Mezhyrichi

(Velyki Mezhyrichi)

Korets District, Rivne(Rovno) Province, Ukraine

John Garfield (1913 – 1952) from Mezhyrichi - The Jewish Brando

John Garfield ancestors:

1. Great-great-great-grandfather - Ios (abt.1750-unknown).
2. Great-great-grandfather - Moshko Glickshtein (abt.1768-1837). Son of Ios. Appears in 1816 7th Revision list for Mezhyrichi.
3. Great-grandfather - Echiel Glickshtein (abt.1834-1914). Son of Moshko. Appears in 1850 9th Revision list for Mezhyrichi.
4. Grandmother - Mariam Glickshtein (abt.1854-unknown). Daughter of Echiel Glickshtein. Appears in 1858 10th Revision list for Mezhyrichi.
   She married Froim Margulis, also from Jewish community (kehila) of Mezhyrichi.
5. Mother - Chana-Basia Margulis. Daughter of Mariam Glickshtein and Froim Margulis.
   She married David Garfinkel from Lyubar on July 17, 1907.
6. Jacob Julius Garfinkel, son of Chana-Basia and David, was born on March 4, 1913 in New York.
   He changed his name to John Garfield, and the star was born!