Names of "Shtetles" in Eastern Poland from which the family is

originated – Yad Vashem, the Vally of Lost Communities.

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INTRODUCTION

(by Kenneth J. Sherwin)

This document contains information about the Sherwin family from events traced back to Eastern Europe in the early/middle of the nineteenth century. It is treasured data gleaned from narrative transcribed and retained by Bruce, Grandson of Nathan Sherwin, and son of Rose Fertel. According to Rose:

"He sat down with his Grandfather and questioned him on his youth. Bruce

took notes and wrote down information and dates as they looked over a map. There

was rapport between them and Nathan, for once, was happy to share the past with

someone. Now 25 years later, Bruce searched for the notes stored in his garage and

the result is the information on these pages. We are all richer because a Grandson

had the foresight to look ahead."

The narrative that follows this introduction, records events primarily experienced by Nathan (Nosky), as they were told to Bruce. Additional information related to Abe, his immediate family, was from various sources including detailed research of our newly found cousin Ilan Guy of Ashdod Israel, and narrative collected from late family (OBM). What contained in this document is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If anyone in our family has any further information, please share it with us so that we can fill in and expand this historical document.

It is sincerely hoped that by possessing this history as it pertains to the early

Sherwin generations, it will offer incentive for those in later generations (Circa 1930 on), to continue to chronicle and share the rich histories of their own families. We have lost much of our family history through the ordinary act of getting on with our own lives. Before one turns around, much is lost with the passing of knowledgeable family members. So take the time to write it down, record, photograph, .collect and share!

"We pass this way but once".

Kjs; June 2009

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ORIGIN OF THE FAMILY NAME

The name 'Czerwinski', the original family name is believed to have originated early Polish ancestors predating Chana Rochel and Binyamin. The original spelling seen here was verified from immigration papers. Money orders sent to Nathan in Berlin by brother Abe also contained the name as spelled. The family name may have briefly changed to Cherwinski after immigration of the brothers. It was permanently changed to Sherwin in the 1920's.

EARLY FAMILY LOCALE

Early Sherwin family location can be traced back to 1850's in Russo-Poland. The area in which the family lived was referred to as "The Pale of Settlement" (See maps). It was an area, which contained expelled Jews from Germany, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, inner Russia and other parts of Europe. The Pale was near the present Russian border that often changed occupiers during and after WW I. Most family life preceding emigration can be pinpointed to an area within 60 miles in the northwest territory of the Pale of Settlement anchored by Radzilow. Between 1835 and 1917, the majority of Russian Jews were forced to live there and by 1885, there were over 4 million Jews living in the Pale. Anti-Semitism was rampant and pogroms often took place throughout the hundreds of 'Shtetls' where Jews were forced to live. The word 'pogrom' is Russian for 'violent mass attack'. The first anti-Jewish pogrom took place in Odessa in 1871 when Jews were beaten, shops were looted, and property destroyed. Pogroms were either officially planned or initiated spontaneously for many reasons no matter how small such as peasant economic discontent, or religious hatred.

CHANA AND BINYAMIN Into the harsh and terrible environment of the Pale was born Binyamin Czerwinski about 1855. He met and married Chana Rochel Weinberg and settled in Lomza in an area near the Russo-Polish border. There, Binyamin eked out a living as a miller. He leased land and some cows which enabled him to sell milk and cheese for a time. This was not a stable living as he was thrown off the land and was forced to move.

THEIR CHILDREN

Chana and Binyamin had seven children. Etke was the oldest (1878). Abraham the next oldest was born in 1880 in Grajevo about 42 miles northeast of Lomza. Their other children were sons Samuel (1884). Hyman (1888), Meyer (1894), Moses (1898)and Nathan (1902). Nathan was born in a Shtetl named Cierzanau but moved with the family to Rajgrod where he spent most of his childhood.

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Abe the oldest son, was sent to Bialystok at the age of nine to be an apprentice baker. Life for Abe was harsh as the people he worked for often mistreated him. This hardship toughened him up and prepared him for his lifelong occupation, which he brought to fruition in the United States. In 1880 the first mass exodus of Jews from Europe took place and with it, the four eldest sons who emigrated to the west. Etke the eldest, married a man in 1901 named Jankil Leiba Niezwiecki and resided in Radzilow, a town between Lomza and Grajevo. She and Jankil later immigrated to Cuba (1929) and eventually settled in Israel (1948) where many of her descendants still live.

EXODUS TO THE AMERICAS

Abraham faced with a prospect of being drafted in 1905 to fight in the Russo-

Japanese war, deserted and found his way to Ellis Island and New York. There the Pechter bakery on the Lower East Side employed him. From there he moved to Canton Ohio where he honed his baking skills while employed by Kritzers bakery. It was also there that he met and married Katie Goldberg. Katie was born in Szuczyn, about 30 miles northeast Lomza Poland. He and Katie finally moved to Cleveland ("because there were Lantzmen there") on 55

th street. Brother Sam left

Poland in 1908, Hymie in 1909, and Meyer emigrated in 1912. Each had their own experiences, which, unfortunately have been lost through time.

The two youngest sons Moses and Nathan remained in Russo-Poland with their

parents. They were only 3 and 7 when their oldest brother Abe left for America. Their father was apprehensive about life abroad. He had heard that Jews were assimilating in America and leaving their traditions and heritage that had remained intact for centuries. Moses and Nathan attended school in Radizlow under tutelage of a strict and harsh Rabbi. They remained under the Rabbi's roof during the week and returned to their parents on the weekends. A whip was often used on the children and one day, Nathan and two friends stole the whip from the Rabbi and threw it into the lake. The Rabbi's pet student had seen them do it and reported it to the Rabbi. All three were beaten harshly. Every community had its Ghetto where the Rabbi was revered as leader, making all decisions. This was part of Ghetto life where it's Jews would be subjected to violent anti-Semitic acts by its Polish 'neighbors'.

Moses and Nathan despised the Polish people . The harsh reality of shtetl/Ghetto living was often soothed by dreams of a better world filled with marvelous inventions and advanced technology as described in their favorite Jules Verne books.

World War I broke out and the German Army began to advance. Russia in the meantime decreed that all Jews must evacuate so mother Chana and her son Moses left for Russia to set up a home and then return for Binyamin and Nathan. The day after Chana left, the Germans began to shell Rajgrod and enter the city on horseback. The battle raged for a few days and when it subsided, Binyamin and

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Nathan left to join Etke and her family in Radzilow. Binyamin had been in declining health. He was asthmatic which had weakened his heart. He passed away in 1916 with Nathan holding him in his arms. When the War ended Chana and Moses returned to be reunited with Etke in Radzilow.

Later, Chana and her two sons left Etke's home and moved to the village of

Szuczyn. In 1919, war broke out once again between Russia and Poland. The Russians pushed the Poles back all the way to Warsaw, beyond the village Chana lived in. The French then entered the war and aided the Poles in driving the Russians back. Moses and Nathan left their home and retreated with the Russian army because they were threatened with induction into the Polish Army. Life, they hoped, would be a little easier under the Russians. They walked day and night subsisting on potatoes from the fields they passed. Being terribly sleep deprived, they would doze off for seconds at a time while marching. They and Russian army retreated to Grodno where they remained for a few days. However, when Grodno was captured, Nathan Moses and a few friends decided to run off and find a way into Lithuania. As luck would have it, the boys and a friend decided to stop in the village of Wasilioski, about 42 miles east of Grodno. Their other friends continued to run to the border and were subsequently captured and shot by the Poles.

Moses and Nathan then decided to return home but on their way were captured

by the Poles. During questioning Moses asked to join the Polish Army. He explained that he had been captured by the Russians and had escaped. That story no doubt saved their lives. The two boys, 17 and 21 were sent to Bialystok and locked up for 9 days while waiting to be processed into the army. Very little food was provided; thus hunger was a constant problem. Although the Jews in town were providing food to the Jewish inmates, fights over the food were common and the Jews were being beaten up. As a result, food from the community was curtailed. Upon their release the boys were sent to Lomza, the capital. There on a Tuesday, they were given physicals and sent back to jail simply because they were Jews. Moses was then taken away into the army. Nathan bribed and convinced the jailer to release him so he could 'join the army'. The jailer released him and Nathan found a Jewish family who fed him. He relates that he was so starved that he had 3 meals at one sitting!

Nathan was compelled to join the Polish army but he and a few friends in

Grajevo found a man who could smuggle them into East Prussia. They were directed to go to a farm near the border where they spent the night in a pasture hiding among the cows. The following day they found work on a farm making a few coins. A man offered to help them escape by hiding all night in a cart under a load of potatoes. The cart was smuggled into Prostki which was on the German side of the border directly across from Grajevo.

In Prostki, Nathan bribed a train conductor for a ticket and journey which took

him to Konigsberg on the Baltic sea. There he found a Jewish family that took him in for a month. He wired his brother Abe in Cleveland to let him know that he

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would soon be there. Abe, the oldest was the family's life-line. He stayed in touch and sent money to help. In Konigsberg Nathan took a ship to Suinemunde in Germany and from there boarded a train for Berlin. He remained in Berlin for a few weeks where he paid officials to obtain false papers. He obtained the papers from the Ukrainian Consulate. (He testified that he was a Ukrainian.) He left Berlin and took the train to Hamburg where he boarded a ship to Amsterdam.

Unfortunately, the only country open to Nathan was Mexico which at the time

was undergoing revolution caused turmoil and chaos . His ship from Amsterdam docked at Veracruz on February 21, 1921. It proved to be a terrifying experience for a young man of 18. He was alarmed at the sight of Mexican men in Sombreros carrying guns with bandoleers of bullets across their chests. He feared for what would happen if he was discovered to be a Jew. In time he discovered that these people had no idea what a Jew was.

Speaking only Polish and Yiddish, he was unable to communicate spending the

first night sleeping at the railroad station. Arriving in Mexico City by train, he found himself wandering in a large metropolis. He knew that he had make contact with the Jewish community so he sought and found a Shule in time for Friday night services. Nathan approached a Yiddish speaking American and asked him how he could get to Cleveland. He was advised to try crossing the border at Juarez or Laredo. He and another Jewish man proceeded to Laredo where they paid smugglers to help them cross the Rio Grande in the dark of night. They were told to wait in the desert in south Texas until the smugglers would return with transportation. Instead, the smugglers turned them into immigration officers and once again, Nathan found himself in Jail.

Meanwhile in Cleveland, brother Abe was looking for someone with enough

clout to help Nathan He got results by paying off a Congressman and a member of the Department of Welfare. The real pay off was when the Department of State allowed Nathan to return to Laredo. Unfortunately for others in similar situations, they were often sent back to Europe or Poland. He remained in Laredo for 3 months part of which was with a Jewish friend, where he was in search of a way to make a living. His opportunity came when word of an oil boom in Tampico Mexico came. Nathan made his way there and started out by peddling clothes. For months he subsisted on only bread and water with little other food. In doing so, he was able to save money.

Brother Moses fled Poland and joined him in Tampico. There they opened a

dry goods store selling clothes, shoes and small furniture. In a separate section of the store they also had liquor and billiards. They lived in their store for security purposes where on occasion they had to defend themselves from drunks and other derelicts. They later opened a larger shoe store in the center of town, built a small home and a three story building named the 'Sherwin building'. In March 1931, Nathan married Pina Gomez who was born in 1912. A daughter (Frida), was born in 1931 but later passed away at the age of 18 months. In 1933, daughter Rose was

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born followed by son Benjamin in 1934. Nathan traveled to Cleveland to see his brothers and mother. Mother Chana Rochel passed away in 1934 shortly after Nathan saw her for the last time in February. In 1937, Pina passed away at 25, leaving young children 3 and 4 years old with working brothers and a maid. Nathan remarried in 1939 to 20 year old Natalie Quesada.

In Tampico there were only 15 Jewish families. Mohels and Rabbis had to be

imported from Mexico City. Because of the indelible memories of his upbringing by strong Jewish parents, he wanted the same for his children. He then decided to move from Tampico to Juarez in 1942 to await immigration to the United States. It was there that 62 year old brother Abe visited him for the last time before his death in 1954. Moses remained in Tampico where he married Amalia and remained in the home the two brothers built and shared. Moses and his wife never had children. He passed away in the 1960s.

On December 26

th 1942, Nathan and his family moved to El Paso Texas

where he realized his life long dream of living in the United States as a citizen. In January of 1943 a daughter Ann Rachel was born. In April 1946, Natalie gave birth to Joseph. Their youngest Linda, was born in 1957. Nathan David Sherwin passed away in May 1978 and Natalie died in 1981.

Etke and her husband Jacob resettled in Cuba and finally in Israel in 1948.

They produced nine children: Sara, Chaya, Tova, Zissle, Brina, Golda, Bathsheva, Benjamin, and Elias. Mother Chana Rochel found her way to Cleveland in the 1920's were she lived with youngest son Meyer his wife Celia, and children Sally (Jay) and Bernard on Yale Avenue. Samuel the second son of Chana and Binyamin, also settled in Cleveland where he married Rose. They raised 3 sons, Alex, Bill and Paul. Hymie, the third eldest son married Tillie Levine in Cleveland and produced Aaron, Bernard and Edward.

THE CLEVELAND SHERWINS

The Eldest son Abraham settled into a life of hard but fruitful work as owner of Cleveland's most prominent Jewish Bakery. Abraham's wife Katie, was born and raised in Szuczyn Poland the daughter of a boot maker (to the Polish officer Corps.) and Klezmer musician named Zarzetsky. She later emigrated to the United States through Baltimore. She and a brother Cecil changed the family name to Goldberg. In Cleveland, Abe and Katie opened their own bakery on 83rd street in a heavily Bohemian neighborhood. Despite being in America, anti-Semitism was alive and well in Cleveland's ethnic European communities. It was not unusual to have a brick thrown through the store windows or being verbally and physically assaulted. The move from their first Cleveland home on 55

th street and Scovill avenue,

involved piling their entire belongings on the back of a horse and wagon rig. The entire household inventory consisted of a kitchen table, a few chairs , three beds, an ice box and a stove.

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Life inside the home of Abe and Katie Sherwin on 83rd street however, was described as "beautiful and extremely orthodox". The bakery would close at 3pm on Friday afternoons and remained closed until after sundown on Saturday. Abe was a very prominent member of his shule, C'beth Yerushalyim(Carmel hall). As it's treasurer he often contributed very generously in time and money to keep the congregation alive. It was there that his daughter Jean was married to Jack Tetalman on a steamy summer day in the 30's. Very vivid and fond memories are recalled by his Grandchildren sitting with him in shule during holidays. The family pew was up front in front of the Ark. Abe used to love to invite others including his young grandchildren to "shmeck tobak" from his beautifully ornate snuff box. This box filled with his own special fiery mixture, kept the tears flowing abundantly during somber services and the 'schnorring' speech.

The Sherwin Baking Company grew in stature and reputation along with Abe's

growing family. The bakery moved from its early location on 83rd street to its new

site at 888 E. 105th Street in 1925. There they built a bakery in the back of their lot for $8000. The family lived in up and downstairs rooms immediately behind and above the store. They and their 'machetenim' were very close. Family get-togethers were usually joyous occasions. These included the regular Sunday evening pinocle game and annual Seders conducted in a cramped dining room above the bakery store.

In the 1930's the four boys,, Lou, Ben, Joe and Sol,; and three girls, Sarah, Frieda

and Jean, were 'on duty' 24 hours a day with no payroll. The store would open at 5 a.m. in time to serve those rushing to shule or work. Usual closing time was 1 a.m. In those days, each loaf of bread had to have a union label affixed to it. The kids did that as well as scraping tin baking pans and sprinkling poppy seed or caraway seed on baked goods. In addition, they would make deliveries "the old fashioned way" by walking to their customers homes. Sometimes according to Sol the youngest son, he would get lucky and get to pull his four-wheeled red wagon on larger deliveries. These experiences were part and parcel of the long and hard learning years for these offspring, that would eventually set the vocational course for the Sherwin sons in the future.

As for the anchor of the family, Abe Sherwin was never the same after he lost

his wife during the birth of his fourth daughter in 1929. Katie, named for her mother, was subsequently raised by Frieda, her older sister.

Abe loved to travel. He would take trips to Cuba, Mexico and Florida, to visit

his extended family. Many of these trips were recorded in his Bell and Howell wind-up motion picture camera.

In the late 1930's he decided to retire to Florida and handed the business over to

his oldest son. Louis, who had been raised from day one in the bakery, went away (1939), to the Dunwoody baking Institute in Minneapolis where he sharpened his baking and artistic skills. He returned to Cleveland to run and build on a solid

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business that was to survive WW II manpower and material hardship. During the war, he, joined by his wife and some of his sisters, kept the bakery alive and well in preparation for the returrn of Joe Ben and Sol from the Army.

Abe later remarried Katie (Gittel) Tetalman and moved to Miami Beach on 3

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street, which is now the heart of trendy South Beach. Miami Beach was often the site of Sherwin and extended family reunions, especially in the late 1930's. These wonderful fun-filled family events were also recorded on film by Abe.

Abe was a very heavy smoker. (Raleigh cigarettes. He loved to collect its

premium coupons.) His health deteriorated markedly in the late forties and early fifties. It was on a plane trip in Cleveland in April of 1954, that he suffered a fatal heart attack and passed away just 5 months short of his first grandson's (Kenneth) marriage.

The Family of Etke Rochla

Etke was the elder child of Binyamin and Chana Czerwinski, she was also the only daughter of seven children. She was born in the town of Grajevo (Lomza district) in the year 1878. In 1901 she married Jankil Leiba (Yaakov Arie) Niezwiecki the son of Elchanan and Fruma from Jedwebne. They settled in a near bye town Radzilow. Etke and Jankil had 9 children, all born in Radzilow: Sora Malka (1902-1969), Chaja Frida (1908-1981), Gittle (Tova) (1911-1997) Shaindle Zissle (1912-1977), Brajne (Blanka) (1914-2007), Golde Rajzle (Rosa) (1916), Bat-Shevah (1919-1994), Benjamin (1921-2003), Elio Avram (1924-2007) In 1928 Jankil had to flee from Radzilow in order to avoid arrest for giving a false statement on behalf of a young Jew who wanted to avoid draft to the Polish army. Jankil, with his son in-law Joseph Monkowski (Sora's husband) fled Poland and landed in Argentina. After a short time there they continued to Cuba and settled in Havana. By the end of 1929 they managed, with the help of the Havana's Jewish community, to bring over to Cuba Etke and all 9 children and her first granddaughter Chasida (the daughter of Sora and Joseph). Life in Cuba was hard for the new immigrants from Poland. They had to learn a new language. The elder girls had to work in sweat factories seven days a week. A girl which refused to work on Saturday was laid off. But Jankil gave the girls permission to work on the Sabbath knowing that otherwise the family would starve - "Pikuah nefesh doche Shabbat" (life is above the Shabbat), he would say. In the evenings the girls were involved in activities of the Zionist youth movement "Hashomer Hatzair". Gittle (Tova) was active in that movement back in the old country in Radzilow, and in Cuba she became one of the leaders. In 1938 four of the girls (Sora, Chaya, Gittle and Bat- Sheva) decided to achieve the ideology of the Zionist movement and with the blessing of the parents immigrated to Palestine. The elder Sora which was married with two girls and her husband Joseph

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Monkowski and Chaya (Hayche) which was married too settled in Tel Aviv. Gittle and Bat-Sheva joined groups of the youth movement "Hashomer Hatzair" and went to establish new settlements (Kibutzim). Those who stayed in Cuba created their own families there. Some of them became successful in business (retail stores etc.). In 1948 Etke and Jankil decided to join their girls in Eretz Israel. They first lived with Bat-Sheva's family for a few years and later, when Bat-Sheva immigrated with her family to America, they moved to the home of Gittle and David Levi in the countryside village Magdiel (now a town called Hod Hasharon). The families which stayed in Cuba flourished there until The Castro Revolution. As a result of the revolution they lost their businesses and money and fled to the US. The family of Zissle and Akiva (Oppenhaim) went to Israel. The family of Brajne and Yuda (Steinberg) and the family of Rosa and Raul (Mitrani) settled in New York City. They had to work hard in order to survive. Later on they moved to Porto Rico (where they felt more like home). Their children are still living and doing well in Porto Rico. The family of Benjamin and Tzila immigrated to Columbia and later to Florida. Eli (the youngest son of Etke) did not marry until the last few years of his life. He moved around the US and lived a few years with Uncle Meir in El Paso. Yaakov and Etke finished their lives in the loving family of Tova and David Levi in Magdiel. Yaakov died a few years before Etke. They are resting side-by-side in the old Magdiel cemetery close to the graves of Tova and David Levi, Bat-Sheva and Abraham Rubinstein, and Zissle Oppenheim.

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First and second generations details

First generation

Family of Chana and Binyamin Czerwinski

Father Binyamin- 1855-1916 Mother Chana Rochel- (nee Weinberg) 1859-1934

Daughter Etke-1878- 1964 Married Jacob; 9 children. Son Abraham- 1880-1954; Married Katie Goldberg; 8 Children. Son Samuel- 1884-19? ; Married Rose Glazer; 3 children. Son Hymie - 1888-1958;Married Tillie; 3 children. Son Meyer- 1894-1980; Married Celia Glazer; 2 children. Son Moses- 1898-196? Married Amalia; no children. Son Nathan- 1902-1978 Married Pina(1912-1937) 3 children, Married Natalie (1919-1981) 3 children.

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Second generation

Family of Abraham Czerwinski (Sherwin)

Father Abraham, 1880-1954 ; Mother Katie,(nee Goldberg) 188(?)-1929

Daughter Sarah, 1908-1997-Married Julius Blum; 2 Daughters Carol and Ellen(1938-1995). Son Louis, 1911-1989-Married Vera Chanan 1913-2008; 2 Sons Kenneth(1932) and Gerald(1935)

Daughter Frieda, 1909-1974; Married Abe Cherko; Daughter Kay Maxine (1938-1992), son Burton(1947)

Daughter Jean, 1913-2007; Married Jack Tetalman(1913-1995); 2 sons, Michael and Kenneth Son Joseph, 1915-1994; Married Florence Farber; daughter Mary; Son Neil.

Son Benjamin, 1918-1981; Married Marion Hersch; Sons Alan, Edward and Sanford; Daughter Carolyn

Son Solomon, 1920-; Married Edythe Dick; Son Keith, Daughter Barbara Daughter Katie, 1929-; Married Merle Frieder; Daughters Sally, Roberta and Son Andrew

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Family of Etke Czerwinski

Father Jacob Lieb Niedzwiecki (1879-1959), mother Etke Rochle Czerwinski (1878-1964)

Daughter Sora Malka (1902-1969) married Joseph Aaron Monkowski (1897-1960), 3 daughters – Chasida (1920-2000), Chaya (1929), Ora (1940) Daughter Chaja Frida (1908-1981) married Binyamin Bekerman (1908-1981), 3 sons – Oded (1939-2007), David, Israel. Daughter Gittle (Tova) (1911-1997) married David Levi (1914-2003), 5 children – Edna (1939), Yoav (1943), Miriam, Baruch, Uziya. Daughter Shaindle Zissle (1912-1977) married Akiva Oppenhaim, 4 children – Chana, Chanan, Haim, Joseph. Daughter Brajne (Blanka) (1914-2007) married Yehuda Steinberg, one daughter – Esther. Daughter Golde Rajzle (Rosa) (1916) married Raul Mitrani, 3 daughters – Anna, Victoria, Mathilda. Daughter Bat-Shevah (1919-1994) married Shlomo Ageyev (1917-1999), 2 children - Ilan (1940), Dalia (1943). Married Avraham Rubinstein (1905-1997), one daughter – Livia (1948). Son Benjamin (Ben Ari) (1921-2003), Married Tzila, 3 children – Rena, Paula, Shalom. Son Elio Avram (Ben Ari) (1924-2007), Married Mercie, no children.

Family of Samuel Czerwinski (Sherwin)

Father Samuel (1884- 19??), mother Rose Glazer. Son Paul married Eve Joseph (1917- ), 2 children – Sharon (1943), Jeffery (1948). Son William married Diane, one son – Marlene. Son Alex married Belle Seinfeld, two daughters – Paulette, Judy.

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Family of Hymie Czerwinski (Sherwin)

Father Hymie (1890-1858), mother Tillie Levine.

Son Aaron married Bernice. Son Bernard married Clair Diamond. Son Edward.

Family of Meier Czerwinski (Sherwin)

Father Meier (1894-1980), mother Celia Glazer. Son Bernard Daughter Sally.

Family of Moses Czerwinski (Sherwin)

Moses (1898 - ?) and his wife Amalia had no children.

Family of Nathan Czerwinski (Sherwin)

Father Nathan David (1902-1978), mother Pina Gomez (1912-1937). Daughter Frida (1931-1932) Daughter Roze (1933) married Donald D. Fertell (1928), 5 children – Bruce (1954), Debra (1955), Kerry (1957), Randy (1959), Melissa (1968). Son Bejamin (1934) married Ann Willis, two children – Daron (1955), Suzanne (1965). Mother Natalie Quesada (1919-1981 Daughter Ann Rachel (1943). Son Joseph (1946). Daughter Linda (1957).

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Maps

The Pale Of Settlement-1850

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Map of Eastern Poland Lomza is in Podlaskie region today

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Historic Documents

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Friedrich der Grosse – the ship which brought Abraham to the US

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The Ship "Aquitania" on which Chana Czerwinski arrived to the US

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Old family photos

Benjamin and Chana Czerwinski with their young

sons Moses and Nathan in Poland

Chana Czerwinski with her youngest son Nathan

Sherwin in Cleveland

The family of Abraham Sherwin in Cleveland 1918-1919

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Moses, Abraham and Nathan Sherwin

in Juarez 1942

Sam Sherwin and Rose Glazer

Meir and Haim Sherwin in El Paso Texas

Moses Czerwinski in Polish Army

Uniform

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Abe Sherwin with some of his sons and daughters ,

Cleveland 1950

Abe Sherwin with his sons and daughters in Cleveland 1945

The Sherwin Bakery in Cleveland

Lou Sherwin with a special cake he

baked for president Roosevelt

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Etke's (The Niedwiecki) Family – Havana Cuba 1936