Latitude: 54º25' Longitude: 27º18'
Also known as Ilia, Iliya, and Ilja
37.3 miles NNW of Minsk
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Dr. Hyman Sparber, from America, photographed with his grandfather,
Avrom Sparber, and his boyhood teacher, Reb Elye [r] who is 100
years old.1920s.
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These two Jewish girls from Iwie, disguised themselves as 'shikses'
[Gentile girls] during the war to be able more easily to peddle
saccharine around the army camps. April 27, 1924.
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Outdoor portrait of seven young men: A secret meeting of a group
of revolutionaries held in the woods. 1903.
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#ilja-16: Alexander Harkavy (seated, center), a representative of the American organization HIAS during a visit to Europe, posing at a table with representatives of various community groups.1920. |
#ilja-17: memorial to the perished |
#ilja-18: memorial to the perished |
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#ilja-19: The grave of Rabbi Moshe Yisroel Shapira of Ilya |
#ilja-20: Grave of Rabbi Moshe Yisroel Shapira, Washington Cemetery,in Brooklyn |
#ilja-21: Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn |
Podberesky family c. 1902
LEFT: Ethel Farberman Gordon – married to Max Podberesky "Gordon" . Center, standing: Philip Podberesky "Gordon" who left for America c.1910 and married Ethel Farberman's sister Katie. The two sisters were from Dolhinov. The brothers and sisters were also cousins. Right, standing: Dishke-Libby nee Podberesky who married Izadore Levine (also a cousin). She was shot in the leg during protests/strikes in NYC for ladies garment workers.
Seated: Ester Genya – 2nd wife of Zev Wolf Podberesky . His first wife, Basha-Ita Danischevsky (also known as "Alte" because she was the sole survivor of 11 children who died as infants) died at approximately age 33, shortly after my grandmother (far right) was born). Center seated: my great grandfather Zev Wolf Podberesky (he was born in Vishneveh). When all of the children except Rivka-Baila (my grandmother) had left for America, he and Rivka Baila and Ester Genya were (living in Ilya) caught in the ravages of WWI and the Russian Revolution and became stateless refugees. Esther Genya had a farm near Smargon and during the Russian Revolution or WW1 went to gather food there and was never heard from again. Zev Wolk and Rivka Baila were forced from their home in winter. During that time he died of pneumonia and she was left alone. She wandered for 4 more years before walking to to the free port of Danzig and coming to America. Far Right: my grandmother, Rivka-Baila (she married Joseph Schuster from Bozalia, Ukraine)
Note: They all dropped the name Podberesky and took the name "Gordon" upon coming to America. For more pictures and information go to; http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/volozhin/vol_pages/vollinksframe.html
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Rare Antique Russian Imperial Samovars
Zane Buzby