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L'Shanah Tovah!
#bessarabia
Yefim Kogan
Dear Bessarabers,
Happy and Healthy New Year to all of you! May you and your family be inscribed in the Book of Life! Shanah Tovah Tikatevu! Yefim Kogan Bessarabia SIG Coordinator
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia L'Shanah Tovah!
#bessarabia
Yefim Kogan
Dear Bessarabers,
Happy and Healthy New Year to all of you! May you and your family be inscribed in the Book of Life! Shanah Tovah Tikatevu! Yefim Kogan Bessarabia SIG Coordinator
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Re: Czech registers - high quality PDF files
#austria-czech
Peter.Lowe@...
Further to Simon Torrington's helpful description of how to obtain
multi-page PDF files, I rechecked the resolution/quality of the PDF file as this was a problem that was previously discussed on the SIG. At least in my hands, the PDF is not as high "quality" as the original image, and I could not see a way of adjusting the PDF compression level to overcome this. So saying, in general the PDF quality is fairly good. However, for those records where details of the handwriting are critical to accurately read them, it is still better to maximize the picture quality (by sliding the bar under the image to the right to the desired size and quality), ensuring that the image is large on the screen and then taking a screenshot ( or multiple screenshots & merging). Of course this is time-consuming, and theoretically still leads to some loss of quality. If I have got this wrong, I would love to hear how to more easily achieve a copy of the whole image at the original resolution/quality By the way Google Translate of the Czech notesunder an image, gives these instructions: "Click the icon to generate PDF printing the displayed reproductions. To print multiple reproductions write their numbers separated by spaces (1,3,4,5) or range (1-18). You can generate a maximum of 20 reproductions in a single PDF file." Peter Lowe Hertford, England
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Locating Passports
#austria-czech
Palekaiko
I am looking for a database/agency/website that might have passports
for people travelling to and >from Austria 1910-1940. Does anyone have any knowledge on this topic or suggestions as to where I might search? Thank you, Michael Diamant
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech RE: Czech registers - high quality PDF files
#austria-czech
Peter.Lowe@...
Further to Simon Torrington's helpful description of how to obtain
multi-page PDF files, I rechecked the resolution/quality of the PDF file as this was a problem that was previously discussed on the SIG. At least in my hands, the PDF is not as high "quality" as the original image, and I could not see a way of adjusting the PDF compression level to overcome this. So saying, in general the PDF quality is fairly good. However, for those records where details of the handwriting are critical to accurately read them, it is still better to maximize the picture quality (by sliding the bar under the image to the right to the desired size and quality), ensuring that the image is large on the screen and then taking a screenshot ( or multiple screenshots & merging). Of course this is time-consuming, and theoretically still leads to some loss of quality. If I have got this wrong, I would love to hear how to more easily achieve a copy of the whole image at the original resolution/quality By the way Google Translate of the Czech notesunder an image, gives these instructions: "Click the icon to generate PDF printing the displayed reproductions. To print multiple reproductions write their numbers separated by spaces (1,3,4,5) or range (1-18). You can generate a maximum of 20 reproductions in a single PDF file." Peter Lowe Hertford, England
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Locating Passports
#austria-czech
Palekaiko
I am looking for a database/agency/website that might have passports
for people travelling to and >from Austria 1910-1940. Does anyone have any knowledge on this topic or suggestions as to where I might search? Thank you, Michael Diamant
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Elick SHERMAN/SCHIRMANN from Fastov
#ukraine
Linda Shefler
After looking at the 1908 ship's manifest for Leib KARLSTEIN for probably
the dozenth time, I realized that the person listed above him in the manifest was headed to the same destination in NY Looking back at the first page I realized that it was Leib's first cousin Ellik SCHIRMANN (AKA Elick SHERMAN). Elick was born about 1873 in Nastashka, although he indicated he was born in Fastov, as did most of my relatives who were born in Nastashka. Elick had 8 siblings, including a brother Reful, born about 1875, who I know did immigrate to the States and settle in NY. Their other siblings were: Feiga, Mirlia, Rivka, Avrum Shrul, Evtkho, Volka (who died young) and Rysia. Is anyone familiar with Elick SHERMAN or any of this family? If so, I would love to hear >from you! Wishing everyone Shana Tova v'Metukah! Linda Silverman Shefler Formerly Hod HaSharon, currently the San Francisco Bay Area linda.shefler@gmail.com
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Elick SHERMAN/SCHIRMANN from Fastov
#ukraine
Linda Shefler
After looking at the 1908 ship's manifest for Leib KARLSTEIN for probably
the dozenth time, I realized that the person listed above him in the manifest was headed to the same destination in NY Looking back at the first page I realized that it was Leib's first cousin Ellik SCHIRMANN (AKA Elick SHERMAN). Elick was born about 1873 in Nastashka, although he indicated he was born in Fastov, as did most of my relatives who were born in Nastashka. Elick had 8 siblings, including a brother Reful, born about 1875, who I know did immigrate to the States and settle in NY. Their other siblings were: Feiga, Mirlia, Rivka, Avrum Shrul, Evtkho, Volka (who died young) and Rysia. Is anyone familiar with Elick SHERMAN or any of this family? If so, I would love to hear >from you! Wishing everyone Shana Tova v'Metukah! Linda Silverman Shefler Formerly Hod HaSharon, currently the San Francisco Bay Area linda.shefler@gmail.com
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FtDNA Family Finder test - chromosome browser
#dna
David Schreiber
I, similarly to many on JewishGen, have attempted to wrap my head
around the meaning of my Family Finder tests and the significance of some of the results. Since almost none of us are aware of the nature of or criteria involved in the algorithm being used to define our cousinhood we can only guess at the basis of these conclusions. This weekend I decided to use FtDNA's chromosome browser to compare my 22 third cousin hits and found some, to me, intriguing results. I found 3 people who share almost exactly with me an apparently significant stretch of chromosome 2. All three of these show the exact same similarity endpoint. Two of those same people appear to share exactly the same 16.81 cM region with me. Now, I realize that these kinds of results could be biased to a certain extent by such things as recombination "hot spots" or perhaps in this case "cold spots". I can see also how these biases could be caused by unevenness of the distributions of the chosen SNPs thoughout the genome, but I find it hard to see how two people could share such a substantial region so exactly without being related. Any thoughts on these observation? Thanks in advance. David Schreiber Melbourne, FL
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DNA Research #DNA FtDNA Family Finder test - chromosome browser
#dna
David Schreiber
I, similarly to many on JewishGen, have attempted to wrap my head
around the meaning of my Family Finder tests and the significance of some of the results. Since almost none of us are aware of the nature of or criteria involved in the algorithm being used to define our cousinhood we can only guess at the basis of these conclusions. This weekend I decided to use FtDNA's chromosome browser to compare my 22 third cousin hits and found some, to me, intriguing results. I found 3 people who share almost exactly with me an apparently significant stretch of chromosome 2. All three of these show the exact same similarity endpoint. Two of those same people appear to share exactly the same 16.81 cM region with me. Now, I realize that these kinds of results could be biased to a certain extent by such things as recombination "hot spots" or perhaps in this case "cold spots". I can see also how these biases could be caused by unevenness of the distributions of the chosen SNPs thoughout the genome, but I find it hard to see how two people could share such a substantial region so exactly without being related. Any thoughts on these observation? Thanks in advance. David Schreiber Melbourne, FL
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Help needed with Philadelphia street name.
#general
Mark London <mrl@...>
Hi - I'm trying to decipher the street name given in Philadelphia on a
passenger list. Maybe someone is familiar enough with Philadelphia, that can figure it out >from this image? http://web.mit.edu/london/www/phil.jpg I found it on ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&;r=an&dbid=8769&iid=PAT840_22-0225&fn=Efroim&ln=Markus&st=r&ssrc=pt_t17547774_p18983014922_kpidz0q3d18983014922z0q26aidz0q3d142908210513z0q26pgz0q3d32771z0q26pgPLz0q3dpidz0q257caid&pid=278793 Thanks very much! Mark London Natick, MA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Help needed with Philadelphia street name.
#general
Mark London <mrl@...>
Hi - I'm trying to decipher the street name given in Philadelphia on a
passenger list. Maybe someone is familiar enough with Philadelphia, that can figure it out >from this image? http://web.mit.edu/london/www/phil.jpg I found it on ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&;r=an&dbid=8769&iid=PAT840_22-0225&fn=Efroim&ln=Markus&st=r&ssrc=pt_t17547774_p18983014922_kpidz0q3d18983014922z0q26aidz0q3d142908210513z0q26pgz0q3d32771z0q26pgPLz0q3dpidz0q257caid&pid=278793 Thanks very much! Mark London Natick, MA
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Re: ukraine digest: September 13, 2012
#ukraine
bgdr529@...
I also need help in the Dnipropetrovsk archives: Sobolow or
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Soboloff. Maybe we can get a combined search. Gloria Golden, Plainview, NewYork, USA
On Sep 14, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Ukraine SIG digest wrote:
Subject: Research in the Dnipropetrovsk archives From: Yoni Kupchik <yonikupchik@gmail.com>
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: ukraine digest: September 13, 2012
#ukraine
bgdr529@...
I also need help in the Dnipropetrovsk archives: Sobolow or
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Soboloff. Maybe we can get a combined search. Gloria Golden, Plainview, NewYork, USA
On Sep 14, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Ukraine SIG digest wrote:
Subject: Research in the Dnipropetrovsk archives From: Yoni Kupchik <yonikupchik@gmail.com>
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Re: Subject: Info on my Grandparents - Odessa and Kiev
#ukraine
Ariel Parkansky
Hello Marilynn,
I imagine that you've already done it but just in case I remind you to refer to the Odessa KehilaLinks at http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/odessa There's a names database with more than 50,000 names, a books database including several address directories, information on the contents and contact information for the Odessa Archives and many other features. If you don't know where to begin, I recommend you to start on the Frequently Asked Questions at http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/odessa/ABT_GetStarted.asp Regards, Ariel Parkansky Odessa Town Leader ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Info on my Grandparents - Odessa and Kiev From: dmorland@sprintmail.com Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:58:41 -0500 X-Message-Number: 2 Hi Everyone, I have been looking for information on my maternal grandparents and their families while they were still in Russia. My Grandmother was Esther Sarah Rosen >from Odessa. I know that her Father was Michael Rosen and her Mother's maiden was Henrietta Oxenhandler. She was born in 1878. She married my Grandfather, Isidore (Issak) Schutte, born in 1872, and I was always told he was >from Kiev. I don't know what year they married, but they came to the US in 1903. I know almost everything about them, once they arrived in the US. I don't know Russian or Hebrew, so I haven't been able to go back and find anything about their parents or their siblings. I wish I had more to go on, so if anyone recognizes any of what I have said or can point me in the right direction, I would truly appreciate the help. Thanks so much. Marilynn Bloom Houston, TX
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Subject: Info on my Grandparents - Odessa and Kiev
#ukraine
Ariel Parkansky
Hello Marilynn,
I imagine that you've already done it but just in case I remind you to refer to the Odessa KehilaLinks at http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/odessa There's a names database with more than 50,000 names, a books database including several address directories, information on the contents and contact information for the Odessa Archives and many other features. If you don't know where to begin, I recommend you to start on the Frequently Asked Questions at http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/odessa/ABT_GetStarted.asp Regards, Ariel Parkansky Odessa Town Leader ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Info on my Grandparents - Odessa and Kiev From: dmorland@sprintmail.com Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:58:41 -0500 X-Message-Number: 2 Hi Everyone, I have been looking for information on my maternal grandparents and their families while they were still in Russia. My Grandmother was Esther Sarah Rosen >from Odessa. I know that her Father was Michael Rosen and her Mother's maiden was Henrietta Oxenhandler. She was born in 1878. She married my Grandfather, Isidore (Issak) Schutte, born in 1872, and I was always told he was >from Kiev. I don't know what year they married, but they came to the US in 1903. I know almost everything about them, once they arrived in the US. I don't know Russian or Hebrew, so I haven't been able to go back and find anything about their parents or their siblings. I wish I had more to go on, so if anyone recognizes any of what I have said or can point me in the right direction, I would truly appreciate the help. Thanks so much. Marilynn Bloom Houston, TX
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1918-1922: Jews in the Red Army & the Civil War
#general
Marilyn Robinson
A Russian language publication by Aron Shneer, "Captivity" (Vol.II,
Part I, Chap. 6) discusses the above topic at: http://www.jewniverse.ru/RED/Shneyer/glava6kr_ar%5B2%5D.htm or http://tinyurl.com/8rfanlh. Some names mentioned in the chapter are: GENKIN, VATER, WOLFSON, KAHN, KLAVINS, LURIE (24, Bina--student >from Riga--wrote a note to his mother), M. GURVICH, H. PERMAND, V. SASHA-ZASHA, M. HALPERIN, EISMAN (Moses/ Meyshke), KAPLAN (Beba--law student, Univ. of Latvia),HOCH (brothers), PLOTKIN (furrier), PLINER (Benjamin--student), PERELMAN (Reuben), LEVINE (Chaim), MURAVICHI (twin brothers--David & Geneh), H. FEYGELSON (and brothers), PERLOV (Jacob/Ya), D. MOSTOVA (sawmill owner), B. AVERBUHA (wealthy merchant), M. AFREMOVICHA (teacher), ALBRECHT (Alexander), B. AVERBUHA, Sholom Mendel Smushkevich, DEUTSCH (Meir--shoemaker), LEVICK, KIRSTEIN, ELITSOFON (brothers--Boris & Zyama), KUR, LEVIN, MAFTSIR, MEYERSON, BOROK, GAFELSON, PALIN, GEMANSON, ZIHERMAN, et al. Please check the site for further information and names. Marilyn Robinson Florida
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen 1918-1922: Jews in the Red Army & the Civil War
#general
Marilyn Robinson
A Russian language publication by Aron Shneer, "Captivity" (Vol.II,
Part I, Chap. 6) discusses the above topic at: http://www.jewniverse.ru/RED/Shneyer/glava6kr_ar%5B2%5D.htm or http://tinyurl.com/8rfanlh. Some names mentioned in the chapter are: GENKIN, VATER, WOLFSON, KAHN, KLAVINS, LURIE (24, Bina--student >from Riga--wrote a note to his mother), M. GURVICH, H. PERMAND, V. SASHA-ZASHA, M. HALPERIN, EISMAN (Moses/ Meyshke), KAPLAN (Beba--law student, Univ. of Latvia),HOCH (brothers), PLOTKIN (furrier), PLINER (Benjamin--student), PERELMAN (Reuben), LEVINE (Chaim), MURAVICHI (twin brothers--David & Geneh), H. FEYGELSON (and brothers), PERLOV (Jacob/Ya), D. MOSTOVA (sawmill owner), B. AVERBUHA (wealthy merchant), M. AFREMOVICHA (teacher), ALBRECHT (Alexander), B. AVERBUHA, Sholom Mendel Smushkevich, DEUTSCH (Meir--shoemaker), LEVICK, KIRSTEIN, ELITSOFON (brothers--Boris & Zyama), KUR, LEVIN, MAFTSIR, MEYERSON, BOROK, GAFELSON, PALIN, GEMANSON, ZIHERMAN, et al. Please check the site for further information and names. Marilyn Robinson Florida
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Birth register extracts from the Jewish community of Burgsteinfurt
#general
Gina Marks
Just found this page on the Internet which may be of interest:
Birth register extracts >from the Jewish community of Burgsteinfurt, sorted by birth date http://www.immigrantships.net/v13/borg_bgstfv13/bgstf_jewish.html#1 Sample entry: 1 Cohen, Heinrich; birth date: about 1800; parents: Isaac Salomon Cohen (Junk dealer) and Hendeltje Jochem Bingh. Remarks: The Cohen family moved >from Amsterdam to Burgsteinfurt in 1804 and lived in house # 267 in 1825. Heinrich Cohen was born in Amsterdam. Regards Gina Marks Harrow
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Birth register extracts from the Jewish community of Burgsteinfurt
#general
Gina Marks
Just found this page on the Internet which may be of interest:
Birth register extracts >from the Jewish community of Burgsteinfurt, sorted by birth date http://www.immigrantships.net/v13/borg_bgstfv13/bgstf_jewish.html#1 Sample entry: 1 Cohen, Heinrich; birth date: about 1800; parents: Isaac Salomon Cohen (Junk dealer) and Hendeltje Jochem Bingh. Remarks: The Cohen family moved >from Amsterdam to Burgsteinfurt in 1804 and lived in house # 267 in 1825. Heinrich Cohen was born in Amsterdam. Regards Gina Marks Harrow
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