Tag Archives: Poland

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part V – Gertrude and Sonia’s Escape

Posted on March 7, 2014 by identifinders

Gertrude and Sonia Preiss-Spiro’s names are listed on the transport to Auschwitz of 141 women from Pawiak prison in Warsaw on 24 August 1943. Pawiak prison was originally used by the Polish judicial to incarcerate criminals, but after the Nazi … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA Testing, Holocaust Project, Uncategorized | Tagged 23andMe, Auschwitz, autosomal DNA, Barbara Wenglinski, Birth Parents, DNA Identification, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Preiss-Spiro, Gertrude Spyra, Identifinders, Nowiniarska St, Pawiak Prison, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Sonia Preiss-Spiro, transport, Unidentified, Warsaw Ghetto, zloty | 4 Comments

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part IV – Wolfgang and Adele’s Eyewitness Account

Posted on October 26, 2013 by identifinders

Charlotte Schössow Rebhun was the oldest of four children of Emil and Margarete Schössow from Berlin. Charlotte, like her friend Gertrude Spiro, was a Christian woman who had married a Jew. Charlotte’s husband Max Rebhun had moved from Poland to Germany and settled in Berlin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust Project, Uncategorized | Tagged Adele Rebhun, autosomal DNA, Barbara Wenglinski, Birth Parents, Charlotte Rebhun, DNA Identification, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Spyra, Identifinders, Kristallnacht, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Righteous Among Nations, Unidentified, Warsaw Ghetto, Wolfgang Rebhun, Yad Vashem | 4 Comments

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part II – Pnina, Wolfgang, and the Warsaw Ghetto

Posted on December 12, 2012 by identifinders

Convinced that my surname was Rebhun, I contacted Rebhuns around the world. Though the BBC, CNN, and the international press featured my quest, I initially received no responses. Finally in March 1997, the Munich Red Cross relayed a reply from … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding Birth Parents, Historical Identifications, Holocaust Project | Tagged Adela Rebhun, autosomal DNA, Barbara Weglinski, Barbara Wenglinski, Birth Parents, Bogdan Kazcmarek, Charlotta Rebhun, Child Survivor Holocaust, DNA Identification, Eva Floersheim, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Spyra, Holocaust Anniversary Day, Identifinders, Jewish Central Committee, Jewish Historical Institute, Missig Identity, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Munich Red Cross, Otwoc Orphanage, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Sierakow, Sonia Spyra, Survivor, Unidentified, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto, Warsaw Uprising, Wolfgang Rebhun | 4 Comments

Who Am I, What Is My Name? Part I – Pnina, Otwoc, and the Kazcmareks

Posted on December 10, 2012 by identifinders

My name is Pnina Gutman. I am 70 years old. I began the search for my biological identity in April 1996. I called this project “Who am I what’s my name?” I came to Israel from Poland at the age … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding Birth Parents, Historical Identifications, Holocaust Project | Tagged Adela Rebhun, autosomal DNA, Barbara Weglinski, Barbara Wenglinski, Birth Parents, Bogdan Kazcmarek, Charlotta Rebhun, Child Survivor Holocaust, DNA Identification, Eva Floersheim, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Spyra, Holocaust Anniversary Day, Identifinders, Jewish Central Committee, Jewish Historical Institute, Missig Identity, Munich Red Cross, Otwoc Orphanage, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Sierakow, Sonia Spyra, Survivor, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto, Warsaw Uprising, Wolfgang Rebhun | 4 Comments

Identifinders International Announces DNA Study for Child Survivors of the Holocaust

Posted on September 5, 2012 by identifinders

Identifinders International, in collaboration with 23andMe and Missing-Identity.net, announces a pilot study to help child survivors of the Holocaust to recover their birth identities. It is hoped that autosomal DNA testing will allow these survivors to discover family connections that would otherwise be … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding Birth Parents, Holocaust Project | Tagged 23andMe, autosomal testing, Birth Parents, child survivors, DNA Identification, DNA testing, Forensic Genealogy, hidden chidlren, Holocaust survivors, Identifinders, missing-identity, Poland, Unidentified | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Poland

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part V – Gertrude and Sonia’s Escape

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part IV – Wolfgang and Adele’s Eyewitness Account

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part II – Pnina, Wolfgang, and the Warsaw Ghetto

Who Am I, What Is My Name? Part I – Pnina, Otwoc, and the Kazcmareks

Identifinders International Announces DNA Study for Child Survivors of the Holocaust

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