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Rokiskis
Business Owners, 1939
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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.
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Name |
Type of
Business |
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Address |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Zemets Metal
Factory |
Zemets Metal
Factory
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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)
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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). |
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Zelick
Tzemachovitch was the manager of the hotel, but
the owner was his wife Luba. He was one my
father's best friends. |
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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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