I wonder whether anyone will be visiting the above cemetery in the near
future and would be good enough to take a photo of a gravestone for me.
I have the whereabouts of the grave which I will pass to whoever can
assist me with this. Just email me. The stone might be that of my
great-uncle.  A photo would, hopefully, end a family mystery for me.
Bit far for me to go there as I live in Australia.

Myra Waddell.
South Australia.

BORKOVSKY - Lomza Gubernia, Poland; Irkutsk, Siberia; Hailar and Harbin,
China; Israel.
BORZIANSKY - Kamyanets-Podolskiy and Vinnitsa, Ukraine.
GOLDENBERG - Bucharest, Romania; Paris, France. England.
HOFFMAN - Braila and Bucharest, Romania.
UZNER/HAUSNER/OSNER/POSNER - Chotyn and Kishinev, Bessarabia/Romania.

I wonder whether anyone will be visiting the above cemetery in the near
future and would be good enough to take a photo of a gravestone for me.
I have the whereabouts of the grave which I will pass to whoever can
assist me with this. Just email me. The stone might be that of my
great-uncle.  A photo would, hopefully, end a family mystery for me.
Bit far for me to go there as I live in Australia.

Myra Waddell.
South Australia.

BORKOVSKY - Lomza Gubernia, Poland; Irkutsk, Siberia; Hailar and Harbin,
China; Israel.
BORZIANSKY - Kamyanets-Podolskiy and Vinnitsa, Ukraine.
GOLDENBERG - Bucharest, Romania; Paris, France. England.
HOFFMAN - Braila and Bucharest, Romania.
UZNER/HAUSNER/OSNER/POSNER - Chotyn and Kishinev, Bessarabia/Romania.

Please can someone have a look at the following entry in the birth index of
Przemysl:

Entry 66: 1861, April 5: Bine Ginsberg, father Moses Ginsberg, mother
Rachel

At the link below:

https://szukajwarchiwach.pl/56/1924/0/-/2/skan/full/eqZEu-Tpl4b5b82EMrQTBg

There seems to be a lot of added scribbling in this line.

Can someone decipher anything of importance ?
A town name ? grandparents' names ?

That would help me a lot in going further down, as Ginsberg is quite a
common name.

Best regards,

Tsiporah Trom
Antwerp, Belgium

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Please can someone have a look at the following entry in the birth index of
Przemysl:

Entry 66: 1861, April 5: Bine Ginsberg, father Moses Ginsberg, mother
Rachel

At the link below:

https://szukajwarchiwach.pl/56/1924/0/-/2/skan/full/eqZEu-Tpl4b5b82EMrQTBg

There seems to be a lot of added scribbling in this line.

Can someone decipher anything of importance ?
A town name ? grandparents' names ?

That would help me a lot in going further down, as Ginsberg is quite a
common name.

Best regards,

Tsiporah Trom
Antwerp, Belgium

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond privately via email.

My grandfather Manuel Jacob SHEER was born 11/05/1901 in Philadelphia
PA and in 1901, there were only 2 synagogues which could have kept any
records according to my searches on ancestry.com. There is no easy way
to view the synagogue records. I've spent hours pouring through the 2
oldest synagogues Congregation Rodeph Shalom and Mikveh Israel Jewish
Congregation. I am unaware of any other place where it could have been
recorded.

Birth records for PA did not go into effect until 1906, would it still
possibly be recorded with the state that late?

His older brother Robert Sheer was born in 1900 in Rhode Island
according to the census records, and his parents were married the
prior year in 1899 (Harry Israel Sheer to Sarah Muffs). I can not find
their marriage records in the synagogues in Philadelphia, which is
where their family was known to have immigrated >from Russia, the
Sheers went back and forth >from Philly to New Haven CT and are buried
in New York area.

Any advise about how to obtain any birth records for my grandfather in
1901 is appreciated. I imagine I could check the synagogue in Rhode
Island for a marriage record but that won't help me to find my
grandfather's birth information. My mother thinks she remembers the
name of a street where they lived in Philly and some stories about my
great grandfather who left the family business to relocate to
Connecticut due to an allergy to horse hair which was the nindustry
that his relatives were in. Thank you!!

Sincerely,

Beth Zinderman Burnham

My grandfather Manuel Jacob SHEER was born 11/05/1901 in Philadelphia
PA and in 1901, there were only 2 synagogues which could have kept any
records according to my searches on ancestry.com. There is no easy way
to view the synagogue records. I've spent hours pouring through the 2
oldest synagogues Congregation Rodeph Shalom and Mikveh Israel Jewish
Congregation. I am unaware of any other place where it could have been
recorded.

Birth records for PA did not go into effect until 1906, would it still
possibly be recorded with the state that late?

His older brother Robert Sheer was born in 1900 in Rhode Island
according to the census records, and his parents were married the
prior year in 1899 (Harry Israel Sheer to Sarah Muffs). I can not find
their marriage records in the synagogues in Philadelphia, which is
where their family was known to have immigrated >from Russia, the
Sheers went back and forth >from Philly to New Haven CT and are buried
in New York area.

Any advise about how to obtain any birth records for my grandfather in
1901 is appreciated. I imagine I could check the synagogue in Rhode
Island for a marriage record but that won't help me to find my
grandfather's birth information. My mother thinks she remembers the
name of a street where they lived in Philly and some stories about my
great grandfather who left the family business to relocate to
Connecticut due to an allergy to horse hair which was the nindustry
that his relatives were in. Thank you!!

Sincerely,

Beth Zinderman Burnham

Last year I posted about the German Lost Art Foundation which is a project of
the German government which began subsidizing private collectors attempts to
return Nazi looted art to the families of the original owners. The government
funding this at 3.4 million Euros, about $4 million USD. The fund helps the
current generation of owners find out how the art objects came into their
family. Under German law the descendants of the original Jewish owners must
rely on the good will of the private collectors. Museums, however are bound
by international principles which require them to reach "just and fair
solutions." There are also statute of limitations that some current holders
of stolen art rely upon to prevent return of the stolen Nazi-era artworks.

Rudolf Mosse was one of the richest men in Berlin at the end of the 19th
century and thousands of paintings, books, sculptures and antiques were
seized >from him. The Mosse Art Research Initiative announced last year that
heirs and the Lost Art Foundation funded 500,000 Euros to help trace the
Nazi-looted art and return it to the rightful heirs. This is the first
cooperative research project between the heirs of a Jewish collector looted
by the Nazis and the German government.

Thus far, they have traced eight works - one at Vienna's Belvedere Palace
Museum, another at the Tel Aviv (Israel) Museum and Arkell Museum in
Canahohaire, New York, and Gdansk Polish Museum - the later which has not
yet been recovered. The Belvedere Palace Museum also housed the famous
Klimt painting, of the story of the Woman in Gold fame (Portrait of Adele
Bloch-Bauer I). Berlin's State Museums have restituted nine works in their
collections looted >from Mosse. Much of the looted art is also in private
collections.

To read more about the family and the art see:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/german-researchers-trace-jewish-newspaper-mogul-s-vast-art-collection
[MOD. NOTE: shortened URL - https://goo.gl/kryW73 ]

The Mosse Art Research Initiative (MARI) database may be accessed at:
https://www.mari-portal.de/db . It is in German and English.

The German Lost Art Database may be accessed at:
http://www.lostart.de/Webs/EN/LostArt/Index.html This website is in English,
German and Russian.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Last year I posted about the German Lost Art Foundation which is a project of
the German government which began subsidizing private collectors attempts to
return Nazi looted art to the families of the original owners. The government
funding this at 3.4 million Euros, about $4 million USD. The fund helps the
current generation of owners find out how the art objects came into their
family. Under German law the descendants of the original Jewish owners must
rely on the good will of the private collectors. Museums, however are bound
by international principles which require them to reach "just and fair
solutions." There are also statute of limitations that some current holders
of stolen art rely upon to prevent return of the stolen Nazi-era artworks.

Rudolf Mosse was one of the richest men in Berlin at the end of the 19th
century and thousands of paintings, books, sculptures and antiques were
seized >from him. The Mosse Art Research Initiative announced last year that
heirs and the Lost Art Foundation funded 500,000 Euros to help trace the
Nazi-looted art and return it to the rightful heirs. This is the first
cooperative research project between the heirs of a Jewish collector looted
by the Nazis and the German government.

Thus far, they have traced eight works - one at Vienna's Belvedere Palace
Museum, another at the Tel Aviv (Israel) Museum and Arkell Museum in
Canahohaire, New York, and Gdansk Polish Museum - the later which has not
yet been recovered. The Belvedere Palace Museum also housed the famous
Klimt painting, of the story of the Woman in Gold fame (Portrait of Adele
Bloch-Bauer I). Berlin's State Museums have restituted nine works in their
collections looted >from Mosse. Much of the looted art is also in private
collections.

To read more about the family and the art see:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/german-researchers-trace-jewish-newspaper-mogul-s-vast-art-collection
[MOD. NOTE: shortened URL - https://goo.gl/kryW73 ]

The Mosse Art Research Initiative (MARI) database may be accessed at:
https://www.mari-portal.de/db . It is in German and English.

The German Lost Art Database may be accessed at:
http://www.lostart.de/Webs/EN/LostArt/Index.html This website is in English,
German and Russian.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Hello. I've posted a photo of a tombstone in Hebrew, for which I need
some translation help (to confirm the day, year, and name of
deceased). It's on ViewMate at the following address:

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66659

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. I
tried to be detailed enough in my question to hopefully make it clear
what I need. Thanks so much!

Deborah Schultz, Metro Detroit Mich
schultzd@umich.edu

Hello. I've posted a photo of a tombstone in Hebrew, for which I need
some translation help (to confirm the day, year, and name of
deceased). It's on ViewMate at the following address:

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66659

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. I
tried to be detailed enough in my question to hopefully make it clear
what I need. Thanks so much!

Deborah Schultz, Metro Detroit Mich
schultzd@umich.edu

The given name "Irsza" appears in the 1784 Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Poll Tax List for Kavarskas. I assume this, like other names on the
List, is a Polish spelling. Can someone tell me please the Lithuanian
version of this name? It is not on the JewishGen GIven Name Database
for either Poland or Lithuania nor is it in Boris Feldblyum's book on
Russian-Jewish given names. Thank you -

Judith Singer

The given name "Irsza" appears in the 1784 Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Poll Tax List for Kavarskas. I assume this, like other names on the
List, is a Polish spelling. Can someone tell me please the Lithuanian
version of this name? It is not on the JewishGen GIven Name Database
for either Poland or Lithuania nor is it in Boris Feldblyum's book on
Russian-Jewish given names. Thank you -

Judith Singer

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is
on ViewMate at the following address ...

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66683

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thank you very much.

Howard Breitbart

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is
on ViewMate at the following address ...

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66683

Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application.

Thank you very much.

Howard Breitbart

Dear Researchers,

We are pleased to announce the addition of 25,000 Jewish names now
available on the JRI-Poland website >from the Lodz Registration Cards
1916-1921. This brings the total of identified Jewish names and
families to 110,000. I want to thank our dedicated volunteers for
their continued passion and commitment to this program. And, of
course, thanks to our technical guru Howard Fink for processing the
data prior to uploading to the online JRI-Poland database.

The Lodz Registration Card Project is a marathon and to date we are at
50% completion. There is so much more to do. We welcome additional
volunteers to join our incredible group and help move our program
forward to total completion. Contact Margalit.a.Ir@gmail.com with
your interest to join this team.

Our volunteer team is extracting the cards in alphabetical order. If
you wish to prioritize the extraction of your family's name, a
donation of $54 per name will result in a quick and dedicated
spreadsheet for your use.

Margalit Ashira Ir
Lodz Registration Cards
Program Leader
JRI-Poland

Dear Researchers,

We are pleased to announce the addition of 25,000 Jewish names now
available on the JRI-Poland website >from the Lodz Registration Cards
1916-1921. This brings the total of identified Jewish names and
families to 110,000. I want to thank our dedicated volunteers for
their continued passion and commitment to this program. And, of
course, thanks to our technical guru Howard Fink for processing the
data prior to uploading to the online JRI-Poland database.

The Lodz Registration Card Project is a marathon and to date we are at
50% completion. There is so much more to do. We welcome additional
volunteers to join our incredible group and help move our program
forward to total completion. Contact Margalit.a.Ir@gmail.com with
your interest to join this team.

Our volunteer team is extracting the cards in alphabetical order. If
you wish to prioritize the extraction of your family's name, a
donation of $54 per name will result in a quick and dedicated
spreadsheet for your use.

Margalit Ashira Ir
Lodz Registration Cards
Program Leader
JRI-Poland

I've posted the Yiddish message >from a family picture postcard depicting an
infant on the front and message to be translated on the back. The picture,
not shown here, is possibly informing New York family about a new arrival
for family in town of Ostroleka Poland. I would like a complete translation
of left and right sides.
The text is on Viewmate at the following address...

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66675

What I know about about the family is my grandmother Jennie (Shayndl)
Fraider married Mordechai/Mottel/Max Mlynarz/Miller >from Ostroleka Poland in
New York in November 1916. The postcard has the date in 1928 in the text on
the left portion with the town name.

Please respond via the form provided in the Viewmate application.

Thank you very much.

Jeff Miller
Maryland

I've posted the Yiddish message >from a family picture postcard depicting an
infant on the front and message to be translated on the back. The picture,
not shown here, is possibly informing New York family about a new arrival
for family in town of Ostroleka Poland. I would like a complete translation
of left and right sides.
The text is on Viewmate at the following address...

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66675

What I know about about the family is my grandmother Jennie (Shayndl)
Fraider married Mordechai/Mottel/Max Mlynarz/Miller >from Ostroleka Poland in
New York in November 1916. The postcard has the date in 1928 in the text on
the left portion with the town name.

Please respond via the form provided in the Viewmate application.

Thank you very much.

Jeff Miller
Maryland

I've uploaded a marriage document to Viewmate and would appreciate a
translation. It's in Polish, the shtetl is Ostrow Mazowiecka in the Lomza
district. The surnames are Gryc & Gumowicz and the year is 1860.

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66664

Thank you very much!

Jackye Sullins
Wauwatosa, WI

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond either via email to Jackye or via ViewMate.

I've uploaded a marriage document to Viewmate and would appreciate a
translation. It's in Polish, the shtetl is Ostrow Mazowiecka in the Lomza
district. The surnames are Gryc & Gumowicz and the year is 1860.

http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66664

Thank you very much!

Jackye Sullins
Wauwatosa, WI

MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond either via email to Jackye or via ViewMate.