Families: The Blass Family of Galicia

Records of the Blass family in the All Galicia Database

There are currently 1944 records for the surname Blass (including soundalike names and spelling variants) in the All Galicia Database (the AGD), Gesher Galicia's free searchable collection of genealogical and historical records from the former Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia, which is now eastern Poland and western Ukraine. Here is a sampling of some of the results you can find there:

• Mendel BERGER, spouse of , grandchild of , , ,
  Holocaust record from Dębica Area Holocaust-period death testimonies (1939-1944)
• Helena BLATT, née LIST, spouse of , grandchild of , , ,
  Holocaust record from Dębica Area Holocaust-period death testimonies (1939-1944)
• [no given name], child of and Golde HALPERN
  birth record from Jezierna Jewish Births (1876-1886)
• Chaia BLAU
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Abraham BLAU
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Bruche BLOCH
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Pessie BLEICH
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• [infant], son of Schulim BLEICH
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Meier BLEICH
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Jenta BLAJ, grandchild of , , ,
  Holocaust record from Lwów Ghetto Residents (1941-1943)

Search the All Galicia Database to see the full information available for all 1944 records. The AGD is updated with new records every few months, so check back often to see the latest results.

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There are 24 entries listed in the Gesher Galicia Family Finder for this surname.

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Records of the Blass family in Logan Kleinwaks' Genealogy Indexer website

There are 199 search results for the surname Blass at Logan Kleinwaks' Genealogy Indexer website, a few of which are listed below. Note that results listed below are limited to purely Galician sources, such as telephone and business directories from Galician cities, or school records, but they do not include the many other sources available on his website that span all of pre-war Poland. You may need the free .DjVu web browser plugin to view these files.

• Bielsko-Biala Yizkor Book (1973), image 183 {y76}
  ... , den 6. August 1817. DIE ISRAELITISCHE KULTUSGEMEINDE IN BIELITZ 1865-1905 In Schlesien war den Juden nach den sog. Toleranzpatenten für Herzogtum Ober- und Niederschlesien vom 17. April 1752 und vom 15. Dezember 1781, sowie dem Hofdekrete vom. 1. Mai 1794 der Aufentahlt unter der damals üblichen Beschränkung auf einen bestimmten Status von Familien (Familienstellen) zwar gestattet; die Errichtung einer Synagoge, Anstellung eines eigenen Rabbiners und die Wahl von Vorstehern war an besondere Bedingungen geknüpft. Es war ihnen bloss das Ausüben ihrer Religion als Privatexerzi-tium in Familienkreisen bewilligt. Zur Besorgung gewisser gemeinsamer Angelegenheiten bildeten jedoch die Israeliten in Schlesien drei Körperschaften oder Ge-meinden, unter der gesetzlichen ...
• Bielsko-Biala Yizkor Book (1973), image 187 {y76}
  ... jedoch erst in dem damaligen Zeitalter gebildet und erst seit bei-läufig 50 Jahren ihre gegenwärtige Ausdehnung erhalten hat und die, wie bekannt, mit der Stadt Bielitz dergestalt zusammen-hängt, dass beide Städte nur für ein Publicum anzusetzen sind: Nun hängen diese beiden Städte und ihre 8000 Einwohner, die sie laut Konskriptionsbücher ungefähr zählen dürften bloss von dem einzigen Wochenmarkt - am Samstage ab; und in dem Verhält-nis wie die christlischen Einwohner hat sich auch die Juden-schaft bei der Stadt Bielitz vermehrt, die jedoch vermöge ihrer Religionsgesetze von jenen Vorteilen und Bequemlichkeiten ganz ausgeschlossen sind, welche eigentlich diese Wochenmärkte dem Publikum gewähren sollen und auch wirklich gewähren: Und eben dieser Umstand veranlasst demnach die Gefertigten ...
• Brzozow Yizkor Book (1984), image 383 {y94}
  192 Moshe would bless the wine in a ringing voice, using a traditional melody full of the "Neshamah Jctherah." Later, in the manner of "govrin Yehuda’in’’ (Jewish gentlemen) he would break off pieces of the challa and hand them around. The *4zmirot’' (songs) ac-companying the meal evoked many memories and took me back tens of years, to the Friday night ceremony in my fathers house. When the spirit was upon him he would dredge up from his memory all kinds of melodies, whether from the Modzitz Has-sidim, mostly sad, or from the Bobov Hassidim, which for some reason always reminded me of marching songs. I remember that a melody sung once ...
• Brzozow Yizkor Book (1984), image 428 {y94}
  ... Even today friends of mine who lived near us, tell me how they used to stand in- the yard be-hind our windows, listening to the music. We all joined in the choir and my brothers were very good singers. As for the girls, though they were gene-rally not permitted to sing with the boys, Father, for all his devoutness, had nothing against it. It was a habit of Father’s to bless the boys on the eve of Yom Kippur by laying his hands on their heads. He would then turn to the girls and bless them as well. There was something rather frightening in this picture of Father with his white beard and white robe (kittel), and wearing white slippers as
• Brzozow Yizkor Book (1984), image 440 {y94}
  ... "I.W.O. Bletter," to the Institute of Jewish Suffering. Let our brothers who have been spared read them and perhaps learn some-thing from them. And to Providence we pray : May it please You, who DO NOT HEAR our cries, to at least guard these chronicle of our tears in a special urn so that they will be preserved, fall into the rights hands ... complacent little men raise a glass to each other, wishing good luck to the souls gone to heaven, "and life and sal* vation for us..." The rope is on the neck. The hangman is generous, he has plenty of time and so he plays with his victim. From time to time he downs a mug of beer or smokes a cigarette, smiling with pleasure the while. Let us exploit the short respite while the hangman is gorging himself. With the gallows as a writing table we ...

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