Dear All

Is anyone connected to Alfred BERNSTEIN born Mile End, 1915, son of
Bertha nee KRISKY and Louis BERNSTEIN son of Aaron BERNSTEIN.

Bertha's parents were Jacob and Flora KRISKY. Her siblings
were Joe, Eva, Bloomah, Harry, Sidney, Nathan and Tobias.

Many thanks
Naomi Ogin a1steve@...
Brisbane
Searching;BRESNARK,CHERNOSKY,CHORGAN,
DAVIDOVITCH,DOMANIS,GOLDWITZ,GREENBERG,
HARYUDAH,HIATT,HUNT,LEBIS,OGIN,ORGIN,
POLIAKOFF,RABIN,RABINOVITCH,RANDALL,
RESNICK,RUBINSTEIN,TISMAN,TISHMAN,WILSON,WOLFSON

I am planning a return visit to Edmonton Federation Cemetery on
Wednesday 7th April (tomorrow - short notice I know) with my partner to take
some more photographs of relatives plots we have found and to clean some of
those we have already visited, if anyone has any photograph requests of specific
plots please email me and we will do our best to cover them, no charges or
anything silly just a desire to help others who may not be able to visit as
easily

psgold.geo@...

regrdas

Paul & Sarah Gold

Dear All

Is anyone connected to Alfred BERNSTEIN born Mile End, 1915, son of
Bertha nee KRISKY and Louis BERNSTEIN son of Aaron BERNSTEIN.

Bertha's parents were Jacob and Flora KRISKY. Her siblings
were Joe, Eva, Bloomah, Harry, Sidney, Nathan and Tobias.

Many thanks
Naomi Ogin
Brisbane
Searching;BRESNARK,CHERNOSKY,CHORGAN,
DAVIDOVITCH,DOMANIS,GOLDWITZ,GREENBERG,
HARYUDAH,HIATT,HUNT,LEBIS,OGIN,ORGIN,
POLIAKOFF,RABIN,RABINOVITCH,RANDALL,
RESNICK,RUBINSTEIN,TISMAN,TISHMAN,WILSON,WOLFSON

I am planning a return visit to Edmonton Federation Cemetery on
Wednesday 7th April (tomorrow - short notice I know) with my partner to take
some more photographs of relatives plots we have found and to clean some of
those we have already visited, if anyone has any photograph requests of specific
plots please email me and we will do our best to cover them, no charges or
anything silly just a desire to help others who may not be able to visit as
easily

psgold.geo@...

regrdas

Paul & Sarah Gold

Dear All

Is anyone connected to Alfred BERNSTEIN born Mile End, 1915, son of
Bertha nee KRISKY and Louis BERNSTEIN son of Aaron BERNSTEIN.

Bertha's parents were Jacob and Flora KRISKY. Her siblings
were Joe, Eva, Bloomah, Harry, Sidney, Nathan and Tobias.

Many thanks
Naomi Ogin
Brisbane
Searching;BRESNARK,CHERNOSKY,CHORGAN,
DAVIDOVITCH,DOMANIS,GOLDWITZ,GREENBERG,
HARYUDAH,HIATT,HUNT,LEBIS,OGIN,ORGIN,
POLIAKOFF,RABIN,RABINOVITCH,RANDALL,
RESNICK,RUBINSTEIN,TISMAN,TISHMAN,WILSON,WOLFSON

Dear All

Is anyone connected to Alfred BERNSTEIN born Mile End, 1915, son of
Bertha nee KRISKY and Louis BERNSTEIN son of Aaron BERNSTEIN.

Bertha's parents were Jacob and Flora KRISKY. Her siblings
were Joe, Eva, Bloomah, Harry, Sidney, Nathan and Tobias.

Many thanks
Naomi Ogin a1steve@...
Brisbane
Searching;BRESNARK,CHERNOSKY,CHORGAN,
DAVIDOVITCH,DOMANIS,GOLDWITZ,GREENBERG,
HARYUDAH,HIATT,HUNT,LEBIS,OGIN,ORGIN,
POLIAKOFF,RABIN,RABINOVITCH,RANDALL,
RESNICK,RUBINSTEIN,TISMAN,TISHMAN,WILSON,WOLFSON

I must share the most exciting news, thanks to the fabulous Jewish Gen
discussion list.

Initial props go to the impressive Barbara Zimmer, who turned up all
kinds of historical records on this family. Her info allowed me to get

from the sketchy 1940s-era information we had to find this family in

1930, 1920, 1910. Those records enabled confirmation that Max and
Pessie were indeed Mendel Schwartzbort and Pesia Rechelson of Ostrow
Mazowiecka, Russia (now Poland).

Then, Michael Richman contacted me about the Ostrow Mazowiecka
Research Family *and* with news - the names of Mendel and Pesia's
parents! He also put me in touch with the estimable Stan Diamond....
and it turns out that Mendel's mother's family - the Skalkas - are in
his tree!! Stan was able to deliver us the Skalkas back to 1775.

In 24 hours, my friend has gone >from knowing nothing, with only some
1940's era information, to knowing her home shtetl and family history
back to the 1700s. And probably doesn't even realize the supreme luck
of having ancestors in the tree of the executive director of
JRI-Poland :)

Thank you all!

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Nancy Shaw <nancyshaw1@...> wrote:

I'm on the trail of a friend's great-grandparents, and I can not turn
them up in the U.S! Here's what I got, if anyone might come to the
rescue...

Nancy Shaw
e: nancyshaw1@...

I must share the most exciting news, thanks to the fabulous Jewish Gen
discussion list.

Initial props go to the impressive Barbara Zimmer, who turned up all
kinds of historical records on this family. Her info allowed me to get

from the sketchy 1940s-era information we had to find this family in

1930, 1920, 1910. Those records enabled confirmation that Max and
Pessie were indeed Mendel Schwartzbort and Pesia Rechelson of Ostrow
Mazowiecka, Russia (now Poland).

Then, Michael Richman contacted me about the Ostrow Mazowiecka
Research Family *and* with news - the names of Mendel and Pesia's
parents! He also put me in touch with the estimable Stan Diamond....
and it turns out that Mendel's mother's family - the Skalkas - are in
his tree!! Stan was able to deliver us the Skalkas back to 1775.

In 24 hours, my friend has gone >from knowing nothing, with only some
1940's era information, to knowing her home shtetl and family history
back to the 1700s. And probably doesn't even realize the supreme luck
of having ancestors in the tree of the executive director of
JRI-Poland :)

Thank you all!

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Nancy Shaw <nancyshaw1@...> wrote:

I'm on the trail of a friend's great-grandparents, and I can not turn
them up in the U.S! Here's what I got, if anyone might come to the
rescue...

Nancy Shaw
e: nancyshaw1@...

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=15058

This is a birth record of Szija Warszniter, 1873. I appreciate details
of the father/mother - mainly the mother name. The JRI index specifies
the mother as "Haja Hena Krjcman" and father "Chaim" - while from
other records the mother name should be "Bela" or "Bayla Hena". I know
it's bad quality - hope bright/contrast can help...

Thanks !
Ofer Biran

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=15058

This is a birth record of Szija Warszniter, 1873. I appreciate details
of the father/mother - mainly the mother name. The JRI index specifies
the mother as "Haja Hena Krjcman" and father "Chaim" - while from
other records the mother name should be "Bela" or "Bayla Hena". I know
it's bad quality - hope bright/contrast can help...

Thanks !
Ofer Biran

Hi, Nancy,
Does your friend know where her grandfather is buried? If so, either
the cemetery or a helpful volunteer researcher may be able to check
the information on the gravestone and in the cemetery office. With
that information, (and assuming Grandpa died in the same community as
he's buried), she could try to get a death certificate. That could
indicate how long he was in the country, and a clue as to his place
of origin, as well as possibly parent names. Also, the "informant"
could be a relative. (and the "son of ____" on the gravestone could
be useful.)

If she can learn a date of death, it's possible he's in the SSDI (if
he died after the 1960s and wasn't exempt for some reason). Which
would of course name his parents and city & country of birth.

She might also try to get Nat Leon's birth certificate (I suspect
that's her father). That would provide both parents' names, ages
(therefore year of birth). Knowing more about Ida could lead to more
information about Joseph.

She might also try to get Joseph and Ida's marriage record. That
would have the names of their parents, (related?) witnesses, etc. I
think most marriage records ask if this is the first marriage, etc,
or if the groom is single, widowed, divorced, etc. That would
provide a clue as to whether he was married before.

Good luck, and let us know how things work out!

Hilary Henkin

Researching:
Mogilev - BERLIN; BELIISKI; HENKIN - GENKIN; MESCENOKOV; POZ - POZE
Ekaterinoslav - KATZ; LAPIDUS; LAVROTIN - LAVRUTIN -
AVRUTIN; PESACHINSKY; SHIMERNITSKY; STEINHART
Roumania: DONNENFIELD; DOLLINGER; RINCOVER - HARINCOVER; WISENTHAL
Harbin, China: FELDMAN; PENZNER; SREBERK - SCHRIEBER
Lublin, Poland: KATZ; JARMUSZ

Hi, Nancy,
Does your friend know where her grandfather is buried? If so, either
the cemetery or a helpful volunteer researcher may be able to check
the information on the gravestone and in the cemetery office. With
that information, (and assuming Grandpa died in the same community as
he's buried), she could try to get a death certificate. That could
indicate how long he was in the country, and a clue as to his place
of origin, as well as possibly parent names. Also, the "informant"
could be a relative. (and the "son of ____" on the gravestone could
be useful.)

If she can learn a date of death, it's possible he's in the SSDI (if
he died after the 1960s and wasn't exempt for some reason). Which
would of course name his parents and city & country of birth.

She might also try to get Nat Leon's birth certificate (I suspect
that's her father). That would provide both parents' names, ages
(therefore year of birth). Knowing more about Ida could lead to more
information about Joseph.

She might also try to get Joseph and Ida's marriage record. That
would have the names of their parents, (related?) witnesses, etc. I
think most marriage records ask if this is the first marriage, etc,
or if the groom is single, widowed, divorced, etc. That would
provide a clue as to whether he was married before.

Good luck, and let us know how things work out!

Hilary Henkin

Researching:
Mogilev - BERLIN; BELIISKI; HENKIN - GENKIN; MESCENOKOV; POZ - POZE
Ekaterinoslav - KATZ; LAPIDUS; LAVROTIN - LAVRUTIN -
AVRUTIN; PESACHINSKY; SHIMERNITSKY; STEINHART
Roumania: DONNENFIELD; DOLLINGER; RINCOVER - HARINCOVER; WISENTHAL
Harbin, China: FELDMAN; PENZNER; SREBERK - SCHRIEBER
Lublin, Poland: KATZ; JARMUSZ

I was checking the All-Lithuania Database for my grandmother Sarah FIRER's
(or as it was spelled in Boston either FERAR or FERRAR) home town of
Suvainiskis (also called Shevenishok), Lithuania, which is right on the
current border between Lithuania and Latvia.

The data, which consisted of the box tax records, was fascinating. The
records consisted of a snapshot on 12 July 1885 of the Box Tax records. Of
the 84 families listed, there were: 46 day laborers, 10 poor tradesmen,
three well-to-do tradesmen, two tailors, one hatter, one smith, and 21 (!!!)
shoemakers (one of whom was my great-grandfather Jacob FIRER).

I know that this is true because Jacob and two of his sons, Samuel FERRAR
and Nathan FERAR, were shoemakers or leather workers when they came to
Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1890's. My question is how such a small town
could support so many shoemakers. I thought that there might be a shoe
factory nearby, but then I read the Yizkor Book for the town and there is no
mention of any factories.

Does anybody have any information or ideas? Was there a shoe factory nearby
that closed in the 1890's before the events mentioned in the Yizkor book?

Thank you,
Harold Wyzansky
Cherry Hill, NJ

I was checking the All-Lithuania Database for my grandmother Sarah FIRER's
(or as it was spelled in Boston either FERAR or FERRAR) home town of
Suvainiskis (also called Shevenishok), Lithuania, which is right on the
current border between Lithuania and Latvia.

The data, which consisted of the box tax records, was fascinating. The
records consisted of a snapshot on 12 July 1885 of the Box Tax records. Of
the 84 families listed, there were: 46 day laborers, 10 poor tradesmen,
three well-to-do tradesmen, two tailors, one hatter, one smith, and 21 (!!!)
shoemakers (one of whom was my great-grandfather Jacob FIRER).

I know that this is true because Jacob and two of his sons, Samuel FERRAR
and Nathan FERAR, were shoemakers or leather workers when they came to
Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1890's. My question is how such a small town
could support so many shoemakers. I thought that there might be a shoe
factory nearby, but then I read the Yizkor Book for the town and there is no
mention of any factories.

Does anybody have any information or ideas? Was there a shoe factory nearby
that closed in the 1890's before the events mentioned in the Yizkor book?

Thank you,
Harold Wyzansky
Cherry Hill, NJ

I wanted to thank everybody for replying for helping translating my
two documents on viewmate VM 14971and VM 1496,You help was most
appreciated and enlightening.Thanks again
Brian Lehman
Researching:LEHMAN,MENDELOWITZ-Mielic,Galicia;
FISCHTHAL,KLEINMANN-Czortkow,Galicia;
SILVERSTEIN,ZILBERSCHTEIN,GROER-Russia;
SCHNEIDER,BORENSTEIN,JOSEPH-Chrzanow,Galicia;
HABISH,HABICHT,DIEDELSCHEIMER,TURKHEIMER-Muenzenheim,Germany;
PISTINER,PASTERNACK,FELDMANN,KALER-Wiznitz,Bukovina

I wanted to thank everybody for replying for helping translating my
two documents on viewmate VM 14971and VM 1496,You help was most
appreciated and enlightening.Thanks again
Brian Lehman
Researching:LEHMAN,MENDELOWITZ-Mielic,Galicia;
FISCHTHAL,KLEINMANN-Czortkow,Galicia;
SILVERSTEIN,ZILBERSCHTEIN,GROER-Russia;
SCHNEIDER,BORENSTEIN,JOSEPH-Chrzanow,Galicia;
HABISH,HABICHT,DIEDELSCHEIMER,TURKHEIMER-Muenzenheim,Germany;
PISTINER,PASTERNACK,FELDMANN,KALER-Wiznitz,Bukovina

Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero, has created a blog. Please
see: http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/

aotus = Archivist of the United States

His initial statement is very interesting and talks about how electronic
records are a part of our documentary records and the risk of losing our
memory as a country if we cannot meet the challenges of electronic records
management.

Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Director-at-large
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero, has created a blog. Please
see: http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/

aotus = Archivist of the United States

His initial statement is very interesting and talks about how electronic
records are a part of our documentary records and the risk of losing our
memory as a country if we cannot meet the challenges of electronic records
management.

Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Director-at-large
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Subject: Deaths records >from 1863 and 1866
Valdemarpils.
From: Christine Usdin
usdine@...


http://www.premiumorange.com/rigavitalrecords/deathsvaldemarpilssixtythreeetc.html

Christine Usdin
usdine@...

Subject: Deaths records >from 1863 and 1866
Valdemarpils.
From: Christine Usdin
usdine@...


http://www.premiumorange.com/rigavitalrecords/deathsvaldemarpilssixtythreeetc.html

Christine Usdin
usdine@...