No 46 - Summer 1996

SUMMARY #46

 

Activities of our Society

Bindings to keep our Review (p.4). Meetings (p.5).

Minitel: 3615 GENEALO J;

Jewish cemeteries in France; Régional groups of our Society (p.6).

Germany Genealogical Interest Group meetings ;

Lorraine 1808 declarations of names records (p. 7).

Audio-tapes of our monthly lectures (p.30).

 

Next Seminars on Jewish Genealogy (p.8)

The Boston Seminar program (July 1996), and sketches for the Paris Seminar (July 1997).

 

The Durkheim family (p. 12)

Some rabbis and a famous sociologist ; an extensive research on the origin of the Durkheim family name.

 

Surprises in genealogical research (p. 15)

How to explain that Lazare Wormser, born in Marmoutier, Alsace in 1810, died twice...

 

Descendance of the Nerson familyof Bischheim, Alsace (p. 16)

A research experience, with the help of our Society. The Nerson family from 1750 to 1850.

 

Alsace toponyms (p. 18)

Correspondance between old and new spelling of more than one hundred towns of Alsace, with Hebrew spelling.

 

Book (p.21) : The Blin, history of a familial wool factory.

 

Reviews (p.22) :

 Archive extracts about Alsatian Jews during the 18th century.

The new Archives Center for Overseas at Aix-en-Provence.

Civil State for Algeria. Lists of Comtadine Jews.

Notarial Archives for the Haut-Rhin. Biographical articles.

Circumcision registry of rabbi Simon Blum.

Civil State for Netherlands.

 

Information (p.24) :

The Medem library.

 Association of Jews originating from Algeria.

Rothschild Archives in London.

Parochial documents on Lévy of Metz. Interest Group for Galicia.

 

See also : Queries and replies (p.25) ; Ascent lists (p. 31).