* As of 23 Jul 2023, based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  In particular, Markus Cassirer is no longer believed to have descended from Moses ben Loebel Cassirer (1768-1837) but rather from his first cousin Moses ('Mausche') Cassirer of Bujakow.    An explanation of why this is required by the evidence is presented here [[main.TwoFamilyLines | Cassirer Ancestry Reconsidered]] and the family tree has correspondingly been adjusted to take account of it.  The most important impact is that it brings together two previously difficult to connect parts of the Cassirer extended family.  Key documents in support of this are available [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.RecentVitalDocs | here]]

* As of 23 Jul 2023, based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  In particular, Markus Cassirer is no longer believed to have descended from Moses ben Loebel Cassirer (1768-1837) but rather from his first cousin Moses ('Mausche') Cassirer of Bujakow.    An explanation of why this is required by the evidence is presented here [[main.TwoFamilyLines | Cassirer Ancestry Reconsidered]] and the family tree has correspondingly been adjusted to take account of it.  The most important impact is that it brings together two previously difficult to connect parts of the Cassirer extended family.

* As of 23 Jul 2023, based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  In particular, Markus Cassirer is no longer believed to have descended from Moses ben Loebel Cassirer (1768-1837) but rather from his first cousin Moses ('Mausche') Cassirer of Bujakow.    An explanation of why this is required by the evidence is presented here [[main.TwoFamilyLines||Cassirer Ancestry Reconsidered]] and the family tree has correspondingly been adjusted to take account of it.  The most important impact is that it brings together two previously difficult to connect parts of the Cassirer extended family.

* As of 23 Jul 2023, based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  In particular, Markus Cassirer is no longer believed to have descended from Moses ben Loebel Cassirer (1768-1837) but rather from his first cousin Moses ('Mausche') Cassirer of Bujakow.    An explanation of why this is required by the evidence is presented here [[main.CassirerAncestryReconsidered|Cassirer Ancestry Reconsidered]] and the family tree has correspondingly been adjusted to take account of it.  The most important impact is that it brings together two previously difficult to connect parts of the Cassirer extended family.

* As of 23 Jul 2023, based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  In particular, Markus Cassirer is no longer believed to have descended from Moses ben Loebel Cassirer (1768-1837) but rather from his first cousin Moses ('Mausche') Cassirer of Bujakow.    An explanation of why this is required by the evidence is presented here and the family tree has correspondingly been adjusted to take account of it.  The most important impact is that it brings together two previously difficult to connect parts of the Cassirer extended family.

* As of 23 Jul 2023, based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  Further detail will be available in the website, but corresponding changes have already been made to the Family Tree. The most important impact is that it brings together two previously difficult to connect parts of the Cassirer extended family.

* As of 23 Jul 2023, based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  Further detail will be available shortly, but changes have already been made to the Family Tree.

* Based on new evidence a major change has been made to the assignment of the ancestors of Markus Cassirer.  Further detail will be available shortly, but changes have already been made to the Family Tree.

* This site has now moved to [[meta-studies.net]]  I have taken the opportunity to fix up some broken links and move the whole thing to a new server. It may take a while for Google to catch up, but the content is all still here!

*In February 2020 this site is being moved to a new vps server.

*In February 2014 a set of Cassirer documents was put on line as [[http://http://digifindingaids.cjh.org/?pID=482057|Papers of the Cassirer-Tietz Family, 1879-1983]] by the Leo Baeck Institute. This replicates a number of documents already on this site but also contains a wealth of additional documentation, including attempts at preparing a family genealogy.  [Caution should be exercised in relation to the genealogy provided as it seems to replicate the apparent misconception first published by Harry Nutt in his book "Bruno Cassirer" that the mother of [[Main.MarkusCassirer|Markus Cassirer]] was Eva Fischer whereas the evidence points to her being Pesel bat Salomon Friedländer.  This arises from the fact that there were two Moses Cassirers living in close proximity (see [[Main.VariousLeadsFromOldGermanResources#moses2|elsewhere in this site]]).]

** An [[Main.ErnestCassirerAlbum2|Additional album of documents]] from ErnestCassirer has been added relating to LydiaCassirer, RudolphCassirer (including a letter of recommendation from AlbertEinstein) and the Nazi certificates of good conduct and lift of restraint required for JohannaBaron nee Cassirer to leave Germany.

*In February 2014 a set of Cassirer documents was put on line as [[http://http://digifindingaids.cjh.org/?pID=482057|Papers of the Cassirer-Tietz Family, 1879-1983]] by the Leo Baeck Institute. This replicates a number of documents already on this site but also contains a wealth of additional documentation, including attempts at preparing a family genealogy.  [Caution should be exercised in relation to the genealogy provided as it seems to replicate the apparent misconception first published by Harry Nutt in his book "Bruno Cassirer" that the mother of [[Main.MarkusCassirer|Markus Cassirer]] was Eva Fischer whereas the evidence points to her being Pesel bat Salomon Friedländer.  This arises from the fact that there were two Moses Cassirers living in close proximity (see [[Main.VariousLeadsFromOldGermanResources|elsewhere in this site]]).]

*New information on [[Main.TheStolenPissaroPaintingSaga|The Julius Cassirer descendants and the stolen Pissaro painting]] including a highly informative [[Main.MelissaMuellerLillyandClaudeCassirer|article by Melissa Müller]].

* I have purchased the domain cassirer.info.  It is now possible to refer to some specific Cassirer locations in the site as follows: [[http://cassirer.info]], [[http://ernst.cassirer.info]], [[http://paul.cassirer.info]], [[http://bruno.cassirer.info]], [[http://richard.cassirer.info]].  Other links can be added. Let me know if you think any would be particularly useful.

** [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.IreneSychravaAlbum|Irene Sychrava album]].  Irene Sychrava brought a wonderful collection of family photos, many of them identified, to the London reunion.  She also generously agreed to lend them so they could be copied and put up on the website. Photos from the Ernst and Toni Cassirer, and Bondy lines and dinner menus and postcards including to the Geheebs can be found here.

** [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.Serck-HanssenAndGoerke|One family: Two lines]].  The Serck-Hanssen and Goerke Family Genealogy -  Some real progress has been made in tracing the way in which the Marianne Serck-Hanssen and Johanna Goerke lines connect with the line of Cassirers stretching down from Marcus Cassirer.

* The work done for  [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.Serck-HanssenAndGoerke|One family: Two lines]] leads naturally to a series of questions about the origins of the Cassirer family.  How and where was the name coined?  What of the other Cassirer descendants who were born but of whom we have yet to find information?  And how did the Cassirer family move geographically and socially to become so well-known and frankly financially well endowed?  Work on this can now be found centred on the [[Main.Research|Research in Progress]] section.  This work includes:

**[[Main.StillToBeIdentifiedCassirersInOber-Glogau|A tentative identification of further Cassirer relatives who lived in Oberglogau]] and quite a bit more now on [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.UnidentifiedCassirers|Cassirers who we know of and may or may not be relatives]].

*The list of [[Main.FamilyVictims|family victims of the Shoah (Holocaust)]] has now been brought up to date in relation to current available knowledge.  This is now supplemented with a [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.FamilyVictimsShoah|list of other Cassirers - some of whom are discussed above - not yet firmly identified with this family, who were victims of the Shoah]].

**Additional [[Main.MorePossibleBujakowConnections|information uncovered on possible connections in Bukajow.]]

* [[The London Reunion 2012]]  A highly successful reunion of Cassirer relatives was held in London in October 2012. Photos and other details including a free down-loadable book of the event.

* [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.IreneSychravaAlbum|Irene Sychrava album]].  Irene Sychrava brought a wonderful collection of family photos, many of them identified, to the London reunion.  She also generously agreed to lend them so they could be copied and put up on the website. Photos from the Ernst and Toni Cassirer, and Bondy lines and dinner menus and postcards including to the Geheebs can be found here.

* [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.Serck-HanssenAndGoerke|One family: Two lines]].  The Serck-Hanssen and Goerke Family Genealogy -  Some real progress has been made in tracing the way in which the Marianne Serck-Hanssen and Johanna Goerke lines connect with the line of Cassirers stretching down from Marcus Cassirer.

* The work done for  [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.Serck-HanssenAndGoerke|One family: Two lines]] leads naturally to a series of questions about the origins of the Cassirer family.  How and where was the name coined?  What of the other Cassirer descendants who were born but of whom we have yet to find information?  And how did the Cassirer family move geographically and socially to become so well-known and frankly financially well endowed?  Work on this can now be found centred on the [[Main.Research|Research in Progress]] section.  This work includes

**[[Main.StillToBeIdentifiedCassirersInOber-Glogau|A tentative identification of further Cassirer relatives who lived in Oberglogau]] and quite a bit more now on [[http://meta-studies.net/pmg/index.php?n=Main.UnidentifiedCassirers|Cassirers who we know of and may or may not be relatives]].