Re: The JewishGen Family Finder: Mermelstein connections

Sorry, I don't know anything about this. I'm not really related the MERMELSTEINs from Klyachanovo/Klichanovo (near Munkatch), but rather my great-grandmother married a MERMELSTEIN after my great-grandfather died. I realize that Dorobratovo is somewhat close to Klyachanovo, but its hard to assume a connection, especially because MERMELSTEIN is a fairly common surname. Are the MERMELSTEIN family you are looking into Leviim? The one that my g-grandmother married are not Leviim.

Zei Gezunt & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

Author of: God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (NEW!) & Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew

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On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 4:08 PM Chumi Stein <JGJGFF@lyris.jewishgen.org> wrote:

From : Chumi Stein, (researcher code 82769) chumi.s@sympatico.ca

To : Reuven Chaim Klein, (researcher code 106665)

Subject : The JewishGen Family Finder: Mermelstein connections

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I recently read about a family Mermelstein from Pavlova that have and it's family tree Bentzion Mermelstein, Shlomo Mermelstein . I have family members Mermelstein from Munkacs named Binyamin Mermelstein with a son Feiler Mermelstein also a Chuva Mermelstein. Do you know of a connection

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Re: Rudolph Klein's immigration application

Because of the Coronavirus situation, ancestry.com opened up all their archives for free access to anybody who has an LAPL library card number. You have to access their site through this page:  https://www.lapl.org//collections-resources/research-and-homework  and sign in with a library card number.

I will also point out that this application was processed in the State of Georgia which it seems your father did his basic training in the US Army before being stationed at Fort Dix. This is corroborated by the famous picture of him in his army uniform, which experts have told me is the uniform worn in basic training because it had no rank or insignia. Moreover, in the background of that picture is a Piggly Wiggly store which was a chain of stores that only existed in the Midwest and Southern states. (This information comes from a 2004 email from Morris Spector in my archives here).

More archives from ancestry.com point to a contradiction regarding his birthday like Jossi Baci pointed out. On the application I sent you, it says Oct 23 1912. That date is also given in an army report of his death in 1968 in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 whose record entry reads:

Name: Randolph Klein
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1912
Death Date: 9 Jul 1968
SSN: 153180533
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 24 Jan 1942
Release Date 1: 20 Mar 1945

On the other hand, other sources give his birthday as 13 Oct 1912 in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 and in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Obviously, one of those dates is a mistake, but it's hard to know which one.

I also found this record of his naturalization from the State of Georgia's naturalization records:

Zei Gezunt & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

Author of: God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (NEW!) & Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew

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On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 9:46 AM Yossi Klein <kleinyossi@yahoo.com> wrote:

Very cool. Lots of good data. Didn't realize he was short. Social Security website says he was born on 10/13 (not 10/23). Didn't know he had live on upper West Side.

Stay healthy,

Love, UY

On Saturday, April 25, 2020, 11:30:23 PM GMT+3, RC Klein <yeshivish@gmail.com> wrote:

No response?

Zei Gezunt & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

Author of: God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (NEW!) & Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew

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On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 10:51 PM RC Klein <yeshivish@gmail.com> wrote:

I believe I have found your father immigration application, attached. In the application he requests to change his name from Rudolph to Randolph. 

Zei Gezunt & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

Author of: God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (NEW!) & Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew

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Re: The JewishGen Family Finder:

Sorry, I don't know anything about this. I'm not really related the MERMELSTEINs from Klyachanovo/Klichanovo (near Munkatch), but rather my great-grandmother married a MERMELSTEIN after my great-grandfather died. I realize that Dorobratovo is somewhat close to Klyachanovo, but its hard to assume a connection, especially because MERMELSTEIN is a fairly common surname. Are the MERMELSTEIN family you are looking into Leviim? The one that my g-grandmother married are not Leviim. 

Zei Gezunt & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

Author of: God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (NEW!) & Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew

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On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 5:03 AM Rebecca Ruberg Rebecca Ruberg Ruberg <JGJGFF@lyris.jewishgen.org> wrote:

From : Rebecca Ruberg Rebecca Ruberg Ruberg, (researcher code 639994) BexShapiro@gmail.com

To : Reuven Chaim Klein, (researcher code 106665)

Subject : The JewishGen Family Finder:

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Hi Reuven,
Hoping this finds you in good health and safety.
I am hoping that you can help me solve a mystery. I have been researching a thread of my family using Yad Vashem's search database. A number of our relatives entries were submitted by a survivor named Ze'ev Mermelstein who at the time, lived in Israel. He listed the relationship to our relatives as "מוקיר". I am trying to find out more about this wing of our family and am curious to discover the connection between Ze'ev and the Mauskopf/Klein family from Dorobratovo (now Ukraine, then Czechoslovakia). Do you by any chance know anything of Zeev Mermelstein?

Thank you for your help.
Rebecca

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Re: Shenos Chaim - Sarah Beinhorn

I'm not so familiar with the Siedenfeld branch of the family, but if you want to speak to someone closer to Mrs. Beinhorn (who just died within the last year or so), you can try contacting her grandson son Avi Goldminz, his email address is: aviygold@gmail.com (I suggest writing to him in Hebrew). An old email address I have for his father Moshe Goldmunz is mosheg@moch.gov.il but I don't think I've contacted him in years. Hatzlocha Rabbah!

Zei Gezunt & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

Author of: God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (NEW!) & Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 8:01 PM Joseph Seidenfeld <joeseidenfeld@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Reb Reuven Chaim,

I don't think we've spoken but I've read a lot of your research into the Beinhorn / Seidenfeld family history. Over the years I've been in touch with Moshe Miller, Heshy Gross and others who have shared some of the information that you've uncovered. I'm particularly interested in the Seidenfeld connection to the Bnei Yissoschor.

With the current situation, I have had some time to revisit some of the unanswered questions that have come up since my last period of family research, some 13 years ago.

I am in possession of the family trees of Sarah Beinhorn, as recorded in her reprinting of Shenos Chaim, as well as in her autobiography, Alim She'alu Min Ha'afar. I also visited Mrs. Beinhorn in the lobby of her Geula retirement home, in 2005, to discuss what she knew about the Seidenfeld family roots.

I am trying to find the contact for one of Mrs. Beinhorn's children or children in law. R' Moshe Goldmintz and R' Moshe Mordechai Kahana. Would you have their contact?

I'm particulary focused on the Mesora that Rochel Leah Seidenfeld (wife of Reb Naftali Seidenfeld of Munkatch) was in fact a daughter of Rav Yaakov Uri (AB"D Breziz and Turka).

There have been certain death records circulating online which show Rochel Leah's parents as Yaakov Leizer and Chaya Bina Reiter. I'm trying to reconcile this apparent conflict.

I'd be more than happy to speak to you by phone when you're available.

All the best,

Yossi Seidenfeld