News of deportations and survivors
#general
John Berkeley <gluckpast@...>
I have three questions.
First, can anyone please tell me when news of the deportations from Hungary in 1944, and in particular >from Chust and surrounding area from mid-May to early-June, is likely to have become generally knownin England, beyond the inner workings of the British Government and the military High Command? Second, when would the names of individual Auschwitz survivors have first begun to be widely available in England? Finally, is it likely that members of the armed services based in England would have had special access to information, allowing them to learn of both the deportations and receive details of survivors before they became more widely known? John Berkeley (Berkovic) Warwick, UK Researching: GLUCK (Khust, Velilaya Kopanya), WIEZEL (Sighetu Marmatiei), BERKOVIC (Khust, Odoreu, Sokirnitsa)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen News of deportations and survivors
#general
John Berkeley <gluckpast@...>
I have three questions.
First, can anyone please tell me when news of the deportations from Hungary in 1944, and in particular >from Chust and surrounding area from mid-May to early-June, is likely to have become generally knownin England, beyond the inner workings of the British Government and the military High Command? Second, when would the names of individual Auschwitz survivors have first begun to be widely available in England? Finally, is it likely that members of the armed services based in England would have had special access to information, allowing them to learn of both the deportations and receive details of survivors before they became more widely known? John Berkeley (Berkovic) Warwick, UK Researching: GLUCK (Khust, Velilaya Kopanya), WIEZEL (Sighetu Marmatiei), BERKOVIC (Khust, Odoreu, Sokirnitsa)
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Re: Where is "Postiff (Vilnius)?
#general
Alexander Sharon
Ami Salk wrote:
The 1910 birth certificate of my grandmother's brother says his father's place of birth was "Postiff, Vilna". Does anyone know what town this could be close to Vilnius? The family name is Swidler; the original name may have been Swidlewski or something similar. My great-grandfather was born in 1878 and his first name was Max. His wife was Nettie Zeplowitz also born in 1878, presumably in Postiff. "Vilna" relates not only to the city but also to Guberniya (Province). The town you are searchng for is most probably Pastavy in Belarus, at 5507 2650. The town was once located in Vilna Guberniya, and one of its alternative names in Yidish was Postov. Best Regards, Alexander Sharon JGFF Editor
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Where is "Postiff (Vilnius)?
#general
Alexander Sharon
Ami Salk wrote:
The 1910 birth certificate of my grandmother's brother says his father's place of birth was "Postiff, Vilna". Does anyone know what town this could be close to Vilnius? The family name is Swidler; the original name may have been Swidlewski or something similar. My great-grandfather was born in 1878 and his first name was Max. His wife was Nettie Zeplowitz also born in 1878, presumably in Postiff. "Vilna" relates not only to the city but also to Guberniya (Province). The town you are searchng for is most probably Pastavy in Belarus, at 5507 2650. The town was once located in Vilna Guberniya, and one of its alternative names in Yidish was Postov. Best Regards, Alexander Sharon JGFF Editor
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Re: SAPIRSTEIN: Hamburg >USA, July 1987. Family Mystery
#general
Elaine Bush <erbush@...>
Hi Lynne,
Have you tried looking at the port of Portland, Maine? My family arrived there in 1900. This information is on Ancestry.com. For some reason, Steven Morse does not (last time I checked) have his port on his search site. <<Oral family history has always been that their mother, Dvora Walzer Sapirstein, followed later and was not happy in US, took the younger sister (Anya) back to Russia. I have searched Ellis Island, Philadelphia,Boston, and Baltimore arrivals and cannot find Dvora's arrival in US which would have been sometime after July 1897>> Good luck! Elaine Bush Pleasant Hill, CA Researching: REST (Lativia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Argentina, South Africa, USA), BLUSHINSKY (Lithuania, USA) FRUMHOFF / FRUMOV (Belarus, Ukraine, USA), SHANIN / SHEININ (Belarus, Ukraine, USA), POLLACK (Hungary, Colorado, Iowa, California)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: SAPIRSTEIN: Hamburg >USA, July 1987. Family Mystery
#general
Elaine Bush <erbush@...>
Hi Lynne,
Have you tried looking at the port of Portland, Maine? My family arrived there in 1900. This information is on Ancestry.com. For some reason, Steven Morse does not (last time I checked) have his port on his search site. <<Oral family history has always been that their mother, Dvora Walzer Sapirstein, followed later and was not happy in US, took the younger sister (Anya) back to Russia. I have searched Ellis Island, Philadelphia,Boston, and Baltimore arrivals and cannot find Dvora's arrival in US which would have been sometime after July 1897>> Good luck! Elaine Bush Pleasant Hill, CA Researching: REST (Lativia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Argentina, South Africa, USA), BLUSHINSKY (Lithuania, USA) FRUMHOFF / FRUMOV (Belarus, Ukraine, USA), SHANIN / SHEININ (Belarus, Ukraine, USA), POLLACK (Hungary, Colorado, Iowa, California)
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Re: Cemetery Help for Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn
#general
ELIAS SAVADA
Seth J.Bookey wrote:
At JewishData.com, they have a database of headstones, for $18 for three months of access. snip.... If you are a member of the JGSNY, you get free access to all the wonderful material at Jewishdata.com. The database currently contains probably 60-70 percent of the burials of Washington Cemetery. Also the gravestones in Hebrew are not translated into English, so they become ?, ?. Still a great resource. Also, if you subscribe and find a photo of a gravestone you are researching, increase and decease the URL address (it always ends in a number) and you can view the nearby stones for possible other relations to the original. Elias Savada Bethesda MD esavada@mac.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Cemetery Help for Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn
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ELIAS SAVADA
Seth J.Bookey wrote:
At JewishData.com, they have a database of headstones, for $18 for three months of access. snip.... If you are a member of the JGSNY, you get free access to all the wonderful material at Jewishdata.com. The database currently contains probably 60-70 percent of the burials of Washington Cemetery. Also the gravestones in Hebrew are not translated into English, so they become ?, ?. Still a great resource. Also, if you subscribe and find a photo of a gravestone you are researching, increase and decease the URL address (it always ends in a number) and you can view the nearby stones for possible other relations to the original. Elias Savada Bethesda MD esavada@mac.com
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WEIL, Eschwege to Capetown and Dessau;
#general
Reuven Mohr
Dear jewishgen group,
A new branch opened up on my WEIL tree lately, and FTJP has no results: Heinrich WEIL, born 29 Oct 1845 in Frankenthal, Palatinate, my ggrandfather's brother, had a family unknown to me till this week. He married Henriette KATZENSTEIN, (b. 20 Feb 1849 in Eschwege) and they had children Eduard (b.1876 in Ludwigshafen) and Oscar / Oskar (b.1877 in Ludwigshafen). In 1878 they moved to Eschwege, Hesse, where Ernst was born in 1880; Ernst moved back to Mannheim in 1899. Eduard married Hedwig GOLDMANN (b.1884 Eschwege) and they had sons Edgar and Alfred. Both later emigrated to Capetown, SA. Oskar / Oscar married Eva LEVY (b.1891 Dessau) and they had Susi Amalie and Paul Helmut. In 1921 the family moved >from Eschwege to Dessau. I'd appreciate any additional information about this family. Regards, Reuven Mohr Jerusalem, Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen WEIL, Eschwege to Capetown and Dessau;
#general
Reuven Mohr
Dear jewishgen group,
A new branch opened up on my WEIL tree lately, and FTJP has no results: Heinrich WEIL, born 29 Oct 1845 in Frankenthal, Palatinate, my ggrandfather's brother, had a family unknown to me till this week. He married Henriette KATZENSTEIN, (b. 20 Feb 1849 in Eschwege) and they had children Eduard (b.1876 in Ludwigshafen) and Oscar / Oskar (b.1877 in Ludwigshafen). In 1878 they moved to Eschwege, Hesse, where Ernst was born in 1880; Ernst moved back to Mannheim in 1899. Eduard married Hedwig GOLDMANN (b.1884 Eschwege) and they had sons Edgar and Alfred. Both later emigrated to Capetown, SA. Oskar / Oscar married Eva LEVY (b.1891 Dessau) and they had Susi Amalie and Paul Helmut. In 1921 the family moved >from Eschwege to Dessau. I'd appreciate any additional information about this family. Regards, Reuven Mohr Jerusalem, Israel
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Biata Poland
#general
Irene Newhouse
Biata is probably Biala, which when written correctly in Polish has
an L with a bar through it. This barred L is often mistaken for a t by people unfamilar with Polish. You'll probably now find you have more than enough towns to choose from:-) Irene Newhouse Kihei HI
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Biata Poland
#general
Irene Newhouse
Biata is probably Biala, which when written correctly in Polish has
an L with a bar through it. This barred L is often mistaken for a t by people unfamilar with Polish. You'll probably now find you have more than enough towns to choose from:-) Irene Newhouse Kihei HI
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Translation Request (Yiddish) - 1913 Postcard from Russia to my Grandmother
#ukraine
smoody61@...
Hi,
I have a postcard that was mailed >from Russia to my paternal grandmother Rose EINBUND in Pittsburgh in August 1913. She emigrated >from Russia to the US in July 1913. I'd like to have the card translated >from Yiddish to English. The writing on the card is extremely cramped, and somewhat faded in spots so I've divided it into five large (overlapping) sections for posting on Viewmate. If it will help with the deciphering of the card I'll be very happy to email larger resolution photos of the card to anyone who requests them. Thanks (again)!! Jim WEINER The five sections of the card are on Viewmate as follows: Section 1 is VM 15347 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15347 Section 2 is VM 15348 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15348 Section 3 is VM 15349 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15349 Section 4 is VM 15350 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15350 Section 5 is VM 15351 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15351
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Translation Request (Yiddish) - 1913 Postcard from Russia to my Grandmother
#ukraine
smoody61@...
Hi,
I have a postcard that was mailed >from Russia to my paternal grandmother Rose EINBUND in Pittsburgh in August 1913. She emigrated >from Russia to the US in July 1913. I'd like to have the card translated >from Yiddish to English. The writing on the card is extremely cramped, and somewhat faded in spots so I've divided it into five large (overlapping) sections for posting on Viewmate. If it will help with the deciphering of the card I'll be very happy to email larger resolution photos of the card to anyone who requests them. Thanks (again)!! Jim WEINER The five sections of the card are on Viewmate as follows: Section 1 is VM 15347 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15347 Section 2 is VM 15348 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15348 Section 3 is VM 15349 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15349 Section 4 is VM 15350 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15350 Section 5 is VM 15351 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15351
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Translation Request (Yiddish) - 1913 Postcard from Russia to my Grandmother
#belarus
smoody61@...
Hi,
I have a postcard that was mailed >from Russia to my paternal grandmother Rose EINBUND in Pittsburgh in August 1913. She emigrated >from Russia to the US in July 1913. I'd like to have the card translated >from Yiddish to English. The writing on the card is extremely cramped, and somewhat faded in spots so I've divided it into five large (overlapping) sections for posting on Viewmate. If it will help with the deciphering of the card I'll be very happy to email larger resolution photos to anyone who requests them. Thanks (again)!! Jim WEINER Los Angeles, Ca MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately The five sections of the card are on Viewmate as follows: Section 1 is VM 15347 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15347 Section 2 is VM 15348 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15348 Section 3 is VM 15349 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15349 Section 4 is VM 15350 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15350 Section 5 is VM 15351 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15351
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Translation Request (Yiddish) - 1913 Postcard from Russia to my Grandmother
#belarus
smoody61@...
Hi,
I have a postcard that was mailed >from Russia to my paternal grandmother Rose EINBUND in Pittsburgh in August 1913. She emigrated >from Russia to the US in July 1913. I'd like to have the card translated >from Yiddish to English. The writing on the card is extremely cramped, and somewhat faded in spots so I've divided it into five large (overlapping) sections for posting on Viewmate. If it will help with the deciphering of the card I'll be very happy to email larger resolution photos to anyone who requests them. Thanks (again)!! Jim WEINER Los Angeles, Ca MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately The five sections of the card are on Viewmate as follows: Section 1 is VM 15347 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15347 Section 2 is VM 15348 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15348 Section 3 is VM 15349 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15349 Section 4 is VM 15350 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15350 Section 5 is VM 15351 http://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=15351
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Film "Once Upon a Time in Bialystok"
#poland
Steven Lasky <steve725@...>
I've just put online within the Museum's new "Films of Tomek Wisniewski"
room a thirty-minute film made by Tomek, about the Bialystok that once was, i.e. the Bialystok that once existed between the two World Wars. It is an interesting film that allows us to travel down the streets of Bialystok, to go back a bit in time and imagine however much we can what life might have been like for our Jewish families who lived there or in a similar town before the advent of the Holocaust. Tomek uses a soundtrack throughout his film, and he mixes in scans of historical photographs with actual film footage of Jewish life, etc. in Bialystok. For both Bialystok and Polish researchers in general, you may wish to pay attention to the names on storefronts, factories, etc., to see if you recognize a family name that is of interest to you. Some of the names shown in the pre-World War II footage he uses are Mozes Friedmann, Paulanski and Lusternik, L.Cukierman, Kowiatowis, Kurianski, Loscczanski and Barowski, and the shoe workshop of Yitzhak Baran. Once can find the aforementioned video "Once Upon a Time in Bialystok" at www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/tw-bialystok-01.htm Regards, Steven Lasky www.museumoffamilyhistory.com blog: http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com steve@museumoffamilyhistory.com
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BialyGen: Bialystok Region #Bialystok #Poland Film "Once Upon a Time in Bialystok"
#poland
Steven Lasky <steve725@...>
I've just put online within the Museum's new "Films of Tomek Wisniewski"
room a thirty-minute film made by Tomek, about the Bialystok that once was, i.e. the Bialystok that once existed between the two World Wars. It is an interesting film that allows us to travel down the streets of Bialystok, to go back a bit in time and imagine however much we can what life might have been like for our Jewish families who lived there or in a similar town before the advent of the Holocaust. Tomek uses a soundtrack throughout his film, and he mixes in scans of historical photographs with actual film footage of Jewish life, etc. in Bialystok. For both Bialystok and Polish researchers in general, you may wish to pay attention to the names on storefronts, factories, etc., to see if you recognize a family name that is of interest to you. Some of the names shown in the pre-World War II footage he uses are Mozes Friedmann, Paulanski and Lusternik, L.Cukierman, Kowiatowis, Kurianski, Loscczanski and Barowski, and the shoe workshop of Yitzhak Baran. Once can find the aforementioned video "Once Upon a Time in Bialystok" at www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/tw-bialystok-01.htm Regards, Steven Lasky www.museumoffamilyhistory.com blog: http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com steve@museumoffamilyhistory.com
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Gross-Rosen Museum
#poland
Elizabeth Erlich <erliche@...>
I'm trying to purchase a book >from the Gross-Rosen Museum, as well as get
some information about a relative who was a prisoner there. I sent several emails with no success. Has anyone had a positive experience dealing with the Gross-Rosen Museum and if so, what was your strategy? Thank you very much. Elizabeth Erlich erliche@libcoop.net
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JRI Poland #Poland Gross-Rosen Museum
#poland
Elizabeth Erlich <erliche@...>
I'm trying to purchase a book >from the Gross-Rosen Museum, as well as get
some information about a relative who was a prisoner there. I sent several emails with no success. Has anyone had a positive experience dealing with the Gross-Rosen Museum and if so, what was your strategy? Thank you very much. Elizabeth Erlich erliche@libcoop.net
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