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Rastenburg was till 1945 part of Germany (East Prussia, Ostpreußen) and is now Kętrzyn in Poland. Here we want to collect all the profiles of Jews who ever had anything to do with the town of Rastenburg. We are also looking for the participants of an event of which there is a group picture. In 1935, many children from smaller Jewish congregations in East Prussia were invited to the Simchat To...
Koenigsberg was one of the most important Jewish centers in Prussia/Germany. The former capital of East Prussia is part of Russia today, and is now known as Kaliningrad. The settlement of Jews was allowed only in the beginning of the 18th century despite the presence of Jewish traders from Poland and Lithuania at the Königsberg fairs since the middle of the 16th century. The Chevra Kadisha an...
Genealogy project for Königsberg, East Prussia.Project started 13.8.2021. Under construction, pls add more information. Königsberg was the name for the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named in honour of King Ottokar II o...
under construction (Jan 15, 2021)