Bransk Archives

My name is Carole Katz (marriage name) My family (Father and his
family) came from Bransk Poland. My Father however was lucky and was
sent here in 1921 at the age of 15 years. He was already an orphan,
and if the story is right, he and his family were sent tickets from a
(then) rich family member for everyone to come to America. No one
wanted to come, only Chaim, so he was sent
First Name: Chaim
Last Name: Isak
nearest relative in place of origin- sister Feigel Isak in Bransk ( 18
?)
Ethnicity: Polish Hebrew
Last Place of Residence: Bransk, Poland
Date of Arrival: Nov 02, 1921
Age at Arrival: 15y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Latvia
Port of Departure: Danzig
Manifest Line Number: 0001 . Going to uncle; Jacob Smolofsky in New
York 244 52nd. Street
Some years later, one of his unmarried sisters (Bracha) left and
came to Israel.

I traced it
, that the rest of the family: two or three sisters with husbands and
children were killed in Treblinka.

up until a few years ago did some research, found out about when and
where my father arrived and also received a copy of the ship that he
came on, etc. My dear father who is gone since 1972 was 15 years old
when he arrived. He did not speak English , only Polish, and had a
very hard time here in America.

thank you........Carola (that is my name in Israel) and here it is
:Carole, Hebrew name Chaya.

Izak Israel
Israel Izak was born in Orla to Barukh and Rivka. He was a tailor
and married to Malka. Prior to WWII he lived in Orla, Poland. During
the war he was in Orla, Poland. Israel perished in 1943 in Treblinka,
Poland. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on
left) submitted on 01-Jan-1955 by his brother-in-law. More Details...

Izak Pesia
Pesia Izak nee Varnik was born in Orla to Barukh and Rivka. She was
a seamstress and married. Prior to WWII she lived in Orla, Poland.
During the war she was in Bialystok, Poland. Pesia perished in 1943 in
Treblinka, Poland. This information is based on a Page of Testimony
(displayed on left) submitted on 01-Jan-1955 by her sister-in-law.
More Details...