subject:
from:Christine USDIN christineusd@wanadoo.fr


Looking for Eliahu Bar USDIN,born in 1941 and who lived
4/13 Ben Haim st,Ramat Hasharon.ISRAEL.

Looking for descendants of SHUB who was married with
Rosa USDIN >from VISHKI.

They live in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Thanks

<< From: "Gary Kass" <gman425@nyc.com>
Could somebody please advise me on the best way to get a copy of my
grandfather's birth records? I have tried contacting embassies and
consulates and gotten very little help. >>

Embassies and consulates do not help with genealogical research as that
is not their purpose in life. Since you say your grandfather was born in
Vilnius, your best bet is to contact Joel Ratner, Joelrat1@hotmail.com
Coordinator for the LitvakSIG VRT Project for Vilnius. He can give you the
best advice.

Howard Margol
President, LitvakSIG

subject:
from:Christine USDIN christineusd@wanadoo.fr


Looking for Eliahu Bar USDIN,born in 1941 and who lived
4/13 Ben Haim st,Ramat Hasharon.ISRAEL.

Looking for descendants of SHUB who was married with
Rosa USDIN >from VISHKI.

They live in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Thanks

<< From: "Gary Kass" <gman425@nyc.com>
Could somebody please advise me on the best way to get a copy of my
grandfather's birth records? I have tried contacting embassies and
consulates and gotten very little help. >>

Embassies and consulates do not help with genealogical research as that
is not their purpose in life. Since you say your grandfather was born in
Vilnius, your best bet is to contact Joel Ratner, Joelrat1@hotmail.com
Coordinator for the LitvakSIG VRT Project for Vilnius. He can give you the
best advice.

Howard Margol
President, LitvakSIG

The recent posting on reminder for Call For Papers contained
some errors in the allotted number of words for biographies
and abstracts. We have extended the submission date >from December 15 to
December 31, 2006! We apologize for any inconvenience that our
error caused you. Thank you

Please respond with any questions to Carole Montello, chairperson of
the 2007 Program committee at program@slc2007.org

The 27th Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy is soliciting papers to
be presented at the conference >from July 15-20, 2007. While the
programming of the lectures/workshops is proceeding at a fast clip, we
have open lecture slots.

We will be happy to consider proposals until December 31, 2006. To be
considered you must submit a 125-word biography and a 125-word abstract
on the Call For Papers located at www.slc2007.org. The program
committee will advise you of our decision by February 1, 2007.

We are looking for topics of wide interest, topics that are new and/or
unique, and in areas of interest not covered by other speakers.

Primary consideration will be to those programs *** not ***
presented at the last 3 conferences.

Our preference is for speakers who have done extensive on-line or in
person research in the following areas: Eastern Europe, South America, &
Israel.

Other areas of interest that will be considered are Emigration &/or
Immigration records, specifically >from Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam and
Liverpool. Methodology and little used or little known resources will
also be considered for presentation at the conference.

If you have any questions as to subject matter of your presentation
please contact Carole Montello at program@slc2007.org.

The recent posting on reminder for Call For Papers contained
some errors in the allotted number of words for biographies
and abstracts. We have extended the submission date >from December 15 to
December 31, 2006! We apologize for any inconvenience that our
error caused you. Thank you

Please respond with any questions to Carole Montello, chairperson of
the 2007 Program committee at program@slc2007.org

The 27th Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy is soliciting papers to
be presented at the conference >from July 15-20, 2007. While the
programming of the lectures/workshops is proceeding at a fast clip, we
have open lecture slots.

We will be happy to consider proposals until December 31, 2006. To be
considered you must submit a 125-word biography and a 125-word abstract
on the Call For Papers located at www.slc2007.org. The program
committee will advise you of our decision by February 1, 2007.

We are looking for topics of wide interest, topics that are new and/or
unique, and in areas of interest not covered by other speakers.

Primary consideration will be to those programs *** not ***
presented at the last 3 conferences.

Our preference is for speakers who have done extensive on-line or in
person research in the following areas: Eastern Europe, South America, &
Israel.

Other areas of interest that will be considered are Emigration &/or
Immigration records, specifically >from Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam and
Liverpool. Methodology and little used or little known resources will
also be considered for presentation at the conference.

If you have any questions as to subject matter of your presentation
please contact Carole Montello at program@slc2007.org.

The recent posting on reminder for Call For Papers contained
some errors in the allotted number of words for biographies
and abstracts. We have extended the submission date >from December 15 to
December 31, 2006! We apologize for any inconvenience that our
error caused you. Thank you

Please respond with any questions to Carole Montello, chairperson
of the 2007 Program committee at program@slc2007.org

The 27th Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy is soliciting papers to
be presented at the conference >from July 15-20, 2007. While the
programming of the lectures/workshops is proceeding at a fast clip, we
have open lecture slots.

We will be happy to consider proposals until December 31, 2006. To be
considered you must submit a 125-word biography and a 125-word abstract
on the Call For Papers located at www.slc2007.org. The program committee
will advise you of our decision by February 1, 2007.

We are looking for topics of wide interest, topics that are new and/or
unique, and in areas of interest not covered by other speakers.

Primary consideration will be to those programs *** not ***
presented at the last 3 conferences.

Our preference is for speakers who have done extensive on-line or in person
research in the following areas: Eastern Europe, South America, & Israel.

Other areas of interest that will be considered are Emigration &/or
Immigration records, specifically >from Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam and
Liverpool. Methodology and little used or little known resources will
also be considered for presentation at the conference.

If you have any questions as to subject matter of your presentation
please contact Carole Montello at program@slc2007.org.

The recent posting on reminder for Call For Papers contained
some errors in the allotted number of words for biographies
and abstracts. We have extended the submission date >from December 15 to
December 31, 2006! We apologize for any inconvenience that our
error caused you. Thank you

Please respond with any questions to Carole Montello, chairperson
of the 2007 Program committee at program@slc2007.org

The 27th Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy is soliciting papers to
be presented at the conference >from July 15-20, 2007. While the
programming of the lectures/workshops is proceeding at a fast clip, we
have open lecture slots.

We will be happy to consider proposals until December 31, 2006. To be
considered you must submit a 125-word biography and a 125-word abstract
on the Call For Papers located at www.slc2007.org. The program committee
will advise you of our decision by February 1, 2007.

We are looking for topics of wide interest, topics that are new and/or
unique, and in areas of interest not covered by other speakers.

Primary consideration will be to those programs *** not ***
presented at the last 3 conferences.

Our preference is for speakers who have done extensive on-line or in person
research in the following areas: Eastern Europe, South America, & Israel.

Other areas of interest that will be considered are Emigration &/or
Immigration records, specifically >from Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam and
Liverpool. Methodology and little used or little known resources will
also be considered for presentation at the conference.

If you have any questions as to subject matter of your presentation
please contact Carole Montello at program@slc2007.org.

On 24 November 2006 the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany awarded its annual
Student Prize for community research (Heimat Forschung) to the Gymnasium of
my former town of residence, EPPINGEN in Germany.

The award recognized the publication of a student authored book of
memory with title "Juedishes Leben im Kraichgau; Zur Geschichte der Eppinger
Juden und ihrer Familien" which translated means:

"Jewish Life in the Kraichgau; About the History of the Jews of Eppingen
and their Families".

This Yizkor book of 208 pages discusses the nature of the once Jewish community
in a small, rural town, the Jewish institutions that were established,
and then covers the life of 30 families and what happened to them
as a result of the Holocaust. There is a list of 38 Shoah victims.

Family names covered in the book include: Billigheimer, Bravmann, Dreifuss,
Eichtersheimer, Ehrlich, Eppinger, Eppsteiner, Ettlinger, Baumann,
Frank, Geissmar, Gutmann (Schweizer), Harsch (Rosenstein), Heinsheimer,
Hochherr, Kirchheimer, Ledermann, Maier, Pritsch, Regensburger, Reis,
Rosenfeld, Schlesinger, Schwarz, Siegel, Sondheimer, Sternweiler, and Weil.

The book is published and available >from the Heimatfreunde Eppingen,
Duererstrasse 14, 75031 Eppingen and is identified by
ISBN: 3-930172-17-8 or EAN: 9783930172177 (14 Euros plus postage).
The book has been donated to Leo Baeck Institute, US Holocaust Museum
and the Wiesenthal Center library.

Werner L. Frank Calabasas, CA USA <wlfrank@pacbell.net>

On 24 November 2006 the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany awarded its annual
Student Prize for community research (Heimat Forschung) to the Gymnasium of
my former town of residence, EPPINGEN in Germany.

The award recognized the publication of a student authored book of
memory with title "Juedishes Leben im Kraichgau; Zur Geschichte der Eppinger
Juden und ihrer Familien" which translated means:

"Jewish Life in the Kraichgau; About the History of the Jews of Eppingen
and their Families".

This Yizkor book of 208 pages discusses the nature of the once Jewish community
in a small, rural town, the Jewish institutions that were established,
and then covers the life of 30 families and what happened to them
as a result of the Holocaust. There is a list of 38 Shoah victims.

Family names covered in the book include: Billigheimer, Bravmann, Dreifuss,
Eichtersheimer, Ehrlich, Eppinger, Eppsteiner, Ettlinger, Baumann,
Frank, Geissmar, Gutmann (Schweizer), Harsch (Rosenstein), Heinsheimer,
Hochherr, Kirchheimer, Ledermann, Maier, Pritsch, Regensburger, Reis,
Rosenfeld, Schlesinger, Schwarz, Siegel, Sondheimer, Sternweiler, and Weil.

The book is published and available >from the Heimatfreunde Eppingen,
Duererstrasse 14, 75031 Eppingen and is identified by
ISBN: 3-930172-17-8 or EAN: 9783930172177 (14 Euros plus postage).
The book has been donated to Leo Baeck Institute, US Holocaust Museum
and the Wiesenthal Center library.

Werner L. Frank Calabasas, CA USA <wlfrank@pacbell.net>

You Are Invited!! (Please forward to anyone you think would be interested.)

Not For Israel Only:
Using Israeli Archives & Resources for Worldwide Jewish Records
and FREE HEBREW, YIDDISH AND FRENCH TRANSLATIONS

By Michael Goldstein

Monday, December 11, 2006
6:30 PM Translation Services
7:30 PM Lecture
Auditorium, JCC, 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA

**Please have photo ID to enter building**


Israel holds a treasure of data relating to Jews throughout the world who
have lived in Palestine or Israel--as well as those who never set foot in
the Holy Land. Join us to explore prominent Israeli archives such as The
Hebrew University and National Library, the Joint Distribution Committee,
The Central Archives of the History of the Jewish People, Yad Vashem, and
lesser-known sources consisting of Israeli government databases, cemetery
records, landsmanshaftn, and others. We will touch on the importance of each
as a repository for records, books, photos and documents, as well as their
particular area of concentration.

About Our Speaker
Michael Goldstein, born in Montreal, is a Jerusalem-based genealogist who
researches, coaches and conducts workshops in Israel and North America. He
specializes in helping North Americans locate and connect with their Israeli
family, and has enjoyed particular success in tracing Israelis whose
testimonies are found in Yad Vashem records.

Free Translation Services: 6:30 - 7:20 PM
Michael is available before our session to translate documents, photos of
tombstones or other inscriptions in Yiddish, Hebrew or French.

JGSWS library materials are also available for research with the help of
Rabbi Doug Slotnick, our librarian. Please come early to take advantage of
this generous opportunity.

JGSWS programs are free for members, $5 for non-members.
All are welcome!

For additional information:
JGSWS President: (206) 932-3481
E-mail: Lyn@pupik.com
Web: www.jgsws.org

You Are Invited!! (Please forward to anyone you think would be interested.)

Not For Israel Only:
Using Israeli Archives & Resources for Worldwide Jewish Records
and FREE HEBREW, YIDDISH AND FRENCH TRANSLATIONS

By Michael Goldstein

Monday, December 11, 2006
6:30 PM Translation Services
7:30 PM Lecture
Auditorium, JCC, 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA

**Please have photo ID to enter building**


Israel holds a treasure of data relating to Jews throughout the world who
have lived in Palestine or Israel--as well as those who never set foot in
the Holy Land. Join us to explore prominent Israeli archives such as The
Hebrew University and National Library, the Joint Distribution Committee,
The Central Archives of the History of the Jewish People, Yad Vashem, and
lesser-known sources consisting of Israeli government databases, cemetery
records, landsmanshaftn, and others. We will touch on the importance of each
as a repository for records, books, photos and documents, as well as their
particular area of concentration.

About Our Speaker
Michael Goldstein, born in Montreal, is a Jerusalem-based genealogist who
researches, coaches and conducts workshops in Israel and North America. He
specializes in helping North Americans locate and connect with their Israeli
family, and has enjoyed particular success in tracing Israelis whose
testimonies are found in Yad Vashem records.

Free Translation Services: 6:30 - 7:20 PM
Michael is available before our session to translate documents, photos of
tombstones or other inscriptions in Yiddish, Hebrew or French.

JGSWS library materials are also available for research with the help of
Rabbi Doug Slotnick, our librarian. Please come early to take advantage of
this generous opportunity.

JGSWS programs are free for members, $5 for non-members.
All are welcome!

For additional information:
JGSWS President: (206) 932-3481
E-mail: Lyn@pupik.com
Web: www.jgsws.org

Can anyone tell me if the WEISSBLUMs that married the KESTENBERG,
WEXLER and KIRSCHBAUM families in the 1820-1830s in Krakow are
descendents of Rabbi Elimelech WEISSBLUM, the Noam Elimelech who
was born 1717, d.1787.

Is there a geneological study of Rabbi Elmelech WEISSBLUMs family
anywhere.

Darla Stone
New York

Recearching STEINER, ZUCKER, KIRSCHZBAUM, GRUNER, GLANZBERG,
SCHNITZER, SINAI, ROEMER, REIS, ZWEIG, LACHER >from Poland.

Can anyone tell me if the WEISSBLUMs that married the KESTENBERG,
WEXLER and KIRSCHBAUM families in the 1820-1830s in Krakow are
descendents of Rabbi Elimelech WEISSBLUM, the Noam Elimelech who
was born 1717, d.1787.

Is there a geneological study of Rabbi Elmelech WEISSBLUMs family
anywhere.

Darla Stone
New York

Recearching STEINER, ZUCKER, KIRSCHZBAUM, GRUNER, GLANZBERG,
SCHNITZER, SINAI, ROEMER, REIS, ZWEIG, LACHER >from Poland.

There are more than 30 entries online for SHUB just in Jerusalem!

Martha Lev-Zion
IGS-Negev

On 06 Dec 2006, at 14:44, christine usdin wrote:

Looking for Eliahu Bar USDIN,born in 1941 and who lived
4/13 Ben Haim st,Ramat Hasharon.ISRAEL.

Looking for descendants of SHUB who was married with
Rosa USDIN >from VISHKI.

They live in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

----------------------------------------------

There are more than 30 entries online for SHUB just in Jerusalem!

Martha Lev-Zion
IGS-Negev

On 06 Dec 2006, at 14:44, christine usdin wrote:

Looking for Eliahu Bar USDIN,born in 1941 and who lived
4/13 Ben Haim st,Ramat Hasharon.ISRAEL.

Looking for descendants of SHUB who was married with
Rosa USDIN >from VISHKI.

They live in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

----------------------------------------------

Dear Genners,

Searching for members of the following families:- MANNES and BLUMENAU –
originally >from Tukums – Latvia.

Bas Sheva (Batsheva) MANNES – husband’s name unknown - had 2 daughters,
Hilda born 1887 and Frieda – there may have been sons too – details unknown.

Hilda being a political activist in her teens, was sent to her family
PERLMAN (also >from Tukums) in New York – to be ‘calmed'. The Perlman family
descendants have no recollection of Hilda.

Hilda left New York after a few years for South Africa, joining her Uncle
Bernard BLUMENAU and family in Cape Town.

There she met and married in 1911 a Leopold KRUGER – originally >from Zagare
Lithuania. The couple moved to Pretoria and then settled in Johannesburg. In
1929 Hilda had her first child, a daughter Batsheva, and 16mths later
another daughter named Hilda Muriel. (Hilda senior died in childbirth, thus
the baby was named after her). In 1936 Leopold Kruger married a Celia Weiss
who unfortunately had an early demise. Leopold died in 1969 in Johannesburg.

In 1949 Batsheva married and went to live in Israel.

MANNES family – absolutely nothing is known if any members of the family
other than Hilda, left Tukums.

BLUMENAU family - Bernard was a well established businessman in Cape Town
by the time Hilda arrived in the early 1900’s – the Johannesburg BLUMENAU
family say they are not connected to the Cape Town BLUMENAUS – however since
both families originate >from Tukums and spell their surname exactly the
same, there has to be a common ancestor.

If anyone has knowledge of any descendants of the above, and know how the
families are connected, please contact me privately.

Thank you for your time.

Patricia Wilson (Israel)

Dear Genners,

Searching for members of the following families:- MANNES and BLUMENAU –
originally >from Tukums – Latvia.

Bas Sheva (Batsheva) MANNES – husband’s name unknown - had 2 daughters,
Hilda born 1887 and Frieda – there may have been sons too – details unknown.

Hilda being a political activist in her teens, was sent to her family
PERLMAN (also >from Tukums) in New York – to be ‘calmed'. The Perlman family
descendants have no recollection of Hilda.

Hilda left New York after a few years for South Africa, joining her Uncle
Bernard BLUMENAU and family in Cape Town.

There she met and married in 1911 a Leopold KRUGER – originally >from Zagare
Lithuania. The couple moved to Pretoria and then settled in Johannesburg. In
1929 Hilda had her first child, a daughter Batsheva, and 16mths later
another daughter named Hilda Muriel. (Hilda senior died in childbirth, thus
the baby was named after her). In 1936 Leopold Kruger married a Celia Weiss
who unfortunately had an early demise. Leopold died in 1969 in Johannesburg.

In 1949 Batsheva married and went to live in Israel.

MANNES family – absolutely nothing is known if any members of the family
other than Hilda, left Tukums.

BLUMENAU family - Bernard was a well established businessman in Cape Town
by the time Hilda arrived in the early 1900’s – the Johannesburg BLUMENAU
family say they are not connected to the Cape Town BLUMENAUS – however since
both families originate >from Tukums and spell their surname exactly the
same, there has to be a common ancestor.

If anyone has knowledge of any descendants of the above, and know how the
families are connected, please contact me privately.

Thank you for your time.

Patricia Wilson (Israel)

I need some information >from a tombstone in Har Nebo cemetery in
Philadelphia. If there is anyone who is going there, I would greatly
appreciate either: 1) emailing me a digital photo of the tombstone,
or 2) relating to me all the information in Hebrew in English. I do
not require a digital photo per se, however I do need the inscribed
info in Hebrew so that if someone doesn't know Hebrew, a photo would
be great. I have the exact location of the grave within the cemetery.

If you can help me, please email me directly to
bruce.rubenstein@mac.com. In advance, thank you very much.

Bruce Rubenstein
New York City

I need some information >from a tombstone in Har Nebo cemetery in
Philadelphia. If there is anyone who is going there, I would greatly
appreciate either: 1) emailing me a digital photo of the tombstone,
or 2) relating to me all the information in Hebrew in English. I do
not require a digital photo per se, however I do need the inscribed
info in Hebrew so that if someone doesn't know Hebrew, a photo would
be great. I have the exact location of the grave within the cemetery.

If you can help me, please email me directly to
bruce.rubenstein@mac.com. In advance, thank you very much.

Bruce Rubenstein
New York City