Chapter Seven: Besser and Popaver in Warsaw & Otwock The Polish archives have been especially stingy in providing information on the Popavers and Bessers. Because of this we only see back into the mid to late 1800s. Even worse, we do not know the birth surname of many of your author’s 2nd great-grandparents. As a result, we are not able to look directly at our ancestors before the birth of Kalman Besser and Frayda Popaver. Fortunately, many members of my family took the time to interview their parents and grandparents. Add to this the documented history of the area, and … Continue reading Part III: Besser & Popaver in Warsaw