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New Vital Record Registers at the AGAD Archive
#galicia
Dear Galitzianers: It is impossible for me to write about Galician records without feeling the pain of the citizens of Ukraine, some of whom are our relatives. I know that in one way or another we are
Dear Galitzianers: It is impossible for me to write about Galician records without feeling the pain of the citizens of Ukraine, some of whom are our relatives. I know that in one way or another we are
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Two Galician towns
#galicia
Hi Sherry: Tlumacz and Tlumaczyk were separate towns. Tlumacz was a district town north of Kolomyja. Tlumaczyk was a smaller town in the Kolomyja district. These two towns are 19 miles apart. Tlumacz
Hi Sherry: Tlumacz and Tlumaczyk were separate towns. Tlumacz was a district town north of Kolomyja. Tlumaczyk was a smaller town in the Kolomyja district. These two towns are 19 miles apart. Tlumacz
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Mark Halpern
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Genealogists Helping Displaced Ukrainians
#ukraine
Dear Fellow Genealogists: As you know, Poland has been the main country accepting people displaced as a result of the unprovoked attack by Russia on Ukraine. Many cities and towns on the border of Ukr
Dear Fellow Genealogists: As you know, Poland has been the main country accepting people displaced as a result of the unprovoked attack by Russia on Ukraine. Many cities and towns on the border of Ukr
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Mark Halpern
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Information on the Sugihara Database
#general
Dear Eran: I have been studying Sugihara and the refugees who transited Japan from the early days of the War in Europe up to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor for about six years. I do not consider
Dear Eran: I have been studying Sugihara and the refugees who transited Japan from the early days of the War in Europe up to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor for about six years. I do not consider
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Mark Halpern
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Stary Sambor, Ukraine
#galicia
Anyone researching family in Galicia should be searching both the JRI-Poland database https://legacy.jri-poland.org/jriplweb-legacy.htm and the Gesher Galicia database https://search.geshergalicia.org
Anyone researching family in Galicia should be searching both the JRI-Poland database https://legacy.jri-poland.org/jriplweb-legacy.htm and the Gesher Galicia database https://search.geshergalicia.org
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Mark Halpern
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Bialystok Area Data Added to the JRI-Poland Online Database
#announcements
#poland
#records
On behalf of all the great volunteers that make JRI-Poland so successful in serving the needs of Polish Jewish Genealogists, I am proud to announce some sweet Passover gifts for those researching fami
On behalf of all the great volunteers that make JRI-Poland so successful in serving the needs of Polish Jewish Genealogists, I am proud to announce some sweet Passover gifts for those researching fami
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Mark Halpern
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Seeking Info on Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records,1890-1949
#records
#usa
Eric: Indices of all the Immigrant Banks in Philadelphia including the Blitzstein Bank were indexed many years ago by the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia and can be se
Eric: Indices of all the Immigrant Banks in Philadelphia including the Blitzstein Bank were indexed many years ago by the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia and can be se
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Mark Halpern
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Need help with locating the origin of a birth certificate from 1904 in Przemysl
#galicia
Dear Nina: Michelle and Jennifer provided extracted/translated information from the tattered birth record you posted. However, your message (copied below) referred to what appears to be a different fa
Dear Nina: Michelle and Jennifer provided extracted/translated information from the tattered birth record you posted. However, your message (copied below) referred to what appears to be a different fa
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Mark Halpern
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19th C Vital Records From Galicia Located In Poland
#poland
#records
#ukraine
#galicia
Hi Scott: All the towns you listed have records that have been indexed by JRI-Poland and some of those towns have records that have been indexed by Gesher Galicia. Both organizations are independent o
Hi Scott: All the towns you listed have records that have been indexed by JRI-Poland and some of those towns have records that have been indexed by Gesher Galicia. Both organizations are independent o
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Mark Halpern
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Where is Kaminker / Kaminsky?
#belarus
#galicia
#russia
#poland
Hi Micah: I searched the JewishGen Communities database. I think the second one now in Ukraine or the fifth one in Belarus may be your town Mark Halpern Conshohocken, PA, USA JewishGen Communities Dat
Hi Micah: I searched the JewishGen Communities database. I think the second one now in Ukraine or the fifth one in Belarus may be your town Mark Halpern Conshohocken, PA, USA JewishGen Communities Dat
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Mark Halpern
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Ozimina, Poland
#galicia
Dear Helen: If your search the JRI-Poland database https://www.jri-poland.org/jriplweb.htm for town of Ozimina, there are 131 entries. Of those 131 entries, 7 are for FALLER and 8 for BITTNER. Some of
Dear Helen: If your search the JRI-Poland database https://www.jri-poland.org/jriplweb.htm for town of Ozimina, there are 131 entries. Of those 131 entries, 7 are for FALLER and 8 for BITTNER. Some of
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Mark Halpern
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New Galician Data Added to the JRI-Poland Online Database
#poland
Dear Galitzianers: In the December 2021 edition of For the Record. Stanley Diamond announced a major upload of record entries to the JRI-Poland database on our Legacy System at https://jri-poland.org.
Dear Galitzianers: In the December 2021 edition of For the Record. Stanley Diamond announced a major upload of record entries to the JRI-Poland database on our Legacy System at https://jri-poland.org.
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Mark Halpern
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Which shtetl is Wytkor / Witkor / Vitkor Galicia / Austria? #
#galicia
#austria-czech
Hi Tracy: I think the town may be Wiktorow, now Vyktorov in Ukraine near Halicz. Jewish vital events for Wiktorow were recorded in Halicz. Unfortunterly, the Jewish vital records from before 1923 have
Hi Tracy: I think the town may be Wiktorow, now Vyktorov in Ukraine near Halicz. Jewish vital events for Wiktorow were recorded in Halicz. Unfortunterly, the Jewish vital records from before 1923 have
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Mark Halpern
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Translation of Cause of Death in Galician Polish Language Record
#galicia
#translation
Would greatly appreciate a translation of the cause of death on this 1919 Death records from Zloczow, Galicia. I have provided images of the entire record and a close-up of the cause of death. I am wo
Would greatly appreciate a translation of the cause of death on this 1919 Death records from Zloczow, Galicia. I have provided images of the entire record and a close-up of the cause of death. I am wo
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Mark Halpern
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To offer genealogy services in Ukraine
#ukraine
#general
Hi Ronald: Many of the records of both Skalat and Podwoloczyska have been indexed and those indices are online at JRI-Poland and Gesher Galicia. Many of those indices are linked to images placed onlin
Hi Ronald: Many of the records of both Skalat and Podwoloczyska have been indexed and those indices are online at JRI-Poland and Gesher Galicia. Many of those indices are linked to images placed onlin
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Mark Halpern
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I'm trying to locate a Jewish twin brother who came to New York from Shanghai via Japan in 1938.
#usa
Dear Ogawa-san: You outline a very difficult search, but knowing that the passengers left Yokohama to the United States in 1938 is helpful as is that these men were twins and Jewish and their final de
Dear Ogawa-san: You outline a very difficult search, but knowing that the passengers left Yokohama to the United States in 1938 is helpful as is that these men were twins and Jewish and their final de
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Mark Halpern
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Identifying Ancestral Town
#galicia
Hi Lisa: The towns you mention are Bolszowce and Martynow. Before 1901, both of these towns Jews registered their vital events in nearby Bursztyn. JRI-Poland has indexed many of the records of Burszty
Hi Lisa: The towns you mention are Bolszowce and Martynow. Before 1901, both of these towns Jews registered their vital events in nearby Bursztyn. JRI-Poland has indexed many of the records of Burszty
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Mark Halpern
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Upcoming Programs from Forum for Dialogue on Krakow and Orla, Poland
#announcements
#poland
#events
Below are links for two upcoming programs: Krakow on Thursday, September 30 and Orla (south of Bialystok) on Wednesday, October 6. Hope to see many of you at these online sessions. Mark Halpern Dear M
Below are links for two upcoming programs: Krakow on Thursday, September 30 and Orla (south of Bialystok) on Wednesday, October 6. Hope to see many of you at these online sessions. Mark Halpern Dear M
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Mark Halpern
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Help with translation and interpretation of birth certificate from Gorlice, Austria
#translation
Hi Susan: JRI-Poland has provided translations of the record headings for Jewish records employed by the civil authorities in Galicia at https://www.jri-poland.org/galicia/GalicianVitalRecords_Titles_
Hi Susan: JRI-Poland has provided translations of the record headings for Jewish records employed by the civil authorities in Galicia at https://www.jri-poland.org/galicia/GalicianVitalRecords_Titles_
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Mark Halpern
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Supral and Bialystok Cemetery
#poland
Richard: The Bagnowka Jewish Cemetery in Bialystok is the only surviving Jewish Cemetery in Bialystok that has been preserved and has Matzevot. Bagnowka contains maybe 4,000 Matzevot out of what once
Richard: The Bagnowka Jewish Cemetery in Bialystok is the only surviving Jewish Cemetery in Bialystok that has been preserved and has Matzevot. Bagnowka contains maybe 4,000 Matzevot out of what once
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Mark Halpern
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