Rod,

Littlestone was obviously Anglicized.

Quite likely may have been the Yiddish (and German) equivalent, which would
be Kleinstein.

Good luck in your search.


Ken Ryesky
East Northport, NY, USA




1. Searching: LITTLESTONE >from Vawkavysk/Volkovysk

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"Am undertaking research for a Jewish cousin whose gggrandfather (b.c.1826)
came >from Vawkavysk and arrived in the East End of London in c.1875

My questions are:
What would LITTLESTONE name have been locally in Hebrew?

Thanks in advance"

Rod O'Donoghue
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Rod,

Littlestone was obviously Anglicized.

Quite likely may have been the Yiddish (and German) equivalent, which would
be Kleinstein.

Good luck in your search.


Ken Ryesky
East Northport, NY, USA




1. Searching: LITTLESTONE >from Vawkavysk/Volkovysk

----------------------------------------------------------------------

"Am undertaking research for a Jewish cousin whose gggrandfather (b.c.1826)
came >from Vawkavysk and arrived in the East End of London in c.1875

My questions are:
What would LITTLESTONE name have been locally in Hebrew?

Thanks in advance"

Rod O'Donoghue
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See below.
Itzhak

At 02:11 PM 7/21/2013, Russ wrote:

I am a happy user of 23andme but have no other connection to the
company. I do feel that a couple of questionable statements about
23andme were made in the most recent set of posts.

First, 23andme has no subscription services. They abandoned that
pricing model well over a year ago.

I stand corrected. I did not know about the change. Many others will
not look at 23@M for some time because of the out of date information.

The $99 (plus shipping, about
$10 domestically and more abroad) is all I have ever paid, and the
promise is that I never will have to pay another cent. My access to
my own data and the analysis tools they provide is permanent.

Yes. progress.

Second, in reference to the size of the respective databases of 23
vs familytreeDNA, the current numbers on their respective websites
are 300,000 (for 23) and 600,000 (FT). HOWEVER, all 23 users have
taken the autosomal test since that is the only test they have ever
offered. FT first started offering the autosomal test in 2010.
Therefore, an unstated (but probably large) portion of the 600,000
users have taken only a male-specific or female-specific (Y or mt)
test, which FT offered for five years or more prior to 2010. Thus,
in terms of autosomal matching, 23's customer base may in reality
be larger.

I was looking for FTDNA FF database size data but could not find
it. I will test with 23&M soon and will compare the results. I
have 1,940+ matches which is typical for a fully eastern Ashkenazi
Jew. When I see the equivalent 23&M report, I will be able to
compare more fully.

Also -- as I read in other forums, FTDNA customers are more into
genealogy while most 23&M customers are mostly interested in the
medical reports. People found FTDNA matches more likely to respond
to genealogical correspondence.

At this time, 23 and FT use the identical "chip" for autosomal
analysis, which scores about 700,000 sites of single nucleotide
variation, or SNP. For a fee of about $50, 23andme users can
upload their results to the FT site, gaining access to both customer
bases for a total cost of about $150. I have done this with my own
results and found that the process worked seamlessly. I have not
seen any information suggesting that the reverse direction of
transfer is permitted, but it is possible I missed it.

If your interest is in finding relatives, autosomal DNA is superior
to either gender-specific test because you are not restricted to
just the male line or just the female line. Most relatives have a
mixed-gender path to you, and can only be found by an autosomal test.
However, because autosomal results don't, by themselves, reveal
whether the connection is on a maternal or paternal line, it is very
helpful to have your father or mother tested (or a known paternal or
maternal aunt or uncle, or even cousin). For example, if a
prospective relative matches to me and to my paternal uncle, I can
assume the prospect is related on my father's side. There are other
things going on that make autosomal DNA more challenging to interpret,
but with some good traditional sleuthing, as one of the posters
mentioned, you can get a lot out of it.

Autosomal tests (FTDNA'a at least) overestimate the relation
proximity for Ashkenazi Jews. mtDNA tests are almost useless for
genealogical research. Y-DNA tests, while limited to one line, are
most reliable. However, in order to find needles in the haystack,
they have to be there. Few of our relatives have tested and it is
difficult to persuade even many active genealogists to test. In
addition, most Jewish genealogists have not taken the trouble to
research past Ellis Island, and those who did got one or two
generations at best. I know my patrilineal ancestry back to the
16th Century. >from Y-DNA testing and shallow geographical information
I can identify credible candidates for sixth or seventh cousinhood or
thereabouts. However, they do not have sufficiently deep ancestral data.

Also -- Testing one's own Y-DNA is just the start. You also have to
test your maternal grandfather's, Your parents' maternal
grandfathers, etc. You would be lucky to find relatives to work on
each line, but...

BTW, Russ. How many relatives did you discover via 23&M?

Itzhak Epstein New York, NY
<mailto:iegen@...>

See below.
Itzhak

At 02:11 PM 7/21/2013, Russ wrote:

I am a happy user of 23andme but have no other connection to the
company. I do feel that a couple of questionable statements about
23andme were made in the most recent set of posts.

First, 23andme has no subscription services. They abandoned that
pricing model well over a year ago.

I stand corrected. I did not know about the change. Many others will
not look at 23@M for some time because of the out of date information.

The $99 (plus shipping, about
$10 domestically and more abroad) is all I have ever paid, and the
promise is that I never will have to pay another cent. My access to
my own data and the analysis tools they provide is permanent.

Yes. progress.

Second, in reference to the size of the respective databases of 23
vs familytreeDNA, the current numbers on their respective websites
are 300,000 (for 23) and 600,000 (FT). HOWEVER, all 23 users have
taken the autosomal test since that is the only test they have ever
offered. FT first started offering the autosomal test in 2010.
Therefore, an unstated (but probably large) portion of the 600,000
users have taken only a male-specific or female-specific (Y or mt)
test, which FT offered for five years or more prior to 2010. Thus,
in terms of autosomal matching, 23's customer base may in reality
be larger.

I was looking for FTDNA FF database size data but could not find
it. I will test with 23&M soon and will compare the results. I
have 1,940+ matches which is typical for a fully eastern Ashkenazi
Jew. When I see the equivalent 23&M report, I will be able to
compare more fully.

Also -- as I read in other forums, FTDNA customers are more into
genealogy while most 23&M customers are mostly interested in the
medical reports. People found FTDNA matches more likely to respond
to genealogical correspondence.

At this time, 23 and FT use the identical "chip" for autosomal
analysis, which scores about 700,000 sites of single nucleotide
variation, or SNP. For a fee of about $50, 23andme users can
upload their results to the FT site, gaining access to both customer
bases for a total cost of about $150. I have done this with my own
results and found that the process worked seamlessly. I have not
seen any information suggesting that the reverse direction of
transfer is permitted, but it is possible I missed it.

If your interest is in finding relatives, autosomal DNA is superior
to either gender-specific test because you are not restricted to
just the male line or just the female line. Most relatives have a
mixed-gender path to you, and can only be found by an autosomal test.
However, because autosomal results don't, by themselves, reveal
whether the connection is on a maternal or paternal line, it is very
helpful to have your father or mother tested (or a known paternal or
maternal aunt or uncle, or even cousin). For example, if a
prospective relative matches to me and to my paternal uncle, I can
assume the prospect is related on my father's side. There are other
things going on that make autosomal DNA more challenging to interpret,
but with some good traditional sleuthing, as one of the posters
mentioned, you can get a lot out of it.

Autosomal tests (FTDNA'a at least) overestimate the relation
proximity for Ashkenazi Jews. mtDNA tests are almost useless for
genealogical research. Y-DNA tests, while limited to one line, are
most reliable. However, in order to find needles in the haystack,
they have to be there. Few of our relatives have tested and it is
difficult to persuade even many active genealogists to test. In
addition, most Jewish genealogists have not taken the trouble to
research past Ellis Island, and those who did got one or two
generations at best. I know my patrilineal ancestry back to the
16th Century. >from Y-DNA testing and shallow geographical information
I can identify credible candidates for sixth or seventh cousinhood or
thereabouts. However, they do not have sufficiently deep ancestral data.

Also -- Testing one's own Y-DNA is just the start. You also have to
test your maternal grandfather's, Your parents' maternal
grandfathers, etc. You would be lucky to find relatives to work on
each line, but...

BTW, Russ. How many relatives did you discover via 23&M?

Itzhak Epstein New York, NY
<mailto:iegen@...>

Try to establish any connection with Rav Michel and Avraham Berniker
and the lineage below.
Any help appreciated.

Rachel Leah (desc of the Schick family), born about 1827, married R.
Haim Chasa Berniker, born in Deretchin (Dereczyn) in 1827
Son -. R. Samuel Zeev Berniker, born in Deretchin in 1870, republished
the Derech Avot in Jerusalem (Chorev Press) in 1936, married Channah
Rachel, daughter of Abraham of Lowicz.

--
Neil Rosenstein

Try to establish any connection with Rav Michel and Avraham Berniker
and the lineage below.
Any help appreciated.

Rachel Leah (desc of the Schick family), born about 1827, married R.
Haim Chasa Berniker, born in Deretchin (Dereczyn) in 1827
Son -. R. Samuel Zeev Berniker, born in Deretchin in 1870, republished
the Derech Avot in Jerusalem (Chorev Press) in 1936, married Channah
Rachel, daughter of Abraham of Lowicz.

--
Neil Rosenstein

Tom,

I know of Yitzchok Perlmutter married to Raizel Uri (great-granddaughter
of Bnei Yissoschur), with 6 children:
- Dovid Leib Perlmutter + Sheindel
- Yisroel Meshullim Fayish Perlmutter (1874 - 1944) + Miriam
Weinbergerb [*2nd Wife + Krantsha Leah "Lenha" Stegman (1882 - 1944)]
- Avrohm Yehoshua Heschel Perlmutter + Rochel Leah
- Etya Peryl "Etcha" Perlmutter + Efraim Fishel Seidenfeld (1870 - ?)
- Chaya Bina Perlmutter + Mordchai Zev Brand
- Sholom Perlmutter + Breindel

Moishe Miller
Brooklyn, NY
moishe.miller@...

Tom,

I know of Yitzchok Perlmutter married to Raizel Uri (great-granddaughter
of Bnei Yissoschur), with 6 children:
- Dovid Leib Perlmutter + Sheindel
- Yisroel Meshullim Fayish Perlmutter (1874 - 1944) + Miriam
Weinbergerb [*2nd Wife + Krantsha Leah "Lenha" Stegman (1882 - 1944)]
- Avrohm Yehoshua Heschel Perlmutter + Rochel Leah
- Etya Peryl "Etcha" Perlmutter + Efraim Fishel Seidenfeld (1870 - ?)
- Chaya Bina Perlmutter + Mordchai Zev Brand
- Sholom Perlmutter + Breindel

Moishe Miller
Brooklyn, NY
moishe.miller@...

Hallo,

Mrs. Joan Koster Morales asked information about the SKAMPER family

from Posen. I have nothing about Posen, but maybe my information is

of some interest:

Tischlermeister bernhard SKAMPER, lived in Prenzlau (now Berlin)
married to Sophie nee FUERST

her son Dr.med.Julius SKAMPER, born 8. April 1854 in Prenzlau
married in 1886 Hedwig FRIEDLAENDER Friedlander(A umlaut)
Marriage in Stolp/Pommern

Regards, Helga Heilbut, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany <hhheilbut@...>

Hallo,

Mrs. Joan Koster Morales asked information about the SKAMPER family

from Posen. I have nothing about Posen, but maybe my information is

of some interest:

Tischlermeister bernhard SKAMPER, lived in Prenzlau (now Berlin)
married to Sophie nee FUERST

her son Dr.med.Julius SKAMPER, born 8. April 1854 in Prenzlau
married in 1886 Hedwig FRIEDLAENDER Friedlander(A umlaut)
Marriage in Stolp/Pommern

Regards, Helga Heilbut, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany <hhheilbut@...>

Following is a list of records translated by Litvak SIG during April, May, June,
2013. There is an 18 month delay after translation before the records are added
to the searchable database on JewishGen. To receive the records as soon as
they are translated, please contact the appropriate District Coordinator by
going to District Research and/or Special Projects on www.litvaksig.org

Howard Margol
Litvak SIG Coordinator for Records Acquisition

Historical Archive (LVIA)

Lazdijai (Suwalki) Births - 1856-1866 (Polish) -336 records
Lazdijai (Suwalki) Marriages - 1856-1866 (Polish) b 109 records
Lazdijai (Suwalki) Deaths 1856-1866 (Polish) b 97 records
Vieisiejie (Suwalki) 1909 Births - MFK-CS/1834 b 22 records
Vieisiejie (Suwalki) 1909 Marriages - MFK-CS/1834 b 4 records
Vieisiejie (Suwalki) 1909 Deaths - MFK-CS/1834 b 17 records
Telsiai State Savings Bank 1880-1918 b 4,876 lines
Lida State Savings Bank b 1893-1918 b 602 lines
Oshmiany State Savings Bank b 1893-1918 b 227 lines
Lazdijai (Suwalki) Deaths - 1877-1907- 315 records
Miroslaw (Suwalki) - births b 1871-1910 (scans sent by DL) b 108 records
Miroslaw (Suwalki) - marriages b 1871-1910 (scans sent by DL) b 17
records
Miroslaw (Suwalki) - deaths b 1871-1910 (scans sent by DL) b 40 records
Salcininkai (Vilnius) Births b 1886-1887- 58 records
Salcininka (Vilnius) Marriages/Div - 1888-1933 b 133 records .
Salcininka (Vilnius) Deaths - 1886-1929 b 104 records
Bagaslaviskis (Vilnius D.) 1907 FL bPart 2 b 3,318 lines
Disna District 1888 Family List b 4,907 lines
Paberze (Vilnius) 1811 Revision List b 89 lines
Traby (Oshmiany) 1811 & 1816 RL's b 294 lines
Maisiagala (Vilnius) Marriages - 1872-1935 b 26 records
Maisiagala (Vilnius) Deaths - 1872-1935 b 16 records
Soly (Oshmiany) 1834 RL b 300 lines .
Joniskis (Vilnius) Family List -1877-1884 - 397 lines
Vilnius Divorces b 1919 b 71 records
Vilnius deaths 1910 b 1,405 records (scans sent by DL)
Vilnius district - 1888bMoletai area and Radoshkovichi area (Vileika
District)-352 lines
Vilnius Births b 1858-1859 - 1162 records
Vilnius Deaths b 1906 -1501 records
Vilnius Deaths b 1908 - 1417 records
Vilnius marriages b 1924 - 589 records
Vilnius marriages b 1925 - 461 records
Vilnius marriages b 1926 b 436 records
Vilnius marriages b 1927 - 491 records
Vilnius marriages b 1928 - 482 records
Vilnius marriages b 1929 - 526 records
Kaunas Jewish Central Bank b 111 Staff Members b 1940 (Ralph Salinger-no
charge)
Marijampole (Suwalki) marriages -1829-1939 b 820 records (Dorothy Leivers
- no charge)
Vilnius Divorces 1922 - 67 records (Dorothy Leivers - no charge)
Kedainiai (Kaunas) Real Estate Owners List b 1873 b 1,188 lines
(volunteer)
Dotnuva (Kaunas) Real Estate Owners List b 1873 b 86 lines (volunteer)
Grinkiskis (Kaunas) Real Estate Owners List b 1873 b 118 lines (volunteer)
Vilnius Deaths b 1911 b 1,291 records (volunteer)
Pumpenai (Panevezys) taxpayers unable to pay-1849 b 94 lines (volunteer)
Turgeliai (Vilnius) Marriage/Divorces-1924-1939 b 193 records
Turgeliai (Vilnius) Deaths-1923-1939- 33 records

Kaunas Archive (KRA)

Kaunas draftee list-registered in 1931 - born in 1910 b 1,887 lines
Kaunas draftee list- registered in 1933 - born in 1912 b 1,636 lines
Grinkiskis (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 107 records
Josvainiai (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records -155 records
Kedainiai (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 491 records
Kaunas 1873-1874 passport issuance records b 423 records
Krakes (Kaunas) 1873-1874 passport issuance records b 55 records
Dotnuva (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 107 records
Jonava (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 200 records
Veliuona (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 65 lines
Seredzius (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 270 lines
Cekiske (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 116 lines
Zeimiai (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 132 lines
Vilkija (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 312 lines
Rumsiskes (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 131 lines
Vilijampole( Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 569 lines
Raseiniai b 1906 el-m -13 lines
Raseiniai b 1911 real estate owners - 1,530 lines
Sveksna (Raseiniai) b 1910 taxpayers b 88 lines
Zemaiciu Naumiestis (Raseiniai) b 1866 Box taxpayers - 34 lines
Raseiniai) b 1850 signatures b 85 lines
Krekenava (Panevezys) 1849 tpl-unable to pay - 55 lines
Linkuva (Panevezys) 1849 tpl-unable to pay - 65 lines
Pakruojis (Panevezys) 1849 tpl-unable to pay b 46 lines

Central Archive (LCVA)

Ukmerge Foreign Passport Applicationsb1925-1938 - 404 lines .
Foreign Passport Applications - Lithuanian Jews in Latvia - 1919-1939 b
401 lines

Internal Passports

Vilnius b JU20428-JU20607 b 317 records
Vilnius b JU20608-JU20800 b 321 records
Vilnius b JU20801-JU20987 b 292 records
Rokiskis (Zarasai) b J9532 b 5 records
Ukmerge District b R6197=R6229 b 184 records
Vilnius b JU20988-JU21275 b 481 records
Vilnius b JU21276-JU21723 b 710 records
Vilnius b JU21724-JU22189 b 790 records

Following is a list of records translated by Litvak SIG during April, May, June,
2013. There is an 18 month delay after translation before the records are added
to the searchable database on JewishGen. To receive the records as soon as
they are translated, please contact the appropriate District Coordinator by
going to District Research and/or Special Projects on www.litvaksig.org

Howard Margol
Litvak SIG Coordinator for Records Acquisition

Historical Archive (LVIA)

Lazdijai (Suwalki) Births - 1856-1866 (Polish) -336 records
Lazdijai (Suwalki) Marriages - 1856-1866 (Polish) b 109 records
Lazdijai (Suwalki) Deaths 1856-1866 (Polish) b 97 records
Vieisiejie (Suwalki) 1909 Births - MFK-CS/1834 b 22 records
Vieisiejie (Suwalki) 1909 Marriages - MFK-CS/1834 b 4 records
Vieisiejie (Suwalki) 1909 Deaths - MFK-CS/1834 b 17 records
Telsiai State Savings Bank 1880-1918 b 4,876 lines
Lida State Savings Bank b 1893-1918 b 602 lines
Oshmiany State Savings Bank b 1893-1918 b 227 lines
Lazdijai (Suwalki) Deaths - 1877-1907- 315 records
Miroslaw (Suwalki) - births b 1871-1910 (scans sent by DL) b 108 records
Miroslaw (Suwalki) - marriages b 1871-1910 (scans sent by DL) b 17
records
Miroslaw (Suwalki) - deaths b 1871-1910 (scans sent by DL) b 40 records
Salcininkai (Vilnius) Births b 1886-1887- 58 records
Salcininka (Vilnius) Marriages/Div - 1888-1933 b 133 records .
Salcininka (Vilnius) Deaths - 1886-1929 b 104 records
Bagaslaviskis (Vilnius D.) 1907 FL bPart 2 b 3,318 lines
Disna District 1888 Family List b 4,907 lines
Paberze (Vilnius) 1811 Revision List b 89 lines
Traby (Oshmiany) 1811 & 1816 RL's b 294 lines
Maisiagala (Vilnius) Marriages - 1872-1935 b 26 records
Maisiagala (Vilnius) Deaths - 1872-1935 b 16 records
Soly (Oshmiany) 1834 RL b 300 lines .
Joniskis (Vilnius) Family List -1877-1884 - 397 lines
Vilnius Divorces b 1919 b 71 records
Vilnius deaths 1910 b 1,405 records (scans sent by DL)
Vilnius district - 1888bMoletai area and Radoshkovichi area (Vileika
District)-352 lines
Vilnius Births b 1858-1859 - 1162 records
Vilnius Deaths b 1906 -1501 records
Vilnius Deaths b 1908 - 1417 records
Vilnius marriages b 1924 - 589 records
Vilnius marriages b 1925 - 461 records
Vilnius marriages b 1926 b 436 records
Vilnius marriages b 1927 - 491 records
Vilnius marriages b 1928 - 482 records
Vilnius marriages b 1929 - 526 records
Kaunas Jewish Central Bank b 111 Staff Members b 1940 (Ralph Salinger-no
charge)
Marijampole (Suwalki) marriages -1829-1939 b 820 records (Dorothy Leivers
- no charge)
Vilnius Divorces 1922 - 67 records (Dorothy Leivers - no charge)
Kedainiai (Kaunas) Real Estate Owners List b 1873 b 1,188 lines
(volunteer)
Dotnuva (Kaunas) Real Estate Owners List b 1873 b 86 lines (volunteer)
Grinkiskis (Kaunas) Real Estate Owners List b 1873 b 118 lines (volunteer)
Vilnius Deaths b 1911 b 1,291 records (volunteer)
Pumpenai (Panevezys) taxpayers unable to pay-1849 b 94 lines (volunteer)
Turgeliai (Vilnius) Marriage/Divorces-1924-1939 b 193 records
Turgeliai (Vilnius) Deaths-1923-1939- 33 records

Kaunas Archive (KRA)

Kaunas draftee list-registered in 1931 - born in 1910 b 1,887 lines
Kaunas draftee list- registered in 1933 - born in 1912 b 1,636 lines
Grinkiskis (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 107 records
Josvainiai (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records -155 records
Kedainiai (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 491 records
Kaunas 1873-1874 passport issuance records b 423 records
Krakes (Kaunas) 1873-1874 passport issuance records b 55 records
Dotnuva (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 107 records
Jonava (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 200 records
Veliuona (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 65 lines
Seredzius (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 270 lines
Cekiske (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 116 lines
Zeimiai (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 132 lines
Vilkija (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 312 lines
Rumsiskes (Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 131 lines
Vilijampole( Kaunas) 1874 passport issuance records b 569 lines
Raseiniai b 1906 el-m -13 lines
Raseiniai b 1911 real estate owners - 1,530 lines
Sveksna (Raseiniai) b 1910 taxpayers b 88 lines
Zemaiciu Naumiestis (Raseiniai) b 1866 Box taxpayers - 34 lines
Raseiniai) b 1850 signatures b 85 lines
Krekenava (Panevezys) 1849 tpl-unable to pay - 55 lines
Linkuva (Panevezys) 1849 tpl-unable to pay - 65 lines
Pakruojis (Panevezys) 1849 tpl-unable to pay b 46 lines

Central Archive (LCVA)

Ukmerge Foreign Passport Applicationsb1925-1938 - 404 lines .
Foreign Passport Applications - Lithuanian Jews in Latvia - 1919-1939 b
401 lines

Internal Passports

Vilnius b JU20428-JU20607 b 317 records
Vilnius b JU20608-JU20800 b 321 records
Vilnius b JU20801-JU20987 b 292 records
Rokiskis (Zarasai) b J9532 b 5 records
Ukmerge District b R6197=R6229 b 184 records
Vilnius b JU20988-JU21275 b 481 records
Vilnius b JU21276-JU21723 b 710 records
Vilnius b JU21724-JU22189 b 790 records

Good evening everybody,

I work on my paternal grand-father's genealogy since a few month, and I succeded to
find a lot of things about his life in France. My next step will be to go in
Oradea, Romania, in October.

My grand-father Ernest FARKAS left Oradea in 1933, when he was 19. His family
stayed there : his parents Moric and Eszter, and his two sisters Illeana and
Aniko. I'm pretty sure that my family was jewish, so that I think they died
either in the ghetto, or in Auschwitz ; except my grand-aunt Aniko, who left to
Israel a few years after WW2. I have already search on local and international
internet databases about Holocaust.

So, my question is : How could I prepare my "genealogist trip" in Oradea in
October ? I have the adress of the archives center in Oradea, and the list of
available collections :
http://www.arhivelenationale.ro/index.php?lan=0&jud=79
But there are 34 pages, in romanian ! I don't know by what way I have to start.

Does anybody know something about genealogy in Oradea ? Your help would be really
precious for me.

Alexandre FARKAS

Good evening everybody,

I work on my paternal grand-father's genealogy since a few month, and I succeded to
find a lot of things about his life in France. My next step will be to go in
Oradea, Romania, in October.

My grand-father Ernest FARKAS left Oradea in 1933, when he was 19. His family
stayed there : his parents Moric and Eszter, and his two sisters Illeana and
Aniko. I'm pretty sure that my family was jewish, so that I think they died
either in the ghetto, or in Auschwitz ; except my grand-aunt Aniko, who left to
Israel a few years after WW2. I have already search on local and international
internet databases about Holocaust.

So, my question is : How could I prepare my "genealogist trip" in Oradea in
October ? I have the adress of the archives center in Oradea, and the list of
available collections :
http://www.arhivelenationale.ro/index.php?lan=0&jud=79
But there are 34 pages, in romanian ! I don't know by what way I have to start.

Does anybody know something about genealogy in Oradea ? Your help would be really
precious for me.

Alexandre FARKAS

Below are (2) funeral / obituary announcements for my grandfather,
who was also known in New York as Sol Sechzer.
Can anyone help me find out about this town and about the organizations
noted on the announcement?

Please note the cemetery listing is Kopaigorod Podolier

Thank you
Inda Sechzer, New Jersey, USA

About 1920, New York, USA

First Obituary
Koperenrad (town), District of Podolia (Ukraine) requests to
old landsman and friends to come to the funeral of Zelig Zechtzer
today Sunday 12 sharp >from his last residence 190 Ludlow Street.
His internment is in Mt.Judah Cemetery.
signed
wife and child
Fanny/Faina Ackerman Sechzer (wife) & Philip/Fishel Haim Sechzer (child)

Second Obituary
Home Town Society Zvanitser Podolier Sick Benevolent
Society. Requests allits members to come to the funeral of our
brother Zelig Zechtzer Sunday 12 sharp >from his last residence
190 Ludlow Street. Internment Mt. Judah Cemetery. A fine will be
imposed for non-appearance.
signed
Ezekiel Korbet
Secretary


Inda M. Sechzer, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
E: sechzer_arch@...

Below are (2) funeral / obituary announcements for my grandfather,
who was also known in New York as Sol Sechzer.
Can anyone help me find out about this town and about the organizations
noted on the announcement?

Please note the cemetery listing is Kopaigorod Podolier

Thank you
Inda Sechzer, New Jersey, USA

About 1920, New York, USA

First Obituary
Koperenrad (town), District of Podolia (Ukraine) requests to
old landsman and friends to come to the funeral of Zelig Zechtzer
today Sunday 12 sharp >from his last residence 190 Ludlow Street.
His internment is in Mt.Judah Cemetery.
signed
wife and child
Fanny/Faina Ackerman Sechzer (wife) & Philip/Fishel Haim Sechzer (child)

Second Obituary
Home Town Society Zvanitser Podolier Sick Benevolent
Society. Requests allits members to come to the funeral of our
brother Zelig Zechtzer Sunday 12 sharp >from his last residence
190 Ludlow Street. Internment Mt. Judah Cemetery. A fine will be
imposed for non-appearance.
signed
Ezekiel Korbet
Secretary


Inda M. Sechzer, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
E: sechzer_arch@...

Dear IAJGS Conference Attendees:

In addition to the IAJGS Conference programs listed in the July 19,
2013, digest of Gesher Galicia and the IAJGS Conference, we want to
list some other programs being presented by our members that may
be of interest to those researching Galicia & more:

Sunday, August 4 - Franklin Room, 4th Floor

3:15PM - 5:00 PM - Film: "General Anders Army"

This documentary tells the fascinating story of the Poles deported

from Eastern Poland to USSR, evacuating >from USSR after Germany

attacked and forming an army that fought in Italy. Many of the Jewish
soldiers who were in the Anders Army were >from Galicia and the film
contains original footage. The film will be presented by Julian
Bussgang, who was born in Lviv (Lwow) and is a longtime member of
Gesher Galicia. (Julian presented a memorable talk at the Polish
Embassy in Washington during the DC 2011 IAJGS Conference on this
topic, so you won't want to miss this film and discussion afterwards.)

Wednesday, August 6 - Plaza Ballroom, Mezzanine

2:00PM - 3:15PM - "Books of Residents and Other Valuable Polish
Sources" ( i.e., sources in addition to metrical records ) - Fay and
Julian Bussgang

Even if vital records for Polish towns are missing or incomplete, you
may be able to gather significant information about your family from
lesser-known but extremely valuable sources. The most informative
of these are Books of Residents (Ksiegi Ludnosci). These 19th-20th
century municipal registration books, which have survived for many
towns, contain detailed information, organized by address, about all
the inhabitants in each household who had their legal residence in
that community. Other useful documents include survivor and ghetto
lists, kahal and synagogue records, notary records, city and business
directories, regional almanacs, passport applications, and
professional and military records. Examples of data >from the above
sources will be shown as illustration.

_________________________________

I also want to bring another program to your attention. I'm
moderating a panel of archival experts which will be an entire 75
minutes devoted to your questions and their answers. Many
researchers find their ancestry crosses modern borders and the
records are held in a variety of archives. This session will offer nine
archival experts to offer guidance on where and how to search. In
some cases the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the LDS
FamilySearch, or the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish
People (CAHJP) in Jerusalem may have microfilmed or digitized
records held in foreign archives, so you may discover other ways to
find the information you need without traveling abroad or hiring a
researcher. On the other hand, there are some records which can
only be found in the archives and you'll learn about those, along with
how to expand your research beyond just vital records. Here is the
info:

Wednesday, August 6 - Imperial Ballroom

3:30PM - 5:00PM - "Ask the Archival Experts"

Are you an experienced genealogist with a research problem you've
found insurmountable or a budding beginner seeking guidance on
where to start your "rigid search" (as Jonathan Safran Foer put it in
"Everything is Illuminated") in overseas archives? Get help from
experts who are knowledgeable about archives >from Budapest to
Berdychiv, Lviv to Lodz, Jihlava to Jerusalem. You'll learn what's new
at a variety of international research hubs and what's planned for the
future of Jewish genealogical archival research. Internet resources for
accessing digital archival content will be covered and no question is
too difficult or demanding. Audience participation -- if you know
something they don't -- will be part of the mix.

Our Experts:
Alexander Dunai - Ukraine, Poland & Galicia
Howard Margol - Lithuania
Lenka Matusikova - Czech Repulic
E. Randol Schoenberg - Austria & the Czech Republic
Robinn Magid - Poland
Zsuzsanna Toronyi - Hungary
Israel Pickholtz - Israel
Yefim Kogan - Bessarabia & Romania
Pamela Weisberger - Poland, Hungary & Galicia

If you cannot attend the conference -- or can't make every session --
most of the talks will be offered as audio (and some video)
recordings, and selected talks, including "Ask the Archival Experts,"
will be offered as an online streaming presentation for a fee. Look
for the word LIVE! in the online program schedule. The conference
organizers will be providing info on that soon.

Pamela Weisberger
Gesher Galicia
pweisberger@...

Dear IAJGS Conference Attendees:

In addition to the IAJGS Conference programs listed in the July 19,
2013, digest of Gesher Galicia and the IAJGS Conference, we want to
list some other programs being presented by our members that may
be of interest to those researching Galicia & more:

Sunday, August 4 - Franklin Room, 4th Floor

3:15PM - 5:00 PM - Film: "General Anders Army"

This documentary tells the fascinating story of the Poles deported

from Eastern Poland to USSR, evacuating >from USSR after Germany

attacked and forming an army that fought in Italy. Many of the Jewish
soldiers who were in the Anders Army were >from Galicia and the film
contains original footage. The film will be presented by Julian
Bussgang, who was born in Lviv (Lwow) and is a longtime member of
Gesher Galicia. (Julian presented a memorable talk at the Polish
Embassy in Washington during the DC 2011 IAJGS Conference on this
topic, so you won't want to miss this film and discussion afterwards.)

Wednesday, August 6 - Plaza Ballroom, Mezzanine

2:00PM - 3:15PM - "Books of Residents and Other Valuable Polish
Sources" ( i.e., sources in addition to metrical records ) - Fay and
Julian Bussgang

Even if vital records for Polish towns are missing or incomplete, you
may be able to gather significant information about your family from
lesser-known but extremely valuable sources. The most informative
of these are Books of Residents (Ksiegi Ludnosci). These 19th-20th
century municipal registration books, which have survived for many
towns, contain detailed information, organized by address, about all
the inhabitants in each household who had their legal residence in
that community. Other useful documents include survivor and ghetto
lists, kahal and synagogue records, notary records, city and business
directories, regional almanacs, passport applications, and
professional and military records. Examples of data >from the above
sources will be shown as illustration.

_________________________________

I also want to bring another program to your attention. I'm
moderating a panel of archival experts which will be an entire 75
minutes devoted to your questions and their answers. Many
researchers find their ancestry crosses modern borders and the
records are held in a variety of archives. This session will offer nine
archival experts to offer guidance on where and how to search. In
some cases the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the LDS
FamilySearch, or the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish
People (CAHJP) in Jerusalem may have microfilmed or digitized
records held in foreign archives, so you may discover other ways to
find the information you need without traveling abroad or hiring a
researcher. On the other hand, there are some records which can
only be found in the archives and you'll learn about those, along with
how to expand your research beyond just vital records. Here is the
info:

Wednesday, August 6 - Imperial Ballroom

3:30PM - 5:00PM - "Ask the Archival Experts"

Are you an experienced genealogist with a research problem you've
found insurmountable or a budding beginner seeking guidance on
where to start your "rigid search" (as Jonathan Safran Foer put it in
"Everything is Illuminated") in overseas archives? Get help from
experts who are knowledgeable about archives >from Budapest to
Berdychiv, Lviv to Lodz, Jihlava to Jerusalem. You'll learn what's new
at a variety of international research hubs and what's planned for the
future of Jewish genealogical archival research. Internet resources for
accessing digital archival content will be covered and no question is
too difficult or demanding. Audience participation -- if you know
something they don't -- will be part of the mix.

Our Experts:
Alexander Dunai - Ukraine, Poland & Galicia
Howard Margol - Lithuania
Lenka Matusikova - Czech Repulic
E. Randol Schoenberg - Austria & the Czech Republic
Robinn Magid - Poland
Zsuzsanna Toronyi - Hungary
Israel Pickholtz - Israel
Yefim Kogan - Bessarabia & Romania
Pamela Weisberger - Poland, Hungary & Galicia

If you cannot attend the conference -- or can't make every session --
most of the talks will be offered as audio (and some video)
recordings, and selected talks, including "Ask the Archival Experts,"
will be offered as an online streaming presentation for a fee. Look
for the word LIVE! in the online program schedule. The conference
organizers will be providing info on that soon.

Pamela Weisberger
Gesher Galicia
pweisberger@...

Mark London's recent post seemed to be looking for ways to see the
Cyrillic spelling of relatives' names. One thing I found useful,
though sad, was to go to Yad Vashem, where I saw some Pages of
Testimony with names written in Russian.

Judith Berlowitz
Oakland, CA

BER(E)LOWITZ (Orikhiv-Orechov, Taurida), SEIDLIN (Pavlohrad), MANTEL,
LEBER, BILLIG (Brzezany), RUBINZAHL (Hlyniany)

Looking for information, census, records, and people:
1. Sechzer / Zechtzer / Sekser in Kopaygorod / Kopaihorod or
nearby Mogilev Podolsky
2. Ackerman / Akermann in Arjanovitz / Azanovitz ??? near Odessa
3. Lefkowitz near Budapest
4. Altneu in Prague
5. Altneu in Podvolochisk / Pidvolochys'k

Thank you.
Inda Sechzer
New Jersey, USA

Inda M. Sechzer, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
E: sechzer_arch@...