Hello everyone, I have been lurking on this list for several years, and enjoying the posts. This list is a wonderful resource!
Now I am wondering if anyone can help me find more information on my family members who left Czernowtiz in the 1890s. Are there any good records that far back? Here is what I know: My great-great-grandfather Israel Morgenstern was born in Sadagora (about 4 miles from Czernowtiz) in 1851. He owned a whiskey distillery (in Czernowitz, I think, but perhaps in Sadagora). I’ve heard that it burned down in the late 1880s – and was the impetus for them to move to the U.S. His wife, my great-great-grandmother was Chaia Ridberg (or Rotberg, Rittberg, or Rittenberg). She was born in Toprowitz, also near Czernowitz. Their 7 children were born there – and they lived in either Sadagora or Czernowitz. They left for the U.S. in 1890, and them emigrated to Jerusalem, Palestine in 1898, where they opened a tea & coffee shop in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. Israel and Chaia are supposedly buried on the Mount of Olives in Israel. I would love to find out more about their life in (or near) Czernowitz, including about their business. I would also love to learn whether they are in fact buried on the Mount of Olives. I would also love find a way to track down the descendants of their daughters in Israel. One of their daughters, my great-grandmother (Rose Morgenstern) returned to the U.S. in 1906, and we have lost touch with all the family members who remained in Israel. Any suggestions? Thank you, Margo Hittleman ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. To send mail to the list, address it to <[email protected]>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
