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Levites (levi'im) and Cohens (kohanim) are separate but related groups. All Cohens are Levites, i.e. descended from the Biblical Levi (rhymes with heavy incidentally), one of the 12 sons of the patriarch Jacob. But not all Levites and Cohens.

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2313791/jewish/Kohanim-and-Leviim.htm

Jesse Cohen was the daughter of Levi Barent Cohen, a Dutch Jew. There is an article about him on Wikipedia.

Henry Jones (m. 1793) was not the father of Frances Jonas. The Hebrew names of the two men are different. Her father was Yishai (badly transliterated as Jesse).

Have to board my flight now.

Hello,

I have found more time to read through the story and came across what I suspect is your family tree on Ancestry. I love a good mystery ... with the added spice of the quack Dr. Brodum.

The Hebrew letter ה (ha) before Cohen (or Levi) means 'the', i.e. the Cohen (הכוהן) or the Levite (הלוי).

Turning to Copenhagen, you will find this database of the main Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen very interesting http://tom.brondsted.dk/mosaiskebegravelser/ and the original book which formed the basis of the database https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/920803.pdf.

Amongst Danish Jews, men with the Hebrew name Yehuda were generally know by the Yiddish name Leib/Lejb (pronounced 'libe'), which was secularised to Levin. I have come across very incidences of the use of the name Juda. Men with the Hebrew name Yissachar were known by the Yiddish name Ber, which was secularised to Berend/Berendt/Behrend, etc.

This apparent confusion with the use of two names stems from a 12th rabbinical decree that all Jewish boys had to have a Hebrew name and a Yiddish name. There are many legally (Jewish law) defined pairs, such as those cited above.

In the search for Jacob's father, this burial of Lejb Cohen of Lissa (now called Leczno in Poland) on 3 March 1789 caught my eye. http://tom.brondsted.dk/mosaiskebegravelser/?details&id=683&kgrd=1

This chap would be the perfect candidate if it were not for the fact the Ashkenazi Jews do not generally name their children after living individuals. Jacob's son Judah, who was clearly named after his grandfather, was apparently born in 1782.

Because Yissachar and Ber are an authorised pair, it would be unusual to find an individual called Yissachar son of Ber, as was supposedly the case with the good Dr. Brodum. Generally speaking, a boy would only receive his father's given name if the father had died before the boy was born.

You may have to pay 300 Danish Kroner (£35) to find out more https://3882.foreninglet.dk/memberportal/subscribe/index/123712

Hello Roger

That list from Fiddlerslass is really useful.

In the context of his repatriation  I would imagine D.U. was Dauernd Untauglich = permanently unfit for service.

Did he lose his foot perhaps?

Hello,

The S before 20 almost certainly means Seite = page. 225 was probably an entry on p20 of a list.

On 5.9.44 he was released (entlassen) to Sassnitz, which was a transit camp. I don't know what D.U. means.... yet.

Pampoen's recommendation is probably the best route.

Back in 2006, I was helped by a local WW1 enthusiast who went to various SANDF (South African National Defence Force) archives to copy records for me. Without his help, I may never have obtained the wealth of information that I now have.

The greatwarforum.org is an excellent source of information, and you will find forum members who can help you out.

Justin