Sunday, January 28, 2024

1920-1938 Stanistawow Poland [Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine]

 APPLICATIONS FOR OBTAINING PASSPORTS BY JEWISH RESIDENTS

[US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM]: 

Identifier: irn34982 or 

Accession Number: 2008.12, 

RG Number: RG-31.064M. 

F. 6, O. 3

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn34982

Languages: Polish, German, English, Russian, Czech

116,398 JPEG Images; 11 microfilm digitized reels

From Archive: Derzhavnyi Arkhiv Ivano-Frankivskoi Oblasti [State Archives of the Ivano-Frankivsk Region]

The records are downloadable & are arranged alphabetically in the order of the Russian alphabet.

According to USHMM, the passports enabled travel abroad for business, medical treatment, or pleasure. The applications were reviewed & approved by the Stanislawow County Executive Office, 1918-1938. Typically, they included correspondence with foreign embassies/consulates, original passports, government officials, official documents & certificates, etc.




Monday, January 15, 2024

WHO ARE THEY? ARE THESE YOUR RELATIVES? (#22+)

 WHO ARE THEY?: Are These Your Relatives? (#22+)

Others in the “Who Are They” Series:

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2017/05/who-are-they-relatives-friends-neighbors.html

 

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2017/05/more-passports-id-cards-etc-1a.html

 

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2017/06/who-are-they-2.html

 

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2017/07/who-are-they-3_15.html

 

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2018/01/who-are-they-5.html

 

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2018/01/who-are-they-6.html

 

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2018/02/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-7.html


http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2018/04/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-8.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2018/05/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-9.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2018/10/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-10.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2018/12/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-11.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2019/05/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-13.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2019/07/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-14.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2019/09/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-15.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2019/12/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-16.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2020/03/who-are-they-are-these-your-relative-17.html

 

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2020/04/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-18.html


https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2020/08/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-19.html


https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2023/09/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-20.html


https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2023/10/who-are-they-are-these-your-relatives-21.html


Some More:

https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2017/04/passports-birth-certificate-are-these.html


https://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/2017/05/more-passports-id-cards-etc-1a.html 



1820 PODOLSK PROVINCE PASSPORT: Bratslav tradesman & resident of Tulchin, Chaim Gershevich Buller


Document: was good for 1 year [April 1820-1821].

Physical description: dark complexion, slightly pockmarked, brown eyes, hooked nose, black hair, small wart below right eye.

Age: 23

Married

Permitted to live only in those places where Jews were permitted to live.





1894 Kovno City Council 1st Guild Certificate [#470], issued to Kovno merchant, Moisey Lvovich Rosenblat 


--issued by Kovno 1st guild city council for 1 year

--stamp from Kovno City Pollice Dept.---residence permit issued on Nov. 22 1895, #234. Family:

wife: Esther, 45

daughter: Sophia, 24

son: Yakov, 28


Yakov's family:

wife: Sophia, 23

son: Lazarus, 2 yr. 4 months

daughter: Cecilia, 1 yr. 3 months

daughter: Ida, died in 1894


Family List:





Palestine ID Card: Ita-Fajga Araten


--Birth: 1897, Kielce

--Residence: Tel Aviv









Palestine ID Card: Jerachmiel Araten [is he Ita-Faja's relative?


--Residence: Haifa




1932 Polish Passport [#273449-issued in Warsaw]: Morduchowicz Fejga


--Birth: 1905 in ___?

--Single






1930 & 1947 Polish ID Cards: Wolf Rinder

    1930


--Birth: January 15, 1913 in Potok Zloty (Tarnopol, Poland. Today, Ukraine)
--Parents: Chaim & Pepi
--Residence: Monasterzyska

    1947
--Residence: Katowice Poland


1917 [WWI] Wilkomierz, Lithuania Passport: Issued to a Jewish Lithuanian Woman, Kozhe Garb.

--Birth:March 1876 in Wilkomierz
    Maiden name: Pelikan
--Wife
--Physical: Scar on left side of forehead
--page 7: Handwritten entry for Israel Garb (her husband???), December 1912








1960 Uruguay Passport: Alda Feder Lifshitz de Arlin 

--Birth:August 16 1900 in Palestine
--Widowed
--Residence: Montevideo








 





1921 Netherlands Passport (#3650): Rebecca Linnewiel 

--Birth: September 7 1864 in Rotterdam Holland













Thursday, January 11, 2024

1903 STATE ARCHIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (GARF): DETAINED JEWS IN DVINSK [DAUGAVPILS] LATVIA

 GARF: F. 124, Inv. 12, Case 1193a: 

Case regarding detainees who attended a Dvinsk Bund meeting on February 28, 1903 [ proceedings were in March 1905]


"A Bund meeting was held at Lyak's house on Kuznechnaya St., Dvinsk".

    **note: no other information is available!!**

Included below are the names & ages for the individuals:

1. Schneerson Rebekkah Yakovlevna, 22

2. Schneerson Eliog (?) Abramov, 25

3. Gresselberg Abram-Gessel Wulfov, 23

4. Dembo Schneier Srolev, 17

5. Slezinger Noson Voselev-Abelev, 18

6. Krol Mostov Ioselev, 19

7. Kizberg Abram Leizerov, 18

8. Meierov Shevel-Zelik Shliomoiv, 17

9. Katz Sora Getsileva, 22

10. Pliskin Shevel Davidov, 21

11. Aronovich Ester-Diska Samoilkova, 18

12. Berezina Alta-Khaska Borukhova, 17

13. Vinokur Itka Khaimovna-Ioseleva, 18

14. Garber Khasya Moteleva, 17

15. Glazman Sora-Riva Khaimova-Aroniova, 17

16. Glik Etka Shmuilova-Borukhova, 17

17. Grubina Leya-Dina Nokhumova, 18

18. Gutman Gitel Yankeleva, 19

19. Itsikman Malka Itsikova-Moisheva, 15

20. Ioffe Meikhel Isserov, 16

21. Kagan Abram-Movsha Melikhov, 17

22. Kurland/Kourland Dveyra Davidova, 19

23. Kurland/Kourland Khava Lazareva-Neukhova, 20

24. Lapidus Iosel Abelev, 16

25. Lyubovich Etka Movsheva, 17

26. Mamin Sholom-Yankel Movshev-Borukhov, 16

27. Milner Belka/Beila Kusheleva, 19

28. Premza Sonya Lvova, 21

29. Strunina Khiena Davidova, 16

30. Fine/Fayn Frada Moteleva, 18

31. Fliter Maryasya Shmuleva, 17

32. Fonarev Movsha-Girsh Leibov, 17

33. Fridland Khava Leibova, 20

34. Tzadkina Beila Nokhumova, 15

35. Shteyn Rokha Girsheva, 17

36. Bik Veniamin Nokhimov-Mendelev, 18

37. Sing Yosel-Leiba Nokhumov-Mendelev, 18

38. Vysokolskiy David Leibov, 19

39. Goldshteyn Yosel Leizerov, 18

40. Gordon David Ioselev, 22

41. Gofung Berel-Zelik Yudelev, 19

42. Gofung Gersh-Leizer Yudelev, 17

43. Gurvich Yankel Ovseev, 19

44. Deych/Deitch David Leiov, 17

45. Dobrusin Evel Itskov, 21

46. Katzel Zelik Abramov, 18

47. Kellem Movsha Ruvinov, 21

48. Leibovich Abe Khaimov, 17

49. Margolis Bentzian Zalmanov, 27

50. Naygus Leizer Shlomov-Itsikov, 19

51. Neyslos Ilya Aronov-Abramov, 18

52. Ozernikov Itska Khaimov, 18

53. Potash Movsha-Mikhel Meerov-Ioselev, 19

54. Ravdin Erukhim Itsikov, 19

55. Rogalsky Nison Abeloev, 16

56. Rumak Borukh Shliomov, 22

57. Sirotinsky Bentzian Leizerov, 26

58. Skutelsky Ruvin Mantzikov (?), 19

59. Skuy David-Ruvin Shmuylov, 25

60. Smotkin Shlioma Neukhov, 19

61. Treger Khatskel Efroimov-Leibov, 16

62. Uzdin Oser Vulfov, 17

63. Fayn/Fine Mendel Movshev, 19

64. Feldman Abram-Abel Motelev, 17

65. Finig Solomon Itskov, 17

66. Fischer Berka Beynesov, 17

67. Fliter Berka Ioselev-Simkhov, 18

68. Fridland Itska-Genoch Yankelev, 19

69. Khaid Itska-Simon Leibov-Berkov, 21

70. Chipek Khaim Izrailev, 17

71. Shapiro Faivish Pinkhusov, 20

72. Shpaer Nakhman Lipov, 17

73. Shuntup Silem-Borukh Simeonov-Yankelev, 19

74. Eydus Zalman Berkov, 26

75. Etin/Etsin Abram Borukhov, 17

76. Yakovlev Rakhmiel-Movsha Shliomov-Girshev, 21

77. Yakub Iosel Leibov-Yudelev, 17

78. Milonchik Abram Ioselev, 23 

79. Notel Abramov Avin, 23

80. Gliog Schneerson

81.Pokroy Leiba Mikhelev-Notkov, 22

82. Orukh Yakov Abramov, 23




Sunday, November 19, 2023


1900 KIEV PROVINCE: APPLICATIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF MARITAL STATUS CERTIFICATES

 State Archives of the Kiev Region [F. 1260, inv. 3, file 342, from Alex Krakokvsky]

https://tinyurl.com/y623b34j

The following names were mentioned in the above archival document. NOTE: This is a partial list.

It appears that marital status certificates were needed by conscriptees in order to be eligible to collect benefits.


p. 34. Mendel Yankelev KOGANSKY & family, from Rzhisheva,

Witnesses: Naftula Duvidov KAGANSKY, Yusif Volkova ARONSKY, Moshka Shlemov RIPA, Avrum Moshkov KRAKOVICH,  & Aba Yuskova NOVIK. Knew family well.

Family members: father: Yankel Srulev KAGANSKY,  45 yr.; stepmother: Risa Gershkov, 37 yr.. brothers: Aron, 13; Avrum, 7. 

sisters: Khai-Rukhli 15; Tzivi, 10; Masi, 8. 

Additionally, he had a brother, Leizer Leiba, born in 1881, who died November 9, 1894.

p. 57. Complaint of Leyba POLINSKY, a Tripolye/Trypillya resident, against  the Kiev Provincial Board, for refusal to issue a certificate of marital status.

p. 102-104. Petition of citizen Leizor Mikhelev GRINBERG, regarding a fine of 300 R. imposed for the failure of his son Moshko to appear for military service.

p. 110-111. Makarov townsman Manya Gershkov TZIMBARG,  requested the Provincial Board for information regarding which institution stored registration lists. The Kiev County Police Dept. required an extract from said lists, but didn't indicate their location. 

p. 122. Rzhishchev Tradesman Itska FAKTOROVICH

p. 175. Complaint about the Kiev County Police Dept. for refusing to issue a certificate of marital status by Teviya KLYURFELD.

p. 183. Complaint about the Kiev District Police Dept. for refusal to issue  a certificate by tradesman Rukhli KHANYURY/KHANYUR.

p. 185. Aron RAKHLIN complained against Kiev Dist. Police for refusal to issue a marital status certif.

p. 214-215. Moshka-Leyba ZEVELEV, a Germanovka resident, complained against the Kiev Dist. Police for refusal to issue a certificate of marital status. It was refused due to insufficient proof of his residence.

p. 227. Tradesman Froim Avrumov YAMPOLSKY complaint for denial of the issuance of an identity document. p. 399-401. Retired non-commissioned officer. Germanovka resident.

p. 237-239. Complaint of Mordko-Wolf Avrum-Elev MIRTSIN, a Tripolye/Trypillya resident, against the Kiev Police Dept.for refusal to issue him a marital status certificate as obligated to conscripted Jews.

p. 305-308. . Itska Khatskelev TSIPENKA, resident of the village of Kryukovshchiny, Chernobyl, complained against the Kiev Dist. Police Dept for refusing to issue a cerif. of marital status. Tsipenka failed to present any evidence to confirm his family composition, which is why the police dept. refused to issue the certificate.The involved police officer needed to indicate to Tsypenka exactly what his relationship was with the children, & birth information which, according to him, was missing from the entries in the metric books.

Leyzor KUNITSKY. A request  by the Provincial Board to return a document attached to a Government Senate decree in Kunitsky's name, dated Sept. 27.

p. 316-319.. Elki KOSTOVETZKOY. Request for the certificate was denied due to insufficient proof of her marital status.

p. 335-338.  Duvid-Bentzion Gersh-Berova KOPEIKIN complaint against Kiev Dist. Police Dept..insufficient documentation.

p. 389-394.  Rzhisheva resident,Yankel SKRIPOCHNIK complaint. Insufficient proof. Daughters birth certificates missing from the metric books.




Sunday, November 12, 2023

JDC ARCHIVES: LISTS OF NAMES

 https://archives.jdc.org/our-collections/names-index/lists-in-the-names-index/


This extensive collection of material related to Jews is not to be missed. It offers to the researcher many original lists & documents. It also includes a search box into which you may search by last name or first & last name.

Some of the lists presently available are:

--Early Remittance Lists [1915-1917]--Relatives were able to deposit small amounts of money for the JDC to remit to overseas individuals.

--1914-1921

A partial list includes:

Jewish Men from Rohatyn imprisoned in Siberia, Aid to Rabbis in the Russian Empire & Palestine, Russian Jews requesting contact with relatives, Repatriation of injured Jewish prisoners following WWI, Food parcels distribution following WWI, Siberian cards for prisoners of war, Polish Jews requesting assistance from US relatives,  et al.

--Lists from the Nazi Period & its Aftermath:

Refugees in Polish Border areas, Polish Jewish emigrants in Hungary, SS St. Louis Refugees who received JDC aid, escaped Polish Jewish officers, Vilna refugees in 1940, Jewish refugee children, escape to Japan & China, Cuba & Jamaica, South America, Palestine,  U.S., Morocco, Canada, et al.

Parcels sent to Jews in Europe: Belgium & France, Netherlands, Poland, etc.

Jewish refugees receiving aid, Jewish orphans, Emigration Service Index Cards,  etc.

Aliyah to Israel: from Yemen, via North Africa, Cyprus, etc.

--Records from 1954 related to: Algeria, Hungary, Brazil, Egypt, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Austria, etc.

--Other information [and more]:

Genealogical Resources in the Records of JDC's Warsaw Office, 1939-41. 

 https://archives.jdc.org/genealogical-resources-in-the-records-of-jdcs-warsaw-office-1939-1941/

Genealogical Resources on Immigrants to Eretz Yisrael  

https://archives.jdc.org/genealogical-resources-on-immigrants-to-eretz-yisrael/