"For Ten Kilograms of Sugar," >from the Yizkor book of Staszow, Poland, is yet
another of the many accounts in this literature of Jews struggling to survive in
the woods while hunted not only by Nazis but also their own neighbors, be they
Poles or, in other cases, Ukrainians. The title of this chapter refers to the 10
kilograms of sugar that the Germans paid Poles in and about Staszow for each Jew
delivered to them. "The fight against our countrymen was incomparably more
difficult than that with the Germans, because the Germans didn't dare to show up
alone in the forest, even during the day, without the active assistance of the
Poles," wrote Perl Golflus. It was an ordeal that only came to an end when the
Russian army liberated the area, prompting Goldflus' father to cry out, ""Children,
we are free."

URL: https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/posts/1612548535433962

Bruce Drake
Silver Spring MD

Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK
Towns: Wojnilow, Kovel

"For Ten Kilograms of Sugar," >from the Yizkor book of Staszow, Poland, is yet
another of the many accounts in this literature of Jews struggling to survive in
the woods while hunted not only by Nazis but also their own neighbors, be they
Poles or, in other cases, Ukrainians. The title of this chapter refers to the 10
kilograms of sugar that the Germans paid Poles in and about Staszow for each Jew
delivered to them. "The fight against our countrymen was incomparably more
difficult than that with the Germans, because the Germans didn't dare to show up
alone in the forest, even during the day, without the active assistance of the
Poles," wrote Perl Golflus. It was an ordeal that only came to an end when the
Russian army liberated the area, prompting Goldflus' father to cry out, ""Children,
we are free."

URL: https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/posts/1612548535433962

Bruce Drake
Silver Spring MD

Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK
Towns: Wojnilow, Kovel

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to make contact with any of the family of Marcel Berkovici who
lived in Haifa in 1957. He is related to Sol Smulowitz who lived in New
York during the 1950s, possibly a cousin or niece/nephew. Sol traveled to
Israel several times a year to visit his family and in particular Marcel.

Marcel wrote a letter to Sol in October 1957 with the following return
address: ** Haifa, Israel (MODERATOR: the street address has been redacted
for privacy reasons)

If you are related or know anything at all about Marcel's family I would
very much appreciate it if you could be in touch with me.

I'm doing some genealogical research on behalf of Sol's granddaughter and
any info regarding Marcel will help immensely.

Thanks and a happy Chanuka to all,
Ruvane Bernstein
(Beitar, Israel)

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to make contact with any of the family of Marcel Berkovici who
lived in Haifa in 1957. He is related to Sol Smulowitz who lived in New
York during the 1950s, possibly a cousin or niece/nephew. Sol traveled to
Israel several times a year to visit his family and in particular Marcel.

Marcel wrote a letter to Sol in October 1957 with the following return
address: ** Haifa, Israel (MODERATOR: the street address has been redacted
for privacy reasons)

If you are related or know anything at all about Marcel's family I would
very much appreciate it if you could be in touch with me.

I'm doing some genealogical research on behalf of Sol's granddaughter and
any info regarding Marcel will help immensely.

Thanks and a happy Chanuka to all,
Ruvane Bernstein
(Beitar, Israel)

Hi everyone,

I've posted 3 vital records in Russian for which I need basic
translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ...

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63076
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63077
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63078

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Much appreciated.

Ruvane Bernstein
(Beitar, Israel)

Hi everyone,

I've posted 3 vital records in Russian for which I need basic
translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ...

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63076
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63077
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM63078

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Much appreciated.

Ruvane Bernstein
(Beitar, Israel)

The Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) is offering free access
to their 2018 Seminar Series. They hold the series on the first Saturday and
the third Wednesday of every month. Everyone, no matter where you live, may
join the webinars live. Only those who are SCGS members may access the
archived webinars. See: http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/jes-index.html

One must register to access the webinar live. >from the aforementioned URL,
click on the webinar you want to attend and register with GoToWebinar.com.
Enter your name and email address and answer a few questions. You will
receive confirmation of your registration by email. The reminder email you
receive after registration will have information on accessing the handout
materials. The webinars last one -hour.

On the day of the session, click the link that you received in your
invitation to GotoWebinar.com

For converting your time zone to time the webinar is being given use the
time/clock converter at:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html


Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

The Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) is offering free access
to their 2018 Seminar Series. They hold the series on the first Saturday and
the third Wednesday of every month. Everyone, no matter where you live, may
join the webinars live. Only those who are SCGS members may access the
archived webinars. See: http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/jes-index.html

One must register to access the webinar live. >from the aforementioned URL,
click on the webinar you want to attend and register with GoToWebinar.com.
Enter your name and email address and answer a few questions. You will
receive confirmation of your registration by email. The reminder email you
receive after registration will have information on accessing the handout
materials. The webinars last one -hour.

On the day of the session, click the link that you received in your
invitation to GotoWebinar.com

For converting your time zone to time the webinar is being given use the
time/clock converter at:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html


Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Dear fellow FrenchSIGgers,

We have just received a questionnaire asking us if we wish to schedule a
SIG meeting and/or a Sig Luncheon for the Sig at the Warsaw Conference.

So far I have only received a couple of confirmed replies to the earlier
questionnaire, both >from members in France. Our present membership is
959!!!! Surely there must be others among you who are now planning on
attending the Warsaw Conference, perhaps even giving a paper?

There is a Dec. 24 deadline for us to request a Meeting or Luncheon. 
So, if you are planning on attending PLEASE let us know as soon as
possible, or the FrenchSIG will have no presence in Warsaw . This would
be very sad, as this is a first Eastern European location. And many

from Poland eventually relocated in France!

Rosanne Leeson
Pierre Hahn
FrenchSIG Coordinators

Dear fellow FrenchSIGgers,

We have just received a questionnaire asking us if we wish to schedule a
SIG meeting and/or a Sig Luncheon for the Sig at the Warsaw Conference.

So far I have only received a couple of confirmed replies to the earlier
questionnaire, both >from members in France. Our present membership is
959!!!! Surely there must be others among you who are now planning on
attending the Warsaw Conference, perhaps even giving a paper?

There is a Dec. 24 deadline for us to request a Meeting or Luncheon. 
So, if you are planning on attending PLEASE let us know as soon as
possible, or the FrenchSIG will have no presence in Warsaw . This would
be very sad, as this is a first Eastern European location. And many

from Poland eventually relocated in France!

Rosanne Leeson
Pierre Hahn
FrenchSIG Coordinators

IAJGS Conference organizers need to get an idea of how many are likely =
to attend the conference in Warsaw in order to decide how to allocate =
meeting rooms. Please contact me off-list to let me know how many of you =
are planning to go to the conference. As always, I also need your =
specific suggestions about speakers for a SIG luncheon or dinner event. =
Your responses are requested before Monday, December 18.

Vivian Kahn, Oakland, California

IAJGS Conference organizers need to get an idea of how many are likely =
to attend the conference in Warsaw in order to decide how to allocate =
meeting rooms. Please contact me off-list to let me know how many of you =
are planning to go to the conference. As always, I also need your =
specific suggestions about speakers for a SIG luncheon or dinner event. =
Your responses are requested before Monday, December 18.

Vivian Kahn, Oakland, California

My great-grandfather Dr Joseph Isaac Bluestone (1860-1934), who
migrated >from Kalvarija, Lithuania to New York in 1880, was a delegate
to the 1903 Zionist Conference in Basel. He wrote in his memoirs that
on his way he visited his wife's cousins Max and Isaac OPPENHEIM,
probably brothers, in London. Isaac was married to Minnie, and Max was
a bookseller.

I've tried over the years to identify Max and Isaac in various
databases, but have had no luck. OPPENHEIM as a surname and Max and
Isaac as given names are too common to be sure that anyone with either
name is the right one, and as most Oppenheims are German Jews and not
Litvaks, the presumption is against any particular one being the right
one. Also, since I'm trying to determine if either brother had a
family, and if so, to find living descendants, a simple listing of a
name in a directory or membership list is not likely to be very
helpful.

Dr Bluestone's mother-in-law, my great-great-grandmother Feige Dvora,
was a daughter of Louis (probably Leib) Oppenheim of Vishtinetz (now
Vistytis). She had a brother David Shlomo in New York and brothers
Sholom and Tanchel as well. I don't know whether Max and Isaac were
sons of one of these or of another brother whose name I don't know.

I would appreciate any leads that might help me identify Max and Isaac
Oppenheim, especially if they lead to contacts with living
descendants.

Dick Plotz
Providence RI USA
Dick@...

MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.

My great-grandfather Dr Joseph Isaac Bluestone (1860-1934), who
migrated >from Kalvarija, Lithuania to New York in 1880, was a delegate
to the 1903 Zionist Conference in Basel. He wrote in his memoirs that
on his way he visited his wife's cousins Max and Isaac OPPENHEIM,
probably brothers, in London. Isaac was married to Minnie, and Max was
a bookseller.

I've tried over the years to identify Max and Isaac in various
databases, but have had no luck. OPPENHEIM as a surname and Max and
Isaac as given names are too common to be sure that anyone with either
name is the right one, and as most Oppenheims are German Jews and not
Litvaks, the presumption is against any particular one being the right
one. Also, since I'm trying to determine if either brother had a
family, and if so, to find living descendants, a simple listing of a
name in a directory or membership list is not likely to be very
helpful.

Dr Bluestone's mother-in-law, my great-great-grandmother Feige Dvora,
was a daughter of Louis (probably Leib) Oppenheim of Vishtinetz (now
Vistytis). She had a brother David Shlomo in New York and brothers
Sholom and Tanchel as well. I don't know whether Max and Isaac were
sons of one of these or of another brother whose name I don't know.

I would appreciate any leads that might help me identify Max and Isaac
Oppenheim, especially if they lead to contacts with living
descendants.

Dick Plotz
Providence RI USA
Dick@...

MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.

I'm looking for family of Liba Czarny - daughter of Shmerek Joseph and Sarah
Zylberminc who was living in Bridge of Weir, Scotland in 1944.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and Happy Chanuka
Jonathan Kirsch

MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.

I'm looking for family of Liba Czarny - daughter of Shmerek Joseph and Sarah
Zylberminc who was living in Bridge of Weir, Scotland in 1944.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and Happy Chanuka
Jonathan Kirsch

MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.

Findmypast has created a "special" collection >from its existing records
called the British and Irish Collection. The intent is to make it easier to
search specifically for the immigrant ancestor rather than searching the
entire Findmypast database. The collection spans more than 400 years of
migration between the British Isles and North America, all in one place, and
holds 98 million records. Currently, access to the database is free. No end
date was given, but can change at any time.

When searching the data base, the results return with an icon of a "page".
This indicates it is a transcription of the actual record. When you open the
icon, there is an opportunity to view the original source document, however,
for most of the source documents, a paid subscription is necessary. An
example of a free source document would be the US Census.

I did a search of the surname "Cohen", no first name or other information
and received a return of 38,377 results. The results were from: Ireland,
England and Scotland and ranged >from the US Census to Passenger Lists
Leaving the UK (1890-1960), US Passenger Lists, US Marriages, Canadian
Border crossings and more. The country of origin was predominately listed
as England, and Ireland, but there were some >from Canada, Scotland and
Wales. In this example I did not find birth, and death records,
naturalization applications and draft registrations, but they are also
included in the collection's records. In full disclosure I did not view all
38,000 return results. If a record, such as a US military record, says the
soldier was born in Wales or Ireland or the UK, or in a US census record
someone in the family was born in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales then
that record should be in the collection. Anyone leaving the UK or Ireland
emigrating to Canada, the US or the Caribbean, or any British or Irish
immigrant who stopped temporarily in Canada en route to the US or Caribbean
and anyone listed on any US or Canadian record with British or Irish
origins, birthplace or parents should be in the collection.

To search the collection go to: https://tinyurl.com/yc9m2g55
Original url:
https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/british-and-irish-roots-collection

Registration with your name, email and password is required.

I have no affiliation with Findmypast and am posting this solely for the
information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Findmypast has created a "special" collection >from its existing records
called the British and Irish Collection. The intent is to make it easier to
search specifically for the immigrant ancestor rather than searching the
entire Findmypast database. The collection spans more than 400 years of
migration between the British Isles and North America, all in one place, and
holds 98 million records. Currently, access to the database is free. No end
date was given, but can change at any time.

When searching the data base, the results return with an icon of a "page".
This indicates it is a transcription of the actual record. When you open the
icon, there is an opportunity to view the original source document, however,
for most of the source documents, a paid subscription is necessary. An
example of a free source document would be the US Census.

I did a search of the surname "Cohen", no first name or other information
and received a return of 38,377 results. The results were from: Ireland,
England and Scotland and ranged >from the US Census to Passenger Lists
Leaving the UK (1890-1960), US Passenger Lists, US Marriages, Canadian
Border crossings and more. The country of origin was predominately listed
as England, and Ireland, but there were some >from Canada, Scotland and
Wales. In this example I did not find birth, and death records,
naturalization applications and draft registrations, but they are also
included in the collection's records. In full disclosure I did not view all
38,000 return results. If a record, such as a US military record, says the
soldier was born in Wales or Ireland or the UK, or in a US census record
someone in the family was born in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales then
that record should be in the collection. Anyone leaving the UK or Ireland
emigrating to Canada, the US or the Caribbean, or any British or Irish
immigrant who stopped temporarily in Canada en route to the US or Caribbean
and anyone listed on any US or Canadian record with British or Irish
origins, birthplace or parents should be in the collection.

To search the collection go to: https://tinyurl.com/yc9m2g55
Original url:
https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/british-and-irish-roots-collection

Registration with your name, email and password is required.

I have no affiliation with Findmypast and am posting this solely for the
information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Dear Membership,

Those who have - thank you. Those who have yet to - I need your RSVPs, by
Friday please.

Reminder for this coming Sunday.

This month's regular EESIG meeting will be held at JGSGB's HQ at The
Society of Genealogists 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road. London
EC1M 7BA >from 2pm until 5pm. Ample parking directly outside. The library will
be open >from 3pm until 5.30(ish).

We will welcome JGSGB's Chairman Leigh Dworkin, who will give another
highly informative talk -"The (Berko)wiczes of East Warsaw". Plus we will
hear of his latest researches into his Polish family and how American
genealogy can help break down Polish brick walls.

RSVP : raymusik@... Thank You.

Raymond Montanjees
The Programme Committee

Dear Membership,

Those who have - thank you. Those who have yet to - I need your RSVPs, by
Friday please.

Reminder for this coming Sunday.

This month's regular EESIG meeting will be held at JGSGB's HQ at The
Society of Genealogists 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road. London
EC1M 7BA >from 2pm until 5pm. Ample parking directly outside. The library will
be open >from 3pm until 5.30(ish).

We will welcome JGSGB's Chairman Leigh Dworkin, who will give another
highly informative talk -"The (Berko)wiczes of East Warsaw". Plus we will
hear of his latest researches into his Polish family and how American
genealogy can help break down Polish brick walls.

RSVP : raymusik@... Thank You.

Raymond Montanjees
The Programme Committee