A distance, but knew Zofia and (Yehudah?) Weisburg in TelAviv. Yehudah died about 30+ years ago and Zofia about 20+-. From Eastern Europe, and Zofia was a 'patient' of Dr Josef Mengele at Auschwitz. 2

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I thought this article would be of interest here, because so many ancestors of Jews who came to the city lived on the Lower East Side and food — what they ate and the names of places they ate at — wou

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There was the Hawthorne School of the Jewish Protectory and Aid Society was formally opened yesterday in the assembly hall of the school at Hawthorne, Westchester County. The school will be used as a

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Hi Robin, You might try looking at old city directories for Plainview, Long Island. The local library may have old copies on microfilm. https://poblib.org/index.php?option=com_dropfiles&task=onedrive.

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I grew up in Plainview, never heard about that. I just looked at the entry on Wikipedia. No mention, but please do read it because it mentions the fact that there was another Plainview somewhere in NY

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I have photos of my father and uncle at Camp Pokanoket and at Stissing Lake Camp during the 1920's. I think they were in New York, north of the City. Would love to hear from anyone who has information

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I am starting to plan a photo trip to Mt. Carmel Cemetery A few people are asking about Mt Zion in Glendale. Queens, NY so if the weather continues to improve I am happy to make a trip there to get ph

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I am offering photos at Mt Zion Cemetery in Maspeth. Queens, N. Process I follow is fairly simple in offering to take photos for people. You ID the grave from the cemetery's online database and send m

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https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/ellis-island-immigrants-colorized/ Photographer Augustus Sherman. Mr. Gints Neiburgs in Riga, Latvia, EU https://sites.google.com/site/genealogijalv/in-english

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Is anyone going to Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, NY in the near future? I have 2 graves which need to be photographed. They are right next to one another.

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Has anyone ever heard of a, "Hebrew Reformatory" in Plainview, NY? I have notes from a relative who stated that his brother was sent to the reformatory in about 1908 because he stole something from a

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My brother attended North Star Camp in Hayward, Wisconsin. I attended Camp Nokomis (homesick-went home after 2 weeks) also in Wisconsin and like Jenny Schwartzburg who responded above, I spent 3 summe

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I attended Camp Monroe in Monroe NY and Camp Birchwood, West Goshen, CT. My now adult children attended Camp Sternberg for Girls, Camp Mogen Av for Boys, Camp Dora Golding and Camp Yesharim. But my fa

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Searching WEISSBURG: Hungary, Austria, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Given names: Hermine, Arthur, Jennie, Sophie, May. Hermine WEISSBURG became my step-grandmother by marrying my (widower) grandfather, S

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Camp Birchwood, West Goshen Connecticut. 1957-1963, 65. Girls and Boys. Some of the best days of my youth. It was not advertised as a Jewish camp, I don't think. Owned by the Greenberg family. The Jew

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Shelley, The OSE website page has contact info, email, etc. SERVICE ARCHIVES ET HISTOIRE https://www.ose-france.org/les-domaines-dactions/memoire/le-service-archive-et-histoire/ YIVO has OSE records i

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Dear All, I went to Camp Marimeta (for girls) and my brother went to Camp Menominee (for boys) in the 1970s, located outside Eagle River, Wisconsin (in the far north of Wisconsin). Both were run by th

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I was a counselor at Camp IHC from 1970-1976 in Honesdale, PA. The Ezersky's owned the camp then. It was called Indian Head Camps , they recently changed the name. When arriving in the town of Honesda

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I went to Camp Dunmore for Girls in Salisbury, Vt from 1966-1969. It was owned by George and Sylvia Frey Ross from Brooklyn who were school teachers. Most campers were Jewish. The food was served kosh

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Is there any central listing of children and orphans rescued by this collective of groups? It would be wonderful if their Descendants DNA tested and found family. Well. I can always dream…. Shelley Mi

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