When questioning the existence of records, it is important to search the
Archival Database on Miriam Weiner's website http://www.rtrfoundation.org

The website has the latest, most up-to-date, index of available records
for Lithuania.

Howard Margol
Atlanta, Georgia

When questioning the existence of records, it is important to search the
Archival Database on Miriam Weiner's website http://www.rtrfoundation.org

The website has the latest, most up-to-date, index of available records
for Lithuania.

Howard Margol
Atlanta, Georgia

I am looking for people who were deported >from Kovno in 1941 and landed in
Rayleskhoz and/or Sosnovy Bor.

Please contact me directly at tia@vdn.ca

Ted Ashkenazy

Montreal

I am looking for people who were deported >from Kovno in 1941 and landed in
Rayleskhoz and/or Sosnovy Bor.

Please contact me directly at tia@vdn.ca

Ted Ashkenazy

Montreal

Anat Rosen wrote:
"...However a family member who knew
these people testifies that the name they used is
Aharon(Aaronas) and "nobody knows who Avraham is ".

May I assume that he had both names and only by
hazard was one or the other written in the documents?"

It is rather common that the very same person had
different first names in various records. I found in
archival documents siblings whose paternal name was
totally different. It means that their father had
double name. I believe Anat's ancestor had two given
names: Aharon is a Hebrew name, Aaronas is Lithuanian
variation of the SAME name, and Avraham aka
Aba/Abraham was probably the name given him at his
birth but not used in real life.
This is really perfect reference to check given names
variations:
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/srchlith.htm

Irene Kudish
Tel-Aviv

Anat Rosen wrote:
"...However a family member who knew
these people testifies that the name they used is
Aharon(Aaronas) and "nobody knows who Avraham is ".

May I assume that he had both names and only by
hazard was one or the other written in the documents?"

It is rather common that the very same person had
different first names in various records. I found in
archival documents siblings whose paternal name was
totally different. It means that their father had
double name. I believe Anat's ancestor had two given
names: Aharon is a Hebrew name, Aaronas is Lithuanian
variation of the SAME name, and Avraham aka
Aba/Abraham was probably the name given him at his
birth but not used in real life.
This is really perfect reference to check given names
variations:
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/srchlith.htm

Irene Kudish
Tel-Aviv

To all the researchers of Joniskelis, Lithuania,

I am beginning a new project for Joniskelis and am asking all researchers
who have roots or family >from the town to contact me it.

After very successfully connecting the Jewish families of Pusalotas, a
neighboring town, I realized that many of the people came >from Jonikelis or
went to Joniskelis, my family being among them. The Pusalotas file
contains, as of today, about 25 families. To my gratification and surprise,
I found that only five were not connected to another family in the town. I
assume the same will hold true for Joniskelis.

The first version of the Pusalotas file was given to the archives and
museums in Lithuania and to the researchers who are finding it fascinating.
They are also finding new family connections.

I am looking forward to hearing >from you and seeing what results this new
project will bring.

Gilda Kurtzman
Petach Tikva, Israel
gildak@zahav.net.il

To all the researchers of Joniskelis, Lithuania,

I am beginning a new project for Joniskelis and am asking all researchers
who have roots or family >from the town to contact me it.

After very successfully connecting the Jewish families of Pusalotas, a
neighboring town, I realized that many of the people came >from Jonikelis or
went to Joniskelis, my family being among them. The Pusalotas file
contains, as of today, about 25 families. To my gratification and surprise,
I found that only five were not connected to another family in the town. I
assume the same will hold true for Joniskelis.

The first version of the Pusalotas file was given to the archives and
museums in Lithuania and to the researchers who are finding it fascinating.
They are also finding new family connections.

I am looking forward to hearing >from you and seeing what results this new
project will bring.

Gilda Kurtzman
Petach Tikva, Israel
gildak@zahav.net.il

Greetings,

Don't know if anyone can translate these vital records or not, but I
figured I'd try anyway. The viewmate numbers are VM6653 and VM6654.
The first one is a marriage record and the second one is a birth record.
They are >from Poland, but they are in the Russian language. Please respond
to me at rsruss@comcast.net. Thanks very kindly in advance.

Ron Russ
rsruss@comcast.net

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Viewmate may be found at www.jewishgen.org/viewmate

Greetings,

Don't know if anyone can translate these vital records or not, but I
figured I'd try anyway. The viewmate numbers are VM6653 and VM6654.
The first one is a marriage record and the second one is a birth record.
They are >from Poland, but they are in the Russian language. Please respond
to me at rsruss@comcast.net. Thanks very kindly in advance.

Ron Russ
rsruss@comcast.net

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Viewmate may be found at www.jewishgen.org/viewmate

I have 2 surnames in Polish >from Galicia. How would they be pronounced in
Yiddish and Polish?

Rotter
Ruder

All help appreciated
Debbi Korman
Van Nuys, CA

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately.

I have 2 surnames in Polish >from Galicia. How would they be pronounced in
Yiddish and Polish?

Rotter
Ruder

All help appreciated
Debbi Korman
Van Nuys, CA

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately.

My mother's family stemmed >from Jadow, a town about 50 kilometers
northeast of Warsaw. I own a copy of the Jadow yizkor book, but I
am eager to search the civil records. To my dismay, I have learned
that no Jewish records for Jadow exist. Can anyone tell me why?

Phillip Applebaum
Oak Park, Michigan, USA

My mother's family stemmed >from Jadow, a town about 50 kilometers
northeast of Warsaw. I own a copy of the Jadow yizkor book, but I
am eager to search the civil records. To my dismay, I have learned
that no Jewish records for Jadow exist. Can anyone tell me why?

Phillip Applebaum
Oak Park, Michigan, USA

Below you will find links to 4 parts of an 1834 Polish marriage record.
I would like some help translating them >from Polish to English.


http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6644

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6645

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6646

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6647


Thank you,
Tom Erribe
CA
(Reply to: tome1111@earthlink.net)

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately.

Below you will find links to 4 parts of an 1834 Polish marriage record.
I would like some help translating them >from Polish to English.


http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6644

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6645

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6646

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6647


Thank you,
Tom Erribe
CA
(Reply to: tome1111@earthlink.net)

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately.

It is more likely a person was illiterate when he signed with OOO, not that
they could not sign in Polish (but could write Yiddish). First, for most
Polish Jewish vital records >from Congress Poland, the Jews signed the
records in Yiddish not Polish, so OOO most likely meant they could not sign
in Yiddish either.

There is only one case of a Mokotow signing OOO. It was the case of a man
whose father died when he was nine and he was the only male child. It is
likely he had the responsibility at an early age to provide for his family
and never had a proper Jewish education.

Gary Mokotoff

It is more likely a person was illiterate when he signed with OOO, not that
they could not sign in Polish (but could write Yiddish). First, for most
Polish Jewish vital records >from Congress Poland, the Jews signed the
records in Yiddish not Polish, so OOO most likely meant they could not sign
in Yiddish either.

There is only one case of a Mokotow signing OOO. It was the case of a man
whose father died when he was nine and he was the only male child. It is
likely he had the responsibility at an early age to provide for his family
and never had a proper Jewish education.

Gary Mokotoff

Dear Fellow JGenners,

I would like help translating the cause of death of a
relative, which I believe is in Polish. There is only one word to
translate. Please look at the file on ViewMate
http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html VM6668 or simply
click on the URL
http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6668.
Send your response to me privately at tfweiss@mit.edu.

Thank you very much,
Tom Weiss

--
Thomas Fischer Weiss
Newton, MA
USA
tfweiss@mit.edu

Researching:
FRENKEL (Buchach, Vienna); BUCHHALTER (Skalat); ENGEL (Vienna);
FISCHER (Hriskov, Schlan, Prague); FRAENKEL, FRUCHTER (Rozhnyatov,
Vienna); KATZ (Schlan); KLEPETAR (Jistebnice); MEISELS (Nadworna,
Vienna); OLLOP (Vienna); ORLIK (Pohor, Jistebnice, Benesov, Tabor);
QUADRATSTEIN (Vienna, Saarbrucken); VODICKA (Dobronitz, Jistebnice,
Benesov, Tabor)

Dear Fellow JGenners,

I would like help translating the cause of death of a
relative, which I believe is in German. This comes >from the death
record of a young child. There is only one word to translate.
Please look at the file on ViewMate
http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html VM6669 or simply
click on the URL
http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6669.
Send your response to me privately at tfweiss@mit.edu.

Thank you very much,
Tom Weiss

--
Thomas Fischer Weiss
Newton, MA
USA
tfweiss@mit.edu

Researching:
FRENKEL (Buchach, Vienna); BUCHHALTER (Skalat); ENGEL (Vienna);
FISCHER (Hriskov, Schlan, Prague); FRAENKEL, FRUCHTER (Rozhnyatov,
Vienna); KATZ (Schlan); KLEPETAR (Jistebnice); MEISELS (Nadworna,
Vienna); OLLOP (Vienna); ORLIK (Pohor, Jistebnice, Benesov, Tabor);
QUADRATSTEIN (Vienna, Saarbrucken); VODICKA (Dobronitz, Jistebnice,
Benesov, Tabor)