Etymology And Meaning Of The Gindler Family Name

I was always fascinated with the origin and meaning of my surname—*Gindler*. I was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi (49°25’17” N; 26°59’47” E), formerly known as Proskurov. Despite multiple pogroms (ironically by Khmelnytskyi’s Cossacks as well) and the Nazi Holocaust, the city was known for its...