I can't speak to why the town of Radcza doesn't show up in either
its Galician or Ukrainian form in the JewishGen database but the
more important issue is that the town was in the Gemeinde
subdistrict of Lysiec in the main district of Bohordczany. That
means that any records regarding the Jews of Radcza would have
been collected and maintained by the Gemeinde registrar in Lysiec.

Suzan Wynne
Kensington, MD

re: Cadastral Maps and house numbering systems
I have seen that one should also take into account the
possibility that the numbering system might have been redone, so
that they list only "new" numbers or "old" numbers and "new"
numbers. I have also seen where there seems to be single digit
shifts in house numbers over time. And this >from only three
Cadastral Maps!

karen roekard
aka gitel chaye eta rosenfeld rokart

I can't speak to why the town of Radcza doesn't show up in either
its Galician or Ukrainian form in the JewishGen database but the
more important issue is that the town was in the Gemeinde
subdistrict of Lysiec in the main district of Bohordczany. That
means that any records regarding the Jews of Radcza would have
been collected and maintained by the Gemeinde registrar in Lysiec.

Suzan Wynne
Kensington, MD

re: Cadastral Maps and house numbering systems
I have seen that one should also take into account the
possibility that the numbering system might have been redone, so
that they list only "new" numbers or "old" numbers and "new"
numbers. I have also seen where there seems to be single digit
shifts in house numbers over time. And this >from only three
Cadastral Maps!

karen roekard
aka gitel chaye eta rosenfeld rokart

I have displayed a birth record at
http://pikholz.org/JSchafferBirth.html.

This 1876 record is >from Rudki. Towards the bottom of the page,
we have a late birth registration of Mojzesz, son of Samuel and
Malie Schaffer, born 15 September 1871 with a note that he died
25 December 1876. Below that is the late birth registration of
Josef to those same parents on 10 October 1873. The house number
for both is 202.

On the right is a column labelled PATRINI which I understand to
be the maternal grandfather. My problem is that these two
brothers, who have the same parents, have different maternal
grandfathers. For Mojzesz, the mgf is Schmuel Mayer Mussinger,
while for Josef the mgf is Srul Fiszel with no surname (unless
it's Fiszel).

I found a number or references in JRI-Poland to Samuel Mayer
Mussinger (various spellings of all three component names) >from
Rudki, including as the subject a 1834 birth to Wolf and Chany
Mosinger and as the father of children born 1864, 1869, 1871,
1873 and 1887, with the mother Chaje Rifka Reiner. (The 1871
birth is Mojsche, same as the 1871 birth below!)

Seems to me that if this is the same Samuel Mayer, he is a bit
young for a 1871 grandchild, when he would have been thirty-seven.
But not unheard of. In any case, that does not directly address
the two mgfs problem.

My interest here is Josef, who supposedly married a Pikholz,
though his 1903 marriage record has him married to someone else.
But that is a problem for another day.

Israel Pickholtz
Jerusalem

I have displayed a birth record at
http://pikholz.org/JSchafferBirth.html.

This 1876 record is >from Rudki. Towards the bottom of the page,
we have a late birth registration of Mojzesz, son of Samuel and
Malie Schaffer, born 15 September 1871 with a note that he died
25 December 1876. Below that is the late birth registration of
Josef to those same parents on 10 October 1873. The house number
for both is 202.

On the right is a column labelled PATRINI which I understand to
be the maternal grandfather. My problem is that these two
brothers, who have the same parents, have different maternal
grandfathers. For Mojzesz, the mgf is Schmuel Mayer Mussinger,
while for Josef the mgf is Srul Fiszel with no surname (unless
it's Fiszel).

I found a number or references in JRI-Poland to Samuel Mayer
Mussinger (various spellings of all three component names) >from
Rudki, including as the subject a 1834 birth to Wolf and Chany
Mosinger and as the father of children born 1864, 1869, 1871,
1873 and 1887, with the mother Chaje Rifka Reiner. (The 1871
birth is Mojsche, same as the 1871 birth below!)

Seems to me that if this is the same Samuel Mayer, he is a bit
young for a 1871 grandchild, when he would have been thirty-seven.
But not unheard of. In any case, that does not directly address
the two mgfs problem.

My interest here is Josef, who supposedly married a Pikholz,
though his 1903 marriage record has him married to someone else.
But that is a problem for another day.

Israel Pickholtz
Jerusalem

Nineteen months ago, The Pikholz Project participated in the Bad
Arolsen research project that was sponsored by Gesher Galicia. A
few months later, I received a CD with about half the files we
had requested. Bad Arolsen did not offer any explanation
regarding the rest. Several months ago I submitted a fresh
request directly to Bad Arolsen for those missing files.

Today I received a response and it was the same kind they used to
send out years ago - the one about "personality rights," "direct
relatives" and powers of attorney. In addition, they asked that I
provide additional "exact personal" information on the people,
even though I gave them ITS' own file numbers in most instances.
I had thought those days were behind us.

Has anyone else entered this time machine? Does anyone know what
buttons to push to get them back on track?

Israel Pickholtz
Jerusalem

Nineteen months ago, The Pikholz Project participated in the Bad
Arolsen research project that was sponsored by Gesher Galicia. A
few months later, I received a CD with about half the files we
had requested. Bad Arolsen did not offer any explanation
regarding the rest. Several months ago I submitted a fresh
request directly to Bad Arolsen for those missing files.

Today I received a response and it was the same kind they used to
send out years ago - the one about "personality rights," "direct
relatives" and powers of attorney. In addition, they asked that I
provide additional "exact personal" information on the people,
even though I gave them ITS' own file numbers in most instances.
I had thought those days were behind us.

Has anyone else entered this time machine? Does anyone know what
buttons to push to get them back on track?

Israel Pickholtz
Jerusalem

I am looking for any relationship between Norman C. Pfau
(Galicia) and my mother's family Reitmann and Jakubowicz >from
Vienna.

Michael Diamant - Hawaii

I am looking for any relationship between Norman C. Pfau
(Galicia) and my mother's family Reitmann and Jakubowicz >from
Vienna.

Michael Diamant - Hawaii

The Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow is preparing an exhibition,
"We Remained: Stories of Jewish Survival >from Wartime Lwow,"
scheduled to open in June 2010.

The museum <<is seeking Jewish survivors and their families from
the Lwow area, who may be able to provide useful input into the
exhibition and/or be willing to be featured in it.>>

A link to additional information ("GJM Lwow Exhibition") is at
the bottom of
<http://www.galiciajewishmuseum.org/temporary-exhibitions-upcoming.html>.


Renee

Renee Stern Steinig
Dix Hills, New York, USA
genmaven@...

The Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow is preparing an exhibition,
"We Remained: Stories of Jewish Survival >from Wartime Lwow,"
scheduled to open in June 2010.

The museum <<is seeking Jewish survivors and their families from
the Lwow area, who may be able to provide useful input into the
exhibition and/or be willing to be featured in it.>>

A link to additional information ("GJM Lwow Exhibition") is at
the bottom of
<http://www.galiciajewishmuseum.org/temporary-exhibitions-upcoming.html>.


Renee

Renee Stern Steinig
Dix Hills, New York, USA
genmaven@...

List:

I have an opportunity to acquire digital photographs of the Jewish records =
of Simleul-Silvaniei (Szilagysomylo in Hungarian). I realize this is now in=
Romania, but was Hungary before 1920.

Anyone interested can contact me privately. And if there is already a res=
earch group working on this community, please let me know.

Beth Long
Budapest

List:

I have an opportunity to acquire digital photographs of the Jewish records =
of Simleul-Silvaniei (Szilagysomylo in Hungarian). I realize this is now in=
Romania, but was Hungary before 1920.

Anyone interested can contact me privately. And if there is already a res=
earch group working on this community, please let me know.

Beth Long
Budapest

Dear Seham,
You are looking for
1. Yehuda Alexander Ramadan - now Yehuda Alexander RAMATI
2. Yusef Haim Ramadan - now YOSEF HAYIM RAMATI
3. Elhanan Zvi Ramadan - now Elhanan TSEVI RAMATI
4. Toorkia Ramadan - now RIVQA RAMATI
who lived in Jerusalem
The last 3 resided in Tel Aviv.
5. Ilana Ramadan - now Ilana RAMATI
6. Tamar Ramadan - now Tamar RAMATI
7. Zion Shlomo Ramadan - now - Zion SHELOMO RAMATI
------->

from a search in the online database of burials in Tel Aviv area at:

http://www.kadisha.biz/showItem.aspx?levelID=59560 (only in Hebrew ), Tsion
Shlomo RAMATI was the only one to be listed. He passed away there on June
25, 1975 and is burried in Holon cemetery.
Ilana and Tamar may have change their name after marriage.

For all the four who lived in Jerusalem, you should write to the Jerusalem
Sephardic Burial Society.

All the details about the burial society in Israel, go to the special of the
Israel Genealogical Society at:
http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/1/202/4661.asp

Shabat Shalom,
Mathilde Tagger
Israel Genealogical Society

Dear Seham,
You are looking for
1. Yehuda Alexander Ramadan - now Yehuda Alexander RAMATI
2. Yusef Haim Ramadan - now YOSEF HAYIM RAMATI
3. Elhanan Zvi Ramadan - now Elhanan TSEVI RAMATI
4. Toorkia Ramadan - now RIVQA RAMATI
who lived in Jerusalem
The last 3 resided in Tel Aviv.
5. Ilana Ramadan - now Ilana RAMATI
6. Tamar Ramadan - now Tamar RAMATI
7. Zion Shlomo Ramadan - now - Zion SHELOMO RAMATI
------->

from a search in the online database of burials in Tel Aviv area at:

http://www.kadisha.biz/showItem.aspx?levelID=59560 (only in Hebrew ), Tsion
Shlomo RAMATI was the only one to be listed. He passed away there on June
25, 1975 and is burried in Holon cemetery.
Ilana and Tamar may have change their name after marriage.

For all the four who lived in Jerusalem, you should write to the Jerusalem
Sephardic Burial Society.

All the details about the burial society in Israel, go to the special of the
Israel Genealogical Society at:
http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/1/202/4661.asp

Shabat Shalom,
Mathilde Tagger
Israel Genealogical Society

These two pictures are >from the cemetery in Makow Mazowiecki, now
destroyed, taken in 1927. They appear in the background of a picture
of my grandparents, but have (I believe) nothing to do with my family.
I thought they might be relevant to someone else - as they no longer exist.

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13967
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13966

Paul Silverstone
New York
please reply to
paulh@...

Direct url:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13967
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13966

These two pictures are >from the cemetery in Makow Mazowiecki, now
destroyed, taken in 1927. They appear in the background of a picture
of my grandparents, but have (I believe) nothing to do with my family.
I thought they might be relevant to someone else - as they no longer exist.

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13967
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13966

Paul Silverstone
New York
please reply to
paulh@...

Direct url:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13967
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13966

The photo I have posted was taken in London during the 1930s. It shows
an executive in the film industry signing a contract, with my uncle
Murray Silverstone watching. Can anyone identify this man?

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13937

Paul Silverstone
New York
please reply to
paulh@...

Direct url:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13937

The photo I have posted was taken in London during the 1930s. It shows
an executive in the film industry signing a contract, with my uncle
Murray Silverstone watching. Can anyone identify this man?

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13937

Paul Silverstone
New York
please reply to
paulh@...

Direct url:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13937