Thursday, April 14, 2011
Lazdijai and Telsiai, Lithuania; Homes of Our Grandparents
Łoździeje, Sejny, Suwałki, Russian Empire is what it was called around 1900. This is where my grandmother, Hattie Jermulowske came from.
Lazdijai, Lithuania
54°14' N 23°31' E
It was 127 km WSW of Vilnius, the capitol of Lithuania which had 63,841 Jews in 1900 and called Vilna.
She was right in saying that she was a Litvak. Countries changed hands quickly. She lived in Lazdijai when it was part of Lithuania. In 1900 there were 1,439 Jews in Lazdijai which was in Suwalki gubernia of the Russian Empire. It was near the Polish border.
Telsiai, Lithuania was 55" 59' N 22" 15' E, 150 miles NW of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. In 1900 it was called Telshi, Kovno of the Russian Empire. In 1900 there were 3,088 Jewish living here. This is where our grandfather could have come from being many other Goldfus people were also from there.
They met and married in Council, Idaho. No doubt they spoke the same Yiddish. He was very tall with brown hair and she was extremely short with black hair, but they were an excellent match. She said she had to stand on a chair to kiss him.
Resource: jewishgen
Lazdijai, Lithuania
54°14' N 23°31' E
It was 127 km WSW of Vilnius, the capitol of Lithuania which had 63,841 Jews in 1900 and called Vilna.
She was right in saying that she was a Litvak. Countries changed hands quickly. She lived in Lazdijai when it was part of Lithuania. In 1900 there were 1,439 Jews in Lazdijai which was in Suwalki gubernia of the Russian Empire. It was near the Polish border.
Telsiai, Lithuania was 55" 59' N 22" 15' E, 150 miles NW of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. In 1900 it was called Telshi, Kovno of the Russian Empire. In 1900 there were 3,088 Jewish living here. This is where our grandfather could have come from being many other Goldfus people were also from there.
They met and married in Council, Idaho. No doubt they spoke the same Yiddish. He was very tall with brown hair and she was extremely short with black hair, but they were an excellent match. She said she had to stand on a chair to kiss him.
Resource: jewishgen
