I agree. Share information about deceased relatives only, and even then, no social security numbers or other such sensitive information.
Let the other person do the research to find living descendants. Also, get some family info in return!

I can help you to find the cities if you have the old name. If you find any data about family name: Kemeny first name: Jozsef, I would appreciate if you share it with me.
Thanks a lot.
Gábor

In Russian:

 

95

Онатов

Серля-Миндля Вроцлавский

 

Состоялось в городе Онатов, первого июля тысячя восемьсот восемдесят шестого года, в девять часов утра явился Мордка Ицик Вроцлавский, портной, двадцати девяти лет, житель города Онатов, в присутствии свидетелей Абрама Перцона, пядисети шести лет и Шулима Розенблума, тридцати шести лет от роду, посетители Онатовской синагоги, предъявили нам младенца женского рода, объявляя, что она родилась в городе Онатов 10 августа тысячя восемсот восемдесят четвертого года, в пять часов по полудни от законной еге жены Хаи Вайнбаум, двадцати шести лет от роду.  Младенцу сему дано имя Серля-Миндля.  Акт сей объявителю и присудствующим прочитан и заверен нами и подписан

Бургомистр        подпись

Мордка Ицик Вроцлавский

Абрам Перцон

Шулим Розенблум

.

 

In English:

 

95

Onatov

Searle-Mindlya Wroclaw

 

Held in the city of Onatov, on the first of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, at nine in the morning Mordka Itzik Wroclawsky, a tailor, twenty-nine years old, a resident of the city of Onatov, in the presence of witnesses Abram Pertson, a fifty-six-year-old and Shulim Rosenblum, thirty-six years old, appeared The visitors of the Onatov synagogue presented us with a female child, announcing that she was born in the city of Onatov on August 10, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-fourth, at five in the afternoon from the lawful wife of his wife, Khaia Vainbaum, twenty-six years of age. This baby is given the name Searle-Mindlya. This act to the advertiser and those present is read and certified by us and signed

Burgomaster    signature

Muzzle Itzik Wroclawsky

Abram Pertson

Shulim Rosenblum

Among other possible resources, both USHMM and Yad Vashem have survivor testimonies and other documents on this subject.  To start, I recommend searching their collections online using just the battalion number.
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Bob Friedman
Brooklyn, NY

Arnson Photography Shop in Siauliali, Lithuania (other names Szawle in Polish, Шавли in Russian).

I would focus on sharing the details of ancestors who are gone, who would be the link between his branch and yours. Establishing which ancestor is shared, has nothing to do with anyone currently alive.

Hilary Henkin

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

I would like some advice on how much information to share with someone, unknown to me but distantly connected. After discovering shared relatives via another site, I contacted this person.  He has asked for birth, death, marriage, children information about my branch of the family. I am certain the connection is valid, but I am uncertain the protocol for sharing information, particularly for living relatives. While I well understand the desire to fill in as many blanks as possible, I'm not completely comfortable with sharing these details for living persons.  I am certain the connection is a valid one, and I want to be helpful, but... How have you handled this situation?

Carol Gurstelle, Roseville, MN USA

cgurstelle<at>comcast.net

I have not had an answer to the email I sent to Marlene earlier in the week, using the email address I had for her in 2018.

When I last heard from her she was looking at trying to get someone to migrate material to an online format, but it does not look as though it hapened.

Jill Whitehead, Surrey, UK

This ViewMate link that you provided is the image of the back of a card/photo in Yiddish script, which I can't read. Is there another image with the Polish vital record?
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Shelley K. Pollero
Severna Park, Maryland
rkpollero@...

In the left vertical side:

 

In Russian:

Специальное отделение для увеличения портретов самой малой величины до натуральной.

 

In English:

Special compartment (place) for enlarging portraits of the smallest size to natural.

 

In center:

 

In Russian:

Фотография Лб. Арнсона

В Шавлях

Собственный дом.

 

In English:

Photo Lb. (possibly Leiba) Arnson

In Shawly

Own house.

 

In the bottom side:

 

In Russian:

Негативы хранятся.

 

In English:

Negatives are stored.

Dear Friends,

Trying to untie what should be a relatively simple mystery: my paternal grandparents were first cousins according to everyone, yet no agreement how.

My grandfather Misha was born in Kapresht in 1922. His wife Genia (maiden name Krivoy) is from Ribnitsa and was born in 1920. Misha's parents were (Ilya) and Leah (maiden name Friedman).

Genia's parents were Zahar (Zalman) and Sheindel (maiden name Graberman).

Seems that somehow Iller and Sheindel were a brother and sister. Which makes the Graberman last name hard to understand. She was never known as a Beyderman. 

What would be a good strategy based on your knowledge of the available records?

Thanks!

Gamliel (Gennadiy) Beyderman
Researching (in this case): BEYDERMAN, Kapresht. GRABERMAN, Rybnitsa.

After searching for years, I found two German vital records that I need to have translated.  One I believe is the birth record of my great grandmother, Carolina Strauss, and the other the death certificate of my great grandfather, Joseph Frank.  I would be very appreciative to have them translated on the ViewMate image page.  This information will likely open many additional links to finding other family members.  

Thank you very much.
Stella Frank

https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM81983

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM80811

Thank you Yefim for your research efforts.  

Here are the only facts I am certain of: My grandfather Itzik Harol arrived in NY in 1907. That was his name on the ship manifest. Later Americanized to Isador Harold.  His WW I draft registration has a birthdate April 22, 1892, originally from Kalarash. Although our family remembers him stating he was from Odessa.  

I am searching for Itzik’s birth records confirming his parents were David and Ida who he listed on his transcribed marriage certificate in the US in 1917.  If David and Ida are his parents I would like to find out as much information as possible about them and their ancestors.  Perhaps David’s father was Itsko born around 1818? 

What is the significance of having two surnames Nisimov/Kharal? Is that common and should I be searching for Nisimov as well?  It appears that David remarried in 1910 at age 53.  I did not know this.  Is Nesvizh his second wife’s surname? Who are the names Aydenshteyn and Dekhterman appearing in the marriage record?  

I would like to move forward With a comprehensive search and retrieval of original records. Is this something you have the time to help me with? Again, thank you very much for your time and help.

Regards, 

Rick Harold
rickharold@...

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Tony Hausner
thausner@...

On the left tombstone:
A specialized branch for magnification of portraits, from the smallest to those of the actual size. 

Middle right:
Photograph (i.e. studio) of 
Ya. Arnison
in Shavlach
private house. 

Bottom right
Negatives archived. 

Dear Genners:

I've posted a photo for identification.  It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM82020