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 .