PETROZAVODSK
(KARELIA): THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
(“History of the
Jewish Community” by David
Gendelev)
The article, in Russian, offers the following information:
In the Petrozavodsk battalion:
Lower Ranks:
In 1850--Shimel Motdey/Motney (ITTO??)
1852—Davyd Edvabny, Burke Tsilman, Movsha Mrus
Others (in combatant command):
Fraim Kukva, Abram Rozhen, Iosel Git, Chaim Berman
Those from Pskov battalion military cantonments : Abram
Vayvilovichu, Shmuyle Leibowitz
Crimean War (1853-56)---Participants who received Bronze
medals:
Zelman Benkovsky, Abram Vayvilovich, Hirsch Panper,
SchimelMotdey?Motney (ITTO)
In addition:
Movsha Svechnikov (non-comissioned officer), Hirsch/Girsha
Masa, Leiser/Leyzer Finkelstein, Chaim Meselya, Mazer Gradusa, Iosel
Shvartsman, Leyby/Leiba Rybkin, Abram Shokhtov, Ovsey Shmoylovich
By 1865 Jews and their families from the Pale of Settlement
were permitted to live as artisans in Petrozavodsk as well as in other
locations in Russia. They were given temporary resident passports only after
submitting proof of their position as master or journeyman of their profession.
1860’s-1870’s:
Tailors:
Leyba Izrailevich Alshits (fr. Orsha)—his son, Yakov
Alshits, became an assistant attorney in Petrozavodsk district court
Moses Katz (fr. Nevel)---his sons, Solomon, became a tailor;
and David became a watchmaker
Reuben Levin (fr. Borisov)
Moses Pivovarov/Brewers (fr. Dinaburg)
Jacob Rubashkin (fr. Polotsk)
Later:
From
Vilna--
Watchmakers:
Chaim Rubin
Tailors:
Sholom Averbukh
Shmul Livshits
Locksmith:
Shavel Dyner
From
Polotsk--
Hatter:
Peysakh Pyatov
From
Minsk Province—
Tailors:
Israel Bernstein/Berenstein
Abram Rothkowitz
From
Rezhitsa--
Blacksmiths:
Peysakh Blekhman/Blechman,
Lipman Davydov
From
Kovno Province:
Zalman Troc/Trok
From
Surozh:
Shoemaker:
Jacob/Yakov Roskin---his son, Mendel Yakova Roskin, became a
popular photographer
Other Names:
Shmulev Boerman, Hersh Katz
Soldiers
retired from the Petrozavodsk battalion:
Aaron Wolfe rutkowski, Israel Messel, Hirsch Livshits,
Samuel Monat, Leib Yablonsky his son, Lazarus, a typesetter, became known as
one of the organizers of the first Social Democratic Party in 1906-07),
Parissky (non-commissioned officer)
Burghers:
Nohim/Nakhim Alperovich, Enoch Benevich, Hirsch/Girsh
Waterberg/Vatenberg, Ilya Vendrov, Shmulev Gleaner/Gliner, Burke Goldman (or
Holtzman/Goltsman), Samuel Hosmer/Gosmer, Abram Zlatkin, Wolf Kahn, Nason
Levin, Shmuel Livshits, Abram Manerberger, Yevsey Markovski, Gersh Mas, Chaim Messel,
Manes Moyzel, Shimel Motdey/ ITTO, Zelman Pariysky, Iosif Porokhovnikov, Mordko
Rubin, Girsh/Hirsh Rudkovsky, Aron Rybak/Fisher, David Teichert/Teykhert, Isaac/Ayzik Shibershteyn
(Shebershteyn), Chaim Spielberg, David Edvabny (Jedwabne & Gedvabny)
1879-1881 (1882)
Reuben/Ruvim Abramovich Moskovsky—b. Rezhitsk, Vitebsk, retired
soldier (private in the 63 infantry, Suzdal regiment), wounded in 1877 in
Plevna, teacher, bookbinder
1883
Ilya Solomonovich Levin (arrived fr. St. Petersburg), came from
Vilna province--printer
Early 1900’s:
Solomon (Savely) Hazen (son of a watchmaker, Erukhimov
Hazen)
Raphael Katz (b. 1871 & d. 1918), merchant---chosen as
rabbi,—(his son, Gregory,[b. 1896]—attended Petrograd University)
Simon Berkovich Epstein
Isaak Messel
Iosif Meshel/Mechelen—merchant trader
Zoruh Parijskij/Pariysky
Zalman Kagan—very wealthy
1901—elected
to the city council--
Nakhim Olbris –watchmaker
Israel Bernstein (or Berenshtein)
Abram Karpovich
The Petrozavodsk Jewish community existed until 1920.
