Sunday, September 25, 2016

RIGA: NEW JEWISH CEMETERY "SMERLI"

RIGA NEW JEWISH CEMETERY "SMERLI"
http://www.smerli.lv/site/main/
(Council of Jewish Communities of Latvia)

Top right corner of the main page offers language buttons for Russian, English and Latvian.

Sample:
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You may still have to use a translator such as Google's Translate: ( https://translate.google.com/#ru/en/%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B0 )


Grave Photo:

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

1818-1918 UNIVERSITY OF BONN: JEWISH STUDENTS

1818-1918 UNIVERSITY OF BONN: JEWISH STUDENTS
(information collected by Liliane Plath from University enrollment records)


Alphabetized lists in table format are provided, in German.
The student body was from all over Galicia, Germany, Russia, and other locations. The list includes:
Name
 Enrollment date—immatrikulation        
Fathers’ professions—beruf des Vaters
Subject/major—fach
Reference #--fundstelle
Place of birth---Geburtsort

Some professions found on the lists:


German
English
Arzt
Doctor
Bankier
Banker
Beamter
Official
Buchhandler
Book Seller
Fabrikant
Manufacturer
Fleischer
Butcher
Generalagent
General Agent
Gutsbesitzitzer
Land/Estate Owner
Ingenieur
Engineer
Justizrat
Counsellor of Justice, an honorary title given by the state to a lawyer or notary, indicating excellence
Juwelier
Jeweler
Kaufmann und Stadtrat
Merchant & Councilor
Kantor und Lehrer
Cantor & Teacher
Landwirt
Farmer
Lohgerber
Tanner
Lotterieeinnehmer
Lottery Ticket Seller
Metzger
Butcher
Rabbbiner
Rabbi
Rechtsanwalt
Lawyer
Rentier
Person living on income from property or investments

Verwaltungsbeamter
Administrative Officer
Viehhandler
Animal Handler
Vorbeter
Cantor; Prayer Leader
Wollhandler
Wool Trader

Saturday, September 17, 2016

1907 Kiev: Society for the Spread of Education (#3)


1907 KIEV: SOCIETY FOR THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION AMONG JEWS IN RUSSIA: Kiev  (#3)
(For the most part, The list covered the period of Feb. 15, 1907-Mar. 1, 1908, there are some exceptions)


i.12

Zvenigordka (1906-1907)
Atlas SG
Atlas Kh.
Bergelson
Bongard
Vekshteyn R.
Gurovich DM
Dizhur A
Dizhur B
Yerusalimskiy B
Yerusalimskiy Kh.
Zvonitskiy Sh.
Zilberberg
Zingerevich  пров. ?—prov?
Kamenetskiy K.
Kapitanovskiy
Kilion
Landa M.
Nirenberg Ya.
Poznanskiy
Prober Sh.
Sosnovskiy P.
Chernomorskiy B.
Shats S.
Spigel G.
Spigel Sh. G.
Yuditskiy
Yablonovski


i.13-14
Zlatopol
Brun I.
Belitskaya A.
Galnerin S.
Golovanevsky Sh.
Gofman M.
Gurevich N., doctor
Zalkind A.
Krizman I.
Manzon D.
Mett S., doctor
Podolskiy
Podolskiy M.
Sukalskiy
Telyatnikov
Yaroslavskaya I.

Zinkov
Avstriyanik  agent (or agency)
Brodskiy OI
Vayntraub
Zelikman L.
Ingold
Krashinsy I.
Kreymerman
Kupershmidt
Linetskiy
Meller Z.
Rozenblit D.
Rozenblit I.
Rukelman
Rutberg
Trakhtenberg
Tsynberg
Sheynkman K.
Shilman K. (Pokutinsky---from here?)
Shilman M.

Kazatin
Ashkenazi K.
Volfman A.
Grinberg I.
Krasner A.
Livshits A.,
Mistetskiy I.
Nirenberg S.
Polonskiy A.
Rabinovich R.
Shvartsman A.

i.14
Klintsy
Dubitskiy ML
Kontorov GM
Margolis Yu.

Pavel
Armarnik L.
Volozh MO
Klurgluz SI
Faynshteyn MM

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

1949 ALGERIA: "JEWISH INFORMATION"

1949 ALGERIA-- INFORMATION JUIVE (Jewish Information)NEWSPAPER 

Announcements: Names

Aizer Cherqui---was unanimously voted in as president of the Association of Study, Aide & Assistance

Elie Gozlan---president of the Joint, retired from the position because of health issues.

Mr. & Mrs. Georges Loufrani, Lucien Loufrani

“La Pouponniere Israelite de Constantine”  (“Jewish Nursery of Constantine”)—created to help those mothers who had to work (after the war) by the Dames du Comite (Women’s Committee of the Jewish War Orphans). Some committee members:
Barkatz—president
Joseph Attali---director
Henri Lellouche---treasurer
Jules Gozlan---secretary

ORAN—
Grand Temple of Oran:
Albert Smadja---President du Consistoire, lit the traditional candle on the first night of Chanukah

KHENCHELA---
Death of Nessim Seror----brother of Henri Seror and father of Minhas Seror

ELECTIONS TO THE CONSISTOIRE CENTRAL: List of candidates to the Consistoire Central as of January 1949—

         Departement D’Alger—
Belicha Maurice
Bouchara Leon, Alger
Brunschvig Leon—former student of the l’Ecole Normale Superieure
Cherqui Aizer
Heler Benjamin—engineer, Secretary General of the Algerian Zionist Federation
Machtou Maurice---Legion of Horor officier, former doctor
Soussy Maxime
Zerbib Elie-merchant from Algers
Weill Jean---attorney from Paris

         Departement D’Oran---
Amar Marcel—industrialist/manufacturer from Paris
Smadja Albert
Bensadoun Joseph, Mascara, Algeria
Benzaken Nessim—Tlemcen, Algeria
Roubache Rene—attorney, Mostaganem, Algeria


         Departement de Constantine---
Tenoudji Edmond
Gozlan Albert—Constantine, Algeria
Halimi Richard---Constantine, Algeria
Kahn Rene
Darmon Gaston
Naouri Raoul---Bone, Algeria (Annaba), merchant tailor
Zemmour Maklouf (aka Abraham)
Zitoun Isaac—Philippeville
Seror Henri--Tebessa