Zipora Pokempner

legacy

Pictures from Lithuania

Scanned and edited by her children (the Zafrir Family) in Kfar Bilu, Israel

 

 

 

Joseph Pokempner and his wife Hanna (nee Abelsky from Poniewie?).

They had 10 Children and Zipora was the ninth. Joseph was born in Panevezezys

In  1870. He worked for Conard line booking passage for immigrants leaving the Russian Empire

 

 

• The Youngest five (of 10) kids of Hanna and Joseph Pokempner:

Lubba, Mira and Yitzhak – right to left, upper raw

Zipora, Haim and Lubba's husband –Ishlon, right to left, lower raw

 

 

Top picture; The Hebrew scouts “Dror”. Kovno, 1923

Bottom Picture; The second meeting of the committee of

The Hebrew scouts and Hashomer Hatzair in Kovno, 1923

 

 

 

 

 

The entire troop of the Kovno Hebrew Scouts in the building of “Shwabe Gymnasium” (High school) Kovno, 1921

 

 

 

The leadership of the Hebrew Scout Youth Movement in the Kovna Hebrew Gymnasium yard on 1923 and 1924. Zipora is in red circle

 

 

 

5. The leadership of the Hebrew Scout Youth Movement in the Kovna Hebrew Gymnasium yard on 1923 and 1924. Zipora is in red circle.

 

Music lesson in the Hebrew Gymnasium on 1923. Zipora is in red circle.

 

 

The staff of the Hebrew Gymnasium on 1925, celebrating the immigration of Professor Shwabe to Israel, to be the dean of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“De Yiddishe Shmate” in Kovna, a Jewish newspaper. It has announcements of Joseph Pokempner death. He was one of the leaders of Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal that was established in London in 1920. He died on 1924

 

• Zipora (in red circle) finishing here studies in Israel on 1926 within the first class of the New Agricalture High School for Girls at Nahallal (established on 1924 by Hanna Mayzel).
• Ziporas’ mother was killed by the Nazi's soldiers in Ghetto Kovna in 1941

 

 From Yad Vashem;

Pakempner Hannah
 Hannah Pakempner nee Abelski was born in Ponevezh, Lithuania in 1871
to Abraham and Etta. She was a widow of Joseph. Prior to WWII she
lived in Ponevezh, Lithuania. During the war was in Ponevezh,
Lithuania. Hannah perished in 1942 in Ponevezh, Lithuania at the age
of 71. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by
her granddaughter Judith Siegal (daughter of her oldest daughter;
Luba Ishlon) Judith was born in Pittsburgh she lives in San Pedro, Ca.

Pokempner Chana
 Chana  Pokempner was born in Lithuania in 1860. Prior to WWII she
lived in Panevezys, Lithuania. During the war was in Panevezys,
Lithuania. Chana perished in Panevezys, Lithuania. This information is
based on a Page of Testimony submitted on
08/-07/1971 by her daughter Zipora of Kfar Bilu

The children of Joseph Pokempner and his wife Hanna;

• Luba Ishlon 1891- 1938
  2. Morris PoKempner 1893- 1947
  3. Sonia Rodov 1896- 1937 Russia
  4.Leonard PoKempner 1898- 1978
  5. Mira PoKempner 1899-1962
  6. Leon PoKempner 1901- 1973
  7. Irving PoKempner 1905-?
  8.  Mayer born in 1906 died at age 13 in the Red Army in 1919.
  9. Zipora Chana born in 1907 married Zvi Kabtzan (1903- 1979)
• 10. Chaim