Rokiskis Business Owners, 1939

Rokiskis SIG member Ann Rabinowitz obtained this list for us when she visited the Tizenhof Museum in Rokiskis in 2004. It was translated for us by Rukhoma Golferene.

Name	Type of Business		Address
	Jewish National Bank	Institution	Respublikos 15
Arshas, Khonas	Trade of Iron Items	Store	Nepriklausomybes 2
Basel Family	Potato Starch	Workshop	Vitaldavos Farmstead
Bodnevas, Tzaokas	Furniture and Leather Trade	Store	Respublikos 16
Chadasas, Alteris	Grain Trade	Store	Vidurine 4
Eitingofas, Abraomas	Medical Doctor	Institution	Nepriklausomybes Sq
Farberaite-Goldmanene, Maria	Family Doctor and Gynecologist	Institution	Nepriklausomybes 22
Frenkelis K.	Leather Store	Institution	Respublikos 5
Gafanovichius, Zalmanas	Radios, Bicycles, Furniture, Electrical Supply Trade	Store	Respublikos 5
Givovskis, Yankelis	Iron Items Shop	Store	Respublikos 22
Golandas, Dovidas	Kerosene Workshop Representative	Institution	Train Station
Goldmanas	Dentist	Institution
Karkos, Yankelis	Owner of One Truck	Workshop	Vidurine 20
Kharmaras, A.	Kerosene Store	Institution	Train Station
Kharmaras, Mikhaelis	Colonial Trade (small items)	Store	Nepriklausomybes 18
Klingmanas, Izaokas	Cosmetics, Photo, Optical Instrument Trade	Store	Nepriklausomybes 18/3
Klingmanas, Z.	Tobacco, Dress Accessories Shop.	Store	Vytauto 16
Kliumelis B.	American Kerosene Firm Representative	Institution	Respublikos 5
Kliumelis, Z.	Attorney	Institution	Respublikos 5
Krokas, Samuelis	Rope Workshop	Workshop	Vidurine 6
Krokas, Yankelis	Leather Trade	Store	Respublikos 12
Kuras, G.	Taxi Service	Workshop	Respublikos 32
Levinene, Frania	Tobacco, Dress Accessories Wholesale	Store	Nepriklausomybes 18
Meller	Printing House/Cardboard, Saccharin Factory	Workshop	Vytauto Str. 39
Milerene P.	“London” Hotel and Restaurant	Institution	Vytauto 5
Reznikovichuis, Faivelis	Merchant	Institution	Respublikos Str.
Reznikovichuis, Khaimas	Government Insurance Broker	Institution	Respublikos 5
Ruckas, Mayeris	Iron Items Trade	Store	Nepriklausomybes 26
Sheras, Moze	Pharmacy	Institution	Nepriklausomybes 29
Shokheras, Dovydas	Radios, Bicycles, Furniture, Electric Parts	Store	Respublikos 1
Trifskinas, Naumas	Attorney	Institution	Nepriklausomybes 32
Tzemakhovichius, L.	Hotel “Europa”	Institution	Nepriklausomybes 12
Vinokuras, Leiba	Photographer	Institution	Respublikos 5
Yeselevichius, Abr.	Bagel Bakery	Workshop	Respublikos 56
Zametas, E.	“Light Metal” Factory	Workshop	Vilniaus 10

	Meller Printing House, Cardboard Factory, Saccharin Factory (all in one building according to Samuil Meller, nephew of Shmuel Wolf and Mordechai) 1 - Shmuel Wolf Meller; 2 - Mordechai Meller (co-owners) (Photo donated by Samuil Meller, nephew of Shmuel Wolf and Mordechai)
Meller Candy Factory Mordechai Meller on extreme right
	Zemets Metal Factory
Zemets Metal Factory

SIG member and Rokiskis native Reuben Ruch remembered the following about some of these Rokiskis businesses and their owners. (He is one of the survivors he mentions below and after life in the Soviet Union, then Israel, now lives in Australia)

Meyer Ruch was one of the sons of Pesach Ruch and was very highly educated . The iron trade store belonged to two owners, Pesach Ruch and Chona Arsh until 1935. They had a disagreement and each opened their own store. The management of Pesach's store switched to Meyer. In 1940 when the Soviet authorities confiscated the store, Meyer and his wife and daughter moved to Kovno. Two brothers: Issachar and David went to study in the Kovno Yeshiva. All three brothers perished in Kovno in the first days of occupation. Meyer's wife Sara survived and she emigrated to Israel (Reuben commented that he was not sure of this).

Zelick Tzemachovitch was the manager of the hotel, but the owner was his wife Luba. He was one my father's best friends.

Six families were sent into exile in Siberia: Etingoff, Klingman, Levin, Meller, Zalcman, Ruch on 14 June 1941. And for them destiny took pity. (According to Samuil Meller, Etingoff was a doctor, who was hired to accompany the other deportees)

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