The Ringels in Berlin—time of prosperity

Discovery Notebook

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More Paechter stories still to be told
Taking stock of our Paechter census
  • Nov 30, 2023

After recent discoveries, this is a good time to review what is known and to chart further…
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Emil Paechter was one of 30 first cousins
Our Paechter branch grows wider yet—all roads lead to Berlin (and onward)
  • Feb 27, 2023

There were 30 or more first cousins from the original five Paechter children.
Rabbi Hirsch Zvi Ringel burial at Weißensee
  • Dec 27, 2020

Here we have one more Ringel family member who was laid to rest at the Jüdische Friedhof in…

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Town layout north
Map of Weißensee
  • Dec 26, 2020

Last night, when I showed Joanne yesterday's posting of a photo of Helga about age three,…

Portrait of Hermann in uniform
  • Dec 26, 2020

Here from the scanning project is a second image of Hermann Ringel in some kind of military…

Lovely portraits of Elly
  • Dec 25, 2020

Here are two stunning formal portraits of Elly Wohlgemuth before or during her marriage to…

An enchanted childhood in Weissensee
  • Dec 25, 2020

The small lake that gives Weißensee its name, and the bigger park around it, were just a short…

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Darling Point high-rises on Sydney Harbor
The Ringels also went to Australia
  • Sep 30, 2020

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the discovery of another Ringel sibling originally from Rzeszow,…

Mea culpa: Isaak Paechter did live in Crossen
  • Sep 12, 2020

I was wrong. Isaak Paechter returned in 1891 from Crossen to run the family store in Tiegenhof.
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Family tree of Hirsch Zvi Ringel on Open Database Project
Both of our German branches are getting bigger
  • Sep 08, 2020

There were two significant breakthroughs in the last 24 hours. It may take me a while to write…

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The Ringel neighborhood on today's map
Hermann had many Ringel cousins in Berlin
  • Sep 03, 2020

I have known for a while that Schija's brother Leib Ringel also moved to Berlin because he…

The surprising Ringel marriage in jolly old England
  • Aug 29, 2020

The Twiasschor story is fairly convoluted, and this will be part one. 

In the Ringel's…

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Ahikam Finkel on Geni
Margot Schattner was born in 1917-18
  • Aug 29, 2020

I wrote yesterday that Ze'ev Sharon (Wolf Schattner) was born in 1913, which Walter found…

The missing husbands of the Ringel sisters are now accounted for
  • Aug 28, 2020

Yesterday I wrote that I had not yet learned the histories of the two husbands of Hermann Ringel…

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Hermann's younger brother did not survive
There was a second Ringel son, Solomon, who did not survive
  • Aug 28, 2020

Schija and Feigl Ringel had a fourth child. Salomon Ringel was born on April 15, 1893, and he died…
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Ringel-Wohlgemuth marriage record
Hermann and Elly's marriage certificate among several major Ringel developments
  • Aug 28, 2020

The long sought-after marriage record of Hermann Ringel and Elly Wohlgemuth has become available…

Fanny Ringel was the familiar name of Feigla Kauffler
  • Oct 25, 2018

Also in the previous post was the question of the identity of Fanny Ringel Twiasschor, who is…

Video: A surprise on the Woelckpromenade
  • Aug 30, 2018

See what I discovered when I visited my grandparents' first apartment together.
The good times in Berlin
  • Jul 23, 2018

Isaak took this opportunity to move his family once again, this time to the cultured capital…

Hermann’s war service
  • Jul 23, 2018

I don’t have in my possession any kind of German nationality document for Hermann Ringel, but…

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Two Ringel businesses that were expropriated
Hermann Ringel’s partner is identified
  • Jul 10, 2018

A couple of years ago, I found the names of two clothing businesses owned by our grandfather…

Upcoming trip to Berlin, Warsaw and Gdansk
  • Jul 10, 2018

I’m getting ready for a journey of discovery to Germany and Poland coming up in a few weeks.…

Three Wohlgemuth generations
  • Aug 20, 2016

Betty Katz Wohlgemuth, Helga Ringel, Elly Wohlgemuth Ringel
Dan's quick reply: What we know of Wohlgemuth history
  • Aug 17, 2016

Jo, Great to read your reflections. Quick answer on the Wohlgemuth history. That's the one…

Joanne's reflections from Berlin
  • Aug 17, 2016

Here I am finally with some quiet time [at our house swap in Berlin], after Lani and Bill have…

Ruby-Rehms at Schlüterstrasse 12
  • Aug 11, 2016

Dan, it's a beautiful building.  The front door was open.  There is construction going on, but I…

Ringel home and business directory listing
  • Aug 11, 2016

Dan replies to Joanne questions about the synagogue:

I don't think I have…

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Synagogue entry through outer dooor
Looking for Hermann's shul
  • Aug 11, 2016

Joanne is in Berlin, ailing from an infection she may have caught in Budapest. She is looking to…

Citations

Authors
Stanley L. Ruby(21) Chien-Shiung Wu(18) Emil Jan Konopinski(9) Brice M. Rustad(8) Allan Franklin(7) James S. Allen(7) E. Ambler(4) R. P. Hudson(4) R. E. Marshak(4) Otto Kofoed-Hansen(4)
Subjects
angular correlation(21) beta decay theory(21) mössbauer effect(17) Rustad-Ruby experiment(17) beta spectrum experiment(14) parity nonconservation(12) Mössbauer spectroscopy(12) V–A theory(8) synchrotron radiation(8) helium-6(7)
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