Her mother: Johanna (Hanna, Hana, Hena), daughter of Zalel, née
Schapir (Schapiro) was born on July 23 of 1857 in Taurogen (this date
of birth was stated in Passport Issuance book of Riga Prefecture for
1921 and in the house register of Kr.Barona Street 24/26, however
according to the census for 1897 she was 49 years old, see her photo
from the Passport Issuance Book for 1921). According to the 1st All
Russian census for 1897 the family of Jossel, son of Hillel Jossel
lived in Riga at Shkunnaya Street (Å oneru iela) 5, apt. 3 (see
Appendix No.1).
Jossel and Hana had at least three daughters besides daughter
Ite-Blume:

daughter Jenny (Scheina) Jossel was born in ca 1875 (aged 21 in the
census for 1897), however later in her Latvian passport and in the
house registers her date of birth - August 23 of 1883 Schaulen
district (see her photo from the Latvian passport for 1921) (according
to the census for 1897 Itte-Blume/Bertha, Jenny and Dora were born in
Riga, however the birth records of the Jewish community in Riga do not
contain information on their birth, according to other documents they
were born in Lithuania).

daughter Dora (Golda) Jossel was born in ca 1876 (aged 20 in the
census for 1897, however later in the house registers her date of
birth – 1888 and January 4 of 1892 in Taurogen). Her husband Mosus
(Moisey), son of Aron Faiwusch, born on January 19 of 1876 in Schaulen
(now Shaulai, Lithuania). Their marriage was registered in 1919 in
Riga. They had no children.

daughter Liba-Gita (Liba-Gitel), born on December 21 of 1880 (Julian
calendar) in Riga, died on October 30 of 1881 in Riga, cause of death
– consumption. Since 1914 Hana Jossel, Scheine, Golda and her husband
Mosus Faiwusch lived in Riga at Kr.Barona Street 24/26, apt. 2
(previous address – Paulucci Street 5).

Jossel Jossel died in 1916 in Riga, aged 66 (entry No.79 in the death
records of the Jewish community in Riga for 1916).

Hana (Johanna) Jossel, née Schapir died on April 29 of 1925 in Riga,
cause of death – infarct.

Scheine Jossel, Golda Faiwusch and her husband Mosus were struck off
the house register of Kr.Barona Street 24/26, apt. 3 on October 30 of
1941 as moved to ghetto.
Jossel's father Hillel, son of Jossel Jossel was born in ca 1829 in
Kelm (aged 67 in ca 1896, aged 71 in 1900), died in 1908 in Riga
(entry No.240 in the death records of the Jewish community in Riga for
1908). His occupation – trade assistant in the firm of Zelmer. His
wife Riva, daughter of Jossel (maiden name is not stated) was born in
ca 1834/1835 in Taurogen (aged 61 in ca 1896, aged 66 in 1900), the
alphabetical register to the death records of the Jewish community in
Riga for 1907 contain information on the death of Riva Jossel, aged 72
(entry No.224, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that
very often the age of person was determined by their outward
appearance and was stated in some documents rather approximately).
Hillel had at least two sons besides Jossel: son Meyer, son of Hillel
Jossel, born in ca 1852 in Taurogen (aged 47/48 in 1900), son
Raphel-Oscher Jossel, born in ca 1848 in Kelm (aged 52 in 1900), died
in 1906 in Riga (in the census for 1897 he was written down as a
brother of Hillel, but according to other documents he was his son).

According to the 1st All Russian census for 1897 and in 1900 Hillel
Jossel and his wife Riva lived together with the family of
Raphel-Oscher at Kamennaya Street 21/23, apt. 4.
Ite-Bluma's husband Oscher, son of Jossel Krieger was born on July 14
of 1870 in Vaskai, Kovno province (now Lithuania). He belonged to the
Jewish community in Krakinov. His occupation – a teacher, according
to
the census for 1935 he knew Hebrew language (see his photos from the
Latvian passports for 1921, 1928).

Their marriage was registered on January 1 of 1899 (Julian calendar)
in Riga (see Appendix No.2).
They had at least three children:

daughter Zila (Tsila) Krieger, born on November 28 (Julian claendar,
11 December – Gregorian calendar) of 1899 in Riga (see her photos
from
the Latvian passports for 1921, 1927 and for 1938). Her occupation –
modiste, she had a hat shop at Valnu Street 3/5.

son Leib (Leo) Krieger, born on June 16 of 1903 (Julian calendar) in
Dubbeln (now Dubulti, Jurmala),

son Behr Krieger, born on April 30 of 1906 in Riga.

In 1900 Oscher Krieger, his wife and daughter Zila lived in Riga at
B.Korolevskaya Street 12, apt. 4. In 1900 Ite-Bluma's father Jossel
lived at B.Korolevskaya Street 12, apt. 20.

Since 1913 and up to Second World War the family of Oscher Krieger
lived in Riga at Grecinieku Street 28, apt. 3. The house register of
Grecinieku Street 28 for the time period up to 1917 contain
information that since March of 1916 a widow Sora Haimovna (daughter
of Haim) Krieger from Krakinov, aged 80 (born in ca 1836) lived
together with the family of Oscher Krieger (possibly she was mother of
Oscher).
Blume (Ite-Blume) Krieger died on February 15 of 1937 in Riga.
Oscher Krieger died on April 4 of 1939 in Riga.
Unfortunately, the house registers of Grecinieku Street 28 for
1920-1940 have not survived and we cannot trace further fate of Leo
Krieger.

Behr Krieger served in 1927 in Vidzemes artillery regiment. In
December of 1928 he left for South Africa. He lost his Latvian
Citizenship in 1940 after becoming the Great Britain Citizen.

On November 6 of 1936 in Riga Zila Krieger married to Lithuanian
Citizen Leib, son of Meyer Oschri, born on October 15 of 1893 in
Birzhai. They were deported by Soviets on June 14 of 1941 from
Grecinieku Street 28, apt. 3. For the better clearness the composition
of the family is prepared also in the form of the genealogical table.

In a case only age of a person for a concrete year is indicated in the
documents, his/her date of birth is stated approximately. The place of
birth (marriage, death) is given only in a case if it is specified in
the document. In a case we will find any additional information, the
table can be corrected and supplemented. Since our archives keep the
birth, marriage and death records for the time period up to 1905, for
the birth, marriage, death certificates for the time period for
1906-1921 we advise you to apply to the Latvian Archives of the
Registry Department at the following address: Kalku Street 24, Riga.
REFERENCE: fond 2996, inventory 10, files 46778, 46977, inventory 14,
file 4046,

fond 3234, inventory 21, file 5103,

fond 3234, inventory 24, file 18479,

fond 1308, inventory 12, file 9816, page 247.

fond 5024, inventory 1, files 152, 158,

fond 2942, inventory 1, files 1274, 1277, inventory 2, file 1897,

fond 2706, inventory 1, files 24, 26,

fond 4346, inventory 2, file 292,

fond 1376, inventory 2, file 12328.

Shalom,
Thank you Eilat. There is one additional brother - Jonathan.He was born between Chana and Batia.

Leah

On Jan 3, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Eilat Gordin Levitan wrote:

> Shalom,
> I am pasting the information here;
> FRIDMAN, Rokhe Breine daughter of Leib, Leib' father; Khatskel mother; Asne Rivke 1/11/1906 26 Heshvan Birzai Panevezys Kaunas Family came from Primushe Birzai 1906 F20 2290696 / 4 LVIA/1226/1/1959
> FRIDMAN, Izrail Tsodik
>
> Father; Leib Peisakh,
>
> grandfather; Khatskel Eliash
>
>
> Mother; Asne Rivke


> 4/3/1908 14 Adar II Birzai Panevezys Kaunas Family came from Primushe Birzai 1908 M2 2290696 / 4 LVIA/1226/1/1959
> FRIDMAN, Khana Father; Leib Peisakh, Grandfather; Khatskel Eliash Mother; Asne Rivke 1/7/1909 24 Tammuz Birzai Panevezys Kaunas Family came from Primushe Birzai 1909 F15 2290696 / 4 LVIA/1226/1/1959
> FRIDMAN, Basia Leia Leib Peisakh, Khatskel Eliash mother; Asna Rivka the daughter of Izrail Tsodik EVIEN 16/11/1913 29 Heshvan Birzai Panevezys Kaunas Family came from Primushe Birzai 1913 F21 2290696 / 4 LVIA/1226/1/1959
> Records of uncles of your mother;
>
> EVIEN, Shimkhe daughter of Izrael Tsodek and Braina
>
> born; 1/2/1867 8 Adar Birzai,
>
> Panevezys
>
> Kaunas
> Birzai
>
> 1867
>
> F4 2205126 / 3
>
>
> LVIA/1226/1/384
>
> EVIEN, Sora daughter of Izrael and Braina
>
> 30/5/1872
>
> 5 Sivan Birzai
>
> Panevezys
>
> Kaunas
> Birzai
>
> 1872
>
> F11 2205126 / 4
>
>
> LVIA

Success at last. I've been busy on the internet.

At first I thought you were related on my father's paternal side which
is the side of my family related to Chaim Herzog but now I'm thinking
your family is connected to mine on my father's maternal side. It was
Benny's response that Batia had contact with the Kretchmers and Segalls
that I came to this conclusion.

Here is a just a snipit of my family tree.
Probably born 1860ish. Loesser Melman m. Bassa Friedman Melman. Their
children born about 1880s were Rueben Melman, Barrel Melman, Yussel
Melman, Ethel Shana Melman PoKempner Singer Cohen (my dad's mother and
my paternal grandmother), Bayla (Shana?) Melman Meller, Clara (Kayla?)
Melman Segall, Rochel Melman Gifter, and Nachama Melman Kretchmer who
married Yitzhak Kretchmer. The Kretchmer's are Israelis with jewelry
stores in Tel Aviv.
________________________________________
Shaul Sharoni ccontacted Batia and Esther and Benny and lit a fire
under them. Benny sent me a letter in response which follows.

Dear Mrs. Dobrin,

My name is Benny Shiloh and I am the son in law of Batia. Batia is now
93 years old and she is unable to answer your letter. On her behalf I
shall try to answer you and give you some information. We doubt if this
is Hana in the photograph you have sent with your letter. Her name was
indeed Hana Slavin. Among the family names you have mentioned we had
contacts during the years with Krechmer and Segal.

We keep constant connection with Jeffrey who lives in USA and comes to
visit us every year. He had moved to Florida recently so we are waiting
to get his new address and telephone number.

Her father's name was Yehuda Leib and her mother was Asnat. They had
two sons and three daughters. Rachel, who married Boris was murdered by
the Lithuanians during the holocaust with her husband, her little
daughter and her parents. Israel, who married Sonya and had a daughter
named Esther. Yonathan married Shoshana and had a daughter name Asnat.
Hana married Peer and had Jeffrey and Lesley. Batia married Ben Zion
and have Esther (my wife), Yizhak and Asnat.

Yours sincerely,
Benny Shiloh
Kibutz Yagur - ______________________________
I
From: Leah <leahpeer@

Hi Marlene,

Yes, you have found the right Jeff Peer.
Until July of 2005 we lived in Buffalo, NY. We then relocated to
Jacksonville, FL for 2 years (a long story) and have just recently
relocated (hopefully, long term) to Denver, CO.

Les (Leslie), lives with his wife in Stowe,Vermont.

Chana Peer Slavin was Jeff and Les' mother -she passed away about 7
years ago. Sam Slavin was her second husband.

As far as we know there is no relation to Chaim Herzog.

It is not clear from your letter how you and my husband are related....
.

Anyway - let me know what information you need and I will do my best
to supply it.

Thank you for the email December 6. I did some additional research on
Chaits from Birzai on the base of the information you sent me up till
this time.
1. In the birth records of Pasvalys we have (1882-1889,1893- 1914) I
found the birth records of childrens of Yudel ben Abram Chait and Asna
bat Zusman Kriger : Ovsey (23.06.1895), Sholom (18.04.1897),
Enta-Rocha (19.07.1899), Itzik (20.10.1901.) and Chana
(31.07.1903).Traying to find their marriage record I examined marriage
records of Birzai (1881- 1895), Pasvalys (1882-1895) and of some other
nearest towns- Zeimelis (1882-1895), Linkuva (1881-1895), Joniskelis
(1887-1895), Vabalninkas (1882-1895), Pusalotas(1883-86,88- 1895). But
I do not find this marriage record. Records of Vashki do not exist.
Besides, I looked through the birth records of Linkuva
(1884-1888,1897,98,1900-1903), Joniskelis (1887,1888,1893-1912),
Birzai (1876-78,1881-1887 and later years), Pumpenai (1900- 1909). But
I do not fiind any more of their childrens.
2. As far as Meyer Chait and Asna family; By your data Meyer was born
abt. 1866 in Birzai. I examined the birth records of Birzai of
1865-1869.- His birth record did not exist in these books. I examined
the marriage records of Birzai of
1881-1895 as well as of some other nearest communities
(Pasvalys,Linkuva,Vabalninkas,Joniskelis,Pusalotas,Zeimelis.)
But I do not find their marriage record. By your data, Asna the wife
of Meyer Chait died in Birzai in 1926. I looked through the death
records of Birzai of 1925-1939, but her death record is not among
these records. As I wrote you before,in the birth records of Birzai of
1881-1887,1893-1914 I found the birth records of Girsh (1882),
Gode-Ite (1887) and Shmuel (March 1,1893).Their parents were Meyer ben
Shmuel (not Abram) Chait and Asne. I do not find the birth record of
Sam Chait (b.1893.04.06 in Birzai, by your data) in
Birzai 1893 records book. So, probably,your information about this
family is not very correct.
3.On the base of information you sent me by last email I
found in Birzai records:
1.the marriage record of Meyer-Pinches ben Movsha-Leyb
Chait and Beile bat Berel (in 1882). Her maiden name is not indicated.
2.the birth records of their childrens- David-Michel (1894),
Reize-Braine (1896),Avadye (1900), Mere-Mindel(1903),Yente-
Freide (1905) and Leyzer-Abel (1908). It is strange that I do not find
any of their children in the birth records of Birzai of
1883-1887,1893.
4.As far as Itzik Chait family; I find the marriage record of Mendel
ben Itzik-David Chait 25 years and Civya bat Zusman Kriger 24 years in
Pasvalys records(1898 -I do not find the birth record of Mendel (1873)
in Birzai and Pasvalys records of 1873,1874 years.I do not find the
birth record of his brother Moris (1880) in Birzai records 1880,1881
years. Records of Pasvalys of 1875-1881 not
preserved.
Lastly. In the death records of Birzai I examined up till this
time (1881-1898,1902,1913-1914,1925-1939) I found some
records about Chaits. Maybe some of them is important for
you: died in 1882 Itzik ben Calel Chait 59 years,1884 Ber ben Abram
Chait 48,1887 Shmuel ben Zelik Chait 76 years, 1889 died
Meyer ben Lipko Chait 63,1894 died Gershon ben Abram Chait 60
years,1896 Mordtkel Ber ben Shmuel Chait 60,
1896 died Mones ben Itzik Chait 52,1898 died Chaia bat
Leyzer, the wife of Itzik Chait 73 years. in 1938 died Abram
Chait a widower, born in 1856, son of Elya-David and Roche- Leya
Zvidgal.
There are a lot of Chaits in all Birzai records. Of course, the
answers to many questions would give for us census records of Birzai
of 1850 and 1858 years. But,unfortunately,
these census records do not preserved. Without these documents it is
impossible to do more correct research.
If you are interested in copies with translations of some mentioned
before records I found, please inform me.

Sincerely yours,
Alfonsas

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Name: Ftze Kremer
Arrival Date: Apr 1899
Age: 13 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Crefeld
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Friend's Name: L Kramer
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 12
Page: 16
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Name: Halke Kremer
Arrival Date: Apr 1899
Age: 45 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Crefeld
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Friend's Name: L Kramer
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 12
Page: 16
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Name: Rasche Kremer
Arrival Date: Apr 1899
Age: 9 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Crefeld
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Friend's Name: L Kramer
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 12
Page: 16
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Name: Sehimsehen Raffel
Arrival Date: Apr 1903
Age: 24 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Gender: Male
Race: Hebrew
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Main
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Baltimore,MD
Friend's Name: G Raffel
Last Residence: Birz
Microfilm Roll Number: 35
Page: 163
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Name: Mosche Schindler
Arrival Date: Feb 1896
Age: 34 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Roland
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 7
Page:

15

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Name: Feige Schindler
Arrival Date: Feb 1896
Age: 34 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Roland
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 7
Page:

15

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Name: Ytze Schindler
Arrival Date: Feb 1896
Age: 7 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Roland
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 7
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Name: Mausche Schindler
Arrival Date: Feb 1896
Age: 5 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Roland
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 7
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Name: Kalman Schindler
Arrival Date: Feb 1896
Age: 0 Years 2 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Roland
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 7
Page: 15
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Name: Chane Schindler
Arrival Date: Feb 1896
Age: 0 Years 7 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Roland
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 7
Page: 15
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Name: Fankel Washiter
Arrival Date: Dec 1897
Age: 22 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Oldenburg
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Chicago, IL
Last Residence: Birz
Microfilm Roll Number: 9
Page: 38
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Name: Riva Yofe
Arrival Date: May 1892
Age: 45 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Gender: Female
Race: Russian
Ship Name: Oldenburg
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 2
Page: 234
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Name: Loeb Yofe
Arrival Date: May 1892
Age: 18 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Male
Race: Russian
Ship Name: Oldenburg
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 2
Page: 234
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Name: Lipsa Yofe
Arrival Date: May 1892
Age: 11 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Gender: Female
Race: Russian
Ship Name: Oldenburg
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Balto
Last Residence: Birs
Microfilm Roll Number: 2
Page: 234