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Jesus walks into a motel
Jesus walks into a motel, throws a bag of nails on the counter and says, “Can you put me up for the night?”
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Do you call that fair?
A man approached the rabbi and complained about the poor economic situation of the town: “There is one thing that depresses me,” sighed the man, “and that is the injustice accorded to the poor. The rich who have more money … Continue reading
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A Jewish man was waiting in line to be knighted
A Jewish man was waiting in line to be knighted by the Queen of England. He was supposed to kneel and recite a sentence in Latin. Comes his turn, he kneels, the Queen taps him on the shoulders with the … Continue reading
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Cupboards, photos, phone calls and coincidences
Yesterday (9 October 2011) I experienced something very interesting which just shows how surprised you can often get when puzzling with the family tree: I was (and am still) looking for the family connections between Mr. Zvi/Hershel Beer, who was … Continue reading
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Kalman Kalich (17 December 1903 in Kalich, Poland – 25 February 1982 in New york City, NY, USA)
Please note that an updated text about Chazzan Kalman Kallich exist elsewhere on this website, this text is now outdated (see: Cantor Kalman Kalich (17 December 1903 in Poland – 25 February 1982 in New York City, NY, USA)) Cantor … Continue reading
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Jewish Records of Fürth (and its area)
Recently someone asked via the gersig newsgroup (on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:43:05 -0400) about the availability of Jewish birth records from 1862 in Fürth (Bavaria). Another member’s reply was that there are dozens of postage stamp sized books for … Continue reading
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Some of my family members in Cuba during WWII
I mentioned in another article the fact that Belgian Jews exiled to Cuba during WWII. My relatives also stayed in Cuba. Many of the Jews who lived in Cuba during the War, were Belgian refugees. For more on this topic … Continue reading
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The State Archives in Belgium: Getting there
(See also the links at the end of this article) How to get there: The State Archives of Belgium are on the following address: rue de Ruysbroeck 2 1000 Brussels phone: +32 2 513 76 80 [cetsEmbedGmap src=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rue+de+Ruysbroeck+2,+1000+Bruxelles,+Belgi%C3%AB&hl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=50.842262,4.356058&spn=0.006436,0.014999&z=16&vpsrc=0 width=400 height=425 … Continue reading
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The source of the song En Den Dino
This was first published on my blog on November 10th, 2009 (12:43:01). I am reposting it now with some minor changes: I did first send an e-mail on March 1st, 2009 to the jewishgen newsgroup (soc.genealogy.jewish) in which I asked … Continue reading
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The abbreviation “v.” commonly found in Galician records
The following is a post which appeared in the Gesher Galicia SIG digest from August 29, 2011. In this post, Suzan Wynne discusses the ‘v.’ which is commonly found in Galician records. (The Gesher Galicia Discussion Group is sponsored by … Continue reading
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