Skidel "Burials"

Leah Eshke, daughter of Reb Yehudah Tobolsky Died 5679 (1919 C.E.) This is the only surviving headstone from the once crowded Skidel Jewish Cemetery. All others were stolen and used to build roads and houses. Mr. Ilya Alexandrovich Borisov of Skidel located this one and restored it to the site of the former cemetery Locals say someone from New York photographed every stone about 1935. Anyone know where those photographs might be?

Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, NY

Skidler Benevolent Association
Originated 1900, Erected 1931

(Information gathered by Al Sarnotsky 9/24/2000)

     Some of the names were in Yiddish and have been transliterated. The transliteration may not match current pronunciations. These are the names on the plaque. Burial information from headstones or cemetery records is still needed.

Gatepost One Committee

Avraham Aba and Lena GARBER
Avraham and Shana SCHWARTZ
Moshe and Itka SHULMAN
Lev and Zelda YELLIN (Kohan = Priest)
Elihiu and Perel SMIGEL

Members

Kalman and Sarah FRIEDMAN
Joseph and Aidley DRAIZNEN
Sholom and Gote ASHEROFF
Yakov and Miriam RAGOFF
Shmuel and Tzvia RAGOFF
Maxwell and Eva LOMM
Meyer and Rose MOSS
Hyman and Lena BERKOWITZ
Joe and Betsy COHEN
Max and Bessie WOROTSKY
Bennie and Anna LEVIN
Alex and Clara BARNET
Sol and Lilly LAMPERT

Gatepost Two Committee

Alex and Elka BERGMAN
Chaim and Elka ABRAMSKI
Shmuel and Frume MAYERSON
Yitzchak and Chana RAGOFF (Levite)
Moshe and Rivka GALAND

Members

Yichezkiel and Shasha MODRIK
Dov and Fruma MAYERSON
Yisroel and Sara GOLDSMITH
Elimelech and Shana KASS
Zev and Chaia SARNOTSKY
Tsvi and Miriam RUBENSTEIN
Nathan and Rhea SMILEY
Israel and Minnie COOLST
Ben and Pauline MARTIN
Nathan and Dora FARBER
William and Lottie DAMSKY
Joe and Lena WEISSMAN
Morris and Alice BLANK
Abaraham and Sara GORDON

In a place of honor separately on the top of each gatepost are the names

Israel and Sara LEVINE
Louis and Miriam LEVINE

A few of those buried in the Skidler plot at Montefiore:

Eli DRAISNEN, b. 15 May, 1916 d. 29 March, 1987 Ben Reb Baruch
Pearl DRAISNEN, b. 10 March, 1898 d. 13 March, 1987 Ben Reb Abizdon?
Aidley DRAISNEN, b. 01 October, 1882 d. 19 January, 1972
Joseph David DRAISNEN, b. 20 September 1879 d. 01 March, 1953
Sam RAISNER d. 09 April, 1948, age 55
Jacob TROPP d. 04 May, 1958, age 61 Yaakov Tsion Ben Reb Tsvi
Rachel TROPP, d. 03 October, 1945, age 74
Harry TROPP, d. 08 January, 1956, age 84
Benjamin TROPP, b. 22 April, 1901 d. 21 April, 1966 Berel Ben Reb Tsvi Hirsh
Celia THROPE, 08 July, '92 Tsvia Bat Reb Rueven
Morris THROPE, 26 November, '75 Moshe Ben Reb Nachum

Beth David Cemetery

Skidler Benevolent Association
Organized in 1900, Erected in 1949

(Information gathered by Gary Londner, 1995)

Committee

Morris and Rebecca GOLLAND
Sam and Ray TABAK
Israel and Sarah LEVINE
Joe and Bettie COHEN
Morris and Edith SHULMAN
Alex and Pearl SMIGEL
Samuel and Fanny MEYERSON
Max and Molly SHAPIRO

Members

Sol and Sarah SALTZMAN
Louis RACKOWSKY
Joe and Lena WEISSMAN
Morris and Fannie KRAMER
Henry and Ida KAMEN
Isador GABOWITZ
Morris and Mary BANNER

The following are only a few of those buried in this plot:

Yetta SARNOTSKY, d. 29 December, 1953
Nathan SARNOTSKY, d. 02 February, 1959
Miriam HOROWITZ, died 18 May, 1942, age 27
Esther FRIERMAN, died 30 May, 1948
Morris FRIERMAN, died 04 March, 1937

New York Area Cemeteries with Skidel Families

Mt. Zion (59-63 54 Avenue, Maspeth, Queens, NY) -- Skidler Benevolent Assoc. Plot (need volunteer to visit and record burials)
Beth David (300 Elmont Road, Elmont, Nassau, NY) -- Skidler Benevolent Assoc. Plot (see above; need volunteer to record burials)
New Montefiore (Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, Suffolk, NY) -- Skidler Benevolent Assoc. Plot (need volunteer)
Beth Israel Memorial Park (U.S. Highway 1, Woodbridge, NJ) -- Skidler Benevolent Assoc. Plot (need volunteer)
Montefiore (121-83 Springfield Blvd., St. Albans, Queens, NY) -- Skidler Benevolent Assoc. Plot (see above; need volunteer to record burials)

Chicago Area Cemeteries with Skidel Families

Rosemont Park Cemetery (6758 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60634)
Help in identifying Skidel burials at Rosemont and elsewhere wanted. Email me

Israeli Cemeteries with Skidel Families

Do you have information on Israeli landsmanshaft or family plots for Skidel? Email me

Other Cemeteries with Skidel Families

Would love to find some! Email me.

Compiled by Linda Hugle
Updated January 2009
Copyright ©1998 Linda Hugle