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A history of the Antwerp Archives (FelixArchief) and getting there
History of the archives: The archives of the city of Antwerp started with two charters from 1221 which the city kept in a huge chest which was longer then two meters and which was called the ‘privilegiekom’. Of each lock … Continue reading
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Adir Hu in a Dutch Jewish advertisement
Dutch people appear to have a fondness with regards to poems. I remember since I was a kid until today that at festivities such as Bar Mitzvaha’s, birthday parties, weddings, et cetera, children and adults alike enjoy to recite poems … Continue reading
Cantor Kalman Kalich (17 December 1903 in Poland – 25 February 1982 in New York City, NY, USA)
This post replaces an earlier article on Chazzen Kallich elsewere on this site (see: Kalman Kalich (17 December 1903 in Kalich, Poland – 25 February 1982 in New york City, NY, USA)) According to the “Extract from the registry of … Continue reading
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Preparing your research at the Belgian State Archives
Because archives are not always only one block away from you, or because their opening times don’t suit you always well, you most probably will need to do as much preparatory and research work as possible before and after your … Continue reading
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Rabbi Uri Weinberg A”H (Uri Ben Menachem Halevi) [18 May 1923 – 17 Adar 5772 (11 March 2012)]
Please share with the rest of us your memories (add a new comment below this post or send me an e-mail) Please pledge to learn a Mishna in the memory of the Mes Mitzva and Tzaddik Uri Ben Menachem Halevi.a … Continue reading
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Old Jewish posters at the Antwerp Archives
The archives of the city of Antwerp (Felixarchief) mentioned in their last monthly e-newsletter the following interesting subject (source): Vooroorlogse Joodse affiches duiken op Vier jaar geleden ontdekten we in het Modern Archief twee dikke pakken met affiches. Het bleek … Continue reading
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How to order and interpret records from Polish repositories for the illiterate in Polish
Usually when I send an e-mail to the Polish archives or other authorities in English, they will reply to it and include payment instructions and/or the results of their research. In other cases they will just reply that they do … Continue reading
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The “Organisation Todt” (OT)
(The following text is based on an article which I wrote for off-line use) We can read in a file from the Directorate-General War Victims about my great-great-uncle Kalman Lehrer (sometimes also known as Kalman Kalech) during WWII. We read … Continue reading
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Ita’s a pleasure to read all this!
Moshe was riding on the subway reading a neo-Nazi newspaper. A friend of his, who happened to be riding in the same subway car, noticed this strange phenomenon. Very upset, he approached the newspaper reader and demanded an explanation I … Continue reading
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A rabbi was opening his mail one morning. Taking a single sheet of paper from an envelope he found written on it only one word: ‘idiot’. At the next Friday night service, the Rabbi announced, ‘I have known many people … Continue reading
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