Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Hi I was curious to find out the origin of my maternal granparents surnames. My grandfather's was Serok, born in Ostrołęka and my grandmother's was Nowik born in Pinsk.

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Merged: Are Poles annoyed at being refferd to as Eastern Europe?

As far as I see it Poland is in Eastern Europe and is refferd to as such by the media in the UK. But Iv'e heard that some Poles get pissed off at being referd to as Eassern Europe not Central.

I know Hungarians and Czech people do get quite annoyed but Serbs and Bulgarians have no problem with being from Eastern Europe.

Source: My father is a Serb

Genealogy / How common was Polish-Jewish intermarriage? [21]

I think my grandmothers uncle in Pinsk was married to a Catholic Polish women. He was a middle class doctor, it was frowned upon by the family, but in my grandfathers poor religios family in Biyalstok it was completely unheard of to not marry a Jew. I wonder how common it was in other parts of Poland? I know it was quite common in Pre 1933 Germany.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]

Russian or Ukrainian? not polish.

Genealogy / How common was Polish-Jewish intermarriage? [21]

Most Polish origin (and other Ashkenazi) Jews do not look Middle Eastern, many of them look medditeranean, but not middle eastern, I'm sure somwhere along the line there was some European admixture.

Genealogy / How common was Polish-Jewish intermarriage? [21]


niether do they look Turkic, that is a theory that hs been disproven. yes a small percenetage of Khazar DNA would have gone into the Jews of small parts of Russia sotherun Russia just North of the caucuses and south of the black sea, but thats a long way from Poland

Genealogy / How common was Polish-Jewish intermarriage? [21]

You seriosly believe jews did 9/11? lol you must have some screws loose?
Again if you can't contribute other than ridiclous Jewish consipracy bollocks then be gone, this is about Jewish intermarriage in pre war Poland.

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [441]


My grandfather was born in a Jewish family in Bialstok, they never regarded themsleves or for that matter the Poles did not regard them as ethnic Poles.

How about you being a good troll, and just use one username per thread?