Due to some research I’ve done focusing on several villages in what I call the ‘Barukha Triangle’ (the area inside the triangle created by Lida, Vilna, and Minsk), I've caught glimpses of a Rabbi Dovid Rudnik who went from the Triangle (specifically, Traby) to North Adams, MA in 1884. He produced several children there (who I believe stayed in the N. Adams area).  He then proceeded to live in Cohoes, NY, where he boarded in the home of a family originally from Dieveniskes, so I believe there is a connection between the N. Adams and Cohoes communities, as well as between both places and several towns inside the Triangle. The Rudnik family was a rabbinical dynasty family and R' Rudnik may have been an early rabbi for the N. Adams congregation. Feel free to contact me offline if any of this may be of interest.

 

My family from Krynki, Russia/Poland put sugar on the pancakes!

I'm pure Litvak on all sides and it was apple sauce all the way. Sour
cream means you only eat latkes with diary meals.  Side note: I have
spent several months in Lithuania over the years. "Kugelis" was
considered a Jewish dish, and it was always on the menu at the Vilnius
State University cafeteria.  It was just like my mother's kugel!  On one
visit I stated with the yiddish writer Gregory Kanovich.  His Lithuanian
wife taught me how to make the real thing.  I will share the secret with
anyone who writes me for it.

Jules Levin

On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 05:45 PM, Joan Parker wrote:

Recent posts about Galicia brought to this senior's mind from the distant past... what you put on your latkes showed from whence the family came, or so the story vaguely goes for me.  Apple sauce?  Sour Cream?  Something else? Having a sweet tooth my choice was applesauce, but others used sour cream as far as I can remember from way back when..  Applesauce  = ???  Sourcream = ???  Something else = ???

 

My family is from Brest (Litovsk), Belarus; Grodno, Russia; Russia-Poland.  My in-laws were from  Berezin/Bresin, Kodima, Minsk, Belarus.

Stay safe and well,

Joan

Joan Parker

Past President/Archivist

JGS of Greater Miami, Inc.

1) GOLDBERG/ GOULD, GOODSTEIN/GUDSTEIN, BERGER, GERBER/CRAWFORD, JAGODA-Lipno, Plonsk, Plock, Poland-Russia; Warsaw, Poland-Russia; Galveston, TX; Bronx and Brooklyn, NY, Portland, OR, Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA.

2)  PARKER/PINKUS, WINOGRAD, (GERSHO-BEROVNA?)., R0SEN, -Brest (Litovsk), Belarus; Grodno, Russia; Bronx and Brooklyn, NY. WEISS, NEIKRUG, DEL PINO--Brooklyn, NY.  RABWIN--Hollywood, CA, Salt Lake City, UT. CLAYTON-California.

3) GELFAND, KRITZOFF, KATZ, TROCK --Berezin/Bresin, Kodima, Minsk, Belarus, Bronx, NY, Miami and Miami Beach, FL.

I love latkes and always used just salt and nothing else. I was born in Proskurov, Ukraine. 

Hi Mark,

Thank you for letting me know and for your help. Abram ben Aron/Boruch KLATNICKI  was Ethel's brother.  We don't know how Pesza SZEWACH daughter of Iosel is related. Where is  Lopenice in relation to Wolkowysk?  Was there a birth location for Pesza?  Was there any additional documents for Aron/Boruch KLATNICKI. 

I have the immigration and naturalization records for Boruch Schewach.  He was born in August of 1891 in Bialystock and immigrated in December 1910. Boruch's last residence was Bialystok. His father Josel was listed as a relative.  Josef's location was Grodno.

Loryn



 

same here link is not working and I tried a couple of times

Dear Loryn

My paternal grandmother was Rose (Risha) Schewachs 1884-1939. She came to UK to marry Barnett Cohen (originally Baruch Kunyen) who I believe was a cousin and came from Vitepsk area. Her father was Yitshak Dov Ber Schuewachs. Rose had a sister Kayla who also came to UK and married and a brother whose name I do not know. 
Do these names mean anything to you.

Alan Cohen

Andy,

You might want to contact the Western Massachusetts Jewish Genealogical Society to see if someone there can provide information:  
https://www.wmjgs.org/


Ellen Morosoff Pemrick

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Researching WEISSMAN/VAYSMAN (Ostropol, Ukraine); MOROZ and ESTRIN/ESTERKIN (Shklov & Bykhov, Belarus); LESSER/LESZEROVITZ, MAIMAN, and BARNETT/BEINHART/BERNHART (Lithuania/Latvia); and ROSENSWEIG/ROSENZWEIG, KIRSCHEN, and SCHWARTZ (Botosani, Romania)

My father's family were Litvaks, from Malat and Salakas;    His mother served us applesauce on latkes, and sour cream on bananas.    I never had gefilte fish.

Elise Cundiff

VM83787

In Russian:

 

543.

Фрайга-Гинда Бекерман

Состоялось в городе Лублин 16-го (29-го) ноября 1910-го года в 2 часа дня.  Явился евреи: Янкель Фогельбаум, 57-и лет и Иосиф Шерман, 42-х лет, служителей больницы и объявили, что вчера, в 9 часов вечера, в Люблинской еврейской больнице,  умерла Фрайга-Гинда Бекерман, 58-и лет от роду, дочь Шимона и Суры-Этли,   жителей города Люблина, оставив мужа Пинхаса. По этому удостоверению о кончине Фрайги-Гинды Бекерман, урожденной Бибергель акт сей присутствующим прочитан, но по неграмотности их, мною подписан.

Чиновник гражданского состояния,   Подпись

 

Translate into English:

543.

Freiga-Ginda Beckerman

It took place in the city of Lublin on November 16 (29), 1910 at 2 pm. The Jews appeared: Yankel Vogelbaum, 57 years old, and Joseph Sherman, 42 years old, servants of the hospital, and announced that yesterday, at 9 o'clock in the evening, in the Lublin Jewish hospital, Freiga-Hinda Beckerman, 58 years old, had died, daughter of Shimon and Sura-Atlia, residents of the city of Lublin, leaving her husband Pinchas. According to this certificate of the death of Freiga-Ginda Bekerman, nee Bibergel, this act was read to those present, but due to their illiteracy, I signed it.

Civil Status Officer, Signature

I listened to a talk by Michael Hoberman, a professor at Fitchburg State in Massachusetts. He gave a talk, and has written a book on Jews of rural New England. Perhaps you can find the book, or even contact him.

Carl Kaplan

VM83702

In Russian:

242.

Состоялось в городе Лублин 26-го мая (8-го июня) 1902 года в 9 часов утра.  Явился евреи: Берек Тухман, домовладелец, 40 лет и Шимон Мандель, рабочий, 50-и лет, жителей города Люблина и объявили, что 24-го мая (6-го июня), в 11 часов ночи, в городе Люблин, в доме под номером 638, умерла Вита Ундфейш, 2--х дней от роду, дочь Шмуля-Герша и Фейги, урожденной Вайсблех, жителей города Люблина, По этому удостоверению о кончине Виты Ундфлейш акт сей присутствующим прочитан, ими и нами подписан.

Подпись Подпись Подпись

Чиновник гражданского состояния,   Подпись

 

Translate into English:

242.

Held in the city of Lublin on May 26 (June 8) 1902 at 9 am. The Jews appeared: Berek Tukhman, a homeowner, 40 years old, and Shimon Mandel, a worker, 50 years old, residents of the city of Lublin and announced that on May 24 (June 6), at 11 a.m., in the city of Lublin, in the house No 638, died Vita Undfeisch, 2 days old, daughter of Shmul-Gersh and Feiga, nee Weisblech, residents of the city of Lublin, According to this certificate of the death of Vita Undfleish, this act was read to those present, they and we signed.

Signature Signature Signature

Civil Status Officer, Signature

My sincere thanks to Josef Ash for his translation of the five Russian language records posted for me  here last Friday by Marty Meyers.  I deeply appreciate having—at long last—detailed information about the marriage of my maternal grandparents.  The unwavering support of this group continues to amaze me.
Sandra Krisch 
Carefree, AZ

VM83570

In Russian:

439.

Вольф-Бер Ундфлейш

Состоялось в городе Лублин 6-го(19-го) сентября 1914 года в 12 часов утра.  Явился евреи: Ицик-Меер Горович, частный учитель, 41-го года и Берек Тухман, домовладелец, 51-года, жителей города Люблина и объявили, что сегодня, в 8 часов утра, в городе Люблин, в доме под номером 434, умер Вольф-Бер Ундфлейш, 2-х лет, 7-и месяцев и 17-и дней от роду, сына Шмуля-Герша и Фейги, урожденной Вайсблех, жителей города Люблина, По этому удостоверению о кончине Вольфа-Бера Ундфлейша акт сей присутствующим прочитан, ими и нами подписан.

Подпись Подпись Подпись

Чиновник гражданского состояния,   Подпись

 

Translate into English:

439.

 

Wolf-Ber Undfleisch

 

It took place in the city of Lublin on the 6th (19th) September 1914 at 12 o'clock in the morning. The Jews appeared: Itzik-Meer Horovich, a private teacher, 41 years old, and Berek Tukhman, a landlord, 51 years old, residents of the city of Lublin and announced that today, at 8 o'clock in the morning, in the city of Lublin, at house number 434, died Wolf-Ber Undfleisch, 2 years, 7 months and 17 days old, son of Shmul-Gersh and Feiga, nee Weisblech, residents of the city of Lublin, According to this certificate of the death of Wolf-Ber Undfleisch, this act was read to those present, signed by them and us.

 

Signature Signature Signature

Civil Status Officer, Signature

Comment:

It was mistake made in the first paragraph of this paper.  Correction of this mistake was shown on the left column.  My translation presented with correction

How about trying Jewishgen's options. See attached screenshot. 

Hi Andrew,

The main shopping street in Lodz was, and still is, Piotrkowska, right in the heart of the city. You can see what it looks like now with Google Street View, and you can find plenty of historical photos of it and of other streets in Lodz just by Googling. There are also historical photos of Lodz in the Polish State Archives website : https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/strona_glowna . And in other Polish websites too. My favorite is a blog called Refotografie run by a Polish photographer called Stefan Brajter who takes photos of Lodz sites now and merges them with historical photos : http://refotografie.blogspot.com/ . (He's also on Facebook, under Refotografie.) I find that it's usually pretty easy to navigate the Polish sites with Google Translate even if you don't speak the language. 

Genealogy Indexer is a wonderful site in which to search pre-war business directories (as well as yizkor books and other sources) from Lodz, and you can often see advertisements as well as directory entries: https://genealogyindexer.org/ .

Best of luck,
Miriam BULWAR David-Hay (a child and grandchild of Lodzers!),
Raanana, Israel.

Has anyone ever heard of this town in thre pre WWI Austrian empire?