Hello Judith, If you happen to come across the name Schikowski (maiden name of my ggg-grandmother Charlotte Kretschmann - oo 1851 in Elbing - who was half-jewish) please give me a note. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely, Milko Kretschmann. On Jul 25, 2010, at 4:15 AM, Judith Elam wrote: > [Attachment(s) from Judith Elam included below] > > I am in the process of viewing the LDS film on Jewish records of Elbing. The > quality of the film is good, even though I am not good at deciphering the old > script, but getting better! > > > > I am attaching records regarding the death and identity confusion of my > gggg-grandmother, Amalia, mother of Rebecka Goldstein Weinberg. Not only am > I confused, but apparently so were the police in Elbing! I can see she was > born in Danzig, that she died in October 1848 and that her father was Israel. > But depending on the record you look at, it appears she was born Weinberg or > Rosenthal. She was probably born around 1793, so that was before Jews had > surnames. If indeed she was a Weinberg, that means that most likely Rebecka > and her husband Jacob Israel Weinberg were first cousins, not unusual. > > > > Can someone please help me make sense of Amalia’s identity? > > > > Also, as I have mentioned before, I am willing to help find records for > other Elbingers of Jewish heritage after I get done with my Weinbergs, who I > am beginning to see were a huge family. Rebecka & Jacob Israel had 16 > children! So I will be viewing this film for some time to come. I was not > able to find records for Jean Nicholas (surname – Fritsche) because Fritsche > is too late for the film. First in line will be Fred Zimmak, but please let > me know if you need look-ups. > > > > > > Judith Elam > > >
