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  • Galanterie Schmatnik

    In 1936, at General Zadik #4 in Cernauti stood Galanterie Schmatnik, a dry goods store and haberdashery. The proprietor in 1936 was Joel Schmatnik, my great-grandfather. Continue reading

    Galanterie Schmatnik
  • January 11, 1945

    As I’m plowing through the list databases housed on JewishGen taking note of any mention of family names, I’ve found a number of new name spellings to search. Not only is my family’s original name Schmatnic also spelled Schmatnick and Smatnic, it’s apparently… Continue reading

    January 11, 1945