Notes about Families in Grosseicholzheim
- The Stein family of Grosseicholzheim goes back to at least the early 1800s. Loeb Stein and Sara Hirsh had two sons who lived there, Zodid and Isaak. Zodid married Sara Levi of Ernsbach. Isaak married Judith Marx (daughter of Wolf Marx). There was a Marx family in Grosseicholzheim. I am descended from Zodid.
- Zodid Stein was a butcher. He and his wife had six children.
- The Stein family was a fairly small family in Grosseicholzheim.
- Yitzhak Cohen ycohen@netvision.net.il is a descendant of the Marx family of Grosseicholzheim.
About the Town
Location
| Gemeinde (Town) | Grosseicholzheim (part of Seckach) |
| Latitude | 49d27m N |
| Longitude | 9d20m E |
| Kreis (County) | Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis (Mosbach) |
| Regierungsbezirk (Administrative District) | Karlsruhe |
| Land (Modern German State) | Baden-Württemberg |
| Older German State | Baden |
Jewish Population
1716 1 fam.
1803 14 fam.
1825 99
1843 91
1875 111
1887 95
1900 112
1910 86
1925 56
1933 51
1939 19
1941 16 (camps)
Maps
- Area around Grosseicholzheim. This map was created using Shtetl Seeker a service of Jewish Gen and Mapquest.
- Interactive map of Grosseicholzhiem from the Seckach website.
Links
- My Page of Genealogy Links
- Jewish records in Baden Grosseicholzheim is listed.
- Webpage for the town of Seckach.
Books/Resources
- Pinkas Hakehillot: Germany: Wuerttemberg, Hohenzollern, Baden edited by Joseph Walk. Published in 1986 by Yad Vashem. 549 pages. (This book is an encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Germany. It is one volume of a larger set.) This book is entirely in Hebrew, but it has an English Table of Contents. It is available through Yad Vashem. The community of Grosseicholzheim is discussed on pages 294-296.
- The film(s) for the Jewish records for Grosseicholzheim is/are available through the Mormon Family History Centers. A search of the Library Catalog should reveal the film number(s) and details.
If you have any information about the Jewish community in this town or have ancestors with the same surname, please contact me.
