I am trying to make the connection between Brooklyn, New York and Wombach, Bavaria, Germany (I believe it is now a part of Lohr am Main) for my grandfather Max HELD. Max was born August 20, 1870 in Wombach, Bavaria, Germany. He married Ida BLITZER on March 24, 1901 in New York City. I am trying to find information from Germany for Max and his family. According to his marriage license his father's name was Jacob HELD and his mother's name was Clara HELLER. My aunt (Max's daughter) told me that, from what she can recall, Max had five brothers, Joseph, Leopold, Gustave, Herman and Karl. She had met Leopold and Joseph and thinks they lived in the US and, according to Max and Ida's marriage license, Leopold was a witness at their wedding. I would like to find information about Max's life and family before he came to the US. I have quite a bit of info about Max and our family on this side of the ocean (census, birth, death, family recollections, etc.), but do not know how to find info from Germany. By the way, the family was Jewish, so I don't think church records are going to be of much help. Any suggestions as to where I should start? Also, if any of my HELD relatives are out there, would you contact me. Maybe you might have family recollections that I don't. Polly Held [email protected]