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Translation of an electors list for the the Sejm of 16 Nov 1930
I received the following document on March 23th, 2010 via post from the State Archive in Rzeszów (Archiwum PaÅ„stwowego w Rzeszowie). The document as written in the mail from the State Archive is about: […]Dawida i Chaji Grunes (zapis na … Continue reading
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Translation of extract from the registry of engaged to be married Jews from Brozózow
I received the following document on May 12th, 2011 via e-mail from the Statearchive in Rseszow (Archiwum PaÅ„stwowe w Rzeszowie). This document is an extract from the registry of engaged Jews with an entry for Kalech-Stieber from Brozozów: Transcription: WyciÄ…g … Continue reading
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Translation of extract from the list of married and unmarried Jewish families
I received the following document on May 12th, 2011 via e-mail from the Statearchive in Rseszow (Archiwum PaÅ„stwowe w Rzeszowie). This document is an extract from the the list of married and unmarried Jewish families with an entry for Kalech-Stieber … Continue reading
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Translation of a document from Tarnobrzeg (possibly census but from when?)
Update: Check this link (Translation of document from Tarnobrzeg Books of Residents) I received the following document on May 27th, 2011 via e-mail from the state archive in Kielce (Archiwum PaÅ„stwowe w Kielcach). The document, as written in the mail … Continue reading
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Looking for help in translating 2 files from the Statearchive in Rseszow (Archiwum Państwowe w Rzeszowie) (Kalech-Stieber)
I received today via e-mail two files (about Kalech from Brzozów) from the Statearchive in Rseszow (Archiwum PaÅ„stwowe w Rzeszowie). I am now trying to transcribe/translate the files and to get more details on the sources via the visitors of … Continue reading
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German historical street addresses
I came today across an interesting post in one of the newsgroups I am subscribed to (gersig digest from May 08, 2011) regarding street addresses in Germany. Not all street addresses from the past stayed the same. I am sure … Continue reading
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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
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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