My uncle Chaim Pomeranz passed away June 2018 in Antwerp, Belgium. I
would appreciate it if someone can tell me the exact date of his
death. Does anyone know how I can find out what cemetery he is buried
at and perhaps get a picture of the grave??

I was hoping my cousins would give me the answer, but they are not
very good at communicating with their American cousins.

I tried billiongraves.com but didn't find anything. When I searched
for my uncle on Ancestry, I did get the record of when he and the
family came to visit us in 1962 because he needed a visa.

My uncle Chaim was my mom's brother born Chaim Chamita, but he had his
name changed when my maternal grandmother married Anschel Pomeranc.

I recently found out that he died so for me it's very personal and I
am sad. He was the only brother out of 4 sons that survived the
Holocaust. He was the last of their immediate family.

Sincerely,

Dina Aptekar Hill

My uncle Chaim Pomeranz passed away June 2018 in Antwerp, Belgium. I
would appreciate it if someone can tell me the exact date of his
death. Does anyone know how I can find out what cemetery he is buried
at and perhaps get a picture of the grave??

I was hoping my cousins would give me the answer, but they are not
very good at communicating with their American cousins.

I tried billiongraves.com but didn't find anything. When I searched
for my uncle on Ancestry, I did get the record of when he and the
family came to visit us in 1962 because he needed a visa.

My uncle Chaim was my mom's brother born Chaim Chamita, but he had his
name changed when my maternal grandmother married Anschel Pomeranc.

I recently found out that he died so for me it's very personal and I
am sad. He was the only brother out of 4 sons that survived the
Holocaust. He was the last of their immediate family.

Sincerely,

Dina Aptekar Hill

I am writing to ask for suggestions for archival research about my
GRABER/GRAEBER ancestors of Sanok, Galicia (now southeast Poland). Some
background follows. Sources are family oral history, JewishGen, JRI-Poland,
and family trees on Ancestry.com.

My paternal grandmother, born Feiga GRAEBER in Sanok in about 1904, was the
youngest of ten children, most of whom emigrated to the United States. Her
parents were Beile LICHTBACH (b. 1862 in Przemysl, d. 1925 in New York) and
Meyer GRAEBER (b. about 1828 in Sanok, d. about 1915 in Sanok). The 34 year
age difference between Beile and Meyer is correct and leads to a messy
situation on genealogical charts. I believe Meyer had a brother Jakob
Pincus GRAEBER (1824-1907) married to Jutte BIEGELEISEN (1819-1889).
Jakob and Jutte had a son Abraham (b. 1854 Sanok, d. 1930 New York)
who was the point of contact for the first two of my grandmother's
brothers to emigrate to the US, according to passenger manifests.
It seems likely that Meyer had other siblings, too. One of
them may have been Leib GRAEBER (1838-1918), who married Czarna
FRIBERGER (1840-1915). I also believe on grounds of a certain DNA
match that Meyer had a brother whose son Ber (or Bernhard) GRAEBER
moved to Vienna.

I believe the father of Meyer and Jakob Pincus was Hersz GRAEBER,
born in about 1800 in Sanok and married to Beile. Hersz may have had
a brother Majer GRAEBER, married to Frimit; their son Israel Leib GRAEBER
(1830-1911) was married to Chaje HOLZ (1823-1905). Israel Leib and Chaje
had a son Eisig GRAEBER (b. about 1856 Sanok?, d. 1926 Jaroslaw). Eisig
married Mirl LICHTBACH, an older sister of my great-grandmother Beile
LICHTBACH, mentioned above. Eisig GRAEBER was a figure in the Haskalah
movement as a translator and editor.

The 1900 Sanok census lists several GRAEBER families, but it is unclear
how they relate to each other and to my own direct lineage.

Finally, there are mentions of various Sanok GRAEBERs in family trees on
Ancestry and MyHeritage.

I am keenly interested in suggestions for archival research that can be
undertaken in the United States. I am perfectly happy to dive into records
written in languages other than English, but please do not recommend that
I make a trip to Poland to do archival research there. For various reasons,
that simply is not possible.

Joseph Walder
Portland, Oregon, USA

I am writing to ask for suggestions for archival research about my
GRABER/GRAEBER ancestors of Sanok, Galicia (now southeast Poland). Some
background follows. Sources are family oral history, JewishGen, JRI-Poland,
and family trees on Ancestry.com.

My paternal grandmother, born Feiga GRAEBER in Sanok in about 1904, was the
youngest of ten children, most of whom emigrated to the United States. Her
parents were Beile LICHTBACH (b. 1862 in Przemysl, d. 1925 in New York) and
Meyer GRAEBER (b. about 1828 in Sanok, d. about 1915 in Sanok). The 34 year
age difference between Beile and Meyer is correct and leads to a messy
situation on genealogical charts. I believe Meyer had a brother Jakob
Pincus GRAEBER (1824-1907) married to Jutte BIEGELEISEN (1819-1889).
Jakob and Jutte had a son Abraham (b. 1854 Sanok, d. 1930 New York)
who was the point of contact for the first two of my grandmother's
brothers to emigrate to the US, according to passenger manifests.
It seems likely that Meyer had other siblings, too. One of
them may have been Leib GRAEBER (1838-1918), who married Czarna
FRIBERGER (1840-1915). I also believe on grounds of a certain DNA
match that Meyer had a brother whose son Ber (or Bernhard) GRAEBER
moved to Vienna.

I believe the father of Meyer and Jakob Pincus was Hersz GRAEBER,
born in about 1800 in Sanok and married to Beile. Hersz may have had
a brother Majer GRAEBER, married to Frimit; their son Israel Leib GRAEBER
(1830-1911) was married to Chaje HOLZ (1823-1905). Israel Leib and Chaje
had a son Eisig GRAEBER (b. about 1856 Sanok?, d. 1926 Jaroslaw). Eisig
married Mirl LICHTBACH, an older sister of my great-grandmother Beile
LICHTBACH, mentioned above. Eisig GRAEBER was a figure in the Haskalah
movement as a translator and editor.

The 1900 Sanok census lists several GRAEBER families, but it is unclear
how they relate to each other and to my own direct lineage.

Finally, there are mentions of various Sanok GRAEBERs in family trees on
Ancestry and MyHeritage.

I am keenly interested in suggestions for archival research that can be
undertaken in the United States. I am perfectly happy to dive into records
written in languages other than English, but please do not recommend that
I make a trip to Poland to do archival research there. For various reasons,
that simply is not possible.

Joseph Walder
Portland, Oregon, USA

Hello,

I am searching for any relatives or researchers of the family headed
by Mor (Moritz) WEISZ who married Ernesztine SPITZER in Szeged. They
and their children probably changed their names later to VERMES.
Ernesztine SPITZER was the sister of my great great grandfather, which
makes me very interested in this family.
If anyone has some information regarding them, or contacts of their
relatives, I would highly appreciate.

Thank you very much,
Amit Naor
Israel

Hello,

I am searching for any relatives or researchers of the family headed
by Mor (Moritz) WEISZ who married Ernesztine SPITZER in Szeged. They
and their children probably changed their names later to VERMES.
Ernesztine SPITZER was the sister of my great great grandfather, which
makes me very interested in this family.
If anyone has some information regarding them, or contacts of their
relatives, I would highly appreciate.

Thank you very much,
Amit Naor
Israel

Dear Group,

I've posted a document in German for which I need a translation. It is on
ViewMate at the following address:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72457

This is a document relating to a Synagogue seat in Hranice relating to the
Wolf family (which later emigrated to Hungary). On the right hand side page
there are several names. I am particularly interested to know what is the
relationship between them. Is Sigmund related to Jakob Israel (My G5F)? how?
Are there any detailed about the people mentioned? also if possible who are
the Wolfs mentioned on the left hand page and is there any relationship
between them.

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.
Thank you very much.
Omri Arnon

I've posted two pages >from a letter written by my husband's cousin

from Bergen Belsen during the War. He was one of the survivors and we

met with him and his family back in the 1980's. The pages are on
ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72453
and
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72454 .

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Any
help in translating would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Carole Buchsbaum

Dear Group,

I've posted a document in German for which I need a translation. It is on
ViewMate at the following address:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72457

This is a document relating to a Synagogue seat in Hranice relating to the
Wolf family (which later emigrated to Hungary). On the right hand side page
there are several names. I am particularly interested to know what is the
relationship between them. Is Sigmund related to Jakob Israel (My G5F)? how?
Are there any detailed about the people mentioned? also if possible who are
the Wolfs mentioned on the left hand page and is there any relationship
between them.

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.
Thank you very much.
Omri Arnon

I've posted two pages >from a letter written by my husband's cousin

from Bergen Belsen during the War. He was one of the survivors and we

met with him and his family back in the 1980's. The pages are on
ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72453
and
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72454 .

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Any
help in translating would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Carole Buchsbaum

Dear Group,

I've posted a document in German for which I need a translation. It is on
ViewMate at the following address:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/faq.asp#announce

This is a document relating to a Synagogue seat in Hranice relating to the
Wolf family (which later emigrated to Hungary). On the right hand side page
there are several names. I am particularly interested to know what is the
relationship between them. Is Sigmund related to Jakob Israel (My G5F)? how?
Are there any detailed about the people mentioned? also if possible who are
the Wolfs mentioned on the left hand page and is there any relationship
between them.

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.
Thank you very much.
Omri Arnon

Sorry, wrong link. This is the right one:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72457

Dear Group,

I've posted a document in German for which I need a translation. It is on
ViewMate at the following address:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/faq.asp#announce

This is a document relating to a Synagogue seat in Hranice relating to the
Wolf family (which later emigrated to Hungary). On the right hand side page
there are several names. I am particularly interested to know what is the
relationship between them. Is Sigmund related to Jakob Israel (My G5F)? how?
Are there any detailed about the people mentioned? also if possible who are
the Wolfs mentioned on the left hand page and is there any relationship
between them.

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.
Thank you very much.
Omri Arnon

Sorry, wrong link. This is the right one:
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72457

Join us for our first genealogy program specifically designed for
children of all ages/abilities and their families.

Family Genealogy Day: Exploring Family Photos
Date: April 7; Session 1: 11 AM-12:30 PM, Session 2: 1:30-3 PM
Place: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
Description: Through a variety of hands-on activities for the whole
family, find out how family photos can help you discover and document
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Senior Reference Services Librarian, Genealogy Coordinator
Center for Jewish History
New York, NY

Join us for our first genealogy program specifically designed for
children of all ages/abilities and their families.

Family Genealogy Day: Exploring Family Photos
Date: April 7; Session 1: 11 AM-12:30 PM, Session 2: 1:30-3 PM
Place: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
Description: Through a variety of hands-on activities for the whole
family, find out how family photos can help you discover and document
your family's history. Search for informative clues within our family
photo exhibitions, create a portrait collage of your family, color
historical fashions that your ancestors may have worn, learn simple
tips for preserving your family photos and scrapbooks, and more.

Tickets: Free; reservations required (must select Session 1 or 2;
morning and afternoon sessions are identical) at familyday.bpt.me or
800-838-3006.

Moriah Amit
Senior Reference Services Librarian, Genealogy Coordinator
Center for Jewish History
New York, NY

Hello,
I understand, that in order to get a naturalisation's file >from the
Archives Nationales, I have to find the date of the act (I found it)
and to provide them some number ("cote"). I understood also, that it
should start by BB etc. But I cannot find online the possibility to
find the cote. I cannot go to their site in Pierrefitte, I don't live
in France.
I'd be grateful for any help.
Yael Polat, in Israel
VEINBERG DININ

Hello,
I understand, that in order to get a naturalisation's file >from the
Archives Nationales, I have to find the date of the act (I found it)
and to provide them some number ("cote"). I understood also, that it
should start by BB etc. But I cannot find online the possibility to
find the cote. I cannot go to their site in Pierrefitte, I don't live
in France.
I'd be grateful for any help.
Yael Polat, in Israel
VEINBERG DININ

A Spanish diplomat, Angel Sanz-Briz, served in Budapest during World War ll
and was responsible in 1944 for saving 5,000 Hungarian Jews >from certain
death. He is known as the "Angel of Budapest". He hid 5,000 Jews by using
Spanish protection on using 200 approved passports with added letters so
that they multiplied the number permitted. He also hid them in apartment
buildings he placed under Spanish protection. The rooms were overcrowded,
people hungry and cold, and diseased. But they survived.

To read the story and how Franco's Spain never recognized San-Briz for his
bravery and how Yad Vashem recognized him in the ranks of the righteous see:

See: https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/stories/briz.html
To read more see: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47536432

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

A Spanish diplomat, Angel Sanz-Briz, served in Budapest during World War ll
and was responsible in 1944 for saving 5,000 Hungarian Jews >from certain
death. He is known as the "Angel of Budapest". He hid 5,000 Jews by using
Spanish protection on using 200 approved passports with added letters so
that they multiplied the number permitted. He also hid them in apartment
buildings he placed under Spanish protection. The rooms were overcrowded,
people hungry and cold, and diseased. But they survived.

To read the story and how Franco's Spain never recognized San-Briz for his
bravery and how Yad Vashem recognized him in the ranks of the righteous see:

See: https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/stories/briz.html
To read more see: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47536432

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee