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Re: HKP Jewish Labor Camp 1943-1944 #holocaust

Thanks to all who responded. I will have to take off an afternoon and look at those sources. I’m beginning to have doubts whether the entry for the individual listed as a seamstress in Apt. 119 was

By mindyoc · #665714 ·

Re: “Torat Chasidism” by Rav Shmuel Chassid Bendet #general

So just to clarify what Yair found. You should look for a copy of Sefer Zichron Yaakov by Rabbi Yaakov Bendetman, since the smaller collection Toras Chassidim which includes his grandfather Rav

By binyaminkerman@... · #665713 ·

Re: HKP Jewish Labor Camp 1943-1944 #holocaust

I wrote to apltd production company for information on how to stream. Do you know how I can do this? Thanks. Mindy Yochelson

By mindyoc · #665712 ·

Re: פנינים משלחן הגר"א על התורה - Request for Scans of pages from a book by the Vilna Gaon #rabbinic #general

I don't have a physical copy of the book but I should be able to get you a scan. This was not actually written directly by the Vilna Gaon as a book in itself but rather it is a more recent collection

By binyaminkerman@... · #665711 ·

Re: Yizkor Book for Kamenets Podolsk & Surrounding Area (Ukraine) #ukraine

I have an original copy of this yizkor book. It is in Hebrew and was published in Tel Aviv in 1965. I am prepared to give it away to anyone who is willing to pay the postage to receive it. I can

By David Bickman · #665710 ·

Feiwel Bukowsky #usa #galicia

Hello everyone, I am looking for descendants of Feiwel Bukowski and Sara Schnitzer.Feiwel Bukowski was son of Samuel Bukowski ,brother of my great-grandmother Tauba Szapira,In 1913 immigrated to NY

By jenya.kanadov@... · #665709 ·

Reminder: Request for SIG, RD, BOF, RG and SHARE Fair Participation - 2022 IAJGS Philadelphia Conference #events #jgs-iajgs #announcements

Hi all, I’m sending this message to remind you that the deadline for SIG/RD/BOF/RG applications for the 2022 IAJGS Philadelphia Conference is January 30. Even if your SIG/BOF is not in need of

By Bonnie Birns · #665708 ·

Re: Who Betrayed Anne Frank and Her Family? #holocaust

The summation of all of this discussion regarding in-depth studies and research by journalists and members of the press should be as follows: “The days of professionalism and ethical individuals

By Larry Gaum · #665707 ·

Re: Lecture "Finding Your Polish Ancestors Online Through the Polish State Archives" now online #poland #education #announcements

Thank you so much for making this available. I wish I'd known all these tips for searching the Polish archives before I did my research :) Now I can go back and revisit where I got stuck and hopefully

By srg100@... · #665706 ·

Re: Prezlau=Przeclaw? #hungary

Thanks to all who replied. Let me clarify - the family emigrated in 1879-1880, when the town of residence was specifically identified as being Austro-Hungarian, not German or Prussian and it seems

By Alan Reische · #665705 ·

Offering genealogy research services #general #announcements

I am a student who is looking to make genealogy a part time career. I am offering to do freelance genealogy research at a rate of $25 an hour (with discounts in the event of me going through unindexed

By Yehuda Rubin · #665704 ·

Major new Radzilow, Poland records extraction project launched #poland #announcements

Long-time Radzilow and area researchers will be pleased to learn that Jewish Records Indexing - Poland has undertaken a huge new “Phase 3” project to fully extract all surviving Radzilow birth,

By Aaron Roetenberg · #665703 ·

Re: Looking for burial grounds in Merseyside and Sheffield #unitedkingdom #general

Hi Peter, There are no Jewish cemeteries in the Blundell Sands part of Liverpool. You can search for Jewish burial in Liverpool using the following search facility on JCR-UK at

By Richard Gilbert · #665702 ·

Re: Identifying town name from WW1 and WW2 Draft Cards. Maybe in Bessarabia? #bessarabia #russia

First Name : Elsi Last Name : Akerman Nationality : Russia, Hebrew Last Place of Residence : Orzaworak, Russia Date of Arrival : April 9th, 1909 Age at Arrival : 20y Gender :

By Marshall Lerner · #665701 ·

Re: Lecture "Finding Your Polish Ancestors Online Through the Polish State Archives" now online #poland #education #announcements

Having "worked" [in my case, that really amounts to "playing" :) ] on a few of these sets of records, I realise that – like any similar browsing-research – it's important to note where you've

By mary benedict · #665700 ·

Re: Prezlau=Przeclaw? #hungary

Try the JewishGen Communities Database. Searching Przeclaw gives the following: -- Przecław, Poland 50°12' N 21°28' E 143 miles S of Warszawa Doug Cohen Sarasota, Florida Lexington, MA

By Doug Cohen · #665699 ·

Re: HKP Jewish Labor Camp 1943-1944 #holocaust

In regards to HKP in Vilna, an additional information source is a testimony given by Sidney Handler. Sidney was born and raised in Vilna and with his mother, the only survivors of his family, were

By Joel Ratner · #665698 ·

פנינים משלחן הגר"א על התורה - Request for Scans of pages from a book by the Vilna Gaon #rabbinic #general

Shalom, If if anyone has the book פנינים משלחן הגר"א על התורה I would be immensely greateful if you could please send copy of page 30 and the footnote on page 324. According to

By aaran1286@... · #665697 ·

Re: Prezlau=Przeclaw? #hungary

On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 10:29 AM, Alan Reische wrote: PrezlauUnless it is Prenzlau is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Uckermark District. It is also the centre of the

By Frank Szmulowicz · #665696 ·

Enquiry about Pilovich and Melnik in Vilnia #lithuania #general

I’m looking for my grandmother’s and great grandparents birth certificate and any documents that prove their existence Josefa pilovich 03/03/1910 Vilnia Salomón pilovich 1885 Vilnia Sarah

By Graciela S.s · #665695 ·

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