Sara Reichman wrote on 28 feb 2006 >

I am looking for any information about Abraham (Ike) Greenberg (or Grunberg)

from Ripyn Poland. He came to USA and was killed as a USA soldier in combat

during W.W.2. He was buried in USA. I could not find his grave in Arlington
while visiting the cemetery.

I published this before. There are two good free government sites. I found hits
for Ab* Greenberg on both. You will need an approximate age. However, you
must also realize that veterans are not required to be buried in a National
Cemetery, and some were buried overseas. If you have more information, I will
be glad to search commercial data bases for you.

NARA -
www.aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp

National Gravesite Locator -
www. gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

Sincerely,
Yehudah ben Shlomo
U.S.A.

MODERATOR NOTE: The second internet site works but the NARA one does not work
for me but http://www.archives.gov/ did.

Sara Reichman wrote on 28 feb 2006 >

I am looking for any information about Abraham (Ike) Greenberg (or Grunberg)

from Ripyn Poland. He came to USA and was killed as a USA soldier in combat

during W.W.2. He was buried in USA. I could not find his grave in Arlington
while visiting the cemetery.

I published this before. There are two good free government sites. I found hits
for Ab* Greenberg on both. You will need an approximate age. However, you
must also realize that veterans are not required to be buried in a National
Cemetery, and some were buried overseas. If you have more information, I will
be glad to search commercial data bases for you.

NARA -
www.aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp

National Gravesite Locator -
www. gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

Sincerely,
Yehudah ben Shlomo
U.S.A.

MODERATOR NOTE: The second internet site works but the NARA one does not work
for me but http://www.archives.gov/ did.

Colleagues:

I'm looking for the archives --the individual case files, if they exist-- of
the Jewish Colonization Association ("JCA" or "ICA") that were presumably
evacuated >from the JCA Paris office before the Germans took the city in WWII.

There is evidence that some JCA Paris records arrived in London and
eventually were transferred to Israel, where they are "being cataloged" at a
historical institution. Some other portion of the records ended up in Moscow
and were later evidently returned to Paris, where they are also "being
cataloged". (Neither institution will say more than that they have some JCA
records. Can anyone offer any advice beyond "Check with them every few
years to see if the status has changed?")

The case files, if they exist, may provide otherwise unavailable information
about my relatives in the town of Kletsk, now in Belarus. There is evidence
that JCA emigration efforts for multiple Kletskers were coordinated in some
way by my grandfather, Joseph KIRZNER, and that a number of families escaped
to South America under the auspices of the JCA. If so, the JCA records
could be an important source of information about Kletsk and could help
locate descendents in South America.

Thanks,

Henry NEUGASS
Palo Alto, CA USA
www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kletsk/

Kletsk: KIRZNER
Wysokie Litewskie: ZUBOFF, GRYNFELD

Colleagues:

I'm looking for the archives --the individual case files, if they exist-- of
the Jewish Colonization Association ("JCA" or "ICA") that were presumably
evacuated >from the JCA Paris office before the Germans took the city in WWII.

There is evidence that some JCA Paris records arrived in London and
eventually were transferred to Israel, where they are "being cataloged" at a
historical institution. Some other portion of the records ended up in Moscow
and were later evidently returned to Paris, where they are also "being
cataloged". (Neither institution will say more than that they have some JCA
records. Can anyone offer any advice beyond "Check with them every few
years to see if the status has changed?")

The case files, if they exist, may provide otherwise unavailable information
about my relatives in the town of Kletsk, now in Belarus. There is evidence
that JCA emigration efforts for multiple Kletskers were coordinated in some
way by my grandfather, Joseph KIRZNER, and that a number of families escaped
to South America under the auspices of the JCA. If so, the JCA records
could be an important source of information about Kletsk and could help
locate descendents in South America.

Thanks,

Henry NEUGASS
Palo Alto, CA USA
www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kletsk/

Kletsk: KIRZNER
Wysokie Litewskie: ZUBOFF, GRYNFELD

Lee Nydell wrote:

Looking for the correct spelling of a Shtetl that is thought to be SE
of Lodz, Poland, that might be spelled something like "Tommechef".

Can anyone suggest what the correct spelling might be.
------------------------
Lee,

This is Tomaszow Mazowiecki at 5132 2001, 45 km ESE >from Lodz.

Best,

Alexander Sharon
JGFF editor

Lee Nydell wrote:

Looking for the correct spelling of a Shtetl that is thought to be SE
of Lodz, Poland, that might be spelled something like "Tommechef".

Can anyone suggest what the correct spelling might be.
------------------------
Lee,

This is Tomaszow Mazowiecki at 5132 2001, 45 km ESE >from Lodz.

Best,

Alexander Sharon
JGFF editor

A friend asked me to pose this question to the group - she travels
through Cotopaxi, CO several times a year and has visited a cemetery
there which houses what appears to be a mass grave and is labeled "Jews

from Russia" or something similar. Does anyone know what happened

here? Cotopaxi I think is near Leadville.

Thanks

Janette Silverman
Phoenix, AZ

Dayna Chalif wrote:

I recently found the naturalization papers & ship
manifest for my husband's g-GF, Leiser KRUGMAN. My
MIL, Leiser's granddaughter, knew only that her family
had come >from "Poland."

The ship manifest lists the family's place of origin
as "Pruzany, Poland." In searching the JewishGen
shtetl seeker, I found a few towns that might be the
one the KRUGMANs came from. Most notable, Pyrzany
(coord 52 39' 14 58') and Pierzyny (coord 51 17' 18
57).

But then I did a search on KRUGMAN in the SIG archives
and found another researcher looking for KRUGMANs in a
town called Pruzhany (near Shereshevo) in Belarus. In
the past, I've (foolishly) limited my KRUGMAN search
to Poland, but I cannot ignore the similarities here.

My question to the group is this: was the town of
Pruzhany, in modern day Belarus (in the Brest region)
at coord 52 33' 24 28', located in Poland in the early
1900s? I'm sure there's some website with this info,
but I haven't been able to find it.

Pruzhany are indeed located in Belarus at 5233 2428. This town had preWWII
4,152 Jewish population (out 6,332 general population).

Town was also known by its other names: Pruzana, Pruzin, Pruzhani and a few
other Yiddish?Rusian and Polish spelling variations. Pruzhany was Russian
and Belarussian town name. Polish town name was Pruzana in Polesie Province,
and it was known as this during the interwar period.
Please refer to Pruzana data in 1929 Poland Business Directory.

http://data.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/1929/loadtop.htm?1101

Poland did not exist as the political entity till 1918. This region was part
of Russian Empire, but historically it was part of Poland, and became again
part of the reborn nationhood after WWI.

There are 217 entries for town Pruzhany in JGFF database.

Please visit Belarus SIG in JewishGen site to learn more about Pruzhany

Regards,

Alexander Sharon
JGFF editor

A friend asked me to pose this question to the group - she travels
through Cotopaxi, CO several times a year and has visited a cemetery
there which houses what appears to be a mass grave and is labeled "Jews

from Russia" or something similar. Does anyone know what happened

here? Cotopaxi I think is near Leadville.

Thanks

Janette Silverman
Phoenix, AZ

Dayna Chalif wrote:

I recently found the naturalization papers & ship
manifest for my husband's g-GF, Leiser KRUGMAN. My
MIL, Leiser's granddaughter, knew only that her family
had come >from "Poland."

The ship manifest lists the family's place of origin
as "Pruzany, Poland." In searching the JewishGen
shtetl seeker, I found a few towns that might be the
one the KRUGMANs came from. Most notable, Pyrzany
(coord 52 39' 14 58') and Pierzyny (coord 51 17' 18
57).

But then I did a search on KRUGMAN in the SIG archives
and found another researcher looking for KRUGMANs in a
town called Pruzhany (near Shereshevo) in Belarus. In
the past, I've (foolishly) limited my KRUGMAN search
to Poland, but I cannot ignore the similarities here.

My question to the group is this: was the town of
Pruzhany, in modern day Belarus (in the Brest region)
at coord 52 33' 24 28', located in Poland in the early
1900s? I'm sure there's some website with this info,
but I haven't been able to find it.

Pruzhany are indeed located in Belarus at 5233 2428. This town had preWWII
4,152 Jewish population (out 6,332 general population).

Town was also known by its other names: Pruzana, Pruzin, Pruzhani and a few
other Yiddish?Rusian and Polish spelling variations. Pruzhany was Russian
and Belarussian town name. Polish town name was Pruzana in Polesie Province,
and it was known as this during the interwar period.
Please refer to Pruzana data in 1929 Poland Business Directory.

http://data.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/1929/loadtop.htm?1101

Poland did not exist as the political entity till 1918. This region was part
of Russian Empire, but historically it was part of Poland, and became again
part of the reborn nationhood after WWI.

There are 217 entries for town Pruzhany in JGFF database.

Please visit Belarus SIG in JewishGen site to learn more about Pruzhany

Regards,

Alexander Sharon
JGFF editor

Hello, my name is Corinne Niederhoffer (birthday name) I am living in the
south of France. I discovered two month ago, my grand father Heinrich
Niederhoffer was born in Storojinetz in Ukraine. His father was Kalman
niederhoffer , his mother Malka (or Rosa Rubner). Heinrich was Doctor, he
came in France in 1933, I never know any thing >from him and when I
undertstood he came >from Bucovine, I realise I am the second generation
living in France. Do you know something about Niederhoffer family. Thank's
to help me if you can.
Corinne
MODERATOR NOTE: You might have more success with Ukraine SIG. Storojinetz was
briefly Romania between the 2 World Wars. Also don't forget the JewishGen Family
Finder (www.jewishgen.org/jgff).

Hello, my name is Corinne Niederhoffer (birthday name) I am living in the
south of France. I discovered two month ago, my grand father Heinrich
Niederhoffer was born in Storojinetz in Ukraine. His father was Kalman
niederhoffer , his mother Malka (or Rosa Rubner). Heinrich was Doctor, he
came in France in 1933, I never know any thing >from him and when I
undertstood he came >from Bucovine, I realise I am the second generation
living in France. Do you know something about Niederhoffer family. Thank's
to help me if you can.
Corinne
MODERATOR NOTE: You might have more success with Ukraine SIG. Storojinetz was
briefly Romania between the 2 World Wars. Also don't forget the JewishGen Family
Finder (www.jewishgen.org/jgff).

I commissioned Aleksandrys Feigmanis (a few years ago) to take
photos of the cemetery stones in the Jekabpils cemetery. I am happy
to report that I have scanned all the photos and they can now be
viewed online at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/
All you need to do is put in either a first name or surname and the
search engine will find the record. You will get hits in all
the cemeteries where the name appears.You need to click the hit that
brings up Courland because Jekabpils was in Courland.
If you then click "see full burial record" you will see the tombstone
and can zoom in and out and pan the stone. Some of the stones may not
be in a good condition but I am pleased that the majority have
writing that can be read.
We are very grateful to Aleks for doing the photography and to
Jewishgen for giving you the opportunity to view your ancestors
tombstones online.
I am sorry it has taken me so long to get them on the web for you but
I am sure you will appreciate it has been a big job scanning nearly
400 photos and seeing that they match with the data already submitted.

Arlene Beare
UK

Good news. A few years ago I commissioned Aleksandrys Feigmanis to
take photos of the cemetery stones in the Jekabpils cemetery. I am
happy to report that I have scanned all the photos and they can now
be viewed online at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/
All you need to do is put in either a first name or surname and the
search engine will find the record. You will get hits in all
the cemeteries where the name appears.You need to click the hit that
brings up Courland because Jekabpils was in Courland.
If you then click "see full burial record" you will see the tombstone
and can zoom in and out and pan the stone. Some of the stones may not
be in a good condition but I am pleased that the majority have
writing that can be read.
We are very grateful to Aleks for doing the photography and to
Jewishgen for giving you the opportunity to view your ancestors
tombstones online.
I am sorry it has taken me so long to get them on the web for you but
I am sure you will appreciate it has been a big job scanning nearly
400 photos and seeing that they match with the data already submitted.

Arlene Beare
UK

I commissioned Aleksandrys Feigmanis (a few years ago) to take
photos of the cemetery stones in the Jekabpils cemetery. I am happy
to report that I have scanned all the photos and they can now be
viewed online at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/
All you need to do is put in either a first name or surname and the
search engine will find the record. You will get hits in all
the cemeteries where the name appears.You need to click the hit that
brings up Courland because Jekabpils was in Courland.
If you then click "see full burial record" you will see the tombstone
and can zoom in and out and pan the stone. Some of the stones may not
be in a good condition but I am pleased that the majority have
writing that can be read.
We are very grateful to Aleks for doing the photography and to
Jewishgen for giving you the opportunity to view your ancestors
tombstones online.
I am sorry it has taken me so long to get them on the web for you but
I am sure you will appreciate it has been a big job scanning nearly
400 photos and seeing that they match with the data already submitted.

Arlene Beare
UK

Good news. A few years ago I commissioned Aleksandrys Feigmanis to
take photos of the cemetery stones in the Jekabpils cemetery. I am
happy to report that I have scanned all the photos and they can now
be viewed online at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/
All you need to do is put in either a first name or surname and the
search engine will find the record. You will get hits in all
the cemeteries where the name appears.You need to click the hit that
brings up Courland because Jekabpils was in Courland.
If you then click "see full burial record" you will see the tombstone
and can zoom in and out and pan the stone. Some of the stones may not
be in a good condition but I am pleased that the majority have
writing that can be read.
We are very grateful to Aleks for doing the photography and to
Jewishgen for giving you the opportunity to view your ancestors
tombstones online.
I am sorry it has taken me so long to get them on the web for you but
I am sure you will appreciate it has been a big job scanning nearly
400 photos and seeing that they match with the data already submitted.

Arlene Beare
UK

Leib Gefanowitz was a ''macher'' in the Bnei Tzion movement in the fifties
and together with Dudi Gordon, and the other Dudi now on moshav Orot near
kastina, and Errol Hofman (an electronics expert now in Yokniam Elit), and
Joey, were all early members of Kibbuts Hasollelim (I too was there in the
late 50's)

Richard Newman

Write to Lana at
Museum
E-mail Address(es):
museum@...


Colin Plen

Leib Gefanowitz was a ''macher'' in the Bnei Tzion movement in the fifties
and together with Dudi Gordon, and the other Dudi now on moshav Orot near
kastina, and Errol Hofman (an electronics expert now in Yokniam Elit), and
Joey, were all early members of Kibbuts Hasollelim (I too was there in the
late 50's)

Richard Newman

Write to Lana at
Museum
E-mail Address(es):
museum@...


Colin Plen