In 1808, when western parts of Germany belonged to the French State, Jews had to chose heritable family names, and some of them chose French sounding names which do not excist in the French language:

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In 1808, when western parts of Germany belonged to the French State, Jews had to chose heritable family names, and some of them chose French sounding names which do not excist in the French language:

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The Old Jewish Cemetery Frankfurt am Main is Battonstrasse, the administration (Friedhofsverwaltung) for the following three cemeteries is with the new cemetery Eckenheimer Landstrasse. Mail to: fried

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The Old Jewish Cemetery Frankfurt am Main is Battonstrasse, the administration (Friedhofsverwaltung) for the following three cemeteries is with the new cemetery Eckenheimer Landstrasse. Mail to: fried

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"Dennis Aron" dennisaron@... asked about the fate in the Holocaust of his families from Hessen & Rheinland-Pfalz For places in the "Alzeyer Land", part of Rheinhessen, like Stein-Bockenheim, F

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"Dennis Aron" dennisaron@... asked about the fate in the Holocaust of his families from Hessen & Rheinland-Pfalz For places in the "Alzeyer Land", part of Rheinhessen, like Stein-Bockenheim, F

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"Bert de Jong" <bdejong67@...>, Message 2 6, Aug, 2013, wrote : "Samuel BERMANN, born March 23, 1843 in Zell (Mosel), married Sophie VOGEL. His daughter Ernestine BERMANN was born December 9, 18

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"Bert de Jong" <bdejong67@...>, Message 2 6, Aug, 2013, wrote : "Samuel BERMANN, born March 23, 1843 in Zell (Mosel), married Sophie VOGEL. His daughter Ernestine BERMANN was born December 9, 18

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Stephen A. Cohen asked "which of the following towns maintain archives that can be read in English. Please send me their web & E-mail addresses" Stephen, as far as I have found as a frequent user of s

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Stephen A. Cohen asked "which of the following towns maintain archives that can be read in English. Please send me their web & E-mail addresses" Stephen, as far as I have found as a frequent user of s

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On 18 Jun 2013, new member Sam Schulman <samschulman@...> asked for help researching LEBENSBERGER family >from Gaugrehweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. Sam, Vital records (Standesregister: Geburtsur

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On 18 Jun 2013, new member Sam Schulman <samschulman@...> asked for help researching LEBENSBERGER family >from Gaugrehweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. Sam, Vital records (Standesregister: Geburtsur

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Re: Meanings of "Hausfrau" and "Wirtschafterin" or "Wirtschaftsleiterin" Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 somebody asked me: "Were "housekeepers" really "wives"?" "Hausfrau" (housewife) was used as term for the

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Re: Meanings of "Hausfrau" and "Wirtschafterin" or "Wirtschaftsleiterin" Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 somebody asked me: "Were "housekeepers" really "wives"?" "Hausfrau" (housewife) was used as term for the

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Searching for living descendants >from Alzey families Alzey, a country town in Rheinhessen/Germany not far >from Mainz and Worms, is preparing to lay STOLPERSTEINE (stumbling blocks) in memory of Nazi

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Searching for living descendants >from Alzey families Alzey, a country town in Rheinhessen/Germany not far >from Mainz and Worms, is preparing to lay STOLPERSTEINE (stumbling blocks) in memory of Nazi

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Genners, I am looking up information (vital records) for Genners at the archive of the Verbandsgemeinde Goellheim / Pfalz on Monday, January 14. If anyone has a wish, please send me your questions per

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Genners, I am looking up information (vital records) for Genners at the archive of the Verbandsgemeinde Goellheim / Pfalz on Monday, January 14. If anyone has a wish, please send me your questions per

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"Yvonne Stern" <yvstern@...> wrote: The Jewish Cemetery in Weissensee is a candidate for Unesco's World Heritage List. ==============> Preceeding the decision of Kultusministerkonferenz to appl

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"Yvonne Stern" <yvstern@...> wrote: The Jewish Cemetery in Weissensee is a candidate for Unesco's World Heritage List. ==============> Preceeding the decision of Kultusministerkonferenz to appl

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