George,

I have an ancestor named Elazar KOSHINSKI. It may be
that KOSHINSKI and KISHINISKI is the same name (?!?).

I descend of Elazar's son-in-law, Chaim Baruch of
Kishinev, who came to Tzfat and still lived in 1875
(the Silbermans of Tzfat are his descendants).

I don't know the family name of Chaim Baruch.

Elazar Koshinski was also the father-in-law of Rabbi
Menachem Nachum FRIEDMAN, the Shtefenesht Rebbe, and
the Bender Rebbe.

By family tradition, Elazar KOSHINSKI descended of
Rabbi Gedalya of Linitz.

If any of it rings a bell or helps, please let me know
to: yarpd@yahoo.com

Yaron Pedhazur
Tel-Aviv, Israel

Subject: Early records in Kishinev?
From: "George Mason"
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:49:48 -0500
X-Message-Number: 3

I am seeking information about ancestors that may have
lived in Kishinev (Chisinau, Moldava) in the late
1700s and early to mid-1800s .... I have been told
that one ancestor was named Leibele ("Little Lion")
KISHINISKI. He had a son who eventually assumed the
surname RITEVSKY. Leibele had a brother named Meishele
who had sons who
assumed surnames of BERNSTEIN, SHAPIRO, FRIEDBERG, and
MOZESSON....
George Mason
USA