Altman, Braverman, Bromnick, Brontman, Brumberg, Cenis, Chernick, Cohen, Cosover, Davis, Dolgiew, Dolgoff, Dolgow, Drell, Fleisher, Fischstein, Fishstein, Furman, Garber, Glaser, Goldman, Haltman, Kaminsky, Katz, Kessler, Kovalski, Levy, Libman, Mazlish, Oberman, Perlman, Preygerzon, Rosenbaum, Sandler, Schmukler, Schusterman, Schwartz, Scoller, Shedwaser, Sheinberg, Sheingold, Sheinman, Shkolyar, Shoichet, Shusterman, Silver, Silverstein, Steigman, Szmukler, Tasman, Tepper, Tsanes, Tupman, Tupper, Viadro, Viadronov, Weinstein, Witrack, Zaltsman, Zenes, Zlatchin.

Arlene Garber Young
Here's what I know thus far. My father Irving (Eisa) Garber is from Krasilov. His parents were Moshe and Chaya Garber. My father's parents left Krasilov around 1905.  My father was born in Brooklyn in 1906.  The family returned to Krasilov in 1908.  Chaya missed the Ukraine and her town.  My grandfather, Moshe had a food store/bar in Krasilov.  My father's older sister, Sonya, was an actress in a local troupe that put on programs.  They'd go from town to town to perform their show.  My father's family remained in Krasilov.  My father left in the late 20's.  His younger sister, we were told, in a letter she sent us, was "moved" in (around) 1946 or 8.  She said she would contact us when she and her husband and daughter were "settled."  We never heard from them again.

Barry Chernick
I have found birth and Census records tracing my family living in Krasilov back to the early 1800’s. The family was registered in Krasilov. Part of the family lived in Krasilov until 1908. Some of the brothers and sisters of my grandfather lived with their families in and around Starokonstantinov (Samchik, Reshnivka and Volochisk). Virtually the entire family all the brothers and sisters of my grandfather and all of their children left Russia between 1903 and 1908 (15 Chernick’s and numerous cousins). My father arrived in New York in January 1903.
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Link to Chernick Family Tree

Miriam Bromnick
In the late 1880's a Starokonstantinov family decided to leave for New York, they were Myer Bromnick and his wife Rosa and children Lewis and Annie. Myer was a tailor, and Rosa was a tailor specializing in corsets. Rosa was from the Witrack family, a prosperous Starokonstantinov furniture business family. There is a tale is that the Witrack's was the richest Jewish family in Starokonstantinov

The whole Witrack family had decided to relocate to New York. Rosa Bromnick was my great grandmother,  her sister Bertha married a first cousin, a tailor from Krasilov called William Brontman. They had one son, also known as William who was born in Bratislav/Briselov. Rachel Witrack, another sister of Rosa, also married a tailor and went on to live in Brooklyn (no one can remember her husband’s name). 

The extended family group left on the train from Volochisk and went to Warsaw; and more trains and boats to New York. (There is a family story that Bertha Brontman got mugged in Warsaw and all her money was grabbed from inside her clothing.) Most of the family made it to New York, first living on Manhattan Lower East Side and then moved to Rochester, NY. There is still a Brontman's furniture business in Rochester, NY.

My great grandparents, Rosa and Myer Hirsch Bromnick, left from Volochisk in 1888 and next address we have for them is in 1896 in Whitechapel in London, England. In 1906 my great grandparents arrived in New York, 18 years after leaving Starokonstantinov! They took with them their younger children, but left in the UK their older 2 children, including my grandfather Lewis Bromnick. In New York their daughter married another first cousin, William Brontman. The Witrack's of Starokonstantinov and the Brontman’s of Krasilov were very close families.

We are unsure where the Bromnick name came from.

Jean Bennett Giorgetti
This is my grandmother’s story. My grandmother Rebecca Steigman always told us that she came to the USA dressed as a boy! The first time I consulted the Ellis Island Passenger list, I discovered that it was all true. Riwko Steigmann, listed as a male child of 9, came to the USA from Krasilow with her mother Jachewed (maiden name was Scoller? – Shkolyar?), brother Benzion and sister Gische on October 12, 1906 on the ship “Patricia”.

Sometime before 1906 the husband Shepah and son Israel Steigman came to the USA – how and through which port I do not know, maybe using another name?  My grandmother said they immigrated to prevent Israel from being conscripted into the army – he would have been 15 or 16 at the time. They settled in New York. After awhile, Shepah sent for the rest of the family – but instead of 4 children, there were 3 left.  Riwka (cut off her braids) became Riwko, and a servant girl came with them. I have absolutely no idea who the girl was and if she was originally from Krasilow. And she may not have been Jewish.

Unfortunately everyone from my family has passed away, but I still keep hoping to find other Steigman’s somewhere! The best part of my grandmother’s story is that she was drafted in 1943, and had to go to court to have her papers straightened out! She became an American citizen on December 10, 1943.
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Arnon Hershkovitz
My LIBMANs/BRUMBERGs lived in Krasilov (and nearby Kuzmin) between the wars, but I'm quite sure they are not originally from there. However, some indications I've just got connect the BRUMBERGs to the SANDLERs, therefore I was very glad to see that the SANDLERs did live there back in the mid 19^th century. Also, the new tables with names from the early 20^th century (to which I also contributed a little) mentions a connection between the SANDLERs and the BRAVERMANs, and this is very important, since we knew that there were friendship connections between the BRUMBERGs and the SANDLERs – maybe it's another sign for family relation between them.

Bernie Sheinberg
My Grandfather, Solomon Szmukler (a carpenter) returned to Krasilov from Rochester, NY where he had been working and saving to bring the entire family to the States when the revolution broke out in 1917.  I'm unsure if my grandmother was still alive at that time.  Nonetheless, he walked with the family from Krasilov to Poland where they worked for four years to save up the $25 for passage (steerage) to the USA.

On the 22nd of October 1921 my Father Manes (Manny), his brother Mendel (Milton) and sister Chey-Bura (not sure if it was Ida or Libby) sailed from Southampton, England, aboard the SS Carmania, landing at Ellis Island on November 1st.  Sometime between leaving Poland and boarding the ship, the spelling of the last name was changed to Schmukler and subsequently to Sheinberg upon reaching America.

My Grandfather and the rest of the Children, Max, Morris and one of the sisters (see above) arrived a day or two prior.  The entire family settled in Rochester, NY.

At some later point in time they married members of the Zenes family, who also emigrated from Krasilov, and ended up in NYC and New Jersey. Once in America Zenes  became Weinstein.

Suellen Stroud
My Great Grandparents emigrated from Krasilov in 1909. On the Ellis Island Database the last name of Zenes was misspelled as Zerres.  Also listed are Rifke Zenes and her children. Her husband, Itsak, emigrated a few year earlier. He is listed as "Itzko, Zenes. The first and last name were reversed.

From what I have been able to discover, Itzko was the son of Jacob Zenes. He had another son Chaim Meyer Cenis (Zenes). His immigration papers list "Warsaw Poland" as last place of residence, but he was from Krasilov also.

Jacob Zenes -sons:
      1) Itzko - Married Rifke, entire family emigrated in 1909, Itzko emigrated in 1907. Daughter Golde (my great-grandmother).
      2)Chiam - Son Pejsack, daughter Malka.

 Chiam, Pejsack, Malka emigrated in 1921. Malka became known as Molly. Pejsack became known as Pacy (my grandfather). They were all from Krasilov. The Ellis Island Database has them from Warsaw. The last name is spelled "Cenis" on the Ellis Island site.

I know there were two marriages from Sheinberg and "Zenes".
Zenes became Weinstein in the America.

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Link to more details of Tsanes/Zenes/Weinstein family History/Tree

Doreen Greenberg
My father David Sandler was born in 1912 in Krasilov and immigrated to the United States in 1990. His mother's maiden name was Khasya Braverman. Her two brothers Aba and Yur Braverman went to the States in 1914. Their wives and children joined them later, I guess in 8 years. My father's parents Aba and Khasya Sandler, his sisters Basya and Dora all were killed by Nazis. One of my father's aunts (Aba's sister) was Beyla Sher. Her children Motya, Asya, Sonya, and Boris survived WWII and lived in Odessa.
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Daniel Kazez
Some family connections to Krasilov see www.benkazez.com/dan/oberman/

Sara Nakash 
My maternal Great Grandmother probably hailed from Krasilov. Her name is Pauline Weinstein (1879-1957). She married Marcus Perlman, I believe they met in the USA (most likely NYC) and he came from Russia-but not sure where.  Pauline's father's Hebrew name (as written on her gravesite) is Betzalel and I think his English name is Charles. According to the 1920 census, Pauline Immigrated in 1897.

I found a photo dated march 5 1924 with Russian text that was translated to the following: "For good memory to dear aunt - Pavusha(?) and uncle Marcus and kids from Iliusha and Yura.
5 March of 1924, Krasilov town
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Joan Ditzion
Here is what I know about my paternal grandfather Max Sheingold.  I found his naturalization papers, he arrived in NYC on the Mauretania on Dec.21, 1907 from Liverpool. What puzzled me is that on the "certificate of arrival” paper he is listed as Michael Shedwaser.  He became a citizen in 1917. Max had one sister, who lived in Canada and I never knew any more about his relatives. He was married and immigrated with my grandmother Ethel Goldman Sheingold. Ethel was also from Krasilov and was part of a big family. One of Ethel's sister Yetta Goldman married Samuel Zlatchin in Krasilov before immigrating here. 

Fran Schreiber
Nine members of our family who remained [in Krasilov] were shot into a pit along with their friends and neighbors, but my great aunt, Basia Schusterman survived and lay there until dark when she escaped. She ultimately spent the rest of the war with the partisans. After the war she remarried, to a man from Krasilov whose wife and children had also been killed, and they had a child.  Nine years after the war ended she finally tracked down my grandmother in Brooklyn and the whole story ultimately came out.

Link to story "Meema Basia, Partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union"

Leslie Floyd
My mother's father was Herschel Zenes (became Harry Weinstein in US).   Hershel's father was Itzak Zenes.  I believe this family corresponds to Tseinys on the Revision List. I have unconfirmed information that Itzak's parents were Jacob Zenes and Goldie?  Hershel's mother was Rivka Katz. 

My mother's mother was Sheindel Altman (became Jennie Altman Weinstein in US).  Sheindel's father was Zisie Haltman (became Isador Altman).  I believe this family may correspond to Zaltsman on the Revision List.  I have unconfirmed information that Zisie's parents were William Altman and Jennie Shusterman.   Sheindel's mother was Zlote Tasman (became Lottie Altman).  I have unconfirmed information that Lottie's parents were Aaron Tasman and Yetta Kovalski.  

This family is related to those reported by Suellen Stroud and Bernie Sheinberg.

Jillian Beroza
"My great-grandfather is Benjamin/Berl/Beryl Fishstein/ Fischstein. He had a sister Mariem Fischstein. The only documentation that we ever found of her was the manifest from Ellis Island [Fischtein]. She was picked up by Berl Fishstein. That's the last that we know of this woman's existence.  He had another sister, Ida/Chaike Fischstein, who also came to the United States; we were never able to find her manifest. In 1909 Ida married Sam Dolgow/Dolgoff, who was also from Krasilov.  I think he's listed under "Schmiel Dolgow" from "Casilow" [Emigrants List].  Sam's WWII Draft Registration is listed as Samuel Dolgow from "Krcilov."

Berl Fishstein married Pauline Kaminsky/Kaminiski, who is also from Russia. (She is most likely from Krasilov and might be a relative of Sam Dolgow. We found Pauline's manifest. She came over on September 11th, 1906 with her sister under the name Perl Kaminiski. Her hometown says that she's from Kressenew. We have Pauline's application for Social Security in 1941 which lists Krasilow, Russia as her place of birth.

We found Pauline's mother and bother's manifests too.  Sarah Kaminsky came over with her sons on November 30th, 1910 under the name Sure Kaminski. Her hometown says that she's from Kasylowo or Krasylowo. The person that Sarah is leaving behind in Krasylowo Russia is her mother, Edel Dolgiew. On Pauline's application for Social Security, it states that her mother's maiden name was Sarah Dolgow. 

Here is a list of the Kaminsky/Karminsky/Kaminski family from Krasilov; Hersch/Harry; Sure/Sarah Dolgow/Dolgiew Kaminsky; Chaje/Ida; Perl/Paulie/Pauline; Benic/Ben; Mayer/Max; and Sosie/Sally. Two other children, David and Sadie were born in the US.

Berl and Pauline Fishstein, some of their children and Sam and Ida Dolgow are buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery in New York.  The society that they're all buried in is Tif Israel Anshe Kraslow.

There is a story that Beryl's family name isn't actually Fischstein. The story goes that as children in Russia, their last name was Tepper/Tupper/Tupman (?) and that they lived with, or were adopted by, another family, Fischstein and they decided to take that name.  My mother and aunts and great-uncle all have heard the story, but don't recollect the details and what the name actually was. That makes me wonder if we'll find Ida and Berl's original manifest [did they travel as Fischstein?]and if Mariem is Berl's and Ida's real sister.

Valerie Glaser
I have a brief history of my family that includes Krasilov and then the USSR.  I still also have family in Ukraine.  Here are the ones that I can track thus far. 

   Nucham Glaser ("the bridge builder")  b. Krasilov 1840s - d. unknown--Great Great Grandfather 

   Yosef Glaser b. Krasilov 1876 d/. 1930s  --Great Gandfather

   Morris Glaser b. Krasilov 1900  d. Chicago 2001 - Grandfather 

Most of the information I have is from my Grandfather, he left Krasilov during a pogrom at around age 14-17.  He spent time in Argentina before he was allowed to immigrate to America.

Ilene Kessler
My mother’s father Yuri Viadronov (the last name is best guess) and his family were from Krasilov. My grandfather left his beloved  Krasilov about 1919, at the age of 20, on a wagon during the night with his mother Shprinsa, his sister Frima Furman, and her three little daughters, Lize, Faye and Mindl, after Abraham Furman, (Frima’s husband) a furniture maker, was shot in a pogrom. They traveled a very perilous journey quite a distance and after about 9 months left Warsaw and boarded a ship, from which port I don't know, made several stops but ended up in Havana, Cuba. I can't find any ships records of that journey, and I desperately need to.  In Havana my grandfather, so the story goes, stole the identification papers off of a man shot in the street, and became Nathan Weinstein. With that one desperate move we have, as it stands now, lost the real family name forever. In 1921 he entered the U.S., I can't find any documentation. One year later, Shprinsa, Frima and the girls came over via the Governor Cobb docking in Tampa, Florida. For some unknown reason Shprinsa, a widow, used her maiden name on the ship manifest from Havana to Tampa. My grandfather's other sister Baila and brother Morris were already here, having come in 1912 and 1914. Now believe it or not no one knows for sure what the actual family name was.  Morris became Schwartz and I believe Baila also became Schwartz, she got married very soon after she arrived. I have found census records on all of them which tell me a lot. My mother and her cousins told me my grandfather’s name was Yuri Viadronov, they had no idea how to spell it, and another aunt said it was Viadro. I know Yuri is correct because my mom’s cousins called him uncle Yur. My grandfather’s parents were Srul Viadronov and Shprinsa Schwartz, maybe that's why they took the name Schwartz.

Norm Winski
My grandfather Joseph Silverstein and later his brother Abraham came from Krasilov around 1900. Joseph was born circa 1876.  Joseph initially went to Louisville, KY and then Terre Haute, IN where they had some Silverstein cousins.  The Silverstein’s were in the lumber business in Krasilov.

Stacia Friedman
My great grandmother Rebecca Fleisher, b. 1880, came from Krasilow to the United States via Quebec in 1899, settling in Philadelphia. Her brothers Samuel, b. 1972, Morris b.1874, David, b.1878 and Max, b. 1884  also immigrated to Philadelphia. All the brothers were tailors.
In Philadelphia, Rebecca married Sam Silver, also a tailor, and had four children: Sarah, Clara, Annie and Charles.
Samuel married Leva Levy. Their children were Isadore, Alexander and Jacob. David married Rose Davis who immigrated from Russia in 1894. Charles Fleisher, b 1913, was their only child. Morris married Annie (last name unknown). Their children were Anne,b.1902, Abraham, b.1904 and Joseph, b 1950. Max married Anna Cohen, b. 1888 (Hungary) in 1909. Their children were Ruth and Herbert, b. 1910.

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