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Accordingly, Jankel Itzek-BIRSCHMIT (now known as BERLYAND) is
listed as 73-years old, born during either the latter-half of
1823 or the earlier-half of 1824. He is a resigned infantryman.
He is presently married to Surka
YANKELEVNA who is listed as being 64-years old, born during
either the latter-half of 1832 or the earlier-half of 1833.
As of 1896, their family consists of five sons: Itsko, age 26,
born during either the latter-half of 1870 or the earlier-half
of 1871, Tsrul, age 21, born during either the latter-half of
1875 or the earlier-half of 1876, Aisik, age 20, born during
either the latter-half of 1876 or the earlier-half of 1877,
Haskel [my great-grandfather], age 14, born during either the
latter-half of 1882 or the earlier-half of 1883, and Jacob,
age 11, born during either the latter-half of 1885 or the
earlier-half of 1886. Also part of their family is Itsko’s
wife, Osya Ruveen.
The Gitomir Certificate goes on to state that Jankel and his sons
have not been sued, are not supposed to pay special taxes nor
duties, and they are not in debt to either community or private
persons.
Beyond this document, nothing else is known of the Berlyand’s
until the 1913.
In a letter from my grandfather, Louis BERLIN (Nov 9, 1909 to
Apr 10, 1993) he states that when he was born in 1909, his
family was of some wealth, living in Kiev, Russia. They owned
a small shop that made custom clothing and had several servants
at the house, including a nanny.
When the first stirrings of the Russian Revolution began, the
military attempted to re-active Haskel or Chatskul Berlyand,
who had formerly served for 4-years in the army. Instead of
complying, Haskel Berlyand quietly disposed of his possessions
and he and his family fled to Montreal, Canada. The year was
1913.
An economic recession set in and the family relocated to the
United States, in Pennsylvania, to the city of Philadelphia,
to be close of a brother. [This would be either Itsko, Tsrul,
Aisik or Jacob].
Nothing else is known of the Berlyand’s until they appear in the
1920 U.S. Census. Their names have been Americanized. Haskel
is now known as Charles BERLIN.
He and his family are found in the state of Pennsylvania, city
of Philadelphia at 618 Mercy Street, as of January 2, 1920
(district 1401/sheet #3). Charles is now listed as being
34-years old and is employed as a tailor of men’s clothing. He
is married to Sarah (formerly Sonya
DIMERETZ) who is 30-years old born in 1889. They are now
the parents of two sons: Louis (my grandfather), age 11, born
November 9, 1909, and Nathan, age 6, born in 1914. Charles and
Louis are listed as being able to speak English. They list
1914 as their year of immigration (presumably from Montreal).
Beyond that information, it is known that my grandparents, Louis
Berlin and Goldie Gorodetsky (then known as
GORDON) married on January 31, 1937.
Louis was 27-years old and Goldie was 24-years old. Their
marriage resulted in three children, all born in Philadelphia:
Naomi Rosalee [my mother], born November 12, 1938; Charles [2nd],
born April 24, 1947; and Arlene, born March 4, 1952.
Charles Berlin [1st] (the former Haskel Berlyand) died on March
24, 1944. His wife, Sara Berlin (the former Sonya Dimeretz)
died on November 21, 1965. They are both buried at Mt. Sharon
in Springfield (a suburb of Philadelphia), Pennsylvania.
Louis Berlin died on April 10, 1993 and his wife, Goldie
(nee GORDON) died on August 2, 1996.
They are both buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose a
suburb of Philadelphia), Pennsylvania.
To date, all three children have married and have children and
even grandchildren of their own.
The rest of the modern day history is available upon request.
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