We have finally finished an update to our web site www.jgssn.org
which now has all the back issues of our Family Legacies quarterly
bulletin. All the programs for our 2005 meetings are also listed.

If you follow through to the IAJGS 2005 Conference pages, the
Conference Programs are also on line. There are a number of updates
so please check our web site often as updates are made regularly.

There are a limited number of rooms at the Flamingo Hotel, so be
sure to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.

Charlotte Showel, President
JGSSN

Looking for information on RABBI YITZHOK YAKOV REITZEN from
Starodub, Semyanovka and Chernigov

[Moderator's Note: JGSSN stands for the Jewish Genealogy Society of
Southern Nevada, the local host organization for the 25th IAJGS Intl.
Conf. on Jewish Genealogy to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on 10-15
July 2005.]

We have finally finished an update to our web site www.jgssn.org
which now has all the back issues of our Family Legacies quarterly
bulletin. All the programs for our 2005 meetings are also listed.

If you follow through to the IAJGS 2005 Conference pages, the
Conference Programs are also on line. There are a number of updates
so please check our web site often as updates are made regularly.

There are a limited number of rooms at the Flamingo Hotel, so be
sure to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.

Charlotte Showel, President
JGSSN

Looking for information on RABBI YITZHOK YAKOV REITZEN from
Starodub, Semyanovka and Chernigov

[Moderator's Note: JGSSN stands for the Jewish Genealogy Society of
Southern Nevada, the local host organization for the 25th IAJGS Intl.
Conf. on Jewish Genealogy to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on 10-15
July 2005.]

It has been two years since my last attempt to obtain any "new"
information regarding the SEGAL family (Lina and her two sons Robert and
Silene, it is quite possible that they were married to Clotilda and Ginette
respectively). They were last known to be aboard the ill fated ship called
"Struma" that was torpedoed off the shores of Turkey on February 24,1942. It
is reported that an M.Segal, his wife and son were able to disembark the
ship before it was sunk and all passengers except for one(David Stoliar)
perished.
It is my hope that I can find out for certainty if there is any connection
between the Segal family that disembarked Struma and the Segal family that
I am related to. I believe that Alexander Segal is the surviving child who
today would be approximately 77 years old and that he might hold some
answers to the many questions that remain regarding this Segal family
aboard Struma.
If anyone has *any* information regarding Struma and the SEGAL family please
contact me personally at: randybrotman@...
Thank you.
Randy Brotman
Toronto, Canada

It has been two years since my last attempt to obtain any "new"
information regarding the SEGAL family (Lina and her two sons Robert and
Silene, it is quite possible that they were married to Clotilda and Ginette
respectively). They were last known to be aboard the ill fated ship called
"Struma" that was torpedoed off the shores of Turkey on February 24,1942. It
is reported that an M.Segal, his wife and son were able to disembark the
ship before it was sunk and all passengers except for one(David Stoliar)
perished.
It is my hope that I can find out for certainty if there is any connection
between the Segal family that disembarked Struma and the Segal family that
I am related to. I believe that Alexander Segal is the surviving child who
today would be approximately 77 years old and that he might hold some
answers to the many questions that remain regarding this Segal family
aboard Struma.
If anyone has *any* information regarding Struma and the SEGAL family please
contact me personally at: randybrotman@...
Thank you.
Randy Brotman
Toronto, Canada

Sender & Lisa Rosenfeld <sendlisa@...> wrote on
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:36:28 -0500

"My husband's name is Alexander but he has been called Sender since birth.
The name does come >from Alexander the Great- it is >from the Talmud-this is
the abridged version: "

Another name comes up if you go to today's Russia. Alexander or Alexandra
are called Sasha. On a recent trip to meet my long lost paternal family in
Perm, Russia, the individuals named Alexander or Alexandra were introduced
to me as "Sasha". It was quite confusing since we had swapped the family
tree which did not have anyone named "Sasha". This goes for a lot of their
names, like "Tolya" for Anatoli. And don't leave out their patrynomic name.
They are quite positive in honoring their parents in that way. I always
address my letters to my cousin Veniamin, whose father was Vladimir, as
"Veniamin Vladimirovich Berlin".

Morris Blaher
Apopka, FL USA

Researching BLECHER, BERLIN, BALONOVA, TOULBOVICH, PEISAKOVICH, BERMAN,
LEONTIEV, KOMORAV, OSTKOSTKY, GRINBERG

Sender & Lisa Rosenfeld <sendlisa@...> wrote on
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:36:28 -0500

"My husband's name is Alexander but he has been called Sender since birth.
The name does come >from Alexander the Great- it is >from the Talmud-this is
the abridged version: "

Another name comes up if you go to today's Russia. Alexander or Alexandra
are called Sasha. On a recent trip to meet my long lost paternal family in
Perm, Russia, the individuals named Alexander or Alexandra were introduced
to me as "Sasha". It was quite confusing since we had swapped the family
tree which did not have anyone named "Sasha". This goes for a lot of their
names, like "Tolya" for Anatoli. And don't leave out their patrynomic name.
They are quite positive in honoring their parents in that way. I always
address my letters to my cousin Veniamin, whose father was Vladimir, as
"Veniamin Vladimirovich Berlin".

Morris Blaher
Apopka, FL USA

Researching BLECHER, BERLIN, BALONOVA, TOULBOVICH, PEISAKOVICH, BERMAN,
LEONTIEV, KOMORAV, OSTKOSTKY, GRINBERG

Michael Bernet wrote:

I believe the Sander/Sender abbreviation comes

from Gentiles in the Slavic countries, not >from the Hebrew

I'm afraid I must disagree with my 8th cousin, Dr Bernet.
To give two examples:

My ggg-gf Moises SENDER (died before 1855), lived in the Rhineland in far
western Germany (in Luxheim - with a u-umlaut). We presume that his father
or grandfather was named Alexsander.

My ggggg-gf Alexandre Moyse (1742-1802) lived in the Moselle region of
north-eastern France. His (hebrew) signature reads "Sender b'r Moshe z'l" .

A recently published book "La communaute juive de Hellimer" establishes
that his great-grandfather was Alexandre Abraham (circa 1620-1696) who also
lived in the Moselle. [Alexandre is the French spelling of Alexander] I
presume that Alexandre Moyse was named after his g-gf.

In summary: Alexander is a very long established Ashkenazi name, both in
Western and Eastern Europe. Its use predates even the first Tsar Alexander.
The common abbreviation Sender is not restricted to Slavic lands.

Rodney Eisfelder
Melbourne, Australia

Michael Bernet wrote:

I believe the Sander/Sender abbreviation comes

from Gentiles in the Slavic countries, not >from the Hebrew

I'm afraid I must disagree with my 8th cousin, Dr Bernet.
To give two examples:

My ggg-gf Moises SENDER (died before 1855), lived in the Rhineland in far
western Germany (in Luxheim - with a u-umlaut). We presume that his father
or grandfather was named Alexsander.

My ggggg-gf Alexandre Moyse (1742-1802) lived in the Moselle region of
north-eastern France. His (hebrew) signature reads "Sender b'r Moshe z'l" .

A recently published book "La communaute juive de Hellimer" establishes
that his great-grandfather was Alexandre Abraham (circa 1620-1696) who also
lived in the Moselle. [Alexandre is the French spelling of Alexander] I
presume that Alexandre Moyse was named after his g-gf.

In summary: Alexander is a very long established Ashkenazi name, both in
Western and Eastern Europe. Its use predates even the first Tsar Alexander.
The common abbreviation Sender is not restricted to Slavic lands.

Rodney Eisfelder
Melbourne, Australia

Are there any Genners out there who once lived in Rochester, New York who
may remember my relatives?

I am looking for the children, grandchildren and any other relatives of SAM
STICKLER and his wife (whose name I do not remember). Their last known
place of residence was Rochester, New York, but that was quite a while ago.

Sam Stickler was my grandfather's cousin. His father and my grandfather's
father (Jabob "Yankle" Stickler) were brothers. Sam's mother was Malka
Stickler. His brother was Meyer Stickler.

My grandfather was Harry Stickler. My mother is his daughter. He and Sam's
mother (Malka) came to the United States >from Calarasi, Bessarabia, Romania.
I do not know if Sam and his brother Meyer were born in Romania or the
Uniited States. I have been searching for information regarding the fate of
my grandfather's family during and after the Holocaust and am hopeful that
Sam's family may have the information I am looking for.

I understand that Sam and his wife raised his brother Meyer's daughter,
Marcia Stickler, after her parents died when she was quite young. Marcia
would be in her 40s now. Her mother was Elsie Stickler. Elsie, Meyer and
Marcia lived in Brooklyn, New York.

Sam and his wife had two children (one son and one daughter, I believe).
Malka, Sam and his wife no longer would be alive, but Sam's children and any
grandchildren still would be living. His children would be in their 80s
now.

I would be very grateful if anyone remembers anything about any of them or
can tell me how to get in touch with them.

Thank you. I am very anxious to find them.

Suzy Lampert
Dallas, Texas USA
suzylampert@...

Searching: STICKLER; BERLATCHI/BARLATCHY; SHAPIRO/SCHAPIRO all >from
Calarasi, Bessarabia, Romania

With relation to the issue of Jews naming their sons Alexander (Sender)
because of the kind way in which they were treated by Alexander the Great in the
4th Century B.C.E., I question if this naming pattern was continuous over the
past 2000+ years. I ask this because I wonder to what extent Jews within the
Russian Empire might have named their sons Alexander after Czar Alexander II
(assassinated in 1881), who tremendously improved the lot of Jews under his rule.

Howard Lewin
East Northport, NY

With relation to the issue of Jews naming their sons Alexander (Sender)
because of the kind way in which they were treated by Alexander the Great in the
4th Century B.C.E., I question if this naming pattern was continuous over the
past 2000+ years. I ask this because I wonder to what extent Jews within the
Russian Empire might have named their sons Alexander after Czar Alexander II
(assassinated in 1881), who tremendously improved the lot of Jews under his rule.

Howard Lewin
East Northport, NY

Are there any Genners out there who once lived in Rochester, New York who
may remember my relatives?

I am looking for the children, grandchildren and any other relatives of SAM
STICKLER and his wife (whose name I do not remember). Their last known
place of residence was Rochester, New York, but that was quite a while ago.

Sam Stickler was my grandfather's cousin. His father and my grandfather's
father (Jabob "Yankle" Stickler) were brothers. Sam's mother was Malka
Stickler. His brother was Meyer Stickler.

My grandfather was Harry Stickler. My mother is his daughter. He and Sam's
mother (Malka) came to the United States >from Calarasi, Bessarabia, Romania.
I do not know if Sam and his brother Meyer were born in Romania or the
Uniited States. I have been searching for information regarding the fate of
my grandfather's family during and after the Holocaust and am hopeful that
Sam's family may have the information I am looking for.

I understand that Sam and his wife raised his brother Meyer's daughter,
Marcia Stickler, after her parents died when she was quite young. Marcia
would be in her 40s now. Her mother was Elsie Stickler. Elsie, Meyer and
Marcia lived in Brooklyn, New York.

Sam and his wife had two children (one son and one daughter, I believe).
Malka, Sam and his wife no longer would be alive, but Sam's children and any
grandchildren still would be living. His children would be in their 80s
now.

I would be very grateful if anyone remembers anything about any of them or
can tell me how to get in touch with them.

Thank you. I am very anxious to find them.

Suzy Lampert
Dallas, Texas USA
suzylampert@...

Searching: STICKLER; BERLATCHI/BARLATCHY; SHAPIRO/SCHAPIRO all >from
Calarasi, Bessarabia, Romania

We have finally finished an update to our web site www.jgssn.org which now
has all the back issues of our Family Legacies quarterly bulletin. All the
programs for our 2005 meetings are also listed..

If you follow through to the IAJGS 2005 Conference pages, the Conference
Programs are also on line. There are a number of updates so please check
our web site often as updates are made regularly.

There are a limited number of rooms at the Flamingo Hotel, so be sure to
make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.

Charlotte Showel, President
JGSSN
Seeking: AIZUSS/AISUSS/AZOS/ASUS >from Zhitomyr
BALZAK/BALZAC >from Berdichev & Periaslov

We have finally finished an update to our web site www.jgssn.org which now
has all the back issues of our Family Legacies quarterly bulletin. All the
programs for our 2005 meetings are also listed..

If you follow through to the IAJGS 2005 Conference pages, the Conference
Programs are also on line. There are a number of updates so please check
our web site often as updates are made regularly.

There are a limited number of rooms at the Flamingo Hotel, so be sure to
make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.

Charlotte Showel, President
JGSSN
Seeking: AIZUSS/AISUSS/AZOS/ASUS >from Zhitomyr
BALZAK/BALZAC >from Berdichev & Periaslov

Stuart Tower, author of the best-selling Jewish Historical novel, "The
Wayfarers"; will be the speaker at the January 16th meeting of the JGS of
Colorado. The event will take place at B'nai Havurah, 6445 East Ohio
Avenue, Denver, Co. There will be a social period starting at 1:30 p.m.
with the meeting to start at 2 p.m.

Published in 2003, the novel chronicles the emigration, on foot, of
thousands of Jews >from Romania across Europe and to America between
1899-1914. In Yiddish, they were called fusgeyers.

Guests are welcome. The event is free.

For additional information contact Myndel Cohen, 303-756-6028.

Stuart Tower, author of the best-selling Jewish Historical novel, "The
Wayfarers"; will be the speaker at the January 16th meeting of the JGS of
Colorado. The event will take place at B'nai Havurah, 6445 East Ohio
Avenue, Denver, Co. There will be a social period starting at 1:30 p.m.
with the meeting to start at 2 p.m.

Published in 2003, the novel chronicles the emigration, on foot, of
thousands of Jews >from Romania across Europe and to America between
1899-1914. In Yiddish, they were called fusgeyers.

Guests are welcome. The event is free.

For additional information contact Myndel Cohen, 303-756-6028.

Hello everyone,

Here are the details of the next meeting of the Israel Genealogical Society
Jerusalem Branch- Hebrew Speaker Section, jointly with the IGS Eretz Israel SIG.

Date: January 19, 2004
Time: 19.30
Place: Beit Frankfurter, 80 Derekh beit lehem, Bak'a, Jerusalem.

Topics No.1: In the frame of the newly inaugurated series "Members shortly
present their own work", Dr. Rose lerer Cohen will talk about :
Lerer Cohen, R. and Issroff S. The Holocaust in Lithuania 1941-1945: A Book of
Remembrance. Jerusalem: Gefen, 2002. 4 volumes.
She will briefly describe how the book came about, and how its helps researchers.

Main Topic: Yehoshua Stampfer and the Stampfer Family.
Speaker: Mrs. Zehava Ben Dov.
The presentation will depict the figure of Yehoshua Stampfer (1852-1905), first
and foremost of the Stampfer clan. Yehoshua made an extraordinary Aliyah, alone
and by foot, crossing Europe as seventeen-year-old youngster. He came with the
firm intention to establish an agricultural settlement in Eretz Israel, at a time
prior to what is known as the First Aliyah. He has fulfilled his dream as he
established Petah Tikva, the first agricultural colony in Eretz Israel (1878).
The lecturer will provide too very interesting sources of information on the whole
family genealogy.

Shalom,
Mathilde A.Tagger
The Jerusalem Branch Secretary
of the Israel Genealogical Society
Visit: www.isragen.org.il

Hello everyone,

Here are the details of the next meeting of the Israel Genealogical Society
Jerusalem Branch- Hebrew Speaker Section, jointly with the IGS Eretz Israel SIG.

Date: January 19, 2004
Time: 19.30
Place: Beit Frankfurter, 80 Derekh beit lehem, Bak'a, Jerusalem.

Topics No.1: In the frame of the newly inaugurated series "Members shortly
present their own work", Dr. Rose lerer Cohen will talk about :
Lerer Cohen, R. and Issroff S. The Holocaust in Lithuania 1941-1945: A Book of
Remembrance. Jerusalem: Gefen, 2002. 4 volumes.
She will briefly describe how the book came about, and how its helps researchers.

Main Topic: Yehoshua Stampfer and the Stampfer Family.
Speaker: Mrs. Zehava Ben Dov.
The presentation will depict the figure of Yehoshua Stampfer (1852-1905), first
and foremost of the Stampfer clan. Yehoshua made an extraordinary Aliyah, alone
and by foot, crossing Europe as seventeen-year-old youngster. He came with the
firm intention to establish an agricultural settlement in Eretz Israel, at a time
prior to what is known as the First Aliyah. He has fulfilled his dream as he
established Petah Tikva, the first agricultural colony in Eretz Israel (1878).
The lecturer will provide too very interesting sources of information on the whole
family genealogy.

Shalom,
Mathilde A.Tagger
The Jerusalem Branch Secretary
of the Israel Genealogical Society
Visit: www.isragen.org.il

Israel Genealogy Society/Jerusalem/English Section

Barbara Siegel, Coordinator
E-mail: bsiegel@... Tel/Fax: 02-561-8153

Notice of Next Meeting

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2005



Time: 6:00 P.M. Library open
7:30 " Announcements
7:45 " English Section Program

Place Beit Frankfurter. 80 Derech Beit Lechem in the Baka'a neighborhood.
Buses: 7, 21(>from he Central Bus Station) 30,

Topic: "The Kindertransports---some insights"

"What happened when 10,000 young children were torn >from their
homes in Central Europe just before WW2 and found refuge in England? Over 1000
came to Israel, seeing their future only in their own land."
This is an excerpt >from the book "No Longer a Stranger", edited by Inge Sadan.

These compelling stories of the Kindertransports reveal important
insights into a significant part of our history, relevant to both the victims of
the Shoah and the fortunate survivors. Inge Sadan, herself a former "Kinder",
will review the book and some of her own personal experiences as a member of the
Kindertransport. In addition, we are hoping that several other former "Kinder"
will be able to join us with their own reflections.

This program will provide an excellent opportunity to expand our
understanding of the wartime experiences of our Jewish brethren.

Any questions? Please call or E-mail Barbara at biegel@...
02-561-8153
Barbara Siegel

Israel Genealogy Society/Jerusalem/English Section

Barbara Siegel, Coordinator
E-mail: bsiegel@... Tel/Fax: 02-561-8153

Notice of Next Meeting

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2005



Time: 6:00 P.M. Library open
7:30 " Announcements
7:45 " English Section Program

Place Beit Frankfurter. 80 Derech Beit Lechem in the Baka'a neighborhood.
Buses: 7, 21(>from he Central Bus Station) 30,

Topic: "The Kindertransports---some insights"

"What happened when 10,000 young children were torn >from their
homes in Central Europe just before WW2 and found refuge in England? Over 1000
came to Israel, seeing their future only in their own land."
This is an excerpt >from the book "No Longer a Stranger", edited by Inge Sadan.

These compelling stories of the Kindertransports reveal important
insights into a significant part of our history, relevant to both the victims of
the Shoah and the fortunate survivors. Inge Sadan, herself a former "Kinder",
will review the book and some of her own personal experiences as a member of the
Kindertransport. In addition, we are hoping that several other former "Kinder"
will be able to join us with their own reflections.

This program will provide an excellent opportunity to expand our
understanding of the wartime experiences of our Jewish brethren.

Any questions? Please call or E-mail Barbara at biegel@...
02-561-8153
Barbara Siegel