Re: The JewishGen Family Finder:

None of the names or places line up with anything that I've researched. What made you decide to reach out to me?

Shalom & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

Author of: God versus Gods & Lashon HaKodesh

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On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 11:57 PM Howard Warman <JGFF-Comms@jewishgen.org> wrote:

From : Howard Warman, (researcher code 288076) freelancecasting@aol.com

To : Reuven Chaim Klein, (researcher code 106665)

Subject : The JewishGen Family Finder:

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Hi there! My name is Howard and I am searching my maternal grandmothers family tree originally from the (phonetically pronounced) Sukeron area of Bessarabia (now the Sokyryany area of Ukraine). Her maiden name was Cherkis (spelled so many ways) and her first name was Ethel (or Ettie). She came to the US as a 17/18 year old back in 1921 and originally settled in the lower east side of NYC area where she was soon married to a Harry Feldman (also of the Sukeron area). Her maternal grandfather's name was Gedale Czerkas (reference to all the surname spellings) and he was born in the 1850's also back in eastern Europe (assuming the same area as Ethel). He also settled in NYC (or around) in 1922 and had a wife by the name of (sounding like) Neche. If you think you may have any information that may be part of my family tree - I would be so deeply appreciative if you could share (and visa versa obviously). Thank you Thank you

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Re: Genealogy- Stern descendants of Taz

Take a look at: https://kleinfamilygenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/05/re-ravsig-rabbi-of-wolbroms-daughter_7.html - maybe contact this fellow roys18@aol.com who seems to have a lot to say about the TaZ's family history? You might want to email Larry Tauber himself, the latest email address I have for him: ltauber@ctswlaw.com

Three researchers that I'm acquainted with are: Yossi Kwadrat <info@kankanjournal.com> in London, זלמן ליב ווייס <weisszalmen@gmail.com> in Kiryat Joel in USA, and Rifka Junger <rifkajunger@gmail.com> in Vienna. 

Shalom & Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 3:23 PM barrda <barrda@netvision.net.il> wrote:

Shalom Rav Reuven and Chodesh Tov ! 

My wife has a strong family history that she is from the Taz. Her grandmother Chaya Herskovitz had the  maiden name of Stern, from Munkatch.

Chaya's father was Chaim Stern, born 1877.

The tradition is that Chaim was a 12th generation of the Taz. There was once a yichus document which was sadly lost. I am sending a photo of Chaim Stern's kever in Los Angeles (he managed to leave Europe in 1935)

Chaim's father was Yona Stern.

Yona's father was Aharon Stern. 

I would very VERY keen to somehow fit in Aharon to the Taz....your posting on the Jewish genealogy rabbinic digest was a major breakthrough, showing that the Taz's son Shmuel had a son Dovid who called himself Stern, as did his son Tzvi Hirsh. 

I have the entries from Meir Wunder's encyclopedia with the family "chamula" of Sterns, all Leviim, all Taz descendants, including Tzvi Hirsh and his sons Yosef Charif and Yakov.

I would be happy for your communication.

By the way- I am on the recipient list of your "what's in a word" emails, I enjoy them very much! 

I am COINCIDENTALLY in Beitar Elit tonight for a barmitzva, is there any chance we can meet? 

Danny Barr

Mishav Yonatan 

Ramat Hagolan

0543106535

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