[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Origin of Germans in the Sompolno - Websites

[Jerry Frank]

Lois,

I haven't seen a response to your question yet so I will try to do it now.

Sompolno is in former Russian Poland.  Many Germans from there migrated to Volhynia but many also migrated directly to North America and other places.  Russian Poland is covered by SGGEE resources.  See for example some pictures at http://www.sggee.org/research/parishes/parish_histories/KalischDiocese/SompolnoParish/SompolnoPics.html 

Being from Sompolno has nothing whatsoever to do with the possibility of your ancestor being Jewish.  Both Russian Poland and Volhynia were within the Pale of Settlement where many Jews lived but certainly not exclusively.  

Jerry




----- Original Message -----
From: Lois Klarenbach <lklarenbach at shaw.ca>
Date: Sunday, May 1, 2011 5:08 pm
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Origin of Germans in the Sompolno - Websites
To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org

> What about Sompolno Germans (was this part of Volhynia ?  
> My  
> Grandfather was named Rudolf Pachal and he supposedly came from 
> this  
> area.....did this make him a Jew?  I have heard so many 
> stories and I  
> remain confused.
> 
> Lois Klarenbach
> member of SGGEE
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