
This is an umbrella project, listing all of the sub-projects on Jews from towns in Bohemia and Moravia in the Czech Republic. Please do not add profiles to this project. Please add them to the appropriate town or community where they lived. Our goal is to set up a project page for each of the towns or communities, and include links to families from those communities on the particular proje...
This project seeks to document the Jewish families of Radenin Cemetery Earliest known Jewish community was before 1723. 1930 Jewish population was 9. Jews moved to big towns after 1848; independent congregation disbanded after 1921. Birthplace of prominent Czechoslovak diplomat Gustav Winter (1899-1943). The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated before 1723 with last known Conservative or P...
Bohemian and Czech Jews in American History Miloslav Rechcígl, Jr. Jews have lived on the territory of the historic Czech Lands for some 1,000 years. They have played an important role in the social, economic and cultural development of the country since the times of the Duchy and the subsequent Kingdom of Bohemia, through the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia, and the Successor State...
This project seeks to collect Jewish families connected to the town of Teplice (Teplitz) in Bohemia, Czech Republic.Teplice (Czech pronunciation: [%CB%88t%C9%9Bpl%C9%AAt%CD%A1s%C9%9B]), Teplice-Šanov until 1948 (Czech pronunciation: [%CB%88t%C9%9Bpl%C9%AAt%CD%A1s%C9%9B ˈʃanof]; German: Teplitz-Schönau, archaically Töplitz) is a town in the Czech Republic, the capital of the Teplice District in ...
Czech Americans (Czech: Čechoameričané ), known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States who are of Czech birth or descent. Czechs originate from the Czech lands, a term which refers to the majority of the traditional lands of the Bohemian Crown, namely Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. These lands have been governed by a variety of states, i...
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the village of Choustník (Chaustnik), Bohemia, Czech Republic Choustník is a village and municipality (obec) in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 12.62 square kilometres (4.87 sq mi). Choustník lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-east of Tábor, 49 km (3...
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the town of Sobědruhy (Soborten) in Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. (now known as Teplice-Sobědruhy and a district of the city of Teplice). it is worth noting that many Jewish families and individuals from Soborten moved to Teplice and/or had businesses or family in Teplice so the two projects here on Geni are really inter-connecte...
This project seeks to document the Jewish families of Tučapy (Tábor, Bohemia, Czech Republic) using the Census and Familianten records, surviving Jewish vital records, census records, and other sources. The Jewish vital records for Tučapy are fragmentary, but the families intertwine with many others in nearby towns. Tučapy residents also seem to have formed a small colony in St. Pölten, Austria...
By percentage of population, Nebraska is one of the most Czech/Bohemian/Moravian States in the U.S. Several counties were founded by Czech settlers; there's even a Prague on the map.I've been working on these families and thought that it would be nice to connect with others. To this project, I'm adding 1) Bohemian immigrants to Nebraska and 2) notable Nebraskans with Bohemian ancestry.I hope yo...
The project seeks to assemble all of the Jewish families from the small town of Sušice in Southwestern Bohemia. Location : Sušice is located in Bohemia, Klatovy at 49°13′52″N 13°31′13″E , 25 km SE of Klatovy; 36 miles S of Plzeň (Pilsen) near the border of the Protected Landscape Area Šumava (Bohemian Forest). Sušice is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and with Commiss...
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the town of Hoštice, Bohemia in the Czech Republic.In 2019 the Vice Mayor of Hoštice is Jan Hais. He recently sent a large number of photos from the Jewish Cemetery there. His email is: Jan.Hais@seznam.cz If you can read Yiddish and can make out the words on any of the headstones, translations would be most welcome. Feel free to add ...
In the early days as a territory, Wisconsin was settled by families from Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire. The ancestors of Germanic families went to Bohemia in the 1600s for farm land at the invitation of the King of Bohemia. Over generations, they maintained their distinctive Germanic dialect and practiced the Roman Catholic faith--as distinct from their Slavic neighbors. In their vi...
WELCOME...===This project is made to brings together all families who have ancestors with the GROSS surname , who lived in what is now CZECH or CZECHIA. This work will also tie in any families who are connected to the GROSSes by marriage.Do you want to get notified when there are new discussion forum postings? Then click the "+Follow" button toward the upper right of this page. If you are relat...
This project seeks to document all of the Jewish families from Chotiměř, Blížejov, Domažlice, Plzeňský kraj, Czechia (formerly Chotiemierz, Gut Chotiemierz, Klattau, Böhmen) Early Marriages Chotiemierz, Klattau (now Chotiměř) Kniha svatebních konsensů 1717-1783 HBMa Fond 291 Folio 25 .* Schmule Isaak mit Mam?ele v. ? (23. Juni 1774)* Samuel Moises mit Güttel (23. Juni 1774)* Joachim Isaak mit R...
The Battle of Aussig (German: Schlacht bei Aussig) or Battle of Ústí nad Labem (Czech: Bitva u Ústí nad Labem) was fought on 16 June 1426, between Roman Catholic crusaders and the Hussites during the Fourth Crusade of the Hussite Wars. It was fought near Aussig (Ústí nad Labem) in northern Bohemia.>>The Hussites were followers of Jan Huß .=== The Battle of Aussig Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
I am looking for members of the Brunclik family. My great grandparents emigrated to the US in 1886 from Prague. They appeared to have lived for a short while in PA before settling in WI, specifically the Haugen and Barron areas. I'd love to trace back further.