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Saturday 2/14/2009 5:31:01pm |
Name:
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Ronit Snir |
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snironit@gmail.com
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Israel |
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I am really excited to see this
website. the name of my grandmother was Yafa Gostkowski. She made aliya to
Israel at 1939, just before the war. Her entire family was murdered in
Wizna. My grandmother died before I had a chance to ask her about her
childhood and family. I'm looking for details about the family. If someone
knows anything about it please contact me. I guide students trips to Poland
and I'll be in Wizna soon. |
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Saturday 2/14/2009 9:02:30pm |
Name:
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Bonnie Griner |
E-Mail:
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bonnie_griner@yahoo.com
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Just Surfed In |
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Chicago, IL |
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Great site, Used it before. My grandfather was from Wizna,
his name was Edmund Detkiewicz. His mother Julianna Chmielewska was from
Bronowa. I'm still looking for info on his brothers Telefor, Czlaw and
sister Waleria. If any one can help, greatly appreciated. |
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Saturday 6/02/2007
1:22:23pm |
Name:
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James Brodzinski |
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jamesbrody6@aol.com
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Paradise, California, USA |
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My mother (Gladys Milewski, her father Jozef) was born, I
believe, in Wizna and came to America about 1912. I was hoping to discover
any information possible of her (my) family there. Do you show any records of
that name in your town? It looks like a beautiful area and I'm having fun
with your website. Thank you. James |
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Tuesday 2/27/2007 8:38:24am |
Name:
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Wil Brasse |
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http://members.home.nl/w.brasse/genealogie_joods.htm |
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wil.brasse@sittard-geleen.nl
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Location:
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Sittard/NL |
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Very impressive website. I am myself
working on a webpage with information on Jewish families from my home town
Sittard (Sorry, in Dutch language), but it does not compare to your great
work!
Shalom, Wil Brasse |
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Friday 12/01/2006
8:30:31am |
Name:
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Yair Ben-Dov |
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yairbd@int.gov.il
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Friend |
Location:
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Gedera, Israel |
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I was referred to your site by Amnon Even-Kesef, Bet Hanan,
Israel.
Thank you for this wonderful site. |
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Saturday 10/22/2006
3:52:28pm |
Name:
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Yeheskel Zilberstein |
E-Mail:
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ZIK@inter.net.il
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Just
Surfed In |
Location:
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Rishon-Lezion, Israel |
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Thanks to your unending efforts, inspiration and enthusiasm
you were able to magically locate and send us a copy of the arrival ship
manifest and immigration listing 84 years ago of our beloved aunt Frieda
Gostkowska to the United States after immigrating there from Poland in 1922
when she was 18 years old.
This listing documents also that Aunt Frieda is about to be met and join her
brother Mayer Miller, (last name Gostkowski before his immigration from
Wizna to the US on 1905), who was 17 years older than Aunt Frieda and lived
with his family in Manhattan.
These few official authentic dry words on the manifest line excited my
imagination to see in my mind the excitement scene of Frieda's going down
the steps of S.S.Finland and the welcoming kisses and hugs with brother
Mayer, his wife Gossie and his children.
I would like also to use this opportunity to thank you and express my deep
appreciation for creating this Wizna web site that restores the history of
the Jewish community that lived there for many generations. It is a fabulous
work with limitless historical and nostalgic value. I am sure that my
brother Amnon Even-Kesef and all former Wizners, their children and
descendants and everybody else who visit your web site feel the same way. |
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Wednesday 10/18/2006
3:20:21pm |
Name:
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Joe Miller |
E-Mail:
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jofusmiller@yahoo.com |
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Many thanks for the priceless data you have sent on the Gostkowski clan |
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Wednesday 10/18/2006
9:56:12am |
Name:
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Donna Even-Kesef |
E-Mail:
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donnaek@gmail.com
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Friend |
Location:
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Gaithersburg, MD USA |
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It never ceases to amaze me the amount of time, persistence
and heart you and others have put in to mapping and placing in written
history - our family. |
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Tuesday
2/21/2006 9:29:10pm |
Name:
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Holly |
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Surfed In |
Location:
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Orland Park, Illinois (SW
of Chicago) |
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I was
thrilled to find this website and learn more about the town of Lomza where
my grandfather, born around 1884, had his origins. At the same time, I am
terribly saddened to learn of the beautiful families of Wizna whose lives
were lost because of man's inhumanity to man. It saddens me deeply to know
that so many Jewish families perished and as if it could not have been any
worse, near a place they called home. May we treasure the Jewish people who
are hardworking, super intelligent, loyal to their families and faithful to
God and from whom we all have much to learn. God has blessed us abundantly
with many colors and cultures. May we all come to know and never forget that
we are all people of God, meant to welcome one another with open arms and
live together in respectable peace on God's Earth. |
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Saturday 6/04/2005
4:25:28pm |
Name:
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Sandra Ross |
E-Mail:
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Shawney.ross@tisclai.co.uk
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Derbyshire England |
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My father
Pawel Stankiewicz has just passed away, and looking at his polish army book
I discovered that his birthplace was Wizna. His family moved to France when
he was a boy but your website has made me feel a whole lot closer to him and
I would Love to learn more. Thank you. |
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Thursday 5/26/2005 10:38:57am |
Name:
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David Linden |
E-Mail:
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itinerantscribe@att.net
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Location:
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East Williston, NY; U.S.A. |
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You have done a wonderful
thing with this site.
David Linden, Member, SLSIG |
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Tuesday 4/19/2005 9:37:03pm |
Name:
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Eran Even-Kesef |
E-Mail:
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eranek@gmail.com
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Friend |
Location:
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Foster City, CA |
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Thanks for
all you have done... |
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Friday 12/17/2004
7:49:04pm |
Name:
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Shirly Akerman |
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Location:
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Israel - Tel Aviv Yafo |
Comments:
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I am a relative of Urke
Nachalnik.
I'm looking information about him and his family Farberowicz in the time
before the war. |
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Wednesday
9/30/2004 5:50:41pm |
Name:
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Steve Orlen |
E-Mail:
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sorlen@email.arizona.edu |
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Web
Ring |
Location:
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Tuscon |
Comments:
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I read your message today
on JewishGen about the Polish gangster, went to the
website, and found it very interesting, and also very well put together. |
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Thursday
7/29/2004 1:19:19pm |
Name:
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Edward Szostakowski |
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Surfed In |
Location:
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San
Antonio, Texas |
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Fantastic web site. I am
trying to help my husband find his family. He and my daughter are very
interested. My name is Joyce, and I am 80 years old. The records show Wizna
stamp. Name also Ostrowski. Thanks for your great work!! |
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Sunday 5/04/2003 9:14:16pm |
Name:
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Ed
Kapelewski |
E-Mail:
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edjukappy33@yahoo.com
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Location:
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Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania |
Comments:
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Awesome website!... My grandfather Jan Kapelewski and grandmother Helena
Nitkiewicz are both from Wizna. I never thought I would be able to find
information on their home of origin. Your website with the documentation and
photos provides an excellent feeling of the history of the people of
Wizna. Thank you for all your work on this website and research help you
have provided me. In addition to the above aforementioned surnames, I am also
researching my great-grandparents Peter Czekaj from Glowienka, Austria-Poland
and Caroline Piwowar from Toruo, Austria-Poland. |
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Monday 4/28/2003 7:01:00pm |
Name:
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Hanoch Marmari |
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Just
Surfed In |
Location:
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Israel |
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Thank you for this unbelievable site.
I
was thrilled to discover both my parents on the Wizner Photo Album 2. The
person standing to the right with the 1935 Tarbut school is my father,
Shmuel Marmari aka Gorzalczany. The lady sitting in front of him is my
mother Sara Szturmakewicz, a teacher from Bialystok. They both immigrated
to Palestine before WW2, settled in Haifa and got married. I was born
in Israel in 1948, and living now in Tel Aviv. My identification is 100%
positive because I have here with me the same and exact original photo.
Best Regards,
Hanoch Marmari |
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Monday 4/14/2003 4:00:34pm |
Name:
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Itai
Sharon |
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Just
Surfed In |
Location:
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Haifa, Israel |
Comments:
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My
grandmother came from Wizna (her maiden name was Bryzman, her mother's
family, Golombek, also came from Wizna) and this site gave me a lot of
information (not to mention your help in finding related documents!)
Thank you very much for your excellent work. |
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Sunday 2/16/2003 7:22:53pm |
Name:
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Gwen
Dillon |
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Location:
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Oakland, California |
Comments:
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A
hint that relatives came from nearby Lomza (but, not finding the family name
listed there), led me to your site. Your list of residents from the 1800s,
includes the name of one of my great-great grandfathers, Lapowsky. It is
heartwarming to see photos of some of the descendants of his neighbors and
the views of the beautiful area where they lived. I'll be coming back.
Thank you. |
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Saturday 1/04/2003
1:19:56pm |
Name:
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Lukas Domurat |
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Just
Surfed In |
Location:
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Jelenia Gora, Poland |
Comments:
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I found your site not
long ago but it appeared interesting to me. I am 18 years old and I am not
Jewish, but the main reason I write to you is that I have some of my family
in Wizna and I am interested in history. I decided to send you some stuff
and I hope it will be something new for you. |
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Wednesday 10/30/2002
1:24:03am |
Name:
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Tamar Blumert Arieli |
E-Mail:
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arieli@mail.jct.ac.il |
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Friend |
Location:
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Israel |
Comments:
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Wizna is the town of my grandfather, Israel Blumert. |
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Sunday 6/16/2002 0:43:07am |
Name:
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Michael Bank |
E-Mail:
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docmbank@yahoo.com |
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Search Engine |
Location:
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Morristown, NJ, USA |
Comments:
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I
believe my paternal grandfather came from Wizna. He was a baker by trade. |
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Wednesday 3/06/2002
10:18:09pm |
Name:
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Fred
Swartz |
E-Mail:
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realefredy@aol.com |
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E-Mail |
Location:
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London, Ontario, Canada |
Comments:
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Good
work Jose! Regards. Fred |
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Tuesday 3/05/2002
8:36:17pm |
Name:
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David Arkin |
E-Mail:
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Darkin@stny.rr.com |
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Friend |
Location:
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Upstate NY |
Comments:
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I have returned numerous times to browse the pages of Wizna.com. Each time I
learn something new and wonderful about a family and heritage which I
thought was lost to distant memory. The photos and stories add a dimension
that I did not think possible. With these people, who I could not know, I
now feel a real connection. Thank you for your sensitive and informative
depiction of Wizna, Poland, where our families once walked.
I
also wish to thank you for your contribution to the book, "Neighbors" by Jan
T. Gross. It is a moving portrayal of the tragic destruction of these Jewish
Communities. Caught between the Russians and the Germans during World War
II, and ultimately betrayed by their Polish neighbors. It is an event in
history that has remained hidden for too long. Now that we know, let us
never forget.
Lastly, I thank you for your tireless efforts in connecting me to my
Gutsztejn and Ibram relatives. |
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Friday 3/01/2002 7:53:29pm |
Name:
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Sonia Bandrymer |
E-Mail:
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soniab@netgate.com.uy
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E-Mail |
Location:
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Uruguay |
Comments:
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Excelente trabajo José, felicitaciones! |
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Thursday 2/28/2002
11:16:57pm |
Name:
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Saul Marks |
E-Mail:
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saulmarks@hotmail.com |
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Friend |
Location:
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Northern England |
Comments:
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Jose, my friend, you've done it again. After the success of Radzilow.com,
who would have thought you could even think of doing the same thing for
another shtetl, but you have. I haven't had time to surf Wizna in too much
detail, but it looks wonderful & I'm so glad you've stuck so closely to the
Radzilow format. Mazeltov. |
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Sunday 2/10/2002 1:54:41am |
Name:
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Gary
Maher |
E-Mail:
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garymaher@juno.com |
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E-Mail |
Location:
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New
Jersey / USA |
Comments:
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Bravissimo Jose!! Kudos on a great resource to help us get to the bottom of
these family ties!! Keep up the great work!! |
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Friday 2/08/2002 4:38:05pm |
Name:
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Elizabeth Eichholz |
E-Mail:
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Elizabeth.Eichholz@colorado.edu |
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Friend |
Location:
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Savannah, Georgia & Boulder, Colorado |
Comments:
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I
really appreciate your website; it brings me closer to family that I was
never able to meet. |
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Thursday 2/07/2002
9:06:51apm |
Name:
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Morris Spector |
E-Mail:
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mspector@aol.com |
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Just
Surfed In |
Location:
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Hamden, CT |
Comments:
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Extremely comprehensive. Yasher Koach for a great effort of love and
remembrance. |
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Wednesday 2/06/2002
2:24:16pm |
Name:
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Diane G. Burstein |
E-Mail:
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Dowup22222@aol.com |
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Friend |
Location:
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New
Jersey |
Comments:
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A great site! A lovely tribute to those that came before us. We shall not forget. Thanks! |
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Tuesday 2/05/2002
1:53:31pm |
Name:
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Libby Lehman |
E-Mail:
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Friend |
Location:
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Baltimore, Md, USA |
Comments:
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This web page is great - I learned so much about life in Wizna. It's been a
wonderful resource for us. Also, thank you for putting our family's picture
on the web page! |
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Thursday 1/31/2002
5:06:26pm |
Name:
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Baruch Segelin |
E-Mail:
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Friend |
Location:
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Once again I must tell
you that your newest effort is absolutely amazing. It is organized
beautifully and the links provide a wonderful collection of resource
material. The photo section brings Wizna alive once again. Thank you for
including the photos of my family. It memorializes them in a way that would
have brought much pleasure to my mother - z'l....
Baruch (Burt) Segelin |
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Wednesday 1/30/2002
5:01:02pm |
Name:
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Mary
E. Goldman |
E-Mail:
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maryegoldman@hotmail.com
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E-Mail |
Location:
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Los
Angles CA |
Comments:
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Monday 1/21/2002 8:47:04pm |
Name:
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Elizabeth Weber |
E-Mail:
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eweber@uclink.berkeley.edu |
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E-Mail |
Location:
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Berkeley, CA |
Comments:
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I
come from the GUZIKIEWICZ and KIWAJKO families (and probably others too). |
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Saturday 1/19/2002
7:45:27pm |
Name:
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Penny Peters |
E-Mail:
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GoldmanFamily@aol.com |
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Friend
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Location:
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NY |
Comments:
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My
family came from Wizna, and we thought all clues to our history were lost
when my grandparents died. This web site not only opens doors for all of us
to our glorious past....but it is bringing to life an entire shtetl that the
Nazis believed they had destroyed. Now Wizna and its residents can live on
in more than just our memories. What a miracle!!! |
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Tuesday 1/15/2002
3:24:51pm |
Name:
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Jackie
Wasserstein |
E-Mail:
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jwasserst@aol.com |
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E-Mail
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Location:
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East Meadow/USA |
Comments:
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Nice Job! |
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