Jewish Families of Zamość (Poland)

Overview

Zamość is a town in what is currently the south-east of the Lublin Voivodeship in Poland. The first mention of Jews in Zamość dates from 1583 who were chiefly merchants from Turkey and Italy who had come to Zamość by way of Lwów. After 1620, another group arrived from Holland and Flanders, while the largest migration of Sephardic Jews to Zamość occurred in the 1630s. By the early twentieth century, two synagogues and nine prayer houses functioned in Zamość, and a new cemetery was established in 1906. Jewish political life also flourished. The Bund was active by 1905, and before World War I. By 1921, the Jewish population of Zamość was 9,383 (49.3% of the total population). At the start of World War II, many left the city, where the Germans forcibly resettled Jews from western Poland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. In April and May 1942, the Germans deported some of Zamość’s Jews to the death camp at Bełżec, while on 16 October the remaining Jews were forced to march 25 miles to Izbica, to be transported to Bełżec.

This project seeks to identify all of the Jewish families of Zamość. From the earliest residents in the 16th Century through the 20th Century.

• Jewish Community of Zamosc Beit Hatfutsot
• Remember Jewish Zamość Scroll down, see photos
• Zamosc Ghetto H.E.A.R.T
• Extermination and Resistance of Zamość Jews by Adam Kopciowski

The list below contains tree tops for families primarily from Zamosc. Some of these families may originate in other towns and the tree top is the name of the oldest male in the family identified in Zamosc metrical records. Please note that there may be more members of these families whose profiles have not been added and there may be other branches or families with the same surname who were not added because a connection could not be made.

An asterisk following a name indicates that little work has been done on the particular family and the tree requires development. If you do work on a family with an asterisk please remove the asterisk or let Seth Morgulas know.

If you add a new surname that is not otherwise listed below please add the tree top to the list.

Families currently in the project:

• Abadja--Aron
• Adler-- Leyba
• Agrest-- Eyzyk
• Ajdelsberg--Herszka
• Akierman/Akerman--Joel
• Altberg/Altberk-- Majer
• Appel--Szmul (before 1785)
• Ardz-- Szyia (probably originally from Izbica)
• Ashkenaza-- Herszek
• Bass/Bassior-- Leiby (before 1750) *
• Baygiel--Mordko
• Bekier--Herszka*
• Bendel--Majer
• Berenfeld--Lejzor
• Blank--Icek
• Bloch-- Samson Nuchim *
• Blumberg-- Szepsel
• Blumenfeld--Herszek
• Both--Szmerel
• Brandwajn--Szloma Haskiel *
• Brandwajn-- Szmul
• Bruker-- Wolf
• Bryl--Judka*
• Bukowicz--Josef
• Cukierman--Josef Also may be related Ester
• Cukiersztejn-- Icek and possibly related Herszka
• Cwilich-- Arye and highly likely to be related but connection not proven yet Eliasz
• Cyng--Icek Berko*
• Cytryner-- Josef Jakob
• Dales-- Nusym Nuta (born Hrubieszow)
• Dampf--Szyia
• Dayczgewand-- Dawid (before 1760) Note that Mirla is likely a great granddaughter but a specific connection cannot be made at this time.
• Egergorn--Berko
• Elbaum-- Leyba
• Emer--Abram
• Erlich--Jankiel
• Eychenthal-- Eliasz Leyb
• Eyl--Abraham
• Eyzenberg--Abram Perec
• Eyzensztal--Mechla Eyzensztal
• Falk--Szloma *
• Fass-- Szmul
• Faywlowicz--Berko
• Feinholtz/Fajnholtz-- Majer
• Finkensztajn-- Jankiel
• Finkienberg-- Nuchym
• Fisz--Dawid *
• Fiszel-- Abraham
• Flajszer--Josef
• Flax--Szymon (c. 1750)
• Fligielman--Moszka
• Fogiel--Szachna
• Forem--Srul Jankiel (no records other than marriage of son).
• Frayd-- Moszko (before 1780)
• Frajd--Kisla*
• Fudem-- Abraham (c. 1780)
• Fuks--Abram*
• Gecht/Hecht--Icek
• Gersztengropen--Lejb
• Gertel-- Abraham
• Gewurtz-- Fiszel
• Gildner--Berko
• Ginzburg-- Aron (probably born in Brest, Belarus)
• Gold--Szmul*
• Goldman-- Icek (born in Szczebreszyn)
• Goldsztajn-- Josef
• Goldszer--Mordko
• Grad-- Jankiel
• Grauman--Moszka family is from Wojslawice.
• Graupen--Leyba
• Grossman-- Symcha
• Grynbaum--Josef and possibly related Szmul
• Grynburg--Leyzor
• Handelsman-- Herszka
• Herszsohn-- Moszko
• Hertz--Moszka*
• Hilf-- Mordko Aron (1768) (also from Krasnobrod)
• Hith-- Szmul
• Huberman-- Boruch Dawid See also Jewish Families of Szczebrzeszyn
• Hutglass--Aron*
• Ingberman-- Lejba
• Jegerhorn--Izrael
• Kahan-- Leybus
• Kahn--Manela*
• Kalb--Abraham Dawid *
• Kamioner-- Layzor Boruch
• Kastel-- Chaim
• Katelberger-- Herszek
• Katz--Abraham*
• Kielicher--Mordko (before 1770)
• Kerner--Mordko
• Kierbis-- Szloma
• Klajd--Berko
• Klajn--Fiszel *and Iser *
• Kilsztajn-- Chajm (before 1790)
• Knaydel-- Dawid
• Kozak-- Anszel
• Konigier--Leyzor
• Korngold--Moszka Hilel
• Korngold-- Jakob
• Krajden--Szaul
• Kraus-- Icek Family primarily from Hrubieszów
• Lak-- Srul Icek
• Land-- Fajga
• Landau-- Judel
• Lerner-- Eli
• Lewenkopf--Berko and probably related Chaskiel
• Lewin-- Szloma
• Lewinglik--Szymon
• Libel--Josef
• Lichter-- Leyba
• Lipszyc--Mordko
• Lion/Leon-- Moszka
• Liczak--Jakub
• Lublliner--Herszka
• Luxenberg/Luxemberg-- Abraham c. 1810 grandfather of Rosa Luxemburg
• Mandelsberg-- Abraham Probably related to Moszko but relationship currently unknown
• Mandelsberg-- Moszka
• Marder--Chaim
• Margulies-- Szyzia (Yeshayahu) Margulies c. 1810- the "Uncle Y.M." in I.L. Peretz's memoirs
• Mendelsohn--Leyba
• Mel/Mejl--Jankiel Lejba*
• Meth--Pinkwas*
• Milich-- Icek Note that most of this family is from Tyszowce
• Milsztajn--Ejzyk Michel *
• Midlner--Zelman
• Miltz--Moszko
• Milhendler--Abram Ela*
• Mitelpunkt-- Dawid (before 1760) Note the records for this family are very confusing due to large number of "Dawids" and "Moszkos" in the early years. More work needs to be done to clarify some of the connections.
• Moskal--Abram Hersz*
• Nadel--Moszka *
• Naturman--Benjamin* Family from Chelm
• Nemlich-- Abus (1784-1844)
• Nir/Nyr--Zelig*
• Oberferszt--Icek
• Perel--Moszka *
• Peretz-- Moszka grandfather of I.L. Peretz
• Perl-- Heynoch *
• Pik-- Naftal c. 1830
• Pinkler-- Moszka
• Plywer-- Herszka
• Rajfer--Wolf before 1760)
• Rajner-- Lazar c. 1859 *
• Rajner-- Chajm Family is from Izbica prior to 1843 so far no evidence that they are related to the family of Lazar Rajner above.
• Rajnerman--Majer * and Lejba*
• Rayfer--Boruch
• Rajter-- Abus
• Rappaport--Boruch
• Rayser-- Herszka
• Raytman--Wolf
• Rotensztein--Herszek (before 1785)*
• Rozenbaum--Leyba
• Rozencwajg--Icek
• Rozencwajg--Abraham
• Rozenfeld-- Szmul
• Rozman-- Szmul
• Rubin--Icek*
• Safianlender-- Rachman (1754-1829)
• Segen-- Dawid
• Sofer--Icek
• Stroch-- Izrael
• Struza-- Moszko
• Szafir-- Zachar Mendel
• Szajnbron-- Jankiel
• Szapira-- Jankiel
• Szechter-- Abraham and Mendel*
• Szlack-- Icek
• Szlechtman--Abraham
• Szechtmesser-- Herszek
• Szmarag/Szmarek--Moszka Pinkwas *
• Szmayser--Jankiel
• Sznur-- Kiwa
• Sznycer-- Moszko Haskiel
• Sztalhajm-- Eyzyk
• Sztaynhart-- Jankiel
• Sztang--Judko
• Sztern--Josef Aron*
• Sztroj--Huna*
• Swartz--Szmul *
• Swartzberg--Hajm *
• Stych--Szmul *
• Szofel--Mordka *
• Szymel-- Szloma and probably related Moszka note family as multiple metrical records from Izbica.
• Szpisayzen-- Srul
• Szpisayzen--Majer*
• Szternberg-- Abraham (before 1730)
• Sztrecher--Szloma
• Szwartz--Szmul * and Moszka*
• Szwartzbier-- Dawid
• Szyber--Dawid *
• Szyf--Izrael
• Szyfer-- Szmul *
• Taule-- Molly c. 1883 (married name Klein)
• Tenenbaum--Josef* From Wojslawice
• Treger--Srul Family mostly from Izbica
• Tych-- Moszka
• Tuch-- Leyba
• Tulkopf--Boruch'
• Wagner--Wolf
• Waisfeld--Icek
• Wajnblat--Herszka
• Wajntraub--Aron*
• Wajsfisz--Icek
• Waller--Dawid*
• Warem--Tobrys
• Waxmacher-- Wolf (before 1760)
• Wierner--Josef Szmerla
• Wurcel-- Moszka
• Zalsztejn-- Szmul Zaynwel and Zeylik*
• Zetc-- Szmul
• Zoberman-- Herszka
• Zomberg/Somberg/Schonberg-- Herszka before 1780)
• Zyper-- Icek
• Zys-- Moszko Ber (born Wiakler) and Icek*
• Zyserman-- Bendyt