Families: The Brand Family of Galicia

Records of the Brand family in the All Galicia Database

There are currently 2088 records for the surname Brand (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:

• Isaac BRAUN
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Hudel BRAUN
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Chaim BRAUN
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Peretz BRAUN
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Ruchel BRAUN
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Basche BRAUN
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Breindel BRAUN
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Maximilian BRAND
  birth record from Radziechów Jewish Births (1832-1860)
• Emanuel BRAND, grandchild of , , ,
  Holocaust record from Lwów Ghetto Residents (1941-1943)
• Emanuel BRAND, grandchild of , , ,
  Holocaust record from Lwów Ghetto Residents (1941-1943)

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

There are 176 search results for the surname Brand 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.

• Baranow Yizkor Book (1964), image 11 {y32}
  עם׳ אגודי ױצאי בארניב בעולם הגדול די בארנױוער לאנדסמאגשאםטן אויף דער גארער װעלט ברוך נוסבאום בן משה חײם ׃ א קורצער איבערבליק איבער דער טעטיקײט פון די בארניװער לאנדםלײט אין נױ־יארק 225 צבי מגן ׃ ראשית הארגון של ױצאי בארניב 228 רשימת ױצאי בארניב בישראל !23 בארניװער אױף דער װעלט 234 בײגעשטײערט צום יזכור־בוך אין אמעריקע 235 J Baianow by Jakob D. Brand 7
• Baranow Yizkor Book (1964), image 241 {y32}
  jacob d. brand "kinian sefarim" A very interesting institution in Baranow was that of "Kinian Sefarim" (The purchase and maintenance of the religious books in the Bes Midrosh.) This institution was unique in that it was administered entirely by boys be-twecn the ages of 12 and 18. Somehow, by common consent of the boys who learned in the Bes Midrosh, one of them was elected as Gabai and charged with the responsibilities of this institution. He would make up a list of boys, appointing them to collect money from the Jewish merchants in town. Each boy would have his Friday assigned to him in which to make his rounds. Another list was drawn up ...
• Baranow Yizkor Book (1964), image 243 {y32}
  jacob d. brand For the older boys, already advanced in their studies of the Talmud, an itinerant Melamcd was engaged. He was invariably a considerable scholar and was treated by the community with kindness and dignity. Since he did not have his family with him, his tuition price included in addition to his regular agreed weekly fee. the eating one day a week at the home of one of each of his pupils. The Melamcd of the beginners' class conducted classes (Cheder) in his own dingy apartment which often consisted only of a kitchen and bedroom. The two higher classes were conducted in the women's section of the Syna-goguc. At the age of three (3) ...
• Baranow Yizkor Book (1964), image 245 {y32}
  jacob d. brand The Zionist Organization in Baranow was embodied in "The Farein" (the Club House). An extensive library in three languages—Yiddish, Hcb-rew and Polish—was maintained in "The Farein" and youth read its books avidly. If a boy or girl manifested histrionic ability, the occasional play or skit would test his or her talent. Authors and their literary works were earnestly discussed. Here the youth listened to an itinerant lecturer on a Zionist or literary topic. Those who needed assistance in the study of Hebrew language found it in "The Farein". Meetings were conducted in the best democratic traditions and the interest of youth ...
• Baranow Yizkor Book (1964), image 247 {y32}
  jacob d. brand gate unto itself all dominant positions in Jewish life and was therefore the former's natural adversary. Election campaigns and electioneering constituted a lively interlude in the otherwise monotonous life in town. city government Baranow was administered by a council elected by universal suffrage. At the head of the council was the Burmisz or Mayor, who was elected to his office by the councilmcn. The council levied taxes, maintained a police force, jail, public pasture lands (this privilege was enjoyed by the non-Jewish elements only), and in general carried on such activities as normally belonged to such a body. City ...

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