Return-Path: Delivered-To: alumni.princeton.edu%david90@alumni.princeton.edu Received: (cpmta 9753 invoked from network); 12 Sep 2001 04:44:27 -0700 Received: from mail.vif.com (HELO jasmine.vif.com) (216.239.64.153) by smtp.c007.snv.cp.net (209.228.33.205) with SMTP; 12 Sep 2001 04:44:27 -0700 X-Received: 12 Sep 2001 11:44:27 GMT Received: from merle (IP Station [216.239.65.216]) by jasmine.vif.com (Sendmail SMTPRA 4.5.4) with SMTP id for ; Wed, 12 Sep 2001 07:44:27 -0400 Message-ID: <002c01c13b80$10408100$d841efd8@merle> Reply-To: "Merle Kastner" From: "Merle Kastner" To: "David Simon Bendory" References: Subject: Re: [rom-sig] Re: No words to describe Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 07:42:54 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Status: U X-UIDL: O59KnNHkIc0mGwE Dear David, Thank you for your significant message, in the face of the horror.....I have just posted it on the JGS of Montreal mailing list.....Thank God you are safe. I hope that all of your family and friends are, too. Yes, we have to pray for peace. And, even more so, at the start of this New Year. Merle Kastner Membership & Programming JGS of Montreal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Simon Bendory" To: "Romania SIG" Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:51 PM Subject: [rom-sig] Re: No words to describe > > > > Encylopedia of Jewish Life - available for shipping > WORLDWIDE > http://www.jewishgen.org/jewishgenmall > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This list is supported by JewishGen. Thank a member who > has helped you. Become a supporter. 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Inside the cover, my GGM, then my GM, listed the > births, marriages, and deaths in our family from the death of my GGGM and > GGGF in 1893 through the marriage of Uncle Charlie in1932. The text is > below. > > This siddur survived pogroms in Hungary, the journey to America, and 3 > generations. I won't know if it survived today's tragedy until I can get > back into my office, and I don't know when that will be. Thank God I have a > scan of the writing inside the cover. > > My unforgettable blessed late Mother died on May 4, 1895. Father - January > 3. > My unforgettable blessed Mother died on May 16, 1893. > My unforgettable blessed Father died on July 18, 1893. > Married on August 17, 1901. > My dear daughter Fanni was born on May 2, 1902. > My dear Filip was born on January 2, 1905. > My dear Karl Moritz was born on February 9, 1906. > My dear daughter Teresine was born on March 3, 1908. Harrison > Tess > My dear daughter Rose was born on August 7, 1910. 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