Hello fellow Genners,
I am writing to tell you of more that might be of interest to many of the
Lodz researchers. I have just put online on my website a page that displays
photographs of thirteen of the existing fourteen Lodz society burial plot
gates that are located at various cemeteries in the New York-New Jersey
metro area. I have also listed every name (given name and surname) that is
inscribed on the gates/posts that serve as the entrances to these plots. You
will find the names of officers and members listed for each society at most
locations, as well as the date each society was established, and the date
when the gate was erected. Perhaps examining these name lists will yield the
name of someone whom you have a genealogical interest in. This web page can
be accessed through the Site Map-Cemetery Project-Society Gates links at
www.museumoffamilyhistory.com .
Also, you will find in the Map Room a map of 1936-7 area surrounding Lodz
and also a unique surnames list for the combined Lodz society plots, which
has been recently updated.

Steven Lasky
www.museumoffamilyhistory.com

Hello fellow Genners,
I am writing to tell you of more that might be of interest to many of the
Lodz researchers. I have just put online on my website a page that displays
photographs of thirteen of the existing fourteen Lodz society burial plot
gates that are located at various cemeteries in the New York-New Jersey
metro area. I have also listed every name (given name and surname) that is
inscribed on the gates/posts that serve as the entrances to these plots. You
will find the names of officers and members listed for each society at most
locations, as well as the date each society was established, and the date
when the gate was erected. Perhaps examining these name lists will yield the
name of someone whom you have a genealogical interest in. This web page can
be accessed through the Site Map-Cemetery Project-Society Gates links at
www.museumoffamilyhistory.com .
Also, you will find in the Map Room a map of 1936-7 area surrounding Lodz
and also a unique surnames list for the combined Lodz society plots, which
has been recently updated.

Steven Lasky
www.museumoffamilyhistory.com

Subject: Name adoption
I translated into English a text my father wrote on name adoption. Anybody
who wishes to receive a pdf file of the text, please send me an e-mail. As
my computer crashed, I unfortunately lost the addresses of Gersigers who had
already asked for this file before, so please send me a message again.

Paulo Abrahamsohn, Sao Paulo, Brazil <paabraha@usp.br>

Subject: Name adoption
I translated into English a text my father wrote on name adoption. Anybody
who wishes to receive a pdf file of the text, please send me an e-mail. As
my computer crashed, I unfortunately lost the addresses of Gersigers who had
already asked for this file before, so please send me a message again.

Paulo Abrahamsohn, Sao Paulo, Brazil <paabraha@usp.br>

A friend of mine is interested in finding out about his Jewish ancestry if any.
His name is MECHLER and all he knows is that his family immigrated from
Baden-Baden to New Jersey around the time of the Civil War.

Is there anybody out there in cyberspace who can give me any leads?

Dan Nussbaum Mass. USA Yekkey@aol.com

A friend of mine is interested in finding out about his Jewish ancestry if any.
His name is MECHLER and all he knows is that his family immigrated from
Baden-Baden to New Jersey around the time of the Civil War.

Is there anybody out there in cyberspace who can give me any leads?

Dan Nussbaum Mass. USA Yekkey@aol.com

MODERATOR NOTE: Gisela Blume is a 2000 recipient
of the Obermayer German History Award. This message is posted
because it mentions her current work. GerSIG takes no position
regarding the reported need for restoration of a synagogue nor on
the need for funding of such a project. We do not accept messages
soliciting funds for any activity outside of JewishGen. MOD 1

I recently visited the new cemetery in Fuerth where I was shown round by
Gisela Blume. She informed me that the prayerhall (ie synagogue) which was
built in 1906 (and therefore has its centenary next year) needs a
substantial amount of work to be done to it. Clearly they are only a small
community now and and they don't have the funds to do the required work.

It would seem a nice idea, for instance, that people who have a connection
with Fuerth might like to consider making a donation.

The contact details are:

Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Fuerth
Blumenstr. 31
90762 Fuerth
Germany

Tel (0911) 77.08.79

I should add that I am writing this on my own account, and that you would
need to contact the Jewish community for further information about this. I
might also say that whilst I have no doubt that what I was told about the
building is correct you would need to check for yourself, because I am just
going on what I was told - this is not in anyway meant to defame the person
who informed me, but to protect myself legally.

I suggested to Frau Blume one or two ideas for obtaining funds. It is
somewhat ironic that last Sunday was the Day of Jewish Culture in Europe
when in many countries synagogues of note were opened to the general public.

(I am somewhat surprised that the building is not considered to be a
building of historic interest and that some funds are not available >from the
State or EU.)

Nick Landau London, UK

COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near
Lvov/Lemberg), Poland)
WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany) KOHN (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany)
LANDAU/FREDKIN(Gomel, Mogilev, Belarus)

MODERATOR NOTE: Gisela Blume is a 2000 recipient
of the Obermayer German History Award. This message is posted
because it mentions her current work. GerSIG takes no position
regarding the reported need for restoration of a synagogue nor on
the need for funding of such a project. We do not accept messages
soliciting funds for any activity outside of JewishGen. MOD 1

I recently visited the new cemetery in Fuerth where I was shown round by
Gisela Blume. She informed me that the prayerhall (ie synagogue) which was
built in 1906 (and therefore has its centenary next year) needs a
substantial amount of work to be done to it. Clearly they are only a small
community now and and they don't have the funds to do the required work.

It would seem a nice idea, for instance, that people who have a connection
with Fuerth might like to consider making a donation.

The contact details are:

Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Fuerth
Blumenstr. 31
90762 Fuerth
Germany

Tel (0911) 77.08.79

I should add that I am writing this on my own account, and that you would
need to contact the Jewish community for further information about this. I
might also say that whilst I have no doubt that what I was told about the
building is correct you would need to check for yourself, because I am just
going on what I was told - this is not in anyway meant to defame the person
who informed me, but to protect myself legally.

I suggested to Frau Blume one or two ideas for obtaining funds. It is
somewhat ironic that last Sunday was the Day of Jewish Culture in Europe
when in many countries synagogues of note were opened to the general public.

(I am somewhat surprised that the building is not considered to be a
building of historic interest and that some funds are not available >from the
State or EU.)

Nick Landau London, UK

COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near
Lvov/Lemberg), Poland)
WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany) KOHN (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany)
LANDAU/FREDKIN(Gomel, Mogilev, Belarus)

Dear friends,
I am searching for data related to Frederika ROSENBERG, who appears in the
1848 will of her brother Rudolph LEWIS, then in Jamaica. The will
specifically named his brother James Maurice LEWIS in the city of Dantzig in
Prussia and his sisters Rebecca SPANDEW and Frederica ROSENBERG. It would
therefore appear that the maiden name of both sisters was LEWIS or more
likely LEVIN or LEVI. There is no mention of where the sisters were living,

from my research it would seem it was not in Dantzig. My guess is that it

was Berlin or the area around Berlin, where the LEVIN / LEWIS family
originated, probably in Spandau.

My aim is by discovering particulars about these two women to find the name
of their mother, perhaps also the father. A marriage document, birth of
children, etc. may be useful. Seeing that a number of times listers called
ROSENBERG or interested in the name have contributed messages, I hope that
perhaps one of them might be related to Frederika, or that someone knows
more about her and/or her sister Rebecca SPANDEW. The latter name is rather
unusual, it was spelled that way by her brother in Jamaica and the
transcription might be wrong, it could also have been SPANDOW or even
SPANDAU.

Hoping to find some new clues, I thank you in advance.

Jan BOUSSE, Oostende, Belgium janbousse@skynet.be

Dear friends,
I am searching for data related to Frederika ROSENBERG, who appears in the
1848 will of her brother Rudolph LEWIS, then in Jamaica. The will
specifically named his brother James Maurice LEWIS in the city of Dantzig in
Prussia and his sisters Rebecca SPANDEW and Frederica ROSENBERG. It would
therefore appear that the maiden name of both sisters was LEWIS or more
likely LEVIN or LEVI. There is no mention of where the sisters were living,

from my research it would seem it was not in Dantzig. My guess is that it

was Berlin or the area around Berlin, where the LEVIN / LEWIS family
originated, probably in Spandau.

My aim is by discovering particulars about these two women to find the name
of their mother, perhaps also the father. A marriage document, birth of
children, etc. may be useful. Seeing that a number of times listers called
ROSENBERG or interested in the name have contributed messages, I hope that
perhaps one of them might be related to Frederika, or that someone knows
more about her and/or her sister Rebecca SPANDEW. The latter name is rather
unusual, it was spelled that way by her brother in Jamaica and the
transcription might be wrong, it could also have been SPANDOW or even
SPANDAU.

Hoping to find some new clues, I thank you in advance.

Jan BOUSSE, Oostende, Belgium janbousse@skynet.be

I am so sorry to hear of Thea's death. She was a fabulous researcher
and a generous genealogist. She will be sorely missed. May her memory
be a blessing!

Martha Lev-Zion Omer, Israel

I am so sorry to hear of Thea's death. She was a fabulous researcher
and a generous genealogist. She will be sorely missed. May her memory
be a blessing!

Martha Lev-Zion Omer, Israel

<<From: "B. Frederics" picturethisfilm@email.com
I found the name of my great-grandmother, Zlata ADELSON and two of her
sons, Israel and BenZion on the Voters & Tax List database for Butrimonys.
Under "Type of Record" is listed "Church Records of the Butrimonys Parish"
and there is a record number (#28, 29, 30). Can someone please tell me how
can I get a copy of this church record? It doesn't state whether this is a
tax, voter or census list, although it is noted "21 March 1937" and I'm
aware of a 1937 census. Could it be that?>>

In all probability, either the coordinator of the Butrimonys district or
the person who submitted the record to the ALD can tell you how to obtain
a copy. Since it came >from a church record, I doubt if it is a list of
Jewish voters or taxpayers. A good guess is a census as recorded by the
church.

This could be an example of having to use a Voters and Tax list template
for a church record which may not lend itself to that particular template.
Or, there could be another reason for the confusion.

Howard Margol
Atlanta, Georgia
homargol@aol.com

<<From: "B. Frederics" picturethisfilm@email.com
I found the name of my great-grandmother, Zlata ADELSON and two of her
sons, Israel and BenZion on the Voters & Tax List database for Butrimonys.
Under "Type of Record" is listed "Church Records of the Butrimonys Parish"
and there is a record number (#28, 29, 30). Can someone please tell me how
can I get a copy of this church record? It doesn't state whether this is a
tax, voter or census list, although it is noted "21 March 1937" and I'm
aware of a 1937 census. Could it be that?>>

In all probability, either the coordinator of the Butrimonys district or
the person who submitted the record to the ALD can tell you how to obtain
a copy. Since it came >from a church record, I doubt if it is a list of
Jewish voters or taxpayers. A good guess is a census as recorded by the
church.

This could be an example of having to use a Voters and Tax list template
for a church record which may not lend itself to that particular template.
Or, there could be another reason for the confusion.

Howard Margol
Atlanta, Georgia
homargol@aol.com

Hi All,

I have names of towns which were located in Poland area but I am not sure
what the names are today.

The names are KROCANKA ; CHAROLI ; JASZLO ; TASZLOV WROCZANKA GACZOSZAG

I dont know if they are all different names or all the same town.

Thank You

Henry Schwartz

Researching; Steinbrecher; Schmit

Hi All,

I have names of towns which were located in Poland area but I am not sure
what the names are today.

The names are KROCANKA ; CHAROLI ; JASZLO ; TASZLOV WROCZANKA GACZOSZAG

I dont know if they are all different names or all the same town.

Thank You

Henry Schwartz

Researching; Steinbrecher; Schmit

MODERATOR NOTE: I remind all once again that our system does not understand
most accent marks which are not part normal USA English. Please do not use
umlauts when you write to us. If you send quotations to us please be sure that
you remove any accent marks >from the text before sending. If you don't, the
text will usually appear garbled when it is received by GerSIG readers. MOD1 ==>

A constitutive assembly of the German Society for Jewish Family
Historical Research is to be held in Dusseldorf this coming Sunday.

I guess it is open to anybody who is interested. See you there?!

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Juedische Familienforschung

Source of this info:

http://www.hagalil.com/archiv/2005/09/genealogie.htm

Gr=FCndungsgemeinschaft:
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Juedische Familienforschung

Wir freuen uns Ihnen die Mitteilung machen zu k=F6nnen, dass am Sonntag,
dem 11. September 2005 in den R=E4umlichkeiten der Juedischen Gemeinde
Duesseldorf K.d.=F6.R., Zietenstrasse 50 in Duesseldorf die
Gr=FCndungsversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft f=FCr J=FCdische
Familienforschung stattfinden wird.

Nachstehend erhalten Sie die vorgeschlagene Traktandenliste.
Ab=E4nderungsantr=E4ge zu dieser Traktandenliste k=F6nnen an der
Versammlung
in D=FCsseldorf gestellt werden.

Die Sitzung beginnt um 11.00 Uhr und sollte zwischen 15.00 und 16.00 Uhr
sp=E4testens beendet werden k=F6nnen.

Die Traktanden:

1) Begr=FC=DFung und Erl=E4uterung der Idee einer Deutschen Gesellschaft
f=FCr
J=FCdische Familienforschung
2) Diskussion und Festsetzung der ersten Ziele einer solchen
Gesellschaft
3) Diskussion =FCber vorgesehene Satzungen
4) Festsetzung der Satzungen
5) Festsetzung des Jahresbeitrages
6) Anfrage an die Schweizerische Gesellschaft f=FCr J=FCdische =
Genealogie
zur Verwendung der viertelj=E4hrlich erscheinenden Zeitschrift "MAAJAN =96=

Die Quelle" als Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft f=FCr J=FCdische
Familienforschung
7) Wahl der Organe der Gesellschaft
8) Beauftragung zur Anmeldung als eingetragener Verein
9) Auftrag zur Bekanntmachung der Gr=FCndung
10) Diverses

Ren=E9 Loeb, Pr=E4sident der Schweizerischen Vereinigung f=FCr J=FCdische
Genealogie


Forwarded to GerSIG by
Simon Srebrny
(currently living in Berlin, Germany)

MODERATOR NOTE: I remind all once again that our system does not understand
most accent marks which are not part normal USA English. Please do not use
umlauts when you write to us. If you send quotations to us please be sure that
you remove any accent marks >from the text before sending. If you don't, the
text will usually appear garbled when it is received by GerSIG readers. MOD1 ==>

A constitutive assembly of the German Society for Jewish Family
Historical Research is to be held in Dusseldorf this coming Sunday.

I guess it is open to anybody who is interested. See you there?!

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Juedische Familienforschung

Source of this info:

http://www.hagalil.com/archiv/2005/09/genealogie.htm

Gr=FCndungsgemeinschaft:
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Juedische Familienforschung

Wir freuen uns Ihnen die Mitteilung machen zu k=F6nnen, dass am Sonntag,
dem 11. September 2005 in den R=E4umlichkeiten der Juedischen Gemeinde
Duesseldorf K.d.=F6.R., Zietenstrasse 50 in Duesseldorf die
Gr=FCndungsversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft f=FCr J=FCdische
Familienforschung stattfinden wird.

Nachstehend erhalten Sie die vorgeschlagene Traktandenliste.
Ab=E4nderungsantr=E4ge zu dieser Traktandenliste k=F6nnen an der
Versammlung
in D=FCsseldorf gestellt werden.

Die Sitzung beginnt um 11.00 Uhr und sollte zwischen 15.00 und 16.00 Uhr
sp=E4testens beendet werden k=F6nnen.

Die Traktanden:

1) Begr=FC=DFung und Erl=E4uterung der Idee einer Deutschen Gesellschaft
f=FCr
J=FCdische Familienforschung
2) Diskussion und Festsetzung der ersten Ziele einer solchen
Gesellschaft
3) Diskussion =FCber vorgesehene Satzungen
4) Festsetzung der Satzungen
5) Festsetzung des Jahresbeitrages
6) Anfrage an die Schweizerische Gesellschaft f=FCr J=FCdische =
Genealogie
zur Verwendung der viertelj=E4hrlich erscheinenden Zeitschrift "MAAJAN =96=

Die Quelle" als Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft f=FCr J=FCdische
Familienforschung
7) Wahl der Organe der Gesellschaft
8) Beauftragung zur Anmeldung als eingetragener Verein
9) Auftrag zur Bekanntmachung der Gr=FCndung
10) Diverses

Ren=E9 Loeb, Pr=E4sident der Schweizerischen Vereinigung f=FCr J=FCdische
Genealogie


Forwarded to GerSIG by
Simon Srebrny
(currently living in Berlin, Germany)

The Jewish Genealogical Society is the host society
for the 2006 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies'
annual conference to be held at the Marriott Marquis here in New York City

from August 13th to 18th.

Preparations for this conference have been underway for over a year and we
will be issuing the official call for papers to the entire genealogical
community on September 15th. Before doing so, we are sending the call for
papers to our members to give you an early opportunity to submit proposal(s)
for potential presentations.

Submissions should be made at the Conference website at:

https://www.eshow2000.com/JGS/call.cfm

All abstract submissions must be submitted via our on-line abstract module
process.

E-mail submittals will not be accepted.

Presentation categories are listed below:

- Computer Training Workshops

- Eastern and Central European research

- Genetics and DNA Research

- Holocaust research

- Immigration, naturalization and migration

- Methodology

- Metropolitan New York City and New York State research

- Non-European research (e.g. India, China)

- Rabbinical research

- Repositories

- Sephardic research

- Technology and Internet resources

- United States research

- Yiddish theater/Tin Pan Alley

Just follow the instructions at the website.

The decision to accept a submission will be heavily weighted toward
presentations not given at previous IAJGS Conferences, that provide specific
research methodology and that include specific information for researchers
to replicate the success of the presenter in acquiring information.

Sessions will be one hour and fifteen minutes, with the last 15 minutes
reserved for questions and answers.

*********** Proposal Deadline - December 1, 2005 **********************

Speakers will be notified no later than February 1, 2006

Handout material/resource material, due March 1, 2006, is required for each
presentation and will be included in the syllabus distributed to all
conference registrants. Further details of the handout material requirements
will be provided upon acceptance of lecture.

We are looking forward to a wonderful and productive conference. I hope you
will consider participating as a presenter or in some other capacity.

Gloria Berkenstat Freund
2006 Conference Program Committee Chair
gloria@jsgny2006.org https://www.eshow2000.com/JGS/call.cfm

The Jewish Genealogical Society is the host society
for the 2006 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies'
annual conference to be held at the Marriott Marquis here in New York City

from August 13th to 18th.

Preparations for this conference have been underway for over a year and we
will be issuing the official call for papers to the entire genealogical
community on September 15th. Before doing so, we are sending the call for
papers to our members to give you an early opportunity to submit proposal(s)
for potential presentations.

Submissions should be made at the Conference website at:

https://www.eshow2000.com/JGS/call.cfm

All abstract submissions must be submitted via our on-line abstract module
process.

E-mail submittals will not be accepted.

Presentation categories are listed below:

- Computer Training Workshops

- Eastern and Central European research

- Genetics and DNA Research

- Holocaust research

- Immigration, naturalization and migration

- Methodology

- Metropolitan New York City and New York State research

- Non-European research (e.g. India, China)

- Rabbinical research

- Repositories

- Sephardic research

- Technology and Internet resources

- United States research

- Yiddish theater/Tin Pan Alley

Just follow the instructions at the website.

The decision to accept a submission will be heavily weighted toward
presentations not given at previous IAJGS Conferences, that provide specific
research methodology and that include specific information for researchers
to replicate the success of the presenter in acquiring information.

Sessions will be one hour and fifteen minutes, with the last 15 minutes
reserved for questions and answers.

*********** Proposal Deadline - December 1, 2005 **********************

Speakers will be notified no later than February 1, 2006

Handout material/resource material, due March 1, 2006, is required for each
presentation and will be included in the syllabus distributed to all
conference registrants. Further details of the handout material requirements
will be provided upon acceptance of lecture.

We are looking forward to a wonderful and productive conference. I hope you
will consider participating as a presenter or in some other capacity.

Gloria Berkenstat Freund
2006 Conference Program Committee Chair
gloria@jsgny2006.org https://www.eshow2000.com/JGS/call.cfm