Rosenfeld (Розенфельд) Family

Berko Rosenfeld married Chana Riva Cookson and had 4 known children:

Abraham Rosenfeld - moved to the US 

Hirsch (Гирш Беркович) Rosenfeld (Розенфельд) - Went to US but returned to Turov

Mowscha (Morris) Rosenfeld - moved to the US

Esel (Есель) Rosenfeld (Розенфельд)


Abraham Rosenfeld 

He was born in 1879 in Turov.  His wife was Chane Maksmann.

IMMIGRATION: Arrived on S.S. Lapland from Antwerp, Belgium on 29 Sep 1913 in NYC.

DEATH: 24 Mar 1942 and buried at Mount Zion cemetery in Turover Society section.


Hirsch Rozenfeld 

He was born in Turov in 1884.  Married to Lyubov (Любовь Ароновна) Tamarina (Тамарина).  

Hirsch arrived in the US in 1906 and returned to Turov.  He was a tanner.

In 1934 he was arrested by the OGPU.  Research at the KGB archives has not turned up any documentation on his ultimate fate.

Abram Rozenfeld was his youngest child.  He now lives in Israel.

Daughters Esfir and Liza perished in the Minsk ghetto with their families.

Son Ilya died during the battle of Kursk in 1943.



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