Family Story Finder
The sweep of family history across the generations
Demise of the cultured Lewi family
Five siblings who stayed true to German ideals until the bitter end
Ghosts of Weißensee—the cemetery played on
How did Betty Katz meet her end in February 1942?
Just so—how the Rubys got their name
When and why did Walter Rabinowitz take on our abbreviated last name? He may have gotten the idea during intermission at a Bronx nickelodeon
Rosa’s fateful choice
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse
The Wohlgemuths in Danzig
Before moving his family to Berlin in 1912, Isaak Wohlgemuth prospered as a mover in Danzig. His family roots were in nearby West Prussia.