It has recently come to my attention that an uncle of my grandfather might
have owned a clothing factory in Vienna, Austria before and during WW1.
Does anyone know if Viennese Business directories exist >from the beginning
of the 20th century up till 1914, and if so where they can be found?

Any information on this may be interesting to the entire group, but I ask
that you answer me privately as well as I do not regularly read this list.

Thank you in advance for any information you might be able to share.

Beverly Shulster
Yehud, Israel
bbevy@012.net.il

If I am not mistaken there are some individual dress customs unique to
various chassidic groups, eg: to the best of my knowledge Gerer Chassidim
place their socks over the bottom of their pant and only wear loafer
without shoelaces.

Shana tova, a happy and healthy new year to all of G-ds creations.

Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem/Efrat

A First World War soldier who was killed while serving in the British army
was Pte Garshum SCKKOOL. I have found nothing about him so far except that
he was born in Russia and lived in the East End of London. Both of those
facts plus his first name (Gershon?) suggest that he was Jewish, but his
surname is interesting. The spelling is that given in two official sources
bur I wonder how it was pronounced?

In my list of deceased Jewish soldiers of WWI I have him in my
**Unconfirmed** list, that is of those for whom there is no independent
confirmation that he was Jewish apart >from circumstantial evidence, in this
case name, bithplace and residence.

Harold Pollins
Oxford

Hello everyone!

I recently posted a picture of my great-great grandmother's gravestone on
ViewMate, and I would be extremely grateful to anyone who might be able to
help me to decipher the inscription on the stone.

You will be able to find the picture, for the next 7 days, at
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html where the file name is VM1732.

Please send any replies to the address shown below, not to the group.

Many thanks for your help.

Jonathan Newman,
Leeds, England
Primpark@aol.com

It has recently come to my attention that an uncle of my grandfather might
have owned a clothing factory in Vienna, Austria before and during WW1.
Does anyone know if Viennese Business directories exist >from the beginning
of the 20th century up till 1914, and if so where they can be found?

Any information on this may be interesting to the entire group, but I ask
that you answer me privately as well as I do not regularly read this list.

Thank you in advance for any information you might be able to share.

Beverly Shulster
Yehud, Israel
bbevy@012.net.il

If I am not mistaken there are some individual dress customs unique to
various chassidic groups, eg: to the best of my knowledge Gerer Chassidim
place their socks over the bottom of their pant and only wear loafer
without shoelaces.

Shana tova, a happy and healthy new year to all of G-ds creations.

Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem/Efrat

A First World War soldier who was killed while serving in the British army
was Pte Garshum SCKKOOL. I have found nothing about him so far except that
he was born in Russia and lived in the East End of London. Both of those
facts plus his first name (Gershon?) suggest that he was Jewish, but his
surname is interesting. The spelling is that given in two official sources
bur I wonder how it was pronounced?

In my list of deceased Jewish soldiers of WWI I have him in my
**Unconfirmed** list, that is of those for whom there is no independent
confirmation that he was Jewish apart >from circumstantial evidence, in this
case name, bithplace and residence.

Harold Pollins
Oxford

Hello everyone!

I recently posted a picture of my great-great grandmother's gravestone on
ViewMate, and I would be extremely grateful to anyone who might be able to
help me to decipher the inscription on the stone.

You will be able to find the picture, for the next 7 days, at
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html where the file name is VM1732.

Please send any replies to the address shown below, not to the group.

Many thanks for your help.

Jonathan Newman,
Leeds, England
Primpark@aol.com

One of the nicest things any of us could do besides making 'a' donation to
JewishGen is to set up a monthly donation, charged directly to a credit
card. Making 'a' donation might put out a small part of the fire but
JewishGen needs the money on a continuing basis. Most of us don't just go
*one* time to the website, or refer to the faqs *one* time.

I have been doing research for 5 years--perhaps not as long as some of
you, perhaps much longer. I have continually used JewishGen as a resource.
The connections I have made and the help I have received through JewishGen
have proven beyond invaluable.

$18 a month is superb. But JewishGen won't turn down $10 or $5--and $5 is
only $60 a year, tax-deductible. Quite a good way to start a New Year, no?

Anita Citron
anitac47@optonline.net
Hicksville, NY

NADWORNY, SILVER, FLEISHER(Odessa, St.Petersburg)BENDERSKY
Ladyzhin/Odessa),ODESSKY(Lipovets/Odessa), NEPOMNYATSHY(Voznesensk/Odessa)
TRACHTENBERG(Gritsev/Starykonstantinov/Odessa/Vienna/Belgium), FURMAN
(Pyatkovko/Odessa), FINGERHUT/FINGERET (Ananyev/Voznesensk/Odessa),
MEDNIK/WILDMAN (Berdichev)

Is someone familiar with a town called Biakowka in 1913? It was formerly
in *Russia*. I'm guessing it might be in today's Poland, but there are too
many choices on the shtetl finder, in too many countries >from the Pale.

Mimi Katz, Chicago

One of the nicest things any of us could do besides making 'a' donation to
JewishGen is to set up a monthly donation, charged directly to a credit
card. Making 'a' donation might put out a small part of the fire but
JewishGen needs the money on a continuing basis. Most of us don't just go
*one* time to the website, or refer to the faqs *one* time.

I have been doing research for 5 years--perhaps not as long as some of
you, perhaps much longer. I have continually used JewishGen as a resource.
The connections I have made and the help I have received through JewishGen
have proven beyond invaluable.

$18 a month is superb. But JewishGen won't turn down $10 or $5--and $5 is
only $60 a year, tax-deductible. Quite a good way to start a New Year, no?

Anita Citron
anitac47@optonline.net
Hicksville, NY

NADWORNY, SILVER, FLEISHER(Odessa, St.Petersburg)BENDERSKY
Ladyzhin/Odessa),ODESSKY(Lipovets/Odessa), NEPOMNYATSHY(Voznesensk/Odessa)
TRACHTENBERG(Gritsev/Starykonstantinov/Odessa/Vienna/Belgium), FURMAN
(Pyatkovko/Odessa), FINGERHUT/FINGERET (Ananyev/Voznesensk/Odessa),
MEDNIK/WILDMAN (Berdichev)

Is someone familiar with a town called Biakowka in 1913? It was formerly
in *Russia*. I'm guessing it might be in today's Poland, but there are too
many choices on the shtetl finder, in too many countries >from the Pale.

Mimi Katz, Chicago

Robert Singerman recently published
*Jewish Given Names and Family Names: A New Bibliography*,
ed. by David L. Gold (Leiden; E.J. Brill, 2001)
-
Librarian: Robert Singerman
of the Price Library of Judaica
University of Florida ; Gainesville, Florida 32611-7051 ; USA
Phone: (352) 392-0308
Fax: (352) 392-4789
E-mail: judaica@mail.uflib.ufl.edu
Home Page: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/plj/PLJ.html
--
koosh@att.net
Bernard Kouchel

Robert Singerman recently published
*Jewish Given Names and Family Names: A New Bibliography*,
ed. by David L. Gold (Leiden; E.J. Brill, 2001)
-
Librarian: Robert Singerman
of the Price Library of Judaica
University of Florida ; Gainesville, Florida 32611-7051 ; USA
Phone: (352) 392-0308
Fax: (352) 392-4789
E-mail: judaica@mail.uflib.ufl.edu
Home Page: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/plj/PLJ.html
--
koosh@att.net
Bernard Kouchel

In a message dated 8/27/2002 7:27:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
tom.vene@uol.com.br writes:

<< When searching biblical names (Old and New Testament) try this site:
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
A search will return several references for the same name as found in
various sources. Caveat: the search engine will only produce results
with exact spellings. Thus Myriam would result in zero finds while
Miriam would return five. Also one can't use the Hebrew and Latin
variants, like Yitzhak for Isaac or Petrus for St. Peter. >>

==Thanks for a great site, Tom. However, the site is even better than Tom
thinks. One can select for instance, *Old Testament* or *Major prophets,*
or *Minor Prophets* etc.

In addition one can request the Hebrew Name version, where Avraham is
Avraham and Moshe is Moshe (watch it, `ayin is commonly (but not always)
spelled as `a (but Joshua is Yehoshua. Egypt is Mitzrayim, Miriam is
Miryam. You're usually given the verse in which the name appears and then
you can click to see the entire chapter.

So, if you think Noach is a misspelling for Noah at Ellis Island, look it
up in this Hebrew Name version. Surprise!

Michael Bernet, New York <mBernet@aol.com>

WOLFF (Pfungstadt, Frankfurt/M, Koenigsberg, Amsterdam, N.Carolina);
BERNET, BERNERT, JONDORF(Frensdorf, Bamberg, Nurnberg); FEUCHTWANGER
(Schwabach, Hagenbach & Fuerth); KONIGSHOFER (anywhere); BERG, WOLF(F),
(Demmelsdorf & Zeckendorf); Shim`on GUTENSTEIN (Bad Homburg ca 1760);
FRENSDORF/ER (anywhere); MAINZER (Lorsch); anyone in Ermreuth or Floss;
GOLDSCHMIDT (B. Homburg, Hessdorf). ALTMANN (Silesia); TIMMENDORFER

In a message dated 8/27/2002 7:27:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
tom.vene@uol.com.br writes:

<< When searching biblical names (Old and New Testament) try this site:
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
A search will return several references for the same name as found in
various sources. Caveat: the search engine will only produce results
with exact spellings. Thus Myriam would result in zero finds while
Miriam would return five. Also one can't use the Hebrew and Latin
variants, like Yitzhak for Isaac or Petrus for St. Peter. >>

==Thanks for a great site, Tom. However, the site is even better than Tom
thinks. One can select for instance, *Old Testament* or *Major prophets,*
or *Minor Prophets* etc.

In addition one can request the Hebrew Name version, where Avraham is
Avraham and Moshe is Moshe (watch it, `ayin is commonly (but not always)
spelled as `a (but Joshua is Yehoshua. Egypt is Mitzrayim, Miriam is
Miryam. You're usually given the verse in which the name appears and then
you can click to see the entire chapter.

So, if you think Noach is a misspelling for Noah at Ellis Island, look it
up in this Hebrew Name version. Surprise!

Michael Bernet, New York <mBernet@aol.com>

WOLFF (Pfungstadt, Frankfurt/M, Koenigsberg, Amsterdam, N.Carolina);
BERNET, BERNERT, JONDORF(Frensdorf, Bamberg, Nurnberg); FEUCHTWANGER
(Schwabach, Hagenbach & Fuerth); KONIGSHOFER (anywhere); BERG, WOLF(F),
(Demmelsdorf & Zeckendorf); Shim`on GUTENSTEIN (Bad Homburg ca 1760);
FRENSDORF/ER (anywhere); MAINZER (Lorsch); anyone in Ermreuth or Floss;
GOLDSCHMIDT (B. Homburg, Hessdorf). ALTMANN (Silesia); TIMMENDORFER

In a message dated 8/27/2002 7:27:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
gettysburg63@msn.com writes:

<< . . . a painting of my ggggrandfather, Srul Avram SEITZMANN, born c.
1830. Even though he was >from Ukraine, I have been told that he and other
members of his family look Hungarian.

==I don't know how one would tell a Hungarian Jew and a Ukrainian Jew
apart. In any event, around that time Hungary and much of neighboring
Ukraine were part of the Austro-Hungarian empire

In this painting, he does not have the clothes of the Chasids [Chasidim,
pl] I have seen. He is wearing a large fur hat, and a silver coat over a
black shirt with no buttons or pockets, but it looks like it might have a
collar. He has a long beard and moustache. Does anyone know which type
of Chasidim he might belong to, and why the strange cape?

==We had a similar question a few months ago. It is very possible that
your ancestor is wearing the regalia of his guild or profession--tailor,
bookbinder, silversmith or whatever.

Michael Bernet, New York <mBernet@aol.com>

WOLFF (Pfungstadt, Frankfurt/M, Koenigsberg, Amsterdam, N.Carolina);
BERNET, BERNERT, JONDORF(Frensdorf, Bamberg, Nurnberg); FEUCHTWANGER
(Schwabach, Hagenbach & Fuerth); KONIGSHOFER (anywhere); BERG, WOLF(F),
(Demmelsdorf & Zeckendorf); Shim`on GUTENSTEIN (Bad Homburg ca 1760);
FRENSDORF/ER (anywhere); MAINZER (Lorsch); anyone in Ermreuth or Floss;
GOLDSCHMIDT (B. Homburg, Hessdorf). ALTMANN (Silesia); TIMMENDORFER

In a message dated 8/27/2002 7:27:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
gettysburg63@msn.com writes:

<< . . . a painting of my ggggrandfather, Srul Avram SEITZMANN, born c.
1830. Even though he was >from Ukraine, I have been told that he and other
members of his family look Hungarian.

==I don't know how one would tell a Hungarian Jew and a Ukrainian Jew
apart. In any event, around that time Hungary and much of neighboring
Ukraine were part of the Austro-Hungarian empire

In this painting, he does not have the clothes of the Chasids [Chasidim,
pl] I have seen. He is wearing a large fur hat, and a silver coat over a
black shirt with no buttons or pockets, but it looks like it might have a
collar. He has a long beard and moustache. Does anyone know which type
of Chasidim he might belong to, and why the strange cape?

==We had a similar question a few months ago. It is very possible that
your ancestor is wearing the regalia of his guild or profession--tailor,
bookbinder, silversmith or whatever.

Michael Bernet, New York <mBernet@aol.com>

WOLFF (Pfungstadt, Frankfurt/M, Koenigsberg, Amsterdam, N.Carolina);
BERNET, BERNERT, JONDORF(Frensdorf, Bamberg, Nurnberg); FEUCHTWANGER
(Schwabach, Hagenbach & Fuerth); KONIGSHOFER (anywhere); BERG, WOLF(F),
(Demmelsdorf & Zeckendorf); Shim`on GUTENSTEIN (Bad Homburg ca 1760);
FRENSDORF/ER (anywhere); MAINZER (Lorsch); anyone in Ermreuth or Floss;
GOLDSCHMIDT (B. Homburg, Hessdorf). ALTMANN (Silesia); TIMMENDORFER

Hello:

While we are on the topic of Chasidic clothes, I have a question: we have
a painting of my ggggrandfather, Srul Avram SEITZMANN, born c. 1830. Even
though he was >from Ukraine, I have been told that he and other members of
his family look Hungarian. In this painting, he does not have the clothes
of the Chasids I have seen. He is wearing a large fur hat, and a silver
coat over a black shirt with no buttons or pockets, but it looks like it
might have a collar. He has a long beard and moustache. Does anyone know
which type of Chasidim he might belong to, and why the strange cape? If
you would like, I can send you a scanned in version.

Thanks,
Josh Brown

When searching biblical names (Old and New Testament) try this site:
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
A search will return several references for the same name as found in
various sources. Caveat: the search engine will only produce results
with exact spellings. Thus Myriam would result in zero finds while
Miriam would return five. Also one can't use the Hebrew and Latin
variants, like Yitzhak for Isaac or Petrus for St. Peter.
Enjoy
Tom