I am seeking descendants of the following DAUST family siblings:
Mollie Daust TISCHLER of Berlin, Germany (b. about March 1885 in St. Louis,
Missouri., USA)

Fannie Daust PRESCH of Berlin, Germany (b. about Sept. 1886 in St. Louis,
Mo., USA)

Herbert DAUST of St. Louis, Mo. (1892-1970)

Martin Fischer Oak Park, Illinois, USA

The Fischer and Levin family history Web site is at:
http://mefischer1.home.comcast.net/

I am seeking descendants of the following DAUST family siblings:
Mollie Daust TISCHLER of Berlin, Germany (b. about March 1885 in St. Louis,
Missouri., USA)

Fannie Daust PRESCH of Berlin, Germany (b. about Sept. 1886 in St. Louis,
Mo., USA)

Herbert DAUST of St. Louis, Mo. (1892-1970)

Martin Fischer Oak Park, Illinois, USA

The Fischer and Levin family history Web site is at:
http://mefischer1.home.comcast.net/

Thanks to Steve Lasky for announcing the Mount Zion Cemetery online
database. It is a terrific resource for finding burials. Having checked
some, I would just like to suggest that people not rely too much on the
exact date of death listed. It can be either the date of burial or, as in
one listed as 1800, an obvious typographical error. Nevertheless, it is
sure to be very useful.

Sharon Korn
San Diego, CA

Thanks to Steve Lasky for announcing the Mount Zion Cemetery online
database. It is a terrific resource for finding burials. Having checked
some, I would just like to suggest that people not rely too much on the
exact date of death listed. It can be either the date of burial or, as in
one listed as 1800, an obvious typographical error. Nevertheless, it is
sure to be very useful.

Sharon Korn
San Diego, CA

Good morning, everyone,

I first want to thank everyone for the generous responses to my query on
translating Hebrew cemetery inscriptions in Clinton County, PA.

In my own personal research, I have traced one of my ancestral lines back
to an individual named Guillaume DU RUPS, born between 1350 and 1400 in
Canton Neuchatel, Switzerland. He was probably born at Auvernier and later
lived at La Sagne. Guillaume had the surname or title "Convert" appended
to his name. He was married to Jehanne Trost. When his daughter,
Perronette du Rups Convert (born ca. 1420) married Michele Barbier of
Valangin, he, too, took her surname Convert. The family continued as
Convert, eventually becoming Conver, and finally Confer and Confair in America.

The information on this family came >from records at La Sagne, kept by one
M. Ferrari, according to a cousin who went there and obtained what she
could, not being expert in genealogical research. The research was done
for one Samuel Monvert, an 18th century local notable, who changed the
spelling of his name >from Convert to Monvert.

My question: Why would Guillaume du Rups have been called Convert? My
research shows that there were Jewish communities in Neuchatel in the 12th
and 13th centuries. Could Guillaume have been of Jewish descent, and been
called "Convert" when he converted to the Christian faith? His descendants
became involved with local Roman Catholic Church activities, eventually
converting to the Protestant Church (Reformed) in the 1530s.

I would appreciate any insights >from anyone who has researched in this
area, or knows of any reason why the suffix Convert may have been given to
Guillaume du Rups and carried by his descendants as a surname.

Justin

Justin K. Houser
Bellefonte, PA USA

Good morning, everyone,

I first want to thank everyone for the generous responses to my query on
translating Hebrew cemetery inscriptions in Clinton County, PA.

In my own personal research, I have traced one of my ancestral lines back
to an individual named Guillaume DU RUPS, born between 1350 and 1400 in
Canton Neuchatel, Switzerland. He was probably born at Auvernier and later
lived at La Sagne. Guillaume had the surname or title "Convert" appended
to his name. He was married to Jehanne Trost. When his daughter,
Perronette du Rups Convert (born ca. 1420) married Michele Barbier of
Valangin, he, too, took her surname Convert. The family continued as
Convert, eventually becoming Conver, and finally Confer and Confair in America.

The information on this family came >from records at La Sagne, kept by one
M. Ferrari, according to a cousin who went there and obtained what she
could, not being expert in genealogical research. The research was done
for one Samuel Monvert, an 18th century local notable, who changed the
spelling of his name >from Convert to Monvert.

My question: Why would Guillaume du Rups have been called Convert? My
research shows that there were Jewish communities in Neuchatel in the 12th
and 13th centuries. Could Guillaume have been of Jewish descent, and been
called "Convert" when he converted to the Christian faith? His descendants
became involved with local Roman Catholic Church activities, eventually
converting to the Protestant Church (Reformed) in the 1530s.

I would appreciate any insights >from anyone who has researched in this
area, or knows of any reason why the suffix Convert may have been given to
Guillaume du Rups and carried by his descendants as a surname.

Justin

Justin K. Houser
Bellefonte, PA USA

My name is Stephen Field. My E mail address is: stemarfie@yahoo.com

I am searching for Michael BERNSTEIN. We grew up together in Roxbury,
Massachusetts during the 40's, 50's and 60's. He lived at 4xx Walnut Avenue.
I lived at 4xx Walnut Avenue (next door). We played ball at the field across

from our buildings.

We both went to Roxbury Memorial High School in Roxbury. We had a lot of friends
on Iffley Road, and Montebello Road.

If you know where he is, please send me his street address, city and town an
state, telephone number and his E mail address, or sent this letter to him, and
maybe he will contact me. I hope to hear >from some one that knows him or
Michael himself.

Thank you. Sincerely,
Stephen Field

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My name is Stephen Field. My E mail address is: stemarfie@yahoo.com

I am searching for Michael BERNSTEIN. We grew up together in Roxbury,
Massachusetts during the 40's, 50's and 60's. He lived at 4xx Walnut Avenue.
I lived at 4xx Walnut Avenue (next door). We played ball at the field across

from our buildings.

We both went to Roxbury Memorial High School in Roxbury. We had a lot of friends
on Iffley Road, and Montebello Road.

If you know where he is, please send me his street address, city and town an
state, telephone number and his E mail address, or sent this letter to him, and
maybe he will contact me. I hope to hear >from some one that knows him or
Michael himself.

Thank you. Sincerely,
Stephen Field

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Hello again helpful fellow Genners:

we finally got my ggp's marriage application and on it, it says they
(Adeline Wasserzug and Israel Hymoff) were living at 29 Poplar St in Boston
in 1903. Since I had them at a totally different address in 1900, I'd
really appreciate somebody checking the 1890, 1900 and 1910 census for
Boston for that Poplar Street address to see who lived there then, and we
can see if there is any connection. We are checking all possibilities
because the surnames keep changing. So far it seems they swam into the US
at no specific place between 1879 and 1889 and suddenly appeared again in
1900.

If you could also check the 1890 census for WASSERZUG, we might find Adeline
again.

I live in Spain and have no possibility to visit a US library with access
to that data.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jenni Hymoff
Canary Islands, Spain
Researching HYMOFF and KADETSKY in Poland
REDLER and KRAVETSKY in Ukraine

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately

Hello again helpful fellow Genners:

we finally got my ggp's marriage application and on it, it says they
(Adeline Wasserzug and Israel Hymoff) were living at 29 Poplar St in Boston
in 1903. Since I had them at a totally different address in 1900, I'd
really appreciate somebody checking the 1890, 1900 and 1910 census for
Boston for that Poplar Street address to see who lived there then, and we
can see if there is any connection. We are checking all possibilities
because the surnames keep changing. So far it seems they swam into the US
at no specific place between 1879 and 1889 and suddenly appeared again in
1900.

If you could also check the 1890 census for WASSERZUG, we might find Adeline
again.

I live in Spain and have no possibility to visit a US library with access
to that data.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jenni Hymoff
Canary Islands, Spain
Researching HYMOFF and KADETSKY in Poland
REDLER and KRAVETSKY in Ukraine

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I am seeing in JRI-PL indices for Zareby Koscielne records as late as 1920.
Does this mean that the 100-year (if I remember correctly) waiting period
before release of archives has been changed? Or are these typos? The archive
itself is undated.

Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel

Searching:
NEACHOWICZ/NOACHOWICZ, NEJMAN/NAJMAN, SURALSKI: Lomza Gubernia
ISMACH: Lomza Gubernia, Galicia, and Ukraina
HERTANU, ABRAMOVICI, LAUER: Dorohoi District, Romania
GRISARU, VATARU: Iasi, Dorohoi, and Mileanca, Romania

See my interactive family tree (requires Java 1.1.6 or better). the URL is:
http://www.hashkedim.com

For reasons connected with anti-spam/junk security, the return address is
not valid. To communicate with me, please visit my website (see the URL
above -- no Java required for this purpose) and fill in the email form there.

I am seeing in JRI-PL indices for Zareby Koscielne records as late as 1920.
Does this mean that the 100-year (if I remember correctly) waiting period
before release of archives has been changed? Or are these typos? The archive
itself is undated.

Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel

Searching:
NEACHOWICZ/NOACHOWICZ, NEJMAN/NAJMAN, SURALSKI: Lomza Gubernia
ISMACH: Lomza Gubernia, Galicia, and Ukraina
HERTANU, ABRAMOVICI, LAUER: Dorohoi District, Romania
GRISARU, VATARU: Iasi, Dorohoi, and Mileanca, Romania

See my interactive family tree (requires Java 1.1.6 or better). the URL is:
http://www.hashkedim.com

For reasons connected with anti-spam/junk security, the return address is
not valid. To communicate with me, please visit my website (see the URL
above -- no Java required for this purpose) and fill in the email form there.

I am searching for relatives of Zeev and Mindl BORSNSTEIN (BORNSHTEIN). Zeev
and Mindl were submitters to Morshe and Khaim FLORMAN. I am looking for the
connection between Khaim and Moshe FLORMAN and Nuchem and Israel FLORMAN.

Richard FLORMAN SIEGEL
(mailto:rss1130@aol.com)

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I am searching for relatives of Zeev and Mindl BORSNSTEIN (BORNSHTEIN). Zeev
and Mindl were submitters to Morshe and Khaim FLORMAN. I am looking for the
connection between Khaim and Moshe FLORMAN and Nuchem and Israel FLORMAN.

Richard FLORMAN SIEGEL
(mailto:rss1130@aol.com)

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I may have some information for you >from Yad Vashem in response to an
inquiry I sent.

Please contact me privately.

Sincerely,
Rachelle Berliner
Savannah, GA
rlberliner@comcast.net

I may have some information for you >from Yad Vashem in response to an
inquiry I sent.

Please contact me privately.

Sincerely,
Rachelle Berliner
Savannah, GA
rlberliner@comcast.net

Dear Fellow Genners,

Please click on:

http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/bnl_index.htm

for a new article by Myrna Siegel, based on her return trip to Molchad, where
she was able to complete some unfinished business >from an earlier visit.

Frances A. Bock, Ph.D.
Editor, Belarus SIG Newsletter

Dear Fellow Genners,

Please click on:

http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/bnl_index.htm

for a new article by Myrna Siegel, based on her return trip to Molchad, where
she was able to complete some unfinished business >from an earlier visit.

Frances A. Bock, Ph.D.
Editor, Belarus SIG Newsletter

I am not sure if this has been posted already but its worth doing again.
I have been reading copies of the American Jewish Year Books for some time
now. They give a great cross section of what had affected the lives of Jews
through out the world. In the latest issue of Dorot they make mention of
website associated with the American Jewish Committee Archives.
www.ajcarchives.org
On this site there is a complete collection of the year books 1899-present.
If you ever wondered why the Jews of Russia ran to America read ">from
Kishineff to Bialystock" in the 1906 Jewish year book.

Errol Schneegurt NY eslviv@aol.com

I am not sure if this has been posted already but its worth doing again.
I have been reading copies of the American Jewish Year Books for some time
now. They give a great cross section of what had affected the lives of Jews
through out the world. In the latest issue of Dorot they make mention of
website associated with the American Jewish Committee Archives.
www.ajcarchives.org
On this site there is a complete collection of the year books 1899-present.
If you ever wondered why the Jews of Russia ran to America read ">from
Kishineff to Bialystock" in the 1906 Jewish year book.

Errol Schneegurt NY eslviv@aol.com