Kremenets People Photos-From The Sacks (Susak) Berenstein, and Rabinowicz (Rabin) Families in Shumsk

The Sacks (Susak), Berenstein,
and Rabin (Rabinowicz) Families
in Shumsk

Edes Susak Berenstein circa 1920

Edes Susak Berenstein and Family circa 1928 Back row L to R: Lazar Hak, Brindel Berenstein Hak, Uziel Rabin, Dina Berenstein Rabin, Golda Rabinowicz, Sarah Berenstein Fiks, YehoshuaFiks. Middle Row L to R: Mr. Yampol, Ethyl Alperin Berenstein, David Berenstein, Joyce Berenstein (child) (b.7/28/25 St. Louis, Missouri, d. 5/22/83 San Diego, CA) Yehudis Susak Berenstein, Feivel Berenstein, Jack Berenstein (Feivel’s son b. 1923 Ostrog)Bottom Row L to R: Chaim Rabin, Azriel Rabin, Manya Rabin, Yeshayahu Rabin (the four then living children of Dina Berenstein Rabin), Jacob and Edes’ child Ethyl Berenstein Shohstein is missing from the photograph.

Edes Susak Berenstein and Breindel Susak Berenstein circa 1920.jpg

Azriel Berenstein (in middle)

Azriel Berenstein (on far right)

Azriel Berenstein (center bottom)

Azriel Band, Rachel Band, Avraham Band, Golda Rabinowicz

Azriel (6 frL), Manya (13 fr L)

Azriel (2 R and 6 from L) Avraham (Bot.Rand 2 from R)

Avraham

Avraham, Hadassah, Golda, Elka, Azriel

Standing: Children of Yossel Rabinowicz's daughter Golda Rabinowicz Berenstein: Avraham B, Rachel B, Azriel B Seated: Yossel Rabinowicz (Rabin) Photo taken between 1925 and 1930 in Lanovitz

Avraham and Hadassah

Avraham (right).

Three Berensteins

Azriel (end right)

Azriel (right)

Yosef (top #2) and Avrahm (Bottom Right)

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Tombstone

(LtoR) Rachel, Avraham, Azriel, Golds

Oren, Fiks, Munyo, Fiks

Hadassah and Avrahm

Golda Rabinowicz October 8, 1936

Golda Rabinowicz

Golda Srul Berenstein

Labelled (one missing): (LtoR) Azriel, Yosef, Manya, X, Munroe, X, Avraham

Elka and Azriel

Elka and Azriel

Elka and Azriel (far right)

Elka and Azriel

(LtoR) Berenstein, Avriel, Berenstein, Berenstein

Labelled: X, Avarahm, X, Berenstein, Rachel

The following explanation submitted by Richard Spector accompanied the photos: Jacob Berenstein was born in Shumsk about 1861 and died there in 1922. He married Yehudis (Edes) Susak who was born about 1861, probably in Vishnevets, and died in 1929 in Shumsk. They had eight children. Jacob, although born poor, became a very wealthy grain merchant and a leading citizen of Shumsk.Many of the unidentified people in the photographs are certainly children and grandchildren of Jacob and Edes. Their first child was Srul born was born in 1877 in Shumsk and died 1/19/1925 in Lanovits. He married Golda Rabinowicz. Among their children were Azriel who was born in 1910 in Lanovitz and died 6/23/2009 in Had Hasharon, Israel; Avraham, b. 1911 Lanovitz, d. about 1943, his wife’s name was Hadessah and she was born in Pshemiehel; and Rachel, b. 1905 in Lanovitz and died there in 1942. Their second child was Josef, b. March 1, 1881 in Obych Village. Their third child was Dina, b. 1884 in Shumsk and died 1942 in Lanovitz. She married Uziel Rabin (a cousin of Golda Rabinowicz) who was born about 1907 in Lanovitz and died July 1999 in Tel Aviv. They had children born in Lanovitz:Manya b. 1907 d. July 1999 in Tel Aviv; Chaim b. 1910 d. 1990 in Israel; Yeshayahu b. 1910-1911 d. 1992 in Rozisht, Ukraine; and Azriel, b. 1919 d. 1945. Their nineth child was Sarah who was born in Shumsk in 1900 and died 3/17/1951 in Israel. She married YehoshuaFiks, b. 1895 and died 1/1/1981 in Israel. They had a daughter Ida born in 1929 and probably a son Oren. Jacob and Edes’ other children, all but two born in Shumsk, were: Feivel, b. November 27, 1892 d. 1940 in Katyn, Poland; David, b. 4/27/1895 d. 8/30/1951 in St. Louis, Missouri; Ethel, b. 1895-1900 d. 1943; Monik, b. 1903-1904 d. 1914-1915; and Breindel, b. 1907 d. 1943. Yehoshue, b. March 24, 1885, d. October 25, 1885, and Gitel, b. September 16, 1886, were born in Rakhmanov. Jacob and Edes had at least 22 grandchildren; only Monik did not marry. It is not known if Yosef and Gitel married. Large family photo circa 1929 taken in Shumsk: Back row L to R: Lazar Hak, Brindel Berenstein Hak, Uziel Rabin, Dina Berenstein Rabin, Golda Rabinowicz, Sarah Berenstein Fiks, Yehoshua Fiks. Middle Row L to R: Mr. Yampol, Ethyl AlperinBerenstein, David Berenstein, Joyce Berenstein (child) (b.7/28/25 St. Louis, Missouri, d. 5/22/83 San Diego, CA)Yehudis Susak Berenstein, FeivelBerenstein, JackBerenstein (Feivel’s son b. 1923 Ostrog),RivkaKlejmanBerenstein (Jack’s wife b. 1901 d. 1992 BeitRivka, Israel). Bottom Row L to R: Chaim Rabin, Azriel Rabin, Manya Rabin, Yeshayahu Rabin (the four then living children of Dina Berenstein Rabin). Jacob and Edes’ child Ethyl BerensteinShohstein is missing from the photograph. The first photo in the 1911 group with three people standing behind an old man: The old man seated is YosselRabinowicz (Rabin) and the three children are those of his daughter Golda. The photo is circa 1925-1930 in Lanovitz. Back to the index of Kremenets Family Photos In processing these photos, our purpose was to retain their originality as much as possible. They were restored by sizing, cropping, focusing, repairing many tears and imperfections, the use of other enhancements, and finally digital file optimization. All restorations were done by Jeffrey S. Kaiser jeff@stylexonline.com