If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

The Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project has received a request >from Yad VaShem
in Jerusalem for 15 translated Yizkor Books. We are looking for donors
to support this shipment. Donations are tax-deductible in the US.
Total cost would be about $400, however donations of any amount would be
welcome.

Please contact ybip@jewishgen.org for further information.

Joel Alpert, Coordinator of the Yizkor-Books-in-Print Project of JewishGen

The Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project has received a request >from Yad VaShem
in Jerusalem for 15 translated Yizkor Books. We are looking for donors
to support this shipment. Donations are tax-deductible in the US.
Total cost would be about $400, however donations of any amount would be
welcome.

Please contact ybip@jewishgen.org for further information.

Joel Alpert, Coordinator of the Yizkor-Books-in-Print Project of JewishGen

Following the bereavement of my Mother last year, I am now interested in
tracing her Jewish Ancestry routes back to my great grandparents; initially
who I believe originated >from Vilnius in Lithuania and Odessa in Ukraine
before settling in London UK. I guess that it is fairly typical that I wish
that I had asked more questions.

My Grandmother, Leah STOLOFF, parents were Annie BELZIN (born 1874 in Russia

from UK records) and Alick (Alexander?) Stoloff (Stolov?). I believe that my

late Mother had said that her maternal grand parents originated >from
Vilnius. The earliest record that I can find in the UK is the birth of their
oldest daughter Rachel Stoloff in 1894 in London so they would have
travelled to the UK before that time.

My Grandfather Morris Specter was born 20 Oct 1896 in Russia >from UK records
to his parents Simon SPECTOR (b. 1873-) and Millie Spector (b. 1874); it
seems that the name Spector was morphed into Specter >from UK Census records.
I understand that they originated >from Odessa, and the second child, Morris'
younger brother Hyman was born 1900 in London, so I assume that they would
have travelled to UK between 1896 and 1900.

I hope that somebody will be able to confirm if I have the Lithuanian and
Ukrainian branches correctly identified and please share any leads on how I
can take my research further?

Thanks in advance

Best regards
Simon Whittaker
London, UK

Following the bereavement of my Mother last year, I am now interested in
tracing her Jewish Ancestry routes back to my great grandparents; initially
who I believe originated >from Vilnius in Lithuania and Odessa in Ukraine
before settling in London UK. I guess that it is fairly typical that I wish
that I had asked more questions.

My Grandmother, Leah STOLOFF, parents were Annie BELZIN (born 1874 in Russia

from UK records) and Alick (Alexander?) Stoloff (Stolov?). I believe that my

late Mother had said that her maternal grand parents originated >from
Vilnius. The earliest record that I can find in the UK is the birth of their
oldest daughter Rachel Stoloff in 1894 in London so they would have
travelled to the UK before that time.

My Grandfather Morris Specter was born 20 Oct 1896 in Russia >from UK records
to his parents Simon SPECTOR (b. 1873-) and Millie Spector (b. 1874); it
seems that the name Spector was morphed into Specter >from UK Census records.
I understand that they originated >from Odessa, and the second child, Morris'
younger brother Hyman was born 1900 in London, so I assume that they would
have travelled to UK between 1896 and 1900.

I hope that somebody will be able to confirm if I have the Lithuanian and
Ukrainian branches correctly identified and please share any leads on how I
can take my research further?

Thanks in advance

Best regards
Simon Whittaker
London, UK

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

Hi Martha,

there was no Rinavoots village in Bessarabia. The name was probably
written down phonetically. The only name that comes to mind that would
sound close to Rinavoots is Inautsy, the village in Ocnitsa region. I
hope this helps.

Inna Vayner

Bessarabian/Moldavian Jewish Roots Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Bessarabian.Moldavian.Jewishroots/
-------------

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

Hi Martha,

there was no Rinavoots village in Bessarabia. The name was probably
written down phonetically. The only name that comes to mind that would
sound close to Rinavoots is Inautsy, the village in Ocnitsa region. I
hope this helps.

Inna Vayner

Bessarabian/Moldavian Jewish Roots Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Bessarabian.Moldavian.Jewishroots/
-------------

If you haven't already registered online for the 36th International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies International Conference on
Jewish Genealogy, you better hurry! Sunday, July 24 is the final day on
which you can register online. The conference, which is expected to
gather upwards of 1,000 family historians >from around the world, will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle >from August 7 to 12.

After July 24, registration for the conference will still be available
on-site at the hotel, but the cost will increase >from $345 to $370 for
full registrations. (There is no price increase for single-day
registration.)

Although the registration period for meals has closed, there are still
some slots available for computer workshops. Detailed information and
the complete conference schedule is at www.iajgs2016.org .

The Seattle conference will feature hundreds of presentations, panels,
and computer labs offered by the world's leading genealogical experts.
Highlights include a Jewish film festival curated by leading Jewish film
scholar and teacher of cinema Eric Goldman, the opening night keynote
address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington
Sephardic Studies Program, and the banquet address by Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.

In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations
will be made available through LIVE!, a real-time video streaming
service during the conference and available on-demand after the
conference for 90 days.

For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Janette
Silverman, Phyllis Grossman, and Chuck Weinstein through the conference
website www.iajgs2016.org .

Janette Silverman

Dear Czernowitzers,

The World Organization of Bukovina Jews delegation visited North Bukovina
Jewish Heritage Sites
in the area of Storozhynetz and Czernowitz on 11-15 July 2016.
In addition to filling the site surveys (I've posted them before) we took
more pictures. In the next few days I'll post them to the group.
Today you can see below the set of visits on 13 July 2016.

Banila pe Siret/Banilov/Banyliv Pidhirnyi cemetery:
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1473

Banila pe Siret/Banilov/Banyliv Pidhirnyi Alper/Gertler house:
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1489

Czerecz: A mass grave supposedly exists in the forest behind the lake,
across >from the village church. We didn't find it.
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1498

Davidivka/Dawideny: NO CEMETERY
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1505

We have covered in this trip 12 site surveys and visited a few more. My
previous post generated some interest/feedback,
but what WE NEED MOST IS VOLUNTEERS!!
Our list has more than 700 sites and obviously our team alone would not be
able to finish it soon....

If you are planning to visit Bukovina or Transnistria and willing to devote
~20 minutes to also capture the site information
with the mobile app (to then put it in our website) - please contact me on
my private email. All can then enjoy it.

Best regards and thanks in advance on behalf of our Project Committee, 

Baruch Eylon
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/

Dear Czernowitzers,

The World Organization of Bukovina Jews delegation visited North Bukovina
Jewish Heritage Sites
in the area of Storozhynetz and Czernowitz on 11-15 July 2016.
In addition to filling the site surveys (I've posted them before) we took
more pictures. In the next few days I'll post them to the group.
Today you can see below the set of visits on 13 July 2016.

Banila pe Siret/Banilov/Banyliv Pidhirnyi cemetery:
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1473

Banila pe Siret/Banilov/Banyliv Pidhirnyi Alper/Gertler house:
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1489

Czerecz: A mass grave supposedly exists in the forest behind the lake,
across >from the village church. We didn't find it.
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1498

Davidivka/Dawideny: NO CEMETERY
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=1505

We have covered in this trip 12 site surveys and visited a few more. My
previous post generated some interest/feedback,
but what WE NEED MOST IS VOLUNTEERS!!
Our list has more than 700 sites and obviously our team alone would not be
able to finish it soon....

If you are planning to visit Bukovina or Transnistria and willing to devote
~20 minutes to also capture the site information
with the mobile app (to then put it in our website) - please contact me on
my private email. All can then enjoy it.

Best regards and thanks in advance on behalf of our Project Committee, 

Baruch Eylon
http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/