Margaretha Bencker and her daughter Margaretha Dietel/Diedel lived in the area of Münchberg and Zell during the 30-year-war and the difficult years following the Westfalian Peace.
THE OBSCURE SCERRIS FROM SICILY
Maltese are not only a seafaring nation. They are a nation of emigrants and Sicily was one of their favourite landing places …
FAMILY
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THE AUNT FROM VILLACH
The woman who reared the half-orphaned Wechsler children after their mother’s untimely death was only remembered as the “Aunt from Villach”. Yes, she had a name, and no, she was not from Villach …
WECHSLER’s WITH A “CH”
Family lore at its best: “ch” stands for Christian, hence Wechsler’s with a “ch” were Christian. So why are some “ch” Wechslers Jewish?
THE GERMAN SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA
The Protestant German School in Alexandria, Egypt was founded in 1884. The aim was to provide for a german school education from Kindergarten to 10th Grade.
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