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Re: Shana Tovah v' metukah
#bessarabia
Thank you, Yefim!
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May the New Year bring you and your family only blesses, health, naches and happiness. No words to thank you enough for the great work you do. Shana Tovah metukah Judite
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From: Bessarabia SIG <bessarabia@lyris.jewishgen.org> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 3:37 PM To: Bessarabia SIG <bessarabia@lyris.jewishgen.org> Subject: Shana Tovah v' metukah To all JewishGen researchers: I think that it is great that we have regions to research: Ukraine, Belarus, Bessarabia, etc. and we should continue regional research, but we should not forget how much we are all connected. I did a Unified Search by "Any Field" and entered Kishinev (main town in Bessarabia, Ukraine) and searched in ALL countries , and here are the results: Of course I received many thousands records back >from all Bessarabian Databases, but I also got almost 500 records >from Ukrainian databases\......
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia RE: Shana Tovah v' metukah
#bessarabia
Thank you, Yefim!
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May the New Year bring you and your family only blesses, health, naches and happiness. No words to thank you enough for the great work you do. Shana Tovah metukah Judite
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From: Bessarabia SIG <bessarabia@lyris.jewishgen.org> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 3:37 PM To: Bessarabia SIG <bessarabia@lyris.jewishgen.org> Subject: Shana Tovah v' metukah To all JewishGen researchers: I think that it is great that we have regions to research: Ukraine, Belarus, Bessarabia, etc. and we should continue regional research, but we should not forget how much we are all connected. I did a Unified Search by "Any Field" and entered Kishinev (main town in Bessarabia, Ukraine) and searched in ALL countries , and here are the results: Of course I received many thousands records back >from all Bessarabian Databases, but I also got almost 500 records >from Ukrainian databases\......
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Searching: Grodno ancestors
#belarus
Ettie Zilber
Searching for families: SIDRER - a bookbinder, KAMIONSKI a tailor, KLEMPNER or
KIWAYKO/KOWOYKO >from Grodno Ettie Zilber MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Searching: Grodno ancestors
#belarus
Ettie Zilber
Searching for families: SIDRER - a bookbinder, KAMIONSKI a tailor, KLEMPNER or
KIWAYKO/KOWOYKO >from Grodno Ettie Zilber MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately
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Shana Tovah v' metukah
#bessarabia
Yefim Kogan
To all JewishGen researchers:
I think that it is great that we have regions to research: Ukraine, Belarus, Bessarabia, etc. and we should continue regional research, but we should not forget how much we are all connected. I did a Unified Search by "Any Field" and entered Kishinev (main town in Bessarabia, Ukraine) and searched in ALL countries , and here are the results: Of course I received many thousands records back >from all Bessarabian Databases, but I also got almost 500 records >from Ukrainian databases (birth, marriages, revision lists), many hundreds of records >from Litvak databases, also records >from Belarus, Latvia, Poland and many more. You may ask what that means? Well, for example a birth record of a person born in Vilno, but his father was >from Kishinev, and that information is records. I also did a search for "KOVNO' - a famous town now in Lithuania (Kaunas), and found in addition of records in Lithuania and Belarus, almost 100 records >from Bessarabia databases, several hundred in Ukraine databases, and more. My point is that you should use this new facility - Unified Search and explore not only your region, but neighboring regions and some distant regions as well. The idea that Jews lived in a small shteitl and did not move is just a myth without any basis. In contrary Jews traveled short and long distance to get jobs, to marry, to study or sometimes to get a new dress for the High Holidays... I want to wish all of you a great New Year! I hope you discover more in your genealogical research, and please do not be disappointed. There are many people in JewishGen who may help you. And to do this I wish you health and happiness and peace. all the best, Yefim Kogan JewishGen Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator, and also Director of Bessarabia Research
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Shana Tovah v' metukah
#bessarabia
Yefim Kogan
To all JewishGen researchers:
I think that it is great that we have regions to research: Ukraine, Belarus, Bessarabia, etc. and we should continue regional research, but we should not forget how much we are all connected. I did a Unified Search by "Any Field" and entered Kishinev (main town in Bessarabia, Ukraine) and searched in ALL countries , and here are the results: Of course I received many thousands records back >from all Bessarabian Databases, but I also got almost 500 records >from Ukrainian databases (birth, marriages, revision lists), many hundreds of records >from Litvak databases, also records >from Belarus, Latvia, Poland and many more. You may ask what that means? Well, for example a birth record of a person born in Vilno, but his father was >from Kishinev, and that information is records. I also did a search for "KOVNO' - a famous town now in Lithuania (Kaunas), and found in addition of records in Lithuania and Belarus, almost 100 records >from Bessarabia databases, several hundred in Ukraine databases, and more. My point is that you should use this new facility - Unified Search and explore not only your region, but neighboring regions and some distant regions as well. The idea that Jews lived in a small shteitl and did not move is just a myth without any basis. In contrary Jews traveled short and long distance to get jobs, to marry, to study or sometimes to get a new dress for the High Holidays... I want to wish all of you a great New Year! I hope you discover more in your genealogical research, and please do not be disappointed. There are many people in JewishGen who may help you. And to do this I wish you health and happiness and peace. all the best, Yefim Kogan JewishGen Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator, and also Director of Bessarabia Research
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Czech Holocaust Prisoners
#general
Lande
I am trying to determine the origin/basis of a number of pages, apparently
taken >from a book. The heading on the first page is Seznam csl. prislisniku K.L.Dachau. The material consists of an extensive list of names with additional information, e.g. Absolon Josef, farar, Lesna u Val Mezirci. While religion is not given, some of the names indicate that they were Jewish, others not. The mystery is compounded by the fact that most of these names do not appear in Dachau records. I would appreciate any suggestions as to the book >from which this list was apparently taken, and why a "Dachau" list apparently contains many names of persons who never entered Dachau. Peter Lande Washington, D.C.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Czech Holocaust Prisoners
#general
Lande
I am trying to determine the origin/basis of a number of pages, apparently
taken >from a book. The heading on the first page is Seznam csl. prislisniku K.L.Dachau. The material consists of an extensive list of names with additional information, e.g. Absolon Josef, farar, Lesna u Val Mezirci. While religion is not given, some of the names indicate that they were Jewish, others not. The mystery is compounded by the fact that most of these names do not appear in Dachau records. I would appreciate any suggestions as to the book >from which this list was apparently taken, and why a "Dachau" list apparently contains many names of persons who never entered Dachau. Peter Lande Washington, D.C.
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This week's Yizkor book excerpt on the JewishGen Facebook page
#general
Bruce Drake
During World War 1, it was the Russian Army that the Jews of Vasilishki, Belarus
feared as its soldiers made their Great Retreat as the pre-Nazi Germans advanced. "People went >from one to the other, seeking advice as to how to rescue oneself because one heard that when the Russians leave, they cause pogroms, rape women, destroy everything, and set fire to the shtetl. This caused everyone to be deathly afraid." "Yom Kippur in the Forest," a chapter >from the Vasilishki section of the Yizkor book of Shchuchin, Lida District, Vilna and Grodno Gubernii is the story of Jews fleeing for their lives as the holiest of days approached. It was cloudy with a light rain as they reached what they hoped was a safe haven and ate the last meal before the fast on Erev Yom Kippur. The Russians did loot the houses before they left, but the story had a happy ending. The people were able to return to their shtetl. "That Sukkoth was truly a time of rejoicing for the Jews of Vasilishok." URL: https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/posts/2507385115950295?__tn__=K-R Bruce Drake Silver Spring MD Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK Towns: Wojnilow, Kovel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen This week's Yizkor book excerpt on the JewishGen Facebook page
#general
Bruce Drake
During World War 1, it was the Russian Army that the Jews of Vasilishki, Belarus
feared as its soldiers made their Great Retreat as the pre-Nazi Germans advanced. "People went >from one to the other, seeking advice as to how to rescue oneself because one heard that when the Russians leave, they cause pogroms, rape women, destroy everything, and set fire to the shtetl. This caused everyone to be deathly afraid." "Yom Kippur in the Forest," a chapter >from the Vasilishki section of the Yizkor book of Shchuchin, Lida District, Vilna and Grodno Gubernii is the story of Jews fleeing for their lives as the holiest of days approached. It was cloudy with a light rain as they reached what they hoped was a safe haven and ate the last meal before the fast on Erev Yom Kippur. The Russians did loot the houses before they left, but the story had a happy ending. The people were able to return to their shtetl. "That Sukkoth was truly a time of rejoicing for the Jews of Vasilishok." URL: https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/posts/2507385115950295?__tn__=K-R Bruce Drake Silver Spring MD Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK Towns: Wojnilow, Kovel
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The value of Unified Search and Shana Tovah v' metukah
#general
Yefim Kogan
To all JewishGen researchers:
I think that it is great that we have regions to research: Ukraine, Belarus, Bessarabia, etc. and we should continue regional research, but we should not forget how much we are all connected. I did a Unified Search by "Any Field" and entered Kishinev (main town in Bessarabia, Ukraine) and searched in **all** countries, and here are the results: Of course I received many thousands records back >from all Bessarabian Databases, but I also got almost 500 records >from Ukrainian databases (birth, marriages, revision lists), many hundreds of records >from Litvak databases, also records from Belarus, Latvia, Poland and many more.You may ask what than means? Well, for example a birth record of a person born in Vilno, but his father was >from Kishinev, and that information is records. I also did a search for "Kovno" - a famous town now in Lithuania (Kaunas), and found in addition of records in Lithuania and Belarus, almost 100 records >from Bessarabia databases, several hundred in Ukraine databases, and more. My point is that you should use this new facility - Unified Search and explore not only your region, but neighboring regions and some distant regions as well. The idea that Jews lived in a small shteitl and did not move is just a myth without any bases. In contrary Jews traveled short and long distance to get jobs, to marry, to study or sometimes to get a new dress for the High Holidays... I want to wish all of you a great New Year! I hope you discover more in your genealogical research, and please do not be disappointed. There are many people in JewishGen who may help you. And to do this I wish you health and happiness and piece. all the best, Yefim Kogan JewishGen Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator, and also Director of Bessarabia Research
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen The value of Unified Search and Shana Tovah v' metukah
#general
Yefim Kogan
To all JewishGen researchers:
I think that it is great that we have regions to research: Ukraine, Belarus, Bessarabia, etc. and we should continue regional research, but we should not forget how much we are all connected. I did a Unified Search by "Any Field" and entered Kishinev (main town in Bessarabia, Ukraine) and searched in **all** countries, and here are the results: Of course I received many thousands records back >from all Bessarabian Databases, but I also got almost 500 records >from Ukrainian databases (birth, marriages, revision lists), many hundreds of records >from Litvak databases, also records from Belarus, Latvia, Poland and many more.You may ask what than means? Well, for example a birth record of a person born in Vilno, but his father was >from Kishinev, and that information is records. I also did a search for "Kovno" - a famous town now in Lithuania (Kaunas), and found in addition of records in Lithuania and Belarus, almost 100 records >from Bessarabia databases, several hundred in Ukraine databases, and more. My point is that you should use this new facility - Unified Search and explore not only your region, but neighboring regions and some distant regions as well. The idea that Jews lived in a small shteitl and did not move is just a myth without any bases. In contrary Jews traveled short and long distance to get jobs, to marry, to study or sometimes to get a new dress for the High Holidays... I want to wish all of you a great New Year! I hope you discover more in your genealogical research, and please do not be disappointed. There are many people in JewishGen who may help you. And to do this I wish you health and happiness and piece. all the best, Yefim Kogan JewishGen Bessarabia SIG Leader and Coordinator, and also Director of Bessarabia Research
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(Belgium- Netherlands) Genealogy Online Provides Jewish Monument of WW2 Victims
#france
Jan Meisels Allen
Genealogy Online has information on Belgian and Dutch Archives. They are
commemorating the end of World War ll by marking the World War ll victims in their publication While their website has a list of over 5,500 marked World War ll victims, one of the items is the War Graves Foundation of the Jewish Monument with over 104,000 people who were persecuted in the Netherlands and did not survive the Holocaust. Within the online monument, visitors, editors, family members and historians work together to collect stories and memories. Go to this website to see the Jewish monument. Some have family trees as part of their story: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/wo2slachtoffers/filtered/index.php?filter =jdsm&pagina=1 To see all of the databases go to: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/wo2slachtoffers/ The website is offered four languages: Nederland, English, German and French. The word "taal" is language and you may change to any of the four languages. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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French SIG #France (Belgium- Netherlands) Genealogy Online Provides Jewish Monument of WW2 Victims
#france
Jan Meisels Allen
Genealogy Online has information on Belgian and Dutch Archives. They are
commemorating the end of World War ll by marking the World War ll victims in their publication While their website has a list of over 5,500 marked World War ll victims, one of the items is the War Graves Foundation of the Jewish Monument with over 104,000 people who were persecuted in the Netherlands and did not survive the Holocaust. Within the online monument, visitors, editors, family members and historians work together to collect stories and memories. Go to this website to see the Jewish monument. Some have family trees as part of their story: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/wo2slachtoffers/filtered/index.php?filter =jdsm&pagina=1 To see all of the databases go to: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/wo2slachtoffers/ The website is offered four languages: Nederland, English, German and French. The word "taal" is language and you may change to any of the four languages. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Re: Which DNA test?
#dna
Daniel Horowitz
Hi Arnold,
You should use *Autosomal* swab (it can be FamilyTreeDNA or MyHeritage) Then import the results to any other place that will accept them to get better chances of matches. No way of doing swab on Ancestry. Best regards Daniel Horowitz Daniel@microtarget.com From: arnold friedman <afriedman21@gmail.com>... i see that Family Tree DNA has swab testtube? Other recommendations for swab tests?
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DNA Research #DNA Re: Which DNA test?
#dna
Daniel Horowitz
Hi Arnold,
You should use *Autosomal* swab (it can be FamilyTreeDNA or MyHeritage) Then import the results to any other place that will accept them to get better chances of matches. No way of doing swab on Ancestry. Best regards Daniel Horowitz Daniel@microtarget.com From: arnold friedman <afriedman21@gmail.com>... i see that Family Tree DNA has swab testtube? Other recommendations for swab tests?
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Re: New useful resource for finding graves in Israel
#galicia
To all,
Great suggestion >from Miriam, and thanks to her. (Gravez: https://gravez.me/en/) For those who would need help in entering the Hebrew spelling of a name, I suggest one of Stephen Morse's great applications. This converts English words, names, etc., into Hebrew. Even if your name is Ashkenazic, because these burials are in Israel, Sephardic would probably be a better choice in any case. https://stevemorse.org/hebrew/eng2heb.html?english=steiner&;dialect=sephardic&possibilities=all [MOD: Or this shorten URL -- https://tinyurl.com/SM-English2Hebrew .] Wishing all a Shana Tova! Madeleine Isenberg madeleine.isenberg@gmail.com Beverly Hills, CA Researching: GOLDMAN, STEINER, LANGER, GLUECKSMAN, STOTTER in various parts of Galicia, Poland, such as: Nowy Targ, Wachsmund, Lopuszna, Ochotnica, possibly Krakow, who migrated into Kezmarok or nearby Straszky/Nagy-Eor/Nehre, both now in Slovakia. GOLDSTEIN in Abaujszina (Sena), Szkaros, Szikso, Trstene, and Kosice, Slovakia; Tolcsva, Hungary; Possibly Timosoara, Romania
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: New useful resource for finding graves in Israel
#galicia
To all,
Great suggestion >from Miriam, and thanks to her. (Gravez: https://gravez.me/en/) For those who would need help in entering the Hebrew spelling of a name, I suggest one of Stephen Morse's great applications. This converts English words, names, etc., into Hebrew. Even if your name is Ashkenazic, because these burials are in Israel, Sephardic would probably be a better choice in any case. https://stevemorse.org/hebrew/eng2heb.html?english=steiner&;dialect=sephardic&possibilities=all [MOD: Or this shorten URL -- https://tinyurl.com/SM-English2Hebrew .] Wishing all a Shana Tova! Madeleine Isenberg madeleine.isenberg@gmail.com Beverly Hills, CA Researching: GOLDMAN, STEINER, LANGER, GLUECKSMAN, STOTTER in various parts of Galicia, Poland, such as: Nowy Targ, Wachsmund, Lopuszna, Ochotnica, possibly Krakow, who migrated into Kezmarok or nearby Straszky/Nagy-Eor/Nehre, both now in Slovakia. GOLDSTEIN in Abaujszina (Sena), Szkaros, Szikso, Trstene, and Kosice, Slovakia; Tolcsva, Hungary; Possibly Timosoara, Romania
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(UK) British Library Makes Ancient Religious Texts Available Online
Jan Meisels Allen
First Complete Mishnah Credit: British Library
The British Library, has placed some its most religious ancient text online—250-- for general public free access. The collection is “Discovering Sacred Texts” includes texts for Jews, including copies of the Talmud that escaped the burnings from the Middle Ages, the first complete Mishnah and the Gastner Bible thought to have been created in Egypt around 10 Century C.E.
To view the collection, Discovering Sacred Texts go to: https://www.bl.uk/projects/discovering-sacred-texts
Original url:
Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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(US) US Department of Justice Interim Policy on Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis
Jan Meisels Allen
The United States Department of Justice has announced their interim policy on Forensic Genealogy DNA Analysis. They announced it a the International Symposium on Human Identification and becomes effective on November 1, 2019. While they say stakeholders may comment before the policy becomes final, as the DOJ did not contact the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, the Board for Certification of Genealogists, and Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC )for background or were contacted about the release of the draft rule. We do not know if we –the genealogical community-- are considered stakeholders. The policy announcement appeared on the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) website.
The policy applies to “…Department of Justice forensic science components and to investigations in which Department employees or contractors conduct genealogical research. It also applies to state, local, and tribal agencies or units of government that receive federal funding or grant funding for purposes of genetic genealogical DNA analysis or searching.” The policy does not address genealogical standards or genetic genealogy standards or forensic genealogy.
To read the interim policy go to: https://tinyurl.com/y3o69ozh Original url:
To read their announcement go to: https://tinyurl.com/y5jtj2ha Original url:
Thank you to Barbara Jean Mathews, CG, FASG participant on the Records Preservation and Access Committee and Massachusetts Genealogical Council for sharing this information and to Melinde Lutz Byrne CG, FASG who first learned the information and shared with Barbara .
Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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