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Re: Cemeteries in Israel
Dahn Cukier
Sorry to bust a bubble, but no. Only some of the larger cemeteries have been done. Problem that needs fixing. The search does not search with soundex. Otherwise it seems fine. When searching and not finding the grave, enter one of the names and the father's name, narrow the search years. I looked for a cousin I know is buried in Jerusalem. I also know his family name is not spelled as it sounds. I looked by first name and year of death and found a fine photo of the grave. BUT I am not surprised and I know that other databases are no better. The official Tel Aviv web site has many mistakes and when I find a difference, I write to them. The same with the Ministry of Defense, which has many mistakes also. If you are planning to visit, I suggest looking at Gravez which shows the "address" not only the GPS location. My sister is buried on the 5th floor, the first 2 floors have 4 graves at the same GPS each. Dahn Cukier On Thursday, November 7, 2019, 3:17:57 PM GMT+2, blankdavid via Groups.Jewishgen.Org <blankdavid=mac.com@...> wrote: New app for cell phone. GRAVEZ Able to search all cemeteries in Israel. Great app David Blank Jerusalem
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Re: Surnames: Palumbo - SIcily/ Homer - Poland
Nardo Bonomi
Jews are attested in Sicily since the oldest
times.
Jews were an high percentage of the population in Sicily before
the expulsion of the year 1492.
After the persecution some
Sicilian Jews ran away, some converted and some secretly practiced Judaism for
generations (Anusim).
As you know the surname means dove and it is the equivalent to the Hebrew
Jonah.
Some Palumbo who were surely Jews are attested in Sicily in the 16th
century and were persecuted by the Inquisition because Judaizing after the
expulsion .
They are attested in the towns of Nicosia Palermo, Piazza
Armerina
Nardo Bonomi Braverman
Firenze – Italy (Author of http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/Italy/italian.htm)
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Re: grave on Mt. Of Olives
Odeda Zlotnick
Sadly the English version of the search page is blank and unusable.The Hebrew version works.The English version works, you need a bit of patience, and then, a click on the (upper right hand corner) X where you see a blank. After that, you can fill in names - and find some graves. Odeda.
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Esther Riva Solomon
Mark Budman
Hello,
I was wondering if someone could assist me. I would like to find out information on Esther Riva Solomon. The only information that I have been able to find is that she wrote a cookbook. I am interested in her because she might be a relative, but I have not been able to find additional information outside of her cookbook. Any assistance / guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mark mark@...
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Re: finding ship manifest
Hilary Henkin
Where did it sail TO?
Hilary Henkin -- Can anyone tell me where I can find the manifest for the Empress of France ship that sailed from Calais, France in December, 1956? Thanks very much. _._,_._,_
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Re: Where is Politzk, Russia?
#lithuania
Russ Maurer
Consider Polatsk, Belarus, about 150 miles from Vilnius. Less likely option: Płock ("Plotsk"), Poland. Both were within the Russian empire prior to WWI.
Russ Maurer
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Need help with: KOMINSKY, KULINSKY, KAY, BARTH, GERSON, PRELUTZKY in Illinois, USA
#usa
Yohanan
I am asking for your help in finding any contact or any more family information of families KOMINSKY, KULINSKY, KAY, BARTH, GERSON, PRELUTZKY,
probabaly from Illinois, USA. This is a follow up to my enquiry from a few days ago " Looking for Lois KULINSKY in USA ". I have found out that, sadly, Lois died a couple of months ago. Though Renne kindly sent me the attached obituary from 1989 of Lois's father Ben Kay which includes the above surnames and whom I wish to contact now. There is a good chance that they are newly discovered cousins. Thank you for your help Yohanan LOEFFLER Melbourne Australia
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Re: Where is Politzk, Russia?
#lithuania
Yaakov Saxon
I’m sure people more knowledgeable will chime in, but I wonder if Politzk might be Plotzk, the Yiddish name for Plock, Poland (then under the Russian empire - my ancestors from nearby Plonsk also have it listed as Russia)
Yaakov Saxon
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Re: finding ship manifest
Renee Steinig
This collection on Ancestry includes arrivals of the Empress of France on Dec. 1 and Dec. 23, 1956: Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S.-Bound Vessels Arriving in Canada, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/quebecpasscrew/ Renee
On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 3:17 PM <paulettev.46@...> wrote:
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HERLITZ from Neisse, Frankfurt, and Marburg [was: please help Genner # 546778]
Renee Steinig
According to an 1898 marriage record on Ancestry, Fritz HERLITZ, born 1871, married Jettchen ROTHSCHILD, born 1874. Unless Fritz had a second (and younger wife), it's unlikely that he had a son who is still alive. Perhaps the Michael Herlitz whose name shows up in a Google search is a grandson or great-grandson, if related at all. It's interesting to see that Fritz Herlitz's 1948 death record -- clearly the right Fritz -- says that his parents were Alfred and Gretel and that he was "konfessionloss" (had no religion). Perhaps Fritz and his family survived by passing as non-Jews. Suggestion: Post also to JewishGen's "GerSIG" list. Some of its most knowledgeable subscribers are not on this list. Renee Renee Stern Steinig Dix Hills NY genmaven@... PS Ismar Herlitz was transported from Frankfurt to Kovno on Nov. 22, 1941. Two of my father's sisters, Sophie Stern and Toni Stern, were on the same train, which took over 900 Frankfurt Jews to what's now Kaunas, Lithuania. They were all shot to death on arrival, at the infamous Ninth Fort. A memorial to these victims was recently dedicated at the site: https://www.lzb.lt/en/2018/04/19/memorial-plaque-unveiled-on-ninth-fort-mass-murder-field/ . More information about the transport:
On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 8:18 AM Kathy Miller <kathyjmiller@...> wrote:
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Dorohi cemetery (Romania)
Malka
Hello Genners,
I have been working on the Dorohoi Jewish Cemetery listing and it is now at 93%. No further images are available. I’ll be happy to complete the listing once I am informed that the rest of the images have been released. Shalom, Malka
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Re: Where is Politzk, Russia?
#lithuania
Elsebeth Paikin
Can it be Polotsk, Vitebsk gubernia, now Belarus?
best wishes Elsebetb Paikin
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Fall issue of AVOTAYANU
Gary Mokotoff
The Fall issue of AVOTAYANU will go to the printer this week. One unusual aspect of it is that it will be 76 pages—eight pages more than the usual size. This was triggered by an 18-page article about researching landsmanshaftn societies. Its importance is not so much about these societies but the genealogical methodology the author used to acquire information about these groups. Read it because it may make you aware of genealogical resources not previously known to you, or research techniques that might assist in other parts of your research.
The lead article is by IAJGS past president, Marlis Humphrey, about a new IAJGS venture to develop an online catalog of information about record collections of Jewish genealogical value. Emphasis will be to root out what AVOTAYNU editor, Sallyann Sack-Pikus, calls “second tier” records—records that have information about Jewish persons but are not obviously Jewish.
This article is followed by an article about facial recognition software. We all struggle with photos of family members taken at various times of their lives, and question whether a face in one picture is the same as another taken decades later. Facial recognition software can help with these decisions.
The third article focuses on solving genealogical photo mysteries. It is written by Ava Cohn, who has dubbed herself “Sherlock Cohn” and is a professional analyzer of photos. She can help you date family photos.
All told there are 11 articles plus the usual columns, From Our Contributing editors, U.S. Update, Ask Dr. Beider About Names, Brick Walls, Book Review and From Our Mailbox.
View the issue’s Table of Contents at http://avotaynu.com/2019FallPage01.pdf. Additional information about AVTAYNU can be found at http://avotaynu.com/journal.htm.
Gary Mokotoff
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Lithuanian gravestones
#holocaust
#lithuania
Rabbi Ben-Zion Saydman
Shalom Hevra:
Attached are poor copies of gravestone photographs taken in the old Rumshishok (Rumsiskes) cemetery in 1940. In the early 1950's the shtetl of Rumshishok and surrounding area was flooded in order to create the Kauno Marios. Somehow just prior to the planned flooding, the shammas from Kovno arranged with the Soviet authorities to transfer the remains (but not the matzevos) from the old Rumshishok cemetery, and the killing ravine outside of town, to the Aleksotas cemetery in Kaunas. To this day, I am in awe of this shammas for succeeding in this mitzva. I approach you today for two reasons. First, for those who have AMAZING technical skills, please try and improve these photographic copies so we can read the matzevos. The cemetery is long gone and this is all we have. Second, and this one is a bit nutty, we found a 1944 aerial Luftwaffe photograph showing the exact latitude and longitude of the old Rumshishok cemetery. Having this knowledge, we could send a diver down to see if the any of the matzevos survived. Our hope is that a layer of silt may have covered the stones and protected the writing. Your thoughts, expertise, ideas and potential plans are welcome. The aerial photograph, gravestone copies, and much more may be found at https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rumsiskes Thank you! Rabbi Benzi Saydman http://www.tolheritage.org MAYPER, MAIPER, MELTSNER, MARCUS, AUG, NEVIAZHSKY, ROMM, KRULL, NUROCK, BEKER, LEVIN, SIEGEL, GORDON, RAPHAEL, CHIPKIN, WERNER, SATINSKY, RUBIN, STEINBERG, ISRAEL, NEWMAN, RODOFF, BOHLMAN, KANTER, MOISEIWITSCH, ROTFORT, SABSEVITZ, MITCHELL, MARCOVITZ, BLOCK, BLOCH Rumsiskes, Bialystok, Telsiai, Kelem, Kaunas, Vilnius, Zasliai, Ariogala, Jerusalem, Manchester, New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City
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Re: Finding relatives
#hungary
Ron Hoenig
Vivian’s advice is very good. You might also be interested to know that ppl chose the name Bihari because it sounded less Jewish that many surnames (eg Beckmann) and refers to the county Hajdu-Bihar in Hungary in which lived or were born
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finding ship manifest
Paulette Volgyesi
-- Can anyone tell me where I can find the manifest for the Empress of France ship that sailed from Calais, France in December, 1956? Thanks very much.
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Re: please help Genner # 546778
David Lewin
At 11:37 AM 07-11-19, Kathy Miller wrote:
The oldest daughter of Israel Goldmann - Henriette - married Simon Herlitz. The couple had a lot of children and the two sons Have you tried www.telefonbuch.de ? The other thing to do is contact the civil registry authority David Lewin London
Search & Unite attempt to help locate people who, despite the passage
of so many years since World War II, may still exist "out
there".
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Findmypast Offers Free Access to Their Entire Collection of Military and Civilian Records Starting Friday November 8 Through Monday November 11th
Jan Meisels Allen
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You will need to register with name, email address and password before you can access any search results. Go to: https://www.findmypast.com/register
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If you try to access the free records after the promotion is over you will be invited to subscribe.
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Ancestry Free Access to Military records for Veterans Day November 8 through November 17
Jan Meisels Allen
I have been given advance notice that starting on Friday, November 8 7:00 PM EST through November 17 at 11:59PM EST Ancestry will be offering free access to their over 260 million US military records. Do NOT try to access the free collections before the time and date given as you will be invited to subscribe.
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You are required to register with name, email address and password. and no credit card information is required.
When the featured collection is available go to: www.ancestry.com/honor.
The list of collections is available to see at: https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/war_all/#collections
To help honor our World War ll veterans go to: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/veterans and help record the story of World War ll. You can send Ancestry a video documenting the experiences of the war and preserve their history. With the massive 1973 fire in National Personnel Records Center this may be one of the only places future generations may learn of your family’s participation in World War ll. To read more about the 1973 fire see the National Archives blurb at: https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/fire-1973
After the free access period ends, you will only be able to view the records in the featured collection using a paid Ancestry membership. If you try to access any records not included in the free offer you will be invited to subscribe.
At this time I do not know if the Ancestry websites in other countries will also be offering free access to their military records. If I learn of such offers they will be posted to this forum.
I have no affiliation with Ancestry and am posting this solely for the information of the reader.
Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Looking for descendants of Jacob Josef (or Josef Jacob) Horoschowski
Veronica Zundel
Looking for possible descendants in Israel and elsewhere of Jacob Josef (or Josef Jacob) Horoschowski, born 1905 in Drohobych of Benzion Weber and Etie Horoschowska, or of his sisters Chaye Sarah or Matylda, one of whom was attempting to get to Palestine with him in 1927 from Vienna. My mother, born Genya Horoschowska in Vienna, was his youngest sister, born after their parents fled to Vienna in 1914 or early 1915. She was fostered and later adopted, all the other siblings went to the Jewish orphanage as their parents had got separated on the journey and their mother had no means of subsistence. We know he was trying to emigrate to what was then Palestine in 1927, with one of his other sisters, as he came to visit my mother to tell her (but was not allowed in, and they had no further contact). His children, or his sister's children, would be my first cousins, probably in their late 70s or 80s by now.
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