picturethisfilm@... writes: == German authorities are very concerned with preserving Jewish relics and protecting them >from vandals. I'd assume the damage has already been corrected--or

Linda SHEFLER poses a query about a family name. SILVERMAN, as she explains it, may have been an invention by American immigration officials. Obviously, then, she needs to explore further the

picturethisfilm@... writes: == German authorities are very concerned with preserving Jewish relics and protecting them >from vandals. I'd assume the damage has already been corrected--or

Linda SHEFLER poses a query about a family name. SILVERMAN, as she explains it, may have been an invention by American immigration officials. Obviously, then, she needs to explore further the

In the 1950s, my grandfather travelled to the former Soviet Union to participate in fur auctions. When my brothers and I were kids, my grandfather used to tell us how he was followed by the KGB on

In the 1950s, my grandfather travelled to the former Soviet Union to participate in fur auctions. When my brothers and I were kids, my grandfather used to tell us how he was followed by the KGB on

Dear Cousins, Sue Jurisz asked (to paraphrase), I found an e-mail in the Discussion Group archives that stated: 1) Brooklyn Jewish Hospital is now part of the Interfaith Medical Center and 2)

Dear Cousins, Sue Jurisz asked (to paraphrase), I found an e-mail in the Discussion Group archives that stated: 1) Brooklyn Jewish Hospital is now part of the Interfaith Medical Center and 2)

Dear friends, I am looking for the family of a Bessie MENDELOWITZ, the daughter of Sandor Mendlowitz and Sarah BERKOWITZ. Bessie was born in Hungary around 1899, but was estranged >from her family

Dear friends, I am looking for the family of a Bessie MENDELOWITZ, the daughter of Sandor Mendlowitz and Sarah BERKOWITZ. Bessie was born in Hungary around 1899, but was estranged >from her family

I think you are confusing two German/Yiddish words here. "Lieb", pronounced leehb, is >from the same root as the English "love", while "Leib" (note the spelling, also "loeb" etc.), pronounced lahyb,

I think you are confusing two German/Yiddish words here. "Lieb", pronounced leehb, is >from the same root as the English "love", while "Leib" (note the spelling, also "loeb" etc.), pronounced lahyb,

For the month of February 2006 nine updates, four new entries, and one new book went online at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. All the new material has flags in the index for

For the month of February 2006 nine updates, four new entries, and one new book went online at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. All the new material has flags in the index for

The confusion here arises because there was a: 1. Vienna *street* named Landesgerichtsstr. where one can find 19 holocaust victims who were deported to their deaths to: *Riga, Theresienstadt,

The confusion here arises because there was a: 1. Vienna *street* named Landesgerichtsstr. where one can find 19 holocaust victims who were deported to their deaths to: *Riga, Theresienstadt,

For the month of February 2006 nine updates, four new entries, and one new book went online at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. All the new material has flags in the index for

For the month of February 2006 nine updates, four new entries, and one new book went online at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. All the new material has flags in the index for

Dear Friends, Yad Vashem started a campaign to collect the missing 3,000,000 Shoah victims' names. So far, Yad Vashem was able to collect only about half of the Pages of Testimony for the 6 million

Dear Friends, Yad Vashem started a campaign to collect the missing 3,000,000 Shoah victims' names. So far, Yad Vashem was able to collect only about half of the Pages of Testimony for the 6 million