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Re: German "JUDEN UND DISSIDENT" baptism/christening certificates for Jews? #germany

Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
 

Check the dates carefully. Often, the brit milahs were recorded as baptisms…. If the ‘baptism’ occurred 8 days after birth it was the brit.

Barbara Mannlein
Tucson, AZ


On Apr 9, 2020, at 2:05 PM, EdrieAnne Broughton <edrieanne@...> wrote:
Before the 20th Century often the prevalent church was the recorder of births, deaths and marriages...mainly because one church was 'official' and all other religions were dissident..so it wasn't just Jews who were singled out...many Christian sects were also labeled dissident.
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