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Submitted by David Fletcher

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Category: Translation - Polish Approval Date: 8/6/2025 1:52 PM Family Surname: Knopf and Shwartzpelz Country: Poland Town: Kalisz Date of Image: 1860	Click the picture to enlarge	Looking for a translation of this birth record (Act 1) from the Kalisz registers for 1860. The child is Jozef Knopf, son of Szmul and Ryfka nee Shwartzpelz, both of Kalisz. I was told by a Russian translator that this record is in Polish? Thanks for any and all help! David Fletcher Richmond VA

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8/6/2025 3:32 PM

Hello,
Yes, this record is in Polish. The birth record of Jozef KNOPF is No. 1, at the top. Here is all the useful information:

Time and Place of Record: Kalisz, 2 January 1860, 11 a.m.

Child: Jozef KNOPF, male

Time and Place of Birth: Kalisz, 27 December 1859, 2 a.m.

Father (Declarant): Szmul KNOPF, day-laborer, 39 years old, residing in Kalisz

Mother: Ryfka née SZWARTZFELD, 38 years old

Witnesses: Lajzer WEJS, synagogue sexton, 63 years old; and Fratel[?] LEDER, tailor, 71 years old; both residing in Kalisz

Act signed by registrar and the first witness; the second witness and the father (declarant) are illiterate.

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