“Proceedings
of the Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Jewish Studies”, Vol. III
(Moscow
Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization “Sefer”)
http://sefer.ru/upload/XIXproc-V.III.pdf
From
Russian State Historical Archives
Fund
1284 “The Department of Common Affairs MVD(?) (or MIA??), Case14, Delo 1
1906-1913
“On the Resolution of the Jews to Live in St. Petersburg with Parents,
Children, Relatives, and Guardians”
Each
case consists of sets of petitions on the same topic: permitting Jews to move
from elsewhere to St. Petersburg at a time when Jews did not have the right to
reside there. The petitions are organized chronologically in each case file. They contain names
education, place in society ( ex. merchant, guild, etc.) place of registration,
addresses, kinships, ages, family composition, etc.
Some
individuals used as examples of petitioners:
2/18/1908
Israel Joseph Magidova/Magid, retired corporal of 67th Tarutino Infantry
Regiment, Mstsislauye tradesman, and Beynis Joseph Magidova, living in St.
Petersburg,5th Rothe (?) Izmailov Regiment.
Family
lived in St. Petersburg 50+ years.
Grandfather,
Zalman Magid moved in the 1850’s. He was a goldsmith who had been a member of
the Petersburg craft council. He taught his son (born in St. P., Iosel
Zalmanovich Magidova, the craft.
Iosel
had four children—three sons (Solomon {16—youngest brother}, Israel, Beynis) &
one daughter ( Pasha-Mina—18).
Mother
died three years earlier and father, Iosel, died 15 years earlier.
Pasha-Mina—studied
corsetry but, unable to find a job,
was forced to leave St. P., since she didn’t have the right to live outside the
Pale of Settlement. Petition was to request the right of Pash-Mina to return to
St. P. and live with her brothers. (D. 238, p. 79)
Other
names/petitions:
8/14/1908
Noty Aronovich Valenshteyna (73 yrs. old)—Her daughter, Bella (38, was divorced from Israel (?) Rubyazheva, who was treated in Alexander hospital) {D. 239,
p. 294} Divorced 4/22.
--Had four sons; one daughter (three live in St. P. (10/8/1908 #9138)
--Bella Rubyazheva had three children: 12, 10, & 1 month (D 239, p. 296)
--Had four sons; one daughter (three live in St. P. (10/8/1908 #9138)
--Bella Rubyazheva had three children: 12, 10, & 1 month (D 239, p. 296)
10/11/1906Alexander
Yakovlevich Gurlyand, sister Zhozefine/Josephina Yakovlevna Gurlyand, brothers:
Ilya, Michael (student at Novorossiysk Univ.) Brothers are Orthodox, sister is
Jewish. (D. 105, p. 28)
3/20/1907
Yelena/Helen Osipovna Glyass, widow (residence Vilna),
deceased
daughter Dr. Daria Lyudvikovny Zhirmunskaya (nee Glyass),
granddaughters—Catherine
Mironovna Zhirmunskaya & Maloletov (?). Catherine attended Vilna Women’s
Institute ( D. 163, . 188)
1913
Isaak Brodsky, artist—underage sister Raisa Brody (attended Petersburg
Conservatory---left due to hand problems), daughter of a merchant of the 2nd
guild, from Nogaisk Tav (?)