I have searched for the WAINER / WAJNER family

from Belozerka, Ukraine with little success.

I have been told that this is a common name
in that region - any help would be appreciated.

Merle Kastner
Montreal, Canada
merlebk18@gmail.com

I have searched for the WAINER / WAJNER family

from Belozerka, Ukraine with little success.

I have been told that this is a common name
in that region - any help would be appreciated.

Merle Kastner
Montreal, Canada
merlebk18@gmail.com

Shalom to the Discussion Group

During my research into my wife's TUCHSCHNEIDER family in Sosnowiec,
I have come across a number of photographs of family members in
Polish Army uniforms during the 1920s.

Can anyone tell me where I can find a good source of information about
the service of Jews in the army immediately after the Great War:
When did conscription start, >from what age, length of service,
were Jews in all corps and brigades, conditions of service,
reserve duty, etc. ?

Secondly, is there an accessible online source where I can identify
uniforms and cab-badges?

Thirdly, what is the likelihood of finding individual military records
for non-officer military personnel in the regional archives?

With sincere thanks for any information, and good wishes >from a
sweltering Israel.

Derek Stavrou
Kfar Sava, Israel

Shalom to the Discussion Group

During my research into my wife's TUCHSCHNEIDER family in Sosnowiec,
I have come across a number of photographs of family members in
Polish Army uniforms during the 1920s.

Can anyone tell me where I can find a good source of information about
the service of Jews in the army immediately after the Great War:
When did conscription start, >from what age, length of service,
were Jews in all corps and brigades, conditions of service,
reserve duty, etc. ?

Secondly, is there an accessible online source where I can identify
uniforms and cab-badges?

Thirdly, what is the likelihood of finding individual military records
for non-officer military personnel in the regional archives?

With sincere thanks for any information, and good wishes >from a
sweltering Israel.

Derek Stavrou
Kfar Sava, Israel

Hello,

I'm looking for information on my paternal ancestry.

My great-grandfather's name is Joachim RIEGER.
He was born in Kolomea in 1893.
My great-grandmother's name is Marthe HACKER.
She was born in Nuremberg in 1902.
My grandfather was Leon RIEGER. He's one of the many
victims of the Shoah. He died the Majdanek camp in march 1943.

His brother Serge is still alive.
Part of their family managed to escape to England (Georges RIEGER)
and USA (Max RIEGER). And perhaps after war to Israel.

We have no photos about them and about Leon.

My grand father family lived in Nuremberg until 1926, then in
Strasbourg (France) until 1939, near Limoges during the war
and then in Paris.

Thank you for your help in this sensitive research.

Sincerely,
Isabelle Roche
(Le Bouscat, near Bordeaux, France).

Hello,

I'm looking for information on my paternal ancestry.

My great-grandfather's name is Joachim RIEGER.
He was born in Kolomea in 1893.
My great-grandmother's name is Marthe HACKER.
She was born in Nuremberg in 1902.
My grandfather was Leon RIEGER. He's one of the many
victims of the Shoah. He died the Majdanek camp in march 1943.

His brother Serge is still alive.
Part of their family managed to escape to England (Georges RIEGER)
and USA (Max RIEGER). And perhaps after war to Israel.

We have no photos about them and about Leon.

My grand father family lived in Nuremberg until 1926, then in
Strasbourg (France) until 1939, near Limoges during the war
and then in Paris.

Thank you for your help in this sensitive research.

Sincerely,
Isabelle Roche
(Le Bouscat, near Bordeaux, France).

Dear JewishGenners,

I am seeking family who survived the Shoah in Lithuania because they
were exiled to Siberia by the Russians in 1941.

I believe some or all emigrated to Israel. For the ones who have
passed away, I seek their children and grandchildren.

Roza GADIS widow of Bentsel b. 1894
Rakhel bat Bentsel v Roza b. 1927
Yosef ben Bentsel v Roza b. 1929

All were >from Kedainiai.

Hirsh ben Mones SHlLIOMOVICH b. 1903
Sonia bat Iser, married Hirsh b. 1902
Frida bat Hirsh v Sonia b. 1929 married Preiskel
Iser ben Hirsh v Sonia b. 1937
Yakov ben Hirsh v Sonia b. 1937
Tatiana ben Hirsh v Sonia b. 1949 married Epstein

All were >from Kaunas,except for Tatiana who was born in exile. Some
may have returned to Lithuania before emigrating to Israel.

Batya PEREVOZNIK GOLDSHMIDT b. 1911 Jonava, widow of Nison GOLDSHMIDT
(who died in exile) emigrated to Israel. Would love to find any
children, where Batya lived in Israel, where she died, etc.

Thank you for your kind assistance,
Susan Goldsmith
San Francisco Bay Area, California

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Dear JewishGenners,

I am seeking family who survived the Shoah in Lithuania because they
were exiled to Siberia by the Russians in 1941.

I believe some or all emigrated to Israel. For the ones who have
passed away, I seek their children and grandchildren.

Roza GADIS widow of Bentsel b. 1894
Rakhel bat Bentsel v Roza b. 1927
Yosef ben Bentsel v Roza b. 1929

All were >from Kedainiai.

Hirsh ben Mones SHlLIOMOVICH b. 1903
Sonia bat Iser, married Hirsh b. 1902
Frida bat Hirsh v Sonia b. 1929 married Preiskel
Iser ben Hirsh v Sonia b. 1937
Yakov ben Hirsh v Sonia b. 1937
Tatiana ben Hirsh v Sonia b. 1949 married Epstein

All were >from Kaunas,except for Tatiana who was born in exile. Some
may have returned to Lithuania before emigrating to Israel.

Batya PEREVOZNIK GOLDSHMIDT b. 1911 Jonava, widow of Nison GOLDSHMIDT
(who died in exile) emigrated to Israel. Would love to find any
children, where Batya lived in Israel, where she died, etc.

Thank you for your kind assistance,
Susan Goldsmith
San Francisco Bay Area, California

MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.

One interesting source of information is the list of subscribers
(or "prenumeraten") >from Wielkie Oczy (today in south-eastern Poland)
and nearby shtetlach supporting the publication of books authored
by Jewish authors.

Our updated KehilaLinks page explains more and identifies resources
that that others may want to explore.

See:
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/WielkieOczy/prenumerantn.htm

Stephen Landau
WOfoundation@gmail.com
stephen.landau@gmail.com

One interesting source of information is the list of subscribers
(or "prenumeraten") >from Wielkie Oczy (today in south-eastern Poland)
and nearby shtetlach supporting the publication of books authored
by Jewish authors.

Our updated KehilaLinks page explains more and identifies resources
that that others may want to explore.

See:
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/WielkieOczy/prenumerantn.htm

Stephen Landau
WOfoundation@gmail.com
stephen.landau@gmail.com

Hi,

My name is John WOLFSTONE. My great-grandfather Hyman WOLFSTONE
was born in Vilna around 1901, and immigrated to the US, we have
no (yet) record of this.

The name WOLFSTONE was created along the way of immigration.
Family lore says the name may have been WARSUPSKI, but that's unclear.

I've looked online and can find no record of either name in Vilna.
Help! I want to find who Hyman and his family really were.
I've found a record online that says his father was Abraham and
his grandfather, Leon, all >from Vilna, but no other information
(including a real last name).
I am at a loss at how to proceed.

Thank you.

John Wolfstone
Oakland, California, USA

Hi,

My name is John WOLFSTONE. My great-grandfather Hyman WOLFSTONE
was born in Vilna around 1901, and immigrated to the US, we have
no (yet) record of this.

The name WOLFSTONE was created along the way of immigration.
Family lore says the name may have been WARSUPSKI, but that's unclear.

I've looked online and can find no record of either name in Vilna.
Help! I want to find who Hyman and his family really were.
I've found a record online that says his father was Abraham and
his grandfather, Leon, all >from Vilna, but no other information
(including a real last name).
I am at a loss at how to proceed.

Thank you.

John Wolfstone
Oakland, California, USA

My ancestors were >from Stanislawow - Ivano-Frankivsk. The family names
were Spiegel and Hager. My gg grandfather was Hanich Leib Hager. There
is some dispute among interested parties regarding the lineage. I have an
extensive tree. His son was Moshe or Avraham Moshe Hager. Does anyone
know of any of these names?

Thank you.

Abby Bergman
New York

My ancestors were >from Stanislawow - Ivano-Frankivsk. The family names
were Spiegel and Hager. My gg grandfather was Hanich Leib Hager. There
is some dispute among interested parties regarding the lineage. I have an
extensive tree. His son was Moshe or Avraham Moshe Hager. Does anyone
know of any of these names?

Thank you.

Abby Bergman
New York

The recent posting on the Obertyn cemetery was really painful to learn
about and to see the photos on the link. As one who has been reading
and extracting information >from tombstones for more than 15 years
perhaps it was more painful for me than most.

Online, I found this photo:
http://jewishfamilysearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19401589_186096154755m-wyzwolone-macejwy-spod-komory-wywioza-na-cmentarza.jpg
that shows the pile of stones retrieved >from the barn before they were
neatly placed along the wall.
[Or this shorter URL: https://tinyurl.com/JFS-cem. -- MOD]


Regards to all GG-ers,

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, Dembno, 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, and Kosice, Slovakia; Tolcsva,
Hungary; Possibly Timosoara, Romania

The recent posting on the Obertyn cemetery was really painful to learn
about and to see the photos on the link. As one who has been reading
and extracting information >from tombstones for more than 15 years
perhaps it was more painful for me than most.

Online, I found this photo:
http://jewishfamilysearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19401589_186096154755m-wyzwolone-macejwy-spod-komory-wywioza-na-cmentarza.jpg
that shows the pile of stones retrieved >from the barn before they were
neatly placed along the wall.
[Or this shorter URL: https://tinyurl.com/JFS-cem. -- MOD]


Regards to all GG-ers,

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, Dembno, 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, and Kosice, Slovakia; Tolcsva,
Hungary; Possibly Timosoara, Romania

Hi,

My great-grandfather Abram Pilnick (later Pilling) was born in Russia
(approx. 1893) and is listed on the Leeds, UK census in 1901 and 1911
along with his parents, listed as Max/Marks Pilnick (father) and Annie
Pilnick (Mother). Morris, his older brother, also born in Russia,
around 1890, and a little brother, Percy, born in 1900/1901 in Leeds.

I've had little luck discovering their place of origin in Russia, or
any info on when exactly they arrived to the UK.

As his younger Brother, Percy was born in Leeds, England, while his
older brother, my Great-Grandfather, Abram, was born in Russia in
1893, I therefore know that they arrived between 1893 and 1900/1901 to
the UK.

Any information or ideas would be appreciated!

Thank you,

John Wolfstone Trautwein
j.wolfstone@gmail,com
Oakland, California, USA

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately with family information.
Suggestions for research methods or resources may be shared with
the list.

Hi,

My great-grandfather Abram Pilnick (later Pilling) was born in Russia
(approx. 1893) and is listed on the Leeds, UK census in 1901 and 1911
along with his parents, listed as Max/Marks Pilnick (father) and Annie
Pilnick (Mother). Morris, his older brother, also born in Russia,
around 1890, and a little brother, Percy, born in 1900/1901 in Leeds.

I've had little luck discovering their place of origin in Russia, or
any info on when exactly they arrived to the UK.

As his younger Brother, Percy was born in Leeds, England, while his
older brother, my Great-Grandfather, Abram, was born in Russia in
1893, I therefore know that they arrived between 1893 and 1900/1901 to
the UK.

Any information or ideas would be appreciated!

Thank you,

John Wolfstone Trautwein
j.wolfstone@gmail,com
Oakland, California, USA

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately with family information.
Suggestions for research methods or resources may be shared with
the list.

Dear fellow researchers:

More than three years ago we embarked on a project to extract and
create a database of the Jewish entries in the huge collection of Lodz
Registration Cards >from 1916 to 1921.
https://jri-poland.org/psa/lodz-registration-card-scans.htm

Like any large initiative, it was difficult to initially grasp the
depth of this project and the time it might take to complete. But we
soon learned that there are more than 262 thousand cards to be
reviewed and, of course, knew that a large percentage would be for
Jewish families. It was clear that to carry out this project would
require many years of engaging with and retaining volunteers.

We soon were able to assemble what turned out to be a dedicated team
of our fellow genealogists who took this project to heart. They
realized that the information in these cards would open vital research
opportunities with the potential for dramatic breakthroughs.

Our volunteers reviewed each card to identify the Jewish families and
then extract the key genealogical information - surnames, given names,
parents=E2=80=99 names, towns of birth, birth date, occupation, marital
status, date of arrival in Lodz, and in some cases, dates of death.

While we had a core group who drove the project forward, along the way
we were joined by dozens of other volunteers doing their share. It
was truly an international group representing the U.S. Israel, Canada,
Spain, France, Belgium, Russia and Argentina. We also had a
Kenya-based company, Digital Divide, volunteer the time of one of
their expert employees.

Some volunteers were with us >from beginning to end, others offered
their help in between business hours, care giving or simply involved
in their families=E2=80=99 day-to-day lives. Each day I could visualize th=
eir
activity on this project, the hours at their computers, diligently
reading through and documenting the names of our Jewish brethren.
Their devotion was a heartwarming example of the power of a united
force carrying out a unique mission. In this case ensuring that all
Jewish names in this collection became new stars in the heavens, their
memory forever ingrained on the web for future generations of their
families to find and treasure.

In fact, I have heard >from countless researchers who have found family
members, often learning about cousins and even entire branches they
never knew existed.

I would also like to extend a special and heartfelt thanks to
JRI-Poland super volunteer Howard Fink who has played such a vital
role in processing the data and preparing it to be uploaded to the
JRI-Poland database.

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.

As the leader of the Lodz Registration Card 1916-1921 Extraction
Project, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to bring this
mission to fruition and once again express my heartfelt thanks to the
volunteers who made this long journey a success. Yasher Koach to each
and every one of the volunteers.

Shabbat Shalom,
Margalit Ashira Ir
Lodz Registration Card Project Leader
JRI-POLAND

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