Records of the Brandes family in the All Galicia Database

There are currently 946 records for the surname Brandes (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:

  • Naftaly BRANDE
    death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
  • Sara SCHWARTZ
    census record from Tarnopol Jewish Residents (surnames G-N, S, T, V) (1930s)
  • [no given name] BRANDYSOWA
    1788 property record from Lwów City Josephine Survey (1788)
  • Samueli BRANDEIS
    1803 other record from Galicia Jewish Marriage Permissions (1803)
  • Salamon Isaac, son of Moses BRANDES?/BRANDIS?/BRAND-S? and -
    1806 birth record from Lwów Jewish Births (1805-1872)
  • Nesze BRANDES
    1808 death record from Zbaraż Jewish Deaths (1804-1858, 1894-1942)
  • Ettil BRANDES, daughter of Moses
    1811 death record from Lwów Jewish Deaths (1805-1880)
  • Jossel BRANDER, son of Moses
    1811 death record from Lwów Jewish Deaths (1805-1880)
  • Scheindel BRANDE
    1811 death record from Bolechów Jewish Deaths (1811-1846, 1860-1876)
  • Wolf, son of Moses BRANDES and Chane
    1815 birth record from Lwów Jewish Births (1814-1816)

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

There are 169 search results for the surname Brandes 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.

  • Biecz Yizkor Book (1959), image 373 {y69}
    ... Leo Klotz, Marvin Klotz, Paul Klotz, Paul N. Klotz, Philip Klotz, Philip A. Klotz, Samuel Klotz, Mrs. Viola Komfeld, Leon Korzenik, Abraham Krieger, Jacob Kurz, Abraham Lembeck, Charles Alter, Jerome Banner, Abraham Beck, Benjamin Beck, Mrs. Pearl Beller, Sidney Berg, Mrs. Malvina Berger, Irving Berkowitz, Irving Bernstein, Louis Bleichfeld, Kalman Blumenkranz, Sadie Briskman, Saul Brandus, Mrs. Phyllis Chananau, Alexander Chananau, Harold Chananau, Louis Citron, Mrs. Beckie Citron, Bernard Citron, Stephen B. Cohen, Lawrence Corn, Alfred J. Dickstein, Mrs. Leah Davidson, Morris Eder, Nathan Eichhom, Harry Eichhom, Joseph Eichhom, Nathan Ertes, Herman Ertes, Milford Ertes, Nathan Ertes, Mrs. Rose Erteschik, Harry Feigenbaum, Mrs. Regina Feigenbaum, Samuel Firestone, Sigmund Fleisher, Nathan ...
  • 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 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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