Monthly Archives: April 2011

Old, Older, Oldest Big,Bigger, Biggest at the Archives

I went recently to the archives from Antwerp where I do collect from time to time files and other information for my family research. During my research I usually try to understand and focus on several topics which I do … Continue reading

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Citizenship status of Galician Jewish refugees after World War I

I mentioned already in an earlier post (see “Where to look for old newspapers in Flemish-Belgium“) that my great-grandfather and the children were were stateless citizens before they naturalized as Belgians. The reason for their statless status was that when … Continue reading

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Photos and documents about Rav Schiff’s coronation as the new ruv of Machsike Hadass-Antwerp

The (paying) members of the one of the two Jewish communities, the Machsike Hadass, did vote on November 29th and 30th for the then candidate Rov Rav Ahron Schif. From the 593 votes, 93.4% were in favour of Rav Ahron … Continue reading

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The meaning of the acronym A.A.C.B. in the Belgian immigration files

During my research in the Belgian archives, I came across a few files in which a document had the following acronym “A.A.C.B.”: I, as curious as I am always, was wondering about the meaning of that acronym. During genealogy research … Continue reading

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