Avraham Yosef HaKohen Hornstein

• Religion: Jewish
• Emigration: Kiev St. Petersburg Cracov Vienna Berlin; Tel Aviv
  • Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Haya Clara Bauminger (born Hornstein) by SmartCopy: Nov 12 2015, 9:22:37 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Miriam Shipra Horenstein's grandson, Abraham Joseph Hornstein, is a fifth generation descendant of Rabbi Levy Itzhak of Berdichev. [Source: Harry Sapir]

By late in the 19th century, Abraham Joseph, his granddaughter Fanya, and their respective families were living in Berdychiv. They probably moved there due to marriages to members of the prominent Trachtenberg family which owned factories in Malyn. [Source: Personal communications with Harry Sapir and Moshe Dagan]

Abraham Joseph inherited his father's paper factory [Source: Personal communication - Harry Sapir] and his sugar factory [Souces: Harry Sapir & Aloni Web Site - MyHeritage.com] He also owned forests. [Source: Aloni Web Site - MyHeritage.com]