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This project is dedicated to the Jewish families who lived in Frýdek (Friedek) in Silesia and Místek (Mistek) in Moravia, Czech Republic. These two towns were merged in 1943, however, the Jewish Religious Association (Israelitischer Kultusverein) founded in 1863 with the seat in Friedek included Jews both from Friedek and Mistek, just as Jewish Religious Community (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde)...
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...
The Jewish vital records for Silesia are fragmentary and for many towns no longer exist. For this reason researching families for this region requires some creative searching. Prague Conscriptions (1850 - 1914) - Applications for Residence Permit of Prague Police Ernest Lanzer (1887 Teschen), lediger Reisender Vienna Heinrich Lanzer (1837 Karvina - 1899 Vienna) Heinrich Lanzer (185...