Notes on Selected Surnames
KRECZMER -- KRETSCHMER

… I would be most grateful if you could give me any information on the polish surname Kreczmer. My father is originally from Poland Poznan and I am trying find out more about this surname. I.e its meaning and if this is a common or unusal name!I am also tring to locate other Kreczmers on the net, so any information you have as to how I could go about this would be gratefully appreciated.

Kreczmer is a variant form of the name Karczmarz, which comes from karczmarz, "innkeeper." This is the source of a number of very common Polish surnames, including Kaczmarz, Kaczmarek, Kaczmarczyk, etc. The form Kreczmer is especially likely to be associated with Jews, by connection with the Yiddish word krechmer, which obviously comes from karczmarz. The name also appears in the more German spelling Kretschmer. I don't think either form is exclusively Jewish; non-Jewish Germans could bear this name. However, in Poland at least, it was often true that tavern-owners and innkeepers were Jewish, so that the name is identified with Jews more than anyone else.

As of 1990 there were 826 Kreczmer's in Poland (68 of them living in the province of Poznan), as opposed to 180 Kretschmer's; by comparison, there were 23,521 Kaczmarczyks, 59,403 Kaczmarek's, 2,297 Karczmarczyks, etc. So among Poles, names from the native form of the word are extremely common; names from the German or Yiddish forms are less so, but still far from rare.

Shmuel Kretschmer (1894-1972)

 

Shmuel Kretschmer arrived to Palestine in 1905 from Vienna and opened a small engraving factory in Jerusalem.
He was a student and then professor at the famed Bezalel Art School (1911-1913).
After returning to Vienna for a period, he moved back to Jerusalem in 1921 to stay.

The Bezalel school was founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz, who shaped its character.
His approach stressed both the practical and the ideal.
His vision was to develop useful arts and crafts among Palestinian Jews, thereby decreasing the dependence on charity.
At the same time, he sought to inspire his students to create a Jewish national style of the arts, in order to promote the Zionist endeavor.
 

 

Searching for descendant's of the brother of one of my gggrandmother ( Henrietta Hode bat Benjamin Keilmann, nee Kretschmann ) Eduard/Edward Borisovich Kretschmer/Kretschmann ( b. May 29, 1848 in Mitau [ Jelgava ]/Latvija, dies between 1918 and 1930 in St. Petersbourg/Russia; his father: the merchant of the secondf guild in Jelgava Benjamin/Bernhard [ also named Boris ] Benzion ben Joseph/Jossel Kretchmann/Kretschmann [ b. ca. 1801 in Jelgava/Latvija, d. ? in Riga/Latvija ]; his mother: Wilhelmina Minna Hanna/Johanna, nee Wulfsohn [ b. 1815 in Jelgava, d. ? in Riga ].
Eduard Borisovich Kretschmer studied history on the University of Tartu/Dorpat and worked as a houseteacher in Latvija, Russia and St. Petersbourg/Russia. From ca. 1898 til 1917 he was an editor of the St. Petersbourg Herold newspaper and correspondent for the Vossische Zeitung and Rigaer Rundschau. He livs in St. Petersbourg/Russia. It can be, that he married there his unknown wife. Now I'm searching for his survived descendant's.

 

Ernst Kretschmer (October 8th 1888 - February 8th 1964), built a biotypologic theory which sought to establish correlations between somatic and standard type psychic.
He was the pupil of the college Cannstatt, one of the oldest Latin schools of Stuttgart. He made studies of Théologie, Philosophie and Médecine at the universities of Tübingen, Munich and Hamburg. Starting from 1913 he is the assistant of Robert Gaupp in Tübingen. In 1946 it is named director the university neurological hospital.

Between 1915 and 1921, it develops the differential diagnosis between Schizophrénie and maniaco-depressive Psychose (PMD). It defines in 1919 the psychiatric syndrome which bears its name: Is delirious of relation of sensitive of Kretschmer. In the years 1930, it had to leave its position of president of the Société of Psychotherapy because he was Jewish, Carl Gustav Jung not-Jew then agreed to replace it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Kretschmer


 

 

 

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Robert Steinhäuser

Last name origin & meaning:

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone living in a stone-built house, from Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + hūs ‘house’, German Stein + Haus, or a habitational name from any of the many places named Steinhaus, for example near Fulda and near Wels in Austria. In some cases the Jewish name is of ornamental origin.

Sheldon Steinhauser is associate professor of sociology at The Metropolitan State College of Denver, where he teaches current social issues, introduction to aging, contemporary issues in aging and frequently

Mary, the daughter of Jakob and Jenny Steinhauser, was born only a few months after Germany's annexation of Austria in March 1938. The Nazis in Austria immediately began persecuting and brutalizing Austria's Jewish citizens. Mr. Steinhauser lost his job as a accountant with a Jewish-owned textiles firm when it was confiscated by the Nazis. Mary's parents began searching for a way to leave Austria, but few countries granted entry permits to Jews.

 

 

ISAKOWIZ (Latvia & USA ) and KRETSCHMANN/KRETSCHMER (Latvia & Russia)

Robert Dupuis  (View posts) Posted: 17 Jun 2003 6:17AM
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kretschmann, Keilmann, Kretschmer, Wulfsohn, Isakowitz, Isakovich
Searching for descendant's of the brother of one of my gggrandmother ( Henrietta Hode bat Benjamin Keilmann, nee Kretschmann ) Eduard/Edward Borisovich Kretschmer/Kretschmann ( b. May 29, 1848 in Mitau [ Jelgava ]/Latvija, dies between 1918 and 1930 in St. Petersbourg/Russia; his father: the merchant of the secondf guild in Jelgava Benjamin/Bernhard [ also named Boris ] Benzion ben Joseph/Jossel Kretchmann/Kretschmann [ b. ca. 1801 in Jelgava/Latvija, d. ? in Riga/Latvija ]; his mother: Wilhelmina Minna Hanna/Johanna, nee Wulfsohn [ b. 1815 in Jelgava, d. ? in Riga ].
Eduard Borisovich Kretschmer studied history on the University of Tartu/Dorpat and worked as a houseteacher in Latvija, Russia and St. Petersbourg/Russia. From ca. 1898 til 1917 he was an editor of the St. Petersbourg Herold newspaper and correspondent for the Vossische Zeitung and Rigaer Rundschau. He livs in St. Petersbourg/Russia. It can be, that he married there his unknown wife. Now I'm searching for his survived descendant's.

I'm also searching for the descendant's of:

David ben Motel Izakowitz ( b. 1860 in Jaungapils/Friedrichstadt/Latvija, d. ? USA ? ). David Isakovich/Isakowitz was married with my greatgrandaunt Victoria Henrietta Keilmann ( b. June 15, 1866 Riga, d. April 2, 1893 Riga [ childbed fever ]; daughter of my great-greatgrandfather Philipp Isaakovich Keilmann and his wife Henrietta Hode, nee Kretschmann ). David and Victoria had a doughter: Lydia Isakowitz ( b. April 2., 1893 in Riga, d. ? USA ). David Isakowitz emmigrated with his daughter Lydia in thge year 1905 from Riga to Ellis Island/N.Y. ( arriving with the ship Bremen on Ellis Island at January 28, 1905 ). The traces of both were lost. It can by, that David had changed his family name after his arrivíng in N.Y./USA ( Kovitz, Issak, etc. ? ) and that he had married a second time. Also his daughter Lydia can be have descandant's ?

If anybody knows some things about my relativs, please contact me.

My address:
Mr.
Robert Dupuis
Weichselstr. 52
D-12045 Berlin
Germany


Q. Is it okay to be a proprietor of bar or pub? Can I put in poker machines too? GS

A. A look at some distinctive Jewish names may give us a hint to Judaism's attitude towards this line of business. Common names like Schenker (bartender), Kretschmer (tavern keeper), Bronfman (whiskey seller), Breuer (brewer) and others testify to the long history of Jews in the liquor business.

Of course Jewish tradition recognizes that alcohol is a two-edged sword. Drinking alone has been a harbinger of tragedy ever since the disastrous experiences of Noach (Genesis 9:21) and Lot (Genesis 19:33); but drinking together has served to promote fellowship ever since the auspicious experience of Yosef and his brothers (Genesis 43:34) and the joyous time of the pilgrimage to the Temple (Deuteronomy 14:26). Jewish law even recognizes a special blessing on drinking wine, which is said only when people drink together in fellowship - never when they drink alone.
 

A bar or pub most often serves as a place for people to meet and relax, and so it provides a valuable service and doesn't involve any ethical problems. Of course Jewish values would affirm the obligation imposed by today's secular law to make sure that no patron endangers himself or others as a result of his drinking.

It's true that when Jews were so involved in the liquor business in Europe in past generations the taverns were mostly for men, while today most are mixed. But there is nothing wrong with providing a place for men and women to meet as long as your establishment is not set up as a place for immoral liaisons.

But gambling presents a serious ethical problem. Because of the danger of victimization, Jewish law demands a very high level of informed consent for gambling operations. The basic requirement is that patrons have a clear idea of their odds of winning and that they put up the money up front, so that they are fully cognizant of what they are risking.

While poker machines generally meet these conditions, there is another difficulty. Compulsive gamblers cannot be said to have true "informed consent", and machines have been shown to be a particularly addictive form of gambling. Since it would be almost impossible, practically and financially, for you to monitor the use of poker machines by those unable to afford the loss, it is advisable to avoid these installations.

While we have explained that there is no inherent ethical problem with running a pub (without gambling), there are many halakhic obstacles, for details of Jewish law restrict the menu, clientele and opening hours of such an institution. For instance, it goes without saying that a pub owned by a Jewish person should not serve unkosher items or be open on Jewish holy days. These subjects require the advice of an experienced local Rabbi.

May your establishment be one where "Wine gladdens the heart of man" (Psalms 104:14), and not one where drunkenness causes "woe, strife, quarrels and wounds" (Proverbs 23:29).

SOURCES: Shulchan Arukh Orach Chaim 175:4, Choshen Mishpat 207:13.



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