# Josef Barbanel (b.1773) <!-- AUTO:BEGIN — generated from GEDCOM; do not edit, overwritten on rebuild --> > 🔵 **Bernstein — Ozzy's side** · Relationship to Ozzy: **5x great-grandfather** **Born** ~1773 **Died** bef 1824 **Parents** [[PLACEHOLDER Michel Barbanel]] **Spouse** [[Judes (b.1778)]] **Children** [[Estera Barbanel (b.1797)]] · [[Nusyn Barbanel (b.1798)]] · [[Mordko Wolf Barbanel (b.1809)]] · [[PLACEHOLDER Michel Barbanel (d.1861)]] **Siblings** [[Moszek Barbanel]] *GEDCOM I513526 · Bernstein tree · synced 2026-07-01* <!-- AUTO:END --> ## Research 🧱 **Brick wall:** [[Barbanel — Josef's Father]] — his father is undocumented. Best inference is a *Michel* (from patronymic **Michlowicz**, 1819 Ostrów Lubelski list) vs a *Moszek*. The surname "Barbanel" was adopted ~1821 under the Congress-Poland decree. - **1819 Ostrów contribution list read directly (2026-07-06):** Josef appears as "**Josef Michlowicz**" (No. 7); his likely brother [[Moszek Barbanel]] as "**Moszko Michlowicz**" (No. 2). This is the record behind the "Michel" patronymic inference and dates the family's pre-surname state. His son [[Nusyn Barbanel (b.1798)]] already bears "Barbanel" in the town's early-1820s billeting assessment — bracketing the surname adoption to ~1819–1821. ## Evidence - **1819 Ostrów Jewish contribution list — "Josef Michlowicz," No. 7.** Josef under his pre-surname patronymic (son of Michel), assessed 90 złp among twelve householders; "Moszko Michlowicz" (No. 2) is his likely brother. [scan](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17743028?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=39) ![[Barbanel_1819_Ostrow_Michlowicz_names.png]] *Ostrów contribution list, 8 Feb 1819: No. 7 "Josef Michlowicz" (this profile) and No. 2 "Moszko Michlowicz" — the two Michlowicz brothers. (Full page: [[Barbanel_1819_Ostrow_taxlist_Michlowicz.jpg]].)* ## Open questions