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Rabbis of Chaslavitz
#rabbinic
Lainey Melnick <lmelnick@...>
Does anyone know anything about the rabbis of Chaslavitz >from the
1800s? I am looking for anything on Rabbi Meir MAIZELS/MEISELS who died around 1904 in Jerusalem. He had been a rabbi in Chaslavitz when he arrived in Jerusalem and was known there as the Chaslavitzer Rov. His father was Rabbi Yaakov MAIZELS/MEISELS assumed also from Chaslavitz. One of them was born around 1819. Meir had married Fegeh Esther in Belarus, and she and her family died there. Thanks in advance for any info! http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laineym --Lainey Lainey Melnic Austin, Texas
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Rabbis of Chaslavitz
#rabbinic
Lainey Melnick <lmelnick@...>
Does anyone know anything about the rabbis of Chaslavitz >from the
1800s? I am looking for anything on Rabbi Meir MAIZELS/MEISELS who died around 1904 in Jerusalem. He had been a rabbi in Chaslavitz when he arrived in Jerusalem and was known there as the Chaslavitzer Rov. His father was Rabbi Yaakov MAIZELS/MEISELS assumed also from Chaslavitz. One of them was born around 1819. Meir had married Fegeh Esther in Belarus, and she and her family died there. Thanks in advance for any info! http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laineym --Lainey Lainey Melnic Austin, Texas
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January 2005 Yizkor Book Report
#galicia
Joyce Field
To begin the year of 2005, the Yizkor Book Project put online two new
books, three new entries ,and 16 updates during January. All are available at the Index page, http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. Included is a Russian translation of a book that has been online for some time, To Survive and Tell. The Russian version can be accessed at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lipkany/lipr001.html. New Books: -Brest, Belarus : volume 2 -Ryki, Poland New Entries: -Bukowina: Tragedy of the Bukowina Jews (volume 2), History of Massada (volume 1) , and The Massada in Israel (volume 1) -Frumisca, Romania: Pinkas Hakehillot Romania, volume 1 -Radzyn Podlaski, Kehila List Updates: -Bedzin, Poland -Belzec: Prototype of the Final Solution, Chapters 7-9 -Belchatow, Poland -Chelm, Poland -Czestochowa, Poland: The Jews of Czestochowa -Czestochowa, Poland: supplement -Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland -Druzhkopol, Ukraine -Gorodets, Belarus -Holocaust in Belarus -Lipkany, Moldova: translation into Russian of Survive and Tell. -Lita, volume 1 -Rejowiec, Poland -Shumskoye, Ukraine -Svisloch, Belarus -Zloczew, Poland
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia January 2005 Yizkor Book Report
#galicia
Joyce Field
To begin the year of 2005, the Yizkor Book Project put online two new
books, three new entries ,and 16 updates during January. All are available at the Index page, http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. Included is a Russian translation of a book that has been online for some time, To Survive and Tell. The Russian version can be accessed at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lipkany/lipr001.html. New Books: -Brest, Belarus : volume 2 -Ryki, Poland New Entries: -Bukowina: Tragedy of the Bukowina Jews (volume 2), History of Massada (volume 1) , and The Massada in Israel (volume 1) -Frumisca, Romania: Pinkas Hakehillot Romania, volume 1 -Radzyn Podlaski, Kehila List Updates: -Bedzin, Poland -Belzec: Prototype of the Final Solution, Chapters 7-9 -Belchatow, Poland -Chelm, Poland -Czestochowa, Poland: The Jews of Czestochowa -Czestochowa, Poland: supplement -Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland -Druzhkopol, Ukraine -Gorodets, Belarus -Holocaust in Belarus -Lipkany, Moldova: translation into Russian of Survive and Tell. -Lita, volume 1 -Rejowiec, Poland -Shumskoye, Ukraine -Svisloch, Belarus -Zloczew, Poland
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Polisuik from Tarnopol Gubernia
#galicia
Billie Stein <billie@...>
I am trying to track the genealogy of my uncle-by-marriage, Meir
Zeev (Wolf) SELZER born in 1907 in Trembowla in the Tarnopol Guberina, then Poland, now Ukraine. I've done fairly well with the SELZER side of the family, and am now working on his mother's side. She was Jette Perl POLISIUK, and she had 3 sisters and 1 brother: Jochewed, married to Hersh HAMMER (I found records of the births of 4 of their children in the Kozlow PSA AGAD births on JRI-Poland database); Yehudit, married to Yitzchok Zvi ZLOCHOWER, and a third sister who's name I don't know, but who married a POSTMAN (first name also unknown). The families of the sisters (HAMMER, ZLOCHOWER & POSTMAN) moved to America at some time before World War 2, and as far as I know, all survived the holocaust. The brother was Pinchus POLISIUK, and he emigrated to Palestine in the 1930's. The SELZERs remained in Trembowla and unfortunately, my uncle Meir was his family's sole survivor. He emigrated to Palestine in 1943 and died in Bnai Brak in 1985. The 5 siblings were the children of Meir Wolf POLISIUK, who, according to undocumented family tradition was a descendent of the MaHarSha (Harav Shlomo Eliezer Halevi), and each of the children in turn had a son named Meir Wolf (Max in English). I am in touch with the ZLOWCHOWER and POLISIUK families, but they don't know much about the past. I am trying to track down the HAMMERs and the POSTMANs, as well as any information that can connect them to the MaHarSha. Please reply privately unless your answer is of interest to the entire list. Many thanks, Billie Stein President, IGS-Tel Aviv Researching >from Belarus: DINNIN (Mogilev), PLOTKIN (Bobruisk/Mogilev), RUBENSTEIN (Bobruisk) from Galicia : LAMM, GLANTZ (Sieniawa) STEIN, JAKOB (Tarnow/NoweZukowice) SELZER (Trembowla, Tarnopol), POLISIUK (Tarnopol Gubernia) from Ukraine: HOFFMAN (Yashin)
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Polisuik from Tarnopol Gubernia
#galicia
Billie Stein <billie@...>
I am trying to track the genealogy of my uncle-by-marriage, Meir
Zeev (Wolf) SELZER born in 1907 in Trembowla in the Tarnopol Guberina, then Poland, now Ukraine. I've done fairly well with the SELZER side of the family, and am now working on his mother's side. She was Jette Perl POLISIUK, and she had 3 sisters and 1 brother: Jochewed, married to Hersh HAMMER (I found records of the births of 4 of their children in the Kozlow PSA AGAD births on JRI-Poland database); Yehudit, married to Yitzchok Zvi ZLOCHOWER, and a third sister who's name I don't know, but who married a POSTMAN (first name also unknown). The families of the sisters (HAMMER, ZLOCHOWER & POSTMAN) moved to America at some time before World War 2, and as far as I know, all survived the holocaust. The brother was Pinchus POLISIUK, and he emigrated to Palestine in the 1930's. The SELZERs remained in Trembowla and unfortunately, my uncle Meir was his family's sole survivor. He emigrated to Palestine in 1943 and died in Bnai Brak in 1985. The 5 siblings were the children of Meir Wolf POLISIUK, who, according to undocumented family tradition was a descendent of the MaHarSha (Harav Shlomo Eliezer Halevi), and each of the children in turn had a son named Meir Wolf (Max in English). I am in touch with the ZLOWCHOWER and POLISIUK families, but they don't know much about the past. I am trying to track down the HAMMERs and the POSTMANs, as well as any information that can connect them to the MaHarSha. Please reply privately unless your answer is of interest to the entire list. Many thanks, Billie Stein President, IGS-Tel Aviv Researching >from Belarus: DINNIN (Mogilev), PLOTKIN (Bobruisk/Mogilev), RUBENSTEIN (Bobruisk) from Galicia : LAMM, GLANTZ (Sieniawa) STEIN, JAKOB (Tarnow/NoweZukowice) SELZER (Trembowla, Tarnopol), POLISIUK (Tarnopol Gubernia) from Ukraine: HOFFMAN (Yashin)
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Re: Ekaterinoslav Yiskor Book
#ukraine
Hilary Henkin <hilary@...>
Dear group,
A couple of years ago, I was able to obtain a copy of the book, and was told to wait on beginning a translation project for a while. While I "waited", Ivan and Pearl Krupit volunteered to translate the index of names, which I am sending to Flo. So we've got one part done already! I've also already scanned all the photos in the book, and would be glad to send those to Flo or whoever as well. The book isn't very big - about 158 pages. If I knew Hebrew, I'd have tgranslated it by now --. Volunteers?? Hilary Henkin Atlanta, Georgia USA Researching: Mogilev - BERLIN; BELIISKI; HENKIN - GENKIN; MESCENOKOV; POZ - POZE Ekaterinoslav - KATZ; LAPIDUS; LAVROTIN - LAVRUTIN; PESACHINSKY; SHIMERNITSKY; STEINHART Roumania: DONNENFIELD; RINCOVER - HARINCOVER; DOLLINGER Harbin, China: SREBERK - SCHRIEBER; LITEBSK; SCHON --
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Ekaterinoslav Yiskor Book
#ukraine
Hilary Henkin <hilary@...>
Dear group,
A couple of years ago, I was able to obtain a copy of the book, and was told to wait on beginning a translation project for a while. While I "waited", Ivan and Pearl Krupit volunteered to translate the index of names, which I am sending to Flo. So we've got one part done already! I've also already scanned all the photos in the book, and would be glad to send those to Flo or whoever as well. The book isn't very big - about 158 pages. If I knew Hebrew, I'd have tgranslated it by now --. Volunteers?? Hilary Henkin Atlanta, Georgia USA Researching: Mogilev - BERLIN; BELIISKI; HENKIN - GENKIN; MESCENOKOV; POZ - POZE Ekaterinoslav - KATZ; LAPIDUS; LAVROTIN - LAVRUTIN; PESACHINSKY; SHIMERNITSKY; STEINHART Roumania: DONNENFIELD; RINCOVER - HARINCOVER; DOLLINGER Harbin, China: SREBERK - SCHRIEBER; LITEBSK; SCHON --
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Understanding Arranged Marriages in Galicia
#galicia
Terri <terrib@...>
My great grandparents met on the day of their wedding engagement party,
sometime in the 1870s, in Poland. Does anyone know if this practice was common in Galicia, during the 19th century? Or in the 19th century did most Galician couples get to choose their future mates? Were there Jewish dowries'? Were Jewish spouses usually distant cousins? Or were they selected for financial reason? Were most Jewish marriages, arranged marriages, in Galicia? Understanding the process, might help all of us with our research. Thanks, Tom Erribe CA, USA
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Understanding Arranged Marriages in Galicia
#galicia
Terri <terrib@...>
My great grandparents met on the day of their wedding engagement party,
sometime in the 1870s, in Poland. Does anyone know if this practice was common in Galicia, during the 19th century? Or in the 19th century did most Galician couples get to choose their future mates? Were there Jewish dowries'? Were Jewish spouses usually distant cousins? Or were they selected for financial reason? Were most Jewish marriages, arranged marriages, in Galicia? Understanding the process, might help all of us with our research. Thanks, Tom Erribe CA, USA
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Searching for descendants of two sisters, Viewmate 5417 & 5418
#belarus
Rachelle <rlberliner@...>
I'm still trying to find my aunts.
Surnames before marriage - LIEBERMAN/LIFSCHITZ/LEV/LOEW/LEAF/AIN To my knowledge, our family was >from Swislowitz, Russia - now Swisloch, Belarus, Volkyvysk, Grodno Gubernia and possibly Odessa, Ukraine. My dad, Samuel Isaiah LEAF, came to the U.S. in 1906. The passenger list showed his name to be Schaie LIEBERMAN. I was able to find him on the EIDB as I had acquired his Declaration of Intention and that gave me the name of the ship and the date of arrival. Searching for passengers >from Swislowitz and knowing his Hebrew name to be Shmuel Yishaiah, I was able to find him. One brother, Max, came in as Mendel LOEW with an umlat over the "o". The 3d brother, whose arrival I've not yet found on EIDB or anywhere, was Morris LIEBERMAN and known as Moshe. Uncle Morris never changed his name to LEAF. A cousin who was originally a LIFSCHITZ or LEV >from Odessa, we believe, was the sponsor of my dad and Uncle Max. She had adopted the surname LEAF. (Finding original surnames is yet another project for my mom's JACOBS family.) Nevertheless, my reason for writing is that my dad had 2 sisters who refused to leave Russia. They were in the medical profession and chose to stay with my grandparents, Alter Neome AIN and Shimshon LIEBERMAN. (Since my dad used this surname, I will stick with it for our LEAF family.) I am aware of the murder of Jewish physicians by Stalin and am researching that, looking for names of female doctors. As was the case during the 30s, 40s, and 50s, Jews fled to areas where they felt they could be safe and that is why I'm searching everywhere. This includes shtetls and gubernias that are posted on Litvak Digest. Sadly, I do not know the given names of either aunt. Also unknown is if they married and their descendants are alive - somewhere. I am posting photographs to Viewmate. One is a picture of my grandparents and one daughter. The other is the other daughter. Perhaps someone knows of a family who carries either or both of these photos. Please contact me privately. Thank you in advance for any and all assistance and/or suggestions. To view the pictures, http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html They are numbers 5417 and 5418. Sincerely, Rachelle Leaf Berliner Savannah, GA rlberliner@... Searching: LIEBERMAN/LEOW(Shimshon,)patronymic-LEAF and AIN(Alter Neome/Nechamah)/ >from Szvistrich/Swislowitz/Swisloch, Bialystok, Russia to NY to Savannah), Joseph Osher LEV/LEAF/LIFSCHITZ/LOEW(V) or LIEBERMAN (Odessa Region)
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Searching for descendants of two sisters, Viewmate 5417 & 5418
#belarus
Rachelle <rlberliner@...>
I'm still trying to find my aunts.
Surnames before marriage - LIEBERMAN/LIFSCHITZ/LEV/LOEW/LEAF/AIN To my knowledge, our family was >from Swislowitz, Russia - now Swisloch, Belarus, Volkyvysk, Grodno Gubernia and possibly Odessa, Ukraine. My dad, Samuel Isaiah LEAF, came to the U.S. in 1906. The passenger list showed his name to be Schaie LIEBERMAN. I was able to find him on the EIDB as I had acquired his Declaration of Intention and that gave me the name of the ship and the date of arrival. Searching for passengers >from Swislowitz and knowing his Hebrew name to be Shmuel Yishaiah, I was able to find him. One brother, Max, came in as Mendel LOEW with an umlat over the "o". The 3d brother, whose arrival I've not yet found on EIDB or anywhere, was Morris LIEBERMAN and known as Moshe. Uncle Morris never changed his name to LEAF. A cousin who was originally a LIFSCHITZ or LEV >from Odessa, we believe, was the sponsor of my dad and Uncle Max. She had adopted the surname LEAF. (Finding original surnames is yet another project for my mom's JACOBS family.) Nevertheless, my reason for writing is that my dad had 2 sisters who refused to leave Russia. They were in the medical profession and chose to stay with my grandparents, Alter Neome AIN and Shimshon LIEBERMAN. (Since my dad used this surname, I will stick with it for our LEAF family.) I am aware of the murder of Jewish physicians by Stalin and am researching that, looking for names of female doctors. As was the case during the 30s, 40s, and 50s, Jews fled to areas where they felt they could be safe and that is why I'm searching everywhere. This includes shtetls and gubernias that are posted on Litvak Digest. Sadly, I do not know the given names of either aunt. Also unknown is if they married and their descendants are alive - somewhere. I am posting photographs to Viewmate. One is a picture of my grandparents and one daughter. The other is the other daughter. Perhaps someone knows of a family who carries either or both of these photos. Please contact me privately. Thank you in advance for any and all assistance and/or suggestions. To view the pictures, http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html They are numbers 5417 and 5418. Sincerely, Rachelle Leaf Berliner Savannah, GA rlberliner@... Searching: LIEBERMAN/LEOW(Shimshon,)patronymic-LEAF and AIN(Alter Neome/Nechamah)/ >from Szvistrich/Swislowitz/Swisloch, Bialystok, Russia to NY to Savannah), Joseph Osher LEV/LEAF/LIFSCHITZ/LOEW(V) or LIEBERMAN (Odessa Region)
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NYC Archives
#belarus
Paul & Irene Berman <ikpjb@...>
If anyone out there has used the New York City archives, do the archivists
answer questions about persons who lived and died in the city during the last century, such as queries regarding places of residence, profession and employment, cause and year of death? Procedurally speaking, whom does one approach for information and where are these sources located? Sincerely, Irene Berman Shoham, Israel Researching: HA LEVY EPSTEIN, STOLLER, FINKEL of Kossovo/Slonim; GINSBERG of Moghilev, ASBELL possibly of Gomel Province MODERATOR NOTE: If you read the JewishGen Infofile on New York Vital Records, most of your questions will be answered.
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Belarus SIG #Belarus NYC Archives
#belarus
Paul & Irene Berman <ikpjb@...>
If anyone out there has used the New York City archives, do the archivists
answer questions about persons who lived and died in the city during the last century, such as queries regarding places of residence, profession and employment, cause and year of death? Procedurally speaking, whom does one approach for information and where are these sources located? Sincerely, Irene Berman Shoham, Israel Researching: HA LEVY EPSTEIN, STOLLER, FINKEL of Kossovo/Slonim; GINSBERG of Moghilev, ASBELL possibly of Gomel Province MODERATOR NOTE: If you read the JewishGen Infofile on New York Vital Records, most of your questions will be answered.
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Re: COP(P)ENHAGEN/KOP(P)ENHAGEN
#scandinavia
martha <martha@...>
Cheryl, have you checked out the KOPENHAGENs in Courland? There was a
large KOPENHAGEN family in Goldingen [Kuldiga] dating at least >from the late 1700's. I also found the family of Schneur KOPPENHAGEN b. ca 1884, who had a son named Levi [Leo], in Sassmacken, Courland, Latvia. This branch of the family was murdered in the Shoah, shot in the forest outside Sassmacken. Martha Lev-Zion Israel
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Scandinavia SIG #Scandinavia Re: COP(P)ENHAGEN/KOP(P)ENHAGEN
#scandinavia
martha <martha@...>
Cheryl, have you checked out the KOPENHAGENs in Courland? There was a
large KOPENHAGEN family in Goldingen [Kuldiga] dating at least >from the late 1700's. I also found the family of Schneur KOPPENHAGEN b. ca 1884, who had a son named Levi [Leo], in Sassmacken, Courland, Latvia. This branch of the family was murdered in the Shoah, shot in the forest outside Sassmacken. Martha Lev-Zion Israel
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Joyce Field
To begin the year of 2005, the Yizkor Book Project put online two new
books, three new entries, and 16 updates during January. All are available at the Index page, http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html . Included is a Russian translation of a book that has been online for some time, To Survive and Tell. The Russian version can be accessed at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lipkany/lipr001.html . New Books: -Brest, Belarus : volume 2 -Ryki, Poland New Entries: -Bukowina: Tragedy of the Bukowina Jews (volume 2), History of Massada (volume 1) , and The Massada in Israel (volume 1) -Frumisca, Romania: Pinkas Hakehillot Romania, volume 1 -Radzyn Podlaski, Kehila List Updates: -Bedzin, Poland -Belzec: Prototype of the Final Solution, Chapters 7-9 -Belchatow, Poland -Chelm, Poland -Czestochowa, Poland: The Jews of Czestochowa -Czestochowa, Poland: supplement -Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland -Druzhkopol, Ukraine -Gorodets, Belarus -Holocaust in Belarus -Lipkany, Moldova: translation into Russian of Survive and Tell. -Lita, volume 1 -Rejowiec, Poland -Shumskoye, Ukraine -Svisloch, Belarus -Zloczew, Poland
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Joyce Field
To begin the year of 2005, the Yizkor Book Project put online two new
books, three new entries, and 16 updates during January. All are available at the Index page, http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html . Included is a Russian translation of a book that has been online for some time, To Survive and Tell. The Russian version can be accessed at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lipkany/lipr001.html . New Books: -Brest, Belarus : volume 2 -Ryki, Poland New Entries: -Bukowina: Tragedy of the Bukowina Jews (volume 2), History of Massada (volume 1) , and The Massada in Israel (volume 1) -Frumisca, Romania: Pinkas Hakehillot Romania, volume 1 -Radzyn Podlaski, Kehila List Updates: -Bedzin, Poland -Belzec: Prototype of the Final Solution, Chapters 7-9 -Belchatow, Poland -Chelm, Poland -Czestochowa, Poland: The Jews of Czestochowa -Czestochowa, Poland: supplement -Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland -Druzhkopol, Ukraine -Gorodets, Belarus -Holocaust in Belarus -Lipkany, Moldova: translation into Russian of Survive and Tell. -Lita, volume 1 -Rejowiec, Poland -Shumskoye, Ukraine -Svisloch, Belarus -Zloczew, Poland
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Re: YANKELOVITCH / YOSELOWITZ
#southafrica
Allen & Dinah Katz <aldikat@...>
Dear David
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Hi! Are you referring to Lubtch which was in Belarusia (White Russia- Poland) on the Neiman River near Novogrudak? My maternal family, Jankelowitz comes >from there and they came to S Africa in the late 1920's and early 1930's. Some of the family did not survive the Shoah. My grandfather's name was Gershon Jankelowitz. He was born in Zaloska and came to SA in 1930 ; His family went back to Lubtch after it had been burnt down. His father was Hirsh (Hirshel-Zvi) JANKELOWITZ(YANKELEVITCH) and mother , Chaya Sara LEVIN, had about 13 children ( Rubin, Gershon, Moshe, ? , Isroel , Yuadah , Baruch, Greta , Hodas , Hinda, Leaks, Chasia, Lazar). Hirshel-Tzvi was married to Chaya Sara LEVIN. Two of the siblings went to the USA: Rubin (Reuven) Ruvka "Yossel" LEVIN (JANKELOWITZ), mother's maiden name to avoid being conscripted to the army) who was based in Miami, Florida and Yudel JANKELOWITZ (his family changed their name to LEAVITT (short for Yankelevitz) and were based in Chicago. Chasia JANKELOWITZ married David JANSON (YANSON); their son, Welfka (William) JOHNSON/JANSON survived the Shoah and went to settle in Canada. Baruch Mordechai JANKELOWITZ's son, Yisrol-Gershon (Shrol) JANKELOWITZ survived the Shoah and went with his family to Israel. Another son Beryl JANKELOWITZ went to the USA; has two daughters, one living near Seattle. Hirshel-Tvi's father was Yoska Yisrael-Issiks JANKELOWITZ (YANKELEVITCH), a wealthy merchant, who had three children, also >from Lubtch. I have not heard of your grandfather, the Grand Rabbi of Suwalki, Joseph Yankelovitch; there were Josselsons in SA. There were other Jankelowitz families in SA. Hope this may help? Best Regards Allen Katz Ra'anana, Israel
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From: <Fbm286@...> To: "South Africa SIG" <safrica@...> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:40 PM Subject: [safrica] YANKELOVITCH / YOSELOWITZ I am looking for family. Part of my family left Lubcza, Lomza andSuwalki. They emigrated to South Africa. I believe they went to Johannesburg in theof mine. If anyone knows how I may be able to find them please let me know.
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Re: YANKELOVITCH / YOSELOWITZ
#southafrica
Allen & Dinah Katz <aldikat@...>
Dear David
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Hi! Are you referring to Lubtch which was in Belarusia (White Russia- Poland) on the Neiman River near Novogrudak? My maternal family, Jankelowitz comes >from there and they came to S Africa in the late 1920's and early 1930's. Some of the family did not survive the Shoah. My grandfather's name was Gershon Jankelowitz. He was born in Zaloska and came to SA in 1930 ; His family went back to Lubtch after it had been burnt down. His father was Hirsh (Hirshel-Zvi) JANKELOWITZ(YANKELEVITCH) and mother , Chaya Sara LEVIN, had about 13 children ( Rubin, Gershon, Moshe, ? , Isroel , Yuadah , Baruch, Greta , Hodas , Hinda, Leaks, Chasia, Lazar). Hirshel-Tzvi was married to Chaya Sara LEVIN. Two of the siblings went to the USA: Rubin (Reuven) Ruvka "Yossel" LEVIN (JANKELOWITZ), mother's maiden name to avoid being conscripted to the army) who was based in Miami, Florida and Yudel JANKELOWITZ (his family changed their name to LEAVITT (short for Yankelevitz) and were based in Chicago. Chasia JANKELOWITZ married David JANSON (YANSON); their son, Welfka (William) JOHNSON/JANSON survived the Shoah and went to settle in Canada. Baruch Mordechai JANKELOWITZ's son, Yisrol-Gershon (Shrol) JANKELOWITZ survived the Shoah and went with his family to Israel. Another son Beryl JANKELOWITZ went to the USA; has two daughters, one living near Seattle. Hirshel-Tvi's father was Yoska Yisrael-Issiks JANKELOWITZ (YANKELEVITCH), a wealthy merchant, who had three children, also >from Lubtch. I have not heard of your grandfather, the Grand Rabbi of Suwalki, Joseph Yankelovitch; there were Josselsons in SA. There were other Jankelowitz families in SA. Hope this may help? Best Regards Allen Katz Ra'anana, Israel
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From: <Fbm286@...> To: "South Africa SIG" <safrica@...> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:40 PM Subject: [safrica] YANKELOVITCH / YOSELOWITZ I am looking for family. Part of my family left Lubcza, Lomza andSuwalki. They emigrated to South Africa. I believe they went to Johannesburg in theof mine. If anyone knows how I may be able to find them please let me know.
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