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1. 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
2. Rootsweb.com 28 Jul 2007 Worldconnect database "bjephart" of Betsy Thal Gephart . She notes that Pinchas Rosenberg was b. 1913 in Ilukste, Latvia and was killed 17 Feb 1942 in Liepaja, Latvia. He was dental technician, cabinet maker, and a merchant. She provides the following sources:
A. "Pages of Testimony," by Yad Vashem, published in Jerusalem, Israel, 1995, A10-015-leg.
B. "Jews in Liepaja, Latvia, 1941-45," by Edward Anders, http://www.ej-anders.com/,2002, note A50-004-leg.
C. "Records of Liepaja Civil Register Office," by Kristine Salme, note A50-032-leg., official document.
3. JewishGen 2003 website for family trees database has an entry for Frieda Herzenberg, b. 5 Oct 1912 and d. 17 Feb 1942 both at Liepaja, Latvia, m. Pinchas Rosenberg, b. 1913 in Ilukste latvia, m. 6 Mar 1938 and d. 17 Feb 1942 both at Liepaja, Latvia. They have a child, Ella Rosenberg, b. 9 Jun 1941 and d. 17 Feb 1942 at Liepaja, Latvia. Frieda's parents are Willy Gabriel Herzenberg, b. 1876 at Hasenpoth, Courland, Latvia, d. 17 Feb 1942 at Liepaja, Latvia and Sarah Hellman, b. 6 Mar 1880 at Talsen, Courland, Latvia, d. ABt 1941 in Liepaja. Her parents are Lazar Hellman and Frieda Blumberg. His parents are Tsvi Hirsch Herzenberg and Lena Kramer.
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