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ROM-SIG NEWSA Special Interest Group Journal for

ROMANIAN JEWISH GENEALOGY

From The Jewish Community ofPodu Iloaiei. "Pages from the History ofa Moldavian Shtctl, "we have excerpted and translated 723 detailed entries in the Census of 1898.

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1. PODU ILOAIEI de I. KARA

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...but first a word from your editor 2New SIG for Sephardim 2Trip to Romania after Paris Seminar 3Jewish Preservation Committee of Ukraine 3

Research in the Marmarosh 4

Surnames of the Later Ashkenazim of Romania 5

History of Jewish Colonization AssociationAvailable in London 7

My Search for Groslovo 8

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FROM OUR READERS:

Helmanu; Romanian Yearbook for 1937 25

More Names from the Dorohoi Region (part 2 of 2) 26Perhaps a Shibboleth? 32Romanian FAMILY FINDER Supplement:

61 more researchers 33

Trove of Photographs at YIVO 36Bukovinan Surnames—a Paechl List 36

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ROM-SIG NEWS, Vol.5, No. 2, Winter 1996-97

Shalom, friends,

Last summer, during a brief trip to Israel, I visited Zichron Yaakov and itshistoric landmarks. I was awedby the wall at the entrance to the town, withthe names of the founders. Many were Romanians, who came to Palestinewith one of the earliest Zionist pioneering movements. To my dismay, I didnot have a camera nor anything to write with. I felt I had lost anotheropportunity to supply information to you, our subscribers. I hope that one ofyou will remember this on your next trip to Israel. Please stop for awhile inZichron, and copy down those names for us! And by the way, it is a lovelyplace with aview of the entire Mediterranean coast. Nowonder itwas one ofthe first settlements!!!

Our thanks to those who contributed for the first time in this issue: Don

Lockhart, Dr. I$ic Svar$z-Kara, Jeremy Paecht and Howard Margol. Wethank Dr. Marcel Bratu and Monica Talmor, for their continuing support;onceagain theirresearch is included in our issue. We haveheard from manyof our readers who have been delighted with Dr. Bratu's work on names, andMs. Talmor's efforts at making the Dorohoi book accessible to us all.

In editing this issue, we faced decisions as to what our readers might findmost helpful, which items are time-sensitive and therefore should be givenpriority when there is more than enough material for the issue, selecting areader-friendly format, expanding the number of pages (which we decided todo), acquiring permission of authors and even seeking a new printer (note:Sam Elpern has relocated and has a new mailing address). However, it isyour feedbackthathelps us decide subsequentdilemmas thatarise. Please letus know how you like this issue, its length, format, etc. We aim to please!

MarCene

New SIG for Sephardim

As Dr.Bratumentioned in our last issue, some 10,000 Sephardic Jews settledin Wallachia, Transylvania and Dobrodgea in the 17th century. Even beforethen, throughout the Middle Ages, there was a small but documented influxof Sephardim into these proto-Romanian regions. Communities of Sephardim are still found today throughout the Mediterranean basin, in Israel,Turkey, Greece, England, Holland, Latin America, and the United States.

Now, a Sefard Special Interest Group (SIG) has been formed to provideresearchers of Sephardic interests with a forum for the exchange ofinformation, ideas, methods, tips, techniques, case studies, and resources.Initially, the SIG exists solely as a forum at the JEWISHGEN web site.English is the preferred language, although other languages are permitted.

. If you wish to participate in the forum, send an eMail message to<[email protected]> to learn the procedure for subscribing.

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ROM-SIG NEWS, Vol. 5, No. 2, Winter 1996-97

Trip to Romania after Paris Seminar

The 1997 Summer Seminar on Jewish Genealogy willbe held in Paris, France, July 13-17,1997, at the HotelSofitelForum RiveGauche(formerlythe Hotel SofitelParis Saint Jacques), 17 Bd Saint-Jacques, Paris 14e(a ten-minute walk from Boulevard Saint-Michel andthe Quartier Latin). The price for early registration is650 francs (approximately $125). The seminar will behosted by the Cercle de Genealogie Juive, 14 rueSaint-Lazare, 75009 Paris, France. For moreinformation, see the Fall and Winter issues ofAvotaynu,or follow the Summer Seminar links at:

http://www.jewishgen.org

Several of our members have expressed interest in aresearch trip to Romania immediately after theseminar. Rick Bercuvitz, a ROM-SIG member, willlead the trip. He reports:

The trip is Moldavian-focused and will be basedmostly in Ia§i. Trip arrangements will be madethrough the Uniglobe travel agency, under theauspices of Susan King and Sallyann Sack. Forfurther information, see the Uniglobe web page at:

http:/AfMw.itniglobe<!lynan^c<^

The total cost of the trip will be approximately $4000per couple and about $2300 per single person. Thisincludes $1050 for round-trip airfare from New Yorkto Bucharest, and a stop in Paris for the conference,but does not include costs at the Paris seminar. The

portion ofthe fee for ground expenses in Romania willnot include food, but will include hotels, car rental,interpreters, and side-trips to ancestral towns,cemeteries and local archives.

The itinerary will be as follows:. July 18....fly from Paris to Bucharest. July 19....drive to Brasov. July 20....drive to Piatra Neamt. July 21....drive to Iasi. July 21-24... side trips to ancestral towns and

local archives

. July 25....drive back to Bucharest

. July 26....Bucharest

. Jury 27....fly back to New York

Those who do not want to travel on Shabbat willremainin Bucharest July 19,20 and willflydirectlytoIasi July 21. This option will cost approximately$300 extra per couple, or $200 per single person.

Participants will be able to conduct research in thearchives in Iasi and Bucharest, and in smaller localarchives. By individual arrangement with Rick aheadoftime—and at an additional cost—personal researchfor a participant can be performed by Rick before thegroup arrives in Romania. At least ten people andperhaps as many as twenty-five people will participate in the trip. If you are interested, contact:

Rick Bercuvitz ([email protected])293 Brookline St., Cambridge, MA 02139Telephone: (617)547-1082

Jewish Preservation Committee of Ukraineby Yulia Zeveleva

The Jewish Preservation Committee ofUkraine is the

non-commercial organization founded under theUnion ofJewish Religious Organizations ofUkraine.

For the last three years, JPC has prepared the lists ofJewish landmarks, cemeteries, monuments and massburial sites all over Ukraine. Today the Committeecan offer access to this information to other

interested people and organizations. JPC has madethe solid contacts with municipal and state archiveswhichenableus to carry out genealogicalresearch. Ifyou are interested, please contact:

Yulia Zeveleva

Box 391-1, Kiev, 252034 UkrainePhone/fax: +380 44 416 07 84

e-mail: [email protected]

Editor's note....Sandi Goldsmith, a ROM-SIGmember <[email protected]>, reports:

While I was living in Kiev in 1995, Yulia foundsomeone to show me around L'viv and travel with me

to my family shtetls in western Ukraine. I showed herwhat American researchers are looking for in thearchives. When I left in June of 1995, she had a smallbut knowledgeable and dedicated staff.


Research in the Marmaroshby George Eotvos <[email protected]>

Director," Family Tree"

We can now do further research in the counties ofTecso, Tarackozi, Maramarosssziget, using theseJewish registers of the sub-Carpathian Ukraine:

Birth. Marriage. Death 1851 - 1853Also-Apsa, Felso-Apsa, Kozep-Apsa, Dombo, Ganya, Irholcz,Kirva, Kokenyes, Korosmezo, Lonka, Nyagova, Nyireshaza,Pelesalja, Szlatina, Tarackoz, Tercselpatak

Birth 1853 -1866

Tecso, Alsokatalinfalva, Alsonyeresznice, Bedohaza, Benecso,Brusztura, Budalesa, Bustyahaza, Csomafalva, Darva, Dombo,Ganya, Irholcz, Kerekhegy, Kiralymezo, Alsoapsa, Kisbocsko,Korosmezo, Kortvelyes, Szlatina, Tiszafeheregyhaz, Kiskirva,Kokenyes, Lonka, Nagykirva, Nyagova, Oroszmokra, Talabor,Tarackoz, Tarackraszna, Uglja, Ujband, Urmezo, Vajnag

Birth 1862-1867

Alsokatalinfalva, Alsonyeresznice, Bedohaza, Benecso, Brusztura, Budalesa, Bustyahaza, Csomafalva, Darva, Dombo, Ganya,Irholcz, Kerekhegy, Kiralymezo, Alsoapsa, Kisbocsko,Korosmezo, Kortvelyes, Kovesliget, Szlatina, Tiszafeheregyhaz, Kiskirva, Kokenyes, Lonka, Nagykirva, Nyagova,Oroszmokra, Talabor, Tarackoz, Tarackraszna, Uglja, Ujband,Urmezo, Vajnag

Birth 1867 -1872

Alsoapsa, Apsica, Felsoapsa, Kabalacsarda, Kabalapatak,Kortvelyes, Kozepapsa, Szlatina, Tiszafeheregyhaz

Birth 1868-1878

Tecso, Benecse, Bustyahaza, Urmezo, Ujband, Talaborfalva,Dulvalva, Vajnag, Csomafalva, Kovesliget, Kricsfalva, Darva,Uglea, Remete, Tarackoz, Nagykirva, Kokenyes, Ganya,Kalinfalva, Dombo, Kiralymezo, Bruszturi, Luki, Also-Nyereszmice, Felso-Nyereszmice, Irholcz, Nyagova, Kiskirva,Verespatak, Bedo

Birth 1872-1886

Also-Apsa, Kozep-Apsa, Felso-Apsa, Also-Szelistye, Apsica,Hosszumezo, Fejeregyhaza, Kabalacsarda, Kabalapatak,Kaszopoljana, Kortvelyes, Szlatina

Birth 1887-1894

Also-Apsa, Kozep-Apsa, Felso-Apsa, Also-Szelistye, Apsica,Hosszumezo, Fejeregyhaza, Kabalacsarda, Kabalapatatak,Kortvelyes, Szlatina

Birth 1895-1918

Also-Apsa, Kozep-Apsa, Felso-Apsa, Apsica, Kabalacsarda,Kabalapatak, Kortvelyes, Falu, Szlatina

Marriage 1869 -1878Tecso, Urmezo, Bustyahaza, Talaborfalva, Csomafalva,Kovesliget, Darva, Dulfalva, Uglea, Kerekhegy, Remete,Tarackhaza, Kokenyes, Genya, Kalinfalva, Dombo, Karaszna,Kiralymezo, Bruszturi, Mokra, Lohi, Navaszelica.Alsonyeszmice, Budplesa, Bedo, Nyagova

Marriage 1887-1895Alsokatalinfalva, Alsonyeresznyice, Bedohaza, Brusztura,Dombo, Felsonyeresznyice, Ganya, Irholcz, Kiralymezo,Kokenyes, Nyagova, Oroszmokra, Szeleslonka, Tarackoz,Tarackraszna

Death 1854-1867

Also-Apsa, Kozep-Apsa, Felso-Apsa, Alsokatalinfalva, Apsica,Bardfalva, Dombo, Fejeregyhaza, Ganya, Kabalacsarda,Korosmezo, Szlatina, Katalinfalva

Death 1862-1867

Taborfalva, Vajnag, Urmezo, Uglea, Kricsfalva, Csomafalva,Darva, Dombo, Ganya, Nagykirva, Kiskirva, Tarackoz, Bedo,Irholc, Neresznye, Remete, Tecso, Bencse, Ujband

Death 1869 -1878

Tecso, Urmezo, Bustyahaza, Talaborfalva, Csomafalva,Kovesliget, Darva, Dulfalva, Uglea, Kerekhegy, Remete,Tarackhaza, Kokenyes, Genya, Kalinfalva, Dombo, Karaszna,Kiralymezo, Bruszturi, Mokra, Lohi, Navaszelica, Alsonyeszmice, Budplesa, Bedo, Nyagova, Nemetmokra, Kis-Kirva,Nagy-Kirva, Vajnag, Kerekhegy, Irholcz, Ujband, Nyagova,Benecsel, Kovesliget

Death 1886-1895

Also-Apsa, Kozep-Apsa,Kabalacsarda, Szlatina

Felso-Apsa, Fejeregyhaz.

Editor's note....George Eotvos, based in Budapest,offers genealogical research services emphasizingHungary and areas formerly in Hungary. Thus, heincludes areas such as Transylvania and the Marmarosh which are of interest to some ROM-SIG

members. We invite comment from any of ourreaders who have used his services.

Corrections

Issue IV-4, page 24, column 2....the list of synagogues in Cluj included Templul Poale Tedek, Str.Gh. Baritiu 16. A letter sent there was returned, and

Prof. Gyemant tells me that the address is for asynagogue which no longer exists. Today, the building is a warehouse.

- GaryPalgon

ROM-SIG NEWS, Vol.5, No. 2, Winter 1996-07

Third ofa series

The Surnames of the Later Ashkenazi Jews

in Romania

by Marcel Bratu

The Jewish population in Moldavia and Wallachiaincreased almost threefold in the 19th century, from100,000 people in 1800 to 260,000 in 1900. On theone hand, the number of Sephardim in Wallachia didnot increase, since they had few children. InMoldavia, on the other hand, the Ashkenazim had atremendous birth rate, but that can not account for160,000 Jews added at the end of the 19th century.They came from somewhere else: many Ashkenazimcame down into Moldavia from the Polish territories.

What does this migration have to do with the names ofRomanian Jews? This is the story I want to tell you.

The Ashkenazim were forced to take on surnames at

the beginningofthe 19th century, to be identifiable fortaxes, military service, and other administrativefunctions of the various governmental authorities.This was much later than the Sephardim, who gainedtheir surnames in the 14th and 15th centuries. The

Ashkenazim (Ashkenaz in Hebrew means Germany)were spread throughout Central Europe (Austro-Hungary, Prussia, Bohemia) and there were hugenumbers in eastern Europe (Poland and Russia).

However, as usually happens in history, there weresome exceptions. The most impressive exceptionoccurred in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, during the17th century, before all the Jews of Prussia hadsurnames. At that time, Jews were forced to live in aghetto area on a street called "Judengasse." Becausehouses didn't have numbers, each tenant would paintor carve a sign on the front wall of the house, to beidentifiable and to avoid opening a neighbor's door(with or without intention). These signs—flowers,animals, birds, fish, trees—became very dear to theJews, because they loved their house and family. Theyeven carved or painted these signs on the gravestonesin the old Jewish cemetery in Frankfurt. Thus, thesesigns naturally became the surnames of the Jews whenthe authorities followed a French initiative to

introduce house numeration on the streets.

Let me give you a few examples:

. Trees'. Apfelbaum (apple); Birnbaum (pear);Gruenbaum (green tree)

. Flowers: Rosen, Rosenthal, Rosenfeld;Blum (flower), Blumenfeld

. Animals'. Hirsh(deer); Ocs(ox); Tauber (dove);Einhorn (unicorn); Hirshorn (deer antler)

. Fish: Fishel (small fish); Laks (salmon);Hecht (pike)

These signs remained on the wall of the house longafter the house numbering. A small house at 148Judengasse bore a sign that was a red shield. Thus,the family adopted the surname of Rothschild (inGerman), and later became famous as the greatestfamily ofJewish bankers.

Later, in Austria (1787), the Jews were compelled totake a surname. After the first partition of Poland(1772), Austria gained Galicia, western Podolia,Lemberg (Lvov) and part of the Krakow area. MariaTheresa, the Austrian empress, was terrified by thehuge number of Jews in the captured territories,especially because she had bad feelings for the Jews.She never spoke to a Jew face to face unlessseparated by a screen. But her inconvenience wasshortened by her death in 1780. Her son, Joseph theSecond, insisted that the Austrian Jews, includingthose from the occupied Polish territories, have aGerman surname. All of these Jews with names in the

form of X ben Y were now to have a German name,

even though their secular language was Yiddish, andthe language of their Bible was Hebrew. Nastybusiness!

Prussia, another power that occupied Polish territoryafter the three partitions, became the landlord of theso-called Polish Prussia, including Danzig (Gdansk)and Thorn, all the way to Mazovia and Warsaw,comprising another area with a large Jewishpopulation. In 1812, the Prussians also forced theJews to adopt a German surname. In this way, theJews from central Europe and from half of Poland'sterritory had German surnames. Despite theresemblance ofYiddish and German, the Yiddish was


written in the Hebrew alphabet, creating somedistortion of the German surnames borne by the Jews.Surmounting some legal limitations concerning thesesurnames, they obtained beautiful family names, someofthem of the upper class.

. From Ehre (honor) came Ehrenburg, Ehrenkrantz

. Krone (crown), to Kronenfeld, Kron

. Susse (sweet), to Sussman

. Schone (nice, beautiful), to Schonfeld, Schonblum

. From precious metals: Goldenberg, Gold, Zilber,Zilberman, Zilberstein.

. Names ofprofessions: Kaufman (merchant),Drucker (printer), Gerber (tanner), Becker (baker),Zimmerman (carpenter), Goldstein (goldsmith).

. Names ofgeographic origin: Alpern, Elpern,Halpern, Heilprin (from Heilbronn), Berliner,Epstein, Ginsburg, Gruenberg, Kissinger (fromKissingen), Lifshits, Popper, Weisel, Wiener

(from Wien, Vienna), etc.

. Names ofspecific places in Galicia and Bohemia(territories occupied by the Austrians): Apter(from Apatov, Galicia); Brandes, Brandeiss (fromBrandeis, Bohemia); Dolinsky (from Dolinsky,Galicia); Eger, Ieger, lager (from Eger, Bohemia);Potok (from Potoc-Zlaty, Galicia);Horowitz and all its variations (Horovice, Bohemia)

. Names ofcountries and regions: Oistrach(fromAustria); Ungar (from Hungary); Pollak, Polaner(from Poland)* Wallach (from Wallachia)

These German surnames of the Jews coming intoRomania suffered two metamorphoses: first, many ofthem were translated into Yiddish; and second, thespelling was adapted to the Romanian language, whichis a phonetic language. For instance, "Peter" ispronounced 'Teeter" in English. The first -e- is readlike an -ee-, the second like the -e- in "pet." InRomanian, the letter -e- is always pronounced as in**pet." The same consistency applies to all the lettersof the Romanian alphabet. For this reason, Gruenbergbecame Greenberg, Goldstein - Goldstain, Gruenspan- Grinspan, and Susseman - Zisman.

Meanwhile, what happened in Russia? The threepartitions of Poland were a pantagruelian feast thaterased Poland from the map of Europe. Russiaacquired White Russia, Bielo-Russia, Ukraine,Lithuania and other territories, filled with hundreds ofthousands of Jews. Catharine the Great, the empressof Russia, disliking the Jews, was terrified by theiraddition to her empire. She proclaimed that allforeigners would be naturalized, but she added,"Krome ZhidoV (except the Jews). However, as withMaria Theresa, her Jewish nightmares didn't last long;she died in 1796, one year after the third partition ofPoland. In 1893, the next Tsar, Alexander the First,passed a law stating that every Jewish family musthave a surname that could not be changed. X ben Y9followed in the next generationby Z ben X could notexist any more. Yet, the surname did not have to beRussian, unlike the Austrians and Germans requiringGerman names. In general, the surnames were acombination ofa Yiddish name with a Russian suffix.

. In one area, Obauch, 50 per cent of the Jewishsurnames had the suffix, "man":Dorfman, Perlman, Feldman, Fridman, etc.

. East ofVitebsk, the suffix was "son" or "zon":Idelson, Davison, Mendelson, etc.

. In Bielo-Russia and Ukraine, the suffix was "sfy':Shamansky, Kaganovsky, Yankelevsky (beautifully derived fromthe diminutive form, Yankele),Levisky, etc.

. Lithuanian names, usually geographical places:Dolinsky (from Dolina); Melnik (from Mielnick);Dubin (from Dubina); Rogov (from Rogovo);Zager (from Zagora), etc.

. A very common suffix in all ofthe Polish capturedterritory was "icfJ: Smilovici, Leibovici, Hersco-vici, Bercovici, Solomovici, Rabinovici, Calmano-vici, Abramovici, Leizerovici, etc. These surnamesare known as "Polish" (mostly, they are patronymic surnames). Some ofthe names were altered inRomania to change"sky" to "schi" or to replace-s- with -z-, -g- with -gh- (Sager became Zagher).


Ever since the Bible first appeared, the Jews haveliked acronyms and word combinations. They haveused them in surnames as well: Katz or Catz is acombination of Cohen and Tzadfle; Segal is acombination of Segan and Levy; Conn comes fromCohen. These are very common names.

All of these Jews in these immense territorieswandered from place to place, trying to avoidpersecutions and pogroms. Due to their marriages orchanges ofnames to avoid taxesand military duties, itwas often impossible to locate the origin of theirsurname. But who cared? A Jew is a Jew!

The migration of the Jews into Romania, in the 18th,19th and 20th centuries from the different Jewishsubcultures in Galicia, Poland, Russia, and Bessarabiabrought anonomastic wealth thatwassometimes veryconfusing. Mixture of these later Jewish surnameswith theones mentioned inmyfirst two articles helpedto complicate matters.

Further, the Jews often liked nicknames much morethan surnames. They paid more attention to the firstname and nicknames, and often used only these toidentify an individual. So, when you are examiningold documents, what looks like a surname mayactually be a nickname. I remember a man known asSloim **Chibrit" (match). I have no idea what his realsurname was, and this was true ofmany other Jews inDorohoL I knew another one, Meilah "Plop"(poplar). He was a very tall man like a poplar, butcertainly he had a surname which was less known intown. My father had an uncle known as Mendel*Tipirig." This word means "ammonium chloride" inthe Moldavian dialect, a substance used in glueingcopper. There must be an interesting explanation(which I don't know) for this nickname ofmyfather'suncle, whose real name was MoscovicL

These were the surnames of the Jewish people fromMoldavia, Wallachia, Bessarabia, Bukovina,Dobrodgea and the southern part of Transylvania, upuntil World War II. What happened after that war,and some other onomastic curiosities may be thesubject ofmy next article.

History of Jewish Colonization AssociationAvailable in London

by Marlene Zakai

As genealogists, we emphasize advance planning.This article illustrates that no matter howextensivelywe mayplan aheadfor research infacilities abroad,results are still unpredictable.

During a recent trip to London, I contacted the JewishColonization Association, hoping to gain access to theirarchives for research into my family's involvement withJCA in Bessarabia. Since beginning my research I hadwritten and faxed them and received no replies, so I didnot notifythem in advanceofmy interestin research.

Upon arrival, I phoned the office. I was informedthat thearchival materials (263 boxes) were stored in severallocations in and around London and that it would take5-7 working days to round up the materials (it wasntclear whether they would gather them in a locationsomewhere for me to use, or whether they would bebrought to the London office). Additionally, theindividual responsible for the archives, Mr. Julian Kay,was out of the office on holidayand would be back oneday before my departure.

I set up an appointment to visiton the dayofhisexpectedreturn and asked that materials about the current JCA

operation be prepared for me. I alsoasked to purchase acopyof the book An Outstretched Arm: A History ofthe Jewish Colonization Association (323 pages) byTheodore Nonnaa I phoned on the appointed day, onlyto be told that Mr. Kay was again out of the office, thistime on a personalemergency. However, he had left thematerials I askedfor, and we agreed that I wouldstop byto pick them up.

I received a lovely copyofthe annual reportofthe JCAaswellas a copyofthe book I requested I offeredto payforthe book and was told that there was no charge;however,a contribution wouldbe welcome. I gladly obliged

The address and telephone number ofMr. Kay are:JCA Charitable Foundation

188AWillifieldWayLondon, BW11 6YA England(Telephone) 0181-997-4447

8 ROM-SIGNEWS, Vol.5, No.2, Winter 1996-97

My Search for Groslovoby Donald Lockhart

A year ago I set off in search of my wife's ancestors,looking first for her great-grandfather, Pesach Perloff.In short order, I unearthed Pesach's naturalizationpetition, which stated in bold and legible script that hehad emigrated from the shtetl "Groslovo, Russia" in1904. Locating that town on a map took me thebetter part of the year. Along the way I discovered afew sources of interesting information.

The first source I consulted was a conventional one, thepreeminent shtetl guide Where Once We Walked(WOWW), by Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann AmdurSack. WOWW contains an entry for "Grosolovo" butdoes not list its coordinates, referring the reader toPinkos HakehMoU Rumania - Vol I (PHRl) and theGuide to Unpublished Materials of the HolocaustPeriod (GUM).

I found PHRl on the shelves of the Hebrew Collegelibrary in Brookline, Massachusetts. The chief librarianthere, Dr. Maurice Tuchman, kindly let me know whichpages of PHRl—written in Hebrew— referred toGrosolovo. At the summer seminar in Boston I cornered

Professor Dov Levin of Hebrew University, and hegraciously undertook an on-the-spot translation of therelevantpassages from these pages. Grosolovo, it turnsout, was the site of a Nazi labor camp during theHolocaust Probably for that reason, PHRl focuses onthe plightofthe Jews who were transported to the town,not on the lives ofthose who inhabited it before the Nazi

invasioa PHRl dki provide chies about the locationofGrosolovo, however. PHRl states that in the early1940s Grosolovo was located within the district of

Tirashpol, and that it was 35 kilometers from the cityofTirashpol itself; it does not mention Grosolovo'sdirection from Tirashpol On modern maps, Tirashpolappears in eastern Moldova, not far from the border withUkraine, which lies farther east. Because Moldova wascarved from what used to be eastern Romania—an area

once known as Bessarabia, to confuse things further—the evidence from PHRl suggested that Pesach's shtetlwas a Romanian one. This view was reinforced by thesimple fact that Grosolovo is included in a Romaniavolume ofPinkos HakehiUot.

I found the GUM at Brandeis University's GoldfarbLibrary. The GUM indicates that Grosolovo was thesite ofa Nazi labor camp and that it was located in anarea called Transnistria. According to theEncyclopedia of the Holocaust, Transnistria "is anartificial geographic term, created in World War II; itrefers to the part of the Ukraine conquered byGerman and Romanian forces in the summer of 1941,which Hitler handed to Romania as a reward for its

participation in the war against the Soviet Union."The region was located "between the Bug River inthe east, the Dniester in the west, the Black Sea in thesouth, and a line beyond Mogilev in the north."Based on this evidence, I reasoned that when Pesachlived in Grosolovo between 1878 and 1904 the town

was under Russian control, that it was ceded toRomania during World War II, and that perhaps itwas returned to the Soviet Union after the war,ultimately falling within the territory of Ukraine.Grosolovo was treated in a Romania volume of

Pinkas Hakehillot, it seemed, because the seriesfocuses on the Holocaust period, during which timeGrosolovo was in Romanian hands. This analysis,however, even if correct, did not assist me much inpinpointing the location of the town on a map.

With lingering questions, I approached Mr. Mokotoffat the summer seminar. He seemed surprised at thebrevity ofWOWW's entry for Grosolovo and offeredto review some of the sources he had used in

compiling the book, to see what light they might shedon the subject. Ultimately he wrote me a letter inwhich he noted the coordinates of "Grosulovo," aslisted in the Defense Mapping Agency list of towns:47 degrees 04 minutes north and 29 degrees 52minutes east. These coordinates placed Grosolovo inmodem day Ukraine, but there was no town by thatname on modern maps, no matter how detailed.

My next step was to consult the 1970 edition ofOfficial Standard Names Approved by the UnitedStates Board on Geographic Names, known as the"BGN." The BGN listed Pesach's shtetl under the

spelling "Grosulovo" and it gave the samecoordinates as noted above. Next to "Grosulovo,"

the BGN noted "see Velikaya Mikhaylovka." My(continued on page 32)

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CENSUS OF THE JEWISH POPULATION LIVING IN

PODU ILOAIEL ROMANIA AS OF 1898as extracted from the State Archives in Iasj, by Dr. Itic Svart-Kara

and discovered for ROM-SIG by Nat Abramowitz

Podu Iloaiei, a small and poor town in the Moldavianregion ofRomania, does not appear on many maps. Itis about 17 miles west and slightly north of the famouscity of IasL Yet a book of 168 tightly printed pagesabout this town's Jewish life was published in 1990,describing (in Romanian) its history, local economy,cultural activities, synagogues, rabbinical traditions,etc. Of special interest to genealogists, the book alsocontains several censuses of the Jews living in thistown. The earliest was dated 1824 and the latest

1898. It is the 1898 census, consisting of some 723names and taking up just 26 pages, that we haveextracted and translated

The task was a truly communal one: Nat Abramowitzdid most of the translation, but several of the archaicwords for various occupations stumped him. We sentthe words out over the Internet to over 140 of our

members and elicited many replies. In particular,Sandi Goldsmith just "happened" to be in Bucharestand engaged the entire staff of her husband's branchoffice in solving the definitions. Also, Marcel andMary Bratu pulled out their own ancient dictionaryand defined many of the words.

The book is Ob§tea Evreiasca din...Podu Iloaiei(The Jewish Community of Podu Iloaiei), and issubtitled 'Tages from the History of a MoldavianShtetl." Much ofthe narrative material was written byDr. Kara, although several others also contributed.We believe that many of the first 97 pages, whichprecede the census tables, would be of interest to ourmembers, but we need one or more volunteers toreview the material and translate the best parts intoEnglish. Any volunteers?

In translating the census table, we encountered severalodd words and apparent inconsistencies. Where therewas not room to comment within the table, weinserted a code, such as lacJ. All such codes areexplained in a list that follows the table.

We also include here a list ofthe occupations found inthe census table. This may be useful for our readerswhen translating other documents.

barbier

better

birjarblanar

blat

hairdresser; frizer = hair-cutter,

teacher (elementary, not high school)probably bijar: coachmanfurrier

plastererboiangiu, boiangita* dyerbragagiu bulgar person who produces or sells braga,

a soft drink made from maize, rye or millet, boiled and fermented. Monica Talmor says, There were, and probablystill are, bars in Romania which served only mis drink, andwhere men usually went to socialize. I remember going withmy father to such a place and eating cheese pie."

brutar, brutirie baker

butnar cooper, barrelmakercafegiu coffee house keeperc&r&midar brickmaker

casap butcherceaprazar manufacturer or merchant selling silk or

golden thread to make laces/cords, ribbons, tassels to adornadorn military uniforms; by extension, manufacturer ofmilitary caps and other accessories ofmilitary costumes. On theother hand, we are told: ceprezar beretmaker, maker ofsmall caps but not ofhats.

ceaus. minor official: doorkeeper, courier,usher,leaderof small group ofminor officials.

cirn&tar, carn&tar person who makes or sells sausagesciubotar bootmaker

cizmar shoemaker

cofetar confectioner

cojocar coatmaker, perhaps ofanimal skins;not a furrier

comerciant merchant; dealercontabil accountant (rather than bookkeeper)cotiugar carter; wagoner

covrigar bagelmakercroitor tailor

croitoreasft seamstress

dacal probably, datcal: private tutor, orOrthodox church deacon (not a Jew).

fierar ironworker

haham schochet (ritual slaughterer ofchickens)hangiu innkeeper

(continuedat end ofcensus table, on page 24)

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E g How long in Wife's g child

Q Head of family e Occupation Podu Iloaiei? Name e ren Observations

1 Mendel Ilie 34 Laborer 6 years Toba Ilie 33 5 widow [aa]2 Sura Hie 56 - 6 years - - - -

3 Bercu Solomon 49 Laborer 20 years Dvoira S. 46 4 widow [aa]4 Beila §mil Lupu 41 - 5 years - - 7 -

5 Avram Moscovici 38 Merchant 15 years Rica 33 1 -

6 Vigder Goldinstain 39 Ironsmith 16 years Haia 33 5 . -

7 Simon I(ic 31 Ironsmith born in P.I. - - - -

8 Seindle Solomon 28 - born in P.I. - - 2 -

9 Toba Litman 54 Midwife 5 years - - - -

10 Haiasin Nuh&m 38 Seamstress bora in P.I. - - - -

11 Solomon sin Moise 67 Huckster born in P.I. - 47 5 unmarried

12 Moise sin M. Solomon 23 Laborer born in P.I. - - - unmarried

13 Michel Solomon 21 Laborer - - - - -

14 Chitla Altar 31 - - - - 1 -

15 Copel sin Moise 48 Merchant 5 years Haia Chitla 45 3 unmarried

16 Bercu sin Moise 23 Huckster 5 years - - - unmarried

17 Estera sin Moise 21 - 5 years - - - -

18 §mil M. Rosu 38 Merchant born in P.I. HaiaRoiza 36 3 unmarried

19 Marcu Strulovici 24 Merchant 6 years - - - -

20 Iosub M. Totoescu 46 Merchant born in P.I. Tipra 41 8 widower, Russian subject21 Herscu §or 68 Merchant born in P.I. - - - -

22 Rifca sin Avram 56 - 2 years - unmarried

23 Frima sin Avram 56 - born in P.I. - - - unmarried

24 Alter Herscu 58 Merchant - Sura 54 - -

25 Ijic Herscu 23 - - - - - unmarried

26 Bercu Grinberg 34 Merchant 10 years Haia 38 2 -

27 Moise Ringhelescu 70 Merchant bom in P.I. Reiza 60 4 -

28 Haim Ringhelescu 28 Merchant born in P.I. Malca 22 1 -

29 LeaLerman 23 - 1 year - - 1 -

30 Mendel Solomon 28 Shoemaker 1 year - - - -

31 Bercu Michel 46 Wheelwright 22 years Sura 36 3 -

32 Michel sin Moise 32 Merchant 5 years Idea 24 2 -

33 Rifca Simon Itic 50 - 30 years - - - widow

34 Falic Haim Herman 40 Shoemaker 30 years Metla 35 6 Turkish subject35 Haim Itic Goldemberg 43 Merchant 3 years Maria 40 5 -

36 Freida sin Iancu 43 - born in P.I. - - 3 widow

37 Avram Clingher 22 - born in P.I. - - - unmarried

38 Faiga Solomon Taigman 22 - 1 year - - -widow

39 NutS Scuitiviti 39 Merchant 6 years Cerna 38 1

40 Ruhla Oivide 73 - 6 years - - - widow

41 David Oivide 21 Merchant born in P.I. - - - unmarried

42 Herscu Oivide 51 Merchant born in P.I. Sura Rifca 43 6 -

43 Estera S. Fridman 25 - born in P.I. - - - widow

44 Slima Landman 27 - born in P.I. - - - widow

45 Ira Landman 65 Rabbi born in P.I. - - - widower

46 David Leib Davidovici 40 Merchant 22 years Zelda 40 4 Greek subject47 I(ic Zeilig 42 Merchant born in P.I. Haia Ruhala 38 4 -

48 Simon Herscovici 60 Fisherman 5 years - - - -

49 Ilie Nuhamovici 45 Laborer born in P.I. Haia§ura 40 4 Greek subject50 Hana Itfcovici 65 - -

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51 Ita Solomon 46 - - - - 5 widow

52 Iancu sin Avram 70 Furrier 5 years - - - widower

53 Meer sin I. Avram 21 Ironsmith 5 years - - - unmarried

54 SosaCrefu 50 - born in P.I. - - - widow

55 Idel Marcu 40 Merchant 5 years Basia 32 3 -

56 Bruha Mendelovici 28 - born in P.I. - - 1 widower [aa]57 AdolfLazar 27 Merchant born in P.I. Golda 22 2 -

58 §trul§or 58 Merchant 40 years HanaNesa 45 1 Russian subject59 Moise Haim Cupelberg 50 Merchant 5 years Hana 40 - -

60 BuruhNuta 35 Shoemaker born in P.I. - - - -

61 Maria Croitoru 32 - - - - 3 -

62 Simon Mochi 42 Tailor 4 years Hania 36 4 -

63 IsacTercaser 41 Merchant 17 years Ester Sura 32 6 -

64 HunS Avram Pancer 35 - born in P.I. - - 2 -

65 Zaida a Vadanii 65 Fisherman 50 years Hana 60 1 -

66 Ghedale Lazar 50 Merchant born in P.I. Ita 50 - -

67 Meolich Lazar 23 - born in P.I. - - - unmarried

68 Isidor Lazar 22 - born in P.I. - - - unmarried

69 Moise I. Lazar 46 Merchant 22 years Reiza 37 2 -

70 Avram Leizerovici 21 - born in P.I. - - - unmarried

71 Aizic Bercovici 35 Merchant born in P.I. - - - widower

72 Avram Herscovici 24 Merchant - Bruha 24 2 Russian subject73 Malca Tinichigita 49 - 40 years - - - widow

74 Marcu Tinichigiu 33 Tinsmith 7 years Lea 35 3 -

75 Avram Marcovici 41 Merchant bora in P.I. Golda 35 5 -

76 Laba Nacht 90 - 4 years - - - widower

77 Itic Nahman 53 Merchant born in P.I. - - 1 widower

78 Basa Zigler 30 - bora in P.I. - - - widow

79 Fisel Marcovici 36 Merchant bora in P.I. Tivia 32 4 -

80 Iosub §fart 48 Merchant bora in P.I. ItaRuhla 43 1 -

81 Herscu §far( 21 - born in P.I. - - - unmarried

82 Matla Leibovici 63 - - - - - -

83 Solomon Elias 34 Merchant bora in P.I. Roza 26 3 -

84 Talic sin Iosub 70 Merchant born in P.I. Haia 43 - -

85 Blim Marcovici 21 - bora in P.I. - - - -

86 Freida §milovici 70 Dyer 40 years - - - -

87 Seina Strulovici 21 - bora in P.I. - - - -

88 Iosub Horovi(i 58 Merchant 1 year Chitla 50 1 -

89 Iancu Moscovici 52 Merchant 18 years Cearaa 40 3 -

90 Muisoc Felman 70 - 12 years - - - -

91 Leiba Marcovici 45 Merchant bora in P.I. Haia 28 4 -

92 Bercu Herscu Altar 29 Merchant born in P.L Malca 29 2 -

93 Itic Zeilig 67 Merchant 60 years Cearaa 65 - -

94 Haim Zeilie 21 Laborer bora in P.L - - - unmarried

95 Zeilic sin Iancu 26 Ironsmith bora in P.L Haia Sura 23 - -

96 Ghidale Fiser 34 Merchant bora in P.L - - - -

97 Leiba Morgestern 34 Merchant bora in P.L Mina 25 5 Russian subject98 Leiba sin Mendel 70 Midwife 50 years - - - widow

99 IosifVoitinovici - Miller Christian spouse [ab] - 9 Austrian subject100 Iosef Simeleanski - Ironsmith 5 yrs Christian spouse [ab] - 2 Austrian subject

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101 Antin Simelanski 21 Ironsmith Christian - - - Austrian subject102 Martin Frank 29 Laborer Christian - - - Austrian subject103 Gheorghe Proschipeanu 41 Laborer Christian - - - Austrian subject -104 Itic Moscovici 38 saidacar (seelist) 16 years Leia 3 -

[wife's age truly reads '3 'J105 Andrei Silda 37 Laborer Christian 1 yr - - - Austrian subject106 Catinca Manoliu 32 - Christian 1 yr - - - Austrian subject107 David Fainis. 26 Merchant bora in P.I. Beti 21 1 -

108 Rifca Zalman Nuham 60 Huckster 20 years - - -widow

109 Marcu Felman 41 Merchant 30 years - - - -

110 Han{a Sugarovici 30 - - - - --

111 Avner Herscovici 48 Merchant born in P.I. Reiza 46 5 Russian subject112 Herscu Herscu 21 - born in P.I. - - -

Russian subject113 Beile Roza Ancel 70 - 10 years - - - -

114 Zeida Rotenberg 66 Merchant bora in P.I. Tirla 43 2 -

115 Talic Spirt 61 Merchant 40 years Bruha 58 1 -

116 Marcu Rihtuitor 28 Merchant bora in P.I. Maria 26 2 -

117 Oi§ie Haber 43 Merchant 14 years Brana Leia 43 4 -

118 David Haim Spirt 25 Handyman born in P.I. - - --

119 Moise §raier 36 Merchant 18 years Basea 31 3 -

120 Ita §mil Lupu 48 Laborer bora in P.I. - - -widow

121 Risla Lupu 21 - - - - 1 -

122 Brana Frenkel 70 - - - - -

widow

123 Noes Marcu Stoleru 62 Joiner born in P.I. Zelda 48 4 -

124 Hinde N. Stoleru 25 - born in P.I. - - -unmarried

125 Iosub N. Stoleru 25 Joiner bora in P.I. - - -unmarried

126 Etla N. Stoleru 21 - born in P.I. - - -unmarried

127 Avram Doroscanu 41 Private tutor born in P.L - - -widower

128 Hinda Doroscanu 68 - born in P.I. - - -widow

129 Leiba Iliescu 29 Laborer 6 years - - --

130 Sura Langher 61 Laborer 45 years - - -widow

131 Haim Oivide 26 Merchant born in P.I. Hana 22 --

132 Alter Iscovici 40 Rabbi 18 years Ruhla 55 --

133 Inghel Bentin 21 Merchant 18 years Hinde 17 --

134 Iosub §fart sin Bercu 21 Servant or waiter 1 month - - --

135 Avram Henic 57 Merchant born in P.I. Feiga 48 --

136 Meir Henic 29 Laborer born in P.I. - - --

137 Strul Buhar 21 - bora in P.L - - --

138 Zelda Goldental 37 Tailor 20 years - - 6 -

139 Ancel Hant 55 Doctor 25 years Eti 44 3 -

140 Avram S. Haimovici 29 Merchant born in P.L Hana 29 2 -

141 Avram sin §mil 67 Merchant 50 years Enta 58 1 -

142 Altar Smarie 62 Huckster 36 years Reiza 61 --

143 §mil Iurca 80 Huckster 37 years Nahama 68 --

144 Strul Zaitler 38 Merchant 20 years Ghitla 30 3 Russian subject

145 §mil Zaitler 40 Merchant 20 years - - --

146 Iosub I. Croitoru 43 Tailor 30 years Maria 41 2 -

147 Sura Leia Ungur 28 Huckster born in P.L - - 1 -

148 §mil sin Lupu 38 Coachman 12 years Sura 26 7 -

149 Hana Avram Iurca 50 Midwife born in P.L - - -

widow

150 Iancu Staher 55 Minor official 10 years Tipra 50 -

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151 Seindla [no surname noted] 22 - - - - - unmarried

152 Dvoira [no surname noted] 21 - - - - - unmarried

153 Marcu Herscu Meilich 22 Laborer bora in P.L - - - unmarried

154 HanaUnguru 45 Laborer born in P.I. - - 1 widow

155 Iosub Fiserman 40 Merchant 4 years - - 1 widower, Austrian subject156 IsteraLeibel 38 - born in P.L - - 4 -

157 Iancu Leibel 24 - 14 years - - - -

158 Sulim Haimovici 39 Merchant 14 years Gitla 31 5 -

159 Moise Erbiceanu 41 Merchant born in P.I. - - 1 Widower, Turkish subject160 Iosub Erbiceanu 21 Laborer born in P.I. - - - unmarried

161 Iancu Prit 42 Merchant born in P.I. Sura 35 4 -

162 Chiva Meir 73 Minor official 20 years Rifca 70 - Austrian subject163 VolfFis 50 Laborer 16 years - - - Russian subject164 HanaFis 70 - 6 years - - - widow

165 ManaseFis 34 Laborer born in P.I. - - - -

166 Reiza sinAvram 24 - 1 year - - - unmarried

167 Strul Fis 46 Laborer born in P.L Sura 40 5 -

168 Haim sinAvram 60 Merchant 1 year Sosa 40 8 -

169 Zelda sin Avram 21 Merchant 1 year - - - unmarried

170 Maria Fridman 53 Midwife 15 years - - 1 widow

171 Avram Cohos 22 - 15 years - - - -

172 Pesa Cohos 21 Seamstress 15 years - - - unmarried

173 Gute Bercovici 65 - 24 years - - - widower

174 Zeilic Bercovici 21 - - - - - unmarried

175 David Herscu §fart 21 Ironsmith 25 years [fa] Sura 43 2 -

176 §mil H. §fart 21 Ironsmith born in P.I. - - - unmarried

177 Ghitman lui Moise 54 Merchant 28 years Hana 50 2 -

178 Sima Estera Herscovici 26 - born in P.L - - - widow

179 Marcu Ghitman 23 - born in P.L - - - unmarried

180 Haim §milovici 26 Laborer born in P.L - - - unmarried

181 Ruhla Nuham 22 - - - - - -

182 Sulim Lahmanovici 32 Merchant 10 years Ruhla 30 1 Russian subject183 I(ic M. Buchman 40 Merchant 15 years Sura 34 3 -

184 Saia Streinberg 55 Merchant 24 years Runa 30 1 -

185 Simon Bercovici 58 Laborer 11 years Alia 64 - Russian subject186 SaimKandel 60 - 2 years - - - Widower

187 Bela N. David 40 - 1 year - - - -

188 Lupu Buium 50 Merchant born in P.L Zisla 38 7 -

189 Haim Hers Solomon 48 Merchant bora in P.I. - - 1 Widower

190 Svoire Solomon 24 - bora in P.L - - 1 Widower

191 Iancu Sloim 48 Furrier born in P.L Leia 40 5 -

192 Lupu I^ic 52 Merchant born in P.I. Dina 42 1 -

193 Noea Bercovici 28 Merchant born in P.I. Ester 25 3 -

194 Iosup Lipscanu 58 Merchant 25 years - - - -

195 Leibe Herscu 52 - born in P.I. - - 1 -

196 Iosub Avram Pascar - Merchant born in P.I. Cearaa 26 1 -

197 Altar Gutman 60 Merchant bora in P.L - - 2 -

198 Elias Gutman 30 Merchant born in P.L Rifca 26 - -

199 Haim Sulim Tukerman 32 Merchant 4 years Haia 30 - -

200 Iancu sin Leizer 28 Stonemason bora in P.L Devora 21 2 -

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201 Meilesc Vaisman 57 Merchant born in P.I. Mahla 50 2 -

202 Ancel VolfZan 22 - 1 month Lea 19 --

203 Moise Boiangiu 57 Dyer 21 years - - --

204 Basa M. Itic 40 - 21 years --

3 -

205 Ghitla Iancu Ciobotaru 50 Merchant 10 years - -6 widower

206 Zeida M. Moise 27 - born in P.I. - 20 --

207 Iosub Solomon 41 Coffee house 2 years - - --

208 Ita sin Leiba 28 - born in P.I. Feiga - 3 widow [bb)

209 Alta sin Leiba 60 - born in P.I. - - 1 widow

210 Iancu Solomon 24 Furrier born in P.I. Hana 21 1 -

211 Nunis Boh 24 Merchant 30 yrs [ac] - - 1 widower

212 Sifra Boh 24 - bom in P.I. - - --

213 Sein Lazar 27 Merchant born in P.I. Sura 27 2-

214 Iancu sin Bercu 47 Merchant 22 years Malca 42 6 -

215 Ham sin It,ic 45 Tailor born in P.I. Maria 40 6 -

216 Moise Rabinovici 63 Merchant born in P.I. Golda 56 6 -

2I7 Mariesa Rabinovici 21 Seamstress bom in P.I. - - -unmarried

218 Moise Fis 83 Furrier bom in P.I. Estera 63 --

219 Rifca Fis 23 - bom in P.I. - - --

220 Haia Reiza Fis 21 - bom in P.I. - - -unmarried

221 Toba Rozenstein 58 - bom in P.I. - - -widow

222 Marcu Ijicovici 35 Merchant bom in P.I. Ester 25 3 -

223 Simon Rozenstei 23 Merchant bom in P.I. - - -unmarried

224 Fisel Goidenberg 38 Merchant bom in P.I. Iulia 32 2 <—and 3 apprentices [ad]

225 Herscu Solomon 31 Furrier bom in P.I. - - - -

226 Ruhla Goldner 24 - 6 years - - 1

227 Bruha Solomon 21 - bom in P.I. - -1 unmarried

228 Burah N. Nahamovici 50 Merchant bom in P.I. Ceraa 49 4 -

229 Hie Solomon 58 Merchant bom in P.I. Haia 53 3-

230 Iosub Solomon 22 Merchant -- - -

unmarried

231 Bercu Rosenfeld 60 Merchant bom in P.I. - -1 -

232 Ioli Solomon 25 Merchant bora in P.I. Etla 19 --

233 Avram Godenthal 46 Shoemaker 30 years Alta 39 -

Turkish subject

234 Aron Ijicovici 39 Merchant 6 years Roza 25 2 -

235 Avram Vecsler 48 Merchant bom in P.I. Clara 40 7 -

236 Haim l{ic Rosenstein 37 Merchant bom in P.I. Otemia 25 4 -

237 Maica Vecsler 29 Servant or waiter 1 month - - - -

238 User Brofman 50 Merchant bora in P.I. Rifca 32 6 -

239 Idel Iancu 42 Merchant 14 years Beila 36 4 -

240 Ruhla Bronfman 25 Merchant bom in P.I. - - - -

241 Golda Bronfman 22 - bom in P.I. - - - -

242 Avram Bronstein 54 Merchant 20 years Roza 50 2 -

243 Sura Vecsler 43 - bom in P.I. - - -widow

244 Meir sin Moise 47 Merchant bora in P.I. Sura 40 4 -

245 Elca Pascal 46 Merchant born in P.I. - -1 -

246 Ilie Trit 56 Merchant bom in P.I. Clara 39 --

247 Tivia Pascaru 72 - -- - -

widow

248 Haim Hers sin Burah 30 Merchant 10 years - - - -

249 Perla sin Leiba 25 - 5 years - - - -

250 Avram sin Iancu 42 Shoemaker 1 year" "

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251 Iancu Anciu 60 Merchant born in P.L Hana 58 - -

252 Haim Solomon 25 Merchant bora in P.L Haia 33 2 -

253 Moise Con 28 Laborer 2 years Basea 25 2 widower

254 Sura Abramovici 50 - - - - - unmarried

255 Ruhla Abramovici 31 - - - - - -

256 Aizic Butnaru 42 Merchant 18 years Pesa 38 2 widow

257 Reiza Margulies 55 Merchant born in P.L - - -Austrian subject

258 Seindla Birabaun 21 Servant or waiter 2 years - - - -

259 Leiba Leizerovici 38 Merchant born in P.I. Perla 35 - -

260 Rifca Leizerovici 55 - 13 years - - -widow

261 Moise Sneer 43 Merchant born in P.L Cerna - 8 -

262 Manea §neer 32 Merchant bora in P.I. - - - -

263 Iancu Bercovici 26 Merchant born in P.L Siffa 20 - -

264 Rifca Iticovici 100 Midwife 60 years - - -widow

265 Avram Marcu $or 45 Merchant bora in P.L Haia Sura 40 --

266 Strul Folisteanu 22 Merchant bora in P.L Basea 24 1 -

267 Sura Mendelovici 54 - 35 years - - - widow

268 Iancu Mendelovici 27 Merchant born in P.L - - - Russian subject269 Avram I. Vecsler 27 Merchant born in P.L Golda 25 1 -

270 Solomon Mendelovici 31 Merchant bora in P.L Ruhla 24 1 Russian subject271 Litman Mendelovici 34 Merchant bora in P.L Toba 30 3 -

272 Moise Gritf 29 Shoemaker 12 years - - - -

273 Toba sin Iancu 38 - bora in P.L - - 3 -

274 Zeida§fart 38 Merchant 12 years HaiaMisca 40 7 -

275 Pincu Start 26 Merchant 2 months - - - -

276 Haim Rotinstein 50 Merchant born in P.L Haia 48 3 -

277 Die Lupu Rotinstein 22 Merchant bora in P.L - - --

278 Ana Lupu Rotinstein 21 Merchant born in P.I. - - -widow

279 Aron I. Lecker 67 Merchant 42 years - - - widower

280 Ella I. Lecker 21 - born in P.L - - - -

281 Hana Vecsler 38 - 6 years - - - widow

282 Smil Herscovici 23 Laborer 1 year - - - -

283 Beila Lecker 35 - 2 years - - -widow

284 Haim Aron Bronstein 43 Merchant 21 years Rifca 40 3 -

285 §mil David Bronstein 23 Merchant bora in P.L - - --

286 Basea Sfarti 60 Merchant bora in P.L - - - -

287 Iosub Oivide 30 Merchant born in P.L Etla 21 2 -

288 Herscu L. §or 27 Merchant born in P.L Sura 20 - -

289 Iancu I. Froimovici 45 Merchant bora in P.I. Hana 45 1 -

290 Estera B. Haimovici 63 Merchant born in P.L - - - widow

291 Besa Zilberman 45 Merchant 1 year - - 1 widow

292 Iosub §apira 38 Handyman 18 years Feiga 37 4 -

293 Naftule Morgenstein 40 Merchant born in P.L Pesa 38 - -

294 Haim §trulovici 22 Merchant 8 months Golda 18 - -

295 Blima §raier 50 Handywoman 2 months - -[ae] widow

296 Leiba Fruchtman 41 Merchant 14 years Sifra 35 6 -

297 Feiga Blumenfeld 66 - 8 years - -- widow

298 Bercu Iticovici 70 Merchant 46 years - -- widower

299 Caiman Iticovici 47 Veterinarian bora in P.L Rifca 33 1-

300 Itic sin Iosub 23 Merchant 2 years Seindla 19 1-

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301 Avram Fainaru 27 Merchant born in P.L Mindla 26 1 -

302 Aba Blumenfeld 42 Baker 22 years Etla 40 10 -

303 Smil Lazar 70 Merchant bora in P.L Hanta 70 --

304 Iosub Hers, 52 Merchant bora in P.L Rifca 50 1 -

305 Iancu Lazar 23 - - - - --

306 Smil Oivide 23 Merchant bora in P.L Rifca 50 1 -

307 Moise I. Oivide 76 Merchant bora in P.L - - --

308 Ruhla Oivide 70 - 50 years - - -widow

309 Iancu L. Strulovici 50 Merchant 30 years Estera 45 3 -

310 Moise §mil Leibovici 25 - 1 month Ita 20 * <—1 apprentice [af]

311 Marcu Ghetel 60 Owner of property bora in P.I. - - -widower

312 Zeilic sin Lupu 63 Merchant 38 years Mindla 50 * <—1 servant [ag]

313 Herscu Iancovici 24 Servant or waiter 4 years - - - -

314 Ruhla Iancovici 30 Servant or waiter 6 months - - - -

315 Altar Ghetal 25 Merchant born in P.L Teitl 23 3 -

316 Gustav Hamburger 35 Merchant bora in P.L Sura 27 2 -

317 Reiza Meier 21 Servant or waiter 1 year - - -Austrian subject

318 Tipra Candel 51 Merchant bora in P.L - - 1 widower

319 Perla Candel 31 Merchant bora in P.L - - - -

320 Moise A. Rintler 35 Merchant 2 years Sima 29 2 -

321 Moise sin ilie 44 Merchant 20 years Sima 40 1 -

322 Avram Zeilic 55 Merchant bora in P.L Zlata 48 2 -

323 Sura Casapu Meir 63 Dyer bora in P.L - - - widow

324 Dvaire Sinionovici 26 - born in P.L - - - -

325 Her§cu Solomon 25 Merchant 16 years Reiza 23 1 -

326 Froim Zalman §or 40 Merchant 20 years Ester 38 7 -

327 IonDomnaru ah roman ardelean (ah] spouse [ab] - 1 Austrian subject

328 Dumitru Daderlat ah [ah] just arrived[bc] spouse [ab] - 1 -

329 Simon Meer 45 Merchant born in P.L Estera 39 3 -

330 MeerHaimLeib 29 Merchant bora in P.L Lea 23 - -

331 Itic §milovici 34 Merchant bora in P.L Hava 25 1 -

332 Grigore Petran 44 bragagiu bulgar - - - -Turkish subject

333 MihaiTomas - Servant or waiter - - - -Austrian subject

334 Ispas Ivanov - serv. bulgar - - - -Turkish subject

335 Hasan Ibrahim 46 Confectioner 1 year - - -Turkish subject

336 Sefedin Ismail 38 Confectioner- - - -

Turkish subject

337 Lea Vaisman 59 - 40 years -- 1 -

338 Froica Vaisman 45 Merchant born in P.L - - - -

339 IlieGrosman 45 Merchant bora in P.L Sura 28 4 -

340 Iancu Vaisman 45 Merchant bora in P.L Feiga 43 1 <— and 1 servant [ba]

341 Nuham Ber§tling 35 Merchant born in P.L Haia 30 1 -

342 Strul Moise 28 Merchant bora in P.L Haia 26 2 -

343 §ura Moise 63 Merchant bora in P.L - - - widow

344 Ghersen Con 30 Merchant 18 years Cearaa 27 2 -

345 Iosub Colomeier 55 Merchant bora in P.L - - - widower

346 Gehedala Haimovici 39 Merchant born in P.L SuraBeika 31 5 -

347 Haim Gutman 21 Servant or waiter 1 year - - - -

348 Itic Ghern 70 Merchant 13 years Crana 33 4 -

349 Hanaalda 70 Merchant bora in P.L - - - widow

350 Iosub Rozenfeld 43 ~ born in P.L Leia 42 3

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351 Hana Volf 38 Merchant 12 years - - 3 widow352 Reiza Holtman 70 Huckster 30 years - - - widow

353 Ruhla Holtman 33 Huckster born in P.L - - - -

354 Iosub Hahamu 63 haham (seelist) - - - _ widower355 Rifca Haler 53 - bora in P.L - - _ widow

356 Ion Aliscenciuc - Servant or waiter - - - _ Austrian subject357 Iancu Leibovici 43 Merchant 18 years Hana 41 3 -

358 Iuta Leibovici 21 - - - _ _ unmarried359 Hanta Ghetel 63 - 50 years - - - widow

360 Avram Leibovici 42 - born in P.L Ita 30 2 -

361 Solomon Fridman 73 - born in P.L Lif§a 43 _ -

362 Liba Fridman 29 - born in P.L - - . unmarried363 Malca Avram 59 - born in P.L - . . widow364 Ghitla Avram 23 - bora in P.I. - _ - unmarried365 Sura Avram 21 - born in P.L - - . unmarried366 Haim Orenstein 55 - 35 years Bruha 27 1 -

367 Hanta Orenstein 55 - - - - . widow368 Simon Rafael 36 Shoemaker bora in P.L - . _ widower369 Pesa Goldstein 32 - - - - 3 widower370 Bercu sin Iosub 35 Laborer 5 years Mindla 25 2 -

371 Marcu Solomon 47 Merchant born in P.L Haia 40 2 -

372 Solomon Solomon 24 Merchant born in P.I. - _ _ -

373 David Avram Jura 35 Merchant - Lif§a 27 2 -

374 Smil sin Nusem 21 Merchant - - - [ai] <—1 young brother375 Etla sin Moise 40 - 5 years - - widow376 Herscu sin Moise 26 Merchant 5years - - - -

377 Feiga Simon 21 - bora in P.L - - - unmarried378 Leiba Tin Cojocaru 36 Merchant born in P.L - - - -

379 Haim David Cojocaru 38 Merchant born in P.L Sura 30 1 -

380 Marcu Idel 65 Merchant born in P.L Perla 60 1 -

381 Leiba Iancovici 35 Merchant 6 years Rifca 26 1 -

382 Aron Ancin 58 Merchant bora in P.I. Hanta 48 3 -

383 Anciu Aron Anciu 28 Merchant bora in P.L - - _ -

384 Haim sin Leiba 35 Laborer bora in P.L Leia 48 3 -

385 Smil sin Leiba 23 Laborer bora in P.L - _ - -

386 Ruhla sin Leiba 31 - bora in P.L - _ _ -

387 Ruhla sin Solomon 21 - born in P.L - _ 1 widow388 Iancu Dovici 42 Laborer 6 years - _ 6 widower389 Pavel David 68 Laborer 5 years Hava 55 3 -

390 Heilic Lazar 56 Laborer 32 years Rifca 53 - -

391 Marcu Alter 43 Laborer bora in P.L - _ _ widower392 Sapsa Iticovici 39 Laborer bora in P.L Haia 32 1 -

393 Etla Cat 45 - born in P.L - _ 1 widow394 Haim Itic Iona 54 Laborer born in P.L Reiza 40 5 -

395 Lupu Cahan 45 Merchant 30 years Chitla 40 3 -

396 Nahama Cahan 23 - bora in P.I. - - _ unmarried397 Meir Sterinberg 58 Ironsmith 17years Sura 55 2 -

398 Buium Segal 56 Laborer 18 years - _ _ widower399 Rifca Herscovici 45 Laborer bora in P.L - . 3 widow400 Simon Herscovici 38 Laborer bora in P.I. Maria 20 - -



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401 Sura M. Croitoru 63 - - - - - widow

402 Leiba Scorjaru 43 Weaver (rugs) 15 years - - 3 widower (aa]403 Rifca Faigman 37 - 10 years - - 3 widower [aa]404 Ilie Iancu Usar 35 Huckster born in P.I. Dina 29 1 -

405 Leizer Moise Croitoru 31 Tailor 18 years Alta 28 4 -

406 David Anciu 32 Merchant born in P.I. Zelda 28 2 -

407 Leiba Strul 35 Merchant 6 years Roza 28 3 -

408 Sofia Mendel Zoni 22 - 4 years - - - unmarried

409 Iancu Fridman 40 - born in P.I. Rifca 36 3 -

410 David Finkelstein 55 Merchant 14 years Haia 51 1 -

411 Lupu Finkelstein 23 - - - - - unmarried

412 Seine Finkelstein 22 - - - - - unmarried

413 Ruhla Finkelstein 22 - - - - - unmarried

414 Moise Finkelstein 21 - - - - - unmarried

415 Riven Finkelstein 25 Merchant born in P.I. Ruhla 22 - -

416 Leizer sin Avram 80 - born in P.I. Mirca 60 - -

417 Hava Stoleru 70 Joiner 10 years Feiga 60 - -

418 Avram Idel Cleiman 67 Merchant 30 years Haia 58 1 -

419 Pincu Mendel 62 Merchant 23 years Seina 46 5 -

420 Mendel sin Mendel 24 - - - - - -

421 Aron Marcovici 35 Merchant born in P.I. Dvoira 29 4 -

422 Sura Vaisler 58 - 10 years - - -widow

423 I^icLupu Tinichigiu 53 Merchant 25 years - - - -

424 Brana Ernstof 40 - 25 years - -3 widow

425 Zeida Ern§tof 22 Merchant born in P.I. - - - -

426 Sura Ernstof 21 - - - - -unmarried

427 Haim Ghidale 45 Merchant born in P.I. Ester 45 - -

428 Saia Halpern 42 Merchant 15 years Ester Ghitla 40 6 -

429 Zeilic N. Abramovici 36 Merchant bora in P.I. Tivia 25 3 -

430 Moise Trit 58 Merchant bora in P.I. Ruhla 48 3 _

431 Haim Avram Zilberman 42 Bookkeeper 15 years Maria 40 - -

432 Itic Con Zilberman 25 Merchant 8 years Hana 21 - -

433 §mil Herscovici 42 Laborer bora in P.I. - - -widower

434 Sura Ita Avram 32 Laborer bora in P.I. - - 1 widow

435 Sura Marcu 45 Laborer 18 years - - -widow

436 Bercu Marcu 25 Laborer 18 years - - -widow

437 Dobris. Marcu 22 Laborer 18 years - - --

438 Simon Marcu 21 Laborer born in P.I. - - -unmarried

439 Meer Con 32 Laborer bora in P.I. Ceraa 25 2 -

440 Ruhla Avram Fisel 70 Tailor 8 years - - -

widow

441 Pincu sin Haim 70 Tailor bora in P.I. Haia -4 -

442 Haim sin Haim 22 Tailor bora in P.I. - - -unmarried

443 Sulim Leiba Fainar 68 Merchant bora in P.I. Maria Ita 50 4 -

444 Pincu Leiba Fainar 23 Merchant bora in P.I. - - -unmarried

445 Lupu Anciu 46 Laborer bora in P.I. - - - -

446 Anciu Lupu 23 Laborer -- - - -

447 Maria Corner 70 - 9 years - - -widow

448 Avram sin Iancu 36 Laborer bora in P.I. Estera 28 - -

449 Leia sin Iancu 56 - bora in P.I. - - -widow

450 Fisel Con 40 Merchant 9 years Sofica 35 2 ~

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451 Qiil Glanter 40 Teacher 10 years - - 2 -

452 Leiba Rozintvaig 38 - 10 years - - 2 widower [aa]

453 Freida Glanter 70 - 10 years - - --

454 Baba Moscovici 55 - born in P.L - - 4 widow

455 Ider Marcu Stoleru 50 Joiner born in P.L Ita 38 5 -

456 Haim Her? Pascal 46 Furrier born in P.L - - -widower

457 Seine Ghitla Ciobotaru 35 - born in P.L - - 4 widow

458 Basa Lea sin Marcu 45 - 1 year - - 2 widow

459 Strut I(ic Marcu Idel 28 Merchant born in P.L Hana 38 8 Russian subject

460 Ioil Vaisman 49 Merchant born in P.L Sara 39 7 -

461 Avram Butnaru 35 Barrelmaker 22 years Ita 35 3 -

462 David Ilie Marcu 48 Laborer born in P.L - - 2 widower

463 Sosa Marcovici 66 - born in P.L - - - -

464 Avram Solomon 30 Laborer born in P.L - - - -

465 Sosa Goldner 30 Laborer 8 years - - 2 widower

466 Moisa Iosub Susinaru 42 Furrier 15 years Malca 37 4 -

467 Ghitla Iosub Susmaru 57 - born in P.L - - -widow

468 Herscu Con Faclieru 40 Merchant born in P.I. Etla 38 3 -

469 Leizer Covrigaru 40 Merchant born in P.L Basia 38 5 -

470 Marcus Zisman 40 Shoemaker 12 years Vitea 31 3 Turkish subject

471 Nusim Alpern 38 Laborer 13 years Sofia 37 5 -

472 Alter Bercovici 38 Laborer 10 years Eraestina 30 3 -

473 Avram C. Caramidaru 60 Brickmaker 37 years Lea 50 - -

474 Estera Caramidaru 23 - born in P.L - - - unmarried

475 Ita Caramidaru 33 - bora in P.L - - - unmarried

476 Herscu Caramidaru 21 - bora in P.L - - -unmarried

477 Pincu Marcovici 36 Butcher (casap) born in P.L Estera 20 - -

478 Ruhla Vainberg 60 - born in P.L - - -widow

479 Malka Vanberg 21 - born in P.L - - - -

480 Marcu Strul Percepu 31 belfer (seelist) 6 years Rifca 21 2 Austrian subject481 Haim Viger 30 Merchant 2 years Itla 36 1 -

482 Ichil Vecsler 40 Merchant 2 years Hana Ruhla 30 6 <—and 1 brother [aj]

483 German Vecsler 22 - born in P.L - - - unmarried

484 Avram Ovidie 35 Shoemaker born in P.I. Haia Etla 27 2 -

485 Leizer Goescu 69 Huckster 50 years - - -widower

486 Ita Rozenbaum 55 - 40 years - - - -

487 Feiga Rozenbaum 23 - born in P.L - - - -

488 Toba Rozenbaum 21 - bora in P.L - - - unmarried

489 TizaDasc&lu 60 - 30 years - - - -

490 Golda Dascalu 28 - born in P.L - - - -

491 David Blumenfeld 35 Huckster 10 years Zolda 31 3 -

492 Faibis. Rahmut 44 Merchant 13 years Ghitla 38 3 -

493 Aron M. Fdinaru 37 Merchant born in P.L Cerna 36 3 -

494 Toteski Nahman 27 Water carrier born in P.L - - - -

495 Basa Rachestein 30 - - - - - -

496 IheHahamu 49 - 30 years - - - -

497 Reiza Cleiman 49 - 30 years sofia hakamalai ak 4 -

498 Beila Cleiman 24 - bora in P.I. -

- - unmarried

499 Sura Cleiman 27 - born in P.L -- - -

500 Ilie sin Nusam Die 30 Laborer born in P.L Haia Basa 30 3 -


Census of the Jewish population of Podu Iloaiei, in the yearl898

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501 Haim Leizer 53 Furrier born in P.I. - - - -

502 Haim Mendelovici 37 - 19 years - - 2 -

503 David sin Aron 40 Tailor born in P.I. - - 2 widower

504 Ruhla Abramovici 31 - 8 years - - 2 widow

505 Smil Chon 31 Shoemaker 4 years - - - -

506 Sura Moscovici 34 - 12 years - - - -

507 Strul Alter 30 Coachman bora in P.L Pesa Ruhla 22 3 ~

508 Alter sin Iosub 70 Tailor 50 years - - - -

509 Iancu Iosub Alter 25 Coachman born in P.I. - - - -

510 Simon Moise Pascal 90 Furrier born in P.I. - - - -

5ll Sura Rifca Pascal 70 - born in P.I. - - - -

512 Ita Moise Pascal 21 - - - - - -

513 Meer Marcu Covrigar 53 Baker born in P.L - - - -

514 Malca Haim Leib 43 Servant or waiter born in P.L - - - -

515 Herscu Ciobotaru 53 Bootmaker born in P.L - - - -

516 Estera Feiga Ferjig 39 - bora in P.L - - --

517 Haia Leiba Croitor 35 - born in P.L - - 1 widower [aa]518 Avram Croitoru 22 - born in P.L - - - -

519 Leiba Lupu Ferjig 80 - 60 years - - --

520 Nuta sin Chisil 55 - 16 years - - 2 -

521 Ghitla Bercovici 45 - 16 years - - 4 -

522 Leiba Bercovici 22 Tailor 16 years - - - -

523 Alter Mochi 55 - 25 years Sura 28 4•

524 Avram Marmura 29 - 25 years Sura 28 4 -

525 Ioina N. Iticovici 60 - born in P.L - - - widower

526 Enta Litman 29 - 3 years - - - -

527 Lea Iticovici 60 - 5 years - - --

528 Iosub Iticovici 28 Coachman 6 years Estera 25 3 -

529 Hertel Zauber 45 Laborer 20 years Perla 45 5 -

530 Herscu Finkelstein 39 belfer (see list) 20 years Maia 40 6 -

531 Talic Mendelovici 22 Shoemaker 5 years - - --

532 Rifca sin Moise 21 - bora in P.L - - 1 -

533 Reiza Maria Dascalu 48 - bora in P.L - - - -

534 Leibu Leibovici 30 - 6 years - - -widower

535 Leon Cramer 52 Teacher 5 years - - -

widower, Austrian subject

536 Rebeca Berler 24 Servant or waiter 5 years - - --

537 Haim Baruner 52 Merchant 2 years Toni 30 4 -

538 David sin Iosub 45 Laborer 3 years Hana 30 3 -

539 Solomon Turner 53 Furrier 4 years Hinde 34 4 -

540 Moise Itic sin Haim 40 Carter born in P.L Sura 38 4 -

541 David Simon Herscovici 45 Merchant bora in P.L Dvoira 40 4 -

542 Iancu User Anciu 45 Furrier - - - --

543 Gottfried Vecsler 32 Merchant bora in P.L Lisa 29 5 <—and 1 female servant

544 Meir Locker 39 Merchant 8 years Maria 30 4 -

545 Iosub Herscovici 46 Butcher (casap) 16 years Sara 43 1 -

546 Estera Pietrau 53 - bora in P.L - - 2 widow

547 Avram Anciu 72 Huckster bora in P.L Feiga 50 4 -

548 Leia Anciu 22 Tailor bora in P.L - - --

549 Golda Anciu 31 Tailor born in P.L - - - -

550 Ghidole Anciu 45 Tailor bora in P.L - - -widower

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551 Mendel Can 70 - - Sura 60 - -

552 Herman Grinberg 22 - 1 year - - --

553 Leiba Ber 50 Water carrier 16 years - - - -

554 Ghitla sin Herscu Naftule 28 - 12 years - - 6 widower

555 MihaiSfart 38 - bom in P.L Golda 32 3 -

556 David Bercu Olaru 30 Carter - - - 2 -

557 Estera Blanaru 24 - born in P.L - - - -

558 Zeida Grinberg 45 Laborer 1 year Hana 40 7 -

559 Moise sin Marcu 45 Tailor born in P.L Enta 40 4 -

560 Iancu sin Moise 65 Bootmaker 40 years Haia 20 2 -

561 Bercu sin Moise 21 Bootmaker born in P.L - - - unmarried

562 Moise Haim Anciu 45 Fisherman bora in P.L Haia 40 3 -

563 Ana Aizic Iancu 40 - bora in P.L - - - widow

564 Itic Iancu 22 Laborer - - - - unmarried

565 Simon Iancu 28 - - - - - -

566 Haia Dvoira Malca Zisu 24 - 5 years - - 3 widow

567 Leiba sin Solomon 65 Furrier bora in P.L Malca 50 2 -

568 Sloim Solomon 26 - - - - - -

569 Lif§aGoldner 43 Merchant 4 years - - 1 widow

570 EtlaFamaru 45 - born in P.L - - 1 -

571 Rifca Fainaru 22 - born in P.L - - - unmarried

572 Mihel Finkelstein 28 Merchant bora in P.L Malca 25 1 -

573 Nosa Naftuli Dascalu 36 - born in P.L - - 2 widow

574 Altar Sulim 72 - bora in P.L - - - widower

575 LeaFroner 40 - born in P.L - - - widow

576 Seil sin Haim 39 Merchant born in P.L Feiga 32 7 -

577 Nahman Iosub Leib 58 Laborer born in P.L Teba 36 7 -

578 Bercu Solomon Peisic 23 Merchant born in P.L - - - -

579 Semdl M. Covrigaru 32 - bora in P.L - - - -

580 Moise sin Iancu 25 - born in P.L - - - -

581 Idla B. sin Strul 27 - 26 years - - 3 -

582 Ruhla Lea Altar Rotariu 70 - 65 years - - - widow; Russian subject583 Haike Altar 24 - - - - - -

584 Nuta Dascalu 68 Private tutor born in P.L Brana 55 - -

585 Nahman Croitoru 28 - bora in P.L - - - -

586 Iosub Fertik 66 Laborer born in P.L Golda 35 4 -

587 Mer Nuta Ciobotaru 38 Bootmaker born in P.L Posla 33 4 -

588 Herscu Solomon Pagu 66 Tailor bora in P.L Leiba 66 - -

589 Mendel sin Alter 54 Tailor 36 years Ester Ghitla 40 5 -

590 Ghersan Spiegler 37 Carter 14 years Rifca 30 5 -

591 Solomon sin Avram 22 - born in P.L - - - -

592 Dadiil Haim Leib 21 - born in P.L - - - unmarried

593 Ruhla Haim Leib 21 - born in P.L - - - unmarried

594 Faibis sin Avram 55 Tailor born in P.L Riva 45 4 -

595 IticPascaru 32 Barrelmaker born in P.L Sura 28 3 -

596 Kiva Haim Leib 47 Minor official bora in P.L Freida 45 5 Greek subject597 Solomon Rafail 41 Minor official bora in P.L Etla 41 4 -

598 BuharHahamu 46 habam (seelist) born in P.L Enta 40 5 -

599 Iosub Avram Barbieru 66 Hairdresser bora in P.L - - 4 -

600 Ita Hana 32 - born in P.L - - -widow

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601 Feiga I. Barbieru 22 Hairdresser born in P.I. - - _ -

602 Avram Anciu 24 Hairdresser - - _ _ -

603 Leizer Anciu 22 - _ - _ _ -

604 Leiba Anciu 21 - - - - _ -

605 Moise Ghersm Leib 25 Ironworker bora in P.L Frima 22 1 -

606 Alter sin Lazar 50 Tailor born in P.I. Gheila 37 4 -

607 Leizer sin Haim 70 Innkeeper born in P.I. Malca 66 - -

608 Pincu User 31 Carter bora in P.I. - - - -

609 Hana Gher§in Leib 28 - - - - 2

610 Ida Ghersjn Leib 22 - born in P.I. - - - -

6ll Beris sin Iosub 70 Private tutor born in P.I. Ruhla 45 -

612 Ioina Strulovici 31 Huckster 30 years Sosa 38 2 -

613 Haim Hahamu - Butcher bora in P.I. - - - -

614 Reizl Haim Hahamu 21 - born in P.I. - - - -

615 Ilie sin Strul 34 Carter born in P.I. Rifca 39 6 -

616 Leiba Iticovici 45 Laborer bora in P.I. Haia 40 5 -

617 Beila Iticovici 70 - born in P.I. - - - widow

618 Malca Haim Pincu 60 - bora in P.l. - - - Russian subject619 David Leib Covrigar 24 Breadmaker (pitar) bora in P.l. - - - -

620 Sofia Davidovici 35 - 8 years - - - -

621 Nusan Ilie 62 Private tutor bora in P.I. - - - widower

622 Dvoira Ilie Clingher 40 - - - - 3 widow

623 Haia Leia Herscu 35 - 33 years - - - -

624 Altar Meir 40 Laborer 5 years - - 1 widower

625 Meier sin Meier 27 Laborer 5 years - - - -

626 Hana sin Meer 34 Laborer 5 years - - - -

627 Iancu Meer 22 Laborer 5 years - - - -

628 Aizic Iancu 30 Ironworker 5 years - - -

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629 Dvoira sin Meer 34 - 5 years - - - -

630 Ijic Oisie 30 Laborer - Perla 27 1 -

631 Herscu sin Iosub 38 Furrier bora in P.I. - - -widower

632 Lea Buium 70 Furrier bora in P.I. - - - -

633 Alter Idel 37 Tailor 19 years - - - -

634 Basa sin David 32 Tailor 10 years - - 2 -

635 Avram Croitoru 28 Tailor 10 years - - 3 -

636 Hana Pesia 50 - bora in P.L - - 2 widow

637 Herman Ghersin 42 Tailor bora in P.I. - - -

638 Beris Anciu 60 Huckster bora in P.I. Malca 56 2 -

639 Alta Lea 26 - - - - - unmarried

640 I\ic Lea 24 - - - - - unmarried

641 David Lea 21 - - - - -unmarried

642 Burah .... [exactly as appears] 30 Bootmaker 4 years - -1 -

643 Rifca Comer 24 - - - -1 -

644 Alta Abramovici 68 - 2 years - - - -

645 Herscu Carina - - - Sura Lea 45 5 -

646 Iosub Dieter 43 Sausagemaker 18 years Ana 37 4 German Christian

647 Moise Avramovici 29 Laborer bora in P.I. - - --

648 Enta sin Avram 32 - born in P.I. - - 1 -

649 Strul Mendel Con 32 Merchant born in P.I. Perla 30 3 -

650 Meir Goldis 50 Laborer 1 year Beila 50 -

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