Transcript סוף פרק ב’ מעקיבא כהן צדק עד אליעזר זכרי

Family Tree of
Ze’ev Wolf Kitzes
Family Tree of
Ze’ev Wolf Kitzes
Family Tree of
Ze’ev Wolf Kitzes
Missing Family Names
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
1900
1875
1850
1825
1800
The tree starts with Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf Kitzes ~1695-1789
He Lived in Medzibozh, Ukraine.
Before Medzibozh he was the Rabbi of Tulczyn, Ukraine
1775
1750
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
1900
1875
1850
1825
Rabbi Kitzes had six children that we now know of.
1800
At the 2005 reunion, we only knew of 4.
1775
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
1900
1875
Genya Kitzes
Shor
Abraham Y. H.
Kitzes
The first family branch that contacted
me who could trace their roots all the
way back to Ze’ev Wolf contacted me
from New Zealand.
1850
1825
Chaim Nachman
Kitzes
1800
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
1775
Israel Kitzes
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
1900
Isaac Kitzis
Isidore Kitzis
Max Ketzis
Kishinev
Noah Kitzis
Eliezer Kitzes
Wolf Oizer Kitzes
Dina Kitzes
Sara Kitzes
Moishe Yosef Kitzes
Rivke Kitzes
Genya Kitzes
Shor
Gersh Wolf
Kitzes
Abraham Y. H.
Kitzes
1875
Their branch came through Kishinev.
As did several other current branches
1850
Meshullam Zise
Kitzes
1825
These branches are probably all descended from a
single family that came to Kishinev in the late 1700’s
Nachman Kitzes
Chaim Nachman
Kitzes
1800
Shabse Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
1775
At the 2005 reunion, we did not know how they were connected.
Israel Kitzes
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
1900
Isaac Kitzis
Isidore Kitzis
Max Ketzis
Kishinev
Noah Kitzis
Eliezer Kitzes
Wolf Oizer Kitzes
Dina Kitzes
Sara Kitzes
Moishe Yosef Kitzes
Rivke Kitzes
1875
Genya Kitzes
Shor
Gersh Wolf
Kitzes
Abraham Y. H.
Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
1850
Meshullam Zise
Kitzes
Now we know how most of the
Kishinev branches are linked
1825
Boruch Kitzes
Chaim Nachman
Kitzes
1800
Shabse Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
1775
Shulem Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
Isaac Kitzis
Isidore Kitzis
Max Ketzis
Kishinev
Noah Kitzis
Eliezer Kitzes
Wolf Oizer Kitzes
Dina Kitzes
Sara Kitzes
Moishe Yosef Kitzes
Rivke Kitzes
Genya Kitzes
Shor
Gersh Wolf
Kitzes
Abraham Y. H.
Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Meshullam Zise
Kitzes
Boruch Kitzes
Chaim Nachman
Kitzes
A family from Israel can also
trace all the way back.
They changed their name
from Kitzes to Hochman in the
early 1800’s.
They originally settled in
Bender, about 40 miles ESE
of Kishinev.
1900
Levi Hochman
Moshe Hochman
Meir Hochman
Shmuel Hochman
Shabtay Hochman
Rachel Hochman
Henuil Hochman
1875
1850
Yekusiel Hochman
Yeshouah Hochman
Bender
Aharon Hochman
1825
Boruch Kitzes
1800
Shabse Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Eli Kitzes
1775
Shulem Kitzes
Yekusiel Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
Isaac Kitzis
Isidore Kitzis
Max Ketzis
Kishinev
Noah Kitzis
Abraham Y. H.
Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Levi Hochman
Moshe Hochman
Meir Hochman
Shmuel Hochman
Shabtay Hochman
Rachel Hochman
Henuil Hochman
Yekusiel Hochman
Yeshouah Hochman
Meshullam Zise
Kitzes
about 20 miles from
Medzibozh.
Bender
Aharon Hochman
Boruch Kitzes
Chaim Nachman
Kitzes
Sam Kitsis
Nathan Kitsis
Joseph Kitzes
Louis Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
Jacob Kitzes
Bassia Kitzes
Isidore Kitzes
Hirsch Kitzes
Sam “Schlym”
Kitzes
1850
Chaim Kitzes
Proskurov
1825
Boruch Kitzes
1800
Shabse Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
1900
1875
Jules Kitsis
(now called Khmelnytskyy),
Genya Kitzes
Shor
Gersh Wolf
Kitzes
There are several families
from Proskurov
Eliezer Kitzes
Wolf Oizer Kitzes
Dina Kitzes
Sara Kitzes
Moishe Yosef Kitzes
Rivke Kitzes
Avram Kitzes
Yeshia Kitzes
Sam Kitzes
Ester Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Eli Kitzes
1775
Shulem Kitzes
Yekusiel Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
Isaac Kitzis
Isidore Kitzis
Max Ketzis
Kishinev
Noah Kitzis
Eliezer Kitzes
Wolf Oizer Kitzes
Dina Kitzes
Sara Kitzes
Moishe Yosef Kitzes
Rivke Kitzes
Baruch Kitzes
Rachel Kitzes
Sarah Kitzes
Nathan Kitzes
William Kitzes
Ephraim Kitzes
Genya Kitzes
Shor
Gersh Wolf
Kitzes
Abraham Y. H.
Kitzes
Bessie Kitzes
Samuel Kitzes
Anna Kitzes
Mollie Kitzes
Sylvia Kitzes
Irving Kitzes
Louis Kitzes
David Kitzes
Shurin
Rose Kitzes
Morris Kitzes
Yetta Kitzes
David Kitzes
Berrel Kitzis
Motes Kitzis
Fiwis Kitzis
Srulick Kitzis
Joseph Kitzis
Malka Kitzis
Dvora Kitzis
Hannah Kitzis
Shendl Kitzis
Shivra Kitzis
Anna Kitzis
Sholom Kitzis
Adolf Guifan
Rebecca Guifan
Yankel Kicis
Simon Guifan
Yosef Kicis
Olga Guifan
Yitzhak Kicis
Vladimir Guifan
Shprinza Kicis
Moishe Kicis
Ida Guifan
Bender
Aharon Hochman
Nachman Kitzes
Boruch Kitzes
Chaim Nachman
Kitzes
Boruch Kitzes
Shabse Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Shulem Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
Sam Kitsis
Nathan Kitsis
Joseph Kitzes
Louis Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
Jacob Kitzes
Bassia Kitzes
Isidore Kitzes
1900
1875
Jules Kitsis
Yekusiel Hochman
Yeshouah Hochman
Other Regions
Meshullam Zise
Kitzes
Levi Hochman
Moshe Hochman
Meir Hochman
Shmuel Hochman
Shabtay Hochman
Rachel Hochman
Henuil Hochman
Avram Kitzes
Yeshia Kitzes
Sam Kitzes
Ester Kitzes
Hirsch Kitzes
Sam “Schlym”
Kitzes
1850
Chaim Kitzes
Proskurov
? Kitzes
1825
1800
Eli Kitzes
As well as several branches from Shurin,
and other towns in the region
? Kitzes
1775
Yekusiel Kitzes
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
Family Tree of Zeev Wolf Kitzes
Isaac Kitzis
Isidore Kitzis
Max Ketzis
Kishinev
Noah Kitzis
Eliezer Kitzes
Wolf Oizer Kitzes
Dina Kitzes
Sara Kitzes
Moishe Yosef Kitzes
Rivke Kitzes
Baruch Kitzes
Rachel Kitzes
Sarah Kitzes
Nathan Kitzes
William Kitzes
Ephraim Kitzes
Genya Kitzes
Shor
Gersh Wolf
Kitzes
Abraham Y. H.
Kitzes
Bessie Kitzes
Samuel Kitzes
Anna Kitzes
Mollie Kitzes
Sylvia Kitzes
Irving Kitzes
Louis Kitzes
David Kitzes
Shurin
Rose Kitzes
Morris Kitzes
Yetta Kitzes
David Kitzes
Berrel Kitzis
Motes Kitzis
Fiwis Kitzis
Srulick Kitzis
Joseph Kitzis
Malka Kitzis
Dvora Kitzis
Hannah Kitzis
Shendl Kitzis
Shivra Kitzis
Anna Kitzis
Sholom Kitzis
Adolf Guifan
Rebecca Guifan
Yankel Kicis
Simon Guifan
Yosef Kicis
Olga Guifan
Yitzhak Kicis
Vladimir Guifan
Shprinza Kicis
Moishe Kicis
Other Regions
Meshullam Zise
Kitzes
Levi Hochman
Moshe Hochman
Meir Hochman
Shmuel Hochman
Shabtay Hochman
Rachel Hochman
Henuil Hochman
Ida Guifan
Yekusiel Hochman
Yeshouah Hochman
Bender
Boruch Kitzes
Chaim Nachman
Kitzes
Boruch Kitzes
Shabse Kitzes
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Missing Names
Wolf Ozer Kitzes
Joseph Kitzes
Louis Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
Jacob Kitzes
Bassia Kitzes
Isidore Kitzes
Hirsch Kitzes
Sam “Schlym”
Kitzes
1850
Chaim Kitzes
Proskurov
? Kitzes
1825
1800
Eli Kitzes
? Kitzes
Shulem Kitzes
1900
1875
Jules Kitsis
Aharon Hochman
Nachman Kitzes
Sam Kitsis
Nathan Kitsis
Avram Kitzes
Yeshia Kitzes
Sam Kitzes
Ester Kitzes
1775
Yekusiel Kitzes
Israel Kitzes
1750
Hayim Israel Kitzes
Nachman Kitzes
Yehudis Kitzes
Daughter Kitzes
Faybisz Kitzes
Ozer Kitzes
1725
Ze’ev Wolf
Kitzes
1700
How many of us are there?
• I am currently tracking 28 family branches
of various sizes.
• There are almost 4,300 individuals in the
combined trees. (2200 in 2005)
• We have documented about 150
individuals lost in the Holocaust.
• My estimate is 15,000-25,000 related
family members around the world.
How does the Tree Grow?
• Family Member Information
• Online Sources
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Census Records
Social Security Death Index
Ellis Island Immigration Records
Other Immigration Records
Yad Vashem
JewishGen.org
• Offline Sources
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Microfilms
Newspapers
Birth/death/Marriage Certificates
Social Security Application Records
Digging and Digging
• Different sources produce bits and pieces
• I try to put the pieces together – Just like
doing a jig-saw puzzle. I have the puzzle
border, next I need to fill in the middle.
• Like the jig-saw puzzle, the trick is to
connect the unknown to the known.
From the Known to the Unknown
Putting the pieces together
Ze’ev Wolf Kitzes
1695-1789
?
Meshullam Zise
Kitces
1828 - 1894
Wolf Ozer
Kitzis
1852 - 1925
Annia
Markofsky
1861 - 1926
Eliezer
Keces
1852 - 1936
Ida
Umensky
1861 - 1934
Dina Leah
Kitzes
1860 - 1936
Banna
Leider
1832 - 1882
Yankle
Kiskaman
1857 -
What we knew in 2005
Sara
Kitces
1860 -
Moishe Yosef
Keces
1863 - 1932
Ethel Rachel
Charest
1872 - 1944
The First Piece
Six Generations from the “New Zealand” branch
Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes
1695-1789
Nachman Kitzis
1725 -
Israel Kitzis
1751 -
Wolf Ozer Kitzis
1776 -
One of 12 children – 6 boys, 6 girls.
Nachman Kitzis
1801 -
Abraham Yeshuah Heshel Kitzis
1826 -
The Second Piece
Data from the Moldovan Archives in Kishinev
Putting Pieces together
• The big tree from the archives agrees very
closely with the data from the “known”
tree.
• The Volf with all the children in the
Archives is Wolf Ozer, son of Israel, direct
descendent of Ze’ev Wolf.
Moldovan Archives in Kishinev
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Fund 75, inventory 1, folder 1377 sheet 154 v.-155
year 1848. The lists of the merchants from Kishinau:
Kitces Boruh Volf (38 years) = Marva Ruhlea (34 years),
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Their children are:
Zis (20 years) = Sovblia (20 years)
Haim (9 years)
Froim-Ber (2 years)
Leia (17 years)
Cerna (11 years)
Perla (7 years)
Boruh Volf is one of the sons of Volf Ozer from the Archives slide.
Could this Zis and Soyblia be our Meshullam Zise and Banna?
Do the Pieces Fit?
• The age is right.
• The location is right.
• Is that enough?
The Next Piece
Passport Application of my
grandfather, Moishe Keces,
from the Canadian Archives
Apparently Moishe planned
to return to Russia to get
his family. However, they
came over on their own.
The Clincher!
Parents are “Shulin” and “Sojbija”
The Revised Tree
Ze'ev Wolf
Kitzes
1695 - 1789
Nachman
Kitzis
1724 -
Israel
Kitzis
1748 -
Wolf Ozer
Kitzis
1779 - 1853
Bashe Sobel
[Kitzis]
1781 -
Chaim Nachman
Kitzis
1802 -
Boruch
Kitzis
Abraham Yeshuah Heshel
Kitzis
1830 -
Meshullam Zise
Kitces
1810 -
Wolf Ozer
Kitzis
Eliezer
Keces
Dina Leah
Kitzes
1852 - 1925
1852 - 1936
1860 - 1936
1828 - 1894
Sara
Kitces
1860 -
Moishe Yosef
Keces
1863 - 1932
Adding New Information
Looking at new data
Canadian Border Crossing Record for Saul Keses, June 1931
Born in Alexandreni
Emigrated on the “Corsican” 1920
Father Morris
Lived on Drolet Street
Previously visited Philadelphia (~1921). Brother Ben was there before 1920.
Going to see cousin Morris Foigelman in Buffalo.
Who is Morris Foigelman?
Morris Foigelman
Moishe Kitzes
Ethel Charest
Samuel Foigelman
Rose Keces
Saul Keses
But there is more …
The Relationship
Morris Foigelman
Toba Kiskiman
Samuel Foigelman
Morris is married to Toba Kiskaman
Moishe Kitzes
Ethel Charest
Rose Keces
Saul Keses
The Relationship
Parents of
Toba and Yankle
Kiskiman
Morris Foigelman
Toba Kiskiman
Yankle Kiskaman
Samuel Foigelman
Toba has a brother Yankle
Moishe Kitzes
Ethel Charest
Rose Keces
Saul Keses
The Relationship
Parents of
Toba and Yankle
Kiskiman
Morris Foigelman
Toba Kiskiman
Yankle Kiskaman
Dina Leah Kitzes
Samuel Foigelman
Yankle is Married to Dina Kitzes
Moishe Kitzes
Ethel Charest
Rose Keces
Saul Keses
The Relationship
Parents of
Toba and Yankle
Kiskiman
Morris Foigelman
Toba Kiskiman
Yankle Kiskaman
Meshullam Kitzes
and
Soyblya Leider
Dina Leah Kitzes
Samuel Foigelman
Dina is the sister of Moishe
Moishe Kitzes
Ethel Charest
Rose Keces
Saul Keses
The Relationship
Parents of
Toba and Yankle
Kiskiman
Morris Foigelman
Toba Kiskiman
Nephew
Meshullam Kitzes
and
Soyblya Leider
Yankle Kiskaman
Dina Leah Kitzes
Moishe Kitzes
Ethel Charest
Rose Keces
Saul Keses
Niece
Samuel Foigelman
Yankle’s nephew Sam married Dina’s niece Rose
All very nice, but…
Something doesn’t fit!
• Saul and Morris are not cousins.
• Sam and Rose don’t marry until Feb 1932.
• This record is from Spring 1931
• Why is Saul there in 1931?
• Is there another relationship we don’t know about?
Where to look?
• I tried all the US available resources without much luck
• Immigration records have additional information
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Parents names
Relatives left behind
Who paid for the ticket
Who they are going to see.
• Maybe a search for everyone who came from
Alexandreni, will turn up something.
Search Ellis Island Records
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Everyone from Alexandreni,
Roumania between 1918
and 1924.
60 names listed
Furtsanou, Maria
21
Jun 16 1920
Vechter, Idel
28
Jan 20 1921
Furceanu, Joan
33
Jun 16 1920
Vechter, Aron
8
Jan 20 1921
Furtsanou, Maria
Kremhrman, Golde
Shifra, Vita
Kremhrman, Nachim
Steingaus, Elia
Schinder, Sura
Gontar, Basca
Chischiman, Dina
Coin, David
Gontar, Golda
Gonter, Aron
Chischiman, Janchel
SAMSOVICI, Aron
Batchman, Itzic
Lande, Simha
Batchman, Berco
Dlugaci, Eidel
Brener, Ghiada
Brener, Ita
Zaghim, Ruhla
Brener, Mates
Gontar, Hana
Greiziman, Hersch
Dlugaci, Cheila
Brener, Ruhla
Oniveski, Hana
Bernstein, Berco
Oniveski, Haia
Oniveski, Dora
56
25
21
25
21
25
27
60
21
0
26
63
19
18
21
20
31
37
8
23
13
34
20
65
10
46
17
19
14
Jun 16 1920
Nov 14 1920
Nov 14 1920
Nov 14 1920
Nov 20 1920
Dec 07 1920
Dec 22 1920
Dec 22 1920
Dec 22 1920
Dec 22 1920
Dec 22 1920
Dec 22 1920
Dec 29 1920
Jan 03 1921
Jan 03 1921
Jan 03 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 06 1921
Jan 19 1921
Jan 19 1921
Jan 19 1921
Jan 19 1921
Vechter, Riwca
Vechter, Pinkus
Vechter, Mojse
Couchnir, Strul
Laptinzon, Elia
Contar, Codalia
Sherman, Shulim
Contar, Itzik
Contar, Ruchel
Zeltzer, Jaikel
Vais, Ignatie
Glassman, Esther
Glassman, Jacob
Weisman, Abram
Foigelman, Smul
Roitzaid, Moise
Roitzaid, Freida
Foighelman, Moise
Foighelman, Tuba
Foighelman, Ester
Mosescu, Anna
Majorowicz, Viktor
Majorowicz, Leia
Weiss, Julia
Geng, Anastasia
Morgenstern, Maurice
Morgenstern, Dora
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20
10
19
20
19
21
14
20
21
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24
21
22
20
20
20
55
50
16
32
25
28
22
24
19
35
Jan 20 1921
Jan 20 1921
Jan 20 1921
Jan 21 1921
Feb 07 1921
Feb 16 1921
Feb 16 1921
Mar 27 1921
Mar 27 1921
May 01 1921
May 09 1921
Jun 26 1921
Jun 26 1921
Jun 26 1921
Jul 03 1921
Aug 13 1921
Aug 13 1921
Sep 12 1921
Sep 12 1921
Sep 12 1921
Sep 29 1921
Jan 16 1922
Jan 16 1922
Jan 20 1923
Jul 09 1923
Aug 01 1923
Aug 01 1923
Some expected results
Foigelman, Smul
20
Jul 03 1921
Foighelman, Moise
55
Sep 12 1921
Foighelman, Tuba
50
Sep 12 1921
Foighelman, Ester
16
Sep 12 1921
Some Very Unexpected Results!!
Chischiman, Janchel
63
Dec 22 1920
Chischiman, Dina
60
Dec 22 1920
Gontar, Basca
27
Dec 22 1920
Gontar, Golda
0
Dec 22 1920
Coin, David
21
Dec 22 1920
Gonter, Aron
26
Dec 22 1920
I thought they stayed in Russia!!
Putting the pieces together
• What we knew in 2005
Yankle
Kiskaman
aka: Jack
Soichel
Kiskaman
Moishe
Traiger
Basha
Kiskaman
Solomon
Kiskaman
Dina
Kitces
1855 -
Russa
Kiskaman
(?)
Silverman
Ita
Kiskaman
Everyone still in Russia, except some descendents of Moishe Traiger
Ellis Island Records
December 22, 1920
Ellis Island Extract
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Janchel and Dina Chischiman, from Alexandreni, Roumania, going to Philadelphia
“Old Country” relative, brother Aron Chischiman
Janchel born in Alexandreni, Romania
Dina born in Croler, Romania
Going to 1304 W. Columbia Ave., Philadelphia to see son, “Z. Silverman”
Who is Z. Silverman?
Why is their son “Silverman” when their name is “Chischiman”?
Even more strangeness!
Who are these people
On the lines above Janchel and Dina?
Why are they going to see Z. Silverman?
More Family!
• A brother-in-law of Z. Silverman
• And a brother
• And a cousin.
Who are these people?
• Sister Basca Gontar
• Her husband Aron Gontar
• Cousin David Coin
Maybe it fits?
Yankle
Kiskaman
aka: Jack
Soichel
Kiskaman
Moishe
Traiger
Basha
Kiskaman
Solomon
Kiskaman
Dina
Kitces
1855 -
Russa
Kiskaman
(?)
Silverman
Soloman/Zalman
with a name change ?
Basca Gontar?
Z. Silverman?
Z. Silverman was already in Philadelphia.
When did he arrive?
Ita
Kiskaman
Heeere’s Zigmund…
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Arriving at Ellis Island, Aug 25, 1920
Zigmund Silverman going to 1306(?) Columbia Ave.
Wife Necha
Sons Smul and Suliss
But there’s more …
He’s been here before.
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He is already a citizen. Naturalized 11/29/1918 in Philadelphia.
He went back to get his family.
When did he arrive the first time?
Zalman in 1913
Salmon Kishkamann arriving Philadelphia, 4/1/1913 to see his cousin Yossel Brill.
Leaves behind his wife Nechama Kishkamann.
Just above is Ichiel Lerner and his wife Soibel, going to see her sister Rose Kishkiman
When did Rose arrive?
Rose in 1912
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Rosie Kischkemann arriving 8/13/1912 in Philadelphia to see cousin Yossel Brill
Nearest relative, father Yanchel Kischkemann
It almost fits
Yankle
Kiskaman
aka: Jack
Soichel
Kiskaman
Moishe
Traiger
Basha
Kiskaman
Soibel
Russa
Kiskaman
(?)
Silverman
Ita
Kiskaman
Rosie Kischkemann
Basca Gontar
Not
Ichiel Lerner
Solomon
Kiskaman
Dina
Kitces
1855 -
Z. Silverman
Can we prove Zigmund is Solomon?
And what about Moishe Traiger?
Zigmund Silverman’s Passport Application
Father Jacob Silverman (Yankle Kiskaman with a name change).
Naturalized 11/29/1918 in Philadelphia (matches 1920 immigration).
Immigrated 4/1/1913 (Matches immigration record for Solomon Kiskaman).
Applied for in Feb 1920 to bring his family to the USA.
The last problem …
•Who is Moishe Traiger and where does he fit in?
Yankle (Jack)
Kishkaman
Soichel
Kiskaman
Basha
Kiskaman
Yankle
Kiskaman
aka: Jack
Dina
Kitces
1855 -
Solomon
Kiskaman
Russa
Kiskaman
(?)
Silverman
Soichel
Kiskaman
Moishe
Traiger
Basha
Kiskaman
Dina
Kitces
1855 -
Solomon
Kiskaman
Russa
Kiskaman
(?)
Silverman
Ita
Kiskaman
2005 tree
1999 tree
Somewhere between 1999 and 2005,
Soichel got a husband and Ita was added.
•My original sources show that Moishe Traiger was married to Sara Kiskaman.
•I assumed that Sara was Soichel. But, she is actually another sister!
So, now we have …
The Kiskaman Branch
Yankle
Kiskaman
Ita
Kiskaman
Zigmund
Silverman
Nellie
[Silverman]
Morris
Josephowitz
Sara
Kiskaman
Moishe G.
Traiger
Dina Leah
Kitzes
Soibel
Kiskaman
Solomon
Rose
Lerner Kischkemann
Max
Levin
Bessie
Kiskiman
Aron
Gontar
We have also found more information on Sara, and the marriage of Rosie.
I am in contact with some family members on this branch,
and am collecting details on their descendents.
And something we missed …
December 22, 1920
A New Addition
•
Goldie Gontar, age 4 days, staying with mother in the hospital.
Known to the Unknown
• Kishinev Archive Data
– Newly found Volf Kitzes links to Known Volf Ozer Kitzes
– Which leads to newly found Zis son of Boruh and wife Soyblya
• Passport Application
– Known Moishe son of Meshullam and Soybila links to newly
found Zis
• Results are
– A link from current families back to Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf.
Known to the Unknown
• Ellis Island Records
– Newly found Chischiman family could link to known Kismaman’s
– Which leads to finding Z. Silverman.
• Philadelphia Immigration Records
– Links unknown spouses to known family members.
• Passport Application
– Links Zigmund Silverman to Solomon Kiskaman which
establishes the validity of all the earlier searches.
• Results are
– A newly found family branch.
Still Unknown
I discovered some important family information because of this record.
I still have not found out why Saul went to Buffalo in
1931, and if there is another Kiskaman relationship.
What’s Next?
• More records coming on line
• More family members finding my website
• Continued research by me and others
The Family Genealogy Website
www.cousinsconnection.com
Information on Kitzes/Kitzis/Kitsis/etc. families
Also has information on my other family branches
Pearson – My mother’s family
Westheimer – Judy’s father’s family
Greenwald – Judy’s mother’s family
About 4300 Kitzes descendents.
Over 10,000 relatives from all of my family branches