To clarify: I should have said that Barysaw (not Borisov)is the name used for the JewishGen SIG. Borisov is the same city as Barysaw, and is the name used in the website I provided the link

To clarify: I should have said that Barysaw (not Borisov)is the name used for the JewishGen SIG. Borisov is the same city as Barysaw, and is the name used in the website I provided the link

I've been using Xoom, which, for a $5 charge, allows you to make payments (of a $25 minimum) >from your checking account to recipients in Poland. That costs a lot less than a wire transfer.

I've been using Xoom, which, for a $5 charge, allows you to make payments (of a $25 minimum) >from your checking account to recipients in Poland. That costs a lot less than a wire transfer.

Alise Kermisch asked if the Polish archives accept payment in any form other than a wire transfer? I live in the United States and always use Western Union, which is less expensive than a wire

Alise Kermisch asked if the Polish archives accept payment in any form other than a wire transfer? I live in the United States and always use Western Union, which is less expensive than a wire

Dear Alise, They are unwilling to be flexible. But, some archive's banks are near Western Unions. Western Union will deposit the funds for you at the = bank in that case. Marla Cohen

Dear Alise, They are unwilling to be flexible. But, some archive's banks are near Western Unions. Western Union will deposit the funds for you at the = bank in that case. Marla Cohen

Alise Kermisch wrote: I am getting ready to submit requests to several archives - does anyone know if the archives will accept payment in any other form other than a wire transfer? (such as paypal for

Alise Kermisch wrote: I am getting ready to submit requests to several archives - does anyone know if the archives will accept payment in any other form other than a wire transfer? (such as paypal for

Try searching for his name in the Yad Vashem database of Holocaust deaths at http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/IY_HON_Welcome without restricting to a specific place of death. Stephen

Try searching for his name in the Yad Vashem database of Holocaust deaths at http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/IY_HON_Welcome without restricting to a specific place of death. Stephen

Jacqueline Davis is looking for a relative who may have "disappeared in the holocaust" Yad V'shem has a listing for some 3 million Jews who were nazi victims. Almost certainly the largest

Jacqueline Davis is looking for a relative who may have "disappeared in the holocaust" Yad V'shem has a listing for some 3 million Jews who were nazi victims. Almost certainly the largest

On 15 July Henry Schwartz henry@... said: << ... His father was living in Galicia, part of the old Austria-Hungary county, where Sefard Jews settled who fled centuries ago Not much

On 15 July Henry Schwartz henry@... said: << ... His father was living in Galicia, part of the old Austria-Hungary county, where Sefard Jews settled who fled centuries ago Not much

At the end of WWII, sixty minutes of raw film, having sat undisturbed in an East German archive, was discovered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942, and labeled simply "Ghetto," this footage

At the end of WWII, sixty minutes of raw film, having sat undisturbed in an East German archive, was discovered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942, and labeled simply "Ghetto," this footage

The East European Special Interest Group will be meeting at 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU on Sunday 15 August 2010 >from 2 pm to 6 pm. It will be a "general workshop" afternoon: a great

The East European Special Interest Group will be meeting at 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU on Sunday 15 August 2010 >from 2 pm to 6 pm. It will be a "general workshop" afternoon: a great