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SOCIETY'S LIFE
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FAMILIES
Jean-Pierre
Kleitz has found the documents preparing
the 1784 Census of the (Alsatian) Jews deposited at the
Bas-Rhin archives.. They contain richer information than the published
final census, family names, birth dates and places of the family
members, titles and trades, estimated assets, links and rights
between the individual and the sire (taxes, etc.). Few documents
of this type have survived. We have already published those for
Rosheim and Odratzheim in Bas-Rhin and for 7 villages of the former
county of Hanau-Lichtenberg.
The Memoirs of Jules Hayem (1856-1947) recall
the life of his family in Metz, Longeville, Vallières,
etc. starting at the beginning of the 19th century. They are
based on accurate memories of the religious celebrations and
the interface between Israelites and Christians. While the full
text is restricted to his family, an abridged version has been
written by Philippe
Levet,
his recently deceased great-grandson. This documents provides
an insight into the private and social life of several families
in Lorraine villages.
Didier
Amar has
been collecting for a long time data about the Allatini,
Amar and related families. Here he brings unpublished
complements to the article by Pascal Faustini published in our
issue 82.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Claude
Sabin Nadjari tells the history of the
Or-Ahaim hospital in Istanbul. During the 19th century,
it became a significant foundation, through the perseverance
of several Jewish benefactors as well as of the local powers.
This well-documented article gives the names and for some, a
picture, of the many individuals who contributed to the success
of this venture.
In "The
tools of Cay Vidal Neveu, a mohel in Nîmes"
Eliane Roos Schuhl sketches
the life of one member of the Vidal family from Carpentras,
one of the four "carrières" (ghettos) where
the Jews were permitted to live in the Comtat Venaissin. The
author shows the circumciser's operating kit and deciphers the
inscriptions on each tool, while stressing certain ambiguous
terms leading to different interpretations.
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RECENT EVENTS
Georges
Graner, in
"From the webmaster", introduces the
revamped website, with a new homepage, unpublished pages about
"Jewish surnames", "Research in Alsace" and
"The deportees", and how to use "Q & R"
as well as the "Member's corner".
Bernard
Lyon-Caen reports
about the visit of the Alsace SIG to "Jardins Kahn".
He also reports his discovering in a 1989 bulletin of the Reichshoffen
Historical Society a list of town citizens in 1793 from which
he cites those whose name is followed by "Jud" (Jew).
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