I have the descendant family tree of Bernhard WOTTITZ - he was a language teacher. I even have a photograph of his grave. The descendants are WOTTITZ WOTIZ and SMOLKA as well as GEIRINGER.
I suspect he is a close relative of my great-great grandfather, Samuel Leopold Wottitz - known as Leopold, born abt 1810 in Pressurg. Leopold was the son of Simon Hirsch Wottitz and Pessel Eisenstadter. He had about 12 siblings and I have the names of seven of them. Two brothers were Israel and Josef. Bernhard may be another brother of a cousin.
One day we might get a breakthrough, but the early Pressburg Jewish records have disappeared - presumed stolen.
Celia
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