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Jewish Families of Polonnoe, Ukraine

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  • Rav Yaakov Yosef Kahana Heller, "Toldot yahakov Yosef" of Polonne" (1710 - 1784)
    Note: Yaakov Yosef Kahana (Katz) of Turysk is most likely NOT the grandfather of Toldot Yakov. Please see discussion under Yaakov Yosef Kahana (Katz) of Turysk . (07 NOV 2022) Sefer Toldot Yaakov Y...
  • Shmuel Mikunis (1903 - 1982)
    Shmuel Mikunis שמואל מיקוניס ‎‎ (10 August 1903 – 20 May 1982) was a communist Israeli politician and member of the Knesset from 1949 until 1974. Born in the Russian Empire in what today is Ukraine, Mi...
  • Rabbi Shmuel David Polonsky, ABD of Katerynopol (Kaliblot) (1761 - 1811)
    Rabbi Shmuel ben Mordechai Gelles married Rachel Sheindel, daughter of Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz. Samuel Gelles of Kniow became Av Beth Din of Kalnibolet (Katerynopol) with responsibilities in a substant...
  • Aaron Perlmutter (1900 - 1968)
    Aaron's WW II draft card lists his birthday at 10/26/1900 and shows him as 41years of age and proprietor of a grocery store on Lyons Avenue in Newark, NJ. RLN 7/14/2020. sdfsd fsd fa Aaron's Certifica...

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Polonnoe Notables

The progenitor of the Polonsky line was Rabbi Shmuel Polonsky (1761-1811). How Shmuel acquired the Polonsky surname is unclear but it may be through his connection with the Polonne community while he as serving as the rabbi of the nearby town of Koniow.