[Samotschin memoirs] 1700-1915

History of the Seligsohn family; Jewish life in Samotschin (Posen); beginnings of anti-Semitism in 1870s; migration of Jews from Posen region; contains information on Zippert, Weltmann, Ernst, Bradt, Rosenberg, Wolffsberg, Mannheim, Hirschberg, Witkowski, Heilbronn, KantorowiczAnecdotical accounts on life in Samotschin (Posen); description of Jewish customs and holidays; Revolution of 1848-1849Addenda: Family tree starting with Salomon SeligFolder 1: Geschichte der Familie Seligsohn zu Samotschin, Provinz Posen.Folder 2: Tragische und humoristische Geschehnisse aus SamotschinFolder 3 (on MM 71): Two handwritten manuscriptsWerner J. Selby, 1993The Seligsohn family came originally from Mecklenburg and Posen. A great-grandfather of the author was "Landesrabbiner" of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Most of the family members lived in Samotschin (Posen) as wood and grain merchants.Brief summary in Max Kreutzberger: "Leo Baeck Institute New York, Bibliothek und Archiv; Katalog": C 370 + 371Memoir microfilm reel # 70, 71copy on MF 83(14)Samotschi