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Monthly Archives: January 2009
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Beginning Wednesday, January 28th 2009, JewishGen.org will undergo a major upgrade in order to create a more powerful and robust search tool for family researchers. During the time of these site improvements, it is likely that the JewishGen site will … Continue reading
Success!
I want to thank a wonderful researcher who helped me “for fun.” I recently wrote that I had hit the wall on my family LINK from Blonie, Poland and began an email correspondence which gave me the original names of my … Continue reading
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1911 England and Wales Census Now On-Line
The UK 1911 Census has been reported on the JewishGen Discussion Group on October 20 and 21. This census was taken April 2, 1911 and covered 36 million people. The count included all individual households, plus institutions such as prisons, … Continue reading
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Split Ellis Island Manifests
On January 7 I posted to the JewishGen Discussion Group a reply in the JewishGen Digest of December 22, 2008, where a researcher asked for a “definitive answer” to a question paraphrased as “Are Ellis Island passenger manifests perfectly complete?” … Continue reading
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Sefer Stremieszyce
Shalom, I recently received a photocopy of the book “Sefer Stremieszyce” for the shtetl of Stremieszyce in the Zaglembia region of Poland and am starting a Yizkor Book Project for this book. I would be very grateful to hear from … Continue reading
Real Story Behind Defiance
Our good friends at the MJH Staff blog have previously written (see here, here and here) about the new movie Defiance, which officially opened last night. In conjunction with the opening, a local news team presented the “Real Story Behind … Continue reading
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HTML volunteers needed for the ShtetLinks Project
By: Susana Leistner Bloch When we submitted a previous message, asking for volunteers to help create ShtetLinks web pages several people responded and we now have 10 dedicated and overworked volunteers. We have a long waiting list of people who … Continue reading
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JGSCV Meeting on Secret Jews: History and Culture of Crypto-Jews and Their Research For Jewish Roots and Identity
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County (JGSCV) will hold a general meeting, co–sponsored with Temple Adat Elohim, on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Program: … Continue reading
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New Yizkor Book Translation – Kolki, Ukraine
Kolki is a town in the district of £uck, located on the Styr River. During its history it has been part of Russia, Poland, USSR; today it is in Ukraine. There are records of a Jewish population in Kolki at … Continue reading
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American reconnects with the Polish woman who saved his life during the Holocaust
Following up this story, the Jerusalem Post has a moving story about a holocaust survivor who reconnected with the woman who saved his life 65 years ago. Even today, more than 65 years later, 71-year-old William Donat of New York … Continue reading
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