The People of Motol

 

The Dolinko Family of Motol

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Abraham Dolinko

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Rivka, Abraham's sister, his cousin Chaim Guttensky (Yisraeli), his grandmother Bashe and his sister Chayah

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Dolinko family with Motolers in Tel Aviv 1950's

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Ester Dolinko, 
Abraham's sister


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Parents of 
Abraham Dolinko

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Mordechai and Bashe Guttensky, Abraham's Grandparents

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Nechama Dolinko 
nee Guttensky
(Abraham's Mother)

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Yaakov Guttensky family
in Motol


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Rabbai Meir Chaim Dolinko
Motol's Rabbai


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Motol's memorial in
Chulon's Cemetary, Israel

Abraham Dolinko was born in Motol in 1910 and came to Israel in 1933. His father, Meir Chaim Dolinko, was born in Pinsk and was the rabbai of the shtetel. He married Nechama Guttensky, who was born in Motol.

The following is a partial list of names of family members from Motol, about whom there is accurate information:

Bashe and Mordechai Guttensky (Nechamas parents) and their children:

Chayah and her husband Shlomo
Shlomo and his wife Libe

Yaakov and his wife Bluma and their children:

David (Bartov)
Mordechai (Yisraeli)
Chaim (Yisraeli)

Rabbai Meir Chaim and Nechama's children:

Rivka
David
Abraham 
Chayah
Ester

Chayah and Ester are still alive and live in Tel Aviv. Ester is married to Zeev Pisetzky who is also from Motol.

Contributed by Dafna Dolinko

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Neiditz(Naiditch) Family

Chaim Reuven Neiditz(Naiditch) ; died 1947; born 1860's; son of Yakov.
wife, Chai Sora ; died 1948, born 1860's; daughter of Moshe and Slave Rosenberg.

Children:  Aaron, Ben (Beryl), Harold, Mary, Hannah.(Henya).

Migrated from Motol to U.S.  - 1905-1908.

Contributed by Martin Neiditz (son of Ben)

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Razel Pivovar

Razel Pivovar was born in Motol then moved to Telechan.  Leyzer Chernomoretz was born in Telechan, but he had a lot of relatives who lived in Motol. 

Contributed by Benjamin Broyt (Great-grandson of Razel, Grandson of Leyzer)

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RABINOWITZ Family

rabinowitz family.jpg (138860 bytes) The Rabinowitz family arrived in the U.S. from Motol on the Czar on December 23, 1913. The father, Elia Rabinowitz, was a scholarly man. On the passenger manifest he is listed as being an "awocat." His father, David, was a cousin of Rachel Leah Chemerinsky Weizmann. His wife, Frieda, was the daughter of Miriam and Samuel Ratnofsky of Motol and was 8 years his junior. Although Frieda was not the eldest daughter, she was the only one of her ten siblings who was married in Europe. The couple's four children were Mirla (Mildred), Chaja (Edna), Dowid (Daniel) and Slata (Stella). The Rabinowitz family moved to Springfield, Massachusetts to join Frieda's siblings and parents who had all emigrated between the years 1898 and 1907.

 
Contributed by Frances Rabinowitz

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The BRIMBERG/BRINBERG Family
 

I don’t know what business my grandfather, Israel Brimberg was in, but it was a trade of some sort.  However, he was said to be a “Starosta” of Motol which means “Jewish elder.”  It is said he used to play chess with the Catholic bishop.  The story of the family’s emigration to the United States in 1906 is obscure, but it is variously reported that he was engaged in illicit transactions (evading taxes) and that he was helping Jewish boys to evade the draft at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. In either case, he was advised to leave the country or face trouble. He died in 1910.

Contributed by Peter Belenky

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The Isadore SOKOLOV Family

Isadore Sokolov emigrated to the U.S. in 1906.  Elsie (nee Cohen) Sokolov and daughters Helen and Edith arrived in 1911.  The family settled in Schenectady, NY.  Relatives of Isadore Sokolov also settled in Chicago.  One was a rabbi there.  Some changed their name to Sokal and some spelled their name Sokolow.  Elsie’s brother Jacob Cohen and probable brothers David Cohen and Zelig Cohen also settled in Schenectady.

 Contributed by Judy Gordon

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The ITCKY CZYZ Family

            [The following descendents of Itcky Czyz are based on a family tree compiled by Edwin Weinstein.  The tree has been reduced in size to include mainly those descendents who were born in Motol.  Care was taken to avoid including the names of living people.]

Beryl Pruzansky (b. 1850/d. 1925 in Motol) was the only child of Itcky Czyz and his first wife.  Beryl married Nehama (b. in Motol).  Their children were:

Arieh Leib Pruzansky (b. 1872 in Motol/d. 7/10/53 in Chicago) who married Leah Gitel Portnoy (b. 1872 in Motol). Their children were:

 Celia Pruzansky (b. 11/25/1895 in Motol/d. 2/29/72 in Chicago)

 Meyer Pruzansky (b. 11/22/1896/d. 6/5/51 in Chicago) who married  Yetta Mednick).  They had two children.

William Pruzansky (b. 10/22/1898/d. 3/11/66 in Chicago) who married Lillian Volgov (b. 1904).

Rose Pruzansky (b. 10/15/00 in Motol/d. 10/10/88 in Norwood, MA) who married her cousin Max Projansky on 6/19/27 in Chicago.  They had a son and a daughter.

Isadore Pruzansky (b. 10/21/07 in Motol/d. 12/28/79 in Chicago) who married Helen Miller in Chicago on 5/14/33).  They had two daughters.

Anna Pruzansky (b. 2/22/08/d. 5/9/92 in Des Plaines, IL) who married Irving Hoseman (b. 1907/d. 1988 son of Morris Hoseman and Anna Beilsky) in Chicago on 2/5/33.  They had a daughter and a son.

Ishiah Pruzansky who married Baila.

Sam Projansky who married Fraidel and had three sons

Abraham Rodzinsky (b. 11/30/1878 in Motol/d. 1/4/59 in Chicago) who married Lillian Zabinsky (b. 12/1884 in Motol/d. 8/9/61 in Chicago), the daughter of Yussel and Chasha Zabinsky.  They had 5 children.  The eldest son, Harry Rhodes, is known to have been born in Motol/d. 5/2/59.  Harry married Sarah Mitzenmacher (b. 8/15/02/d. 7/28/82)

Hycha/Chayhah Pruzansky

Dave Brown 

Velvel Pruzansky

Moishe Czyz was the only child of Itcky Czyz and his second wife.  Moishe married Libby and later married Dvorah (b. in Motol).  Moishe’s children were:

Mayer Weinstein (b. 1887 in Motol/d. 1974 on Long Island in New York) who married Anna Noon from Pinsk in 1911.  They had 7 children.  One son, David Weinstein (b.4/27/13/d. 2/4/74 in Los Angeles, CA), is known to have been born in Motol.

 

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David & Sadie Weinstein
Contributed by Bernice Weinstein Upin

David Weinstein (b. 1890/d. 1967 in St. Paul, MN) who married Sadie Kanter (b. 4/10/1891 in Neiswicz, Poland/d. 2/15/85 in Lehigh Acres FL) in 1910.  They had 4 children.

Isadore Weinstein (d. 7/11/57) who married Kate Barish.  They had 3 children.

Natalio/Nisl Waimsztein (b. about 5/31/05 in Motol/d. 12/1/59 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) who married Sara Levin (b. 5/10/12 in Vilna, Poland, the daughter of Gregorio Levin and Teresa Korb) on 10/10/28 in Buenos Aires.  They had 2 daughters.

 

Mortche Czyz who married Genya.  They had 2 children, at least one born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Paul Weinstein (b. 10/20/1899 in Motol/d. 3/81 in Naperville, IL) who married Sarah Cohen (b. 12/6/1894 in Pinsk/d. 10/17/67 in Chicago IL).  They had 3 sons.

Solomen Chizik (b. 1887/d. 1942) was the son of Itcky Czyz and his third wife, Jenny.  He married Dora (b. 1865/d. 1951).  Their children were:

Bessie Cheszick who married a man whose surname was Johnson.  They had one son.

Rose Chessick who married Ronald Holden.  They had one daughter.

Harriet Chessick who married Joe Schechter.  They had 2 sons.

Isaac Chessick (b. 1898/d. 1973) who married Catheren Singer (b. 1906/d. 1988).  They had one son.

Paul Chessick.  He had 2 sons.

Ann Cheszick who married Sam Frankel.  They had one daughter.

Julius Weinstein (b. 4/15/1887 in Motol/d. 2/22/72) was the son of Itcky Czyz and Jenny.  He married Mary Brindel on 6/26/10 in Chicago IL.  They had three daughters.

Yankel Cheszick was the son of Itcky Czyz and Jenny.  He had 5 children.

Kate (Chasha) Chessick was the daughter of Itcky Czyz and Jenny.  He married Morris Blindell.  They had 7 children.

Benjamin Weinstein (b. in Motol) was the son of Itcky Czyz and Jenny.  He married Charlotte Beller (d. of Sam Beller and Pesel Chessick) in Chicago IL.  They had 4 daughters.

Dobbie Weinstein (b. about 1877 in Russia) was the daughter of Itcky Czyz and Jenny.  She married Peter Holtzman (b. about 1875 in Russia).  They had 5 children.

Pesel Chessick was the daughter of Itcky Czyz and Jenny.  She married Sam Beller (d. 12/19/37)  They had 2 daughters.

Contributed by Edwin Weinstein

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