Jossel or Joseph Herzenberg

Abt 1851 -

• Name	Jossel or Joseph Herzenberg
  Born	Abt 1851	of RÄ«ga, RÄ«ga, Latvia
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I4043	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	27 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Hosias Herzenberg,   b. Abt 1834, of Pilten (Piltene), Courland, Latvia ,   d. Aft 1916, Warzawa, Warszawa, Poland  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Family ID	F1911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Website of Peter Bruce Herzenberg of London, England (since relocated to South Africa). Website is no longer functioning as of 7 Aug 2007. Copies of his data from website in my possession. He indicates references by codes, which pertain to the original source and file held in his database. I have no key to the sources; however, he lists the main researchers and their contributions in a lengthy report which I include in full in the notes of the earliest Herzenberg of this database. In regards to this individual: "Jews in Eastern Europe usually had at least two and often 3 names. Their Hebrew name, Osher (Asher), Eleazer, Arye etc. were used often in combination with their Yiddish names in the synagogue and on their tombstones. Their Yiddish names, Lemchen, Leiser, Leib etc. were used in their daily activities and often with the authorities until such time as they adopted civil names largely as a result of the above mentioned process. Then names such as Ludwig, Leopold, William etc. appeared. A Jewish child was called after a deceased grandparent, firstly paternal, if the paternal grandparent was still living or if he/she was the second child they were then called after the maternal grandparent - then followed great grandparents uncles etc. This is the basis for extrapolation. To carry it a little further. In the synagogue you were called up to the Torah by your own name and your patronymic that is your father's name. Likewise on a tombstone in Hebrew is inscribed the name of the deceased as well as his patronymic." Hebrew Yiddish German English Other Derivatives Eliahu Elias Eleazer Leiser Jossel Yosel Yosef Joseph Lemchen Levin Leib Leo Lazar Louis Herman Elcanan Chone Leonard Leopold Osher Asher Schuel Schmuel Samuel Sam, Sammy,Shmulick, Shmuly Chana Sheina Hanna Chiene, Heine, Schön 2. Courland (Kurzeme in Latvian, Kurland in German) is the historically distinct area of modern day Latvia bounded by the Baltic Sea to the west, Lithuania to the south, and the Dvina River (now Daugava) to the North. Its historic capital was Mitau (now Jelgava). It had ice-free Baltic ports with commercial and strategic importance. At its height Courland was a prosperous and cultured German-speaking Duchy. Courland was a separate Gubernia (Province) of the Russian Empire from 1797-1918. 50-60% of the Jews living in Riga just north of Courland had family roots in Courland. The names of the various towns have changed now that the area is part of Latvia (new-old as of early 1900s): Aizpute-Hasenpoth Jelgava-Mitau Kuldiga-Goldingen Liepaja-Libau Piltene-Pilten Talsi-Talsen Ventspils-Windau 3. Website of Peter Bruce Herzenberg of London, England (since relocated to South Africa). Website is no longer functioning as of 7 Aug 2007. Copies of much of his data from the website in my possession. He indicates references by codes, which pertain to the original source and file held in his database, which I have not seen. I have no key to the sources except HL is Leonardo Herzenberg, HG is Gail Herzenberg, PC is probably Piltene Cemetery records, LA is probably Latvian Archives, FA is probably Aleksandrs Feigmanis (Latvian researcher hired by Harold Hodes), and YL is Len Yodaiken (Israeli researcher hired by Harold Hodes); however, he lists the main researchers and their contributions in a lengthy report which I include in full in the notes of the earliest Herzenberg of this database. In regards to this individual: HL 107/036. BIRTH: 1. Date and place are unsubstantiated guesses only by Kenny Petersen. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Leonardo Herzenberg http://www.herzenberg.net/