Dr. Richard Woolfson's trip "home" takes him from Glasgow, Scotland to Riga, Latvia and the shtetl of Tukums some 70kms inland, on the trail of his maternal grandfather Jack Newman (who arrived in Britain in 1903) and even earlier ancestors.
The story mentions Glasgow genealogist Harvey Kaplan and his assistance in Woolfson's quest, discovering the original family name of NEY, Jack's parents' names Elias and Hannah NEY (in the 1897 All Russia Census) and their street address in Tukums.
The impending arrival of his granddaughter Esther was the impetus for this journey.
Read the the story here.
06 August 2007
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