#shrsh-1:
My grandfathers' attempt, to trace his brother, Kalman, after the war.
- Louisa Spivack
#shrsh-2:
Abraham Shereshevsky and family ( Brother of the Rabbi of Kossovo). I enclose a photo of my father (on the right), his parents and two sisters taken during the first decade of the 20th Century in London.
- Louisa Spivack
#shrsh-3:
The Szereszewski family of Slonim. Their brother was the Rabbi of
Kossovo, Manahkem Mendl Szereszewski ( 1846- 1928) picture #15)
Abraham Szereszewski was born in Slonim and travelled to Grochow
(Grojec) just outside Warsaw where he met and married my grandmother,
Esther. My father was born in Grojec and the family came to England
when he was one. I am enclosing a family photo taken in Poland. My
greatuncle, Zelig Szereszewski is second from the right (he emigrated
to Israel early in the 20th Century). His half-brother Zvi-Chaim
Bashist is the man with the grey beard.
- Louisa Spivack
#shrsh-4:
An 80-year-old rabbi from Poland. Manahkem Mendl Szereszewski, former Rabbi in Kosowa, Poland. May 1926.
#shrsh-5:
Berl Shershevski and ?
#shrsh-6:
Berl Shershevski, a partisan during the war.
Grandpa Shears (Szereszewski)'s Notes
I ( Abraham) was born on 16th April 1869 in the town of Slonim,
Governa of Grodno, Russia. Malcah was born in April 1875 in the
village of Dechnowo, District of Nowo-Minsk, Governa of Warsaw,
Russian Poland.
In 1885 I became a teacher of Hebrew in a village near my native town,
Slonim. I subsequently occupied the post of teacher in several other
villages.
In 1887 I arrived in Moscow. At the end of 1887, I was taken to
military service. I was released after three months service.
In 1892, owing to the wholesale persecution of the Jews, I was among
others expelled from Moscow.
In the same year I arrived in Poland. After great misery and
misfortunes, I at last found a resting place in the townlet of Karczow
near Warsaw. Having stayed there in the capacity of a teacher of
Russian over a year, I afterwards occupied the position of a teacher
in several other places. At last, in 1895, I opened my school for
Russian and Polish in Grochow (a village, rather a suburb of Warsaw).
For the first time I met Malcah who was intgroduced to me as a future
private pupil, and turned out to become my wife.
On the 13th January 1893, while in Karczow, my mother died.
My father died on 24th Nissan, 5652 ( April, 1892).
Our wedding took place on 23rd February 1896 in Grochow.
My father in law - Isor Kleinburg died on 9th Nissan 5657 (1897).
Isadore (Isor) was born in Grochow 12th January 1901.
My mother in law died 7th Nissan 5663( 1902).
Our daughter, Leah, was born on 27th Elul 5663 (1903). She died at
12.00 noon on 10th May 1904. Buried on May 12th at 3.45 p.m. Sign of
the grave - C - 3-26. Next tombstone Rebecca Feld.
We arrived in London from Warsaw on 28th February 1902.
Elizabeth was born on July 1st 1905.
Bath-Ammi was born at 11.30 July 30th 1907.
Sylvia was born on May 12th 1915