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Who Knew Hermann Schimmer?

From Corinne Schimmer:
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Corinne is trying to find anyone who knew her father, Hermann Schimmer, from Czernowitz.

The first photo, front and back were taken in Gimmaziul Mirou Costiu (?) in 1936/37. Corinne says: ” My dad wrote the names on the back: he is in the third row [5th from the left]”.
Front:
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Back:
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The second photo is of Class 1935 My dad is second from the right in the front row:
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The last photo is of my grandmother born Eva Hilsenrathe. It would be great if anyone could remember a name or anything!
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Corinne Schimmer,
Caen, France

1930’s Cz Class Photos

From Stephen Winters
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My father, Stewart Schapira’s elementary class photo; possibly second grade; 1931—School on Landhaus Gasse; Stewart is second from left in last row. Stewart’s jacket referred to as Yanker.

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Stewart’s Schapira’s fourth grade—elementary school on Landhaus gasse; Stewart is fourth form right (with necktie) next to last row; last row, third from left – individual with last name of Geller.

Martin Pesata

My mother, Blanka End, periodically asks me if I can find any information on the fate of Martin Pesata (spelled phonetically) who was a close friend of her brother Leopold End. Leopold died in Bershad. My mother had thought Martin may have been on the Struma, but I did not find his name on the passenger list. I would also be interested to know, if anyone on the list knew my uncle – Leopold End.
[Stephen Winters]

Marriage Register Entry Help

From Jean Weightman
The document is a copy of the Marriage Register Entry for my grandparents Rubin Singer and Cippe Sonnenschein.

I am trying to find any additional information about Rubin’s parents Hersch Ohling and Bruche Singer.

Column one has a few words between Hersch Ohling and Czernowitz that I do not understand but may explain Bruche’s position.

Also, there are three items in the Anmerkung column. I would be grateful if these could be translated.

I believe the note in Romanian across two columns explains that in 1927 Rubin changed his surname legally to Oling. If this note contains additional information, again I would be grateful for a translation.

I hope additional information from this and other documents will eventually help to clarify where Hersch and Bruche were born and when Hersch died.

Best wishes to all
Jean

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Help decypher this page

Shelley Mitchell writes:
[…] I wish to see if any of our members can read the handwriting on this document next to the word uncle on the bottom. I believe this is the ship’s manifest from my paterbak grandfather’s (Michalowsky) arrival in 1906. It says he’s going to his uncle at 12 Monroe St. in Manhattan but for the life of me I can’t read his uncle’s name. All I have for him is his mother.
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David's-uncle

Romanian Ghosts – Photo Archive

By way of Sid Seidenstein:
The Race to Save a Hauntingly Beautiful Photo Archive

Costica Acsinte was a Romanian army photographer during World War I who, following his discharge, opened a small commercial studio in Slobozia, about 80 miles east of Bucharest. For two decades after the war, he was likely the only professional photographer in the county, and by the time of his death in 1984, he had built an archive of epic, anthropological scope containing upwards of 5,000 glass-plate negatives and several hundred prints.

Here is the link to the Time Magazine article:
http://lightbox.time.com/2014/02/04/costica-acsinte-archive/?iid=lb-gal-moreon#1

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And here is the link to the digitized photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/costicaacsinte
When you get to the Album you will see many large thumbnails. Click on any one of them for a full screen presentation. To navigate through the photos use the left and right arrows that appear when your mouse is to the left or right of the photo.