Records of the Dornfest family in the All Galicia Database

There are currently 31 records for the surname Dornfest (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:

  • Salmen BOCHMAN, son of Jakob and Teme DORNFEST
    1859 birth record from Rzeszów Jewish Births (1842-1866)
  • Riwka WEINSTOK, daughter of Berl and Taube DORNFEST
    1860 birth record from Rzeszów Jewish Births (1842-1866)
  • Samul TOMBERG, son of Joseph Hirsch and Riwka DORNFEST
    1861 birth record from Rzeszów Jewish Births (1842-1866)
  • Wolf OFFENBERG, son of Moses OFFENBERG and Gittel DORNFEST
    1887 birth record from Fond 424 Jewish Births (various towns), part 2 (1890-1911)
  • Wolf OFFENBERG, son of Moses OFFENBERG and Gittel DORNFEST
    1890 death record from Fond 424 Jewish Deaths (various towns) (1890-1911)
  • Abraham DORNFEST
    1903 austrian_ministries record from Austrian Ministry of Interior - Violations of Regulations (1900-1909)
  • Abraham DORNFEST
    1904 austrian_ministries record from Austrian Ministry of Interior - Violations of Regulations (1900-1909)
  • Izydor DORNFEST
    1910 census record from Kraków (Kazimierz district) Jewish Residents (1910)
  • Reisla, daughter of Berl DORNFEST and Feige GABEL
    1912 birth record from Radymno Jewish Births (1905-1913)
  • Meier DORNFEST
    1928 birth record from Żołynia Jewish Births (index book) (1915-1942)

Search the All Galicia Database to see the full information available for all 31 records. The AGD is updated with new records every few months, so check back often to see the latest results.

The Gesher Galicia Family Finder — connect with other people who are researching the Dornfest family:

There are 3 entries listed in the Gesher Galicia Family Finder for this surname.

To see all Family Finder records as well as contact information for matching researchers, please log in now. If you're not a member yet, join us today!

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

There are 91 search results for the surname Dornfest 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.

  • Rzeszow Yizkor Book (1967), image 698 {y74}
    ... can say no more, for I did not participate in it. IV. The Bowling League grew from year to year and also formed a female team. Every year who was crowned king. The first king was Wurn, we had tournaments from which emerged a champion who was truly an amazing player. Mrs. Feldmaus was the only Queen. Site bowled as well as any man. I remember several other members: Geno Dorn-fest, Joseph and Moniek Mohl, etc. V. The Tennis team was mediocre. The most successful and popular were: 1) the Bowling team; 2) the Dramatic club; 3) the Orchestra. VI. The Boxing team was the pride of the Jews of Rzeszow. Each game was invariably followed by an epidemic of laryngitis among the youth. Even today, I can still hear their shouts. pinnacle of its growth. During this ...
  • Rzeszow Yizkor Book (1967), image 699 {y74}
    ... ; the next oldest theatre was at the Jewish Hospital; the most modern was in the Dom Ludowy, founded by Dr. Tannenbaum. The latter building also boast-cd an excellent library containing French, Polish, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew books, papers, and magazines. The greatest contribution to rise group culture of the Jewish youth was made by Z.T.G.S. Bar Kochba which, at its peak, was presided over by Hcnck Weinbach; Geno Dornfest for secretary and Bronek Unger as treasurer. / Bar Kochba came into existence with the for-mation of a Soccer Team, whose first captain was Joseph Heiblum. As for the rest of the team, I ’Bar-Koehba" Boxin* Team. From left: Tusiek Karp. Weinbach. Graucr. Morel. Eckstein. Morel. Kalb. Max Graucr. Brust. Lipschitz ...
  • Rzeszow Yizkor Book (1967), image 758 {y74}
    ... — Lola Weiss Immerglick.......................................334 Reisha Women in Auschwitz — Dinah Strastberg Einhorn....................................335 Hava Wuszka Jolles, a Girl Who Fought — Menahem Ixvenstein..........................................336 Reisha in 1946 — Marcus Dornfest . . . . 338 A Daughter of Reisha in Revolt — M. Weinstein Lazer..........................................339 Golla Mireh. an Anti-Nazi Fighter — Dr. Moshe Yaari Wald........................................340 PART TWO After a Thousand Years — Berish Weinstein . . 376 I. ON THE HISTORY ...
  • Rzeszow Yizkor Book (1967), image 759 {y74}
    ... — Abraham Mussinger.............................. The "Hashomer Hatzair" Ken (Nest) in Reisha. which shaped me — Sarah Altrnann . "Hashomer Hatzair" Members proceed to Eretz Israel — Eva Kitsch............................ Reisha Townsfolk in "Hashomer Hatzair" Kibbutzim — Tuvia Yaari .... In Memory of the "Hashomer Hatzair" Ken — Lotka Kleid-Shliiielberg....................... Years of Mishaps — Marcus Dornfest Jews in the Reisha Communist Party — Dr. Moshe Yaari................................ The Noar Hatsioni — Joshua Strassirerg . Between 1924 and 1939 — Klara Maayan . The Hebrew School — Professor Isaac Weiss . Once there was a School — Sabina Schneeweiss The Nucleus of the Hebrew School — Dr. Maurice Ungar.......................... Sport in Rzeszow ...
  • 1926 Krakow Address and Business Directory + Miscellaneous Polish Directory, image 100 {d20}
    ... , Dr Silber Joachim, Dr Sołtysik Wiktor Kazimierz. Tel. 39. Dr Tałasiewicz Zygmunt emer. radca sad. Dr Ungar Leon, Dr Wachtel Henryk, Dr Wang Aron, Dr Wassermann Süsche, Dr Weissberg Józef, Dr Więcek Piotr, Dr Wiesner Maksymiljan, Dr Wilusz Kazimierz emur. radca sąd., Dr Zangen Marek. Notariusze: Dębicki Ignacy, Machowski Mikołaj. TeL 23. Lekarze: Dr Bujwewiez Jakób, Dr Dziubek Stanisław, Dr Dornfest Izydor, Dr Elsner Józef, TeL 66. Dr Godlewski Aleksander, Dr Grzegorczyk Tadeusz, Dr Herz Emanuel, Dr Haubbm. Dr Hinze Roman. TeL 8. Dr Jeżower Fryderyka, Dr Kronfełd Herman. TeL 128. Dr Kraus Herman, Dr Maurer Zdzisław, łekarz miejski. TeL 13. Dr Nieć Teofil, Dr Pizy^upski, Dr Schleichnr, Dr Schmedes, Dr Spiro Maurycy, Dr Starze wski, Dr Teller Józef, lekarz miejski. TeL li Dr Zagórski Adam ...

Check out Logan Kleinwaks' Genealogy Indexer website for more search results.

Other ways to connect with people researching the Dornfest family:

 

Gesher Galicia is a non-profit organization carrying out Jewish genealogical and historical research on Galicia, formerly a province of Austria-Hungary and today divided between southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. The research work includes the indexing of archival vital records and census books, Holocaust-period records, Josephine and Franciscan cadastral surveys, lists of Jewish taxpayers, and records of Galician medical students and doctors - all added to our searchable online database. In addition, we reproduce regional and cadastral maps for our online Map Room. We conduct educational research and publish a quarterly research journal, the Galitzianer. Gesher Galicia is also organized for the purpose of maintaining networking and online discussion groups and to promote and support Jewish heritage preservation work in the areas of the former Galicia.

You can search our free All Galicia Database, Map Room, and archival inventories, and read about member benefits starting at $50 per year. You can also join online.

Our general contact address: info@geshergalicia.org