The
Jews of Posen Province in the Nineteenth Century by Edward David Luft
The
Jews of Posen Province in the Nineteenth Century
A
Selective Source Book, Research Guide, and Supplement to The Naturlized Jews of
the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1834 and 1835. By Edward David Luft.
This
well-written book published in 2015 is the perfect source for the Jewish
genealogical researcher trying to find family roots in the the former Prussian
Province of Posen. The provincial capital, Posen, now Poznań in Polish,
is a major city in western Poland, but the Prussian province which once existed
is no longer called by the name Posen but rather Wielkopolska.
Some
of the information given in this book includes the following topics:
Mormon
(LDS) microfilmed records of Posen, website resources and German archival and
other unpublished sources. It discusses materials that are in Polish
archives for this former Prussian territory. It shares Israeli archive
sources, Posen city directories, as well as lists of Posen Jewish high school
graduates.
The
book contains an immense bibliography, which shares amazing sources that are
bound to be highly useful for the genealogical researcher. This book, including
the bibliography, includes 1,990 pages of useful information, giving the researcher
many avenues in which to continue searching for ancestors.
The
book shares the interesting and difficult history of this area including the
pre-partition history of the Jews. (Pre-1772). In 1834 the Jewish
population was given as being between 5.5%-6.5%, as indicated in different
sources. The author goes into great detail in the breakdown of the number
of inhabitants, occupations, school children and teachers, as well as vacant
teaching positions.
In
his select bibliography, you will find lists of names and birth dates of
Jews from Posen, and known information regarding their fates during the
Holocaust. The author also includes Jews born in Posen Province who died
in locations outside Posen Province, such as in Breslau.
For
those interested in the Jews of Poland, whether for genealogical research or
otherwise, this is a great go-to resource to help you break down those brick
walls. I highly recommend this book, which can be found online with free
access at http://tiny.cc/80bmay in item 1.
The author’s short biography and full bibliography appear at this link.
The author has presented a talk in the African and Middle Eastern Reading Room of the Library of Congress as indicated by the above image.
The photos below were taken at the time of his presentation by Levon Avdoyan, Armenian and Georgian Specialist in the African and Middle Eastern Reading Room.
Photo courtesy of Levon Avdoyan©
Photo courtesy of Levon Avdoyan©
Photo courtesy of Levon Avdoyan©
About the Author
The author’s short biography and full bibliography
appear at https://sites.google.com/site/edwarddavid
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