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Re Hiding Sosia Flintenstein

rlwarwa...@live.ca (larry warwaruk) — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:44:24 UT

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Dear Everybody once again. I was told also that this woman's
name might be Sosia Hoistler.
Larry

MODERATOR NOTE: Larry is referring to his message posted in the Daily
Digest for May 20.
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Marriage: ABRAMS MAYERS SHNEIDERMAN

marcell...@gmail.com (Marcella Shames) — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:24:34 UT

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Hi

I am trying to determine where my husband's maternal grandmother and
grandfather married:

Ethel (Etka) ABRAMS/ABRAMOVICH to Harry (Meyer Hirsh) MAYERS/SHNEIDERMAN

I have a photograph of Ethel and Harry at Ethel's sister's wedding
(Clara ABRAMS/ABRAMOVICH to Joe/Joseph GOLD/GOLSTEIN) at Hambro Synagogue

Location help please - Schagarren, Rurland, Russian Empire

naomi.l...@outlook.com (Naomi Leon) — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:21:09 UT

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Hi Genners

I wonder if you can help me with something please. I am trying to
locate a birthplace mentioned on a 1911 census record. The record seems
to say Schagarren, Rurland/ Rarland/ Kurland, Russian empire. Family lore
suggests it was somewhere near Novogrod, although the rest of the family

Brick wall with Jedrzejow Poland ancestors - looking for suggestions

mai...@techno-laser.com (mail06@techno-laser.com) — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:19:15 UT

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The family origin mystery so far:

Shmaya Moshe Borenshtain (b+/-1845) and Zeicul had Haim (b+/-1867 d1949
London) in Poland.

Haim and Malka (Brandys) had Hindele (b+/-1887), Sarele (b+/-1888) and
Schliama (1890) in Poland and then emigrated to London (1894) with all
their children.

Brussels

isra...@pikholz.org (IsraelP) — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:19:06 UT

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I am trying to find information about a man born in Warsaw in 1882 who
later lived in Brussels Belgium. I know his wife's name - he married in 1901
in Warsaw.

Can someone give me some direction that might lead to his family?

Thank you.

Israel Pickholtz
Jerusalem

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Looking for Descendants of Seymour Cohen: CORRECTION

mrizzo...@sbcglobal.net (MERYL RIZZOTTI) — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:11:17 UT

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Hello Genners:

I made a mistake in the information I posted regarding Seymour Cohen. He was
born September 23, 1913 at Fordham Hospital, Bronx, New York. I am looking for
descendants of Seymour or ANY information that would help me find those
descendants. Please respond privately. Thank you.

[Canada] Resignation of Library and Archives Canada Chief

janmal...@att.net (Jan Meisels Allen) — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:18:26 UT

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We have reported previously about the controversial changes at the Library
and Archives Canada (LAC)-budget cuts that resulted in 20 percent of the
staff (220 people) being laid off, reductions in services etc. Last week
LAC chief, Daniel Caron a career bureaucrat, economist by profession,

JGS North Jersey meeting May 23

pmlewis6...@optonline.net (Paul Lewis) — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:11:18 UT

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**The Jewish Genealogical Society of North Jersey**
An Affiliate of IAJGS a non-profit organization
1 PIKE DRIVE, WAYNE, NEW JERSEY 07470 (973) 595-0100

What: Dead Ends & Dilemmas
Where: Wayne Y
When: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
The library opens at 7:00 for schmoozing and perusing.

Translation request from Russian

aaron.ginsb...@gmail.com (Aaron Ginsburg) — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:05:35 UT

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I would like a translation of this substitute birth certificate of Anna
SOSKIN from Dokshitz (Dokshitsy) now in Belarus. The original document
is written by hand in Russian.

The document is on ViewMate at the following address ...

[link]

Database of German Jewish Businesses in Berlin 1930-1945 and Historian's Book on This Issue.

janmal...@att.net (Jan Meisels Allen) — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:03:28 UT

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In the May 20th issue of the Tablet Magazine there is a story on the pre
WWII Jewish businesses in Berlin. According to the article there were once
50,000 Jewish businesses. Researcher and educator at the House of the
Wannsee Conference, historian Christoph Kreutzmuller wrote a book (in

Latest from Yizkor-Books-in-Print Project

sdh2...@comcast.net (Donald & Sandra Hirschhorn) — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:55:38 UT

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Dear Genners,

As Publicity Specialist for Yizkor-Books-in-Print, part of the Yizkor
Books Project of JewishGen, I am pleased to announce that we now have
several new volumes available for you. All are in hard cover and have
a similar format and size (approximately 7" x 10"). All of our books

New York Genealogy Class will begin June 1

phylliskram...@gmail.com (Phyllis Kramer) — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:44:15 UT

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So many of our immigrant ancestors lived in New York City -- they
started on the Lower East Side and upgraded to the Bronx and Brooklyn;
their children moved to Queens, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey.

Sure we have the census from Ancestry and vital records from
ItalianGen but this class will focus on the more esoteric documents

Looking for Descendants of Seymour COHEN

mrizzo...@sbcglobal.net (MERYL RIZZOTTI) — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:32:27 UT

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Hi Genners:

We are looking for the descendants of Seymour COHEN who was born November
23, 1913 at Fordham Hospital in Bronx, New York. If anyone knows how to reach
his descendants or has **any** information on his family please contact me
privately

Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Hiding Sosia FLINTENSTEIN

rlwarwa...@live.ca (larry warwaruk) — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:34:10 UT

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Dear Everyone,

I am a Canadian writer descended from Ukrainians emigrating in 1903 from
the Village of Vovkhivsti, 12 km from Borschiv. I have been to Vovkhivsti
in Ukraine four times since 2007.

During WW2, my relative, Myhailo Warwaruk, was village head under both
Soviet and Nazi rule. His wife and mother were good friends of a Jewish

SAKS - Leeds, England

samat...@gmail.com (Samuel Gelfand) — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:22 UT

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Hello Genners,
Although further information is not essential to my research the
following brickwall keeps popping up I my mind like a burr under my
saddle. Can anyone suggest other information sources, such as those
that might exist from inside the Jewish community, for example - The

Look up in a Building in Petach Tikva

netr...@hotmail.com (M R) — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:59 UT

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I recently found out that in 1926 a plaque honoring my great-grandparents
was put up in an old building in the center of Petach Tikva. I wanted to
know if anyone would be so kind as to go there to see if it is still
standing and take a photograph of it.

Please contact me privately,

Skalat - five hundred years. Seventy without Jews.

isra...@pikholz.org (IsraelP) — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:36:58 UT

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My blog this week is about the annual Skalat memorial meeting.

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Israel Pickholtz
Jerusalem
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Russian town names in US Draft Registration - Puizinir and Teltzi

sallyb...@yahoo.com (Sally Bruckheimer) — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:24:14 UT

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I've posted a World War I Draft Registration for which I need an
interpretation of the names of two Russian towns. It is on ViewMate at
the following address:
[link]

The first one looks like 'Puizinir' to me which doesn't produce any

Resources for building research in New York City

t...@pipeline.com (Anthony Robins) — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:43 UT

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Today at the Center for Jewish History in New York City, as part of an
afternoon of learning in honor of the memory of Steve Siegel organized by
JGS of New York, I presented a talk on researching buildings in New York
City.

The talk was based on the annual seminar on the topic I've been leading

Searching for Betty ETTINGER, Paris - NYC

gjfogel...@aol.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:08:00 UT

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I am seeking descendents of the ETTINGER family from Germany. They
immigrated to NYC after WWII from Paris. Betty ETTINGER had two sons, one I
believe was named Louis.

Please contact me privately.

George Fogelson
fogel...@alum.calberkeley.org
Redondo Beach, CA
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[Ireland] Bill Introduced to Make Ireland's 1926 Census Granted Historical Status and Immediate Release to Genealogy Researchers

janmal...@att.net (Jan Meisels Allen) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:05:10 UT

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A bill has been introduced in Ireland that would make the 1926 Ireland
census special heritage status and have the census released for genealogical
and other research purposes. This effects only the 26 counties of the
Republic of Ireland.

The 1926 Ireland census was the first census taken since the establishment

ViewMate photograph - Girls in Naryshkin Park, Zagare late 1920s

aron.se...@airliquide.com (Segal, Aron) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:31:17 UT

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I have posted in ViewMate a photograph of a group of girlfriends in
Zagare, Lithuania. More than likely, the photograph was taken in
Naryshkin Park.

My aunt, Malka SEGAL (1905-1984)is third from right in the front row,
seated on the ground.

She was the daughter of Moisey SEGAL and Leya (nee ZUSMAN) and the elder

ViewMate photograph - Family portrait, Zagare late 1920s

aron.se...@airliquide.com (Segal, Aron) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:29:26 UT

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I have posted in ViewMate a photograph taken in Zagare, Lithuania in the
mid-late 1920s.

My aunt, Malka SEGAL (1905-1984) is in the back row, second from left.

She was the daughter of Moisey SEGAL and Leya (nee ZUSMAN) and the elder
sister of Aiyzik and my father, Hirsh (Girsh) SEGAL.

NYC Municipal Archives - favor needed

steinst...@verizon.net (Steve Stein) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:26:29 UT

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Looking for someone willing to take a few minutes on their next trip to the
NYC Municipal Archives to look up a marriage record for me and copy the
information. I have the entry from the Italiangen index with the certificate
especially the bride's vital information. Thanks in advance.

Viewmate - FINKIELSZTEJN Identification Request

jayso...@sympatico.ca (Jay Sobel) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:38 UT

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Hello Friends:
I've posted a photograph of some members of the FINKIELSZTEJN Family from
Radom, Poland..
Probably taken in the 1930's....
Does anyone recognize any of the faces and can you place names to the people?

It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
[link]

[UK} National Archives Makes Available 19th Century Naturalization Records

janmal...@att.net (Jan Meisels Allen) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:14:50 UT

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The National Archives of the United Kingdom announced they made available
19th century immigrant naturalization records. The period covers 1801-1871
and 7,000 people who applied for British citizenship during that time
period.

The records include:
- all naturalization applications to the Secretary of State, 1844-1871

Help identify children and adults in this photo taken before WWII in Wyszkow

horenst...@mcdaniel.edu (Howard Orenstein) — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:59:08 UT

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Dear Fellow Researchers,
Yavne school, established ca. 1925, was a Jewish Orthodox network of
schools, recognized by the Polish government (much like the more known,
more moderate Tarbut schools network), and had branches in towns across
Poland, including Wyszkow.

Please click on this link to see a photo of a classroom taken in Wyszkow:

Locate Maria JOSEFOVIC Family

solk...@thejnet.com (solkeys@thejnet.com) — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:19:21 UT

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Dear Genners,
I posted this question a few years ago and got a reply but I lost all my
files. I would appreciate if somebody can help me again.

I an searching information and family of my mothers aunt Maria
Josefovic. She can to the United States in the late 1800's.

Thank You

LISBERG - Svislach / Grodek / Manchester UK

wilsonett...@yahoo.com (nigel wilson) — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:26 UT

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Daniel LISBERG b. c. 1850 arrives in Manchester UK with his wife Rebecca/Betsy
in 1874 with 5 children.

Daniel was born in Svislach the children in Grodek - 19 miles from Svislach.

According to Daniel's obituary in 1918 his children were:- Alfred and Morris
(whose descendants I have found), Mrs. R. Bass 71 Stock St. Cheetham,

BREDSTEIN / COHEN - Manchester UK from Russia.

wilsonett...@yahoo.com (nigel wilson) — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:53:48 UT

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Eliza (Lizzy) nee BREDSTEIN arrives in Manchester U.K. approx 1868 with her
husband David COHEN from Russia (town unknown) according to the 1871 census
David was a glazier - they had 10 children - Eliza d. between 1891-1899 -
David remarried and had 3 more children.

I have managed to trace a few great-grandchildren of David and Eliza but none

ALPERT rabbinical family.

n...@tali.com (Neil Rosenstein) — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:42:19 UT

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Any help would be appreciated for members of this family, especially
the Israel address and phone number (from 1999 - Pages of testimony).

G14. R. Mordecai David ALPERT,[1] born in 1855

G15.2. Wife of R. Shalom SHTILBANZ, born in 1874 and studied in the
Volozhin yeshiva and Kollel Kovno, became ABD Rogonova from 1907,[1]

JGSGW June Luncheon - June 9

mlbis...@comcast.net (Marlene Bishow) — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:35:49 UT

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The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington
will host its annual

Member Appreciation Potluck Luncheon
on June 9, 2013 at 12:00 (noon)

At the Potomac Community Center
11315 Falls Road
Potomac, MD

Program: "Clued-In: Case Studies from Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist"

Re: Missing Lines on Manifest - Solved

schneider_ly...@yahoo.com (Lynne Schneider) — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:57 UT

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Many, many thanks to the wonderful Genners who took the time to help me
with this problem, which was not really a problem, just me not paying
close enough attention to the details. Sometimes the forest does get lost
due to the many, many trees.

I have sent personal thanks to Bette and Andre for sending me the link

Bakery owned by Leib EPPEL, Kaunas 1880s

nmarti...@yahoo.com (Nicole Martin) — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:59 UT

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My maternal great great Grandparents were Yehuda Leib EPPEL (b. Kaunas 1848
died 1920 Chicago) and Hashe Etta EPPEL nee MARK (B 1862 d. 1934 Chicago).
They owned one of the largest bakeries in Kaunas in the 1880s.

I was trying to find any information on this bakery. It's name? Location?

Ukraine or Galicia?

seco...@yahoo.com (Sheila Coyne) — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:06:23 UT

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In researching my paternal grandmother's family, I've run into a bit of
geographical confusion. I was long told that Emma SILBERT was from
Chmelnik in Galicia. Subsequent family records have indicated that I'm
dealing with two sets of first cousins: one group (Labe, Lipe, Manya, and

Suggested techniques for locating living persons based on class lists from the 1940's and 50's

martin.kami...@gmail.com (Martin Kaminer) — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:47 UT

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Hi --

I'm researching the (overwhelmingly Jewish) students and faculty of
the Jefferson School of Social Science in New York City and wondering
what techniques are most productive for locating living persons based
on 50+-year-old class lists. While some names are distinctive many

IRS new director Daniel WERFEL

yoniben...@gmail.com (Yonatan Ben-Ari) — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:44:06 UT

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As we are distantly related to the late Yitzchak REFAEL, former head
of the National Religious party (Mafda"L)in Israel, whose former name
was WERFEL, does anyone know if Daniel WERFEL , the new temporary gead
of the IRS is a member of the above family?

Shavua tov

Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

"Roots" trips to Germany

bsie...@netvision.net.il (Siegel Barbara) — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:36:46 UT

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Dear Genners,

Will the person who so helpfully wrote to me requesting more specific
details re my interest in finding a roots trip to Germany please resend the
E-mail?

I would very much like to get back to him, but unfortunately the message has
been misplaced in cyber space.

A Good Article About a Roots Trip to Scotland

heken...@bellsouth.net (Helene Kenvin) — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:14:51 UT

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This is for those of you who love to read about other people's roots quests as
much as your own (I am one of you). In the "Off Duty" section of today's Wall
Street Journal is an article by Gisela Williams entitled "A Castle in the Family
Tree." Its subtitle is: "Experts who blend genealogy with travel can uncover

FindMyPast Makes All US and International Military Records In Their Collection Free to Access May 24-May 27

janmal...@att.net (Jan Meisels Allen) — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:09:21 UT

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In honor of Memorial Day, FindMyPast is making all US and international
military records accessible at no cost from Friday, May 24 to Monday, May 27.
No code is required nor payment information taken - just register on
their site--
[link]

[Ireland] The National Archives of Ireland Adds New Database on Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858-1920.

janmal...@att.net (Jan Meisels Allen) — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:04:05 UT

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The National Archives of Ireland added to their genealogical collection by
releasing a new database: Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858-1920
- an index of wills and administration in Ireland. The database can
be searched by county, the name of the deceased person, the names of

Unindexed Jewish record: Moses MICHAL, Albany Co., NY in 1740

mrizzo...@sbcglobal.net (MERYL RIZZOTTI) — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:29:53 UT

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Hello Genners:

This is a long shot, but maybe someone is looking for this ancestor. It is a
will and probate for Moses MICHAL in Albany Co., NY in 1740. He, apparently,
was from the Isle of Curacao which I think is north of Venezuela. His wife was
Catharine HACHER, also Jewish. It would be hard for someone to find since it is

ViewMate- Request for Translation - Yiddish

jayso...@sympatico.ca (Jay Sobel) — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:23:14 UT

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Hello Friends:

I've posted a photograph of the rear of a postcard with yiddish writing.
It is on ViewMate at the following address:
[link]

The Yiddish writing is difficult to decipher.

Can anyone who is up for a challenge please provide a word for word

ViewMate Identification Request - Polish

jayso...@sympatico.ca (Jay Sobel) — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:19:08 UT

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Hello Friends:
I've posted a photograph. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
[link]
Can anyone identify:
1) the country served by the soldiers in uniform
2) the rank of the two soldiers
3) the hypothesized date that the photo was taken

Missing Lines on Manifest

schneider_ly...@yahoo.com (Lynne Schneider) — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:13:53 UT

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Dear Genners,=0A=0AFinally, after years of searching, I was able, because o=
f information provided on this list, to locate my Great Grandfather's Natur=
alization Petition and Certificate. On the petition it is stated that Benny=
ESCHEN arrived at Ellis Island on 31 July 1900 on the Maasdam which sailed=

JANIS-KASS-EPSTEIN family in Los Angeles

n...@tali.com (Neil Rosenstein) — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:35 UT

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Looking for the family of a daughter (Minna or Minnie) of the famous
Rabbi Baruch EPSTEIN (author of Torah Temima) -

G15.4. Mina (Minnie) EPSTEIN, born in Vilna in 1904/05, married Simon KASS,
a furrier, lived in Fallsburg, NY (in 1930) and the Bronx, NY (in 1940).

G16. Harriet, born about 1929, married on July 7, 1974 to Samuel N. JANIS,

Searching for Eve Hart Simpson in UK

jgl...@verizon.net (Lois Sernoff) — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:52 UT

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I am hoping to assist a neighbor, who is a holocaust survivor, to locate
family members of her cousin, Eva HERZ (b. 8 Oct. 1927, Munich, Germany.)
Eva had a sister Marion HERZ (b. Oct. 1925, Munich, Germany). The family
moved to the UK, and the girls took the names, Eve HART and Marion HART.

RE: Viewmate Translation Request - Yiddish

jayso...@sympatico.ca (Jay Sobel) — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:26:25 UT

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I've posted a postcard with text in Yiddish. Can anyone provide a word for
word direct translation for me? It is on ViewMate at the following address:

[link]

Thank you very much.

Jay Sobel

Researching maternal family surnames: BLEJWAS, SZWIJCERS, KERSZENBAUM,

Re: Registry for Kohanim in Israel

sbl...@hsc.edu (Steven D. Bloom) — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:10:41 UT

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I would start by checking Israeli graves (many Jewish graves will
mention whether someone was a Kohen, if it was known). You may then
wish to contact someone in Israel who can help you get burial registry
information (Chevre Kadishah) for a particular area if you can't find the grave

Avigdor HAMEIRI - Picture

yoniben...@gmail.com (Yonatan Ben-Ari) — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:44 UT

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A close friend of our in Chicago is a grandniece of the writer Avigdor
HAMEIRI. She asked us to send her a picture of him. I checked
Wikipedia in Hebrew and English, he's in both, but there is a pix of
him only in the Hebrew version. Also I don't know how to send her the
Hebrew article.