Hello,

I am researching the OPPENHEIMER family of Aschenhausen, Thuringia
(Grand-Duchy of Saxe-Weimar). The earliest direct ancestor I have found is
Yitzak (Levi) OPPENHEIMER who settled in Aschenhausen in 1749. He arrived
there >from the small town of Wasungen, (Grand Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen)
Thuringia. Some of his children or more probably grand-children adopted the
name of either WERTHEIMER or WESTHEIMER. The others retained the family
name of OPPENHEIMER. His grandson Joseph OPPENHEIMER was a grain-dealer and
married Miriam GUMPEL or GOMPEL of Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen.

Joseph OPPENHEIMER's grandsons, Hermann and Yitzak (John) emmigrated to the
US in the middle of the 19th century, settling in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

If anybody has any information about these families, I would be very pleased
to hear >from them.

Many thanks,

John NORMAN

London - England.

Hello,

I am researching the OPPENHEIMER family of Aschenhausen, Thuringia
(Grand-Duchy of Saxe-Weimar). The earliest direct ancestor I have found is
Yitzak (Levi) OPPENHEIMER who settled in Aschenhausen in 1749. He arrived
there >from the small town of Wasungen, (Grand Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen)
Thuringia. Some of his children or more probably grand-children adopted the
name of either WERTHEIMER or WESTHEIMER. The others retained the family
name of OPPENHEIMER. His grandson Joseph OPPENHEIMER was a grain-dealer and
married Miriam GUMPEL or GOMPEL of Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen.

Joseph OPPENHEIMER's grandsons, Hermann and Yitzak (John) emmigrated to the
US in the middle of the 19th century, settling in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

If anybody has any information about these families, I would be very pleased
to hear >from them.

Many thanks,

John NORMAN

London - England.

Dear Julius Cohen,
Have you tried searching for this family on the Ellis Island
Database via the Stephen Morse "One Step" search engine for Jewish passengers?
If you choose the "sounds like" Jacobson you will get a plethora of
possibilities with variant spellings such as Jacobsen, Jacobsohn as well as
Jacobson.
When I tried searching for passengers whose first name started with
"B" and whose last name sounded like Jacobson, these were some of the
possibilities returned that might be of interest to you to check out:

Jacobsohn, Basche Berczeno, Russia 1907 17 59
Jacobsohn, Base Liban, Russia 1906
Jacobson, Basche Jacobstadt 1906 20
Jacobson, Basche Minsk, Russia 1907 20
Jacobson, Bose Liverpool, England 1905 28

I briefly looked at all four of these entries and the last one seemed the
most promising, as it was the only one with other Jacobsons listed on the
text manifest;

Aboard the Baltic sailing >from Liverpool, arriving on Dec. 8, 1905 were a
family of three --
Jacobson, Bose (28), Rachel (4), and Chaike (10m) -- and all three
appeared to be going to a husband named Mendel Jacobson on Ludlow Street.
Could this be the family you are searching for???
As for Lithuanian records regarding this family, have you visited the
LitvakSIG's All Lithuania Database aka ALD at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/searchald.htm
Try doing a search for the surname by soundex, and for the town
via soundex. You never know what might turn up....
Shanah Tovah,
Judi Langer-Surnamer Caplan
Long Beach, NY

Dear Julius Cohen,
Have you tried searching for this family on the Ellis Island
Database via the Stephen Morse "One Step" search engine for Jewish passengers?
If you choose the "sounds like" Jacobson you will get a plethora of
possibilities with variant spellings such as Jacobsen, Jacobsohn as well as
Jacobson.
When I tried searching for passengers whose first name started with
"B" and whose last name sounded like Jacobson, these were some of the
possibilities returned that might be of interest to you to check out:

Jacobsohn, Basche Berczeno, Russia 1907 17 59
Jacobsohn, Base Liban, Russia 1906
Jacobson, Basche Jacobstadt 1906 20
Jacobson, Basche Minsk, Russia 1907 20
Jacobson, Bose Liverpool, England 1905 28

I briefly looked at all four of these entries and the last one seemed the
most promising, as it was the only one with other Jacobsons listed on the
text manifest;

Aboard the Baltic sailing >from Liverpool, arriving on Dec. 8, 1905 were a
family of three --
Jacobson, Bose (28), Rachel (4), and Chaike (10m) -- and all three
appeared to be going to a husband named Mendel Jacobson on Ludlow Street.
Could this be the family you are searching for???
As for Lithuanian records regarding this family, have you visited the
LitvakSIG's All Lithuania Database aka ALD at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/searchald.htm
Try doing a search for the surname by soundex, and for the town
via soundex. You never know what might turn up....
Shanah Tovah,
Judi Langer-Surnamer Caplan
Long Beach, NY

Hi all. I've been searching the web and have found some new databases that
might be of interest. It's an eclectic bunch. Note: You'll have to copy and
paste the urls since they are lengthy.

Hope this helps someone.

Cathy J. Flamholtz
Lawrenceville, GA
flamholtz@...

Liverpool Photographers >from the 19th & 20th century:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpoolphotographers/?o_xid=3D0022=4
68880&o_lid=3D0022468880&o_xt=3D22468880

List of Victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/triangle/trianglevictims2.html

State of Burgenland, Austria House Lists. >from about 1857, with names and
house numbers. Mainly Jennersdorf and Guessing districts houses.
(one listing has names >from 1798)
http://members.1012surfnet.at/gerger/HouseList/HouseLists2.htm

Men of Grimsby, England. A Record of Their War Services. 1914 - 1918
http://www.poulton.info/familyhistory/master.htm

Canada: Ontario Marriage Registrations, 1800-1924
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/thisisit.htm?o_xid=3D0022468880&o_lid=3D00=2
2468880&o_xt=3D22468880

If you had family in Derbyshire, England, check out this site which
includes: T.P. Wood's Almanacs >from 1878, 1898, and 1901 as well as town
directories >from 1835 and 1895.
http://www.fv76.dial.pipex.com/drct.htm

If you have Canadian connections, you might want to check out Quebec
obituaries 1994-2000. This link includes 7 databases.
http://epf.planete.qc.ca/necrolo-an.asp

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Master Index. This does include Jewish
entries.
Home Page:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/data.html?o_xid=3D0022468880&o_lid==3D
0022468880&o_xt=3D22468880
Search Page at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/search.html

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
Home Page:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html
Search Page:
http://www.library.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html

The Virtual Cemetery:
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/VG/vcem_search.html?priority=3D0000900

Honour Roll : Canadians who gave their lives in the cause of freedom during
the Korean War 1950-1953 and Korea Peacekeeping 1953-1955
http://www.kvacanada.com/honour_roll.htm

City of East St. Louis (in St. Clair County, IL) Naturalization Index,
1874-1906
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/eslnat.html

While you're at it go to this address to check out all the databases offered
by the state of Illinois. It's impressive and includes a statewide Death
index.
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html

Library Historical Newspaper Index. A dandy index which covers 10
newspapers. While it's just an index, it does contain usable information
(such as names of brides and grooms; causes of death, etc.)
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/newsindex/default.asp

If your ancestors were in New York state before 1860, check out the Lists of
Inhabitants of Colonial New York at:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/ocal/

MODERATOR NOTE: The Library Historical Newspaper Index covers 10
newspapers >from the Fairfax County, Virginia.

Hi all. I've been searching the web and have found some new databases that
might be of interest. It's an eclectic bunch. Note: You'll have to copy and
paste the urls since they are lengthy.

Hope this helps someone.

Cathy J. Flamholtz
Lawrenceville, GA
flamholtz@...

Liverpool Photographers >from the 19th & 20th century:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpoolphotographers/?o_xid=3D0022=4
68880&o_lid=3D0022468880&o_xt=3D22468880

List of Victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/triangle/trianglevictims2.html

State of Burgenland, Austria House Lists. >from about 1857, with names and
house numbers. Mainly Jennersdorf and Guessing districts houses.
(one listing has names >from 1798)
http://members.1012surfnet.at/gerger/HouseList/HouseLists2.htm

Men of Grimsby, England. A Record of Their War Services. 1914 - 1918
http://www.poulton.info/familyhistory/master.htm

Canada: Ontario Marriage Registrations, 1800-1924
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/thisisit.htm?o_xid=3D0022468880&o_lid=3D00=2
2468880&o_xt=3D22468880

If you had family in Derbyshire, England, check out this site which
includes: T.P. Wood's Almanacs >from 1878, 1898, and 1901 as well as town
directories >from 1835 and 1895.
http://www.fv76.dial.pipex.com/drct.htm

If you have Canadian connections, you might want to check out Quebec
obituaries 1994-2000. This link includes 7 databases.
http://epf.planete.qc.ca/necrolo-an.asp

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Master Index. This does include Jewish
entries.
Home Page:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/data.html?o_xid=3D0022468880&o_lid==3D
0022468880&o_xt=3D22468880
Search Page at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/search.html

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
Home Page:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html
Search Page:
http://www.library.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html

The Virtual Cemetery:
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/VG/vcem_search.html?priority=3D0000900

Honour Roll : Canadians who gave their lives in the cause of freedom during
the Korean War 1950-1953 and Korea Peacekeeping 1953-1955
http://www.kvacanada.com/honour_roll.htm

City of East St. Louis (in St. Clair County, IL) Naturalization Index,
1874-1906
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/eslnat.html

While you're at it go to this address to check out all the databases offered
by the state of Illinois. It's impressive and includes a statewide Death
index.
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html

Library Historical Newspaper Index. A dandy index which covers 10
newspapers. While it's just an index, it does contain usable information
(such as names of brides and grooms; causes of death, etc.)
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/newsindex/default.asp

If your ancestors were in New York state before 1860, check out the Lists of
Inhabitants of Colonial New York at:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/ocal/

MODERATOR NOTE: The Library Historical Newspaper Index covers 10
newspapers >from the Fairfax County, Virginia.

Happy new year to all of you!

I'm trying to help a friend locate descendants of Wolf SATLER (SATTLER),
who lived in Brazil in 1954. If you have any information, please
contact me privately at jake@...

Thanks
Jake Goldstein

Happy new year to all of you!

I'm trying to help a friend locate descendants of Wolf SATLER (SATTLER),
who lived in Brazil in 1954. If you have any information, please
contact me privately at jake@...

Thanks
Jake Goldstein

14 September 2004

Dear GENers:

L’shana Tova. As a long time reader, I often have thought of
providing the information I have and putting my request for help
on-line to all of you. For years, my search for information on the
Max and Bessie Riva JACOBSON has been unsuccessful. As the oldest
grandchild, I remember hearing about Kovna Gebernia and a Shtetl
near Vilnius. My oldest uncle, Louis Benjamin JACOBSON died about a
month ago shortly before his 95th birthday. Unfortunately, he always
was very reluctant about discussing what he knew about the family
life in Lithuania. Dottie Miller’s mention of a JACOBSON ancestor
finally stimulated this message.

from my grandfather’s Declaration of Intention and Petition for

Naturalization, he came >from Dushat, Russia. His ship arrived in
Hoboken, New Jersey. His wife, Bessie (Basha Riva) (no maiden name)
was born in Breslau, Russia. According to her sisters, their family
name was Deits(?) Deitch(?) Deutsch(?) Max and Bessie’s first two
children, daughters, my mother Rose and Aunt Anna, were reported as
being born in Dushat.

According to the family’s oral tradition, Grandma, Mom and Aunt Ann
arrived at Ellis Island in 1905 or early 1906. Arrival site is in
full agreement with the oral tradition of her sister-in-law’s family
which states that she arrived, accompanied by her three sons, with
Grandma and her two daughters at Ellis Island. The arrival date is
estimated >from Ann’s March, 1905 birth date in Dushat and my Uncle
Julius’ December, 1906 birth date in New York City. Shortly thereafter,
the family moved to Hurleyville, Sullivan County, New York. All of
my deceased family members are buried in the Jewish Cemetery,
Hurleyville New York. A Township Park near Hurleyville is the site
of our annual Max and Bessie JACOBSON Family Reunion.

Despite years of effort, I have been unable to find any Ellis Island
record of the arrival of Grandma, Mom and Aunt Ann. Further, I have
been unable to find any records of the family in Lithuania. This
long message is a request for help in obtaining additional information
about my ancestors. In advance, thank you.

Julius Cohen
Ann Arbor, Michigan

14 September 2004

Dear GENers:

L’shana Tova. As a long time reader, I often have thought of
providing the information I have and putting my request for help
on-line to all of you. For years, my search for information on the
Max and Bessie Riva JACOBSON has been unsuccessful. As the oldest
grandchild, I remember hearing about Kovna Gebernia and a Shtetl
near Vilnius. My oldest uncle, Louis Benjamin JACOBSON died about a
month ago shortly before his 95th birthday. Unfortunately, he always
was very reluctant about discussing what he knew about the family
life in Lithuania. Dottie Miller’s mention of a JACOBSON ancestor
finally stimulated this message.

from my grandfather’s Declaration of Intention and Petition for

Naturalization, he came >from Dushat, Russia. His ship arrived in
Hoboken, New Jersey. His wife, Bessie (Basha Riva) (no maiden name)
was born in Breslau, Russia. According to her sisters, their family
name was Deits(?) Deitch(?) Deutsch(?) Max and Bessie’s first two
children, daughters, my mother Rose and Aunt Anna, were reported as
being born in Dushat.

According to the family’s oral tradition, Grandma, Mom and Aunt Ann
arrived at Ellis Island in 1905 or early 1906. Arrival site is in
full agreement with the oral tradition of her sister-in-law’s family
which states that she arrived, accompanied by her three sons, with
Grandma and her two daughters at Ellis Island. The arrival date is
estimated >from Ann’s March, 1905 birth date in Dushat and my Uncle
Julius’ December, 1906 birth date in New York City. Shortly thereafter,
the family moved to Hurleyville, Sullivan County, New York. All of
my deceased family members are buried in the Jewish Cemetery,
Hurleyville New York. A Township Park near Hurleyville is the site
of our annual Max and Bessie JACOBSON Family Reunion.

Despite years of effort, I have been unable to find any Ellis Island
record of the arrival of Grandma, Mom and Aunt Ann. Further, I have
been unable to find any records of the family in Lithuania. This
long message is a request for help in obtaining additional information
about my ancestors. In advance, thank you.

Julius Cohen
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dear JGenners,

We are close to completing translation of the Yizkor Book (YB)
for Rozhnyatov but we need your help to complete the job.

As you can see >from the site at

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Rozniatow/Rozhnyatov.html

the English portion of the YB is posted and a complete translation of the
entire Hebrew portion is also posted. A portion of the Yiddish part
of the YB has also been translated and posted on the web site. The YB
contains a great deal of genealogical information on the residents of
Rozhnyatov and the neighboring towns. So take a look and see if you
can find one of your relatives.

The translation has been made possible by generous donations
of JGenners, marvelous translations by Isak Shteyn and Jerrold
Landau, the always efficient handling of the material by Joyce Field
and Lance Ackerfeld. It is a pleasure to acknowledge the
contributions of all these people who have made the results available
to all that wish to learn more about Rozhnyatov and the surrounding
communities.

The cost of translation has exhausted our funds. So
we will need to rely on you to contribute to completing the translation of
the remaining pages of the Yiddish portion of the YB. I urge you
to contribute now so that we can complete this important project.

If you wish to contribute to the book's translation over the
web, please click on JewishGen's secure fund raiser page and be sure
to select Rozhnyatov

http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/YizkorTrans.html

I urge you to also contribute an additional amount to JewishGen,
which provides, at no charge, all of the expensive infrastructure for
this project and all the many others that we all enjoy.

For those who feel uncomfortable using credit cards on the web, you
can always simply mail a check (or send a fax with credit card info)
payable to JewishGen, Inc. (with a note earmarking the funds for the
Rozhnyatov Yizkor Book Project) to:

JewishGen, Inc.
2951 Marina Bay Dr,, Suite 130-472
League City, TX 77573
U.S./Canada Fax # (toll free): 888-539-4362
International Fax #: 1-281-535-2204

Please note that JewishGen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) 3
organization; therefore, you may be able to claim an income tax
deduction for any donations, depending on your personal tax situation.

Many thanks for you indulgence and I apologize if you receive
multiple copies of this fund raising email.

Best regards and Happy New Year,
--
Tom Weiss
Newton, MA
USA
tfweiss@...

Dear JGenners,

We are close to completing translation of the Yizkor Book (YB)
for Rozhnyatov but we need your help to complete the job.

As you can see >from the site at

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Rozniatow/Rozhnyatov.html

the English portion of the YB is posted and a complete translation of the
entire Hebrew portion is also posted. A portion of the Yiddish part
of the YB has also been translated and posted on the web site. The YB
contains a great deal of genealogical information on the residents of
Rozhnyatov and the neighboring towns. So take a look and see if you
can find one of your relatives.

The translation has been made possible by generous donations
of JGenners, marvelous translations by Isak Shteyn and Jerrold
Landau, the always efficient handling of the material by Joyce Field
and Lance Ackerfeld. It is a pleasure to acknowledge the
contributions of all these people who have made the results available
to all that wish to learn more about Rozhnyatov and the surrounding
communities.

The cost of translation has exhausted our funds. So
we will need to rely on you to contribute to completing the translation of
the remaining pages of the Yiddish portion of the YB. I urge you
to contribute now so that we can complete this important project.

If you wish to contribute to the book's translation over the
web, please click on JewishGen's secure fund raiser page and be sure
to select Rozhnyatov

http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/YizkorTrans.html

I urge you to also contribute an additional amount to JewishGen,
which provides, at no charge, all of the expensive infrastructure for
this project and all the many others that we all enjoy.

For those who feel uncomfortable using credit cards on the web, you
can always simply mail a check (or send a fax with credit card info)
payable to JewishGen, Inc. (with a note earmarking the funds for the
Rozhnyatov Yizkor Book Project) to:

JewishGen, Inc.
2951 Marina Bay Dr,, Suite 130-472
League City, TX 77573
U.S./Canada Fax # (toll free): 888-539-4362
International Fax #: 1-281-535-2204

Please note that JewishGen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) 3
organization; therefore, you may be able to claim an income tax
deduction for any donations, depending on your personal tax situation.

Many thanks for you indulgence and I apologize if you receive
multiple copies of this fund raising email.

Best regards and Happy New Year,
--
Tom Weiss
Newton, MA
USA
tfweiss@...

I was recently advised by a fellow genealogist in Israel of the Steven
Spielberg Jewish Film Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

There are films available for on-line viewing representing the various
geographic homelands of our ancestors.

Of particular interest to me were 2 films of Vilnius (Wilno) and Lithuania,
and 1 film which included footage of Kolbuszowa, Ranizow, Sokolow Malopolski
and Rzeszow.

The website for accessing these films, and learning more about the archives
is
http://www.spielbergfilmarchive.org.il/

There is no charge for access, and I have no connection to the website.

I hope you enjoy this New Year's gift,

Eden Joachim
Pomona, New York

I was recently advised by a fellow genealogist in Israel of the Steven
Spielberg Jewish Film Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

There are films available for on-line viewing representing the various
geographic homelands of our ancestors.

Of particular interest to me were 2 films of Vilnius (Wilno) and Lithuania,
and 1 film which included footage of Kolbuszowa, Ranizow, Sokolow Malopolski
and Rzeszow.

The website for accessing these films, and learning more about the archives
is
http://www.spielbergfilmarchive.org.il/

There is no charge for access, and I have no connection to the website.

I hope you enjoy this New Year's gift,

Eden Joachim
Pomona, New York

Shalom Members,

I was told that when my FINKELSTEIN relatives immigrated to Israel in about
1890, they had settled in the village of Metula, in northern Israel
bordering with Lebanon.
I would like to verify it, and get as much info about them as possible. I
would be grateful - if any member knows whom I should contact for
information - will let me know.

Thia Persoff
Cambria, California.
thiap2@...

Shalom Members,

I was told that when my FINKELSTEIN relatives immigrated to Israel in about
1890, they had settled in the village of Metula, in northern Israel
bordering with Lebanon.
I would like to verify it, and get as much info about them as possible. I
would be grateful - if any member knows whom I should contact for
information - will let me know.

Thia Persoff
Cambria, California.
thiap2@...

In a message dated 9/14/2004 n.landau@... writes:
My ancestors lived in Wallerstein and then Kleinerdlingen.
In particular, two of them were the Landrabbiner of the area (the last I
believe). They were Mordecai Michael KOHN and his father-in-law, David
Weiskopf. Their graves are still standing in the cemetery there.
Does anyone else have any connection with these towns?

==Rabbi YomTov Lippman haLevi Heller, author of Tosfot YomTov, the foremost
commentary on the Mishna, was born in Wallerstein in 1579; his grandfather was
Moshe Wallerstein. Later, there was a series of rabbis in Schnaittach,
Franconia, named Wallerstein.

Michael Bernet, New York http://www.mem-ber.net/

In a message dated 9/14/2004 n.landau@... writes:
My ancestors lived in Wallerstein and then Kleinerdlingen.
In particular, two of them were the Landrabbiner of the area (the last I
believe). They were Mordecai Michael KOHN and his father-in-law, David
Weiskopf. Their graves are still standing in the cemetery there.
Does anyone else have any connection with these towns?

==Rabbi YomTov Lippman haLevi Heller, author of Tosfot YomTov, the foremost
commentary on the Mishna, was born in Wallerstein in 1579; his grandfather was
Moshe Wallerstein. Later, there was a series of rabbis in Schnaittach,
Franconia, named Wallerstein.

Michael Bernet, New York http://www.mem-ber.net/

While looking for a South African Pickholz family whose seven year old son ended
up in UK in 1901, I had a look at a few PICK as well, just in case. (There
areseveral in JOWBR, but without any real identifying information.)

One of the references is Morris Bennie (Moishe) Pick was born on 21 Oct 1883
(birthplace unknown). He died on 9 Mar 1974 in Pretoria. He married Fanny
Suttner on 21 Jun 1921 in Senekal, South Africa.

Is there some way I can use the marriage date to get a record that might tell
us if his name had been shortened >from some form of Pickholz?

Israel Pickholtz

While looking for a South African Pickholz family whose seven year old son ended
up in UK in 1901, I had a look at a few PICK as well, just in case. (There
areseveral in JOWBR, but without any real identifying information.)

One of the references is Morris Bennie (Moishe) Pick was born on 21 Oct 1883
(birthplace unknown). He died on 9 Mar 1974 in Pretoria. He married Fanny
Suttner on 21 Jun 1921 in Senekal, South Africa.

Is there some way I can use the marriage date to get a record that might tell
us if his name had been shortened >from some form of Pickholz?

Israel Pickholtz