Hi
my ancestor Loew HESS ( Jehuda Loew bar Jechseskiel, who lived  >from
1/2/1751 till 1/28/1837 has been dealing with cattle as a protected Jew
under the regency of the Duke of Oettingen-Wallerstein.
I am searching for the name of his wife and her life dates
thank you for helping me

Hansmartin Unger, St. Gallen, Switz. hansmartin.unger@sunrise.ch

Hi
my ancestor Loew HESS ( Jehuda Loew bar Jechseskiel, who lived  >from
1/2/1751 till 1/28/1837 has been dealing with cattle as a protected Jew
under the regency of the Duke of Oettingen-Wallerstein.
I am searching for the name of his wife and her life dates
thank you for helping me

Hansmartin Unger, St. Gallen, Switz. hansmartin.unger@sunrise.ch

Hello, GerSigs.

I'm new. I've been doing genealogical research for a few years. I
consider myself beginner-intermediate level.
I live in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. I'm planning to move to Kingston,
NY, USA in the near future.
My first language is English. I also understand, speak, read some Swedish.
My primary research goals right now (with respect to those of my
ancestors who lived in Germany and Prussia) are as follows:

To find out when Recha / Rebecca (KATZ) SEELIG (born in Nakel, lived
in Posen and Berlin) - my second great grandmother - died and her
cause of death

To find out the names of the parents of Michaelis Abraham KATZ (born
in Rogasen, lived in Posen, later Berlin) - my third great grandfather

To find out the names of the parents of Isaak SEELIG (born in Posen,
died in Posen) - my fourth great grandfather

To find out the names of the parents of Ernestina (MANNHEIM) SEELIG
(born in Kiszkowo, lived in Posen, died in Berlin) - my fourth great
grandmother

To find out what the connection is between my great grandfather,
Ernest SEELIG (born in Posen, immigrated >from Berlin to NY), and his
relative, Helena CAROLINE (of Pompano Beach, FL, USA)

To find out what the relationship is between my known SEELIG
ancestors/relatives and Leopold SEELIG (of Berlin), who signed the
death certificates of most of these relatives

My JGFF Researcher ID number is 795888.

The family names and ancestral towns (with some additional info) that
I've entered in the JGFF are as follows:

SEELIG - Ernest, born in Posen, immigrated >from Berlin to New York, NY in 1908
SEELIG - Recha (KATZ) (Ernest's mother), born in Nakel, lived in
Posen, later Berlin
SEELIG - Emil (Ernest's father), born in Posen, later lived in Berlin
SEELIG - Otto (Ernest's brother), born in Posen, lived in Berlin
SEELIG - Franziska (LEMMEN) (Otto's wife)
SEELIG - Ernestina (MANNHEIM) (Emil's mother), born in Kiszkowo, lived in Posen
SEELIG - Isaak (Emil's father), of Posen, hotelier
KATZ - Goldina/Goldchen/Golda (BERLAK) (Recha's mother), born in
Posen, died in Berlin (Parents: Wolf BERLAK, Ernestine ZIELINSKI)
KATZ - Michaelis Abraham (Recha's father), born in Rogasen, lived in
Posen and Berlin
CAROLINE - Helena, a cousin of Ernest SEELIG, according to my maternal
grandmother, with whom Helena was in contact

Looking forward to possibly hearing >from you and connecting with relatives,

Bess Taylor, Corvallis, OR writebesstaylor@gmail.com

Hello, GerSigs.

I'm new. I've been doing genealogical research for a few years. I
consider myself beginner-intermediate level.
I live in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. I'm planning to move to Kingston,
NY, USA in the near future.
My first language is English. I also understand, speak, read some Swedish.
My primary research goals right now (with respect to those of my
ancestors who lived in Germany and Prussia) are as follows:

To find out when Recha / Rebecca (KATZ) SEELIG (born in Nakel, lived
in Posen and Berlin) - my second great grandmother - died and her
cause of death

To find out the names of the parents of Michaelis Abraham KATZ (born
in Rogasen, lived in Posen, later Berlin) - my third great grandfather

To find out the names of the parents of Isaak SEELIG (born in Posen,
died in Posen) - my fourth great grandfather

To find out the names of the parents of Ernestina (MANNHEIM) SEELIG
(born in Kiszkowo, lived in Posen, died in Berlin) - my fourth great
grandmother

To find out what the connection is between my great grandfather,
Ernest SEELIG (born in Posen, immigrated >from Berlin to NY), and his
relative, Helena CAROLINE (of Pompano Beach, FL, USA)

To find out what the relationship is between my known SEELIG
ancestors/relatives and Leopold SEELIG (of Berlin), who signed the
death certificates of most of these relatives

My JGFF Researcher ID number is 795888.

The family names and ancestral towns (with some additional info) that
I've entered in the JGFF are as follows:

SEELIG - Ernest, born in Posen, immigrated >from Berlin to New York, NY in 1908
SEELIG - Recha (KATZ) (Ernest's mother), born in Nakel, lived in
Posen, later Berlin
SEELIG - Emil (Ernest's father), born in Posen, later lived in Berlin
SEELIG - Otto (Ernest's brother), born in Posen, lived in Berlin
SEELIG - Franziska (LEMMEN) (Otto's wife)
SEELIG - Ernestina (MANNHEIM) (Emil's mother), born in Kiszkowo, lived in Posen
SEELIG - Isaak (Emil's father), of Posen, hotelier
KATZ - Goldina/Goldchen/Golda (BERLAK) (Recha's mother), born in
Posen, died in Berlin (Parents: Wolf BERLAK, Ernestine ZIELINSKI)
KATZ - Michaelis Abraham (Recha's father), born in Rogasen, lived in
Posen and Berlin
CAROLINE - Helena, a cousin of Ernest SEELIG, according to my maternal
grandmother, with whom Helena was in contact

Looking forward to possibly hearing >from you and connecting with relatives,

Bess Taylor, Corvallis, OR writebesstaylor@gmail.com

As of this writing, there are just three more spots for our Ukraine SIG Luncheon at the Conference. If you are planning to attend the lunch, the time for action is now. We have a lot of things to share with you, along with some pleasant surprises. We hope to see you in Cleveland! A reminder that registration closes at midnight central time on Saturday. There will be no more registration for meals (and events) after that time, although you can register at the Conference for all days of the Conference. Go to http://www.iajgs2019.org to register or adds lunch and any other events that still have spaces. Hope to see you in less than two weeks!

Chuck Weinstein
Towns Director, Ukraine SIG
chuck1@outlook.com
www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine
www.facebook.com/pages/Ukraine-SIG/180102942060505

As of this writing, there are just three more spots for our Ukraine SIG Luncheon at the Conference. If you are planning to attend the lunch, the time for action is now. We have a lot of things to share with you, along with some pleasant surprises. We hope to see you in Cleveland! A reminder that registration closes at midnight central time on Saturday. There will be no more registration for meals (and events) after that time, although you can register at the Conference for all days of the Conference. Go to http://www.iajgs2019.org to register or adds lunch and any other events that still have spaces. Hope to see you in less than two weeks!

Chuck Weinstein
Towns Director, Ukraine SIG
chuck1@outlook.com
www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine
www.facebook.com/pages/Ukraine-SIG/180102942060505

I am trying to confirm a scribbled note which my great uncle wrote
that his wife was a descendant of R' Chaim of Volozhin. I have
searched various published trees of his family and have not found a
connection. This of course does prove that there wasn't a connection
as I know that many rabbinical trees do not include children who did
not become well known Rabbi. This was told to me by a member of the
SOLOVEITCHIK family which incidently are also connected to R' Chaim.

The details of my family are as follows:

My great great grandmother, Sarah Hinde KANTOR, the presumed
descendant, came to Jerusalem in the 1870s as a widow with 4 orphans.
Her deceased husband Shlomo was a Chazzan in Pinsk/Karlin.. Possibly
the most well known ofthe 4 was R' Chaim Dov KANTOR who lived in
Moshava Mayer Shfeya near Zichron Yacov and was the masgiach of the
yekev (winery) there.

Supposedly Sarah Hinde (or her mother) was an orphan at the time of
her wedding and R' Itzaleh, R' Chaim's son, took her to the chuppa
(canopy instead of her late parents. In an unconfirm note there
appears the name LANDAU which is very interesting as Itzaleh had a
daughter who was married to a R' Shmuel LANDAU and they both died at
an early age leaving at least one little daughter. I was contacted by
a descendant of this daughter many years ago butcouldn't find a
connection to them. I was thinking that possibly the above LANDAUs
may have had other children who do not appear in published trees of
this family.

Another theory may be that we are connected to a little known son of
R' Chaim, Yoseph who married a woman >from Shershev. He does not appear
in most published trees, possibly because he, or more probably his
son, became a chassid, which was not "politically correct" in those
circles.

I have checked with descendants of the above Chaim Dov but they are
not aware of a family connection to the Volozhin family except a
possibility that he may have been named for R' Chaim of Volozhin.

Anyone have any toughts or comments on the above?

TIA

Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

I am trying to confirm a scribbled note which my great uncle wrote
that his wife was a descendant of R' Chaim of Volozhin. I have
searched various published trees of his family and have not found a
connection. This of course does prove that there wasn't a connection
as I know that many rabbinical trees do not include children who did
not become well known Rabbi. This was told to me by a member of the
SOLOVEITCHIK family which incidently are also connected to R' Chaim.

The details of my family are as follows:

My great great grandmother, Sarah Hinde KANTOR, the presumed
descendant, came to Jerusalem in the 1870s as a widow with 4 orphans.
Her deceased husband Shlomo was a Chazzan in Pinsk/Karlin.. Possibly
the most well known ofthe 4 was R' Chaim Dov KANTOR who lived in
Moshava Mayer Shfeya near Zichron Yacov and was the masgiach of the
yekev (winery) there.

Supposedly Sarah Hinde (or her mother) was an orphan at the time of
her wedding and R' Itzaleh, R' Chaim's son, took her to the chuppa
(canopy instead of her late parents. In an unconfirm note there
appears the name LANDAU which is very interesting as Itzaleh had a
daughter who was married to a R' Shmuel LANDAU and they both died at
an early age leaving at least one little daughter. I was contacted by
a descendant of this daughter many years ago butcouldn't find a
connection to them. I was thinking that possibly the above LANDAUs
may have had other children who do not appear in published trees of
this family.

Another theory may be that we are connected to a little known son of
R' Chaim, Yoseph who married a woman >from Shershev. He does not appear
in most published trees, possibly because he, or more probably his
son, became a chassid, which was not "politically correct" in those
circles.

I have checked with descendants of the above Chaim Dov but they are
not aware of a family connection to the Volozhin family except a
possibility that he may have been named for R' Chaim of Volozhin.

Anyone have any toughts or comments on the above?

TIA

Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

The 39th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy starts in just two weeks! We
want to alert everyone to the fact that the online registration system
will close down automatically at the end of the day on Saturday, July 20,
just one week >from now. Visit the conference website at
https://www.iajgs2019.org .

After July 20, meal orders cannot be changed, and no additional meals may
be ordered.

Walk-in registration is allowed at the conference, but the registration
fee will be $50 higher. The cost of the audio recordings with slides will
also be higher at the conference, and even higher after the conference.

Jay Sage
Communications Chair

Dear friends:

The announcement by Project Leader Margalit Ir of the completion of the massive
1916-1921 Lodz Registration Card project deserves special attention >from all
researchers with roots in Poland. History has shown and it is clear >from the
cards that Lodz was inhabited by families with origins all over Poland (and
nearby countries, as well) so don't overlook this source when searching for
families that remained in Poland but who no longer appear in the records of the
town where you know where they were born.

As Margalit has noted, she has heard >from countless researchers who have made
significant discoveries in the cards. But along with those researchers, we all
owe a debt of gratitude to Margalit for her leadership and devotion to bringing
this project to an end. Yasher Koach, Margalite.

I could not write about this project without mentioning something about
volunteering in general that is very close to my heart. As the Executive
Director of JRI-Poland, I have treasured those volunteers who not only step
forward when the opportunity arises - and often doing so without being asked -
but who carry out their tasks with passion and devotion in the most professional
manner. Thank you for being one of those prized volunteers, Margalit.

Also, as noted on the project website,
https://jri-poland.org/psa/lodz-registration-card-scans.htm , the Lodz
Registration Cards may include previously unknown family members who were
victims of the Shoah and not yet memorialized through Pages of Testimony.
Researchers are encouraged to submit a Page of Testimony to Yad Vashem where
you determine that it is likely that a family member did not survive. For
information on Pages of Testimony, see: https://yvng.yadvashem.org/

Stanley Diamond, M.S.M.
Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of JRI-Poland

Margalit Ashira Ir wrote:

"The Lodz Registration Card Project is now complete and the data is
online. Along the way, we reviewed 262,000 cards and identified more
than 230,000 Jewish individuals. They are now forever part of the
database of Jewish Records of Poland, available for all to find."

Dear friends:

The announcement by Project Leader Margalit Ir of the completion of the massive
1916-1921 Lodz Registration Card project deserves special attention >from all
researchers with roots in Poland. History has shown and it is clear >from the
cards that Lodz was inhabited by families with origins all over Poland (and
nearby countries, as well) so don't overlook this source when searching for
families that remained in Poland but who no longer appear in the records of the
town where you know where they were born.

As Margalit has noted, she has heard >from countless researchers who have made
significant discoveries in the cards. But along with those researchers, we all
owe a debt of gratitude to Margalit for her leadership and devotion to bringing
this project to an end. Yasher Koach, Margalite.

I could not write about this project without mentioning something about
volunteering in general that is very close to my heart. As the Executive
Director of JRI-Poland, I have treasured those volunteers who not only step
forward when the opportunity arises - and often doing so without being asked -
but who carry out their tasks with passion and devotion in the most professional
manner. Thank you for being one of those prized volunteers, Margalit.

Also, as noted on the project website,
https://jri-poland.org/psa/lodz-registration-card-scans.htm , the Lodz
Registration Cards may include previously unknown family members who were
victims of the Shoah and not yet memorialized through Pages of Testimony.
Researchers are encouraged to submit a Page of Testimony to Yad Vashem where
you determine that it is likely that a family member did not survive. For
information on Pages of Testimony, see: https://yvng.yadvashem.org/

Stanley Diamond, M.S.M.
Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of JRI-Poland

Margalit Ashira Ir wrote:

"The Lodz Registration Card Project is now complete and the data is
online. Along the way, we reviewed 262,000 cards and identified more
than 230,000 Jewish individuals. They are now forever part of the
database of Jewish Records of Poland, available for all to find."