Ordinarily this researcher works in the dark. He knows very little about the shtetls or landsmanshaften that he works on. He leaves it to the reader to find the names and allows the reader to exercise his free associations to flesh out the stories behind the names. If the researcher confines himself to the names that's work enough for him to do. If he lists the name then for some time that name stays alive. Thanks to the archivists of YIVO and the very anonymous Edward Rosenbaum working hard behind the scenes on these lists of names that are published on this website.
In order not to duplicate efforts I ask the readership ahead of time about the shtetls I intend to research. I hit gold. Eilat provided me with a wealth of materials that are wonderful but outside of my chosen limited scope. She is a historian of these and other shtetls in this vicinity. Much of her knowledge and materials are on websites of the descendants of these shtetls. But she was kind enough to provide a reproduction of a dues ledger book which has become my main research tool for name listing. Mrs. Levitan will list these sights for your use.
The shtetls are presented together because of their geographic closeness as well as their sharing of blood ties and social interaction.
The Krivichi materials were found at YIVO. The Kurenitz material was provided by Eilat Gordin Levitan and the Dinerstein Family.
Ledger Book with minutes in English and separate pages for dues payments of individuals with home addresses, name changes, date of death, etc. The great majority of burials take place at Montefiore.
Click here for information about accessing landsmanshaften records at YIVO.
Click here for "An Intelligent Layman's Guide to Viewing Landsmenshaften, Benevolent Societies, and Burial Societies".
| Surname | Given name | City | State | Position |
| Alpert | Michael and Lila | NYC | Dues Payer | |
| Dorfman | Sol | W Palm Beach | Fla | Dues Payer |
| Einhorn | Lillian | LA | Calif | Dues Payer |
| Fishman | Ben | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Fishman | Harry | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Gitlin | David | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Gitlin | Rose | NYC | Dues Payer | |
| Gitlin | Sylvia | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Gitlitz | Jacob and Mira | Dues Payer | ||
| Gottlieb | I. | Dues Payer | ||
| Gottlieb | Pincus Philip | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Herman | Beverly | Flushing | Dues Payer | |
| Herman | Donald and Marylin | Bayside | Dues Payer | |
| Herman | Harry and Fay | Flushing | LI | Dues Payer |
| Kashinitz | Abe and Lena | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Kashinitz | William | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Katz | Ida | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Katz | Jack | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Katzelnick | A | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Katzelnick | Frank and Rhoda | Glen Oaks | LI | Dues Payer |
| Katzelnick | Mary | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Katzelnick | Sam | Riverdale | Pres | |
| Katzoff | Ida | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Katzowitz | Corinne | Flushing | LI | Dues Payer |
| Katzowitz | David | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Katzowitz | Dorothy | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Katzowitz | Frieda | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Katzowitz | Harold and Toby | Fairlawn | NJ | Dues Payer |
| Katzowitz | Irene | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Katzowitz | Max | Easchester | NY | Dues Payer |
| Katzowitz | Max | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Katzowitz | Rubin | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Katzowitz | Sam | Bronx | Treas | |
| Katzowitz | Selig | Miami Beach | Fla | Dues Payer |
| Kayden | Ettie | Flushing | LI | Dues Payer |
| Kayden | Warren | Huntington | LI | Dues Payer |
| Kirshner | June | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Kneiberl | Sam | West Palm Beach | Fla | Sec'y |
| Kroll | H | Dues Payer | ||
| Kroll | M | Dues Payer | ||
| Landowitz | Jack and Tilda | Bronx | Dues Payer | |
| Landowitz | Philip and Ethel | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Lazaruk | Yetta | Howard Beach | LI | Dues Payer |
| Lieberman | Al | North Miami Beach | Fla | Dues Payer |
| Lieberman | C | Dues Payer | ||
| Nagler | Henry | West Palm Beach | Fla | Dues Payer |
| Pincus | Ruth | Dues Payer | ||
| Pollisky | Norman | membership terminated | Dues Payer | |
| Pollisky | Sally | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Rebold | Morris | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Rosensweig | Abe | Elizabeth | NJ | Dues Payer |
| Rosensweig | Louis | Springfield | NJ | Dues Payer |
| Roth | Louis | Bayside | Dues Payer | |
| Schulman | Herman | No Babylon | LI | Dues Payer |
| Schulman | Irving | No Babylon | Dues Payer | |
| Schulman | Morton | Bellemore | LI | Dues Payer |
| Schulman | Norman and Sara | Huntington | LI | Dues Payer |
| Seiden | L | Dues Payer | ||
| Seiden | Mollie | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Shapiro | Sam and Ida | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Sorin | Michael | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Spindell | Lillie | Brooklyn | Dues Payer | |
| Weinberg | H | Dues Payer | ||
| Zerlin | Sara | Far Rockaway | LI | Dues Payer |
This list of names were photocopied from a ledger listing dues
payers.
| Surname | Given name | City | State | Position |
| Ainbinder | Frances | Brooklyn | ||
| Alperowitz | Sadie | Bronx | ||
| Albert | Bertie | Brooklyn | ||
| Alberts | Alfred and Edith | Brooklyn | ||
| Alberts | Ida | Brooklyn | ||
| Alberts | Max | Brooklyn | Hon Vice Pres | |
| Alpert | Ben | Whitestone | ||
| Alpert | Dora | Bronx | ||
| Alpert | Frances | Hicksville | Long Island | |
| Alpert | Hyman | Whitestone | Long Island | |
| Alpert | Louis | Bronx | ||
| Alpert | Morris | Central Islip | Long Island | |
| Alpert | Pauline | Central Islip | ||
| Alpert | Rose | Bronx | ||
| Alpert | Sylvia | Miami | Florida | |
| Beckenstein | Mr | Belleville | Wash | |
| Bengis | I | Bronx | ||
| Cohen | Albert | New York City | ||
| Cohen | Israel | New York City | ||
| Cohen | Louis | Far Rockaway | Long Island | |
| Cohen | Sarah | Belle Harbor | Long Island | |
| Cohen | William | New York City | ||
| Dickstein | Bessie | New York City | ||
| Dickstein | Jacob | New York City | ||
| Dickstein | Julius | Bronx | ||
| Dickstein | Morris | Brooklyn | President | |
| Dickstein | Philip | Chicago | ||
| Dickstein | Rachel | Brooklyn | ||
| Dickstein | Sam | Bronx | ||
| Dinerstein | Harry | Brooklyn | ||
| Dinerstein | Jacob | Bronx | ||
| Dinerstein | Louis | Bronx | Treasurer | |
| Dinerstein | Robert and Mrs | Lake Grove | Long Island | |
| Dinerstein | Sam and Anna | Astoria | Long Island | |
| Diamondstein | Minnie | Brooklyn | ||
| Doen | Ida | Brooklyn | ||
| Dover | Hilda | Brooklyn | ||
| Edison | Max | Brooklyn | ||
| Ellis | Florence | Brooklyn | ||
| Ellis | Harry | West NY | New Jersey | |
| Ellis | Max and Celia | Laurelton | New York | |
| Ellis | Minnie | Brooklyn. | ||
| Ellis | Rubin | Jersey City | New Jersey | |
| Feldman | Stanley and Clare | New York City | ||
| Feuers | Michael | Flushing | ||
| Fisher | Harry | Brooklyn | ||
| Forman | Frances | Brooklyn | ||
| Forman | I | Brooklyn | ||
| Forman | Rose | far Rockaway | Long Island | |
| Ginsberg | Abraham and Sophie | New York City | ||
| Glazer | Ben | New York | ||
| Gordon | Frank | Brooklyn | ||
| Gordon | I | New York City | ||
| Gordon | Julius | Brooklyn | ||
| Gordon | Mary | New York City | ||
| Gordon | Rose | Newark | New Jersey | |
| Greenfield | Dora | Bronx | ||
| Hoffman | Mrs D | Bronx | ||
| Kaplowitz | Rose | Brooklyn | ||
| Kapolow | Garson | Staten Island | ||
| Kapolow | Rose | New York City | ||
| Kay | Raymond | Jamaica | Long Island | |
| Kay | Sam | Jamaica | Long Island | |
| Kramer | J R | New York City | ||
| Kramer | Julius | Brooklyn | ||
| Kramer | Louis | Brooklyn | ||
| Kramer | Martin | Brooklyn | ||
| Kramer | Meyer | New York City | ||
| Kraus | Irving | Bronx | ||
| Kurnitz | Frances | Brooklyn | ||
| Lerner | AJ | Brooklyn | ||
| Lerner | Jack | Brooklyn | ||
| Lerner | Rose | Brooklyn | ||
| Lipkow | Mary | Jamaica Estates | Long Island | |
| Lipkow | Leo | Jackson Heights | Long Island | |
| Lipkowitz[Lipper] | Michael | Bellemore | Long Island | |
| Lipton | Maurice and Lorraine | Bellemore | Long Island | |
| Lubow | Celia | Bronx | ||
| Lubow | Mr and Mrs Joseph | Douglaston | Long Island | |
| Meltzer | Barnett | Bronx | ||
| Meltzer | Essie | Bronx | ||
| Meltzer | Robert | Miami Beach | Fla | |
| Peikon | Herman | Brooklyn | Secretary | |
| Peikon | Isaac | River Edge | New Jersey | |
| Peikon | Julia | |||
| Peikon | louis | Brooklyn | ||
| Peikon | sarah | Brooklyn | ||
| Peller | Morris | New York City | ||
| Pike | Rose | LA | Bronx | |
| Ort | Marvin and Sydelle | Brooklyn | ||
| Reichel | A | Bronx | ||
| Reichel | Tessie | New York City | ||
| Rubin | Abraham | New York City | ||
| Sanders | Sylvia [Dr] | New York City | ||
| Schiffman | Harold and Celia | New York City | ||
| Scolnick | Arthur | Hartford | Conn | |
| Scolnick | IL | Hartford | Conn | |
| Scolnick | Jacob | Brooklyn | ||
| Scolnick | Mr and Mrs Julius | Bronx | Vice President | |
| Scolnick | William | Brooklyn | ||
| Seidel | Walter | |||
| Siskind | Louis | Brooklyn | ||
| Sklar | H | Hartford | Conn | |
| Sosinsky | Mrs Julian | Bronx | ||
| Stein | Fannie | |||
| Stein | Sam | New York City | ||
| Steinbrecher | Zachary | Sea Bright | New Jersey | |
| Trager | Bernhard | Yonkers | ||
| Trager | Doris | |||
| Warnitsky | Robert | |||
| Weiss | Abraham | Bronx | ||
| Weiss | Benjamin | Bronx | ||
| Weiss | Edna | Bronx | ||
| Weiss | Laura | Bronx | ||
| Wolpert | Samuel | Brooklyn | ||
| Yancovitch | Allan and Gail | Bronx | ||
| Zager | I | Brooklyn | ||
| Zimmerman | Etta | East Meadow | Long Island | |
| Zimmerman | Eva | Brooklyn | ||
| Zimmerman | Gertrude | Brooklyn | ||
| Zimmerman | Ida | Brooklyn | ||
| Zimmerman | Philip | Poughkeepsie | New York | |
| Zowodnick | Mrs L | New Haven | Conn |
In a ledger book with minutes in Yiddish there appears a list of membership
names in English which stops half way through the alphabet. The remaining
names were gleaned from the minutes which included notices of death and some
membership names which I transliterated from the Yiddish. More will follow from
the Young Krivitzer Benevolent Society. Also please note that the place name
is written in the Polish style.
| Surname | Given name | City | State |
| Adler | David | ||
| Adler | Esther Mrs | ||
| Berner | Max | Bronx | |
| Berger | Esther | Little Neck | LI |
| Bessem | Abraham | Rockaway Park | LI |
| Comander | Mrs Lottie | Brooklyn | |
| Cooper | Joseph | ||
| Fast | Clara | ||
| Gewanter | Mrs Fannie | Bronx | |
| Glicksman | David | ||
| Glicksman | Harry | Brooklyn | |
| Glicksman | Lillie | Brooklyn | |
| Goldstein | Philip | ||
| Goldstein | Rose | ||
| Heilman | Sidney | ||
| Hoffner | Leo | ||
| Jacobowitz | Shirley | Brooklyn | |
| Kalter | Max | ||
| Katz | Charles | Brooklyn | |
| Kestenbaum | Dr Leo | Bronx | |
| Kestenbaum | Regina | Neponsit | |
| Klugman | Sidney | Bronx | |
| Kovesh | Joseph | NYC | |
| Krantz | Mollie | Bronx | |
| Kupferberg | Reuben | Rego Park | |
| Langanger | Julius | ||
| Levine | Nettie | Berkley Heights | NJ |
| Marks | Sadie | ||
| Miller | Tillie | ||
| Neiss | Max | ||
| Ringel | Evan | ||
| Ringel | Joseph | ||
| Ringel | Morris |
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