Hello-

I’ve gotten into researching my family history and came upon a stumbling block.

Great grandfathers name is Israel Salzman (1875-1926), father name is Yitzchak (dates unknown). Israel’s brother’s name is Philip (Feive) (1871-1947). Israel married Rachel (1877-1954), whose maiden name was also Salzman as it is believed they were first cousins, which makes me believe their fathers were brothers. They had 4 children - Rose and Isaac born in Russia, Sylvia and Beatrice/Becki born in NY.
I’m trying to go back to Israel’s father, Yitzchak, and get more info because I have multiple Salzman trees but can’t connect. My thought is that Yitzchak had siblings and each of these trees are a sibling and descendants.

Israel is buried in MT Zion cemetery in Maspeth, Queens (NY) in a section of the Horodocker Relief Assn. I believe that Horodock is where they lived but not sure if it was Russia/Ukraine/Belarus/Poland. I don’t believe Yitzchak ever came to the Us, Israel came to NY in 1902 with his brother, followed by his wife and two children in 1908/1909.

To make this more complex, Salzman may also be Saltzman in some records.

Thanks for any help or recommendations!

Thanks
Amy Platt

- please excuse brevity and any typos!

Hi Amy,
YIVO has records of Horodoker Relief Association / Horodoker Benevolent Society
http://www.yivoarchives.org/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=33561

JGSNY has this info:
https://jgsny.org/searchable-databases/burial-society-databases/burialsoc-joodb/7290-mt-zion
Mt. Zion, Path 43 Right- Gate 4
Haradok (near Maladzyechna)
Belarus
Haradoker Relief Association

Info on Haradok (including alternate names, nearby towns, and additional resources for researching the town:
https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=-1943310

Alternate names:

Haradok [Bel], Gorodok [Rus], Gródek [Pol], Horodok [Yid], Grudek, Gródek Wilenski, Gorodok (near Mołodeczno)

Region: Vilna

Good luck in your search,

Sherri Bobish

Searching:
RATOWSKY / CHAIMSON (Ariogala, Lith.); LEFFENFELD / FINK / KALTER (Daliowa & Jasliska, Pol.)
BOJDA / BLEIWEISS (Tarnow & Tarnobrzeg, Pol.); WALTZMAN / WALZMAN (Ustrzyki Dolne, Pol.)
LEVY (Tyrawa Woloska, Pol.); SOLON / SOLAN / SOKOLSKY (Grodek, Bialystok, Pol.)
BOBISH / BLUMENKRANZ / APPEL / WEINER / ROSENBERG (Vysoko-Litovsk, Brest, Biala Podlaska)