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Paris 2012 newsletter special "trips"
#bessarabia
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.genealoj.org) (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter N°8 – April 5, 2012 STILL SOME DAYS LEFT FOR EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION! http://www.paris2012.eu/products ***SPECIAL "TRIPS" EDITION**** You can find all the descriptions of these trips on the Websitesite of Joubert-Voyages (http://www.joubert-voyages.com/cercle-genealogie-juive.php): SIGN UP ASAP, THEIR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOU! from July 5 to 12- BELARUS: Minsk, Grodno, Mogilev ... - POLAND: Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Lublin ... from July 19 to 26- HUNGARY: Buda and Pest, Debrecen ... - The BALTIC STATES: Vilnius, Kaunas, Riga ... - UKRAINE: Kiev, Lvov, Tarnopol ... with an extension to Odessa. With free time to customize your trip And also - PORTUGAL (July 19 to 26): Lisbon, Guarda, Belmonte, Evora ... Two days tours (19 and 20 July) - BELGIUM: Brussels and Antwerp with, as guides, our colleagues Curators of Jewish Museums - NORMANDY: Elbeuf, Rouen and its Sublime House, Caen and the Landing Beaches. ***IMPORTANT UPDATE**** NO! THE STOCK OF ROOMS AT THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATE at the Marriott Hotel IS NOT EXHAUSTED. Some difficulties for reservation were occasionally encountered only due to the great success of the Conference, that forced the hotel to renew more frequently than they had planned the stock of rooms available for us. The SECURITY of the conference will be provided in compliance with the standards of the police headquarters by both entry control on the site and a guard 24 hours. *****And do not forget to sign up for the GALA evening, LUNCHES and BREAKFASTS, TOURS... Feel free to DONATE: http://www.paris2012.eu/products
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Paris 2012 newsletter special "trips"
#bessarabia
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.genealoj.org) (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter N°8 – April 5, 2012 STILL SOME DAYS LEFT FOR EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION! http://www.paris2012.eu/products ***SPECIAL "TRIPS" EDITION**** You can find all the descriptions of these trips on the Websitesite of Joubert-Voyages (http://www.joubert-voyages.com/cercle-genealogie-juive.php): SIGN UP ASAP, THEIR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOU! from July 5 to 12- BELARUS: Minsk, Grodno, Mogilev ... - POLAND: Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Lublin ... from July 19 to 26- HUNGARY: Buda and Pest, Debrecen ... - The BALTIC STATES: Vilnius, Kaunas, Riga ... - UKRAINE: Kiev, Lvov, Tarnopol ... with an extension to Odessa. With free time to customize your trip And also - PORTUGAL (July 19 to 26): Lisbon, Guarda, Belmonte, Evora ... Two days tours (19 and 20 July) - BELGIUM: Brussels and Antwerp with, as guides, our colleagues Curators of Jewish Museums - NORMANDY: Elbeuf, Rouen and its Sublime House, Caen and the Landing Beaches. ***IMPORTANT UPDATE**** NO! THE STOCK OF ROOMS AT THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATE at the Marriott Hotel IS NOT EXHAUSTED. Some difficulties for reservation were occasionally encountered only due to the great success of the Conference, that forced the hotel to renew more frequently than they had planned the stock of rooms available for us. The SECURITY of the conference will be provided in compliance with the standards of the police headquarters by both entry control on the site and a guard 24 hours. *****And do not forget to sign up for the GALA evening, LUNCHES and BREAKFASTS, TOURS... Feel free to DONATE: http://www.paris2012.eu/products
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The use of "uncle" and some other words
#germany
Herb Kaufmann <kauf33@...>
Hello colleagues,
I am interested to know whether the term Uncle was used more loosely in the 18th and 19th centuries than the way we use it, i.e. to designate a brother or brother-in-law of one's parent. My GrX3GF, Rabbi Joseph Abraham FRIEDLAENDER (interchangeably spelled A umlaut) (1753-1852) is said to be a nephew of David FRIEDLAENDER (1750-1834). In Das Handlungshaus Joachim Moses Friedlaender et Soehne, zu Koenigsberg i. Pr; pub. Hamburg 1913, there is a detailed Stammbaum. It shows that David did indeed have two nephews named Joseph but they were born in 1774 and 1780 and besides, their marriages were to women who were not Joseph Abraham FRIEDLAENDER's recorded wife. It is possible that David and Joseph were related; Joseph is said to have studied with David in Berlin, but I don't think they were uncle and nephew. Any thoughts? Also, in an article about J. A. FRIEDLAENDER, who was an early Reform rabbi, I have encountered two words that I don't know. They are Haskala and Maskilim. I suspect >from the context that they have something to do with religious belief. Can someone help me? Thanks in advance. Herbert Kaufmann, Bedford, NY kauf33@...
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German SIG #Germany The use of "uncle" and some other words
#germany
Herb Kaufmann <kauf33@...>
Hello colleagues,
I am interested to know whether the term Uncle was used more loosely in the 18th and 19th centuries than the way we use it, i.e. to designate a brother or brother-in-law of one's parent. My GrX3GF, Rabbi Joseph Abraham FRIEDLAENDER (interchangeably spelled A umlaut) (1753-1852) is said to be a nephew of David FRIEDLAENDER (1750-1834). In Das Handlungshaus Joachim Moses Friedlaender et Soehne, zu Koenigsberg i. Pr; pub. Hamburg 1913, there is a detailed Stammbaum. It shows that David did indeed have two nephews named Joseph but they were born in 1774 and 1780 and besides, their marriages were to women who were not Joseph Abraham FRIEDLAENDER's recorded wife. It is possible that David and Joseph were related; Joseph is said to have studied with David in Berlin, but I don't think they were uncle and nephew. Any thoughts? Also, in an article about J. A. FRIEDLAENDER, who was an early Reform rabbi, I have encountered two words that I don't know. They are Haskala and Maskilim. I suspect >from the context that they have something to do with religious belief. Can someone help me? Thanks in advance. Herbert Kaufmann, Bedford, NY kauf33@...
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Matzo in Coffee the final word ... [Absolutely final
#germany
Ben Forman
Hi Genners (and dad bcc'd)
When I sent the email below on Thursday evening, I wanted to find out if other people shared this tradition, I'm not sure exactly what response I expected but I have been totally taken aback by the breadth and warmth of the 35 responses I have had back >from Genners with ancestry across Central and Eastern Europe who share this tradition in one way of another. For interest, and for the archives, this tradition is shared by Jewish communities >from Germany, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Switzerland; it goes by the name Matza Coffee, Matza Kaffee, Matza Pudding, Eingbrockte Matze, Brocken and Matza Brocken. Several Genners thanked me for bringing back happy memories of parents and grandparents - thank you all also for sharing those memories with me. I am now ending this thread in the only way possible - with a cup of coffee, poured over a bowl of broken matza, liberally sprinkled with sugar. Chag Sameach - Ben Forman Manchester UK ben.r.forman@...
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German SIG #Germany Matzo in Coffee the final word ... [Absolutely final
#germany
Ben Forman
Hi Genners (and dad bcc'd)
When I sent the email below on Thursday evening, I wanted to find out if other people shared this tradition, I'm not sure exactly what response I expected but I have been totally taken aback by the breadth and warmth of the 35 responses I have had back >from Genners with ancestry across Central and Eastern Europe who share this tradition in one way of another. For interest, and for the archives, this tradition is shared by Jewish communities >from Germany, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Switzerland; it goes by the name Matza Coffee, Matza Kaffee, Matza Pudding, Eingbrockte Matze, Brocken and Matza Brocken. Several Genners thanked me for bringing back happy memories of parents and grandparents - thank you all also for sharing those memories with me. I am now ending this thread in the only way possible - with a cup of coffee, poured over a bowl of broken matza, liberally sprinkled with sugar. Chag Sameach - Ben Forman Manchester UK ben.r.forman@...
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Matzo in coffee anyone?
#germany
Ruth u.Thomas Bloch <ruthomas.bloch@...>
I was amused by Ben Forman's mail. We still have this tradition in our
families. My ancestors, five generations back to 2nd half 16 th century, originate >from Southern Germany and I strongly suppose the "Mazzo Coffee" having the same origin. Thomas Bloch, Zurich, Switzerland ruthomas.bloch@...
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German SIG #Germany Matzo in coffee anyone?
#germany
Ruth u.Thomas Bloch <ruthomas.bloch@...>
I was amused by Ben Forman's mail. We still have this tradition in our
families. My ancestors, five generations back to 2nd half 16 th century, originate >from Southern Germany and I strongly suppose the "Mazzo Coffee" having the same origin. Thomas Bloch, Zurich, Switzerland ruthomas.bloch@...
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Paris 2012 newsletter special "trips"
#usa
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.genealoj.org) (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter N°8 – April 5, 2012 STILL SOME DAYS LEFT FOR EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION! http://www.paris2012.eu/products ***SPECIAL "TRIPS" EDITION**** You can find all the descriptions of these trips on the Websitesite of Joubert-Voyages (http://www.joubert-voyages.com/cercle-genealogie-juive.php): SIGN UP ASAP, THEIR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOU! from July 5 to 12- BELARUS: Minsk, Grodno, Mogilev ... - POLAND: Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Lublin ... from July 19 to 26- HUNGARY: Buda and Pest, Debrecen ... - The BALTIC STATES: Vilnius, Kaunas, Riga ... - UKRAINE: Kiev, Lvov, Tarnopol ... with an extension to Odessa. With free time to customize your trip And also - PORTUGAL (July 19 to 26): Lisbon, Guarda, Belmonte, Evora ... Two days tours (19 and 20 July) - BELGIUM: Brussels and Antwerp with, as guides, our colleagues Curators of Jewish Museums - NORMANDY: Elbeuf, Rouen and its Sublime House, Caen and the Landing Beaches. ***IMPORTANT UPDATE**** NO! THE STOCK OF ROOMS AT THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATE at the Marriott Hotel IS NOT EXHAUSTED. Some difficulties for reservation were occasionally encountered only due to the great success of the Conference, that forced the hotel to renew more frequently than they had planned the stock of rooms available for us. The SECURITY of the conference will be provided in compliance with the standards of the police headquarters by both entry control on the site and a guard 24 hours. *****And do not forget to sign up for the GALA evening, LUNCHES and BREAKFASTS, TOURS... Feel free to DONATE: http://www.paris2012.eu/products
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Early American SIG #USA Paris 2012 newsletter special "trips"
#usa
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.genealoj.org) (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter N°8 – April 5, 2012 STILL SOME DAYS LEFT FOR EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION! http://www.paris2012.eu/products ***SPECIAL "TRIPS" EDITION**** You can find all the descriptions of these trips on the Websitesite of Joubert-Voyages (http://www.joubert-voyages.com/cercle-genealogie-juive.php): SIGN UP ASAP, THEIR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOU! from July 5 to 12- BELARUS: Minsk, Grodno, Mogilev ... - POLAND: Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Lublin ... from July 19 to 26- HUNGARY: Buda and Pest, Debrecen ... - The BALTIC STATES: Vilnius, Kaunas, Riga ... - UKRAINE: Kiev, Lvov, Tarnopol ... with an extension to Odessa. With free time to customize your trip And also - PORTUGAL (July 19 to 26): Lisbon, Guarda, Belmonte, Evora ... Two days tours (19 and 20 July) - BELGIUM: Brussels and Antwerp with, as guides, our colleagues Curators of Jewish Museums - NORMANDY: Elbeuf, Rouen and its Sublime House, Caen and the Landing Beaches. ***IMPORTANT UPDATE**** NO! THE STOCK OF ROOMS AT THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATE at the Marriott Hotel IS NOT EXHAUSTED. Some difficulties for reservation were occasionally encountered only due to the great success of the Conference, that forced the hotel to renew more frequently than they had planned the stock of rooms available for us. The SECURITY of the conference will be provided in compliance with the standards of the police headquarters by both entry control on the site and a guard 24 hours. *****And do not forget to sign up for the GALA evening, LUNCHES and BREAKFASTS, TOURS... Feel free to DONATE: http://www.paris2012.eu/products
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Happy pesach
#usa
RecordsAccess@...
To all you Yankee Doodle Genners,
A happy Pesach to all. May your databases be as full as you are when you leave the seder table. Marvin Weinberg Coordinator, Early American Sig RecordsAccess@...
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KehilaLinks Project Report for March 2012
#usa
Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to JewishGen KehilaLinks
We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants. Casta (Cseszte, Schattmansdorf) Created by Jack Jellins http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/casta/index.html ~~~~~ Chechelnik (Chitchilnik), Ukraine Creted by Ariel Parkansky http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/chechelnik/ ~~~~~ Golynka (Holinka), Belarus Created by Ralph Remick http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/golynka/index.htm ~~~~~ Minkovtsy (Minkovitz), Ukraine Created by Barbara Ellman http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/minkovtsy/ ~~~~~ Ostroh (Ostrog), Ukraine Created by Ukraine SIG / Ariel Parkansky Webmaster: Richard Baum http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ostroh/ ~~~~~ Schmieheim, Germany Created by Peter A. Dreifuss http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Schmieheim/ ~~~~~ Stolin, Belarus Created by Joshua S. Perlman and Adina Lipsitz http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Stolin/ ~~~~~ Syracuse, NY, USA Created by Linda Epstein http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/syracuse/ ~~~~~ Uman, UKraine Created by Ukraine SIG / Ariel Parkansky Webmaster: Richard Baum http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/uman/ ~~~~~ Zelva, Belarus Created by Joseph Bekinschtein http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/zelva_belarus/ ~~~~~ Zhytomyr (Zitomir) Created by Ukraine SIG / Ariel Parkansky Webmaster: Richard Baum http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zhytomyr/default.asp ~~~~~ KehilaLinks webpages recently updated: Causeni (Kaushany) (B), Moldova http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Causeni/Kaushany.htm ~~~~~ Odessa, UKraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/odessa/index.asp ~~~~~ Ruzhany (Rozihnoy), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ruzhany/ ~~~~~ Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able to maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors. The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Borisov, Belarus http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/borisov/borisov.html ~~~~~ Borzna, Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/borzna/borzna.htm ~~~~~ Rozdol, Ukraine (G) http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/rozdol/rozdol.htm ~~~~~ GOOD NEWS! Rivne (Rovne,(Rowno), Ukraine Created by Ted Kramer z"l was adopted by Dr. Leah Teicher http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/rovno/rovno_homepage.htm If you wish to create a KehilaLinks webpage or adopt an exiting "orphaned" webpage please contact us at: < bloch@...>. NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteers who will help you create a webpage. ~~~~~ Wishing you a Sweet and Joyous Pessach, Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator bloch@...
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Early American SIG #USA Happy pesach
#usa
RecordsAccess@...
To all you Yankee Doodle Genners,
A happy Pesach to all. May your databases be as full as you are when you leave the seder table. Marvin Weinberg Coordinator, Early American Sig RecordsAccess@...
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Early American SIG #USA KehilaLinks Project Report for March 2012
#usa
Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to JewishGen KehilaLinks
We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants. Casta (Cseszte, Schattmansdorf) Created by Jack Jellins http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/casta/index.html ~~~~~ Chechelnik (Chitchilnik), Ukraine Creted by Ariel Parkansky http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/chechelnik/ ~~~~~ Golynka (Holinka), Belarus Created by Ralph Remick http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/golynka/index.htm ~~~~~ Minkovtsy (Minkovitz), Ukraine Created by Barbara Ellman http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/minkovtsy/ ~~~~~ Ostroh (Ostrog), Ukraine Created by Ukraine SIG / Ariel Parkansky Webmaster: Richard Baum http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ostroh/ ~~~~~ Schmieheim, Germany Created by Peter A. Dreifuss http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Schmieheim/ ~~~~~ Stolin, Belarus Created by Joshua S. Perlman and Adina Lipsitz http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Stolin/ ~~~~~ Syracuse, NY, USA Created by Linda Epstein http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/syracuse/ ~~~~~ Uman, UKraine Created by Ukraine SIG / Ariel Parkansky Webmaster: Richard Baum http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/uman/ ~~~~~ Zelva, Belarus Created by Joseph Bekinschtein http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/zelva_belarus/ ~~~~~ Zhytomyr (Zitomir) Created by Ukraine SIG / Ariel Parkansky Webmaster: Richard Baum http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zhytomyr/default.asp ~~~~~ KehilaLinks webpages recently updated: Causeni (Kaushany) (B), Moldova http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Causeni/Kaushany.htm ~~~~~ Odessa, UKraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/odessa/index.asp ~~~~~ Ruzhany (Rozihnoy), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ruzhany/ ~~~~~ Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able to maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors. The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Borisov, Belarus http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/borisov/borisov.html ~~~~~ Borzna, Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/borzna/borzna.htm ~~~~~ Rozdol, Ukraine (G) http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/rozdol/rozdol.htm ~~~~~ GOOD NEWS! Rivne (Rovne,(Rowno), Ukraine Created by Ted Kramer z"l was adopted by Dr. Leah Teicher http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/rovno/rovno_homepage.htm If you wish to create a KehilaLinks webpage or adopt an exiting "orphaned" webpage please contact us at: < bloch@...>. NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteers who will help you create a webpage. ~~~~~ Wishing you a Sweet and Joyous Pessach, Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator bloch@...
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Matzah Kaffee / Matzo in coffee - 9 replies - Topic closed
#germany
JewishGen German Research Division Coordinator
Ben Forman asked "does anyone else share this tradition or know where it
comes from?" I grew up with the Passover tradition of "Matzo coffee" where for breakfast one breaks up a piece of matzo in a large coffee cup, pours hot coffee into the cup, and then eats the softened matzo. Sounds strange but it was something I looked forward to doing each year. My parents were both German; my father >from Mannheim and my mother >from Berlin. I never asked where this ritual came from but I suspect it was more likely >from my father'sbackground. I simply never gave it much thought; it was just part of Passover! Michael Marx Lexington, MA, USA MHMarx@... Researching: BACHMAN(Mannheim); COHN(Berlin,Hamburg, Rogasen,Schwerin Warthe); FALK(Malsch); GOLDSTEIN (Labischin); HESS(Malsch); MARX(Shriesheim,Mannheim); MAYER(Dreisen); OPPENHEIMER (Schriesheim)VANDSBURGER (Prust,Berlin); WEIL(Schmieheim); ZIMMERN(Michelfeld) ==== Yes, indeed. I remember my parents having matzo in coffee for breakfast. My father was >from Meerholz -- a small town, now part of Gelnhausen, about 25 miles east of Frankfurt am Main. My mother, born in southeastern Poland (then western Galicia), lived in Cernauti, Romania (once Czernowitz, part of the Austrian crown land of Bukowina; now Chernivtsi, Ukraine) as a teenager and young adult. Thanks for the memories! Renee Stern Steinig Dix Hills, New York, USA genmaven@... ==== Dear Mr. Forman, Our family came >from Germany and also has this tradition which was called "Eingbrockte Matze" (Dipped Crumbled Matzo). Chag Sameach Uri kellerman ID154542 Nof Ayalon, Israel. Uri_ke@... ==== Matzo in coffee with plenty of sugar was the standard breakfast of the adults in my family during Passover. Since they normally had cereal I always assumed this was their way of compensating. They came >from Germany in 1938. Arline Sachs sachs@... ==== We had a rich tradition of Matzah Kaffee in our hamlet in Baden where I grew up. You simply crumbled some matzah into a hot cup of coffee, adding a little mllk and sugar. Even us little ones partook of this brew. Later in life, I continued the practice but eliminated the milk and sugar. So, come on over and enjoy a Matzah Kaffee with me. Werner Frank, Calabasas CA USA wlfrank82@... ==== Hi All, Regarding Ben's report on Matzo in coffee - we also have that tradition in the family - coming >from my father who also was a kindertransport refugee >from Germany. He, however, was first generation German (born in Frankfurt) - his parents both came originally >from Galicia (with no Hungarian connection anywhere). Wherever the tradition comes >from - it's something to look forward to every Pesach for those of us brought up on it [and for those of us, like my wife, who wasn't (notwithstanding her Hungarian genes...) - to fail to understand why anyone would go near the stuff! :)] Chag Sameach- David Birnbaum, Rehovot, Israel Researching: BIRNBAUM (Husiatyn), RAWER (Dobrotwor), DRESNER (Ivanovka), SCHARFSPITZ (Husiatyn), FEUST (Munich), MAINZ (Frankfurt a/m), SULZBACHER (Mergentheim), NECKARSULMER Fuerth, MERZBACHER (Baiersdorf) ==== My father used to soak his matzo in coffee, too. He had a very large cup especially kept for Pesach breakfasts. He came >from Stuttgart, the family originated in the Palatinate, and had no connection with Hungary that I know of. I should think Google has got this wrong. It seems to be a German, rather than a Hungarian habit (though of course it may be done in Hungary as well) Eva Lawrence, St Albans UK eva.lawrence@... ==== Hi Ben, I grew up in Germany (1927 to 1939). In my home, too, it was customary to have "matzo in coffee at Pesach". "Die Mazze in den Kaffee einbrocken",- it was called... Incidentally, the matsa in those days was round, and not square! And, oddly enough, my father too, was born in Posen. And educated in Koeln,- at the Juedisches Lehrerseminar, under a Doktor Carlebach... With Chag Same'ach greetings, Zeev Raphael, Haifa zeevr@... ==== Hi Ben. My German grandfather broke matzo into small pieces and put it in a bowl of hot black coffee. As he took each spoonful he would sprinkle sugar on it before he ate it. He called it "brach ein" and ate it as dessert on Passover. I'm not sure what it means, but I guess "broken" or "break in". As a child, my mother wouldn't let me eat it because of the caffeine (whatever, it was the fifties), but I eat it all the time today. I don't know where my grandfather's tradition started but I guess it was Leipzig where he was born in the 1880's. Hope this helps. Diane Perry--Manhattan dcperry28@... ======= THE QUESTION >from <ben.r.forman@...>: As a kid my dad used to make me matzo in coffee at Pesach as his mum had done for him, does anyone else share this tradition or know where it comes from, my grandmother was a kindertransport refugee >from Germany born in Berlin, her parents were >from Koeln and Posen respectively; I did look on Google and it says it was a tradition of Jews in Hungary, so I wonder if it was a tradition which came to her >from the family who took her in in England (I do not know of they came >from Hungary originally). Chag Sameach Ben Forman Manchester UK,(currently exiled in London)
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German SIG #Germany Matzah Kaffee / Matzo in coffee - 9 replies - Topic closed
#germany
JewishGen German Research Division Coordinator
Ben Forman asked "does anyone else share this tradition or know where it
comes from?" I grew up with the Passover tradition of "Matzo coffee" where for breakfast one breaks up a piece of matzo in a large coffee cup, pours hot coffee into the cup, and then eats the softened matzo. Sounds strange but it was something I looked forward to doing each year. My parents were both German; my father >from Mannheim and my mother >from Berlin. I never asked where this ritual came from but I suspect it was more likely >from my father'sbackground. I simply never gave it much thought; it was just part of Passover! Michael Marx Lexington, MA, USA MHMarx@... Researching: BACHMAN(Mannheim); COHN(Berlin,Hamburg, Rogasen,Schwerin Warthe); FALK(Malsch); GOLDSTEIN (Labischin); HESS(Malsch); MARX(Shriesheim,Mannheim); MAYER(Dreisen); OPPENHEIMER (Schriesheim)VANDSBURGER (Prust,Berlin); WEIL(Schmieheim); ZIMMERN(Michelfeld) ==== Yes, indeed. I remember my parents having matzo in coffee for breakfast. My father was >from Meerholz -- a small town, now part of Gelnhausen, about 25 miles east of Frankfurt am Main. My mother, born in southeastern Poland (then western Galicia), lived in Cernauti, Romania (once Czernowitz, part of the Austrian crown land of Bukowina; now Chernivtsi, Ukraine) as a teenager and young adult. Thanks for the memories! Renee Stern Steinig Dix Hills, New York, USA genmaven@... ==== Dear Mr. Forman, Our family came >from Germany and also has this tradition which was called "Eingbrockte Matze" (Dipped Crumbled Matzo). Chag Sameach Uri kellerman ID154542 Nof Ayalon, Israel. Uri_ke@... ==== Matzo in coffee with plenty of sugar was the standard breakfast of the adults in my family during Passover. Since they normally had cereal I always assumed this was their way of compensating. They came >from Germany in 1938. Arline Sachs sachs@... ==== We had a rich tradition of Matzah Kaffee in our hamlet in Baden where I grew up. You simply crumbled some matzah into a hot cup of coffee, adding a little mllk and sugar. Even us little ones partook of this brew. Later in life, I continued the practice but eliminated the milk and sugar. So, come on over and enjoy a Matzah Kaffee with me. Werner Frank, Calabasas CA USA wlfrank82@... ==== Hi All, Regarding Ben's report on Matzo in coffee - we also have that tradition in the family - coming >from my father who also was a kindertransport refugee >from Germany. He, however, was first generation German (born in Frankfurt) - his parents both came originally >from Galicia (with no Hungarian connection anywhere). Wherever the tradition comes >from - it's something to look forward to every Pesach for those of us brought up on it [and for those of us, like my wife, who wasn't (notwithstanding her Hungarian genes...) - to fail to understand why anyone would go near the stuff! :)] Chag Sameach- David Birnbaum, Rehovot, Israel Researching: BIRNBAUM (Husiatyn), RAWER (Dobrotwor), DRESNER (Ivanovka), SCHARFSPITZ (Husiatyn), FEUST (Munich), MAINZ (Frankfurt a/m), SULZBACHER (Mergentheim), NECKARSULMER Fuerth, MERZBACHER (Baiersdorf) ==== My father used to soak his matzo in coffee, too. He had a very large cup especially kept for Pesach breakfasts. He came >from Stuttgart, the family originated in the Palatinate, and had no connection with Hungary that I know of. I should think Google has got this wrong. It seems to be a German, rather than a Hungarian habit (though of course it may be done in Hungary as well) Eva Lawrence, St Albans UK eva.lawrence@... ==== Hi Ben, I grew up in Germany (1927 to 1939). In my home, too, it was customary to have "matzo in coffee at Pesach". "Die Mazze in den Kaffee einbrocken",- it was called... Incidentally, the matsa in those days was round, and not square! And, oddly enough, my father too, was born in Posen. And educated in Koeln,- at the Juedisches Lehrerseminar, under a Doktor Carlebach... With Chag Same'ach greetings, Zeev Raphael, Haifa zeevr@... ==== Hi Ben. My German grandfather broke matzo into small pieces and put it in a bowl of hot black coffee. As he took each spoonful he would sprinkle sugar on it before he ate it. He called it "brach ein" and ate it as dessert on Passover. I'm not sure what it means, but I guess "broken" or "break in". As a child, my mother wouldn't let me eat it because of the caffeine (whatever, it was the fifties), but I eat it all the time today. I don't know where my grandfather's tradition started but I guess it was Leipzig where he was born in the 1880's. Hope this helps. Diane Perry--Manhattan dcperry28@... ======= THE QUESTION >from <ben.r.forman@...>: As a kid my dad used to make me matzo in coffee at Pesach as his mum had done for him, does anyone else share this tradition or know where it comes from, my grandmother was a kindertransport refugee >from Germany born in Berlin, her parents were >from Koeln and Posen respectively; I did look on Google and it says it was a tradition of Jews in Hungary, so I wonder if it was a tradition which came to her >from the family who took her in in England (I do not know of they came >from Hungary originally). Chag Sameach Ben Forman Manchester UK,(currently exiled in London)
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Mike Getz
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Marion Werle <werle@...>
I wanted to echo Arlene Beare's sentiments in her praise of Mike Getz and
his role in the founding and ongoing support of the Latvia SIG. I first met Mike at the 1995 Washington genealogy conference. We both attended the Latvia BOF (birds-of-a-feather) session that resulted in the founding of the Latvia SIG. Mike and I are distantly related through marriage, although the connection was never entirely clear to either of us (a cousin of mine married a distant cousin of his), and we collaborated on many endeavors during the early years of the SIG. His insight and constant encouragement were personally very helpful to me, and his efforts were tireless, as President, treasurer, and the many other hats he wore as an active member of the SIG for so many years. He is a genuinely nice person and it has been a pleasure working with him. We all owe him a debt of gratitude for being a steadfast supporter of the SIG for so many years, and we wish him the best. Marion Werle (Another past President of the Latvia SIG) <werle@...>
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Mike Getz
#latvia
Marion Werle <werle@...>
I wanted to echo Arlene Beare's sentiments in her praise of Mike Getz and
his role in the founding and ongoing support of the Latvia SIG. I first met Mike at the 1995 Washington genealogy conference. We both attended the Latvia BOF (birds-of-a-feather) session that resulted in the founding of the Latvia SIG. Mike and I are distantly related through marriage, although the connection was never entirely clear to either of us (a cousin of mine married a distant cousin of his), and we collaborated on many endeavors during the early years of the SIG. His insight and constant encouragement were personally very helpful to me, and his efforts were tireless, as President, treasurer, and the many other hats he wore as an active member of the SIG for so many years. He is a genuinely nice person and it has been a pleasure working with him. We all owe him a debt of gratitude for being a steadfast supporter of the SIG for so many years, and we wish him the best. Marion Werle (Another past President of the Latvia SIG) <werle@...>
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New KehilaLinks Site for Schmieheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Peter Dreifuss
Dear Fellow Gersigers,
Many of you may know that the Kehilalinks site for Schmieheim went live on JewishGen recently. I hope this is only the beginning of the Schmieheim site for those with interests and ancestors in the former Province of Baden, and that we can build upon it to create a fitting memorial to the lives and the lost Jewish community there. Schmieheim is located at 48°17 N, 07°52' E, in the Ortenaukreis (district) of Western Baden-Wuerttemberg located near the Rhine River. Close to Schmieheim is the well-known Jewish Cemetery that served many Jewish communities in the historical Baden region of Germany. Records on obtaining information on the Jewish communities are discussed in the site (>from books on the well preserved cemetery and >from the Ortsippenbucher). I hope you can help by contributing family stories, family pictures, suggestions, or anything at all that will enrich the value of the site. I very much welcome your comments, help, suggestions and/or encouragement. You can find the new site at http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Schmieheim/ Yours Sincerely, Peter Dreifuss, padreifuss@... Burtonsville, MD German Research Interests: DREIFUSS and WEIL (Altdorf), BERNHEIM(ER) and SCHNURMANN (Schmieheim), BLOCH (Emmendingen, Berne Switzerland), SOMMER (Sierentz, Alsace) HESS, NEUMARK, SALOMON, OTTENSOSSER, MENKE, STERN and LAMM (Fulda, Vollmerz, Schluchtern, Flieden)
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German SIG #Germany New KehilaLinks Site for Schmieheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
#germany
Peter Dreifuss
Dear Fellow Gersigers,
Many of you may know that the Kehilalinks site for Schmieheim went live on JewishGen recently. I hope this is only the beginning of the Schmieheim site for those with interests and ancestors in the former Province of Baden, and that we can build upon it to create a fitting memorial to the lives and the lost Jewish community there. Schmieheim is located at 48°17 N, 07°52' E, in the Ortenaukreis (district) of Western Baden-Wuerttemberg located near the Rhine River. Close to Schmieheim is the well-known Jewish Cemetery that served many Jewish communities in the historical Baden region of Germany. Records on obtaining information on the Jewish communities are discussed in the site (>from books on the well preserved cemetery and >from the Ortsippenbucher). I hope you can help by contributing family stories, family pictures, suggestions, or anything at all that will enrich the value of the site. I very much welcome your comments, help, suggestions and/or encouragement. You can find the new site at http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Schmieheim/ Yours Sincerely, Peter Dreifuss, padreifuss@... Burtonsville, MD German Research Interests: DREIFUSS and WEIL (Altdorf), BERNHEIM(ER) and SCHNURMANN (Schmieheim), BLOCH (Emmendingen, Berne Switzerland), SOMMER (Sierentz, Alsace) HESS, NEUMARK, SALOMON, OTTENSOSSER, MENKE, STERN and LAMM (Fulda, Vollmerz, Schluchtern, Flieden)
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