Several years ago I posted a message to this group to ask if any librarian knew of a historian who could look at genealogical records from Lithuania and comment on the records in light of Jewish history. I was looking for more than just a translation—a way to place an individual in his or her country's history. My question as a non-historian was, "What does this record mean about the individual's life?" I had the facts from the translation, but not the interpretation.
Someone in this group was able to put me in touch with a graduate student in Jerusalem who was fluent in Russian and an expert at interpreting documents from the Lithuanian archives from a historical point of view. That student has now gone on to other things, so I would like to ask again if any of you might know of a historian, perhaps a graduate student, who could do the kind of interpretation I'm looking for. This person would have to be fluent in Russian and knowledgeable about Jewish life in Lithuania in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Thank you if you can recommend someone. Sincerely, Anna Olswanger --- Anna Olswanger, Literary Agent Liza Dawson Associates 350 Seventh Avenue, Ste. 2003 New York, NY 10001 Direct tel.: +1-201-791-4699 www.Olswanger.com www.ShlemielCrooks.com www.Host-a-Jewish-Book-Author.com Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
