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 Chaiken Family of Nezhin
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 Goldberg Family of Jablonka
 Katz/Hollander Family
 Zavelsky Family of Glukhov

Sources Front Page

Name Golombek...."A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames From The Russian Empire" by Alexander Beider

Sources Ancestral Towns

The Book of Zambrow, published by The Zembrover Societies in U.S.A., Argentina and Israel

Map..from Mapquest

Sources Immigration

Declaration of Intention..Supreme Court of New York County

Sources Documents

#1..Michelle Edelman Shifflet collection of photographs and memorabilia from Irving and Ida Goldberg

#2..Alan and Marjorie Goldberg collection of photographs and memorabilia from Irving and Ida Goldberg

Photo Credits Front Page

#1,2,3,4,5..Michelle Edelman Shifflet collection of photographs from Irving and Ida Goldberg

Photo Credits Ancestral Towns

#1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ..Alan and Marjorie Goldberg

Photo Credits Immigration

#1..Unknown

#2..Library of Congress

#3..Alan and Marjorie Goldberg

Photo Credits Photo Album

#1,2,3,4,5..Michelle Edelman Shifflet collection
#6-7..Alan and Marjorie Goldberg Collection
#8-9..Lynne and Roger Goldberg
#10-12..Alan and Marjorie Goldberg

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Acknowledgments and Thanks

Miriam Weiner, who meticulously planned our visit to Poland and made it as wonderful as it was.

Mariola Jeziak, Miriam's assistant in Poland, who guided us so carefully through our ancestral towns.

Marion Goldberg, who provided so much information relevant to the family and the towns. 

Last, but far from least, to my husband Alan who has helped and supported me in every way throughout the seven years my projects.

Resources
  • JewishGen
  • Ancestry.com
  • Dept. of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration
  • Jewish Genealogical People Finder
  • Jonava District Municipality Web Site
  • Jonava Jewish Community Records, Vilnius Archives
  • Library of Congress, European Division
  • Library of Congress, Geography & Map Division
  • Library of Congress, Hebraic Section
  • Lithuanian State Historical Archives
  • Municipal Archives, New York, NY
  • NARA, New York, NY
  • NARA, Washington, DC
  • NYC Dept. of Records and Information Services
  • New York County Clerk's Office
  • New York Public Library, Jewish Division
  • New York Public Library, Genealogical Division
  • New York Public Library, Microfilming Division
  • NY State Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records
  • U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
  • U.S. Dept. of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Service
  • U.S. Government Printing Office
  • U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
  • Yad Vashem, Hall of Names
  • Yivo Institute for Jewish Research