Re: Reasons for Immigrating
#general
A. E. Jordan
In a message dated 1/6/2011 12:46:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
sallybruc@... writes: Except for wartime and until quotas (about WWI and after), no immigration 'permission' was needed. You arrived, and your name was whatever you had on your ticket. Strictly speaking that is correct but even in the USA the immigrants faced a number of hurdles. The door was not as wide open as the commonly accepted history would have you believe. And I am not just talking about the health inspections. All the immigrants had to have some money with them to enter the USA. This became one of the earliest frauds at Ellis Island and helped give birth to the modern day American Express as a fair way to change money on the Island. Second unaccompanied women had to be going someplace or to someone. >from very early on in the immigration cycles of the modern era the USA authorities were worried about women not having a means to support themselves or being forced into one for or another of what we call "the world's oldest profession," i.e. prostitution. As the immigration cycle progressed the Americans expected that every immigrant was going to someone and had made arrangements before they got to the USA. We have all seen the LPC designation on passenger lists ... likely to become a public charge ... i.e. welfare and a reason for denied entry. Once the immigrants got here they found that the USA and especially places like the Lower East Side and similar "ghettos" were not all that they had dreamed of. Many of the immigrants came >from small communities or agrarian communities and the simply did not like what they found. The streets were not paved with gold and they needed to hustle and fight for their way. Some did not like it and other had a pull of family, friends, etc. >from the old country too. There no simple answer to why people did what they did but you must remember the conditions were not entirely like what the history books would have you believe. Allan Jordan |
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JGSPBCI January 12, 2011 Meeting reminder
#general
Sylvia Furshman Nusinov
Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County Inc
Celebrating our twentieth anniversary year www.jgspalmbeachcounty.org Membership meeting: Wednesday, January 12, 2011: 12:30 - 3:00 pm South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, FL 11:30 am -12:15 pm: Galicia Special Interest Group - SIG leader, Mark Jacobson, Rooms 1 and 2 12:30 pm - 12:55 pm: Brick Wall 1:00 pm - Brief business meeting followed by Program: "The Genealogical Indexer - a Full-text Search Engine" Guest speaker Logan Kleinwaks will discuss his newly updated Genealogy Indexer website, a fully searchable tool for text databases >from various printed sources, such as historical City Directories, Yiskor books (Memorial books of communities) and more. Over 70,000 Yiskor book pages are included. When all the Yiskor books are digitized, the total will be a quarter-million pages. A hobbyist genealogist, with a research background in physics and mathematics,Kleinwaks other genealogical interests include the photographic documentation of Jewish cemeteries, improving Internet access to genealogical information,and privacy. For further information re the Brick Wall program, or to submit questions in advance, e-mail Program Chair Helene Seaman, helene@.... For Special Interest Groups, contact Mona Morris mona@.... Genealogy Mentors will be available following the program. Members free. Guests are welcome. $5.00 guest fee [which can be applied to Membership dues, if one decides to join.] Please note: Prior to the scheduled January and March membership meetings, 2 hour - morning sessions of a Beginners Genealogical Workshop will be held: January 12, 2011 and March 9, 2011, at our regular meeting location in the South County Civic Center: 9:30 am -11:30 pm. For those eager to research their family trees, JGSPBCI member Phyllis Kramer will conduct the two-hour morning sessions, covering the organizing of your information, researching the Census, Vital Records, and Passenger Manifests. Her goal is to deliver individual attention and follow-up to each student. [The March Workshop is a repeat of the January Workshop.] Each Workshop is limited to 25 pre-registered members. The fee is $15.00, payable in advance of the session. The SIG meeting, Brick Wall, General Membership meeting and Program will follow the Workshops in the usual time slots, as shown above. For questions and reservations, please contact Workshop co-chairman Joel Sisitsky: sisitsky@... Submitted by: Sylvia Furshman Nusinov President Emerita Genealogical Resources Book Editor JGSPBCI, FL |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Reasons for Immigrating
#general
A. E. Jordan
In a message dated 1/6/2011 12:46:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
sallybruc@... writes: Except for wartime and until quotas (about WWI and after), no immigration 'permission' was needed. You arrived, and your name was whatever you had on your ticket. Strictly speaking that is correct but even in the USA the immigrants faced a number of hurdles. The door was not as wide open as the commonly accepted history would have you believe. And I am not just talking about the health inspections. All the immigrants had to have some money with them to enter the USA. This became one of the earliest frauds at Ellis Island and helped give birth to the modern day American Express as a fair way to change money on the Island. Second unaccompanied women had to be going someplace or to someone. >from very early on in the immigration cycles of the modern era the USA authorities were worried about women not having a means to support themselves or being forced into one for or another of what we call "the world's oldest profession," i.e. prostitution. As the immigration cycle progressed the Americans expected that every immigrant was going to someone and had made arrangements before they got to the USA. We have all seen the LPC designation on passenger lists ... likely to become a public charge ... i.e. welfare and a reason for denied entry. Once the immigrants got here they found that the USA and especially places like the Lower East Side and similar "ghettos" were not all that they had dreamed of. Many of the immigrants came >from small communities or agrarian communities and the simply did not like what they found. The streets were not paved with gold and they needed to hustle and fight for their way. Some did not like it and other had a pull of family, friends, etc. >from the old country too. There no simple answer to why people did what they did but you must remember the conditions were not entirely like what the history books would have you believe. Allan Jordan |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGSPBCI January 12, 2011 Meeting reminder
#general
Sylvia Furshman Nusinov
Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County Inc
Celebrating our twentieth anniversary year www.jgspalmbeachcounty.org Membership meeting: Wednesday, January 12, 2011: 12:30 - 3:00 pm South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, FL 11:30 am -12:15 pm: Galicia Special Interest Group - SIG leader, Mark Jacobson, Rooms 1 and 2 12:30 pm - 12:55 pm: Brick Wall 1:00 pm - Brief business meeting followed by Program: "The Genealogical Indexer - a Full-text Search Engine" Guest speaker Logan Kleinwaks will discuss his newly updated Genealogy Indexer website, a fully searchable tool for text databases >from various printed sources, such as historical City Directories, Yiskor books (Memorial books of communities) and more. Over 70,000 Yiskor book pages are included. When all the Yiskor books are digitized, the total will be a quarter-million pages. A hobbyist genealogist, with a research background in physics and mathematics,Kleinwaks other genealogical interests include the photographic documentation of Jewish cemeteries, improving Internet access to genealogical information,and privacy. For further information re the Brick Wall program, or to submit questions in advance, e-mail Program Chair Helene Seaman, helene@.... For Special Interest Groups, contact Mona Morris mona@.... Genealogy Mentors will be available following the program. Members free. Guests are welcome. $5.00 guest fee [which can be applied to Membership dues, if one decides to join.] Please note: Prior to the scheduled January and March membership meetings, 2 hour - morning sessions of a Beginners Genealogical Workshop will be held: January 12, 2011 and March 9, 2011, at our regular meeting location in the South County Civic Center: 9:30 am -11:30 pm. For those eager to research their family trees, JGSPBCI member Phyllis Kramer will conduct the two-hour morning sessions, covering the organizing of your information, researching the Census, Vital Records, and Passenger Manifests. Her goal is to deliver individual attention and follow-up to each student. [The March Workshop is a repeat of the January Workshop.] Each Workshop is limited to 25 pre-registered members. The fee is $15.00, payable in advance of the session. The SIG meeting, Brick Wall, General Membership meeting and Program will follow the Workshops in the usual time slots, as shown above. For questions and reservations, please contact Workshop co-chairman Joel Sisitsky: sisitsky@... Submitted by: Sylvia Furshman Nusinov President Emerita Genealogical Resources Book Editor JGSPBCI, FL |
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Jewish workers (Congress Poland, Pale of Settlement, Galicia)
#general
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett <brayndl@...>
Does anyone have stories, photographs, documents, or objects, including tools,
related to the living and working conditions of Jewish workers in Congress Poland, Pale of Settlement, and Galicia, whether in factories or small workshops or in their home: weavers, tailors, shoemakers, matches, stockings, gloves, oil, sugar, etc. With thanks for any help -- Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Leader, Core Exhibition Development Team Museum of the History of Polish Jews MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately. |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jewish workers (Congress Poland, Pale of Settlement, Galicia)
#general
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett <brayndl@...>
Does anyone have stories, photographs, documents, or objects, including tools,
related to the living and working conditions of Jewish workers in Congress Poland, Pale of Settlement, and Galicia, whether in factories or small workshops or in their home: weavers, tailors, shoemakers, matches, stockings, gloves, oil, sugar, etc. With thanks for any help -- Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Leader, Core Exhibition Development Team Museum of the History of Polish Jews MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately. |
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Looking for APPENZELLER
#general
Diane <dlfrankel@...>
Dear Genners,
I am trying to find anyone researching the surname APPENZELLER anywhere in the U. S. A. Diane PRESSMAN FRANKEL Miami, FL, born in Bayonne, NJ researching:APPENZELLER/BARR/BORR/TANKELOVITCH/WEITZMAN/FELDMAN >from Beltz, Bessarabia and CA/NJ/NY/RI FRANKEL/OLEYNICK/>from Germany, Poland,Slutsk/Bobruisk and CT, NJ and NY KAPLAN >from Koidanov,now Dharzinsk in Minsk Gub, NJ & NY PERSKY from Voloshin,Visnevo,New Haven,CT PRESSMAN/RABINOWITZ >from Dolginov & Vileyka inMinsk Gub & NJ/NY SLOBODKIN/SPROTZ >from Minsk Gub SOCK/ZAK/ZOK >from around Bobruisk, Minsk Gub USLAN >from Uzlany & Zaslavl/Zaslawye in Minsk Gub and all U.S |
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for APPENZELLER
#general
Diane <dlfrankel@...>
Dear Genners,
I am trying to find anyone researching the surname APPENZELLER anywhere in the U. S. A. Diane PRESSMAN FRANKEL Miami, FL, born in Bayonne, NJ researching:APPENZELLER/BARR/BORR/TANKELOVITCH/WEITZMAN/FELDMAN >from Beltz, Bessarabia and CA/NJ/NY/RI FRANKEL/OLEYNICK/>from Germany, Poland,Slutsk/Bobruisk and CT, NJ and NY KAPLAN >from Koidanov,now Dharzinsk in Minsk Gub, NJ & NY PERSKY from Voloshin,Visnevo,New Haven,CT PRESSMAN/RABINOWITZ >from Dolginov & Vileyka inMinsk Gub & NJ/NY SLOBODKIN/SPROTZ >from Minsk Gub SOCK/ZAK/ZOK >from around Bobruisk, Minsk Gub USLAN >from Uzlany & Zaslavl/Zaslawye in Minsk Gub and all U.S |
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Jewish-Lithuanian Relations Between Coexistence and Violence
#lithuania
Saul Issroff
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry is now one of the parties financing a
colloquium on Jewish-Lithuanian Relations Between Coexistence and Violence on 6-7 Feb 2011 at University College, London. Conference programme is on http://holocaustinthebaltics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ London-Programme-Feb-2011.pdf http://tinyurl.com/2ax9nzy [MOD] For any further questions please contact Sara BenIsaac, 020 7679 3520, s.benisaac@... Please note: There is some legitimate criticism of the content and speakers on this web blog http://holocaustinthebaltics.com/lithuanian-foreign-ministry-gives- for-london-colloquium-on-the-holocaust/8538 http://tinyurl.com/3ypztor [MOD] There are additional events, films and 'Klezmer' concerts see *Vilner Klezmorim* 6 February, Sunday, 7.00 pm, West London Synagogue 34 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1H 5AU *Exhibitons* 7 February and 29 April, Mon-Fri 10 am and 5pm Lithuanian Embassy in London 84 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6AU 5 May and 17 June, Mon-Fri 10 am and5pm Spiro Ark, Jewish Culture and Education Centre 25-26 Enford Street, London W1H 1DW -- 8 February, Tuesday 7.30 pm, West London Synagogue *Yitgadal V'Yitkadash: Memorial Staues in the Strashun Forest* Samson Family Concourse, 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU Film screening followed by the discussion Why is it still difficult to speak about the Holocaust in Lithuania? 9 February, Wednesday, 7.30 pm, West London Synagogue Multimedia Room, 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU I Leave My Child To You film + Q&A Film: *The World was Ours* - The Jewish Legacy of Vilna 9 February, Wednesday, 7 pm, Jewish Museum 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7NB 10 February, Thursday, 7.30 pm, West London Synagogue Multimedia Room, 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU For any further information please contact Lithuanian Embassy in the UK www.lithuanianembassy.co.uk Cultural attache Daiva Parulskiene, 020 7935 9872, culture@... Saul Issroff Note: I am posting this for information only. I am not involved in these events and will therefore not reply to questions about the events. |
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Jewish-Lithuanian Relations Between Coexistence and Violence
#lithuania
Saul Issroff
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry is now one of the parties financing a
colloquium on Jewish-Lithuanian Relations Between Coexistence and Violence on 6-7 Feb 2011 at University College, London. Conference programme is on http://holocaustinthebaltics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ London-Programme-Feb-2011.pdf http://tinyurl.com/2ax9nzy [MOD] For any further questions please contact Sara BenIsaac, 020 7679 3520, s.benisaac@... Please note: There is some legitimate criticism of the content and speakers on this web blog http://holocaustinthebaltics.com/lithuanian-foreign-ministry-gives- for-london-colloquium-on-the-holocaust/8538 http://tinyurl.com/3ypztor [MOD] There are additional events, films and 'Klezmer' concerts see *Vilner Klezmorim* 6 February, Sunday, 7.00 pm, West London Synagogue 34 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1H 5AU *Exhibitons* 7 February and 29 April, Mon-Fri 10 am and 5pm Lithuanian Embassy in London 84 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6AU 5 May and 17 June, Mon-Fri 10 am and5pm Spiro Ark, Jewish Culture and Education Centre 25-26 Enford Street, London W1H 1DW -- 8 February, Tuesday 7.30 pm, West London Synagogue *Yitgadal V'Yitkadash: Memorial Staues in the Strashun Forest* Samson Family Concourse, 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU Film screening followed by the discussion Why is it still difficult to speak about the Holocaust in Lithuania? 9 February, Wednesday, 7.30 pm, West London Synagogue Multimedia Room, 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU I Leave My Child To You film + Q&A Film: *The World was Ours* - The Jewish Legacy of Vilna 9 February, Wednesday, 7 pm, Jewish Museum 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7NB 10 February, Thursday, 7.30 pm, West London Synagogue Multimedia Room, 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU For any further information please contact Lithuanian Embassy in the UK www.lithuanianembassy.co.uk Cultural attache Daiva Parulskiene, 020 7935 9872, culture@... Saul Issroff Note: I am posting this for information only. I am not involved in these events and will therefore not reply to questions about the events. |
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Viewmate help on Galician birth record from 1864
#galicia
I need help translating a small section of a birth record >from
1864 in Kanczuga. <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3D17642> The birth record is for a Taube Traurig, and clearly shows her parents to be Aron and Ides Traurig. In the bottom left of the image, however, it has a sentence written, then lists the father's full name (Aron Hersch Traurig) and another line and the name Wigdor Kessler. The strange thing is that according to my records Taube Traurig married Wigdor Kessler. Thus finding his name on her birth certificate is a bit strange. I suppose it could have been written into the book later. Can someone please help me figure out this strange note on the bottom left of this record? It's possible the bottom right note is related. As it seems to have the year 1906 written there, it might indeed have been a note written later. My records show their children were born between 1898 and 1904. Thank you, Philip Trauring |
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Viewmate help on Galician birth record from 1864
#galicia
I need help translating a small section of a birth record >from
1864 in Kanczuga. <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=3D17642> The birth record is for a Taube Traurig, and clearly shows her parents to be Aron and Ides Traurig. In the bottom left of the image, however, it has a sentence written, then lists the father's full name (Aron Hersch Traurig) and another line and the name Wigdor Kessler. The strange thing is that according to my records Taube Traurig married Wigdor Kessler. Thus finding his name on her birth certificate is a bit strange. I suppose it could have been written into the book later. Can someone please help me figure out this strange note on the bottom left of this record? It's possible the bottom right note is related. As it seems to have the year 1906 written there, it might indeed have been a note written later. My records show their children were born between 1898 and 1904. Thank you, Philip Trauring |
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KRA/I-49/1/16110 mystery
#lithuania
Howard Margol
Igor Schein igorschein@... asked about the Zarasai district box
taxpayer list for year 1889. The towns included are Rokiskis - Obeliai - Skapiskis - Dusetos - Salakas. He is researching Braslav which is not included. His question is, was Braslav also there but not translated or, was it not included in 1889? I am trying to find out the answer to Igor's question. If it does exist in the 1889 taxpayer list, I will post a message to that effect. In the meantime, Igor should not give up hope of finding his Braslav ancestors. The following list is in the process of being translated at the present time. Zarasai District - 1898 passport registration book. If sufficient funds become available in the Zarasai District Research Group (DRG), the following lists will also be translated. Zarasai (Zarasai) 1900 passport registration book Zarasai (Zarasai)1901 passport registration book Zarasai District 1903-1917 passport registration book These are not the actual passports because they were given to the passport applicant but does include information about the applicant. Usually, they contain some very good information. As soon as the records are translated, they are made available on the Zarasai DRG web site. Igor is a member so he will be notified when new data is added to the web site. Non-members of the DRG will have to wait a minimum of 18 months before the translated records are added to the All Lithuania database (ALD) and become available to everyone. If you want to further your research, don't wait. For a $100 contribution to www.litvaksig.org/contribute designated for the Zarasai DRG, you will have access to thousands of Zarasai district records that have been translated. In the NOTES block, you can enter a town of your choice. For present members of the district, an additional contribution of any amount will be greatly appreciated and will enable more Zarasai district records to be translated. A large quantity of district records remain to be translated but cannot due to a lack of funds. Howard Margol LitvakSIG Coordinator for Records Acquisition |
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania KRA/I-49/1/16110 mystery
#lithuania
Howard Margol
Igor Schein igorschein@... asked about the Zarasai district box
taxpayer list for year 1889. The towns included are Rokiskis - Obeliai - Skapiskis - Dusetos - Salakas. He is researching Braslav which is not included. His question is, was Braslav also there but not translated or, was it not included in 1889? I am trying to find out the answer to Igor's question. If it does exist in the 1889 taxpayer list, I will post a message to that effect. In the meantime, Igor should not give up hope of finding his Braslav ancestors. The following list is in the process of being translated at the present time. Zarasai District - 1898 passport registration book. If sufficient funds become available in the Zarasai District Research Group (DRG), the following lists will also be translated. Zarasai (Zarasai) 1900 passport registration book Zarasai (Zarasai)1901 passport registration book Zarasai District 1903-1917 passport registration book These are not the actual passports because they were given to the passport applicant but does include information about the applicant. Usually, they contain some very good information. As soon as the records are translated, they are made available on the Zarasai DRG web site. Igor is a member so he will be notified when new data is added to the web site. Non-members of the DRG will have to wait a minimum of 18 months before the translated records are added to the All Lithuania database (ALD) and become available to everyone. If you want to further your research, don't wait. For a $100 contribution to www.litvaksig.org/contribute designated for the Zarasai DRG, you will have access to thousands of Zarasai district records that have been translated. In the NOTES block, you can enter a town of your choice. For present members of the district, an additional contribution of any amount will be greatly appreciated and will enable more Zarasai district records to be translated. A large quantity of district records remain to be translated but cannot due to a lack of funds. Howard Margol LitvakSIG Coordinator for Records Acquisition |
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EISENBERG Family from Tarnow
#poland
Linda Shefler
I would greatly appreciate hearing >from anyone who is familiar
with the EISENBERG family >from Tarnow. I have checked JGFF and no one is listed there. If this is your family, please contact me privately; I have just figured out that there are several marriages between the EISENBERG and HANDGRIFF families and I would like to discuss these families with you. Many thanks. Linda Silverman Shefler Hod HaSharon linda.shefler@... |
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JRI Poland #Poland EISENBERG Family from Tarnow
#poland
Linda Shefler
I would greatly appreciate hearing >from anyone who is familiar
with the EISENBERG family >from Tarnow. I have checked JGFF and no one is listed there. If this is your family, please contact me privately; I have just figured out that there are several marriages between the EISENBERG and HANDGRIFF families and I would like to discuss these families with you. Many thanks. Linda Silverman Shefler Hod HaSharon linda.shefler@... |
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SITE CITE - Jewish Medical Directory
#germany
Martha Lev-Zion <martha@...>
I would like to recommend a new site [at least to me] that a friend
alerted me to. It is called: Juedische Pflegegeschichte / Jewish Nursing History// Biographien und Institutionen in Frankfurt am Main. It gives detailed family history for every person [medical personnel] mentioned >from 1870. The details include birth dates of people, their parents, when married, their fates during the war. I found a lot of information that I did not have before on members of my extended family. Much of the information for my families is based on: Gedenkbuch der juedischen Buerger Bambergs. The URL is: http://www.juedische-pflegegeschichte.de/index.php?id=3D131724511929199 Martha Lev-Zion martha@... Omer Israel |
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German SIG #Germany SITE CITE - Jewish Medical Directory
#germany
Martha Lev-Zion <martha@...>
I would like to recommend a new site [at least to me] that a friend
alerted me to. It is called: Juedische Pflegegeschichte / Jewish Nursing History// Biographien und Institutionen in Frankfurt am Main. It gives detailed family history for every person [medical personnel] mentioned >from 1870. The details include birth dates of people, their parents, when married, their fates during the war. I found a lot of information that I did not have before on members of my extended family. Much of the information for my families is based on: Gedenkbuch der juedischen Buerger Bambergs. The URL is: http://www.juedische-pflegegeschichte.de/index.php?id=3D131724511929199 Martha Lev-Zion martha@... Omer Israel |
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Only 10 days left to submit your proposals for DC2011
#poland
31st IAJGS Conference <dc2011_conference@...>
**Only 10 days left** to submit your proposal for a lecture or
workshop for the 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! We have received a significant number of excellent proposals, but we know that some of you are waiting until the last minute. As an incentive to all. The conference hosts will conduct a drawing from among he people who submitted proposals and we will selectone lucky winner who will receive a free 5-night stay during the conference at the conference hotel, the Grand Hyatt Washington. You will have a choice of a room with a king or double-double bed. This is separate >from the Early Bird drawing for people who register for the conference in January. Only submitters of proposals will be included and your name will be entered once for each proposal that you submitted. The award may not be transferred to any other Hyatt property at any other time. Anyone who has submitted a proposal should have received an immediate email response, confirming that the proposal was received. If you have not received a confirmation email you should check that your submission did really go through all the way to the Finish button. For those of you have not yet submitted your presentation proposals, do not wait any longer! Put your ideas down on paper and read the guidelines on our website at: http://dc2011.org/index.php/call-for-papers Only those who enter proposals can win! We are hoping to hear >from you by no later than January 15, 2011. Think unique and interesting thoughts and submit your proposal today! Marlene Katz Bishow President Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington, Inc. www.jewishgen.org/jgsgw Co-Chair for Programs 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy www.DC2011.com dc2011_conference@... |
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JRI Poland #Poland Only 10 days left to submit your proposals for DC2011
#poland
31st IAJGS Conference <dc2011_conference@...>
**Only 10 days left** to submit your proposal for a lecture or
workshop for the 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! We have received a significant number of excellent proposals, but we know that some of you are waiting until the last minute. As an incentive to all. The conference hosts will conduct a drawing from among he people who submitted proposals and we will selectone lucky winner who will receive a free 5-night stay during the conference at the conference hotel, the Grand Hyatt Washington. You will have a choice of a room with a king or double-double bed. This is separate >from the Early Bird drawing for people who register for the conference in January. Only submitters of proposals will be included and your name will be entered once for each proposal that you submitted. The award may not be transferred to any other Hyatt property at any other time. Anyone who has submitted a proposal should have received an immediate email response, confirming that the proposal was received. If you have not received a confirmation email you should check that your submission did really go through all the way to the Finish button. For those of you have not yet submitted your presentation proposals, do not wait any longer! Put your ideas down on paper and read the guidelines on our website at: http://dc2011.org/index.php/call-for-papers Only those who enter proposals can win! We are hoping to hear >from you by no later than January 15, 2011. Think unique and interesting thoughts and submit your proposal today! Marlene Katz Bishow President Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington, Inc. www.jewishgen.org/jgsgw Co-Chair for Programs 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy www.DC2011.com dc2011_conference@... |
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