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Introducing… the Feuersteins!

Among the many new things on this site are complete and up-to-date graphical and text family trees for the descendants of Avruhum Feuerstein.

These trees haven’t appeared online before.  Hence, I’m “introducing” them.

The graphical trees are Flash-based… which means they won’t work on an iPad, an iPhone, or a Blackberry.  They will work on Android-based mobile devices, as well as on Apple and PC computers, both desktops and laptops.

I could be cavalier and claim to have done the thousands of hours of research that went into these family trees.  But truthfully, almost everything on both pages was researched by Bill Feuerstein of Thousand Oaks, CA.  I know this because Bill tracked me down by email more than five years ago to get some dates for my branch.  I suspect he has been in touch with many of you as well.

Bill’s grandfather, Abraham Feurstein, was the brother of our ancestor Zanvil Samuel Feuerstein.

Bill Feuerstein

William J. "Bill" Feuerstein, at a family picnic in Beverly Hills, CA in July 2005

For years, Bill visited research repositories and the Family Research Centers operated by the Mormon Church and methodically developed this map of the Feuersteins.  He was kind enough to share it with me for posting here.

SO WHAT’S THE POINT OF HAVING ALL THESE NAMES?

There are several points, actually.

One is to give each of us documentary proof of who we are and where we come from.  Each of us knows some cousins, but I doubt anybody — except for maybe Bill — knew previously just how many of us there are, and just how far-flung.

Another is to create a central, lasting spot where each of us can have access to this history and where we can share it with our children.

And then there’s the possibility there are Feuerstein descendants out there we don’t yet know about.  Having the text-based family tree online means that search engines will index those names.  A Feuerstein descendant anywhere in the world might Google his own name, maybe his grandmother’s name, and see the connection to us.

IT LOOKS SO PERMANENT

Yes, it does.  But family trees are vibrant, changing things.  Despite Bill’s precision, I suspect there’s something wrong in your listing.  Maybe it’s your middle name.  Maybe there’s a blank where your date of birth should be.  Email me what needs to be changed and I’ll update the central database.  I hope to be able to post updated trees every couple of months.

And wondering why there’s no picture next to your name?  It’s probably because I didn’t have ready access to one.  If you can email me a picture, I’ll include it.  If you have a shot on your Facebook page, just let me know and give me permission to include it on the tree.

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