Alessandro Haas – Genealogy, Contemporary History, Danube Swabians
Documentation of the Haas family history with biographies, local and historical context. The project begins with the biography of Josef Haas from Palanka in the Bačka region.
This website is an ongoing family history project. It is dedicated to the lives, memories, and historical contexts of the Haas family — situated within the broader history of the Danube Swabians in the Bačka region and beyond.
The starting point is the recently published biography of Josef Haas (1922–2003). In his own words, he recounts his childhood and youth in Palanka, the Second World War, displacement, flight, and the rebuilding of life in Germany.
Further biographies, historical background material, local histories, and additional archival documents are in preparation and will gradually expand this collection over time.