Tag Archives: world war II

CABR files in Hague

Posted on March 2, 2020 by admin

The original article first appeared in AVOTAYNU, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy, Vol. XXXV, no. 2, Summer 2019. End May 2018 I made contact, through MyHeritage (which is a very valuable tool for at least first contacts if not … Continue reading →

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Inauguration of a memorial stone in memory of the Jewish forced laborers in quarries in Merlemont

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

I received an invitation from the village of Philippeville which is in the southern part of Belgium to the inauguration of a monument in the memory of 49 Jews who were put into forced labor in quarries in Merlemont (Merlemont … Continue reading →

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Expulsion Orders from WWII at the FelixArchief – Part 2: Researching The Inventory

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

Please read first the introduction and the explanation about this table in my other article, see: Expulsion Orders from WWII at the FelixArchief – Part 1: An Introduction Instructions when using the table: While you type in letters in the … Continue reading →

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Expulsion Orders from WWII at the FelixArchief – Part 1: An Introduction

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

Note: Mr. Dratwa (conservator of the Jewish Museum in Belgium) noted that I should’ve translated ‘Uitwijzingsbevel’ to ‘Expulsion Order’ and not ‘Deportation Order’ (which usually is used when someone was deported to concentration camps). I corrected the wording based on … Continue reading →

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Justin Gerstner – 5 November 1921, Ebelsbach (Germany) – October 31, 1944, Wolsum (Netherlands)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

The following post was already published on my old website. I am now republishing it with some corrections. Justin was born on 5 November 1921 as the son of Salomon Gerstner and Frieda Sundermann in the village of Ebelsbach which … Continue reading →

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