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We are pleased to present these inspiring stories of determination and success:

Unlocking the Door:
I Do Have Living Relatives
in the Netherlands!

May 31, 2023June 2, 2023 Richard Baum Current Stories, Uncategorized

It all goes swimmingly at first ― you fill in your family tree with parents and grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, some of whom you knew about, and some you didn’t!

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Discovering Mindel Gross 1868 – 1932

March 4, 2022June 1, 2023 Richard Baum March 2022

I knew very little about my great-great-grandmother, Mindel (Milly) Gross, when I began my research. She had died before my mother was born, so there were no family stories or memories to be passed down. The only photo I have of her is from 1931, when my grandparents Harry and Judith married at Cricklewood Synagogue in London.

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The Envelope: How A Mysterious Postmark Led To A Branch Of My Family

January 16, 2022March 4, 2022 Richard Baum January 2022
bar mitzvah

“The envelope with the Antwerp postmark remained a great mystery to us over the next three decades. Why was my grandmother’s in-law mailing a letter from Antwerp?”

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