Dear researchers,
Here is an update for the month of May2014 at Bessarabia SIG.
See the details at the "What's New" section of our site.
This time three following updates are not only related to Bessarabia SIG,
but also to Ukraine SIG:
Kamenka, Moldova - used to be part of Podolia Gubernia, Russian Empire
Dubossary, Moldova - used to be part of Kherson Gubernia in Russian Empire.
We also want you to come to presentations related to Bessarabia/Moldova at
the conference in Salt Lake City.
- Family Memoirs. "Two Postcards >from Kamenka, Moldova". Author Ronald
Killian.
- Dubossary KehilaLinks website. A new addition to Bessarabia/Moldova
websites. Developed by Yefim Kogan PLEASE CONSIDER CREATING a website for
the town, shteitle you care about!!!
- Jewish Cemeteries. Dubossary Cemetery, New Section was indexed and
photographed and send to JOWBR. See the Cemetery report with maps,
statistical information, photographs and also a place you can see the photos
of Unknown graves.
PLEASE CONSIDER making a donation to Dubossary Cemetery project and/or to
other Cemetery projects of Bessarabia SIG:
Kishinev-Doyna Cemetery,
Bessarabia-Moldova Cemetery project (for a number of small
cemeteries in Moldova),
Beltsy Cemetery project (we are going to start Phase 2 of indexing
and photographing);
Tiraspol Cemetery project (one cemetery is ready this month with
more than 2000 records and photos, and the second cemetery work will start
soon!);
Lipkani Cemetery project (work was started, need more translators
with Hebrew! And also donations to the fund);
Brichani Cemetery project (not yet on Donation list, but please
donate to Bessarabia/Moldova Cemetery project). Also need a Project Leader!
There is a plan to work on Kiliya and Izmail cemeteries (former Bessarabia,
now in Ukraine). For these we need Project Leaders and also donations (for
now donations may come to Bessarabia-Moldova Cemetery project).
-Genealogical Conferences. Find the schedule of all programs related to
Bessarabia, Moldova. See abstracts of presentations of Alla Chastina, our
guest >from Kishinev, Moldova, a film created in Bessarabia/Moldova, all
other Bessarabia events.
I would be glad to see you at the conference in July! Let's talk on Jewish
Genealogy topics.
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING to the Bessarabia SIG Speakers Bureau fund. Helps
us to make the conference a success!
Send your comments, suggestions, critique, new ideas, proposals of how to
make our Bessarabia group better.
Thank you all,
Yefim Kogan
Bessarabia SIG Coordinator
Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany,
Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in
Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai, China
