Research Page - Minsk Archives, September 2005
OFFICIAL METRIC BOOKS
FOR THE BREST JEWISH COMMUNITY
BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH RECORDS
1895 - 1914 (but not every year)
Birth records are available for the following thirteen (13) years: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914. During these years records are available for over 6,080 male births and over 5,024 female births.
Marriage records are available for the following nine (9) years: 1897, 1900, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1913. During these years records are available for over 1,983 marriages.
Death records are available for the following eight (8) years: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1906. During these years records are available for over 2,870 male deaths and over 2,576 female deaths.
There are over 18,500 records of the Brest-Litovsk Jewish Community in this Minsk Archives.
The contact information for this Archive, as of 2006 is:
NATIONAL HISTORIC ARCHIVES OF BELARUS (NIAB)In addition to Brest-Litovsk, some of the nearby Shtetls for which records were found are listed below:
55, Kropotkina Street
Minsk, 220002, Republic of Belarus
Tel: (375-017) 286-75-20, 286-75-23
Fax: (375-017) 2868-75-22
E-mail: niab@solo.by or niab@belsonet.net
Director: Alla K. Golubovich
URL to web site: http://archives.gov.by/EArh/E_naz_ist.htm
- Antopol, Belarus - Coordinates of 5212 2447
- 75 kilometers - 46 miles E of Brest
- Kamenets, Belarus - Coordinates of 5224 2349
- 34 kilometers - 21 miles NNE of Brest
- Kobrin, Belarus - Coordinates of 5213 2421
- 46 kilometers - 28 miles ENE of Brest
- Pruzhana, Belarus - Coordinates of 5233 2428
- 72 kilometers - 45 miles NE of Brest
- Selets (Syalyets), Belarus - Coordinates of 5235 2453
- 97 kilometers - 60 miles NE of Brest
- Shereshevo, Belarus - Coordinates of 5233 2413
- 61 kilometers - 38 miles NE of Brest
- Terespol, Poland - Coordinates of 5205 2334
- 9 kilometers - 6 miles NW of Brest
- Volya, Belarus - Coordinates of 5206 2342
- 42 kilometers - 26 miles NNE of Brest
- Wysokie-Litovsk (Vysokoye), Belarus - Coordinates of 5222 2322
- 37 kilometers - 23 miles NW of Brest
In addition to receiving a copy of each of the Official Metric Book Records that are found, every participant will receive a document that lists all of the records that are found. Below are samples of each of these documents.
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Arrangements for this next Minsk Archive Research Project are that the Belarus Research Team (BRT) will research the Minsk Archives for the below listed Surnames or any derivations to those Surnames. All of the Surnames that you would like to have researched and the final payment, must be received by May 15, 2005.
The BRT will make photocopies of what they find on a weekly basis. At the completion of the research, the BRT will create a CD that will be Federal Expressed to the Brest, Belarus Research SIG (BBRS) Coordinators (Names to come). The two BBRS coordinators will forward the CD to each participant.
The cost will be higher than the previous time, because we are now going to have copies of each Metric Record that is found, plus translations of the important information. This is the desire of the BBRS. The cost for each Surname or derivation of that Surname that will be researched will be US $83.00. This cost is for up to twenty-two (22) documents that might be found. Each additional document will be at a cost of US $.55 - any small amount that might be due will be paid at the conclusion of the project.
Larry Schenker will be sending each participants an invoice for US $83.00 for each Surname or derivation of that Surname that they want to have researched. The invoice will be payable with a US Dollar check.
Every participant in this project will be required to supply a notarized copy of the below form. It is hoped that notarized copies are available in Argentina, Canada, Israel and the United Kingdom, just like they are in the United States. If you have any questions about the raised embossed notarized form, please contact Larry Schenker. Follows is what has to be included in the raised embossed notarized form:
AUTHORIZATION FORM FOR RESEARCH IN THE MINSK ARCHIVES
I hereby authorize Alexandra Alexandrovna Milentey to research on my behalf the following family Surname(s) and derivations of the Surname(s) in the National Historical Archives of Belarus:
| SURNAME AND DERIVATION | PLACE OF BIRTH | RELIGION |
| Brest-Litovsk | Jewish | |
| Brest-Litovsk | Jewish | |
| Brest-Litovsk | Jewish | |
| Brest-Litovsk | Jewish | |
| Brest-Litovsk | Jewish |
Signature: _________________________
Typed or Printed Name: __________________________
Date: ____ April 2005
Official Notary Raised Seal
If anyone else would like to participate in this research of the Minsk Archives and you are a member of the Yahoo! Brest, Belarus Research SIG, please post a message to the group.
If you are not a member of the Yahoo! Brest, Belarus Research SIG, you can join for FREE by clicking here and sending us an e-mail with the word "JOIN" in the Subject Area. After joining, then post a message to the group.
In either case your posting should follow the below format:
- In the Subject Area: MINSK RESEARCH ARCHIVES
- Then in the body list the Surnames that you would like to have researched
- End your message with your standard Signature
The below Surnames that are highlighted in yellow, indicate that we have received the Notarized Forms and that these are the final Surnames and derivations of those Surnames that will be researched. If anyone wants to add any additional Surnames or derivations to any listed Surnames, please contact me.
I - Larry Schenker, Los Angeles, CA
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
1. BINENBAUM, BIRENBAUM, BINEMBAUM
II - Celia Denov, Toronto, Canada
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
2. GROSSWEINER
III - Shoshana Egan, San Diego, CA
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
3. RITZENBERG, RYTSENBERG, RITSENBERG, REZENBERG
4. DAITCH, DAJCZ, DEUTCH
5. DRUCKER, DRUKER
6. MESSYNGYSEN, MESHIN
7. SHAME
IV - Herbert Maletz, Staten Island, NY
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
8. WINOGRAD
9. MALETZ
V - Dvorah Netzer, Jerusalem, Israel
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
10. PAPPE, PAPPI, POPPO, PAPE, BAF, FAWE, FAYB, PIWO
11. STAWSKI, STAWKY, STAVSKI, STAVSKY
12. ABELES, ABILI, ABELI, ABELE
13. KOSTRINSKI, KASTRINSKI, KOSTRINSKY, KASTRINSKY
14. LIFSHITZ, LIPHSHITZ, LUBASHIS
15. SACHAROW, SACHAROV, SAKHAROW, ZAKHAROW
VI - Leah Watson, Rochester, NY
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
16. ZAZHULYER, ZAZUER, ZAZULYER, ZAZULYA
17. NITZBERG, NITSBURG, NITSBURG, NICEBERG
18. KOZAK, KOSAK, COSSACK, COSIK
VII - Gloria & Howard Hirsch, Livingston, NJ
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
19. YAFFE, YAFE, YAFFY, YAFY, JAFFE, JOFFE, JAFFEY, YOFFEE, YOFEE
20. FORER
VIII - Paul & Michele Vishny, Chicago, IL
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
21. PERMUT
IX - Ruth Bendrax, Ra'anana, Israel
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
22. KASIRSKY
23. GERSHTEIN
X - James & Rosa Lubitz, Columbia, MD
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
24. MESSER
XI- Joseph Kushner, Beaumont, TX
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
25. KATZYKOVITZ, KACYKOWICZ, KADYKOWITZ, KUTCHERKOVITH
XII - Freda & Jack Mushlin, Brookline, MA
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
26. SCHUCHMAN
XIII - Michael & Myrna Shanker, West Bloomfield, MI
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
27. SURNAME TO COME
28. SURNAME TO COME
XIV - Carol Scott, Sherman Oaks, CA
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
29. ROSENSZAIN
30. POLAK
XV - David Golante, New York, NY
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
31. GOLANTE, GOLANT, GULANTE, GELANTA, GALANTE, GOLAND
32. DOLOWICZ, DOLOWITZ
XVI - Barbara & Ross Hemmendinger, Williamsport, PA
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
33. EHRLICH
34. ZIBULSKY
XVII - Merle Levine, Toronto, Canada
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
35. LANGBORD
XVIII - Soshana & Arnold Greenland, Silver Spring, MD
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
36. SURNAME TO COME
37. SURNAME TO COME
XIX - Rochelle Moss, Vancouver, Canada
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
38. SURNAME TO COME
39. SURNAME TO COME
XX - Sidney Apelstein, Vancouver, Canada
Part of the group going on the trip to Belarus
40. SURNAME TO COME
41. SURNAME TO COME
XXI - Joy Weaver, East Islip, NY
3/19/2005 4:23 PM
42. FEINBERG
43. VILNER, WILLNER
44. DEIBACH, DAIBOCH, DAJBOG
XXII - Debra Katz, Los Altos, CA
3/26/2005 4:02 AM
45. BULKOVSTEIN, BULKOWSZTEJN, BULKOFSTEIN
This is a list of the people who participated in the November 2004 research project. If you have any interest in any of the Surnames that they researched, you may contact the correct individual to determine what they received in research documents. They could be willing to share their research with you.
Larry Schenker, Los Angeles, CA
Sat Jun 19, 2004 12:51 pm
1. FORMAN
2. WUBACK
3. GERSHKOVNA
Rich Bender, Chicago, IL
Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:24 pm
4. BENDER, BINDER, BUNDER OR BONDER
Moshe (Mario Jorge) Govrin, Kfar Saba, Israel
Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:28 pm
5. GUBKIN
Sharon Klein, Acworth, GA
Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:13 pm
6. SCHNEIDER, SZNAJDER
7. TUCKER, TOKAR or TOKER
Carrie Kaye, Northwood, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Sun 6/20/2004 6:51 AM
8. PAPPE
9. SHERESHEVSKY, SHARESWICKAY, SHERECHEFSKY, SHARESHEFSKY
Bernard Rosinsky, Unknown City, State Israel
Sun 6/20/2004 5:30 AM
10. RABINOVITCH
11. LABRIS
12. ROSENBERG
13. POZHEZHINSKY
Elise Friedman, Columbia, MD
Sun 6/20/2004 12:44 AM
14. LIFSZYC, LIFSHITZ, LIFSCHITZ, LIPSZYC, LIPSHITZ, LIPSCHITZ
15. PALEVSKY, PALEVSKI, PALEFSKY, PALEFSKI, PALEWSKY, PALEWSKI
Greta Averbach, Livingston, NJ
Sun 6/20/2004 12:26 PM
16. AVERBACH, AWERBUCH
Michael Scott, Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Mon 6/21/2004 12:23 AM
17. MASZBAUM
18. BENKOFSKY
Martin Cotler, Maplewood, NJ
Mon 6/21/2004 6:13 AM
19. COTLER, KOTLER
Barbara Musikar, Surfside, FL
Mon 6/21/2004 5:32 PM
20. KLEMPNER
Richard Cooperman, Silver Spring, MD
Mon 6/21/2004 9:51 PM
21. COOPERMAN
22. ESSRICK, ESSRIG
23. DVORETZKY
24. VOLCHINSKY
Daniel Teveles, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mon 6/21/2004 8:26 PM
25. TEWELESS, TEWELES, TEVELES
Michael Kaplan, Princeton, NJ
Mon 6/21/2004 8:06 PM
26. KAPLAN
27. FISH
Patt Hale, Tucson, AZ
Tue 6/22/2004 3:20 PM
28. RUDDOSKY, RUDAWSKI, RUDAVSKIJ, RUDOVSKY, RUDADSKY, RUDOSKIJ
29. TRABICH
30. RUBENSTEIN
31. KOHN, COHN
Debra Katz, Los Altos, CA
Tue 6/22/2004 1:18 PM
32. WOLKIN, WALKIN, VOLKIN
33. BRAHAM, BRAHM, BRAM
Boris M. Krantz, Bedminster, NJ
Tue 6/22/2004 10:12 AM
34. KRANTZ, KRANZ, KRANC
35. WELLER
36. PERLIS
37. RASHAP
38. MARACHEFSKY
Aaron M. Vernon, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Fri 6/25/2004 6:34 AM
39. ZONENBERG, ZONNENBERG, SONNENBERG, SONENBERG, ZUNENBERG
Edward Yablonsky, Phoenix AZ
TUE 7/6/2004 11:30 PM
40. YABLONSKY
41. GABE
42. MONTAK
Sandra Berg, Cincinnati, OH
Wed 7/7/2004 7:27 AM
43. ZILBERBERG
44. WANDER
45. UNTERMAN
Michael Goldstein, Jerusalem, Israel
Sat 7/10/2004 9:29 PM
46. ESTERSON
47. GILDENGERSH
Rahel Rogers, Emek Soreq, Israel
Sun 7/11/2004 10:51 AM
48. MECZYK, METCHIK, METZIK, MIECZYK
Haim Sidor, Rechasim, Israel
Wed 7/14/2004 4:12 AM
49. SIDER, SIDOR
50. PERNICK
51. LUTNICK, LOTNICK
Joseph Hirschfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wed 7/28/2004 5:23 PM
52. MINIVITSKY
If your Jewish ancestors were born, died, married or emigrated from any Shtetl within 50 miles of Brest-Litovsk (in either Belarus, Poland or Ukraine) or you have an interest in the Jews of Brest-Litovsk, the below listed groups are ready to help you with information and research leads. Join all of them today!
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This discussion group is a forum for researchers with Jewish family roots in the
Shtetl of Brest and the Shtetls within a fifty (50) mile radius.
Belarus SIG Discussion Group
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JewishGen Discussion Group
This discussion group is a forum for researchers with Jewish family roots in every country of the world.
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