Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Hi,

I am looking for a Jakub Borensztajn (or his descendants) who immigrated to
Israel in the 1930's or just after the war and came >from the area of Sczekociny,
Poland.

Pauline Rosenberg
paulinerosenberg@...

Hi,

I am looking for a Jakub Borensztajn (or his descendants) who immigrated to
Israel in the 1930's or just after the war and came >from the area of Sczekociny,
Poland.

Pauline Rosenberg
paulinerosenberg@...

The British Library has made available downloadable datasets of digitized
Hebrew Manuscripts available for free. The manuscripts vary, but most
interesting for genealogists are marriage certificates. Other manuscripts
include: Kabbalistic works, linguistic works, prayer books, biblical texts,
scrolls and more. Languages are varied >from Latin, Greek, Yiddish, Persian,
Italian, Arabic and Syriac. The catalogue may be found at:

To read about the datasets go to:
https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2018/12/-download-hebrew-manuscripts-for-free-.html
[MOD. NOTE: shortened URL - https://goo.gl/AbLrHh ]

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

The British Library has made available downloadable datasets of digitized
Hebrew Manuscripts available for free. The manuscripts vary, but most
interesting for genealogists are marriage certificates. Other manuscripts
include: Kabbalistic works, linguistic works, prayer books, biblical texts,
scrolls and more. Languages are varied >from Latin, Greek, Yiddish, Persian,
Italian, Arabic and Syriac. The catalogue may be found at:

To read about the datasets go to:
https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2018/12/-download-hebrew-manuscripts-for-free-.html
[MOD. NOTE: shortened URL - https://goo.gl/AbLrHh ]

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

I have posted an image of a tombstone at the following address:

https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=70841

The tombstone is very old and in poor condition, and the image is not clear.
I would like to know if the design at the very top, above pey nun, has any
Jewish meaning or is simply a decoration. (I am aware that my statement in
the posting regarding the meaning of these two letters is wrong as to them
representing the word "p'nei.")

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.

Thank you.

Sharon Korn
San Diego, CA

I have posted an image of a tombstone at the following address:

https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=70841

The tombstone is very old and in poor condition, and the image is not clear.
I would like to know if the design at the very top, above pey nun, has any
Jewish meaning or is simply a decoration. (I am aware that my statement in
the posting regarding the meaning of these two letters is wrong as to them
representing the word "p'nei.")

Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page.

Thank you.

Sharon Korn
San Diego, CA

My late father Mordechai Menakhem/Markus Mendel (Max) KNISBACHER was
named for his paternal grandmother's father, Mordechai Menakhem BANNER.
Max's father, Isak Moshe KNISBACHER, for whom I am named, had served in
the German army in WWI and died of the swine flu in September, 1918,
shortly before the end of the war. He and a brother who served in the
Austrian army in that conflict were both known to the respective armies
as BANNER not KNISBACHER. The BANNER connection is the earliest one I
know of in my father's family, and I recently found a DNA match with a
woman here in Florida who is a BANNER descendant.

In 1956 there was a Yad va Shem page of testimony submitted by one David
BANNER, in Israel, attesting to the death of his brother Markus BANNER,
who might have been named for my great great grandfather listed above. I
am very anxious to make contact with any BANNER descendants and try to
reconnect the family links that were destroyed by the Holocaust. Note
that David BANNER listed his brother's (and, presumably his own)
birthplace as Turanowce, Poland and his place of death as Przemyslany,
Poland. His parents were Yekhezqel Arye and Dvora. Looking forward to
meeting long lost cousins!

Jeff Knisbacher, currently in Bradenton, Florida, USA

MODERATOR NOTE: Please contact Jeff privately with contact information.

My late father Mordechai Menakhem/Markus Mendel (Max) KNISBACHER was
named for his paternal grandmother's father, Mordechai Menakhem BANNER.
Max's father, Isak Moshe KNISBACHER, for whom I am named, had served in
the German army in WWI and died of the swine flu in September, 1918,
shortly before the end of the war. He and a brother who served in the
Austrian army in that conflict were both known to the respective armies
as BANNER not KNISBACHER. The BANNER connection is the earliest one I
know of in my father's family, and I recently found a DNA match with a
woman here in Florida who is a BANNER descendant.

In 1956 there was a Yad va Shem page of testimony submitted by one David
BANNER, in Israel, attesting to the death of his brother Markus BANNER,
who might have been named for my great great grandfather listed above. I
am very anxious to make contact with any BANNER descendants and try to
reconnect the family links that were destroyed by the Holocaust. Note
that David BANNER listed his brother's (and, presumably his own)
birthplace as Turanowce, Poland and his place of death as Przemyslany,
Poland. His parents were Yekhezqel Arye and Dvora. Looking forward to
meeting long lost cousins!

Jeff Knisbacher, currently in Bradenton, Florida, USA

MODERATOR NOTE: Please contact Jeff privately with contact information.

Hi
Please can someone explain the difference between searching for a
surname phonetically and sounds like. And then the difference between
those and the various levels of fuzzy logic.

I am searching for the birth of my great-grandmother whose name I have
been entering as "Sheina Smolenski" and get different results.

Many thanks

Sue Coleman
Researching Smolenski, Pov(o)lotski, Kolominski, Becow and others
Harrow, England

MODERATOR NOTE: JewishGen has an InfoFile that explains most of the search
options: https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/SearchTypes.htm
JRI-Poland uses the same search functions and has an explanation here:
https://jri-poland.org/how-to-search.htm#search-types

Hi
Please can someone explain the difference between searching for a
surname phonetically and sounds like. And then the difference between
those and the various levels of fuzzy logic.

I am searching for the birth of my great-grandmother whose name I have
been entering as "Sheina Smolenski" and get different results.

Many thanks

Sue Coleman
Researching Smolenski, Pov(o)lotski, Kolominski, Becow and others
Harrow, England

MODERATOR NOTE: JewishGen has an InfoFile that explains most of the search
options: https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/SearchTypes.htm
JRI-Poland uses the same search functions and has an explanation here:
https://jri-poland.org/how-to-search.htm#search-types

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/

Attention BOF Leaders!

We hope you will participate in the 39th IAJGS International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy located in Cleveland, Ohio >from July 28th through August
2nd, 2019.

The Conference will provide opportunities for BOFs to share information with
individuals who are researching the same areas or interests. As in the past,
standard time slots of 1 hour 15 minutes are available for BOF meetings and
participation in the Conference SHARE Fair (SIG-BOF SHARE Fair) at no
additional charge. While many BOFs have regions that may be covered during a
SIG time block, it is critical that the BOF leadership submit their
application for a time slot as soon as possible.

The BOF application allows the Program Committee to better support
programming and BOF requests. Please send your completed application no
later than January 20, 2019 as an email attachment to
SIGandBOF@... Decisions for BOF's requested date and time
assignments for events will be made based on date and time of receipt of
this completed application as well as on scheduling demands. BOFs will be
notified of their requested event scheduling by the end of February 2019.

You can find the 2019 IAJGS Cleveland BOF Application on the conference
website at http://www.iajgs2019.org/ Click on "SIG & BOF PROGRAMMING"
in the PROGRAM drop down menu and you will find all the guidelines and
applications. Applications are available in pdf and Word formats.

Please email me with your questions and/or suggestions. See you in
Cleveland!

Nolan Altman
39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
SIG / BOF / SHARE Fair Coordinator

Email: SIGandBOF@...

Conference website: http://www.iajgs2019.org/