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Patronymics (Family Names) From The Headstones

Below is a list of the names that were legible on the headstones, and the corresponding stone.

Some names have footnotes in [brackets]. You can find the footnotes after the table, at the bottom of the page.

Forest Cemetery Headstones

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Names

Last Name	First Name	Headstone No.
[Gutman] Lev	Kapalow	G46
[Washlin][B18]	Chaim Tzvi son of Abraham	B40
Abrahamson	Isaac	B4
Abrahmson	Dobre Zlate	A9
Alperovitz	Aaron son of Isaac David	B8
Alperovitz	Bluma	C7
Anschel	Eliyahu	B33
Aronson	Sarah Hindah	F1
Arstein	Eliyahu	A20
Azapowitz	Miriam daughter of Dov	A7
Azapowitz[B1]	Yisrael	B127
Bainas[A1]	Sarah Rachel	A38
Bakbag	Hayah	C21
Balcher	Aaron the son Tzvi	D13
Bambag	Hayah	C21
Behrman	Hayah	A10
Behrman	Hasyah	B28
Behrman	Rachel	B54
Benzion[A2]	Shmuel	A41
Berkawar[A3]	Shlomo Tzvi	A15
Berkovar	Betzallel	B22
Berkowar	Hannah	B16
Bernstein	Wolf	G10
Bernstein[G1]	Yenteh Kreinah	G15
Bernstein[B2]	Hetzelah	B30
Berolovitz	Sarah Freida	B27
Borski	Moses	B107
Borski	Reuven	F12
Borek	Tzadok	A21
Chaimowski	Ruchama	B3-1
Chaiken[F1]	Dubar the son Of R Yitzcak	F8
Choas[A4]	Reuven	A42
Chosid	Shneer Zalman	A50
Chosid	Aaron	A50
Egonska	Eliyahu	H15
Eisenberg	Yisrael Moseh The son of Dov Yitzchak	H38
Elbaum	Israel Mordechai	A29
Epstein	Jacob	B82
Evonoski	Etah Rainah	H16
Feinberg	Sarah	A32
Feinberg	Shlomo Lev	A25
Feinberg	Sarah Mina daughter of Yosef Dov	A26
Feinberg	Henneh Malkah	G38
Feinberg[B3]	David	B67
Feinberg[B4]	Rafael	B44
Feinberg[B5]	Joel Zalkin	B73
Fiedler	A.M. (1940)	A2
Fiedler	David Dov (1927)	A6
Finberg	Nachum Yaakov	E25
Freeman	Risa Gita	E38
Galbartzki	Yisrael Yosef Halevi	A17
Galgishar	Judah	B123
Gitelman	Yenteh Kreinah	G15
Haselkovitz	Shanah	B18
Haslkovitz	Judah Halev son of Joshua Hesel	A4
Jablonsky	Davd Shlomo son of Zvi	B95
Joelsohn[F2]	Sophie daughter Of  David Avraham	F15
Joselit	Faige Yente daughter of Chaim	B31
Joselit	Jacob David son of Zakoknah	B94
Kabalkavski	Hannah Freida	A30
Kabalkovski	Hayah Bakbag (or Mambag) daughter of Nachum Mordechai	C21
Kabelkovski	Shmuel son of Shlomo	H39
Kapalow	Shaitl daughter of David	G37
Kaplan	Rachel Leah daughter of Eliyahu	A8
Kaplan	Joseph son of Shimon Nachman	B5
Karabalnik	Jonah son of Yisrael Natan	F18
Karabalnik	Yisrael Natan	F18
Karabalnik[F3]	Riklah daughter of David and wife of Jonah	F17
Kerem (or Krom)	Rachel daughter of  Moshe	B1
Kogan	Rache  Batyah daughter of Nachum Yaakov	E28
Kolisar	Pinchas son of Eleazer	A22
Koshalovitz		C28
Kosolovitch	Menachem Mendel son of Aaron Yehuda	E50
Krelitz	Leah Krelitz daughter of Hillel [Naividel]	B125
Krom[6]	Rachel daughter of Moshe the Kohen	B1
Kushner	Eliyahu son of Avraham	B12
Latushavitz	Mordechai son of Shlomo	A18
Levine	Israel David son of Moshe	B10
Levine[B7]	Pesha daughter of Moshe	B23
Levine[B8]	Yehudit daughter of Avraham	B19
Levinsohn	Pesiah daughter of Avraham and wife of David	B92
Leviton	Sarah Mina daughter of Yosef	A26
Leviton	Tzvi Zalman son of Shlomo Meir	A26
Levitz	Hashah Daughter of Eliezer	H37
Levitz	Eliezer	H37
Lewin[B9]	Yehudit daughter of Avraham	B19
Lewinson	Deborah daughter of Elykum	B138(?)
Lewinson (may not be Lewinson)	Hasyah daughter of Yakov	C8
Lewinson	Yitzhak son of Moshe HaLevi HaKohen	E41
Lewinson	Sarah daughter of Dubar	F6
Lewinson	Raisah the Daughter of Israel	G36
Lincoln[F4] (or Linkeen)	Yakir son of Israel David	F28a
Lotaman	Menachem son of Yakov	B14
Lovine[B10]	Peshah daughter of Moshe	B23
Lovitz	Hashah daughter of Eliezer	H37
Lovitz	Elizer	H37
Lovitz[B11]	Dov Ber son of Judah	B25
Unreadable [H1]	Mariashah daughter Of R. Josef	H24
Most	Yisrael Yitzhak son of Mordechai	B9
Michalovska	Divorah Rivkah daughter of Chaim	A56
Mintzer	Avraham son of Yaakov	C19
Mintzer	Sarah daughter of Avraham	E27
Mintzer	Sarah daughter of Avraham	F27
Mintzer	Avraham[F5]	F27
Naividel	Shmuel son of Yakov	B93
Nerunah	Rachel Nirunah daugher of Yitzhak	A49
No Number	Orman Sleiman
Palman	Tzvi Yehudah son of Tzvi	B21
Palvin	Meier Shraga  son of Yakov	A13
Paretz[2]	Sarah the daughter of Naphtali	H14
Pearlman	Faigah Malkah  pf Rotwine daughter of David	B20
Polaravitz	Hirisah daughter of Yakov	H7
Polaravitz	Rivkah  daughter of Yakov	H7
Polaravitz	Yakov	H7
Polarawitz	Yakov son of Yitzhak	A5
Polarawitz	Yosef son of Aaron	A43
Pollack	Ruuach[B13]	B133
Pollack	Hindah Tzirlah daughter of Joshua	E16
Pollack[H3]	[Achtat daughter Of [Yisrael]	H43
Rabinowitz	Hindah Rachel daughter of Chaim HaCohen	B91
Rabinowitz	Dov Ber son of Josef	G2
Rabinowitz	Haye Sarah wife of Judah and daughter of Zadok	G3
Rabinowitz	Yitzchak [G2] son of Judah	G11
Rachtzah	Henna Rivka daughter of Shmuel Benzion	A41
Rachtzah	Moses Menachem [A5] son of Shraga	A39
Rachtzah	Sarah Rachel daughter of Benyamin Rainas	A38
Rachtzah	Shagra son of Avraham	A38
Rachtzah	Riklah Hannah	A41
Ramah	Faigah	G35 Not right image
Rikler (born Lewinson)	Kaina Rachel	G47
Rikler[G3]	Rahel	G47
Rosen	Isaac son of Dov Ber	A19
Rosen	Sarah Balah daughter of Hillel [Naividel]	A55
Rosenfeld	Aaron  sson of Chaim	B3
Rotwein[B15]	Faigah Malkah daughter of David Pearlman	B20
Salanter	R Yitzchak	G27
Saltz	Dov Ber son of Aharon	G1
Saron	Gilah Raizah daughter of Tzvi Saron	B90
Shaitovitz	[             ] son of Dov	C23
Shamashowitz	Miriam Hedah daughter of Eliezar	H35
Shapira	Eleazer son of Yehuda HaKohen	B34
Shapirik	Yitzchak son of Yechezkel	B84
Shapiro	Shraga son of Meachem HaKohen	A40
Shapiro	Miriam Rivkah daughter of Yosef	B17
Shashowitz	Eliezer	H35
Shebach[C1]	Hayyah Sarah, daughter of Shimon HaLevi	C2
Shevi[B16]	Israel son of Sherirah Shevi	B51
Singermann	Sarah Pesche daughter of Yehuda	B24
Smolovitz	Shainah Malkah daughter of Yaakov	A1
Sondelowitz	Devorah daighter of Judah Lev (Yitzhak Lev)	B87
Sondelowitz	David son of Z'rusmah [?]	B76
Sondelowitz[B17]	Hitzlah daughter of Dov Bernstein	B30
Sondelowitz[F7]	Siphrah Joelsohn daughter of David Abraham	F15
Sondolowitz	Shomrei Tuvyah son of Zalkind Zev	G14
Sondolowitz	Sisah Mushah {requires translation}	G16
Soundelowitz	Judah Lev [not readable}	B35
Taditz [G4]	Tzviyah daughter of Naptali	G29
Tas[F8]  or As	Dov son of Nachum Mordechai	F28c
Tumim[F9]	Hayah	F16
Urbach	Shmuel son of Yechezkel	B83
Waldislavivaski*	Toivah daughter of Eliezer	A3
Walim	Yechezkel son of Yaakov HaKohen	B122
Weitzman	Blumah	A11
Welantzik	Avraham Wilantzik	B32
Werbelovski	Gershon son of Yehuda	B11
Werbelovski	Sarah daughter of Dov Ber	C6
Werbelowski	Ida daughter of Avraham	G35
Werbilovski	Chaim son of Avraham Akivah	A24
Wilnar[B19]	Shalom son of Yisrael HaKohen	B102
Wolnar	Shalom son of Yisrael HaKohen	B102
Yablonski	Miriam Devorah	A26  Not right image
Yafo	Yaakov son of Yehuda	B6
Yafo	Yitzchak Lev son of Chaim Zev	B26
Yafo (Yapo)	Hannah Riklah daughter of Hillel	A33
Yalowitz	Avraham [son of Baruch] and Tovah Leah [daughter of Nachash]	G45
Yankelowitz	Ben Zion  son of Noach	F14
Yatzchantan	Leibah daughter of Avraham	D16
Yazapovine[B20]	Dov Ber son of Tzvi	B29
Zalkin	Yoel son of Shlomo	B74
Zalkinber[g][B21]	David	B67
Zapolski	Shaynah Baylah daughter of Manachem Mendel	A28
Zarnitzky[A6]	Abraham Isaac son of Lev	A16
Zidar	Hayah Yenteh	E7(?)

 

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Footnotes (By Sector)

[A1] Bainas is Sarah Rachel Rachtzah’s maiden name
[A2] Benzion could be a middle name or last name, hence its inclusion. He is the father of Henna Rivka, who married a Rachtzah
[A3] Shlomo Berkawar and Abraham Sarnitzki both drowned together while swimming in the ‘river (presumably the Nieman). See Sarnitzki Headstone at A16
[A4] Alternative spelling, see A42.
[A5] He was the son of Shagra and Sarah Rachel and died 7 years after they had passed away
[A6] See Footnote No.1

[B1] Possible lettering before the “aleph.” Father’s name is Tzvi Hersch
[B2] See married name Zondolovitz below
[B3] See explanation at B68
[B4] There is a beautiful poem at the bottom of this stone which may be in Yiddish. Not all letters are readable.
[B5] The last name is clearly Feinberg. There are families in the United States who bear the name Zalkin
[B6] An alternative spelling is Kerem
[B7] See alternative spelling Loveen
[B8] See alternative spelling of Lewin below
[B9] See alternative spelling of Levine above
[B10] See alternative spelling of Levine above
[B11] The first letters of the last name are unreadable. See Stone No. B25
[B12] Flag is unreadable
[B13] Unusual first name resh, vav,vav, chet
[B14] No flag as this stone was unearthed [Slide no 6587 and 6588]
[B15] Rotwine was the name of the town where Faiga Malkah was from
[B16] Unclear from stone whether or not this is a patroynmic
[B17] See maiden name listing of Bernstein
[B18] Reader is encouraged to examine stone B39. Patronymic unclear
[B19] See entry immediately below for alternative reading
[B20] Because of the unusual last name, the reader is encouraged to view the actual stone. The transcriber believes that there may be missing letters at the beginning, such that the yud which is the first visible letter represents the preceding long “hiriq” which makes a long e sound.
[B21] See explanation of Stone No. B68

[C1] It is unclear from the image whether the 2nd word is Shebach or Sarah, such that her name is either Hayyah Shebach or Hayyah Sarah.

[F1] The stone seems to depict a “Shin” but other possibilities could include a Resh which might make the stone read Raivkin or Rivkin. We invite your feedback that includes other alternative readings
[F2] Avraham’s last name as indicated on the headstone is Sondelowitz
[F3] These people are all related. Riklah married Jonah who predeceased him by three years. They are buried next to each other. On Jonah’s matzevah (marker) , his father’s name, Israel Natan, appears.
[F4] The Hebrew is unclear. The letters appear to be lamed-yud-nun (possibly a gimel)-kaf (other possibilities could include a peh and a bet).
[F5] The father of Sarah
[F6] Note burial date of 1938 [three years before the invasion]
[F7] Appears as the father of Sophie Joehlson
[F8] Other possible readings include Mas and As (first letter unclear)
[F9] It is very possible that Tumim is simply a middle name, but because it is somewhat unusual I have included it as a possible patronymic in hopes that someone might have known her/ or her family because of its rarity as a middle name.

[G1] Both patronymics, Bernstein and Gitelman, appear on this stone (G15)
[G2] Seems as though Yitzchak’s mother was Haye Sarah
[G3] Backside of Stone G47
[G4] The tav could also be read as a chet, thus making it Chaditz.

[H1] The ‘mem’ could be indicative of where she lived (or was born) prior to coming to Yurburg. It could be a town by the name of Ariashov
[H2] Other possible readings are Saretz or Karetz
[H3] Not entirely certain. Further study warranted