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SECTION 2
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SECTION 3
Ain Collection
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Sivsloch's Final Solution

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The Abraham Ain Collection deposited in the YIVO Archives: Aron Ain, nephew of Abraham Ain has sent examples of the questionnaires and letters from Svislochers to Abraham Ain. He has volunteered to interview his father and aunt who knew Abraham about his contributions to the memory of Svisloch Wolkavysk Grodno.

Example of Translated Questionaire

Example of letters in file

If anyone goes to YIVO perhaps they can copy more of these questionaires and letters.

Nisha Chirnomas, going through her aunt's  photo album has come across an unidentified woman and child. Can you help identify them?

Rusty Lerner sent a family tree document entitled Alter and Jennie Freedman May 17, 1998 prepared for a family reunion by his cousin (Linda Freedman Block). It includes the families Chatzkalevitch, Freedman, Szcupak, Lerner, Levit, and Lewis).

1.    Lucille Gudis has shared with us her post card collection.
2.    Nisha Chirnomas has found microfilm and microfiche resources at the Family History Library of Latter Day Saints.
3.    David Ockene reports that there is a museum in Wolkavysk.
4.    Jen Mohr has been working to coordinate the Yizkor Book translation project; thinking about the logistics and feasibility. Thanks to all who answered her requests for books, copies, translation, editing etc. The first is to try and identify if there are any useful Svisloch records in Volkovysk ...as well as finding every single reference ever made to Svisloch. 

Passenger List Dotti Wolfe has finished transcribing this list. This has been a tedious job but the information shows not only the inter-relation of the may Svisloch families but also their new cities of residence.

By now you all know that the Steven Morse One-Step search engine for the Ellis Island Passenger Lists is permanently off line.

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