Spring 2013 Vol. 22 No. 1 Photo courtesyof Arnold Nate
The history of Cleveland’s Anshe Chesed Temple explained by its early rabbi, Rabbi Michaelis Machol, as portrayed by Nate Arnold
Our website told us “ Nate Arnold temple, then Eagle Street Synagogue, will be appearing as Rabbi Michaelis instituted occasional English sermons, Machol , who was minister of the Anshe installed an organ and moved to uncov- Chesed Congregation here in Cleveland, ered heads. However, Machol demon- Ohio, from 1876 to 1906” at our January strated personal Conservative leanings in meeting. sermons and published articles, e.g., de- “Rabbi Michaelis Machol (13 Nov ploring the destruction of ‘every cere- 1845 - 26 Aug 1912) advanced moderate mony’. Reform Judaism in Cleveland as rabbi of “He was born in Germany, one of four Anshe Chesed . During his tenure, the children of Zadek and Esther Machol.
Machol cont’d p. 6 The Kol Spring 2013 From President Helen Wolf Genealogy is a habit Ohio newspapers on Genealogy Bank, I put in that never goes away. the name CRUTCH and up popped the Cleve- I have been research- land Gazette from 1896 and the marriage an- ing my family and that nouncement of “Miss Fannie BARNETT of of my husband’s for Buffalo, New York, and Mr. Abe M Crutch of over thirty years and this city, will be married the 30th of April 1896 while I have found a at Giesssen’s Hall…” Mom -- I found where lot, there is still a lot they were really married. to find. My mother, of If you have out of town family, another blessed memory, free newspaper source is the Library of Con- used to say, “You are gress at http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ going to find horse where more and more old newspapers are thieves in the family,” and while I may not being digitized and available. Family stories have found the horse thief, I certainly have that had been passed down as legend can be found a lot of colorful, interesting commentary verified whether or not they might indeed be on our families that are up there with the fact. My husband Paul’s great grandmother horse thief. Sarah who lived in New York City sustained a I love to read old newspapers and find fractured skull when she was struck by a taxi- that they are a great source for family history. cab in July, 1919. His great aunt Evelyn was Have you checked out the historical issues of also injured with a fractured shoulder. This the Cleveland Plain Dealer that are online was only two months before Sarah passed through the Cleveland Public Library away. We had very little information about her www.cpl.org/ or the Cuyahoga County Public prior to her death. I wonder if the accident Library www.cuyahogalibrary.org/ ? Put in a hastened her demise? name and wonderful history pops up. I found Another source for finding information are that my ROSENSTEIN grandparents were the various newsletters that are free and avail- robbed in 1896 and $60 worth of merchandise able online. One of my favorites is written by was stolen from their home and it was all be- Dick Eastman. He writes a very interesting cause Grandma Sarah ran to the store at 7:30 one and it is free by just subscribing at a.m. to get milk. She returned and found a www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Sub=48932 . There man running from the house with a bag of are always lots of interesting articles and with stuff he had taken. The man was caught and a little creativity, you can use some of the sug- brought to trial and convicted. Thirty-six years gestions to advance your own research. An- later, her son Harvey, my father, was robbed other one is called “Blood and Frogs: Jewish at work by four men who took $400 from him. I Genealogy and More” which focuses on Jew- guess being robbery victims runs in our family. ish topics. You can subscribe to this one at Genealogy Bank is a wealth of newspa- [email protected] . I am sure there pers. At www.genealogybank.com/ you can are many other newsletters that are informa- find newspapers from across the United tive and instructional. Let us know and we will States. This is a paid service but well worth be glad to pass the names on to our member- the money. My maternal grandparents were ship. first cousins and as such were not allowed to I hope you read the other newsletters that be married in New York. My mom always said come to you via emails from our Kol editor. her parents were married in Niagara Falls, They are always helpful and you never know Ontario, while her sister said they were mar- when one of their leads will be the right direc- ried in Windsor, Ontario. I have checked in tion to help you along with your research. both places and could not find a marriage re- Until next time, enjoy your reading and cord for them. One day while cruising through research. ~~ Helen
The Kol We also2 have many out-of-town Spring 2013 newsletters in our library.
Future meetings
All Wednesday meetings will be held at 7:30 p. m. at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living 27100 Cedar Rd. -- Beachwood, Ohio -- in the Miller Board Room on the second floor
Wednesday, May 1, “Forensic Genealogy & Finding Your 21st Century Relatives” to be presented by Cynthia Turk Wednesday, June 5 TBA Wednesday, July 10 (NOTE DATE CHANGE) “Using Deeds in Your Genealogical Research” to be presented by Chris Staats Wednesday, August 14 (NOTE DATE CHANGE) Wednesday, September 11 (NOTE DATE CHANGE) Wednesday, October 2 Wednesday, November 6 Sunday , December 1 -- 1:30 p.m. – At our winter location -- Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple -- 23737 Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood -- in the Lelyveld Library -- Enter through second set of doors (beyond the main entrance)
For future JGS of Cleveland meetings, and detailed information on our speakers, check our website
Aaron Lansky will be the keynote speaker at the IAJGS conference. He is the founder and president of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has saved more than a million Yiddish books. Reg- ister now at www.iajgs2013.org with an early-bird dis- count until April 30. Reservations for the conference ho- tel, the historic Boston Park Plaza Hotel, also can be made at the same conference website.
August 21 - 24, 2013 in Fort Wayne, Indi- ana -- Federation of Genealogical Societies conference -- See www.fgs.org for details
Do you like to plan ahead? 2014 -- Salt Lake City, Utah -- 34th IAJGS Conference co-hosted by IAJGS and the Utah Jewish Genealogical August 4 - 9, 2013 Society - www.iajgs2014.org 2015 -- Jerusalem will be the site of the 35th IAJGS Conference
The Kol 3 Spring 2013 Lineage Society news Jerry Kliot spoke about the Cuyahoga County Lineage Societies at a past meet- ing. Our group will host this annual gathering in the future. Here is the information on this year’s event.
CCLG Ninth Annual Banquet and Induction Ceremony May 19, 2013 - 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Independence Civic Center - Independence OH 44131
Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups invites you to attend its Ninth Annual Banquet and Induction Ceremony and the Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society’s Induction of Officers 2013-2015 on Sunday May 19, 2013 at 12:30 pm. Lunch to be served at 1:00 pm. $20 Guest Speaker – Dr. Sean Martin “The Geography of Eastern Europe” Dr. Martin is the Associate Curator of Jewish History and Eastern European Geography at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Prepaid Reservations Required and must be received no later than May 6th. Click to download mail-in Registration Form at www.cuyahogagenealogy.org/CVGS/
Member News 5 21, Canada 22; KehilaLinks 23; Contents Queries 12-3 online searching 16-8, 24; January -- Rabbi Michaelis Colorful Clevelander – Eleanor Cyrillic alphabet 28; Hungary Machol of Cleveland and An- ROSENFELD BAYER PERRY 29; Emigration museums 29 she Chesed Fairmount Temple 14 Holocaust 22 Congregation history – Nate U. S. research – Illinois 15; New Two case histories by Joseph L. Arnold 1, 6 York City 17; Boston 18; Fibel 25-7 February – Searching a living access to state records 20; Top genealogy sites 27 relative -- Richard Spector 7-8 online 24 Television show 28 March – Our JGS library and Family Search online update 16; An ethical will 30 research techniques – Helen ordering microfilms 19; photo Tante Jennie 31 Wolf and Cynthia Spikell 9 duplication 13 Society information 32 April – Finding family in modern Old medical terms 18 Russia – Kenneth Bravo 10-1 JewishGen news 19 Pres. Helen Wolf ‘s message 2 International research – Poland Future meetings and calendar 20-1, 24; Lithuania 19-20; Ro- 3-4 mania 21; Israel 21; Australia
The Kol 4 Spring 2013 Member News
Adelle Gloger named 2012 Member of the Year
Adelle Gloger has been a long-time member of our JGS. She has perfected her research skills and she has volun- teered her time to use those skills to an- swer many queries that have been sent to our society. We have carried some of the queries, and responses sent by Adelle in past Kol s. She has also presented pro- grams at our meetings. In addition Adelle helps researchers at the Cuyahoga County Archives. President Helen Wolf (left) presented Adelle with her award. at our January meeting.
Welcome to these new members for 2013 Henry Bitterman Karen Wyman Carolyn Grossman and Nancy Garson , who Celia Rosenberg submitted a winning bid to Gail Stroud the WVIZ Auction
Marilyn Baskin was at the wheel to take a planned trip to Israel with when a big snowplow truck literally Sheldon . They saw some new sites on plowed into her car at an intersection. their trip, including a visit to the Israeli Su- Thankfully, Marilyn was unhurt and able preme Court.
We wish good health to Judy Rocker, . Dr. Herman Weinberg, and Gary Silverstein.
Jerry Kliot cele- Ken Bravo retired as brated his milestone of December 31, birthday in February 2012. He has joined with a party the Association of given by his Professional Gene- wife. alogists.
The Kol 5 Spring 2013
Machol cont’d from p. 1 Nate Arnold has been “After graduating from the Theological Semi- performing one-man shows nary of Breslau, Germany, and obtaining a doctor- for the past 20 years. He is a ate from the university in the same city (both in retired businessman and is 1869), he traveled to America. currently volunteering as a “He settled first in Leavenworth, Kansas, and docent at the Maltz Museum then became rabbi at Kehillath Anshe Maariv , in of Jewish Heritage in Beach- Chicago, Illinois. As rabbi of Anshe Chesed , he wood. oversaw the congregation's growth in the 1880s Nate also leads tours of and the building of a new temple (1886). Active in Old Jewish Cleveland and advocating for the Jewish community, Machol volunteers at various places joined other rabbis and lay leaders in protesting the both in Israel and here in 1901 decision of the board of the Cleveland Public Northern Ohio. He presented Schools to begin each school day with the Lord's a slide show of some of the Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the 23rd old Jewish sites in Cleveland Psalm. Anshe Chesed designated Machol rabbi to our group several years emeritus in 1907.” ago. Nate told us how the congregation, the oldest He and his wife, Sue , existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, always have visited Israel 14 times kept its Hebrew name, but also was known by its for education, spiritual and street location. It built the first synagogue in Cleve- volunteer purposes. land in 1846 on Eagle Street near Woodland Ave. Reforms began to be introduced in the 1860’s. Other changes during Rabbi Machol’s time -- the congregation began to use a moderate Reform prayer book, sermons were delivered in English, Where to find more informa- and congregants decided to worship with uncov- tion on the congregation: ered heads. The organist James H. Rogers was > The Western Reserve His- hired in 1880. torical Society has Anshe In 1887 the congregation moved to E. 25th and Chesed Congregation Re- Scovill Ave. In 1912 the English name changed cords, Rabbi Barnett R. again as it became the Euclid Ave. Temple at 82nd Brickner Papers, and a. and Euclid Ave. This was the building with Louis Finding Aid for the Rabbi Ar- Tiffany stained glass windows and later a 1,400 thur J. Lelyveld Papers, Se- seat auditorium. ries III. In 1957 after a court battle to be allowed to build, the current temple was opened on Fairmount > Allan Peskin’s book, This Blvd. in Beachwood. Tempting Freedom (1973). Other early rabbis of the temple before Rabbi Machol were: Rabbi Isidor Kalisch , Rabbi Ber- > Our genealogy library at nard L. Fould , and Cantor Gustave M. Cohen . Fairmount Temple has mate- After Rabbi Machol came Rabbi Louis Wolsey , rial on the congregation, and Rabbi Barnett Brickner, Rabbi Arthur J. Lely- undoubtedly the Lelyveld Li- veld , and Rabbi David Gelfand . brary there also has informa- tion.
The Kol 6 Spring 2013
February program
Rediscovering Cousin Willie presented by Richard Spector
Richard told of his persistence in find- and found the ing a first cousin of his, born in 1912, who 1993 obituary for had been previously unknown. What be- Jack. Among his gan Richard’s quest was his realization in children was a 1999 that he knew little of his father’s son, Howard. side of the family, as his father had died There were 15 when Richard was a small child. All he Howard knew “was that he was born in Russia, Silvermans in the immigrated as an orphan to Chicago and online telephone moved to St. Louis in the 1920s after he directories, and graduated from medical school. He also Richard started Photoby Helen Wolf had two half-sisters in Chicago who had calling them one died in the 1940s.” by one. Of course, Richard Spector, a Questions about his father haunted Richard got 14 “don’t retired lawyer, is a Richard -- “Where did my father come know’s” and no an- past president of our from in Russia? How did he get to Amer- swer from telephone JGS and has pre- ica? Did I have any living paternal rela- number 15. Eventu- sented programs on tives? What was his life like after he immi- ally he was able to researching or using grated to Chicago? How did an impover- make contact, and it DNA to solve rela- ished orphan who did not speak English was the correct How- tionship mysteries. manage to graduate from medical school ard. “Howard knew He also has had ar- and become a nationally recognized phy- little of the family's ticles published in sician?” He was able to answer most of history, but he had Avotaynu. the questions because he found his first an elderly aunt in the cousin, Willie GERBER. Chicago area, Jean MINER, who was Doing his research before the advent Eva's only surviving child.” of “everything-is-online”, Richard found Jean, “was enormously helpful” to the date and port of his father’s immigra- Richard until she died in 2002 at age 92. tion and that he came with a couple who Jean knew Richard’s father and had sto- were not his parents, entering New York ries to tell, but although she remembered in 1907 from Pavoloch, Ukraine, about 60 Civia, she had no information about her, miles southwest of Kiev, Ukraine. Then except that Civia had a grandson who Richard found him on the 1910 census in had become a lawyer and was named Chicago, living with a sister, Eva SILVER- GLIEBERMAN. MAN. Richard could not remember the At the time Richard did not connect name of his father’s other sister, but this to the relative that his father and through a fortunate memory, Richard’s brother had visited in California when his sister remembered her name -- Civia. In father made his last trip in 1946. His the 1920 census records Richard found brother had told him they “had visited Eva Silverman’s son, Jack, born in 1911. some relative in the Los Angeles area just Richard looked through the online before going to San Francisco.” obituary records of the Chicago Tribune, Cousin Willie cont’d p. 8
The Kol 7 Spring 2013 Cousin Willie cont’d from p. 7
Richard used a directory of attorneys he had taken in 1928 showing my sister, to track down Herbert Glieberman, who not even a year old, in the arms of my told him about his uncle, Willie Gerber, in mother. Willie had saved the pictures all California, who was his mother's brother. those years. We talked for days and he Gerber was Civia's married name. Her liv- began to tell me stories of his childhood in ing son was Richard’s first cousin. the shtetl of Brusilov, about 20 miles north Richard contacted Willie, who lived in of Pavoloch.” Richard found him to be a Huntington Beach, California. Willie re- larger-than-life character, full of zest for membered Richard’s father and mother living. and his father's 1946 visit. But Willie had It was not easy for Willie to talk about no contact with the family after Richard’s his life in Brusilov, but since he had not father died. Willie, who was born in 1912, immigrated until 1922, he had memories still exuded great vigor, and was very of his first ten years there. Richard re- happy to hear from Richard. turned in 2003 with his tape recorder, and After speaking on the telephone many has preserved his interviews with Willie on times, Richard and his wife flew out to visit CDs to share with Willie’s many descen- Willie in 2001. Willie “pulled out an old dants. photograph album that contained pictures
For more of the story, read “Rediscovering Cousin Willie”, Avotaynu , Winter 2004, Volume XX, Number 4, p. 49
SPECTOR / GERBER Family Tree
(Showing steps Richard Spector took to find Willie Gerber)
VLADIMIRSKY (1) Shaindel (1) Shaindel Morris David GERBER GERBER SPECTOR d. 1894 d. 1894 d. 1894
Jacob Civia 1 GERBER VLADIMIRSKY Hyman Charlotte Eva Max d. 1966 d. 1941 SPECTOR KOPLOVITZ SPECTOR SILVERMAN d. 1946 d. 1999 d. 1955 d.1967
Willie Jennie Elmer Richard M. Pearl Jack 2 Jean Hyman GERBER GERBER GLIEBERMAN SPECTOR SOLOMON SILVERMAN SILVERMAN MILLER d. 2001 d. abt. 1962 d. 2002 d. 1993 d. 2002 d. 1989 6 4 Herbert Howard GLIEBERMAN 5 3 SILVERMAN
The Kol 8 Spring 2013 March program
At our March meeting President Two of the Helen Wolf displayed a handcrafted popular resources in wrought-iron grate from her husband our library that were Paul ’s father’s house that they found used were the obitu- when they visited the home in ary files of The Jew- Synowodzko Wyzne (Poland) Ukraine. ish Independent and Cynthia Spikell showed an old wicker The Cleveland Jew- rug beater that had belonged to her ish News created by greataunt. Both items were used to dem- Paul Klein . A visitor onstrate that family history is more than said, oh, those CJN names and dates and that things can files are available evoke family stories. online. Yes, Helen informed new members about they are the contents of our library. She also ex- now , but plained what a Yizkor book is and how to Paul cre- access them. Then we had a question ated them and answer session of how to do re- some years search on problem people or questions. Photo by Helen Wolf ago, and Many good resources were mentioned, our members had and members were able to use our gene- access to them long before they alogy library after the meeting. went online.
Our JGS Library at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple’s Library
When Paul Klein did an inventory of our library some years ago, it ran to 57 pages. That is why we have never printed it in its entirety. Here are some of what we have in our library. To search the catalog, go to www.fairmounttemple.org/lifelong-Iearning/librarycatalogue/ ● Lansing Cemetery enumeration of graves done by Paul Klein ● Compiled by Paul Klein: Jewish Review and Observer obituaries (full text) 1895 to 1909; Jewish Independent obituaries (full text) 1906 to 1964; Cleveland Jewish News obituaries (full text) beginning 1965 ● Migration from the Russian Empire , by Ira Glazer, Vol. 5, 6/1889 - 6/1890 ● The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew Names, by Alfred Kolatch ● Family names: How our Surnames Came to America , by J. N. Hook ● The World That Was Poland ● A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History ● Jewish Bialystok ● My Sixteen – A Self-help Guide to Finding Your 16 Great-greatgrandparents ● The Jews of Transylvania in the Age of Emancipation ● History of the Jews of Poland and Russia , by Simon Dubnow ● Dorot – Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York City ● Looking Back – Memoirs of Sanford S. Silverman ( raised on a Jewish farm colony in Geneva, Ohio) The Kol 9 Spring 2013 April program
“Finding Frida” -- Ken Bravo’s search for relatives in two family branches that stayed in Russia
Those of you who know Ken already and Ken could know that he has been researching his read a summary of family since the 1970’s, and now also has the page in researched the families that his children English. Sofya’s have married into. A packed house came granddaughter, to hear of Ken’s latest news – finding two Asya SAVULKIN, branches of his mother’s family alive in submitted the Russia and Brighton Beach (“Little POT. Why hadn’t Odessa”), New York. Ken seen the page He knew his grandparents who before? It had not been entered until immigrated from Russia and lived in St. 2010. (Lesson: Go back to a resource you Louis, Missouri, and he knew the basics of have checked before to see if there is new their immigration information. For many information.) years Ken had believed that none of his Although the substance of a POT is family perished in the Shoah . When he translated into English for the summary , began his family research and interviewed the contact information for the submitter is his mother and her sisters, he found that not given. Some years ago before e-mail, his grandfather had a brother who was Helen Wolf had given Ken the name married to his grandmother’s sister. His “Michael Bravo” in St. Petersburg, Russia. mother’s family attempted to make contact When Google became available, Ken was after WWII, but these efforts were futile. able to enter “Michael Bravo Russia” into The family believed that this branch had Google and get updated information on all perished in the Shoah . his cousin. (This is a whole other story to In March 2012 Ken again checked the be told.) So when Ken saw that the POT Yad Vashem website (yadvashem.org) to was in Russian, he sent a copy to Michael re-do a search he had done many times Bravo, not knowing that “St. Petersburg” before. He entered MEBEL (his was written in Russian on the submission. grandfather’s name) and RUBENSTEIN Ken wanted Michael to translate the (his grandmother’s maiden name) and up information for him. came Sofya MEBEL of Belarus, born in Ken, while attending a meeting at the 1896. The name of the submitter of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, asked a Page of Testimony in Russian was given, Russian staff person to translate the name of the city. At this point, Ken knew that he was looking for Asya Savulkin who was probably still alive and living in St. Petersburg, Russia. He then used Google to search for her in St. Petersburg. He found a Lev Savulkin and he knew, because Asya had submitted POT’s for all her slain family Frida cont’d p. 11
TheKen’s Kol talks always draw crowds. 10 Spring 2013 Frida cont’d from p. 10 members, that Asya’s father, a soldier in the ter of Ken’s grandfather, had eloped with a Russian Army killed during the war, was man that the family did not like the day before named Lev. Ken’s greatgrandmother left for the U.S. with It was at this point that Ken guessed that the younger siblings of Ken’s grandfather. the Lev Savulkin he found might be named Ken can only surmise that this led to his after Asya’s father. Then Ken used Google greatgrandmother writing Lesha out of the again to locate Lev in St. Petersburg, was family, and was the reason that neither his able to find his e-mail address and was able mother nor her sisters knew of them. to make contact with Lev. Frida had wanted to find relatives, but Ken learned from Lev of Frida AL- because she did not know the names of the PEROVICH, Lev’s aunt, who had immigrated descendants of her parents’ generation, she to the U.S. with her daughter and grand- could not search. Russians were not allowed daughters. Lev, however, did not know where to communicate with the West after the war. in the U.S. she had settled. In October 2012 the Jewish Federation Ken then began the search for Frida, of Cleveland was planning a mission to St. finding one Frida in Texas, and another one Petersburg, and Ken took the opportunity to in Brooklyn, New York. When he called the go. Within the first few days that Ken was one in Texas, she spoke English well, but there, he kept meeting people who knew was not related. The one in Brooklyn spoke some of his Savulkin and Bravo families, and no English. Based on his analysis, Ken this in a city of five million people. Among the thought she was a second cousin to his relatives Ken got to meet while there were mother, and wanted to speak to her. He got a Michael Bravo and his brother Sasha. Russian-speaking relative of his wife to call When Ken was planning his trip, he Frida to speak to her. learned that Lev Savulkin and his mother On April 19, 2012 (coincidentally Yom were going to be vacationing in Helsinki, Hashoah ), the relative spoke to Frida and Finland, while Ken was in St. Petersburg. So found that she is Ken’s mother’s first cousin. at the end of the mission to St. Petersburg, On May 13 Ken was able to call to talk to Ken took a modern high-speed train to Hel- Frida and have her English-speaking grand- sinki to meet with them. Lev’s English was daughter call back. Since Frida was almost not as good as could be hoped, and one of 91 years old, Ken and his wife Phyllis lost no the things that Lev told Ken is still a mystery. time visiting her in Brighton Beach. It was an Lev told Ken that circa 1922 some of the rela- exciting and emotional visit with one of tives got “green cards” to come to the United Frida’s granddaughters frantically trying to States, but not all of the relatives got the keep up and provide a simultaneous transla- cards, so none of them came. Ken is re- tion of their conversation. searching what Lev meant by “green card”. From Frida Ken learned a great deal Frida had told Ken that she had held two about part of his family. Frida survived the dreams – first to visit Israel, which she had war because she was in medical school in done two years before Ken met her, and sec- Moscow training to become a surgeon during ond to find her relatives, which she did when WWII, and her sisters were in the Russian Ken and Phyllis came to visit. Army and also were away from home. Frida’s In another twist to this story, Ken learned mother had come to visit her in Moscow, and that the POT from Asya had been filled in by because Frida had planned to return home to a volunteer for EVA ( yeva ), a social welfare Borisov, her mother had taken most of her project sponsored by the Joint Distribution belongings back with her when she returned home. The Nazis massacred all the Jews in Committee and which receives some finan- Borisov while Frida was still in Moscow. cial support from the Jewish Federation of Frida’s mother, Lesha, who was the sis- Cleveland.
The Kol 11 Spring 2013 Cleveland research -- Queries
From: Mikael Kanski [email protected] FRIEDMAN, Philip Date: Nov 6 1963 To: [email protected] Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology Subj: My grandmother's aunts in Cleveland File Sent: January 4, 2013 Services will be at the Berkowitz-Kumin fu- neral home, 1985 S. Taylor Road, Cleveland Hello, Please find the enclosed document Heights, at 3 p.m. today for Philip Friedman, about my maternal grandmother's relatives in a jeweler here for nearly 30 years. Mr. Fried- Cleveland. I would appreciate any help! man, who was 60, died Monday at Mount Si- Best regards, Mikael Kanski, MD nai Hospital. He had operated Ward's Jewel- ers at 15112 St. Clair Avenue N. E. since PhD student Cardiac MR Group, Dept of 1935. He is survived by his wife, the former Clinical Physiology Pauline BEJACH; a son, Fred A.; a daughter, Skane University Hospital, Lund University Mrs. Harlan MILLER, wife of a Plain Dealer SE-22185 Lund, Sweden artist; a brother and three sisters. He lived at 3494 Berkeley Road, Cleveland Heights. From: Paul Klein [email protected] January 4, 2013 HARRIS, Pearl Date: Sep 20 1964 To: [email protected] Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File . Mikael, here are a few death notices for you: Notes: Beloved wife of Lipman, devoted mother of William of Wisconisn, Milton and (Cleveland) Jewish Independent Mrs. Miriam ZUCKERMAN of Kentucky, FRIEDMAN, Temma (Mrs.) died 12 Dec 1941 grandmother of seven, great-grandmother of at her residence, 1250 E.103rd St., age 72. three. Funeral services Sunday, Sept. 20 at Mrs. Friedman was born in Poland and had 11 a. m. at the Miller Memorial Chapel Inc., resided in the U.S. 36 years. Wife of Harry J.; 27570 Chagrin Blvd. Interment Mt. Olive mother of Mrs. Herman HIRSCH-NER, Mrs. Cemetery. Ralph ROSENBLUTH, Mrs. Juli-us MILLER, Philip and Charles; sister of Mrs. Litman HARRIS, Leon (Lipman) Date: Feb 23 1967 HARRIS, and Mrs. Abraham WHITEHOUSE; Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrol- grandmother of 8; great-grand-mother of 1. ogy File . Funeral from Cohn-Margowsky, burial at Notes: Late residence, Jewish Orthodox Lansing, Rev. C. HERTZIG officiated. Home for the Aged; beloved husband of the late Pearl, devoted father of William (Bill) of FRIEDMAN, Harry Joseph Wisconsin, Milton and Mrs. Miriam ZUCKER- Date: Apr 10 1950 MAN of Kentucky, brother of Mrs. Esther Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrol- DAVIS, grandfather and great-grandfather. ogy File . Funeral services Friday, Feb. 24, at The Notes: Residence, 825 E. 105th; beloved Miller Memorial Funeral Chapel ?( sic ) 27570 husband of Regina; dearly devoted father of Chagrin Blvd. at 11 A. M. Interment Mount Philip, Charles of Clarksville, Tex., Anne KIR- Olive ?( sic ) Rabbi Louis Engelberg officiat- SCHNER of Dallas, Tex., Ruth ROSEN- ing. BLUTH of McAllister, Okla., and Tillie MILL- ER; grandfather and great-grandfather Ser- vices Monday, April 10, at 1 p. m., from the Cohn-Margowsky, Inc., Memorial Chapel, 772 E. 105th. Family in mourning at 3494 Berkeley Rd. Kanski query cont’d p. 13
The Kol 12 Spring 2013 Cleveland research -- Queries
Seeking WOLPAW From: Jules Feldman [email protected] February 13, 2013 ► Our president, Helen Wolf , replied I have a family connection to the that there are no listings for members WOLPAW family of Cleveland. searching WOLPAW in our Member Di- While I have traced most of the fam- rectory, but that we would publicize his ily, if anyone in the Cleveland JGS has a search. connection to this large family I would like to be in touch . Jules Feldman Kibbutz Yizreel, Israel
Kanski query cont’d from p. 12
I did find an Abraham WHITE- in the telephone book
FamilySearch Photo Duplication Service “For decades, or at least decades the ability to make digital images, use that ago, when local Family History Centers facility. did not have equipment to copy microfilm “Complete instructions on how to use images, the Family History Library pro- the service is at https://familysearch.org/ vided a service to make printed copies of learn/wiki/en/Photoduplication_Services. “ microfilm images at no charge if you iden- The image is sent to your e-mail ad- tified the film number and allowed them to dress. quickly locate the record of interest on the Ken Bravo mentioned using this ser- film. vice at his April talk. He suggested the “FamilySearch has now gone hi-tech ItalianGen website of New York death and and offers the service producing digitized marriages to find the FHL microfilm roll images instead of printed copies ( at no number. charge to receive by e-mail) . There are There is a limit of five requests per some restrictions. month. • First confirm the digital image is not (Mea culpa, your editor did not record the already on FamilySearch.org. If so, copy it source of this information. Perhaps from Dick yourself. Eastman, perhaps from a “Nu? What’s new?” • If your local Family History Center has mailing.)
The Kol 13 Spring 2013 A Colorful Jewish Clevelander by Cynthia Spikell
Author and screenwriter, Eleanor Perry
Eleanor Perry was born Eleanor Irene She was head of the jury at the 22nd Rosenfeld in Cleveland in 1914. Her par- Berlin International Film Festival in 1972. ents were Max ROSENFELD and his Eleanor wrote about her struggles as a wife, Anna K. NYDES. Eleanor wrote for woman scriptwriter after her divorce from the literary magazine at her college, Perry in 1971, and included her experi- Western Reserve University. She eventu- ences in the novel Blue Pages in 1979 . ally earned a Masters degree in psychiat- She was honored in 1977 as a per- ric social work. She married attorney Leo son who “helped to expand the role of G. BAYER ( buyer ) in Cleveland in 1937. women within the entertainment industry”. Their children are William and Ann. She died in 1981 in New York City. Eleanor and Leo collaborated in writ- Eleanor’s papers are in the archives ing suspense novels as Oliver Weld at the Library of the Academy of Motion Bayer. One was Paper Chase (1942), Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. which she adapted to become the movie From “Women In Film” (Los Angeles) “Dangerous Partners” (1945). Then she online: “The Eleanor Perry Writing Award began to write plays. “Third Best Sport” is administered directly by UCLA. It is an was produced on Broadway in 1958. That annual award to an undergraduate or was the last work written with her hus- graduate student at UCLA for an original band. They were divorced in 1958 in screenplay that best depicts women in a Mexico. present-day or historical perspective.” When she married film director Frank Her son, William Bayer, is a success- PERRY in 1960, she started using his ful crime fiction writer under the pen name. They worked together on films. name David Hunt. He is married to cook- “David and Lisa” was their first film to- book author Paula WOLFERT. Her gether and they earned Academy Award daughter Ann lives in New York City. nominations for writing and direction.
Some of Eleanor Perry’s works Dangerous Partners 1945 Screenplays The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing 1973 Teleplays The Deadly Trap 1971 Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa Diary of a Mad Housewife 1970 1998 The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a The Thanksgiving Treasure 1973 Gun 1970 The House Without a Christmas Tree Trilogy 1969 1972 Last Summer 1969 The Thanksgiving Visitor 1967 The Swimmer 1968 A Christmas Memory for ABC Stage 67 Ladybug Ladybug 1963 1966 David and Lisa 1961
The Kol 14 Spring 2013 U. S. research Cook County, Illinois, records removed from FamilySearch website FamilySearch.org announced, “Due to the “As part of their new agreement, provisions and guidelines of a newly revised FamilySearch will receive an additional 4.7 contract with Cook County, FamilySearch has million records for FamilySearch patrons from removed all images for Illinois, Cook County the over 9 million free indexed records in the vital records from its historical records collec- Cook County collection. The following collec- tions online; free indexes to the collections will tions are affected by the change:” remain. All are for Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922 Birth Certificates, 1878-1922 Marriages, 1871-1920 Birth Registers, 1871-1915
The records are still available on micro- service www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ film that can be rented at a Family History Photoduplication_Services or go to the Illi- Center (Cleveland Main Library, Kirtland or nois, Cook County web site Solon), or photocopied by the Family History http://cookcountygenealogy.com/ Library in Salt Lake City, Utah -- “request a which is a pay site.” copy from the Family Search photo duplication
Why Was the Information Removed from Online? From Dick Eastman’s online newsletter (Feb. 9, 2013) In re removing Cook County, Illinois, birth “When a contract nears expiration, the records: “Indeed, removal of any online re- two parties usually attempt to renegotiate the cords (is) not unusual. Changes such as these contract. Sometimes renewal is automatic, but are quite common on FamilySearch, Ances- more often it is not.... The information provider try.com, Fold3, MyHeritage, FindMyPast, and may decide to ask for more money or may most all other online sites that provide old re- even refuse to provide the information any cords online. Removal of datasets has oc- more since the provider may have a NEW curred dozens of times in the past, and I sus- plan to create their own web site and offer the pect such things will continue to happen in the same information online on their new site for a future. I thought I would write a brief explana- fee. tion. “Sure, that stinks for those of us who “In most cases, information of genealogi- would like to have free information every- cal value obtained from” ..various groups... where; but, it makes sense to most everyone “under contractual agreements. The contracts else. I am sure the budget officer at Cook specify what information is to be provided, County thinks it makes sense. Every contract how it is to be made available, and what price renegotiation is different, but it is not unusual the web site has to pay to the provider for the to agree to disagree. The contract ends, and records. All contracts also have a defined ex- the web site provider legally MUST remove piration date, typically 2 years or 3 years or 5 the information from their web site. In this years after the contract is signed. In this case, case, the web provider was FamilySearch, but Cook County obviously had a contract with the same thing also happens to all the other FamilySearch.org. online sites that provide old records online.”
As we have cautioned before, if you see a fact online, make note of it, as it might not be online forever.
The Kol 15 Spring 2013 U. S. and international research Various new FamilySearch.org databases put online
By the time you read this, there will be more new or revised. Remember, even if a title includes “church”, it might have Jewish records. Some of the newest are: ◦ 2,058 images of Brandenburg, Bernau bei Berlin Jewish Records from 1688–1872 ◦ index to 346,248 Cleveland, Ohio, cemetery records 1824–2001 (mentioned before in The Kol) ◦ Ohio, County Records, 1841-2003 ◦ California, Cemetery Transcriptions ◦ California, San Mateo County Records, 1855-1991 ◦ Idaho, several sets of county records ◦ Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970 ◦ Louisiana, Orleans Parish (county) Will Books, 1805-1920 ◦ Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 ◦ Minnesota, Itasca County Land Records, 1872-1930 ◦ Montana, several sets of county records ◦ U.S., New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906 ◦ New York, Queens County Probate Records, 1899-1924 ◦ New York, State Census, 1855 ◦ North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979 ◦ Oregon, Douglas County Records, 1852-1952 ◦ Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 ◦ U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 ◦ Tennessee, Putnam County Records, 1867-1955 ◦ Texas, several sets of county records ◦ Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 ◦ Vermont, several sets of county records ◦ ◦ U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933 ◦ Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 ◦ Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1948 ◦ Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829-1961 ◦ BillionGraves Index ◦ Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1889-2012 ◦ Canada, Manitoba, Census Records, 1831-1870 ◦ Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900 ◦ Czech Republic, Land Records, 1450-1889 ◦ Hungary, Civil Registration, 1895-1980 ◦ Italy, Napoli, Grumo Nevano, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929 ◦ Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books from 1592-1910 ◦ Spain, Cádiz, Civil Registration Records, 1870-1960 ◦ Spain, Province of Sevilla, Municipal Records, 1903-1918
U. S. research A poster who calls himself Yehudah out, we found “Resources for German Ge- ben Shlomo recommended German- nealogy on the Internet”, which is a listing roots.com, to find passenger manifests for of various websites that would be helpful southern U. S. ports . When we checked it for more than just German research .
The Kol 16 Spring 2013 U. S. research New York City Renee Stern Steinig posted: “Steve History Library film numbers in the results. Morse is always one step ahead of us! His “His new form ‘Obtaining FHL Film ‘Accessing the New York City Birth, Bride Numbers for NYC Vital Records in One and Groom or Death Indexes in One Step’ Step’ forms - http://stevemorse.org/#births - http://stevemorse.org/vital/filmnotes.html search vital records databases on provides Family History Library film num- www.ItalianGen.org and include Family bers when certificate numbers are known.”
Books available online to read When we saw a message from Sherri has lots of books Bobish online, we tried it out and found “available to read on-line, 124 entries for Jewish (some were repeti- including several N.Y.C. tive series titles) and 146 entries for Cleve- city directories (and other land, Ohio. Some of the images were poor cities also), Jewish Com- quality, but a big plus is that you can munal Register 1912, search the whole text for a word. American Jewish Year- Family History Books at book 1931, and much http://tinyurl.com/cmo9mnb more.“
What to do about an error in a FamilySearch.org online index When we found a mistake in a FamilySearch.org index to Ohio death records (KARGMAN indexed as HARGMAN) we contacted the site by e-mail and received this reply:
From: [email protected] dexing of records and other times through Subject: Ohio Death Index, 1931 errors made by those who created the original record. Thank you for contacting We will log your request for future ref- FamilySearch regarding a transcription erence so that when the new process is in error in our records. FamilySearch is cur- place, your corrections will be made. rently working on a process which will al- We appreciate the assistance of our low the corrections of errors in indexes, or patrons in helping improve the quality of for additional information to be added to our online indexes. an index, but at the present time this func- Sincerely, tionality does not exist. FamilySearch Research Assistance Errors occur in the records for a vari- [email protected] ety of reasons, sometimes through the in-
So if you encounter an error in an online index on FamilySearch.org, bring it to their attention.
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Index to Boston Jewish Marriages/Deaths
Now there are more than 50,000 en- http://tinyurl.com/yhux4qn. That will take tries in the list taken from the (Boston) you to the free search. It is possible to get Jewish Advocate which covers from a copy of the article for $3.95. There are 1905–2012. It is part of the JewishGen.org lower costs for copies of more than one USA Database at www.jewishgen.org/databases/USA . article or if you are a subscriber to the The Jewish Advocate itself has an ar- newspaper. chives of its past articles at
Street mapping Much faster than Google Earth -- Open the link below, type in the address you want slowly, letter by letter, space by space, and watch each time where it takes you. www.Showmystreet.com
Some old medical terms used for causes of death and illness If you have ever read an old death certificate and could not recognize the cause of death, this chart might help you.
Term What it is Summer complaint diarrhea caused by Ablepsia blindness spoiled milk Consumption tuberculosis Bloody Flux dysentery Ague chills/fever or malaria Costiveness constipation Apoplexy stroke Falling sickness epilepsy, seizure disorder Milk leg leg inflammation after Uremia kidney disease childbirth, phlebitis Bilious fever fever due to liver disorder Childbed fever infection following Black death typhus childbirth Camp fever ship' s fever, typhus Mania insanity Black pox smallpox Green sickness anemia Enteric fever typhoid fever Grippe influenza Bronze john yellow jack, yellow fever Hip gout osteomyelitis Catarrh inflammation of mucous Lumbago low back, hip, thigh pain membrane Lung or winter fever pneumonia Coryza cold Putrid fever or chin cough diphtheria Cramp colic appendicitis Pleurisy lung inflammation Commotion concussion Quinsy tonsillitis Dropsy excess fluid caused Senile gangrene hardening of the by kidney or heart arteries Devonshire or painter's colic St. Vitus dance nervous twitches, lead poisoning Huntington’s chorea
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FamilySearch -- News about ordering microfilms
Helen Wolf wrote: Geography Department. “The Cleveland Public Library is now a “For more information FamilySearch affiliate library. Affiliate please contact the History status allows patrons to request a loan of and Geography Depart- microfilm from the Genealogical Society of ment at 216-623-2864 or [email protected].” Utah for use in the History and Geography Your editor called the Main Library Department. Many of the resources held History and Geography Department. The by the Family History Library in Salt Lake librarian who answered said that the mi- City have been microfilmed and are avail- crofilms are available only at Main, and able for loan for a small fee. The holdings she did not think branches have microfilm of the Family History Library may be readers. She also did not know if the li- searched at www.familysearch.org. brary would keep microfilms that have “How to Order Microfilm: been renewed several times as Family “The cost to borrow a reel of microfilm History Centers (church libraries) do. is $7.00. You order and pay online in a The advantage of using the Cleveland few easy steps. The first step is to create Public Library is that the library is open a free account with Family Search. If you longer hours than the FHCs which are already have an account simply go to the staffed by volunteers. We do not have cur- film ordering page at rent information on the ones located in www.familysearch.org/films, and sign in. Kirtland, Solon, and Westlake, but you can Once the film arrives at CPL you will re- look them up online at the FamilySearch ceive an e-mail notification that it is avail- website. able for your viewing in the History and
International research
LitvakSIG and JewishGen on a roll
LitvakSIG “added more than 1 million is our ‘Memorial Plaques’ project, whereby records last year (surpassing 21 million volunteers throughout the world are index- records in total!), hundreds of Yizkor Book ing the names appearing on Memorial translations and many other important (Yizkor) plaques in their synagogues. items of interest to Jewish genealogists ... “Running more than 40 pages, the “With this in mind, we are proud to 2012 Review covers these, and other top- publish our "2012 Review," highlighting ics as well. ...The 2012 Review can be ac- JewishGen's accomplishments over the cessed here: course of the previous year. ... A project http://tinyurl.com/b8z79ti “. that has generated particular enthusiasm
The Kol 19 Spring 2013 Gift to our library for international research
Yizkor Memorial Book from Lomza, Poland Helen Bogart , with the assistance of thank you letter to Ms. Bogart, and told Sue Arnold , donated the book from her also that she will have a bookplate Lomza, Poland, created by the survivors made for it showing that it was donated of the town, to our library collection. The by her in memory of her beloved parents, book was created in 1952 and a copy of Morris and Gladys Bogart . It will be on the book is on-line at the New York Public the shelves for anyone to use as they do Library among their Yizkor Memorial their research. Book Collection. We appreciate the donation to our President Helen Wolf wrote a formal research collection.
International research
Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania
We received this announcement: educational programs. The site also pro- MACEVA, the organization that pho- vides a list of plans for 2013. tographs and documents Jewish cemeter- LitvakSIG, the Jewish Lithuanian ies in Lithuania, has provided its annual Special Interest Group, is sponsoring the report of accomplishments at MACEVA team as guests and speakers http://tinyurl.com/MACEVAReport. The at the Boston conference in August. The list includes cemeteries visited and docu- MACEVA home page is at mented, photographs added to its data- http://litvak-cemetery.info/en/. base of tombstones and cemeteries, cemetery restoration projects and student
U. S. research
Possible restriction of access to state records
Jan Meisels Allen keeps IAJGS lead- the Sandy Hook killings. “Playing the iden- ers informed about challenges to public tify theft card, one town official proposed records access. We have written about to the legislature that the general public restrictions of the SSDI that have been should be denied access to all death cer- created. tificates. The article, which appeared in Another new possible restriction has the Hartford Courant can be found at come up. “The Connecticut state legisla- http://tinyurl.com/CTDeathCert.” ture is considering a bill that would restrict We must keep vigilant to stem this public access to the records for any chil- trend so we can continue to research dren under age 18.” This is a reaction to American public records.
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Polish research Gary Mokotoff reported in his “Nu? Jewish records. JRI - What's New? “ (February 17, 2013) that Poland plans to have Jewish Records Indexing - Poland (JRI- five million records by the end of the year. Poland) has agreed with the Polish State The complete announcement can be Archives (PSA) to allow greater access to found at www.jri-poland.org.
Romanian research In the same issue as above, Gary ject will extend through records as recent Mokotoff reported that The Romania as 1913. The ROM-SIG project may also Special Interest Group (ROM-SIG) has include Jewish synagogue records before plans to index Jewish Vital Records from 1865 if they are accessible. Donate Bucharest. The group is interested in money to the project at http://tinyurl.com/ Jewish births, marriages and deaths ROMSIG. Donate time — if you are profi- (1865–1895) now at the National Ar- cient in Romanian — at http://tinyurl.com/ chives of Romania. “If permitted, the pro- vol-transcriber.”
Research in Israel Martha Lev-Zion , who lives in Israel, suggested the Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA] website: http://genealogy.org.il . She said that it is free to sign up and to use the finding aids. If you join, then you will get full access to “the more than 100 databases available for their members”.
New search engine for the All Israel Databases Carol Hoffman announced “...a balanced assortment of databases from the Otto- man, British and Israeli Administrations ... Some of the databases are in English but most are in Hebrew...The search engine is able to understand both English and He- brew and will bring you matches in both languages even if you only entered the name in one.” http://genealogy.org.il/AID/
National Library of Australia plans to digitize more newspapers The exact date of availability is unclear, but check with www.nla.gov.au/content/ new-titles-coming . The project covers 1800s to the mid-1950s. As of now they have more than 350 different newspapers digitized and listed at http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/titles .
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Searching survivors
Every once in a while we are asked mutual aid society in London for World how one can find survivors. Ann Rabi- War II Jewish refugees, Kindertransport nowitz posted some information on the children, and Holocaust survivors. Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), a www. ajr .org.uk
International research JewishGen Canada Database
This is “...a multi-database search facility containing nearly a quarter of a million records of Jews living in Canada. (It) searches all of JewishGen's records for Canada, as well as external databases from the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (CJHN). The database is a work in progress, and new entries will being added regularly. The database is located at: www.jewishgen.org/databases/Canada .
Components of the "JewishGen Canada Database" include: The JewishGen Family Finder -- More than 3,800 surnames and towns of Jewish families of interest to genealogists researching Canadian Jewry. The JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry covering Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan The JewishGen Memorial Plaques Database -- Information from synagogue yahrzeit plaques. The Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (CJHN) including the Jewish Colonization Asso- ciation (JCA) from western Canada and Quebec (1906-1951); Obituaries from the Keneder Adler (Montreal, 1908-1932); Hebrew Sick Benefit Association of Montreal (1897- 1945); Canadian Jewish Casualties in the Canadian Armed Forces - WWI, WWII, and the Ko- rean War.; Saint John, New Brunswick - Jewish Residents, Businesses, Burials & Obituaries; Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS) -- (1922 - 1952) Montreal Jewish General Hospital Archives
The "JewishGen Canada Database" can be found at: www.jewishgen.org/ databases/Canada Also, a major update to the JewishGen InfoFile "Guide to Canadian Jewish Genea- logical Research", is at www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Canada.html . Sent by Warren Blatt -- Managing Director, JewishGen
Canada’s 1921 Census From Dick Eastman: “On 1 June 2013, the 1921 Census will be transferred to Library and Archives Canada and will be made public shortly after that date. ...I wouldn't expect the Canadian 1921 census to be avail- able on the morning of June 2, but it should appear on the Web within a few months after that date. “You can learn more in a new Wikipedia page started by Helen Riding at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_1921_Census.”
The Kol 22 Spring 2013 International research New or updated KehilaLinks pages (Jewish community sites) Janovice nad Uhlavou (Janowitz), Czech Republic: Rakoshyno (Beregrakos, Rakosin), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/ja noice_nad_ uh http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rakoshyno/ lavou/Janovice.html Shyroke (Felsosarad, Vizni Sard), Ukraine Kal'nyk (Beregsarret, Kalnik), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Shyroke/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kalnyk/ Bocki (Bodki), Poland Kam'yans'ke (Beregkovesd, Kivjasd), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Bocki/Bocki.html http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kamyanske/ Cherkasy (Cherkoss), UKraine Keidainiai (Keidan), Lithuania http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/cherkasy/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kedainiai/ Cigand (Kisczigand, Nagycigand), Hungary Home.html http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/cigand/ Khmil'nyk (Komlos, Komlus), Ukraine Domachevo (Domatcheva, Damacava), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Khmilnyk/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Domachevo/ Klenovets' (Frigyesfalva, Fridesovo), Ukraine Dukla, Poland (G) http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Klenovets/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/ Kolochava (Alsokalocsa, Kolocava), Ukraine zmigrodduklaellis.htm http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kolochava/ Huncovce (Hunsdorf, Unsdorf), Slovakia Luh (Kislonka), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/huncovce/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Luh/ Kalush (Kalusz, Kalish) (G), Ukraine Malyy Bereznyy (Kisberezna, Mala Berezna), http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kalush/ Ukraine Kamyanets-P'odils'k'yy (Kamenets-Podolsk), http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Malyy_Bereznyy/ Ukraine Medvedivtsi (Fagyalos, Medveduvce), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kamyanets- http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Medvedivtsi/ Podilskyy/ Mochola (Macsola, Macsola), Ukraine Koden (Kodni), Poland http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Mochola/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/koden/ Mynai (Minaj), Ukraine Korzcyna, Poland (G) http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Mynai/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/ Nehrovo (Maszarfalva, Negrovo), Ukraine KrosnoKOR.htm http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Nehrovo/ Krasnoye (Krasne, Krasnoya), Ukraine Neresnytsya (Nyereshaza, Neresnice), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krasnoye_ukr/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Neresnytsya/ Krasnoye.html Nevetlenfolu (Nevetlenfalu), Ukraine Lubny (Luben), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Nevetlenfolu/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Lubny/Lubny.html Nyzhnya Apsha (Alsoapsa, Nizna Apsa), Ukraine Narewka, Poland http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Nyzhnya_Apsha/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Narewka/ Patskan'ovo (Patakos, Packanovo), Ukraine Orla, Poland http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Patskanovo/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/orla/Home.html Pavlovo (Kispalos, Pavlova), Ukraine Pila (Schneidemuhl), Poland http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Pavlovo/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Pila/ Perechyn (Perecseny, Perecin), Ukraine Shpikov (Shpykiv), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Perechyn/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Shpikov/ Pyiterfolvo (Tiszapeterfalva, Petrovo), Ukraine Shpikov.html http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Pyiterfolvo/ Skala-Podol'skaya (Skala), UKraine (G) Pylypets' (Fulopfalva, Filipec), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/SkalaPodol/ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Pylypets/
Access to past issues of Avotaynu All back issues of the journal Avotaynu from 1985–2011 (• 27 years • 105 is- sues • 2,900 articles • 7,000 pages) with a Google Custom Search engine, and the ability to download or print articles is available for a one-time payment of $35. Additional information at http://avotaynu.com/books/anthology.htm.
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U. S. and international research
Online sources
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives These are categorized by geographic region.
* www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/DirM.htm -- Free site with some old U.S. city direc- tories * Sherri Bobish suggested Google Books, which has some old city di- rectories, Jewish Communal Register , and millions of other books. She commented, “Search your ancestors’ names, or the towns they came from, and you may be surprised.”
* Allan Jordan added, “Also don't forget Google News Archives. They made the his- torical search far more difficult to use a while back but they still have loads of digi- tized newspapers. From the news page you have to select the little drop down arrow box and there it lets you change the setting to archives on the when added to Google or here's a link to the newspapers page.” http://news.google.com/newspapers
* Worth mentioning again -- www.fultonhistory.com -- Free site to search and read over 20 million pages from old New York newspapers, and find old photographs. The site owner says he puts new content up every Sunday night.
Polish-English dictionary online
It was news to your editor that Polish stumped by one particular word on an has some very specific words to denote old (1828) handwritten Polish death family relationships, so this posting from document. …” She tried various transla- Miriam Bulwar David-Hay in Raanana, tion tools, but the words “looked nothing Israel, was noticed. like the word on the document. Then a “I imagine that many of you, like me, light went off, and I realized that perhaps have acquired a lot of old documents in I shouldn't be looking at modern diction- foreign languages, but have avoided us- aries at all…” She found an old diction- ing professional translators too often ary online. “ Burt's Polish-English Diction- because of the expense. ...all of us were ary was published in New York in 1900.”
http://openlibrary.org/books/OL13998215M/Burt's_Polish-English_dictionary or use http://tinyurl.com/chtnhot
Click on the button that says, "Read online."
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Solving genealogical problems: Two case histories by Joseph L. Fibel
Genealogical Problem #1: Abraham Laib Gradzanowsky, born in 1832 in Who were the TOMCHINs? Radzanow, who was married to Perl, also Many people begin their family history from Radzanow. They had six children. The research believing that they will be able to as- Tomchin puzzle was unsolved until a seren- semble all the names and relationships in a dipitous event of eight years ago. Two short time. A few of them may be able to do Gradzanowsky family members had married so, but the majority of us have a long compli- women named GURSKY. In my searches I cated search ahead of us. We can all expect found a posting to the Jewish Genealogy Dis- to meet dead ends or stone walls at some cussion Group from a woman named Flora time, some of which will be solved eventually Gursky. Of course, I had to ask Flora if she by diligent research, but others may not be were related to my wife's Gurskys. solved for years. There are still millions of re- She said she was not, but she was de- cords to index, and some records are missing scended from a different branch of the and may never turn up. Unfortunately, many Gradzanowsky family, Reuben Meier Jewish families do not care about their history Gradzanowsky, born in Radzanow in 1839, and have not bothered to preserve records or who was the younger brother of Abraham Leib stay in contact with relatives. Others have Gradzanowsky! When Flora and I exchanged negative feelings, because of terrible events family trees, there were the Tomchins, who in their history and do not want to dig into the had married into the family on the first genera- past. tion down from Reuben Meier Gradzanowsky! I have encountered all these problems, The previous generation of the Gar- but have managed to solve some of them by bers/Gradzanowskys knew about Reuben persistence and patience, that is, by just Meier's Tomchins, but that knowledge was not keeping at it. But serendipity and chance passed down to their children. So the puzzle played important roles, too. of the Tomchins was solved and my 25 foot- Here is the story of one of my problems. long Gradzanowsky tree now had another 10 Some 60 years ago, my wife, Harriet, whose feet and over 200 more members added to it. maiden name was GARBER, and her family An interesting footnote to the Tomchin story were spending their summer at Rock Hill in occurred a few years ago. My wife and I at- upstate New York. Their cousins, Mr. and tend the Learning Institute Classes at the Mrs. Louis Tomchin, came for a weekend Temple Israel Center in White Plains, where visit, and the following weekend their Garber we have become friendly with Gloria GOL- cousins stayed at the nearby place of the DREICH and her husband Sheldon HUR- Tomchins. I have consulted many first cousins WITZ. When I saw an announcement on the from these two families and all of them re- Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group of a member these events. massive meeting in Jerusalem of the many Here is the puzzle: Who were the Tom- branches of the Hurwitz clan, I asked Gloria if chins? They do not show up on my wife's fam- she and Sheldon would be going to the reun- ily tree. Her immediate family, the Garbers ion. Gloria told me that Sheldon's family name (formerly the GARBOLs from Radzanow, was not Hurwitz at all, but that one of his NNW of Warsaw), married into the grandfathers, surnamed Tomchin, didn't like GRADZANOWSKY family (GROSS in the U.S.). Originally, I had taken the tree back to Fibel cont’d p. 26
The Kol 25 Spring 2013 Fibel cont’d from p. 25 that name and simply changed his name to Schmuelowitz, they spit three times to dis- Hurwitz. As far as we can tell, we are not honor his memory! related. At that time, I had a business that sup- plied spare parts for diesel engines to over- Genealogical Problem #2: seas fishing fleets. One of my customers, Who was SCHMUELOWITZ? Stanley Dorman, owned such a fleet in South Africa. I wrote him and asked if he could find My wife Harriet's family had a family circle the Schmuelowitz family for me. Dorman did called The Pearl Family Circle which dis- extensive research and eventually advised solved after years of activity in 1969, long that he believed there was no such family in before we met and were married. Pearl was South Africa. And there the matter rested for the matriarch of the family, having married several years - unsolved. Abraham Laib Gradzanowsky back in Eight years ago, out of the blue, I was Radzanow, in Russian Poland. But what was shocked to receive an email from Phillip Pearl's maiden name? We knew that Pearl Rosenwax in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, died in 1902 because Paul Garber, Harriet's suggesting that our families might well be re- father's younger brother, who was born in lated since his great grandfather, Shmuel 1902, was named after her. Because of our Rosenwax had come to Australia from interest in the family, Harriet and I reconsti- Radzanow. In fact, three different Rosen- tuted the Family Circle in 1982 and we met waxes from Radzanow had arrived in Austra- regularly with the younger generations for lia within a few years of each other. Phillip another five years. Harriet and I also pub- had found me on the Jewish Genealogical lished and distributed an occasional family Family Finder (the JGFF). Another of the im- bulletin, named "The Pearl" for 10 years. migrants was Elias Rosenwax, known to the During all that time, we did not know family and all of Northern Australia as Elias, Pearl's maiden name. And then JRI Jewish the Rogue. Elias owned a pawn shop in Mel- Records Indexing - Poland came into being. bourne and took in many valuable items on Here were all the Gradzanowsky records consignment, which he tried to sell. At a time from Radzanow. And I ordered and had when business was awful, Elias gathered all translated all the ones that I figured were re- the valuables in his shop, got on a ship and lated to our family. From these records, I fled to Fiji, without paying any of his bills. His learned that Pearl's (really Perl's) maiden creditors were so angry that they hired a con- name was ROSENWAKS (ROSENWAX in stable, who got on the next ship and brought the U.S.) and that the Rosenwakses were Elias back in shackles to Melbourne. The also from Radzanow. Being a diligent gene- story made the Melbourne Argus in a two- alogist, I immediately posted the Rosenwaks page article in 1871. Elias spent some time in name to the Jewish Genealogical Family jail. (We have the article.) Phillip insisted that Finder (JGFF). All of the above is back- even though the surname was the same, the ground to my second genealogical problem. families were not related, but the fact is that Harriet's first cousin Harold Garber told me they are all related - he, Phillip Rosenwax, that he had learned from his grandfather that Elias the Rogue Rosenwax, the Schmuel one of the Gradzanowsky family members, who abandoned his family, Harriet's cousin named SCHMUELOWITZ back in Radzanow, Harold Garber, and my Harriet are all related, had emigrated to South Africa but had left a all descended from the same good people wife and several children back in the home from Radzanow. Black sheep can exist in any shtetl . He never again wrote home nor sent a family. penny back to his family. This family had to be supported by other family members, and Fibel cont’d p. 27 so every time the family mentioned the name
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My conclusion is, and the facts bear me out, a Schmuelowitz from Radzanow did not Joseph L. Fibel has been a member go to South Africa but went instead to Aus- of the JGS (of New York City) since 1976 tralia and grandfather Garber didn't realize and served on the Executive Council for the difference between South Africa and 13 years. He has written many articles Australia. Schmuelowitz means son of for past issues of Dorot , taught geneal- Schmuel and two of the immigrants to Aus- ogy classes and writes a genealogy col- tralia from Radzanow were named Schmuel umn. He had an extensive career in in- Rosenwax, not Schmuelowitz. They were ternational marketing and sales, and for probably named after their grandfathers. over two decades was president of Velox Puzzle solved, but with a warning. Family Equipment Corporation, which exports memories of names can be mistaken and spare parts for U.S.- made heavy equip- lead to wild goose chases or in this case, a ment. wild Schmuelowitz chase.
Reprinted with permission from Dorot the Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society – Fall 2012
Holocaust research
German library seeks to return stolen books
Julius Streicher, publisher of the anti- owners can contact Leibl Rosenberg, Semitic newspaper, Der Sturmer , stole head administrator of this restitution pro- 8,000 to 9,000 books owned by Jews. ject at They ended up at the Nuremberg City [email protected]. Library. Owners or descendants of the
Techniques and resources
“Top 100 Genealogy Sites”
1. Ancestry.com 5. Geni 9. Genealogy.com 2. MyHeritage.com 6. Ancestry.co.uk 10. MyFamily.com 3. Find a Grave 7. Archives.com 4. FamilySearch 8. GeneaNet
GenealogyInTime magazine has pub- Archives, which is not a genealogy site lished its top 100 genealogy sites for and was ranked 32. 2012. The ranking is based on Internet traffic: The complete results can be found at Family Tree DNA ranked 17, Jewish- http://tinyurl.com/Genealogy100. Gen 34, and stevemorse.org 56. Included was the Jewish Telegraph Agency News
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International research
Cyrillic alphabet guide
The print and cursive alphabets are shown, with the sound written in above any letters that are different from the Roman alphabet.
“Who Do You Think You Are” is not just a television show
“Who Do You Think You Are?– Live” 24, 2013. Attendance was expected to be is a conference that takes place every 15,000. Various sponsors were scheduled year in England. It has been called “the to give lectures. The conference website world’s biggest family history event”. It is www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com/ . was held in London from February 22 –
Speaking of the television show...
Latest word is that there WILL be future episodes of "Who Do You Think You Are?" to be broadcast on TLC.
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Modern Hungary Many of us remember the Hungarian If you think you refugees who came to Cleveland to live might have had rela- after the 1956 uprising there. Linda Can- tives who were living tor wrote in Dorot, “... about 18,000 Jews in Hungary in 1956, who fled to Vienna, Austria, and most you might find information on them in this were resettled reasonably quickly in 37 resource. different countries. The United States and The JDC Archives Names Index now Canada each accepted 40,000, the includes Hungarian Refugee Cards from United Kingdom took in 20,000, while 1956-57 from JDC’s office in Vienna Germany and Australia accepted 15,000 online at http://archives.jdc.org/about-us/ each. The remaining refugees went to articles/hungarian-refugee-cards-1.html various Latin American countries.” On that page you will see “search The American Jewish Joint Distribu- names” in blue. Click on that and you can tion Committee took care of many of the search by names, text, or photographs. Jewish refugees. Ms. Cantor added, “JDC Sample card: has registration cards for many of the Jewish refugees who escaped to Vienna and they provide some very valuable in- formation for family researchers. The cards tell us the name of the head of the refugee family, his or her place and date of birth, address in Vienna, and the names of accompanying family members. Some cards include the places and dates of birth of the family members, including maiden names of wives, as well as the occupation of the head …”
European emigration museums
In his travel column Rick Steves wrote We have written about the other mu- about museums that tell the story of emi- seum before. The Red Star Line Museum gration from Europe ( The Plain Dealer , in Antwerp, Belgium, will open in Septem- March 10, 2013, p. F2). One that might ber. Two million immigrants were brought interest our readers is Hamburg’s Ballin- by that line to New York in the years from Stadt Emigration Museum, which covers 1873 to 1935. The museum will not only the mid-19th century through World War feature the history of the line, but also tell II. It is in the dormitory buildings used to the story of its immigrant passengers. house any sick emigrants waiting to pass There is outstanding artwork that shows inspection to leave. Steves commented passengers. that after 1890 many subjects of the www.redstarline.org Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires Other museums in the article are lo- came through Hamburg. cated in Norway and Ireland. www.ballinstadt. net
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What is an “ethical will”?
Scattered Seeds (First Quarter 2013), published by the JGS of Palm Beach County, Florida, carried a tribute to their former president, Alfred M. Silberfeld . Dennis Rice, also a past president of JGSPBCI, wrote how influential Alfred had been to their JGS. Alfred M.'s "Ethical Will" was read by his daughter at his funeral. The writing of an ethical will to leave behind thoughts and memories is becoming popular. It is a “voice from the heart”, and enumerates values, not valuables. We are reprinting Alfred’s with the permission of the JGSPBI. At their request, we have omitted family names.
My Ethical Will by Alfred M. Silberfeld same Great Depression and survived the loss of great wealth. Despite the depriva- I have already written my will. There tion of the luxuries to which they had be- are, however, some additional items and come accustomed, (father) continued to thoughts. make every possible effort to provide for I leave to our children, our grandchil- his family. He walked miles every day in dren, and their descendants, untarnished, an attempt to revive his real estate busi- the family name X. It is a name of which ness that had not survived the stock mar- we should all be proud since it dates back ket crash of 1929. He and his loving wife more than 200 years. The name has a no- left fond memories of devotion to family ble heritage that future generations should and friends and the daily struggle to pro- be pleased to study and share. vide for their two children. I leave the responsibility of recording I leave to every member of our family the new additions to the family tree to my the way our immediate family ends every grandson X. I trust he will then pass on conversation and every telephone call. It that responsibility to his descendants. is neither trite nor unnecessary but is es- I leave the memories of my wife's par- sential to portray our true feelings toward ents X (for whom our grandson is named) our loved ones. A simple "I love you" and X and the knowledge of how they means more at the end of any conversa- raised six children, four sons and two tion than all of the words used during the daughters in the middle of the Great De- discourse face to face or over a long dis- pression, never seeking assistance of any tance telephone wire. Just say "I love kind from governmental agencies. I pass you". down, in my autobiography, the story of Finally, I leave the belief that man was how they met I leave the knowledge of created to help his fellow man, to provide how X, hard-working and dedicated to for those who cannot provide for them- family and community, provided suste- selves, to reach for and gain high levels of nance for the family table despite the ad- conduct and achievement. I leave for verse financial conditions of the times. those who follow in the generations to come, a legacy and a good name, hope- I leave the memories of my parents X fully worthy of those who descend from and X who raised their children in that us.
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Ask Tante Jennie™, the genealogy maven (or at least she thinks so)
Tante Jennie tells how to save a family scrapbook or photo album, and what a Soundex is.
Dear Tante Jennie ™, professional printer. You can also put the My greatgrandmother started keeping digital images on a DVD and share copies a scrapbook when she was a girl. When with family members. she got older, she started adding photos Just remember to keep the original in to the album, especially after she married safe storage. Also very importantly, if you and had children. So the album is a com- do not print out copies, make sure to bination of invitations, handwritten notes, “migrate” the digital images to whatever ticket stubs, etc., besides lots of photos. I new technology is currently being used. If think there is even a dried flower in there. you do not think that is important, just And I should mention that at the beginning think --- on what computer would you view she glued the material in. the diskettes you made ten years ago? My grandmother inherited the album, Isabel, I hope you are making albums and now Mom has it. Both my sister and I or scrapbooks that your greatgrandchil- want the album. We do not want to ruin dren will treasure. the contents by tearing things off the pages. Tante Jennie Algee ™ What should we do?
Dear Tante Jennie, Isabel Ringgen What is a Soundex?
Dear Isabel, Caesar Cioppi You have a dilemma, but it can be solved. First of all, get that flower out of there! It could bring bugs or mildew. If it is Dear Caesar, important to you, take a photo of it. Next, A Soundex is a phonetic system cre- make sure that the album is kept in an ar- ated to make finding surnames easier. Be- chival storage box. (Look online to find fore computers, researchers could use a suppliers. The Kol has covered preserva- four character code to search the census, tion before.) etc., on microfilm. The Daitch–Mokotoff If you have lots of gelt, you could take Soundex was invented in 1985 to help in the album to a professional conservator, searching Jewish names. Later the Bei- but Tante Jennie has an easier and less der-Morse Phonetic Matching system was expensive suggestion. Take a digital pho- created. For help generating a Soundex tograph of the cover of the album, and of code, use www.stevemorse.org. every page. Then you can either print out a copy, or have a printed book made by a Tante Jennie Algee
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