Dear Genners,

I received my grandmother birth record >from Polish archives just last week

from Lublin Archive.

I need help in translating the birth certificate. The birth certificate is
written in Russian.

If any one is interested in translating, please contact me and I will
forward the PDF file to you.

Thanks

Sincerely;

Adam Richter

ARichter@rochester.rr.com

Suszczyk - Lomazy,
Gruszniewski(a) Miedzyrzec Podlaski, Terespol nad Bugiem, Bresc nad Bugiem,
Lomza,

Dear Genners,

I received my grandmother birth record >from Polish archives just last week

from Lublin Archive.

I need help in translating the birth certificate. The birth certificate is
written in Russian.

If any one is interested in translating, please contact me and I will
forward the PDF file to you.

Thanks

Sincerely;

Adam Richter

ARichter@rochester.rr.com

Suszczyk - Lomazy,
Gruszniewski(a) Miedzyrzec Podlaski, Terespol nad Bugiem, Bresc nad Bugiem,
Lomza,

Help with Identifying Place of birth - Velso Poland or
Russia

I have posted a copy of my Great Grandfathers WWII Draft
registration Form on the JewishGen Viewmate Section VM3646

http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=3646

On the form he has listed his placed of birth as Velso Poland.

I believe that the city may actually be part of
Russia, however I am not able to identify which one.

Can anyone out there please look at this registration
form and help me identify what city this might really be.

Thank you
Jeff Bock.

Researching: Berger/Berger/Bock and just about anythng
else with a "B" in it

Help with Identifying Place of birth - Velso Poland or
Russia

I have posted a copy of my Great Grandfathers WWII Draft
registration Form on the JewishGen Viewmate Section VM3646

http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=3646

On the form he has listed his placed of birth as Velso Poland.

I believe that the city may actually be part of
Russia, however I am not able to identify which one.

Can anyone out there please look at this registration
form and help me identify what city this might really be.

Thank you
Jeff Bock.

Researching: Berger/Berger/Bock and just about anythng
else with a "B" in it

Hi there,

On my Grandmother's ship manifest record (dated 05 Jul 1923-Port of New
York/Ellis Island) her name appears on the Record of Aliens Held For Special
Inquiry. In the column titled Cause of Detention it makes two cryptic
references: the initials Q.E. on the left margin of the column, and the
number 1230 on the right margin of the column. Any idea what these two
markings mean?

Sincerely,

Andrew Rhodes

Hi there,

On my Grandmother's ship manifest record (dated 05 Jul 1923-Port of New
York/Ellis Island) her name appears on the Record of Aliens Held For Special
Inquiry. In the column titled Cause of Detention it makes two cryptic
references: the initials Q.E. on the left margin of the column, and the
number 1230 on the right margin of the column. Any idea what these two
markings mean?

Sincerely,

Andrew Rhodes

Hi Genners

I've hit another dead end searching for my Koeln ancestors prior to
1894, but I had a brainwave this morning and I'm hoping you might be
able to help me out.
know that my ancestors lived in Koeln, probably Westhoven or Porz and
and that my GGM Gudula CAHN b. WOLF probably died between 1924 and 1926,
I do not know when my GGF Hermann CAHN died.
With this information would it be possible to find their stones in a
cemetery? Are there cemeteries still existing in these areas where I
might find them? is this a real long shot?

thanks for all your help in advance

Ben

Ben Forman
manchester UK
ben.forman@btconnect.com <mailto:ben.forman@btconnect.com>

searching: FURMAN: Kaluszyn; CAHN: Koeln; BERNSTEIN: Ylakai, STILLMAN:
Pilica/Czestechowa; SAWADY: Zavadi/Posen; GEVER: Daugavpils

Hi Genners

I've hit another dead end searching for my Koeln ancestors prior to
1894, but I had a brainwave this morning and I'm hoping you might be
able to help me out.
know that my ancestors lived in Koeln, probably Westhoven or Porz and
and that my GGM Gudula CAHN b. WOLF probably died between 1924 and 1926,
I do not know when my GGF Hermann CAHN died.
With this information would it be possible to find their stones in a
cemetery? Are there cemeteries still existing in these areas where I
might find them? is this a real long shot?

thanks for all your help in advance

Ben

Ben Forman
manchester UK
ben.forman@btconnect.com <mailto:ben.forman@btconnect.com>

searching: FURMAN: Kaluszyn; CAHN: Koeln; BERNSTEIN: Ylakai, STILLMAN:
Pilica/Czestechowa; SAWADY: Zavadi/Posen; GEVER: Daugavpils

I disagree with Mr. Bernet's assesment of Bronxville NY. I was born there
and lived there for 17 years. My family and friends of my family most
definatley lived there prior to 1960, both owning and renting property. Yes,
they were Jewish. There is a Jewish population there although there is no
shul in Bronxville proper. Most people attend shul in Eastchester, Yonkers,
or Scarsdale, with Chester Heights, Mt. Vernon, Tuckahoe and New Rochelle
also being extremely close. Town lines get very strange and difficult to
sort out in the Chester Heights, Bronxville, Eastchester, and Mt. Vernon
area where they all border each other. It does not go by zip code.

Try reading the book"Pathway to a Village" which is a book on the history of
Bronxville. There is an extremely helpful historical society in Bronxville.
they have always been very friendly to me and if you are searching your
family there it is definatley worth talking to them. The Westchester County
Archives are also a wonderful rescource.

Linda Altman
Raleigh, NC

I disagree with Mr. Bernet's assesment of Bronxville NY. I was born there
and lived there for 17 years. My family and friends of my family most
definatley lived there prior to 1960, both owning and renting property. Yes,
they were Jewish. There is a Jewish population there although there is no
shul in Bronxville proper. Most people attend shul in Eastchester, Yonkers,
or Scarsdale, with Chester Heights, Mt. Vernon, Tuckahoe and New Rochelle
also being extremely close. Town lines get very strange and difficult to
sort out in the Chester Heights, Bronxville, Eastchester, and Mt. Vernon
area where they all border each other. It does not go by zip code.

Try reading the book"Pathway to a Village" which is a book on the history of
Bronxville. There is an extremely helpful historical society in Bronxville.
they have always been very friendly to me and if you are searching your
family there it is definatley worth talking to them. The Westchester County
Archives are also a wonderful rescource.

Linda Altman
Raleigh, NC

December 2005 was again a busy month, during which we posted two new
books, four new entries, and 18 updates. All yizkor book
translations are accessed at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. Through this site
you can also link to the Yizkor Book Database and also donate money
to fund various translation projects and purchase a memorial plaque.

New books:

-Druya, Belarus
-Turek, Poland

New entries:

-Cegled, Hungary: Pinkas HaKehillot Hungary
-Jasienica Rosielna, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3
-Kezmarok, Slovakia: Pinkas HaKehillot Slovakia
-Rozan, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3

Updates:

-Belchatow, Poland
-Brest, Belarus
-Bukowina: Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina, volume 2, pp. 157-162
-Czestochowa, Poland
-Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
-Holocaust in Belarus
-Novogrudok, Belarus
-Nowy Sacz, Poland
-Pinkas Latvia and Estonia: Table of Contents
-Pochayev, Ukraine
-Radzyn Podalski, Poland
-Rakow,Belarus
-Rogatin (Rohatyn) Ukraine
-Rokiskis, Lithuania
-Shumskoye, Ukraine
-Slutsk, Belarus
-Suchowola, Poland
-Zloczew, Poland

Thanks are due to the translators who donate their translations, the
project coordinators who coordinate the details of getting material
translated and submitting it to us, and to the wonderful Yizkor Book
Team (Lance Ackerfeld, Max Heffler, and Osnat Ramaty), who work
tirelessly to get translations htmled and online rapidly. This team
work has resulted in another successful year for the Yizkor Book
Project. More can be accomplished if we receive additional financial
donations for projects
[http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23]
and additional donations to JewishGen's General Fund, which provides
the infrastructure for all services.

Joyce Field
JewishGen VP, Data Acquisition
jfield@jewishgen.org

December 2005 was again a busy month, during which we posted two new
books, four new entries, and 18 updates. All yizkor book
translations are accessed at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. Through this site
you can also link to the Yizkor Book Database and also donate money
to fund various translation projects and purchase a memorial plaque.

New books:

-Druya, Belarus
-Turek, Poland

New entries:

-Cegled, Hungary: Pinkas HaKehillot Hungary
-Jasienica Rosielna, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3
-Kezmarok, Slovakia: Pinkas HaKehillot Slovakia
-Rozan, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3

Updates:

-Belchatow, Poland
-Brest, Belarus
-Bukowina: Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina, volume 2, pp. 157-162
-Czestochowa, Poland
-Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
-Holocaust in Belarus
-Novogrudok, Belarus
-Nowy Sacz, Poland
-Pinkas Latvia and Estonia: Table of Contents
-Pochayev, Ukraine
-Radzyn Podalski, Poland
-Rakow,Belarus
-Rogatin (Rohatyn) Ukraine
-Rokiskis, Lithuania
-Shumskoye, Ukraine
-Slutsk, Belarus
-Suchowola, Poland
-Zloczew, Poland

Thanks are due to the translators who donate their translations, the
project coordinators who coordinate the details of getting material
translated and submitting it to us, and to the wonderful Yizkor Book
Team (Lance Ackerfeld, Max Heffler, and Osnat Ramaty), who work
tirelessly to get translations htmled and online rapidly. This team
work has resulted in another successful year for the Yizkor Book
Project. More can be accomplished if we receive additional financial
donations for projects
[http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23]
and additional donations to JewishGen's General Fund, which provides
the infrastructure for all services.

Joyce Field
JewishGen VP, Data Acquisition
jfield@jewishgen.org

December 2005 was again a busy month, during which we posted two new
books, four new entries, and 18 updates. All yizkor book
translations are accessed at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. Through this site
you can also link to the Yizkor Book Database and also donate money
to fund various translation projects and purchase a memorial plaque.

New books:

-Druya, Belarus
-Turek, Poland

New entries:

-Cegled, Hungary: Pinkas HaKehillot Hungary
-Jasienica Rosielna, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3
-Kezmarok, Slovakia: Pinkas HaKehillot Slovakia
-Rozan, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3

Updates:

-Belchatow, Poland
-Brest, Belarus
-Bukowina: Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina, volume 2, pp. 157-162
-Czestochowa, Poland
-Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
-Holocaust in Belarus
-Novogrudok, Belarus
-Nowy Sacz, Poland
-Pinkas Latvia and Estonia: Table of Contents
-Pochayev, Ukraine
-Radzyn Podalski, Poland
-Rakow,Belarus
-Rogatin (Rohatyn) Ukraine
-Rokiskis, Lithuania
-Shumskoye, Ukraine
-Slutsk, Belarus
-Suchowola, Poland
-Zloczew, Poland

Thanks are due to the translators who donate their translations, the
project coordinators who coordinate the details of getting material
translated and submitting it to us, and to the wonderful Yizkor Book
Team (Lance Ackerfeld, Max Heffler, and Osnat Ramaty), who work
tirelessly to get translations htmled and online rapidly. This team
work has resulted in another successful year for the Yizkor Book
Project. More can be accomplished if we receive additional financial
donations for projects
[http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23]
and additional donations to JewishGen's General Fund, which provides
the infrastructure for all services.

Joyce Field
JewishGen VP, Data Acquisition
jfield@jewishgen.org

December 2005 was again a busy month, during which we posted two new
books, four new entries, and 18 updates. All yizkor book
translations are accessed at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. Through this site
you can also link to the Yizkor Book Database and also donate money
to fund various translation projects and purchase a memorial plaque.

New books:

-Druya, Belarus
-Turek, Poland

New entries:

-Cegled, Hungary: Pinkas HaKehillot Hungary
-Jasienica Rosielna, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3
-Kezmarok, Slovakia: Pinkas HaKehillot Slovakia
-Rozan, Poland: Pinkas HaKehillot Poland, volume 3

Updates:

-Belchatow, Poland
-Brest, Belarus
-Bukowina: Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina, volume 2, pp. 157-162
-Czestochowa, Poland
-Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
-Holocaust in Belarus
-Novogrudok, Belarus
-Nowy Sacz, Poland
-Pinkas Latvia and Estonia: Table of Contents
-Pochayev, Ukraine
-Radzyn Podalski, Poland
-Rakow,Belarus
-Rogatin (Rohatyn) Ukraine
-Rokiskis, Lithuania
-Shumskoye, Ukraine
-Slutsk, Belarus
-Suchowola, Poland
-Zloczew, Poland

Thanks are due to the translators who donate their translations, the
project coordinators who coordinate the details of getting material
translated and submitting it to us, and to the wonderful Yizkor Book
Team (Lance Ackerfeld, Max Heffler, and Osnat Ramaty), who work
tirelessly to get translations htmled and online rapidly. This team
work has resulted in another successful year for the Yizkor Book
Project. More can be accomplished if we receive additional financial
donations for projects
[http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23]
and additional donations to JewishGen's General Fund, which provides
the infrastructure for all services.

Joyce Field
JewishGen VP, Data Acquisition
jfield@jewishgen.org

I am very pleased to announce that recently 3 more researchers volunteered
to act as the Lodz Area Research Group (LARG) "Contact Person" for the
following towns:

Felicia Pietrkowski ZEIFF for the town of Zloczew;
Orit LAVI for the town of Kolumna;
Fay BUSSGANG is joining Judith Silver to be a Contact Person for Brzeziny

A special thank you to Mark MELMED who has been overseeing the LARGHelp
inquiries on behalf of the LARGHelp team.

I have received more posts asking about the terminology used for volunteer
leaders associated with different towns within Poland. For those of you who
missed the explanation about the "Contact Person" (formerly called Town
Contact)for LARG and "Town Leader" for Jewish Records Indexing-Poland,
I am copying it below.

1. "Town Leaders" Jewish Record Indexing-Poland (JRI-Poland) --part of the
Polish State Archives (PSA) project

Background: In July 1997, Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
http://www.jri-poland.org/ entered into a milestone agreement with the
Polish State Archives (PSA), to index their holdings of Jewish vital records
that were not microfilmed by the Mormons (LDS). While the LDS microfilms
contain approximately two million Jewish vital records, it is estimated that
there are at least another five million 19th century Jewish vital records
that are not accessible on microfilm. Generally, these are >from the years
1866 to 1905, a time when many of our grandparents and great-grandparents
were living in Poland.Archive Coordinators find volunteer Town Leaders,
typically someone researching the town. Town Leaders are responsible for
fund raising to pay for the cost of the indexing activity for their town.
The Archive Coordinator may also choose to be the Town Leader for one or two
towns, particularly those in which they may be interested.

2. "Contact Person" (formerly called "Town Contact") -- part of the Lodz
Area Research Group (LARG).

This is a person with an interest in a town listed within the Lodz Area
Research group's domain. The job is not necessarily to know more, but to
gather and share information received >from other researchers as well as
contribute whatever he/she knows about the town. It's a wonderful way to
learn more about the town when connecting with others researching the same
place. Should questions arise that the Contact Person cannot answer, it can
be posted on the LARG listserv or sent to LARGHelp.

Sometimes a volunteer may wear both hats: JRI-Poland's "Town Leader" and
LARG's "Contact Person." It can also be the person who creates and manages
the ShtetLink website for the town. Other times three people fill these
positions for the same town.

We still have many "orphan" towns listed on the LARG ShtetLinks site. Please
consider being the Contact Person for the town of your interest. See the
list at: http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lodz/LARGtown.htm

Hope to see you at the Conference in New York this summer (link below).

Roni

[Mrs. Roni Seibel Liebowitz]
Scarsdale, New York
26th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy --
http://www.jgsny2006.org/;
Lodz ShtetLink -- http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lodz/index.htm;
Lodz Area Research Group (LARG)--
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lodz/LARG.htm;
Belchatow ShtetLink -- http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/belchatow/

I am very pleased to announce that recently 3 more researchers volunteered
to act as the Lodz Area Research Group (LARG) "Contact Person" for the
following towns:

Felicia Pietrkowski ZEIFF for the town of Zloczew;
Orit LAVI for the town of Kolumna;
Fay BUSSGANG is joining Judith Silver to be a Contact Person for Brzeziny

A special thank you to Mark MELMED who has been overseeing the LARGHelp
inquiries on behalf of the LARGHelp team.

I have received more posts asking about the terminology used for volunteer
leaders associated with different towns within Poland. For those of you who
missed the explanation about the "Contact Person" (formerly called Town
Contact)for LARG and "Town Leader" for Jewish Records Indexing-Poland,
I am copying it below.

1. "Town Leaders" Jewish Record Indexing-Poland (JRI-Poland) --part of the
Polish State Archives (PSA) project

Background: In July 1997, Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
http://www.jri-poland.org/ entered into a milestone agreement with the
Polish State Archives (PSA), to index their holdings of Jewish vital records
that were not microfilmed by the Mormons (LDS). While the LDS microfilms
contain approximately two million Jewish vital records, it is estimated that
there are at least another five million 19th century Jewish vital records
that are not accessible on microfilm. Generally, these are >from the years
1866 to 1905, a time when many of our grandparents and great-grandparents
were living in Poland.Archive Coordinators find volunteer Town Leaders,
typically someone researching the town. Town Leaders are responsible for
fund raising to pay for the cost of the indexing activity for their town.
The Archive Coordinator may also choose to be the Town Leader for one or two
towns, particularly those in which they may be interested.

2. "Contact Person" (formerly called "Town Contact") -- part of the Lodz
Area Research Group (LARG).

This is a person with an interest in a town listed within the Lodz Area
Research group's domain. The job is not necessarily to know more, but to
gather and share information received >from other researchers as well as
contribute whatever he/she knows about the town. It's a wonderful way to
learn more about the town when connecting with others researching the same
place. Should questions arise that the Contact Person cannot answer, it can
be posted on the LARG listserv or sent to LARGHelp.

Sometimes a volunteer may wear both hats: JRI-Poland's "Town Leader" and
LARG's "Contact Person." It can also be the person who creates and manages
the ShtetLink website for the town. Other times three people fill these
positions for the same town.

We still have many "orphan" towns listed on the LARG ShtetLinks site. Please
consider being the Contact Person for the town of your interest. See the
list at: http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lodz/LARGtown.htm

Hope to see you at the Conference in New York this summer (link below).

Roni

[Mrs. Roni Seibel Liebowitz]
Scarsdale, New York
26th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy --
http://www.jgsny2006.org/;
Lodz ShtetLink -- http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lodz/index.htm;
Lodz Area Research Group (LARG)--
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lodz/LARG.htm;
Belchatow ShtetLink -- http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/belchatow/

<HOMARGOL@aol.com> wrote

<<>from Nick Landau, London, UK - We visited the Panieri Woods where in the
early stages of the German invasion against the Russians who by that time were
in charge of Lithuania. I believed that 40,000 Jews were killed mainly by
local people/partisans in the knowledge that the Germans would approve.>>

I have visited Paneriai on 12 different trips. 70,000 Jews were murdered
there. While Lithuanians were involved, the entire killing operation at
Paneriai was planned, organized, and operated by the Nazis.

Thanks although I have already acknowledged that someone else posted me
privately that I was wrongly informed about this.

Can I suggest that where someone is factually wrong, as indeed I appear to
have been, that they should post the fact to JewishGen rather than email
privately the original poster.

After all, if if this is a matter of fact then this it is best to inform the
whole of JewishGen.

I would suggest that a web and/or a book be given as a source if possible.

I do have Lucy Davidowicz's book "The War Against the Jews 1933-45" which is
I believe very authoratitative in this area.

--
Nick Landau
London, UK

COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near
Lvov/Lemberg), Poland) WEITZMAN (Cracow), WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany)
KOHN/WEISSKOPF (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany) LANDAU (only adopted
on leaving Belarus or later)/FREDKIN (?) (Gomel, Mogilev, Chernigov, Belarus)

<HOMARGOL@aol.com> wrote

<<>from Nick Landau, London, UK - We visited the Panieri Woods where in the
early stages of the German invasion against the Russians who by that time were
in charge of Lithuania. I believed that 40,000 Jews were killed mainly by
local people/partisans in the knowledge that the Germans would approve.>>

I have visited Paneriai on 12 different trips. 70,000 Jews were murdered
there. While Lithuanians were involved, the entire killing operation at
Paneriai was planned, organized, and operated by the Nazis.

Thanks although I have already acknowledged that someone else posted me
privately that I was wrongly informed about this.

Can I suggest that where someone is factually wrong, as indeed I appear to
have been, that they should post the fact to JewishGen rather than email
privately the original poster.

After all, if if this is a matter of fact then this it is best to inform the
whole of JewishGen.

I would suggest that a web and/or a book be given as a source if possible.

I do have Lucy Davidowicz's book "The War Against the Jews 1933-45" which is
I believe very authoratitative in this area.

--
Nick Landau
London, UK

COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near
Lvov/Lemberg), Poland) WEITZMAN (Cracow), WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany)
KOHN/WEISSKOPF (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany) LANDAU (only adopted
on leaving Belarus or later)/FREDKIN (?) (Gomel, Mogilev, Chernigov, Belarus)

Richard Gilbert wrote:

<<I am researching my family's genealogy, and believe I have found a
not-too-distant uncle's birth in Manchester, in 1876. <<snip>>

Please let me know if there is any way to obtain data about this family, and
a bit about the history of Jewish migration >from Eastern Europe to the UK,
and Manchester in particular, between the 1850s and the 1870s.>>

JewishGen has an excellent webpage/database for the Greater Manchester
Jewish Community at:

http://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/manchester.htm

For a "migration history" of how Jews came to live in Manchester go to
"MovingHere's" webpage at:

www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/jewish/settling/manchester_jewry_4.htm
[or http://tinyurl.com/8x5pd --Mod.]

And for current and historical information about Manchester Jewry try:

www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/290_manchester_jews.htm

The JGS of Great Britain should also have useful information:

www.jgsgb.org.uk

Additional Googling under "Manchester" and "Jews" (perhaps even "Gilbert")
should yield more sites of interest. For example, a "Clive Gilbert" turned
up on a search, who was born in Manchester, and is an Honorary Research
Fellow at the University of Manchester, author of "A Revolution in Jewish
Life - A History of the Jewish Workers' Bund and publishes articles on
Jewish political issues. Possible relative? Who knows...?

Pamela Weisberger
Santa Monica, CA
pweisberger@hotmail.com

Hi,

My name is Max Szmekura and my email address is maxsz@optusnet.com.au.

I am interested in knowing whether there are any military service records
for soldiers serving in the Polish Army at the beginning of WW2. My father
Joseph Hersz Szmekura, was in the Army when the war started, I would like
get documentation of his service record leading up to that time if it
exists. Can you give me some information about how I might access this
information?