From: WeraCukiera@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:36 PM
To: bobbecker@kc.rr.com
Subject: Haynt Project

Hello, My name is Weronika Lebenbaum Adlerstein.

My father was born in Warsaw in 1930 and several members of his family were working for Haynt. Most of them were killed in the Holocaust. If you would be interested in more information, feel free to contact me or my family.

My father's family was Lebenbaum and I believe that Stefan (Samuel) Lebenbaum was working in the paper, as well as my father's grandfather Josef Lebenbaum who was an administrator there (I believe at the time when Isaac Singer was writing to the paper). Dawid Riwkind, z"l, was married to Dora Lebenbaum (my grandfather's sister) and was also working for Haynt. All the best.

I am so exited about finding this website.

My father is, thank G-d, alive and his name is Josef Lebenbaum. He might know much more about the history than me. He lives in Sweden. His first cousin Rut Cohen lives in Israel and would also know more. This of course if you are interested.

Best regards, Weronika

From: Kendall Anna-Celia
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 11:24 AM
To: Bob Becker
Subject: Re: New Translations

Dear Bob, dear translators,

I have no words to describe how it moves me to read the book. Just think that I had no past and that you suddenly give me one,

Best regards, AC Kendall
(Jackan’s grand daughter).

Dear Mr. Becker,

I am really touched by your husbanding of the project of translating my father's book and it's speedy progress. Please extend my thanks to Zulema and all the other tranlators.

Aviva F. Blumberg

Dear Bob Becker,

Thank you for your mail. I found your site recently and had already linked it to my site (the themes - press section) and I do think it is truly a great project. Not only does it make a Yiddish source available in the original on the internet, it also provides access to it for a wider audience interested in it.

With kind regards,

Gerben Zaagsma

Dear Bob,

I am one of the grand daughters of the founder of the Haynt (and of the Parizer Haynt). My mother, Tchyjo Kendall, born Jackan, just died, on November the 26th at the age of 85. She was an artist. I am her only daughter and was born in London, England.

After the war my mother and 3 of her sisters had finaly ended up living in Paris, France, were I live She was the last and youngest of the 5 daughters of Samuel Jacob Jackan and Rebecca. Rebecca was lost in the Warsaw ghetto, so was Oma, their third daughter. I don’t know much about our history. Partly because my mother herself didn’t know much, for she had been separated from her parents... then I believe all the pain and guilt also prevented her from talking...

My mother was the last of the name, I don’t know anyone by the name of Jackan now. It was healing to read about my grand father in this time where I fell so rootless, and I thank you and all the contributors.

Best regards,

Anna.
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Anna-Célia Kendall
Paris, France

From: Leonard Prager
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:36 PM
To: Bob Becker
Subject: Haynt

Dear Bob,

I want to thank you for undertaking this worthwhile task and wish you and your associates the best.

Mit vareme yidish-grusn,

Ayer,

Leonard Prager

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From: M. Ronn
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:26 AM
To: bob at becker-ks.com
Subject:
RE: Yiddish Historical Project

Dear Bob,

Thanks for raising awareness of the book about "Haynt." Actually, I would like to read the original sometime. I wish I had time to help you translate that book but I am involved in a big translation project now, which eats up a lot of my spare time.

Indeed I do, and I'll be happy to include it on the Mendele links page. I would like to link it as well under the rubric of 'leyent a tidish vort' which already includes other Yiddish publications..

a dank,

Noyekh Miller

Bob Becker wrote: Mr. Miller, Please visit www.becker-ks.com/haynt and see if it meets your criteria for inclusion in shakti.trincoll.edu/~mendele/lnks.htm. Here is an excerpt from my site: Haynt: a tsaytung bay yidn,1908-1939, by Chaim Finkelstein Chaim Finkelstein was the last editor of Haynt, a Jewish Newspaper in Warsaw, Poland, before the Holocaust...

Thanks for your efforts on behalf of my father's book. Unfortunately I am ignorant of Yiddish although this ignorance is in part what saved my life during the war. My flawless Polish enabled me to pass and ultimately join my father in America in 1945. I have sent a query to a few friends who might know of individual who might be able to make a contribution to the translation.

Thank again, A

From: Robert H. Perkins, Jr
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:49 AM
To: bob at becker-ks.com
Subject: Re: Historical Translation Project

Dear Bob,

Congratulations! This is such a great idea for making this important text available, and the site is very easy to navigate. I hope you and Fran and the family are all well.

Warm regards, Hoke

From: Andrea Livnat
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 3:10 AM
To: bob at becker-ks.com
Subject: AW: Yiddish Translation Project

We could publish an article to let German readers know about your project. I will write something short next week and send you the link.

Best regards, Andrea Livnat Redaktion
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