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Added a new essay, on the Goldberg-Herman family, who married into the Silbernadels, at the end of World War II. - 29 Oct 2012

Re-organized the menu, adding an Essays item. Improved the logo, in the header. Added essay on Shtetl Life. - 18 May 2011

Added map of the East End of London in 1922 - 17 May 2011

Added map of the spread of Zylbernadels, in 19th Century Poland - 16 May 2011

I have added the history, as complete as it is, so far and started to add documentation, scans of records, files downloaded from various genealogical resource sites and photographs.

I have also added a family tree from FamilyEcho and started to make some use of the Joaktree component, built by fellow Amsterdam resident, fellow Jew and fellow Joomla enthusiast, Niels van Dantzig.

The work is still in progress...

20th Century - From World War II to 1969

1939

World War 2 and the holocaust begins

1940

Germans establish Belzyce ghetto

1941

Mojszez invalided out of British army.

1942

Germans liquate Belzyce ghetto inhabitants - 3,500 souls were murdered or deported to death camps

Mojzsez Silbernadel married Sarah Goldberg December - London - they move out of the East End of London, to the suburbs, thus avoiding the worst of the blitz.

1943

Child stillborn to Moszez and Sarah Golberg, 25th October - London

1944

No known events

1945

Rosa Silverneedle married Ibrahim Saber (born 1902) in September - London Westminster

Lewis Arnold Silbernadel born to Moszez and Sarah Goldberg 23 November - London

1946

Annie Silverneedle married Jacob B. Harari in June - London Stepney

1947

Aaron Jaan born to Rosa (daughter of Jacob) - London

1948

Mojzesz/Moshe Silbernadel naturalised and changed name to Maurice Selby - London

Raymond Jon Selby born 30 July - London

1949

Jacqueline Saber born to Rosa - London

Annie Silbernadel nee Kirshenberg gets UK naturalisation

1950

No known events

1951

Fanny Silverneedle died - Willesden, London

1952

Martin Lawrence Selby born 25 July - London

Rosa and Ibrahim (with Aaron Jaan and Jacqueline) emigrated to Toronto, Canada, on 'Empress of Canada'

1953

No known events

1954

No known events

1955

No known events

1956

Annie Harari nee Silverneedle married Harry Yaskiel May 20  - Toronto

1957

Francesca Yaskiel born April 29 - Toronto

1958

Loretta Yaskiel born August 2 - Toronto

1959-1964

No known events

1965

Annie Goldberg (mother of Sarah Silbernadel/Goldberg) died in February - London

1966

Maurice Selby (Mojzesz Zylbernadel) died - London

1967-1969

No known events
Additional records found:

Moysze Silbernadel (probably the Treblinka survivor) emigrated to New York