I am searching for my two cousins, Marjorie and Sharon GRUZEN (maiden names)
They are daughters of Samuel and Gloria GRUZEN.
They were brought up in the Roxbury and Dorchester area of Massachusetts, during
the 50's & 60's.

If any one knows their marriage names, addresses, and telephone numbers, please
contact me at stemarfie@...

Thank you.
Stephen Field

I am searching for my two cousins, Marjorie and Sharon GRUZEN (maiden names)
They are daughters of Samuel and Gloria GRUZEN.
They were brought up in the Roxbury and Dorchester area of Massachusetts, during
the 50's & 60's.

If any one knows their marriage names, addresses, and telephone numbers, please
contact me at stemarfie@...

Thank you.
Stephen Field

Dear Genners
I thoought this may be helpful to anyone researching the North Rhine area of
Germany. It is a listing with email addresses of all the archives

http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.archive.nrw.de/&prev=/
search%3Fq%3DRheinberg%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8

Joan Krieger
Smithtown NY
Kriegz@...

MODERATOR NOTE: The URL should be hand-typed to fit on one line in order for it to
work properly.

Dear Genners
I thoought this may be helpful to anyone researching the North Rhine area of
Germany. It is a listing with email addresses of all the archives

http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.archive.nrw.de/&prev=/
search%3Fq%3DRheinberg%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8

Joan Krieger
Smithtown NY
Kriegz@...

MODERATOR NOTE: The URL should be hand-typed to fit on one line in order for it to
work properly.

Last night we had dinner with a cousin of ours who lives in San
Francisco. During the course of the evening, while he was telling us
family stories we'd never heard before, he mentioned that he'd visited
Temple Emanu-El some time ago, and noted a photograph of Rabbi Baruch
EKMAN (apparently the first rabbi and founder). He said that Rabbi
Ekman's face was virtually identical to that of his (and my husband's)
maternal grandfather. We also noted that Baruch EKMAN was the name of
the mggf of both my husband and the cousin.

We KNOW for sure that "our" EKMAN" family lived in Szumsk, Volhynia
Guberna in the late 1890s. That's about all we know of our EKMAN roots.

I've heard that it is very common for rabbis to have genealogies
reaching back many generations. This is the first time I've found any
mention of a possible rabbinical connection. I'm not trying to shirk

from work, but is it possible that someone in JGland has some knowledge

of Rabbi Baruch EKMAN?

If so, please advise - privately nockbockle@...

Thanks,

Ricki Zunk
South Florida
nockbockle@...

MODERATOR NOTE: You might want to post this question to Ravsig, a special interest
group that concerns itself with rabbinic genealogy:
http://www.jewishgen.org/Rabbinic/

Last night we had dinner with a cousin of ours who lives in San
Francisco. During the course of the evening, while he was telling us
family stories we'd never heard before, he mentioned that he'd visited
Temple Emanu-El some time ago, and noted a photograph of Rabbi Baruch
EKMAN (apparently the first rabbi and founder). He said that Rabbi
Ekman's face was virtually identical to that of his (and my husband's)
maternal grandfather. We also noted that Baruch EKMAN was the name of
the mggf of both my husband and the cousin.

We KNOW for sure that "our" EKMAN" family lived in Szumsk, Volhynia
Guberna in the late 1890s. That's about all we know of our EKMAN roots.

I've heard that it is very common for rabbis to have genealogies
reaching back many generations. This is the first time I've found any
mention of a possible rabbinical connection. I'm not trying to shirk

from work, but is it possible that someone in JGland has some knowledge

of Rabbi Baruch EKMAN?

If so, please advise - privately nockbockle@...

Thanks,

Ricki Zunk
South Florida
nockbockle@...

MODERATOR NOTE: You might want to post this question to Ravsig, a special interest
group that concerns itself with rabbinic genealogy:
http://www.jewishgen.org/Rabbinic/

BS"D
Dear Group,
I just found, in reviewing a tape on our family history, that part of our
GREENBERG family >from LODZ (I think) ended up in Connecticut.
Wishing you all a kosher and happy Pesach!
Raanan

Researching:
GREENBERG >from Lodz / Rhizin
KALISH / KELISH / KALUSH
ISIROV / ISSEROFF

BS"D
Dear Group,
I just found, in reviewing a tape on our family history, that part of our
GREENBERG family >from LODZ (I think) ended up in Connecticut.
Wishing you all a kosher and happy Pesach!
Raanan

Researching:
GREENBERG >from Lodz / Rhizin
KALISH / KELISH / KALUSH
ISIROV / ISSEROFF

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) will hold its third
Midwest Jewish Genealogical Conference, Sunday, June 6, 2004, at Temple Judea
Mizpah, 8610 Niles Center Road, Skokie, IL. The full day seminar on the ins and
outs of Jewish Family History will feature experts on a range of topics to expand
your knowledge of genealogical resources. Warren Blatt and other experienced
instructors will teach fifteen classes, including a two-part Beginners' Workshop. Create your own curriculum to reflect your interests and
Create your own curriculum to reflect your interests and level of expertise.

Warren Blatt, Editor-in-Chief of JewishGen and our keynote speaker, will
make major presentations on "JewishGen-The Key to Discovery" and Polish Jewish
Genealogical Research. He will also participate in the "Ask the Experts" panel
where panel members will answer questions on where to go when you hit a brick
wall in your genealogical research. Mr. Blatt has done genealogical research
for over 25 years; he co-authored Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy, and is
the author of Jewish FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Jewish Genealogy,
located on the Jewishgen Web site.

If you can't make it to the Jerusalem conference, come to Chicago. You can
further your research at Waldheim Cemetery, the National Archives (Great Lakes
Region), Chicago Historical Society, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, etc.

For more information and the full program visit:
http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsi/conf/index.htm, or phone (312) 666-0100 or
(847) 803-4446. E-mail : jgsi2004@....

Register Now - Don't Delay. Early birds save $10 on the registration fee!

Genealogists who belong to IAJGS member societies will pay the JGSI rate of
$45 if they register by May 15, 2004. Non-member early registration is $50.
After May 15, 2004, registration for members is $55 and non-members $60.
Conference fees cover all sessions, syllabus, and a kosher box lunch.

Space is limited. Advance registration is strongly recommended.
Come. You'll enjoy!

For out of town guests we have reserved rooms for June 5-6, 2004 at:

Hampton Inn & Suites
5201 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL
(847) 583-1111
www.hamptonsuitesskokie.com

Group rate for "Midwest Jewish Genealogical Conference" $99 (plus 9.5% tax)
per night for standard room includes buffet breakfast

For pickup at O'Hare airport, reserve with Alternative Private Car Service
(888) 894-5800. They charge $22.50 >from O'Hare to the hotel.

Free van service will be available to take you to the conference at 8:00 a.m.
and return you to the hotel at 5:30 p.m.

Mike Karsen
Mount Prospect, IL USA

Researching: FROST (Bucharest/Alexandria, Romania)
BLUMENFELD, MARKOVICH, WOLF (Botosani, Romania)
PEKARSKY (Khodorkov/Staraya Kotelnya/Volosov/Zhitomir,Ukraine)
PELTZER (Zhitomir, Ukraine) FRIEDMAN (Kremenets, Ukraine)
YANKELOVICH, SHEPSOLOVITCH (Gorodische/Haradzysca, Belarus)
LADON (Lithuania) BLANKFELD/BLANKFIELD (Shavel, Lithuania)

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) will hold its third
Midwest Jewish Genealogical Conference, Sunday, June 6, 2004, at Temple Judea
Mizpah, 8610 Niles Center Road, Skokie, IL. The full day seminar on the ins and
outs of Jewish Family History will feature experts on a range of topics to expand
your knowledge of genealogical resources. Warren Blatt and other experienced
instructors will teach fifteen classes, including a two-part Beginners' Workshop. Create your own curriculum to reflect your interests and
Create your own curriculum to reflect your interests and level of expertise.

Warren Blatt, Editor-in-Chief of JewishGen and our keynote speaker, will
make major presentations on "JewishGen-The Key to Discovery" and Polish Jewish
Genealogical Research. He will also participate in the "Ask the Experts" panel
where panel members will answer questions on where to go when you hit a brick
wall in your genealogical research. Mr. Blatt has done genealogical research
for over 25 years; he co-authored Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy, and is
the author of Jewish FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Jewish Genealogy,
located on the Jewishgen Web site.

If you can't make it to the Jerusalem conference, come to Chicago. You can
further your research at Waldheim Cemetery, the National Archives (Great Lakes
Region), Chicago Historical Society, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, etc.

For more information and the full program visit:
http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsi/conf/index.htm, or phone (312) 666-0100 or
(847) 803-4446. E-mail : jgsi2004@....

Register Now - Don't Delay. Early birds save $10 on the registration fee!

Genealogists who belong to IAJGS member societies will pay the JGSI rate of
$45 if they register by May 15, 2004. Non-member early registration is $50.
After May 15, 2004, registration for members is $55 and non-members $60.
Conference fees cover all sessions, syllabus, and a kosher box lunch.

Space is limited. Advance registration is strongly recommended.
Come. You'll enjoy!

For out of town guests we have reserved rooms for June 5-6, 2004 at:

Hampton Inn & Suites
5201 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL
(847) 583-1111
www.hamptonsuitesskokie.com

Group rate for "Midwest Jewish Genealogical Conference" $99 (plus 9.5% tax)
per night for standard room includes buffet breakfast

For pickup at O'Hare airport, reserve with Alternative Private Car Service
(888) 894-5800. They charge $22.50 >from O'Hare to the hotel.

Free van service will be available to take you to the conference at 8:00 a.m.
and return you to the hotel at 5:30 p.m.

Mike Karsen
Mount Prospect, IL USA

Researching: FROST (Bucharest/Alexandria, Romania)
BLUMENFELD, MARKOVICH, WOLF (Botosani, Romania)
PEKARSKY (Khodorkov/Staraya Kotelnya/Volosov/Zhitomir,Ukraine)
PELTZER (Zhitomir, Ukraine) FRIEDMAN (Kremenets, Ukraine)
YANKELOVICH, SHEPSOLOVITCH (Gorodische/Haradzysca, Belarus)
LADON (Lithuania) BLANKFELD/BLANKFIELD (Shavel, Lithuania)

On this same topic, I would like to ask if it was a *requirement* to have a
passport in 1919-1920. I am thinking of an ancestor who immigrated in 1905,
became a citizen in 1919 and returned to the old country in 1919 for an extended
period. My inquiry at the National Archives in Washington for his passport
application did not get any results....the ancestor's name was not found.
I would appreciate your input.

Christa Sobczak

If you reply, please remove "nospam" >from my e-mail address.

On this same topic, I would like to ask if it was a *requirement* to have a
passport in 1919-1920. I am thinking of an ancestor who immigrated in 1905,
became a citizen in 1919 and returned to the old country in 1919 for an extended
period. My inquiry at the National Archives in Washington for his passport
application did not get any results....the ancestor's name was not found.
I would appreciate your input.

Christa Sobczak

If you reply, please remove "nospam" >from my e-mail address.

There has already been information about the newly published book on the
deportations to the Baltic States before. Its title is:

Buch der Erinnerung : die ins Baltikum deportierten deutschen,
oesterreichischen und tschechoslowakischen Juden = Book of remembrance
/ Ed. by Wolfgang Scheffler ... . - Munchen : Saur. 2 volumes.
ISBN 3-598-11618-7; price in Germany: EUR 148.00.

The two volumes contain the names of 32.838 deportees in the order of
deportation places, but there is a general index for all the names.
There is also a historical description with every deportation place in
German and English. Since the details have not been described yet, I
provide a listing here:

Volume 1:
1) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Berlin to Kowno/Lithuania
on 17 Nov 1941
2) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Munich to Kowno/Lithuania
on 20 Nov 1941
3) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Frankfurt/Main to
Kowno/Lithuania on 22 Nov 1941
4) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Vienna to Kowno/Lithuania
on 23 Nov 1941
5) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Breslau to
Kowno/Lithuania on 25 Nov 1941
6) List of deportees >from the 8 deportations >from Berlin to Riga/Latvia

from 27 Nov 1941 to 26 Oct 1942

7) List of deportees >from the 4 deportations >from Vienna to Riga/Latvia

from 03 Dec to 6 Feb 1942

8) List of deportees >from the 3 deportations of Czech Jews >from
Theresienstadt to Riga/Latvia >from 09 Jan 1942 to 20 Aug 1942

Volume 2:
9) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Nuremberg (including
Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg, Erlangen, Fuerth etc.) to Riga/Latvia on 29
Nov 1942
10) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Stuttgart to Riga/Latvia
on 01 Dec 1941
11) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Hamburg and Schleswig
Holstein to Riga/Latvia on 06 Dec 1941
12) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Cologne to Riga/Latvia
on 07 Dec 1941
13) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Kassel to Riga/Latvia on
09 Dec 1941
14) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Duesseldorf to
Riga/Latvia on 11 Dec 1941
15) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Muenster, Osnabrueck and
Bielefeld to Riga/Latvia on 13 Dec 1941
16) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Hannover to Riga/Latvia
on 15 Dec 1941
17) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Leipzig/Dresden to
Riga/Latvia on 21 Jan 1942
18) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Dortmund to Riga/Latvia
on 27 Jan 1942
19) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Theresienstadt to
Raasiku/Estonia on 01 Sept 1942
20) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Frankfurt/Main and
Berlin to Raasiku/Estonia on 26 Sept 1942

With kind regards

Fritz Neubauer, North Germany

There has already been information about the newly published book on the
deportations to the Baltic States before. Its title is:

Buch der Erinnerung : die ins Baltikum deportierten deutschen,
oesterreichischen und tschechoslowakischen Juden = Book of remembrance
/ Ed. by Wolfgang Scheffler ... . - Munchen : Saur. 2 volumes.
ISBN 3-598-11618-7; price in Germany: EUR 148.00.

The two volumes contain the names of 32.838 deportees in the order of
deportation places, but there is a general index for all the names.
There is also a historical description with every deportation place in
German and English. Since the details have not been described yet, I
provide a listing here:

Volume 1:
1) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Berlin to Kowno/Lithuania
on 17 Nov 1941
2) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Munich to Kowno/Lithuania
on 20 Nov 1941
3) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Frankfurt/Main to
Kowno/Lithuania on 22 Nov 1941
4) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Vienna to Kowno/Lithuania
on 23 Nov 1941
5) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Breslau to
Kowno/Lithuania on 25 Nov 1941
6) List of deportees >from the 8 deportations >from Berlin to Riga/Latvia

from 27 Nov 1941 to 26 Oct 1942

7) List of deportees >from the 4 deportations >from Vienna to Riga/Latvia

from 03 Dec to 6 Feb 1942

8) List of deportees >from the 3 deportations of Czech Jews >from
Theresienstadt to Riga/Latvia >from 09 Jan 1942 to 20 Aug 1942

Volume 2:
9) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Nuremberg (including
Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg, Erlangen, Fuerth etc.) to Riga/Latvia on 29
Nov 1942
10) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Stuttgart to Riga/Latvia
on 01 Dec 1941
11) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Hamburg and Schleswig
Holstein to Riga/Latvia on 06 Dec 1941
12) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Cologne to Riga/Latvia
on 07 Dec 1941
13) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Kassel to Riga/Latvia on
09 Dec 1941
14) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Duesseldorf to
Riga/Latvia on 11 Dec 1941
15) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Muenster, Osnabrueck and
Bielefeld to Riga/Latvia on 13 Dec 1941
16) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Hannover to Riga/Latvia
on 15 Dec 1941
17) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Leipzig/Dresden to
Riga/Latvia on 21 Jan 1942
18) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Dortmund to Riga/Latvia
on 27 Jan 1942
19) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Theresienstadt to
Raasiku/Estonia on 01 Sept 1942
20) List of deportees >from the deportation >from Frankfurt/Main and
Berlin to Raasiku/Estonia on 26 Sept 1942

With kind regards

Fritz Neubauer, North Germany

I am trying to find any information on JAKUBOWITCH/JACOBOVITCH family from
Staszow in Poland my grandfather father Kulman was the butcher in the town
late 1800's.
My grand father known as Sam JACOBOVITCH/JACKSON went to London in 1912
married my grandmother Etty BROOKSTEIN, who was born on Copenhagen Street
Leeds England in 1894 before her family went back to Poland.

Any information

Ian Jackson
ianj@...

I am trying to find any information on JAKUBOWITCH/JACOBOVITCH family from
Staszow in Poland my grandfather father Kulman was the butcher in the town
late 1800's.
My grand father known as Sam JACOBOVITCH/JACKSON went to London in 1912
married my grandmother Etty BROOKSTEIN, who was born on Copenhagen Street
Leeds England in 1894 before her family went back to Poland.

Any information

Ian Jackson
ianj@...

The best place to address this question is the reference
desk of the Boston Public Library.
http://www.bpl.org/questions/index.htm

You can send an email or call.

Also, here is a nice site on the neighborhoods of Boston.
http://www.bostonfamilyhistory.net/neighborhoods/

Lisa
llepore@...

The best place to address this question is the reference
desk of the Boston Public Library.
http://www.bpl.org/questions/index.htm

You can send an email or call.

Also, here is a nice site on the neighborhoods of Boston.
http://www.bostonfamilyhistory.net/neighborhoods/

Lisa
llepore@...

Irene Levita wrote:

"There was a KRASNAPOLSKI family in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He was
well known, and started a theater, this theater is still called
KRASNAPOLSKI and has been totally renovated just recently.I do not know,
if there are any descendants, but maybe someone else >from Amsterdam may
know. This is not much of a help, but it is a snippet."

There is also a large deluxe (but when I stayed there in the 60's
freezing) hotel in Amsterdam called The Grand Hotel Krasnapolski.
Whether or not the Krasnapolski family have anything to do with it now I
don't know, but the hotel itself may have some information about its
origins.

Roberta Sheps
Colchester, England

Irene Levita wrote:

"There was a KRASNAPOLSKI family in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He was
well known, and started a theater, this theater is still called
KRASNAPOLSKI and has been totally renovated just recently.I do not know,
if there are any descendants, but maybe someone else >from Amsterdam may
know. This is not much of a help, but it is a snippet."

There is also a large deluxe (but when I stayed there in the 60's
freezing) hotel in Amsterdam called The Grand Hotel Krasnapolski.
Whether or not the Krasnapolski family have anything to do with it now I
don't know, but the hotel itself may have some information about its
origins.

Roberta Sheps
Colchester, England