I had recently posted a query( 2/8/12) for information on Rabbi VORHAND of
Prague and I have received several replies. His son , Rabbi Moshe VORHAND,
also replied to me that they are working on an account of his activities. I
am attaching two links about Rabbi VORHAND for whoever is interested. My
original thought was that he had been involved in some way with arrangements
for the shipping of weapons >from Czechoslovakia to Israel. I have been
informed that it was unlikely; however, he very much was involved in
getting Jews out both before and after the War to Eretz Yisrael and after
the war was actively involved with US government representatives and the
Czech government in negotiations on behalf of the Jewish community.

http://heichalmoshe.com/History.html has emphasis on his activity
in Czechoslovakia
http://heichalmoshe.org/history.htm has emphasis on his activity in US.

from all accounts I have received, he was highly regarded and beloved as a

spiritual leader and a Talmid Chacham.

Rabbi Dr. Norbert Weinberg, Encino, Calif. norofra@...

Reasearching Family Records of WEINBERG( Dolyna/Ukraine,
Vienna/Austria,Frankfurt AM, Germany

Is there anyone on this list who is available for photographing stones in
Budapest? There are two that I need >from Kozma utca, and I have the exact
locations. I would be happy to pay reasonable expenses, if necessary.

Thank you so much for your help.

Sheri Prager
Sebastopol, California
iguana7slp@...

Moderator: Off-list responses please.

Thanks to this message, I have finally found years of death for my great
great grandparents (on the Oroklet site). I'm searching for the actual
records on familysearch, but it's looking like a long process. Are there
other online sources for finding dates of vital records that can then be
looked up on familysearch? Or for finding in which kerulet someone lived?
And is the Budapest Chevra Kadisha information online?

Thanks for your help.

Sheri Prager
Sebastopol, California

I had recently posted a query( 2/8/12) for information on Rabbi VORHAND of
Prague and I have received several replies. His son , Rabbi Moshe VORHAND,
also replied to me that they are working on an account of his activities. I
am attaching two links about Rabbi VORHAND for whoever is interested. My
original thought was that he had been involved in some way with arrangements
for the shipping of weapons >from Czechoslovakia to Israel. I have been
informed that it was unlikely; however, he very much was involved in
getting Jews out both before and after the War to Eretz Yisrael and after
the war was actively involved with US government representatives and the
Czech government in negotiations on behalf of the Jewish community.

http://heichalmoshe.com/History.html has emphasis on his activity
in Czechoslovakia
http://heichalmoshe.org/history.htm has emphasis on his activity in US.

from all accounts I have received, he was highly regarded and beloved as a

spiritual leader and a Talmid Chacham.

Rabbi Dr. Norbert Weinberg, Encino, Calif. norofra@...

Reasearching Family Records of WEINBERG( Dolyna/Ukraine,
Vienna/Austria,Frankfurt AM, Germany

Is there anyone on this list who is available for photographing stones in
Budapest? There are two that I need >from Kozma utca, and I have the exact
locations. I would be happy to pay reasonable expenses, if necessary.

Thank you so much for your help.

Sheri Prager
Sebastopol, California
iguana7slp@...

Moderator: Off-list responses please.

Thanks to this message, I have finally found years of death for my great
great grandparents (on the Oroklet site). I'm searching for the actual
records on familysearch, but it's looking like a long process. Are there
other online sources for finding dates of vital records that can then be
looked up on familysearch? Or for finding in which kerulet someone lived?
And is the Budapest Chevra Kadisha information online?

Thanks for your help.

Sheri Prager
Sebastopol, California

Dear Genners,
I wanted to thank everyone that wrote and contributed their thoughts and information regarding the Holics Cemetery.  Not only did I make new friends, I may have found some distant relatives as well.
Thanks again.
Caryn Friedlander Levinson
carynlev@...
USA

FISCHER (Holics, Vradiste)
BEINHACKER (Bratislava, Castkov, Gbely, Malacky, Jablonica, Janostelek, Oszuszko, Petrova Ves, Senica, Sered, Smolenice, Budapest, Burgenland, Kecskemet, Klosterneuberg, Lachenbach, Vienna, Weiner Neustadt, Bucharest, Budapest, Harka, Buchach, Prague, Solka, Sarajevo, Zagreb) 
HOHENBERG, KOHUT, WINTER (Gbely, Holics)
KATZ (Znaim/Znojmo)
SCHLESINGER, BURIAN, MANDL/MANDLER (Radosovce,
Vrbovce, Vienna),
KATZ, TAUBER, WINTER (Holics, Moravsky Svaty Jan)
FRIEDLANDER, ROSENBERG, GOLDSTEIN, GLUCK, HANZ (Ungvar/Uzhhorod)

Miskolc, Hungary Two Recent Genealogy Projects at Jewish Gen

1. As of December 2011 you can see the list of Holocaust Victims of Miskolc and
surrounding towns project online at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Holocaust/0235_Miskolc_Residents.html Itâ??s
also listed on the main Holocaust Database page at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Holocaust/

The data base contains 10,831 Holocaust victims >from the city of Miskolc and
134 adjacent towns. For the city of Miskolc the data contains 6588 names with
a personâ??s occupation, former residence address and date of birth as
available. In the adjacent 134 towns our list contains 4243 names.


2. In January 2012 we announced the Jewish Cemetery Project of Miskolc. With
the help of JewishGen volunteers we already started to transcribe 600 pages of
20th century deaths >from a Miskolc cemetery book.

As the 18th and 19th century cemetery records were lost during the Holocaust,
we plan to photograph approximately 10,000-12,000 18th and 19th century
headstones at an approximate cost of $1.00 per headstone that will be
incorporated into JOWBR database at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/.

In order to achieve our objective we need contributions. For further details
of our new project and to make contributions please refer to
http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=15

Click on Miskolc Jewish Cemetery-Burial Records and Photography to read a
description of the project. Your donations are needed to continue this
important project.

John Kovacs Vivian Kahn

Miskolc, Hungary Two Recent Genealogy Projects at Jewish Gen

1. As of December 2011 you can see the list of Holocaust Victims of Miskolc and
surrounding towns project online at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Holocaust/0235_Miskolc_Residents.html Itâ??s
also listed on the main Holocaust Database page at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Holocaust/

The data base contains 10,831 Holocaust victims >from the city of Miskolc and
134 adjacent towns. For the city of Miskolc the data contains 6588 names with
a personâ??s occupation, former residence address and date of birth as
available. In the adjacent 134 towns our list contains 4243 names.


2. In January 2012 we announced the Jewish Cemetery Project of Miskolc. With
the help of JewishGen volunteers we already started to transcribe 600 pages of
20th century deaths >from a Miskolc cemetery book.

As the 18th and 19th century cemetery records were lost during the Holocaust,
we plan to photograph approximately 10,000-12,000 18th and 19th century
headstones at an approximate cost of $1.00 per headstone that will be
incorporated into JOWBR database at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/.

In order to achieve our objective we need contributions. For further details
of our new project and to make contributions please refer to
http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=15

Click on Miskolc Jewish Cemetery-Burial Records and Photography to read a
description of the project. Your donations are needed to continue this
important project.

John Kovacs Vivian Kahn

Dear Genners,
I wanted to thank everyone that wrote and contributed their thoughts and information regarding the Holics Cemetery.  Not only did I make new friends, I may have found some distant relatives as well.
Thanks again.
Caryn Friedlander Levinson
carynlev@...
USA

FISCHER (Holics, Vradiste)
BEINHACKER (Bratislava, Castkov, Gbely, Malacky, Jablonica, Janostelek, Oszuszko, Petrova Ves, Senica, Sered, Smolenice, Budapest, Burgenland, Kecskemet, Klosterneuberg, Lachenbach, Vienna, Weiner Neustadt, Bucharest, Budapest, Harka, Buchach, Prague, Solka, Sarajevo, Zagreb) 
HOHENBERG, KOHUT, WINTER (Gbely, Holics)
KATZ (Znaim/Znojmo)
SCHLESINGER, BURIAN, MANDL/MANDLER (Radosovce,
Vrbovce, Vienna),
KATZ, TAUBER, WINTER (Holics, Moravsky Svaty Jan)
FRIEDLANDER, ROSENBERG, GOLDSTEIN, GLUCK, HANZ (Ungvar/Uzhhorod)

Some of you may have missed the announcement that Sam Schleman, our =
incomparable Vital Records Coordinator, decided to retire. As one of =
his final contributions to H-SIG, Sam found a very qualified =
replacement. Sarah Feuerstein of Toronto, a prolific and talented =
volunteer, has stepped into the position. Since first working on a =
project several years ago, Sarah, who is fluent in Hungarian, Romanian, =
French and German, has transcribed more than 6,000 records >from a =
variety of town including Szeged, Pest, Miskolc, Debrecen, Nagykallo, =
Nyirbator, Lackenbach, Belenyes and Nagyvarad. She also detail proofed =
over 5,000 records >from Nagyvarad and Galszecs.=20

Sarah inherited her interest in family history >from her late mother, who =
survived WWII in hiding, during which time she decided to write the =
family's history for the benefit of future generations. She died before =
completing the effort and left for Sarah a large set of documents and an =
unfinished manuscript. Sarah vowed to finish her mother's project and, =
in the process, kept on digging deeper in the history of her and her =
husband's extended family. =46rom this project, Sarah's interest =
blossomed into a passion for genealogy in general. Although her focus of =
interest in the Hungarian side of her research is Nagyvarad and its =
surroundings, she is and was always ready to do work wherever it was =
needed most.=20

As H-SIG's Vital Records Coordinator Sarah hopes to facilitate as much =
as she can the much appreciated efforts of the volunteers who so =
selflessly offer their time in the service of all present and future =
genealogical research. She hopes to help people in their search for =
their roots and in their efforts in trying to tie together loose ends.=20=


Join me in welcoming Sarah as she becomes engaged in H-SIG's most =
important effort--the identification, procurement, and indexing of =
birth, marriage, and death records documenting the lives of our =
Hungarian Jewish families. For more information about H-SIG projects =
and to volunteer, contact Sarah at sfeuerstein@...

Vivian Kahn, Oakland, California
JewishGen Hungarian SIG Coordinator

Some of you may have missed the announcement that Sam Schleman, our =
incomparable Vital Records Coordinator, decided to retire. As one of =
his final contributions to H-SIG, Sam found a very qualified =
replacement. Sarah Feuerstein of Toronto, a prolific and talented =
volunteer, has stepped into the position. Since first working on a =
project several years ago, Sarah, who is fluent in Hungarian, Romanian, =
French and German, has transcribed more than 6,000 records >from a =
variety of town including Szeged, Pest, Miskolc, Debrecen, Nagykallo, =
Nyirbator, Lackenbach, Belenyes and Nagyvarad. She also detail proofed =
over 5,000 records >from Nagyvarad and Galszecs.=20

Sarah inherited her interest in family history >from her late mother, who =
survived WWII in hiding, during which time she decided to write the =
family's history for the benefit of future generations. She died before =
completing the effort and left for Sarah a large set of documents and an =
unfinished manuscript. Sarah vowed to finish her mother's project and, =
in the process, kept on digging deeper in the history of her and her =
husband's extended family. =46rom this project, Sarah's interest =
blossomed into a passion for genealogy in general. Although her focus of =
interest in the Hungarian side of her research is Nagyvarad and its =
surroundings, she is and was always ready to do work wherever it was =
needed most.=20

As H-SIG's Vital Records Coordinator Sarah hopes to facilitate as much =
as she can the much appreciated efforts of the volunteers who so =
selflessly offer their time in the service of all present and future =
genealogical research. She hopes to help people in their search for =
their roots and in their efforts in trying to tie together loose ends.=20=


Join me in welcoming Sarah as she becomes engaged in H-SIG's most =
important effort--the identification, procurement, and indexing of =
birth, marriage, and death records documenting the lives of our =
Hungarian Jewish families. For more information about H-SIG projects =
and to volunteer, contact Sarah at sfeuerstein@...

Vivian Kahn, Oakland, California
JewishGen Hungarian SIG Coordinator

I've posted five (5) vital records in German for which I need translation.
They are on ViewMate at the following addresses:

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21662
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21663
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21664
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21665
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21666

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thank you very much.

Keith Olson, Greeley, Colorado colawman@...

I've posted five (5) vital records in German for which I need translation.
They are on ViewMate at the following addresses:

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21662
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21663
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21664
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21665
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=21666

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thank you very much.

Keith Olson, Greeley, Colorado colawman@...

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain invites you to a
Webinar on February 23 on "Genealogical Resources in Latin America"

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/532578214

A review of available genealogical resources in Latin America (Jewish
or not): institutions, temples, burial societies, cemeteries, citizenship
records, immigration and computer databases that can be used online. Learn
what to look for and how to ask for information by regular mail in
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Daniel Horowitz enjoys a multi-faceted role at MyHeritage.com which has
global support for 38 languages in their website and software. Prior to
MyHeritage.com, Daniel was a teacher and the study guide editor for over 15
years, of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela,
where his work received many awards worldwide.

A power genealogist, researcher and lecturer, Daniel holds board level
positions with a number of genealogical societies and organizations.
With a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering and a Specialization in Education
& Management of Educational Institutions, he has a deep understanding
of the needs of today's family history enthusiasts.

Title: Genealogical Resources in Latin America
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh-based attendees
Required: Mac OS X 10.5 or newer

For those able to attend in person, the lecture will be delivered at
the JGSGB headquarters in Seymour Place, London W1H - contact Jeanette
Rosenberg on education@... to book a place at the actual talk.

Regards

Mark Nicholls
Chairman
Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain invites you to a
Webinar on February 23 on "Genealogical Resources in Latin America"

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/532578214

A review of available genealogical resources in Latin America (Jewish
or not): institutions, temples, burial societies, cemeteries, citizenship
records, immigration and computer databases that can be used online. Learn
what to look for and how to ask for information by regular mail in
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Daniel Horowitz enjoys a multi-faceted role at MyHeritage.com which has
global support for 38 languages in their website and software. Prior to
MyHeritage.com, Daniel was a teacher and the study guide editor for over 15
years, of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela,
where his work received many awards worldwide.

A power genealogist, researcher and lecturer, Daniel holds board level
positions with a number of genealogical societies and organizations.
With a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering and a Specialization in Education
& Management of Educational Institutions, he has a deep understanding
of the needs of today's family history enthusiasts.

Title: Genealogical Resources in Latin America
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh-based attendees
Required: Mac OS X 10.5 or newer

For those able to attend in person, the lecture will be delivered at
the JGSGB headquarters in Seymour Place, London W1H - contact Jeanette
Rosenberg on education@... to book a place at the actual talk.

Regards

Mark Nicholls
Chairman
Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

Dear Friends,

While there are excellent modern resources available to us to help us in
clarifying the names of our ancestors' towns, we should also be aware of
some of the older resources that are available to us as well.

I hope that you will find these two late 19th and early 20th Century
resources helpful:

1. Slownik geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego i innych krajow slowianskich
(Geographic Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavic Countries),
15 volumes. 1880-1902. This Polish-language work is available for use
online. You can read about it and find links to it here:
http://www.halgal.com/slownik.html
Some of the volumes are also available through Google Books:
http://tinyurl.com/854e5tr

2. Gemeindelexikon der im Reichsrate vertretenen Konigreiche und Lander
(Gazetteer of the Crown Lands and Territories Represented in the Imperial
Council), Volume 12: Galizien (Galicia), Vienna, 1907. This German-language
work is available for use online. You can read about it here:
http://www.halgal.com/gemeindelexikon.html
This work is also available (free) for downloading or for online reading
through Google Books: http://tinyurl.com/8xkfzp6
You can search the volume easily using Google's search box when you open the
Google Book link. Other volumes are also available through Google Books.

Please note that I have removed the accents >from the Polish and German
titles.

Stephan Parnes
Lancaster, PA

Dear Friends,

While there are excellent modern resources available to us to help us in
clarifying the names of our ancestors' towns, we should also be aware of
some of the older resources that are available to us as well.

I hope that you will find these two late 19th and early 20th Century
resources helpful:

1. Slownik geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego i innych krajow slowianskich
(Geographic Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavic Countries),
15 volumes. 1880-1902. This Polish-language work is available for use
online. You can read about it and find links to it here:
http://www.halgal.com/slownik.html
Some of the volumes are also available through Google Books:
http://tinyurl.com/854e5tr

2. Gemeindelexikon der im Reichsrate vertretenen Konigreiche und Lander
(Gazetteer of the Crown Lands and Territories Represented in the Imperial
Council), Volume 12: Galizien (Galicia), Vienna, 1907. This German-language
work is available for use online. You can read about it here:
http://www.halgal.com/gemeindelexikon.html
This work is also available (free) for downloading or for online reading
through Google Books: http://tinyurl.com/8xkfzp6
You can search the volume easily using Google's search box when you open the
Google Book link. Other volumes are also available through Google Books.

Please note that I have removed the accents >from the Polish and German
titles.

Stephan Parnes
Lancaster, PA

Dear Mosze,

I would like to draw your attention to a particular feature of Polish
orthography and its accented letters. One of the special Polish letters
is an "e" with a comma under it. This means that the "e" in question is
pronounced nasalized, more like "en". In fact, if you check for the name
LECZYCKI (pronounced like "Lenczicki) in the JewishGen Holocaust data
base you will find lots of them, such as e.g.

LECZYCKI, Lajb, born 1904

There is another entry for an arrival in the Buchenwald Concentration
Camp in 1945.

Perhaps that helps

Fritz Neubauer

Am 12.02.2012 19:04, schrieb Schaeffer Familytree:

Dear Mosze,

I would like to draw your attention to a particular feature of Polish
orthography and its accented letters. One of the special Polish letters
is an "e" with a comma under it. This means that the "e" in question is
pronounced nasalized, more like "en". In fact, if you check for the name
LECZYCKI (pronounced like "Lenczicki) in the JewishGen Holocaust data
base you will find lots of them, such as e.g.

LECZYCKI, Lajb, born 1904

There is another entry for an arrival in the Buchenwald Concentration
Camp in 1945.

Perhaps that helps

Fritz Neubauer

Am 12.02.2012 19:04, schrieb Schaeffer Familytree: