My Tour of Lithuania and Ukraine to explore the home of my Ashkenazi ancestors. Family names include: Snyder, Highstein, Gouline, Bass, Musicant, Oks, Khait, Galon, Shenker, Kreiger, Paliukar, Zaidel, Gertsberg, Shkurnik, Kats, Altschul, and Khazan.
I found my Maternal Great-Grand Father Jacob Gouline (Galon) in Ukraine Father is Moyshe Gersh (same as Jacob's Headstone) Grandfather is Volf (same name as my Great Uncle Willie) Mother is Yenta Blyma (Same name as Grandmother Jeanne) Sister is Malka (Same name as Great Aunt Marcella) Sister is Ita (Same name as Great Aunt Ida) Likely Jeanne, Willie, Marcella, and Ida were named after these relatives! They lived in Lutzk which is where Jacob, Rachel, and Jeanne departed, to head to the U.S.
L'Shana Tovah Family, This family letter come 9 months late, as the secular New Year was a hard time for me. I’m sure you all are well aware that my Mom, Cevia Rosol, z”l (of blessed memory), passed away on December 28, 2022 after a turbulent 8 months, closely following the death of her husband of 43 years, George Rosol z”l, who passed away on May 2, 2022. Here is my Eulogy for my Mom, for those who missed it: I miss my Mom already. My name is Michael Snyder; Mikey to her. I thought that bringing her from Maine to Maryland would allow me and other family members to have a renewed and extended opportunity to spend quality time, share experiences, and create bonding memories. Sadly that did not happen. My Mom wanted to live her life on her own terms. She loved her husband George more than anyone else on Earth. Now she has joined him for eternity and hopefully they are at peace. Mom was creative, artistic, well organized, and a bit stubborn. She was a good mom to me. I was
Radyvyliv (Radzivilov), Ukraine https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Radzivilov/Radzivilov.html https://www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine/GEO_town.asp?id=542 Surames: OKS, GERTSBERG Jewish Population: In the late 1800s, the Jewish population reached 4,000. Its residents were Jewish (50%), Ukrainian (31%), and Polish (17%). Between World War I and the civil war between Ukrainian nationalists and Bolsheviks, the Jewish population declined to around 2,000. Family Members: Sheyndil Gertzberg, 3xG-GMother (mother of Nekha (née Shkurnik) Oks) B 1838 Radyvyliv; M Chane Gisa Gertzberg, 4xG-GMother (mother of Sheyndil Gertzberg) B 1816 Radyvyliv; M Shimon Lejbovich Gertsberg, 4xG-GFather (father of Sheyndil Gertzberg) B 1814 Kremenets; M ; D 1852 Radyvyliv Lejb Shulimovich Gertsberg 5xG-GFather (father of Shimon Lejbovich Gertsberg) B 1773 Radyvyliv Shulim Gertsberg, 6xG-GFather (father of Lejb Shulimovich Gertsberg) B ~1750 Radyvyliv Khaim Oks, 4xG-GFather (father of Abram Oks
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