Dear Eilat,
You have indicated an interest in receiving information about anything
that could benefit your research. This is just such a notice and is
coming from JewishGen because of the potential and interest in this
project.
A documentary film featuring a South-African / English family with
roots in Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus is being produced by
Wall-to-Wall Television for the British Broadcasting Corporation for
its series "Who Do You Think You Are?" and will be broadcast later
this Year.
We believe that most researchers would want to contribute to the
success of this documentary if they had the chance and so we are
writing to you on behalf of the producers.
Some of you may have already received an individual message from Alex
Lowe who is researching the SUCHEDOWITZ / SHOKHET family and related
families from Kretinga and elsewhere for this documentary. She would
like to hear from anyone who has additional information that could
contribute to telling this story.
The information known thus far is as follows:
Arnold JARCHY , born 4th June 1858 in Dunabourg, Russia (Dvinsk- now
Daugavpils in Latvia), son of Lippmann JARCHY and Mathilde TOUROFF ,
both parents living in Dunabourg in 1883. Arnold emigrated to Paris
at some point before this.
Amelie SOLOMON , born 15th Jan 1860 in Grodno, Russia (now Hrodna,
Belarus), daughter of Miles/Meyer SOLOMON (died 15th May 1867 in
Grodno) and Rebecca LEVINSCHTEIN, living in Grodno in 1883. Amelie
also moved to Paris at some point before this date, possibly with her
brother the Rabbi Moise SOLOMON (25th Aug 1852 in Grodno) who moved to
London in 1877 and then on to Paris in 1879.
The SUCHEDOWITZ family (originally named SHOKHET), including
first-names Isidor, Joseph, Benjamin, Hoda Feiga, Pera, Beila and
Jacob, sons born in Kretinga in the 1870s, and family living in Memel
(now Klaipeda, Lithuania) around the turn of the century. The family
were possibly from elsewhere in the surrounding area. They emigrated
in various groups to South Africa around the turn of the century.
The GELFER / HELFER family, living in Zidikai (or a village sounding
similar to "Zadik") near Klaipeda in the 1880s and 1890s.
The following individuals married into the SUCHEDOWITZ family, so
family groups with these names that occur near Kretinga and Klaipeda
are of interest too:
Abel KLUGMAN , born in Ratova in 1876.
Uriah HURWITZ
Ms. Lowe would also be interested in hearing from anyone who has
visited any of these towns in the last 10 years.
If you have any information you would like to contribute please
contact Alex at alex.lowe@walltowall.co.uk
Many thanks,
Susan
Susan E. King
Founder/President
JewishGen, Inc.