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Family of Glukhov
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| Elias |
Doba | Hannah Gitel |
Israel Noah | Hinda
| Mina | Moshela | Zavelleh |
Elias
Zavelsky
Elias was born in 1885 in Glukhov. He studied in the same Yeshiva
as Zalman Shazar the second president of Israel.
When he was a young man he left Glukhov in order to avoid going
into the army and went to Grenoble France where he received
his degree in five languages. His wife Esther Malkin was a graduated
head nurse. When the Czar's army started to round up Russian
citizens living in France he immigrated to Harbin, China. After
that he went to Yokohama, Japan and then immigrated to America
via San Francisco. Their son Alexander was born right after
their arrival in San Francisco.
In 1917 the family moved to Milwaukee where his cousins the
seven Franklin brothers were living. They immigrated to Palestine
in 1932 where they were ardent Zionists and lived on a kibbutz
for 30 years until 1962.
Elias changed his name to Zavel upon moving to Israel. He later
found out that Zavel meant manure in Hebrew and thus picked
the new name of Ephrat.
Elais was an ordained Rabbi at 26, but at 29 he became and atheist.
He died of cancer in the sixties.
Doba - Hannah Gitel - Israel Noah
- Hinda - Mina - Moshela - Zavelleh
Until two months ago, we knew nothing of any of the children
of Berel, except for Elais.
We now know through the grandson of Israel, the following:
* In 1919 Doba Zavelsky was married to Grigory Persov
* Hannah Zavelsky had a daughter Penya
* Israel Noah born circa 1890, married Yelizaveta and died in
1938 in Simferopol, Ukraine. His wife died in 1942 in the occupation
of Simferopol. They had a daughter Rosa, born 1922 in Kremenchug,
Ukraine. Rosa's son has provided this information
* Hinda Zavelsky married Jacob Glodsher
We hope to learn more about the family in the near future. |
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| #4...Hinda's husband Jacob,
Hinda, Doba and Mina...1919 |
#5...Mina, Berel and Doba...1932 |
#6...Hannah Gitel,, her mother
Frieda, Doba and Berel...1932 |
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| #1...The Family
of Berel Zavelsky in Glukhov...1910. Standing: Mina, Hannah, Gitel,
Hinda. Middle row: Israel-Noah, Freida (Berel's wife), Berel, Elais
Bottom row: Zavelleh holding sister Doba's photo, who was not present
at the time and Moishe. Click
here for larger photo. |
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| #2...Elais Ephrat,
formerly Elais Zavelsky...photo 1948 |
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#3...Alex Ephrat...1916
- 1996
Alex was a special man. He was a senior technician in the Israel Aircraft
Industry. He loved his country and was a dynamic person. Alex was
extremely helpful along every step of preparing this family history.
He was an artist who at the age of 80 was given his own show. He married
Mania Baran and they had three children. Mania passed away in 1984
and Alex married a second time.
We miss Alex greatly. |
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