that I am Deputy Director of, we file FOIA requests all the time. Where the information being sought is clearly and concisely stated, and accurate identifying information provided, most agencies and departments usually reply to our queries in satisfactory way. It also helps to make certain that the agency you are writing is the one actually holding the records being sought. This may appear to be a silly thing to stress, but with passage of time and the archival nature of many records their occurs shifts in control of records >from one agency to another. Also, in some cases, records are held at the local or District Office level in lieu of the Washington, DC level. As such, in our firm we always file our requests with DC and the relevant District Office. In this vein it is helpful to indicate in your request the changed names of the agencies in question, i.e., pointing out that records held by the Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, by example, might now be held by the Dept of Health and Human Services a/o the Dept of Education. Likewise, that records held by the US Agency for International Development in the period 1960-1975 approx may be held by the Central Intelligence Agency a/o the Dept of Defense. I hope this information is of some help. Just remember that in many cases you are now dealing with very young officers who have very little, if any, information on the history of their own agency and its holdings. Best regards, Charles F. Printz, Elizabeth, NJ/USA JGFF Researcher #7493 Seeking:(1) YARESHEFSKY, Sam/David/Morris - Odessa, Russia Alternatively: YORASHEFSKY, YORASHEVSKY, YAROSHEVSKY, JAROSHEVSKY,JAROCHEWSKI ERESHEFSKY, YARREY, YAROSH, YARESH. (2) WOLCZEK, Sarah/Eva/Molly/Herman/Lena/Pauline - Warsaw, Poland Alternatively: WOLCZYK, WALCZEK, WALLACK, WALLACH, WILCZEK, WILCZYK.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Social Security Information - CFP Reply
#general
Charles F. Printz <cfphrai@...>
On Sunday, 22 Nov.98 "IsraelP" p2o5rock@...
in message 46 wrote, in pertinent part: Is there any way at all (not just online) to get informationfrom Social Security based on a search for the surname usedat the time the SS-5 was filed? (In fact, they should also Dear Israel: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC 552, Et Seq., allows the public to request any/all legitimate records a/o files >from an agencies records keeping systems. Whether the agency involved can actually find the requested material/s is another matter altogether. The agency can, as a matter of law and regulation, exempt a/o sanitize records that they deem classified or protected under the Privacy Act. You may, of course, challenge their decision/s first administratively and, if you feel you have received no satisfaction, may then proceed to take the agency to Federal Court on a "demand" to disclose. It should be noted that even when an agency refuses to "legitimately" disclose, they are obligated by law to supply you with that part of the information that a reasonable weigher of facts would consider non-exempted. They must also inform you of their specific reason/s for said action/s thru enumeration of the provisions they are acting under. In my private law firm, and in the activities of the non-profit human rights law group that I am Deputy Director of, we file FOIA requests all the time. Where the information being sought is clearly and concisely stated, and accurate identifying information provided, most agencies and departments usually reply to our queries in satisfactory way. It also helps to make certain that the agency you are writing is the one actually holding the records being sought. This may appear to be a silly thing to stress, but with passage of time and the archival nature of many records their occurs shifts in control of records >from one agency to another. Also, in some cases, records are held at the local or District Office level in lieu of the Washington, DC level. As such, in our firm we always file our requests with DC and the relevant District Office. In this vein it is helpful to indicate in your request the changed names of the agencies in question, i.e., pointing out that records held by the Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, by example, might now be held by the Dept of Health and Human Services a/o the Dept of Education. Likewise, that records held by the US Agency for International Development in the period 1960-1975 approx may be held by the Central Intelligence Agency a/o the Dept of Defense. I hope this information is of some help. Just remember that in many cases you are now dealing with very young officers who have very little, if any, information on the history of their own agency and its holdings. Best regards, Charles F. Printz, Elizabeth, NJ/USA JGFF Researcher #7493 Seeking:(1) YARESHEFSKY, Sam/David/Morris - Odessa, Russia Alternatively: YORASHEFSKY, YORASHEVSKY, YAROSHEVSKY, JAROSHEVSKY,JAROCHEWSKI ERESHEFSKY, YARREY, YAROSH, YARESH. (2) WOLCZEK, Sarah/Eva/Molly/Herman/Lena/Pauline - Warsaw, Poland Alternatively: WOLCZYK, WALCZEK, WALLACK, WALLACH, WILCZEK, WILCZYK.
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Re: Neshviz and other shtetlach
#general
Ralph Berrick <rbofrb@...>
You can find the information, by going to www.expediamaps.com
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Click on the item requesting search for cities, you will then get a window asking for name and location. Type in the name of the shtetl, and Belarus, and you will then get a map showing it's location, although they list the spelling as Nesvish, rather than Neshiv. Hope this helps. Ralph Berrick San Diego, Ca. Searching: BERRICK -Ylakia ( Russia, Lithuania) HOROWITZ - Ylakiai (Russia - Lithuania) Chuck Weinstein wrote:
Does anyone know the specific location of Neshviz? Where canTina (and all other readers of this Digest),
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Neshviz and other shtetlach
#general
Ralph Berrick <rbofrb@...>
You can find the information, by going to www.expediamaps.com
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Click on the item requesting search for cities, you will then get a window asking for name and location. Type in the name of the shtetl, and Belarus, and you will then get a map showing it's location, although they list the spelling as Nesvish, rather than Neshiv. Hope this helps. Ralph Berrick San Diego, Ca. Searching: BERRICK -Ylakia ( Russia, Lithuania) HOROWITZ - Ylakiai (Russia - Lithuania) Chuck Weinstein wrote:
Does anyone know the specific location of Neshviz? Where canTina (and all other readers of this Digest),
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Whys and wherefores of Jewish immigration to Canada
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Barbara Siegel <bsiegel@...>
Dear Jewishgenners,
I am looking for information re Jewish immigration patterns >from Europe to Canada, especially during the second half of the 19th century. I am assuming that the major waves of Jewish immigration to Canada took place after the first World War as a result of the restricted quotas on entrance to the U.S. What were the circumstances that resulted in earlier Jewish immigration to Canada as opposed to the U.S., the destination chosen by the majority of Jews >from Eastern Europe? I am not referring to the use of Canada as a transit point on the way to the U.S., but to those who remained permanently in Canada. I have been told that there were restrictions on entry to the U.S. prior to 1900, but I am not sure that this is correct. Could someone please enlighten me on this point. Also, I am very interested in reading accounts of the Jewish immigration experience in Canada, and would appreciate some suggestions. Thanks to all who can enlighten me on this subject. Barbara Siegel Jerusalem Searching: FRIEDLANDER/Ventspils, LEVINSON/Grobin,Ventspils, HERTZBERG/Tukums, BERSHADSKY/Tulchin
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Whys and wherefores of Jewish immigration to Canada
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Barbara Siegel <bsiegel@...>
Dear Jewishgenners,
I am looking for information re Jewish immigration patterns >from Europe to Canada, especially during the second half of the 19th century. I am assuming that the major waves of Jewish immigration to Canada took place after the first World War as a result of the restricted quotas on entrance to the U.S. What were the circumstances that resulted in earlier Jewish immigration to Canada as opposed to the U.S., the destination chosen by the majority of Jews >from Eastern Europe? I am not referring to the use of Canada as a transit point on the way to the U.S., but to those who remained permanently in Canada. I have been told that there were restrictions on entry to the U.S. prior to 1900, but I am not sure that this is correct. Could someone please enlighten me on this point. Also, I am very interested in reading accounts of the Jewish immigration experience in Canada, and would appreciate some suggestions. Thanks to all who can enlighten me on this subject. Barbara Siegel Jerusalem Searching: FRIEDLANDER/Ventspils, LEVINSON/Grobin,Ventspils, HERTZBERG/Tukums, BERSHADSKY/Tulchin
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Need Hebrew Translator
#general
Beverly Stuart <bstuart@...>
Hi all,
I am searching for someone who can translate a letter >from English into Hebrew for me. I'll pay whatever seems fair. Please respond privately. Thank you, Beverly Stuart Tacoma, Washington
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Need Hebrew Translator
#general
Beverly Stuart <bstuart@...>
Hi all,
I am searching for someone who can translate a letter >from English into Hebrew for me. I'll pay whatever seems fair. Please respond privately. Thank you, Beverly Stuart Tacoma, Washington
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Greenblatt Family.
#lithuania
Alice Borden <asborden@...>
If this is a help to anyone, my grandfather's first cousin Rebecca
Sagowitz was married to Samuel Greenblatt. Alice Sager Borden ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Keidan Jews #Keidan #Lithuania Greenblatt Family.
#lithuania
Alice Borden <asborden@...>
If this is a help to anyone, my grandfather's first cousin Rebecca
Sagowitz was married to Samuel Greenblatt. Alice Sager Borden ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Szanto Zsigmond
#general
Rita Permut
When I was at the Presov Neolog Cemetery in Presov, Slovakia this summer
I took a picture of a headstone with the Szanto Zsigmond name at the top and nine names follow with dates >from 1871 through 1937. Some of the other names on that stone are: Jozefine Szontova 1871; Margita Garayova r. Szontova 1893; Marta Kerteszova r. Garryova 1914; Garry 1918; Kerteszova 1937; Klara Hollyova r. Szantova; Robert Eisler, Partizan 1922. If anyone wants this picture e-mail me privately. Will be glad to mail it to you. Rita Permut
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Szanto Zsigmond
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Rita Permut
When I was at the Presov Neolog Cemetery in Presov, Slovakia this summer
I took a picture of a headstone with the Szanto Zsigmond name at the top and nine names follow with dates >from 1871 through 1937. Some of the other names on that stone are: Jozefine Szontova 1871; Margita Garayova r. Szontova 1893; Marta Kerteszova r. Garryova 1914; Garry 1918; Kerteszova 1937; Klara Hollyova r. Szantova; Robert Eisler, Partizan 1922. If anyone wants this picture e-mail me privately. Will be glad to mail it to you. Rita Permut
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Re: Transylvania Jews
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A.Sharon <a.sharon@...>
Alexandra Vozick Hans wrote:
There is some information on website about the business located in this area in Transylvania, Romania. Since site is in English, you might want to ask this site webmaster about the Jewish landmarks in this area. I usually do, and surprisingly, no one refuses the answer, webmasters are very polite people and they are helping a lot. For JewishGeners who are looking for the exotic places of their ancestors - try first search through the Web (I found Infoseek and Yahoo as a very helpful search enginees in this matter) and just type name of shtetl you are looking for. Results could be amazing sometimes, and do not hesitate to talk to the site webmaster. Good luck Alexander Sharon
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Transylvania Jews
#general
A.Sharon <a.sharon@...>
Alexandra Vozick Hans wrote:
There is some information on website about the business located in this area in Transylvania, Romania. Since site is in English, you might want to ask this site webmaster about the Jewish landmarks in this area. I usually do, and surprisingly, no one refuses the answer, webmasters are very polite people and they are helping a lot. For JewishGeners who are looking for the exotic places of their ancestors - try first search through the Web (I found Infoseek and Yahoo as a very helpful search enginees in this matter) and just type name of shtetl you are looking for. Results could be amazing sometimes, and do not hesitate to talk to the site webmaster. Good luck Alexander Sharon
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searching SOHAR
#general
Arlene Weiss <Balbec@...>
I have photos in my family album of the "SOHAR" family, dating back to the
turn of the century and the 1920's. One photo is a family portrait taken possibly in Riga. Two photos were taken in New York. The name "Mary Sohar" is written on one of these photographs. I believe she was my grandmother's sister. My grandmother's name was Esther Volk HURWITZ. I'd love to find relatives associated with these photos. Arlene Weiss, Chicago also searching: SCHWARTZBERG >from Rokiskis area, HURWITZ from Svencionys/Riga
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen searching SOHAR
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Arlene Weiss <Balbec@...>
I have photos in my family album of the "SOHAR" family, dating back to the
turn of the century and the 1920's. One photo is a family portrait taken possibly in Riga. Two photos were taken in New York. The name "Mary Sohar" is written on one of these photographs. I believe she was my grandmother's sister. My grandmother's name was Esther Volk HURWITZ. I'd love to find relatives associated with these photos. Arlene Weiss, Chicago also searching: SCHWARTZBERG >from Rokiskis area, HURWITZ from Svencionys/Riga
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Re: German-Jewish Peerage
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HMaut70937@...
I have a 20-page index to the " Semigothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch,
Aristokratisches-Juedischeer Heiraten " published in 1914 by Kyffhauser Verlag in Munich, which I copied many, many years ago, at the Family History Library. I do not have the book, which has 523 pages. . Herb Mautner, Sherman Oaks, Calif
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: German-Jewish Peerage
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HMaut70937@...
I have a 20-page index to the " Semigothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch,
Aristokratisches-Juedischeer Heiraten " published in 1914 by Kyffhauser Verlag in Munich, which I copied many, many years ago, at the Family History Library. I do not have the book, which has 523 pages. . Herb Mautner, Sherman Oaks, Calif
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Re: Interwar antisemitic legislation in Hungary.
#hungary
BABSK@...
For more information about interwar and other Hungarian antisemitism -
as well as an excellent general history, read the Patai book that was discussed on H-sig some months ago. Barbara Kaufman
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Interwar antisemitic legislation in Hungary.
#hungary
BABSK@...
For more information about interwar and other Hungarian antisemitism -
as well as an excellent general history, read the Patai book that was discussed on H-sig some months ago. Barbara Kaufman
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