my great grandma's maiden name was zalzberg. I was wondering its origin I found some info on this site
www.jewishgenealogy.com.ar/surnames_ez.html
I couldnt find where its specific origin was Can someone help?
2007-07-09 18:06:29 · 4 answers · asked by hhh 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
sounds like an Austrian city Zalsburg
;p
2007-07-09 18:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't find anything but I think Granny gave you a could hint. It is probably a variation of Salzburg. It might be on the Jewish genealogy website but you have to realize that Jews frequently took surnames of the countries they lived in.
And she told you right again, the best thing you can do is trace your family. There are lots of people on this board that can give you good advice and help any time you wish to do that. Just ask.
2007-07-09 19:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Found this info at www.rootsweb.com:
AVRUM BORUCH ZALZBERG (b. 1842; Kovno, Lithuania & d. 1912). His father was LEYB ZALZBERG. Avrum married
ROKEL YUDES (b. 1846; d. 1932 in Brooklyn, NY). Their daughter was SHAYNA CHIA (aka JENNIE) ZALZBERG Saltsberg SARETSKY (b. 1879 in Kovna). For more info on this family, contact MICKI BRASLOW
MARK--b. 17 May 1907; d. Dec. 1984 in Baltimore, Maryland.
HANNA--b. 2 June 1908; d. 8 Feb. 1988 in Baltimore.
JOSEPH--b. 15 July 1909; d. 23 Feb. 1983 in Los Angeles, Calif.
At www.wikipedia.com I found out that KOVNA (aka KAUNAS) is in CENTRAL LITHUANIA and was the center of Jewish learning between 1920 and 1939. By 1941, Nazi Germany had established a Ghetto there to hold the Jews of the city of Kaunas during the Holocaust. At its peak, the Ghetto held 30,000 Jews at one time--most of whom were sent on to concentration/extermination camps or shot at the Ninth Fort. About 500 of the detainees escaped a work force to join the Soviet partisan army in the nearby forests. Less than 3,000 of the Jews at the Kovno Ghetto survived the war out of a grand total of 37,000 held there.
2007-07-09 19:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by jan51601 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why wonder? Why not Do The Usual and trace it back a generation at a time?
Ever see Salzburg, Austria on a map?
2007-07-09 18:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋