ArkivDigital is offering free access to its ArkivDigital All-in-one -both
new users and users with base subscription get access to everything in their
database during the weekend, which includes religious records, estate
inventories, court records, tax/census records, military and other
historical records .

To be able to search their indexes you need to use their new software
ArkivDigital 2.0- the browser based version. To access it go to:
https://www.arkivdigital.net/products/adonline/try-for-free and follow the
directions. If you are not registered with ArkivDigital you will need to
register with an email address and password. There is a user guide
available for downloading on the website. It is recommended to use the
Chrome Browser. While other browsers work ( Firefox, Safari and Edge) some
features may not exist and have less functionality than if you use Chrome.

To read more about the weekend free access see their blog at:
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/

If you think you might not have ancestors >from Sweden, there have been Jews
in Sweden since the early 1700's. albeit a small population. Sweden opened
its doors to Jews during WWII and again in 1956 when Jews were fleeing
Hungary and then again when fleeing Communists in 1968. According to the
Jewish Virtual Library the Jewish population increased tremendously between
1850 and 1920 due to immigration >from Russia and Poland. The population
reached nearly 6,500 in 1920. Small groups of German, Austrian, and Czech
Jews were allowed to immigrate to Sweden during the 1930's. Once the Nazi
brutalities were known Sweden opened its doors to Jews. In 1942, Sweden
allowed the immigration of 900 Norwegian Jews. In October 1943, Sweden gave
asylum to more than 8,000 Danish Jews, the whole Danish Jewish community,
which came to Sweden via small fishing boats. The Jewish population doubled
between1945-1970.

To learn more about their database go to:
https://www.arkivdigital.net/volume

I have no affiliation with ArkivDigital and am posting this solely for the
information of the readers.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

ArkivDigital is offering free access to its ArkivDigital All-in-one -both
new users and users with base subscription get access to everything in their
database during the weekend, which includes religious records, estate
inventories, court records, tax/census records, military and other
historical records .

To be able to search their indexes you need to use their new software
ArkivDigital 2.0- the browser based version. To access it go to:
https://www.arkivdigital.net/products/adonline/try-for-free and follow the
directions. If you are not registered with ArkivDigital you will need to
register with an email address and password. There is a user guide
available for downloading on the website. It is recommended to use the
Chrome Browser. While other browsers work ( Firefox, Safari and Edge) some
features may not exist and have less functionality than if you use Chrome.

To read more about the weekend free access see their blog at:
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/

If you think you might not have ancestors >from Sweden, there have been Jews
in Sweden since the early 1700's. albeit a small population. Sweden opened
its doors to Jews during WWII and again in 1956 when Jews were fleeing
Hungary and then again when fleeing Communists in 1968. According to the
Jewish Virtual Library the Jewish population increased tremendously between
1850 and 1920 due to immigration >from Russia and Poland. The population
reached nearly 6,500 in 1920. Small groups of German, Austrian, and Czech
Jews were allowed to immigrate to Sweden during the 1930's. Once the Nazi
brutalities were known Sweden opened its doors to Jews. In 1942, Sweden
allowed the immigration of 900 Norwegian Jews. In October 1943, Sweden gave
asylum to more than 8,000 Danish Jews, the whole Danish Jewish community,
which came to Sweden via small fishing boats. The Jewish population doubled
between1945-1970.

To learn more about their database go to:
https://www.arkivdigital.net/volume

I have no affiliation with ArkivDigital and am posting this solely for the
information of the readers.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:
1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.
2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).
Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.
3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.
4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren
Listserv Communications liaison for the IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw
Conference Program Committee

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:
1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.
2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).
Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.
3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.
4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren
Listserv Communications liaison for the IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw
Conference Program Committee

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:
1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.
2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).
Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.
3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.
4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren, Listserv Communications liaison
IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:
1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.
2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).
Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.
3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.
4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren, Listserv Communications liaison
IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw Conference Program Committee

******* Moderator note: *******

Remember to consult the JGFF - JewishGen Family Finder database when you're
seeking folks researching your ancestral towns.

Mr. Weil and 9 other veteran researchers can be found and contacted
by searching the JGFF at: https://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/

Steve and others are listed under Jebenhausen. ===========>

I would like to contact Steve Weil (assuming his family is >from Goeppingen).
My family is >from Goeppingen + I have been researching my family tree and
stories about Goeppingen. Thanks.

Edy Netter, Boston, MA emna3396@...

******* Moderator note: *******

Remember to consult the JGFF - JewishGen Family Finder database when you're
seeking folks researching your ancestral towns.

Mr. Weil and 9 other veteran researchers can be found and contacted
by searching the JGFF at: https://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/

Steve and others are listed under Jebenhausen. ===========>

I would like to contact Steve Weil (assuming his family is >from Goeppingen).
My family is >from Goeppingen + I have been researching my family tree and
stories about Goeppingen. Thanks.

Edy Netter, Boston, MA emna3396@...

Hello Genners,

Does anyone recognize the photography studio stamp "LEONAR"? Is that stamp
consistent with studio photos >from the Korelicze area? Writing on the back is
obscured, but "1918" and "Koreliche" are visible.

Also...how to remove stubborn old glue and album paper, without messing up the
ink underneath? Thanks.

Ken Domeshek
Houston Texas US
(DAMESEK in Nesvizh and KARTORZINSKI in Korelicze, Nowogrudek and Negnewicze)

Hello Genners,

Does anyone recognize the photography studio stamp "LEONAR"? Is that stamp
consistent with studio photos >from the Korelicze area? Writing on the back is
obscured, but "1918" and "Koreliche" are visible.

Also...how to remove stubborn old glue and album paper, without messing up the
ink underneath? Thanks.

Ken Domeshek
Houston Texas US
(DAMESEK in Nesvizh and KARTORZINSKI in Korelicze, Nowogrudek and Negnewicze)

Dear Friends,
Now is the time to start to think about ordering Chanukah gifts for your
genealogically minded family.
Go to the Yizkor-Books-In-Print web page to view our 60-plus book
offerings by Googling "Yizkor Books In Print"

or going to

jewishgen.org/Yizkor/ybip.html
Chag Chanukah Sameach,

Joel Alpert, Coordinator of the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project

Dear Friends,
Now is the time to start to think about ordering Chanukah gifts for your
genealogically minded family.
Go to the Yizkor-Books-In-Print web page to view our 60-plus book
offerings by Googling "Yizkor Books In Print"

or going to

jewishgen.org/Yizkor/ybip.html
Chag Chanukah Sameach,

Joel Alpert, Coordinator of the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project

I am looking for Feiga BEKER nee FLEISIGER originally >from Chelm and later

from Akko, if she is living or anyone who may possibly know her.

Based on her Yad Vashem POTs:

Feiga married Leib (Yisroel Aryeh) BEKER who was killed in the war.

Feiga was the daughter of Aharon and Zisl FLEISEGER who were murdered in
Majdanek.

Feiga had siblings Moshe FLEISEGER, Avraham FLEISEGER, and Menachem Mendel
FLEISEGER who married Chana CZESNA/CHESNER the daughter of Shraga Feivel
CZESNA and Sheindel Devorah ROZENKNOPF.

Chana FLEISEGER nee CHESNER who was murdered in Sobibor is my great
grandmothers sister.

I would be happy to be in touch with her or her children if she remarried
after the war as well as anybody else who could help me in some way sort
out the life of Chana CZESNA/CHESNER.

Thank you.

Avraham David ZOLDAN
Researcher 382214
Researching in the Carpathians: ZOLDAN, STEINBERG, WEISSBERGER, SHLEZINGER,
MEYER,SOLOMON, HOFFMAN, others.
Researching in Poland/Galicia: BIENENFELD, SOVA, ROSENKNOPF, EINBINDER,
CZESNA, TYK, others

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately with any contact information.

I am looking for Feiga BEKER nee FLEISIGER originally >from Chelm and later

from Akko, if she is living or anyone who may possibly know her.

Based on her Yad Vashem POTs:

Feiga married Leib (Yisroel Aryeh) BEKER who was killed in the war.

Feiga was the daughter of Aharon and Zisl FLEISEGER who were murdered in
Majdanek.

Feiga had siblings Moshe FLEISEGER, Avraham FLEISEGER, and Menachem Mendel
FLEISEGER who married Chana CZESNA/CHESNER the daughter of Shraga Feivel
CZESNA and Sheindel Devorah ROZENKNOPF.

Chana FLEISEGER nee CHESNER who was murdered in Sobibor is my great
grandmothers sister.

I would be happy to be in touch with her or her children if she remarried
after the war as well as anybody else who could help me in some way sort
out the life of Chana CZESNA/CHESNER.

Thank you.

Avraham David ZOLDAN
Researcher 382214
Researching in the Carpathians: ZOLDAN, STEINBERG, WEISSBERGER, SHLEZINGER,
MEYER,SOLOMON, HOFFMAN, others.
Researching in Poland/Galicia: BIENENFELD, SOVA, ROSENKNOPF, EINBINDER,
CZESNA, TYK, others

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately with any contact information.

Hi - Etka is the diminutive form of Eta. According to the JewishGen
Given Names Database, there is no Hebrew equivalent for Eta: it is

from the Yiddish / German word for "noble". (It was not crucial that a

woman have a Hebrew name.)

I'm guessing that Mortek (which I haven't ever seen before) is a
variant of Mortke. Mortke is a diminutive form of the Hebrew name
Mordekhai.

Judith Singer

From: "George J. Fogelson" <gjfogelson@...>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017

What are the Hebrew equivalents of the Yiddish names Mortek and Etka?

Hi - Etka is the diminutive form of Eta. According to the JewishGen
Given Names Database, there is no Hebrew equivalent for Eta: it is

from the Yiddish / German word for "noble". (It was not crucial that a

woman have a Hebrew name.)

I'm guessing that Mortek (which I haven't ever seen before) is a
variant of Mortke. Mortke is a diminutive form of the Hebrew name
Mordekhai.

Judith Singer

From: "George J. Fogelson" <gjfogelson@...>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017

What are the Hebrew equivalents of the Yiddish names Mortek and Etka?

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:

1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.

2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).

Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.

3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.

4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.

The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren
Listserv Communications liaison for the IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw
Conference Program Committee

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:

1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.

2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).

Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.

3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.

4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.

The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren
Listserv Communications liaison for the IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw
Conference Program Committee

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:
1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.
2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).
Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.
3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.
4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren
Listserv Communications liaison for the IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw
Conference Program Committee

The IAJGS 2018 Warsaw Conference is delighted to announce that the
Call-for-Papers (Abstract Proposal System) will be open for submittals

from 15 Nov 2017 through 31 Dec 2017. We will issue a formal

announcement when the actual opening occurs, but here is a brief
description of the types of presentations that we will be looking for:
1) Presentations: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to about 45
minutes of lecture with about 15 minutes of question & answers, with
PowerPoint, film or other illustrative component.
2) Short Presentations: A 30-minute timeslot dedicated to a
20-minute presentation on a novel genealogy research project that you
are working on that could benefit others: a slide show of your visit
to a shtetl; or the explanation of how you accomplished a genealogy
special find (like how you found your grandparents' marriage record
when everyone said it couldn't be done).
Note: It may be preferable for a BOF (Birds of a Feather Group) to
forgo having a BOF meeting this summer and instead use this 30-minute
format for a meeting of Landsleit to share a previous or prepare for
an upcoming shtetl trip.
3) Computer Workshop: A 2-hour program dedicated to a guided
tour of and training on how to use a website, function or software
application on a computer.
4) Panel Discussion: A one-hour timeslot dedicated to combining
several people or topics in an interactive format between panelists,
such as a discussion among experts in a related field.
This conference will take place in Warsaw; however, the presentations
most sought after might be focused on Resources, Empires, Jewish
Culture/History and Keepers of Jewish Communal Memory or Historic
Sites in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Program Committee will accept approximately 120 one-hour
lectures/panels and approximately 50 short presentations. The Abstract
Proposal System will be linked to the Conference home page
when the time comes. Stay tuned!

Dan Oren
Listserv Communications liaison for the IAJGS August 5-10, 2018 Warsaw
Conference Program Committee