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Marilyn Robinson
For a long time I haven't been able to find marriage information for my maternal grandmother's older sister, Rose LURJA/LEVINE REICHMAN & Harry REICHMAN. The other day, while searching on FamilySearch I found a marriage record for a "Rosie MICHAELOWITZ" & "Herman REICHMAN" (married 30 Aug 1896, Manhattan. NY, NY City Marriage Records, 1829-1940).
Herman's parents' names were the same as those for my other relatives, but the name "Herman" wasn't familiar to me. On the marriage certificate, Rosie's parents' names were listed as "Samuel MICHAELOWITZ" & "Rebecca REICHMAN". Today, I had another thought: Herman REICHMAN was actually "my" Harry; and "Rosie MICHAELOWITZ" was "my" maternal great aunt, Rose LURJA/LEVINE (maiden name). Originally, I thought that Herman was another brother to Max, Harry, & Lewis REICHMAN.
But, I knew that:
-The maiden name of Rose's mother was Rebecca REICHMAN. -Her father was Solomon/Zalman Michalovich LURJA/LEVINE. (He would have used Michalovich as a patronym because his father was Michal.) I checked Ancestry's "Jewish Name Variations": one of the "Zalman" secular variations is "Samuel" and one for "Herman" is "Harry". In the "old country," when asked for someone's name, I believe that they used a person's first & patronym (ex. Zalman Michalovich). So, when responding to requested information, Rose must have said that her father's name was "Samuel Michaelowitz", using the Russian style of a patronym usage, and not responding Zalman or Solomon Lurja/Levine, as would be common in the U.S. Thus, "Rosie MICHAELOWITZ" appears as her maiden name, on her marriage certificate (#13990).
Further, I think that "Herman" must have eventually changed his name to "Harry" to reflect the secular use of his first name in the U.S. Does the above analysis seem possible to you?? If not, what are your thoughts? Regards, Marilyn Robinson Florida
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Re: Hebrew name
#names
Harry Auerbach
It is Ber, Yiddish for bear. The Hebrew would be Dov.
Harry Auerbach
Portland, OR
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Vysni Hrabonice / Felso Gereben / Hrabonicza
#ukraine
#hungary
#subcarpathia
Ozzy Bernstein
Hi all,
A large portion of my family comes from Vysni Hrabonice. It is now known, apparently as Felso Gereben. When I search for Felso Gereben I receive no results. All I know is that it was in then Bereg County in Hungary, is now in Ukraine and that it was nearby Mukacheve. Does anyone know what this town or, if it doesn't exist as a town anymore, what the area the town used to be in, is called now? Thanks in advance. Ozzy Bernstein
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Re: Why was I told my mother's family were German Jews when they weren't?
#austria-czech
Peter Lebensold
The non-fiction work Our Crowd, by Stephen Birmingham (published in the 1960s) remains a fascinating study of such German-Jewish New York families as the Lehmans, the Schiffs, the Loebs, the Warburgs, the Guggenheims, the Strauses, the Goldmans, and the Sachses - including their attitude towards the later Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. There was certainly no love lost between those already established on the Upper West Side and the "teeming masses" on the Lower East Side!
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Translation in Russian needed, 4 pp Viewmate
#translation
LOUISE HAJDENBERG
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89855 89856 89857 89858 Thank you -- Louise Hajdenberg New York
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Polish translation
#translation
Ellen Trencher
Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish
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Asking help with translation from Yiddish
#translation
#yiddish
nkleitman@...
This was on a postcard from Karlsbad to my great-grandfather (Juda/Julius) from his brother Benjamin, likely around 1910 plus or minus a decade.. Can anyone read it and let me know what it was about?
Thanks in advance to all of you out there helping with these requests!! Naomi Kleitman Rockville, MD
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ViewMate translation request - Polish
#translation
Sharon E Siegel
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/view Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much. Sharon --Sharon E. Siegel Port Jervis, NY USA
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Relative ages in picture on Viewmate
#photographs
Paul Silverstone
I have posted a photograph taken about 1890 showing a couple with their
three daughters. I would like an idea of the approximate ages of the three in the picture. This is a photo of my great-grandparents Ezra & Chayaleah Chrzan who lived in Makow Mazowiecki, Russian Poland. One or two of the older girls may be married. It is on Viewmate at the following address; https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89828 -- Paul Silverstone West Vancouver, BC see: www.paulsilverstone.com
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Re: Hebrew name
#names
Susan&David
Yiddish name "Ber"
(בער) was derived (cognate with "bear") which was common among
East European Jews.
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David Rosen Boston, Mass On 1/31/2021 2:56 PM, Rachelle Litt
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Why was I told my mother's family were German Jews when they weren't?
#austria-czech
Judy Kaufman <judykaufman7@...>
Growing up, I was told repeatedly that my mother's family were German Jews and my father's were Russian Jews, with the clear implication always being that German Jews were higher class. In my genealogical research, I have documented that: my mother's father came from Galicia/Austrian Empire - Sokolow Malopolski in current day Poland; my mother's maternal grandfather came from Brest in current day Belarus; I can't determine where her maternal grandmother came from but all census data says she's from Russia ("Russia Poland" in one case).
My grandfather (b. 1884) from Sokolow Malopolski is listed on all the censuses as born in "Austria" - did that somehow mutate into being "German"? Was this common? Did Galician Jews feel superior to "Russian" Jews? -- Judy Leiderman Kaufman Irvine, CA judykaufman7@... ROSENBLUM (Brest)
LEIDERMAN (Khashchuvatye)
WEINSTEIN (Sokolow-Malopolski)
RASKIN (Chernigor)
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Seeking relative's U.S. naturalization record
#usa
jliebe97@...
Hello,
I'm trying to find the United States Naturalization document of a relative, Henry Lieberman, born around 1880. He may also have gone by Hillel. I have found many other documents linked to him, just not the naturalization paper. I found his wife Julia's naturalization document (attached) which says Henry was naturalized on June 9, 1925 in Bronx, NY, certificate number 2196827. I know he arrived in the U.S. in December 1904 (I've found his Ellis Island record). He was not married to Julia until 1928 so she wouldn't be listed on his naturalization paper. Does anyone know how to find Henry's naturalization paper? I've thoroughly checked Ancestry and a couple of other sites with no success. Thanks, Jason Lieberman jliebe97@...
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Re: More than 3700 new records added to the All Odessa Database
#ukraine
Molly Staub
Hi, I was so excited to see the posting about the Ukraine marriage records, since I have been searching for my maternal great-grandmother's maiden name for 3 decades. However, no matter how I try to reach the All Odessa Database, I keep getting notices that it's dangerous to enter. Can someone see to this? Many thanks for all your work,
Molly Arost Staub Boca Raton, FL 561-571-6699 Searching in Ukraine: Yishea/Ovshiy Berenson (son of Yechiel Berenson), his wife Riva ? Their son ( my grandfather )Shmuel Berenson, born 1880, who later emigrated to London and married there in 1904.
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JGSLI Virtual meeting on Wednesday February 10 at 7:00 PM Eastern
#events
#education
Bonnie Birns
Hello all! The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island is delighted to invite you to our bonus monthly meeting featuring our guest speaker, Chuck Weinstein, Past President of JGSLI.
JGSLI is extending the invitation to the broader genealogy community. We ask that you register in advance (see below). Please share with your friends! Wednesday, February 10th, 7:00 PM, via Zoom Speaker: Chuck Weinstein There are several major software companies and each has slightly different strengths and weaknesses. This lecture will focus on MyHeritage/Family Tree Builder and Ancestry/Family Tree Maker as well as options for Macintosh. Chuck will build a small family tree, find relevant documents and images, attach these to the tree and build reports and charts. Chuck is a Past President of the JGS of Long Island and a family historian for over 25 years. There are two ways to join our meeting:
When: Feb 10, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
This webinar is free and open to the public.
I look forward to "seeing" you all then!
Bonnie Birns President, Jewish Genealogy Society of Long IslandJericho, Long Island, NY researcher #59766
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Re: New facebook group: Jews from Pinczow
#poland
Heshel Teitelbaum
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Re: Hebrew name
#names
Malka
Hello,
בער may not be a name. Depending on the vowels, of course. As is, it means illiterate, ignorant person.
Shalom, Malka Chosnek
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Re: Towns in the region of Giessen, Germany
#germany
Ralph Baer
Could היער be the word Hier indicating that the circumcision took place in the Mohel’s hometown? Ralph N. Baer RalphNBaer@... Washington, DC
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California Voter Registration - 1930s
#usa
Roberta Berman
I have an aunt who moved from Brooklyn, New York to Los Angeles in the 1930’s. She is listed in the “California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968" on Ancestry for 1934 and 1936 in Los Angeles County.
She moved back to New York and applied for Social Security Nov. 25, 1936 giving an address in Brooklyn, NY. Questions: How did the California registration work at that time? Was it good for only two years? What was the cutoff date to register in order to vote in an upcoming election? Roberta Berman Southern California Searching for: CHAMEIDES, anywhere; WEISBERG, Kiev; OPPENHEIM, Belarus
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Re: Terkowsky, Russland on 1885 passenger manifest
#general
The Gazetteer is one of the "other lines of inquiry" I've pursued before bringing my question to the group. (I didn't list all the nooks and crannies I'd already explored, as that would have been a much longer narrative.) The soundex search retrieves 64 possible communities, none of which have the icon denoting a larger Jewish community with further information. And none standout otherwise as a possible "previous residence" for my great-grandfather.
Did you find something there that I'm missing? -- Lee Jaffe
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Re: Question about funding Holocaust Documentaries
#holocaust
Lisa Bracco
Try this site:
https://holocausteducationfilmfoundation.com/ My grandmother's cousin's story is being produced as we speak. Lisa Bracco
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