My great uncle Morris Levitt belonged to and is buried in a Grodno
Society Cemetary in Brooklyn. Do records of this group exist?
Where might they be?

Dan Leavitt
Newton, MA

Researching: LEAVITT Belarus
SANDBERG Ukraine
OSTRINSKY Belarus
EBB Lithuania
PRICE Ukraine
FELDMAN Ukraine
SHPORER Poland

My great uncle Morris Levitt belonged to and is buried in a Grodno
Society Cemetary in Brooklyn. Do records of this group exist?
Where might they be?

Dan Leavitt
Newton, MA

Researching: LEAVITT Belarus
SANDBERG Ukraine
OSTRINSKY Belarus
EBB Lithuania
PRICE Ukraine
FELDMAN Ukraine
SHPORER Poland

The father of modern Hebrew, Eleazar Ben Yehuda (PEARLMAN) was born in
Luzhki, Lithuania in 1858. If records there of his ancestors or his
own birth and marriage still exist, where would they be? In the state
archives of Lithuania, which once controlled Luzhki? In Vitebsk, the
closest Belarus archives, or in the national archives in Minsk?
Thanks,
Sy Pearlman (pearlman@...)

Researching:
SKOVRONEK,SEGALOVICH,ROSACHOTSKY,KASMAN,SANDEROVICH,PEARLMAN
(Bialystok,Lomza,Wysokie Mazowieckie,Ciechanowiec)
PEARLMAN (Rozany and Luzhki in Belarus
KUNOFSKY and LEVINE (Minsk,Nesvizh, Valoshin and Uzda in Belarus)
TREITELMAN and KAMINER (Odessa) MUNTZER (Glebowice, near Auschwitz)
BERNBACH and CHAIT (Ulanow, Poland)

The father of modern Hebrew, Eleazar Ben Yehuda (PEARLMAN) was born in
Luzhki, Lithuania in 1858. If records there of his ancestors or his
own birth and marriage still exist, where would they be? In the state
archives of Lithuania, which once controlled Luzhki? In Vitebsk, the
closest Belarus archives, or in the national archives in Minsk?
Thanks,
Sy Pearlman (pearlman@...)

Researching:
SKOVRONEK,SEGALOVICH,ROSACHOTSKY,KASMAN,SANDEROVICH,PEARLMAN
(Bialystok,Lomza,Wysokie Mazowieckie,Ciechanowiec)
PEARLMAN (Rozany and Luzhki in Belarus
KUNOFSKY and LEVINE (Minsk,Nesvizh, Valoshin and Uzda in Belarus)
TREITELMAN and KAMINER (Odessa) MUNTZER (Glebowice, near Auschwitz)
BERNBACH and CHAIT (Ulanow, Poland)

Apropos the subject of research difficulties caused by unknown name
changes, I am seeking advice regarding how to record known surname changes
on family trees. Are there any standardized conventions to be followed in
creating family tree entries for those whose surnames have changed
completely or who have modified spelling?

I've been entering the last name used by relatives now deceased and the
currently used name for those living but am not sure if this is correct and
am not entirely happy with the results.

For the sake of future researchers seeking original documents or additional
information, are there "rules" governing change of names on family tree
entries or a way to footnote name changes on the tree itself? I use Family
Tree Maker software and it doesn't seem to have such a feature. It allows
listing "also known as" names in all reports but, as far as I can tell, it
only allows nicknames as additional entries in trees.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Dena Abrams, Merrick NY
Searching LEWENKRON, LOWENKRON, LOVENKRON >from Derewnia, Galicia -> Bronx,
NY
SCHECHNER, SCHECKNER >from Burakowka, Galicia -> Bronx, NY

Apropos the subject of research difficulties caused by unknown name
changes, I am seeking advice regarding how to record known surname changes
on family trees. Are there any standardized conventions to be followed in
creating family tree entries for those whose surnames have changed
completely or who have modified spelling?

I've been entering the last name used by relatives now deceased and the
currently used name for those living but am not sure if this is correct and
am not entirely happy with the results.

For the sake of future researchers seeking original documents or additional
information, are there "rules" governing change of names on family tree
entries or a way to footnote name changes on the tree itself? I use Family
Tree Maker software and it doesn't seem to have such a feature. It allows
listing "also known as" names in all reports but, as far as I can tell, it
only allows nicknames as additional entries in trees.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Dena Abrams, Merrick NY
Searching LEWENKRON, LOWENKRON, LOVENKRON >from Derewnia, Galicia -> Bronx,
NY
SCHECHNER, SCHECKNER >from Burakowka, Galicia -> Bronx, NY

Could someone please post the order of people in the Jewish Synogue
(sp). I know there are Rabbi's, and Cantors, but do not know there
order or position. Nor do I know of any other positions. Your help
is needed.
Thank You
Mildred (Loffmin) Lester

Researching:
LESTER,LOFFMIN,BULL,BRASH,POTTS,
COLLMAN,WATERMAN,GELB,COHEN HIGGENBOTHAM,SCHWARTZ,WHITE,
MCMULLEN,WOLLENBERG,GUSOWSKI

Could someone please post the order of people in the Jewish Synogue
(sp). I know there are Rabbi's, and Cantors, but do not know there
order or position. Nor do I know of any other positions. Your help
is needed.
Thank You
Mildred (Loffmin) Lester

Researching:
LESTER,LOFFMIN,BULL,BRASH,POTTS,
COLLMAN,WATERMAN,GELB,COHEN HIGGENBOTHAM,SCHWARTZ,WHITE,
MCMULLEN,WOLLENBERG,GUSOWSKI

A few months ago I posted a query about lookups in the Johannesburg
phonebook for BROUDES.

Anne Lapidus Brest in Johannesburg responded with a list of 12 BROUDES.
The first listing was a doctor whom she suggested I fax. I faxed him on
November 18 and wrote to one other. I have had no responses and told
Anne.

She offered to call them and discovered the doctor is out of town
until January. So she called the other, a D. Broude who was out of town
also.

Yesterday I received an e-mail >from Anne. She reached D. Broude who is
Deborah Broude and spoke to her husband Reginald Louis. >from talking to
him, Anne discovered they are related on her YODAIKEN side!

The way Anne phrased it: "While doing research for you, I ended up
calling my own family." Their familes both settled in Ireland before
continuing on to South Africa.

Anne included a family tree of Reginald Broude going back to 1825. I
cannot tell if we are related, his greatgrandfather could be a brother
to my greatgrandfather. Reginald's grandfather's name is Janke Broude
and my grandfather's name is Jacob Broude. Since Janke is Yiddish for
Jacob, they could be first cousins. My BROUDES are >from Kelme, Lithuania
and Reginald's are >from Kalnel which is about 40 miles >from Kelme.

These are my thoughts and ideas on proving if we are related. Tombstones
would help for their father's names or birth records, their children's
marriage records or death records. This means obtaining records >from
Lithuania. Would my grandfather have any records with his grandfather's
name on it? I am thinking out loud (or in writing) I don't have records
with my name and my grandfather's so this doesn't look good. Help!

I want to publicly thank Anne for her help. She performed a mitzvah.

Paul Fisher
Atlanta, Georgia

Searching BROUDE (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis, Philadelphia and
South Africa
KAPLAN (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis; FLEISHER (Kelme, Lithuania)
GRABINA (Wyszkow, Poland) became GREENBERG in Minneapolis
ZIMNOWODZ (Warsaw and Wyszkow, Poland)
SHER (Tolstoye, Ukraine) formerly Touste, Austria

A few months ago I posted a query about lookups in the Johannesburg
phonebook for BROUDES.

Anne Lapidus Brest in Johannesburg responded with a list of 12 BROUDES.
The first listing was a doctor whom she suggested I fax. I faxed him on
November 18 and wrote to one other. I have had no responses and told
Anne.

She offered to call them and discovered the doctor is out of town
until January. So she called the other, a D. Broude who was out of town
also.

Yesterday I received an e-mail >from Anne. She reached D. Broude who is
Deborah Broude and spoke to her husband Reginald Louis. >from talking to
him, Anne discovered they are related on her YODAIKEN side!

The way Anne phrased it: "While doing research for you, I ended up
calling my own family." Their familes both settled in Ireland before
continuing on to South Africa.

Anne included a family tree of Reginald Broude going back to 1825. I
cannot tell if we are related, his greatgrandfather could be a brother
to my greatgrandfather. Reginald's grandfather's name is Janke Broude
and my grandfather's name is Jacob Broude. Since Janke is Yiddish for
Jacob, they could be first cousins. My BROUDES are >from Kelme, Lithuania
and Reginald's are >from Kalnel which is about 40 miles >from Kelme.

These are my thoughts and ideas on proving if we are related. Tombstones
would help for their father's names or birth records, their children's
marriage records or death records. This means obtaining records >from
Lithuania. Would my grandfather have any records with his grandfather's
name on it? I am thinking out loud (or in writing) I don't have records
with my name and my grandfather's so this doesn't look good. Help!

I want to publicly thank Anne for her help. She performed a mitzvah.

Paul Fisher
Atlanta, Georgia

Searching BROUDE (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis, Philadelphia and
South Africa
KAPLAN (Kelme, Lithuania) and Minneapolis; FLEISHER (Kelme, Lithuania)
GRABINA (Wyszkow, Poland) became GREENBERG in Minneapolis
ZIMNOWODZ (Warsaw and Wyszkow, Poland)
SHER (Tolstoye, Ukraine) formerly Touste, Austria

My typing went south. I meant to type Joseph Wolf GOLDENBERG.

Thanks,
Joan
webjoan@...

My typing went south. I meant to type Joseph Wolf GOLDENBERG.

Thanks,
Joan
webjoan@...

So many kind folks responded to my postings. I want to offer a
collective thanks to all of you.

I have been reading Jewishgen Digest for more than one yr. and finally
had the courage to join in the search. Frankly I was fearful that I
would not be using the correct formatetc. But I finally just took the
plunge. Great feeling.

Joan Breslow

So many kind folks responded to my postings. I want to offer a
collective thanks to all of you.

I have been reading Jewishgen Digest for more than one yr. and finally
had the courage to join in the search. Frankly I was fearful that I
would not be using the correct formatetc. But I finally just took the
plunge. Great feeling.

Joan Breslow

Ok, folk I am not a perfectionist, which those of you who know me, know
it is not true. Anyhow here is my correct url..(please be right, this
time)
http://millennium.fortunecity.com/safari/426
Jewishgen staff forgive my mistakes.. This is my webpage.. Gayle

Ok, folk I am not a perfectionist, which those of you who know me, know
it is not true. Anyhow here is my correct url..(please be right, this
time)
http://millennium.fortunecity.com/safari/426
Jewishgen staff forgive my mistakes.. This is my webpage.. Gayle

Has anyone ever heard of; known anything about; or had relatives who
were members of the *Erste Independent Pilover Society* ?

If so, please Email me: gar929@...

Thank you.

Glenda Rogers

Researching: PHILLIPS, POLONETSKY, ROGERS

Has anyone ever heard of; known anything about; or had relatives who
were members of the *Erste Independent Pilover Society* ?

If so, please Email me: gar929@...

Thank you.

Glenda Rogers

Researching: PHILLIPS, POLONETSKY, ROGERS

I hope this isn't too far off topic:

During World War II a number of Jewish children traveled from
Amsterdam to Sweden, and I have been told that some of these children
stayed in the lighthouse on a small danish island, Tuno.

It hasn't been possible for me to find any documentation so I thought
somebody here might help. I, myself, live on the island mentioned and
I find it surprising that nobody here can give further information.

Best regards
Steen Venbjerg

I hope this isn't too far off topic:

During World War II a number of Jewish children traveled from
Amsterdam to Sweden, and I have been told that some of these children
stayed in the lighthouse on a small danish island, Tuno.

It hasn't been possible for me to find any documentation so I thought
somebody here might help. I, myself, live on the island mentioned and
I find it surprising that nobody here can give further information.

Best regards
Steen Venbjerg