David:

A link to the entire record (including the first page of this passenger manifest and all the other pages of this ship's manifest) would be useful to compare how letters were formed by this clerk. I could guess that the community might be Klezk (aka Kletzk, which was in Slutsk uyezd). But regardless if one guesses or knows for certain what was written, it is best to have additional sources for confirmation. If you have not yet searched out every record for this immigrant and their family, friends, associates and neighbors in USA records, by all means do so. One record is never enough (especially a record in which information is ambiguous).

Emily Garber
emilyhgarber@...
Phoenix, AZ

Hi all,

The complete list of birth records for the years 1846, 1847 and 1886 were added to the All Odessa database on the Odessa Kehilalinks (https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/odessa).

A big thanks to Mike Vayser for providing all those records!

Ariel Parkansky
Ukraine SIG
Odessa Town Leader

My wife had an aunt from Bucharest Romania (the family was originally from the Sighet area of Hungary) Viorica STAUBER, who married Henry SCHRAGER, a dentist. Henry and Viorica moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1960 and both died in the 1980s and are buried there. They were childless. We don't know where Henry was from originally but it occurs to me that SCHRAGER may be the basis for SCHRAGO, SARAGA, etc.,  or the other way around. Checking on Google, I find that Roman, Romania (pronounced as if spelled Romahn), had a Talmud Torah from 1817. Would like to compare notes.   I should also note that my version of the digest, as it appears in Thunderbird, does not give any indication of how or where to reply.

Jeff Knisbacher, Bradenton, Florida

From what I can see in the data I have gathered from various sources, Isaac Luria, the Ari WAS NOT the son of Solomon Luria, the Maharshal  I can suggest a research strategy that may shed some light on your quest, at least so far as your family's connection to the Maharshal.

According to some work done by various researchers (https://www.academia.edu/38296562/Y-DNA_Research_Studies_of_Rabbinical_Lineages_and_Their_Importance_to_Jewish_Genealogy) the Marshal's ydna signature is E-FT81835 (a sub-branch of E-M35). If you have the luxury of being able to obtain, through modern cousins, a ydna signature for the father of Zlata Hinda (Luria) Rotkovitz, then you could see if the two ydna signatures match.

Whether or not the Vilna Lurias are related to the Jerusalem Lurias is going to be difficult to prove since I do not see in my data any known, modern descendants of the Jerusalem family.
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Adam Cherson

Hi
Where to find the actual certificate of naturalization for NY Eastern District March 27, 1941?
I do not see it here
https://www.germanroots.com/new-york-city-naturalization-records.html
or listed in the Family Search Wiki

Do I order from National Archives?
ARKOWTIZ Ruth number 4987497 Mar 27, 1941 
Petition 2891190
Many Thanks, David


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Best Regards,
David Levine
San Francisco, CA, USA
davidelevine@...

Adam,
I read the town name as Pushalaty. Jewishgen's Communities database suggests Pušalotas, Lithuania and the Jewishgen family finder has over 130 entries for that town, including 2 for the surname "Stein".
I read the first two names as Guta and Itzig. Except for Bonze, all the names seem fairly standard.
Guta is one a family of "good" names. The modern hebrew equivalent would be Tova.
Itzig is a variant of Isaac (certainly common in 19th century Germany, I don't know about early 20th century Lithuania).
Leis is probably a variant of Leah.
Schmere is a variant of Shmerel, or more formally Shmariyahu.
Chatzkel is an alternative spelling of Chaskiel.

I hope this helps,
Rodney Eisfelder
Melbourne, Australia

Looking for marriage records for my great grandparents, Leie Friedman married Daniel Martzinovsky/Marchinofsky from Lunna, Grodno, Russia. He arrived in the U.S. in 1909 and she followed with their children in 1911. 
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SHERRI HELLER
Boynton Beach, Florida
slh1800@...

Adam:  Some names are nicknames, some are alternate spellings or bad
handwriting.  You can find the family on Ancestry.com aboard the SS
Pennsylvania in the Hamburg Departure Lists for 21 July 1901. The
spelling of the names on this list are slightly  different on some
cases.    The town is not much clearer, but begins with "P"  It is
indexed here as Puschalatz.

Girta (Gite/Gita)
Itrig (Itzig, short for Isaac/Yitzchak)
Leis  (Lea/Leah)
Schmere (Shmerel)
Bonze (Benza, short for Benzion)
Chatzkel (short for Yechetzkel)

David Rosen
Boston, MA

Adam wrote:
I have been trying to find information about a relative Barney Stein. 
He passed away in Chicago, in 1943.  I believe that I found a record for
him and members of his familiy at Ellis island, and a section of the
document has been attached.  The first names of the family members were
transcribed as follows:  Girta, Jtrig, Leis, Schmere, Bonze, Chatzkel. 
Also, the last place of residence was transcribed as Tushalaby.  I
attempted to search for Tushalaby and was unable to identify such a
location.  Also, some of the names sound unusual, and I am curious if
they may be a type of "slang", or whether there may be a more common
form for the names listed?

Actually, according to the 1930 census they got married either in 1928 or in 1929. Anna was 24, in Apr 1930, and the her age at first marriage was 23.
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Giannis Daropoulos 

Greece

Have you considered that there might be more than one Jack HYMAN born the same year as your grandfather living in New Jersey?

At our last house (about 20 years ago) there were two Steven FREEDMANs living within a mile.  And once I was on an airplane with someone else from Atlanta named Peggy FREEDMAN.  We kept the flight attendants on their toes!  I would keep this on the "maybe" list until finding more information.

I would also consider other spellings of HYMAN - maybe HEYMAN - when looking for both your uncle and the mystery man.

Good luck!

Peggy Mosinger Freedman
Atlanta, GA

I think the first letter of the town is P, not T and it is Pushelaty. Here is the town in JewishGen.

Pušalotas, Lithuania 55°55' N 24°15' E  95 miles NNW of Vilnius

Pušalotas [Lith], Pushelat [Yid], Pushelaty [Rus], Puszołaty [Pol], Puscheloten [Ger], Pishelot, Pushlat, Puselat, Pusholaty

Pušalotas Soviet Union

Pušalotas Panevėžys Lithuania

Pushelaty Ponevezh Kovno Russian Empire

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Greetings, I have recently uncovered through JewishGen the digital record of the location of the grave of my relative, who perished in the Lodz Ghetto, in the Lodz Jewish Cemetery. My family, from abroad, would like to arrange the putting up of tombstone for him to honor his memory. I have tried to contact the leadership of the cemetery through phone and email, to no avail. I tried contacting a member of the Jewish community there, but they did not understand the mapping well enough to locate the grave. I even tried contacting a local tombstone service there to no avail. Does anyone have any experience with this, understand the mapping of the graves there, or have any tips?
Thanks!
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Natan Finkelstein
Memphis, TN

I have been trying to find information about a relative Barney Stein.  He passed away in Chicago, in 1943.  I believe that I found a record for him and members of his familiy at Ellis island, and a section of the document has been attached.  The first names of the family members were transcribed as follows:  Girta, Jtrig, Leis, Schmere, Bonze, Chatzkel.  Also, the last place of residence was transcribed as Tushalaby.  I attempted to search for Tushalaby and was unable to identify such a location.  Also, some of the names sound unusual, and I am curious if they may be a type of "slang", or whether there may be a more common form for the names listed?

Thank you.
Adam Block

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I am trying to locate Duff Wilson. Years ago he helped my colleague from the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society with her corrupted Family Tree Maker program.
The program and her tree are corrupted once again. Is there anyone who knows how to contact Duff Wilson?
Are there any FTM experts who can offer assistance?

Please contact me.
Thank you,
Marilyn Golden
Membership VP
membership@...

In doing research on my uncle Jack Hyman, I found him listed in the 1930 census living in Jersey City, NJ, with a wife named "ANNA". She is news to me. The info on my uncle seems correct as far as birth and occupation. Based on the census info it looks like they were married in 1925.

I would like to find out who this ANNE is (maiden name),parents name, where they married, divorced, or death. I have tried to find all of the above with no luck. I am also looking for any info on my uncle prior to this 1930 census.

I know all about his second marriage to my aunt, when, and where it took place.

Steve Pickholtz
New Jersey
searching--- PICKHOLTZ, WINITSKY and KLEIN/KLINE

In doing research on my uncle Jack HYMAN, I found him listed in the 1930 census living in Jersey City, NJ at 177 Orient Ave.   However, it also list him as married to a wife named "ANNE".  This is news to me.  The other info listed for my uncle seems to be correct.  Base on this info, it looks like they were married in 1925.

I have looked up marriages, deaths and divorces with no luck.  For his second marriage to my aunt, I have all the required up to date info.

Could someone help me find ANYTHING on this ANNE?  Anything on my uncle prior to marriage #1, would be appreciated also.

Steve Pickholtz
New Jersey
searching--- PICKHOLTZ, WINITSKY, and KLEIN/KLINE
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