I have a photocopy of the first page of a history of the Jews of Schwelm by Kurt Wollmerstaedt. That page lists the five Jewish families (23 persons) among the city's 1,300 inhabitants in 1738. Since

Avotaynu has just made a major update to its Consolidated Jewish Surname Index located at http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.html. We have added the surnames contained in the following databases:

Since I sent in my last message about the sculptor Mark Antokolsky, I have learned a tiny bit more about the Antokolsky family. But for now I want to correct two statements I made on February 21,

Hello JGenners, I have tried to deal with NJ before and have had many stumbling blocks. Recently,I 'found' the NJ Vital Records Site on-line and I e-mailed for a Death Cert. for: Dinah GRUDIN,

While I am not a Polish expert, Icek would be pronounced Itzek and Ayzyk would not have the tz sound. The 2 names are both derived >from the Hebrew Isaac, of course, but I have seen references where

I don't know about naming *traditions* in case of a suicide, but I do know that my father was named for his grandfather, my g-grandfather, who had committed suicide 14 years earlier. Of course, the

Yesterday, soon after I sent in my response to Samuel Lenger's inquiry about a town he spelled as "Piusk" I received a message >from Sue Shifman who said that she could not find records for a

Nechama is a woman's name. Naum is a man's name. Reb is probably Rav or Mister but could be Rabbi. Sally Bruckheimer Buffalo, NY

Hello JGenners, I have tried to deal with NJ before and have had many stumbling blocks. Recently,I 'found' the NJ Vital Records Site on-line and I e-mailed for a Death Cert. for: Dinah GRUDIN,

I have a photocopy of the first page of a history of the Jews of Schwelm by Kurt Wollmerstaedt. That page lists the five Jewish families (23 persons) among the city's 1,300 inhabitants in 1738. Since

Avotaynu has just made a major update to its Consolidated Jewish Surname Index located at http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.html. We have added the surnames contained in the following databases:

While I am not a Polish expert, Icek would be pronounced Itzek and Ayzyk would not have the tz sound. The 2 names are both derived >from the Hebrew Isaac, of course, but I have seen references where

I don't know about naming *traditions* in case of a suicide, but I do know that my father was named for his grandfather, my g-grandfather, who had committed suicide 14 years earlier. Of course, the

Yesterday, soon after I sent in my response to Samuel Lenger's inquiry about a town he spelled as "Piusk" I received a message >from Sue Shifman who said that she could not find records for a

Since I sent in my last message about the sculptor Mark Antokolsky, I have learned a tiny bit more about the Antokolsky family. But for now I want to correct two statements I made on February 21,

Nechama is a woman's name. Naum is a man's name. Reb is probably Rav or Mister but could be Rabbi. Sally Bruckheimer Buffalo, NY

Jewishgen are moving shtetlinks to new addresses in stages. new URL for jewishgen shtetlinks <http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org> The URLs for Riga and Jekabpils

Hello to everyone. I've found the name Nicanor in my father's family. Does somone know something about it? Where does it come from?What does it mean? Thanks In Advance Violette Novo

The mythical shtetl of Anetevka is located in the Ukraine, according to the show's libretto.

The Jewish Museum of Australia has published two new CD ROM titles--- -A Distant Home, a history of Jews in Australia -Jews In Australia, a Swag of Stories For details contact: