Hello again to all, I'm working on a blog post about survivors working at the diamond factories in Netanya in the mid 1940s.
My father, Carl Schmatnik arrived in Mandatory Palestine January 11 1945, aged 21 In his bid for Palestinian citizenship orders 1925-42, Certificate of Naturalization. in "Particulars Relating to Applicant" his trade was listed as a diamond worker. A letter vouching for his candidacy was sent by Carumis Zvi, the secretary at the Hayahalom Diamond Factory Ltd on Nathanya, certifying that "Mr. Karl Shmatnik is personally known to us from the 8th April 1945. Since the 8/4/45 til the 21/3/47 he has been employed as a diamond polisher in Hayahelem Ltc and has not left Palestine during the above mentioned period. I have only a few facts about my father's time there and would like to learn more about how survivors came to work at these jobs. **** Advice on where to research personal stories of newly arrived survivors who worked in the diamond industry? **** Here's the source material I'm reading now: https://en.israelidiamond.co.il/the-history-diamond-industry-40s/ https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25169 Thanks! Iris AlRoy *---* Iris AlRoy <http://gilcarlalroy.wordpress.com> ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/czernowitz-l@list.cornell.edu/ To send mail to the list, address it to <czernowit...@cornell.edu>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: owner-czernowit...@list.cornell.edu -----------------------------------------------------------------------------