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Monica Starkman Schteingart (starkman@umich.edu) I am writing here because my roots lie in Kossow. My mother was born there, to Zundel Asher Rawicz and his wife Malka Weinstock. Zundel Asher's mother was Gute Malkeh Karelitz (a relative of the Chazon Ish). Sadly, both Zundel Asher and Malka died when my mother was 5 years old, she first of cholera, and he the next year of pneumonia (likely related to the influenza of 1918.) The 6 children moved to Brisk (Brest-Litovsk) to live with the mother's parents. So I know little of the Rawicz family and of Kossow. Please include me in any emails for descendents of Kossow. And if anyone has any information about the people I mention, I would appreciate your sending it to me. Thanks, and I look forward to checking this website. Sincerely, Monica In the Ellis Island site you find; First Name: Zundel Last Name: Rawicz Ethnicity: Russian, Hebrew Last Place of Residence: Kossowa Date of Arrival: Nov 07, 1906 Age at Arrival: 40y Gender: M Marital Status: S Ship of Travel: Kowno Port of Departure: Liban Manifest Line Number: 0026 going with family of; 30 Rawitz, Beile Kosewe, Russia 1912 11 Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz (popularly known by the name of his magnum opus Chazon Ish),was born in Kosavo in 1878. Karelitz received his education from his father who was head of the local Beth din.He moved to Vilna in about 1920, and became close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, consulting with him in all religious and communal matters. Encouraged by Grodzinski and with Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook's help, the Chazon Ish settled in the Palestine in 1933. His house in Bnei Brak became the address for thousands who sought his guidance. Karelitz manifested unusual talent and diligence from an early age. He devoted his life to the study of the Torah and Talmud, although also learning such sciences as astronomy, anatomy, mathematics, and botany, since he felt that knowledge of these subjects was necessary for a full understanding of various aspects of Jewish law and practice. After his marriage, he continued to lead an extremely modest life, his wife providing for their needs while he spent day and night in deep Talmudic study. He did not have any children. The reputation of the Chazon Ish for saintliness and knowledge was widespread and people from all walks of life would frequent his home, for scholarly discussions or to seek advice on religious, business, or personal problems, or simply to receive his blessing |
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Joan Lidestri (kajajuel@frontiernet.net) on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 19:24:16 My mother's family was from Kossov, and my grandparents belonged to the Kossover Society in New York.. I have been told that Kossov is in Austria, Poland and Russia, at various times. I had maternal DNA analysis done last year, and the DNA report stated that I was predominantly ashkanazi Polish and Russian. Does anyone have any further information regarding Kossov, and/or the Kossover Society? My grandmother passed away in 1964, and my grandfather died in the flu epidemic of 1919, so there's no one to ask any longer. My mom passed away 7 years ago and was not particularly interested in her ancestry. My grandmother was Pauline Drucker Buchner and my grandfather was Max Buchner, and settled in the Bronx around 1910. Thanks for listening... |
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Elaine Biblin Spiegel El529@aol.com wrote....towns; Slonim/Motele/Khomsk/Drochiczyn/Osha ( Molodechno and Kosovo) Families; Kosovsky/Shkolnik/Chemerinsky/Goldman.... Not just becasue I am a tay-sachs carrier, a trait from pale families that intermarry, but I think my Kosovsky family had alot of cousin intermarriages back and forth no matter what towns the cousins lived in--many persons I contact seem to have a Goldman/ Kosovsky /Chemerinsky connection growing up in chicago, my mom, born in 1906, thought her surname of Kosovsky [our grandfather changed it to Kosovske, his brother spelled it Kosovski] to be an odd name, but I have found out that in Europe it was as common as "Johnson" and can be spelled over 30 phonetic ways-- actually a New York researcher named Bob Kosovsky has about 22 different phonetic spellings on his data base and he has contacted many different Kosovsky families with the varient spellings-- have you ever contacted him? ....then in addition to translators at entry ports, different countires have diffferent spellings for it--even with ska endings for a girl and sko endings for a boy and j next to a y and i next to a y; I once found a Russian professor whose surname had a kiy ending for the name kossovskiy-- I have a Maysha Itzock and a Moishavella* Kosovsky on my tree as well as a Yomi but I do not think these translate to Teddy--tho Meishavela* might it means Moshe wolf and it has lots of phonetic spellings* these guys are from a group of 4-5 brothers whom I have no information about i don't have a teddy kosovsky on my tree but i might have such a relative--there are 4-5 branches of kosovsky /kosofsky on my tree that were never completed as rabbi Y.D goldman who was my main source of information for my tree never gave me all the information I needed--there were 4-5 brothers who went to New York in the late 1880's--Teddy could be from one of those 4 families I think I once saw a Teddy Kosofsky on SSI social security death index my great great great grandfather was Yeudel Dovid [Yehuda Dovid] Kosovsky was born before 1800 and was a rabbi dayann [jewish judge] in the town of Drochitchen/ Drohiczyn/ Drachichyn/ Drogichin/r Drochichyn--the town was originally called Davechyonovichi or Dovecherovichny until 1655 he had at least 9 kids my great great grandfather Eliezer Sholo'mo was one of rabbi YD Kosovsky's sons, the other were: the oldest daughter Esther, rabbi Ahron, Yisroel Kosofsky, 2nd born child Matshi Itzock, and the 4-5 brothers for whom I have no tree are: the 8th born child Alec/Elijah, the 6th born child Yomi who took the surname of "Kay" in america, Hirsch Leib Kosofsky, Meisha Velvel kosofsky, I do not know why some were Kosovsky and others Kosofsky, and I don't know if there was a sister Pesil Eliezer Sholo'mo was the father of rabbi Aaron Kosovsky who was my great grandfather. Aaron and his son [ my great uncle] Sam, came to America around 1903? tho other records give later date , so Sam would not get drafted into the czar's army--they left my great grandmother Rachel Leah Peshkowsky Kosovsky behind with daughter Pesil- because -they were really on the run from the czar's army Aaron had other children but Meyer age 17 drowned while swiming in the bug river, and two twin sisters had died in infancy; his other son, my grandfather Yehuda Laeb "Leon" Kosovsky lived in odessa where he worked in a factory as there were no jobs in his town--Leon was named after his mom's dad Yehuda leib Peshkowsky--in 1906, Leon, his mother Racquel Leah, his wife Manya and their baby Sema left Odessa for America--Sema/Simone was my mother, Celia Kosovske Biblin my great grandfather Aaron/Ahron Kosovsky had an uncle also named Aaron/Ahron Kosovsky [they were both rabbis] he was one of the nine mentioned above the great great uncle Aaron Kosovsky and his wife Kayle/Kalith had a daughter named Chaia or Chavay who was born on the Zasihnov estate in Bereyu which is in Osha a town outside of Minsk and Pinsk Chavay Kosovsky married rabbi MeishaVella/Mosche Zev/Morris Wolf Shkolnik,1860-1941 [son of rabbi Chaim (yeshiva?) shkolnik from the town of Slonim/ Kossova after Chavay died in 1931, this rabbi Shkolnik remarried and his 2nd wife was named Dora one of chavay's sons was Sam Shkolnik [1909-1996] he and his wife Muirel 'Bess' [Goldstein] were the parents of 2 children--one of these children was Selwyn/Sel and on eilat's website [her e-mail address is listed in the address posting of this e-mail] Chavay's decendant's posted pictures and information about their tree--this genealogy was done mostly by Dee/Delores who is still alive and is the wife of the late dentist dr Selwyn/Sel shkolnik--bob kosovsky might have an e-mail for Dee as she contacted him concerning his kosovsky research esther kosovsky married rabbi Yossel/Yosef goldman [son of rabbi tzmach and his wife nisha chana from the town of khomsk/chomsk--but they also lived in brest] one of their sons Mushe Zev is Steve's great great grandfather who lived in New York, another son was rabbi Elijah/Eliyahu who married Chia Lipshif [from Brisk] and one of their sons was rabbi Yeduel Dovid Goldman who married [his own 1st cousin] Sarah Esther daughter of rabbi Mordechi Zindel/Zundel Rubenstein from the town of Molodechno near Vilna --the Goldman tree is confusing because they have alot of cousin intermarriages apparently Sarah Esther's mother was a Goldman and her father a Rubenstein--her mom must have been a sister to rabbi Tzmach Goldman or a sister to his wife Nisha Chana I was told that my great great grandfather Eliezer Sholomo's wife Razael was also from the Goldman family and that her mom Chi Cyril may have been a Goldman as well plus i know nothing about the wife and mother of rabbi YD Kosovsky--perhaps they were Goldmans too rabbi Y.D. Goldman had 3 sons, and 1 daughter named Eileen Eileen is the mother of Kinereth,Donnie, Miriam, and Naomi |
| http://http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/e/r/Jana-L-Perskie/index.html I think we may be address. THanks. Jana Perskie |