I am doing research on the Polish Catholic man who saved the old
Jewish cemetery in Warta (Yiddish: Dvort), Poland.

Part of the story includes the murder of two Jewish men, Mr. MOSZE
SZAJNIK (or SZAJNIAK) and Mr. ROZENWALD (the headstone says MEIR LAUB,
but it could actually be MORDECHAI), in December 1945. It was this
double murder that ended the Jewish community of this town. I would
like to learn more about these two men.

Thank you.

John Crust
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

I am doing research on the Polish Catholic man who saved the old
Jewish cemetery in Warta (Yiddish: Dvort), Poland.

Part of the story includes the murder of two Jewish men, Mr. MOSZE
SZAJNIK (or SZAJNIAK) and Mr. ROZENWALD (the headstone says MEIR LAUB,
but it could actually be MORDECHAI), in December 1945. It was this
double murder that ended the Jewish community of this town. I would
like to learn more about these two men.

Thank you.

John Crust
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hi,

I've posted the following death records on ViewMate:

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53732
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53733
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53734

I would be very grateful for a translation of both the Gothic text and
the handwritten portions of the death records for my g-grandfather
(right side only of VM53734) and g-g-grandparents (VM53732 and
VM53733).

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thanks in anticipation.

Ben Kempner
Las Vegas, Nevada

Hi,

I've posted the following death records on ViewMate:

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53732
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53733
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53734

I would be very grateful for a translation of both the Gothic text and
the handwritten portions of the death records for my g-grandfather
(right side only of VM53734) and g-g-grandparents (VM53732 and
VM53733).

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thanks in anticipation.

Ben Kempner
Las Vegas, Nevada

After having carefully read that very moving story of the Great Escape
via the Tunnel in Ponar, I think that it may be interesting to remind
another daring escape that took place at Christmas 1943 in Kaunas (in
Lithuania, about 360 km North East >from Ponar) and that is very
similar to Ponar Escape except that it was very well known and the
tunnel not hidden at all.

The man who organized that escape, with 84 other prisoners was Alex
Faitelson (15 April 1923- 26 March 2010). Years later, he wrote the
story of that escape ("The Escape >from the IX Fort") and two other
books concerning it: "Heroism & Bravery in Lithuania 1941-1945", and
"The truth and nothing but the truth, Jewish Resistance in Lithuania
(1941-1944)". These books are very important for anybody who is
interested in the events in Lithuania during WWII and they are a
complement to the story of the Tunnel in Ponar, since A. Faitelson
explains what was "the work" done by the prisoners before being shot
in their turn.

http://faitelson.bsmart.co.il/HTMLs/article2.aspx?C2023=12138&BSP=12121&BSS2=12138

In May 1944, a special transport of Jews coming >from France arrived in
Kaunas (and in Tallinn, Estonia) with 878 men, and even if we don't
have any "tangible proofs" of their story before being shot (there
were only 23 survivors in 1945), it's almost certain that these men
coming >from France had to continue the awful "work" started by Alex
Faitelson and his companions, after the escape of these latters.

Eve Line Blum-Cherchevsky
Besancon (France)

After having carefully read that very moving story of the Great Escape
via the Tunnel in Ponar, I think that it may be interesting to remind
another daring escape that took place at Christmas 1943 in Kaunas (in
Lithuania, about 360 km North East >from Ponar) and that is very
similar to Ponar Escape except that it was very well known and the
tunnel not hidden at all.

The man who organized that escape, with 84 other prisoners was Alex
Faitelson (15 April 1923- 26 March 2010). Years later, he wrote the
story of that escape ("The Escape >from the IX Fort") and two other
books concerning it: "Heroism & Bravery in Lithuania 1941-1945", and
"The truth and nothing but the truth, Jewish Resistance in Lithuania
(1941-1944)". These books are very important for anybody who is
interested in the events in Lithuania during WWII and they are a
complement to the story of the Tunnel in Ponar, since A. Faitelson
explains what was "the work" done by the prisoners before being shot
in their turn.

http://faitelson.bsmart.co.il/HTMLs/article2.aspx?C2023=12138&BSP=12121&BSS2=12138

In May 1944, a special transport of Jews coming >from France arrived in
Kaunas (and in Tallinn, Estonia) with 878 men, and even if we don't
have any "tangible proofs" of their story before being shot (there
were only 23 survivors in 1945), it's almost certain that these men
coming >from France had to continue the awful "work" started by Alex
Faitelson and his companions, after the escape of these latters.

Eve Line Blum-Cherchevsky
Besancon (France)

Dear researchers,

Here is an update for the month of February 2017 for Bessarabia SIG.
See the details at the "What's New" section of our web site.

Bessarabia Databases. Updates:
- Bessarabia Revision Lists, records will be send to JewishGen in May-June 2017.
Several sets of records were completed, including set for Kishinev. See all
sets at the Bessarabia Database Section at the top.

- A new update was made to database "Jews involved in public life in Bessarabia".
1382 records are now available in the database. The records are available at the
Bessarabia SIG website as well as soon be available at JewishGen database,

Jewish Cemeteries. Updates:
- see the update of the list of cemeteries in Bessarbia/Moldova

- Lipcani Jewish cemetery was completed and now there are 1879 burial records
with 1806 photographs, also there are 567 photos of Unknown graves available at
Bessarabia SIG website. See the Lipcani cemetery report for maps, photos,
information.

- Kishinev Jewish Cemetery. Sector 2 was photographed and indexed. 1341 burial
records with 1202 photos, also 48 photos of Unknown Graves. See Kishinev
Cemetery report with maps, schemas of the Sector 2, and photos.

Yizkor Books. Kishinev Yizkor book was updated with the section "Zionism".

Thank you all,

Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai

Dear researchers,

Here is an update for the month of February 2017 for Bessarabia SIG.
See the details at the "What's New" section of our web site.

Bessarabia Databases. Updates:
- Bessarabia Revision Lists, records will be send to JewishGen in May-June 2017.
Several sets of records were completed, including set for Kishinev. See all
sets at the Bessarabia Database Section at the top.

- A new update was made to database "Jews involved in public life in Bessarabia".
1382 records are now available in the database. The records are available at the
Bessarabia SIG website as well as soon be available at JewishGen database,

Jewish Cemeteries. Updates:
- see the update of the list of cemeteries in Bessarbia/Moldova

- Lipcani Jewish cemetery was completed and now there are 1879 burial records
with 1806 photographs, also there are 567 photos of Unknown graves available at
Bessarabia SIG website. See the Lipcani cemetery report for maps, photos,
information.

- Kishinev Jewish Cemetery. Sector 2 was photographed and indexed. 1341 burial
records with 1202 photos, also 48 photos of Unknown Graves. See Kishinev
Cemetery report with maps, schemas of the Sector 2, and photos.

Yizkor Books. Kishinev Yizkor book was updated with the section "Zionism".

Thank you all,

Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai

I would appreciate the Russian Translation for the following Viewmate listings.

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53752

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53751

Thanks in advance.

Hope Gordon

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond either directly to Hope via email or via the form
provided in the ViewMate application. Please also remember to sign messages in
this forum with one's full name.

I would appreciate the Russian Translation for the following Viewmate listings.

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53752

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53751

Thanks in advance.

Hope Gordon

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond either directly to Hope via email or via the form
provided in the ViewMate application. Please also remember to sign messages in
this forum with one's full name.

I've posted a vital record in German for my Czech relative, Emanuel KRAUS.

It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53768

Please respond privately: elizabethmscofield@....

Thanks for your help.

Liz

Elizabeth Scofield

I've posted a vital record in German for my Czech relative, Emanuel KRAUS.

It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53768

Please respond privately: elizabethmscofield@....

Thanks for your help.

Liz

Elizabeth Scofield

I've posted a vital record for my relative, Nathan BULLOWA for which I
need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53769

Please respond privately to elizabethmscofield@...

I appreciate your help.

Liz

Elizabeth Scofield

I've posted a vital record for my relative, Nathan BULLOWA for which I
need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53769

Please respond privately to elizabethmscofield@...

I appreciate your help.

Liz

Elizabeth Scofield

I've posted a vital record in German for my Czech relative, Emanuel KRAUS.

It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53768

Please respond privately: elizabethmscofield@....

Thanks for your help.

Liz

Elizabeth Scofield

I've posted a vital record in German for my Czech relative, Emanuel KRAUS.

It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53768

Please respond privately: elizabethmscofield@....

Thanks for your help.

Liz

Elizabeth Scofield

Hello,

I am trying to research my family's ancestry and can only go so far back as when my grandparents came to the U.S. >from Russia. The first reference to my relatives was in the 1920 Census. My grandfather's name was Nathan Simon and his wife's name was Bessie Simon. They settled in Detroit. Michigan between 1905-1915. They had two children; my aunt Laura who was born in 1911 and my father Manuel (Emanuel) who was born in 1915. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.


Bruce Simon

Hello,

I am trying to research my family's ancestry and can only go so far back as when my grandparents came to the U.S. >from Russia. The first reference to my relatives was in the 1920 Census. My grandfather's name was Nathan Simon and his wife's name was Bessie Simon. They settled in Detroit. Michigan between 1905-1915. They had two children; my aunt Laura who was born in 1911 and my father Manuel (Emanuel) who was born in 1915. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.


Bruce Simon

Dear researchers,

Here is an update for the month of February 2017 for Bessarabia SIG.
See the details at the "What's New" section of our web site.

Bessarabia Databases. Updates:
- Bessarabia Revision Lists, records will be send to JewishGen in May-June 2017. Several sets of records were completed, including set for Kishinev. See all sets at the Bessarabia Database Section at the top.


- A new update was made to database "Jews involved in public life in Bessarabia". 1382 records are now available in the database. The records are available at the Bessarabia SIG website as well as soon be available at JewishGen database,

Jewish Cemeteries. Updates:
- see the update of the list of cemeteries in Bessarbia/Moldova


- Lipcani Jewish cemetery was completed and now there are 1879 burial records with 1806 photographs, also there are 567 photos of Unknown graves available at Bessarabia SIG website. See the Lipcani cemetery report for maps, photos, information.


- Kishinev Jewish Cemetery. Sector 2 was photographed and indexed. 1341 burial records with 1202 photos, also 48 photos of Unknown Graves. See Kishinev Cemetery report with maps, schemas of the Sector 2, and photos.


Yizkor Books. Kishinev Yizkor book was updated with the section "Zionism".


Thank you all,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai

Dear researchers,

Here is an update for the month of February 2017 for Bessarabia SIG.
See the details at the "What's New" section of our web site.

Bessarabia Databases. Updates:
- Bessarabia Revision Lists, records will be send to JewishGen in May-June 2017. Several sets of records were completed, including set for Kishinev. See all sets at the Bessarabia Database Section at the top.


- A new update was made to database "Jews involved in public life in Bessarabia". 1382 records are now available in the database. The records are available at the Bessarabia SIG website as well as soon be available at JewishGen database,

Jewish Cemeteries. Updates:
- see the update of the list of cemeteries in Bessarbia/Moldova


- Lipcani Jewish cemetery was completed and now there are 1879 burial records with 1806 photographs, also there are 567 photos of Unknown graves available at Bessarabia SIG website. See the Lipcani cemetery report for maps, photos, information.


- Kishinev Jewish Cemetery. Sector 2 was photographed and indexed. 1341 burial records with 1202 photos, also 48 photos of Unknown Graves. See Kishinev Cemetery report with maps, schemas of the Sector 2, and photos.


Yizkor Books. Kishinev Yizkor book was updated with the section "Zionism".


Thank you all,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai