I was in Pittsburgh over Xmas and went out to Beth Abraham looking for family headstones. I found some....... by happenstance.... but not the one in Section 4...
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Robert Zavos
pittsburghjgs
Jan 30, 2011 4:05 pm
Hi Elizabeth, You are in luck on the Zonis family and the Beth Abraham map. Maybe even even the Shaffer family. I will send you more information later via...
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elizabeth winchester
elzwinchester
Jan 30, 2011 5:06 pm
Dear Robert I am very excited to meet you! As a genealogy researcher I'm sure you know how it sometimes becomes frustrating and so finding a fellow is very...
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looking4zingers
Mar 12, 2011 12:02 am
My name is Alison Jaeb. I have been researching my family history - much of which happened in Pittsburgh in the 19 teens and twenties. I must say, there are a...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 3:50 am
My Great-Grandfather, Zalman(Zalmen) (Leml) Solomon Kanterovitz(Schoket, Rabbi, and Cantor), died in Pittsburgh on Dec. 14, 1928. He was an under study Rabbi ...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Mar 12, 2011 3:55 am
Barry,  Maybe I can help you with the Lida connection, as I was told I was an in-law to Rabbi Poupko via the wife of my cousin. She was a Tufshinsky, and...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 5:39 am
Here is the family tree of our Cantor Family sent from my cousin, Eric Friedman. I still can't find the Rabbi Baruch Poupko or the late comedian "Eddie ...
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looking4zingers
Mar 12, 2011 2:37 pm
I believe that my great great great grandfather Schnaeer Zalmon Singer/Zinger/Zynger lived with his daughters. They lived on Wylie Avenue and Bedford Avenue in...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 2:59 pm
Something interesting, it sounds like our relatives attended Fifth Ave. H.S. and may have been in some classes together. I was born on Pride St. across from...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 4:23 pm
Alison, Here is a fantastic website(free) that I have found most helpful searching for my family. I hope that this information helps you as well. Please feel...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Mar 12, 2011 11:40 pm
Alison, I'd be happy to take a look through some databases for you, but you're going to have to give me a little more information. For example, you say that...
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looking4zingers
Mar 13, 2011 1:24 am
Ok, below is the email that I was writing before your last reply. Where did you see the name Abraham connected with Scheine Chaia? I'm feeling very much like a...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 13, 2011 9:23 pm
Alison This is the best site(free) that I have found specifically for Pittsburgh that was very helpful for locating specific family members, obituaries, and...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Mar 14, 2011 12:03 am
As an update...we were able to figure out that Alison's ancestor was most likely Abraham Joseph, not Schneur Zalman, and the family came from Janow Podlaski,...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Jun 20, 2011 3:01 am
In Memory of My Dear Uncle Saul: The last of my dear Mother's siblings There is a G'd in which human beings could experience tenderness. There is a G'd in a...
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Lara Diamond
shevi
Jul 15, 2011 1:54 pm
I'm trying to track down information about my great-great-great grandmother (and one of her daughters). I'm not sure of her maiden name, so I'd like to find...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Jul 15, 2011 1:59 pm
Hi, Lara. Â Where was your family from in Europe? Evan From: Lara Diamond <laradiamond@...> To: PittsburghJGS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 15,...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Jul 15, 2011 2:02 pm
Also, my Wolfsons were friendly with the family of Oscar LEVANT, a pianist. They lived in Colwell St. for a while. Any connection? From: Lara Diamond...
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Lara Diamond
shevi
Jul 15, 2011 2:44 pm
This part (LEFAND/MARIENHOFF/TOLCHINSKY) was from near Nizhen, Russia (now Ukraine). The SUPKOFF part was from Shpikov, Russia (also now Ukraine). I don't know...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Dec 23, 2011 9:42 pm
Hi Lisa, I tried sending several messages and all got returned. Â Please reply to me outside of the PittsburghJGS@yahoogroups.com; so, we can further discuss...
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soniarosen
Jan 10, 2012 2:28 pm
I am trying to find information and about my uncle, Albert Earl Loew, son of Albert Loew and Charlotte A. Loew, grandson of Josefine Loew Odenheimer, all of...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Feb 7, 2012 5:41 pm
... From: Susan M. Melnick <SMMelnick@...> To: Susan M. Melnick <SMMelnick@...> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:38 AM ...
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pittsburghjgs
Jun 29, 2012 5:48 pm
Dear PittsburghJGS members, Familysearch.org (the online branch of the LDS) has just released a new collection of Marriage records (June 22, 2012) that seems...
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ewolfson@...
ewolfson
Jun 29, 2012 6:56 pm
Family search had actually had that database out for a while. Also check out Pittsburgh city deaths, and don't forget some our family may have married in Ohio...
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Scott P. Dann
scottpdann
Jun 29, 2012 7:04 pm
I could only find one Allegheny County relative in the database. I know I have many more Allegheny County marriages in my family. Scott P. Dann From:...
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ewolfson@...
ewolfson
Jun 29, 2012 8:01 pm
Scott - what are the family names you are researching? Sent from my iPhone...
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Scott P. Dann
scottpdann
Jul 2, 2012 1:35 pm
Stern, Lawrence, and Markowitz, along with any spouses acquired along the way. Scott P. Dann From: PittsburghJGS@yahoogroups.com...
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pittsburghjgs
Feb 8, 2013 1:25 am
There is a very interesting conference in Pittsburgh in late April 2013 that includes talks by previous Pittsburgh JGS speakers. See our Pittsburgh JGS Website...
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Lara Diamond
shevi
Feb 28, 2013 11:35 pm
Anyone researching any of the same families as I am? My families from Pittsburgh and McKeesport include: SUPKOFF/SUPCOFF/SOUPCOFF, SANSHUCK, TOLCHINSKY (later...
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pittsburghjgs
Mar 7, 2013 5:26 pm
Beth El Congregation is holding a free Genealogy Day and Pancake Festival on Sunday March 10 from 9am-2pm. The synagogue is located at 1900 Cochran RD...
