Last weekend was one with two different celebrations- Easter and Passover. While the Easter celebrations were being prepared for some… there were many Jews planning their Passover Seder. Growing up I always marked this time of year by the television showing of “The Ten Commandments” and the story of the Jews escaping Egypt. There is … Continue reading Passover Memories
An Introduction
Over the past five years I have learned more about my Jewish roots than I had in the thirty-some before that. I have always been fascinated with the history of the Jewish people, but until my maternal grandmother, Shirley Krueger Morse passed away, I didn’t realize how little I really knew. After experiencing the loss … Continue reading An Introduction
Putting a Face with the Name
As I mentioned in my last entry, very little was known about my Krueger side of the family. We knew they were from Belarus and were possibly from Minsk, but beyond that there was little information. In May of 2010 I discovered JewishGen.org had a page where you could upload images and they could be … Continue reading Putting a Face with the Name
Krueger Family Discovery
The past two weeks have been busy ones with travel and catching up from being away. I took a week off work to drive up to South Bend, Indiana to visit my relatives and do some genealogy research. I had a few specific items I was searching for on my trip and had high hopes. … Continue reading Krueger Family Discovery
New Information Revealed in Slovakian Record
Earlier this year I began trying to find further information for my Engel family. At first I focused primarily on passenger lists and immigration records for my great great grandparents, Dora Fleckman and Samuel Engel. Below is a photograph of them on a ship with the Statue of Liberty in the background. I knew that … Continue reading New Information Revealed in Slovakian Record
Jen Alford 