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Using The EWZ Records for German and Eastern European Research • FamilySearch

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October 14, 2022 edited October 14, 2022 in Blog Comments EN
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The immigration records which came into existence because of the EWZ (Einwandererzentralstelle, the Immigration Control Center) are a treasu…

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  • Allyn Brosz
    Allyn Brosz ✭
    October 14, 2022 edited October 14, 2022

    Einwandererzentralstelle is translated incorrectly. "Einwanderer" can be either singular or plural: immigrant or immigrants. Zentralstelle is "central office." Thus, the term Einwandererzentralstelle is "Immigrants' Central Office" or, alternatively, "Central Office for Immigrants." Nowhere is "control" suggested in this word.

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