Walking through history

After doing an in-depth study of my own paternal grandfather’s family, I learned that many of my ancestors on that side lived in Paris. The Paternal Grandmother of my Paternal Grandfather, Berthe Rose Pritzker was born Berthe Rose Brandon to Sephardi Jewish parents in Paris. Her father, Jules was of Portuguese Sephardi and German Ashkenazi descent while her mother, Marguerite was of Provençal Jewish origin. Her family had been living in Paris since the 1800s, and before that, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Belfort. This discovery was of particular interest to me as I have always been a bit of a Francophile and finding out that I had ancestors who came from France was a joy to learn.

The address where my family had their business, now the Ukranian Embassy

The Museum of Jewish Art and History, Paris