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Re: Restoration of German Citizenship
#germany
David Seldner
I also did it a few years ago. It is a relatively simple process. Advantages: You can live (and work) anywhere in the EU. You can vote (if you consider this to be an advantage).
Disadvantages: none. No taxes, unless you live in Germany (I do, so I pay taxes in Germany and in the US, but there is a treaty). -- David Seldner, Karlsruhe, Germany seldner@... |
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Re: Translation request: Hebrew to English (Yad Vashem testimony)
#holocaust
#translation
#subcarpathia
Odeda Zlotnick
Amendment: Odeda Zlotnick Jerusalem, Israel. |
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Re: Relationship titles
#general
Kenneth Ryesky
June,
The first cousin of a parent would be a first cousin once removed ("1C1R") That 1C1R's child would be a first cousin twice removed ("1C2R"). And so on. That said, often the technical formalities are disregarded. Personal examples: When I was growing up, we all referred to my grandfather's first cousin as "Aunt Celia," notwithstanding that to me she was a 1C2R. And even today, the ex-wife of a son (albeit by adoption) of my mother's first cousin refers to herself as my mom's "cousin." -- Ken Ryesky, Petach Tikva, Israel kenneth.ryesky@... Researching: RAISKY/REISKY, ARONOV, SHKOLNIK(OV), AEROV; Gomel, Belarus GERTZIG, BRODSKY; Yelizavetgrad, Ukraine BRODSKY, VASILESKY; Odessa, Ukraine IZRAELSON, ARSHENOV; Yevpatoriya, Ukraine (Crimea) |
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rnrd99@...
I am attempting to find the parents, siblings and other family members of my great grandfather Leivik>Louis, Nabatov>Nabatoff and great grandmother Youdes>Dora, Wolfson Nabatoff, who emigrated from Belarus to the US in 1904. Has anyone else searched or found members of this family? Ross Kremsdorf |
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Re: Translation request: Hebrew to English (Yad Vashem testimony)
#holocaust
#translation
#subcarpathia
Odeda Zlotnick
Never trust Yad Vashem's automatic translations. They are a mess for many - at times unavoidable - reasons, and Carol Hoffman's above quote is a great example of why.
Naftali is a male's name. There is absolutely no doubt that he is described in handwritten Hebrew as the victim's son. And yet, the translation from Yad Vasheme has made him a "daughter" - wrong, wrong, wrong! And I know from personal contact with Yad Vashem staff that they have a special problem with relationship translation. Always ask for another translation. Odeda Zlotnick |
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Can you pkease provide the relevent microfilm numbers?
Daniella Alyagon |
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaks about his Thessaloniki roots and his parents' Holocaust experiences
#holocaust
Renee Steinig
In an interview at New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage last month,
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla discussed his family's roots in Thessaloniki (Salonika), Greece, where he was born and raised. He also related in powerful detail the story of his parents, Mois and Sara, who were among the few Jews in that city to survive the Holocaust. Dr. Bourla was interviewed by Robert Krulwich, a science correspondent for NPR and former co-host of the show Radiolab. The one-hour interview is now available on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzzHtvRHkMk . A Forward article about the interview is at https://forward.com/culture/464340/pfizer-ceo-albert-bourla-covid-vaccine-thessaloniki-jewish-holocaust/ Renee Renee Steinig Dix Hills NY genmaven@... |
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Translation Russian
#russia
#translation
J. Grossman
Please translate these documents. Your help is greatly appreciated!
https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM91647 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM91648
Best regards, Joanne Grossman
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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SLeaf
In fact, the 1857 census records (unindexed) are available online through Family Search. They're organized by house number, but it's confusing because similar number sequences appear in different volumes, and, as a result, I had to search through multiple volumes even though I knew the relevant house number. Here's a link: https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?page=1&place=3460695&endDate=1857&startDate=1857&lifeEvent=105057.
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James Gross with Steinberg family.
#general
estelle
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The March Issue of the Galitzianer
#galicia
Gesher Galicia SIG
We are pleased to announce the release of the March 2021 issue of the Galitzianer, Gesher Galicia’s quarterly research journal. This issue provides readers with an overview of Galician cadastral maps, interspersed with vivid map images. Also, as a valuable resource for those researching Galitzianers who fought in WWI, this issue contains a comprehensive tutorial on WWI military records and an article about German resources on Galician soldiers. Finally, there is a review of Jewish records in the Przemysl State Archive, a reflective article by a future archivist, and a heartwarming story of a most unlikely family reunion. Here is a list of the articles in the March issue:
The Galitzianer is a membership benefit of Gesher Galicia. To join, visit our website at www.geshergalicia.org/membership/. Members and nonmembers alike are invited to submit articles on Galicia-related themes to the Galitzianer. For details, please review our submissions policy at www.geshergalicia.org/the-galitzianer/#submissions, and then contact me at submissions@.... Jodi G. Benjamin Editor, The Galitzianer Gesher Galicia -- --- PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. Send all inquiries to submissions@.... |
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Re: Relationship titles
#general
kshepard
Good afternoon, Your parent's first cousin would be your 1st cousin once removed. IF your parent's 1st cousin had a child/children, that child/children would be your 2nd cousin. Regards, Kathleen Shepard On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 03:32:31 PM CDT, June Genis <junegenis@...> wrote: What would a child call the first cousin of their parent? Would that person be considered an aunt/uncle or some sort of cousin? The person who witnessed my grandfather's death certificate indicated that he was a nephew. To me that meant he was the son of my grandfather's brother (or at least half brother). Last night while watching TV I noticed that someone referred to the first cousin of his father as his uncle. If that if correct in my situation it would totally change the prediction about who our MRCA might be. DNA suggests that I have many 2nd cousins who appear to share a great grandfather with me. New research suggests this isn't possible and that these are two separate people who were both named after their common grandfather, but are sons of different fathers. That would make them 1st cousins. If so, would the son of one cousin consider himself to be a nephew of the other 1st cousin? If true it would explain some tree discrepancies I have been unable to resolve. June Genis Hemet, CA -- June Genis, 650--851-5224 Hemet, CA Researching: GENIS, OKUN, SUSMAN, ETTINGER, KESSLER/CHESLER (Russian/Polish Empires) |
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Relationship titles
#general
June Genis
What would a child call the first cousin of their parent? Would that
person be considered an aunt/uncle or some sort of cousin? The person who witnessed my grandfather's death certificate indicated that he was a nephew. To me that meant he was the son of my grandfather's brother (or at least half brother). Last night while watching TV I noticed that someone referred to the first cousin of his father as his uncle. If that if correct in my situation it would totally change the prediction about who our MRCA might be. DNA suggests that I have many 2nd cousins who appear to share a great grandfather with me. New research suggests this isn't possible and that these are two separate people who were both named after their common grandfather, but are sons of different fathers. That would make them 1st cousins. If so, would the son of one cousin consider himself to be a nephew of the other 1st cousin? If true it would explain some tree discrepancies I have been unable to resolve. June Genis Hemet, CA -- June Genis, 650--851-5224 Hemet, CA Researching: GENIS, OKUN, SUSMAN, ETTINGER, KESSLER/CHESLER (Russian/Polish Empires) |
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Re: Restoration of German Citizenship
#germany
I am only familiar with the process for
US citizens...
A German Supreme Court decision last
May opened citizenship restoration to many more people. One of my
friends, who had applied years earlier, was able to readily
complete the process after that decision. I've submitted all the
paperwork for myself and my son, and am now waiting to get an
appointment at the local consulate.
The United States website/UI is not the
greatest, but I found a helpful intern at my consulate, plus the
fact that my mother can read/write German enabled me to understand
what they wanted.
Advantages: German citizenship gives
you access to the EU, helpful if you're thinking of living/working
there for a period of time. If you are a resident, you will have
to pay those taxes, and of course the US always wants its cut. The
arm of the IRS is long.
JoAnne
-- JoAnne Goldberg - Menlo Park, California; GEDmatch M131535
BLOCH, SEGAL, FRIDMAN, KAMINSKY, PLOTNIK/KIN -- LIthuania
GOLDSCHMIDT, HAMMERSCHLAG,HEILBRUNN, REIS(S), EDELMUTH, ROTHSCHILD, SPEI(Y)ER -- Hesse, Germany
COHEN, KAMP, HARFF, FLECK, FRÖHLICH, HAUSMANN, DANIEL -- Rhineland, Germany
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Re: Restoration of German Citizenship
#germany
David Lewin
At 13:28 16/03/2021, bethchardack via groups.jewishgen.org wrote:
I recently heard that Germany has a "Restoration of German Citizenship" project, which would reinstate (dual) German citizenship to Americans who were former German citizens (and their descendants) who were deprived of their German citizenship due to persecution on political, racial or religious grounds between January 30, 1933 and May 8, 1945. Does anyone have any insights on this program and thoughts on potential benefits (access to research materials?) or detriments (possible taxes?)? Here's the link: https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/03-Citizenship/restoration-of-german-citizenship/925120 . I am in London, not the USA - but the basis is the same I have had my German Nationality restored under this Process. Very simple, just contact a German consulate - they will guide you. I did so not because I wanted it, Rather to enable my children to work in Europe after the idiotic exodus of the UK from Europe - or Brexit as it became known. David Lewin London |
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DRUCKERs of Kyiv, Ukraine (Kiev) to rabbinic line.
#rabbinic
Alison Drucker
Hi, I have no previous experience researching rabbinic line; hoping for help.
My surname is DRUCKER, shared by my paternal grandfather, who always said he was from a rabbinic line. (More about him below). So far I have come across 2 possible leads. First, an article from Pittsburgh about a Sol DRUCKER descriged as "the son of Rabbi Lazarus DRUCKER and Sarah DRUCKER, a direct lineal descendant of Reb. Chaim VOLOZHINER, the founder of the VOLOZHINER Yeshivah." Any way to connect my grandfather to that line? Second, at the surname database of the Museum of the Jewish People (now ANU) in Tel Aviv, the entry on DRUCKER mentions a 19th C. Galician scholar (but does NOT say rabbi) named Markus (Mordechai) DRUCKER. With help of Jewish Gen, I learned of a 1934 book with a bio of him and was able to get that bio from a library in Germany. it said he was born in Stryy, Ukraine (Stryj in 1934) on Jan. 4, 1854 under the name Mordechai Ben Yehuda Leibush DRUCKER; he was a Talmudic scholar who had books published in Lviv, Ukraine (Lvov) around 1904 and was still alive in 1934. My paternal grandfather was Harry DRUCKER, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (Kiev) around 1880 to father Haskel. He was estranged from his family and I know very little about him before he married Anna ALTERMAN after he came to the U.S. He came sometime between 1897 and 1905 and may have spent years in Canada before entering the U.S. So far, I have not been able to locate any naturalization papers for him, which might lead to more info. Thanks for any suggestions. Alison Drucker |
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ViewMate Translation Request: Russian Language Polish Marriage Record
#poland
#translation
#records
robertjaylevy@...
Translators of 19th century Russian Cyrillic, please consider lending your expertise to ViewMate item #91606, an 1893 Polish marriage record written in Russian, which can be viewed at:
https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=91606 Your efforts would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Bob Levy Los Angeles MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately |
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Re: Name of MARKUS to Max
#lithuania
#names
Carol Baird
My grandfather was German (from Upper Silesia, now Poland) and his Hebrew name was Mordechai, his secular name was Markus until he came to the USA in 1940 and changed it on his naturalization papers to MAX.
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Online information connecting Padua family and Luzzatto family
#general
Guy <guy.f.levin@...>
Is there a resource online or can someone direct me to information that shows the connection between the Padua family and the Luzzatto family?
I know there is a monumental work that has been published with all of the descendants of the Maharam Padua, but I do not have access to that at the moment. Be well. -- Guy F. Levin SLOAN/SLOMSKY (Suvalk, Lithuania) LEIBSON (Izyaslav Ukraine) POLSKY (YAMPOLSKY) GORSKY ISRAELITAN LIPSCHUTZ/PADUA METZGER SAIDEL |
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Re: Question about New York City Marriage Records
#records
Sally Bruckheimer <sallybruc@...>
"I can tell you that the
marriage cerificates are separate from Marriage licenses and applications. These two are bundled together and in the past, unless they have changed, you had to go in person to retrieve on microfilm these latter two documents. The marriage certificate you could order by mail. " Not true. I ordered marriage license applications and got them by mail (no index back then). In person is better, as I ordered Bernard Laguna and Rachel Lowenstein and got nothing; I went in person and found them right away: Bernard was Barnett and Rachel was Regina, but with the then odd Laguna, there was no question. People changed their names all the time, especially immigrants (which they were). Sally Bruckheimer Princeton, NJ |
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