A Personal Recollection
My name is Yechezkel Zins. I was born on February 7, 1920, in Poland in the town of Zurawno, in the District Zydaczow, Province: Stanislawow.
Zurawno is a small town with a small community of Jews, about 1,000, on the banks of the Dniester, Swiczy and Krechowa Rivers. Zurawno is the birthplace of the poet and writer, creator of the Polish language, Miko_aj Rej. [Father/ founder of Polish literature, who helped shape a vernacular, everyday language into a literary instrument. I.K.]
The town became famous in the annals of Polish history because of the famous battle that took place [nearby] between the king of Poland, Jan Sobieski, and Turkish and Tatar invaders, a battle that ended in a peace treaty. More...
Moshe Zins Family
Moshe Zins was born ca. 1877 and lived in Zurawno. He had ten children. His first wife's name is unknown; their seven children were Sima, Marcus, Yaacov, Berta, Rachel, Reuven and Hanna. After his first wife died, he remarried. Moshe Zins and his second wife Carolina had three children: Zygmunt "Simcha", Yechezkel "Chemush", and Malvina "Malcha".
Zygmunt, Yechezkel and Berta were the only siblings who survived the Holocaust. More...
