Dear colleagues,
I am doing a post-doctorat research on the subject " Yiddish Culture in
French Zone Occupied Camps : Clandestine Press, Theater, Literature". My
research embraces the Yiddish cultural activities in the major camps in the
occupied zone - Beaune-la-Rolande, Pithiviers, Compiege and Drancy.

I am looking for the original version ( I have the French translation done
by David Diamant) of a play written in Beaune-la-Rolande camp Di Reform
written by Moishe Kinman (artist in the inter-war Yiddish Parisian theater
PIAT). I am also looking for further material : plays written and
performed, clandestine press and literary material (poetry, prose,
diaries) done in the above mentioned camps.
It may be of interst to you to know that part of my research deals with
Yiddish life in interwar Paris: press, authors, publishing houses and
theater.

Any assistice will be of utmost importance and will be credited.

Many thanks for your cooperation
Dr. Pnina Rosenberg
mail: danielro@...

Dear colleagues,
I am doing a post-doctorat research on the subject " Yiddish Culture in
French Zone Occupied Camps : Clandestine Press, Theater, Literature". My
research embraces the Yiddish cultural activities in the major camps in the
occupied zone - Beaune-la-Rolande, Pithiviers, Compiege and Drancy.

I am looking for the original version ( I have the French translation done
by David Diamant) of a play written in Beaune-la-Rolande camp Di Reform
written by Moishe Kinman (artist in the inter-war Yiddish Parisian theater
PIAT). I am also looking for further material : plays written and
performed, clandestine press and literary material (poetry, prose,
diaries) done in the above mentioned camps.
It may be of interst to you to know that part of my research deals with
Yiddish life in interwar Paris: press, authors, publishing houses and
theater.

Any assistice will be of utmost importance and will be credited.

Many thanks for your cooperation
Dr. Pnina Rosenberg
mail: danielro@...

Robert Rosenbaum wrote:

My grandmother helped a large number (dozens?) of relatives to come to

the United States >from Austria in 1939-1940 by "sponsoring" their
immigration.
Can anyone tell me exactly what that meant?

I've heard there was some kind of affidavit involved, and also that she had
to put up $1,000 for each immigrant. (This figure is amazing to me if it's
accurate; $1,000 in 1939 was worth about twelve thousand dollars today!) >>

==My father, a quiet, humble and very caring man sponsored immigration for
68 people >from Vienna in 1938 and 1939. He often told us it meant he had to
put up $1,000. for each immigrant, guarantee housing and a job for them
upon their arrival. My father was by no means a man of wealth but he knew
he had to "save" as many Jews as he could. Most people in NYC in those
years didn't want to "get involved." My father went door to door, office
to office, business to business to ask for money >from people he knew and

from strangers. Apparently, they were willing to give, and some gave quite

generously, just as long as they didn't have to "get involved."

==The first to arrive was a beautiful 24-year-old single woman he had known
for 17 years. She arrived on Thanksgiving Day, 1938. He proposed on her
birthday, 24 December, they were married 2 months later and I was born 9
months after that. The most celebrated holiday in our family has always
been Thanksgiving Day. We are blessed to still have our mother with us and
we retell the story every year.

Sally Goodman
Palm Springs/LA, CA

Researching:
ABELES Vienna, San Francisco; BROWN/GROSS Schenectady, NY; CARDOZO London,
Rochester, NYC; GOITMAN Kishinev, Tiraspol; HAYS Germany, Rochester, NYC;
KIRSCHBAUM Jaroslaw, Vienna; MANDELBERG Jaroslaw, Vienna, Berlin; MUHLSTEIN
Rzeszow, Vienna; NEUSPIEL, Nikolsburg, Moravia; Vienna& Hollabrunn Austria;
RESHOWER Austria, Germany, NYC; ROSENSTOCK Stryj, Rzeszow, Jaroslaw;
SELIGMAN Germany, Rochester, NYC; STEIN Stryj, Vienna.

Robert Rosenbaum wrote:

My grandmother helped a large number (dozens?) of relatives to come to

the United States >from Austria in 1939-1940 by "sponsoring" their
immigration.
Can anyone tell me exactly what that meant?

I've heard there was some kind of affidavit involved, and also that she had
to put up $1,000 for each immigrant. (This figure is amazing to me if it's
accurate; $1,000 in 1939 was worth about twelve thousand dollars today!) >>

==My father, a quiet, humble and very caring man sponsored immigration for
68 people >from Vienna in 1938 and 1939. He often told us it meant he had to
put up $1,000. for each immigrant, guarantee housing and a job for them
upon their arrival. My father was by no means a man of wealth but he knew
he had to "save" as many Jews as he could. Most people in NYC in those
years didn't want to "get involved." My father went door to door, office
to office, business to business to ask for money >from people he knew and

from strangers. Apparently, they were willing to give, and some gave quite

generously, just as long as they didn't have to "get involved."

==The first to arrive was a beautiful 24-year-old single woman he had known
for 17 years. She arrived on Thanksgiving Day, 1938. He proposed on her
birthday, 24 December, they were married 2 months later and I was born 9
months after that. The most celebrated holiday in our family has always
been Thanksgiving Day. We are blessed to still have our mother with us and
we retell the story every year.

Sally Goodman
Palm Springs/LA, CA

Researching:
ABELES Vienna, San Francisco; BROWN/GROSS Schenectady, NY; CARDOZO London,
Rochester, NYC; GOITMAN Kishinev, Tiraspol; HAYS Germany, Rochester, NYC;
KIRSCHBAUM Jaroslaw, Vienna; MANDELBERG Jaroslaw, Vienna, Berlin; MUHLSTEIN
Rzeszow, Vienna; NEUSPIEL, Nikolsburg, Moravia; Vienna& Hollabrunn Austria;
RESHOWER Austria, Germany, NYC; ROSENSTOCK Stryj, Rzeszow, Jaroslaw;
SELIGMAN Germany, Rochester, NYC; STEIN Stryj, Vienna.

Michael Bernet, New York < MBernet@... > wrote:

Beider suggests that Chiene is derived >from Channh (Hannah). Dora, as you
say, relates to the Greek word for gift. Matthew is a name that
derives >from the Greek version of the Hebrew name Matityahu, Gift of God.
I'm not sure that her parents were linguists (or genealogists) enough to
make that "gift"ed connection. I'd guess the connection with Daniel is
again through the initial. The Chiene-Jechiel connection may reflect the
common shortening of the Jechiel name to just Chiel.

=I would like to add that just like Matthew is a name that derives >from the
Greek version of the Hebrew name Matityahu, Gift of God. Dora, which
relates to the Greek word for gift, evolves to the Hebrew word "doron"
which is gift... Doron is used also as Hebrew name.

Best regards, Udi Cain, Jerusalem

Michael Bernet, New York < MBernet@... > wrote:

Beider suggests that Chiene is derived >from Channh (Hannah). Dora, as you
say, relates to the Greek word for gift. Matthew is a name that
derives >from the Greek version of the Hebrew name Matityahu, Gift of God.
I'm not sure that her parents were linguists (or genealogists) enough to
make that "gift"ed connection. I'd guess the connection with Daniel is
again through the initial. The Chiene-Jechiel connection may reflect the
common shortening of the Jechiel name to just Chiel.

=I would like to add that just like Matthew is a name that derives >from the
Greek version of the Hebrew name Matityahu, Gift of God. Dora, which
relates to the Greek word for gift, evolves to the Hebrew word "doron"
which is gift... Doron is used also as Hebrew name.

Best regards, Udi Cain, Jerusalem

Is there someone with easy access to the Manhattan/Bronx directory for
1933-34 who is willing to lookup someone for me?

Israel Pickholtz

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately.

Is there someone with easy access to the Manhattan/Bronx directory for
1933-34 who is willing to lookup someone for me?

Israel Pickholtz

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately.

Dear Genners,

The Jewish Genealogical Societies of Montreal and Ottawa
are proud to alert fellow researchers to the following
article on page 3 of the Canadian Jewish News -
August 21, 2003, 23 Av, 5763 edition:

"Canadian naturalization records for 1915-32 now online"

An Internet version of the article can be seen at:

http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=1395

It is estimated that approximately 40% of Canadian naturalizations
during this period were for Jewish individuals.

Merle Kastner
JGS of Montreal
merlek@...

Dear Genners,

The Jewish Genealogical Societies of Montreal and Ottawa
are proud to alert fellow researchers to the following
article on page 3 of the Canadian Jewish News -
August 21, 2003, 23 Av, 5763 edition:

"Canadian naturalization records for 1915-32 now online"

An Internet version of the article can be seen at:

http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=1395

It is estimated that approximately 40% of Canadian naturalizations
during this period were for Jewish individuals.

Merle Kastner
JGS of Montreal
merlek@...

Two weeks ago I sent you this Email and I couldn't get the information I
was searching, may be it was because many Bialystoker Genealogists were
in Washington by that time. I think that now they are back home, then I
send it again.

Thank you for your attention,

Carlos Pinkus
Buenos Aires

Two weeks ago I sent you this Email and I couldn't get the information I
was searching, may be it was because many Bialystoker Genealogists were
in Washington by that time. I think that now they are back home, then I
send it again.

Thank you for your attention,

Carlos Pinkus
Buenos Aires

Subject: Need help with a few Russian phrases
From: Kirsten Gradel <kmgradel@...>

Maybe Kristin could share with us the meaning of "Nasl." and "drugie" she
received >from others.

Fay Bussgang
Lexington, MA

Subject: Need help with a few Russian phrases
From: Kirsten Gradel <kmgradel@...>

Maybe Kristin could share with us the meaning of "Nasl." and "drugie" she
received >from others.

Fay Bussgang
Lexington, MA

Dear RavSIGgers,

I cannot read Hebrew, but I was able to find the passage in Rabbi
Wunder's Meorei Galicia that concerns a relative (perhaps a direct
ancestor) of mine. It is only a few sentences long, but I am
hopeful that it contains important genealogical information. Would
any of you be so kind as to translate this passage >from Hebrew to
English for me, if I provide you with a scan? Please reply
privately.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

Logan Kleinwaks

[Moderator's Note: Please respond privately]

Dear RavSIGgers,

I cannot read Hebrew, but I was able to find the passage in Rabbi
Wunder's Meorei Galicia that concerns a relative (perhaps a direct
ancestor) of mine. It is only a few sentences long, but I am
hopeful that it contains important genealogical information. Would
any of you be so kind as to translate this passage >from Hebrew to
English for me, if I provide you with a scan? Please reply
privately.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

Logan Kleinwaks

[Moderator's Note: Please respond privately]

It has been a year since I posted my search for Leonard LEVINE. I have
had no luck in locating him or any of his family, if any exists. I
submitted a notice to "Navy Times" magazine but never received any replies.

Leonard was stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1945. I have a photograph
of him wearing the uniform of an enlisted man, and he looks about 20 years
old.
Leonard would have had a relative, probably an uncle, named Jacob LEVIN,
living in Chicago.

If this sounds at all familiar to anyone, please contact me.

Thank you very much.

Vivian Finkelstein
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Vivian308@...

Searching: LEVIN/LEVINE, Lutsin, Latvia
CHATZANSKY/CHECANSKY, Kiev, Ukraine
PASSIMANIK, Vilnius, Lithuania

It has been a year since I posted my search for Leonard LEVINE. I have
had no luck in locating him or any of his family, if any exists. I
submitted a notice to "Navy Times" magazine but never received any replies.

Leonard was stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1945. I have a photograph
of him wearing the uniform of an enlisted man, and he looks about 20 years
old.
Leonard would have had a relative, probably an uncle, named Jacob LEVIN,
living in Chicago.

If this sounds at all familiar to anyone, please contact me.

Thank you very much.

Vivian Finkelstein
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Vivian308@...

Searching: LEVIN/LEVINE, Lutsin, Latvia
CHATZANSKY/CHECANSKY, Kiev, Ukraine
PASSIMANIK, Vilnius, Lithuania

I thought I would let this group know that if anyone is looking for
Natualization Papers through Cook County that the turn around time is quite
quick. I ordered papers through their web site the beginning of this month
and the documents arrived today, 8/24.

Sara R. Rice
Palos Verdes, CA
esterbrook@...

researching: JOZSIF HERSCHLIKOWITZ, JOSEPH HERSCH, SARAH HIRSCH

I thought I would let this group know that if anyone is looking for
Natualization Papers through Cook County that the turn around time is quite
quick. I ordered papers through their web site the beginning of this month
and the documents arrived today, 8/24.

Sara R. Rice
Palos Verdes, CA
esterbrook@...

researching: JOZSIF HERSCHLIKOWITZ, JOSEPH HERSCH, SARAH HIRSCH