Dear all,

I thought that Miksa was the Hungarian pet name for Miklos (Nicholas).
Recently I found a LDS vital record entry in which my paternal grandfather
Maximilian V. has been named as Miksa. Can somebody explain this? Please
reply in private. Thanks

Tom Venetianer

Searching for:
* VENETIANER - Slovakia/Hungary/Holland/Belgium/Austria
Kosice (Kassa) - Presov (Eperjes) - Liptovsky Mikulas (Liptoszentmiklos)
Ruzomberok (Rozsahegy) - Budapest - Szeged - Amsterdam - Antwerp - Vienna
* STARK - Slovakia/Hungary, Kosice (Kassa) - Miko'ha'za
* WEISZ or WEIS - Slovakia/Hungary, Kosice (Kassa) - Abaujszanto'
* BERGER - Slovakia
ABBREVIATED TO 6 LINES MAX.

Dear all,

I thought that Miksa was the Hungarian pet name for Miklos (Nicholas).
Recently I found a LDS vital record entry in which my paternal grandfather
Maximilian V. has been named as Miksa. Can somebody explain this? Please
reply in private. Thanks

Tom Venetianer

Searching for:
* VENETIANER - Slovakia/Hungary/Holland/Belgium/Austria
Kosice (Kassa) - Presov (Eperjes) - Liptovsky Mikulas (Liptoszentmiklos)
Ruzomberok (Rozsahegy) - Budapest - Szeged - Amsterdam - Antwerp - Vienna
* STARK - Slovakia/Hungary, Kosice (Kassa) - Miko'ha'za
* WEISZ or WEIS - Slovakia/Hungary, Kosice (Kassa) - Abaujszanto'
* BERGER - Slovakia
ABBREVIATED TO 6 LINES MAX.

Abe,

My SSDI disk shows a Berry BERCHENKO born 11 Dec 1909 who died in May
1990. Social Security # 015-07-8825 was issued in Massachusetts.
If this matches your cousin, maybe you can take the next step.

Steven Chall in Minneapolis, MN

Abe,

My SSDI disk shows a Berry BERCHENKO born 11 Dec 1909 who died in May
1990. Social Security # 015-07-8825 was issued in Massachusetts.
If this matches your cousin, maybe you can take the next step.

Steven Chall in Minneapolis, MN

In my researches of my SCHLEIFSTEIN (SHLIFSHTEIN) family from
Belarus (Nesvizh and other areas of Minsk and Wilna goberniyee), I
find a SRAGOVICH family living in the same domicile with my family
for quite some time. Feldblyum's book on Jewish names indicates
that Faivel or Faitel were kinnuim of Shrago, so it is possible
that the FAITELEVICHs who married into my SHLIFSHTEINs might be
closely related to (or the same family as) the SRAGOVICHs.
Please contact me if any of these names might be related to you.

Thanks,

Tony Lewis
Natick, Massachusetts

In my researches of my SCHLEIFSTEIN (SHLIFSHTEIN) family from
Belarus (Nesvizh and other areas of Minsk and Wilna goberniyee), I
find a SRAGOVICH family living in the same domicile with my family
for quite some time. Feldblyum's book on Jewish names indicates
that Faivel or Faitel were kinnuim of Shrago, so it is possible
that the FAITELEVICHs who married into my SHLIFSHTEINs might be
closely related to (or the same family as) the SRAGOVICHs.
Please contact me if any of these names might be related to you.

Thanks,

Tony Lewis
Natick, Massachusetts

Alter Ophir
alterdina@ashdot-a.org.il
tel : 972-6-6756255 (H)
972-6-6773722 (W)
Kibbutz Ashdot Yaacov 15155
Israel
I just changed my email, and would like to know if i have to subscribe again
my new e-mail is : alterdina@ashdot-a.org.il
Please let me know.
Alter Ophir

What is the process for the restitution of privately owned buildings and
property (land) taken during wartimes. After the war my grandfather and gr.
uncle inquired and were told by Polish officials to return to Poland. Out of
fear they did not. What is the process today?

Many Thanks
Abbee Corb-Cinotti

The Board of Jewish Records Indexing - Poland is pleased to announce
several developments that will make it even easier for you to continue to
provide the financial support that -- along with the work of many of you
in Shtetl CO-OPs -- has marked an exciting year for the growth of our
organization.

First, Jewish Records Indexing-Poland, Inc. has been granted
tax-exempt status as a 501 (c)(3) organization. Effective immediately,
contributions by U.S. citizens are now tax deductible in the U.S.

Second, to help facilitate contributions, JRI-Poland is also pleased
to advise that Visa credit card facilities are now available. We are
particulary pleased to offer this convenience to JRI-Poland supporters

from around the world who do not have ready access to U.S. Dollar

accounts or facilities.

As we draw close to Rosh Hashana and are reminded to look back
on the past year, many of us can look back on our last year of research
with great satisfaction. If searches on JRI-Poland's database have
played a role in the research successes you have had, this is a good
time to make a financial contribution to help us get more records into
our databases and bring about more successes for you and hundreds
of other researchers.

As we continue to add Shtetl CO-Ops and to index more records under
the PSA Project, your contribution will help JRI-Poland's database grow.

Make your contribution today! Of course, you may still mail a check.
But if you choose to use your Visa card, here's how:

1. Print the Visa form on the JRI-Poland web site at
<A HREF="www.jewishgen.org/jri-">http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl
</A>
2. Telephone your contribution to Treasurer, Sheila Salo at the number
below. (Only between the hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern
Daylight/Standard Time, please.)
3. Print out and mail/fax the form below. Please scroll down.

Posted by the Board of Jewish Records Indexing-Poland
Judy Baston
Stanley Diamond
Barbara Khait
Hadassah Lipsius
Stuart Richler
Michael Richman
Vladimir Rozenbaum
Sheila Salo
Michael Tobias
Steven Zedeck

Contribution form
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For security reasons, JRI-Poland does not accept Visa credit card
contributions over the Internet. Please fax, mail or telephone your
contributions to:

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer
5607 Greenleaf Rd.
Cheverly, MD 20785
Telephone / Fax: (301) 341-1261

For Mail or Fax contributions, please complete all sections of this form.

Name as it appears on Visa Credit Card _________________________
Visa Card Number___________________________________
Expiration Date_________
(Note: this form is for Visa credit cards ONLY)

Contribution in US$________________

Address:

Street and House Number______________________________
Apartment or Flat Number____________________________
City______________________________________________
State/Province______________________________
Zip/Postal Code_________________________
Country_______________________________
Home Phone____________________________

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing =96 Poland
are tax-deductible in the U.S. to the extent permitted by law.

Alter Ophir
alterdina@ashdot-a.org.il
tel : 972-6-6756255 (H)
972-6-6773722 (W)
Kibbutz Ashdot Yaacov 15155
Israel
I just changed my email, and would like to know if i have to subscribe again
my new e-mail is : alterdina@ashdot-a.org.il
Please let me know.
Alter Ophir

What is the process for the restitution of privately owned buildings and
property (land) taken during wartimes. After the war my grandfather and gr.
uncle inquired and were told by Polish officials to return to Poland. Out of
fear they did not. What is the process today?

Many Thanks
Abbee Corb-Cinotti

The Board of Jewish Records Indexing - Poland is pleased to announce
several developments that will make it even easier for you to continue to
provide the financial support that -- along with the work of many of you
in Shtetl CO-OPs -- has marked an exciting year for the growth of our
organization.

First, Jewish Records Indexing-Poland, Inc. has been granted
tax-exempt status as a 501 (c)(3) organization. Effective immediately,
contributions by U.S. citizens are now tax deductible in the U.S.

Second, to help facilitate contributions, JRI-Poland is also pleased
to advise that Visa credit card facilities are now available. We are
particulary pleased to offer this convenience to JRI-Poland supporters

from around the world who do not have ready access to U.S. Dollar

accounts or facilities.

As we draw close to Rosh Hashana and are reminded to look back
on the past year, many of us can look back on our last year of research
with great satisfaction. If searches on JRI-Poland's database have
played a role in the research successes you have had, this is a good
time to make a financial contribution to help us get more records into
our databases and bring about more successes for you and hundreds
of other researchers.

As we continue to add Shtetl CO-Ops and to index more records under
the PSA Project, your contribution will help JRI-Poland's database grow.

Make your contribution today! Of course, you may still mail a check.
But if you choose to use your Visa card, here's how:

1. Print the Visa form on the JRI-Poland web site at
<A HREF="www.jewishgen.org/jri-">http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl
</A>
2. Telephone your contribution to Treasurer, Sheila Salo at the number
below. (Only between the hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern
Daylight/Standard Time, please.)
3. Print out and mail/fax the form below. Please scroll down.

Posted by the Board of Jewish Records Indexing-Poland
Judy Baston
Stanley Diamond
Barbara Khait
Hadassah Lipsius
Stuart Richler
Michael Richman
Vladimir Rozenbaum
Sheila Salo
Michael Tobias
Steven Zedeck

Contribution form
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For security reasons, JRI-Poland does not accept Visa credit card
contributions over the Internet. Please fax, mail or telephone your
contributions to:

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer
5607 Greenleaf Rd.
Cheverly, MD 20785
Telephone / Fax: (301) 341-1261

For Mail or Fax contributions, please complete all sections of this form.

Name as it appears on Visa Credit Card _________________________
Visa Card Number___________________________________
Expiration Date_________
(Note: this form is for Visa credit cards ONLY)

Contribution in US$________________

Address:

Street and House Number______________________________
Apartment or Flat Number____________________________
City______________________________________________
State/Province______________________________
Zip/Postal Code_________________________
Country_______________________________
Home Phone____________________________

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization. Contributions to Jewish Records Indexing =96 Poland
are tax-deductible in the U.S. to the extent permitted by law.

When I came of age, I noticed that the name and address
of each voter was posted at the entrance to the polling place. Crooked
politicians would hire people to go >from precinct to precinct...
Al Rosenfield

Voters lists are still posted at the entrance, no identification is
required to prove you are who you say you are, nor do you have to sign
anything that says you have voted. A volunteer sits at a table and just
checks off that you've voted. I've questioned this policy several times
and asked how they know who I say I am. The response is "we trust you". I
also find it an invasion of privacy to have the list of voters public in
that way. Not that I care if people know I'm a registered voter, but
because it lets everyone know whether or not their neighbors are. That's
nobody's business.

Personally, I now use the absentee ballot to vote.

Mary Floy Katzman
Framingham, Massachusetts

Dear Hadassah:

Attached (separate mail) are 3 master datafiles for B, M, D of
Zdunska Wola for inclusion in the JRI project. The data includes 4208
entries, divided as follows:

1836 to 1837 BMD
1841B
1842 to 1844 BMD
1846 to 1847 BMD
1849 B
1850 to 1853 BMD
1854 B
1855 BMD
1868 to 1874 BMD

I would like to publicly thank my volunteers for their hard work:
Dov Rubin
Morris Aaron Wirth
S. J. Hillel
Bengt Sjalin
Ole Lourie

Kind regards
Daniel Wagner
Zdunska Wola CO-OP Coordinator
______________
H Daniel Wagner
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100, Israel
Tel: +(972) 8 934 2594
Fax: +(972) 8 934 4137
E-mail: cpwagner@wis.weizmann.ac.il
http://www.weizmann.ac.il/wagner

There has been a slip up... And it's my fault!

When the first group of indices >from the new Jewish Records Indexing -
Poland / Polish State Archives project were released and added to the
JRI-Poland database just prior to the announcement at the Los Angeles
Summer Seminar, some Wyszkow data slipped between the cracks.

This has now been corrected and the indices for an additional 353 birth
records and 104 marriage records for the Wyszkow for the years
1894 to 1896 are now on-line.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause researchers who
have already placed orders with the Polish State Archives for
photocopies of Wyszkow vital records.

Stanley Diamond,
Coordinator, Jewish Records Indexing - Poland

When I came of age, I noticed that the name and address
of each voter was posted at the entrance to the polling place. Crooked
politicians would hire people to go >from precinct to precinct...
Al Rosenfield

Voters lists are still posted at the entrance, no identification is
required to prove you are who you say you are, nor do you have to sign
anything that says you have voted. A volunteer sits at a table and just
checks off that you've voted. I've questioned this policy several times
and asked how they know who I say I am. The response is "we trust you". I
also find it an invasion of privacy to have the list of voters public in
that way. Not that I care if people know I'm a registered voter, but
because it lets everyone know whether or not their neighbors are. That's
nobody's business.

Personally, I now use the absentee ballot to vote.

Mary Floy Katzman
Framingham, Massachusetts

Dear Hadassah:

Attached (separate mail) are 3 master datafiles for B, M, D of
Zdunska Wola for inclusion in the JRI project. The data includes 4208
entries, divided as follows:

1836 to 1837 BMD
1841B
1842 to 1844 BMD
1846 to 1847 BMD
1849 B
1850 to 1853 BMD
1854 B
1855 BMD
1868 to 1874 BMD

I would like to publicly thank my volunteers for their hard work:
Dov Rubin
Morris Aaron Wirth
S. J. Hillel
Bengt Sjalin
Ole Lourie

Kind regards
Daniel Wagner
Zdunska Wola CO-OP Coordinator
______________
H Daniel Wagner
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100, Israel
Tel: +(972) 8 934 2594
Fax: +(972) 8 934 4137
E-mail: cpwagner@wis.weizmann.ac.il
http://www.weizmann.ac.il/wagner

There has been a slip up... And it's my fault!

When the first group of indices >from the new Jewish Records Indexing -
Poland / Polish State Archives project were released and added to the
JRI-Poland database just prior to the announcement at the Los Angeles
Summer Seminar, some Wyszkow data slipped between the cracks.

This has now been corrected and the indices for an additional 353 birth
records and 104 marriage records for the Wyszkow for the years
1894 to 1896 are now on-line.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause researchers who
have already placed orders with the Polish State Archives for
photocopies of Wyszkow vital records.

Stanley Diamond,
Coordinator, Jewish Records Indexing - Poland

At 09:15 15-09-98 -0400, you wrote:

I recall seeing a post a few weeks ago >from someone who reported that family
members >from Belarus had first moved to Ekaterinoslav in the Ukraine before
emigrating.
...
I am wondering if other people also have forebears who moved to
Ekaterinoslav before leaving Russia completely.
...
Is this a common enough circumstance to merit further inquiry by the SIG?

I don't know, but it _did_ ring a bell. A friend (perhaps relative) has
passed on the following piece of information to me >from the archives Dvinsk
about one with a surname of common interest to us:

"1869: Application or a Jewish merchant in the city of Dinaburg (Dvinsk),
Chaim Yelev, for conversion to Christianity and concerning allocation of
lands in the province of Yekaterinoslavsky"

I just got the idea that, there must have been a possibility to get land in
Yekaterinoslavsky - but it seems only for Christians - or was it to lure
Jews into conversion? Thus, it might have been one of the straws that Jews
could try to get hold of to "keep afloat"? Or maybe even a distant
chance/hope to be able to get out? As - my guess only! - it would
(possibly!?) be easier for a Christian to get permission to emigrate!?

It would be interesting to hear what information others have on this. The
above quotation is the first time I have encountered something like that.

I am sure, that someoone out there know something about it ... I'm an
experience genealogist, but a novice in Jewish genealogy....

Best regards

--
Elsebeth Paikin, Copenhagen, Denmark,
e-mail: elsebeth@paikin.dk

Dear friends of LitvaKSIG.

In the first place I want to send here for all the brilliant ones and fighters
components of this important genealogy list and discoveries of our Brazil
wishes of A Happy New Year.

In the second place, I would like to know how to solve two small problems:

The first of them is that my e-mail moved. Now it is:
aronson@digiall.psi.br, and I would like to know who to communicate
to do the respective change.

The second of my small problems is that thanks to List, I met one of the
most important people of the European Judaism, that he is Mr.
Patrick Gordon, of Paris - France, and as I had problems with my computer I
lost his e-mail address, and I need to enter in contact with him.
Like this if you could not supply me the address, perhaps they can publish
my request on the list, and if he still is a subscriber, he can answer me.


At once I thank and I wish that in the year of 5.759, this list, its
competent management, and its zealous subscribers, continue
forming the great fraternity to return in the great cause of preservation of our
traditional Jewish values.


Dalio Aronson
Seeking:
ARONSON (>from Stalingrado or St. Petesburg)
RACHEWSKY (>from Poland or USSR)
SAUT (>from Polland or USSR)
SCHEINKMANN(>from Stalingrado or St. Petesburg)
ASHNIN (>from Siauliai - Lituan)