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1915: List of Jewish army deserters from Slonim uezd
Posted on October 25, 2015 by jhrgbelarus
In 1914, at the beginning of World War I, there were some 400,000 Jewish soldiers and officers in the Russian Empire’s army.
By 1916, their numbers had increased to 500,000, about 9% of all the soldiers in the army.
During WW1, nearly 100,000 Jewish soldiers were killed, and some 2,500 soldiers received the highest honor, “Cross of Georgiy.”

Slonim
1915 Russian-Jewish army draft
On the other hand, there were Jews who deserted the army. In early 1915 in Grodno guberniya, most deserters were from Slonim uezd.
A group of 44 draftees, aged 20-22, jumped off the train on their way to the front. All were declared wanted men.
Here is the list of deserters from Slonim uezd who escaped in 1915. Each file has a detailed description of the person; some files even include photos. The records do not provide information as to whether the individual was captured or not.

Slonim


From: Lisa Chasan-Taber <lct@schoolph.umass.edu>
Date: Sun, Sep 9, 2018
Subject: Gawuryn (Gavurin) family from Slonim
Dear Eilat Gordan Levitan:
I am researching my Great Great Grandfather, Kalman Gawuryn (also spelled Gavurin) who was born around 1830 in Slonim. He was the son of Hirsh (Girsh) Gawuryn (b 1782) who was the son of Leyba Gawuryn. Gavurin cousins in Slonim included: Nevakh, Yudel, Abram, Wulf, Itzka, Shlema,, Yankel, Nakhman, Pinchus, Khatzkel, Gdalia, Morduch, and Movsha. They were all living in Slonim around 1850.
I am wondering if you have any information on this family and/or if others are researching them?
Dear Lisa,
Sadly I found many in the Yad Vashem list.96 Results for:  Last / Maiden Name = Gavurin  I am pasting some from Slonim and near by towns
Sara Gavurin nee Reizin was born in Jeziernica, Poland in 1881 to Shlomo and Malka. She was a housewife and married to Gdaljau. Prior to WWII she lived in Slonim, Poland. During the war she was in Slonim, Poland.
Esther Ajnsztejn nee Gavurin was born in Poland in 1909 to Avraham and Khaia. She was married. Prior to WWII she lived in Poland. During the war she was in Bialistok, Poland.

Esther was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by her sister, Lea Lev
Shmuel Gavurin was born in Slonim, Poland. He was a merchant and married to Rivka nee Lider. Prior to WWII he lived in Slonim, Poland. During the war he was in Slonim, Poland.

Shmuel was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by his cousin, Dvora Golomb Lider Of Kibutz kfar Aza (she gave a phone number)
Rivka Gavurin nee Lider was born in Slonim, Poland. She was a merchant and married. Prior to WWII she lived in Slonim, Poland. During the war she was in Slonim, Poland.

Rivka was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by her cousin, Dvora Golomb Lider
Yosef Gavurin was born in Slonim, Poland to Shmuel and Rivka. He was a physician. Prior to WWII he lived in Slonim, Poland. During the war he was in Slonim, Poland.

Yosef was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by his cousin, Dvora Golomb Lider
Sara Gavurin nee Reizin was born in Jeziernica, Poland in 1881 to Shlomo and Malka. She was a housewife and married to Gdaljau. Prior to WWII she lived in Slonim, Poland. During the war she was in Slonim, Poland.

Sara was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by her niece, Yisrael Volfovitz
Shimon Gawurin was born in Ruzany, Poland in 1882 to Khaim and Menukha. He was a merchant and married. Prior to WWII he lived in Ruzany, Poland. During the war he was in Bialystok, Poland.

Shimon was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by his nephew, David Gavurin

Slonim

Khava
Gawurin
1900
Ruzany, Poland
Page of Testimony
murdered

(next to Slonim)
Samuil Semion Gavurin was born in Bialystok, Poland in 1886. He was a mechanic and married to Teiba. Prior to WWII he lived in Bialystok, Poland. During the war he was in Bialystok, Poland.

Samuil semion was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by his granddaughter, Irena Sivitzki
Yisrael Gawurin was born in Ruzany, Poland in 1902 to Tzvi and Moshe. Prior to WWII he lived in Ruzany, Poland. 

Yisrael was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by his brother, David Gavurin
Tzvi Hirsh Gawurin was born in Ruzany, Poland in 1872 to Yehuda and Menukha. He was a metalworker and married. Prior to WWII he lived in Ruzany, Poland. During the war he was in Ruzany, Poland.

Tzvi was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by his son, David Gavurin


 

From: Anastasia Köhler <Anastasia.Koehler@stiftung-denkmal.de>
Date: Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 6:21 AM
Subject: Slonim Photos
To: "egl.comments@gmail.com" <egl.comments@gmail.com>

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From: LutaG <lutagoldman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 18, 2016 at 6:44 AM

To: egl.comments@gmail.com

My mother was born in Slonim. I was looking at some of the school photos hoping to identify her in some of the photos but it is impossible to do so using the photos in the website.

Is there a way of getting access to a better copy that enables enlargement or zoom to identify individuals?

Thanks

Dear Luta Goldman,

Sorry for making you so unhappy with the site!
Did you click on the pictures to make them larger? you could also find some of the pictures in the Yizkor book for Slonim.


From: Nick Southall <nick.southall@bbc.co.uk>
Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:48 AM

Hi

I work for the BBC in England and I came across your wonderful Slonim site.

I'm looking for help to find information about a family from Slonim dating back to the 1940s at the time of the Nazi invasion.

If you could help or point me in the right direction that would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Nick


Hi Eilat,
 
Do you know who I could contact to learn more about Rabbi Mordechai Rosenblatt?

Thanks,

Mark
 
From: eilat gordin [mailto:egl.comments@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 7:49 AM
To: Jaffe, Mark@CDCR <Mark.Jaffe@cdcr.ca.gov>; ed4eilat <ed4eilat@yahoo.com>
Subject: Slonim archives and guestbook
 
 
Rabbi Mordechai Rosenblatt was the head rabbi of Slonim between the years 1905 and 1916. You could read about him in the Slonim Yizkor book. I'll write more later.
Hi,
 
You have a photograph slonim 52 of my great great great-great grandfather Mordechai or Mordchele.  Can you tell me anything about him and his family?  Or do you know anyone who might?
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/slonim/slo_pix/front/111508_02_b.gif
Thanks,

Mark Jaffe, MD


From: Ahuva Traube <ATraube@yeled.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 8:38 AM

Hi,
 
My grandfather (Peretz Yogel)’s family –  came from Slonim.  I’m looking for any pictures of the Yeshiva that you might have, information on them, and any familial ties they might have had to the Zakheim family?
 
Thanks,
 
Ahuva Traube


 


 

 

 

 

BBC


From: <gary.audubon@gmail.com>

Hello,
I'm looking for any history or records of my descendant Israel Isaac Slonemsky, 1868 - 1922.
He may have come from Slonim.
Thank you.
Gary Slone


Dear Sandra,

I would love to have pictures of your family from Slonim. Was Ryzycow the maiden or married name of your grandmother? Send the captions maybe it would have the first name of your grandmother's sister. Do you have any relatives in Israel? ( if you do they might have given reports to Yad Vashem which are noa all online.
Thanks,     Eilat

On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Sandra Levin <levinsandra@yahoo.com.ar> wrote:

I am trying to find information about the sister of my "bobe" who perished in the Holocaust. They lived in Slonim up to 1938 (when my bobe came to Argentina with her mother). She always told us that she had a sister who perished in second WW. Her sister, whose name I don't know, was married and had a child. This is the only thing I know. 
The full name  of my bobe was "Chana Ryzycow" and her mother was Raquel (Rachel or Rajel).
I have some picture to send if you want, they are from Summer camp there in Poland, I cannot understand the Yiddish description.

Thanks in advance,
Sandra


Slonim residents who came to eretz Israel in the 1800's Censuses

Slonim Slonim Slonim Slonim Slonim Slonim


From:slaterd@bellsouth.t

Hi,

My great uncle AZIK DEUTSCH (b.1890, d.1942) and entire family from SLONIM were victims of the Nazi Liquidation there in 1942. I found Pages of Testimony at Yad Vashem on the family submitted in Israel in 1956. I am trying to locate descendants of the POT Submitter, BILHAH KUZNETZ/KOZNITZ listed as a a neighbor  & a cousin , either of the Deutsch family or their married daughter BASHKA BUKOVITZKI/BUKOWICKI. I am trying to locate descendants in Israel of the KUZNETZ/KOZNITZ family based on the 1956 address suplied by Yad Vashem: Noakh 15, Kiriat Haim, which I believe is a suburb north of Haifa.

Any ideas how to proceed? I do not speak Hebrew or read it well.

David Slater
Atlanta, Georgia


Eilat

I was perusing your wonderful. Slonim site, and have a question that
maybe you can help me with two question.

My family stems from Byten Slonim.  On a passenger list from 1911 an
uncle with the name, Jeletcki (copy attached-first line, section 11),
is listed as being from Slonim, and a relative from my grandfather,
also from Slonim.

If you don't mind helping me:

What is your professional opinion of the proper spelling of this name?

Have you ever found this name among Slonim residents?

Hoping that I also be among the hundreds you have already helped-

-Thank you,
Devorah Boss

Dear Devorah,

Checking for the last name on many sites i found; A short list of Jewish (or possibly Jewish)  silversmiths in Bucharest is available below:

SILVERSMITHS

Jeletzky Eugen. 
Russian Canadians: their past and present : (collected essays)

Jeletzky

Tamara F. Jeletzky, Vladimir I. Grebenschikov, Norman Gridgeman, Irene Gryndahl
Borealis Press, 1983 - Social Science - 258 pages

 from ellis island;
 Jeletzky, Eugene
 Roston
 38
 1867-1868
 1906

22                             Jeletzky
 

 Hirsch
 Roston
 18
 1887-1888
 1906

23
 Jeletzky, Jacob
 Roston
 45
 1860-1861
 1906

24
 Jeletzky, Marja
 Roston
 16
 1889-1890
 1906

25

 Jeletzky, Tichon
 Roston
 19
 1886-1887
 1906

At the head of the Jewish police force was the German Jew Wand, who was also a member ..... pharmacist Jeletzki and Dr. Sandler (from Ludza) lived with them.


-Rabbi Y <yapplegrad@bmg.edu>
Date: Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 5:08 PM

I am planning a visit to Slonim in November. My father was born in Slonim and his family lived there. Would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you.
Chag someach.
Yaakov Applegrad


Yakimovsky

 

Yakimovsky

Attached is a photo  in Slonim, Poland circa 1928:   Chaia Yakimovsky Komisarczyk with the two youngest of her 6 children:  Gittel Komisarcyzk [left, my aunt],  and Minnia  Komisarczyk [on the right, my mother].   Chaia married Samuel Komisarczyk.  There other children, Rochla/Ruth, Tema, Sora/Sonia, Maurice.  Only Sonia survives. She will be 100 years old this year.  
 
Chaia, my grandmother, was the oldest of of 3 daughters of Minya Yakimovsky and Moshe [Mowsza] Yakimovsky who owned the Red Roof Inn, which we have now confirmed is #25 on the drawn map of  Slonim landmarks.   Minya and Mowzsa Yakimovsky  had two other daughters: The middle daugher Reizl, and youngest, Frume.
 
Chaia married Schaia/Szjaja Komisarczyk.  A  wedding portrat portrait of them made by an artist is attached. They lived in Slonim,  had six children-five girls and a boy.  He emigrated to the U.S. in 1922, and was able to bring her and the children in 1929.   
 
The Yakimovsky's youngest: Frume Yakimovsky Namiot, married Simcha Namiot.  They and 3 of their 4 children, lived in  Krasnystav, Lublin, and   were murdered in World War II.  The fourth child, Meishe, emigrated to Argentina in 1929.   
 
The Yakimovsky's middle daughter,  Reizl Yakimovsky Astrynski [Ostrynski] married  Shmuel Zelik [known as Zelik] Astrynski.    Shmuel owned Astrynski and Grodzienski -a forestry operation, and he owned a bus company,  amongst other business concerns, and was philanthropic.  I  have recently located a photo in which he appears, and is attached.  He is bottom row, fourth from the  left, front center.  A better photo is available on the site ww.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Grodno/GroPh306.html.  
I do not know if the following tracing of Zelik Astrynski/Ostrynski might help anyone, but in case, I am providing it below:
 
Ostrynski/Ostrinsky/Astrynski/Astrinsky
?
1846 Itzko Ostrynski, born 1843 dies Jan. 25, 1846 in Yanova Poland, aged 3, son of Berko
Berko son’s Smuel marries Sept. 9, 1858
Smuel has son Mordchel -Ajzyk known as Ajzyk who begets:
Szmuel- Zelik or Shmuel dob 1882 Bialystok, Grodno Poland
Szmuel’s father: Ajzyk who is sometimes referred to as Mordchel-Aizik Szmujelewicz
Szmuel’s mother: Szejna Malka>father Szmuele (Polish for Samuel?[Szymuelevna=daughter of Szymuel Samuel?]
Szmuel Zelik’s siblings from Ajzyk an Szejna Malka with some birth order:
1. 1874 Jowel also Yovel [Jowel Ajyzkowicz [son of Ajzk has son Lejb 1900 mother of Lejb is Doba Ickowna]
2. In 1875, Szmuel Zelik’s sister dies [age unknown]

3 Szmuel Zelik is born in 1882
Then Ajzyk Shmuel or Szmuel has more kids with Zlata Zlata Ruwinowna [sometimes Elata Ruwinowna]>daughter of Odzer another woman who become half siblings of Szmuel Zelik :
4. Abram 1900
5. Aron 1901
6. Lejzer [Leizer] 1902
7. Josif 1903
 
If anyone has photos or property records regarding Minnie [Minya] and Moshe Meishe [Mowzsa/Mowzso] Yakimovsky or the Red Roof Inn/Red Bar/Red Tavern, we would be very grateful if they would send it to aleavitt@pacbell.net.
Regards,
Andrea Leavitt 


 

Hi Eilat:

My name is Joseph Bekinschtein from Melbourne, Australia.
I am researching Bekenstein in Zelwa, Belarus.
Our research locate the family in Derechin as far as 1750-1790.
Around 1850 there were six different branches in Derechin. At that time some of then move to Volkovysk,Wolpa,Zelwa
and maybe Bialystock and Slonim
We have got data about two of the families.When we were working in the other four families
problems happen and the research stopped.
Another genner here in Melbourne suggested me to contact you
because maybe you have any info of any of the branches.


Hoping that maybe you can help me and thanking you in advance


Regards


JBekinschtein

Bekenstein,Salmanovich,Kancepolsky.Chelevitsky( Belarus )
Monastersky,Kutzkel,Kaplan ( Ukraine )


Dear Eilat,

You have so much information – I am amazed. Thank you for all your hard work.

As I am a descendant of the Dereczinski’s of Slonim – I was wondering
where you got all their photographs.

Shabat Shalom,

Naomi Derman. Bloch
pictures :http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/drechinski.html


Slonim

Moshe Milikowski was born in Slonim in December of 1931 to Asher and
Rachel. The family imigrated to Eretz Yisrael when he was 3 years old.
The family first lived in Kfar Saba and Moshe loved nature and
agriculture. He excelled in his studies particularly in biology.
When his family moved to Ramat Gan he decided to go to Mikveh Yisrael
to continue his connection with agricalture. despite the fact that he
was too young ( he just turned 16) and his parents were against it, he
joined the army in January of 1948 to take part in the war of
independence. He first fought in the area of Kibutz Eilon. He fell
while fighting in Tarshicha on July 19th 1948.


From: Ahuva Traube
Hi,
 
My grandfather’s family – Yogel – came from Slonim.  I’m looking for any pictures of the Yeshiva that you might have, information on them, and any familial ties they might have had to the Zakheim family?
 
Thanks,
 
Ahuva Traube <ATraube@yeled.org>


Slonim


Eilat,
 
Do you know anyone who can help me with my family tree?  Do you know any other resources where I can learn more about Mordechai and Avrohom Bruk?
 
Thank you,

Mark
 
From: Jaffe, Mark@CDCR

Subject: RE: Slonim archives and guestbook
 
Awesome!  Thank you so much!  I’m so excited, if you could not tell.  : )
 
From: eilat gordin [mailto:egl.comments@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 7:49 AM
To: Jaffe, Mark@CDCR <Mark.Jaffe@cdcr.ca.gov>; Subject: Slonim archives and guestbook
 
 
Rabbi Mordechai Rosenblatt was the head rabbi of Slonim between the years 1905 and 1916. You could read about him in the Slonim Yizkor book. I'll write more later.
Hi,
 
You have a photograph slonim 52 of my great great great ?great grandfather Mordechai or Mordchele.  Can you tell me anything about him and his family?  Or do you know anyone who might?
 http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/slonim/slo_pix/front/111508_02_b.gif
Thanks,

Mark Jaffe, MD


From: Jill Chesler

For a number of years I have been researching the family of Abraham (Abram) and Rebecca Chesler from Slonim. Their sons Akiva, Yakov, Herschel, and Yitzack were born in the late 1800s and 3 of them emigrated to the US. The family story is that they left Slonim to avoid being conscripted into the Tzar's army. I have heard that Abraham had another wife (Shana Riva?) and a family with her, but have no evidence of them. I wonder if anybody has any more information on this family.

Jill Chesler, Aptos California


Yuda Wolfowich, a farmer, was born circa 1865
in Deretchin. He was married to my great-aunt Dvora Leah Mereminsky born
circa 1870 in Slonim. They lived & died in Deretchin not too long before
the Nazis came. Family stories tell us that Yuda's father (or grandfather?)
both names unknown had been the only physician in Deretchin. For some
unknown reason he was forced to give up his practice, & became a farmer.

Their eldest child Hadassah (Odel) was hiding in a cellar with her two
children when the Nazis came, & they were murdered. Her husband name
unknown went to the woods at his wife's urging, survived, & moved to Afula,
Israel. A mass murder took place in Deretchin 24 July 1942.

Daughter Rachel born in 1917 was murdered by the Nazis.

Daughter Mina, married to name unknown, with two children, was murdered by
the Nazis. Mina is the woman called "name unknown" in the photograph.

Son Lyota 1914-1984 immigrated and became Elliott Wolf in Los Angeles.

Son Yankel 1902-1990 immigrated to Buenos Aires, where he met Bettina
Dintzer, & took on her surname in order to facilitate immigration to
America, & eventually to Los Angeles.

Daughter Yaffa 1917-1989 imm. to Palestine in 1935 & married Ze'ev Hendler.

Please let me know if the photograph comes through, & if this is the sort
of information you want.

Best, Steve Orlen
Tucson, AZ
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My grandfather left Slonim when he was thrown out of the Russian Army.
 
He went to Grochow, a suburb of Warsaw, to teach languages.    There he met my grandmother and they married.     My father was born in 1901 in Grochow.    They did not register his birth.    They came to London, England the following year, 1902.    My father was stateless until after WW2, when he became a British citizen.
 
Once again, thank you for linking me up with Joseph and, hopefully, other possib le Shereshevskys out there.

 
Best wishes,
 
Louisa Spivack

 
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
 

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Does anyone have knowledge of a Rabbi Eliezer (possibly KANTOR) and
his wife Rachel, who were from Slonim, and their descendants?  Eliezer
may have been a Rosh Yeshiva in Karlin. Time period: early to mid 19th
century.

.
Yoni Ben-Ari, Efrat
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A visit to Molchad in the Slonim Area- by Myrna Siegel
http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/Molchad2.htm
 

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I think that rabbi menachem mendel shereshevsky of Kossov ( picture
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kossovo/koss_pix/090904_1_b.gif) is
buried on
Har hazeisim mount of olives in Jerusalem near my father Rabbi chaim
shereshevky and his father Rabbi Yoseph Shereshevky of Slonim.  Any
descendents of Rav Menachem Mendel should try please to contact me.   N.
Shereshevsky
Site for Shereshevsky family membes with pictures;
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/shereshevsky.html
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My mother's family, CHEPELEVSKYs from Slonim, mostly left Slonim
in the early 1900s, going mainly to the US (New York, Denver) and
Palestine.

Family lore has it that some family members emigrated to South
Africa.  I'm interested in contacting descendants of this
family that moved to South Africa.

Known names that Chepelevskys have adopted are:  Chappell,
Sapir, Cipel, Sepel, etc.

-

Ray Stone
Santa Barbara, CA
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I am about to publish a family cookbook. My grandparents came from

Slonim and I have a chapter about the history of the town. Would it be possible
to use
one or more of the photos of Slonim on your web site in my book? Thanks.
Judy Kancigor
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I had my tests upgraded to 67 markers. So far, I have one match for 37 markers with a genetic distance of 4. That person, a Mr. Kaplan, has ancestors from Slonim , Belarus. He says his family was actually the Weinbergs since the Kaplan name was due to an adoption to keep a son out of the Russian army. He and I probably have a common grandfather within the past 500 years. That is an improvement over 10,000 years (ha!). The really interesting thing is - I got a photo of Mr. Kaplan and he resembles my Dad a great deal.
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My maternal grandparents Tsivia/Celia and Joseph SALBERG (we are  not sure
that this is really his last name) emigrated from either Warsaw or  Ruzany
which is near Slonim circa 1900 to Manchester, England.  My uncle  Solomon was
born there.  Joseph left for NYC in 1903.  Celia who is  listed on the Ellis
Island manifest as Ciolie (?) followed with Solomon, age  two, and a cousin
Leah Goldberg, single, age 21 in 1904.  My assumption is  that Leah was from
Manchester and that Joseph and Celia went to Manchester  because there was
family in place.

How do I get the emigration records  from Poland to England?  How do I find
records of my family in  Manchester?

Thank you all,
Anita Arkin
 California
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My  great-greatgrandfather was the railway-official Jakov Ben DAVID KANTOROVICH from Slonim/Belorus
(married 1860 in Riga with Wilhelmina Minne Mindel ISAAKOVNA KEILMANN, a
daughter of the career Itzig Ben FEIBUS KEILMANN and Jette Hinde COHN),
who worked for the russian St. Petersburg Vilna raylway compagny till
1896.

Best greatings

Robert Dupuis
Berlin/Germany
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am looking for a way I could contact Esther Shapiro Rafaeli,
author of a book on Rabbi Yehoshua Yitzhak "Eisel Harif" SHAPIRA
called "A Modest Genius." R. SHAPIRA lived his life in the early to
mid-19th century in what was then Lithuania (Gluobokie and Slonim,
primarily). She (Ms. Rafaeli) is a descendant of the rabbi.

I am looking for her so that perhaps she could clarify the
relationship between SHAPIRA and R. Jehiel HEILPERIN, author of
Seder Hadorot.  I have seen this on a tree available on "Family Tree
of the Jewish People," but since I have not heard back from the
submitter of the material to FTJP, I have no way of knowing how
reliable this information is without clarification from people who
are more familiar with primary source material. I assume either Ms.
Shapiro Rafaeli or a close cousin submitted the material, since they
are the only line on the tree that extends from the 17th century to
the present day.

I would appreciate it if you would contact me privately with any
information on Esther Rafaeli or on how I might contact her.  I know
she might be quite elderly, since her husband passed away at age 89
some years ago.

Thank you.
Steve Bloom
-----------------------
I contacted you last year regarding my grandfather's family - Szereszevski (Shereshevsky) from Slonim, Bylorusse.
 
I wonder if you could help me in relation to my grandmother - Mrs. Szereszevska (maiden name Klejnburg).
 
My grandmother's family - Klejnburg - were bakers from Grochow, just to the east of Warsaw.
 
I would love to go visit Grochow as I have read that it did not get destroyed during  WWII.
 
My father was born in Grochow and he and his parents emigrated to the UK in 1902.  
 
I never met my grandparents as they both died before I was 1.
 
Would you be able to find out for me whether the Klejnburg family was registered there so that I could try to trace my roots?     My grandmother's name was Malka Esther Klejnburg.  She was born in Dechnovah in the Novominsk district near Warsaw in April 1875.   Her parents were Israel Issar and Gitshe Klejnburg. She and my grandfather were married in Grochow in 1898 or 1899.
 
I very much look forward to hearing from you.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Louisa Spivack

-----------------------------------
...the family history series "Who Do You
Think You Are?" starts again on Thursday 6th September at 21:00 BST. In the
first programme, the popular newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky visits Slonim in
Belarus to find out more about her grandparents.
(information from the LidaRoots newsgroup)

David Fox
Belarus SIG Founder & Past Coordinator
Arnold, Maryland, USA
-----------
Does any Belarus list member know if the BBC1 TV broadcast centering on
Slonim, which was mentioned in the last newsletter, is available on Israel
satellite or cable TV?
Irene Berman
Shoham, Israel
 
-----------------------------------
 My Great-Great Grandfather, Harris VENEZKY (ne Hirsch WINNITZKY) dictated a
memoir of sorts when his wife, Rebecca DOMISCH, died.  He mentions that his
wife's family is from "Slovain state in Russia."  Well, I don't find
reference to a Slovain, but I have two thoughts:  1) Slovain means either
Slovenia or perhaps it's an old term for Slovenia, Hungary, parts of
Ukraine, all lumped together or 2) He meant Slonim , but the person to whom
he dictated it thought he said Slovain.

Here are his words - maybe it will make sense to someone?  The caps in the
names are mine:

"My wife was Rebecca DOMISCH. She was born August 4, 1861 and died July 30,
1934. Her father was Julian DOMISCH, who is buried in Rosenhayn, NJ. Her
mother was Zelda DOMISCH. Rebecca's sisters were Esther, Sophia, and
Pauline, and her brother was Louis Wolfe. Rebecca came from the state of
Slovain in Russia. She came to America (NY) in 1882 and lived at Rodkens
Place, NY City, near Cherry Street."

I am open to any thoughts or suggestions you may have.

Judy Myers Bolton
--------------------------------------------------
 In the case of my maternal family, the family was from Slonim and went to
Odessa (where my Uncle was born) on their way out of Russia.  If you asked
the family where from in Russia? they would say Slonim,
while my Uncle always proudly announced he was from Odessa.
"Added prestige" - perhaps as a sign they were able to leave Russia?

Malka
===================================
 
Yehoshua Isaac Eisel_harif SHAPIRA
Born: 1801, (Glubokie, now Belarus)
Died: 23 Dec 1873, Slonim- now Belarus
 
Spouse: Haya FINE
Born: Abt 1806, Minsk, Belorussia
Died: Slonim

Children:
Issahar Dov Ber SHAPIRA Born: 1828, Minsk, Belorussia. Married: Abt 1865, Ostrow. Died: 1902, Ostrow, Poland.
Moshe SHAPIRA Born: 1835, Kalvariya, Lithuania. Died: 23 Dec 1911, Riga.
Mordechai SHAPIRO Born: Abt 1838, Kutno ?, Poland. Died: Slonim, Lithuania.
Nechama SHAPIRA Born: Abt 1840, Slonim, Lithuania. Married: Abt 1858, Slonim. Died: Slonim.

===============================================
Regarding the R. Yehoshua Issac Shapira of Glovenka and Slonim, etc.,
was
he supposed to have been the GREAT GRANDSON of Jehiel Heilperin ("Seder
Hadorot") or GREAT-GREAT GRANDSON via his father Yechiel?  The way I have seen
it spelled out before is that his father's mother was a grandchild of R.
Jehiel, through Jehiel's son Isaac. 

This isn't meant to be a complaint, but a true question, since I don't really
have access to the primary sources that would spell this out.

Thanks! 
--------------------------------------------------
Rabbi Heilprin (1660-1746) published Seder HaDorot, which contains a chronology of events and personalities from creation until 1696. He was the first of the rabbi-genealogists to record rabbinical family origins.(now in very fine print)

From the Minsk Yizkor book;

The Gaon Yechiel Halpern, known from his historical work "Seder Hadorot" [The Order of the Generations], served as the Rabbi of Minsk in the 18 th century, and headed a famous yeshiva. At that time, the great one of the Gaonim of that generation and the following generations arrived in Minsk: Reb Aryeh Leib, the author of "Shaagat Aryeh" who also founded a large yeshiva ( he was connected to Volozhin). However, something took place between these two yeshivas and they became hostile to each other. The people of Minsk defended the author of " Seder Hadorot", and sent the author of the "Shaagat Aryeh" away from the city on a Friday. The monument of the grave of the " Seder Hadorot" stands to this day, intact and fenced off, in the old cemetery, which was completely ploughed and paved over. All of its monuments and graves were willfully desecrated.
-----------------------
Byten was a small town just south of Slonim prior to WWII with
approximately 1200 jews.  Thanks to the help of Dave Fox we were able
to obtain the revision lists for 1806, 1850 and 1858.  They were
translated, but I think that some where along the way they were not
included in the Belarus data base.  At least they are not obvious to me.

I do have copies of these records and would be happy to provide them
to anyone who may have an interest in Byten.

Alan Tapper
Ashburn, Va
------------------------------------------------------Has anyone tried to obtain copies of the 1806 or 1808 revision lists
for Slonim? According to Miriam Weiner they are available.  She lists
the locations for these records.

Alan Tapper
Ashburn, Va.
---------------------------
My Grandmother's maiden name was Slonim, which is the
name of a little town near Minsk. I am just guessing
that  her father, David Slonim and mother Basha (?)
Slonim were from Slonim and took that surname when
they came to New Jersey before the turn of the
century. I keep wondering what name they used in
Slonim ?

kind regards
Avrum Marc Levine
Dunedin, New Zealand
Researching,

MENDELOVITZ,MENDELOVICH and MENDELEWICZ from Slonim, Byten and
Baranovichi
 ------------------------
I am looking for, but have not yet found, a town, Zetl (no, not shtetl),
that is in the general area of Dvoretz, Slonim and Baranovichi in
Belarus. Any ideas or alternate names, anyone?  Thanks.

Mel Comisarow
Vancouver BC
------------------------------------------------------
 My great-grandmother Rachel (nee Prushkin) Meyerowitz came from
Brestovitsa, south
of Grodno and just east of Krynki.

I've found a couple of paths worth pursuing immediately.

1) I've found a fellow genner whose ggm was a Prushkin from Amdur nearby
and whose father was also
Yehuda Prushkin!  Hopefully I have a cousin there but time will tell.

2) At Ellis Island, I found a 1921 arrival for Kajla (age 40) BREZKIN
and her son Zejdel (11) from
Wielke Brestowice (same town!!).  Kajla listed a brother Abram RUBIN
back in Brestovitsa and was
going to her husband Abraham (address in NY crossed out, penciled in
address in Paterson, NJ).
In the 1930 census, I found an Abraham BRESKIN (age 60) with wife Katie
(age 56, immigration date 1921) and son Samuel (21) living
on Bide(?) Street in the Bronx.   In 1934, a Samuel BRESKIN married a
Sue SHAPSS on 6/9/1934 in Brooklyn.
A Samuel BRESKIN died 1/16/1995 in Jamaica, Queens.  I have not yet
found a death certificate for Abraham
BRESKIN or tracked down any descendents.

3)  Many other BRESKIN come from Slonim, but I have no known connections
there.

So, progress is being made in my search for descendents of Yehuda and
Rose (nee FARS) Prushkin from Brestovitsa.

Marty Meyers
Montclair, NJ
 -------------------------
I have renewed the Jewish Barg Families Web site (http://geocities.com/bargfamily) and incorporated new data
The site has today the family trees of the following:
1. Usher Zelig BARG 1780-1827 & wife Leah 1790-1848, our Mythical Ancestor Barg,
common root of many of the families detailed below
2. Shmuel Meyer (Samuil) BARG 1812-1888 from Odessa in Imperial Russia (today
Ukraine)
3. Ana-Jane BARK 1845-1909 & David Eliezer ben Matitiahu Haim ROSENTHAL 1844-1907
from Podolia who were among the first settlers of Moisesville, Argentina
4. Solomon Shloime BERG 1851-1921 & Paulina HOFFMAN BARG from Odessa in Imperial
Russia (today Ukraine) who had descendants emigrating to Argentina
5. Elisa TRIANSKY & Isaias BARG (born ca 1870-?) Originally from Odessa in
Imperial Russia (today Ukraine) and later from Parana, Argentina
6. A link to Hannah STEINBERG & Itzik BARG 1820-1890 from Horochow/Lutsk - Vilna
area of the Ukraine with descendants emigrating to the USA
7. Hana SILBERBERG & Shaie (1862-1932)BARG Oginally from Berezovka in Imperial
Russia and later from Monigotes, Argentina
8. Etie 1871-1941 & Yerachmiel BARK 1865-1927 Originally from Berezovka in Imperial
Russia later from Moisesville and Buenos Aires (my own Greatgrandparents)
9. Chana and Nathan BERG (born ca 1800- ) From Berdichev, Volhynia and
Kamenets, Podolia
10. Esther BARG ISENBERG-HERMAN 1870-1943 daughter of Pesya & Asher Zelig BARG
From Kamenets and later Providence, RI, USA
11. Sinai Dov Ber Boris BARG 1865-1913 son of Pesya & Asher Zelig BARG  From
Kamenets and later from  Argentina
12. Yeta BARG and Abraham (Avrum) SHAPIRO from Slonim, Lithuania later from New
York, Usa
13. Tsiril and Guershon BARG From Dombroven, Bessaravia
14. Feige KLUR (1900-1942) and Yankl (1880-1942) BARG From Kamenets, Podolia
15. David BARG (ca 1850)From Podolia
16. Hanna and Morris L. BARG from Goroshko, Russia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17. Bella and Morris (1871- 1929) BARG From Kovel and later from Cincinnati, Ohio,
USA
18. Beileh GORDON & Beryl Benjamin BARG
19. Other Families posted in the FTJP having a BARG relative
20.Leah BARG & Shlomo Zalman ZALAZNIK from Jerusalem

Please visit, browse and comment

Dr Shimon Barak, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Slonim Rebbe, Rabbi Szmuel WEINBERG burried in Warsaw
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There is an excellent book, in french, " Lituanie juive 1918-1940 Message
d'un monde englouti" ,
editors Plasseraud & Minczeles
in the collection " Memoires" Editions  Autrement,
sept 1996 ISSN 1157-4488-130F

Nicole Berline, Paris

Searching for ROTENSZTEJN ROCHMAN RAKOWER from Warsaw, OGUS, ARONOWITCH from
Paberze,Lithuania, TREIVAS from Russia and Lithuania, BERLIN from
Derechin and Slonim, Belarus,  LEIBOVITCH  Saint-Petersburg


I am very happy to find your page, I am from Argentina, my name is Claudia Libovich Kunitza, and for some time i am trying to look for information about the family of my grandparents, and to know if i still have some relatives in Slonim or other parts of the world.
when saw all these photos I cried a lot, I discovered my grandmother in one of them, when she was young, in the Ha shomer ha tsair number- slnm28-, there are a few girls standing, and one sitting . I have the original photo with my boby who is sitting!!!!
i also have few more photos she gave me to keep. I loved her as my best friend, not only as a grandmother. so I am trying to keep her memories alive.
so, when you want I can send you the photos for your page, and if you have some information for me I will be very grateful.
Greetings Claudia Libovich
I am seeking information about my grandfather, Charles Celnick, who
according
to his New York City death certificate, was born in Slonim, Russia, now
Belarus,
on March 26, 1872. His parents were Joseph Celnick and Sarah Mazer.
According to his petition for naturalization, he emigrated to
the U.S. in January, 1891. He married Julia Novak, from either
Austria or Czechosloavakia, around 1899, in New York City.

My grandparents lived and worked most of their lives within a few block
area
of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Charles Celnick was a contract manufacturer
of men's vests. They had three children, Eva, Herman, (my father) and
Shirley.
Eva died of TB at two years of age in 1902.
She is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Brooklyn where there is a
Slonim Burial Society area. The society's earliest burials are several
years
after Eva's death.

The petition for naturalization does not list the ship or the fellow
passengers
as do later petitions. I was not able to find my grandparents' marriage
certificate.

Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Martin Celnick

Elaine Biblin Spiegel El529@aol.com wrote....towns; Slonim/Motele/Khomsk/Drochiczyn/Osha ( Molodechno and Kosovo) Families; Kosovsky/Shkolnik/Chemerinsky/Goldman....
Not just becasue I am a tay-sachs carrier, a trait from pale families that intermarry, but I think my Kosovsky family had alot of cousin intermarriages back and forth no matter what towns the cousins lived in--many persons I contact seem to have a Goldman/ Kosovsky /Chemerinsky connection
growing up in chicago, my mom, born in 1906, thought her surname of Kosovsky [our grandfather changed it to Kosovske, his brother spelled it Kosovski] to be an odd name, but I have found out that in Europe it was as common as "Johnson" and can be spelled over 30 phonetic ways--
actually a New York researcher named Bob Kosovsky has about 22 different phonetic spellings on his data base and he has contacted many different Kosovsky families with the varient spellings-- have you ever contacted him?
....then in addition to translators at entry ports, different countires have diffferent spellings for it--even with ska endings for a girl and sko endings for a boy and j next to a y and i next to a y; I once found a Russian professor whose surname had a kiy ending for the name kossovskiy--
I have a Maysha Itzock and a Moishavella* Kosovsky on my tree as well as a Yomi but I do not think these translate to Teddy--tho Meishavela* might it means Moshe wolf and it has lots of phonetic spellings* these guys are from a group of 4-5 brothers whom I have no information about
i don't have a teddy kosovsky on my tree but i might have such a relative--there are 4-5 branches of kosovsky /kosofsky on my tree that were never completed as rabbi Y.D goldman who was my main source of information for my tree never gave me all the information I needed--there were 4-5 brothers who went to New York in the late 1880's--Teddy could be from one of those 4 families
I think I once saw a Teddy Kosofsky on SSI social security death index
my great great great grandfather was Yeudel Dovid [Yehuda Dovid] Kosovsky was born before 1800 and was a rabbi dayann [jewish judge] in the town of Drochitchen/ Drohiczyn/ Drachichyn/ Drogichin/r Drochichyn--the town was originally called Davechyonovichi or Dovecherovichny until 1655
he had at least 9 kids
my great great grandfather Eliezer Sholo'mo was one of rabbi YD Kosovsky's sons, the other were: the oldest daughter Esther, rabbi Ahron, Yisroel Kosofsky, 2nd born child Matshi Itzock, and the 4-5 brothers for whom I have no tree are: the 8th born child Alec/Elijah, the 6th born child Yomi who took the surname of "Kay" in america, Hirsch Leib Kosofsky, Meisha Velvel kosofsky, I do not know why some were Kosovsky and others Kosofsky, and I don't know if there was a sister Pesil
Eliezer Sholo'mo was the father of rabbi Aaron Kosovsky who was my great grandfather.
Aaron and his son [ my great uncle] Sam, came to America around 1903? tho other records give later date , so Sam would not get drafted into the czar's army--they left my great grandmother Rachel Leah Peshkowsky Kosovsky behind with daughter Pesil- because -they were really on the run from the czar's army
Aaron had other children but Meyer age 17 drowned while swiming in the bug river, and two twin sisters had died in infancy; his other son, my grandfather Yehuda Laeb "Leon" Kosovsky lived in odessa where he worked in a factory as there were no jobs in his town--Leon was named after his mom's dad Yehuda leib Peshkowsky--in 1906, Leon, his mother Racquel Leah, his wife Manya and their baby Sema left Odessa for America--Sema/Simone was my mother, Celia Kosovske Biblin
my great grandfather Aaron/Ahron Kosovsky had an uncle also named Aaron/Ahron Kosovsky [they were both rabbis] he was one of the nine mentioned above
the great great uncle Aaron Kosovsky and his wife Kayle/Kalith had a daughter named Chaia or Chavay who was born on the Zasihnov estate in Bereyu which is in Osha a town outside of Minsk and Pinsk
Chavay Kosovsky married rabbi MeishaVella/Mosche Zev/Morris Wolf Shkolnik,1860-1941 [son of rabbi Chaim (yeshiva?) shkolnik from the town of Slonim/ Kossova
after Chavay died in 1931, this rabbi Shkolnik remarried and his 2nd wife was named Dora
one of chavay's sons was Sam Shkolnik [1909-1996] he and his wife Muirel 'Bess' [Goldstein] were the parents of 2 children--one of these children was Selwyn/Sel
and on eilat's website [her e-mail address is listed in the address posting of this e-mail] Chavay's decendant's posted pictures and information about their tree--this genealogy was done mostly by Dee/Delores who is still alive and is the wife of the late dentist dr Selwyn/Sel shkolnik--bob kosovsky might have an e-mail for Dee as she contacted him concerning his kosovsky research
esther kosovsky married rabbi Yossel/Yosef goldman [son of rabbi tzmach and his wife nisha chana from the town of khomsk/chomsk--but they also lived in brest] one of their sons Mushe Zev is Steve's great great grandfather who lived in New York, another son was rabbi Elijah/Eliyahu who married Chia Lipshif [from Brisk] and one of their sons was rabbi Yeduel Dovid Goldman who married [his own 1st cousin] Sarah Esther daughter of rabbi Mordechi Zindel/Zundel Rubenstein from the town of Molodechno near Vilna --the Goldman tree is confusing because they have alot of cousin intermarriages
apparently Sarah Esther's mother was a Goldman and her father a Rubenstein--her mom must have been a sister to rabbi Tzmach Goldman or a sister to his wife Nisha Chana
I was told that my great great grandfather Eliezer Sholomo's wife Razael was also from the Goldman family and that her mom Chi Cyril may have been a Goldman as well
plus i know nothing about the wife and mother of rabbi YD Kosovsky--perhaps they were Goldmans too
rabbi Y.D. Goldman had 3 sons, and 1 daughter named Eileen
Eileen is the mother of Kinereth,Donnie, Miriam, and Naomi
am researching the Bublacki and Minkovitch families from Slonim. I
have recently discovered that Avraham was active in the 51st Unit of
the Shchors Partisans (though he was killed in 1943). Avraham (b
1921) had two sisters Lebe and Blumi. Their mother was Rifke (nee
Minkovitch) and their father Beryl. They lived in Ul 3 Maya, Slonim.

My wife's great aunt visited her sister Rifke in 1937 and brought back
some photos of the family in Slonim. I believe she went there for a
family wedding but we have no other details.

Be nice to hear from anyone looking at the 51st unit of partisans, and
Slonim in general. I plan to visit Slonim in July with a party led by
the chairman of the Slonim Association in Israel.

Mike Levy
Cambridge
Bublacki Avraham
Avraham Bublacki was born in Slonim in 1921. He was a pupil and
single. Prior to WWII he lived in Slonim, Poland. During the war he
was in Slonim, Poland. Avraham perished in 1943 in the forest while
fighting at the age of 22. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed on left) submitted on 07-Jun-1999 by his
neighbour, a Shoah survivor
Boblacki Yerukham
Yerukham Boblacki was born in Slonim in 1916. He was a carpenter and
single. Prior to WWII he lived in Slonim, Poland. During the war he
was in Slonim, Poland. Yerukham perished in 1942 in Slonim, Poland.
This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left)
submitted on 16-Aug-1956 by Shevedantz

 

All Minkovitch families from the Slonim area seem to originate in BYTEN
Yad Vashem reports;
Place of Residence (or Place of Birth)
Name Town District Region Country Birth Date Source
Ditkovski Sara BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND Page of Testimony
Grynwald Rysza BARANOWICZE BARANOWICZE NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1912 Page of Testimony
Minkovich Movsha BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1870 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Leyzer BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1898 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Sara BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1900 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Mardukh BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1927 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Liba BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1925 List of Persecuted
Minkovich David BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1930 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Kalman BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1885 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Mira BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1893 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Zavel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1880 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Meyer BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1902 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Fruma BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1904 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Rakhil BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1928 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Abram BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1930 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Mendel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1885 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Riva BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1887 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Genya BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1900 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Shaya BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1930 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Yankel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1932 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Berko BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1934 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Tzilya BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1890 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Girsh BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1906 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Mera BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1906 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Liba BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1929 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Khaim BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1931 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Leyba BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1865 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Dveyra BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1890 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Nison BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1923 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Meyer BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1912 List of Persecuted
Place of Residence (or Place of Birth)
Name Town District Region Country Birth Date Source
Minkovich Khana BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1908 List of Persecuted
Minkovich Rivka BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1938 List of Persecuted
Minkowicz Khaia BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1905 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Khana BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1908 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Avraham BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1930 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Meir BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1912 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Leizer BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1895 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Kuna BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1927 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Faivel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1931 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Rivka BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1900 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Hersh BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1933 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Yoel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1880 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Yeshayahu BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1930 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Dvora BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1892 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Ber BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1934 Page of Testimony

Minkowicz Mendel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1885 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Yaakov BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1932 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Lova BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1925 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Leib BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1910 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz David BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1930 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Meir BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1912 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Zysl BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1880 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Mordekhai BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1927 Page of
Testimony
Minkowicz Batia BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1895 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Yeshayahu BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1903 Page of
Testimony
Minkowicz Moshe BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1870 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Genya BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1900 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Eliezer BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1898 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Yitzkhak BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1901 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Shmuel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1933 Page of Testimony

Minkowicz Ben Zion BUTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1895 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Mirl BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Mirjam BUTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1908 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Arje BUTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1871 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Meir BUTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1905 Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Dov BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND Page of Testimony
Minkowicz Estera BUTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1900 Page of Testimony
Minkowitsch Rischka BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1912 Page of
Testimony
Minkowitsch Arie BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1874 Page of Testimony
Minkowitsch Meir BARANOWICE RYBNIK SLASK POLAND 1907 Page of Testimony
Mordchowski Ester BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1902 Page of Testimony
Zakheim Mira BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1914 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Rivka BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1888 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Rakhel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1928 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Lova BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1929 Page of Testimony

Minkovicz Yaakov BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1929 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Hersh BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1906 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Kalman BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Mera BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1906 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Nisan BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1923 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Rivka BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1928 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Mira BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1893 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Fruma BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1902 Page of Testimony
Minkovicz Khaim BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1931 Page of Testimony
Branshtein Miriam BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1897 Page of Testimony
Minkovitz Leib BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1892 Page of Testimony
Minkovitz BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND Page of Testimony (signed PDF)
Minkovitz Yaakov BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1923 Page of
Testimony (PDF)
Minkovitz Sara BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1918 Page of
Testimony (PDF)
Pinski Jehudith BITEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1872 Page of Testimony

Kovenski Perel BYTEN SLONIM NOWOGRODEK POLAND 1921 Page of Testimony (PDF

 
VISIT TO SLONIM, Friday, May 30, 1998 by Joan Krotenberghttp://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/grodno/GGGDec98.htm   
After breakfasting on omelets, we left for Slonim, about 50 kilometers awayJoan was bubbling over, in her own inimitable style, with enthusiasm and joy. The countryside was heavily wooded; and it was still intermittently drizzling. We crossed a bridge over the River Shara and entered Slonim. We stopped at the large Town Hall. Vitaly went in to see when the Mayor could meet with us. He told Vitaly that he would meet us at the Slonim Town Museum as soon as he could get away. The town¹s museum, in several rooms of exhibits, illustrated the history of Slonim and the surrounding area from the Mesozoic era through WW II. A lovely young girl explained the exhibits to us.
Slonim was burned after WW I, but Ruchel Chesak Merer, my Grandmother and Mayer Merer, my Grandfather and their children Ben, Harry and Sam, my father had left by 1911. Slonim had a population of 30,000 people prior to WW II, a majority of whom were Jewish. Today there are 55,000 people. The Slonimer Rabbi led an important Hasidic dynasty here. WW II was a period that saw the complete destruction of Slonim¹s Jewish community.
After our tour, we went to the Museum¹s office. Just as we met the group of ladies who staff and run the museum, the Mayor Ugrinovich Eduardovich Vadim arrived and took us back to his office where we had an extended conversation. We talked about the city, the school system, the medical and dental systems, and economic conditions. Sandy asked him about the local governmental structure. He told us that the Chief of the Grodno Oblast (province) appointed him Mayor as he did the three deputies. The term of office is indefinite. There are no municipal elections in Belarus!! Our conversation, as they say diplomatically, was full and frank. He gave us two machine embroidered cloth emblems with the town's name and symbol. He, then, insisted on showing us the town. We went to the site of the Jewish cemetery. There is a reconstructed memorial gate put there by the Israeli Slonimer society but no existing gravestones, only symbolic ones for the 30,000 Jews of the area who perished in WW II. He showed us the new housing and textile and paper factories and the old scaffolded synagogue. During this period, we had two passing hail storms and heavy rain. The Mayor, in a suit and tie, was drenched.
Then, we proceeded to the outskirts of town, down a dirt road, and into the woods. There, the Germans, during several Aktions, had taken Jews and some others to be shot. As the rain fell, we contemplated the fenced in mass graves, the memorial markers with flowers at their feet. We knew
and were deeply moved that Chesaks had died here. A great-granddaughter (me) of Shmuel and Sima Esther Chesak had come to this spot to honor and grieve for the Chesaks who lie here. I rejoice that their genes live on in their great-great grandchildren. We, then, went to another area of the forest with additional mass graves and memorials. The rain continued; to us it was Hashem, crying for his slaughtered people.
We invited the Mayor to lunch at a restaurant of his choosing. There, we discussed such subjects as American voluntarism, Belarus¹s poverty, racism and poverty in the United States, and his plans for Slonim¹s future. We gave the Mayor a token gift of a calculator and pictures of NYC, which Lisa had obtained, for our trip. After lunch the Mayor left for his office; and we returned to the museum.
The lady in charge gave us a book written in Hebrew to look at. There were fabulous photographs of Old Slonim. Vitaly took pictures of the pictures. (It was the Slonim Yizkor Book published by the Slonimer Society in Israel; and now, I indeed obtained a copy). While Joan and Vitaly were engaged with the book, the staff asked me to examine some Judaica they had acquired. They had a green metallic Tzadukka sign from the synagogue, an old Shulchan Aruch without a cover. (This is a codification of Jewish law written in the 16th century by Joseph Caro and used by orthodox Jewry to this day). They, also, had a very small torn portion of a Torah scroll and one-half of a daily siddur (prayer book). They also had letters written in Yiddish. They want to start a specifically Jewish section in the museum. Meantime, Joan had found what appears to be a picture of her grandfather Mayer Merer in the Yiskor book. The picture was dated 1941. This is a mystery because he left Slonim in 1909. Either the picture was misdated or he had a twin or other relative who was a dead ringer for him. We bade them goodbye soon after. We gave the older ladies crayons for their grandchildren and make-up for the young docent who escorted us through the museum. Vitaly gave them a small admission fee plus something additional for their personal services.
The Mayor and Vitaly had arranged for us to meet Rosa and Yehuda Israelovitch, an elderly Jewish couple. We spoke to them directly in a gehockte Yiddish and through Vitaly in Belarussian (Russian?) The apartment was in a seedy apartment building. The rooms, especially the kitchen and bathroom with their broken, rusty fixtures, were small. Her daughter lives in Slonim and her granddaughter is in school in Israel. She gave us a letter to mail in the US to her brother in San Francisco. We asked her about anti-Semitism. Rosa did all the talking (which is to be expected of a Jewish wife.) She told us that it certainly exists.
We were lucky because everyone we met on this trip has been kind, and hospitable and gone out of his or her way to be helpful, even though we are obviously Jewish. We drove back to our hotel in Baranovichi. We had tuna fish from cans we brought from the USA on bread remaining from our Lutowiska picnic, slathered with mayo from packets given to us by Helene. Tomorrow, we drive through Pinsk to David Gorodok.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VSYA RUSSIA 1903 (Slonim): SLONIM TOWN
Amy Levinson <arl@teleport.com>
Businesses listed in 1903 Vsya Rossia (business directory)
 
NAME
ADDRESS
TYPE OF BUSINESS
?Rin-Rosentzveig, Elia-Yossel Khaimovich, 
Moskovski Tsver., own home
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Anekshteyn, Shimen-Yossel Mordukhovich, 
Bazarnaia, own home
Dishes
Averbukh, Abr. Tevelovich see Kunitza
Tobacco (Product) Manufacturer 
Berelshteyn, Itzko-Shmuel Leibovich, 
Slonim station
Turpentine & Tar
Berman, Tedres Yankelovich, Gostin. 
riad 13 *
Haberdashery
Berman, Wolf Mendelovich. 
Studenskaya St., own home
Woolens
Burshteyn, Khaim Naftolovich
Laquered Goods
Chepelevskaya, Liba Zuselovna, 
Torgovaya, Berzisa home
Shoes
Daikhes, Hersh Beniaminovich,
Books
Dayun, Yankel-Nissel son of Evnov, 
Mostovskaya, Minsker's home
Gold & Silver Articles
Derechinskaya, Henia-Leah, 
Moskovskaya
Tobacco (retail)
Dubinbaum, Tzodig Simkhavich, 
Mostovskaya St., own home, 19 workers
Sawmill
Edel, Sholoma Mikhelovich, 
Torgovaya
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Edelman, Khaim Itzkovich, 
Gostin. riad 46
Hardware
Eletskaya, Leah Nokimovna, 
Bazarnaia
Leather
Ezerski, Nison-Yankel Leizerovich, 
Gostin. riad *
Hardware
Ginsburg, David Shevelovich (see Perlis)
Afanasevskaya St., in Arkin's house
Bank Office
Ginzburg,Benz[ion] Yosselovich, 
Bazarnaia St., own home
Pharmacy Goods 
Gluschevskaya, Dveira Abramovna,
Dry Goods
Gozhanski, Shmuel Eliashovich, 
Moskovskaya, Kagan home
Eggs
Graiver, Hirsh Leizerovich, 
Shkolni Dvor, own home
Flour
Grodnenski, Gendel 
Pharmacy Goods 
Grodnenski, Gendel Isaacovich, 
Putenskaya St.
Pharmacy 
Gurvich, Shlioma Sruelovich, 
Puteiskaya, Strebeiski home
Furniture
Gurvich, Sholom
Turpentine & Tar
Israelit, Isaac-Shlioma Shimenovich, 
Torgovaya
Itskovich, Hirsh Mordukhovich
lumber
Kazen. Vinnie Skl. (Wine shop)
Wine
Khamin, Ivan Al-evovich, 
Bazarnaia St.
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Kinstitskaya ?, Kreina Tonkhilovich, 
Bazarnaya St.
Haberdashery
Klebanski, Getzel Yosselovich, 
Bazarnaia
Dry Goods
Kopelovich, Shmuel Aronovich, 
Bazarnaia
Dry Goods
Kostelyanskaya,Minda daughter of Sasha, 
Paradnaya
Dry Goods
Kunitza, Israel Mordukhovich 
& Averbukh, Abr. Tevelovich
Predm Zamoste
Tobacco (Product) Manufacturer 
Kurkhin, Shalom Abramovich, 
Torgovaya
Dry Goods
Kuznitsa, Isaak Movshevich, 
Bazarnaia, own home
Levenbukh, Kreina Itzkovich, 
Torgovaya
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Levin, Berko Nevakhovich, 
Zhirovitskaya, own home, 14 workers
Miller
Levin, Mark
Typography
Lider, Sheina Abramovich, 
Gostin. riad*
Haberdashery
Lozhinskaya, Mnuka Kushelovna, 
Zamosle, 25 workers
Vintner
Lozhinski, Menakhem-Nakhum Evseiovich, 
Zamosle
Laquered Goods
Meshel, Meir Srulovich,
Paradnaya, Levinshteyna home
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Milikovsky, Movsha Leibovich, 
Paradnaya, Rizhina home
Dry Goods
Milikovsky, Shlioma Leibovich, 
Paradnaya, Rizhina home
Dry Goods
Minsker, Mendl-Movsha Shimelovich, 
Mostovskaya, own home
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Minsker, Movsha Mendelovich 
Predm. Zamoste, 42 workers
Straw Hats
Notkovich, Berka
Photographer
Paretzki , Abr. Movshevich, 
Torgovaya, Tizhina home
Furniture
Perlis, Wolf Sruelovich & Ginsburg, David Shevelovich, 
Afanasevskaya St., in Arkin's house
Bank Office
Ring (?), Elia-Yossel Khaimovich, 
Rozhanskaya St.
Kerosene
Schmidt,Beinos Khemnovich, 
Paradnaya St., Banikova home
Pharmacy Goods 
Shachners, Abel son of Shakhi, 
Torgovaya
Dry Goods
Shapir, David Eliavich, 
Paradnaya, Grinberg home
Gold & Silver Articles
Shapir, Movsha Eliavich, 
Paradnaya, Grinberg home
Gold & Silver Articles
Shapiro, Shmuel Davidovich, 
Paradnaya
Dry Goods
Shelbovski, Shlema Hilerovich
Books
Shereshevsky, Abr. Itzkovich
Torgovaya, Grinberg home
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Shereshevsky, Berko Meirovich, 
Mostovskaya, own home
Mead Brewer 
Shitzgal, Zelman Hershovich, 
Torgovaya, own home
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Shumakh, Rubin
Typography
Shvif, Khaia-Ester Davidovna, 
Torgovaya, Perlshteyn home
Dry Goods
Slutzki (?), Vigdor Eliashevich
Kerosene
Solodovnik, Berko Movshavich, 
Mostovskaya St.
Mead Brewer 
Stetskevich, Os[ip] 
son of Ad.(?)
Pharmacy 
Strebenko, Valer[ian] Kaz[imirovich], 
Bazarnaia St.
Pharmacy 
Svi __ ?, Genia Abramovich, 
Gostin.riad *
Hardware
Talkovski, Mikhel Itzkovich, 
Rubatskaya, 14 workers
Woolens
Tsinershtein, David Khaimovich, 
Torgovaya, Grinberg home
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Vainshteyn, Itzko Eliavich
Kerosene
Vainshteyn, Itzko Elievich, 
Zhirovitskaya St., own home
Herring & salt (also kerosene)
Vigderovich, Abr. Meirovich, 
Bazarnaia, Yakimov home
Dry Goods
Vilenchik, Itzko Khaimovich. 
Shkolyaya, own home
Groceries & Imported (Colonial) Goods
Yakimovsky, Itzko Abramovich, 
Gostin. riad 108*
Dry Goods
Yudkovskaya, Masha Karpelovich, 
Shkolnaya
Dry Goods
Yurinovski, Gdal[ia] Benyeminovich (?),
Pozhanskaya
Sugar
Zackeim, Evel Itzkovich, 
Mostovskaya St.
Mead Brewer 
Zaiyuntz, Sora Yakelovna, 
Paradnaya
Readymade Clothes
Zorfinkel. Mordko-Shmuel Yosselovich, 
Bazarnaia, Kostelyanski home
Dry Goods
 
My great-grand father Salomon (Shlomo) BERLIN travelled by foot and railway from Rostov on the Don to Paris when he was 15, around 1880. He eventually settled in Paris and married a catholic girl( his neighbour). He was alone, his parents had remained in Russia. The family was originally from Grodno guberniya (Slonim and Derechin, now Belarus). He lived by working on the way. I have little idea why he headed to Paris.

That is something I would be very interested to learn.

I know that his father was an " enlightened jew". Maybe there was a group of them in Paris? after all, Theodore Herzl dreamed of Israel in Paris at that time, the time of Dreyfus affair.

Nicole BERLINE, Paris

 
I have just returned from the trip to Slonim organised by the
remarkable Zvi Shefet - born in Slonim and erstwhile partisan fighter.
I will put my photos and video online soon and write up my impressions
in fuller detail.

The Great Synagogue in the town is in a very sorry state of neglect
despite Zvi's heroic efforts to help build a new roof - it is
watertight but with no windows and easy access to vagrants, it is in
a very sorry state. It is no good waiting for the Belarus government
to fund its repair - the town has only just managed to restore its
~Orthodox Church. The great synagogue would make a wonderful venue for
the Slonim museum that houses a few Jewish artifacts and memorabilia
about the partisans. Is it beyond our means and will to have the
wonderful building properly restored?

PS are there any Slonimites out there with a current base in the UK?
If so, I would like to hear from them. My wife's grandmother and
family were from the town. So I am a Slonimite by marriage.

markhaverhill@googlemail....
Mike Levy
Freelance writer
Cambridge,England

 
Both litvaksig and the shavli district research group have been of great service to me:

- both helped me track down my gr.gr. grandfather and gr.gr grandmother

- the documents I received as a contributor to the shavli group expanded this even further so that i could get a whole layout of the wider Chaveson (Havezon) mishpoho in the Shavli region right back to the end of the 18th century and in one case, to the 1750's, thanks to the 1795 revision lists.

What was especially exciting recently was a reference on Litvaksig
to the poor jews shelter in UK - listing names, dates and ships
they took while staying over in UK
http://chrysalis.its.uct.ac.za/CGI/CGI_ROOTWEB.EXE
I was on the site only half an hour before I discovered my grandfather
Leib Chawesohn and gr. grandfather Sheye Chawe(n)sohn on a business trip to UK. even their ages were exact as well as the Swansea and London destination they were going to.

Thanks. Keep up the supply of material!

Menahem

Dr. M. Luz, Philosophy Dept., University of Haifa

 
Leja Lipszic nee Blecher – Leja was my Beloved Grandmother who lived in Siauliai, Lithuania prior to the onset of WWII. Leja perished in 1944 in the Stutthof concentration camp.

Lipszic Mordehaj

Mordehaj Lipszic was born to Moshe and Perel. He was a contractor and married to Lea nee Blekher. Prior to WWII he lived in Siauliai, Lithuania. During the war he was in Siauliai, Lithuania. Mordehaj perished in 1945 in Kaufering, Camp. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted on 05-Jun-1955 by his daughter

2. Morris (Mosche) Lipschitz – Morris was my Beloved Uncle who was born and raised in Siauliai, Lithuania. Morris was born to my Beloved Grandparents, Mordechai (Motel) Lipszic and Leja Lipszic nee Blecher. Morris survived the atrocities in the Kaufering (Dachau) concentration camp. Unfortunately, my Uncle Morris passed away on December 16th, 2006 due to complication arising from chronic emphysema.

Lipszic Yakow

Yakow Lipszic was born in Shavli in 1922 to Mordechai and Lea. He was a pupil. Prior to WWII he lived in Shavla, Lithuania. During the war he was in Shavla, Lithuania. Yakow perished in 1944 in Lithuania. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted on 05-Jun-1955 by his sister
Pnina Lipszic was born in Shavli in 1923 to Mordechai and Lea. she was a pupil. Prior to WWII she lived in Shavli, Lithuania. During the war she was in Shavli, Lithuania. Pnina perished in 1944 in Lithuania. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted on 05-Jun-1955 by her sister

3. Toby (Tova) Luksenburg nee Lipschitz – Toby was my Beloved Mother who was born and raised in Siauliai, Lithuania. Toby was born to my Beloved Grandparents, Mordechai (Motel) Lipszic and Leja Lipszic nee Blecher. Toby survived the atrocities in the Stutthof concentration camp. Unfortunately, my Beloved Mother passed away on September 26th, 2007 due to complications arising from Alzheimer's disease.

Respectfully Yours,
Mark (Mordechai) I. Luksenburg
Hagerstown, Maryland
A note from the net: My Grandparents, on my Dearly Beloved Mother's side of My Family were Mordechai (Motel) Lipschitz and Lea (Leja) Lipschitz nee Blecher. They were from Siauliai, Lithuania where my Dear Mother was born in 1927. My Grandfather, Mordechai (Motel) Lipschitz perished in 1944 in the Kaufering (Dachau) concentration camp and my Grandmother, Lea (Leja) Lipschitz nee Blecher perished in 1944 in Stutthof. My Grandmother, Lea (Leja) Lipschitz nee Blecher sacrificed her life to comfort her youngest daughter in Stutthof when she was taken off to be executed. My Grandmother, Lea (Leja) Lipschitz nee Blecher was put on a boat along with her youngest daughter, Perla Lipschitz and the nazi beasts sank the boat.

My Grandparents on my Father's side of the Family, Yitzchak (Jchak) Luksenburg and Esther (Estera) Luksenburg nee Flumen were from Zwolen, Poland. Both my Grandparents were sent off to the Treblinka death camp and were savagely murdered by the nazi beasts in 1943.

If there is any one person out there in this entire world that would have known any of my Grandparents from either side of my family, or even my Beloved Parents, Carl (Kopel) Luksenburg and Toby (Tova) Luksenburg nee Lipschitz, or my Beloved Uncle Morris (Mosche Lipschitz), please respond. I have been doing research over the past several years looking for anyone out there that might have photographs, birth records, or anything related to my Family. Thank You... Kindest Regards, MIL.

 

Bublacki family of Hajnowka, Bialystock & Slonim. (dalefarmer@ntlworld.com) on
Monday, March 09, 2009 at 05:32:11
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Message: Thank you for your wwwsite, from information found we traced family
members who perished in the Holocaust. The photos you show on your Slonim page
shows [we think] several family members, most of who died in the Treblinka
death camp. My own views are that it was the myth that 'All Jews had money and
were wealthy', was the match that lit the holocaust-fire, but it was robbery
and and the thought of looted personal gain what got the lynch mob motivated.
These people were looters masquerading as nationalists, just the same as Hitler
was when he robbed 2 firms of German banknote printers during the Munich
putsch.

 
From: Lawrence Litwin <theslice@sympatico.ca
HI all. I was wondering if there were any good sites for researching the Slonim Shtetl?
Any help would be great.
Specifically dealing with Yugeroffsky or other spellings of such name.

Thanks.

Lawrence Litwin
Montreal Canada
Searching
Reisapfel, Kuhn, Fogel, Litwin, Singer, Gelb, Wilhelm, Engelsberg, Wertman


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Yoram Wolkowyski (geowisky@covad.net)
: My parents Dr. Shlomo and Mina Wolkowyski escaped from Slonim in 1941
/42 to the forest close to Slonim to join the Russian Partisans.
The Russian partisan usually did not admitted Jews, but they agreed to take my
Father and Mother because they needed a Medical Doctor and a Nurse.
After the war my parents moved to Israel where they lived for rest of their
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Anyone who would like to know more please feel free to contact me.
 
From: justbrakes

Eva Bublacki was known in Liverpool as Eva Black, she had two children, a son Harry Black, and a daughter Rosa, we think she married my wife great grandfathers brother, see this email from my daughter Linda who lives in Newcastle Upon Tyne England>>>>


She was a funny one this Eva. In 1926 she went to Africa (Durban) and is recorded coming back into the country in 1926. She describes herself as a furniture dealer and lived at 6 Ravenscroft Road, Birkenhead. She is listed as a Russian citizen.

I found a Samuel Black who died in 1889 in Birkenhead. You'd have to order the death certificate to see if it is him, but I reckon this must be her husband. So if this is her husband, then Samuel Black must be Nathan Black's brother. It fits as Samuel was born in 1864 and Nathan in 1861. So Eva is a relation by marriage.
She is the woman in ; http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/slonim/slo_pix/new_scenes/082608_82_b.gif
For other pictures of Eva during her visit t her family in Slonim:
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/slonim/slonim.html
Our family are related to the Bublackis of Slonim, and one side resided in Leeds, a large tailoring town, NATHAN BLACK formerly BUBLACKI came to Leeds, he had quite a large family, best regards.

FRM / E WILSON AND DIANE WILSON [NEE BLACK]

 

From: Alex Noyenski

In your research on Slonim, have you come across a little village that
was located near Slonim called Gnoino?

Thanks in advance.

Alex Noyenski
Silverman Consulting, Inc.
Cell: (312) 402 7282
E-fax: (312) 277 6755
www.silvermanconsulting.net

 

I will be in Belarus in March, 2011, teaching in Minsk for two weeks. I plan to go to Slonim, where my grandfather was born. I would be interested in hearing of any travel tips you may have collected over the years -- I.e. is the old Jewish cemetery open to the public, or do private arrangements need to be made in advance to visit? The same with the synagogue?

Thanks,

Neil Fox
Seattle

 

From left to right, Sara, Yitzhak, and Beyla Peshkin.  It must have
been taken around in the mid-1920's, as the boy, the youngest, was
born in 1920.  Beyla Peshkin (Beile Feinberg nee Peshkin was born in
Kowno in 1919 to Hirsh and Sheine. She was married to Yosef. Prior to
WWII she lived in Kowno, Lithuania. During the war she was in Germany.
Beile was murdered in 1945 in Sonnenberg, Germany report by her brother), Sara Peshkin
Stolbov and Yitzhak Peshkin ( who was in Siberia during the war)  emigrated to Israel
( Yitzhak lived in Beer Sheva) in the 1970's.
Adrienne Baxt Lasky
Granddaughter of Ethel Chesler Baxt, aunt of the Peshkin kids

PESKINAS / [PESHKIN], Itskhok

 


son of Hirsh 

 

born in 1920 


Kaunas 

 


 


3270/48606 

pupil 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KRA/66/1/3270 

PESKINAITE / [PESHKIN], Beyla

 daughter of


Hirsh 

 

born in 1918 


Kaunas 

 


 


1606/8041 

pupil 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KRA/66/1/1606 

PESKINAS / [PESHKIN], Hirsh

 


 

 

born in 1889 


Kaunas 

 


 


1021/55621 

merchant 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KR

 

PESKINIENE / [PESHKIN], Sheyna
(CESLERYTE / [TSESLER])

 


 

 

27 in 1920 


Kaunas 

 


 


15886/456983 

housewife 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KRA/66/1/15886 

 

PESKYN, Girsh

son of Yosel, grandson of Itska 


son of Freide,
 grandson of Girsh  Beker


 

born 4/7/1889


17 Tammuz 

Vilijampole 


Kaunas 


Kaunas 

Family origin from Slonim, Grodno guberniya

Vilijampole 


18

 

Vilijampole 
Kaunas 
Kaunas 


20/1/1884 
5 Shevat 

Vilijampole 
Kaunas 
Kaunas 


20/1/1884 
5 Shevat 

PESKIN, Yosel Ber


BEKER, Freida

Itsko 
  
Slonim 


Giirsh 
  
Vilkija 

23 


21 

 

BORKER 


YOSELOVICH 


MONES 

Vilijampole 


1884 


Marriage 


2291674 / 3 
 
LVIA/1226/1/1974 


BEKER, Freida

Itsko 
  
Slonim 


Giirsh 
  
Vilkija 

23 


21 

 

BORKER 


YOSELOVICH 


MONES 

Vilijampole 


1884 


Marriage 


2291674 / 3 
 
LVIA/1226/1/1974 


Yosel ber Peskin

born in 1861 in Slonim his wife BEKER, Freida

born in 1863 in Vilkija , Vilna

 

 

 

 

 




Lithuania. During the war she was in Germany.
Beile was murdered in 1945 in Sonnenberg, Germany report by her brother), Sara Peshkin
Stolbov and Yitzhak Peshkin ( who was in Siberia during the war)  emigrated to Israel
( Yitzhak lived in Beer Sheva) in the 1970's.
Adrienne Baxt Lasky
Granddaughter of Ethel Chesler Baxt, aunt of the Peshkin kids

PESKINAS / [PESHKIN], Itskhok

 


son of Hirsh 

 

born in 1920 


Kaunas 

 


 


3270/48606 

pupil 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KRA/66/1/3270 

PESKINAITE / [PESHKIN], Beyla

 daughter of


Hirsh 

 

born in 1918 


Kaunas 

 


 


1606/8041 

pupil 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KRA/66/1/1606 

PESKINAS / [PESHKIN], Hirsh

 


 

 

born in 1889 


Kaunas 

 


 


1021/55621 

merchant 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KR

 

PESKINIENE / [PESHKIN], Sheyna
(CESLERYTE / [TSESLER])

 


 

 

27 in 1920 


Kaunas 

 


 


15886/456983 

housewife 


 

Internal Passport Card 


KRA/66/1/15886 

 

PESKYN, Girsh

son of Yosel, grandson of Itska 


son of Freide,
 grandson of Girsh  Beker


 

born 4/7/1889


17 Tammuz 

Vilijampole 


Kaunas 


Kaunas 

Family origin from Slonim, Grodno guberniya

Vilijampole 


18

 

Vilijampole 
Kaunas 
Kaunas 


20/1/1884 
5 Shevat 

Vilijampole 
Kaunas 
Kaunas 


20/1/1884 
5 Shevat 

PESKIN, Yosel Ber


BEKER, Freida

Itsko 
  
Slonim 


Giirsh 
  
Vilkija 

23 


21 

 

BORKER 


YOSELOVICH 


MONES 

Vilijampole 


1884 


Marriage 


2291674 / 3 
 
LVIA/1226/1/1974 


BEKER, Freida

Itsko 
  
Slonim 


Giirsh 
  
Vilkija 

23 


21 

 

BORKER 


YOSELOVICH 


MONES 

Vilijampole 


1884 


Marriage 


2291674 / 3 
 
LVIA/1226/1/1974 


Yosel ber Peskin

born in 1861 in Slonim his wife BEKER, Freida

born in 1863 in Vilkija , Vilna