Appendix 1

PARTIAL VITAL RECORDS FOR VLADISLAVOV

(supplied by Hildy Sanders)

The death record of Rakhama Meyshtovski, 35 years old, daughter of Hilel Bromberg and Khaia;

The birth records of Tamara, Shmul, Beila and the death record of tamara, children of Mikhel : Meyshtovski and Sora -4 records for 1856- 1865;

-The birth record of Sofa, daughter of Mikhel ben Itsek Meyshtovski and Ester, maiden name Leiman; -The death record of lankel-Josel, 75 years old, son of Mikhel and Sora; -The birth record of Meier , son of Berel Meyshtovski and Khana;

-The birth records of Khaim, Shloma, Sheina and the death record of Etka, children of Eliash Meyshtovski and Pesha -4 records for 1844 -1864;

-The death record of Eliash ben eliash Meyshtovski, 59 years old, he left wife Pesha, maiden name Iundelski;

-The marriage record of Khaim Meyshtovski, son of Eliash and Pesh~ and Khana Bartelshtein, daughter of Gersh and Tsypa;

-The birth record of Sheina, daughter of Eliash Meyshtovski and Khana; -The birth record ofFeiga, daughter ofEliash Meyshtovski and Tsypa;

-The birth reocrds of Sora and Khaia and the death record of Sofa, daughters of Eliash Meyshtovski and Etka -3 records for 1844 -1846;

-The death record of Estera Meyshtovski, 19 years old, daughter of Nokhim and Leia; -The birth record ofZundel, son of Haushel Meishtovski and Rokha;

-The marriage record of Zundel Meyshtovski (son of Haushel and Rokha) and Sora-Ienta Oppengeim (daughter of Gershon and Tsirlia) and the birth records of their children -Tsypa (birth and death records), Khava-Etel and Tsirlia -5 records for 1861- 1882; Note: in one record surname is Mistovski;

-The birth reocrds of Dvera, Sofa, David and the death records of David and Leizer, children of Ovsei or Govsei Meyshtovski and Khaia -5 records for 1844 -1852;

-The death record of Ovsei Meyshtovski, 50 years old, he left wife Khaia-Rokha and 4 children; -The birth record of Leia, daughter of Hovsei? Meyshtovski and Basha;

-The death record of Estera, 3 years old, daughter of Gersh Meyshtovski and Ienta;

-The death record of Estera, 3 years old, daughter of Iankel Meyshtovski and Rokha; -The birth record of Shmuel, son of Meier-Movsha Meyshtovski and Pesa;

-The death record of Mina-Leia, 6 years old, daughter of Shloma Meyshtovski and Zlata; -The birth and death reocrds of Josel, son of Khaim Meyshtovski and Cherna -2 records;

-The death record of Cherna Meyshtovski, 26 years old, daughter of Leiba Meierovich and Khaia; -The marriage record of Khaiin Meyshtovski, son of David and Sora and Estera Mikhalovich, daughter

of Gersh and Leia; .

-The marriage record of Tankhel Meyshtovski, son of Abel and Sora, and Basha Grossman, daughter of Kushel and Khena;

-The birth record of Khaia-Mariasha and the death record of Shmul, children of Abel Ben Berel Meyshtovski and Sora -2 records;

.The death record of Nokhim Blokh, 3 years old, son of Abram and Leba;

-The death record of Volf Blokh 42 years old, son of Shimel and Leia;

-The marriage record of Meier Sapiro (son of Khatskel ben Meier and Ienta) and Cherna-Riva Blokh (daughter of Gersh and Sora);

-The birth records of Mirka, Zalman, VoIr, Leia, Temka, Nakhrnan and the death records of Zalman, Volf and Leia, children of Shmuel Blokh and Rokha -9 records for 1846 -1861 ;

-The marriage record of Gershel? Lurie (son of Meier and Sincea?) and Rokha Blokh daughter- of Shmuel and Ienta.

The marriage record of Volf Grossrnan (son of Kushel and Khena) and Hinda Meyshtovski (daugnter of Abel and Sora);

;. -The birth records of Shmuila Josel, Khatskel Ovsei and the death records of Shmuila and Orka, sons of Itsek Meyshtovski and Feiga, maiden name Belmon -6 records for 1844 -1869;

-The birth records of lankel and Khaim and the death record of Iankel, sons of Josel Meyshtovski and Rokha or Rokhama -3 records for 1845- 1848~

-The death record of Berel Meyshtovski, 75 years old, son of Abrarn and Mariasha;

-The birth record of Khaika-Dobra, daughter of berel-Abram Meyshtovski;

-The death record of Josel-Mordukh ben Borukh, 80 years old;

-The birth record of Leiba, son of Khaim-Gersh Meyshtovski and Feiga;

-The death record of Iokhevet, daughter of Khairn Meyshtovski and Feiga, maiden name Rotshtein;

-The birth record of Mina, daughter of Kusel-Motel Meyshtovski and Sora-Ienta;

The birth records of Iankel Mina-Leia, Abram-Berka and Tsirlia, children of Shloma-Leizer , Meyshtovski and Zlata, maiden name Vidgerski -4 records for 1864 -1882;

-The birth record of Eliash, son of Itsek Meyshtovski and Perla;

-The death record of Leiba Meyshtovski, 30 years old, son of Mikhel? And Mina;

The birth records of Matla, Shmuila, Rokha and the death records of Josel and Shmuila, children of Leiba Meyshtovski and Tamara- 5 records for 1837- 1852;

-The marriage record of Israel Meyshtovski (son of Volf and Pesha ) and Rokhama Bromberg ( daughter of Hilel and Hinda);

-The death record of Movsha, son of Leiba Meyshtovski and Khaia, 11 years old;

-The birth record of Mina-Ienta and the death record of Riva, daughters of Berko or Berel Meyshtovski and Khava, maiden name Kleperman -2 records;

-The marriage record of Mortkhel-Leiba Roginski (son of Nokhman and Leba) and Khana Meystovski (daughter of Berko and Khava-Ester, maiden name Klein);

-The birth record of Sh1ioma son of Bentsion Meyshtovski and Khana, maiden name Bartomshtein;

-The death record of Sora Meyshtovski, 45 years old (daughter of Leiser and Feiga Zilberrnan);

-The death record of Khaia Meyshtovski, 57 years old (daughter of Leiba and Freida Abramovich);

-The death record of Eliash-Leiba Meyshtovski, 40 years old, widower;

-The death record of Feiga Meyshtovski, 72 years old, widow;

-The death record of Tsyria Meyshtovski, 80 years old;

-The death record of Gitla Meyshtovski, 70 years old;

-The marriage record of Leiba ben Berel Blekh since Sudargas (son of Berel and Mera, maiden name Bliokh) and Estera bat Leiba Liutinski (daughter of Leiba and Khana, maiden name Liutinski);

-The birth records of Meier, Shimel and Berel, sons of Khonel Blokh and Ester- 3 records for 1845 - 1851;

-The death record of Khonel Blokh, 47 years old;

-The birth records of Khiena, Sora-Leia, Khana, Khonel, Khiena and the death records of Sora and Khan, children of Iankel-Movsha ben Khonel Blokh and Itta, maiden name Sredvigovski or Shedvigovski -7 records for 1857- 1874;

-The birth records of Shmul, Gersh and Iankel, sons of Volf-Shimel Blokh and Gitla bat Vulf -3 records for 1825- 1833;

-The death record of lz1a Blokh, 58 years old, daughter of Leiba and Pesha;

-The birth records of Khana, Leia, Khiena, Estera-Riva, Nekhama and the death records of Khana and Leia, children of Gersh Blokh and Khaia-Reiza -7 records for 1848- 1864;

-The birth records of Khana-Tsipa, Shimel, Iankel and Leiba, sons of Iankel Blokh and Mera-Golda, maiden name Trepuk -4 records for 1854 -1870;

-The marriage record of Iankel Blokh (son of Volf and Gitla) and Reina Okhron (daughter of Volf and Khaia);

-The death record of Raina Blokh, 26 years old, wife of Iankel;

-The marriage record of Efroim Gelberg (son of Leizer and Dveira) and Etla Blokh, widow (daughter of Movsha and Khana);

-The death record of Riva Blokh, 8 years old, daughter of Girsh and Dvora;

 

 

Marriage Records from Wladyslawow (Naishtat) - Lithuanian Archives

Date

MENTIONED AS

NAME

AGE

FATHER

MOTHER

WITNESS 1

AGE

OCCUPATION

HOME

WITNESS 2

AGE

OCCUPATION

HOME

1854

Groom

Eliash Blumberg

Bride

Perla Shavelski

Jun 11, 1844

Groom

Iudel Matlavski

24

Leiba Matlavski

Gitla

Borukh Epelbaum

51

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Zevko Kaplan

40

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Bride

Gitla Kreslavski

20

Mendel Kreslavski

Liba

Mar 23, 1851

Groom

Iankel Matlavski

19

Leib Matlavski

Gitla

Iankel Levi

50

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Mortchel Rozental

30

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Bride

Gitta (Guta) Tumpowski

20

Iudel Tumpowski

Mindla

Birth Records from Wladyslawow (Naishtat) - Lithuanian Archives - Family

DOB

NAME OF CHILD

FATHER

AGE

OCCUPATION

MOTHER

AGE

WITNESS 1

AGE

OCCUPATION

HOME

WITNESS 2

AGE

OCCUPATION

HOME

Mar 2, 1828

F

Sore Matlavski

Leib Matlavski

32

Reseller

Gitlia

32

Iudel Shleimart

30

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Itska Marliuza

50

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Jan 20, 1835

M

Eliash Blumberg

Abram Blumberg

25

Merchant

Leia

22

Mikhel Linovski

44

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Berel Rubin

28

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Nov 18, 1846

M

Movsha Blumberg

Abram Blumberg

33

Laborer

Leia

30

Faibish Shershevski

62

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Eliash Bromberg

30

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Nov 20, 1850

M

Shepsel Blumberg

Abram Blumberg

39

Merchant

Leia

38

Kushel Rudyn

20

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Meier Shimberg

62

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Dec 28, 1851

M

Leiba Blumberg

Abram Blumberg

40

Merchant

Leia

38

Kushel Rudyn

25

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Meier Shimberg

68

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Aug 18, 1845

F

Shifra Matlavski

Iudel Matlavski

24

Laborer

Gitla

23

Mendel Krzeslavski

55

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Iankel Alenberg

40

Wladyslawow

Jan 16, 1848

M

Abram Matlavski

Iudel Matlavski

21

Laborer

Gitlia

25

Peisakh Polembaum

50

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Mordkhel Radyn

36

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Jan 17, 1857

F

Liba Matlavski

Iudel Matlavski

36

Cap Maker/Reseller

Gitla

33

Mortkhel Shimberg

45

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Mortkhel Oberman

37

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Feb 15, 1860

M

Movsha-Mendel Matlavski

Iudel Matlavski

35

Merchant

Gitlia

32

Mortkhel Oberman

42

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Mortkhel Frydlander

48

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Jan 18, 1862

F

Dvera Matlavski

Iudel Matlavski

35

Merchant

Gitlia

32

Movsha Vinkelshtein

45

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Khatskel Poievonski

48

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Jan 14, 1857

M

David Matlavski

Leib Matlavski

25

Laborer

Guta

26

Mortkhel Frydlander

45

Tanner

Wladyslawow

Nokhim Gordon

33

Leaseholder

Wladyslawow

Mar 23, 1857

M

Dawid Tumpowski

Mordchel Tumpowski

28

Merchant

Rocha

25

Mendel Shavelski

50

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Shloma Shavelski

28

Furman

Wladyslawow

Feb 5, 1862

M

Josel Blumberg

Eliash Blumberg

26

Laborer

Perla

25

Abram Rozenfeld

48

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Tankhel Rozenfeld

25

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Jan 24, 1864

F

Estera Blumberg

Eliash Blumberg

33

Laborer

Perlia nee Shavelski

33

Leiba Gutshtat

54

Cap Maker

Wladyslawow

Eizyk Rozenfeld

38

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Feb 1, 1866

M

Azriel Blumberg

Eliash Blumberg

35

Merchant

Perlia nee Shavelski

35

Mortkhel Vitenberg

40

Tailor

Wladyslawow

Iudel Rozenfeld

55

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Jan 13, 1852

M

Josel Matlavski

Iankel Matlavski

21

Merchant

Gitlia

21

Iudel Bromberg

28

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Todrys Solanski

30

Baker

Wladyslawow

Nov 26, 1862

M

Iudel Matlavski

Iankel Matlavski

31

Laborer

Gutel nee Tumpovski

30

Mortkhel Frydlander

48

Tanner

Wladyslawow

Itska Levinzon

31

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Oct 31, 1864

F

Iudes Matlavski

Iankel Matlavski

31

Laborer

Gutlia nee Tumpovski

30

Efroim Finkelshtein

58

Rabbi's Helper

Wladyslawow

Iudel Bromberg

35

Chazan

Wladyslawow

Mar 8, 1869

M

Eliash Matlavski

Sanel Matlavski

42

Laborer

Gitlia

40

Zusman Daviski

61

Wladyslawow

Shmuila Kleinerman

37

Wladyslawow

Nov 21, 1869

M

Girsh (Hirsz) Savelski

Lozer Savelski

29

Laborer

Khava-Riva nee Blokh

27

Zusman Daviski

74

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Mendel Tavrog

37

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Jan 11, 1882

F

Sora-Mnukha Matlavski

Peisakh Matlavski

33

Merchant

Ienta nee Zyman

20

Zusman Daviski

71

Wladyslawow

Shmuel Kleishner

51

Wladyslawow

Death Records from Wladyslawow (Naishtat) - Lithuanian Archives

DOD

NAME OF DECEASED

AGE

FATHER

MOTHER

WITNESS 1

AGE

OCCUPATION

HOME

WITNESS 2

AGE

OCCUPATION

HOME

NOTES

Jan 29, 1852

M

Azriel Blumberg

1

Abram Blumberg

Leia

Abram Blumberg

38

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Zelik Bortakhovski

60

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Left wife and 6 children

Feb 28, 1852

M

Leib Matlavski (Merchant)

52

Abram Matlavski

Liba

Iankel Matlavski

20

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Nokhum Gordon

36

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Left wife and 6 children

Sept 23, 1854

F

Gitlia Matlavski (widow)

Itska Morhus

Shyfra

Iudel Matlavski

30

Merchant

Wladyslawow

Todrys Salanski

32

Baker

Wladyslawow

Left 6 children

June 18, 1862

F

Feiga-Rokha Blumberg

2

Eliash Blumberg

Perla

Abram Aronzon

69

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Abram Garbovski

48

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Jan 25, 1869

M

Mortkhel Matlavski

9

Sanel Matlavski

Gitla nee Tumpovski

Adam Gerber

53

House Owner

Wladyslawow

Khatskel Poievonski

54

Laborer

Wladyslawow

Kovenskaia Street # 99

Mar 22, 1882

F

Pesa Matlavski

6

Isaak Matlavski

Reizla nee Zyman

Shmuel Iezner

56

Wladyslawow

Khatskel Poievonski

50

Wladyslawow

Kovenskaia Street # 95


Appendix 2

Partial list of Rabbis who served in Naishtot

Aba Dayan in Naishtot 1740-1752

Menakhem-Nakhum Kharif died 1820

Aba Abelson at the beginning of the 19 th century

Nathan Shtern died 1844

Aryeh-Leib Broido

Eliyahu-Yehudah Daikhes (1816-1856 in Jerusalem)

Betsalel Hacohen in Naishtot 1860-1868, the year of his death

Yisrael-Khayim Daikhes (1851-1937 in Leeds, UK)

Yekhezkel Volpert served in Naishtot for several years after1901

Shemuel Gokhberg (1877-?)

Sender Vilensky

Nekhemia Fortman born in Naishtot in 1883, murdered together with the community in 1941


Appendix 3

Partial list of prominent personalities born in Naishtot

Yosef Zekharia Shtern (1831-1904) for 43 years Rabbi in Shavl

Shelomo Pukher (1833-1899) since 1859 state appointed Rabbi in Mitava (Latvia) and since 1893- in Riga. Established a "Talmud-Torah" and a school for girls in Mitava. Teacher of religion for Jewish students in the local high school. Struggled against the Christian "Mission".

Moshe-Yehoshua Rabinovitz, one of the leading personalities of the Vilna Jewish community at the first half of the 19 th century.

Harry Lois Rozental, born in Naishtot in 1860, educated in Manchester, returned to Naishtot and became a merchant, studied Hebrew and wrote a book "Sod Kedoshim" (Manchester, 1895), explanation about the prophecies of Daniel.

Yeshayahu Volgemut died in1898, for 44 years Rabbi in Memel.

Eliyahu Teomim Rabbi in Manchester

Aryeh-Leib Blumental talmudist and mathematician

Gordon Dr. (1874-1943) since1892 in America, exerted significant influence on the Jewish education in USA, died in Miniapolis.

Avraham Hershman (1880-1959) Rabbi in Detroit

Mordekhai Bobtelsky (1889-1965) since 1925 Professor of chemistry at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, one of the first researchers of the Dead Sea, published many research works in English and French scientific publications, died in Jerusalem

Aba-Hilel Silver (1893-1964) reformed Rabbi, one of the leaders of American Jewry

Max Band (1900-?) known painter, his paintings are exhibited in many museums in USA and Israel.

Tsvi-Hirsh Bernshtein (1846-1907) since 1870 in NY, one of the pioneers of the Yiddish and Hebrew press in America.

Adolf-Moshe Radin (1848-1909), Rabiner in Kinfin (Prussia), since1884 in America, very active in helping Jewish immigrants from Russia.

Ya'akov Ter (1861-1935) since 1891 in America, published many plays and historical operettas in Yiddish performed at the Jewish theaters, wrote stories, dramas and anecdotes in the Jewish press in NY.

Yisrael-Iser Goldblum (1863-1925) lived in Paris since 1886, researcher of old Hebrew manuscripts at the great libraries of Europe, published scientific articles on this topics in the Hebrew press, published 2 books, signed his articles with pseudonym YIP"Z.

Herman Bernshtein (1876-1935) since 1893 in America, was for a short time the American ambassador in Albania, establisher and first redactor of the Yiddish daily newspaper "Der Tog", though he himself didn't write in Yiddish, he translated into English many books of Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorki and others, published a book "The Truth about the Protocols of Zion" proving the lies about the Jewish people.

Shemuel Talpiyoth (1877-1951) since 1894 in Montreal (Canada), one of the founders of Zionist Organization in Canada, published many articles about Judaism, Jewish history etc. in the Yiddish, Hebrew and Jewish-English newspapers.

Shelomo-Yosef Herberg (1884-----) since 1920 in Eretz-Yisrael, published stories and poems in the Hebrew periodicals, translated 40 books since German, Russian and Yiddish into Hebrew, among them books of Gorki, Dostoyevsky and others.

Efrayim Grinberg (1895-1942) teacher and journalist, one of the leaders of the Z"S party in Lithuania, redactor of the daily newspaper "Dos Vort", arrested by the Soviets in 1940, escaped to Russia in 1941 and died there of hunger in 1942.

Kalman Landau (1912---), Chem. Eng., since 1935 in Mexico, published articles about politics, literature and art in the Yiddish press, since 1947 redactor of the local newspaper "Dos Vort".

Tsemakh Feldshtein Dr. (1885-1945) studied in Berlin and Bern History and Philosophy, director of the Hebrew high school in Vilkovishk and since 1922 till1940 director of the "Reali" Hebrew high school in Kovno. Active in the Hebrew and Zionist movement and in the Historic-Ethnographic Society of Lithuanian Jewry. A brilliant orator and journalist. During the Soviet rule (1940-1941) teacher of Russian at the Vilna high school. Active in the cultural life in the Vilna Ghetto. editor of the "Ghetto News". Perished in Dautmergen camp in Germany.

Zalman Lubovsky-Libai Dr., writer and educator, director of the Hebrew high school in Mariampol (till 1935, prior to emigrating to Israel)

Yisrael Ziman, member of the Ruling Council of "HaShomer HaTsair" youth organization in Lithuania, member of Kibbutz "Ma'anith" in Israel, later Head of the department active in searching for missing relatives of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem. ("HaMador lekhipus kerovim")


Appendix 4

Naishtot correspondents who wrote in "HaMeilitz"

Khayim-Ze'ev Sudavsky, Alexander Fridman, Aba Valershtein, Yosef-Tsvi Valberg, Shimon-Ze'ev Natelzon, Yekhiel-Sheftl Rabinovitz


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