We have a family oral tradition of being descendants of R' Chaim of
Volozhin. The tradition relates that my ancestress , Sarah Hinda
(SHATZ/KANTOR) was the link to R'Chaim.

Sarah Hinda , her father was a Shat"z in Karlin in the mid 19th cent.
so it is not sure if he /they were called Shat"z after his profession
or was their formal name. One scribbled note mentions Shmuel LANDAU,
who was a son-in-law of R' Itzaleh son of R'Chaim of Volozhin. There
is another scribbled note stating that Sarah Hinda was a descedant of
R' Chaim but giving no exact connection.

Two other family oral traditions are that Sarah Hinda was orphaned at
a young age and that R' Itzaleh "took" her to her Chupa (wedding). It
seems that Shmuel LANDAU and his wife (a daughter of R' Itzaleh) died
young, making the above case even stronger. A second "rumor" is that
the Rav of Yahud, R' Mordechai Gimple YAFFE, who's father had studied
in Volozhin, told one of my cousins that he knows that we are
descendants of R' Chaim of Volozhin. As this cousin has long deceased,
and this rumor also does not specify an exact link to R' Chaim.

May be the most well known families that are descendant with me and
through them came these "rumors" are R"chaim Dov KANTOR
(KANOTOROVITZ?) a well known early settler in Moshav Shfeya and nearby
Zichron Yacov, (he was the Mashgiach of the Yekev in Zichron and close
to Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen KOOK) and his son-in-law Nachum
WEISFISH (who was murdered by Arabs in the 1920s).

If anyone knows of the above and can confirm these family
traditions/rumors I would love to hear >from you. I would also
appreciate it if this e-mail could be passed on to a member of the
WEISFISH family who may be able to confirm the above details.

Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

Due to a technical challenge - the IAJGS Conference website closed down
the proposal submissions according to the wrong time zone.
It has been decided to allow an additional week for all of those who ran
into problems submitting their proposals.

The system is open again. Go to Speakers' tab at www.IAJGS2015.org to
submit your proposal. You now have through Sunday, December 14. Please
don't wait until the last minute!

Barbara Hershey
Publicity@...

We have a family oral tradition of being descendants of R' Chaim of
Volozhin. The tradition relates that my ancestress , Sarah Hinda
(SHATZ/KANTOR) was the link to R'Chaim.

Sarah Hinda , her father was a Shat"z in Karlin in the mid 19th cent.
so it is not sure if he /they were called Shat"z after his profession
or was their formal name. One scribbled note mentions Shmuel LANDAU,
who was a son-in-law of R' Itzaleh son of R'Chaim of Volozhin. There
is another scribbled note stating that Sarah Hinda was a descedant of
R' Chaim but giving no exact connection.

Two other family oral traditions are that Sarah Hinda was orphaned at
a young age and that R' Itzaleh "took" her to her Chupa (wedding). It
seems that Shmuel LANDAU and his wife (a daughter of R' Itzaleh) died
young, making the above case even stronger. A second "rumor" is that
the Rav of Yahud, R' Mordechai Gimple YAFFE, who's father had studied
in Volozhin, told one of my cousins that he knows that we are
descendants of R' Chaim of Volozhin. As this cousin has long deceased,
and this rumor also does not specify an exact link to R' Chaim.

May be the most well known families that are descendant with me and
through them came these "rumors" are R"chaim Dov KANTOR
(KANOTOROVITZ?) a well known early settler in Moshav Shfeya and nearby
Zichron Yacov, (he was the Mashgiach of the Yekev in Zichron and close
to Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen KOOK) and his son-in-law Nachum
WEISFISH (who was murdered by Arabs in the 1920s).

If anyone knows of the above and can confirm these family
traditions/rumors I would love to hear >from you. I would also
appreciate it if this e-mail could be passed on to a member of the
WEISFISH family who may be able to confirm the above details.

Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

Due to a technical challenge - the IAJGS Conference website closed down
the proposal submissions according to the wrong time zone.
It has been decided to allow an additional week for all of those who ran
into problems submitting their proposals.

The system is open again. Go to Speakers' tab at www.IAJGS2015.org to
submit your proposal. You now have through Sunday, December 14. Please
don't wait until the last minute!

Barbara Hershey
Publicity@...

Hi all.

Some time ago, when I was first investigating DNA testing, I
found that autosomal testing was what I needed, since I am
looking for a relationship between three people: me (female),
through my father to my grandmother, a male who has the same
surname as my grandmother, clearly through the male line, and
as an additional help, my female 1st cousin, through her
mother to our joint grandmother.

Everyone has agreed. Yeeaaahhh!

But I cannot find a test called autosomal on the JewishGen
DNA site. I remember being told not to use mtdna. Which is
the right test to choose >from the JewishGen DNA site. Or do I
need to go somewhere else?

Regards
Helen Gardner
Melbourne, Australia

Due to a technical challenge - the IAJGS Conference website closed down
the proposal submissions according to the wrong time zone.
It has been decided to allow an additional week for all of those who ran
into problems submitting their proposals.

The system is open again. Go to Speakers' tab at www.IAJGS2015.org to
submit your proposal. You now have through Sunday, December 14. Please
don't wait until the last minute!

Barbara Hershey
Publicity@...

Hi all.

Some time ago, when I was first investigating DNA testing, I
found that autosomal testing was what I needed, since I am
looking for a relationship between three people: me (female),
through my father to my grandmother, a male who has the same
surname as my grandmother, clearly through the male line, and
as an additional help, my female 1st cousin, through her
mother to our joint grandmother.

Everyone has agreed. Yeeaaahhh!

But I cannot find a test called autosomal on the JewishGen
DNA site. I remember being told not to use mtdna. Which is
the right test to choose >from the JewishGen DNA site. Or do I
need to go somewhere else?

Regards
Helen Gardner
Melbourne, Australia

Due to a technical challenge - the IAJGS Conference website closed down
the proposal submissions according to the wrong time zone.
It has been decided to allow an additional week for all of those who ran
into problems submitting their proposals.

The system is open again. Go to Speakers' tab at www.IAJGS2015.org to
submit your proposal. You now have through Sunday, December 14. Please
don't wait until the last minute!

Barbara Hershey
Publicity@...

Due to a technical challenge - the IAJGS Conference website closed down
the proposal submissions according to the wrong time zone.
It has been decided to allow an additional week for all of those who ran
into problems submitting their proposals.

The system is open again. Go to Speakers' tab at www.IAJGS2015.org to
submit your proposal. You now have through Sunday, December 14. Please
don't wait until the last minute!

Barbara Hershey
Publicity@...

Due to a technical challenge - the IAJGS Conference website closed down
the proposal submissions according to the wrong time zone.
It has been decided to allow an additional week for all of those who ran
into problems submitting their proposals.

The system is open again. Go to Speakers' tab at www.IAJGS2015.org to
submit your proposal. You now have through Sunday, December 14. Please
don't wait until the last minute!

Barbara Hershey
Publicity@...

How does one get access to the surviving Starostwo Powiatowe?

Jessica Schein
NY, NY

Jakub Czuprynski <j.czuprynski@...> wrote:

<<Few remarks to article by Suzan Wynne. Galician authorities kept
relatively good records concerning migrations within Galicia. In Polish
archives such records are usually under arch. collections of Starostwo
Powiatowe (County Councils), you have to know the 'powiat' to which
an ancestral locality belonged to. Each citizen of Galicia had its own
'przynaleznosc gminna' (lawful place of residence) which in course of
migrations could be changed. Documents concerning lawful residency
certificates, changes of its status survived in many archives in Poland...>>

How does one get access to the surviving Starostwo Powiatowe?

Jessica Schein
NY, NY

Jakub Czuprynski <j.czuprynski@...> wrote:

<<Few remarks to article by Suzan Wynne. Galician authorities kept
relatively good records concerning migrations within Galicia. In Polish
archives such records are usually under arch. collections of Starostwo
Powiatowe (County Councils), you have to know the 'powiat' to which
an ancestral locality belonged to. Each citizen of Galicia had its own
'przynaleznosc gminna' (lawful place of residence) which in course of
migrations could be changed. Documents concerning lawful residency
certificates, changes of its status survived in many archives in Poland...>>

I would also like a Russia SIG or at least a Saint Petersburg SIG, as some of my husband's family resided in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
Best regards

Elsebeth Paikin

I would also like a Russia SIG or at least a Saint Petersburg SIG, as some of my husband's family resided in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
Best regards

Elsebeth Paikin

Registration is now in full swing for the 35th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem >from July 6-10, 2015.
As announced, the Conference is being held in cooperation with
MyHeritage and with the support of individual and corporate
sponsors including as of this date, Harvey Krueger, Ancestry.com,
JewishGen, Yad Vashem, and Blumberg Segal LLP. A Shabbaton
(Friday-Saturday) weekend will precede the Conference, followed by
an Exploration Sunday of tours and programs (including a Yad
Vashem option) prior to the official Conference opening on Monday.

Visit www.iajgs2015.org to register now!

Our plans include an outstanding array of sessions by
world-acclaimed experts, plus some IAJGS Conference "firsts" to be
announced in the coming weeks. One of these is an option for
Assisted Research!

For your peace of mind, we have negotiated a modestly-priced
cancellation insurance policy that will cover both hotel and total
registration refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference.
(See details at www.iajgs2015.org .) Because our advance planning
is helped by knowing more about those of you who will be
attending, we urge you to register as soon as possible. To
encourage registration, we are running an ongoing drawing with
prizes including Banquet tickets, Exploration Sunday Registration,
MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, a free
hotel night and more. The earlier you register, the greater your
chances to win! The first drawing will be held at the end of
December.

We also invite you to sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group,
where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also,
follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at
www.iajgs2015.org to sign up and stay informed.

See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th
IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy!

Michael Goldstein, Chairman
chairman@...
35thIAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

Registration is now in full swing for the 35th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem >from July 6-10, 2015.
As announced, the Conference is being held in cooperation with
MyHeritage and with the support of individual and corporate
sponsors including as of this date, Harvey Krueger, Ancestry.com,
JewishGen, Yad Vashem, and Blumberg Segal LLP. A Shabbaton
(Friday-Saturday) weekend will precede the Conference, followed by
an Exploration Sunday of tours and programs (including a Yad
Vashem option) prior to the official Conference opening on Monday.

Visit www.iajgs2015.org to register now!

Our plans include an outstanding array of sessions by
world-acclaimed experts, plus some IAJGS Conference "firsts" to be
announced in the coming weeks. One of these is an option for
Assisted Research!

For your peace of mind, we have negotiated a modestly-priced
cancellation insurance policy that will cover both hotel and total
registration refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference.
(See details at www.iajgs2015.org .) Because our advance planning
is helped by knowing more about those of you who will be
attending, we urge you to register as soon as possible. To
encourage registration, we are running an ongoing drawing with
prizes including Banquet tickets, Exploration Sunday Registration,
MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, a free
hotel night and more. The earlier you register, the greater your
chances to win! The first drawing will be held at the end of
December.

We also invite you to sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group,
where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also,
follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at
www.iajgs2015.org to sign up and stay informed.

See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th
IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy!

Michael Goldstein, Chairman
chairman@...
35thIAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

Registration is now in full swing for the 35th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem >from July 6-10, 2015. As
announced, the Conference is being held in cooperation with MyHeritage and
with the support of individual and corporate sponsors including as of this
date, Harvey Krueger, Ancestry.com, JewishGen, Yad Vashem, and Blumberg
Segal LLP. A Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday) weekend will precede the
Conference, followed by an Exploration Sunday of tours and programs
(including a Yad Vashem option) prior to the official Conference opening
on Monday.
=20
Visit www.iajgs2015.org to register now!

Our plans include an outstanding array of sessions by world-acclaimed
experts, plus some IAJGS Conference "firsts" to be announced in the coming
weeks. One of these is an option for Assisted Research!
=20
For your peace of mind, we have negotiated a modestly-priced cancellation
insurance policy that will cover both hotel and total registration
refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at
www.iajgs2015.org). Because our advance planning is helped by knowing
more about those of you who will be attending, we urge you to register as
soon as possible. To encourage registration, we are running an ongoing
drawing with prizes including Banquet tickets, Exploration Sunday
Registration, MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, a
free hotel night and more. The earlier you register, the greater your
chances to win! The first drawing will be held at the end of December.

We also invite you to sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group,
where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us
on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org to
sign up and stay informed.
=20
See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS
International Conference on Jewish Genealogy!

Michael Goldstein, Chairman
chairman@...
35thIAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

Registration is now in full swing for the 35th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem >from July 6-10, 2015. As
announced, the Conference is being held in cooperation with MyHeritage and
with the support of individual and corporate sponsors including as of this
date, Harvey Krueger, Ancestry.com, JewishGen, Yad Vashem, and Blumberg
Segal LLP. A Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday) weekend will precede the
Conference, followed by an Exploration Sunday of tours and programs
(including a Yad Vashem option) prior to the official Conference opening
on Monday.
=20
Visit www.iajgs2015.org to register now!

Our plans include an outstanding array of sessions by world-acclaimed
experts, plus some IAJGS Conference "firsts" to be announced in the coming
weeks. One of these is an option for Assisted Research!
=20
For your peace of mind, we have negotiated a modestly-priced cancellation
insurance policy that will cover both hotel and total registration
refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at
www.iajgs2015.org). Because our advance planning is helped by knowing
more about those of you who will be attending, we urge you to register as
soon as possible. To encourage registration, we are running an ongoing
drawing with prizes including Banquet tickets, Exploration Sunday
Registration, MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, a
free hotel night and more. The earlier you register, the greater your
chances to win! The first drawing will be held at the end of December.

We also invite you to sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group,
where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us
on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org to
sign up and stay informed.
=20
See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS
International Conference on Jewish Genealogy!

Michael Goldstein, Chairman
chairman@...
35thIAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

Registration is now in full swing for the 35th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem >from July 6-10, 2015. As
announced, the Conference is being held in cooperation with MyHeritage and
with the support of individual and corporate sponsors including as of this
date, Harvey Krueger, Ancestry.com, JewishGen, Yad Vashem, and Blumberg
Segal LLP. A Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday) weekend will precede the
Conference, followed by an Exploration Sunday of tours and programs
(including a Yad Vashem option) prior to the official Conference opening
on Monday.

Visit www.iajgs2015.org to register now!

Our plans include an outstanding array of sessions by world-acclaimed
experts, plus some IAJGS Conference "firsts" to be announced in the coming
weeks. One of these is an option for Assisted Research!

For your peace of mind, we have negotiated a modestly-priced cancellation
insurance policy that will cover both hotel and total registration
refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at
www.iajgs2015.org). Because our advance planning is helped by knowing
more about those of you who will be attending, we urge you to register as
soon as possible. To encourage registration, we are running an ongoing
drawing with prizes including Banquet tickets, Exploration Sunday
Registration, MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, a
free hotel night and more. The earlier you register, the greater your
chances to win! The first drawing will be held at the end of December.

We also invite you to sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group,
where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us
on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org to
sign up and stay informed.

See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS
International Conference on Jewish Genealogy!

Michael Goldstein, Chairman
chairman@...
35thIAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

Registration is now in full swing for the 35th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem >from July 6-10, 2015. As
announced, the Conference is being held in cooperation with MyHeritage and
with the support of individual and corporate sponsors including as of this
date, Harvey Krueger, Ancestry.com, JewishGen, Yad Vashem, and Blumberg
Segal LLP. A Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday) weekend will precede the
Conference, followed by an Exploration Sunday of tours and programs
(including a Yad Vashem option) prior to the official Conference opening
on Monday.

Visit www.iajgs2015.org to register now!

Our plans include an outstanding array of sessions by world-acclaimed
experts, plus some IAJGS Conference "firsts" to be announced in the coming
weeks. One of these is an option for Assisted Research!

For your peace of mind, we have negotiated a modestly-priced cancellation
insurance policy that will cover both hotel and total registration
refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at
www.iajgs2015.org). Because our advance planning is helped by knowing
more about those of you who will be attending, we urge you to register as
soon as possible. To encourage registration, we are running an ongoing
drawing with prizes including Banquet tickets, Exploration Sunday
Registration, MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, a
free hotel night and more. The earlier you register, the greater your
chances to win! The first drawing will be held at the end of December.

We also invite you to sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group,
where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us
on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org to
sign up and stay informed.

See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS
International Conference on Jewish Genealogy!

Michael Goldstein, Chairman
chairman@...
35thIAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy