Wajngort → Diaz — Polish Citizenship by Descent
Every file you uploaded, where it lives, and what it proves. Generated 14 April 2026 · updated 29 July 2026 (§06 added; custody note below).
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sources/, the certified death-record packages (§06), the stamped Pajączkowska translation scans (Pajaczkowska_Sworn_Translations_2023/), and high-resolution scans of the Russian-language archive originals (Polish_State_Archives_Russian_Originals/ — 15 images incl. Berek's birth act #18/1914 and the residence-book remarks close-ups, filed 29 Jul 2026).
| Upload | Filed as | Status | What it proves |
|---|---|---|---|
BIRTHCERT-Father_ELIOT_L_WEINGART_l.pdf | 03_Parent/Originals/1974-04-30_BirthCert_EliotLazareWeingartII...pdf | Filed | Father's NYC birth cert #156-74-406386 (b. 26 or 30 Apr 1974, Queens — date discrepancy still open, see Action Plan) |
ELIOT WEINGART II (BC) (Father).heic | 03_Parent/Originals/1974-04-30_BirthCert...originalphoto.heic | Filed | Photo of father's BC (kept as backup to the PDF) |
ELIOT L WEINGART ll -NAME CHANGE.pdf | 03_Parent/Originals/1995-10-13_NameChangeOrder...pdf | Filed | Queens Civil Ct. order N-298/1995 changing Eliot Weingart II → Salome Diaz |
ELIOT WEINGART I (BC) (GRANDFATHER).HEIC.pdf | 02_Grandparent/Originals/1944-08-02_BirthCert_EliotWeingartI...pdf | Filed | Grandfather's NYC birth cert #28471 (b. 2 Aug 1944, Brooklyn; parents Ben Weingart + Marjorie) |
ELIOT WEINGART I (BC) (GRANDFATHER).HEIC | 02_Grandparent/Originals/1944-08-02_BirthCert_EliotWeingartI...originalphoto.heic | Filed | Photo of grandfather's BC (kept as backup to the PDF) |
ELIJAH-BIRTH CERTIFICATE.pdf | 04_Self_Eli/Originals/1995-03-04_BirthCert_ElijahMichaelSalomeDiaz...pdf | Filed | Your NY State birth cert + long-form transcript (b. 4 Mar 1995, North Hempstead) |
ELIAS PETITION.pdf | 05_Naturalization_and_Immigration/1928-05-23_NaturalizationPetition_EliasWeingart...pdf | Filed | Elias's complete US naturalization file: Declaration of Intention (Sup. Ct. NY County, 3 Mar 1923), Certificate of Arrival (SS La Bourdonnais, 30 Jan 1923), Petition #69730 (filed 16 Feb 1928, Supreme Court, Bronx County — court confirmed from the caption, 29 Jul 2026), Oath + admission 23 May 1928, Certificate No. reads 2554090. The petition lists son Berek b. 26 Mar 1914, Poland — sworn paternal corroboration. |
BEREK WEINGART DEATH CERTIFICATE-compressed.pdf | 01_Great-Grandparent/Originals/1983-01-19_DeathCert_BerekBenWeingart_LauderdaleLakes_FL...pdf | Filed | State of Florida death cert #83-001278 — Berek d. 19 Jan 1983, Florida Medical Center, Lauderdale Lakes, Broward Co. FL. Confirms DOB 26 Mar 1914, parents Elias Weingart + Bessie Toffel, spouse Marjorie née Lazare. Buried Beth David Cemetery, Elmont NY. State of birth mislisted as "Czechoslovakia" — informant error; primary Polish BR controls. |
Zdjecie.pdf | 01_Great-Grandparent/Originals/2022-05-27_PolishArchives_CertifiedOriginals_8records_Ostrow_O-P.6342.239.2022.pdf | Filed | Polish State Archives (Warsaw — Pułtusk Branch) cover letter (case O-P.6342.239.2022, 27 May 2022, Director's signature) + 8 certified-reproduction scans of the Russian-language originals (each stamped 26 May 2022): marriage #5/1905 Ela+Sora, births #142/1889 Ela, #46/1889 Sora Tofel, #18/1914 Berek Lejb, #101/1912 Froim Fiszel, #102/1912 Trajna, #103/1912 Gita, plus residence book page. |
| Upload | Filed as | Status | What it proves |
|---|---|---|---|
GEN-10319396.pdf | 01/.../2025-12-02_USCIS_GenIndex...pdf and 05/.../2025-12-02_USCIS-GenealogySearchResult...pdf | Filed ×2 | USCIS Genealogy Program's 2 Dec 2025 letter confirming no naturalization file for Berek Weingart |
GEN-10319396 Search Results.pdf | 01/.../1928_VisaIndexCard_BerekWeingart_V-1331441...pdf and 05/.../1928-08-28_VisaIndexCard...pdf | Filed ×2 | Berek's US Department of Labor Immigrant Identification Card V-1331441 — nationality stated as POLISH |
GEN-10275078 Weingart.pdf | 05/2024-12-23_USCIS-GenealogyResponse...pdf | Filed | Earlier USCIS rejection (wrong file number) — kept for the record |
Diaz_4-18-24_Derived (1).pdf + (2).pdf | 05/2024-04-18_NARASearchLetter...pdf | Filed | NARA letter from Kelly McAnnaney — no nat. record for Berek in NY federal courts; Elias nat. found in Bronx Co. May 1928 |
Elijah Diaz Mail - Thank you Kelly!...pdf | 06_Application_Forms_and_Correspondence/2024-04_NARA-Email-Thread...pdf | Filed | Full email thread with NARA — sets out the derivative-citizenship question |
| Upload | Filed as | Status | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
Polish_Citizenship_Master_Guide.pdf | 00_README_and_Inventory/Polish_Citizenship_Master_Legal_Guide.pdf | Filed | Your master reference compilation — 1920, 1951, 1962, 2009 Acts + 1925 Circular + 1997 Constitution. Text now spot-verified against the Refworld and sejm.gov.pl primary sources. |
sources/ 29 July 2026)| Upload | Filed as | Status | What it provides |
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8 FAM 301.9 ACQUISITION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP...pdf | 00_README_and_Inventory/Primary_Source_8_FAM_301.9_StateDept.pdf | Filed | US State Dept. Foreign Affairs Manual — the interpretation chart at 301.9-4 maps Berek's case directly (automatic acquisition on 28 Aug 1928) |
screencapture-uscis-gov-policy-manual-volume-12-part-h-chapter-7-...pdf | 00_README_and_Inventory/Primary_Source_USCIS_Policy_Manual_Vol12_PartH_Ch7.pdf | Filed | Current USCIS practice for pre-2000 derivative citizenship (former INA 320 & 321) |
screencapture-law-justia-cases-federal-appellate-courts-F2-195-573-...pdf | 00_README_and_Inventory/Primary_Source_Acheson_v_Albert_195_F2d_573.pdf | Filed | Acheson v. Albert, 195 F.2d 573 (D.C. Cir. 1952) — on-point precedent, Polish-born child of Polish parents, father naturalized May 1928 |
Act on citizenship of the Polish State _ Refworld.pdf | 00_README_and_Inventory/Primary_Source_1920_Polish_Citizenship_Act_Refworld.pdf | Filed | 1920 Polish Citizenship Act, English text — Articles 1–15, including Art. 11 (with the military-service proviso) and Art. 13 |
screencapture-sejm-gov-pl-prawo-konst-angielski-kon1-htm-...pdf | 00_README_and_Inventory/Primary_Source_1997_Polish_Constitution_sejm.pdf | Filed | 1997 Polish Constitution, English text — Article 34(2) "A Polish citizen shall not lose Polish citizenship except by renunciation thereof." |
These items have been discussed in chat but are not files in the project folder. They appear in the inventory and in the Legal Theory's open-questions list.
| Item | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Russian-language originals of the 8 Ostrów records (State Archives certified reproductions) | Resolved 15 Apr | Uploaded and filed as one PDF — see §01. Cover letter from State Archives Warsaw-Pułtusk branch + all 8 records with reproduction stamps dated 26 May 2022. |
| Pajączkowska 2023 sworn Polish translations of the 8 Ostrów records | RESOLVED 29 Jul 2026 | Scans of all eight stamped, signed sworn translations (Rep. 131/2023–138/2023, Toruń, 03.03.2023) received via Filemail and filed at Desktop/"Polish Citizenship Documents"/Pajaczkowska_Sworn_Translations_2023/ (9 pages: residence book = 2 pages + 7 single-page records, each named by repertorium and content). Berek's birth translation (Rep. 138 — #18/1914, b. 26 Mar 1914) and the military-annotation residence book (Rep. 131) are the key exhibits. The paper originals remain the filing copies for the Voivode. |
| Berek Weingart death certificate | Resolved 15 Apr | Uploaded and filed — see §01 above. State of Florida #83-001278. |
| Ship manifest images for SS Paris, 22–28 Aug 1928 (PORT_ARRIVAL_*.jpg) | Not uploaded as files | Pasted as images in chat earlier but not uploaded as standalone files. NARA has the primary record. |
| 1930 and 1940 US Census pages for Weingart family | Not uploaded as files | Pasted as images in chat; originals on Ancestry/FamilySearch. |
Both packages are certified copies with exemplification letters — the authentication tier the NY Department of State requires before it will apostille an NYC record for use in Poland. Filed locally in Desktop/"Polish Citizenship Documents" (PDFs + untouched original photos); not published on this site.
| Document | Filed as | Status | What it proves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Weingart — Certificate of Death, front (NYC Dept. of Health, Brooklyn, #20004, filed 16 Oct 1941) | Elias_Weingart_Death_1941/1941-10-15_DeathCert..._p1_front.pdf | Filed | d. 15 Oct 1941, Israel Zion Hospital, Brooklyn; acute coronary occlusion; married, wife Bessie; iron worker; born Poland; citizen of USA at death; father Hyman Weingart (= Chaim Pejsach Wajngort, birth #142/1889 — identity corroboration). Age "58" = informant slip (b. 14 Oct 1882 → 59). |
| Elias — certificate reverse: physician's supplementary certificate + funeral director's certificate | Elias_Weingart_Death_1941/1941-10-15_DeathCert..._p2_reverse.pdf | Filed | Death by natural causes (Dr. Mignon Charney); wife was next of kin authorizing removal, 16 Oct 1941; Zion Memorial Chapel. Confirms the decedent's name as ELIAS WEINGART. |
| DORIS exemplification letter (NYC Municipal Archives, 20 Apr 2026) | Elias_Weingart_Death_1941/2026-04-20_Exemplification..._NYC-DORIS.pdf | Filed | Official authentication that the 1941 copy is a true copy of the original — apostille-grade (Death / Brooklyn / 1941 / #20004). |
| Bessie Weingart — Certificate of Death, certified transcript (NYC, #156-73-307758) | Bessie_Weingart_Death_1973/1973-04-29_DeathCert..._certified.pdf | Filed | d. 29 Apr 1973 at home (1781 E 17th St, Brooklyn), age 90, widowed, housewife, born Poland, "US" citizen at death (informant-entered, undated); father Philip Toffel + mother Frieda (= Froim Fiszek Tofel + Frejda née Jałowiec, birth #46/1889 — identity corroboration); 45 yrs NYC residence (≈1928 arrival); buried Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, 30 Apr 1973; informant son Philip Weingart. |
| DOHMH exemplification letter (NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, 18 Apr 2026) | Bessie_Weingart_Death_1973/2026-04-18_Exemplification..._NYC-DOHMH.pdf | Filed | Official authentication of the 1973 record — apostille-grade (Death / Brooklyn / 1973 / #156-73-307758). |
| NYC vital-records order receipt (order ONL202604225413, 18 Apr 2026) | Bessie_Weingart_Death_1973/2026-04-18_OrderReceipt...pdf | Filed | Chain of custody: certified copy + exemplification ordered by and shipped to Elijah Salome-Diaz. |
Original phone photos (4 HEIC + 3 JPG) preserved unmodified in Originals_Photos/; the PDFs are rotated upright but otherwise unaltered.