Czernowitzers… My great-great-grandfather Abraham Fleischer, born in as early as 1800, lived in Tarnobrzeg in 1880 with one of his four sons, with his daughter-in-law and seven grandchildren. Jews formed the majority of this small town in western Galicia in the mid/late 19th century, accounting for 80% of the population. The situation was quite different in the Polish Catholic town of Sandomierz, twice as large, a prosperous trade and crafts center on the Vistula, which received its town charter as early as 1236. Here the Jews were in the minority with 30%, but nevertheless played an important role in the economic life of the city, many as grain traders or craftsmen. This and much more can be found out in the Polish State Archives, which, significantly, have their branch in Sandomierz on Judengasse and store the archival collections in the former Synagogue. Are you surprised that I spent the last few days there, looking through old registers and taking about 900 photos? After "closing time" it‘s time for the Old Town, one of the best preserved in Poland, with its urban structure typical for the second half of the 14th century.
https://hauster.blogspot.com/2023/05/tarnobrzeg-sandomierz-1385-km.html >From Tarnobrzeg and Sandomierz we are going south, following the footsteps of >my great-grandfather Mechel Fleischer, who moved to Czernowitz as early as the >mid-19th century, where he became the sole owner of his men's outfitter's >atelier on Herrengasse in 1881. Stay tuned! Edgar Hauster [iPad] ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To send mail to the list, address it to <[email protected]>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
