Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abstammungsurkunde
English translation:
Certificate of Descent
Added to glossary by
Julia Bogdan Rollo (X)
Oct 10, 2001 14:34
22 yrs ago
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German term
Abstammungsurkunde
German to English
Social Sciences
History
The phrase is Entspricht der Abstammungsurkunde
Proposed translations
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| 4 | certificate of descent |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 +1 | birth certificate |
Kim Metzger
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Proposed translations
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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certificate of descent
During the Nazi era, all German families were required to have their lineage investigated. This was to prove non-Jewish descent. Your Urkunde may or may not be related to this practice.
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Comment: "I think in this particular case the first translation applies, the family is of Jewish descent."
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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212
birth certificate
I just found out that Abstammungsurkunde is often used today as an equivalent to birth certificate. Nothing sinister involved.
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: that's the term I always use
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