ZIMMERSHEIM

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Zimmersheim in the Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

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Most of the links are in French but some have a translated page in English.

About the Shtetl

Zimmersheim - Alsace departement 68 du Haut-Rhin - arrondissement de  Mulhouse - canton de Habsheim.

A very very small town in upper Alsace, south of Mulhouse with only few houses and farms.

La vie Juive en Alsace  -  "Jewish life in Alsace" from the memories of my step-father Fernand (Nenand) GOLDSCHMIDT. It's in French for now but I'll translate it into English as soon as I can.

Judaisme Alsacien - History, shtetls, synagogues an much more.

CDHF - Departement Centre of Families History where there are all the archives of Alsace.

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Bibliography

Books about Alsace :

1) "Le denombrement general des Juifs toleres en la province d'Alsace en 1784" a census of all Jews allowed to live in Alsace in 1784.

2) "Juifs en Alsace - culture, societe et histoire", by Freddy Raphael and Robert Weyl. "The Jews in Alsace", their art, lives and history.

3) "Bergha, bulletin d'etudes et de recherches genealogiques en Haute-Alsace".  CDHF's publication, 4 each year.
For information write to:
CDHF, Centre Departemental d'histoire des Familles
5 place Saint Leger , 68500 Guebwiller

4) "Histoire Juive, de la renaissance a nos jours"  by Renee Neher-Bernheim. History of the Jews all over the world including Alsace from the 16th to the 20th century.

5) "La Double Demeure" d'Albert A. Neher - for those who want to read some marvelous stories about the Jewish life in Alsace.

6) Hyman, Paula E.  "The emancipation of the Jews of Alsace".  Yale
University Press, New Haven, CT, 1991, ISBN 0-300-04986-2.

7) Caron, Vicki.  "Between France and Germany; the Jews of Alsace-Lorraine,
1871-1918".  Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, CA, 1988.  ISBN
0-8047-1443-6.

8) Szajkowski, Zosa.  "The economic status of the Jews in Alsace, Metz and
Lorraine, 1648-1789". Editions Historiques Franco-Juives, New York, NY, 1954.

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This is the link to my Zakine-Cerf family genealogy site with more than 1500 names of people all over the world, in France, Switzerland, Israel, USA and other countries. To send me a mail you can click at the following address: newteza@gmail.com  Cette image est le lien vers le site familial genealogique Zakine-Cerf  de ma famille avec plus de 1500 noms de personnes dans le monde entier, en France, Suisse, Israel, USA et autre pays. Pour m'envoyer un mail cliquez sur l'adresse suivante: newteza@gmail.com 

 

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Compiled by Terry Zakine-Cerf

Last updated November 29, 2008