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How is the New JewishGen.org Discussion Group better than the old one?

Our old Discussion List platform was woefully antiquated. Among its many challenges: it was not secure, it required messages to be sent in Plain Text, did not support accented characters or languages other than English, could not display links or images, and had archives that were not mobile-friendly.

This new platform that JewishGen is using is a scalable, and sustainable solution, and allows us to engage with JewishGen members throughout the world. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for both members and moderators, more powerful tools, and more secure archives (which are easily accessible on mobile devices, and which also block out personal email addresses to the public).

I am a JewishGen member, why do I have to create a separate account for the Discussion Group?

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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?

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Does this new system require plain-text?

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Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?

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Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?

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So just to be sure - this new group will allow us to post from our mobile phones, includes images, accented characters, and non-latin characters, and does not require plain text?

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Will there be any ads or annoying pop-ups?

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Will the current guidelines change?

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What are the new guidelines?

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The JewishGen.org Team

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

I have a set of three candlesticks, exactly the same as those shown, also no identifying marks on the bottom. I was told they came from Europe (late 1890s) with my great-grandmother's generation,

By nkleitman@... · #661426 ·

ViewMate translation request - Polish #translation

I request a translation of two Polish Birt Certificates. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM94949

By Martin Eisenman · #661425 ·

Viewmate translation request - Yiddish #romania #bessarabia #translation

I have posted a postcard on Viewmate that was sent by my great uncle from Buenes Aires in 1924 to my grandfather in NYC. I would greatly appreciate a translation. It can be found at

By Ellen Korpi · #661424 ·

Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish #translation

Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

By angel kosfiszer · #661423 ·

Translation Request from German or Polish, not sure #translation

The death record referenced below is for Malka Cymerman who died in 1867, Plock, Poland. I am seeking information about her marital status at the time of death as well as any information about other

By zfast@... · #661422 ·

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

I, too, have a very similar set of candlesticks. When my mother's mother died, I took them from her house. I always assumed that they had been her mother's and had been brought from Odesa, but I have

By Jay Sage · #661421 ·

Death Record Translation Request. From German, I think. MIght be Polish. #translation

The link below references a death record for Dyna Cymerman from Plock, Poland, 1844. I am looking for any further information about Dyna and the Cymerman family (marital status, relatives,

By zfast@... · #661420 ·

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

These appear identical to the ones that I inherited from my paternal grandmother. She was born in the shtetl of Kolonie L'vovo. This shtetl was in Kherson Guberniya not far from Nikolaev and from

By Sarah L Meyer · #661419 ·

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

Hello, I have candlesticks that look almost identical . My great grandmother brought them over from Grajewo Poland (Lomza Gubernia) in 1939. Family stories date them back to late 1700s/early 1800s.

By Shelly Crane · #661418 ·

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

Mine were brought in 1914 from Lyakhovichi, Minsk, Russia. They were separated when my GGM died - leaving each to a different daughter. I tracked the other one down a few years ago and they are now

By Paula Blank · #661417 ·

Looking for Professional Genealogy Help for Vienna Records #austria-czech

My friend (not a JewishGen member) is looking for information about her father’s Jewish family, which she has traced to 1880s Vienna and hit a brick wall. She is looking to hire (for pay) a

By Nevet Basker · #661416 ·

Seeking help in interpreting a Viennese death record from 1941 #records

For a long time I could not discover the fate of a relative of mine (a first cousin twice removed) who was born in Vienna in 1885. His name for the first 24 years of his life was Max RIND, though in

By m.rind@... · #661415 ·

ViewMate translation request - Russian #translation #russia #poland

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... 1. Birth record of Izrael GERTLER:

By Greg Tuckman · #661414 ·

Did Buchenwald prisoners really have a bank account??? #holocaust

I just received documents from the Arolsen Archives that included information about my uncle's internment in Buchenwald. This document implies that he had money going in and out. That was surprising

By Ben Kempner · #661413 ·

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

I have similar brass candlesticks that my parents found on the curb when they were out for a walk 15-20 years ago. No manufacturer's marks. -- Barbara Sloan Conway, SC

By jbonline1111@... · #661412 ·

Re: What Happened to Leopold Hoschander? A Mystery #poland

Did he have any children? Shosh Eizenshtein

By rosibal · #661411 ·

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

My mother, may her soul rest in peace, had two (different) pairs of such sticks, I think that one pair had been her mother's, she gave one of each to two different relations. David

By David Harrison <djh_119@...> · #661410 ·

Re: Help in explaining an inconsistency #usa #records

You don't usually need the exact date of death, usually just the year. In most cases they will search the years before and after as well. I've had no trouble getting death certificates from

By Robert Hanna · #661409 ·

Re: Where candlesticks are from #general

I have one candlestick that is similar, not quite the same. It is 7-1/2 inches tall. I've always assumed that it was my mother's and bought in the US. It could be that it was my grandmother's. She

By Robert Hanna · #661408 ·

Great news for Radom researchers #poland

Great news for Radom researchers The first year of Radom ID card applications (1934) – with photos – is now searchable on the JRI-Poland database at https://jri-poland.org/ This is a

By judyggenealogy@... · #661407 ·