FYI Jewish families of Grodzisk or Graetz early 1800s article

My grandfather, Siegbert Badt (1881-1942) was born in Graetz, as were his parents and grandparents and I believe his grandparents. Siebert moved to Berlin, where he met my grandmother!

I have only recently started on this branch of the family, and am particularly interested in any background information, either about the town of Graetz or, even better, what the Badts were up to in Graetz

Thanks

David Ollendorff

My great grandfather Isidor Boas (1856 - 1949) and his father before him, Gottschalk Boas (possibly 1826 -1892)- and maybe his mother also, Friederike Lewin (b. 1828) - were from Graetz, near Posen. Does anyone recognise those names?

The most accurate & scientific answer to the questions about Jewish people from Graetz is to be found in the paperback book "The Naturalized Jews of the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1834 and 1835, Revised Edition, Compiled by Edward David Luft published by Avoaynu in 2004. Published originally in German by Isidor Hirschberg in Bromberg on 1836."

It's a list of names and home towns of people who had money enough to pay to be Naturalized Jews, could read and write, had a business of some sort, and paid a fee to the town and the Grand Duchy of Posen. Their income was then taxed by the town and the Duchy.

Edward David Luft is actually on Geni, alive and well at last report. The book is available from several sources including Avoaynu.

It's a copyrigted book, All Rights Reserved.

So here are a few bits of information about the names of people alive in 1834 given in the questions above: These would be male, middle age, well off, able to read and write German, and a few other qualifications. Some females are listed.

Badts in Graetz: Samuel, a Kaufmann and Wolff, a Handelsman.

Boas in Graetz: Itzig, a Kaufmann.

Casreal and also David and also Gotz Itzig Jablonski in Graetz, a Handelsmann and, a Gurtler. That is defined, spelling a little different, in another section of the book as a Tanner.

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Questions?

Dan
Chicago
Age 87