Weinsteins from Vilna #lithuania


Susan Sorkenn
 

Jan, in your research did you discover any information about Rabbi Yosel and Zelda Weinstein, my maternal great-great-grandparents? He was a rosh yeshiva, and she was a commission merchant for Polish nobles. A relative was Itzak Ben Moshe Rumsch, from Zezemer, who translated Robinson Crusoe from German into Hebrew. Indeed, the Weinstein family name was originally either Romm or Rumsch. A childless Weinstein relative “adopted” Yosel so he could avoid conscription. I’m hampered in my family research because I can’t find the original surname. One of their daughters was said to have married a brother of sculptor Mark Antokolsky. I think she was Miryam, wife of Moisey, but I can’t find confirmation. Antokolsky descendants don’t know their family history. I’m grateful for any information you or anyone else may have.
Susan Sorkenn 
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