Sunday, December 6, 2020

Nezhin Jewish Community Meetings - With Attendee Names (List Included here)

One document I got as a byproduct of my j-roots searching ended up being was a 103-page document that is titled, "On the application of Nezhin town council about adoption on their positions of the members of governance of the Jewish religious schools of the town of Nezhin. 1884-1885."  There are lots and lots of names listed in these documents--683 total, although some appear more than once--many of which are original signatures.  And we have an index to all of those names.

Title Page for Document

Dr. Herbert Lazerow went painstakingly through all of these pages and indexed all of the names, and his results are below.  He gives some advice and insight into the documents:

This appears to be a series of reports on meetings within the Jewish community of Nezhin beginning in mid-1884 and ending two years later There is are two documents dated in the first third of 1885, one in 1859 (p. 55), and six in the first quarter of 1886.

The table of contents (p. 2) lists 21 documents.  The numbering of the actual pages indicates that there have been some changes in the order in which they are kept, and that at least parts of some documents may be missing.

It appears that many of the pages terminate with a signature though, as with our physicians, it is often impossible to make out what the signature is, or whether those might be Russian words meaning “end of page."

The user should cast a broad net. Most of the names indexed come from what appear to be attendance pages signed by each individual present at the meeting. Handwritings differ, and it does not appear that there was standardized spelling that was always used. Thus, it is difficult for the indexer to separate “a” from “o” and occasionally from “e”; “ch” from “ts”; “n” from “p” or “i”; “m” from “sh”; or “zh” from combinations of letters. With initial letters of a name, it is often difficult to distinguish “B” from “G”, “P” from “T”, “S” from “R” or “N” from “P”. The lists prepared by a professional scribe present problems in distinguishing capital letter because of the many flourishes employed. Many people end their signatures with uninteligible flourishes making it impossible to determine whether the surname ends in “-skii”, “-ovich”, “-ov”, or no common suffix at all.

Where I am in doubt about whether a name is one name or another, I have inserted  possibilities that seem defensible to me. I have not tried to correct spelling.

If you have any additional insight into the information contained in these documents, please leave a comment below.  You can see the actual documents here.

Below is the alphabetical list of names that Dr Lazerow extracted, along with the page number on which their name/signature appears:

SurnameGiven NamePatronymicPageStatus
AgreAzriel-24-
AgreAzriel?-13-
AgreIzrail-26-
AgreKhaim-25-
AgreKhaim-26-
AgreKhaim-99-
Aiderman?Meer-41-
AidrichtevMikhail-96-
AizenberegGersha-40-
AizenbergGersh-17-
AizenbergGersha-41-
AizenbergIoselBenyaminov16-
AizenbergIosel-39-
AizenbergIosel-41-
AizinbergShleima-15-
AizinbergShleima-36-
AizinbergShlema-37-
AnshteinNokhim-41-
BaerAvram-7-
BaerAvram-29-
BaerAvram-30-
BaerZalman-15-
Bagadinovich?Berka-100-
BagatirovAvram-100-
Bakhnovskii?--55-
Balnovskii?--55-
BarshchevskiiIosel-15-
BeilinZalman-22-
Beilin?Zalman-36-
Beilisky?Ziskind-9-
Beli?Iosil-101-
Beli?Iosil?-29-
BeloiBerko-23-
BelonIosel-31-
BerenshteinLeizer-80-
BershchevskiIosel-36-
BershteinLeizer-85-
BershteinLeizer-88-
Beshevskii?Volka-23-
Beso?Berko-100-
BogatirovAvramKhaim21-
Bogatirov Abram-23-
BogdanovichBerko-21-
BogdanovichBerko-22-
BorshchevskiiIosel-37-
BoyarZalman-37-
BravermanKhaim-21-
BravermanKhaim-22-
BravermanKhaim-100-
BresusovM-27-
BresusovM-31-
BresusovM-36-
BresusovM-38-
BresusovM-42-
BresusovM-93-
BresusovM-98-
BresusovM.-34-
BrukGersha-29-
BrukGersha-30-
BrusinskiiMordukh-42-
BruslinskiMordukh-40-
BruslinskiiMordukh-17-
BruyachGersha-7-
BulynAristsov?-51-
BurshteinGerts-11-
BurshteinGerts-33-
BurshteinGerts-34-
BurshteinItska-15-
BurshteinItska-36-
BurshteinItska-37-
BylyavskiAvram-80-
BylyavskiAvram-Yankel-88-
BylyavskiiAvram-Yankel-85-
Chovnovits?Abram-40-
ChvetAvram-100-
DachkovskiiAfroim-BerMoiseev10-
DachkovskiiBerko-34-
DachkovskiiEfraim?-Ber-60-
DachkowskiiAfroim-BerMoiseeva5merchant
DanelishevskiAron-9-
DanskiiMeer-80-
Datsk?Berko-32-
DatskovskiItska-80-
DatskovskiiItska-85-
DatskovskiiItska-88-
DavidsonShmuil-27-
DenenburgLeiba-13-
DenenburgLeiba-24-
DenenburgLeidaAbramov12-
DeniaburgLeiba-26-
Denin?Skaid?-19-
DinenbergLeibaAbramov5-
DinenburgLeiba-60-
Dinvin?Itska-11-
Dinvin?Itska-32-
Disvin?Itska-11-
Disvin?Itska-32-
DochkovskiBerka-11-
DonskoiMeer-85-
DonskoiMeer-88-
DovidsonMikhil-99-
DovidsonShmuil-25-
DravinItska-34-
DuvinGershka-36-
DvetovAvram-100-
ErlikhmanZalman-7-
ErlikhmanZalman-28-
ErlikhmanZelmanYankelev7Nezhin merchant
Erlikhman?Zalman-30-
Evelov?Leiba-40-
Evgreserov?Moisei-48townsperson
EvzerovLeiba-15-
EvzerovLeiba-36-
EvzerovLeiba-37-
Evzerov?Moisei-48townsperson
FagelshevskiAronZalmonov21-
FainberItskaMendelev11-
FainberItskoM33-
FainbergGirsha-25-
FainbergGirsha-26-
FainbergGirsha-99-
FainbergItska-34-
FainshteinGershko-94-
FaivishevskiiAron-23-
FelinBerko-78-
FelinBerko-79-
FelinBerko-85-
FelinBerko-88-
FeshtmanZalmanYankelevich4merchant
FiskimGersha-85-
FiskinGersha-88-
FiskinGershko-80-
FonshteinGersh-29-
FonshteinGersh-31-
FonshteinGersha-80-
FonshteinGersha-86-
FonshteinGershko-101-
FonshteinMeer-78-
FonshteinMeer-79-
FonshteinMeer-85-
FonshteinMeer-88-
Gabinovich?Lev-29-
Galinov?L-99-
Galinov?L-101-
GalinovichLev-21-
GalinovichLev-100-
Galinovich?Lev-29-
Gazan?Yankel-32-
Gdalits?--94-
Gebrov?--69-
GelfandBerka-15-
GelfandBerka-36-
GelfandBerko-37-
GelfandZalman-15-
GelfandZalman-35-
GelfandZalman-37-
GelfantShaya-26-
GelfgandShaya-13-
Gelfgand?Shaya-24-
GelzinDavid-99-
GenkanSimen-99-
GenkinSimon-25-
GenkinSimon-27-
GermanovichItska-22-
GermanovichLeiba-22-
GermanovichSimon-9-
GermanovichSimon-22-
GerminovichLeiba-100-
GermonovichItska-9-
Gernbeig?Zalman-21-
Geselovsk?Doosodu?-7-
GetlebaKhaim-41-
GinbergDovid-30-
GindunDovid-29-
Gisotak?Aron-15-
Gobunov?--69-
GoldbergAbram-Itsko-17-
GoldbergAbram-Itsko-40-
GoldberichAbram-Itsko-42-
Golu?Iosel-33-
Golub?Iosel-11-
Golubin?Iosel-34-
Golubsin?Iosel-34-
GornyiYankel-11-
GornyiYankel-34-
GotlebKhaim-17-
GotlibKhaim-40-
Goviovitz?Abram-17-
GranitsItska-11-
GrenichAbram-23-
GrenisItska-34-
GrenitsAbram-21-
Greshshu?--94-
GrinbergIzrail-31-
GrinbergIzri-29-
Grinberg?Izril-7-
GrinichElya-Leiba-11-
GrinichElya-Leiba-34-
GrinichIzrail-Ber-26-
GrinitsElya-Leiba-33-
GrinitsIzrail-Ber-13-
GrinitsIzrail-Ber-25-
GubanovichBerko-26-
GubanovichIzrail-80-
GurichLeiba-41-
Gurin?Leiba-40-
Gurints?Itska-21-
Guris?Leiba-17-
GurshLeiba-41-
GuzinItska-22-
IlitskiNokhim-15-
IlitskiNokhim-36-
Ilitski?Iosel-9-
IlitskiiIosel-22-
IlitskiiNokhim-37-
Insan?Glen?-20-
IofaBerka-13-
IofaBerka-25-
IofaBerka-26-
IofeMordukh-34-
Iofu?Mordukh-11-
Iofu?Mordukh-33-
Ioviove?Abram-17-
Ivanov?Grigorii-48-
IvchenkoMoiseiEvgreserov48soldier
KaganerKhlavna-25-
KaganerKhlavna-99-
KaganerKhlovno-26-
KaganerYankelAbramovich25-
KaganerYankel-13-
KaganerYankel-27-
KagnovskyBerko-9-
KalmanevAvram-80-
Kalmanev?Abram-88-
KalmanovskiiAbram-85-
KamarovichEvna-100-
KanzikovichMeer-37-
Karminski Gersha-88-
KarminskiiGersha-86-
KatsAbram-15-
KatsAbram-36-
KatsAbram-37-
KazlovskiBerka-21-
Keizikovich?Leizer-36-
Keizikovitz?Leizer-15-
KhaikinBenyamin-80-
KhaikinMoiseiMordukhov9-
KhaikinMoiseiShliomov5-
KhaikinMoiseiShlomov10-
KhaikinMoisei-60townsperson
KhaikinMoisei-Mordukh-22-
KhaninIosel-26-
KhaninIosil-13-
KhaninIosil-25-
KharshakYa. A.?-21rabbi
KharshakYa. A.?-29rabbi
KharshakYa. A.?-40rabbi
KharshakYa. A.?-94rabbi
KharshakYakovAbramovich4rabbi
KharshakYakovAbramovich25rabbi
KharshokYakovAbramovich6rabbi
KhatskovichItska-80-
KhatskovichItska-88-
KhitrikBenyamin-86-
KhitrikBenyamin-88-
KhotskevichItska-86-
Koganov--72-
KomarovichEvna-23-
Komarovich?Evna-21-
KorbAvram-29-
KorbAvram-31-
KorbAvram-101-
Korshinskii?Gershka-80-
KozlovskiiBerka-22-
KreshenM.?-17-
KreshenYa?-40-
Kreshen--41-
KrumgoltsAron-11-
KrumgoltsAron-33-
KrumgoltsAron-34-
KundishZalman-22-
KuperMoisei-100-
KuperMoisha-21-
KuperMoisha-22-
KuperShlema-40-
KuperShlioma-17-
KuperovShlema-42-
Kusham?P-80-
KushanevP.?-40-
Kushanev?P.?-84-
Kushinev?P.?-94-
Kushinev?P.?-102-
LaikinLeiba-15-
Lanen?--96-
Lapep?--96-
Latinskii?Simon-41-
LazarevIosel-25-
LazarevIosil-13-
LazarovIosel-26-
LazinskiSimen-40-
LazinskiSimon-17-
LebshteinMovsha-13-
LebshteinMovsha-25-
LebshteinMovsha-26-
LefandBenya-9-
Lefand?Benya-22-
Lefant?Aziel?-100-
LeikinZiskin-11-
LeikinZiskin-33-
LeikinZiskin-34-
LeinElya-80-
LeinElya-85-
LeinElya-88-
Lempert?Evsei-11-
Lempert?Evsei-32-
Lensharei?Evsei-11-
LepshteinMoisei Berkov5merchant
LepshteinMoiseiBerkov13merchant
LepshteinMoisei-61merchant
LesanerzEvsei-34-
LevinBogan-Izrail-87-
LevinG-21-
LevinG-100-
LevinG-100-
LevinGersha-23-
LevinGersha Davidov9-
LevinGirshaDovidovich4merchant
LevinLeibaDovidov21-
LevinLeiba-9-
LevinLeiba-17-
LevinLeiba-22-
LevinLeiba-41-
LevinSersh?-74merchant
LevitskiSmerko-25-
LevitskiSmerko-36-
LevitskiiKhaim-37-
LevitskiiSmerko-15-
LevitskiiSmerko-37-
LevitskiiSmorko-13-
LibermanIosel-36-
LibermanIosel-37-
LibermanIosel?-15-
Liderman?Meer-41-
Lirshak?Benya-22-
LiserElya-74townsperson
LiserElya?-8Orsha townsperson
Loshnorei?Evsei-11-
Losinot?Evsei-32-
Lotsinskii?Simon-41-
LyavitskiKhaim-36-
Lyavitskii?Khaim-15-
Lyuboshits?Zelik-40-
Lyuboshits?Zelik?-17-
MalkovKhaim-13-
MalkovKhaim-26-
MalkovZakhrya-21-
MalkovZakhrya-22-
Malkov?Khaim-25-
Mani?Abram-40-
Maraton?Nikhim?-11-
Mari?Abram-17-
MarinAbram-41-
MarshakYudin-34-
Marshshon?Nikhim?-11-
Marto?Nikhim?-11-
MechikNokhimShmuilev16-
MechikNokhimShmuilov4merchant
MechikNokhim-16-
MechikNokhim-39-
MechikNokhim-41-
MechikNokhim-61merchant
Mendelov--100-
MininbergZ rabbi-93-
MininbergZalman-9-
MininbergZalman-17-
MininbergZalman-21-
MininbergZalman-22-
MininbergZalman-40-
MininbergZalman-41-
MirshokYudin-33-
Mitskii?Khaim-15-
Moboshtsa?Zelik-41-
Moboshua?Zelik-41-
MogilevskiAfroim-25-
MogilevskiMeier-29-
MogilevskiiAfroim-13-
MogilevskiiAfroim-26-
MogilevskiiMeer-31-
MogilevskiiMeier-101-
MoshavichAbramZalmanavich78townsperson
MoshavichAbramZalmanovich79townsperson
MoshovichAbramZalmanov76townsperson
MoshovichAbram-89townsperson
MoshovichAbram-90-
MosovichAbramZalmanov93-
MosovichAbram-80-
MosovichAbram-85-
MosovichAbram-88-
Movshovich?Nokhim?-46-
MulerYankel-26-
MulyarYankel-13-
MulyarYankel-25-
Musikantski?Samoil-79-
MusikantskiiSamoil-85-
MuzikantskiSamoil-78-
MuzikantskiSamoila-88-
NaimanLeiba-40-
NaimanNokhim-21-
NaimanNokhim-23-
NaimanSamoilNakhimov21-
NaimanSamoilNokhimov9-
NaimanSamoil-23-
NaimarkLeibDavidov16-
Naimive?--71-
NaisakhrovLeib-41-
Negramotayt?Zait?-15-
Negratot?Aziel?-100-
Negremip?Aziel?-21-
Negromotiner??-36-
NeimanNakhim-100-
NeimarkLeib-17-
NeimarkLeibaDavidov5merchant
NeimarkLeiba-61-
NekhamchikAizik-25-
NelivitskiiShlevna?-30-
NemenovskiiAvram-94-
NemkovskiiAbram-89townsperson
NemkovskiiAbram Moiseievich79townsperson
NemkovskiiAvram-86-
NeplovitskiShloma-29-
NikhamkinAizik-13-
NikhamkinAizik-26-
Nimkovski?Abram-80-
NimkovskiiAbramMoiseev76elder townsperson
NimkovskiiAbramMoiseievich78elder townsperson
NosovitskiShloma-7-
NosovskiIosil-29-
NosovskiiIosel-31-
NosovskiiIosel-101-
Nuninskii--59-
Nuninskii? --73-
NusinovMoise-40-
NusinovMoisei-41-
Nusinov?Moisei-17-
Palan?tsYankel-32-
PaleiMoisei-36-
PaleiZalman-11-
Palei?Moisei-15-
Palei?Mordukh-88-
Papin?--15-
Paselriv?Doosodu?-7-
Pavshive?--71-
Pergamenshchik--95-
Pinkovskii?Gershko-78-
Pinkovskii?Gershko-79-
Pinsh?bergPritav?-54-
PogorelskiiIosel-30-
PogorevskiIosil-29-
Pogoril?Iosil-7-
PoleiMoisei-37-
PoleiZalman-34-
Polei?Zalman-33-
Pomie?GrigoriiIvanov48-
Porusennok?Ai?-29-
Poruset?Yalachet?-21-
Pushinski?--73-
PutermanBerka-13-
PutermanBerka-25-
PutermanBerko-26-
RabiModukh?-80-
RabinovMoisei-80-
RabinovichLeivik-9-
RabinovichLeivik-22-
RabinovichLev-33-
RabinovichMoisei-85-
RabinovichMoisei-88-
RabinovichMoisei-Volf-101-
RabinovichVulf-29-
RabinovichVulf-31-
Rabinovich?Nokhim-80-
Radilovski?Berko-25-
RadilovskiiBerko-27-
Radilovskii?Berko-13-
RaikinLeiba-36-
RapaportGdal-29-
RapaportGdal-31-
RapaportGdal-101-
RazovBerko-25-
Rechov?Berko-36-
Redselovski?Berko-25-
ReizinDovid-27-
Rezov?Berko-36-
Rishevskii?Volka-23-
RishkovskiiVolkaMendelev100-
Risinovski?VolkaMendelev21-
Risinovskii?Volka-23-
RogovBerka-28-
Rogov?Berka-7-
RogovoiBerko-30-
RoshkovLeiba-37-
RozovBerka-99-
RozovBerko-15-
RozovBerko-27-
RozovBerko-37-
Ru?fmanLeizer-29-
RubanovichBerko-13-
RubanovichBerko-25-
RubanovichIzrail-85-
RubanovichIzrail-88-
RubinGersha-38-
RubinovichNokhim-85-
RubinovichNokhim-88-
RudermanLeizer-7-
RudermanLeizer-30-
RudinGershko-15-
RuskinLeiba-34-
RuvinGershka-36-
RyaboiDaniyal-9-
RyaboiZalman-15-
RyaboiZalman-36-
RyaboiZalman-37-
RyabyiMordukh-85-
Sh?M-88-
ShafLeiba-80-
Shafare?Nokhim-13-
Shafaren?Nakhim-25-
ShafarenkaMordukhMoiseev76townsperson
ShafarenkaMordukhMoiseev76townsperson
ShafarenkaMordukhMoiseievich79townsperson
ShafarenkoMordukh-85-
ShafarenkoMordukh-88-
ShafarenkoMordukh-89townsperson
ShafarenkoMordukh-90-
ShafarenkoNokhim-26-
ShazanYankel-40-
SheikinAbram-38-
SheiliSalomLeibov99-
SheinSamoilLeibov25-
SheinkinanAbram-36-
SheinkmanAbram-15-
Shev?Mordukh-80-
ShifLeiba-80-
ShifLeiba-85-
ShifLeiba-88-
ShilonYankel-41-
Shizan`Yankel-17-
Shkin?Nokhim-40-
ShmushkevichAbramBerkov5merchant
ShmushkovichAbram-61merchant
ShmushkovichAbram Berkov16-
ShneidermanSheleim?-36-
ShneidermanShleima-15-
ShneidermanShlema-37-
ShneiderovShmuil-37-
Shneitor?Shmuil-15-
Shnelnareiv?Shmuil-36-
SholomovAbram-7-
SholomovAbram-29-
SholomovAbram-31-
ShostakAronItskov5-
ShostakAronItskov14townsperson Mogilev guberniya
ShostakAron-36-
ShostakAron-61townsperson
Shostak?Aron-15-
ShubsKhaim-YankelLeibov70elder townsperson
ShubsKhaim-YankelLeibov70elder
ShubsMordukh-21-
ShubsMordukh-23-
ShubsYankelLeibavich8elder townsperson
ShubsYankelLeibo96-
ShubsYankelLeibov4elder townsperson
ShubsYankelLeibov48elder
ShubsYankelLeibov53elder
ShubsYankel-22-
ShubsYankel-74elder-townsperson
ShubsYankel-98-
Shubs--48-
Shubs--69-
Shubs?Mordukh-100-
SilomonNota-41-
SimanovAbram Zakharev5merchant
SimanovAvram-61-
SimenovAbram-36-
SimonovAbramZakharev15-
SimonovAbram-37-
SimonovAvramZakhariv14elder Nezhin merchant
SirkinLeiba-33-
Sirkin?Leiba-11-
SlovskiiAron-34-
SnovskiiAron-11-
SnovskiiAron-33-
Sokolevski?Shmuil-33-
SokolovskiiShmuil-11-
SokolovskiiShmuil-34-
SolomonovNota-40-
SolomovNota-17-
Subs?Mordukh-100-
SumberAbram-41-
Sumber?Abram-17-
Sumber?Abram-40-
TarnapolskiiMoisei-26-
TekhovitskiiIzrailGershov5townsperson
TenavitskiiIzrailGershov5townsperson
TenerRuvim-86-
TenerRuvin-80-
TenerRuvin-94-
TenovitskiiIzrail-61townsperson
Tin?or?Natorun?-96-
TinovitskiiIzrailGershov14townsperson Grodno guberniya
TkachMordukhAronov5elder merchant
TkachMordukhAronovich12-
TkachMordukh-61-
TkachYankelAronov5elder merchant
TkachYankelAronov10-
TkachYankel-11-
TkachYankel-33-
TkachYankel-34-
TkakhYankel-60-
TornopolskiMoisi-13-
TornopolskiiMoisi-25-
Tovmavskii?Abram-41-
Tovshavskii?Abram-41-
Tsvitov?Abram-22-
VeshnerNat-17-
VeshnerNat-40-
VeshnerNot-41-
Vigyun?Volka-21-
Vish?evskii?Gershko-7-
Vish?evskii?Gershko-28-
VishnevskiiGersha-30-
VishnevskiiGershko-85-
VishnevskiiGershko-88-
Yanyun?Volka-21-
Yufu?Mordukh-33-
YukYankel-80-
YukYankel-86-
YukYankel-88-
Yusru?Mordukh-11-
Zaidenb??-40-
Zaidenber?Mir?-17-
Zakhari?Khatskel-33-
ZakharinKhatskel-34-
Zakharin?Khatskel-11-
Zakin?-40-
ZakinZkhir?-17-
Zalotnitskii?Ilya-101-
Zapasnol?Ivchenko?-48soldier
Zasilevits?A Ch-68-
Zbarok?Genakh-88-
ZbarskiGenakh-79-
ZborskiiGenakh-78-
ZborskiiGenokh-85-
ZelotnitskiiAvramYankelevich4merchant
ZemskiGershka-36-
Zemski?Gershka-15-
ZemskiiGershka-37-
Zhebin?Zalman-100-
Zhender?Nokhim-17-
Zhkn?Nokhim-40-
Zikin--41-
ZolotnatskiiLipa-29-
ZolotnatskiiSlmona?-7-
ZolotnitskiAvram-28-
ZolotnitskiBerko-29-
ZolotnitskiIlya-29-
ZolotnitskiIosil-29-
ZolotnitskiSlyuma-29-
ZolotnitskiiAbraamYakovievich6merchant
ZolotnitskiiAvram-30-
ZolotnitskiiAvram-101-
ZolotnitskiiBerko-31-
ZolotnitskiiBerko-101-
ZolotnitskiiDavid-7-
ZolotnitskiiDavid-28-
ZolotnitskiiDovid-30-
ZolotnitskiiIlya-7-
ZolotnitskiiIlya-30-
ZolotnitskiiIosel-31-
ZolotnitskiiIosel-101-
ZolotnitskiiLipa-7-
ZolotnitskiiLipa-30-
ZolotnitskiiShlema-31-

So what do you do if you find a family member on this list?  Well, I sent the PDF to Alex Krakovsky who has added it to his wiki, or you can look at this file and then look at the page number of that PDF, and locate that name.  Happy hunting!

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