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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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Re: Viewmate, photo information sought, probably US, 1860-1885 #photographs

Unfortunately, the link originally posted was incorrect. I have answered Diane's question at the other link. Her tintype is from the 1880s. The paper sleeve and other clues make it possible to date

By Ava (Sherlock) Cohn · #672339 ·

Re: Can’t locate ship manifest #usa

I think you've got it. Just a searching hint for others. Using ancestry this manifest is the top hit with first name b*, surname k*, date of entry 1904, birth 1884, and keyword potsdam.all of which

By Paul Chirlin · #672338 ·

Re: NY Help on Family Record #usa

Ancestry, Familysearch and Stevemorse all have Moritz Mittler arriving NYC on 12 Sept. 1907. (not 1911) Familysearch transcribes his aunt's name as Sali Bean. While the handwriting is hard to read,

By The Becker's Email · #672337 ·

ViewMate translation request - Yidish #belarus #israel #translation

I've posted a vital record in Yidish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM100163 Please respond

By S.raskin@... · #672336 ·

JRI-Poland Announces a Project for Kolbiel (Siedlce Area) #poland

JRI-Poland has a new project to extract the biographical information from the 1826-1867 Kolbiel Jewish vital records. For the first time, Kolbiel researchers will be able to find parents’ names,

By Robinn Magid · #672335 ·

ViewMate Translation Request-- French #france

Attached below is the ViewMate translation request for the death record (in French) of my 4th great grandfather Elias Hirsch. I would appreciate a translation of as much is legible.

By jedbrickner@... · #672334 ·

Jacob Kaplan #russia

Possible marriages: Anna - You might check out the possibility that Hannah Kaplan, who married Howard Rodgers in 1936, was Anna. Parents listed on the marriage record are right -- Jacob Kaplan, Dora

By Renee Steinig · #672333 ·

ViewMate translation request (just two names in a civil marriage record) - Russian #translation

I'm hoping someone might be able to decipher two names in an 1889 Polish marriage record (written in Cyrillic): the maiden name of the groom's mother (Tema Chaja née ____?? ) and the maiden name of

By GR4@... · #672331 ·

Re: NY Help on Family Record #usa

Using Steve Morse's ED finder, I tried locating this address in the 1910 US Census. However, Rivington St. was split among 50 or so enumeration districts so a manual search seemed impractical. I

By mab@... · #672330 ·

help with headstone translation in Hebrew #translation

Would appreciate assistance with translation of headstone of my great-uncle, MILTON JACOBS. He died as a small child, in a fire. This is the only image I have. Posted at

By Jake Jacobs · #672329 ·

Re: NY Help on Family Record #usa

Try searching historic NYC directories on the website of the New York Public Library. 1910-11 directory: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4fbfe70-7cf9-0134-f3fb-00505686a51c 1911-12

By Ellen · #672328 ·

ViewMate Translation Request - Hebrew into English #translation

Hello! I've posted a gravestone photo in Hebrew for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM100117 Please

By Sandy Kaplan Schepis · #672327 ·

The JGASGP and the Mid-Atlantic - Eurasia Business Council announce event to celebrate Carl Lutz #announcements #hungary #jgs-iajgs

The Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia and the Mid-Atlantic - Eurasia Business Council are delighted to invite you to join us in a series of events to recognize and

By Marilyn Golden · #672326 ·

Re: Jacob Kaplan #russia

Donna, This page has Jacob Kaplan and Dora Block's 1910 NYC marriage cert. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/8452335 Groom - Jacob's father Zelik. Mother Hasse. Jacob born in

By Sherri Bobish · #672325 ·

Re: Can’t locate ship manifest #usa

Donna, The cousin's name that looked like Mosche MABLIS on the manifest is MABLIN. On another page of the manifest (the detained alien page) it noted that the cousin's address was 128 Division. A

By Sherri Bobish · #672324 ·

Requesting translation of a small fragment of Yiddish text #translation

I'm requesting a translation of a small fragment of text that I think is in Yiddish. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM100146

By Anna Olswanger · #672323 ·

In Sosnowiec: two brothers, one called Abram and one called Abraham #poland #names

Shalom to the discussion group I recently came across a strange example of Jewish naming patterns. Abraham SZTORCHAN (1884-1951) was the eldest of eight children (five sons, three daughters) born in

By Derek Stavrou · #672322 ·

Re: Can’t locate ship manifest #usa

Donna, I believe this is your Benjamin. Berl Kapzcic traveling with Jankel Kapzcic, line 10 and 11. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF17-92L. Lee Goodman Vermilion, Ohio

By lee@... · #672321 ·

Re: Can’t locate ship manifest #usa

Donna, This may be him. Nochem Kapschitz, born about 1882. From Minsk. Going to his cousin Mosche MABLIS (surname very hard to decipher on manifest) 40 Canal St., NYC. Name:Nochem

By Sherri Bobish · #672320 ·

Re: Was 'Alt Schotland' a shtetl or a village with a high percentage of jewish inhabitants? #general #gdansk

Ron Peeters mentions the Narangasette stone as evidence for Viking travels. Please beware of so-called runestones in USA. All are problematic and there is no evidence for any of them being genuine.

By Alan Cohen · #672319 ·

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