
Our paternal GOLDBERG side is from Lithuania. The maternal COHEN family is from Germany and the Netherlands. Go to the Family Tree Page to access our family tree, which is updated frequently.
The German Origins page has a history of the COHEN family, including recent DNA results. The Anniversary Photo section features a group photo of the 42 family members and friends at a 1938 Düsseldorf celebration. Additional information+photos on many of the individual participants is included on this page.
The Lithuanian Origins page includes a few details about the GOLDBERG and GINSBERG families who settled in Chicago and Kansas City after immigrating to the US in the late 1800s. Family photos are on the Lithuanian Family Photos page.
The WW2 Army Photos page features photos our father kept of men he served with in WWII including a group photo of 196 men, each identified.
The Genealogy Resources page has links to excellent genealogy websites and other family tree websites.
*North Rhine-Westphalia (letters A - H). Key surnames: COHEN, BRONELL/BRÜNELL, KAMP/CAMP/CAIN, DANIEL, HARF(F), FLECK, FRÖHLICH, and HAUSMANN.
*Hesse (I - K). Key surnames: GOLDSCHMIDT, HAMMERSCHLAG, HEILBRUNN, REIS(S), EDELMUTH, SPEIER, and ROTHSCHILD.
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*Key surnames:GOLDBERG, GINSBERG, PLOTNIK, PLOTKIN, BLOCK/BLOCH, and SEGALL/SIEGEL.
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