In a previous
first part, Daniel VANGHELUWE
has described the methods for using the various exploitable sources;
he addresses those who search immigrants to France originating
in Eastern Europe. In this second part, he tackles the
core of his topic: the actual genealogy of his family, the Smietan,
Tcherkowski and Gerson and their intricate relationship. The subtlety
of the assumptions he makes and the accuracy of the findings is
a model in case. Photographs and family trees exemplify the results
of the analysis.
Pierre-André
MEYER shows the ancestors of Alexandre
Millerand (1859-1943), a French politician who was
President of the Republic from 1920 to 1924. His mother Mélanie
Cahen is the daughter of Cerf Caen and Fanny Cahen. The author
traces the ancestors of these two parents, who bear almost the
same surname, back to the early 18th century, in Westhoffen
(Alsace) and Pontpierre (Moselle).
Jacques
TAÏEB, in "Les Juifs de Constantine
à la veille de la conquête française, 1837"
(The Jews in Constantine on the eve of the French conquest)
gives a rough estimate of the number of Jews, examines the specific
and original naming pattern of this population of some 3500
individuals, statistically evaluates the frequency of the surnames
and finally reconciles the sciences of population, names and
city history.
Philippe
AMSON had thought that his surname originated
in Scandinavia. He eventually has found the origin of his family
in Creglingen (Wurttemberg), by mere luck,
"playing" on Internet. He thus can put names and dates
on family pictures and to enter his ancestors in the Jewish
Museum founded by Dr. Arthur Obermayer in Creglingen. Obermayer,
a well-known benefactor, has his roots in Creglingen too, the
building housing the museum stands at the
common origin of both families. An unexpected and successful
genealogical story.
In "Hellering
or Hellering ?" Gérard
LEVY asks whether the ancestors of his maternal
grandmother come from Hellering-lès-Fenétrange
(Duchy of Lorraine) or Hellering-le-Grand (Généralité
de Metz). For each possibility he shows the rationale, suggests
a family tree and asks the reader his own opinion.
Jean-François
RENAUD has traveled to Corfu
in memory to his late uncle, our friend Georges Jessula, who
passed away two years ago. His findings and longing for past
times, the subject matter of his article, are complemented by
a water-color painting by himself.
Eve-Line
BLUM-CHERCHEVSKY, among her many occupations,
is the moderator of the CGJ website. In this capacity, she often
provides answers to the questions asked by the visitors. In
"Success Story" and "Reacheroun
23, Arrondosomos 12" how she has untangled the
genealogical maze of two unknown American correspondents.
