Most of the 20th century records relating to Jews resident in Thüringen were
destroyed during World War II. However, in 1996 the European Culture Center
in Erfurt sponsored a study utilizing a variety of sources identifying about
5,000 Jews who had been resident in Thuringia in the 1930s, but who had been
born as early as the 1850s.

The result was a two volume work, "Juden in Thüringen 1933-1945,
Biographische Daten, Unfortunately, this was hardly a best seller.
I realize that the books/the information are difficult to access. [* see
Moderator note below.]

I am currently working with the Bundesarchiv to include Thuringia material
in its Residentenliste and, if Gersigers (is there such a term?) have
special interests/names in this state, I will see what I can find. Please
be merciful and specific with such requests, e.g. not every person with the
family name Cohn or Levy.

Peter Lande, Washington, D.C. pdlande@starpower.net

* >from the GerSIG website's Community Histories pages at:
https://www.jewishgen.org/GerSIG/communities-t.htm
These volumes are held at The Leo Baeck Institute

"Title: Juden in Theuringen 1933-1945: biographische Daten
Publisher: Europaeisches Kulturzentrum in Theuringen - Erfurt
Comments: available through Leo Baeck Institute Library,
call number q 109 v.2; contents Vol. 1 Buchstaben (letters) A-L;
Vol. 2 Buchstabel M-Z"

I am trying to determine if the Hirsch FALK born in 1804 in Muentz,
Duren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany is the same as my 3x ggf. I had
always thought that he came >from Bavaria. With the shifting boundaries
pre- and post-Napoleonic era, might that birthplace have been at one
time in Bavaria? There is a line of FALK in Nordhrhein-Westfalen going
back to before the 1770s, and I would love to connect to them, but I
hesitate based on the distance >from current Bavaria.

My Hirsch FALK was married to Celia / Zipporah KLEIN, but I have no
dates for either of them. I do know they had (at least) 4 children:
-- Henrietta/Yetta, (1828-1917)
-- Ludwig (1829-1912)
-- Jacob (abt. 1831 - ?)
-- Babette/Barbara (1835-1903)
All claimed to have been born in Bavaria.

John Anderson, Orlando, FL counselor12721@gmail.com

Most of the 20th century records relating to Jews resident in Thüringen were
destroyed during World War II. However, in 1996 the European Culture Center
in Erfurt sponsored a study utilizing a variety of sources identifying about
5,000 Jews who had been resident in Thuringia in the 1930s, but who had been
born as early as the 1850s.

The result was a two volume work, "Juden in Thüringen 1933-1945,
Biographische Daten, Unfortunately, this was hardly a best seller.
I realize that the books/the information are difficult to access. [* see
Moderator note below.]

I am currently working with the Bundesarchiv to include Thuringia material
in its Residentenliste and, if Gersigers (is there such a term?) have
special interests/names in this state, I will see what I can find. Please
be merciful and specific with such requests, e.g. not every person with the
family name Cohn or Levy.

Peter Lande, Washington, D.C. pdlande@starpower.net

* >from the GerSIG website's Community Histories pages at:
https://www.jewishgen.org/GerSIG/communities-t.htm
These volumes are held at The Leo Baeck Institute

"Title: Juden in Theuringen 1933-1945: biographische Daten
Publisher: Europaeisches Kulturzentrum in Theuringen - Erfurt
Comments: available through Leo Baeck Institute Library,
call number q 109 v.2; contents Vol. 1 Buchstaben (letters) A-L;
Vol. 2 Buchstabel M-Z"

I am trying to determine if the Hirsch FALK born in 1804 in Muentz,
Duren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany is the same as my 3x ggf. I had
always thought that he came >from Bavaria. With the shifting boundaries
pre- and post-Napoleonic era, might that birthplace have been at one
time in Bavaria? There is a line of FALK in Nordhrhein-Westfalen going
back to before the 1770s, and I would love to connect to them, but I
hesitate based on the distance >from current Bavaria.

My Hirsch FALK was married to Celia / Zipporah KLEIN, but I have no
dates for either of them. I do know they had (at least) 4 children:
-- Henrietta/Yetta, (1828-1917)
-- Ludwig (1829-1912)
-- Jacob (abt. 1831 - ?)
-- Babette/Barbara (1835-1903)
All claimed to have been born in Bavaria.

John Anderson, Orlando, FL counselor12721@gmail.com

I am trying to determine if the Hirsch FALK born in 1804 in Muentz,
Duren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany is the same as my 3x ggf. I had
always thought that he came >from Bavaria. With the shifting boundaries
pre- and post-Napoleonic era, might that birthplace have been at one
time in Bavaria? There is a line of FALK in Nordhrhein-Westfalen going
back to before the 1770s, and I would love to connect to them, but I
hesitate based on the distance >from current Bavaria.

My Hirsch FALK was married to Celia / Zipporah KLEIN, but I have no
dates for either of them. I do know they had (at least) 4 children:
-- Henrietta/Yetta, (1828-1917)
-- Ludwig (1829-1912)
-- Jacob (abt. 1831 - ?)
-- Babette/Barbara (1835-1903)
All claimed to have been born in Bavaria.

John Anderson,
Orlando, FL

I am trying to determine if the Hirsch FALK born in 1804 in Muentz,
Duren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany is the same as my 3x ggf. I had
always thought that he came >from Bavaria. With the shifting boundaries
pre- and post-Napoleonic era, might that birthplace have been at one
time in Bavaria? There is a line of FALK in Nordhrhein-Westfalen going
back to before the 1770s, and I would love to connect to them, but I
hesitate based on the distance >from current Bavaria.

My Hirsch FALK was married to Celia / Zipporah KLEIN, but I have no
dates for either of them. I do know they had (at least) 4 children:
-- Henrietta/Yetta, (1828-1917)
-- Ludwig (1829-1912)
-- Jacob (abt. 1831 - ?)
-- Babette/Barbara (1835-1903)
All claimed to have been born in Bavaria.

John Anderson,
Orlando, FL

I am looking in the American press for an article published between
1960 and 1970 about the reunion in Philadelphia city (united states)
between Chuma LEMBERSKY born in Zvenigorodka (ukraine) and her sister
Clara LEMBERSKY bride brown. She was born on 25/12/1894 also in
Zvenigorodka and she is married on 18/05/1917 in the United States.
they found themselves after more than 60 years of separation.

evelyne lemberski
saint maurice
france
evelynelemberski@yahoo.fr

I am looking in the American press for an article published between
1960 and 1970 about the reunion in Philadelphia city (united states)
between Chuma LEMBERSKY born in Zvenigorodka (ukraine) and her sister
Clara LEMBERSKY bride brown. She was born on 25/12/1894 also in
Zvenigorodka and she is married on 18/05/1917 in the United States.
they found themselves after more than 60 years of separation.

evelyne lemberski
saint maurice
france
evelynelemberski@yahoo.fr

I am looking for Yefim SIGALOV and his wife who left kiev or kharkov
(ukraine) between 1985 and 1995 to settle in israel next to haifa city.
His wife was a piano teacher.
yefim sigalov is a member and descendant of the lemberski family.

evelyne lemberski
saint maurice
france
evelynelemberski@yahoo.fr

I am looking for Yefim SIGALOV and his wife who left kiev or kharkov
(ukraine) between 1985 and 1995 to settle in israel next to haifa city.
His wife was a piano teacher.
yefim sigalov is a member and descendant of the lemberski family.

evelyne lemberski
saint maurice
france
evelynelemberski@yahoo.fr

"Grandma (Safta) Marisha" >from the Yizkor book of Kurzeniac (Kurenets),
Belarus is a story of poverty — a mother who had to wrap cloth around
her son’s feet because she could not afford boots for him — that evokes
the sadness, the struggle and feeling of shame that came along with
being poor. But this particular story is one with a happy ending thanks
to "the wonderful deeds and the heart full of pity" of the title
character, Safta Marisha.

URL: https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/posts/1878966988792114

Bruce Drake
Silver Spring MD

Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK
Towns: Wojnilow, Kovel

"Grandma (Safta) Marisha" >from the Yizkor book of Kurzeniac (Kurenets),
Belarus is a story of poverty — a mother who had to wrap cloth around
her son’s feet because she could not afford boots for him — that evokes
the sadness, the struggle and feeling of shame that came along with
being poor. But this particular story is one with a happy ending thanks
to "the wonderful deeds and the heart full of pity" of the title
character, Safta Marisha.

URL: https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/posts/1878966988792114

Bruce Drake
Silver Spring MD

Researching: DRACH, EBERT, KIMMEL, ZLOTNICK
Towns: Wojnilow, Kovel

I am interested in hearing >from anyone who recently began the process
or successfully completed acquiring Portuguese citizenship.
I have extensive family genealogy records of my husband's family and
used to participate in this forum.
If possible, I would like to actually talk with anyone who might be
willing to give me his/her phone number.
I have read about the process and actually have a friend who is going
to Porto who could pick up any necessary form >from the Porto Jewish
Community because they don't seem to be available online to download.
Thanks, Jane Coelho

MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.

I am interested in hearing >from anyone who recently began the process
or successfully completed acquiring Portuguese citizenship.
I have extensive family genealogy records of my husband's family and
used to participate in this forum.
If possible, I would like to actually talk with anyone who might be
willing to give me his/her phone number.
I have read about the process and actually have a friend who is going
to Porto who could pick up any necessary form >from the Porto Jewish
Community because they don't seem to be available online to download.
Thanks, Jane Coelho

MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.

Congratulations to LitvakSIG and Russ Maurer for receiving the
prestigious Rabbi Malcolm Stern Award for the Vilnius
Household Registers project. This collection includes over 13,000 Vilnius
household registers containing millions of lines of detailed
information about Vilnius residents and visitors to Vilnius during the
interwar period.

Russ Maurer made the official announcement of the project to a rapt
audience at the LitvakSIG luncheon on 7 August 2018 during the IAJGS
Conference 2018 Warsaw. Russ is Project Coordinator for the VHR and
Coordinator of Records Acquisition & Translation. Detailed information
can be found at
https://www.litvaksig.org/research/special-projects/vilnius-household-registers.

The Stern Grant was awarded to LitvakSIG and Russ last night at the
Gala Dinner of the 38th IAJGS International Conference in Warsaw.

LitvakSIG thanks the Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern Grant Committee and the
IAJGS for their generosity.

Carol Hoffman

Congratulations to LitvakSIG and Russ Maurer for receiving the
prestigious Rabbi Malcolm Stern Award for the Vilnius
Household Registers project. This collection includes over 13,000 Vilnius
household registers containing millions of lines of detailed
information about Vilnius residents and visitors to Vilnius during the
interwar period.

Russ Maurer made the official announcement of the project to a rapt
audience at the LitvakSIG luncheon on 7 August 2018 during the IAJGS
Conference 2018 Warsaw. Russ is Project Coordinator for the VHR and
Coordinator of Records Acquisition & Translation. Detailed information
can be found at
https://www.litvaksig.org/research/special-projects/vilnius-household-registers.

The Stern Grant was awarded to LitvakSIG and Russ last night at the
Gala Dinner of the 38th IAJGS International Conference in Warsaw.

LitvakSIG thanks the Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern Grant Committee and the
IAJGS for their generosity.

Carol Hoffman

I'm searching for information on my grandfather's family >from Kovel.
In 1921, emigrating >from Kovel to Philadelphia were:

Zalman (My Grandfather age 20)
Chaja (18)
Anna (12)
Fruma (Great Great Aunt 35)
Abraham (13)
Szmul (11)
Josef (9)

Other family members were documented by Zalman's Yahrzeit records:

Yahrzeit of Duddy

B"R Tzvi B"R Shima

20 in Shevat 5680 (1920)


Yahrzeit my grand father

R' Tzvi B"R Shimmy

3 of Hanukkah


Yahrzeit of my father R' Asher Jacob B"R Moshe Z"L

12th in Tamuz 5679

(1919)

Yahrzeit of my mother

_Malye_daughter of Tzvi

1st of Sukkot 5676

(1915)

Yahrzeit Dvora

daughter of Reuven

3rd of Tishrei 5676

(1915)

We know that Anna BLUMENKRANZ was an Aunt to Zalman and sisters. (Sol,
Helen and Anna BLUM) and that her husband, David SHULMAN was responsible
for the group's safe passage to the US.  We do not know whether Anna was
a sister of Asher Jacob (the father) or Malye (the mother). Fruma was a
BLUMENKRANZ by marriage to Duddy Tzvi, referred to as "Harry BLUM" in
Josef's Social Security application. Fruma and Malye may have been sisters.

We're also aware of a cousin named Henryk KIPER, which may be helpful.

Any information on the family would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you,
Jay Nusholtz
Owings Mills, MD

Researcher 29571

I'm searching for information on my grandfather's family >from Kovel.
In 1921, emigrating >from Kovel to Philadelphia were:

Zalman (My Grandfather age 20)
Chaja (18)
Anna (12)
Fruma (Great Great Aunt 35)
Abraham (13)
Szmul (11)
Josef (9)

Other family members were documented by Zalman's Yahrzeit records:

Yahrzeit of Duddy

B"R Tzvi B"R Shima

20 in Shevat 5680 (1920)


Yahrzeit my grand father

R' Tzvi B"R Shimmy

3 of Hanukkah


Yahrzeit of my father R' Asher Jacob B"R Moshe Z"L

12th in Tamuz 5679

(1919)

Yahrzeit of my mother

_Malye_daughter of Tzvi

1st of Sukkot 5676

(1915)

Yahrzeit Dvora

daughter of Reuven

3rd of Tishrei 5676

(1915)

We know that Anna BLUMENKRANZ was an Aunt to Zalman and sisters. (Sol,
Helen and Anna BLUM) and that her husband, David SHULMAN was responsible
for the group's safe passage to the US.  We do not know whether Anna was
a sister of Asher Jacob (the father) or Malye (the mother). Fruma was a
BLUMENKRANZ by marriage to Duddy Tzvi, referred to as "Harry BLUM" in
Josef's Social Security application. Fruma and Malye may have been sisters.

We're also aware of a cousin named Henryk KIPER, which may be helpful.

Any information on the family would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you,
Jay Nusholtz
Owings Mills, MD

Researcher 29571

I appreciate help in translating >from (probably) Romanian of the comments
columns >from three marriage registrations >from Nepolocauti, Kotsmani region,
Bukowina, Romania. They are late legitimating of marriages >from about
1915-1918 that took place possibly in Wiznitz.
I understand that the comments have mainly administrative reference but I
still appreciate translation.

1. Marriage of Abraham Itzig MUNSTER and Sali SCHERL, registration in 1923.
ViewMate: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=68896


2. Marriage of Menasche MUNSTER and Feige LANDMAN, registration in 1921.
ViewMate: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=68894


3. Marriage of Menasche MUNSTER and Feige LANDMAN, another registration in
1928.
ViewMate: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=68895



Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thank you

Yohanan Loeffler
Melbourne Australia


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I appreciate help in translating >from (probably) Romanian of the comments
columns >from three marriage registrations >from Nepolocauti, Kotsmani region,
Bukowina, Romania. They are late legitimating of marriages >from about
1915-1918 that took place possibly in Wiznitz.
I understand that the comments have mainly administrative reference but I
still appreciate translation.

1. Marriage of Abraham Itzig MUNSTER and Sali SCHERL, registration in 1923.
ViewMate: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=68896


2. Marriage of Menasche MUNSTER and Feige LANDMAN, registration in 1921.
ViewMate: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=68894


3. Marriage of Menasche MUNSTER and Feige LANDMAN, another registration in
1928.
ViewMate: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=68895



Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thank you

Yohanan Loeffler
Melbourne Australia


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