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My ancestors from Poland were ethnic Jews

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Jewboy16

Dec 2, 11, 23:14 #1

Hi. It is highley likley that my ancestors from Poland were ethnic Jews. My Great grandfather was very dark complected, almost "arabic" looking and he lived in Nowogrod, which more than half the population was Jewish. His father came from Hungary to Nowogrod, and their surname was Zawistowski, but it is beleived that they adopted it upon arrival in Poland. Although when they immigrated to America they threw away their Judaism, and names changed. Although they openly practiced catholicism, my uncle, who was alive when they were still alive, recalls opening a chest of theirs which contained a menorah. Also, after my great grandfather died, many strangers that my uncle never recalled seeing came to the house to mourn (for seven days), which is known as sitting shiva. Also, a peice of his clothing was torn and my great grandmother pinned it to her shirt. My family today practices Judaism. How likley is it that my great grandfather was Jewish?

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Edited by: JonnyM Dec 2, 11, 23:35 #2
Very likely. The penultimate sentence kind of clinches it.

EM_WaveThreads: 20 Posts: 513 Joined: Nov 11, 11 ♂ [Suspended]	Dec 3, 11, 00:05 #3
I often do wonder if I have any Jewish ancestry from Poland. My parents just don't seem to know much. :-(

ShAlEyNsTfOhThreads: 8 Posts: 232 Joined: Feb 5, 11 ♂ [Suspended]	Dec 3, 11, 00:21 #4
EM_Wave: I often do wonder if I have any Jewish ancestry from Poland. My parents just don't seem to know much. :-( you most likely do. I never knew about my dad's jewish family (that is, his grandparents and their ancestors) until my mom told me around 5 years ago, or that his grandmother was also a 'wiedźma'. :)

WedleThreads: 24 Posts: 786 Joined: Sep 27, 11 ♂	Dec 3, 11, 04:00 #5
JonnyM: Very likely. The penultimate sentence kind of clinches it. I think the handle jewboy 16 kind of clinches it.

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