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A list and description of the chapters of this book
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The blessed Lord should help that we see each other soon in a good state. I am kissing my dear grandchildren from afar. Kalman Besser- 1939 Fond memories of Warsaw and Otwock The date of Kalman Besser’s and Frayda Popaver’s wedding is not known but probably occurred around 1905.[i] Once married, they lived in a…
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Building a family in Zdunska Wola and Łask Avram Moshe moved to Zdunska Wola after the death of his wife, Baila Horowicz in 1871. He was joined by his younger sons, Isaac and Berek. Avram Moshe’s two eldest sons, Aharon
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Shlomo Saltz, Ruchla Chana Dvora Olej, Baila Saltz, Hershel Saltz, Chaia Saltz, Pinchas Saltz, Echeil Saltz, Machel Saltz, Sarah Saltz, Benjamin Saltz, Abraham Morris Saltz, Berish Dov Saltz After Avram Moshe Olej’s wife, Baila Horowicz passed away in 1871, he moved to Zdunska Wola where he met the widow Chana Glevitsky Saltz. In 1872 they…
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Introduction: “The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed; and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other people have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out,…
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Chapter Seven: Besser and Popaver in Warsaw & Otwock The Polish archives have been especially stingy in providing information on the Popavers and Bessers. Because of this we only see back into the mid to late 1800s. Even worse, we do not know the birth surname of many of your author’s 2nd great-grandparents. As a…
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A wedding It happened in the city of Zgierz, March 10th, 1845, at 3pm. Local Orthodox [Rabbi] Herz Kohn appeared together with Orthodox Oli Liverant, a bachelor age 28. Living in the city of Łask also born of Michal & Sury… and the Orthodox Bajla Horowitz a young lady aged 18 residing in Zgierz born…
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Quick notes on the Levins For those of you who are descended from Avram Moshe Olej, but not from Yosef, you are not likely related to the Levins. However, you may still find this chapter interesting as it describes Jewish life in these small towns where the Olej’s lived. For those of you with sharp…
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To access the spreadsheet, use this link Lewin – Pabianice Final.xls
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Chapter Four: 1750-1840 – Our Earliest Known Ancestor Lajzer Olej, Machel Olej/Liverand, Sura Warzawaska Łask, Poland Around 1770 our earliest known ancestor, Machel Leyzer Olej was born in Łask Poland. He was your author’s 3rd great-grandfather.[i] Within the family he has been named both Machel Olej and Machel Liverand. To date, all official records refer…
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Chapter Three: Life in Europe We, Boleslaw, by the grace of God the Duke of Wielkopolska, hereby make it known to both those of the present and of the future, to whose notice the present write shall come, that to our Jews living all across the lands of our Dominion, We have resolved to declare…
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