Dear Sir or Madam,

My name is Victoria Shaldova, I am an executive director of Jewish community
"Shamir", Riga, Latvia.

Activity of "Shamir" is aimed to commemorating the memory of Latvian Jews. The
most significant project of us is Latvian Jewish Encyclopedia, which gathers
information about all the Jews, connected to Latvia. It will be a memorial for
the Latvian Jews, which do not exist now. We have gathered already more than 2
500 biographic and thematic entries and it is a half of the proposed amount. It
covers the period of time from 1561 to 1991.

Now we are looking for information about David Stupel and Henriette Hes nee
Stuppel.
David Stupel was born in Riga, Latvia in 1891. David died in 1942 in
Auschwitz. This information is based on a list of deportation from the
Netherlands found in the In Memoriam - Nederlandse
oorlogsslachtoffers, Nederlandse Oorlogsgravenstichting (Dutch War
Victims Authority), `s-Gravenhage (courtesy of the Association of Yad
Vashem Friends in Netherlands, Amsterdam). More Details...
Stupel Elfriede
Stupel Elfriede
Elfriede Stupel nee Schereschewsky was born in Riga, Latvia in 1900.
Elfriede died in 1943 in Sobibor. This information is based on a list
of deportation from the Netherlands found in the In Memoriam -
Nederlandse oorlogsslachtoffers, Nederlandse Oorlogsgravenstichting
(Dutch War Victims Authority), `s-Gravenhage (courtesy of the
Association of Yad Vashem Friends in Netherlands, Amsterdam).

Hes Henriette
Henriette Hes nee Stuppel was born in Riga, Latvia in 1877.
Henriette died in 1943 in Auschwitz. This information is based on a
list of deportation from the Netherlands found in the In Memoriam -
Nederlandse oorlogsslachtoffers, Nederlandse Oorlogsgravenstichting
(Dutch War Victims Authority), `s-Gravenhage (courtesy of the
Association of Yad Vashem Friends in Netherlands, Amsterdam). More
Details...

do you have more information about them?

I would like to invite you to participate in the project of Encyclopedia with
any information you have on the topic or pass the information to people, who
may be interested in it.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,

thank you in advance,

Victoria Shaldova

From: David Ellis

 
I have been doing genealogy research for many years.  My great-great-grandmother was born Rokhel Leia STUPEL in Vilnius in 1822, daughter of Abram and Khaia Sora.  She married Beniamin IOELS, son of Leyb.  I have traced her descendants under the surnames IOELS (which became ELLIS in the United States) and BEIMEL.
 
Rokhel Leia also had a sister Rivka, who married Yankel GURVICH and had six children, including Berko Girsh, Raska Rochel, Khana Mera and Roza Meryam.
 
Your web page on the musical family STUPEL/HOFMEKLER is of particular interest to me, since it connects to descendants of Rokhel Leia’s brother Vulf Girsh, in particular his son Abram Ber STUPEL (b. 1867) and Abram’s children Isaj, Monja, Izrael, Leo and Idel.  The web page states that many members of this family died in the Holocaust.  I have not been able to trace this branch of the family any further.
 
I would like to find out whether you know about living descendants of the STUPEL and GURVICH families.  Any additional information you can provide will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you very much!
 
/ David /
 
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Dmitrij Meir Stupel was born in Vilnius, Poland in 1860. He was a conductor and married to Maria nee Antokolskij. Prior to WWII he lived in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Kaunas, Ghetto. Dmitrij was murdered/perished in 1942 in Fort 9, Murder Site at the age of 80. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted by his grandson Eliyahu Stupel a survivor from Hod Hasharon.
Aleksander Stupel was born in Wilno, Poland in 1900 to Dmitrij Meir and Miriam nee Antokolski. He was a violinist and single. Prior to WWII he lived in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Kaunas, Lithuania. Aleksander was murdered/perished in 1944 in Dachau, Germany. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted by his nephew, a Shoah survivor.
 Sonia Abramson nee Stupel was born in Wilna, Poland in 1906 to Meir and Miriam. She was a violinist and married. Prior to WWII she lived in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the war she was in Kaunas, Ghetto. Sonia was murdered/perished in 1943 in Kaunas, Ghetto. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted by her nephew, a Shoah survivor.
Gotshalk Stupel was born in Vilna, Poland in 1863. He was a musician and married to Paulina. Prior to WWII he lived in Sofia, Bulgaria. During the war he was in Vilna, Ghetto. Gotshalk was murdered/perished in 1942 in Panar, Poland. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted by his great-nephew, a Shoah survivor. 

Shemaia Alexander Stupel was born in Vilna, Poland to Avrom and Miriam. Prior to WWII he lived in Kovno, Lithuania. During the war he was in Kovno, Ghetto. Shemaia was murdered/perished in Kovno, Ghetto. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted by his relative.

Monja Stupel was born in Wilna, Poland in 1892 to Avraham and Rakhel. He was a bookeeper and single. Prior to WWII he lived in Wilna, Poland. During the war he was in Wilna, Poland. Monja was murdered/perished in Wilna, Ghetto. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted by his cousin Aryeh Stupel of Petach Tikva.