| Gesellenzeit - Sein Wanderbuch vermerkt folgende Orte: Randegg, Radolfszell, Kreuzlingen, Rorschach, Dornbirn, Randegg, Diessenhofen, St.Gallen, Hohenems, Arbon, Randegg, Villingen, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Koblenz, Aachen, Saarlouis, Freiburg i.Br., Randegg,Basel, Kehl, Strasbourg, Basel, Zürich, Rheinfelden, Schaffhausen, Randegg. |
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Wanderbuch 1841 bis 1848, Leo Baeck Institute, New York,
The History of the Family Moos (1964)
(document LBI q CS 629 M66 m6, Center for Jewish History, 15 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011;
http://records.ancestry.com/Samuel_Moos_records.ashx?pid=45030244 (Stand: 12.8.2013);
- http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32379169/person/18244998551/storyx/a378bd1e-fcb8-4ed1-aa73-5c3dce652213?src=search (Stand: 7.10.2013)
Samuel (Semi Moos) Moore, MD:
THE RANDEGG-KONSTANZ BRANCH OF THE FAMILY MOOS
My more immediate family:
Our grandfather and grandmother, Samuel and Mathilde married when they both were 24 years old and grandmother said frequently that they were very happily married for 24 years. They started out with their very small savings, and after the dowry which grandmother earned herself by sewing and the furniture was bought, not much money was left. It was just enough to buy one piece of cattle to start their butcher shop. They had to work very hard and struggled over every penny, since the earnings wre very small. The biggest worry for them was the decision whether the cattle should be slaughtered "kosher or Treife". Since in case the front part of the animal had to be sold to a gentile butcher only a very small profit remained, if any at all.
Grandfather always did the buying of the cattle himself, but very seldom was there an opportunity to do this in Randegg. He had to go to the cattle markets at Radolfszell or Schaffhausen. The Jews had to be out of Schaffhausen by 6 o'clock, otherwise they were jailed for the night, or even several days. "Free Switzerland", as undemocratically as could be, did not allow the Jews to settle down before the end of the 19th century, whereas the grand duke of Baden permnitted the Jews to make their homes in Baden already a hundred years earlier.
This is the reason our grandfather did his buying in Radolfszell. Sausages were seldom made and seldom smoked since there was only a tiny smoking room in the chimney of the house. In those days smoking with sawdust was unknown. When grandfather was away, grandmother had to do the cutting of the meat and she did a good job of it.They could not afford to keep any help.
Two sons were their only children: Maximilian-Meyer born January 5, 1854 Salomon-Salli born May 29, 1855
Both children were born in the house near the village fountain. The helping physician was at that time Dr. Brunner, father of the famous professor Brunner from Muensterlingen-Zurich. Both boys attended school in Randegg, "where grandfather Lehrer" was their teacher. Both boys had to help their parents in the butcher shop when they were still very young. Our father told us oftenhow hard it was for them to go with the "Kuttelsack" to the river to wash the tripes in the dark of the night when the slaughtering had to be done early in the morning. It did not matter if it was winter and bitter cold outside. Frequently they first had to chop a hole in the frozen rier with an axe. Papa told us too, that they did this very hard work without ever talking bck to their parents. Thus they were prepared for their future, to always fulfill their obligations without hesitation. Max was to learn to be a tanner and Salli was to take over the butcher shop. A picture take a few years before grandfather died shows us grandfather Samuel as a healthy looking tall man with a full beard which covered nearly his small mouth, a high forehead and clear blue eyes. His hands showed all the signs of hard work.
Grandfather, Samuel, died from a heart attack a short time before (Max established his store in Konstanz), October 18, 1875, at 52 years of age. Grandmother was then also 52 years old. She remained a widow for 30 years. After grandfather's death Salli took over the shop but only for a short time. Afterwards, Tilde and Isaac Metzger took it over.
Samuel: the registry has to say the following: "In the year 1824 January 27, 8 o'clock in the evening a boy was born named Samuel Moos, child of Leopold Moos (photo1), teacher in Randegg and Jeanette Guggenheim, his wife. Witness: Joel Levi-Neumann, President of the community. He went to his father's school and with only 14 years became an apprentice to butcher Seligmann Guggenheim, whose wife Belle (Babette) was the sister of his grandmother. He had to learn his trade from a to z. After three years he made his examination as a "Geselle." He left home to see the world and to improve his knowledge, what seemed to be important already at that time."
I still have a precious family piece. Our grandfather's "Wanderbuch" issued in Radolfzell for which he had to pay 36 Kreuzer. He was advised to state his residence every three months. This precious document gives us a picture of one of our ancestors, a picture of Samuel Moos, a professional butcher, born in Randegg and 17 years of age.
Stature: stout
Face: round
Forehead: round
Hair: blonde
Eyebrows: blond
Eyes: blue
Nose: pointed
Mouth: small
Teeth: good
Small beard
Signed Wanderbuch owner "Samuel Moos"
It was only natural that the young man wanted to go where he had family ties and the same religious background like at home. There was the case for Hohenems, since his grandfather came from there. My grandmother told me often that Samuel was well liked whereever he went, and became a dear guest and cousin. He came to Kreuzlingen, Rorschach and found work immediately. Already in August 17, 1841 he was working for the "Metzgermeister Wohlgemut, who was fully sastified. He returned to Randegg, stopping in Dornbirn on September 18, 1842 to have his "Wanderbuch" certified. It seemed he wanted to be home for the high holidays. Soon after the Holidays he returned to Diessenhofen and St. Gallen to Hohenems, where he was working for the same master from October 1, 1842 until April 30, 1843. This time he stopped in Arbon on his way to Randegg, but only stayed a short time with his parents. Already in June he was on his way again. He traveled over Villingen and Karlsruhe to Mannheim, where he found work with butcher Karl Schork on July 7. He arrived in Frankfurt and went on to Mainz and Coblenz. He made a short excursion trip to Aachen and then wandered most of the time with the stagecoach over Saarlouis, Karlsruhe, Freiburg back to Randegg where a job as "Geselle" with Butcher Guggenheim was waiting for him. With Guggenheim he was working until April 1845, then he quit and wandered over to Basel and Kehl to Strassbourg. In his "Wanderbuch" is the following declaration written: "I the undersigned testify, that "Samuel Moos" has worked for me a year and that his behavior was good, he was honest and faithful. Strassbourg, August 26, 1846." He returned on September 2, 1846 to Randegg, passing through Basel, Zurich, Rheinfelden, Schaffhausen, and worked again with his old master, until he had earned and saved enough to be independent.
The year 1848 was his last year as "Geselle." This was a very important year for Jews and gentiles. After Napoleon had pronounced the state of Baden a "Grand Dukedom" under the government of the "Zahringen" the Jews were given democratic rights and equality. But after Karl Frederich's death, under the influences of "Metternich" it came again to increased restrictions of their liberties. These restrictions caused the "Badische Revolution."
The Jews of Baden have always been faithful citizens to the Grand Dukes of Zähringen. They did not forget all the good they received under the regime of Karl Frederich I. Nevertheless the reactionary government in Karlsruhe welcomed the antisemitic agitations and it came to severe attacks against the Jews. The reactionary citizens of Hilzingen even drilled men to attack the village of Randegg, and to rob the Jews. They started out armed with scythes, flails and old guns. When these "corageous warriers" came to Gottmadingen just where the road turns aside leading to Randegg, there was an inn and the hostess (Gassner) came out and invited the men to have a drink on the house. You may drink as much as you want she told them and the warriors did not hesitate to accept the invitation and really started to drink. In the meantime, Mrs Gassner, an old friend of our grandmother, sent a message to her friend Mathilde to warn the community of the pending attack and to prepare. At once barricades were built, scythes, frails, old cartridges collected and soon all men were called to arm themselves against the Hilzinger mob at the entrance of the village. The citizens of Randegg were also cautious and asked for military help against the Hilzinger revolutionaries. Our Grandfather Samuel Moos at the time the fiance of our Grandmother told me "This was the only ride he ever dared to make." But the need was so urgent that Samuel didn't have time to think, so he galloped through Gottmadingen to Singen, avoiding the enemy. The commandant was willing to help. He sent a squadran of soldiers, who took the "Wild rider" in their middle and rode back with him to Randegg.
Like the Randegg Jews, most of the other Jews of Baden fought for their "Grand Duke." Only a few were revolutionaries and had to pay with their lives or had to leave the country. The Prussians did everything to settle the Revolution and the Republic of Baden, but doing this they destroyed the only true German Republic and the unity of the Frankfurt Parliament. They laid the foundation of the later "Bismarck Politic", which only created misery. The monarchy and the German Nationalists were in the end destroyed by the National Socialists.
In this exciting year, like I said before, Samuel was engaged. In 1852 he married Mathilde Rosenthal, born November 23, 1824. She was a few months older than he was. The entry in the register was written by Grandfather, teacher himself. They were living in the house 92 of the village street on the 2nd floor. In front of the house was a small flower garden, in the back yard a slaughter house and butcher store. In the back of this was a chicken house and a vegetable garden. My Grandmother told me often: "Since we had to work very hard to make a living, we started with nothing, we saved every penny and worked from morning until evening. We never got rich, but we could earn a living."
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