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Memoir of an Irish Jew: A Letter to a Rabbi |
 | | Nierstein is well known for its wines, hence Ferdinand’s profession. |
| | Receiving citizenship was a step taken in preparation for his imminent marriage. |
| | Ferdinand’s birth record is in French, because Napoleon occupied that area of the Hessen at the time of his birth, which occurred on 26 February 1812 in Nierstein (very near Oppenheim) on the Rhine river. |
| www.polymath-systems.com /intel/hiqsocs/megasoc/noes152/irishjew.html (2460 words) |
