Comments on: Jewish ancestors? Some essential resources

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:16:15 +0000

Thank you Michael and Adi! I am a Gellerstein and I just ordered the last copy of your book via Amazon. I can’t wait to read it and learn about that amazing family and how my family is connected!

By: rosenheck

rosenheck — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:05:10 +0000

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By: Michael Karpin

Michael Karpin — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 21:41:36 +0000

Let me add to Adi’s comment the list of the families that are connected to the Backenroth family and are mentioned in my book Tightrope: Avigdor, Birkenthal, Bacharach, Bereznizki, Backenroth (Buchenrath), Collier, Heller, Edelsberg, Eichenstein, Epstein, Friedman, Feder, Feurstein, Feigenbaum, Graubard (Graubart), Gellerstein, Gertenberg, Greenberg, Greenwald, Gartner, Horn, Hagndel, Horowitz, Kahane, Kaler, Kartin, Koslowski, Kronenberg, Krauthammer, Margulis, Manis, Mahler, Moses, Nacht, Panzer, Petranker, Reichman, Rothenberg, Silberstein, Schreiber, Sobel, Shapiro, Sirkes, Shor, Schulz (including relatives of the writer Bruno Schulz, who was a close friend of Naftali Backenroth-Bronicki and whose murder by a Gestapo officer is described in detail in TIGHTROPE), Tannenbaum, Turkel (Tirkel), Tenzer, Teomim, Thorne, Wickler, Weidman, Weber, Weinberger, Wawelberg, Weintraub, Zygelbaum (Zigelboim), Zinder, and many, many others.

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By: adi

adi — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:00:11 +0000

Anyone who’s trying to trace their family’s Jewish lineage, or is just interested in the subject might enjoy a new book about a Jewish family called the Backenroths. I really enjoyed it, and I also think that there are people who might find information about their own families in the book, because so many families are linked to the Backenroths, and are mentioned in the book. The book traces the family from Europe in the mid-14th century until our time, following their descendants through important historic events in Europe, Israel and the United States. The book is by Michael Karpin, and is called – “Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty”.

By: bob B. Winborn

bob B. Winborn — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:15:06 +0000

Does anyone know a Jewish, yiddish, Polish, Judiac origin for the surname Winborn, Winburn, Weinbern (or other variant)? Does anyone now have the surname Winborn etc. that chamged their name or know of a family member that did? I am up against a wall in my research and need to find the names of ancestors before they changed to Winborn or variant thereof.Many, Many, Many thanks for any response or help. Bob

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