A new and expanded 600 pages volume of "A Genealogical History of the
Ajnbunder, Zeldes and Associated Families" by Ilya Zeldes (English edition)
ISBN 978-1-4392-2264-5 and "Genealogicheskaia istoria Ajnbunder, Zeldes i
sviazannykh s nimi semej" by Ilya Zeldes (Russian edition) ISBN
978-1-4392-2265-2 is out of press and available for order >from several
sellers: www.BookSurge.com, www.Amazon.com, www.Abebooks.com and
www.Alibris.com

The book includes a geographical and historical background of our ancestors,
their biographies, photographs, photocopy of many archival documents,
bibliographical information and genealogical charts.

These surnames are included (in alphabetical order):
Abramson, Adamskij, Ajnbunder (Ainbinder), Ball, Bandman, Barron, Barsuk,
Bejlis Beilis), Berman, Bertsinskij, Bollback, Bonifer, Boody, Brajn
(Brain), Bronshtein, Buvajlo (Buvailo), Burchard, Cain, Chaitovich,
Cheslavskij, Chunts, Claus, Crahan, Dementev, Dent, Deschner, Doktor
(Docter), Dunaevskij, Dykhno, Emerig, Frankel, Fuks, Galustyan, Geber,
Gershlikevich, Gerts, Gerwitz, Ginzburg, Glikman, Glinsky, Golovin, Gordon,
Gorelik, Grubman, Gusman, Hampel, Hardbeck, Hoffelder, Hoffman, Hurst,
Ieger, Jongursky, Kanevsky, Khajmovich, Knaus, Kochner, Kohler, Kom, Kozlov,
Krinskij, Krupetskij, Kryss, Kucherskij, Lamblot, Lantsman, Lazutkin,
Ledvich, Lejbman (Leibman), Lejbzon (Leibson), Lerner, Letichevskij,
Levitanus, Lipov, Lokacher, Lucas, Lumanskij, Lutsker, Lyubarov, Majzel,
Malikin, Marmorshtein, Mostkov, Mozes, Mushpert, Myers, Nadel, Natkovich,
Nazarbeck, Neruchev, Nikanorov, Nirka, Osipov, Pantyushin, Pasurishvili,
Pejzner (Posner), Petrov, Pirkulov, Plais, Porta, Potapov, Rabinovich,
Rakhmanin, Rapoport, Rosenson, Richard, Rieser, Rubin, Salman, Seldes,
Sesnowits, Shakhnazarov, Shapiro, Shenberg, Shkolnikov, Smith, Stern,
Sverdlov, Tenney, Tishkov, Tkhor, Topunov, Trabulow (Trablow), Traub,
Tremmel, Valter, Vannikov, Vasilchikov, Vilenskij, Vilyugin, Volkov,
Weintrob, Zabara, Zakarian, Zeldes and some others.

If you wish to order >from Amazon.com or other sellers, go to their sites
listed above and follow the instructions. Use the ISBN number, author or
title to search for the book.

Sincerely yours,

Ilya Zeldes
Fort Myers, Florida

MODERATOR NOTE: This is the permitted one-time sales mention of a new book of
genealogical interest.

A new and expanded 600 pages volume of "A Genealogical History of the
Ajnbunder, Zeldes and Associated Families" by Ilya Zeldes (English edition)
ISBN 978-1-4392-2264-5 and "Genealogicheskaia istoria Ajnbunder, Zeldes i
sviazannykh s nimi semej" by Ilya Zeldes (Russian edition) ISBN
978-1-4392-2265-2 is out of press and available for order >from several
sellers: www.BookSurge.com, www.Amazon.com, www.Abebooks.com and
www.Alibris.com

The book includes a geographical and historical background of our ancestors,
their biographies, photographs, photocopy of many archival documents,
bibliographical information and genealogical charts.

These surnames are included (in alphabetical order):
Abramson, Adamskij, Ajnbunder (Ainbinder), Ball, Bandman, Barron, Barsuk,
Bejlis Beilis), Berman, Bertsinskij, Bollback, Bonifer, Boody, Brajn
(Brain), Bronshtein, Buvajlo (Buvailo), Burchard, Cain, Chaitovich,
Cheslavskij, Chunts, Claus, Crahan, Dementev, Dent, Deschner, Doktor
(Docter), Dunaevskij, Dykhno, Emerig, Frankel, Fuks, Galustyan, Geber,
Gershlikevich, Gerts, Gerwitz, Ginzburg, Glikman, Glinsky, Golovin, Gordon,
Gorelik, Grubman, Gusman, Hampel, Hardbeck, Hoffelder, Hoffman, Hurst,
Ieger, Jongursky, Kanevsky, Khajmovich, Knaus, Kochner, Kohler, Kom, Kozlov,
Krinskij, Krupetskij, Kryss, Kucherskij, Lamblot, Lantsman, Lazutkin,
Ledvich, Lejbman (Leibman), Lejbzon (Leibson), Lerner, Letichevskij,
Levitanus, Lipov, Lokacher, Lucas, Lumanskij, Lutsker, Lyubarov, Majzel,
Malikin, Marmorshtein, Mostkov, Mozes, Mushpert, Myers, Nadel, Natkovich,
Nazarbeck, Neruchev, Nikanorov, Nirka, Osipov, Pantyushin, Pasurishvili,
Pejzner (Posner), Petrov, Pirkulov, Plais, Porta, Potapov, Rabinovich,
Rakhmanin, Rapoport, Rosenson, Richard, Rieser, Rubin, Salman, Seldes,
Sesnowits, Shakhnazarov, Shapiro, Shenberg, Shkolnikov, Smith, Stern,
Sverdlov, Tenney, Tishkov, Tkhor, Topunov, Trabulow (Trablow), Traub,
Tremmel, Valter, Vannikov, Vasilchikov, Vilenskij, Vilyugin, Volkov,
Weintrob, Zabara, Zakarian, Zeldes and some others.

If you wish to order >from Amazon.com or other sellers, go to their sites
listed above and follow the instructions. Use the ISBN number, author or
title to search for the book.

Sincerely yours,

Ilya Zeldes
Fort Myers, Florida

MODERATOR NOTE: This is the permitted one-time sales mention of a new book of
genealogical interest.

ViewMate still seems to be down. I sent this message at the beginning of
this month but my mailing lists have not been working until this week so
I do not know if this made it to the list. So here it is again.
I received a copy of a hand written document >from the Leo Baeck Institute
of Jerusalem. I would like to get a translation. I was told it was
written in "old" German, I do not know what that means. There are four
pages. I have posted the first page at
http://tinyurl.com/ckhqmb .
If you can help please let me know. I can post the other pages or email them.
Barry Chernick
Bellevue, WA

ViewMate still seems to be down. I sent this message at the beginning of
this month but my mailing lists have not been working until this week so
I do not know if this made it to the list. So here it is again.
I received a copy of a hand written document >from the Leo Baeck Institute
of Jerusalem. I would like to get a translation. I was told it was
written in "old" German, I do not know what that means. There are four
pages. I have posted the first page at
http://tinyurl.com/ckhqmb .
If you can help please let me know. I can post the other pages or email them.
Barry Chernick
Bellevue, WA

Dear Genners:
In all immigration records, any of the data is only as good as the
person who provided it, and/or the person who wrote it down for the
immigrant.

If I see a name on a manifest listed as the destination as a cousin,
aunt or uncle and I have never heard ot that person before, I can use
this new name as the jumping-off place into a hitherto unknown branch
of my family, or I may be misled by that name into fruitless research.

Just this week I found a possible relative (born in Canada) who
entered the US in 1942 and stated the name of her cousin in New York.
I had never heard of this cousin before --- but until I find out
whether the Canadian woman is a relative of mine, I hesitate to
ignore that "cousin's" name. In this case both the questioner and
the respondent spoke English, so there would be no confusion about
the data. In earlier cases for my own family, I have been able to
confirm relationships by using the manifest data and have been misled
on several other occasions.

....Gladys said, "IMHO, trying to trace someone listed as the
destination on a manifest as a cousin, uncle, aunt, or i-law may not be the most
constructive use of one's research time, especially when no one in the family has
ever heard of that person or any family member by such name."

Barbara Zimmer

Still searching for connections to: RADER (Hungary>New Jersey),
ZIMMER (Zloczow/Zborow>NY, NJ), SCHLANK (Krakow>New York) ,
BAUMGARTEN (Krakow>NY) , SPINGARN (Krakow>NY), KENDALL
(Zloczow>Canada) , DIMOND (Zlowczow>Minnesota), KREMENITZER (Zwoczow)

Dear Genners:
In all immigration records, any of the data is only as good as the
person who provided it, and/or the person who wrote it down for the
immigrant.

If I see a name on a manifest listed as the destination as a cousin,
aunt or uncle and I have never heard ot that person before, I can use
this new name as the jumping-off place into a hitherto unknown branch
of my family, or I may be misled by that name into fruitless research.

Just this week I found a possible relative (born in Canada) who
entered the US in 1942 and stated the name of her cousin in New York.
I had never heard of this cousin before --- but until I find out
whether the Canadian woman is a relative of mine, I hesitate to
ignore that "cousin's" name. In this case both the questioner and
the respondent spoke English, so there would be no confusion about
the data. In earlier cases for my own family, I have been able to
confirm relationships by using the manifest data and have been misled
on several other occasions.

....Gladys said, "IMHO, trying to trace someone listed as the
destination on a manifest as a cousin, uncle, aunt, or i-law may not be the most
constructive use of one's research time, especially when no one in the family has
ever heard of that person or any family member by such name."

Barbara Zimmer

Still searching for connections to: RADER (Hungary>New Jersey),
ZIMMER (Zloczow/Zborow>NY, NJ), SCHLANK (Krakow>New York) ,
BAUMGARTEN (Krakow>NY) , SPINGARN (Krakow>NY), KENDALL
(Zloczow>Canada) , DIMOND (Zlowczow>Minnesota), KREMENITZER (Zwoczow)

Hi, all. If you had family who lived in the town of Nadworna (also
known as Nadvirna and Nadvornaya), Ukraine (formerly Galicia) during
the 19th Century, and I have not already contacted you via the JGFF or
e-mail in the past few weeks, please e-mail me to hear about some new,
interesting, and helpful genealogical information. Thanks!


- Brooke Schreier Ganz (who had SCHREIER relatives in Nadworna dating
back to the late 18th Century)
Los Angeles, California

Hi, all. If you had family who lived in the town of Nadworna (also
known as Nadvirna and Nadvornaya), Ukraine (formerly Galicia) during
the 19th Century, and I have not already contacted you via the JGFF or
e-mail in the past few weeks, please e-mail me to hear about some new,
interesting, and helpful genealogical information. Thanks!


- Brooke Schreier Ganz (who had SCHREIER relatives in Nadworna dating
back to the late 18th Century)
Los Angeles, California

Dear Genners,
I am happy to announce you that we (my cousins and I) intent to create
a Dzikow Stary Shtetlinks webpage.
To make sure we are referring to "our" Dzikow Stary
Here is the Geography exact place:
Dzików Stary / Dzikhev [Yid], Stary Dzików

Coordinates: 50°15' N, 22°56' E
Administrative District: Cieszanów
Judicial District: Lubaczów

This is a dedication and a memorial place for our ancestors and
a place for our future generations to remember.

Anything which relates or has any connection to DZIKOW STARY such
as: documentation, photos, maps, stories, and archival documents,
any lists: residency, school, rabbinical information, business, or
any other idea of material which tells the story of our ancestors'
town is most welcome.
We want to create a web page which will describe life in Dzikow Stary.
Appreciate any help thru the bottom e-mail address,
Yours sincerely,
Leah Teicher
Dzikow Stary
Town Leader
anafa-e@...

Dear Genners,
I am happy to announce you that we (my cousins and I) intent to create
a Dzikow Stary Shtetlinks webpage.
To make sure we are referring to "our" Dzikow Stary
Here is the Geography exact place:
Dzików Stary / Dzikhev [Yid], Stary Dzików

Coordinates: 50°15' N, 22°56' E
Administrative District: Cieszanów
Judicial District: Lubaczów

This is a dedication and a memorial place for our ancestors and
a place for our future generations to remember.

Anything which relates or has any connection to DZIKOW STARY such
as: documentation, photos, maps, stories, and archival documents,
any lists: residency, school, rabbinical information, business, or
any other idea of material which tells the story of our ancestors'
town is most welcome.
We want to create a web page which will describe life in Dzikow Stary.
Appreciate any help thru the bottom e-mail address,
Yours sincerely,
Leah Teicher
Dzikow Stary
Town Leader
anafa-e@...

Gesher Galicia will be holding our half-day of SIG activities at the
IAJGS conference in Philadelphia this year on Monday, August 3rd.

Our special luncheon and program speaker will be Michael Karpin,
an award-winning filmmaker, television and radio news reporter and
anchor in Israel for more than thirty years.

He will discuss his new book, "Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Galician
Jewish Dynasty," at the Gesher Galicia luncheon:

"Tightrope," is a 650-year epic tale of the extraordinary Backenroth
family, which follows them over six centuries of upheaval, covering
their migration >from western to eastern Europe, the creation of the
Hasidic movement, the birth of Zionism, migration to South America,
the oil boom in Galicia and the loss of many family members during
the Holocaust. It is a stirring, true story, based on diaries, letters,
documents, and oral testimony. The Backenroths were residents of Drohobych,
Schodnica, Boryslaw, Bolechow and other Galician shtetls. Time and time
again they slid >from prosperity and opulence to profound poverty and
distress, and time after time they managed to surmount the crises.

Karpin will also speak on the following topic later that day:

"Writing a Galician Jewish Saga: Research & Methodology"

Karpin spent twenty years researching "Tightrope: Six Centuries of
a Jewish Dynasty," a unique and candid history of the Jews in Galicia,
which interweaves stories of the Backenroth, Kahane, Wieseltier and the
Graubart clans. Beginning >from the 14th century, Karpin documents their
creativity, resourcefulness, deception and courage. He explains how In
the course of his journalistic travels he researched the family?s
rabbinical dynasty and their pioneering development of the Galician oil
belt in the 1800s, hunting down historical records and searching for
family members throughout the world, following a trail through Lvov,
Bolechow, Drohobych, Schodnica and Sanok. That he was able to delve
into archives, historical records, documents, newspaper articles,
diaries, oral histories, and any and every record he could garner
information from, etc., is an incredible feat, in itself which he
will detail in this talk.

Our Gesher Galicia SIG meeting and an All-Galician Birds-of-a-Feather
& Ask the Experts session will also take place on that Monday, so plan
now to join us in Philadelphia.

Remember that the luncheon is open only to those who purchase tickets,
available online through the conference registration site. There will
also be many other Galician-themed talks, films and BOF sessions
occurring throughout the week.

Pamela Weisberger
President, Gesher Galicia
pweisberger@...

Gesher Galicia will be holding our half-day of SIG activities at the
IAJGS conference in Philadelphia this year on Monday, August 3rd.

Our special luncheon and program speaker will be Michael Karpin,
an award-winning filmmaker, television and radio news reporter and
anchor in Israel for more than thirty years.

He will discuss his new book, "Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Galician
Jewish Dynasty," at the Gesher Galicia luncheon:

"Tightrope," is a 650-year epic tale of the extraordinary Backenroth
family, which follows them over six centuries of upheaval, covering
their migration >from western to eastern Europe, the creation of the
Hasidic movement, the birth of Zionism, migration to South America,
the oil boom in Galicia and the loss of many family members during
the Holocaust. It is a stirring, true story, based on diaries, letters,
documents, and oral testimony. The Backenroths were residents of Drohobych,
Schodnica, Boryslaw, Bolechow and other Galician shtetls. Time and time
again they slid >from prosperity and opulence to profound poverty and
distress, and time after time they managed to surmount the crises.

Karpin will also speak on the following topic later that day:

"Writing a Galician Jewish Saga: Research & Methodology"

Karpin spent twenty years researching "Tightrope: Six Centuries of
a Jewish Dynasty," a unique and candid history of the Jews in Galicia,
which interweaves stories of the Backenroth, Kahane, Wieseltier and the
Graubart clans. Beginning >from the 14th century, Karpin documents their
creativity, resourcefulness, deception and courage. He explains how In
the course of his journalistic travels he researched the family?s
rabbinical dynasty and their pioneering development of the Galician oil
belt in the 1800s, hunting down historical records and searching for
family members throughout the world, following a trail through Lvov,
Bolechow, Drohobych, Schodnica and Sanok. That he was able to delve
into archives, historical records, documents, newspaper articles,
diaries, oral histories, and any and every record he could garner
information from, etc., is an incredible feat, in itself which he
will detail in this talk.

Our Gesher Galicia SIG meeting and an All-Galician Birds-of-a-Feather
& Ask the Experts session will also take place on that Monday, so plan
now to join us in Philadelphia.

Remember that the luncheon is open only to those who purchase tickets,
available online through the conference registration site. There will
also be many other Galician-themed talks, films and BOF sessions
occurring throughout the week.

Pamela Weisberger
President, Gesher Galicia
pweisberger@...

The JGS of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County (JGSCV) -- California, USA
is meeting on March 1, 2009, 1:30-3:30 p.m at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E
Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.

Program: Town-Wide Research: Bringing Your Shtetl To Life

The Ariogala Research Group has been able to the life of their
ancestral shtetl in Lithuania, typical of eastern European villages, whose
centuries of Jewish life were destroyed in the Holocaust. Using a variety
of sources and documents >from 1765 to 1940, the history and life of typical
Lithuanian towns will be described. Though the focus will be on Ariogala,
Lithuania, this approach can be applied to hundreds of Eastern European shtetls.

Dozens of types of records, maps, photographs, and memorabilia obtained from
archives, museums, survivors,descendents, personal visits, newspapers, and
current residents will be presented, to illustrate how to bring your shtetl to
life. If your ancestors came >from eastern Europe, including Belarus, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine this program will have meaning for your
family history.

Speakers: David B. Hoffman, Ph.D., organized the Ariogala Research Group.
He is President of the Litvak Special Interest Group and the Jewish Family
History Foundation, and serves on the Board of JGSLA as Editor of its research
journal, Roots-Key. Sonia Hoffman is Past President of JGSLA and coordinates
the Grand Duchy Project of the Jewish Family History Foundation, focusing on
18th century records.

The meeting is open to all and there is no charge.

For more information regarding the meeting, including directions to the
location, visit our website, www.JGSCV.org.

Sonia Hoffman
California

The JGS of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County (JGSCV) -- California, USA
is meeting on March 1, 2009, 1:30-3:30 p.m at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E
Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.

Program: Town-Wide Research: Bringing Your Shtetl To Life

The Ariogala Research Group has been able to the life of their
ancestral shtetl in Lithuania, typical of eastern European villages, whose
centuries of Jewish life were destroyed in the Holocaust. Using a variety
of sources and documents >from 1765 to 1940, the history and life of typical
Lithuanian towns will be described. Though the focus will be on Ariogala,
Lithuania, this approach can be applied to hundreds of Eastern European shtetls.

Dozens of types of records, maps, photographs, and memorabilia obtained from
archives, museums, survivors,descendents, personal visits, newspapers, and
current residents will be presented, to illustrate how to bring your shtetl to
life. If your ancestors came >from eastern Europe, including Belarus, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine this program will have meaning for your
family history.

Speakers: David B. Hoffman, Ph.D., organized the Ariogala Research Group.
He is President of the Litvak Special Interest Group and the Jewish Family
History Foundation, and serves on the Board of JGSLA as Editor of its research
journal, Roots-Key. Sonia Hoffman is Past President of JGSLA and coordinates
the Grand Duchy Project of the Jewish Family History Foundation, focusing on
18th century records.

The meeting is open to all and there is no charge.

For more information regarding the meeting, including directions to the
location, visit our website, www.JGSCV.org.

Sonia Hoffman
California

Greetings,

It's been a long time and so far no major breakthroughs in my research
into my Jewish roots. I started re-researching things in case new
hints or pieces of information may come about that will help lead me
to something new. In my research I found notes about a family member
and after speaking with others in my family we are beginning to wonder
if my grandmother (88 and in NY) has a first cousin that she has never
met.

I found a marriage record using Shoreshim several months ago of my
grandmother's aunt, Neche ADER to a man named Adolf GOLDBERG in 1919
in Tarnow. Somebody suggested that there may have been cousins in
Tarnow and it seems the only possibility would be through this aunt.

In my research, I have been unable to find anything else and I know
it's hard with a common surname like Goldberg. Plus, the time frame
is near impossible to find anything for.

So I guess in my quest for assistance, I am wondering if anybody who
has come across the name Necha has any suggestions for variants of it
to search on. Any other ideas?

Best

James Kennedy

Greetings,

It's been a long time and so far no major breakthroughs in my research
into my Jewish roots. I started re-researching things in case new
hints or pieces of information may come about that will help lead me
to something new. In my research I found notes about a family member
and after speaking with others in my family we are beginning to wonder
if my grandmother (88 and in NY) has a first cousin that she has never
met.

I found a marriage record using Shoreshim several months ago of my
grandmother's aunt, Neche ADER to a man named Adolf GOLDBERG in 1919
in Tarnow. Somebody suggested that there may have been cousins in
Tarnow and it seems the only possibility would be through this aunt.

In my research, I have been unable to find anything else and I know
it's hard with a common surname like Goldberg. Plus, the time frame
is near impossible to find anything for.

So I guess in my quest for assistance, I am wondering if anybody who
has come across the name Necha has any suggestions for variants of it
to search on. Any other ideas?

Best

James Kennedy

Dear Genners,
I am happy to announce you that we (my cousins and I) intent to create a Dzikow
Stary Shtetlinks webpage.
To make sure we are referring to "our" Dzikow Stary
Here is the Geography exact place:
Dzikow Stary / Dzikhev [Yid], Stary Dzikow

Coordinates: 50°15' N, 22°56' E
Administrative District: Cieszanow
Judicial District: Lubaczow

This is a dedication and a memorial place for our ancestors and a place for our
future generations to remember.

Anything which relates or has any connection to Dzikow Stary such as:
documentation, photos, maps, stories, and archival documents, any lists:
residency, school, rabbinical information, business, or any other idea of
material which tells the story of our ancestors' town is most welcome.
We want to create a web page which will describe life in Dzikow Stary.
Appreciate any help thru the bottom e-mail address,
Yours sincerely,
Leah Teicher
Dzikow Stary
Town Leader
anafa-e@...

Dear Genners,
I am happy to announce you that we (my cousins and I) intent to create a Dzikow
Stary Shtetlinks webpage.
To make sure we are referring to "our" Dzikow Stary
Here is the Geography exact place:
Dzikow Stary / Dzikhev [Yid], Stary Dzikow

Coordinates: 50°15' N, 22°56' E
Administrative District: Cieszanow
Judicial District: Lubaczow

This is a dedication and a memorial place for our ancestors and a place for our
future generations to remember.

Anything which relates or has any connection to Dzikow Stary such as:
documentation, photos, maps, stories, and archival documents, any lists:
residency, school, rabbinical information, business, or any other idea of
material which tells the story of our ancestors' town is most welcome.
We want to create a web page which will describe life in Dzikow Stary.
Appreciate any help thru the bottom e-mail address,
Yours sincerely,
Leah Teicher
Dzikow Stary
Town Leader
anafa-e@...

Just a thank you to all of helped me during the last year as I searched
for my first cousin, Henry ahd his mother, my aunt, Irma PINKUS
SCHLESINGER.
I, now, have found Henry. Unfortunately, he died January 20, 2009, but
the attorney of the estate found my letter and contacted me. I was
able to help him resolve some issues of the estate and also was
provided information that will now allow me to order SocSec death
records and search for birth records. Thank you again to all who gave me ideas
and provided information to me.

Melody Mayes nee Pinkus
Grand Rapids, MI
#292191
mthomasmayes@...

Just a thank you to all of helped me during the last year as I searched
for my first cousin, Henry ahd his mother, my aunt, Irma PINKUS
SCHLESINGER.
I, now, have found Henry. Unfortunately, he died January 20, 2009, but
the attorney of the estate found my letter and contacted me. I was
able to help him resolve some issues of the estate and also was
provided information that will now allow me to order SocSec death
records and search for birth records. Thank you again to all who gave me ideas
and provided information to me.

Melody Mayes nee Pinkus
Grand Rapids, MI
#292191
mthomasmayes@...