This is about the history of our line of the Kahn family. Our roots are in Germany, but branches spread to Luxembourg, France, England, Canada, the USA and, perhaps, elsewhere.
The first objective of setting up these pages is to answer unresolved questions, of which there are many. To do this, we now need to make contact with other members of the family so we can share knowledge and perhaps fill in a few gaps.
Our second objective is to make available to others the quite considerable fund of information within our private records – the result of almost 30 years of joint effort by cousins, brothers, sons and fathers. We’d now like to be able to pass on some of this to those for whom our offshoot of the Kahn rootstock could be of interest.
Important: please click on the ‘posts’ tab. That’s where you’ll find our latest blogs and where we’ll publicise any developments. Reading through the archives could be enough to suggest whether or not we are related. If in doubt, take a look at the growing ‘biographies’ section to see if you can find any common link. Even if you decide the relationship is too ancient or distant to prove, some of the articles could help you in your own researches. And perhaps you have useful ideas for us.
We also have an incomplete family tree on ancestry.co.uk. If you’d like to view it, please email for an invitation.
Feel free to make contact and comment. Our email address is: contactus@kahngene.org.uk
Alan Kahn (Lincoln,UK); David Kahn (Ottawa, Canada); Nigel Kahn (London, UK); Philip Kahn (Toronto, Canada);
Hi there,
You are lucky. In the course of my research of the history of the Jewish communities in the Southern Eifel region in Germany I managed to trace the Kahn family of Schweich as well.
As I am in my office right now, I do not have access to my personal files. I will check them at home.
Nevertheless, I recall that two of the siblings of Lazard/Lazarus Kahn, Victor’s father, settled with their families in Welschbillig, Germany. The brother, that you have as “Liebe” was in fact named Leib, later Levy Kahn.
If I am not mistaken Lazard/Lazarus Kahn fathered at least 5 children in Luxembourg, of which 2 were stillborn. I have these details as well.
So much for now. I will get back to you with more details asap.
Best regards,
Stefan Roos
Trier, Germany
Thank you Stefan. We are fascinated.
I’ve replied to you by e-mail which I hope you’ve received by now.
With best wishes
Alan Kahn
Thank you guys for the info,on ours roots. and just to let you all know it will be agreat thing. that we all prayer for the peace of Isreal shalom
Hi Alan,
I am 85 years old and my name is Marcel Kahn, I was born and live in Luxembourg, my father, Sally Kahn, was born in Luxembourg too, in 1889. His father, Raphael Kahn was born in 1847 in Germany, Könen, near Luxembourg. Raphael was married with Henriette Levy from Laufersweil in Germany. The father of Raphael was called Isaac Cahn and was born in Germany, in Freudenburg.
My wife’s maiden name is Lazar, and her parents where born in Germany, Nalbach, in the Saar in 1901 and 1902. Her mothers maiden name was Kahn as well.
I don’t know if we are connected in any way, if this is the Kahn branch that you are looking for, but I thought I would get in touch with you and let you know.
Alle the best from Luxembourg,
Marcel Kahn
Hello Marcel – I have replied to your email address with details of how we could be related, although the information is sketchy and I’ve made a few assumptions which could well be wrong. Please have a look at it and let me know what you think. Thanks for making contact and best wishes/ Alan Kahn
Hello, Marcel
1) My great grandmother Johanetta Kahn, born 26/02/1871 in Freudenburg, was the granddaughter of Salomon Kahn 1799-1861 (Freudenburg), brother of Isaak Kahn 1793-1866, whose son was Raphael Kahn, 1823-1883, with no known children. I wonder whether they are connected to your family.
2) Amalie (Milli) Kahn, born in Luxemburg 7 feb 1880 , wife of my grandfather’s cousin Siegfried Schoemann, and her sister Bertha Kahn, born 3 nov 1883 in Luxemburg, daughters of Michael Kahn and Elizabeth Lazar, both killed in Auschitz 18. april 1944, are they known to you?
If you prefer carrying on this conversation in french, OK
Raphael Schoemann, Natanya, Israel
Cher Raphaël,
Merci du mal que vous vous donnez pour rassembler les pièces de cet énorme puzzle qui est la famille Kahn.
Je suis désolé de ne pas pouvoir vous aider,j’ai 85 ans et je m’occupe de ma femme qui est handicapée.
J’avoue que j’ai la tête ailleurs,bien que certains noms me disent quelque chose je suis incapable de vous aider car ma mémoire flanche un peu et je ne sais plus exactement de qui il peut s’agir.
Aussi je vous demanderai de m’excuser de ne pas répondre à vos courriers,j’en profite maintenant car mon fils est ici et il m’aide a rédiger cette lettre.
Je vous souhaite du succès dans vos recherches et vous envoie mes plus sincères salutations.
Shabat Shalom,
Marcel Kahn.
Hi All, tonight is the holocust day in israel. my name ia odelia and my grand father is adi kahn, he passed aeay 8 years ago, he was born in trier Germmny, and his mother elza kahn passed the war and lived the rest of her life in luxemburg, the rest of the family (his father herman and his brother frize didn’t survive, I just know elza was born in 1899 and lived until the age of 94, she was barried in the jewish semitery in lux, if you know the family I will be happy to here info and deatils.
Best
Odelia (cohen)
Hello Odelia – I’m afraid we have no information on your family. We can’t find any link between the two families, other than the name. Have you looked at: http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/index.htm which contains some information about Jews in Trier? If you email Stefan Roose through the website, he might be able to help you. Good luck with your searches/ best wishes/Alan
My great grandfather is lazard kahn I have a copy of his transfer papers my grandfather’s name is zack julies kahn and my fathers name is Isaac p kahn I could use some help to fill in the blanks
Kendall tamar kahn
Hi Kendall – so far we’ve traced four sons of our Lazard – Raphael (b. 1818); Salomon (b.1822); Joseph (b.1824) and Victor (b. 1827). We haven’t found any reference to a Zack Julies. Do you have more information about places and dates of birth please?
LAZARD KAHN WAS MARRIED TO JOSEFA ORTEGA THERE SON WAS EDMOND KAHN WHO WAS MARRIED CARLOTTA DE LA GERRA THERE SON WAS ZACK JULIES KAHN WHO WAS MARRIED TO POLLY MARKIN THERE SON WAS ISAAC PATRICK KAHN WHO IS MY FATHER. LAZARD AND JOSEFA WERE MARRIED IN SANTA BARBARA CA ON JULY 9 1875. LAZARD A NATIVE OF FRANCE AND JOSEFA ORTEGA A NATIVE OF NEW MEXICO.
HE IS IN LOS ALAMOS CEMITARY YOU CAN LOOK IT UP
Thanks Kendall – it’s always interesting to hear of other branches of the Kahn name. Good luck with your researches. Alan
We are from chile and our great grandfather came from poland his name was francisco kokisch diech and he had several sons and daughters. My grandfather was humberto kokisch escobedo. Physician. An during ii world war he received a letter from cousins in liverpool their name were sarah kahn erich kahn and other relatives came to chile. After war ended they returned to urope and israel. We would like to get in touch with them to recover our history.
My name is marisol reyes kokisch
Hi. My father is Hans Herman Kahn, born in Nurenburg, Germany in 1919. He came to the US in 1938. His brother Fritz was 5 years younger. He traveled to France to “escape,” at age 14; at age 18 he was sent to Drancy and then died in Maideneck (sp). Their father was Max Kahn, born in Simmonhausen and mother was Helen, who died of a heart attack when my father was 14 (before the war). Max was in the metal warehouse businessness in Germany with several cousins. Max remarried (name is registered in the Yad Va Shem archives). Max’s father was Sigmund (? not sure), also from Simmonhausen. Does any of this sound familiar?
I’m trying to track the ancestry of my grandfather, Max Kahn, who we believe was born in Trier, Germany on August 12, 1859. He married Josephine Lion of Spiesen and immigrated to the US in 1893. We know much of Josephine’s family, and nothing of Max’s. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
Best, Stephen Kahn of San Diego, California.
Hi
My name is Mike Taylor. I am researching my family tree but also the paternal family of my cousin, David Levy, who is a relation of Moses Marks Samuels, the late husband of Emilie Victor Kahn. I think we may both be able to help each other further our knowledge. Please get in touch.
Drop me an email: skahn”at”skahn.com
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