The sweep of family history across the generations
Farmers and seafarers from the south Norway coast
How did Betty Katz meet her end in February 1942?
Betty’s father was a prosperous merchant who came to Pomerania from East Prussia.
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse
Seymour, also called Samuel, was partly estranged from the family. He worked as a truant officer in the New York City schools. His daughter Harriet Berkowitz discovered our blog and contributed a trove of precious documents.
Today it is Rezekne in Latvia. In the 19th century, it was the village in Vitebsk Province where our Tulbowitz clan lived in the old Yiddish way
In 1812 in Preußisch Stargardt, an elderly Jew Moses and his sons Salomon and Herz took the surname Wohlgemuth in exchange for Prussian citizenship rights. Our family, descended from Herz Wohlgemuth, stayed in Stargardt for the next three generations
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
Our best documented family line is Feige Kaufler's ancestry among the Jewish families of Krakow.
How and why did Stan Ruby's important post-graduate research go wrong, and what impact did it have on his career in physics?
Meta, Blossom and Sadie
Moses Ringel and Rose Lea Reichman raised a large family in Rzeszów in the Galizianer tradition
Joseph Rabinowitz’s mother was Bertha Yesersky. Was she related to Sora Yesersky, the wife of Rabbi Elchanon Spektor?
During the course of my genealogy work, I have discovered and connected with cousins from all my family branches. Here are some lessons learned.