Hello family!
I wanted to write an entry on our new family blog. I recently got in touch with Eva Connors, thanks to cousin Anne Rozynes in Paris. I've known Anne for years, as well as her father Maurice Rozynes. I also knew Maurice's father Nuka (Nachem) Rozynes, who was my grandmother Aloisia's (Ala) brother. I never met him, but Ala had another living brother named Tomek (Tobias) Rozynes. And I knew Ala's nephew Murray Rozines, who lived in Miami with his wife Milly, both of whom visited us often in California. All four had survived the war, but I knew there were others - 10 or 11 children in all?
In 1994, I travelled to Europe and saw Maurice, and he gave me a copy of a long letter he'd recently received from a Greg Rozines living in Virginia. Greg had put together quite an impressive family tree, and all of a sudden I discovered I had a huge family I'd never known about. Later that year in Israel, I met Mina and Chaya. And in 1995, I met Greg and Eva's sister Yola in Virginia/DC. I know there are a lot more of you I have yet to meet. I look forward to meeting some at Chaya's daughter's wedding in September in Israel - I will be living in Israel with my husband David and our daughter Dahlia from July 2007 through May 2008 - perfect timing.
I don't know why I am just know meeting you all. My mother apparently knew Eva and Yola back in Israel in the 60s. And I know Murray went to many of your bar mitzvahs and weddings. But neither my mom nor Murray ever told me about anyone else when I asked if we had more family. I did not know about your ancestor - Henrik - who was I think the oldest in the lineage of siblings of my grandmother, who was among the youngest. Ala passed in 1985, but I know she would be happy to know I am reconnecting with family. It feels extra important after so much loss.
I'll write more later, but wanted to post this for now.
Love to you all,
Gal
2 comments:
Well this went really well...
Nothing in 2011, 2012 and 2013 is nearly over.
~Greg
2016... late to the party, but better late than never, right?
I hope people are still active on here, Hi!
I'm Josh Rosenes from Melbourne, Australia.
I've been working on putting this puzzle together about our family in greater depth recently. It seems our Rozynes/Rosenes/Rozenes tribe was scattered like seeds in the wind across the globe.
My grandfather Szaja Haskiel Rosenes (aka Slawek) was born in Lodz around 1902, and survived the shoah. He lost his wife and 2 children, but was liberated during a death march from Dachau. He remarried, then fled to Australia in 1951 with his new family amid rumours of a Nazi resurgence.
I found this blog searching "Maurice Rozynes", as my grandfather had a relative named Maurice Rozynes, who lived in Brussels. We have his business card from many years ago. My dad met him long before my time. I am also fairly sure my great-grandfather Henoch Rozenes had an older Brother named Nuchim, both born in Scszercow in the 1870s.
I have been doing a lot of research through JewishGen, JDI Poland and USSHM, but I'd love any further help in piecing this together.
It would be great to share some names, dates and stories :)
Regards from 'down under'....
Josh
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