Re: Albán
#galicia
Linda Kelley
Hello, Juan,
Galicians speak a language similar to Portuguese and Spanish, and Alban might have been the surname your ancestors assumed when they lived in Galicia, or when they sailed from Galicia to Ecuador 400 years ago. One of the meanings of Alban is "white." Alban might be a surname taken to substitute for "White." This could have referred to white hair, a white house, etc. Behind the Name says: From the Roman cognomen Albanus, which meant "from Alba". Alba (from Latin albus "white") was the name of various places within the Roman Empire, including the city Alba Longa. This name was borne by Saint Alban, the first British martyr (4th century). According to tradition, he sheltered a fugitive priest in his house. When his house was searched, he disguised himself as the priest, was arrested in his stead, and was beheaded. As an English name, Alban was occasionally used in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 18th century, though it is now uncommon. Linda Wolfe Kelley Portland, OR, USA
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Re: Research
Ron Hoenig
You could try Kleinberg and other surnames in JewishGen for the appropriate country - Hungary/ Poland/Ukraine
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Good luck! Bonne Chance Ron
On 10 Oct 2019, at 5:40 pm, Olivier Neuman <olivierneuman1104@...> wrote:
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Seeking help finding birth records or other records in Czernovitz
#ukraine
Miranda Spivack
Hello,
I am trying to track down birth records or other records about my grandfather, who lived in Unter Stanesti and possibly elsewhere in Czenovitz until he emigrated to the US in 1911.
All suggestions welcome.
Miranda Spivack
Bethesda, Md.
mirandaspivack@...
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Re: Albán
#galicia
Dov Sandy
In case you don't get helpful responses here as it's so new, may I suggest posting your question on Facebook Group "Tracing the Tribe". Tracing the Tribe has over 30,000 members and there's likely someone who can help you.
Best regards,
Sandy
Moderators Tip: If using Facebook, we also recommend that you try the JewishGen Jewish Genealogy Portal (which is run in partnership with JewishGen). Best of luck with your research!
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Looking for family in Israel
#israel
I am trying to make contact with the Bar-Zion, Eldadi or Zilverberg family in Israel. My GGF was Benzion Zilverberg and GF was Joseph. I have just made contact with the Australian branch of the family and we both would love to get us all together. I found a family tree posted on MyHeritage but I don't have access. Please contact me at pokrassa@....
Gary Pokrassa
JGID 70858
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Re: Tracing family in Poland
#poland
There is no way to avoid working with records written in Russian as that was the language used at the time.
Are the from the town of Kalisz itself or from the area around it? What records have you searched so far? Daniella
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Jewish internees in Italy 1940-43 in Ferramonti di Tarsia, Calabria and in Notaresco,Abruzzo
#austria-czech
Hello
My late father Dr David Ropschitz (born Lvov 1913, grew up in Vienna, studied in Genoa) was an internee in both Ferramonti in Calabria and Notaresco in Abruzzo. His memoir is to be published this year I hope. I have a collection of black and white photos from those days which I will be including in the book. I am trying to find their real names (my father used fictitious names in his memoir as he wrote it as a novel) so that their descendants might see the photos and also read about the characters described. If anyone has an interest in that period please contact me. Kind regards. Yolanda Ropschitz-Bentham, Somerset, England
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Re: Research
Maury Kitces
Have you looked at yad vashem? There are several possible candidates there. For example,
https://yvng.yadvashem.org/nameDetails.html?language=en&itemId=9271467&ind=11
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Re: Hapsburg Empire immigration/Hungary
#hungary
dskline@...
I would like to learn more about Jews who immigrated to the US via Panama. My grandfather-in-law immigrated to the US in the late. 19th Century. He left no information about his family or location in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Hapsburg Empire before WW I. He immigrated at 17 years old because family lore said he did not want to go into the Kaiser's army. He was in Los Angeles soon after his immigration and then San Francisco, where he married and lived until his death in the early 20th Century Where can I find ship passenger lists/manifsts from Panama? HIS NAME WAS IGNATZ KLEIN. He changed his surname to KLINE soon after he immigrated. Please help. Donna Kline
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Re: Albán
#galicia
Sally Bruckheimer
You need to work back from the people you know, to find out who your ancestors were. People changed their surnames at times, often to hide relationship to Jewish families. You can't go by a random person 500 years ago with that surname.
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Re: Research
Sally Bruckheimer
Have you tried Yad Vashem? They would probably have records of them.
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Rules & Guidlines for Posting
Avraham Groll
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Re: Margins
Avraham Groll
Hi Ellen,
Thank you for your message. We would be glad to try and help. Please email support@.... Avraham
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Tracing family in Poland
#poland
adrian.707@btinternet.com
Hi,
I am attempting to trace my fathers ancestors. His grandfather (Morris Kletischy - surname might be slightly different) and grandmother (Leah ne Witcowska) were from Kalisz, Poland. They were jews and were 'asked to leave' by the Russians in about 1881/1882. They came to England, along with Morris's brother Isaac, and settled in Whitechapel, London first appearing in the 1891 census. They had a number of children - Lazarus, Abraham, Rose, Solomon (my Grandfather), Rebecca, Hyman & Myra.
After a couple of years Morris changed the family name from Kletischy to Morris (he also changed his first name to James) but my Grandfather (Solomon) changed his surname later from Morris to Reid.
I have been to Kalisz twice and visited the archives office but the records are sparce and mostly in Russian. Can anyone give me advice on where I can continue my quest for information.
Regards, Adrian Reid
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Re: Sig subscriptions
Avraham Groll
Judith, Thank you for your message.
Avraham -- Avraham Groll Executive Director JewishGen.org Edmond J. Safra Plaza | 36 Battery Place | New York, NY | 10280 646.437.4326 | agroll@... Visit us at JewishGen.org
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Address Books for Stanislawow (cont.)
#galicia
Yaron Wolfsthal
Dear Group,
Following my earlier question on this subject, I received requests for information about the 1935-1936 Address Book I mentioned, so for everybody's benefit here's the link: http://www.mtg-malopolska.org.pl/images/skany/ksiega_adresowa_1935_36/ksiega_adresowa_1935_36.pdf [Or this shorter URL: https://tinyurl.com/Stanislawow1935 . - MOD} As of now, I did not receive information about Stanislawow address books for other years. Yaron
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Address Books for Stanislawow (cont.)
#galicia
Yaron Wolfsthal
Dear Group,
Following my earlier question on this subject, I received requests for information about the 1935-1936 Address Book I mentioned, so for everybody's benefit here's the link: http://www.mtg-malopolska.org.pl/images/skany/ksiega_adresowa_1935_36/ksiega_adresowa_1935_36.pdf [Or this shorter URL: https://tinyurl.com/Stanislawow1935 . - MOD} As of now, I did not receive information about Stanislawow address books for other years. Yaron
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Re: 23andMe Blog Gives Information on BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene and Lack of Family History of Cancer
#dna
Jan Meisels Allen
The posting I submitted and which was sent out had the correct url within it : "Their Do You Speak
BRCA post may be found at: https://www.23andme.com/brca/" I tried it again this morning from my copy of the digest posting and it worked fine. I don't know how Odeda received a link different than I received in my copy from the posting. Apologies if the cyberspace changed the link for Odeda. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
On Thursday, October 10, 2019, 5:51:16 AM PDT, odedapri@... <odedapri@...> wrote:
The first link - " Do You Speak BRCA" doesn't work. If you copy the text from Jan's letter, (or from the blog) you get switched to a promo page for buying a kit. You can to get to the "do youi speak" page by clicking on the link at the end of the blog post: An altenative is to make sure you type (or copy paste) the following: 23andme.com/brca/ Just that. No https or www before it this text. Odeda Zotnick
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(Ukraine) Chernivtsi City of Architectural gems
#ukraine
Jan Meisels Allen
The Associated Press has an article on Chernivtsi, in the heart of Bukovina.
Bukovina spans both the Ukraine and Romania. Its Jewish population was exterminated for all intents and purposes during World War ll, but there are remnants. The article talks of the story's author visit to Cernivitsi. The article includes several photos including several >from the Jewish cemetery. To read the article and see the photos go to: https://tinyurl.com/yy8hy4dp Original url: https://www.apnews.com/bf3dcfa6ddf14b6caebcf45d58710df6 Thank you to Randy Herschaft, Associate Press for sharing the article with us. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine (Ukraine) Chernivtsi City of Architectural gems
#ukraine
Jan Meisels Allen
The Associated Press has an article on Chernivtsi, in the heart of Bukovina.
Bukovina spans both the Ukraine and Romania. Its Jewish population was exterminated for all intents and purposes during World War ll, but there are remnants. The article talks of the story's author visit to Cernivitsi. The article includes several photos including several >from the Jewish cemetery. To read the article and see the photos go to: https://tinyurl.com/yy8hy4dp Original url: https://www.apnews.com/bf3dcfa6ddf14b6caebcf45d58710df6 Thank you to Randy Herschaft, Associate Press for sharing the article with us. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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