Comments on: My Ancestors http://igal.fogbound.net Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:47:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.6 By: Igal http://igal.fogbound.net/about-me/my-ancestors/#comment-59421 Tue, 17 May 2016 04:56:00 +0000 http://igal.fogbound.net/?page_id=106#comment-59421 Dear Michel
In my childhood, someone gave my father a book about the Brody community (in Hebrew) which mentioned the Harmelin family. Unfortunately, neither my sister nor I can find the book–it was lost, probably when my parents moved an apartment in the late 70’s.
All the best
Igal

]]> By: Harmelin http://igal.fogbound.net/about-me/my-ancestors/#comment-58773 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:47:06 +0000 http://igal.fogbound.net/?page_id=106#comment-58773 Hello
My name is Harmelin and I’m living in France.
My father was born in Brody.
Please tell me what is the ‘old book about the Brody Jewish community which mentions that the Harmelin family members…’
Thanks
Michel

]]> By: Hanna http://igal.fogbound.net/about-me/my-ancestors/#comment-53935 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 02:03:48 +0000 http://igal.fogbound.net/?page_id=106#comment-53935 Igal, it is very moving to light with you your Ner Neshama, and not only because I am a Harmelin too… Same Brody, same names: Zvi Harmelin was my paternal grandfather’s name, Sara Aksler was his wife’s; my late father was called Shalom Harmelin. The Rabbi and publisher of Hebrew books in Brody – Moses Arye-Leib Harmelin, and his wife Reisel – the daughter of his uncle Shaye Harmelin, were the ancestors of many Harmelins who live now in Australia, USA and Israel (the descendants of his sons Shalom, Shaye, Shimon, Shlomo and Yosef-David). The Kabbalistic Sefer HaZohar – which he printed about 150 years ago – dwells now at the national library in Jerusalem.
Like you, I have never met my Harmelin grandparents (and I had Harmelins on both sides, maternal and paternal); but since visiting Galicia, including Brody, few years ago, I find it a bit easier to miss them.
And yes, the fact that some of them were fur traders (hence the furry surname Harmelin which in German means ermine – the miserable weasel whose beautiful white winter fur was his terrible misfortune) doesn’t make me happy either :). But on the other hand, some other Harmelins said (according to the family lore): “We’d better sell yeast”; my grandfather did that, which explains my addiction to the smell of any yeast-driven dough and its fluffy incarnations…

I would like to wish you and your wife-to-be Mazal Tov and much happiness!
Hanna (from Mevaseret, near Yerushalayim)

]]> By: Jean http://igal.fogbound.net/about-me/my-ancestors/#comment-68 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:38:47 +0000 http://igal.fogbound.net/?page_id=106#comment-68 This is very interesting, Igal, sad as it is that so many in your family perished in the holocaust. I’ll post your Elephant Journal on my fb page. Good hearing from you.

Warm wishes,
Jean

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