This Kriss Foundation site explores family history in the context of cultural and political events.
Media
We are continually adding photographs, documents, and audio media relating to our family history. Please email new digital images or other media you wish to share. Our goal is to digitize the entire existing collection of 1880-1950 materials for future generations.
Genealogy Online
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Selected Surname Origins
Heuman
Shortened from the Germanic Heumann in the 1930s. Probably a composite name taken from the Hebrew chayim meaning life plus the German mann meaning strong man. Thus implied meaning might be 'strong man full of life'. Due to positive descriptive, probably a selected surname, rather than assigned one. Other surname variants of chayim include Hyman, Hayem, Heyem, and Heyim. German Ashkenazic Jewish origin, German location.