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Wedding Photo of Pesia Zacks & Moshe FriEdman
12 August 1927
Joniskis, Lithuania

1. Hanah Golomb (Daughter of No. 24)
2. Yemima (Yente) Svetnik.  (Emigrated to Palestine before the war).
3. Abe-Yitchak Zacks (brother of the bride)
4. Genia Reichel (Father was dentist.  Had a sister named Tzilla)
5. Unknwon child
6. Unknown child
7. Gershon Luria (Father of Misha & Zeev Volf).
8. Raya Fuchs (Later Rubin. Daughter of the late Dr. Alexander Fuchs from Kovna).
9. Yetti (Etta Blume) Kimmel (Daughter of Michla Nee Becker & Volf Kimmel relatives from Riga).  Perished in 1941
10.  …… Indursky (an engineer by profession)
11.  Mally (Malka Pera) Kimmel (A sister of Yetti Kimmel (No. 9). Perished in 1941
12. Zeev Volf Luria (A lawyer living Siaulai.  Son of Gershon Luria at no.7)
13. Izik Zacks (eldest brother of the bride). Perished in 1941
    
     
14. Israel Zacks (Elder brother of Yedidya Zacks. Uncle of the bride).
15. Leah Zacks (Nee Zagorsky. Wife of Israel Zacks. Possibly from Zagar).
16. Yedidya Zacks (Father of the bride). Perished in 1941
17. Malka Zacks (Nee Friedland.  Mother of the bride). Perished in 1941
18. Pesia Zacks (Bride and daughter of Yedidya & Malka Zacks). Perished in 1941
19. Moshe Friedman (Groom. From Vorneh. Son of Shaya Ben Zion Friedman and brother of Mordechai Ish-Shalom ex. Mayor of Jerusalem). Perished in 1941
20. Chaya Zacks (Nee Shtill.  Wife of Yshayahu Zacks).
21. Yeshyahu (Shaye) Zacks (Younger brother of Yedidya Zacks and uncle of the bride).
22. Sheine Kremer (Nee Melvitzky. Wife of Ben Zion Kremer).
23. Ben Zion Kremer (Owner of Joniskis Electricity Station).
24. ?……. Golumb (with beard. Father of No.1 and seller of Ice)
25. ……?….. Abramson
    
     
26. Reize Friedman (Nee Raskin. Mother of groom)
27. Shaya Ben-Zion Friedman (Father of Groom. From Vorneh)
28. Wife of Ephraim Flakes-Friedman-Flaks (Sister in law of Shaya ben-Zion Friedman and niece of R’ Isaac Belzer).
29. Ephraim Flakes-Friedman (Brother of Shaya Friedman. Uncle of Groom)
30. ……… Hendler (Nee…?..  Wife of Yossel Hendler)
31. Yossel Hendler
    
     
32. Rosa Luria (Wife of Gershon Luria at No. 7)
33. Misha Luria (Son of Rosa & Gershon Luria). Emigrated to Palestine.
34. Ann Wein (Nee Luria.  Visiting from Chicago. Relative on the Friedland side)
35. Yetti Zeligman (Nee Zacks.  3^rd daughter of Israel Zacks. 1^st cousin of bride). Perished in 1941
36. Abe Zeligman (Husband of Yetti). Perished in 1941
37. Salomon Rabinovitch (from Kovna.  Married to Fania Zacks). Perished in 1941
38. Fania Zacks (Eldest daughter of Israel Zacks (No. 14). 1^st cousin of bride). Perished in 1941
39. Molodka Koussevitzky ( Niece of Moshe Koussevitzky - the great cantor)
40. Shmaryahu (Shmeryl) Zacks (youngest son of Israel Zacks. 1^st cousin of bride). Perished in Riga 1941
41. Nechama Zacks (Later Lentchner.  Sister of bride). Emigrated to Palestine 1933
42. Relative from USA ?
43. Relative from USA ?
44. Yasha (Yaacov) Zacks (Elder son of Israel Zacks. 1^st cousin of bride). Perished in 1941
45. Sima Fuchs (Nee Kaduszyn) (Widow of Dr. Alexander Fuchs. Mother of No. 8. Relative on the Melvitzky side). Perished in 1943
46. Masha Chait (Nee …?…)
47. …?…… Chait (Husband of Masha Chait)
48. Shalom Chait (son of No.46 & 47)
49. Frida Zacks (Later Zilberg, Tzifrin, Weinstein. Youngest Sister of bride). Emigrated to Palestine.
50. Unknown lass (possibly came with the Kremers No. 22 & 23)
    
     
51. Max Wein (husband of Ann Nee Luria at No. 34. Visiting from Chicago)
52. Golda Zahava Sluchin (later Elyashiv and then Vesterman). Emigrated to Palestine.
53. Augusta Glazer (Nee Zacks) (2^nd daughter of Israel Zacks. 1st cousin of bride). Perished n 1941
54.  Unknwon lady
55. Boris Vesterman (Brother of Aba Vesterman). Perished in Birzai 1941
56. Miriam (Mary) Peisechovitch (Friend of Nechama Zacks. May also be related)
57. Unknown visitor from USA (possibly related to No. 56)
58. Unknown relative from Joniskis
59. Itzchak Zacks (son of Yeshayahu Zacks. 1^st cousin of bride). Perished 1941
60. Golda Elkishok (a Joniskis neighbour of the Zacks).
61. Mally (Malka) Per (a relative of the Zacks from Riga). Perished 1941
62. Yochi Per (Nee Kimmel.  Mother of Mally Peer at No. 61). Perished 1941
63. Shabtai (Shepsel) Per (Not Father of Mally Per.  Mally’s father  died 1916)
64. Miriam Goldberg (Nee Chait)
65. …?…. Goldberg (Husband of Miriam at No. 64)
66. Pine ? Handler (any relation to No. 30 & 31 ??)
67. Rivka Fish/Fisher ? (Daughter of the local photographer – Jacob Fisher?)
68. Shoshana Zacks (Later Rabani.  Distant relative. Daughter of Chaim Israel Zacks the photographer from Siauliai). Emigrated to Palestine 1931
69. Rosa (Shoshana) Elkishok (a Joniskis neighbour of the Zacks. Sister of No. 60)
70. Aba Vesterman (brother of No. 55). Emigrated to Palestine.
71. Malka Fisher (Daughter of the Yaacov Fisher – the local photographer. Sister of No. 67 ?)

**This photo, along with other such Zachs and Friedman photos from Joniskis, is part of an album once owned by Nechama Zacks, who emigrated to Palestine in 1933 and recently passed away at the age of 101.