Category Archives: Genealogy

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

(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 →

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 →

Please note that an updated text about Chazzan Kalman Kallich exist elsewhere on this website, this text is now outdated (see: Cantor Kalman Kalich (17 December 1903 in Poland – 25 February 1982 in New York City, NY, USA)) Cantor … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →