SHEINA GITEL BURAK
nee Szejna Gitel
Drejarska
Jedwabne, Poland
FLORA BURACK
nee Blume Burak
Jedwabne, Poland
SAMUEL BURACK
ne Chone Burak
Jedwabne, Poland
MAX BURACK
ne Mendel Burak
Jedwabne, Poland
CHARLES BURACK
ne Yechezkel Burak
Jedwabne, Poland
AARON BURACK
ne Aron Burak
Jedwabne, Poland
ZELMAN BURAK
Jedwabne, Poland
ETHEL STOOL
nee Etel Burak
Kolno, Poland
FRANCES GLICKMAN
nee Shprintza Olszewski
Sbojna (Kolno), Poland
ROSE OLSHEN
Kolno, Poland
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THE BURAK-GNIAZDOWICZ
WING
My Family Tree
THE BURACK BROTHERS
Aaron, Charlie and Sam Burack
cir 1920s
prob. Brooklyn, New York
The highlights of any family history collection, for
the most part, are the photographs taken over the many decades of
family life. They are "snapshots in time," and when taken as a whole,
often represent the very best times of a family's existence.
The photographs pictured here represent those members of my extended
family, all of whom were immigrants--all born in what we now know as
Poland, though the region that they were from was considered to be
part of Russia until after World War I. Most of them chose to emigrate
and chose to live in the United States; others, by choice or not,
chose to stay.
Unfortunately, many of our earliest photographs, especially
those taken in our ancestral countries such as Poland, and even those
taken during the Great Depression, often elicit bittersweet memories,
and they remind us to a degree of the sufferings of our Jewish families
historically, especially at the
hands of their oppressors both before, during, and even after the Shoah.
Whether these photographs were taken back in
Eastern Europe or in immigrant-rich lands such as the United States,
Canada, Australia, Israel and Latin America, they remind us not only
of the events that in some way shaped the lives of our European-born
immigrant ancestors, but ultimately our own. Behind each photograph
lies many stories, both good and bad. These stories tell us that, even
though we may be very far apart geographically, and we are not in
touch with each other so often, how very connected we are to each other through a great "collective
consciousness," within an interweaving nexus
of a deeply-rooted and beautiful family tree.
Left-click on any of the thumbnail photos to see an enlarged image. Do
the same on the underlined name and you will be redirected, when
available, to the person's or family's web page.
Enjoy and best wishes to all.
ANNA KAMELEFSKY
nee Chana Burak
Kolno, Poland
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MAX BURACK
ne Mendel Burak
Lomza, Poland |
CHARLES BURACK
ne Chatzkel Burak
Lomza, Poland |
JUSZK GERSZK BURAK
Kolno, Poland
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JACOB GREENBERG
ne Yankel Burak
Kolno, Poland |
EDITH ROSENZWEIG
nee Itka Burak
Kolno, Poland
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GUSSIE SMOLINSKY
nee Gitl Gniazdowicz
Gniazdowo (Sniadowo),
Poland
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ROSE MORGENSTERN
nee Ruchla Skura
Dlugosiodlo, Poland |
EVA BIBICOFF
nee Chawa Levine
Ostrow Mazowiecka,
Poland |
IZZY OSHINSKY
Sniadowo, Poland
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HARRY OSHINSKY
Sniadowo, Poland
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SAMUEL OCEAN
ne Szymche Osinski
Sniadowo, Poland
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SRUL GNIAZDOWICZ
Koskowo (Sniadowo), Poland
HARRY NESS
ne Avraham Chone Gniazdowicz
Sniadowo (Koskowo), Poland
HARRY NESS
ne Chona Jankiel Gniazdowicz
Gniazdowo (Sniadowo), Poland
JAKE COHEN
ne Chune Skura
Dlugosiodlo, Poland
MORTON STUBIN
ne Motel Szczupakiewicz
Czyzew, Poland
PEARL FENSTER
nee Perel Szczupakiewicz
Czyzew, Poland
ROSE LEVINE
nee Ruchla Uscen
Ostrow Mazowiecka, Poland
SARAH
WERTEL
nee Sure Kalender
Ostrow Mazowiecka,
Poland
CHONEK PECYNOWICZ
Gniazdowo (Sniadowo), Poland
LEON PAKIN
ne Chone Leibl Pecynowicz
Gniazdowo (Sniadowo), Poland
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