On other fronts, many more records were added and updated, in particular to the Slizak-Rybak branch, thanks to the amazing help I received from my Israeli cousin Miryam.]]>Sandal family... An exciting and surprising email by my new cousin Joshua, lead to having our two Sandal families linked together. His ancestor Jankel SANDAL was a brother to my 2nd Great-Grandfather Nisen SANDAL. Jankel\'s daughter Fraydla Ruchla SANDAL married Jonah Leybus LATOVITZKI and several of their descendants are now registered as part of the big SANDAL tree.
On other fronts, many more records were added and updated, in particular to the Slizak-Rybak branch, thanks to the amazing help I received from my Israeli cousin Miryam.]]>A new ZAUBERMAN-ZYLBERKRANTZ branch2010-07-30T11:01:14+00:002010-07-30T11:01:14+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article13Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Zylberkrantz-Zauberman branch provided by my new cousin Jamie. Berko ZOUBERMAN (b:1856) was a great-grandson to my 4th Great-Grandfather Zyskind ZYLBERKRANTZ (~1791-1869). His family tree spans over 11 children.
Finally, I obtained conclusive documentation clarifying the surname of my 2nd-Great Grandmother Matla SZULSZTEIN (b:1842). She was the grandmother of my Grandfather Israel SLIZAK (1902-1980).
Are we confused yet?]]>Zylberkrantz-Zauberman branch provided by my new cousin Jamie. Berko ZOUBERMAN (b:1856) was a great-grandson to my 4th Great-Grandfather Zyskind ZYLBERKRANTZ (~1791-1869). His family tree spans over 11 children.
Finally, I obtained conclusive documentation clarifying the surname of my 2nd-Great Grandmother Matla SZULSZTEIN (b:1842). She was the grandmother of my Grandfather Israel SLIZAK (1902-1980).
Are we confused yet?]]>Uncle Max and the Rybak/Slizak connection2007-12-24T16:01:02+00:002007-12-24T16:01:02+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article11Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Max SPOSEEP (b:1876, d:1937), I finally managed to link this name to my Sposob family tree. Max (Menachem Mendel) - an elder brother to my great-grandfather Moshe Sposob- emigrated to the States leaving family behind. With help of several new family members I managed to put together his timeline and tree of descendants.
I also added many new names to the Slizak/Rybak family, descendants of my Great-Grandaunt Gitel Tova RYBAK nee SLIZAK. Gitel was sister to my Great-Grandfather Jankel Peltiel SLIZAK. My grandfather Israel used to say \"we are the last Slizak in the world\". I am glad to prove him wrong. Despite the tragedy of the Shoah, the Slizak family are very much out there.
In total, 180 names have been added to the database since September.]]>Max SPOSEEP (b:1876, d:1937), I finally managed to link this name to my Sposob family tree. Max (Menachem Mendel) - an elder brother to my great-grandfather Moshe Sposob- emigrated to the States leaving family behind. With help of several new family members I managed to put together his timeline and tree of descendants.
I also added many new names to the Slizak/Rybak family, descendants of my Great-Grandaunt Gitel Tova RYBAK nee SLIZAK. Gitel was sister to my Great-Grandfather Jankel Peltiel SLIZAK. My grandfather Israel used to say \"we are the last Slizak in the world\". I am glad to prove him wrong. Despite the tragedy of the Shoah, the Slizak family are very much out there.
In total, 180 names have been added to the database since September.]]>Feldmans back to the 1765\'s in Miedzyrzec Podlaski2007-09-02T15:44:43+00:002007-09-02T15:44:43+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article10Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/5th Great Grandfather (!) Melech FELDMAN with an estimated year of birth of 1765! My updated ancestry line:
Some new branches were added to Zelig FELDMAN, Kiwa SZTEIN and Chaim Mordko WOLFSOHN\'s families. It\'s striking to see the very high death rate in children, showing the very difficult condition our ancestors lived in the early XIX century in Eastern Europe.
Finally, I am in the process to create an online album of photos and documents related to my genealogy. Still work in progress, but it can be visited here. Cousins, if you have anything to contribute to the photo album, please send it along!]]>5th Great Grandfather (!) Melech FELDMAN with an estimated year of birth of 1765! My updated ancestry line:
Some new branches were added to Zelig FELDMAN, Kiwa SZTEIN and Chaim Mordko WOLFSOHN\'s families. It\'s striking to see the very high death rate in children, showing the very difficult condition our ancestors lived in the early XIX century in Eastern Europe.
Finally, I am in the process to create an online album of photos and documents related to my genealogy. Still work in progress, but it can be visited here. Cousins, if you have anything to contribute to the photo album, please send it along!]]>June 2007 updates2007-06-03T20:36:23+00:002007-06-03T20:36:23+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article9Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/
To start with the good news: 2 months ago my sister gave birth to a baby boy called Maor. Congratulations to the parents, and a big welcome to this world to the new little prince!!!
After several months of research, I reconstructed the tragic family tree of my great-grandaunt Gitel Tova RYBAK nee SZLIZAK. She married Abraham Israel Rybak, and lived in Siedlce, Poland. They were killed by the Nazi beasts, along with their children Simcha, Hersch, Berish, Shlomo and Hinde with their families, plus family members of other children (Yaacov, Moshe, Mordechai), who survived the horror. Yehi Zichram Baruch.
On the other hand, new family virtually re-united. The FELDMAN-BLEUSTEIN branch is taking good shape and I am in contact with many new cousins. As of now, my list of Feldman cousins include family members of 5 out of 6 descendants of my 2nd G-Grandfather Pesach Feldman.
Finally, a big welcome to my new cousin Carrie, bringing the first SZTEJN branch addition to the tree!!!]]>
To start with the good news: 2 months ago my sister gave birth to a baby boy called Maor. Congratulations to the parents, and a big welcome to this world to the new little prince!!!
After several months of research, I reconstructed the tragic family tree of my great-grandaunt Gitel Tova RYBAK nee SZLIZAK. She married Abraham Israel Rybak, and lived in Siedlce, Poland. They were killed by the Nazi beasts, along with their children Simcha, Hersch, Berish, Shlomo and Hinde with their families, plus family members of other children (Yaacov, Moshe, Mordechai), who survived the horror. Yehi Zichram Baruch.
On the other hand, new family virtually re-united. The FELDMAN-BLEUSTEIN branch is taking good shape and I am in contact with many new cousins. As of now, my list of Feldman cousins include family members of 5 out of 6 descendants of my 2nd G-Grandfather Pesach Feldman.
Finally, a big welcome to my new cousin Carrie, bringing the first SZTEJN branch addition to the tree!!!]]>Even more Feldmans2007-03-13T08:44:42+00:002007-03-13T08:44:42+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article8Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Fajga/Fanny Bleustein nee Feldman descendants.
The database is also undergoing a full review of the sources and their citations, which will become longer but - more important - properly documented.]]>Fajga/Fanny Bleustein nee Feldman descendants.
The database is also undergoing a full review of the sources and their citations, which will become longer but - more important - properly documented.]]>Everyone Has a Name2007-01-28T19:25:37+00:002007-01-28T19:25:37+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article7Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Yankel SPOSOB was among hundreds of Jews killed by the murderous nazis in Lyuboml, Ukraine, about 1942. He was killed with his entire family. Their names remained unknown to me until now. Thanks to the amazing work of Yad Vashem, the Records of the Extraordinary State Commission to Investigate German-Fascist Crimes Committed on Soviet Territory are now online, and the mystery is solved.
This entry is in honor of this family: Yankel Sposob (38), Chaya Sposob (35), Moshko Sposob (13), Gulya Sposob (8) and Sonya Sposob (6).
Yehi zichram baruch.]]>Yankel SPOSOB was among hundreds of Jews killed by the murderous nazis in Lyuboml, Ukraine, about 1942. He was killed with his entire family. Their names remained unknown to me until now. Thanks to the amazing work of Yad Vashem, the Records of the Extraordinary State Commission to Investigate German-Fascist Crimes Committed on Soviet Territory are now online, and the mystery is solved.
This entry is in honor of this family: Yankel Sposob (38), Chaya Sposob (35), Moshko Sposob (13), Gulya Sposob (8) and Sonya Sposob (6).
Yehi zichram baruch.]]>More Feldmans2007-01-06T00:27:46+00:002007-01-06T00:27:46+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article5Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/FELDMAN's branch is growing. ]]>FELDMAN's branch is growing. ]]>A 15 years old mystery finally solved...2006-09-10T17:52:50+00:002006-09-10T17:52:50+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article4Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Kayla Kleiner's certificate of birth, putting to an end a 15 year old mystery regarding her place of birth and her mother's lineage. Her mother was Neche KATZ (and not Gurfinkel as I believed), while GURFINKEL is her own mother's name. She was born in a little village called Krzczonow, south of Lublin, in Eastern Poland. More to come here...
More information added to the FELDMAN Michigan branch, as well as to the SANDAL different branches (specifically the FISZBEJN family in France and the RUBINSZTEJN family in Israel). With all these additions, my family tree contains now more than 1600 entries.
Finally, a big welcome to the world to my sweet little niece Maya, adding another member to the Slizak tribe.
]]>Kayla Kleiner's certificate of birth, putting to an end a 15 year old mystery regarding her place of birth and her mother's lineage. Her mother was Neche KATZ (and not Gurfinkel as I believed), while GURFINKEL is her own mother's name. She was born in a little village called Krzczonow, south of Lublin, in Eastern Poland. More to come here...
More information added to the FELDMAN Michigan branch, as well as to the SANDAL different branches (specifically the FISZBEJN family in France and the RUBINSZTEJN family in Israel). With all these additions, my family tree contains now more than 1600 entries.
Finally, a big welcome to the world to my sweet little niece Maya, adding another member to the Slizak tribe.
]]>November 2005 update2005-11-27T00:17:59+00:002005-11-27T00:17:59+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article3Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Noam and the addition to the Slizak family of my sweet niece Emily. Welcome to the world, sweetheart!]]>Noam and the addition to the Slizak family of my sweet niece Emily. Welcome to the world, sweetheart!]]>Bienvenue à ma nouvelle famille de France2005-06-12T23:24:44+00:002005-06-12T23:24:44+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article2Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Vanessa Boussidan I met and merged into my Feldman family tree a new branch of cousins from France. Through Vanessa, I established contact with my Great-Grandaunt Rachelle Feldman-Flam !!!]]>Vanessa Boussidan I met and merged into my Feldman family tree a new branch of cousins from France. Through Vanessa, I established contact with my Great-Grandaunt Rachelle Feldman-Flam !!!]]>5 Generations completed and new additions2005-06-04T01:29:44+00:002005-06-04T01:29:44+00:00http://family.slizak.com/index.php?ctype=gedcom#article1Yaacov Slizakhttp://family.slizak.com/Sandal-Hershberg family members, thanks to information provided by my cousin Jerry Hershberg.
After digging in new records coming from Poland (thanks to the JRI-Poland service), I finally can put new surnames to my 2nd great-parents from my Feldman side: My grandmother's grandmothers were called Dina (or Annie Dina) SZTEJN and Dvora FALATYCKI.
With this information I can trace my pedigree back to 4 generations. My genetical pool is now built as follows: SLIZAK (6.25%), SHULODSHTEIN (6.25%), SANDAL (6.25%), WOLFSON (3.125%), ZYLBERKRANTZ (3.125%), FELDMAN (6.25%), STEIN (6.25%), DOMB (6.25%), FALATYCKI (6.25%), SPOSOB (6.25%), TAUB (or TOBE) (6.25%), PLOIT (12%), FARBER (12%), KLEINER (6.25%) and GURFINKEL (6.25%).]]>Sandal-Hershberg family members, thanks to information provided by my cousin Jerry Hershberg.
After digging in new records coming from Poland (thanks to the JRI-Poland service), I finally can put new surnames to my 2nd great-parents from my Feldman side: My grandmother's grandmothers were called Dina (or Annie Dina) SZTEJN and Dvora FALATYCKI.
With this information I can trace my pedigree back to 4 generations. My genetical pool is now built as follows: SLIZAK (6.25%), SHULODSHTEIN (6.25%), SANDAL (6.25%), WOLFSON (3.125%), ZYLBERKRANTZ (3.125%), FELDMAN (6.25%), STEIN (6.25%), DOMB (6.25%), FALATYCKI (6.25%), SPOSOB (6.25%), TAUB (or TOBE) (6.25%), PLOIT (12%), FARBER (12%), KLEINER (6.25%) and GURFINKEL (6.25%).]]>