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Category: Translation - German
Approval Date: 3/29/2026 1:55 PM
Family Surname: Volkmann/Stemmer
Country: Austria
Town: Nowy Sacz (Galicia)
Date of Image: 1883

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Birth Record 8 at bottom of page. Efraim, son of Zudek Volkmann and Chawe Stemmer. Document is from Polish State Archives, Krakow Archive, Nowy Sacz Branch (formerly in Galicia, Austrian Empire).

I can see that Efraim was born on Jan 8 1883 in House #1 in Podkrasne. His parents were apparently Zudek Volkmann (town of registration is Podkrasne?) and Chawe Stemmer (town is Pisarzowa?) Also, from Column 5, his birth was apparently marked "not lawful" (uneheliche). I know this was routine for Jewish birth registrations as religious marriages were not recognized, only civil marriages.

I’d appreciate as much of a translation as possible ESPECIALLY of the descriptions of the parents (Columns 6 and 7) and Remarks (Column 12). The page was damaged and parts are missing and it’s hard to read. Thank you!

Response

3/29/2026 4:38 PM

Here you go Edward:

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(1) RECORD NUMBER: 8

(2) BIRTH: 8 Jan 1883, Podkrasne house #1

(3) CIRCUMCISION OR NAMING: 15 Jan 1883, Podkrasne house #1

(4) CHILD: Efraim, male

(5) LEGITIMATE, REPORTED AS LEGITIMATE, OR ILLEGITIMATE: Illegitimate

(6) FATHER: Zudek Volkmann, unmarried, tenant or leaseholder of something [“...pächter” – first part of word is obscured by binding] in Podk[rasne]

(7) MOTHER: Chawe Stemmer, unmarried daughter of Mordko Hersch and Rifke Stemmer, formerly liquor licensees [Propinationspächter] in Pisarzowa; states that Zudek Volkmann, land tenant in Podkrasne, is the child’s father.

(8) GODPARENTS OR WITNESSES:

(9) MOHEL: Schulem Halberstom, Moses [Lemer?]

(10) MIDWIFE: Mindel Grünspann

(11) STILLBIRTHS:

(12) REMARK: The alleged father acknowledges in the presence of a witness that he is the child’s father.
Zudek Volkman – signed on his behalf by the witness: Moriz Körbel

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Translated by Robert Rosenbaum (Ashland, Oregon)
Freelance translator and interpreter
M.A. in Translation and Interpretation (German-English), Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
rosenbaum.robert@gmail.com

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Submitted by Edward Henry Friedel

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Submitted by Edward Henry Friedel