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to have anymore rabbis in Vilna as a gesture of respect for the greatness of the dead. So from then on the head dayyan became rabbi-like in status, earning the most special place in the synagogue during holy days. While the poor Jews, amongst them wandering Jews, beggars, etc. would come to the synagogue to take part in the prayers, my grandfather who could have gone to the best seat would join the poor so they would not feel themselves inferior. Symbolic to his personality was the way he died: for many, many years, day after day he would sit in his narrow room with the door closed, studying when finally it affected him and he became sick with pneumonia. The doctor suggested he should take a vacation in Crimea, but he refused to listen to him. Many days he was very stubborn about not going, explaining that the long voyage to Crimea, which he would have to ride on a train for days, would take time from his Talmud studies. And what kind of life would he have if he were denied the studies of the Torah? Finally he couldn’t take the begging of his wife and other family members and he went on his way. When the train arrived in Crimea, they found my grandfather lifeless. We never knew whether he died when arrived there or during the travels. I only met my maternal grandfather in the last years of his life when I stayed with him for a few weeks in Vilna on the way to Germany. In any case it is very clear to me that I inherited my intellectual base from him. From my paternal grandfather’s side, where I grew up and where I was educated in the first years of my life, I received other gifts that were no less important. My paternal grandfather was not an intellectual type but a very practical man. He had many children, most of them girls. The days when I was there they were not yet married so they took a large part in my education. I was the only grandson who lived at the house and this fact stood in direct correlation to the amount of spoiledness that I received. All the memories that I have from those days have not even a hint of unpleasantness and I believe that the tranquility and harmony of the first years of my life gave me the self-confidence that I was blessed with. That, more than any part of my personality, has aided me in my political activities later on. Already in my early childhood there were signs of my mature personality. I clearly remember many tricks that I pulled that might have been an _expression of my need to lead, and my need to organize and take charge of things. Those early deeds that I used my friends to help me carry out, many times today seem to me to not have been in the best taste. But I remember that then I used to make them a little less sharp since I would always take all responsibility on myself without a moment of hesitation, in all the things my friends and I would do. To be truthful, I must admit that in most cases it didn’t take a lot of bravery or self-sacrifice, as the grandson of a person who was the only doctor in town and for many years was the head of the Jewish community there. Already I received special treatment. I remember one Saturday when I created a huge mess in the synagogue when I entered the synagogue riding my big St. Bernard dog. It was huge and very scary although truly he had a very good nature. But the people praying must have thought it to be a horrible, wild dog who was coming to tear them apart. In the women’s quarters above, a few women fainted and some of the men ran outside screaming. But all this pandemonium didn’t make my dog change his stoic essence. He kept walking slowly and self-assuredly through the synagogue until we reached my grandfather’s seat in the first row. However, even that deed, which was absolutely blasphemous and so shocking that people talked about it for many years, I survived without much punishment. In town my reputation was of a boy who appeared older than his age. For some health reasons I missed many days of cheder studies, but this did not affect my education since I was very quick and clever. It was enough for me to have private lessons of an hour or two to catch up to my friends who studied eight to ten hours a day. So the basic Jewish education I received mostly from my grandfather and a few tutors, amongst them the rabbi of the town [ed: Rabbi Perlman Margolis]. This rabbi later on went to Eretz Israel and when I had my bar mitzvah he sent me a letter from there where he described an episode from my days in the cheder of Vishnevo. This episode is descriptive not only of the way I thought but also it is a perfect example of Talmudic thinking. As my former teacher wrote in his letter, while he was discussing with the class the dream of Yakov where there was a passage saying that the angels of god (this was when I was 4) go up and down, I could not in my logic let myself accept such a sentence and I argued that the angels of God are in heaven so how can they go up before they go down? They must first go down and only then go up. The rabbi said that this question bothered him for years and he investigated this passage in all the different sources hoping to find reasonable answers since illogic has no place in the logical Torah. Typical of religious people he could not accept the idea that it was just a phrase that people might say casually, without any real thought. Up and down. It was symbolic of a nation that for hundreds of years had been raised on the Talmudic analytical, logical basis in which no coincidences could occur. Without getting into a deep psychological study, it’s very clear for me today when I look back that all the signs of my character were already taking roots in me in those days would become extremely important in helping me decide what paths to take. When I think of it, everything I achieved was done without cries or yells, but through careful persuasion instead. As a child, for example, I received special permission that let me stay with the older people until late night hours. For many months, later on, I would argue against what I saw as the punishment that I had to go early to my bed. I grew up with adults and I loved listening to their conversations at evening time, and I hated, as all children do, to go to sleep hours before the adults. All the scenes that I created at that point didn’t change that rule, and at the end I realized that there was a more useful way to work this out. As a child who was traditionally educated, my duty was to do a kryatchma when I was going to bed. So I used this rule, saying that I would not pray this prayer before I felt a true need to sleep. This stubbornness brought my wished results, and from then on they let me stay until I was ready to say the prayer. This experience made it clear to me that what I couldn’t do with fighting and stubbornness I achieved with a little bit of “politics”. This incident also made me richer with another bit of knowledge: religious thoughts cannot be forced upon you, and even more important, that prayer only has meaning if it is said with free will. I was very lucky that my very first years, when the soul is still open to receive impressions from the environment, unlike other times in the life, passed in a house filled with pleasantness and warmth, surrounded by good natured and generous people. When I think today about my grandfather’s house I cannot decide who had the best nature among all the family members. All of them, my grandfather, grandmother, my aunts who took care of me with serenity and devotion, and never-ending pleasantness seemed to me to be true angels. I am very sure that the lack of suspicion and the need to help people, two character traits that were strong in me when I became an adult, were rooted in those first years. The feeling of confidence and safety that is so rooted in me might somehow be connected to the fact that my family then already thought that I would do great deeds in my life. They even asked the rabbi of the town to put special care in my education and development. After I left my dear ones to join my parents in Germany I never saw them again. The First World War and the Revolution in Russia brought separation to many families. All my family members died before I could meet them again. Still, their memory is deeply rooted in my heart and my soul and I am very thankful for all that they gave me. Those dear people created the soil where I could take root and receive happiness and warmth and safety no matter what the future would bring. I am absolutely sure if my parents had taken me to Germany as soon as they had left I would lack this treasure that only life in a shtetl could bring. And once again I will emphasize that the spiritual climate of the Lithuanian shtetl Vishnevo was a very important element of establishing my character..... I will post the entire article in Vishnevo stories. . - Tuesday, May 06, 2003 at 19:13:12 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .....Byelorussia's Jewish population numbered almost 1.1 million on the eve of the German invasion. In fact, many of Byelorussia's largest cities - Minsk, Vitebsk, Mogilev, Gomel, Bobruisk, Orsha - had Jewish majorities. The invading Germans began the murder of Byelorussian Jews soon after their arrival. Jews who were not killed during the initial operations were forced to move into ghettos. These ghettos were systematically liquidated from the fall of 1941 to the fall of 1943. German authorities a lso accused the Jews of being the driving force behind the Soviet partisan movement, whose members began to operate in growing numbers behind German lines in the spring of 1942. For example, Wilhelm Kube, the Commissar General for White Ruthenia, equated Jews with partisans in the same report in which he proudly told his superiors about the murder of 55,000 Byelorussian Jews during a ten-week period in the spring and summer of 1942. (3) Most Nazi crimes in Byelorussia, particularly the murder of Byelorussian Jewry, were committed by mobile forces. Units belonging to two of Heydrich's Einsatzgruppen - A and B - were operating in Byelorussia. They received assistance from regular German police battalions and Waffen-SS units. To be sure, some of the Einsatzgruppen headquarters became stationary at the end of 1941 for the purpose of establishing an SS/police structure in the occupied Soviet Union. Yet, the occupiers' killing opera tions never really lost their mobile character throughout the occupation owing to the expanse of the areas to which these forces were assigned. After the war, members of the Einsatzgruppen were the subjects of several trials, most notably that of Otto Oh lendorf and 20 other officers before a U.S. military tribunal from July 1947 to April 1948. (4) Beginning in 1950 West German courts also tried Einsatzgruppen men. (5) In addit ion to the courts, historians also began to investigate the Einsatzgruppen and publish their findings. (6) While the history of the Einsatzgruppen is by now well-documented, the same cannot be said for most of the indigenous units who assisted the Germans in the murder of Soviet Jews and gentiles. Some - like the Arjas Commando, the Kaminsky Brigade an d the SS unit "Druzhina" - have attained great notoriety. However, historians have paid little attention to the large numbers of lesser-known indigenous "security" forces without which the Germans would have encountered greater difficulty in liquidating entire ghettos and staging massive murder and pillage operations disguised as anti-partisan actions. The Germans established two types of local units: the Schutzmannschaft and the Ordnungsdienst. The forme r generally operated in areas under civilian administration and fell within the SS/police command structure; the latter was established in army and army group rear areas and placed under the authority of local and district military commanders. Historians have only recently begun to study the Schutzmannschaften and the Ordnungsdienst. (7) ..... From; Investigating Nazi Crimes in Byelorussia: Challenges and Lessons by Frank Buscher http://muweb.millersville.edu/~holo-con/buscher.html click to read the entire article - Monday, May 05, 2003 at 23:16:41 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Central events of Holocaust Remembrance Day Monday, April 28 20:00 - Official opening ceremony, Warsaw Ghetto Square, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem 20:00 - Lighting of torches and memorial ceremony, Massua amphitheater, Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak Tuesday, April 29 10:00 - Siren 10:02 - Wreath-laying ceremony, Warsaw Ghetto Square, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem 10:30-12:30 - "Unto Every Person There is a Name" - recitation of names of Holocaust victims at Yad Vashem and at the Knesset; another ceremony of name recitation will begin at 9 A.M. and continue until nightfall at Beit Wohlin, Givatayim 13:00 - Main memorial ceremony, Hall of Remembrance, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem 19:30 - Closing ceremony, amphitheater of the Ghetto Fighters' House, Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot. Mourners march at Auschwitz, mark ghetto uprising By Reuters OSWIECIM, Poland - High school students joined Holocaust survivors from around the world in Poland on Tuesday to mourn Jews killed at the Auschwitz death camp and mark the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against Nazi rule 60 years ago. President Moshe Katsav and his Polish counterpart, Aleksander Kwasniewski, led 3,000 people in the "March of the Living" through Auschwitz's gate, bearing the infamous German inscription "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Makes You Free), to the nearby twin camp at Birkenau. "With the sun, birds singing and blue sky you can't really imagine that these heinous crimes happened here," said Avishai Nalka, 16, a high school student from Ashdod. "I only saw this place in black-and-white history films, now I see it in color." More than a million people, mostly Jews, died in the gas chambers or from disease and starvation at Auschwitz, the German name for Oswiecim, during World War Two. Six million Jews were killed in the Nazi Holocaust. Poland's pre-war Jewish community of 3.5 million was reduced to 300,000. Organizers of the march, which was part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, said there were fewer marchers than in recent years due to security concerns over the recent war in Iraq. The event also marked the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, which has become a symbol of Jewish resistance against rule by Nazi Germany. On April 19, 1943, Jewish fighters launched a desperate last stand against German occupying forces to resist looming deportations to death camps. They held off the Nazis for several weeks with homemade explosives. Also marching was Norman Frejman, 72, who as a child survived the Warsaw Ghetto, deportation to the Majdanek death camp and slave labor in Germany. "God wanted me to survive: All my family perished either in the Warsaw Ghetto or in the camps. I am getting old, so I had to come here to see it once again. This is hallowed ground, because the ashes of Jews are scattered here," he said. "I also wanted to attend the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. This is very near to me," said Frejman, who left for the United States after the war and lives in Florida. Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked on a different day each year because it is linked to the 27th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, when the uprising began. In Israel, sirens brought the country to a standstill for a two-minute silence and flags were at half-mast for the memorial. . - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 09:00:28 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.thejewishexchange.com/images/holidays/yomhashoah/sixmillion.html?source=tea Jewish Exchange Holocaust Presentation (IsraelNN.com) The Jewish Exchange offers Internet viewers a Holocaust Day presentation, a time for reflection click here for the Holocaust Presentation - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 08:17:02 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wisznevo/Vishnevo was part of Poland between 1921 and 1939; Poland emerged as a bourgeois republic under the influence of the great revolutionary movement which swept the whole of Eastern and Central Europe in the years 1917-19. Although the reborn state did not solve the basic economic and social questions, its legislation granted equal rights to all citizens irrespective of nationality and religious convictions. This was guaranteed by its constitution adopted by the Sejm in March 1921 . Thus were abolished the legal norms inherited from the partitioning powers, which gave different legal status to various groups of society. However some questions as laid down in the constitution lent themselves to various interpretations. In 1931 the Sejm passed a law which abrogated expressis verbis all regulations which were discriminatory on grounds of religion, nationality and race. In this respect independent Poland fulfilled the people's hopes. The matter was different in the field of economic relations. In the inter-war period Poland found herself in an extremely difficult situation. Leaving aside the fluctuations of economic development experienced by all capitalist countries (a particularly deep drop in production, employment and incomes was noted in the first half of the 1930's), the average increase in the number of places of work was far behind the population growth. Overpopulation of the countryside became more acute, which in turn brought about the shrinking of the internal market and the resultant impoverishment of petty tradesmen and craftsmen. Unemployment in towns took on catastrophic dimensions. In these circumstances, especially in the 1930's, the pauperization of those strata which earned their living from small shops increased. Economists spoke of the overcrowding of trade and crafts. According to the 1931 census of the nearly 32 million Polish citizens, 10 per cent (or some three million) were Jews. Of this figure 42 per cent worked in industry, mining and crafts and 36 per cent in trade and kindred branches. Other occupations played a lesser role in the Jews, occupational structure. In some branches of the economy Jews constituted a majority. This concerned above all the retail trade where 71 per cent of all tradesmen were Jewish. In the clothing and leather industry this percentage was almost 50. Typical Jewish occupations were tailoring and shoemaking. However in the conditions of massive unemployment, in spite of the over abundance of certain specialties in crafts, they had no chance of finding employment. At the same time there was a growth in the number of merchants and craftsmen of other nationalities. In the countryside, the expanding cooperative movement became a serious rival to the private merchants. It would be wrong to assume that the concentration of Jews in certain branches of the economy and their pauperization were the result of a deliberate policy on the part of the state. It is true that the administration was unfavorably disposed towards employing other than Polish nationals in state enterprises, especially those of military importance (for example railways and armaments factories) and therefore removed Jews from these establishments. However, the direct reason for anti-Jewish discrimination has to be sought in the past, in the relations which had been formed in the period of the partitions. The overcoming of the traditional occupational and social structure of the Jewish community could be accomplished only by the acceleration of the economic development of the country as a whole and also by the creation of conditions favoring the acquiring of new trades which had not been popular among the Jewish community. This problem was also perceived by some Jewish organizations which undertook actions aimed at training young people in various specialties. This was done most often by the Zionist organizations which in connection with their Palestinian plans attempted to prepare groups of settlers having definite trades. However the scope of this action was very modest indeed since it depended on winning financial means as well as those willing to go to Palestine. Similar undertakings could not be carried out on a mass scale without appropriate assistance from the state in a situation where the government found it difficult to acquire sufficient financial resources for the most urgent needs. What is more, even if money had been available, the specialists trained in this way would not have been able to find employment anyway. The same objective reasons made it impossible to overcome the concentration of Jewish laborers in small enterprises and workshops, while it should be borne in mind that over 70 per cent of the Jewish urban proletariat were employed in such small establishments. This adverse situation was also affected by some traditional customs and religion. Since Jews observed Sabbath, it was difficult to employ in one enterprise both Jewish and Christian workers without disorganizing the rhythm of production. Even Jewish entrepreneurs unwillingly employed a Jewish labor force. Of course not all of them were Orthodox Jews and not all of them refused to work on Saturdays. However those who wanted to work on Saturdays were treated with suspicion by their employers who feared lest they belonged to a socialist or communist organization and one day might organize the factory work force in struggle for their interests. In smaller establishments, in which the owner himself took part in both the production process and management, work on Saturdays was suspended. The Jewish question in inter-war Poland was above all a social problem. Without solving the problems which were common to all working people, there was no chance of changing the lot of the Polish Jews. And the capitalist system provided no prospect of a radical overcoming of backwardness and increasing the number of jobs, despite efforts on the part of the state undertaken in particular in the second half of the 1930's. Thus emigration continued. There are no exhaustive data on this subject. However, it is known that between 1927 and 1938 nearly 200,000 Polish Jews left Poland, of which number 74,000 went to Palestine, 34,000 to Argentina and 28,000 to the United States. The largest waves of emigration were recorded in the 1920's. Following the great slump, after 1929, those countries which up till then accepted immigrants, introduced new, ever more severe restrictions on immigration. This concerned, among other countries, the United States. For this reason in the 1930's overseas emigration limited in scope while the number of those going to Palestine increased. According to the most reliable calculations, between 1919 and 1942 almost 140,000 Polish Jews went to Palestine, that is, some 42 per cent of the total number of immigrants accepted by that country; the largest intensification of Palestine-bound emigration took place in the years 1933-36 when the number of emigrants amounted to 75,000. In the difficult economic situation and the changes in legal and political status of Jews after Poland had regained her independence, various programs of activity were formed. The traditional program of the Agudat Israel, which boiled down to the observance of religious prescriptions, loyalty towards the state and the expectation of the Kingdom of God, could not suffice. Although the position of this party among the petite bourgeoisie was maintained by the authority of the zaddikim (a particularly important role in the leadership of the Agudat Israel was played by the famous zaddik of Gora Kalwaria who was however criticized by many), its attempts at consolidating a specific kind of ideological ghetto (the isolation of the Jews from the goyim) resulted in a gradual decrease of its influence. Step by step the party moved towards the acceptance of the prospect of building a Jewish state in Palestine. On the other hand, the influence of the workers' parties continued to be strong. The most important role was still played by the Bund, some concepts of which were close to those of the radical left wing, though its members represented a whole variety of views. The Bund differed from the program put forward by the communists in that it demanded cultural and national autonomy for national minorities, especially for the Jews, and perceived the necessity of organizing the whole of the Jewish proletariat in one, separate national party. Many Bund leaders saw the need for dictatorship by the proletariat (the Bund program adopted in 1930 mentioned the possibility of such dictatorship). The party was decidedly opposed to the conservatives and discarded religion. It accused the Agudat Israel of defending the interests of the propertied classes to the detriment of the needs of the masses. The most outstanding leaders of the Bund were Victor Alter (1890-1941), Henryk Erlich (1882- 1941) and Samuel Zygelbojm (1895-1943). The Bund, like the illegal Communist Party of Poland to which many Jews also belonged and the Polish Socialist Party, saw the only chance of solving the Jewish question in Poland in building a socialist society without man's exploitation by man. It sought its allies among workers of all nationalities living in Poland. It opposed all concepts of emigration since it perceived the impracticability of the idea of organizing emigration of a several million strong nation. The socialist leaders considered the Palestinian campaign to be an element weakening the forces of the proletariat fighting for a change in social relations and as a solution which at best could constitute a chance for only few. A radical social program was also voiced by the left wing of the Po'alei Zion which saw prospects for the Jews in a socialist revolution and in introducing cultural and national autonomy. For the future, it accepted the idea of building a socialist Jewish state in Palestine and therefore it supported the Palestinian campaigns. Its leading members were Antoni Budhsbaum, Szachna Sagan and Jozef Witkin-Zerubavel (1876-1912). A much smaller following was enjoyed by the right wing of the Po'alei Zion which concentrated above all on Palestinian works, that is all activity aimed at forming. a future Jewish state, including education of qualified farmers, workers and soldiers. All the workers, organizations, irrespective of the differences that separated them, cooperated in many important issues. They undertook a common struggle against campaigns organized by the right wing of the National Democratic Party. In Warsaw they even formed an underground organization the task of which was to put up armed resistance to the nationalist militants. Both Jews and Poles connected with the workers, movement took part in its work. http://members.core.com/~mikerose/history2.htm Click for the rest - Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 16:02:42 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slownik Geograficzny Entry Oszmiana powiat OSZMIANA PROVINCE (Powiat)- Lying within Wilno gubernia, it borders with Lida province on the west, on the northwest with Wilno, on the northeast with Swiecian province, to the east with Wilia province as well as Minsk gubernia, which borders it for equal distances on the southeast and east. The province contains 2,727 square miles (another count has it at 2,696 square miles) of which there are 1,742,800 acres in total; 69,550 acres (4%) in settlements, 490,460 arable acres (28.1%), 153,650 acres of (grazable) moors (8.8%), 194,400 acres pasturage and meadow (11.2%), 727,300 acres of forests (41.7%), and 107,400 acres barrens or water bodies (6.2%). In 1859, 385,290 acres belonged to the government (22.1%), 5,087 acres to towns (.3%), 6,720 acres to Orthodox and Catholic churches (.4%), with the remaining 1,345,500 acres in private hands (77.2%). In the northern part of the province, the topography is elevated and hilly, occasioned by the [ed.-- morainal] hill chain Awratyn. The highest locations are found near the villages Topiszki (1175 feet above sea level), Lojce (1049'), Donkni (766'), Widnopol estate (729' asl.) and the town of Jewie (610' asl.). The southern part in the Berezina river basin is lowlands, marshes and covered in forest. The central part consists of evenly rolling hills. Soils in the northern part are clayey or sandy; in the south marshy and humic. Bog-iron mines are found in the marshy lowlands, with especially rich deposits in the vicinity of Naliboki and Wisznew where deposits contain up to 50% iron. Oszmiana province, having the highest topography in the entire gubernia near Wilno, is very poorly endowed with lakes with none very large. Some of the most important are: Dub, Dubina, Kroman, and Reczuny, "The Swamp", as well as many small ones in the southern part of the province contributing to the notable Purwilski Marsh, out of which flows the Purvil river in turn contributing to the Olszanka River. The Wilia River flows from this same area to the northwestern border, and is the largest in Oszmiana province. The Nieman River flows along the southwestern border, fed by the Berezina, the Olszanka, the Wolozyn, and Isloch, Usze, and the Sutle tributaries. Towards the western border, the Zyzma flows into the Gawia which itself originates from the Klewa River (the Gawia emptying into the Nieman). In 1880, there were 162,285 inhabitants in the province [ed.-- unclear if the statistics include the town of Oszmiana which had special privileges], broken down as follows: 5,749 gentry, 287 clergy of all faiths, 69 honorary [ed.- major or titled?] landowners, 22,827 townspeople, 128,011 peasants, 5,084 military men, 220 foreigners, and 38 of uncertain status. By religion, there were 50,440 Orthodox, 891 Roskolnikovs (Old Believers), 99,020 Catholics, 162 Evangelicals (Protestants), 11,131 Jews, and 641 Moslems. In 1859 there were 128,666 inhabitants in the province (60,515 men and 63,547 women), counting 27,394 White Russian Orthodox, 20,650 Catholic Poles, 62,571 Catholic Lithuanians, and 2,527 Lithuanian Orthodox. In 1871, 142,688 inhabitants; in 1875, 152,261; and in 1878, 156,218. According to 1858 tax receipts, there were 15,425 horses [ed.--registered breeding horses?], 38,873 horned cattle, 18,911 common sheep, 8,974 specialty sheep, 7,980 plow or work horses, and 20,636 pigs, which comes to .19 animals per acre. The population is a mixture of Lithuanians and White Russians. The predominant language of the inhabitants is changing from Polish to White Russian, with additionally incorporated Lithuanian expressions. The most recent province administration consists of four (state) police districts: Zuprany, Smorgon, Dziewieniszki, and Wolozyn. There are 2 peacetime (civil) courts for peasant legal affairs at Oszmiana and Poloczany; 4 districts for performance of military obligations in Oszmiana, Smorgon, Subotniki, and Wolozyn; 3 District Inquiry Courts, with bureau offices in Oszmiana, (G)Holszany, and Smorgon, namely the 4th-tier District Circuit of Lida for 8 gminas, and three district review boards at Smorgon for the rest of the gminas. The province is further composed of 23 gminas: Polany, Soly, Holszany, Grauzyszki, Kucewicze (1st police district); Smorgon, Bienica, Krewo, Poloczany and Horodzki (2nd police district); Dziewieniszki, Subotniki, Lipniszki, Siedliszcze, Iwie, Lugomowicze, Traby, Juratiszki (3rd police district); and Wolozyn, Wiszniew, Naliboki, Derewno, and Bakszty (4th police district). Those gminas are broken down into 142 rural districts (sheriffs domains), 1,353 villages and other residential units, and 12,340 huts or cabins. The following are identified towns within the province: (1st police district) Slobodka, Zuprany, Soly, Holszany, Oszmiana Murowana, Boruny and Grauzyszki; (2nd police district) Zaskiewicze, Bienica, Smorgon, and Krewo; (3rd police district) Subotniki, Lipniszki, Konwaliszki, Gieranony, Hermaniszki, Dziewieniszki, Trobiele, Iwie, Mikolajow, Dudy, Lazduny, Traby, Surwiliszki, and Juratishki; (4th police district) Wolozyn, Wiszniew, Slowiensk, Zabrzez, Derewno, and Naliboki. The chief occupations of the inhabitants are mainly agriculture and lumbering with transportation down the Berezina. Industrial fabrication is poorly represented. Of the industrial facilities, the one notable exception is the iron foundry of Prince Witgenstein in Naliboki [ed.- Kletistche, destroyed in World War II], manufacturing various forged and cast iron products with an annual revenue of 44,025 rubles. Other factories worth mentioning: a pottery factory at Krewo, and wool products made at Holszany (belts, stockings, and socks). Regarding churches: Oszmiana province is divided into the two Orthodox deaconates of Oszmiana and Wolozyn, the first of which contains 14 parishes: Oszmiana, Smorgon (two-- the Transfiguration of Christ and St. Michael), Bienica, Krewo (two: Holy Trinity and St. Alexander Nevsky) Zalesie, Losk, Holszany, Traby, Cycyn, Juratiski, Sutkowo, and Michalowszczyzna. There are 14 Orthodox parish churches, 8 affiliates, 9 cemeteries, 4 chapels, and 23,392 parishioners (11,693 men and 11,699 women). The Wolozyn Orthodox deaconate has 12 parishes: Wolozyn (two: St. Joseph and St. Constance), Wiszniew, Zabrzezie, Mikolajow, Slowiensk, Dubina, Horodzilow, Hruzdow, Douwbeny, Bakszty and Horodzki, with 12 parish churches, 3 affiliates, 6 cemeteries, 3 chapels, and a count of 27,400 parishioners (13,515 men and 13,885 women). Within the borders of the province are 52 Orthodox churches and 7 chapels. Oszmiana province equally has two Catholic deaconates: Oszmiana and Wiszniew. The first contains 6 parishes: Oszmiana with chapels in Olany, Horodniky and Polany (8,040 parishioners), Holszany with an affiliate in Bohdanowie and a chapel in Holszany (8,457 faithful); Soly with an affiliate in Daukszyszke and a chapel in Soly; Slobodka, Raczuny, Proniuny, and Gudogaje (8,591 parishioners); Grauzyszki (3,013 parishioners); Zuprany also with a chapel there (5,030 faithful); and Oszmiana Murowany (4,309 parishioners). All told, there are 37,440 Catholic parishioners in this deaconate. Previously there were also parishes in Smorgon, Krewo and Bienica. The Wiszniew deaconate contains 12 parishes: Wiszniew with a chapel and cemetery (4,877 parishioners); Gieranony with an affiliate in Dziewieniszki and a chapel in Berkowszczyzna (7,421 faithful); Hruzdowo-Oborek with a chapel in Cholchlo, Czernowo and a burial cemetery (3,312 faithful); Derewna (4,842 par.); Iwie with an affiliate in Dudy and a chapel in Jatoltowicze and a burial cemetery (11,460 parishioners); Konwaliszki with a chapel in Stolki (2,525 faithful); Lipniszki with a chapel in Zygmunszczyske (5,900 par.); Naliboki (4,344 faithful); Subotniki with an affiliate in Lazduny and a chapel in Kwiatkowce (9,545 par.); Surwiliszki with a chapel in Klewica (3,041 faithful); Traby with a chapel in Jancewicze and a burial cemetery (3,592 parishioners); and Zabrzezie with a chapel in Rozeslawie (3,891 parishioners). In all there are 65,110 parishioners in the Wiszniew deaconate. Formerly, there were also parish churches in Losku, Wolozyn, and Horodzilowie. Concerning central communications linkages in the northern part of the province, there is the Lipawa [ed.- today Lith. Klaipeda]-Roniny rail line with stations at Soly, Smorgon, and Zalesie. Postal roads take one from Soly station through Oszmiana and Holszany to Subotniki; from Holszany station to Wolozyn; from the town of Smorgon to Wojstom station (in Swiecian province), as well as from Smorgon to the town of Krewo. Postal stations are at Oszmiana, Smorgon, Subotniki, Soly, Wolozyn, Holszany, Iwie, and Krewo. The Oszmiana provincial coat-of-arms, confirmed in the Ukaze of June 9, 1845, exhibits an escutcheon divided into two fields, on the higher the symbol of Wilno gubernia represented by a Lithuanian blazon on a black field, and in the lower a bear on a blue field. The provincial Marshals of Oszmiana before the Partitions were (in alphabetical order): Ludwig Jacob Chominski, h. Poraj (1717), Nicholas Chrapowicki, h. Gozdawa & Samuel Jerome Kociell, h. Pelikan (1683); Marcin Oskierko, h. Murdelio (1765); Nicholas Wladyslaw Przezdziecki (1672); Nicholas Kristof Szors, h. Mora (1637); Anthony Sulistrowski, h. Lubicz (1747); Kristof Stachowski, h. Oronczyk & Thoma s Wolan, h. Lis (1632); Alexander Wolan & Jan Zenowicz from Bratozyna Deszpot (1648); and Kristof Zenowicz, h. his own person (1697). After the Commonwealth Partitions, marshals were: N. Achmatowicz (1863); Brochocki, h. Osorya (1862); Casimir Czechowicz, h. Ostoja (1825); Aurelian Dmochowski, h. Pobog (1853); Casimir Feldman & Jan Lubanski, h. Poraj (1853); Francis Pozniak, h. Belty (1798); Adam Przeciszewski, h. Grzymala (1805); Wladyslaw Puslowski, h. Szeliga following a change & Joseph Sulistrowski, h. Lubicz (1846); Joseph Tyszkiewicz, h. Leliwa (1831); Alexander Tiufiajew (1871); Thomas and Jacob Umiastowski, h. Roch (1809); Konstanty Umiastowski (1858); Casimir Umiastowski & Marcin Skarbek Wazynski, h. Abdank (1820); Edward Wazynski (1840), Ignace Zaba, h. Kosciesza (1811); and Anthony Zaba (1812). Editor's Note: All Slownik longitudes in this article have been converted to modern coordinates which is based on the Greenwich zero meridian. All Polish measurement units (land areas, distances, height above sea level, etc.) were converted to American-English equivalents. Monetary units, where identified, were left in zlotys/zl. or rubles/rs. Source: Slownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego - Warsaw [1886, vol. 7, pp. 753-754 translation by Mike Gansecki http://www.polishroots.org/slownik/oszmiana_powiat.htm - Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 10:33:23 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Podberesky, Sam > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 1:30 PM > To: 'eilatgordin@aol.com' > Subject: your translation > > Thank you for translating my father's yizkor book entry. it is the first > time i have been able to read and understand it. it had a tremendous > emotional impact on me. I will share it with my family, including my > parents. > thanks again > sam podberesky . - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 18:38:47 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Story of Leah Dudman-Bar and Chana Podbersky from a conversation with Leah Dudman At first I was sent by the Judenrat to work in the army camp near Bogdonova. I worked there baking bread for the Germans and from there I was transferred to the army camp in Podberze. Together with me all the time there was another Vishnevan girl by the name of Chana Podversky, the daughter of Itza-Lebl Podversky. The usual procedure was that every Sunday we would go home and the German commandant treated us almost like a father. He had six daughters and he always emphasized that fact and loved to converse with us. Most of the times when we would go home he would drive us in his car so he could take some food supplies for my family. At more than one occasion he entered our home and saw with his own eyes the suffering of my parents. With tears in their eyes they begged him to save me and my sister Raisel. He promised he would do whatever he could. On that awful Sunday he also took us as usual to our house and as we neared the gate of the ghetto, we saw thousands of Christians gathering around one of the homes. We also saw a dark haze and smoke reaching up to the skies, and there were screams. At first we thought it was some Christian person who had died, and my friend and I whispered to each other, "They deserve it" or something like this. But when we came closer to the ghetto gate, a Christian woman stopped the car and screamed as loud as she could, "In the name of God, get out of here. In town they are slaughtering everyone." The commandant and the soldier said to us, "Immediately get out of the car and run to your work place. We will go inside the gate and see what is happening there." When they returned they told us that when they arrived there the SS people who were surrounding the town forced them to take part in the annihilation and the killing of all the Jews of the town. And that was not all; they ordered them to bring us there, and if they didn’t the commandant would be punished. The soldier who was with him the entire day witnessing the torture told us what he saw with tears in his eyes. From all the awful sights he saw he now was vomiting and had diarrhea the entire day. The commandant immediately told us he would not give us up no matter what. He suggested that for this night we sleep there but early in the morning we must run to one of the Christians that we knew and he would keep in touch with us. We did as he told us and we reached the Christian man and hid in his house for a few days but when things became more dangerous since the SS troops looked for us everywhere including where we worked, and in the sheds, and in the place we were hiding. It was a miracle they didn’t find us. So he transferred us to a Polish woman’s house where we hid for 6 weeks. At the end the Christian man made a communication between us and the Jews from Kerve who would go to work in Bogdonova. Since now the Jews of Vishnevo were annihilated and a few others went to the forest. So now they were replaced in Bogdonova. Now he told us that at one time when they returned from work to Kerve, they should take us with them. The person who drove them was a Jew named Shlomo Horwitz, a native of Kerve, who now lives in Farvitkin (1970). Shlomo Horwitz did as he was told and let us go in the car and we arrived in the ghetto of Kerve. I must emphasize that the situation in the ghetto of Kerve was different from that of most of the neighboring towns’ ghetto. Their commandant truly defended them and he lived in the ghetto. He knew everything that was done and everything they planned to do. They didn’t hide anything from him, and he took care of all the people who wanted to annihilate them. Whenever the people above him asked him to annihilate the Jews, he said he needed his Jews because that they still hadn’t finished building the roads or the airport that he planned to build near the town. And as others told, the Sunday when the Jews of Vishnevo were annihilated, he was with all his Jews who worked in Bogdonova and Vishnevo, and he was witness to the massacre of the Jews of Vishnevo. He succeeded in saving the lives of his Jews from the SS, claiming that they were very needed workers. As soon as he found out about us, and he found out about us immediately since he lived with the Jews in the ghetto, he called us and told us about the destruction of the Jews of our town, and all that he saw with his own eyes. "You were left alone and orphaned. You must do everything to stay alive so you can tell the future generations to what they did to the Jews of Vishnevo." He also told us, while deeply sighing, as if it was his own terrible tragedy, "I am also an orphan and have been one since I was a little child, with no mother and father, alone in the world. It was only because I had such a strong desire and stubbornness to survive no matter what, that I am alive today." He knew that people didn’t want us in the ghetto, so he ended the conversation by saying, "I will defend you and find you some shelter." He gave us some food supplies and said that we should come to him if we had any trouble. As I said before the fate of the Jews of Kerve was very different from the others’, and they did not experience tragedy at that point. But finally, when most of the jobs were done, many were spread out to different working camps. Most went to the camp in Zazmir. At one point we were also sent by the Judenrat of Kerve to this camp instead of two local Jewish guys whose turn it was to be sent. Here there were thousands of people, remnants of ghettoes from Oshmina, Svir, Kerve, and other towns that were destroyed or were waiting to be destroyed. They were busy with paving roads, so Nachamka and I also worked on paving roads. We were barefoot and starving with torn clothes and we worked at this hard labor until we became sick with typhus, which was spreading throughout the camp. After two weeks of very high fever we knew that we would survive and our fever finally broke. Slowly we felt better and again we were sent to work. - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 10:59:22 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Near the grave of our brothers Noah Podbersky As soon as we returned from the forest as the war concluded we stood somberly by the brotherly tomb that coated the bones of our dear ones and our hearts anguished as if mountains of sorrow were pressing upon them. Echoes of the lament of the tormented and the throes of the demised, our beloved who were snatched to be slaughtered and plowed in your earth, reverberate for generations to come, Vishnevo. The blood of our sisters and brothers is howling to us from your land. "Vow" shout beloved people and shudder the nations of the world, reiterate and incessantly disclose, hence the mother earth will never forget the deeds of the executioners (hangmen), that the world will never forget what was done us. Will they recall? Will the world retain it? Do the ones who are provided on this day a knife in their grasp bethink this in their heart? Vishnevo, one of thousands of Jewish shtetls that the foe, may his name be erased from all memory, pulled out from its roots, the enemy that shattered you on its way to conquer the world. Here on this narrow footpath, Kerve Street, whose name is emblematic of its essence, the concourse of blood. The Nazis pushed and shoved the next of kin of our kindred while they were bewildered, numbed and almost deceased. They took their last steps holding hands and saying, "Shma Israel." Hero Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One. And here, at the edge of Kerve Street across from you, near the wall of the unfinished building, the wild brutes who feigned to be mankind, put their victims, rows behind rows with their faces to the bulwark, they commanded the beloved to crawl on their knees and here they shot their necks, one after the other and discarded them in the fire. Numerous of them jolting between life and death, and another yet alive. It’s a summer day and the world is radiant all around us an the sun is shining and the flowers all shimmering, encompassing us in multitudes of colors, and my heart is dwelling on the ice cap. The Nazis torment terminated. We too took certain revenge. But who can meliorate from the torment that the remnants experienced? The vestiges that lost everything that they cherished. Who will heal their wounds? The laceration of the ones who walk solitary in the environ with everlasting anguish in their hearts? A grief that nevermore assuaged with heavy hearts we departed the ossuary and forever said goodbye to our dear ones. How long will this grave linger in its plot? A year? Two years? And then this land would be plowed and all things would be as if it never arise. Hush, my heart. Alive . - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 10:52:01 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When World War II begun in 1939, I was not living in my birthplace, Vishnevo. I resided at the house of my aunt Grunia nee Lubchensky Svirsky, who lived in Svir. Already in 1933 my father transferred me to Svir. My mother was very sick. She became paralyzed. My father wanted to be near her in the hospital in Vilna. She was taken there by my father so she could receive treatment from the finest specialists. My parents decided that to leave me in Vishnevo with just hired help was a bad idea since I was only 4 years old, so they determined that the most suitable place for me would be with my aunt Sonia, a very gracious and loving woman. When I was exactly five years old, on June 28, 1933, my beloved mother passed away. From then on my aunt took a more permanent custody of me. I lived with my aunt, uncle and a cousin of mine by the name of Zelda. Zelda also became orphaned from her mother and also resided in my aunt Grunia’s house. 1941 I was only 13 years old when the Nazis entered Svir in 1941. In one year I found myself at the mercy of the hand of cruel fate. I became separated from my relatives, in a world filled with the anguish of the days of the Holocaust. I still hadn’t experienced much of life and already the main question that I was focused on was "What will my fate be? Will I find a way out of this trap?" Constantly, when I stood at Death’s door, I whispered a prayer to my mother in her grave asking her to protect her youngest child from the bitter, brutal environment that encompassed me, from the storm that constantly whispered "eradication" to me. The day that Chaim Avramson came to me to write this chapter, the images of days of the Holocaust kept flowing in my head and my eyes became red from the tears. I let my eyes tear without stopping, reasoning that maybe it would bring me some redemption. When there were no more tears and my eyes dried, shivers came to my body, and an electric shock rushed through my limbs when I recalled that era. I will start my story from the day my cousin Zelda was sent to the labor camp in Zazmir. The Nazis ordered the Judenrat in Svir to send them a hundred Jewish youths to the camp in Zazmir. The Judenrat gave them a list, and amongst the list was the name of Zelda. My uncle and aunt had arranged for a hiding place for Zelda as soon as the Nazis entered Svir. She was hiding in the house of a Christian acquaintance that agreed to take care of her in exchange for a huge amount of merchandise that my aunt and uncle gave him from a store they owned. When Zelda didn’t show up in the designated place, the Judenrat threatened my Uncle Zelig Svirsky who was already imprisoned at that point, that he would be sent to Zazmir instead of Zelda. Grunia, who was very confused, decided to bring Zelda back from her hiding place. Zelda went out of the house to the place where all the people who were sent to the work camp were gathering, and when the door was shut behind her, we all stood by the window, watching her go away. All of a sudden, my aunt Grunia started sobbing uncontrollably. "What did I do by my own hand? I gave her to the killers!" Then she fell fainting to the ground. Weeks passed but the Jewish people of the ghettoes were still naïve and hopeful that nothing bad would happen to them, although there were many signs that showed elimination was coming soon. During nights, many of us couldn’t sleep, with all asking, "What will tomorrow bring?" The young people, the ones who still had some energy and who still had a very strong survival instinct, kept looking for ways to be saved. The situation in the ghetto in Svir was morbid, the prospect of escape was very slim. The ghetto was a tightly shut cage. In spite of the danger, a few were able to arrange for hiding places in the villages around the town. I remember the fall of 1942. One day, when it started getting dark and the ghetto was completely silent, I sat with my uncle Zelig by the lighted oil lamp. I recall how greatly I wished on that awful day to feel his hand petting me and to see his warm _expression when he looked at me. My aunt Grunia was very busy preparing bags. She filled them with food supplies for us to take when at a moment’s notice we would need to escape. We knew that the most perilous times would arrive. In front of us there was a Torah book. I remember that my uncle kept turning the pages until he reached a passage and he started reading it aloud. "And your life will be hanging across from you and you will be fearful day and night and you will not believe that you will survive. In the morning you will say, `Who will give me evening?’ and in the evening you will say `Who will give me morning?’ And your heart will be fearful from what your eyes will see." http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/vishnevo/v_pages/vstories_rasia.html - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 10:47:31 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Samuel A. Arutt sarutt@mindspring.com 480-905-3645 8768 E. via de Dorado Scottsdale, Az. 85258 80+ I am looking for any members of the Arotsky family.Gfather,Leyb,a blacksomith in Smorgon about 1890. His widow,D'vora Zusman (Vishnevo) and all children in the US by 1910 . - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 21:57:03 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have been trying unsuccessfully for many years to find traces of my grandfather, Vincent Kurzeniec. I only have a copy of his death certificate and application for a marriage license. He was born Dec.29, 1883, in Poland. I believe he arrived in America in 1905, but I can't be sure. The only other information I have is that his father's name was John. Being that there is a town in Belarus called Kurzeniec, I wonder if this would give me a clue as to his origin. I would appreciate any help at this point in time. Thank you. Margaret Krzysiak Margaret Krzysiak <jekmak@greatlakes.net> Croswell, MI USA - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 11:54:38 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Isser Yehuda Unterman, the second Ashkenazi Chief Rabi of Israel, was born in 1886 in Brest-Litovsk (Brisk). His father was a teacher. Among Unterman's ancestors we find Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller (1579 - 1654), author of the Mishnah commentary Tosefot Yom Tov, and Rabbi Shaul Wahl Katzenellenbogen (1540 - 1616). About him the legend tells that he was elected King of Poland for one day. Already in a young age Unterman was known as the "Illui of Brisk". In 1898 he was invited to become one of the founding students of Yeshiva Anaf Etz Chaim in Maltsch. For some time he also studied at the Mir Yeshiva, but later returned to Maltsch. After his marriage Unterman continued his studies at the Kollel of the Volozhin Yeshiva where he was ordained. During his studies in Volozhin he opened a Yeshiva in the neighbouring town of Vishnevo. This yeshiva was very successful - even the Hafetz Chaim sent one of his nephews to study there. Unterman developed laryngitis which ended his regular teaching career. He chose the rabbinate. He was appointed rabbi in Mohilna near Minsk. Later he moved to Amstibova. In 1923 Unterman was chosen to be rabbi of Liverpool. He immediately learned fluent English and quickly became acclimated to his position. He worked with the youth of the community and united all the Jewish congregations of Liverpool under one umbrella organization. He strengthened the local yeshiva and brought students from Germany and other countries. He also established a Talmud Torah academy in Liverpool. During the air raids of World War II Unterman refused to abandon his post. But he paid regular visits to the members of his congregation which were dispersed among various villages and to Jewish internees of camps for foreigners. Unterman established a home for refugee children outside of Liverpool. In 1946 Unterman was elected Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Yafo. As in Liverpool Unterman strengthened Torah institutions and public services like rabbinical courts. He served as a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council. In 1956 he was appointed Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. He took full advantage of his position and advocated various issues, especially for the understanding between the religious and the secular population. . - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 19:44:29 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lea Dodman Country Of Birth Poland City Of Birth Vishnevo Date Of Birth 1/1/1923 Holocaust Period Framework Of Combat Partisans Country of Combat Lithuania Area of Combat Rudniki Forest Unit Battalion Za Pobiedu . - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 05:22:41 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I went to my mom's and grabbed a few photos of my grandfather Harry Sigman, naturalized Herman Sigman, born Chaim Benymin Zigman in Vishnevo in 1897 to Shaje Zigman and Lena Scher. There is also some connection to the Sussman's but I don't know what it is. Lena Scher is the daughter of Barney/Dov Ber and Bella unknown (possibly Sussman). There are many other's at the Vishnever Brother's society plots, coincidentally on Staten Island. Most were buried here many, many years before my family moved here. Thanks again for your help. . - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 21:27:04 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Eilat, Just two lines to thank you for your great work in the shtetl pages. I am in contact several times a year with other Alperovich and variants in Argentina. Pedro, whose family is from Kurenets, and who has kept in contact with your page after I helped him reach it for the first time (and where he suddenly found his family pictures!) and Ben Ami, a member of an Alperovich family in our Tucuman province, whose father was from Vileyka. I have still not reached Kurenets... My own genealogical research is almost postponed because I am researching for other people and always several eMails behind schedule! - butI hope to uncover some day the link of my Alperoviches to Kurenetz - and to my fellow Alperovich. Warm regards, Carlos Buenos Aires . - Sunday, March 30, 2003 at 19:24:30 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vishnevo during the second world war Chyena Rabinovich (sister of Yehoshua Rabinovitz, mayor of Tel Aviv in the 1970s.) Vishnevo Summer of 1939, During the summer months the situation became more and more ominous. The political circumstances in Poland seemed very volatile. The papers were full of ignominious announcements about the anticipation for the second world war. Poland seemed to be the main territory to be concerned, but we still hoped that everything would pass peacefully and the town as the rest of Poland would continue with its survival. The youth movements Hashomer Hatzair, Poalei-Zion, the League for the Working Eretz Israel, Ha’chalutz Ao’ved, Beitar, and others, all were brimming with activities and abundant with energy of youth. The Hebrew school Tarbut with its 8 grades, had 200 students. When the kids graduated, some of them went to Vilna to continue their studies either in high school or schools for teachers, schools for accountants, or mercantile or technical schools. When they returned, they became the intelligentsia of the town and later on, naturally they became the primary recruiting base for Soviet officials (fix). In contrast there was also the more traditional Agouda. At the head stood Rabbi Weinstein with a few well-to-do homeowners who were strongly opposed to Zionism. Amongst the people were Moshe Shimshelevicz, Leib son of Kopl, and others. They tirelessly (though with little success) worked against Zionist activities in town. At one point they decided to change the essence of the Tarbut school from a school witch all subjects were instructed in Hebrew only into a old fashion religious school of the Agouda. The Rabbi viciously attacked Tarbut during synagogue meetings but his influence was not strong and the Zionist activities continued. I would like to point out that as soon as the Russians came, Rabbi Weinstein left the town and was successful in crossing the border to Lithuania and from there he was successful in reaching Israel and today he lives in Jerusalem. Anyway, back to August, 1939. In the midst of our routine disputes between the different ideologies, the war was announced and the Nazis marched towards the border of Poland. The atmosphere became full of anxiety, the morning after the announcement, we already saw the first refugees from Warsaw and Lodz and there were rumors that the Germans were coming near us. From the refugees we promptly heard that the Nazis were terrorizing the Jews as soon as they arrived at Jewish towns and all the Jews in Vishnevo became very fearful. Just at that point we found out about the agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany. The Soviet Union would annex our area we were told. We knew immediately what would happen to the Zionist movement under the USSR. We knew we would not be able to get to Eretz Israel, but we also knew that our lives would not be taken from us. So, no wonder when the rumors came true and the first tanks of the Soviet Union arrived, the entire town came to greet them with flowers in their hands, and everyone was very excited. At the center of the market, a stage was built and the representative of the Jews, Yakov Hirsch Alishkevitch, gathered by a few local Christians, made excited speeches. At the end of Yakov’s speech, he said, “Long live the Soviet Union!” And all of a sudden we were part of the National Socialist Republic of White Russia.......to be continued . - Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at 12:55:12 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pix/szyszko/31103_4_b.gif i would like to thank Nathan Sziszko for a picture he sent me from vishnevo in the 1920s or 1930s. please look at the pictures and let me know if you recognize people - Monday, March 24, 2003 at 16:05:12 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Mrs. Eilat Levitan, I found your site on the Internet. You really do a great and outstanding work. Thanks to the information I found on your site I managed to contact a number of its visitors it is for sure that it will help these people to learn more information about small Belarusian towns where their roots are from. I am ready to offer my services for the realization of plans and wishes of people who are united by mutual interests presented on your site. First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Yuri Dorn. I’m the President of the Union of Religious Jewish Congregations of Belarus. This organization comprises more than 13 000 Jews from 19 Belarusian towns. About 12 years ago I started to research Jewish heritage which has preserved until today on the territory of Belarus. I have visited more than 70 towns and ‘stetls’ where Jews lived earlier. I have gathered the collection of pictures. I also managed to gather a number of memories of local citizens about Jewish life before the Holocaust. During my visits I noted every time that actually Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and places related to the Holocaust came to desolation. It is difficult to realize that Jewish Heritage of Belarus is fading away. However, lately people who are interested in the search of their roots and forefathers’ memory preservation have begun to visit our country in increasing frequency. Our organization does what one can to help these people in their work during their being in Belarus. We have a wide experience in the field of mutual work on the Jewish cemeteries and Holocaust places restoration. In connection with this I would like to apply with your help to everybody who is interested in work in Belarus with the proposal of cooperation. We hope that with mutual efforts we will be able to restore and to preserve our forefathers’ memory! Sincerely, (Mr) Yuri Dorn iro@open.by President of URJC of Belarus . - Monday, March 24, 2003 at 10:07:53 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ March 19, 2003 Shalom Eilat, War is coming tomorrow! How did they debate "WAR" in Volozhin 89 years ago? Please read : The strategy specialists' are debating the results of the oncoming war. Volozhin during the First World War By Reuven Rogovin Translated from VYB p. 343, by M. Porat It's a pleasure to read Reuven's stories. His memory was phenomenal. His humor was the quintessential Yiddish humor of the Litvak Shtetl's. One could sense in every sentence his great love for his neighbors. Reuven was born in Volozhin in 1905. He recognized the danger that the Jews would be facing under German invasion and was one of the very few Volozhiners who escaped to Russia before the Nazis entered the Shtetl. He survived the war, together with his wife and children in Russia. Part of the time he served as an officer in the Red Army. He left the USSR and made aliya through Poland in 1958. He contributed a great deal to the Volozhin Yizkor Book describing the Shtetl's every day life. Reuven, God bless his soul, passed away in Israel in 1972. The strategy specialists' are debating the results of the oncoming war. Page 343 When the Austro Hungarian crown prince was killed in Sarajevo, a group of Volozhin Balebatim sat inside the Klayzl-Syngogue discussing the future events. Among them were Fayve der Shnayder (tailor), Oyzer der Raznostshik (mailman), Meyer Peshe Yentes, Naftoli der Eynbinder (book binder). They came to the conclusion that the war would not reach our shtetl and therefore the Volozhin inhabitants should be relaxed. “ Russia is mighty and huge. She is entitled to behave as per the Tsar's desire. Russia might lead the war against the Germans in Siberia, against the Avstraks (Austrians) in Caucasus and if so would be her desire she could fight against all her enemies in the large steppes of the Ukraine or in the deserts of Mandjuria. All depends on decisions that would be made by the High Command of the Tsar's army” Such was the conclusion of Oyzer der Raznostshik, Volozhin’s most competent "Strategist". Nahumke Telzer, the Yeshiva man, who during the debate was reading a book, lifted his head abruptly and said: “Rabeyssay (my masters), Please let me tell you a true story.” The audience became attentive and Reb Nahumke initiate his tale: “A Jew, a very poor tenant farmer had six very ugly and loathsome daughters. Due to their homeliness it was impossible to find bridegrooms for them. One day a shadkhn (Matchmaker) arrived in the lessee's home with exiting news. “I have an “excellent party” for your eldest (Who was the ugliest) daughter, but I cannot reveal the bridegroom's name fearing very much your anger.” The Jew swore on his Peysses and beard that nothing evil would happen to the shadkhn after the name was told. The shadkhn became courageous and exposed the secret: “The suggested bridegroom is none other but the sole son of count Tishkevith, the Volozhin region's very rich land and forests owner.” The lessee became very angry hearing to whom his daughter was indicated to be a bride. “It could never be”. He said, “I would never let my daughter convert to Christianity.” The shadkhn left the lessee's house empty handed. But the proposed “Shiduch” began to settle in the lessee's head. His wife too was insisting, “maybe its worth accepting the proposition. We would become rich; it's not a joke to have a count as our daughter's father-in-law. It would greatly improve and probably totally alter our financial status.” The lessee called the shadkhn and told him: “After experiencing difficult internal conflicts I decided to give my daughter as a wife to the son of the count.” “Beautiful”, answered the shadkhn, “now we have to get to the next step, your agreement alone is not enough, now we should obtain the count's and his son's agreement.” “And the moral of this story is”, continued Reb Nokhemke, “You claim that as per her desire Russia would be able to lead the fights in Ukraine, in Mandjuria or wherever she would choose, but did you already obtain Germany's and Austria's approval? Are you sure that they would agree to lead the battles in those places, precisely?” . - Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 16:00:52 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) is pleased to announce its first Genealogical Cruise, a unique opportunity to combine a terrific Jewish genealogy learning experience with a memorable cruise. The cruise will depart from the Port of Miami on Carnival's M/S Fascination on Monday, December 1, 2003 and return on Friday, December 4, 2003, with port calls in Key West and Cozumel. While at sea, participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures and informal gatherings with experienced Jewish genealogists and network with others pursuing similar research. Lectures will include an introduction to Jewish genealogy and overviews of Jewish geography, interviewing techniques, Federal, state and local U.S. records and Holocaust research. The lectures will also provide information on the enormous on-line resources available from one's home computer, the vast holdings of the LDS Family History Library and its network of local centers around the world, and the resources available through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Speakers include Peter Lande, expert on Holocaust research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Daniel Schlyter, an LDS Family History Library Collections Specialist and expert on Eastern European resources. Members of the IAJGS Board of Directors will bring their expertise on computers, Jewish geography and Jewish history, Israeli genealogical research, Lithuanian Jewish genealogical research, Russian documentation, and in family research across the United States. Please refer to the IAJGS website, www.iajgs.org for a description of the program and the participating experts. The lectures and informal gatherings will be enjoyable for anyone with an interest in Jewish genealogy. Beginners and intermediate genealogists will find them especially valuable. Other genealogical benefits to participants include assistance in using shipboard computers to search on-line databases, informal "Ask the Experts" sessions to address genealogical questions, and a collection of "take home" genealogical reference materials. The lectures and informal sessions will be scheduled around the port calls,so that participants may take full advantage of both the learning experience and the visits to Key West and Cozumel. To properly accommodate participants, registration for the IAJGS Genealogical Cruise is limited to 300. Those who register by April 1, 2003 will be eligible for complimentary cabin upgrades and other early registration incentives. For additional information or a registration form, visit the IAJGS website at www.iajgs.org or call toll-free (888) 840-5240 (Mon.-Fri. 8:30AM-5:00PM Eastern Time). Sincerely, Hal Bookbinder, IAJGS president . - Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 19:34:55 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The speech of the Israeli born Dr Gideon Radushkovitz at the mass grave at Dolhinov Jewish Cemetery on the 1st of September 2002. Without asking for your permission, I have taken it upon myself to say a few words in the name of the younger generation –the generation that did not go through the Holocaust or experience any of its horrors, but lived, breathed and were raised in the shadow of its memories from the day we were born. We didn't have to come here to learn what had happened. We have read the books, seen the pictures, and more important, we have heard the stories at home from eye witnesses about the horrors that were perpetrated here to our families. We have come here to our own personal valley of death, to Dolhinov, so that you could show us for the first time, and maybe the last, those same places that we grew up hearing about throughout our childhood and from which we imbibed the true value of Zionism that we have all acquired, that same value that motivated and drove us to achieve excellence in various units in the army whether as ordinary soldiers, fighters or as commanders. Despite the fact that we are all past the age of army service, this journey is meant to add fuel to the flame that burns within each one of us in order to preserve it and pass on the torch to the next generation, so that they will be able to understand the meaning of our lives especially in Eretz Jisrael, with all the difficulties we face. I want to thank my uncle Shlomke Shamgar for the hair-raising stories he told while we stood at the mass graves, of the direct and indirect responsibility of the local population as to what happened here. I fully identify with him. In a few days time we will take off in a white plane with blue stripes painted on its body and the star of David on its tail, flown by an Israeli pilot, and, when its wheels are withdrawn from this cursed land, whose rivers are flowing with the blood of our dear ones, we will feel, at least some of us, a certain satisfaction at leaving behind us the murderers and their offspring, steeped in their own miserable lives. And we will return to the only place on earth which is our real home. I cannot conclude these words without thanking Leon Rubin and whoever helped him for voluntarily taking upon himself the organization of this difficult and complicated project, the climax of which was our visit to Dolhinov. Thanks go to him for his willingness to help, his skilled organization and manner, and especially for his amiable, likeable personality which made this trip exceed all expectations. Thank you. Gideon Radushkovitz (Translated from Hebrew) - Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 17:27:36 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated 3/6/03 9:28:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, Nathan writes: SZYSZKO is SHISHKO. The z in polish is an h and the y in polish is the letter I and that is why I can never find anything because I do not know how to input it.It was very interesting to see the passport of my cousin Binyamin Szyszko -Shishko A"H on the list of passports If I have a group picture from vishnevo circa 1930-1935 , how do I send it to you. After you get it maybe we can figure out who is there. I know my grandfather A"h is there but the rest of the people is a mystery to me. Shalom Nathan, You could either scan the picture (GIF or JPEG) and send it as an email attachment or at kinko or other copy place you could make good quality copy on the spot and send it to; Eilat Levitan 3895 Eureka Drive, Studio City, Ca 91604 I will post the picture on the Vishnevo and Volozhin sites. I will also post it at a new page for; SZYSZKO/ SHISHKO.. . - Thursday, March 06, 2003 at 10:10:43 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Polish Aliyah Passports; Wiszniew; Surname Givenname Townborn Born Status Occupation Living PERSKA Gala Wiszniew 1886 wdowa Wolozyn Wilejka; BUNIMOWICZ Eljasz Wolozyn 1881 zonaty handlarz Wilejka ENTIN Szloma------- Wilejka 1914 kawaler robotnik Wilno ORLIK Mera----------- Wilejka 1909.XI.10 zamezna bez zajecia Wilejka PlAWNIK Marjasia Wilejka 1870 wdowa gos. domowa Wilejka From Radoszkowicze; REZNIK Rachmiel Radoszkowicze 1906 zonaty krawiec Radoszkowicze ROZENHAUZ Daniel Radoszkowicze 1871 zonaty budowniczy Wilno From Dolhinov; Surname Givenname Townborn Born Status Occupation Living DIMENSZTEJN Rachmiel Dolhinów 1913 niezonaty rolnik Dolhinów KUPERSZTOCH Szloma Dolhinów 1917 kawaler uczen Glebokie LEWIN Ajzik-------------- Dolhinów 1908 zonaty rolnik Dolhinów LIFSZYC Josel - Chaim Dolhinów 1911 niezonaty handlarz Dolhinów REZNIK Sonia------------- Dolhinów 1917.26.05 zamezna krawcowa Dolhinów SZRAJBMAN Lejzer Dolhinów 1916 niezonaty nauczyciel Dolhinów ZULAR Fiszel---------- Klesów 1910.IV.2 zonaty nauczyciel Dolhinów From Kurenets; Surname Givenname Townborn Born Status Occupation Living ALPEROWICZ Nochem Kurzeniec 1912 niezonaty czapnik Kurzeniec BOTWINIK Fryda ------- Kurzeniec 1912 zamezna krawcowa Kurzeniec GWINT Izrael--------------- Kurzeniec 1912 zonaty robotnik Kurzeniec LIMON Samuel ----------Kurzeniec 1910 zonaty handel Kurzeniec Volozhin; Surname Givenname Townborn Born Status Occupation Living SZYSZKO Dwosza Wolozyn 1906 zamezna przy mezu Wolozyn Rachel córka BUNIMOWICZ Eljasz Wolozyn 1881 zonaty handlarz Wilejka PERSKA Gala Wiszniew 1886 wdowa-------------- Wolozyn SZYSZKO** Benjamin Wolozyn 1905 kawaler uczen Warszawa Wilejka; BUNIMOWICZ Eljasz Wolozyn 1881 zonaty handlarz Wilejka ENTIN Szloma------- Wilejka 1914 kawaler robotnik Wilno ORLIK Mera----------- Wilejka 1909.XI.10 zamezna bez zajecia Wilejka PlAWNIK Marjasia Wilejka 1870 wdowa gos. domowa Wilejka Rakow; Surname Givenname Townborn Born Status Occupation Living BOTWINIK Aba------ Raków 1908 zonaty uczen Raków 422 LEWIN Szolom------- Raków 1916 niezonaty bez zawodu Smorgonie ROLNIK Dwejra---- Raków 1910 zamezna bez zajecia Raków ROLNIK Szmerel Minsk 1910 zonaty krawiec------ Raków SZAPIRO Szloma---- Raków 1894 zonaty urzednik---- Tel-Aviv Krasne; ZILBERGLEIT Eljasz Krasne 1914 niezonaty bez zajecia Krasne Gródek; Surname Givenname Townborn Born Status Occupation Living BORER Dawid Gródek 1911 niezonaty Warszawa EJDELMAN Noson Gródek 1913 niezonaty bez zajecia Gródek FRYDMAN Rachil Gródek 1920 niezamezna bez zajecia Michalów KRYWIECKA Chaja - Sara Gródek 1905 zamezna szwaczka Gródek SAPIRSZTEJN Mejta Gródek 1913 niezamezna krawczyni Gródek SHTEJNBERG Boruch-Lejb Baranowicze 1917 niezonaty urzednik prywatny Gródek TAUB Abram Gródek 1909 zonaty Bialystok ZAKHEJM Rebeka Gródek 1887 zamezna kupcowa Warszawa Ilja; Surname Givenname Townborn Born Status Occupation Living Comments RUBINSZTEJN Chajka Ilja 1908 zamezna przy mezu Warszawa Chaim i Ita - Henia The 'Passports' collection in the Archives of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland (Warsaw) consists of 3,754 Polish passports issued primarily during the 1930s to Polish citizens going to what was then British Mandate Palestine. The data in this passport file has been added to the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland database and is searchable by surname. We want to thank the contributors to JRI-Poland's Aliyah Passport Project for helping the project become fully funded. We also especially want to thank Michael Tobias and Howard Fink of JRI-Poland, as well as Yale Reisner and Ania Przybyszewska of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, as well as the Jewish Genealogical Society Inc. (New York) for their important roles in this historic project. For further information, please contact Polish Passport Project Coordinator Judy Baston JRBaston@aol.com . - Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 09:35:30 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am not sure what this is all about yet. Chanced here. What would Bukowski do? That is what we should all be asking. Steve S. from www.saroff.com -- come and visit to read stories and see pictures. Steve Saroff <ssaroff@hotmail.com> Missoula, MT - Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 13:19:29 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Moshe wrote;... my friend Leyshke Shimen Itshe's sent me the letter as follows: How did I survive. By Leyzer Meltser,Translated from Russian by M. Porat, February 11th, 2003 I, Meltser Dovid-Leyzer was born in Volozhin in 1923. Meltser Shimen Itskhok son of Zvi of Vishnevo was my father; Sore Sheyne nee Rabinovitsh was my mother. I was studying in the Volozhin Hebrew Tarbut School and in the Polish Primary Povshekhna until 1939. From 1939 until 1941, during the Soviet rule, I completed my studies in the Russian School. The Germans occupied Volozhin on June 1941. All Jewish inhabitants were transferred into the Ghetto a month later. 200 Jews were gathered on the towns Sport Stadium and executed by shooting In October 1941. It was the first mass slaughter in Volozhin. The second massacre occurred near the ancient Graveyard on May 10, 1942, where 2000 Jews were murdered. The last mass slughter, the third one took place in the Volozhinka streambed in August 1942. Our family; my parents, brother and sister and I were driven away from the ghetto by the Germans and their assistants; local Policemen. We were taken into the black smith building that was erected during the time of the Soviet rule. The building was located on the Dubinski Street (now Sovietskaya) . The Aktion took place during the second Pogrom, They put us in groups of eighty people each and transfered us group by group to the killing field. the killings were conducted near the Jewish Graveyard The Jews were executed by shooting. My father told me... "Run, my son, perhaps you'll be the sole to survive of our family". I put myself on his shoulders, removed some tiles from the roof and run away. One other person was able to jumped and run away after me, It was Ele Mlot. I spent some days in forest, than returned to the Volozhin Ghetto where I was hiding in a nook. I found out that my parents, my sister and brother were executed on May 10, 1942. I run back into forest after the third slaughter, than I was able to transfer to the shtetl Krevo, where a ghetto still existed. From Krevo I went to Smorgon where from they transferred us to Lithuania and imprisoned in the Zhensistoria concentration camp. A group of us they brought into Vilnius in December 1942, where we were ordered to build a commercial rail station. Once in the evening, returning from work, I run away into a near by forest. I wandered there some days until I met with Russian Partisans. I joined the Bagration group of the Voroshilov Brigade. I was with the partisans until the liberation of Belarus and Lithuania. After liberation I joined the Red Army. The Victory day I met in Magdenburgh, Germany. I was released from the army and returned to Volozhin in December 1945 and went to work. I married Sofiya (Sonia) Milikovski, daughter of Leyzer Itskhok and Hana born Berman from Horodok Our marriege took place in Volozhin in 1947. Our daughter Hasia was born in 1950. She was ill and passed away at age 31 to our great grievance in the year 1981. Our son Shimon was born in Volozhin on 1954. We made Aliya to Israel, the entire family, my wife, my son Shimon, his wife Polina, his children Asia and Yakov and me where now we live. I will post the letter in Volozhin stories some of the tree; Zvi MELTZER (grandfathjer of Shimon Peres) Born: Abt 1865, Volozhin, Vilna, Poland PERISHED: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Spouse: ELTE Children: Shimon Isaac MELTZER Born: Abt 1895, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. PERISHED: 1942, May 10 , Volozhin, Vilna, Russia.Spouse: Sarah Shiena nee RABINOVICH Born: 1900, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia PERISHED: 1942, May 10 , Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Children: Leizer MELTCER, Living. Spouse: Sophia nee Milikovski, Living . - Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 12:09:19 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Belarus SIG members attending the 23rd IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Washington D.C. (July 20-25, 2003) FEARER, Mark Volozhin, Lyskava, Volkevysk, Ruzhany RAGOVIN, PINKAUSOVICH, CHERNICHOFF MARKEL, Beatrice Vileyka, Dalhinov, Vilna KAGAN,KAHAN,ZAPODNIK POSNICK, Mike Budslavy, Dolginovo, Drogiczn, Kobrin, Kopyl, Minsk, Mir, Novyy Sverzhen, Timkovichi EHRLICH, FRIEDMAN, GOLOVENCHITS, KOSOWSKY, POZNIAK, ROZIN, SHERMAN, SHULKIN, SZTEYNBERG, ZELEVYANSKY RHODE, Harold Dolginovo, Vileika Uyezd AXELROD, RUBIN, SHUMAN SMITH, Lester Oshmyany, Gudegai, Zhuprany, Vishnevo SHUMELISKY, DAVIDSON . - Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 19:01:19 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Original Message ----- From: EilatGordn@aol.com To:rossnassrely.fsnet.co.uk Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:18 AM Subject: Re: [belarus] Rubicevici (Pronounced Rubichevichi) In a message dated 1/20/03 6:09:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, s@grossnassrely.fsnet.co.uk writes: any information about the above Shtetl which is 32.2 miles WSW of Minsk. I cannot seem to locate anything about this place. My Grandfather David Kalmanowitz zl was born here in 1865 and I would really like to locate some vital records (BMD). Any suggestions will be gratefully received. Many thanks Sheila Researching: KRANZ (KRANC); KALMANOWITZ (KALMANOWICZ); MEISEL, GORGEL etc. http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/Shtetls/srubezhevichimm.htm Rubezhevichi, Minsk uezd, Minsk gubernia, Belarus Rubezhevichi, Minsk uezd, Minsk gubernia, Latitude: 53º41' Longitude: 26º52' Rubezhevichi was in the Velikoselskaya volost' (courtesy of Vitaly Charny) The surnames ABRAMOV, AIZENBUD, AIZENSHTAT, ASNES, BEILKIN, BELENKY, BENDETOVICH, DAINOVSKY, DAKSHOROVICH, DRUKT, DZUGLIER, DZYAVGIER, EDELMAN, EILENTUKH, EILENTUR, EPSHTEIN, FAIGENBLYUM, FANGINFELD, FISHKES, FISHKIN, FISKES, FRUMKIN, GALPERIN, GARMAIZA, GARMAZ, GARMIZA, GERSHENOVICH, GERSHONOVICH, GILMAN, GITLIN, GOLOVENCHITS, GOLPERIN, GORDIN, GORMIZA, GROER, GROGER, GUREVICH, GURIAN, GURIYAN, GURVICH, GURYAN, GUTKES, GUTKIN, IOKHIN, KAFIELEVICH, KAGAN, KANTOROVICH, KARMAN, KARPIL, KASEVER, KASRIELEVICH, KASRILIOVICH, KATSENELENBOGIN, KAZHDAN, KHASKIN, KHURGEL, KIRMAN, KITAEVICH, KIVOVICH, KOSEVER, KOVAL, KRUTKOVICH, KUSHNER, KUTNER, LEVIN, LIPMAN, LIVSHITS, LUNDIN, LUNGIN, LYUNDIN, MARGOLIN, MATLIN, MIRKIN, NOVIK, PAKES, PALEES, PALES, PALIS, PANEES, PANES, PIKES, PIKUS, POLEES, POLES, PRESMAN, PUSKES, PUTKES, RABINOVICH, RAIKHELSON, RAPOPORT, RAPORT, RIFKIN, RIFKIND, RIVKIND, ROZENBERG, ROZENBLYUM, RUBENCHIK, RUBINOK, RUBINOV, RYVKIN, SAFIROVICH, SAGALOVICH, SAGOLOVICH, SHAFIROVICH, SHAPIRA, SHER, SHERY, SHESTAK, SHLYAFINER, SHORNY, SULER, SULSKY, SUSTER, TREPEL, VOLKOMICH, YAKHNES, YANKELEV, ZAK, ZILBERG, ZILBURG, ZIRBERGLEIT, and ZYLBURG were found in the Vedomosti records (1870s-1890s) for Rubezhevichi (contributed by Vitaly Charny Yizkor book; Rubezhevichi Sztokfisz, David. Sefer Rubiz'evits', Derevnah Veha-Sevivah.. Tel Aviv: s.n., 1968. DS135.R93 R77 Loringen Rubezhevichi Belarus Before 1997 Ronald M. Miller (#1112) 38 Fairfield Dr. Dix Hills, NY 11746 United States Morris Rubezhevichi Belarus Before 1997 Rachelson Rubezhevichi Belarus Before 1997 Reichelson Rubezhevichi Belarus Before 1997 Segalowitz Rubezhevichi Belarus 2 Sep 2001 Fishkin Rubezhevichi Belarus 2 Sep 2001 Lungen Rubezhevichi Belarus 11 Apr 1999 Langen Rubezhevichi Belarus 11 Apr 1999 Pesetzky Rubezhevichi Belarus Before 1997 Ira Leibowitz (#1663) Shulsky Rubezhevichi Belarus 11 Dec 1997 Lauren Shulsky Shulsky Orenstein (#8286) Baron Rubezhevichi Belarus 6 Oct 2000 Stanislav Gorbulev (#10295) Leipziger Str. 16 Marburg, 35039 Germany Panes Rubezhevichi Belarus 6 Oct 2000 Rabinowitz Rubezhevichi Belarus 22 Jan 1998 Norman Paley (#10368) 171 Purdy Ave Staten Island Staten Island, NY 10314 United States Lungen Rubezhevichi Belarus 4 Feb 1998 Mark Nearenberg (#10674) 111 Fourth Ave. New York, NY 10003 United States Longin Rubezhevichi Belarus 12 Jun 2000 Groer Rubiezewicze Poland 22 Mar 1998 Hillary Herson (#11890) Lungen Rubezhevichi Belarus 3 Mar 2002 Marion Kurtz Sykes (#30602) Hurewitz Rubezhevichi Belarus 2 Sep 1999 Barry Hurewitz (#32669) 5343 Broad Branch Rd NW Washington, DC 20015 United States Levine Rubezhevichi Belarus 5 Jan 2000 Zalman Levine (#38000) 195 Norma Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 United States Rachelson Rubezhevichi Belarus 4 Sep 2002 Daniel Richard (#59440) Aizenbud Rubezhevichi Belarus 18 Oct 2001 Ariel Aizenbud (#64596) 1 de Mayo 951 Rosario, 2000 Argentina Gitlin Rubezhevichi Belarus 14 Feb 2002 Click to contact Researcher #68297 Niekrcyz Rubezhevichi Belarus 14 Feb 2002 Niekrycz Rubezhevichi Belarus 19 Jun 2002 Berlove Rubezhevichi Belarus 14 Feb 2002 Rubezhevichi before 1917HistoryXII century - first record about Rubezhevichi (fortress on boundary between Lithuania and Slutsk Princedom). XIV century - Rubezhevichi became a shtetle in Great Lithuanian Princedom (Magnum Ducatus Lithuanorum). 1550 - King of Poland and Great Lithuanian Prince Sighizmund-August gifted Rubezhevichi to Prince Nicole Radzivill Ginger as a part of Koydanov County. 2nd half of XVI century - Jewish population appeared. XVII - beg. XVIII century - Rubezhevichi was the residence of eldest line of Radzivill family. Most prosperous time for Rubezhevichi. End XVI century - foundation of Catholic cathedral. Beg. XVII century - foundation of Uniatic church. 1740 - Uniatic church burned away. 1775 - Rubezhevichi became an owning of Ratynsky family. Since 1793 - in Russian Empire. Since 1801 - a shtetle in Minsk District of Minsk Province. 1866 - old Catholic cathedral was resanctified into Orthodox church; public school appeared. 1867 - Russian Emperor Alexander II gifted the Church an icon of Kazan God Mother. Vital StatisticsDate Number of Jews Number of Non-Jews Commentaries Specific gravity in total population number Mid. XVI century Jewish population appeared XVII century 2000 Total population No info 1859 about 890 Total population No info 1887 > 2000 Total population No info 1897 912 570 Both sexes 61,5 % 1905 1102 Both sexes No info Jewish LifeIn 1898 KANTOROVICH Vulf son of Itsko was the Jewish Deputy of Rubezhevichi Petty-Bourgeois Administration.In 1905 there were:- a synagogue;- 2 praying houses.Economical Review.Traditional activities of local Jewish population were trade with timber, grain, and vodka. Since early time Sula and Perkla rivers were main roads for Rubezhevichi habitants.During Russian principality, vodka trade was under state hard control and became less popular among Jewish businessmen. But Russian authorities did a lot to develop the region because of military and fiscal reasons mostly. First of all, old communications were reconstructed there:road from Rubezhevichi to Nesvizh;road Rubezhevichi - Ivenets;road Rubezhevichi - Koydanov.In XIX, because of development of the AllRussian Market, new types of communications appeared there: post office (1840s);road Rubezhevichi - Negoreloye station [a station of Moscow - Brest railroad (1871)]; Each Sunday big market took place. From the 2nd half of XIX century big annual fairs were held on May 9, June 29, August 15, September 8, December 6. Main goods: a) timber and timber goods;b) grain;c) fish;d) flax.After the construction of the Moscow - Brest railroad the shtetle became to decay and lost its former significance. Here is the table of development of Rubezhevichi in the 2nd half of XIX - early XX century: Date of record Number of houses 1859 99 1887 about 200 1905 144 However, some big enough businesses stayed there in the beg. XX century. Here is the list of major business and trade enterprises of Rubezhevichi and the Subdistrict for 1902. Name of owner Type of business Nationality Bakhrakh Aron Gdalyev Timber and timber goods Jewish Gurvich Leyba Tophilev Grocery store Jewish Kovarsky Iosel Tsalkov Pharmacy Jewish General cultural information.In beg. XX century in Rubezhevichi there were:- a stone Orthodox church, rebaptized in 1866 from the Catholic one;- a new stone Catholic church;- an Orthodox public primary school;- a post office;- a pharmacy.Closest doctor was in Koydanov (20 km). Copyright 1997-1998 Oleg Perzashkevich ELIASHEVICH, Khaim-Girsh son of Abram grandson of Itska (ELIASHEKVICH?),mother;Risia daughter of Mikhel born; 4/8/1904 6 Elul Rubezhevichi Minsk Minsk Father from Bishniaki [Vishnevo], Oshmianskii Uyezd Rubezhevichi 1904 M11 1920795 554 GORDIN, Basia Leiba, Khaim Freida, Khonon 7/1/1912 Shvat 1 Rubezhevichi Minsk Minsk father from Kernov, Vilna guberniya Rubezhevichi This family came from Mir, but Srol moved to Rubezhevichi, according to the birth records for his twin sons. I assume they are related to my Jacobson family listed above.Girsh Jacobson/Yakubzon Srol Jacobson/Yakubzon & Sora Minia Abram Jacobson/Yakubzon (1904 - ) SheftelJacobson/Yakubzon (1904 - ) Supplement on the history of the foundation of 1885 (unknown) Romanov's Jewish cemetery by Mordehai Leib Gohman/Hokhman Rubezhevichi Pinkas Chevrah Kadisha. ... A Wehrmacht unit participated in this Aktion, after which thousands of Jews from nearby towns -- Ivenets, Naliboki, Rubezhevichi, Korelichi, and Lubach -- were brought to Novogrudok. The ghetto that had been established earlier was divided into three sections: Section A, the courthouses, where skilled craftsmen were concentrated; Section B, the Pereselka area; and Section C, Nazaratanek, where the school buildings were located Lifshitz Shetls as of 30 May 2002 ... Rubechevitch, Belarus, 5341 2652, West of Minsk : 32.2 WSW of Minsk. Alternate names : Rubezhevichi, Rubezheviche, Rubiezewicz. Shchedrin, ... www.benchpost.com/famtree/lifshitz/ lifshitznamebytown.htm - 49k just some from Ellis Island; 1 Kaganowicz,Nisia Rubizewiecz, Poland 1921 19 2 Kahanowicz,Ftzka Rubeszewitz, Russia 1910 37 3 Karpel,Rose Rubsewicz, Russia 1906 18 4 Karpel,Rubin Rubschewiczy 1903 20 5 Kasdan,Riwke Rubzewitz, Russia 1906 17 6 Kaszewicz,Ruchel Rabischewitz, Russia 1909 18 7 Kazdin,Abe Rubezewizy, Russia 1907 59 8 Kazdin,Chaie R. Rubezewizy, Russia 1907 55 9 Kirmann,Leie Rubcewitz, Russia 1906 18 10 Kirniann,David Rubarzewicze, Russia 1912 25 11 Kolzinowsky,Solomon Rabzewig, Russia 1912 18 12 Kreitschik,Dwosche Rebzewitz, Russia 1907 15 13 Kreitzik,Riwe Rubzewitz, Russia 1914 17 14 Kurman,Flzko Rubeshewitzy, Minsk 1908 6 15 Kurman,Leje Rubeshewitzy, Minsk 1908 37 16 Kurman,Reisel Rubeshewitzy, Minsk 1908 10 17 Kuschdin,Leie Robziewitz, Russia 1910 17 Magnus,Chaie Selde Rebzewicz, Russia 1911 25 2 Magnus,Pesche Rebzewicz, Russia 1911 3 3 Milarsky,Alte Robzewicz, Russia 1909 10 4 Milarsky,Pesche Robzewicz 1909 36 bsd Thank you so much for all the information. I found one of our family called Khurgel in the surname list. "Vedomosti records (1870s-1890s) for Rubezhevichi (contributed by Vitaly Charny ". I will have to contact him to tell me if there is any more information to be found. I am really grateful to you for this and have forwarded this info to another person (Barry Hurwitz) who has posted an enquiry. I'll forward you his email. Best wishes Sheila Grossnass Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:01 PM Subject: Rubezhevichi I saw your posting on the Belarus SIG. I too have been attempting to research Rubezhevichi. My ggf was born there in 1882 and emigrated to New York in 1896. We know relatively little about the place. I understand that the Mormon library has some marriage, death and birth records, but I have not yet examined them and I don't know how complete they are. There is a Yizkor book but it is not translated and I do not have a copy-- but I can get you the name of someone who has it. He has also prepared a historical sketch about his family, but it did not touch on anyone I knew about. I strikes me that if we can gather a "critical mass" of people interested in the town, the first step should be to translate the book into English. You will find some scattered historical info if you check on JewishGen. Anatoly Charny has prepared a historical summary. I'll look up some of my links and send them on. I hope we can work together-- it has been challenging because so few people seem interested in Rubezhevichi. Please let me know if you have any information. I eagerly await your reply. Barry Name uezd volost closest rlwy stn rl d(rs) pop. d(uezd) d(vol) Rubezhevichi Mn Rubezhevichsk- Negoreloye MB 18 1102 58 -- 144 http://uk.multimap.com/wi/67823.htm Map of Rubezhevichi, , Belarus Rubezhevichi, Minsk Guberniaor. 123, n. 77. Pinqas Hevrah Kadisha, Burial society. 1785 — 1915. 137f., 63 blank. White paper. Blue and violet ink. Statues in square type and rabbinic italics. Notes in ashkenazic italics. Traces of gilding on the binding. Supplements: a) three bills, b) list of members of the society, c) documents regarding the purchasing of plots. 375x263mm. Sena [ Senno], Lithuaniaor. 124, n. 79. a) Taqqanot shel Hevrah Kadisha, Burial society. 1805. 10 f. Notebook paper. Copy, Copyist Kalman Dov-Ber Gurvits. Ashkenasic semi-italics. Unbound. 363x223mm. b) Pinqas shel Hevrah Sha"s ve-Mishnayot. 17 pages. No title page, unbound. Diagram of Talmud. 355x222mm. or. 125, n. 78. Pinqas shel ha-Hevrah "Hevrah Kadisha", Burial society. 1771 — 1901. 28 f. Copy, copyist Kalman Dov-Ber Gurvits. Several loose folios of white paper in square. Violet and black ink. Title page with table of letters. Unbound. 355x222mm . - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 11:56:26 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ haim@bgumail.bgu.ac.il To: eilatgordn@AOL.COM Dear EG, I am a member of the Bunimowitz family. My father settled in Massachussetts, and then in Brooklyn, and we had lots of relatives in New Jersey, & some aunts still alive. Are you still interested in chasing up this information? Yours, CB . - Friday, January 03, 2003 at 09:55:22 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Several years ago appeared the first periodical of the Belorussian association of Jewish organizations and communities "mishpokha". the name is translated into the Russian language as "family". The popularity of the publication grew with each periodical. Among its authors were such well-known writers and poets as Anatoliy Aleksin, Igor Guberman, Grigoriy Kanovich, Leo Razgon, Hirsch Reles, David Simanovich, Svetlana Aksenova-Shteyngrud, Arkady Krumer, Boris Roland, Naum Of tsypis, Naum Kislik, Gabriel Glikman, Vladimir Mekhov...The Periodical publishes prose, poetry, journalism, historical essay, articles on philosophy, sociology, and demography."mishpokhu" began to be read not only in Belarus', but also in Israel, USA, Russia, France, Sweden, Germany and other countries.We want to be introduced to those, who were born in Israel, America, Australia, France, Russia.... Those who know about Belarus' only from the stories of their parents.Nostalgia knows how to sketch fairytale pictures.Our periodical tries not to disappoint you.But undoubtedly the largest and devoted audience/auditorium we find in Minsk and Vitebsk, Gomel and Grodno, Baranovichakh and Polotsk, other cities of Belarus'.Before you the electronic version of the journal "mishpokha"two times per annum.During January of 2000 years you will be able to read in the internete the sixth.The journal "mishpokha" free of charge publishes declarations about the search of relatives, classmates, friends, fellow soldiers.Hundreds of places and villages disappeared in the recent decades from the map of Belarus'. They remained in the memories and stories of parents and grandparents.You want in more detail to learn about the disappeared villages, the places,the old cemeteries, where were buried your ancestors?You want to arrive and to bow to these places.But you do not know, where to go? Write to us.We will try to answer your questions.You gather materials about your ancestors.Someone of them lived in Belarus'.You attempt to restore your genealogical tree.Write to us.Possible to respond your distant relatives about which thus far you do not know.And conjointly you will know how to complete this necessary and interesting matter http://info.accumail.com/fcpopup?site=va&area=dir%2Ehome&border=1 - Friday, December 27, 2002 at 20:41:03 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel (JPPI) is a group of American Jews who believe that a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in Palestine and Israel is attainable through negotiations based on international law and the implementation of relevant United Nations (UN) resolutions. We believe that as Jews outside of Israel, we have both a right and obligation to speak out in favor of an Israel that pursues peaceful, ethical, just, and democratic policies http://www.jppi.org/ - Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at 17:25:40 (PST) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- My Grandfather, Jersey RASHNAGOVITCH allegedly form Minsk came to American in the early 1900's. His name was changed to ROGOFF at Ellis Island. I cannot find any listing anywhere so far for this name at all including the Ellis Island web site. There are Rogoff's listed but not the original name. His wife's name was Ida Yetta as listed on his Social Security application. He was born in 1876 and died in Miami in 1971. I would be interested in finding out if there were any siblings of my Grandfather that either came to the US or remained. Regards, Ronald From: EilatGordn To: rrogers@si.rr.com From Ellis Island there are Raszagowitz, =Rashgovitch only the "N" is missing. they are all going to Husband/ father; Leib Rogoff 306-8 Madison Street, New York; Manifest for Vaderland Sailing from Antwerp June 13, 1905; 0001. Raszagowitz, Rikle F 24y M Russia, Hebrew Minsk 0002. Raszagowitz, Matte M 4y S Russia, Hebrew Minsk 0003. Raszagowitz, Hirsch M 3y S Russia, Hebrew Minsk 0004. Raszagowitz, Schmul M 11m S Russia, Hebrew Minsk click; Manifest Enlarger http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DG%3A%5C%5CT715%2D0589%5C%5CT715%2D05890285%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=102417030958&name=Rikle%26nbsp%3BRaszagowitz&doa=June++++++13%2C+1905&port=Antwerp&line=0001 Raszeukiroicz, Schaje Minsk 73 Rassagowitz, Kewe Minsk 1902 24 Rastagaurtz, Meicr Minsk 1903 21 Going to brother; Leib Rashnagovitz New York Manifest for Belgravia Sailing from Hamburg December 22, 1903 I read Rashnagowitz they wrote;Rastagaurtz, Meicr M 21Y S Russian Minsk Manifest Enlarger http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DK%3A%5C%5CT715%2D0421%5C%5CT715%2D04210544%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=102719130274&name=Meicr%26nbsp%3BRastagaurtz&doa=December++22%2C+1903&port=Hamburg&line=0030 . Rastagaurtz, Meicr M 21Y S Russian Minsk Manifest for Kroonland Sailing from Antwerp August 18, 1902; . Rassagowitz, Kewe M 24y M Russian Minsk Manifest Enlarger http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DK%3A%5C%5CT715%2D0294%5C%5CT715%2D02940213%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=102777050086&name=Kewe%26nbsp%3BRassagowitz&doa=August++++18%2C+1902&port=Antwerp&line=0026 Manifest for Finland Sailing from Antwerp August 27, 1906 . Raskowitz, Freide F 23y M Russia Hebrew Minsk, Russia Manifest for Batavia Sailing from Hamburg December 31, 1906 . Raszeukiroicz, Schaje M 16 S Russia, Hebrew Minsk Manifest Enlarger http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DG%3A%5C%5CT715%2D0815%5C%5CT715%2D08150056%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=102346180981&name=Schaje%26nbsp%3BRaszeukiroicz&doa=December++31%2C+1906&port=Hamburg&line=0002 If you want to know how I found them, I used Searching Ellis Island Database in One Step http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellisshort.html I put starts with Ras - town name Minsk From: rrogers@si.rr.com (Ron Rogers) To: EilatGordn@aol.com I am not sure what your name is but this looks like you may have found it. My Father Schmul came as an infant (so we were told) and his brother was about two years older than him. The female does not seem to be my Grandfathers wife name as we know it-but who knows. I am going to contact my cousin and see if his Fathers real name was Hirsh. He went by Harry so that looks good. All the dates look correct Thanks so much for your help. Ron Date: 12/16/02 6:09:10 PM Pacific Standard Time From: rrogers@si.rr.com (Ron Rogers) To: EilatGordn@aol.com Your first email was it. It listed my Father, my two Uncles and my Grandmother. My cousin, Hirsche's son ( he just found out his Fathers real name) has been looking for some time without luck. So tonight in New York, New Jersey,Florida, Connecticut and even South Africa, you have helped to make many people very happy. From all of us, thank you very much. Ron Rogers click for the manifest - Monday, December 16, 2002 at 19:44:29 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step (Jewish Passengers) town sounds like "Vishnevo" Name- town of Residence- year Arrived - at Age Aleschkiewitz,Schaie Wisnewo, Russia 1910 18y 20 Aliskewitz,Malke Wischnewe 1906 25 21 Aliskewitz,Reine Wischnewe 1906 10m 22 Alperowicz,Scheine Wischnawe, Russia 1911 17y 25 Arsham,Berle Wiznowiee, Russia 1907 21y 26 Askewioz,Rode Wisuniawa, Russia 1907 23y Badanowsky,Moische Wisnowo 1905 17y 3 Badenowsky,Riwke Wisnowy 1907 17y 4 Barran,Moische Wischnewa 1905 17y 11 Becher,Ite Wisnowe, Russia 1907 17y 12 Beker,Schaj Selig Wisniawa, Russia 1911 17y 13 Bergmann,Riwke Wisznewo 1903 14y 14 Bergmann,Sore Wisznewo 1903 21y 15 Berkman,Selik Wischnewo, Russia 1910 27y 16 Berkmann,Berzik Wisznewo 1902 18y 17 Berkmann,Jztko Wischnow, Wilna 1907 17y 18 Berkmann,Schaie Wischnewa 1907 18y 19 Berkmann,Slemul Wiznowe, Russia 1912 37y 20 Bermann,Mordche Wisnewo 1905 18y 21 Bialowons,Elkune Poczanow, Russia 1914 38y 22 Blacher,Kalmen Wischnewa 1903 21y 23 Blecher,Chaje Wisznewo 1905 3y 24 Blecher,Lea Wisznewo 1905 27y 26 Bonemovitz,Ore Wischnowo, Russia 1910 11y 27 Botwinik,Aisik Wiszniewo 1903 20y 28 Botwinik,Alte Wischnowa, Russia 1910 18y 29 Botwink,Aron Wisznowe, Russia 1914 50y Bunimowicz,Aron Wischnewo, Russia 1911 7y 33 Bunimowicz,Feige Wischnewo, Russia 1911 43y 34 Bunimowicz,Gawriel Wischnewo, Russia 1911 15y Centnerschwer,Riwke Wischnawe, Russia 1911 55y 2 Cesne,Golde Wiszniow, Russia 1913 23y Chesne,Ellie Wiszmevo, Russia 1913 19y Cohen,Chawe Wischnewo, Russia 1910 28y 8 Cohen,Schaje Wischnewo, Russia 1910 5y Czesna,Chaja Wiszniavo, Poland 1923 18y 11 Czesna,Mina Wiszniavo, Poland 1923 62y 12 Cziscek,Itzik Bozenowo 1906 56y D'awidson,Mordche Wisenewo 1907 22y Davidsoher,Moische Wiszniowo, Russia 1907 21y 5 Davidson,Lehde Wisinowo 1906 19y 6 Dawidsohn,Chaje Wichnewe, Russia 1912 4y 7 Dawidsohn,Jacob Wischnowa, Russia 1907 17y 8 Dawidsohn,Riwe Wichnewe, Russia 1912 7y 9 Dawidsohn,Tenne Lea Wichnewe, Russia 1912 30y 10 Dawidson,Nochem Wisnowe, Russia 1913 22y 11 Dawidson,Sore Wisnowe, Russia 1907 20y 16 Dewidson,Itte Wisniowe, Russia 1912 20y 17 Dinken,Mirel Wisnowo, Russia 1913 3y 18 Dinken,Scheime Wisnowo, Russia 1913 24y 20 Dudmacz,Jabel Wisznewo 1903 37y 21 Dudman,Nissen Wischnewo, Russia 1913 19y Eliaskewitz,Aron Wisnowo 1904 11y 6 Eliaskewitz,Benjamin Wisnowo 1904 7y 7 Eliaskewitz,Jipe Wisnowo 1904 33y 8 Eliaskewitz,Nochein Wisnowo 1904 9m 9 Eliaskiwes,Dawid Wischniewo 1904 25y 10 Eliaspkiewitz,P. Wischnew 1905 18y 11 Eliskewicz,Schoje Wischneive, Russia 1910 19y 12 Eliszkewitz,Golde Wysznewo 1904 25y Epstein,Sore Wischnewe 1906 9y Falb,Ester Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 10y 2 Falb,Itke Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 21y 3 Falb,Leike Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 19y 4 Falb,Marjasena Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 47y 5 Falb,Merke Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 11y 6 Falb,Riwke Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 7y 36 Frohlich,Chane Wischniew 1904 17y 37 Frolich,Hersch Wischniew 1904 38y Geliaschkewicz,Dreise Wisnowie, Russia 1909 17y 8 Geliskewitz,Schleime Wisnowa, 1905 18y Gerchenjon,Leibe Vischinew 1906 55y 11 Gerchenjon,Rute Vischinew 1906 50y 26 Goldman,Etel Wismowe, Poland 1920 64y 27 Goldman,Rifke Piczaniw, Russia 1907 17y 28 Goldschmid,Ischa Wisznewe, Rus. 1906 26y 29 Goldschmidtz,Schumel Wisniowe, Russia 1912 21y 30 Goldstein,Chaje Wisnowo, Russia 1909 30y 31 Goldstein,Malke Wisnowo, Russia 1909 3y 1m 32 Golup,Chaskiel Wasimaw, Poland 1923 26y 33 Golup,Perla Pinsk Region, Wasimaw, Poland 1923 29y 34 Gorwitz,Marien Wisznowe, Russia 1914 40y 35 Grafstein,Abram-Rachwil Wasniow, Poland 1923 14y Pa 36 Grafstein,Jermiasz Wasniow, Poland 1923 41y 45 Grimblatt,Michel Wischnowo 1906 11m 46 Grimblatt,Mowsche Wischnowo 1906 10y 47 Grimblatt,Scheine Wischnowo 1906 45y 48 Grimblatt,Tlzko Wischnowo 1906 23y 53 Gurwicz,Chaja Wiszniewo, Poland 1923 47 54 Gurwicz,Chaj-Sura Wyszniewo, Poland 1923 47y 55 Gurwicz,Rachela Wyszniewo, Poland 1923 9y 56 Gurwicz,Rachela Wiszniewo, Poland 1923 9 57 Gurwicz,Shisia Wiszniewo, Poland 1923 17 58 Gurwicz,Sionia Wyszniewo, Poland 1923 17y 59 Gurwicz,Wichna Wyszniewo, Poland 1923 10y 60 Gurwicz,Wichna Wiszniewo, Poland 1923 10 18 Harwitz,Isze Wisniwe, Russia 1913 10y 20 Hecher,Fejvel Wismiowoe, Poland 1921 39y 21 Hecher,Perla Wismiowoe, Poland 1921 32y 31 Hochman,Hirsh Wisznewo, Russia 1911 20y 32 Hochmann,Liebe Wischnowa 1906 18y 33 Hochmann,Schimen Wishnewa 1907 17y 34 Holiskewitz,Josef Wischnowo, Russia 1914 18y 35 Holz,Scheinolla Buchanow, Poland 1921 18y 36 Hon,Taube Wischnewo, Russia 1914 17y Jacker,Schewa Wisznov.... 1905 19y 2 Jacobson,Boruch Wischnewo, Russia 1910 32y 3 Jafim,Abram Wismowa, Russia 1907 34y P 5 Javomovitch,Brine Besnabia, Russia 1907 41y 6 Jaworek,Feige Wiseanewo, Russia 1906 6y 7 Jaworek,Hinde Wiseanewo, Russia 1906 3y 6m 8 Jaworek,Jankel Wiseanewo, Russia 1906 8y 9 Jaworek,Michel Wiseanewo, Russia 1906 2y 10 Jaworek,Sore Wiseanewo, Russia 1906 27y 11 Jesel,Notka Wisznewo, Russia 1914 56y 12 Jigman,Etel Wisnaov 1905 15y 13 Jigman,Mordene Wisnaov 1905 18y 14 Joches,Chaim Wisnowo, Russia 1913 18y 15 Joffin,Abram Wiecznowo, Russia 1912 38y Kaplan,Boruch Wischnewo, Russia 1907 23y 3 Kaplan,Chaim Wischnowo, Russia 1914 13y 4 Kaplan,Kate Wischnowo, Russia 1914 11y 5 Kaplan,Moische Wischnewv, Russia 1910 21y 6 Kaplan,Schage Wischnowo, Russia 1914 52y 7 Kaplan,Schimov Wischmew, Russia 1906 17y 8 Kaplan,Selig Wischnewa 1904 21y 9 Kaplan,Simche Wisnowo, Russia 1910 18y 10 Kaplan,Sime Wischnowa 1906 22y 12 Katz,Chaim Vischenew 1905 17y 13 Katz,Chaje Wisnowe, Russia 1907 27y 15 Katz,Hinde Wisnowe, Russia 1907 2y 16 Katz,Moische Vischenew 1905 15y 17 Katz,Scheine Wisnowe, Russia 1907 3y 28 Klein,Chaske Wisznewe, Rus. 1906 5Y 29 Klein,Feiwel Wisznewe, Rus. 1906 9Y 30 Klein,Riwke Wisznewe, Rus. 1906 7y 31 Klein,Sosche Wisznewe, Rus. 1906 31y 32 Kleinbaum,Pinchas Wisznow 1905 25 33 Klewansky,Cliaje Wisnowa 1903 3y 34 Klewansky,Sure Wisnowa 1903 20y 35 Kochen,Dobcie Wuzinew, Russia 1910 16y 36 Koflan,Moische Wisznowo 1905 17y 42 Kotliar,Justel Wisnowo, Russia 1907 20y Kunstler,Salomon Wisznow 1899 14y Kunstler,Salomon Wisznow 1899 14y 1 Lafran,Lali Vasaniow 1907 30 y Laschkewiez,Moische Wischneive, Russia 1910 20y 9 Laskowitz,Jankel Wisnawa 1904 23y 10 Laskowitz,Sosfe Lea Wysnewe 1906 23y 11 Lederman,Chaskel Waszniow, Russia 1907 48y Leibman,Nockman Wozonowe, Russia 1913 42y Lewin,Isaak Wisniowa, Russia 1911 18y 24 Lewin,Jente Wischnove, Russia 1910 18y 25 Lewin,Malke Wiznowe 1906 23y 28 Lewin,Mordche Wiznowe 1906 1m Loskowitz,Izchok Woznoive, Russia 1914 18y 17 Midler,Hersch Voszemaw, Russia 1906 19y 18 Milikowska,Dreiza Wiszniew, Poland 1921 35y 19 Milikowska,Icek Wiszniew, Poland 1921 23y 20 Milikowska,Szmul Wiszniew, Poland 1921 10y 21 Milikowsky,Mere Wiszniewo 1907 3y 22 Milikowsky,Riwke Wiszniewo 1907 26y Padberesky,Zachre Wiszmowa, Russia 1910 18y 2 Padborewski,Scheine Wisnowo, Russia 1909 17y 3 Padburesky,Etel Wisnewe 1905 17 4 Padwereshi,Minke Wiznewe, Russia 1913 17y 7 Pergick,Rischke Wischnewo 1905 20y P 8 Pergick,Schleime Wischnewo 1905 19y 9 Perski,Dawid Wisznewi 1905 16y 10 Petrowski,Stanisl Wisniowa 1907 33y 19 Podbaresky,Freide Warznewo 1904 30y 20 Podbaresky,Gtte Warznewo 1904 3y 21 Podbaresky,Liebe Warznewo 1904 9y 22 Podbenski,Jankel Wismowa, Russia 1914 35y 23 Podbereska,Ajzyk Wisniewo, Poland 1921 14y 24 Podbereska,Juda Wisniewo, Poland 1921 18y 25 Podbereska,Ryfka Wisniewo, Poland 1921 55y 26 Podbereska,Scheine Wisniewo, Poland 1921 16y 27 Podbereski,Leibu Wisniewe, Russia 1914 50y 28 Podberesky,Itzko Wischnewa 1907 24 29 Podberskkky,Taube Wischnove, Russia 1910 20y 30 Podbersky,Chaim Wesznefa, Wilna 1913 9y 31 Podbersky,Israel Wesznefa, Wilna 1913 17y 32 Podbiecacki,Jankel Wisneov 1904 18y 33 Podbierezka,Rywa Wiszniewo, Russia 1922 60y 34 Podbierezki,Berko Ela Wiszniewo, Poland 1921 16y 35 Podbiersky,Feige Wischnowo, Russia 1910 20y 36 Podbiersky,Pinkus Wiszniowa, Russia 1907 45y 37 Polak,Chaike Betschinew 1906 25y 38 Posbiesky,Riwka Wischniawo, Russia 1910 18y 39 Potasznik,Ziesa Wiszniewo, Russia 1922 61y P 40 Potster,Rische Wo...snowo 1902 19y 41 Pozniak,Anna Wisnewo, Russia 1907 6y 42 Pozniak,Bernie Wisnewo, Russia 1907 30y 43 Pozniak,Schie Wisnewo, Russia 1907 3y6m 44 Pozniak,Schimen Wisnewo, Russia 1907 8y 47 Puchawicki,Sore Wishnewe, Russia 1908 9 1 R?senfeld,Ettle Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 11m 21 Rosenfeld,Elka Wisnewo, Wilno 1909 25y Rabinowicz,Leiba Wiszniewo, Pinsk Reg. 1923 17y 7 Rabinowicz,Meyer-Meichel Wisniewo, Russia 1921 17y 8 Rabinowitz,Broche Bessanava 1904 26y 9 Rabinowitz,Nechame Wischnewo, Wilna, Russia 1907 35y 10 Rabinowitz,Simche Wischnewo, Wilna, Russia 1907 10y 11 Rabinowitz,Sosse Wischnewo, Wilna, Russia 1907 8y 12 Rabinowitz,Yossif Wischnewo, Wilna, Russia 1907 3y 30 Ruben,Sara Wischmeve, Rus. 1908 16y 31 Rubin,Josef Wisniowa, Russia 1907 20y 32 Rudnik,Judes Wisniowe, Russia 1912 20y 33 Rudnik,Simche Wisznewo 1905 18y 34 Rudnik,Simche Wischnewo 1907 26y 35 Rudzinski,Dawid Bosnowe, Russia 1914 53y Sabotnik,Max Wisniowa, Russia 1908 20 2 Sacabonsky,Jozel Bosnov 1906 29y 3 Sacabonsky,Schaje Bosnov 1906 20y 4 Sachs,Itte Wisniowe, Russia 1912 19y 17 Schaffer,Alte... Wischnewo, Russia 1912 30y 25 Schapira,Itzik Wijchownia, Russia 1913 25y 46 Schonfeld,Josef Vessinew 1906 35y 40 Schischkin,Dwore Wissmow, Russia 1910 Slutzkin,Debora Wochnow 1906 21y Smitkin,Schmul Wiznewe, Russia 1913 18y Starkman,Jojcheme Wasniow, Russia 1908 34y P Starkmann,Lea Wazniow, Russia 1911 55y Susmann,Gdalie Wishneva, Wilna, Russia 1907 45y Sussmann,Aron Wissnewo 1904 17y Sussmann,Mojsche Wischniewo 1903 25y Sussmann,Theresie Wisinowo 1906 18y Swerdlik,Mottel Wisnowie, Russia 1909 19y Szasnowska,Chaja Sora Wiszniewo, Russia 1922 15y Taube,Chaje Wysznewo 1904 3y Tutak,Jan Wisniowa 1907 18y Teiwisch,Mendel Wesschenew, Russia 1907 20y Vagucky,Anton Wacznaw, Russia 1913 30y 1 Waksman,Israel Vuschinef 1906 5m 2 Waksman,Malke Vuschinef 1906 3y 3 Waksman,Mordche Vuschinef 1906 31y 4 Waksman,Schindel Vuschinef 1906 24y 5 Waschinksa,Anna Vicniew, Russia 1913 36y 6 Waschinksa,Franz Vicniew, Russia 1913 9y 7 Waschinksa,Ludwig Vicniew, Russia 1913 5y 8 Waschinksa,Marianne Vicniew, Russia 1913 4y Widlansky,Hama Wo...snowo 1902 18y 23 Wilenska,Chaie-Rosa Bicnow, Russia 1911 33y 24 Wilenska,Enta Bicnow, Russia 1911 8y 25 Wilensky,Benjamin Bicnow, Russia 1911 5y 26 Wilensky,Jossif Bicnow, Russia 1911 10y 27 Wilensky,Zalman Bicnow, Russia 1911 7y 30 Wincz,Mendel Wisnowo, Russia 1910 19y 31 Winer,Feige Wishnjowo, Russia 1910 4y 32 Winer,Josel Wishnjowo, Russia 1910 14y 33 Winer,Minka Wishnjowo, Russia 1910 48y Winkelmann,Fischel Wyszanow, Russia 1913 17y Zak,Leib Wismowie, Russia 1907 40y Zigmann,Chaim Wischnewe 1906 9y 7 Zigmann,Zipe Wischnewe 1906 55y Zussmann,Schmuel Wisniew, Russia 1909 18y . - Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 11:46:19 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.voicefordemocracy.org/ - Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 12:58:44 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please Don't use this guestbook to send coded notes in German to sites that mock tragedies for evil purposes! Be kind to all! Peace and love - Saturday, December 07, 2002 at 10:32:54 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trying to find woman named cilly naumann Who was related to max and lena weiss of jersey city. I believe she lived in hungry or check. Any info would be helpful was alive in 1945 Donal Redish <Elmogom@aol.com> USA - Friday, December 06, 2002 at 22:05:25 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Does anyone know anything about the Katz family, centered in Auditsiskis, near the Polish-Lithuanian border? If you do, e-mail me (jraider2@aol.com) Thanks Jason <jraider2@aol.com> Chicago, IL USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 23:46:11 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Does anyone know anything about the Katz family, centered in Auditsiskis, on the Lithuanian-Polish border. If you do please e-mail me (jraider2@aol.com). Thanks Jason <jraider2@aol.com> Chicago, IL USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 23:44:45 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My grandparents are from the shtetl of Auditsiskis (pleaase forgive my spelling), currently in Lithuania, very close to the Polish border. If anyone knows anything about this Shtetl or (better yet) has family from the area please send me an e-mail (jraider2@aol.com). Thanks alot Jason <Jraider2@aol.com> Chicago, IL USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 23:39:53 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In some yizkor books for shtetls in the area of Vishnevo they write about the members of the Shimshelevitz family who lived in the shtetls and were uncles or cousins ofItzhak Ben-Zvi Shimshelevitz ; http://www.israeliscent.com/IsraelMagazine/israeliview/israeli-president-Yitzhak-Ben-Zvi-e.htm Itzhak Ben-Zvi - Zionist labor movement leader and historian - was elected the second President of the State of Israel on December 8, 1952. Ben-Zvi was born in the town of Poltava in the Ukraine in 1884 as Yitzhak Shimshelevitz, the son of a Jewish scholar and writer who Hebraicized his name to Zvi Shimshi (thus, the name Ben-Zvi - "son of Zvi.") Born into a family steeped in Jewish tradition and Zionist fervor, Ben-Zvi's name is closely associated with Jewish self-defense: at the age of twenty, in the wake of the 1903 Kishinev Pogrom, he was one of the founders of a Jewish defense organization in the Ukraine. After immigrating to Palestine in 1907, Ben-Zvi was a central figure in Hashomer - the defense organization that guarded Jewish agricultural settlements in the early days of the Zionist enterprise. Expelled from Palestine by the Ottoman authorities (together with David Ben-Gurion, later the first Prime Minister of Israel) during the First World War because of Zionist activities, the pair organized a base for labor Zionism in the United States. In 1917, they joined the 39th Kings' Fusiliers, returning to Palestine with the British army. Later, in the wake of Arab attacks on Jewish communities in the early 1920s, Ben-Zvi became a founding member of the Haganah, the underground Jewish defense organization. An avid socialist, Ben-Zvi was a leader of socialist Zionist parties from an early age, and was among the founders of the Histadrut - General Federation of Labor in 1920. A key political figure, he served in many senior posts. Between 1931 and 1948 he was first chairman and then President of the Va'ad Haleumi (the national council) - a "diplomatic post" in which he served as the chief representative of the Jewish community vis-a-vis the mandatory authorities. Elected to the First Knesset in January 1949, Itzhak Ben-Zvi was chosen as President of the State of Israel in 1952. Itzhak Ben-Zvi resigned his Knesset post and moved the President's residence from Rehovot to Jerusalem. However, he was adamant that the President should serve as an example for the citizenry and that his home should reflect the austerity and simplicity of the times. Thus, President Ben-Zvi insisted on living in a wooden prefabricated dwelling - accommodations that were augmented by two larger similar buildings in the yard, used for official receptions. It was Ben-Zvi, renowned for his warmth, openness and simple manner, who first held some of the annual events which have since become traditions - including "open house" at the President's residence during the festival of Sukkot and the annual Independence Day reception, an event in which ordinary citizens participate, in addition to the reception held for local dignitaries and the diplomatic corps. Ben-Zvi took great interest in the various Jewish communities who came to Israel, and in the history of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel. He focused on the traditions, rituals and religious art of Oriental Jewish communities - Yemenite, Persian, Kurdish, Bucharan and others. He himself wrote some twenty volumes on the history of Jewish communities as well as on the unbroken chain of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel since the days of the Second Temple. His work laid the foundations for Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, which is devoted to the study of Jewish communities as well as of the Land of Israel and Jerusalem. However, Ben-Zvi's devotion to the "Tribes of Israel," as they were called at the time, was more than academic. A proponent of "diversity" decades before the word became popular, Ben-Zvi invited representatives of different Jewish ethnic communities and of minority communities to the President's residence - a monthly event attended by 100-200 guests from all over the country. Each group related the history of its community, its customs, rituals and traditions, and displayed the items which evolved around these traditions. In keeping with this interest, Ben-Zvi enhanced the decor of the President's residence with ceremonial objects and handicrafts of different ethnic communities. A rug woven by Yemenite women sparked the establishment of Maskit - a prestigious non-profit chain which for decades encouraged such crafts and marketed them. Ben-Zvi served two full five-year terms as President, and was reelected for a third term in December 1962 (when the Presidency was not yet limited by law to two terms). He died six months later on April 23, 1963. After his death, the Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi research institute was established on the site of the wooden buildings which had served for over a decade as the official residence of the second President of the State of Israel. . - Sunday, October 13, 2002 at 20:09:02 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I received a note from Al Podber; My name is Alan Podber and my grandfather was Jacob Podberesky. I recently learned that my grandmother, Yetta (originally Yenta) Shimshalevitch, was originally from Lyubcha, Belarus. Two towns by that name are near the pre-war Vishnevo home of the Podbereskys. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to suspect that I may be related to the Vishnevo Podbereskys. Jacob and Yenta had three daughters in Europe: Ida, Sonia and Ruth. Jacob went to America first and was followed later by his wife and children. Yenta came to America in 1920 at age 38 with the three children. She was accompanied by her sister-in-law, Rachel Podberesky Rafalowitz, and family. A cousin, Dayzowska (Dean), was with them. If you have a way of determining whether any of the Podberesky descendants recognize any of this information, I'd be interested in hearing from them. Thank you, Al Podber Shimshalevitch was also a family that resided in the area near Vishnevo- the president of Israel; Ytzhak ben Zvi was a descendant. . USA - Sunday, October 13, 2002 at 19:03:05 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! Since I contacted you, I have received 3 emails from Nigeria (or other places in Africa) claiming that if I allow them to transfer huge sums of money into my bank account, they will allow me to keep a considerable amount. This scam originated from Nigeria many years ago. They used to use mail, but now they have gone hi-tech. They ask the receiver to contact them at their email address. When a person does this, the Nigerians then request an amount of money be placed in their bank account. Along with the request, I inadvertently received 4 pages of email addresses. It is obvious, from this list, they have tapped into either your computer, or probably, the organization in Europe that was the original source of our contact. I have misplaced my source for searching for relatives in Russia, but the email address name is a city in Russia that begins with R. Am sure nobody named Cohen, Caplan or Shapiro will go for this scam, but perhaps people should know about this. Sorry about this, but I felt I should bring this to your immediate attention . - Friday, October 11, 2002 at 16:35:01 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Surname/ Given Name/ Father/ Grandfather/Mother /Grandfather Mother Maiden Surname/ Date of Birth/Hebrew Date/ Town BERKMAN, Rakhil father; Nekhemia son of Iankel BERKMAN mother;Tsesna,daughter of Mikhel. Rakhil was born in 29/3/1911 Nison 13 Kamen' Minsk father from Vishnev? [Vishnevo] Oshmiani now lives in uyezd Kamen' F1 1920795 660 NHAB/1226/2/44 ELIASHEVICH, Khaim-Girsh son of Abram grandson of Itska (ELIASHEKVICH?),mother;Risia daughter of Mikhel born; 4/8/1904 6 Elul Rubezhevichi Minsk Minsk Father from Bishniaki [Vishnevo], Oshmianskii Uyezd Rubezhevichi 1904 M11 1920795 554 . - Monday, September 30, 2002 at 23:09:43 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/minsk_1912_marriages.htm The current issue of "AVOTAYNU" (Summer 2002, Vol. XVIII, Number 2) contains an article titled "Documentation of Byelorussian Jewish History at The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People" by Hadassah Assouline, Director of the CAHJP. Among the holdings in the CAHJP are "lists of Jewish townsmen in Grodno (17th-18th centuries), Mir, Pinsk, Shklov, etc.; lists of Jewish families that emigrated from Byelorussia to agricultural settlements in the Kherson region of Ukraine; list of Jews suspected of involvement in revolutionary activities, lists of rabbis and electgors of rabbis, ; lists of pogrom victims; and others." They also have the pinkas (register) of the the Talmud Torah society in Rakov. This document (1810-1912) contains lists of its electors, lists of the society's officers and minutes of its meetings. In addition the CAHJP has documents from the general department of education in the region of Mogilev (19th century) and documents from various Jewish factories (19th-20th centuries). If you already subscribe to "AVOTAYNU", be sure to read this article. If you don't subscribe, perhaps you can find a copy in your local JGS library or consider subscribing to "AVOTAYNU". As we have previously announced, the SIG was able to obtain the 1912 Minsk marriage and divorce registers and the Minsk marriage register for 1919-1933 from the CAHJP. The 1912 registers have been translated and can be seen at http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/minsk_1912_marriages.htm and http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/minsk_1912_divorce.htm The 1919-1933 register is still on the list of records that need to be translated. You will see from looking at the 1912 registers that the people were not only from Minsk, but were from all over Belarus and I expect that the later register will be the same. If some of you in Israel visit the CAHJP in Jerusalem, please take a look at the Belarus records and try determine if any of the name lists would be worth translating and putting on the SIG website and eventually added to the All Belarus Database. Dave . Divorces in Minsk in 1912 Surname Name Patronymic Second surname Petty-bourgeois society of: Age Couple # Page Notes Hebrew date Secular date Gringauz Ginda Evel Radoshkovichi 39 6 3a 10 shvat 16-Jan Kopelevich Sosha Mendel Dokshitsy 36 53 18 23 kheshvan 21-Oct Kopilovich Efraim Gedalia Kraisk 63 62 20a 27 tevet 24 December Perskiy Khaia Vulf Volozhin 37 51 17a 6 kheshvan 4 October Rotshtein Khaia-Feiga Zelik Kurenets 26 50 16a 27 tishrei 25-Sep Shapiro Itka Khatskel Dolginov 40 35 12a 5 tamuz 7-Jun Shnit Doba Mikhel Gorodok 27 31 12 3 tamuz 5-Jun Shulman Movsha Yuda Radoshkovichi 48 47 15a 6 elul 6-Aug Kagan Gnesia Yankel Cherny Lebedev 29 9 4a 17 adar 22-Feb click for list - Monday, September 30, 2002 at 08:25:24 (PDT) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages in Minsk in 1912, registered by Rabbi Khanelis (Khaneles Surnames/ Name Patronymic/ Petty-bourgeois society of/ Page /Age/ Notes/ Witness surname/ Witness given name/ Secular date Alperovich Rokha Kopel Kraisk 17 22 Father - son of Leiba Alperovich Vikhman Shmuil-Movsha 29 Jan. 23 shvat Alperovich Yankel Michel Minsk 57 26 Merchant of 2 guild Tsukerman Yankel 16 Mar. 11 nisan Alperovich Abram-Shimon Aizik Kurenets 108 26 Tankhelevich Yankel 13 June Bandas Khaia-Gita Uri Volozhin 164 26 Siderman Nokhem 29 Sept Berman Iser Gersh Gorodok (Vileika district) 134a 34 Widower Grinshtein Gavriil 2 August 2 elul Botvinik Etka Evel 153a 25 Father - dentist, son of Neukh Botvinik Svirnovskiy Miron 24 August 24 elul Botvinnik Reiza Vulf Ostroshitskiy Gorodok 28a 30 Kozlovskiy Meer 14 Feb. 9 adar Botvinnik Brokha David Zaslavl 47a 24 Bir Mordukh 7 Mar Chernyi Enta Girsh Dolginov 210a 38 Divorsed, in first marriage Gutman Kharlip Abram 26 Dec. Daits Mirka Menakhem Dokshitsy 121 27 Galperin Khaim-Yudel 13 July Dimenshtein Leiba Rafael Kurenets 121 25 Pogorelskiy Shimon 13 July 12 av Dimont Aron Fishel Minsk 62 22 Fisher Khaim 4-Apr 30 nisan Dinershtein Marysia Khaim Kurenets 95 29 Rubinshtein Movsha 3 June Dubershtein Khiena Abram-David Radoshkovichi 205 24 Tolub Tevel 13 Dec. 16 tevet Dubershtein Meer David Radoshkovichi 139a 26 Ivianskiy Iosel 9 August Elterman Aaron Gershon Radoshkovichi 80a 23 Gelfman Yankel 14- Entes Itska-Shlema Movsha Smorgon’ 37a 25 Stubrin David 23 Feb. 18 adar Epshtein Pesia Aron-Mikhel Radoshkovichi 106 23 Likhterman Zelik 10 June Epshtein Ginda Shlema-Dovid Lyuban 197a 23 Rogovin Bentsion 29 Nov Fain Masia Evel Radoshkovichi 91 22 Perelman Shmuil 27-May Fainblyum Mordukh Shimshel Dolginov 173a 29 divorsed Rozin Ovsey 13 Oct Fiialko Kreina Abel Timkovichi 40 30 Khorits Mendel 3 Mar Fridman Gdalia Meer Dokshitsy 202 23 Rolnik Itska 6 Dec Galperin Todres Aizik Krasnoe Selo (Vileika district) 104a 25 Zaltsman Girsh 8 Girzon David Leizer Volozhin 53 28 Roztnbaum Movsha 11 Mar. 6 nisan Gitlin Malka Movsha Krivichi 50 27 Tsupokhovskiy Abram 9 Mar Gitlits Chernia Vulf Budslav (Vileika district) 180a 21 Levin Noson 24 Oct Goldin Nokhem Itska-mordukh Radoshkovichi 105a 31 Reznik Khatskel 10 June Grap Meer Beinus Dolginov 201 53 widower Sadovskiy Abram 3 Dec Gringauz Vita Abram Radoshkovichi 127 27 Fisher Shlema 20 July 19 av Gringauz Evel Abram Radoshkovichi 177 26 Berkovich Shebsel 18 Oct Gurevich Khana-Rokhlia Berk Dokshitsy 6a 21 Graiver Itska 11 Jan Gurevich Ilia Ben-Tsion 111a 39 Graduate of St. Peterburg university Minkov Yankel 17 June Gurvich Izrail Kiva 78 36 Pharmacist Duner David 11-May 8 sivan Gurvich Leiba Girsh-Meer Krasnoe Selo 178 42 divorsed Zaltsman Shlema 21 Oct. 23 kheshvan Gurvich Yankel Ovsey Minsk 186 51 Widower, merchant of 2 guild Poliakov Mates 4 Nov. 7 kislev Gurvich Leiba Shimon Minsk 140a 19 Sagalovich Ovsey 11 August 11 elul Gurvich Sora-Leia Shlema-Yudel Koidanov 72a 28 Yudelevich Zkhariia 22-Apr Kaganovich Yakov-Leiba Khaim Gorodok (Vileika distrikt) 148a 22 Sakhorshang Leiba 21 August 21 elul Kalgrad Rivka-Leia Gendel Minsk 56 29 Bas Kapilovich Mera Kalman Dokshitsy 5 24 Entin Girsh-Leib 10 Jan. 4 shvat Kapilovich Efraim Gdalia Kraisk Kopelovich Iosif Gersh Iliya 12 30 Rubenchik Yankel 21 Jan Koton Khava-Nekhama Yankel Smorgon’ 78a 38 In first marriage - Brudnyi Zuperman David 13-May Kugel Shifra Khaikel Radoshkovichi 107 54 Widow, In first marriage - Gurevich Kaplan Shaia 11 June Kuzinets Liba Berk Dolginov 200 30 Iskoldskiy Mikhel 3 Dec. 6 tevet Kuznets Khana Elia Ivenets 34 22 Suil Gesel 19 Feb. Levin Sheina Kiva Radoshkovichi 165 16 Doskin Yankel 3 Oct Levin Mir’iam-Khasia Zundel Radoshkovichi 102a 35 Farmer Pines Abram 7 June Lipkind Masha Shmuil Smorgon’ 196a 35 In first marriage - Arotsker Botvinik Khatskel 29 Nov Meltser Movsha-Yankel Leiba Kurenets 98a 21 Vigdorchik Mendel 4 June Perskiy Sara Vulf Volozhin 150a 22 Ratner Zys 21 August Rogov Etka Vigdor Volozhin 10 24 Goberman Yankel 19 Jan. Rubin Srol Khaim-Movsha Radoshkovichi 106 21 Barenbaum Girsh 10 June 8 tamuz Rubin Estel Iosel 109 20 Midwife Dultsin Yankel-Shlema 15 June 13 tamuz Rubin Peisakh Pinkhus Radoshkovichi 136 54 widower Okun Iosel 5 August 5 elul Rubin Isaak Yudel Radoshkovichi 203 21 Gurvich Leiba 11 Dec. Rubin Sholom Meer Radoshkovichi 117a 25 Galperin Berka 11 July Rubin Rokhlia Peisakh Radoshkovichi 2a 21 Zelenkovich Shaia 3 Jan. Ruderman Mendel Girsh Gorodok (Vileika district) 190a 27 Bliakhov Borukh 15 Nov Rudnitskiy Abram-Isaak Shimson Kurenets 70a 32 Marshak Leiba 22-Apr 18 iiar Rysin Sagalovich Dina Movshe Gorodok (Vileika district) 74a 25 Kaufman Leizer 4-May 1 sivan Shapira Eilia-Vulf Neukh Iliya 198 28 Libov Khaim 29 Nov. 2 tevet Shapiro Aron Itska Iliya 107 58 Widower Zusman Ruvin 11 June Shneider Basia Shlema Molodechno 114 23 Kaplan Nevakh 18 June 16 tamuz Shneider Tevel Abram Molodechno (Vileika district) 182 19 Dultsin Meer 27 Oct. Shulman Ester Ovsey Kurenets 66 20 Rubinov Iosel 5-Apr Shulman Leia Khaim Vileika 134a 26 Grinshtein Itska 2 August Shulkin Zalman Zalman Stolptsy 160a 44 widower Frid Shmuil, son of Leizer-Isaak 23 Sept. Solomianskiy Nevakh-Michel Mordukh Gorodok (Vileika district) 55a 34 Gershon Bentsion 13 Mar. 8 nisan Sosman Vulf Berk Iliya 83a 24 Kaplan Berka 18-May 15 sivan S Stolper Yankel Michel Smorgon’ 72 26 Berelovich Faivel 22-Apr 18 iiar Strom Itsyk-Leiba Getsel Shaty (Vilkomirsk district) 150a 32 Svidler Sima Girsh Settlement Voznovishchina (Vileika district) 69a 23 Daughter of farmer Sagalovich Yankel 21-Apr 17 iiar S Taubes Ester-Rivka Pdberezy, Vileyka uyezd, Vilno Gubernia 16 19 Elterman Shlema 26 Jan Ubershtein Genia Mordukh Gorodok (Vileika district) 44 21 Reznik Gilel 6 Mar Vaines Khaika Movsha-David Iliya 83a 24 Shapiro Tevel 18-May 15 sivan Vaingauz Moisey Srol Gorodok (Vileika district) 26 26 Efron Shmuil 13 Feb Zhurbin Iosif Zalman Krasnoe Selo 81a 23 Viner Girsh 15-May - Monday, September 30, 2002 at 08:27:50 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Persky, Samuel Age: 33 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1182 Race: White Page: 16B State: New York ED: 1507 County: Kings Image: 694 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, David Age: 37 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1182 Race: White Page: 24B State: New York ED: 1509 County: Kings Image: 800 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Hannah Age: 7 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_1182 Race: White Page: 2A State: New York ED: 1509 County: Kings Image: 755 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Rebecca Age: 48 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Minsk RUS Roll: t625_1145 Race: White Page: 11B State: New York ED: 74 County: Kings Image: 707 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Morris Age: 30 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1165 Race: White Page: 8A State: New York ED: 807 County: Kings Image: 482 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Elias Age: 52 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1166 Race: White Page: 2A State: New York ED: 857 County: Kings Image: 883 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Joseph Age: 26 Year: 1920 Birthplace: United States of America Roll: T625_1216 Race: White Page: 1B State: New York ED: 1182 County: New York Image: 601 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Morris Age: 50 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1216 Race: White Page: 7B State: New York ED: 1189 County: New York Image: 885 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Isidore Age: 50 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1216 Race: White Page: 27B State: New York ED: 1190 County: New York 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Henry C Age: 31 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Alabama Roll: T625_54 Race: White Page: 1B State: Arkansas ED: 18 County: Benton Image: 186 Township: Dickson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Harry Age: 20 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Massachusetts Roll: T625_175 Race: White Page: 11A State: Connecticut ED: 51 County: Fairfield Image: 1006 Township: Bridgeport -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Harry Age: 20 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Massachusetts Roll: T625_175 Race: White Page: 11A State: Connecticut ED: 76 County: Fairfield Image: 1006 Township: Bridgeport -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Jacob Age: 36 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_186 Race: White Page: 6A State: Connecticut ED: 218 County: Litchfield Image: 908 Township: Torrington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Bessie Age: 65 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_191 Race: White Page: 18A State: Connecticut ED: 323 County: New Haven Image: 907 Township: New Haven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Harry Age: 26 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Connecticut Roll: T625_191 Race: White Page: 10A State: Connecticut ED: 323 County: New Haven Image: 97 Township: New Haven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Charles Age: 27 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_192 Race: White Page: 21A State: Connecticut ED: 325 County: New Haven Image: 38 Township: New Haven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Arron Age: 60 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_192 Race: White Page: 18A State: Connecticut ED: 329 County: New Haven Image: 216 Township: New Haven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Harry Age: 48 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_192 Race: White Page: 3B State: Connecticut ED: 340 County: New Haven Image: 430 Persky, Isadore Age: 39 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_192 Race: White Page: 2A State: Connecticut ED: 340 County: New Haven Image: 427 Township: New Haven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Robert Age: 26 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Connecticut Roll: T625_193 Race: White Page: 10B State: Connecticut ED: 386 County: New Haven Image: 412 Township: New Haven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Samuel W Age: 32 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_193 Race: White Page: 16A State: Connecticut ED: 386 County: New Haven Image: 307 Township: New Haven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Micheal Age: 24 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_194 Race: White Page: 9A State: Connecticut ED: 430 County: New Haven Image: 507 Township: Waterbury -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Lewis Age: 59 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Delaware Roll: T625_203 Race: White Page: 8B State: Delaware ED: 128 County: New Castle Image: 534 Township: Wilmington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Nathan Age: 27 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_241 Race: White Page: 18B State: Georgia ED: 64 County: Chatham Image: 142 Township: Savannah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Charles Age: 39 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Deutschland Roll: T625_334 Race: White Page: 13A State: Illinois ED: 1281 County: Cook Image: 213 Township: Chicago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Walter Age: 24 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Illinois Roll: T625_345 Race: White Page: 12B State: Illinois ED: 1747 County: Cook Image: 66 Township: Chicago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, William Age: 27 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Connecticut Roll: T625_353 Race: White Page: 4A State: Illinois ED: 2141 County: Cook Image: 998 Township: Chicago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Jacob Age: 29 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_363 Race: White Page: 16B State: Illinois ED: 225 County: Cook Image: 874 Township: Thornton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, William Age: 62 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Indiana Roll: T625_423 Race: White Page: 6A State: Indiana ED: 16 County: Boone Image: 924 Township: Marion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Theodore Age: 43 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Indiana Roll: T625_448 Race: White Page: 9A State: Indiana ED: 96 County: Madison Image: 750 Township: Anderson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, John Age: 29 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Croatia Roll: T625_503 Race: White Page: 29A State: Iowa ED: 116 County: Monroe Image: 1118 Township: Union -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, John Age: 24 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Iowa Roll: T625_520 Race: White Page: 18B State: Iowa ED: 227 County: Woodbury Image: 1148 Township: Sioux City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Ralph Age: 38 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia;Little Russia Roll: T625_542 Race: White Page: 15A State: Kansas ED: 203 County: Montgomery Image: 172 Township: Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Ralph Age: 35 Year: 1920 Birthplace: RUS Roll: T625_578 Race: W Page: 8A State: Kentucky ED: 92 County: Jefferson Image: 934 Township: Louisville -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Samuel Age: 29 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_637 Race: White Page: 17A State: Maine ED: 33 County: Androscoggin Image: 1123 Township: Lewiston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Harry Age: 32 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_649 Race: White Page: 24B State: Maine ED: 135 County: Sagadahoc Image: 116 Township: Bath -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Harry V Age: 32 Year: 1920 Birthplace: RUS Roll: T625_659 Race: W Page: 18B State: Maryland ED: 52 County: Baltimore City (Independent City) Image: 566 Township: Baltimore -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Hyman Age: 37 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_700 Race: White Page: 8A State: Massachusetts ED: 33 County: Hampden Image: 157 Township: Holyoke Persky, Maurice Age: 60 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_700 Race: White Page: 7B State: Massachusetts ED: 48 County: Hampden Image: 757 Township: Holyoke -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Gertrude Age: 61 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia;Vilna Roll: T625_713 Race: White Page: 7B State: Massachusetts ED: 288 County: Middlesex Image: 912 Township: Malden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Hyman Age: 30 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_728 Race: White Page: 15B State: Massachusetts ED: 28 County: Suffolk Image: 773 Township: Boston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Anna Age: 48 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Deutschland Roll: T625_773 Race: White Page: 11A State: Michigan ED: 177 County: Iron Image: 203 Township: Crystal Falls -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, George Age: 41 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Michigan Roll: T625_795 Race: White Page: 5B State: Michigan ED: 116 County: St. Clair Image: 886 Township: Port Huron -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Charles Age: 19 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Michigan Roll: T625_813 Race: White Page: 7A State: Michigan ED: 443 County: Wayne Image: 1033 Township: Detroit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, William F Age: 28 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Minnesota Roll: T625_828 Race: White Page: 12A State: Minnesota ED: 89 County: Faribault Image: 1134 Township: Wells -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Frank W Age: 45 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Minnesota Roll: T625_834 Race: White Page: 15A State: Minnesota ED: 107 County: Hennepin Image: 866 Township: Minneapolis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, William Age: 34 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Iowa Roll: T625_849 Race: White Page: 4B State: Minnesota ED: 153 County: Otter Tail Image: 224 Township: Maplewood -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Joseph Age: 38 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_925 Race: White Page: 1A State: Missouri ED: 92 County: Jackson Image: 531 Township: Kansas City -------------------------------------------- Persky, Steve Age: 34 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Magyarorszag Roll: T625_948 Race: White Page: 7A State: Missouri ED: 29 County: St. Louis (Independent City) Image: 226 Township: St. Louis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Plber Age: 36 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Iowa Roll: T625_968 Race: White Page: 2A State: Montana ED: 19 County: Cascade Image: 163 Township: Great Falls -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Joseph Age: 52 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Deutschland Roll: T625_972 Race: White Page: 7B State: Montana ED: 108 County: Lewis and Clark Image: 408 Township: Helena -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Casmir Age: 52 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Poland Roll: T625_1033 Race: White Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 145 County: Essex Image: 30 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, David Age: 28 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1038 Race: White Page: 4B State: New Jersey ED: 276 County: Essex Image: 51 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Herman Age: 38 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1050 Race: White Page: 16B State: New Jersey ED: 323 County: Hudson Image: 447 Township: Hoboken -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Jacob Age: 61 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1050 Race: White Page: 27B State: New Jersey ED: 324 County: Hudson Image: 515 Township: Hoboken -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Sam Age: 49 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1046 Race: White Page: 25A State: New Jersey ED: 199 County: Hudson Image: 350 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Harris Age: 57 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1047 Race: White Page: 4A State: New Jersey ED: 249 County: Hudson Image: 1016 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Jacob Age: 58 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1048 Race: White Page: 5B State: New Jersey ED: 254 County: Hudson Image: 48 Township: Jersey City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Persky, Simuel Age: 57 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1048 Race: White Page: 9A State: New Jersey ED: 263 County: Hudson Image: 400 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Louie Age: 33 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New Jersey Roll: T625_1048 Race: White Page: 7B State: New Jersey ED: 266 County: Hudson Image: 499 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, A Age: 25 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_1050 Race: White Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 312 County: Hudson Image: 81 Township: Weehawken -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Ben Age: 26 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1134 Race: White Page: 15B State: New York ED: 192 County: Bronx Image: 496 Township: Bronx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Isadore Age: 33 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Minsk RUS Roll: t625_1142 Race: White Page: 3A State: New York ED: 425 County: Bronx Image: 165 Township: Bronx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Philip Age: 27 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: t625_1171 Race: White Page: 3A State: New York ED: 1034 County: Kings Image: 137 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Rose Age: 23 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1171 Race: White Page: 3A State: New York ED: 1034 County: Kings Image: 137 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Samuel Age: 48 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1147 Race: White Page: 24A State: New York ED: 117 County: Kings Image: 235 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Herman Age: 36 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1180 Race: White Page: 6A State: New York ED: 1442 County: Kings Image: 905 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persky, Max Age: 30 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1182 Race: White Page: 12A State: New York ED: 1503 County: Kings Image: 495 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . - Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 21:15:51 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitter: Jacque Lalonde Subject: Theodore Rogovin Message: I am the great great grandaughter of Theodore Rogovin who lived in Latvia mid to late 1800's His son (my grandfather) Simon Rogovin lived from 1886-1959 He immigrated to the USA sometime, and lived in Pennsylvania. Theodore was married to Rachael. I am looking for any info about him or relatives before him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Lev B. Lundin, Russia Subject: I am looking for relatives Message: Hello! I am looking for the relatives who have left in USA till 1914. Please, if you know somebody from them, please respond me! My grandfather Avroom-Yankev (Abraham-Jackob) Lundin (1860-1940) and my grandmother Merke Lundina (Rogovina) lived in Minsk, Russia (Nemiga street, 19 fl. 3 (4)) (Ioselevich's house). The grandfather worked in Minsk at a Rackovschik's factory (wine, alcogol, yeast). My father Haim-Boruh Lundin and my brothers Slome-Weiwool and Shlome (Solomon) have gone away before 1-st world war in New York, USA (Holley aw.) to the uncle Ele-Laser Rogovin. In 1914 my father has returned to Russia, and the brothers have remained in USA. During the second world war the communication with them was lost. I can send you photos of my father Haim-Boruh and his cousins, Isaak, Lev and Ziegel Davidivich Lundin, stayed in Russia. The photos are made in 1961. I also can send my photo made in 1938. In this photo I seems like son of one of my brothers, living in USA. With the best regards, Lev B. Lundin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Jeff Rogovin Subject: Family? Message: My great grandfather was named Abraham (avram) Rogovin. I know he had 3 sons, named Jacob, Louis, Hershel. Although Abraham visited the USA,his 3 sons (there might have been more siblings)remained in the USA. From what I know, the town of volozhin was of some significance. I expect that Abraham was born abt 1860. Let me know if I have found the right ROGOVIN family. Best regards, Jeff Rogovin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Lev B. Lundin, Russia Subject: May be we are relatives? Message: Dear Jeff Rogovin! It is possible, that we are the relatives on my grandmother, the mother of my father. She called Mary (Merke). She was born in 1856 (+ -2 years). She lived in Minsk and she has perished in a yard of a house, where she lived almost all of the life, in the street, under which one in concrete tubes the historical river Nemiga, mentioned in the epos « The lay of the warfare waged by Igor». She has perished from hands of the fascists. She was 85 years old. Her brother named Ele-Leiser from Russia has leaved in USA approximately in 1907 and lived in New York, he was the tailor. His nephews (grandmother’s sons) have arrived from Minsk to uncle Ele-Leiser Rogovin in 1909 or in 1910 to New York. Their names are: Schlome-Weiwl (Solomon-Vladimir) Haim-Boruh and Sleme Lundin, thus, you can have in USA relatives Lundins from Minsk. Haim Boruh, my father, returned to Russia in 1914. I think, that the related feelings for you are advanced enough also to you it will be pleasant to find the lineals, which one you did not know earlier. Therefore for 82 years of life I have decided to address you. Sincerely your, Lev Lundin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Karen Freeman Subject: Nathan Rogovin - Minsk Message: I am the great-grandaughter of Nathan Rogovin who came to the US from Minsk at the turn of the century with his wife Kate (Blackman?)They had several chilkdren beginning with Florence in 1892 then Esther (my grandmother), Lou, Gussie and Al. Florence and Gussie died in the influenza epidemic in New York City in 1918. My mother, Norma Berger, is the only child of Esther and is still living. She remembers her grandparents - Nathan was an avid opera-goer who started a paint business and Kate had been an orphan in Minsk. That is all we know about the Rogovins of Minsk but at one time my mother heard that all the Rogovins from that city are related. If you have any information about my great-grandparents I would be very interested and of course I wish you much success with your search. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Lev B. Lundin Subject: Dear Karen Freeman! Message: That the majority of Rogovins you know is came from Minsk, convinces me that we with you the far relatives. The surname Rogovin does not fall into to number eurysynusic and contingency of their plenty in small city (then the population of Minsk was not more than 150000) is very improbable. Follow-up I can notify, that my grandmother, Merke Rogovina possessed a trade of hairdresser: she is skilful to make wigs and has trained to this several my aunts. In the beginning 20th I often saw, how it was made. Is sure, that this trade was family and there can be your grandmother something about it will recollect. The relevant circumstance have to be and alliance with Lundins family. My two uncles (brothers of the father) Lundins, approximately in 1910 16 y.o. or 17 y.o. boys have gone away from native Minsk, from a Nemiga street, in USA, looking for a good luck toward to the uncle Rogovin. Maybe you will be possible to contact with descendants of these two Lundins. Certainly, there are many of Lundins in US, but there can not be more than one-two sons from Minsk. If such connection will be found out , this means that we are really relatives with you . You can see my photo and acquaint with my verses (in Russian) on a site http://windoms.sitek.net/~lundin I would like to know, whether some of my verses have liked you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Lev B. Lundin, Russia Subject: To Karen Freeman Message: Dear Karen Freeman! Thank you for the message from 24.02 That the majority of Rogovins you know is came from Minsk, convinces me that we with you the far relatives. The surname Rogovin does not fall into to number eurysynusic and contingency of their plenty in small city (then the population of Minsk was not more than 150000) is very improbable. Follow-up I can notify, that my grandmother, Merke Rogovina possessed a trade of hairdresser: she is skilful to make wigs and has trained to this several my aunts. In the beginning 20th I often saw, how it was made. Is sure, that this trade was family and there can be your grandmother something about it will recollect. The relevant circumstance have to be and alliance with Lundins family. My two uncles (brothers of the father) Lundins, approximately in 1910 16 y.o. or 17 y.o. boys have gone away from native Minsk, from a Nemiga street, in USA, looking for a good luck toward to the uncle Rogovin. Maybe you will be possible to contact with descendants of these two Lundins. Certainly, there are many of Lundins in US, but there can not be more than one-two sons from Minsk. If such connection will be found out , this means that we are really relatives with you . You can see my photo and acquaint with my verses (in Russian) on a site http://windoms.sitek.net/~lundin I would like to know, whether some of my verses have liked you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Dear Lev Lundin Subject: rogovin search Message: It was so nice to hear from you and think that I may actually have relatives in Russia! I will try to follow up on the leads you gave me and will research immigration records here as well. If you are able to find anything about Nathan Rogovin and Kate Blackman (Marriage records?) please be sure to let me know. I have a good friend who speaks Russian and Lithuanian and studied Russian in college so if you need to send anything in Russian that is OK. Hope we turn up some more information in New York and Russia. With best regards. Karen Freeman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Lev B. Lundin, Russia Subject: I am looking for relatives Message: Hello! I am Lev B. Lundin, I am looking for the relatives who have left in USA till 1914. If you now somebody from them, please respond me! My grandfather Avroom-Yankev (Abraham-Jackob) Lundin (1860-1940) and my grandmother Merke Lundina (Rogovina) lived in Minsk, Russia (Nemiga street, 19 fl. 3 (4)) (Ioselevich's house). The grandfather worked in Minsk at a Rackovschik's factory (wine, alcogol, yeast). My father Haim-Boruh Lundin and my brothers Slome-Weiwool and Shlome (Solomon) have gone away before 1-st world war in New York, USA (Holley aw.) to the uncle Ele-Laser Rogovin. In 1914 my father has returned to Russia, and the brothers have remained in USA. During the second world war the communication with them was lost. I can send photos of my father Haim-Boruh and his cousins, Isaak, Lev and Ziegel Davidivich Lundin, stayed in Russia. The photos are made in 1961. I also can send my photo made in 1938. In this photo I seems like son of one of my brothers, living in USA. With the best regards, Lev B. Lundin. . - Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 20:19:22 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 920 United States Federal Census for "Rogovin"; Rogovin, Max View Image Online (ancestry.com) Age: 32 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_197 Race: White Page: 9A State: Connecticut ED: 257 County: New London Image: 19 Township: New London -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Mamie View Image Online Age: 45 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_713 Race: White Page: 3B State: Massachusetts ED: 277 County: Middlesex Image: 476 Township: Malden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Peter View Image Online Age: 46 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Italy Roll: T625_727 Race: White Page: 14B State: Massachusetts ED: 129 County: Plymouth Image: 294 Township: Plymouth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Nathan View Image Online Age: 42 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_743 Race: White Page: 2B State: Massachusetts ED: 640 County: Suffolk Image: 755 Township: Chelsea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Barnet View Image Online Age: 47 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia;Vilna Roll: T625_743 Race: White Page: 1B State: Massachusetts ED: 645 County: Suffolk Image: 843 Township: Chelsea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Louis View Image Online Age: 34 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_953 Race: White Page: 23B State: Missouri ED: 579 County: St. Louis (Independent City) Image: 459 Township: St. Louis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Isadore View Image Online Age: 35 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1006 Race: White Page: 12B State: New Hampshire ED: 11 County: Belknap Image: 270 Township: Laconia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Maurice View Image Online Age: 38 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1030 Race: White Page: 16B State: New Jersey ED: 56 County: Essex Image: 34 Township: Irvington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Benjiman View Image Online Age: 28 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1037 Race: White Page: 14A State: New Jersey ED: 237 County: Essex Image: 231 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Sarah View Image Online Age: 43 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_1047 Race: White Page: 12A State: New Jersey ED: 246 County: Hudson Image: 938 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ilog Rogovin, Isoral View Image Online Age: 42 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1136 Race: White Page: 9A State: New York ED: 260 County: Bronx Image: 840 Township: Bronx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Bemond View Image Online Age: 3 0/12 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: t625_1173 Race: White Page: 13B State: New York ED: 1127 County: Kings Image: 449 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, David View Image Online Age: 27 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Vilna RUS Roll: t625_1173 Race: White Page: 13B State: New York ED: 1127 County: Kings Image: 449 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Martin View Image Online Age: 5 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: t625_1173 Race: White Page: 13B State: New York ED: 1127 County: Kings Image: 449 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Rose View Image Online Age: 24 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Grudna?? RUS Roll: t625_1173 Race: White Page: 13B State: New York ED: 1127 County: Kings Image: 449 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Bessie View Image Online Age: 60 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1182 Race: White Page: 17A State: New York ED: 1509 County: Kings Image: 785 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Ralph View Image Online Age: 46 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1145 Race: White Page: 14B State: New York ED: 70 County: Kings Image: 495 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Louis View Image Online Age: 51 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1165 Race: White Page: 5A State: New York ED: 812 County: Kings Image: 588 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Sam View Image Online Age: 28 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1166 Race: White Page: 1B State: New York ED: 847 County: Kings Image: 504 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Barney View Image Online Age: 33 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1146 Race: White Page: 5B State: New York ED: 88 County: Kings Image: 481 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Frank View Image Online Age: 40 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1146 Race: White Page: 14A State: New York ED: 88 County: Kings Image: 498 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Sam View Image Online Age: 45 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: t625_1146 Race: White Page: 4B State: New York ED: 88 County: Kings Image: 479 Township: Brooklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Philip View Image Online Age: 45 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1183 Race: White Page: 11B State: New York ED: 10 County: New York Image: 818 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Joseph View Image Online Age: 41 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1186 Race: White Page: 11B State: New York ED: 114 County: New York Image: 187 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Millie J View Image Online Age: 27 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_1217 Race: White Page: 22A State: New York ED: 1218 County: New York Image: 967 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Harris View Image Online Age: 65 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1220 Race: White Page: 12A State: New York ED: 1307 County: New York Image: 660 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Elias View Image Online Age: 48 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1192 Race: White Page: 2B State: New York ED: 353 County: New York Image: 40 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Rachel View Image Online Age: 45 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1183 Race: White Page: 2B State: New York ED: 9 County: New York Image: 772 Township: Manhattan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Simon S View Image Online Age: 19 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_1252 Race: White Page: 13A State: New York ED: 106 County: Orange Image: 73 Township: Highland Township -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Barney View Image Online Age: 22 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_1270 Race: White Page: 6A State: New York ED: 215 County: Ulster Image: 925 Township: Wawarsing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Barney View Image Online Age: 22 Year: 1920 Birthplace: New York Roll: T625_1270 Race: White Page: 6A State: New York ED: 215 County: Ulster Image: 925 Township: Wawarsing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Louis View Image Online Age: 57 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1367 Race: White Page: 25A State: Ohio ED: 312 County: Cuyahoga Image: 970 Township: Cleveland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Simon View Image Online Age: 33 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1586 Race: White Page: 3B State: Pennsylvania ED: 110 County: Lawrence Image: 544 Township: New Castle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Mouc View Image Online Age: 72 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T625_1780 Race: White Page: 15A State: Texas ED: 101 County: Bexar Image: 31 Township: San Antonio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Juan View Image Online Age: 27 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Mexico Roll: T625_1826 Race: White Page: 4A State: Texas ED: 129 County: La Salle Image: 284 Township: Woodward -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Peter View Image Online Age: 33 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Magyarorszag Roll: T625_1953 Race: White Page: 5A State: West Virginia ED: 56 County: Marshall Image: 137 Township: Union -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1930 United States Federal Census ------------------------------------------------ Rogovin, Sadie View Image Online Age: 48 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Deutschland Roll: T626_1224 Race: White Page: 2A State: Missouri ED: 58 County: St Louis Image: 0597 Township: University -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Annabelle View Image Online Age: 19 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1224 Race: Page: 2A State: Missouri ED: 58 County: St Louis Image: 0597 Township: University -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Sydney View Image Online Age: 31 Year: 1930 Birthplace: New York Roll: T626_1330 Race: White Page: 4A State: New Jersey ED: 433 County: Essex Image: 0472 Township: Glen Ridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Theresa View Image Online Age: 32 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1330 Race: Page: 4A State: New Jersey ED: 433 County: Essex Image: 0472 Township: Glen Ridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Howard View Image Online Age: 3 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1330 Race: Page: 4A State: New Jersey ED: 433 County: Essex Image: 0472 Township: Glen Ridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Doris View Image Online Age: 1 6.12 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1330 Race: Page: 4A State: New Jersey ED: 433 County: Essex Image: 0472 Township: Glen Ridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Herman View Image Online Age: 43 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T626_1337 Race: White Page: 4B State: New Jersey ED: 139 County: Essex Image: 0223 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Rose View Image Online Age: 35 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1337 Race: Page: 4B State: New Jersey ED: 139 County: Essex Image: 0223 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Mildred View Image Online Age: 15 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1337 Race: Page: 4B State: New Jersey ED: 139 County: Essex Image: 0223 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Abraham View Image Online Age: 13 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1337 Race: Page: 4B State: New Jersey ED: 139 County: Essex Image: 0223 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Etta View Image Online Age: 11 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1337 Race: Page: 4B State: New Jersey ED: 139 County: Essex Image: 0223 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Benjamin View Image Online Age: 40 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Russia Roll: T626_1342 Race: White Page: 4A State: New Jersey ED: 293 County: Essex Image: 0728 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Helen View Image Online Age: 32 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1342 Race: Page: 4A State: New Jersey ED: 293 County: Essex Image: 0728 Township: Newark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Sarah View Image Online Age: 52 Year: 1930 Birthplace: England Roll: T626_1355 Race: White Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 154 County: Hudson Image: 0818 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, George View Image Online Age: 27 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1355 Race: Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 154 County: Hudson Image: 0818 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Diana View Image Online Age: 25 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1355 Race: Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 154 County: Hudson Image: 0818 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Allen View Image Online Age: 21 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1355 Race: Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 154 County: Hudson Image: 0818 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Maefaire View Image Online Age: 16 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1355 Race: Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 154 County: Hudson Image: 0818 Township: Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogovin, Ray View Image Online Age: 41 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Roll: T626_1355 Race: Page: 14B State: New Jersey ED: 154 County: Hudson Image: 0818 Township: Jersey City View Image title state city initial page rogovin Waterbury & Others Directory 1948 Connecticut Waterbury & Watertown R 674 rogovin Waterbury & Others Directory 1948 Connecticut Waterbury & Watertown R 689 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Rogovin 1910 Census Age: 60 State: OH Color: W Enumeration District: 0214 Birth Place: RUSS Visit: 0319 County: Cuyahoga, Cleveland Relation: Father-in- : Relation Name Color Age Birth Place Head of Household Morris Popolonsky W > New York Naturalization Petition Index; Name: Jacob Rogovin Address: 117 E. 113 St. Volume #: 563 Page #: 184 Date: 08 Dec 1922 U.S. Naval Deaths, World War I Surname Given Name MI Place of Death Death Date Cause of Death Next of Kin Relationship Address Appointed Rank Branch Rogovin Louis home,618 Cross St.,Malden,Mass. Sept.27,1918 pneumonia Fannie Rogovin wife 618 Cross St.,Malden,Mass. Boston,Mass. landsman for quartermaster U.S.Naval Reserve Force Name: Harold ROGOVIN Sex: M Marriage ; Carol Jean FENCKEN Married: 14 JUN 1958 in New York, New York 1 Children 1. Celia ROGOVIN Marriage; Edward WEINTROB Married: 4 JUL 1980 in Brooklyn, Kings Co NY 1 Children; Paul Samson WEINTROB Rachel Leah WEINTROB Sara Rivka WEINTROB 2. Catherine ROGOVIN Marriage; Jonathan Michael KRUH Children; Zosia Magdalena KRUH 3. Alexander ROGOVIN Sources: Title: Zoe Fencken Swift Author: Zoe Swift Note: Zoe compiled this information from various sources. This information was forwarded to me by Eleanor Jane Fencken Eltoft. -------------------- Name: Carol Rogovin Sex: F Marriage 1 Gerald A. Bloomgarden Children Jodi B. Bloomgarden Daniel C. Bloomgarden Amy Bloomgarden bonnet@fltg.net Gordon Bonnet and Carol Bloomgarden . - Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 20:08:26 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I would like to congratulate you for the New Year and wish you and your family happiness health peace and prosperity in the New Year and many years to come. I have just returned from a week extended heritage tour to Belarus and Dolhinov. I headed a delegation of 35 to inaugurate the fence we have built around the Jewish cemetery in Dolhinov. The tour was very successful. As the local people say the fence is the most beautiful thing in Dolhinov. The tour took place from the 27th of August till the 4th of September. It was a very emotional, full of excitement and deep feelings tour. We visited many townships including Minsk, Molodechno, Vileika, Krasnoye ( Krasne), Radashkovichy, Kurenets, Ilia, Krivichi, Parafyanovo, Dokshitsi, Glubokoye, Pleshchenitsi, Lahuisk, Mir, Neswizh and others. We visited the terrible death camp of "Maly Trostinetz" near Minsk where 206 thousand Jews were massacred. We never knew of its existence at all. The atrocities committed there by the Germans are beyond any human comprehension. All of the participants were deeply disturbed by what they saw and heard and what was left from all the Jewish communities in all the places in Belarus. In Kurenets at the Memorial we made a Haskara for the whole Jewish community exterminated by the Nazis. In Dolhinov we had very emotional meetings at the cemetery. Shlomo Shamgar made a Haskara at the two mass graves of the murdered Jews of Dolhinov, one inside the cemetery and the other 200-300m outside in the open field. We sang Hatiqva and stood for some minutes in silence to commemorate the memory of so many men women and children murdered in cold blood by the Nazi Germans and their collaborators. With me were my brother Viktor my daughter Michal and my brother Arie's son Ran. Imagine our emotions and excitement when we found the headstone of the grave of my grandfather Eliazer Rosin . I had been to the cemetery twice previously but I could not find it, and only this time after cleaning up the site from the thick bushes and debris were we lucky to find it. It is amazing how well it is preserved for so many years. It was an overwhelming emotional experience.The same happened to other people who found graves of their ancestors. Deep emotions overpowered us. The young participants were discovering their roots anew. I have a lot of taken photos and of course other material to record. In Dolhinov we still have to put up two big Headstones on the two mass graves and cover properly the big area of the grave sites. We haven't been able to engage the contractor to do so this time because of lack of the required sum of money. We need another 4000 US dollars, to what we have at our disposal, in order to complete the execution of the Project. Therefore, we appeal to Dolhinovites and their descendants and to their good will, for further contributions to enable us to fulfil the mission. Contributions to this sacred task will be greatly valued and appreciated. Please, put this message on your Dolhinov Web-site. I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for your cooperation and best wishes, Leon Rubin Israel . - Sunday, September 08, 2002 at 12:35:43 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ,in the course of the search for information about the Gershuni family of Vilnius Jews, it was discovered that one family member while registering the birth of his second son, recorded himself not as a town-dweller of Vilnius, but as a town-dweller of Vishnevo and stated his surname as Epshtein and not as Gershuni, while leaving his first name and patronymic as well as the first name and patronymic of his spouse the same - Saturday, August 31, 2002 at 15:39:35 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nahum Goldmann Nahum Goldmann: "I Told Them to Throw Themselves into the Water" In his memories, Nahum Goldmann, first president of the World Jewish Congress, tells its difficult negotiations with the American Government to save some refugees. "A number of Jews in France who had somehow succeeded in getting Mexican visas sailed for Mexico on the S.S. Quenza. When they arrived in Tampico, if I remember rightly the Mexican government declared that its consul had not been authorized to issue them visas and refused to admit them, ordering the ship to return. Of course, if they had landed in France these people would immediately have been deported by the Nazi authorities. I received desperate telegrams from the Central Jewish Committee in Mexico and from the individuals in question, asking me to do everything possible to have them admitted to the United States when the ship stopped to refuel at Norfolk, Virginia. At the request of Stephen Wise, Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, deeply sympathetic and eager to help, spoke to the President, who informed us he was prepared to instruct the immigration authorities in Norfolk to admit these refugees without visas, provided we could persuade Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who was very conservative in such matters, not to oppose the move. Dr. Wise and I went to see Secretary Hull to ask him to agree to the admission of these unfortunate souls. At first he took a strictly negative attitude, explaining that under American law no one may immigrate without a visa. When I pressed him relentlessly, he exclaimed: "Do you see that American flag behind my desk? I have sworn by it to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the United States. You are asking me to break my oath." I told Mr. Hull that I read in the newspaper about some anti-Nazi German seamen who had jumped ship rather than return to Germany. The Coast Guard had had to send out a cutter to pick them up and take them to Ellis Island, where all immigrants whose papers were not in order were held. "If you like," I said, "I'll send the Quenza refugees a telegram, and I guarantee they'll jump overboard at Norfolk. Then the Coast Guard will have to send boats to pick them up. Some of them may catch pneumonia. In the end you'll have to do the same with them as you've done with the German seamen. I personally have nothing against the idea of these unfortunate people sitting out rhe war in safety on Ellis Island. But why do you want me to go about it in this devious, complicated, expensive, and insalubrious way?" Hull gave me an angry look and said: "You are very cynical, Mr. Goldmann. I wonder who is more cynical," I replied, "the Secretary who wants to condemn hundreds of Jewish refugees to certain death, or he who tries everything to save them." My argument seemed to impress him, because finally he said, in a grumbling tone: "Tell the President that if he issues the orders on his own authority I won't make any difliculties." The order was issued; the refugees were allowed to land at Norfolk, sent briefly to Ellis Island, and later legally admitted as immigrants. Nahum Goldmann excerpt from Memories, the autobiography of Nahum Goldmann, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1970, p 202. Nahum Goldmann (1895 - 1982), community leader. Born in Viznevo, Lithuania, he was taken as a child to Frankfurt on Main, Germany, and was early influenced by Zionism. He had a broad general education, spoke several languages and attended Heidelberg University where he obtained doctorates in law and in philosophy. During World War I he joined the propaganda division of the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin. After the War Goldmann worked as a journalist, established the Eshkol publishing house and - together with Jacob Klatzkin - launched and edited the German-language Encyclopaedia Judaica of which ten volumes appeared before being stopped by the Nazis. Active in Zionist work, in 1934 he was appointed Jewish Agency representative at the League of Nations in Geneva. He worked to establish the World Jewish Congress and at its foundation in 1936 was elected chairman of its executive. Goldmann was deeply involved in activities to help Jewish refugees in the 1930s. In 1940 he moved to the US where he was involved in the political work of the Jewish Agency and from 1949 was president of the World Jewish Congress. In 1956 Goldmann was also elected chairman of the Jewish Agency and president of the World Zionist Organization, becoming the foremost figure in Jewish political life. Among his achievements were the negotiations of the Reparations Agreement with Germany; the establishment of the Conference of Major Americans Jewish Organizations; activity on behalf of Soviet Jewry; and initiatives leading to the publication of the 16-volume English-language Encyclopaedia Judaica and the establishment of Beth Hatefutsoth – The Museum of the Jewish Diaspora in Tel Aviv. In his later years he lived in Israel and Switzerland. Selected Bibliography: Nahum GOLDMANN: The Jewish Paradox. Pp. 218. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolsin, 1978 Nahum GOLDMANN: Memories. Pp. VIII, 358, [16] plates. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolsin, 1970 Patai RAPHAEL: Nahum Goldmann, his missions to the Gentiles. Pp. VII, 315. University ALA: University of Alabama Press, 1987 http://www.bh.org.il/Names/POW/Goldmann.asp . - Monday, August 26, 2002 at 00:14:35 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nahum Goldmann (1894-1982) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nahum Goldmann was born in Vishnevo and lived with his paternal grandparnts in the shtetl until the age of six. Nahums, grandfather was a doctor and a leader of the jewish community in the area. At age six Nahum joined his parents in Germany. He was educated at German universities where he studied philosophy and law. From an early age he became strongly allied with Zionist thought, and during World War I, while working at the Jewish division of the German Foreign Ministry, he attempted to enlist the Kaiser's support for the Zionist idea. In the 1920's, Goldmann was involved in publishing a Zionist periodical and also in launching the project of a German Jewish encyclopedia. In all, twelve volumes of the encyclopedia, ten in German and two in Hebrew, appeared before the Nazi rise to power halted the project. Retaining the idea, Goldmann was a key figure in the 1960's behind the English language Encyclopedia Judaica. During the Mandate period, Goldmann was involved in a range of Zionist causes, including negotiations with the British, aimed at realizing the idea of Jewish statehood. In particular, he supported the partition of Palestine, arguing that sovereignty was more important than territory. In 1935, stripped of his German citizenship and forced to leave Germany, he settled first in Honduras and thereafter in New York. He continued to labor there for Zionist causes, and for several years represented the Jewish Agency in New York. In addition to his Zionist work, Goldmann championed other Jewish interests. Indeed, Goldmann never felt that a Jewish state would answer the needs of all the Jews, on the contrary, a strong Diaspora was always a must for the survival of the Jewish state . In 1936, he helped organize the World Jewish Congress, and was the first chairman of its executive board; he later served as its president for many years. He was a major link in negotiating German reparations to survivors following the Holocaust. He founded the Conference of Jewish Organizations (COJO) and was actively involved with other causes such as Soviet Jewry, Jewish education, and Jewish culture. Goldmann believed that the future of world Jewry depended largely on a successful fight against assimilation, and hence the attention to developing vibrant Jewish institutions in the Diaspora. In 1962 Goldmann became a citizen of Israel, but despite frequent visits, never became a permanent resident, dividing his time primarily between Switzerland and Israel. He was critical of what he deemed was Israel's excessive reliance on and adulation of its military prowess, and following 1967, he faulted Israel for not adopting a more conciliatory stance towards the Arabs. Despite his belief in the centrality of Israel to the Jewish people, he was also convinced of Israel's dependence on the support of World Jewry and the world at large. His critics attributed this belief, in their eyes erroneous, to a mentality that essentially belongs in and to the Diaspora. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: The Pedagogic Center, The Department for Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency for Israel, (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Director: Dr. Motti Friedman, Webmaster: Esther Carciente Nahum Goldmann Références Légende -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recherche de sites web Dirigeant sioniste d'origine lituanienne (Wiszniew, Lituanie, 1895 — Bad Reichenhall, Allemagne, 1982). Il prit part au plan de partage de la Palestine (1947), et fonda le Congrès juif mondial, dont il devint président en 1951, ainsi que l'Organisation mondiale sioniste (1956-1968). Partisan de la restitution aux Arabes des territoires occupés par Israël, en contrepartie d'un traité de paix, il renonça à sa nationalité israélienne en 1968. Thèmes associés Voir aussi ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Données encyclopédiques, copyright © 2001 Hachette Multimédia / Hachette Livre, tous droits réservés. Notice légale. Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! France. Tous droits réservés. Charte sur la vie privée - Conditions d'utilisation . - Monday, August 26, 2002 at 00:03:03 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Bund was founded as a Jewish social-democratic party in Vilnius (Vilna) in 1897. Because of the persecution of the tsarist government, the Central Committee of the party and most of its other departments started to operate from Geneva from 1898 onward. There were also departments of the Bund in London, Paris, New York and Buenos Aires and several local departments all over the Jewish diaspora. After the Russian Revolution of 1905, Vilnius (Vilna) became also a centre of official activities of the Bund. Franz Kursky (1874-1950), whose real name was Samuel Kahan, was an activist of the Bund of the first hour. He brought the archives and the library of the Bund from Geneva to Vilnius (Vilna) in 1919, but removed them to Berlin during the Polish-Russian war in 1920. The archives and library stayed in Berlin until 1933, when the German Nazi-party came into power. Then he fled to Paris. When in Paris, Kursky had great difficulties to house the collection and he, therefore, sold the archives and the library to the founders of IISH, Nehemia de Lieme and Nicolaas Posthumus in November 1934. By that time the IISH was not yet officially opened and the Bund-collection was, on paper, the very first collection the Institute had acquired. But the delivery of the collection was delayed and after a long correspondence, only a small part of the archives and library arrived in Amsterdam. This collection was not yet described when the German army invaded the Netherlands in May 1940. The Einsatzstab Alfred Rosenberg closed the premises of the IISH in July 1940 and everything was packed and shipped to Germany. After the collapse of the Nazi-regime a greater part of the IISH was retrieved in Germany and brought back to Amsterdam http://www.iisg.nl/archives/index.html The Bund was founded as a Jewish social-democratic party in Vilnius (Vilna) in 1897. Because of the persecution of the tsarist government, the Central Committee of the party and most of its other departments started to operate from Geneva from 1898 onward. There were also departments of the Bund in London, Paris, New York and Buenos Aires and several local departments all over the Jewish diaspora. After the Russian Revolution of 1905, Vilnius (Vilna) became also a centre of official activities of the Bund. Franz Kursky (1874-1950), whose real name was Samuel Kahan, was an activist of the Bund of the first hour. He brought the archives and the library of the Bund from Geneva to Vilnius (Vilna) in 1919, but removed them to Berlin during the Polish-Russian war in 1920. The archives and library stayed in Berlin until 1933, when the German Nazi-party came into power. Then he fled to Paris. When in Paris, Kursky had great difficulties to house the collection and he, therefore, sold the archives and the library to the founders of IISH, Nehemia de Lieme and Nicolaas Posthumus in November 1934. By that time the IISH was not yet officially opened and the Bund-collection was, on paper, the very first collection the Institute had acquired. But the delivery of the collection was delayed and after a long correspondence, only a small part of the archives and library arrived in Amsterdam. This collection was not yet described when the German army invaded the Netherlands in May 1940. The Einsatzstab Alfred Rosenberg closed the premises of the IISH in July 1940 and everything was packed and shipped to Germany. After the collapse of the Nazi-regime a greater part of the IISH was retrieved in Germany and brought back to Amsterdam http://www.iisg.nl/archives/index.html for the IISH site click here - Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 08:57:53 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I found your web site when I did a Google search for Yakov Landau of Riga. Yakov and his family were killed by the Nazis in 1941. Do you have any information about them? Thanks! Judith Liberman <Liberman@tiac.net> MA USA - Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 06:01:54 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excursions: Volozhin - Vishnevo - Golshany VOLOZHYN - VISHNEVO - GOLSHANY http://belarus.ecotour.ru/e_ex16.html (13 h) Volozhyn is one of the world centres of talmud's doctrine XIX c. At the excursion you will see a Yeshiva building , constructed in 1806, visit an ancient Jewish cemetery; visit Vishnevo - the native land of the prime minister of Israel Simeon Peres, survey a baroque church of XVII c. Finishes excursion visiting of ruins of the Sapegas' castle in Golshany, inspiring Vladimir Korotkevich to write the well-known novel. Constructed P.Sapega on a place of the ancient castle, magnificent inside, surrounded with park and ponds, it was the most beautiful in Belarus and Lithuania. Survey of an ancient monastery XVI c with well-known "a tower of phantoms" to which the legend about White lady is connected. Here Monks - Franciscans lived, and there were armies of all colours - Polish, Red Army, the French and German soldiers later. Catholic church XVI-XVII cc, well-known for the unique frescos, there is Paul Sapega's tomb-chapel and his wives, and now here are found ghosts and heroes of Korotkevich come to life. Cost for 1 person (USD) Adults $10 Children $9 Services of the translator are not included clickfor the info; - Saturday, June 08, 2002 at 09:01:34 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I think it's a mistake to picture shtetl Jews as primitive countryside illiterate ignorants. They were litterate, open minded,worked hard,were sometimes rather wealthy.They had good and clean clothing and travelled to big cities for making family photos and payed for them roubles not chicken. They spoke Russian and Polish, some of them German, their mother tongue was Yiddish. Big majority of males read and wrote Hebrew,while females read and wrote Yiddish. They loved their names, language and culture being at the same time open to outer world. They paid for all these very high price in the Holocaust. Leonid Zeliger lzeliger@hotmail.com Jerusalem Leonid Zeliger's comment is well taken and long overdue. My grandparents from Skidel and Amdur would have certainly appreciated the correction. Since nearly all shtetl Jews perished in the Holocaust, today's younger generations never had direct contact with them and tend to fall back on the "Fiddler on the Roof" stereotype. Not only were many of the shtetl Jews very similar to Leonid's description, but the shtetls of Belarus and Lithuania that I am familiar with produced, in addition to great rabbis, many world renowned scholars, scientists, statesmen, authors and artists, in numbers totally disproportionate to the small population of each shtetl. There was of course poverty and deprivation, but also a rich and cultural Jewish community life that is gone forever, and the entire world is poorer for that. Jerry Aviram Tel-Aviv, Israel ajaviram@netvision.net.il . - Saturday, June 01, 2002 at 01:09:16 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated 5/8/02 10:57:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, smrogers@cousinsplus.com writes: << Dear Eliat, I very much hope you remember the enormous service you provided in sending me the Uberstines and Farbermans you found on the Ellis Island database. I was, and am, profoundly grateful. It would be enormously helpful to learn what led you to point out, as you did, that the Haradok is the one between Volozhin and Radoshkovichi? 1. Abram Uberstein Harodok, Russia 1909 10 91% Harodok ---- between Volozhin and Radoshkovichi 2. Berl Uberstein Ality, Russia 1906 2 91% 3. Dreske Uberstein Harodok, Russia 1909 40 91% 4. Ester Uberstein Harodok, Russia 1909 8 91% 5. Ester Uberstein Ality, Russia 1906 3 91% 6. Ettel Uberstein Ality, Russia 1906 6 91% 7. Jankel Uberstein Horodok, Russia 1912 18 91% 8. Jankel Uberstein Balin 1906 40 91% 9. Lazer Uberstein Harodok, Russia 1909 11 91% 10. Lea Uberstein Ality, Russia 1906 26 91% 11. Moishe Uberstein Smargon, Russia 1907 16 91% 12. Nissen Uberstein Harodok, Russia 1909 7 91% 13. Oscher Uberstein Olita 1904 30 91% 14. Ruoe Uberstein Harodok, Russia 1909 13 91% 15. Sholem Uberstein Kieva 1904 17 91% 16. Sholem Uberstein London 1904 17 91% 17. Sore Uberstein Minsk 1903 18 91% 18. Thone Uberstein Haradoke, Russia 1906 16 91% it now appears that Usher Uberstein came from Gorodok 5404 2742 (12.7 NNE of Minsk) and his brother, Lazer, came from Gorodok 5409 2655, between Volozhin and Radoshkovichi. I believe you are correct, as Lazer's children had strong Volozhin connections. I wonder how you knew? And again, I thank you. Thank you, Susan Rogers http://www.cousinsplus.com P.S. I added this to what you sent, which I put in our guestbook, since that is where you wanted to put it yourself: [Ed. note: That's a major revelation: the Harodok between Volozhin and Radoshkovichi is NOT the same shtetl as Ostroshitskiy Gorodok 12.7 miles NE of Minsk. This can only mean a revisionist look at our family history will soon be forthcoming. Stay tuned.] I was only guessing because of the Volozhin relatives ( Farberman) and also I was in contact at the time with some other families from that one, who had relatives in both Volozhin and Radoshkovich. Steve Rosen has information about the shtetl. There is a movie about that shtetl (I know it is the one near Volozhin because it was part of Poland between 1921 to 1939 when the movie was made.; Horodok 11 min / BW / Adult / VHS http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/videogl.htm While visiting relatives in Horodok, a Polish shtetl between Minsk and Vilna , the American amateur filmmaker, Joseph Shapiro, recorded his impressions on film. As he films people on foot, women at work, schools, markets, wooden houses, farm animals and horsedrawn wagons, a portrait emerges of a poor but pious way of life. This is a silent film. Subject(s): Jewish Life Pre-Holocaust; Lithuania Vendor: The National Center for Jewish Film Steve Rosen Rosen20817@aol.com (AIPAC's director of foreign policy ) has the movie and another movie about it from more recent time. Eilat Susan Rogers; http://www.cousinsplus.com <smrogers@cousinsplus.com > USA - Thursday, May 09, 2002 at 08:33:34 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Polish Aliyah Passports http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/jhi/jri-jhi-aliyah-passport.htm In the 1930s as the shadow of history was lengthening over the Jews of Europe, several thousand Polish Jews managed to emigrate to what was then British Mandate Palestine. The 'Passports' collection in the Archives of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland (Warsaw) consists of 3,754 Polish passports issued primarily during the 1930s to Polish citizens going to what was then British Mandate Palestine. The vast majority were one-time-only passports for Jews emigrating to Palestine ("making aliyah"). These were issued in Poland or by Polish consulates abroad. A very small number are tourist or non-emigrant passports (e.g. for an author on a speaking tour or a nun on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land). LAST NAME BORN IN =========================== PERSKA Wiszniew, Wolozyn ALPEROWICZ Kurzeniec GWINT (Yisrael) Kurzeniec BOTWINIK Kurzeniec, Raków LIMON Kurzeniec, Wasiliszki, Bojary gm. Szczuczyn BUNIMOWICZ Wolozyn, Wilejka PLAWNIK Wilejka ENTIN Rosja, Wilno, Wilejka CHODOS Maiadziol, Warszawa LIFSZYC Dolhinów DIMENSZTEJN Dolhinów KUPERSZTOCH Dolhinów, Glebokie, drohicki pow SZRAJBMAN Dolhinów ZULAR Klesów, Dolhinów REZNIK Radoszkowicze, Kostopol, Warszawa, Lysków, Dolhinów DOBKIN Swir ELISZKIEWICZ Wilno, Oszmiana ELJASZKIEWICZ Molodeczno FINKIEL Troki, Mir, Bialystok, Nowa Wilejka, Wilno, Warszawa LEWIN Jedrzejów, Warszawa, Dolhinów, Ejszyszki, Wilno, Rudomino, Wieden, Haifa, Dywin, Kobryn, Sompolno, Kolo, Sompolno, Lódz ui. Leszno 41, Pinsk, Konskowola, Raków, Smorgonie, Suchowola, Baranowicze, Goniadz, Bialystok, Stryj, Sokólka, Grodno ROBINZON Molodeczno, Tel - Aviv, Swieciany ROZENHAUZ Radoszkowicze, Wilno RUBIN Sobienie Jeziory, Warszawa, Nowy Sacz, Jaroslaw, Lubien Wielki, Jerozolima, Wloclawek, Jaworzno, Tarnów RUBINSZTEJN Warszawa, Tomaszów Maz., Ilja, Wloclawek, Rypin, Jerozolima, Lenin, Pinsk, Zalutycze, Baranowicze, Janów, Ryki RUDNIK Oszmiana, Wilno, Traby, Smorgonie SOKHABENZON Krewo, Lebiedziew SZYSZKO Wolozyn, Warszawa TAUBES Postawy, Lwów, Bóbrka, Tel - Aviv TEWIELEWICZ Soly ZILBERGLEIT Krasne ZUSMAN Wilno, Warszawa ABEL Smorgonie, Wilno, Hoduriszki CHEJFEC Lachwa, Radun, Warszawa, Dolhinów pow. Wilejka, Wilno ABEL Smorgonie, Wilno, Hoduriszki CEPELOWICZ Postawy CUKIERMAN Sokolów, Waszawa, Bedzin, pow.Wilejki lub Wilenski, Wilno, Nowy Korczyn CZUCHMAN Dunilowicze, Dokszyce CYGIEL Saratów, Smorgonie ISURIN Glebokie GIRSZOWICZ Iwje k/Lidy ORLIK Nasielsk, Warszawa, Wilejka HELBORD Piaski, Molodeczno PEREWOZNIK Smorgonie, Wilno, Hoduciszki - Monday, May 06, 2002 at 19:26:25 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: naomile@012.net.il (NAOMI LEVIN) To: EilatGordn@aol.com Dear Eilat . I have asked Avigdor Levitan he knows who his name is after ; an uncle of his father , who was a great "chacham" He does not know if he was from his grandfather or grandmothers side . My name - Anna is after my grandmother , my fathers mother ,her original familly name was Satir . As far as I know Ariela's name is after our grandfather - Arie Leib Kruger . As far as I know Nava's name is after our grandmother Sheina Kruger (Luria /levin ). . - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 17:07:05 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ List of Donors for the Vishnive Project April 11, 2002 1. Abramson Zvi Israel 2. Aloni Tamar Israel 3. Agbar Bronia Israel 4. Barak Dalia , Israel 5. Belatruski Rivka Israel 6. Buzby Zane U.S.A 7. Bell-Gelt Ellen & Murray H. U.S.A 8. Bogomilski Ester & Moshe Israel 9. Bar-nov Dvora Israel 10. Cohen Shlomit & Ami Israel 11. Eherlich Etta Israel 12. Drory Nathan & Galia Israel 13. Dudman Lisa Israel 14. Emanuel Rachel & David Israel 15. Fox Paul USA 16. Freilich Yehuda for Davidson-Freilich Pola Israel 17. Gal Israel Israel 18. Gal Matti Israel 19. Gerzon Yehuda & Bilha Israel 20. Goldberg Dona U.S.A 21. Gordin-Levitan Eilat U.S.A 22. Hallock Anita U.S.A 23. Hallock Robert J. U.S.A 24. Harel Nurit Israel 25. Helberg Dvora & Uri Israel 26. Israeli Oded & Lea Israel 27. Israeli Remia & Yosef Israel 28. Lewin Sima Israel 29. Lilian Shula Israel 30. Lipshitz Nitza Israel 31. Miller Rachel Israel 32. Melzer Yael , Israel 33. Peres Gershon Israel 34. Peres Shimon (Foreign Minister of Israel ) 35. Podbereski Noah & Mina U.S.A 36. Podbereski Samuel & Rosita U.S.A 37. Pogolowitz Arlene U.S.A 38. Porat Moshe & Rachel Israel 39. Rabinowitz Geula ( Widow of Yehoshua Rabinovitz Of blessed memory , Former Mayor of Tel-Aviv) 408. Rabson Diane U.S.A 41. Raz Nilly , Isreal 42. Regev Yair & Galia Israel 43. Rogovin Zvi & Judy U.S.A 44. Shuster–Safra Beatrice U.S.A 45. Sokolick Fanni Israel 46. Steiner Mina Israel 47. Straczynski Charles U.S.A 48. Szyszko Nathan , U.S.A 49. Weisgross Bela Israel Yours , Dvora & Uri Helberg The address for contributions in the US is: Zane Buzby 520 Lotus St. Los Angeles CA 90065 cbmail@earthlink.net . - Thursday, April 11, 2002 at 07:21:36 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please add two names to the Vishnive donors list : Fox Paul USA Freilich Yehuda for Davidson-Freilich Pola Israel Yours , Regards from Dvora , Uri . - Thursday, April 11, 2002 at 07:10:50 (PDT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ List of Donors for the Vishnive Project March 31th. 2002 1. Abramson Zvi Israel 2. Aloni Tamar Israel 3. Agbar Bronia Israel 4. Barak Dalia , Israel 5. Belatruski Rivka Israel 6. Buzby Zane U.S.A 7. Bell-Gelt Ellen & Murray H. U.S.A 8. Bogomilski Ester & Moshe Israel 9. Bar-nov Dvora Israel 10. Cohen Shlomit & Ami Israel 11. Eherlich Etta Israel 12. Drory Nathan & Galia Israel 13. Dudman Lisa Israel 14. Emanuel Rachel & David Israel 15. Gal Israel Israel 16. Gal Matti Israel 17. Gerzon Yehuda & Bilha Israel 18. Goldberg Dona U.S.A 19. Gordin-Levitan Eilat U.S.A 20. Hallock Anita U.S.A 21. Hallock Robert J. U.S.A 22. Harel Nurit Israel 23. Helberg Dvora & Uri Israel 24. Israeli Oded & Lea Israel 25. Israeli Remia & Yosef Israel 26. Lewin Sima Israel 27. Lilian Shula Israel 28. Lipshitz Nitza Israel 29. Miller Rachel Israel 30. Melzer Yael , Israel 31. Peres Gershon Israel 32. Peres Shimon (Foreign Minister of Israel ) 33. Podbereski Noah & Mina U.S.A 34. Podbereski Samuel & Rosita U.S.A 35. Pogolowitz Arlene U.S.A 36. Porat Moshe & Rachel Israel 37. Rabinowitz Geula ( Widow of Yehoshua Rabinovitz Of blessed memory , Former Mayor of Tel-Aviv) 38. Rabson Diane U.S.A 39. Raz Nilly , Isreal 40. Regev Yair & Galia Israel 41. Rogovin Zvi & Judy U.S.A 42. Shuster–Safra Beatrice U.S.A 43. Sokolick Fanni Israel 44. Steiner Mina Israel 45. Straczynski Charles U.S.A 46. Szyszko Nathan , U.S.A 47. Weisgross Bela Israel Yours , Dvora & Uri Helberg The address for contributions in the US is: Zane Buzby 520 Lotus St. Los Angeles CA 90065 cbmail@earthlink.net . - Sunday, March 31, 2002 at 20:19:03 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Landsleit, After the European writers servile mission to Arafat; J. Saramago's abominable comparison of the Israeli defense operations with the Nazi murderous actions in Europe and after the Arab terrorist Passover massacre in Natanya, I dare to bring here to our Shtetl's descendants consideration a short resume upon the Time Magazine "impartiality" in our fight for life. The Sturmer's heirs? The Time Magazine March 25 published a disproportional pictures album representing the "Jewish murderous monster" versus the "Arab innocent victim". 850 square Inches are showing good patriotic Arabs, defending their life and property against the brutal Jewish invaders. "Arabs fighting an Israeli tank"; " Jewish soldiers moving an Arab family"; "Palestinian militants escaping Israeli tanks"; "Israeli Soldiers searching Arabs by brutal tactics"; "Palestinian Youths throwing stones on Israeli tanks" (Would any army tolerate throwing stones on an armed tank? for instance: The US army-?); "A frightened Arab boy near a blood covered wall" (Time reporters could not find any stained wall in the Jewish state; where to death educated Arab suicide bombers shed innocent blood every day); A Map with explanations of the great and rich Jewish Imperia compared to the small, single poor Arab country (the 22nd one!). All this 850 square inches of good Arabs, defending their life and property against the brutal Jewish invaders. Not a single picture of the Arab terror and pogroms on the Jewish Refugees population in the Jewish State. Our streets and roads are washed with blood. Yes, sorry, on page 24 there is one 20 sq in (2.2% of 850) picture – a weeping religious Jew in a yarmulke". It seems that the much estimated Magazine unconsciously (and perhaps consciously) participates in the unbelievable giant complot trying to prepare the second Jewish Holocaust. (Remember Durban.) The first one was prepared and executed in Europe by the Europeans. I have been saved, when as a boy I escaped my small natal village, where 3000 Jews (Remember the New York victims number!), among them all my family, all our friends and my schoolmates. 2000 of them were murdered in one single day. The sun shined, the earth was in bloom on a beautiful spring day 60 years ago, the music was played, the local Europeans danced, the church bells ringed and the civilized beasts murdered. Now we live, all of us-refugees (true refugees who escaping sure death left their homes forever) and our children, in our tiny promised single land. And the beasts continue their murder. The whole "civilized world" is watching, encouraging and waiting. Perhaps till we reach the number of SIX MILIONS? With all my respects to the Time Editor and his civilized peace loving team. M. Perlman, a true refugee from the Europe slaughter Land. Lord Byron St., Tel Aviv M. Perlman Israel - Saturday, March 30, 2002 at 06:58:35 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aternal Grandfather: Notko RABINOVICH Born: 1801, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 1899 Father: Herschel KARCHMER Children: Kalman KARCHMER Born: 19 Nov 1868. Died: 7 Dec 1941, Houston, Harris, Texas. Spouse: Anna LEVINSON Born: 14 Mar 1874Died: 26 Feb 1956, Houston, Harris, Texas Children: Ray KARCHMER Born: 1891, Oshmyany, Vilna, Russia. Died: Nov 1975, Houston, Harris, Texas. Spouse: Louis DAILYBorn: 17 Jul 1882, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 29 Jan 1952, Houston, Harris, Texas Children: Evan DAILY, Living. Spouse: Lisa Diane ALLEN Children: Dakotah Collin DAILY, Living. Collin Derek DAILY Born: 1965, Houston, Harris, Texas. Died: 26 Jan 1992, Houston, Harris, Texas. Jacob KARCHMER Spouse: Mary ZALMANOFF Children: Norma Fay KARCHMER, Living. Evelyn KARCHMER, Living. Madeline KARCHMER, Living. Sidney KARCHMER Children: Madeline KARCHMER Alex KARCHMER Nathan KARCHMER Aaron KARCHMER Jacob KARCHMER Barney KARCHMER Benjamin KARCHMER Samuel KARCHMER Rachel KARCHMER Izzy KARCHMER Eli KARCHMER . - Friday, March 29, 2002 at 01:27:35 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jacob PERSKY Born: Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Spouse: Chava SARA Born: Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Children: 1. Faygel PERSKY Born: 1861, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Married: Abt 1879, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Died: Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Spouse: Julius BERMAN Born: 1848, Vishnevo, Vilna, RussiaMarried: Abt 1879, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Died: 1928 Children: -----------Michael BERMAN -----------Raye BERMAN Spouse: Max RABINOWITZ Children: ================Lou RABINOWITZ ===============Hyman RABINOWITZ ===============Vera RABINOWITZ ==================RABINOWITZ ====================RABINOWITZ ----------Charles BERMAN -------------Maximillian BERMAN Born: Abt 1888, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Married: 26 May 1918, Brooklyn, , New York. Died: 10 Jan 1971, Baltimore, , Maryland. Spouse: Sophie LEVITSKY Born: 21 Dec 1898, Kiev, Ukraine, Russia Married: 26 May 1918, Brooklyn, , New York Died: 20 Dec 1976, , Howard, Maryland Children: ==============Evelyn BERMAN, Living. Spouse: Jack GITECK, Living Children: ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Anita GITECK, Living. Spouse #1: Roger STRASNER Children: ///////////////////////////////Larry STRASNER Born: Los Angeles, Angeles, California. /////////////////////////////////Michael STRASNER Born: Los Angeles, Angeles, California. Spouse#2: Robert DRUJON, Living Children: //////////////////////////////////Danielle DRUJON, Living. //////////////////////////////////Candide DRUJON, Living. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Janice GITECK, Living. Spouse: John DUYKERS Children: /////////////////////////////////////Max DUYKERS, Living. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Sharon GITECK, Living. Spouse: Richard DRUJON, Living Children: //////////////////////////////////////////Jesse DRUJON, Living. /////////////////////////////////////////Jillian DRUJON, Living. ===============Florence BERMAN, Living. Spouse: Seymour BARONDES, Living Children: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Vivian BARONDES, Living. Spouse: Robert Garland PHILLIPS, Living Children: ///////////////////////////////////////////Aaron PHILLIPS, Living. ////////////////////////////////////////Benjamin PHILLIPS, Living. ////////////////////////////////////////Dara PHILLIPS, Living. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Anita BARONDES, Living. ===============Arthur S. BERMAN, Living. Spouse: Selma SINROD, Living Children: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''Joel Alan BERMAN, Living. Spouse #1: SHERI Children: Rachel BERMAN Spouse #2: MARY Children: Jeffrey BERMAN '''''''''''''''''''''''''''Susan BERMAN Born: , , New York. Spouse: Joseph COPERSITO Children: /////////////////////////////Jason COPERSITO /////////////////////////////Ethan COPERSITO '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Larry BERMAN Born: Hicksville, Li, New York. Spouse: JULIE Children: //////////////////////////////////////BERMAN //////////////////////////////////////Matthew BERMAN ///////////////////////////////////////Eric BERMAN ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Caryn BERMAN Born: Hicksville, Li, New York. Spouse: Joe BRITTAIN Children: ///////////////////////////////////Sarah BRITTAIN ////////////////////////////////////Alex BRITTAIN ////////////////////////////////Jay BRITTAIN '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Michael BERMAN Born: Hicksville, Li, New York. Spouse: KIM ===========Bernard BERMAN, Living Spouse: June SINGER Born: 15 Oct 1931, Brooklyn, , New York Died: 4 Feb 1997, Orlando, Orange, Florida Children: '''''''''''''''''''''''''Steve BERMAN, Living. ''''''''''''''''''''''Brad BERMAN, Living. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Jeralyn BERMAN, Living. ''''''''''''''''''''Terry BERMAN, Living. Spouse: MELINDA, Living Children: //////////////////////////////////////Cliff BERMAN /////////////////////////////////////Geneva BERMAN ''''''''''''''''''''''Lynda BERMAN, Living. ''''''''''''''''''''''''Gayle BERMAN, Living. 2. Razel PERSKY 3. Mordechai PERSKY 4. Abraham PERSKY . - Friday, March 29, 2002 at 01:09:15 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The East European Jewish Heritage Project has negotiated with the Belarusian Committee for the Preservation of the Nation's Heritage an agreement for the protection of Belarus' Jewish Cemeteries. In order for a cemetery to be protected the following steps must be taken: a. A listing (index) and charting to headstones must be made. b. A barrier (fence, wall, hedges) must be placed around the cemetery boundaries to demarcate its extent. (c. Although not required it is politic to discuss plans with the local authority) It must be said that at the present time, due to a less than vigorous economy, few, if any cemeteries are in danger of reclamation for redevelopment. It is my sense that those liable to this use were taken in the pre-1991 period. The main obstacle to preserving cemeteries is funding. There are two main threats to the survival of Belarus' Jewish cemeteries: nature and the indifference of the International Jewish community. a. Nature: Small, unattended cemeteries rapidly become overgrown, the headstones, which were never properly set, topple and erosion erases inscriptions. In rural areas these cemeteries often disappear under shrub or within second growth forest. b. Indifference of the International Jewish Community: With notable exceptions, it has been impossible to raise funds for the minimal activities needed to protect cemeteries. In addition to the measures listed above (3.a-c) stones should be reset and arrangements made for continuing maintenance of the site. No international Jewish organisation has ever been prepared to support these efforts (In fact they seem increasingly uninclined to support living Jews. The largest International Jewish 'Aid' Organisation has announced a 40% reduction in aid this year). This is especially galling when one sees extensive restorations of not only cemeteries but of churches by Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic organisations based abroad. There has even been (despicably) a restoration of a German war graves cemetery near Volozhyn funded by German money. In summary it seems to me that if there is genuine concern to preserve Jewish cemeteries in Belarus two things need to be done: 1. Funds should be provided for the work by concerned Jewish individuals and communities abroad. 2. Pressure should be placed on Germans to fund these projects in the countries they pillaged instead of the construction in Germany of self-congratulatory monuments to expiation which can be exhibited to visitors to convince them that there is a new Germany. Many Germans like to think that the Holocaust is in the past, the responsibility of a previous generation. They must be constantly reminded that for the people who still suffer its consequences and in the memorials of destroyed cemeteries and buildings it continues and Germans are responsible. At the same time as Jews we have a responsibility to our own heritage. The present government in Belarus is very supportive of the Jewish community. We can take advantage of that circumstance to move ahead and preserve the physical remains of our heritage. The East European Jewish Heritage Project is glad to assist. Please write to me if you would like help in preserving a cemetery. Best regards, Franklin J. Swartz Executive Director East European Jewish Heritage Project P.O.Box 97 Minsk 220074 Republic of Belarus eejhp@yahoo.com . - Sunday, March 24, 2002 at 08:15:03 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ List of Donors for the Vishnive Project March 23th. 2002 Abramson Zvi Israel Aloni Tamar Israel Agbar Bronia Israel Belatruski Rivka Israel Buzby Zane U.S.A Bell-Gelt Ellen & Murray H. U.S.A Bogomilski Ester & Moshe Israel Bar-nov Dvora Israel Cohen Shlomit & Ami Israel Eherlich Etta Israel Drory Nathan & Galia Israel Dudman Lisa Israel Emanuel Rachel & David Israel Gal Israel Israel Gal Matti Israel Gerzon Yehuda & Bilha Israel Goldberg Dona U.S.A Gordin-Levitan Eilat U.S.A Hallock Anita U.S.A Hallock Robert J. U.S.A Harel Nurit Israel Helberg Dvora & Uri Israel Israeli Oded & Lea Israel Israeli Remia & Yosef Israel Lewin Sima Israel Lilian Shula Israel Lipshitz Nitza Israel Miller Rachel Israel Peres Gershon Israel Peres Shimon (Foreign Minister of Israel ) Podbereski Noah & Mina U.S.A Podbereski Samuel & Rosita U.S.A Pogolowitz Arlene U.S.A Porat Moshe & Rachel Israel Rabinowitz Geula ( Widow of Yehoshua Rabinovitz Of blessed memory , Former Mayor of Tel-Aviv) Rabson Diane U.S.A Regev Yair & Galia Israel Rogovin Zvi & Judy U.S.A Shuster–Safra Beatrice U.S.A Sokolick Fanni Israel Steiner Mina Israel Straczynski Charles U.S.A Weisgross Bela Israel Yours , Dvora & Uri Helberg . - Saturday, March 23, 2002 at 06:46:12 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DUDMAN Aharon son of Abram was born in 1818 married Henia (sister of Ytzhak who lived in Germany) DUDMAN Benjamin son of Aharon born in 1836 DUDMAN Keyla daughter of Yankel Benjamin's wife some of their children; 1.Meir Dudman 2. Mordechai Dudman 3. Ester Reisa the mother of Shalom, Blumka, Chaim, Chanoch (and other) Abramson 4. DUDMAN Rasia was born in 1856 to Keyla and Benjamin Dudman other grandchildren; Aharon Zvi Dudman and Gdalyahu Dudman (Nachum Goldman?) Benjamin was a "country doctor" DUDMAN Yankel Moshe son of Aharon born in 1842 father to Mordechai was a shoe maker. brother of Aharon; DUDMAN Yankel son of Abram born in 1814 His sons 1. DUDMAN Hatskel Conscripted to the army in 1852 at age 17. was born in 1835 2. DUDMAN Chaim was born in 1840 his wife ; DUDMAN Rasia daughter of Hatskel was born in 1839. . - Friday, March 22, 2002 at 07:26:27 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To: All Vishnive Families and Descendants From: Dvora Rogovin Helberg and Uri Helberg 3/3 Savion Street Modi’in 71700 Israel Phone: 011-972-8-9720407 e-mail: helberg@netvision.net.il Date: March 21th , 2002 Renovation of the Jewish Cemetery in Vishnive and Additional Projects First Progress Report Dear Friends, In March, 2002 Ms. Regina Kopilevich signed a contract with the city of Vishnive concerning the clearing and removal of the wild growth of trees, thorny bushes and grass from the Jewish Cemetery. The city is committed to a careful and responsible job in which no damage will occur to the tombstones. Regina, representing the Vishnive descendants, is committed to paying a total of one-thousand dollars, in three stages. The first payment was made with a two hundred dollar deposit. Four hundred dollars will be paid after the first cutting and removal in April. The rest of the money will be paid in the summer, following the second cutting and clearing up. We are also checking into the possibility of I. The erection of a Memorial marker at the site of the mass grave in the cemetery where the first group of thirty-eight Jewish victims was gunned down in 1941. II. An addition to the Krave Street Memorial where the remaining two-thousand members of the Jewish community were slaughtered and burned in 1942. The memorial will state clearly in English, Hebrew and Russian that all of the victims were Jews who were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. III. The building of a fence to surround the Jewish cemetery. The attached pictures depict the current condition of the cemetery, the Vishnive team who will be in charge of the project with Regina and the Soviet Memorial on Krave Street. A current list of contributors is attached. If you know other Vishnive descendants, please let them know what we hope to accomplish. For your information, we have set up Internet Memorial Sites for Vishnive and our family. The site addresses are: www.geocities.com/vishnive www.geocities.com/biography1915 These sites have links to other sites concerning Vishnive. More updates will follow soon. Have a happy Passover! The address for contributions in the US is: Ms. Zane Buzby 3446 Troy Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068 USA cbmail@earthlink.net List of Donors for the Vishnive Project March 21th. 2002 Abramson Zvi Israel Aloni Tamar Israel Agbar Bronia Israel Belatruski Rivka Israel Buzby Zane U.S.A Bell-Gelt Ellen & Murray H. U.S.A Bogomilski Ester & Moshe Israel Bar-nov Dvora Israel Cohen Shlomit & Ami Israel Eherlich Etta Israel Drory Nathan & Galia Israel Dudman Lisa Israel Emanuel Rachel & David Israel Gal Israel Israel Gal Matti Israel Gerzon Yehuda & Bilha Israel Goldberg Dona U.S.A Gordin-Levitan Eilat U.S.A Hallock Anita U.S.A Hallock Robert J. U.S.A Harel Nurit Israel Helberg Dvora & Uri Israel Israeli Oded & Lea Israel Israeli Remia & Yosef Israel Lewin Sima Israel Lilian Shula Israel Lipshitz Nitza Israel Miller Rachel Israel Peres Gershon Israel Peres Shimon (Foreign Minister of Israel ) Pogolowitz Arlene U.S.A Porat Moshe & Rachel Israel Rabinowitz Geula ( Widow of Yehoshua Rabinovitz Of blessed memory , Former Mayor of Tel-Aviv) Regev Yair & Galia Israel Rogovin Zvi & Judy U.S.A Shuster–Safra Beatrice U.S.A Sokolick Fanni Israel Steiner Mina Israel Straczynski Charles U.S.A Weisgross Bela Israel Yours , Dvora & Uri Helberg . - Thursday, March 21, 2002 at 16:41:48 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My great-grandparents came to New York City from Visnevho. Their names were Shiyah and Zipe Zigman. They were known as Sam and Lena Zigman. Their children were Annie, Leiser & Mayer (twins that changed their names to Louis and Max) Basche (Bessie)and Chaim, my grandfather who became Harry Sigman. The family all travelled here at different times and I have located the manifests for Bessie, Chaim and Zipe. I have so far been unable to locate the travel information for the others. I have information on each of the children's marriages and on some the decendants. I am certain that my great-grandfather had siblings but have no information on them. I am also aware of another Zigman family that travelled from Vishnevah to Lawrence, MA to "brother-in-law, Samuel Albert". Should anyone have further information on this family or their origins, please contact me at cmazzeo@si.rr.com. Thank you. Caryn Mazzeo <cmazzeo> Staten Island, NY USA - Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 07:29:15 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frida RABINOVICH Born: Bef 1871 Spouse: Benjamin DICKENSTEIN Children: Malka DICKENSTEIN Born: 1892. Died: 1942. Spouse: Shmuel MILIKOWSKY Born: 1892 Died: 1942 Children: Mina MILIKOWSKY, Living. Baruch MILIKOWSKY Born: 1913. Died: 1990. Spouse: Leah GOLDMAN Born: 1925 Died: 1991 Children: Malka MILIKOWSKY, Living. Chaim MILIKOWSKY, Living. Shaya MILIKOWSKY, Living. Freidel MILIKOWSKY, Living. Abraham Eliot MILIKOWSKY Born: 1915. Died: 1942. Eliachim MILIKOWSKY Born: 1918. Died: 1942. Moshe Aaron MILIKOWSKY Born: 1924. Died: 1942. Dreza Matla MILIKOWSKY Born: 1927. Died: 1942. Nathan MILIKOWSKY Born: 1930. Died: 1942. Abraham DICKENSTEIN Born: 1902. Died: 1977. Spouse: Frida YOSHPE Born: 1902 Died: 1986 Children: Leah DICKENSTEIN, Living. Ruth DICKENSTEIN, Living. Ben-Zion DICKENSTEIN Children: Nizza DICKENSTEIN, Living. Mina DICKENSTEIN, Living. Israel DAN Died: 1995. Matla DICKENSTEIN Ben-Zion DICKENSTEIN Elisheva DICKENSTEIN . - Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 00:13:52 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eida RABINOVICH Born: 1840, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Bef 1932 Spouse: Antzel BERKMAN Born: 1842, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Children: Sam BERKMAN Born: 6 Sep 1881, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Married: Bef 1925. Died: 11 Sep 1964, Houston, Harris, Texas. Khaim BERKMAN Herschel BERKMAN Esther BERKMAN BERKMAN . - Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 23:49:54 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zvi MELTZER (grandfathjer of Shimon Peres) Born: Abt 1865, Volozhin, Vilna, Poland Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Spouse: ELTE Children: Shimon Isaac MELTZER Born: Abt 1895, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia.Spouse: Sarah Shiena RABINOVICH Born: 1900, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Children: David Leizer MELTCER, Living. Spouse: Sophia MILIKOVSCAR, Living Children: Khasya MELTCER Born: 1950, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Died: 1981. Shimon MELTCER, Living. Spouse: Mincis NAHAN, Living Children: Daniel NAHAN, Living. Dov MELTCER Born: 1925, Volozhin, Vilna, Poland. Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Leah Rose MELTCER Born: 1928, Volozhin, Vilna, Poland. Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Spouse: Polina RODOVA, Living Children: Yaakov MELTCER, Living. Khasya MELTCER, Living. MELTZER Sarah MELTZER Spouse: Yitzhak PERSKY Born: 1896, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 1962, , , Israel Children: Shimon PERES, Living. Gershon PERSKY Living. MELTZER MELTZER MELTZER MELTZER Itka MELTZER Joseph MELTZER Paternal Grandfather: Leiba RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1835, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Abt 1893, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Paternal Grandmother: Rokha RABINOVICH Born: 1839, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Maternal Grandfather: Mayer PODBERESKY Born: 1844, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 1921, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Maternal Grandmother: Rivka PODBERESKY Born: 1842, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Abt 1925, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Father: Kiva (Akiva) RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1875, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Mother: Leia Raisa PODBERESKY Born: 1876, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Apr 1918, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Sarah Shiena RABINOVICH Born: 1900, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Spouse: Shimon Isaac MELTZER Born: Abt 1895, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Children: David Leizer MELTCER, Living. Dov MELTCER Born: 1925, Volozhin, Vilna, Poland. Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Leah Rose MELTCER Born: 1928, Volozhin, Vilna, Poland. Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Paternal Grandfather: Kiva RABINOVICH Born: 1776 Died: 1841 Paternal Grandmother: KHENA Born: 1779, Wolayka, Vilna, Russia Maternal Grandfather: Maternal Grandmother: Father: Isaac RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1810, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Mother: Sheina Born: Abt 1810, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Leiba RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1835, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Abt 1893, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Spouse: Rokha RABINOVICH Born: 1839, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Children: Dvora RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1855, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 1917, Minsk, Minsk, Russia. Spouse: Herschel DELATITSKY Born: Abt 1850, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 1917, Minsk, Minsk, Russia Children: DELATITSKY DELATITSKY DELATITSKY DELATITSKY DELATITSKY DELATITSKY DELATITSKY DELATITSKY Lazar DELATITSKY Born: Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 1942, Ivye, Vilna, Russia. Sophie DAILY Born: Abt 1872, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 24 May 1941, Houston, Harris, Texas. Benjamin Harrison DAILY Born: 7 Dec 1873, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 20 Feb 1949, Houston, Harris, Texas. Hyman DAILY Born: 1874, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 15 Sep 1910, Denver, Jefferson, Colorado. Joseph DAILY Born: 15 Apr 1874, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 31 Dec 1953, Houston, Harris, Texas. Louis DAILY Born: 17 Jul 1882, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 29 Jan 1952, Houston, Harris, Texas. Abe DAILY Born: 15 Dec 1889, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Married: 17 Jan 1915. Died: 29 May 1955, Houston, Harris, Texas. Gladys DAILY Born: 15 Oct 1902, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 18 Apr 1973. Leonard DAILY Born: 22 Oct 1906, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 9 Feb 1980, Houston, Harris, Texas. Miriam RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1860, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: Aft 1934, Vishnevo, Vilna, Poland. Rachel Minnie RABINOVICH Born: 1864, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Married: Abt 1886. Died: 3 Dec 1932, Houston, Harris, Texas. Spouse: Phillip ROBINOWITZ Born: 1862, Iyve, Vilna, Russia Married: Abt 1886 Died: Aft 22 Feb 1934, Vishnevo, Vilna, Poland Children: Sophie ROBINOWITZ Born: 16 Sep 1885, Russia. Died: 12 Nov 1975, Houston, Harris, Texas. Isador (Izzie) ROBINOWITZ Born: 25 Dec 1889, Russia. Died: 7 Feb 1974, Houston, Harris, Texas. Nathan ROBINOWITZ Born: 10 Jan 1890, Russia. Died: 5 Feb 1960, Houston, Harris, Texas. Lena ROBINOWITZ Born: 25 Sep 1891, Russia. Died: 27 Dec 1980, Houston, Harris, Texas. Joe ROBINOWITZ Born: 15 Sep 1894, Russia. Died: 11 Sep 1967, Houston, Harris, Texas. Esther ROBINOWITZ Born: 28 Feb 1896, Russia. Died: 31 Oct 1940, Houston, Harris, Texas. Libbie ROBINOWITZ Born: 31 May 1902, Russia. Died: 19 May 1987, Houston, Harris, Texas. Benjamin Isaac RABINOVICH Born: 1856, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 1941, Volozhin, Minsk, Russia. Children: Baruch RABINOVICH Born: Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Shimon Moshe RABINOVICH Born: Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Kiva (Akiva) RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1875, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Spouse: Rachel Married: 1923, Visnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Spouse: Leia Raisa PODBERESKY Born: 1876, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: Apr 1918, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia Children: Leon ROBBINS Born: 19 Sep 1893, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Married: 8 Nov 1925, Houston, Harris, Texas. Died: 11 Sep 1998, Houston, Harris, Texas. Bela RABINOVICH Born: 1899, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Sarah Shiena RABINOVICH Born: 1900, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 13 Sep 1941, Volozhin, Vilna, Russia. Moshe RABINOVICH Born: 1903, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: Abt 1941, Lejamoz, Lithuania. Joseph RABINOVICH Born: 1905, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Married: Abt 1943, In The Woods Nea. Died: 1945, Bogdanova, Vilna, Russia. RABINOVICH Born: 1908, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: Abt 1913, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1909, Vishnevo, Vilno, Russia. Died: Abt 1915, Vishnevo, Vilno, Russia. Fruma Basha RABINOVICH Born: 1911, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Rachel RABINOVICH Born: Oct 1917, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Israel Eliahu RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1872, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Spouse: Rachel Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Children: Leibe RABINOVICH Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Mina RABINOVICH Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Sora RABINOVICH Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Luba RABINOVICH Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Shana Gittel RABINOVICH Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Mordachai RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1875, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Spouse: Mollie Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Children: RABINOVICH RABINOVICH RABINOVICH RABINOVICH Zalman RABINOVICH Born: Abt 1880, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia. Spouse: Rachel Leah Born: Abt 1885, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia Died: 22 Oct 1942, Vishnevo, Vilna, Russia . - Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 23:32:05 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bamesila Organization, which works to restoring Jewish communities in Belarus, will be holding Jewish concerts March 17-24 in Belarus. Two concerts will take place in Minsk on March 18, the first will be for the older people and will be songs of Chazanut and in Yiddish, the second for the young Jews of the community. The volunteers of Bamesila will visit the towns: Molodechno, Borisov, Mohilov, Polotzk and Orsha and also there will be concerts. In Orsha, where there is a young Jewish community developing, there will be a three-day seminar in preparation of the Pesach holiday. The Polotzk concert will also be an inauguration for an activity center for the Jewish community which has recently started. Any requests for the search of relatives or gravestones or anything else relating to the course of the trip can be sent to: Rabbi Israel Taub - Jewish Community of Minsk - fax: 375-172-345612 or email: iro@open.by:chrabbiblr@nailandnews.com Eliyahu Tavger Israel . - Friday, March 15, 2002 at 21:19:52 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HaMelitz Surname First_name Year Town Source Comments BUNIMOWITZ Osher 1902 Kaunas, Lith. Hamelitz # 238 Kloiz Poalei Tzedek Chayatim BEININOWITZ Liba 1900 Panevys, Lith. Hamelitz #132 BUNAMOWITZ Mishel 1900 Pasvalys, Lith. Hamelitz #193 BUNIMOWITZ Dov 1897 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #33 BUNIMOWITZ Dov Eliahu 1897 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #33 BUNIMOWITZ Miriam bas Yitzchok Aizik wife of Chaim Lewin 1898 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #129 wed BUNIMOWITZ Yisroel 1900 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz # 192 Beis Hakneses Opatow BUNIMOWITZ Yitzchak Aizik father of Miriam 1898 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #129 BUNAMOWITZ Michel 1902 Pasvalys, Lith. Hamelitz #234 BUNIMOWITZ B 1899 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #190 owner of preservative? factory BUNIMOWITZ D A 1894 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #48 on the occasion of Pidyon HaBen of Daniel Poliak BUNIMOWITZ D A 1895 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #82 BUNIMOWITZ D A 1897 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #213 BUNIMOWITZ Daniel husband of Chaya Rozenthal 1899 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #87 wed 3 Nisan BUNIMOWITZ Dovid? Eli? 1899 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #6 guest at Kloizner-Zabludovski wedding BUNIMOWITZ Ester wife of Mordechai Ziebel 1898 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #85 wed 3 Adar TRN"Ch BUNIMOWITZ Yisroel 1900 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #28 BUNIMOWITZ Yosef husband of Sarah Flokin 1899 Vilnius, Lith. Hamelitz #190 wed 18 Elul . - Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 12:05:20 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vilnius Ghetto List Surname Given Name Father Born Residence in Ghetto Day Month Year Town Uyezd Guberniya Record / Publication Source PAGE in Vilna Gaon Publication BUNIMOVIC Abram 1933 Rudninku 15 - 4a May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 261 BUNIMOVIC Anna 1906 Strasuno 12 - 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 334 BUNIMOVIC Chaja 1911 Rudninku 15 - 4a May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 261 BUNIMOVIC Frejda 1907 Karmelitu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 99 BUNIMOVIC Izaak 1908 Karmelitu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 99 BUNIMOVIC Jocha 1895 Arkliu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 79 BUNIMOVIC Lejb 1925 Karmelitu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 99 BUNIMOVIC Mina 1902 Karmelitu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 99 BUNIMOVIC Nechama 1926 Rudninku 15 - 4a May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 261 BUNIMOVIC Nochim 1912 Rudninku 15 - 4a May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 261 BUNIMOVIC Rozalia 1898 Arkliu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 77 BUNIMOVIC Sejna 1928 Strasuno 12 - 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 334 BUNIMOVIC SoraLeja 1926 Karmelitu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 99 BUNIMOVIC Symon 1926 Arkliu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 79 BUNIMOVIC Urias 1893 Arkliu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 79 BUNIMOVIC Zelman 1927 Karmelitu 3 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 99 BUNIMOWITSCH Efroim 1911 Siauliu 3/5 - 5 May 1942 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania 366 . - Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 11:58:57 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 'Passports' collection in the Archives of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland (Warsaw) consists of 3,754 Polish passports issued primarily during the 1930s to Polish citizens going to what was then British Mandate Palestine. The vast majority were one-time-only passports for Jews emigrating to Palestine ("making aliyah"). These were issued in Poland or by Polish consulates abroad. A very small number are tourist or non-emigrant passports (e.g. for an author on a speaking tour or a nun on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land). The 'Passports' collection in the Archives of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland (Warsaw) consists of 3,754 Polish passports issued primarily during the 1930s to Polish citizens going to what was then British Mandate Palestine. It appears that the rule in force at the time was that emigrating Polish citizens, upon receiving identity documents in their new homeland, were to turn in their Polish passports to the Polish Consulate at their destination. Invalidated passports were then sent by the local Polish Consulate back to the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw, where they were filed away in government archives. Some Polish Jewish emigrants to Palestine may have kept their passports, despite the regulations of the time, so if you do not find a particular name, it does not mean that individual did not emigrate. At some point, the Polish Government decided that these "Palestine passports" are Jewish historical documents and the collection was transferred to the Jewish Historical Institute. Only recently were these passports finally sorted, alphabetized and computer indexed. It appears that the rule in force at the time was that emigrating Polish citizens, upon receiving identity documents in their new homeland, were to turn in their Polish passports to the Polish Consulate at their destination. Invalidated passports were then sent by the local Polish Consulate back to the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw, where they were filed away in government archives. Some Polish Jewish emigrants to Palestine may have kept their passports, despite the regulations of the time, so if you do not find a particular name, it does not mean that individual did not emigrate. At some point, the Polish Government decided that these "Palestine passports" are Jewish historical documents and the collection was transferred to the Jewish Historical Institute. Only recently were these passports finally sorted, alphabetized and computer indexed. Jack Braverman asked these questions about the Polish Aliyah Passport Project << I have two questions. Am I corrrect in assuming that there is currently no way to link a town and surname in order to establish whether or not an individual is indeed a relative? Secondly, since one can't be sure that a surname is in fact a relation, there is really no practical way--other than hit and miss--to order a passport until the list is made searchable, no? >> These questions reflect many of the queries I have received since making the announcement about the project. Although I am not inviting a deluge of queries, if you write me privately at , I am willing to tell you if your surname and your town correlate on the list. We at JRI-Poland are trying to brainstorm another way of making this cross-reference publicly possible before the data is searchable online. To find out how one can obtain the Excel file of the Aliyah Passport list, which would enable you to make that cross-reference for yourself, go to: http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/jhi/jri-jhi-aliyah-passport.htm Thank you, Judy Baston, Coordinator JRI-Poland Aliyah Passport Project JRBaston@aol.com Dear Judy, You kindly wrote;... I am willing to tell you if your surname and your town correlate on the list. could you check; from KURZENIEC or WILEJKA the families; GWINT, SZULMAN, KREMER, ALPEROWICZ, ZIMMERMAN/ CYMERMAN/CYMERMAN HOROWITZ/ HURWICZ, DINER, DIMENSZTEJN, KUPERSZTOCH DOLHINÓW/ DOLHINÓW POW. WILEJKA ; the families; RUBIN, AUERBACH, ZILBERGLEIT, ALPEROWICZ ,KATZ,FRIEDMAN, FRYDMAN, DIMENSZTEJN EJDELMAN, KUPERSZTOCH from WISNIOWA or WOLOZYN; ELISZKIEWICZ/ELJASZKIEWICZ ABRAMSON, BUNIMOWICZ , RABINOWICZ, SALMAN ,BERMAN, KAGAN CZESTOCHOWA or ZARKI ; ROSENBLUM KRAKÓW or ZARKI; RAKOWER Thank you very much. Eilat From: Jrbaston To: EilatGordn In a message dated 3/12/02 9:23:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, EilatGordn writes: << om KURZENIEC or WILEJKA the families; GWINT, SZULMAN, KREMER, ALPEROWICZ, ZIMMERMAN/ CYMERMAN/CYMERMAN HOROWITZ/ HURWICZ, DINER, DIMENSZTEJN, KUPERSZTOCH GWINT is from Kurzeniec ALPEROWICZ is from Kurzeniec DIMENSZTEJN is from Dolthinov KUPERSZTOCH is from Dolthinov DOLHINÓW/ DOLHINÓW POW. WILEJKA ; the families; RUBIN, AUERBACH, ZILBERGLEIT, ALPEROWICZ ,KATZ,FRIEDMAN, FRYDMAN, DIMENSZTEJN EJDELMAN, KUPERSZTOCH ALPEROWICZ -- see above DIMENSZTEJN -- see above from WISNIOWA or WOLOZYN; ELISZKIEWICZ/ELJASZKIEWICZ ABRAMSON, BUNIMOWICZ , RABINOWICZ, SALMAN ,BERMAN, KAGAN CZESTOCHOWA or ZARKI ; ROSENBLUM KRAKÓW or ZARKI; RAKOWER Thank you very much. Eilat ELISZKIEWICZ, etc. -- Wilno, Oszmiany (my cousin's wife in VIlnius was an Eliaskiewicz) ABRAMSON -- WIlno Because you have found some matches I'm sure you want to to get additional information before the database goes on line...but even more, because you do have so many names and places to search, I hope you will be able to support this important project and obtain the Excel file of all passport holders for your personal research, which you can sort by name, town of birth and town of residence. The fundraising target for this initiative is $1,800. Contributors of $54 will be eligible to receive an Excel file with partial extracts of all the data for all names in the index. Contributions should be made to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland. Please specify "For the Polish Passports project at the JHI" on your check or other correspondence. For instructions on how to make a contribution, go to For further information on this project, please go to http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/jhi/jri-jhi-aliyah-passport.htm Thanks for your interest, Judy Baston, Coordinator JRI-Poland Aliyah Passport Project click for the site - Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at 14:13:47 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARGOLIS Elka bas Rabbi ABD Heshil of Wishnewe wife of Chanoch Zondil of Rasein 1898 Vishneve Hamelitz #142 wed . - Sunday, March 10, 2002 at 23:07:17 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Vishnevo Revision List Database for the year 1858 Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age in 1858 ================================================== KAPLAN Gdalia Borukh Head of Household 31 --------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Wulf Leyba Head of Household 48 KAPLAN Meyer Leyba Brother 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Yankel Girsha Head of Household 35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Zelik Dovid Head of Household 56 KAPLAN Dvora Wife 53 KAPLAN Simkhe Elia 37 KAPLAN Feyga Sora 32 Simkhe's wife KAPLAN Golda Simkhe 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Wulf Girsha Head of Household 34 KAPLAN Sora Efroim Wife 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Evno Yankel Head of Household 52 Conscripted / Expelled in 1862 KAPLAN Leah Meyer Wife 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Shmuil Leyzer Head of Household 50 KAPLAN Tauba Mordukh Wife 58 KAPLAN Estera Shmuil Daughter 15 EPSHTEYN Yankel Elia / Elo (?) Nephew died in 1853 at age 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Yankel Movsha Head of Household 48 KAPLAN Tsipa Itsko Wife 47 KAPLAN Movsha Abram 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Gerts Shmuyla Head of Household 33 ------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Girsh Elia Head of Household 57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Leyzer Gerts Dovid Head of Household 35 missing KAPLAN Chana Yankel Wife 30 KAPLAN Sora Leyzer Gerts Daughter 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPLAN Shlema Leyzer Head of Household 35 missing KAPLAN Slava Itka Wife 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFER Berko Leyzer Head of Household 29 ---------------------------------------------------------- SAFER Zavel Itsko Head of Household died in 1856 at age 56 SAFER Dina Iudel Wife 59 SAFER Itsko Zavel Son 32 SAFER Beyla Chaim Daughter-in-law 32 SAFER Basia Itsko Grandchild 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFER Yankel Iudel Head of Household 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAPOCHNIK David Izrael Head of Household 34 SHAPOCHNIK Chana Iosel Wife 27 SHAPOCHNIK Chasia David Daughter 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPSHTEYN Ayzik Shimel Head of Household EPSHTEYN Berko Ayzik Son EPSHTEYN Pinkhas Berko Grandchild died in 1858 at age 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPSHTEYN Iosel Yankel Head of Household 27 EPSHTEYN Sora Enta Shmuil Wife 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPSHTEYN Izrael Aron Head of Household 65 EPSHTEYN Etka Wife 27 EPSHTEYN Yankel Izrael Son 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHEVICH Chaim Notko Head of Household 53 ELIASHEVICH Sheyna Izrael Wife 42 ELIASHEVICH Shaya Chaim Son 31 ELIASHEVICH Ayzik Chaim Son 16 ELIASHEVICH Rocha Chaim Daughter 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHEVICH Sholom Itsko Head of Household 38 ELIASHEVICH Rasia Shmuylo Wife 37 ELIASHEVICH Basia Sholom Daughter 9 ELIASHEVICH Chaya Sholom Daughter 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHKEVICH Shaya Nakhman Head of Household died in 1858 at age 43 ELIASHEVICH Girsh Itsko Grandchild 16 missing ELIASHEVICH Meyer Shaya Son 21 ELIASHEVICH Itsko Shaya Son 36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHKEVICH Movsha Faytel Head of Household Died in 1853 at age 42 ELIASHEVICH Berko Movsha Son 20 ELIASHEVICH Faytel Movsha Son 14 ELIASHEVICH Movsha Yankel Cousin 17 missing ------------------------------------------------------------------ ELIASHKEVICH Abram Shlioma Head of Household 49 ELIASHEVICH Mariasa Shevel Wife 47 ELIASHEVICH Freyda Abram Daughter 15 ELIASHEVICH Risa Chaya Abram Daughter 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHKEVICH Girsh Leyzer Head of Household 50 ELIASHEVICH Sora Wife 48 ELIASHEVICH Leyb Girsh Son 17 ELIASHEVICH Genia Girsh Daughter 3 ELIASHEVICH Zysko Shakhna Girsh Cousin 18 missing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOKHMAN Notko Movsha Head of Household 57 GOKHMAN Chaya Chaim Wife 47 GOKHMAN Shmuil Shaia Died in 1853 at age 39 GOKHMAN Movsha Shmuil 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHKEVICH Yankel Abram Head of Household 31 -ELIASHKEVICH Rikha Yankel Daughter 1 ELIASHKEVICH Sheyna Chaya Iosel Wife 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOKHMAN Notko Benjamin Head of Household 46 GOKHMAN Chana Movsha Mother 73 ------------------------------------------------ GOKHMAN Elia Rubin Mordukh Head of Household 31 GOKHMAN Dina Movsha Wife 33 GOKHMAN Eska Elia Rubin Daughter 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZALB Itsko Leyba Head of Household 52 ZALB Rasia Iosel Wife 53 ZALB Elia Itsko Son 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARBER Abram Nosel Head of Household 64 FARBER Nosel Abram Son 42 FARBER Minka Wife 37 ------------------------------------------ ZAK Dovid Nisel Head of Household died in 1855 at age 56 ZAK Nisel Dovid Son 30 . - Sunday, March 10, 2002 at 15:30:48 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vishnevo Family Davidson Revision List Database for the year 1858 Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age in 1858 DAVIDSON Itsko Elia Head of Household 45 DAVIDSON Elia Itsko Son 18 DAVIDSON Movsha Itsko Son 15 the family left in 1953 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Dovid Leyzer Head of Household 35 DOVIDSON Gita Wife 30 DOVIDSON Chaya Dovid Daughter 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Leyb Itsko Head of Household Died in 1858 at age 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Markel Izrael Head of Household 42 DOVIDSON Sora Dvora Zysko Wife 44 DOVIDSON Zelda Markel Daughter 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVIDSON Girsh Leyba Head of Household 58 DAVIDSON Gita Wife 46 DAVIDSON Dovid Girsh Son 32 moved in 1883 DAVIDSON Tsivia Daughter-in-law 27 moved in 1883 DAVIDSON Chaya Dovid Grandchild 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Yankel Leyba Head of Household 58 DOVIDSON Abram Yankel Son Conscripted in 1852 PODBRESKY Yankel Dovid Cousin 49 PODBRESKY Chaya Kalmen Cousin 44 PODBRESKY Rivka Yankel Cousin 18 RUBIN Golda 20 Chaim Leyb's wife RUBIN Chaim Leyb son of Liokim 30 RUBIN Izrel son of Chaim Leyb 6 RUBIN Mordukh son of Liokim 28 RUBIN Fruma 22 Mordukh's wife RUBIN Liokim son of Iosel died in 1858 at age 47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Rubin Leyba Head of Household 38 moved in 1880 DOVIDSON Freyda Abram Wife 32 moved in 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Gershon Lipka Head of Household 23 left in 1858 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOVIDSON Ovsey Leyba Head of Household died in 1852 at age 59 DOVIDSON Gershon Ovsey Son 34 left in 1854 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Ovsey Fayva Head of Household 48 DOVIDSON Beyla Iosel Wife 47 DOVIDSON Leyb Ovsey Son died at age 26 in 1853 DOVIDSON Fayva Ovsey Son 31 DOVIDSON Rocha Dovid Daughter-in-law 27 Fayva's wife DOVIDSON Leah Fayva Grandchild 3 DOVIDSON Leyb Hatskel Nephew Conscripted in 1852 at age 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Elia Abram Head of Household 47 DOVIDSON Etka Girsha Wife 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Abram Fayva Head of Household Died in 1858 at age 67 DOVIDSON Leyzer Abram Son 39 DOVIDSON Fruma Iosel Daughter-in-law 37 DOVIDSON Freyda Leyzer Grandchild 15 DOVIDSON Pesia Leyzer Grandchild 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON / RABINOVICH Yankel Kiva Head of Household 41 Surname is Dovidson or Rabinovich DOVIDSON / RABINOVICH Chaya Elia Wife 39 DOVIDSON / RABINOVICH Rikha Yankel Daughter 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Meyer Shimshel Leyzer Head of Household 31 Missing DOVIDSON Sora Tauba Wife 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Leyb Itsko Ovsey Head of Household 30 missing DOVIDSON Basia Head of Household 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Gershon Leyzer Head of Household 28 moved in 1891 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . - Saturday, March 09, 2002 at 18:43:02 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rom Vishnevo May 1858 revision list; family Berkman BERKMAN Yankel Chaim Shevel Head of Household 40 BERKMAN Estera Chaim Wife 41 BERKMAN Freyda Yankel Chaim Daughter 15 --------------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Iosel Shmuylo Head of Household 52 left in 1853 BERKMAN Abram Shmuylo 38 BERKMAN Rivka Sholom 30 Abram's wife BERKMAN Girsh Abram 18 left in 1852 BERKMAN Rocha Abram 15 ------------------------------------------------ BERKMAN Mordukh Shmuil Head of Household 24 BERKMAN Eska Dovid Wife 36 BERKMAN Liba Itsko Daughter 12 BERKMAN Chasa Itsko Daughter 1 --------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Girsh Leyba Head of Household 58 left in 1857 BERKMAN Zysko Girsh Son 34 left in 1854 BERKMAN Shakhna Girsh Son 20 left in 1854 --------------------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Aron Notko Head of Household 52 BERKMAN Gita Girsha Wife 49 BERKMAN Estera Chana Aron Daughter 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Movsha Berko Head of Household 60 BERKMAN Matla Benjamin Wife 59 BERKMAN Chava Ovsey 42 ----------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Shebsel Antsel Head of Household 37 BERKMAN Basia Meyer Wife 35 BERKMAN Fruma Shebsel Daughter 15 BERKMAN Asna Shebsel Daughter 10 ----------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Berko Abram Head of Household 32 Moved in 1887 BERKMAN Hena Brayna Iosel Wife 30 Moved in 1887 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Gdala Itsko Head of Household 45 left in 1857 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Aron Berko Head of Household 64 BERKMAN Zislia Chaim Wife 63 ---------------------------------------------------- BERKMAN Gershon Zysko Head of Household 50 moved in 1852 BERKMAN Mikhel Gershon Son 28 moved in 1854 ------------------------------------------------------------------ BERKMAN Gdalia Borukh Itsko Head of Household 36(?) missing BERKMAN Sora Gita Girsha Wife 33 . - Saturday, March 09, 2002 at 07:45:08 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ishnevo May 1858 revision list; RABINOVICH Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age ---------------------------------------------------------- RABINOVICH Sholom Kiva Head of Household 49 RABINOVICH Estera Wife 46 RABINOVICH Beyla Sholom Daughter 15 ----------------------------------------------------- RABINOVICH Iosel Honon Head of Household 54 RABINOVICH Minka Kiva Wife 53 RABINOVICH Evno Iosel Son 28 RABINOVICH Sheva Ovsey Daughter-in-law 21 Evno's wife RABINOVICH Hena Evno Grandchild 8 -------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON / RABINOVICH Yankel Kiva Head of Household 41 Surname is Dovidson or Rabinovich DOVIDSON / RABINOVICH Chaya Elia Wife 39 DOVIDSON / RABINOVICH Rikha Yankel Daughter 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------- RUBINOVICH Sholom Abram Head of Household 42 left in 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RABINOVICH Yankel Movsha Abram Head of Household 30 RABINOVICH Chava Movsha Wife 29 . USA - Saturday, March 09, 2002 at 07:19:09 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ishnevo Revision List the year 1858 for the family Zusman; Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age in 1858 ZUSMAN Nakhman Itsko Head of Household 39 ZUSMAN Reyza Abram Wife 32 ZUSMAN Dvera Nakhman Daughter 4 ZUSMAN Leyb Itsko Cousin 36 ZUSMAN Benjamin Zelman Cousin 36 ZUSMAN Fruma Benjamin Cousin 4 ZUSMAN Zysko Shimel Cousin 43 ZUSMAN Leah Izrael Cousin 30 ZUSMAN Chaya Itsko Cousin 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PODBRESKY Notko Girsha Head of Household died in 1855 at age 50 PODBRESKY Chaya Wife 50 PODBRESKY Izrael Girsha Brother 50 ZUSMAN Benjamin Shmuylo 54 ------------------------------------------------------------ ZUSMAN Honon Itsko Head of Household 54 ZUSMAN Leyb Honon Son 20 ZUSMAN Iosel Honon Son 18 -------------------------------------------------------------- ZUSMAN Movsha Shimel Head of Household 48 ZUSMAN Feyga Abram Wife 57 PODBRESKY Abram Movsha 56 PODBRESKY Sora 54 PODBRESKY Rivka Abram 15 ------------------------------------------------------------- ZUSMAN Meyer Shmuylo Head of Household died in 1858 at age 49 ZUSMAN Chaya Rubin Wife 45 ------------------------------------------------------ ZUSMAN Girsh Movsha Head of Household died in 1858 at age 61 ZUSMAN Chaya Sora Girsh Wife 47 ZUSMAN Aba Girsh Son 17 Missing ZUSMAN Movsha Girsh Son 15 missing ZUSMAN Sheyna Girsh Daughter 8 ZUSMAN Zysko Movsha Brother died in 1853 at age 43 ZUSMAN Sheyna Shimel Brother 45 ZUSMAN Dina Zysko Niece 13 ZUSMAN Freyda Zysko Niece 8 ------------------------------------------------- ZUSMAN Khane Tsina Wife Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Bentsel Leyzer Movsha Son 1872 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Nokhum Movsha Son 16 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Beram Movsha Son 14 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Pessa Leya Movsha Daughter 27 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Khave Khaya Movsha Daughter 24 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Rivka Movsha Daughter 16 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Sore Ete Movsha Daughter 21 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband ZUSMAN Freyda Zysko Niece 8 Resettled to New Zagare/Siauliai. In Riga, family was adopted by Movsha Galeband . - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 22:46:39 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vishnevo Revision List in the year 1858 for the family Dudman Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age in 1858 DUDMAN Yankel Abram Head of Household DUDMAN Hatskel Yankel Son Conscripted in 1852 at age 17 DUDMAN Rasia Hatskel Daughter-in-law 19 DUDMAN Chaim Yankel Son 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUDMAN Aron Abram Head of Household 40 left in 1853 DUDMAN Benjamin Aron Son 22 DUDMAN Keyla Yankel Daughter-in-law 21 DUDMAN Rasia Benjamin Grandchild 2 ' - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 22:19:15 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volozhin ABRAMSON April 1858 Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age ABRAMSON Borukh Iosel Head of Household 40 ABRAMSON Fruma Leyba Wife 38 ABRAMSON Shmuyla Borukh Son died in 1857 at age 19 ABRAMSON Tsipka Borukh Daughter 9 many ABRAMSON families came from near by ;Krevo . USA - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 20:51:56 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GURVICH in Vishnevo revision list of 1858 GURVICH Shimel son of Itsko Head of Household died in 1855 at age 40 GURVICH Kopel son of Itsko Brother of Shimel age 28 in 1858 GURVICH Dreyza daughter of Kalman age 25 in 1858 GURVICH Feyga Sora daughter of Kopel Niece of Shimel age 3 in 1858 GURVICH Estera Chana daughter of Kopel Niece of Shimel age 1 in 1858 -------------------------------- GURVICH Shmerko son of Iosel Head of Household age 41 in 1858 GURVICH Iosel son of Shmerko Son age 4 in 1858 ------------------------------------- . USA - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 11:52:48 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIASHKEVICH in the year 1858 revision list for Vishnevo Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHKEVICH Shaya Nakhman Head of Household died in 1858 at age 52 ELIASHKEVICH Movsha Faytel Head of Household died in 1853 at age 40ELIASHKEVICH Abram Shlioma Head of Household 49 ELIASHKEVICH Girsh Leyzer Head of Household 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHKEVICH Chaim Aba Dovid Girsh missing PODBRESKY Movsha Notko Head of Household 25 PODBRESKY Shmuil Notko Brother 12 in 1851 PODBRESKY Ayzik Notko Brother 16 in 1851 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELIASHKEVICH Yankel Abram Head of Household 31 ELIASHKEVICH Sheyna Chaya Iosel Wife 27 ELIASHKEVICH Rikha Yankel Daughter 1 years old . - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 09:39:54 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vishnevo revision list May 1858 PODBRESKY Izrael son of Berko Head of Household age 26 left 1856 May 1858 PODBRESKY Abram son of Benjamin Cousin age 36 died in 1855 PODBRESKY Movsha son of Leyba Cousin age 18 missing PODBRESKY Rivka Cousin age 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vishnevo revision list May 1858 PODBRESKY Itsko son of Lipman Head of Household age in this; 44 in last; 36 PODBRESKY Izrael son of Lipman Brother age 36 PODBRESKY Eyda Wife 43 PODBRESKY Chaya daughter of Itsko Daughter age 15 PODBRESKY Ester daughter of Izrael Brother age 33 PODBRESKY Doba daughter ofIzrael Niece age 15 PODBRESKY Dreyza daughter of Izrael Niece age 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PODBRESKY Notko son of Girsha Head of Household 45 Died in 1855 PODBRESKY Izrael son of Girsha Brother age 42 1854 PODBRESKY Chaya Wife age 50 ZUSMAN Benjamin son of Shmuylo age 48 1852 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PODBRESKY Notko son of Kalman Head of Household 35 27 PODBRESKY Malka Yankel Mother 60 PODBRESKY Itka Wife 35 PODBRESKY Gnesia Notka Daughter 16 PODBRESKY Basia Notka Daughter 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVIDSON Yankel son of Leyba Head of Household 30 in 1851 left in 1856 DOVIDSON Abram son of Yankel Son Conscripted 1852 13 in 1851 PODBRESKY Yankel son of Dovid Cousin 49 PODBRESKY Chaya Kalmen Cousin 44 PODBRESKY Rivka Yankel Cousin 18 RUBIN Golda 20 Chaim Leyb's wife RUBIN Chaim Leyb son of Liokim 30 RUBIN Izrel son of Chaim Leyb 6 RUBIN Mordukh son of Liokim 28 RUBIN Fruma 22 Mordukh's wife RUBIN Liokim son of Iosel died in 1858 at age 47 --------------------------------------------------------- PODBRESKY Abram son of Movsha 56 PODBRESKY Sora 54 Abram's wife PODBRESKY Rivka daughter of Abram 15 ZUSMAN Movsha son of Shimel Head of Household 48 ZUSMAN Feyga daughter of Abram Wife 57 ------------------------------------------------ PODBRESKY Notko son of Leyba Head of Household 39 PODBRESKY Shlema son of Notko Son 5 PODBRESKY Enta daughter of Shimel Wife 37 PODBRESKY Feyga daughter of Notko Daughter 3 ----------------------------------------------- PODBRESKY Abram son of Yankel Head of Household 55 PODBRESKY Basia daughter of Movsha Wife 52 PODBRESKY Abram son of Notko Cousin 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 09:21:42 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hurwitz Sailing from Antwerp November 10, 1923 . Gurwicz, Shisia M 17 S Polish, Hebrew Wiszniewo, Poland 0021. Gurwicz, Chaja F 47 M Polish, Hebrew Wiszniewo, Poland 0022. Gurwicz, Wichna F 10 S Polish, Hebrew Wiszniewo, Poland 0023. Gurwicz, Rachela F 9 S Polish, Hebrew Wiszniewo, Poland all going to husband and father in Hartford 1949 File Number: 14374 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: GEORGE Middle Initial: J Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 52 Month of Death: October Day of Death: 01 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Never Married Decedent's Last Spouse: Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford ----------------------------------Death Year: 1949 File Number: 06907 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ISSIA Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 77 Month of Death: May Day of Death: 03 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Never Married Decedent's Last Spouse: Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford ----------------------------------------------- Death Year: 1949 File Number: 15346 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ROSE Middle Initial: M Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 71 Month of Death: October Day of Death: 09 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: West Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed ---------------------------------- Death Year: 1952 File Number: 18607 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ANN Middle Initial: L Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 03 Month of Death: December Day of Death: 18 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Never Married Decedent's Last Spouse: Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford ------------------------------------ Death Year: 1952 File Number: 13084 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: MURRY Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 62 Month of Death: August Day of Death: 09 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Fairfield Death Town: Ridgefield Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: BELL Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Fairfield Town of Residence: Ridgefield ----------------------------------------- Death Year: 1953 File Number: 05606 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: BESSI Middle Initial: Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 88 Month of Death: April Day of Death: 01 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Fairfield Death Town: Bridgeport Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: MAXW Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Fairfield Town of Residence: Fairfield ------------------------------------------ Death Year: 1953 File Number: 12958 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: MORRI Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 74 Month of Death: August Day of Death: 04 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New Haven Death Town: New Haven Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: ANNA Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: New Haven Town of Residence: New Haven -------------------------------------- Death Year: 1955 File Number: 14339 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ABRAH Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 46 Month of Death: September Day of Death: 12 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Avon Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: LEON Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Middlesex Town of Residence: Middletown -------------------------------------------- Death Year: 1957 File Number: 01311 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ALEXA Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 51 Month of Death: January Day of Death: 03 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Fairfield Death Town: Newtown Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Never Married Decedent's Last Spouse: Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Fairfield Town of Residence: Monroe ---------------------------------------- Death Year: 1958 File Number: 19416 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ROSE Middle Initial: W Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 72 Month of Death: November Day of Death: 17 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: WOLF Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford ------------------------------------------ Death Year: 1959 File Number: 13762 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ESTER Middle Initial: M Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 85 Month of Death: August Day of Death: 30 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New London Death Town: Colchester Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: ISSI Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford ----------------------------------------------- Death Year: 1959 File Number: 22428 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ISADO Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 64 Month of Death: December Day of Death: 06 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New London Death Town: Preston Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Never Married Decedent's Last Spouse: Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford -------------------------------------- Death Year: 1960 File Number: 13082 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: ANNA Middle Initial: V Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 68 Month of Death: July Day of Death: 16 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New Haven Death Town: New Haven Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: JACO Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: New Haven Town of Residence: New Haven ------------------------------------------ Death Year: 1960 File Number: 18450 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: REBEC Middle Initial: Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 72 Month of Death: October Day of Death: 03 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New Haven Death Town: New Haven Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: SAM Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: New Haven Town of Residence: New Haven --------------------------------------- Death Year: 1960 File Number: 14409 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: SOPHI Middle Initial: Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 67 Month of Death: August Day of Death: 04 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: HERM Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford ------------------------------------- Death Year: 1961 File Number: 06573 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: JOSEP Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 58 Month of Death: April Day of Death: 12 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: BEAT Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford --------------------------------------- Death Year: 1962 File Number: 16746 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: PAUL Middle Initial: P Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 68 Month of Death: September Day of Death: 26 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: BELL Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: Hartford ------------------------------ Death Year: 1963 File Number: 07973 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: BESSI Middle Initial: Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 83 Month of Death: April Day of Death: 15 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: New Britain Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: ISAA Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: New Britain -------------------------------------- Death Year: 1963 File Number: 17641 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: JOSEP Middle Initial: B Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 61 Month of Death: September Day of Death: 08 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Hartford Death Town: Hartford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: RUTH Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Hartford Town of Residence: West Hartford ---------------------------------------- Death Year: 1963 File Number: 12214 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: NATHA Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 77 Month of Death: June Day of Death: 14 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New Haven Death Town: New Haven Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Widowed Decedent's Last Spouse: ROSE Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: New Haven Town of Residence: New Haven ------------------------------------------ Death Year: 1964 File Number: 11423 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: IRVIN Middle Initial: Sex: Male Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 70 Month of Death: June Day of Death: 03 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New Haven Death Town: New Haven Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: ESTH Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: New Haven Town of Residence: New Haven ------------------------- Death Year: 1965 File Number: 08532 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: CELIA Middle Initial: Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 78 Month of Death: April Day of Death: 27 Death State: Connecticut Death County: Fairfield Death Town: Stamford Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: JACO Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence: Fairfield Town of Residence: Stamford Father's Surname: Residence ---------------------------- Death Year: 1966 File Number: 22264 Surname: HURWITZ First Name: BESSI Middle Initial: Sex: Female Month of Birth: Day of Birth: Year of Birth: xxxYOB Race: White Hispanic Origin: Age Units: Years Age: 67 Month of Death: November Day of Death: 05 Death State: Connecticut Death County: New Haven Death Town: Meriden Birth State: Birth Town: Marital Status: Married Decedent's Last Spouse: ABRA Education: State of Residence: Connecticut County of Residence click for pictures - Thursday, March 07, 2002 at 09:27:02 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nszyszko@yahoo.com writes: What is the story on Gurwitz? Is it Hurwitz and because there is no h in Russian ,it became g.? Also,do you know are they leviim from levi? My uncle was a Mordechai and my fathers mothers maiden name was Hurwitz or Gurwitz. i do not know. Thank you. >> You are right, It is the same name. Yes they are "Leviim" if the are from the original family - some took the name later. My great grandfather was also Mordechai Gurevitz born 1870- 1953 (son of Zalman Uri who was born c 1840 died c 1920 ). We think that Zalman Uri's father was Abraham Ilia. My great grandfather studied at the Lebadove Yeshiva with Rabbi Levik the Lebadover. later in his life he became a Chabad members as the rest of his family ( His father, Zalman Uri Gurevitz was sent to be a Shochet near Vileyka by the order of Tzemach Zedek)Mordechai was a good friend of Rabbi Yakov Landau of Kurenitz and later Bnai Brak. He studied with him and others every day in Bnai Brak in the 1940's and early 1950's Eilat Did your greatgrandfather's father have any brothers? Your greatgrandfather Mordechai was born about the same time as my uncle. Maybe they were named for the same person. My greatgrandfather was Yaakov Kopel Gurwitz or hurwitz and he lived in Vishnevo.My grandfather Nissan szyszko who had the cheese business in Vishnevo was his son in law.Thanks for any information. . - Tuesday, March 05, 2002 at 10:52:52 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jenny Rogovin (B 1867 d 1943) Married Max Berman (B 1862 died 1957) in Volozhin. Max's father was Velvel Berman and his mother was Sara. Jenny's father was Joseph Rogovin (B 5/25/1839 died 1/23/1919) her mother was Rose Genesha (Shusha) Farberman (B 1836 D 11/17/1917); Joseph's father was Leon (Eliezer) Rogovin (B circa 1819), his mother was Florence Farberman (B circa 1816); Leon's father was Ellya Rogovin (B circa 1791). Thanks! Barbara Berman <BBerman597@aol.com> USA - Saturday, March 02, 2002 at 09:35:18 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subj: Web site Date: 3/1/02 9:39:16 AM Pacific Standard Time From: BBerman597 To: EilatGordn Hi, I am Barbara Berman. I am researching my and my husband's families. His great-grandfather Max Berman married Jennie Rogovin from Volozhin. I just found your web site. It is great! How can I get you my information to see if there is a connection? How are you related to the Rogovins? Thanks! Barbara Hacker Berman, Cocoa Beach, Florida . - Friday, March 01, 2002 at 12:43:28 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manifest for Pretoria Sailing from Hamburg March 12, 1907 . Milikowsky, Riwke Female 26 years old Mrried Russia, Hebrew born in Wiszniewo in 1881 going with daughter to husband Mottel Milikowsky, 206 Broome Street, new York . Milikowsky, Mere F 3y S Russia, Hebrew Wiszniewo http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DG%3A%5C%5CT715%2D0841%5C%5CT715%2D08410521%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=800205090008&name=Mere%26nbsp%3BMilikowsky&doa=March+++++12%2C+1907&port=Hamburg&line=0008 Manifest for Pennsylvania Sailing from Hamburg Name Gender Age Married Ethnicity Place of Residence 0009. Morgules, Mariam F 45y M Russia, Hebrew Wishenova 0011. Morgules, Hanna F 13y S Russia, Hebrew Wishenova 0012. Morgules, Rebeka F 9y S Russia, Hebrew Wishenova 0010. Morgules, Ethel F 18y S Russia, Hebrew Wishenoff 0013. Morgules, Moses M 5y S Russia, Hebrew Wishenoff 0014. Morgules, Kajke F 5y S Russia, Hebrew Wishenoff 0008. Morgules, Israel M 45y M Russia, Hebrew Wishenoff 0015. Morgules, Berl F 2y 6m S Russia, Hebrew Wishenoff 0018. Kiwellowitz, Judes F 18y S Russia, Hebrew Wilna USA - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 22:47:16 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manifest for Noordam Sailing from Rotterdam August 13, 1921. Milikowsky, Szmul Male 10 years old S Poland Hebrew born in Wiszniew in 1911 Milikowsky, Icek Male 23 years old Single Poland Hebrew born in Wiszniew Milikowsky, Dreiza nee Hoffman Female 35 years old Widow Poland Hebrew Wiszniew born in 1886 going with her children to her brother; Samuel Hoffman 312 Atkins Ave. Brooklyn, New York http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DI%3A%5C%5CT715%2D3008%5C%5CT715%2D30080385%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=100083090090&name=Dreiza%26nbsp%3BMilikowska&doa=August++++13%2C+1921&port=Rotterdam&line=0023 USA - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 22:30:40 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manifest for Ryndam Sailing from Rotterdam April 17, 1921 0011. Podbereska, Ryfka Female 55 years old Widow Poland, Hebrew born in Wisniewo in 1866 at that time Wishnevo was part of Russia went to son; Podberesky Szena 88 16th Street Brooklyn 0013. Podbereska, Scheine Female 16 years old Single Poland, Hebrew born in Wisniewo in 1905 at that time Wishnevo was part of Russia went to brother; Podberesky Szena 88 16th Street Brooklyn Podbereska, Juda Female 18 years old Single Poland, Hebrew Wisniewo at that time Wishnevo was part of Russia went to brother; Podberesky Szena 88 16th Street Brooklyn Podbereska, Ajzyk Male 14 years old Single Poland, Hebrew born in Wisniewo in 1907 went to brother; Podberesky Szena 88 16th Street Brooklyn http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DI%3A%5C%5CT715%2D2952%5C%5CT715%2D29520455%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=100167070151&name=Ajzyk%26nbsp%3BPodbereska&doa=April+++++17%2C+1921&port=Rotterdam&line=0014 USA - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 22:15:47 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manifest for Kroonland Sailing from Antwerp March 15, 1904. Podbaresky, Freide Female 30 years old Married Russia Hebrew born in Wasznewo in 1874 0002. Podbaresky, Liebe Female 9 years old S Russia Hebrew born in Wasznewo in 1895 0003. Podbaresky, Gtte Female 3 years old S Russia Hebrew born in Wasznewo in 1901 going to father . USA - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 21:56:43 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manifest for Noordam Sailing from Rotterdam August 08, 1905 ; Pergick, Rischke Female 20 years old Married Russia, Hebrew born in Wischnewo in 1885 went to father Motte Davidson 415 Cherry Street, New York 0012. Pergick, Schleime Male 19 years old Married Russia, Hebrew born in Wischnewo in 1886 went to father in law Motte Davidson 415 Cherry Street, New York http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DG%3A%5C%5CT715%2D0607%5C%5CT715%2D06070501%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=102437060167&name=Rischke%26nbsp%3BPergick&doa=August++++08%2C+1905&port=Rotterdam&line=0011 USA - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 21:48:27 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manifest for Potsdam Sailing from Rotterdam October 10, 1905. ; Perski, David Male 16 years old Single Russia, Hebrew born in Wisznewe in 1889 went to uncle L. Schaffer 425 Broom Street New York http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DG%3A%5C%5CT715%2D0629%5C%5CT715%2D06290238%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=102462140149&name=Dawid%26nbsp%3BPerski&doa=October+++10%2C+1905&port=Rotterdam&line=0029 USA - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 21:35:53 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manifest for Main Sailing from Bremen June 16, 1910;. Padberesky, Zachre Female 18 years old Single Russia, Hebrew born in Wisznowa c 1892. went to live with brother in law and sister ; _bisher? in Archester? New Jersey http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3DG%3A%5C%5CT715%2D1501%5C%5CT715%2D15011221%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=101372010332&name=Zachre%26nbsp%3BPadberesky&doa=June++++++16%2C+1910&port=Bremen&line=0029 USA - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 21:24:55 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subj: RE: Podberesky Date: 2/15/02 6:04:05 AM Pacific Standard Time From: Sam.Podberesky@ost.dot.gov (Podberesky, Sam) To: EilatGordn@aol.com ('EilatGordn@aol.com') Only a few vishnevo jews survived the war. only a couple of those came to U.S. Several stayed in Russia and some went to Israel. there may be a Milikowsky in Bayonne, New Jersey and Podber in Atlanta are still alive I have no phone numbers. sam . - Monday, February 25, 2002 at 21:01:51 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My great great great grandfather, Nathan (Notko) Rabinovich, of Vishnevo (c. 1801-1896?) was reported in early family correspondence to have been a Shaalos. That was described to us as some kind of mediator or arbiter who decided disputes between merchants or others in the town and poor Jews. Apparently it was a kind of lay judge who decided matters according to Jewish law when a rabbi either busy or unavailable. We are trying to determine the kind of formal education and/or training (e.g. Yeshiva), and other requirements (e.g. membership in local Bet Din?) that would tell us more about the Shaalos role. Did it require any formal rabbinic training? What specific body of Talmudic law was involved in guiding the Shaalos' decisions, etc? Thanks for whatever light you could shed on this. Clifford L. Karchmer Rabinowitz Family Historian Washington, DC Searching: Rabinowitz, Karchmer, Eliaskevich, Levin, Milner, Davidson, from Vishnevo Clifford L Karchmer <rabinowitz@juno.com> USA - Monday, February 18, 2002 at 20:45:27 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am coresponding with a woman that is trying to locate her mother's lost family. Here is her story. In October 1942, on the ground, where the ghetto was, hundreds of Brestian walked (people who lived in Brest, survived war, they weren't Jewish of course). They were looking for blankets, clothes etc.) Among other people was Jadwiga Kuzio, who was looking for a quilt. In the tenement house, which stand on the corner of streets Listowskiego and Dabrowskiego she found a quilt with monograms JG. This house belongs to Goldberg family. Under the quilt lied my mother, whole in blood. She had got an injury on her neck. My mother was about two years old. Jadwiga Kuzio dressed the injury and carried away the quilt with my mom in the capacity of a package to a home. On the door was nameplate with caption-Goldberg on it. In a room, next to the bed hanged a marriage photo. This information my mother heard on the day of her 18 birthday from Jadwiga Kuzio. This is what remembered Jadwiga Kuzio, she adopted her and brought her up. She died 10 years ago. My mother is still alive. We want to reconstruct my moms history. From 2000 year my mom belong to Association of Holocaust Children. Maybe you remember who lived in tenement house on the corner of Street Lisowskiego and Dabrowskiego? Every information is very valuable for us. It can help us make a world, where lived my mom. I was in Brest few days ago. Unfortunately, the synagogue and houses didn't exist now. I met Mr. Szlomo Weinstein, who survived and still lives in Brest. He lived behind the rabbi house, behind the synagogue. He remembers that; on around the corner was billiards and shop with alcohol. Unfortunately, he didn't remember who lived behind the shop. From the archive in Brest we got documents concerning Lejba and Mira Goldberg. I sent you copies of these documents. They lived on Dluga Street. After the ghetto was made, this Street wasn't on ghetto side, so probably left to their family on Dabrowskiego Street and there my mother was found. Jadwiga Kuzio was there with her German friend, Helena Lik,who was trade in ghetto and probably knows family and the child. She urged Mrs. Kuzio to take the child and take care about it. We try to find this person. Unfortunately, we can't get information about Mira Goldberg cause there isn't her maiden name in documents. Maybe we'll in Brest in May, then we will visit Czerniany too. Maybe you know somebody who lived in Brest? We are trying to get as much information as we can. We never should shut the door ahead the history. Best wishes Alina Alina Adamczak 75-727 Koszalin ul. Orla 9/6 Poland a.adamczak@poczta.gazeta.pl altapres@rubikon.net.pl tel. +48 94 3411206 fax +48 94 3465177 . - Monday, February 18, 2002 at 20:36:42 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Historical information. The State Archives of Vileika Region was established in 1940. Since June 1941, the activities of the Archives had been temporarily stopped by the Nazi invasion. The archives were moved to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In July 1944, the State Archives started its work again in Vileika. The same year, the Vileika region was reorganized as Molodechno region. The State Archives of Vileika Region was renamed the State Archives of Molodechno Region and was transferred to Molodechno. In 1960, the State Archives of Molodechno Region was reorganized as the Branch of the State Archives of Minsk Region in Molodechno. In 1963, the Archives of Vileika, Volozhin, Molodechno and Myadel districts were abolished and their holdings were moved to Molodechno. In September 1996, the Branch of the State Archives of Minsk region in Molodechno was renamed as the Zonal State Archives in Molodechno. Amount of holdings: 1,736 fonds (149 fonds of the Polish period and 1,578 fonds of the Soviet period), 236,605 items (45,523 items of the Polish period 1919-1939, and 191,082 items of the periods 1939-1941, 1944-1995), 2,172 linear metres Chronological period . - Monday, February 18, 2002 at 19:15:35 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ “The Jewish Partisans in Belarus” Conference dedicated to the Book, written by Shalom Kholevski will be held in the “Volyn House” Korazin St. 10, Givatayim, Israel at Thursday, February 28, 17:00. Lecturers: Dr. Bela Guterman, Ms. Amira Hagany, Dr. I. Arad , Prof. I. Bauer, Prof. Dina Porat, Dr. S. Kolevski Porat Moshe 972-3-5230085 Byron St, 10 Tel Aviv 63411 poratm@netvision.net.il . - Monday, February 18, 2002 at 12:54:20 (PST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For about a month the guest book was not working properly due to a virus. in order to save the material i put it in archives. you can reach the archives by clicking on where it says "read Vishnevo guestbook archives" on the front page. I would really appreciate it if you would add information to the guest book by going to "add". In the last month I started a new page for families from shtetls in the Vishnevo area. I would like you to send me or scan and send an attachment of any old pictures of your family from the area so I can post it on the page. thank you very much. Eilat ; USA - Monday, February 18, 2002 at 08:37:07 (PST)