The Hollander / Walter Family Page
This page summarises the wonderful
information going back and forth in emails on the family forum. I will do my
best to keep this updated but the information below represents the best current
information I have and what information I have been able to glean so far. I look
forward to adding to it with the help of other family members.
1) Family of Ghittel/Abraham Walter
Father Abraham Walter b. unknown d. unknown
Mother Ghittel Walter b. unknown d. 1917 London, UK
S Isaac Walter b. unknown
D Rebecca Walter b. unknown
D Sabina Walter b. 1877 d.1940 Christchurch, NZ
* Sixth member of family or six children? Unaccounted for.
* Abraham's father's name was Moshe
(http://www.geocities.com/nzsaemon/weddingdocs.html). Pessy (granddaughter)
recalls Abraham being from Russia and a doctor who left for Romania for being
unable to practice.
* Ghittel buried in old Edmonton cemetery in 1917. Pessy (granddaughter) recalls
Ghittel was from Austria.
* 1896 letter to Abraham in Braila sent by Gershon Kurshon, possible prior
family name used. Address on letter is 61 Carol 1st Boulevard. Appears to
correspond to current address Bulevardul Independentei 61 in Braila today
(Bulevardul Carol I changed at some point to Independentei, it appears). Letter
received from Karasubazar modern name Bilohorks or Belogorsk in Crimea.
* Understands family were musicians and watchmakers, would wander about leaving
debts and changing name to cover tracks. Name Abramovich comes up.
* Pessy recalls hearing that Walter family was of six, other sibling unknown.
2) Family of Isaac Walter and Mina Naftelberg
Father Isaac Walter b. 1879 d. 1931 in Alexandria
Mother Mina Naftelberg b. unknown d. 1943 in
Alexandria
S David Eber Walter (Lulu) b 1907
S Samuel Walter
D Fanny Walter
* Isaac and Mina were married in Bucovina in November 1904.
* Isaac Walter was a jeweler and a bandmaster, lived in Shepherd's Bush near
Southwark (as Polly recalls).
* 1920, moved to Alexandria Egypt due to ill health of Mina
* Grandson Alex Walter in Sydney Australia, married to Hester Walter, lots of
old photos. Mother and two sisters n Israel. Almost 55, 2 children. Family left
London in 1969 for Israel. Alex moved to Australia in 1980. Tenor in Sydney Philharmonia Choir.
* Granddaughter Annie in Ashdod Israel, sister of Alex Walter.
* Granddaughter Nomi Franks in London - Nomi about to produce updated family
tree. Can't wait! Also has photos.
** Rachel Carp married to Avi Naftelberg, descendant of Shlomo Naftelberg of
Romania. Connected to Walter family but
not sure exactly how, cousins in
Florida, name Mickey raised.
3) Family
of Samuel Walter and Fanny (?)
Father Samuel Walter
Mother Fanny Walter
S Alex Walter
D Annie Walter
* Unsure of rest
4) Family of Alex Walter
and Hester Walter
Father Alex Walter b. 1951
Mother Hester Walter b. unknown
S Micha (Micke) Davis
Child Unknown
* Son Micha Davis is a turntablist, website
www.morphingaz.com
2) Family of Rebecca Walter & Barshach (Barnett) Davis
Father Barshach Davis b. unknown d. unknown
Mother Rebecca Walter b. unknown d. unknown
S Avram (Alan Edward/Eddie) Davis b. unknown d. unknown
Son Haskell (Oscar) Davis b. unknown d. unknown
* B Davis (husband) originally David Barshach - converted first name David into
family name after arriving in London in early 1900s (no date for arrival). David
had a brother who also went to UK (Adolphe?) and three sisters. Both Barshach and brother
were jewelers and watchmakers in London. Brothers involved in settling in Karkur
Israel (near Haifa/Tel Aviv) and B Davis moved there where son born.
- Davis family name originally Barshach but changed to Davis after arriving in
London in early 1900s (no date for arrival)
* Pessy recalls Barshach was a jeweler and lived in Euston Road.
3) Family of Alan Edward Davis & Gerda Roth
Father Alan Edward Davis b unknown d. unknown
Mother Gerda Roth b. unknown d. unknown
D Cherry Davis b. unknown d. unknown
S Mickey Davis b. unknown d. unknown
S Peter Davis b. unknown d. unknown
* Alan Edward Davis born in Ramat Gan, Israel. Met wife Gerda Roth in England.
Good friends with Eber Hollander.
* Gerda Roth born in Rakhov (now in Ukraine, formerly Czechoslovakia), moved to
Vienna when a year old, escaped Hitler via Kindertransport in 1938 to London.
* Mickey Davis in Australia. Has genealogy chart made by Nomi Franks in 1995. in
early fifties and living in Canberra Australia. Born in Australia, family moved
to Australia (Melbourne) in 1969.
* Peter Davis (twin of Mickey) living in Melbourne
* Cherry (Davis? - older sister of Mickey and Peter) living in Melbourne.
2) Family of Sabina Walter - See the Hollander Tree below
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1) Family of Ayver (Eber?) Hollander
Father Ayver Hollander b. unknown d. unknown
Mother Unknown
D Lena Hollander b. unknown d. unknown in Los Angeles USA
D Anna Hollander b. unknown d. 1930 in Yuksekkaldirim, Istanbul, Turkey
S Joseph Hollander b. 1875 d. 1941 in Christchurch, NZ
S Morris Hollander b. 1880 d. 1948 in Christchurch, NZ
S Jack Hollander b. unknown d. unknown in Invercargill (?), NZ
2) Family of Lena Hollander
Father Mr. Brooker b. unknown, d. around 1926 in Detroit, USA
Mother Lena Brooker b. unknown, d. unknown in Detroit, USA
D Fanny Simons (nee Brooker) b. unknown in Los Angeles, USA
S Charlie Brooker
S Unknown
S Unknown
D Unknown
* Name of Mr. Brooker still unknown. Passed away prior to Joseph and Sabina's
visit in Aug-Sep 1926.
* Lena and Mr. Brooker married in Romania and had Fanny prior to leaving, she
recalled the trip in a letter.
* Lena and family stayed with Anna and Daniel Gross in Istanbul for 8 months
before leaving for the US.
* Fanny married Max Simons and lived in Los Angeles in 1964.
* Charlie married Kathryn and lived in Philadelphia with no children.
Possible Social Security IDs?:
* CHARLES H BROOKER 04 Feb 1900 12 Oct 1994 19114
(Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA) (none specified) 163-28-4758
Pennsylvania
http://searches.rootsweb.com/
* KATHRYN A BROOKER 28 Jan 1899 30 Oct 1997 (V) 19020
(Bensalem, Bucks, PA) 19114 (Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA) 183-34-3989
Pennsylvania
3) Family of Fanny
Brooker and Max Simons
Father Max Simons b. 15 Dec 1891, d. Nov 1967
Mother Fanny Brooker b. 8 April 1895, d. 20 May 1967
S Edward Simons
D Sylvia Simons (married)
* Married in 1912.
* Edward a well known ophthalmologist in Los Angeles in 1964.
* Sylvia married to a plumbing contractor living near mother in 1964.
* Edward and Sylvia both have daughters and sons similar age. In 1964, both
Sylvia and Edward's daughters were married and sons were in college.
2) Family of Anna Gross (nee Hollander) and Daniel Gross
Father Daniel Gross b. unknown, d. 1930 in Yuksekkaldirim, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mother Anna Gross (nee Hollander) b. unknown, d. 1930 in Yuksekkaldirim,
Istanbul, Turkey.
D Paula Gross b. 1899 d.1976 in Christchurch, NZ
S Peter/Pesach Gross b. 1901 d. unknown (possible: 1965 in Yuksekkaldirim,
Istanbul, Turkey)
D Elsie b. 1906 d. unknown
S Eber b. 1909 d. unknown
D Zalmo (Selma?) b. 1912 d. unknown
*Were the children born in Romania or Turkey? When did Anna move there?
* Joseph learned of location while in Palestine in 1926 and went to see them.
Paula came to NZ in 1928 and s, and died in Christchurch in 1976.
* Lena Brooker and family stayed in Istanbul for 8 months before moving to the
USA. Fanny recalls their daughter Paula.
They sent their daughter Paula to Christchurch in 1928 where she was originally
supposed to stay for 3 months, but stayed with the family until Joseph died in
1941. She spent the rest of her
life in Christchurch until she died unmarried in 1976.
* Daniel and Anna Gross
both died in Istanbul a few months apart in 1930.Buried in Yuksekkaldirim, Istanbul, Turkey.
2) Family of Joseph Hollander and Sabina Walter
Father Joseph Hollander b. 1876 d. 1941 in Christchurch, NZ
Mother Sabina Walter b. 1877 d. 1940 in Christchurch, NZ
S Abraham Marcus Hollander b. 1899 d. 1952 in Christchurch, NZ
S Samuel Hollander b. 1901 d. 1953 in Lautoka, Fiji
D Pessy Hollander b. 1904 d. 1995 in Christchurch, NZ
S Eber Hollander b. 1912 d. 1987 in Christchurch, NZ
* Joseph worked on ships from age of 9, little known of family. Thinks left
Romania to avoid military service (I have read another account incidentally that
Jews in Romania were suddenly rounded up and drafted into the military in 1900 -
this year, could well have prompted the move). Made boots for soldiers while in
London, and worked in the family clothing makers in Christchurch.
* Sabina in school until 13 and could read and write. Made buttonholes in
London. Health turned bad in London from lifting and carrying she did.
* Engaged Aug 4th 1895 (witnessed by Eliezer, Son of Meir & Leib Dov Mehl,
singed Yosef Allender and Sabina Walter). Married 4th August 1897, signed by
Wolf, son of Chvien, and Teibel, son of Albert (Rabbis?) in Galati.
* Abraham born in Romania (Galati?). Family moved to UK in 1900 (unsure how -
sea or land). Samuel and Pessy (Polly) born in Southwark, London. Family
travelled to NZ on the Turakina in 1910 following Morris Hollander. Eber born in
Christchurch.
* Polly never married. Attended St George the Martyr School in London from 1908
to 1910.
3) Family of Abraham Hollander and Rosa Siegel
Father Abraham Hollander b. 1899 d. 1952 in Christchurch, NZ
Mother Rosa Hollander (nee?) b. 1900 d. 1957 in Christchurch, NZ
D Ruth Shieff (nee Hollander) b. 1925 d.1990
S Alvan Hollander b. 1929 d. 1977 in Christchurch, NZ d. 1976
D Zena Hollander b. 1930 d. 1981
D Judith Hollander b. 1934 d. 1989 in Christchurch, NZ
* Abe was born in Romania, possibly Galati
and was 10 months old when the family moved to London.
* Ruth married Norman Shieff, a lawyer. Daughter is
Janet Neustein (nee Hollander), now in Sydney.
* Abe and Rosa took Judith to Paris to study piano at
Sorbonne. Judith never married.
* Rosa returned and brought Zena to Paris also, where she
worked at the Indian embassy there and met C Vasudevan, whom she married and
moved to Pune, India with.
4) Family of Norman Shieff & Ruth Hollander
Father Norman Shieff
Mother Ruth Shieff (nee Hollander) married in 1946
D
Janet Neustein (nee Shieff) b. 1947
D
Margot Shieff b. 1950
D
Graham Shieff b. 1957
* Norman a lawyer in Auckland.
5) Family of Janet Shieff and Michael Neustein
Father Michael Neustein
Mother Janet Sheiff
D Rachel Neustein b.1978
S David Neustein b.1982
* Rachel married to Damien Power and living in Sydney
* David lives in Melbourne.
5) Family of Margot Shieff and Terence (Terry) Brown
Father Terence (Terry) Brown
Mother Margot Shieff
S Timothy (Tim) Brown b.1980
S Jonathan (Jon) Brown b.1992
* Margot & Terry now divorced.
5) Family of Graham Shieff and Robyn Leydon
Father Graham Shieff
Mother Robyn Leydon
D Hannah Shieff
D Sophie Shieff
D Lydia Shieff
5) Family of Graham Shieff and Elizaveta Shieff
Father Graham Shieff
Mother Elizaveta Shieff
D Dasha Shieff(?)
* Graham Shieff's second marriage.
4) Family of Alvan Hollander & Joyce Gossett
Father Alvan Hollander
Mother Joyce Hollander (nee Gossett)
D Raisel Hollander
D Marsha Hollander
5) Family of Raisel Hollander and (unknown)
Father Unknown
Mother Raisel Hollander
S Sterling (Surname?)
D Sabrina (Surname?)
5) Family of Marsha Hollander and (unknown)
Father Unknown
Mother Marsha Hollander
D Paige (Surname?)
D Asha (Surname?)
4) Family of C ("Uncle") Vasudevan & Zena Hollander
Father C ("Uncle") Vasudevan
Mother Zena Vasudevan (nee Hollander)
D
Shakuntala ("Nan") Vasudevan b. 1960
D
Gita ("Tui") Vasudevan b.1962
D
Ranuka Vasudevan b. 1964
5) Family of Kaushik (Unknown) and Shakuntala (Nan) Vesudevan
Father Kaushik (Unkown)
Mother Shakuntala Vasudevan
D Mayin (surname?) b.1992
3) Family of Samuel Hollander and Rae Osborn
Father Samuel Hollander b. 1901 d. 1955 in Lautoka, Fiji
Mother Rae Hollander b. unknown d. unknown
D Esther Hollander b. 1924 d. unknown
S Bernard Hollander b. 1926 d. 1931 in New Brighton, Christchurch, NZ
S Mark Jacob Hollander b. 1927 d. 2005
* Sam born in Southwark UK. Keen sportsman. Worked in family business but then
began managing hotels. Family lived in Timaru and Akaroa as well as Christchurch
while managing hotels. Also a rugby test referee, and refereed three of the four
matches of the Lions tour to NZ in 1930. Not required to go to WWII because he
had children.
* Know little of Rae - maiden name, birth, death, etc.
* Also know little of what became of the family. Bernard died of cancer at the
age of 5.
* Sam and Ray divorced in mid 1940s.
4) Family of
Mark Jacob Hollander and Margaret Emma Langdale-Hunt
Father Mark Jacob Hollander b. 1927
Mother Margaret Emma Langdale-Hunt b. 1925
D Dinah Margaret Hollander b. 1946
D Carole Esther Hollander b. 1948
D Ann Christine Hollander b. 1949
D Linda Louise Hollander b. 1950
D Gail Jacobina Hollander b. 1954
D Victoria Miriam Hollander b. 1957
*
http://www.grinnellfamily.org/grin/index.php?m=family&id=I27544
5)
Family of Clifton Arthur Sanderson and Dinah Margaret Hollander
Father Clifton Arthur Sanderson b. 1939
Mother Dinah Margaret Hollander b. 1946
S Craig Alexander Sanderson b. 1964
D Gina Louise Sanderson b. 1965
6) Family of Craig Alexander Sanderson and Christene Biela
Father Craig Alexander Sanderson b. 1964
Mother Christene Biela b. unknown
S Kymble Zachary Sanderson b. 1992
6) Family of Francis
Flynn and Gina Louise Sanderson
Father Francis Flynn b. unknown
Mother Gina Louise Sanderson b. 1965
S Jay Flynn
S Robbi Margaret Flynn
3) Family of Sam Hollander and Daisy Lewis (MY LINE)
Father Samuel Hollander b. 1901 d. 1953
Mother Daisy Lewis b. 1922
S Sam Hollander b. 1951
S David Hollander b. 1955
* Daisy from Skipper's Canyon near Queenstown NZ.
Worked at hotel in Akaroa that Sam managed. They both married in Christchurch
and then moved to Fiji. Sam was Mayor of Town of
Lautoka. Daisy was good friends with
Polly also and Eber, Grace and Polly attended the wedding in Fiji. Daisy
returned to Christchurch after Sam died suddenly. Now retired and still living
there.
4) Family of Sam Hollander and Pamela Dawson
Father Sam Hollander b. 1951 in Lautoka Fiji
Mother Pam Dawson b. 1953 in Sorrento, Australia
S Simon Hollander b. 1975 in Papakura, NZ
D Melissa Hollander b. 1977 in Sorrento, Australia
* Sam joined infantry at age of 16 and retired from military at 38. Has worked
as in consultant firms and set up his own consulting firms since. Divorced from
Pam in 1992 and now remarried to Penny O'Hara and living in London.
* Pamela Dawson met Sam while he attended Staff College at Portsea near Sorrento
in Australia. Now lives in Brisbane Australia with partner Miklos Korda.
* Simon Hollander (self introduction here), grew up in Australia, NZ and
Singapore, attended High School in Auckland and remained in Auckland for
University after family moved away. Moved to Japan in 1999 and have lived here
ever since. Graduated from Law degree in 1998 but only sought admission as a
barrister in 2005. About to begin work as a lawyer in a US firm in Tokyo.
Married Minako Ishida in ceremony in NZ in February 2006, both currently living
in Tokyo.
* Melissa Hollander born in Australia, moved to Brisbane with mother in 1992.
Completed degree in University of Queensland in 1998 and moved to Edinburgh in
1999 to do masters. Currently living in London while doing PhD in history at
University of York.
5) Family of Duncan Willcock & Victoria Pratt
Father Duncan John Willcock b. 1970 in Masterton, New
Zealand.
Mother Victoria Anne Pratt b. 1968 in Palmerston North
New Zealand. Lecturer
S Jackson D'Arcy Willcock b. 2001, d. 2001
S Hunter Samuel Willcock b. 2002
S Fraser Allan Willcock b. 2004 (twin)
D Ruby Hannah Willcock b.2004 (twin)
* Duncan works as a science technition
and Vicky as a lecturer.
* All the Children were born in
Palmerston North
* Sam Hollander (jnr) and
Janette Feetham had Duncan when they were very young.
* Duncan was adopted and raised by
his parents:
Raymond Willcock (b.09.05.38) born Hull, England. Worked in Men's Fashion
Joan Willcock (b.31.5.38) born Bolton, England. Secretary
4) Family of David Hollander and Mary Cullen
Father David Hollander b. 1955 in Lautoka Fiji
Mother Mary Cullen b. 1959 in London, UK
S Erin Hollander b. 1985 in Christchurch, NZ
S Adam Hollander b. 1989 in Christchurch, NZ
* David met Mary while working in Perth, Western Australia as a shearer. Now a
photographer who works at Lincoln University in Christchurch.
* Mary from a family of 8 children, originally from UK. Now runs a drapery
business out of home in Christchurch.
* Erin is a university student completing a geology degree. Adam is in High
School at Shirley Boys High (like his Dad and Uncle), and a mad keen
mountainbiker.
3) Family of Eber Hollander and Grace Goldsmith
Father Eber Hollander b. 1912 d. 1987 in Christchurch, NZ
Mother Grace Goldsmith b. 1922
S Joe Hollander b. 1949
S Stephen Hollander b. 1953
* Eber born in Christchurch, served in Italy and
Europe in WWII.
* Grace Hollander (nee Goldsmith) DCNZM, CBE and JP. Involved in many community
activities and councils and recognised for this. Also was wedding celebrant in
wedding of Simon Hollander and Minako Ishida in Feb 2006.
4) Family of Joe Hollander and Rosemary Weaver
Father Joe Hollander b. 1949
Mother Rosemary Weaver b. 1950
S Michael Hollander b. 1976
D Devorah Blumberg (nee Hollander) b. 1979
* Joe was an engineer in the NZ Army and now works for Massey University in Palmerston North where he lives with Rosemary.
* Rosemary is an Administration Manager for the NZ Ministry of Education.
* Michael is living and working in Melbourne, Australia.
* Devorah recently married Gil Blumberg (originally of South Africa) and they both now live in Wellington together. Devorah works as a policy analyst for the NZ government.
4) Family of Stephen Hollander and Karen
Father Stephen Hollander b. 1953
Mother Karen b. 1961
S Robbie Hollander b. 1999
S Jack Hollander b. 1999
* Steve travelled a lot and has started many different businesses. Steve and
Karen also breed trotting horses and currently live on a farm in South Auckland.
2) Family of Morris Hollander & Rebecca Hollander
Father Morris Hollander b. 1879 d. 1948 in Christchurch, NZ
Mother Rebecca Hollander b. 1887 d. 1951 in Christchurch, NZ
S Phillip Hollander b. 1903 d. unknown
D Rachel Hollander b. 1910 d. unknown
* Morris born in Tolcha (Tulcea?) Romania. Clue as to where rest of family from?
* Rebecca born in Keif (Kiev?) Russia. Unsure of maiden name or how met Morris.
Children both born in London, know nothing of what became of them.
* Morris first to move to NZ and paid for Joseph and family to move there.
Morris set up the family clothing business. Record of travelling to NY in
transit to NZ in 1920, possibly to visit sister Lena in Detroit. Was also in
Detroit in 1926 and met with Joseph and Sabina there while visiting Lena.
Travelled to US in 1920 on way from London - appear to have returned after the
war.
* Rachel was adopted by Morris, possibly on a later return trip to the UK.
* Phillip married Rachel Jacobs. They later divorced without having
children. Phillip remarried and moved to Surfer's Paradise
* Rachel remarried (?) and moved to Auckland.
2) Family of Jacob (Jack) Hollander & Beckie Applebaum
Father Jack Hollander
b. 1886, d. unknown
Mother Beckie Applebaum b. 1891, d. unknown
S Eber Hollander b. 1908 in London d. 1970 in Australia
D Pessy (Peggy) Donovan (nee Hollander) b. 1910 in London, d. 2005 in
Auckland
S Bernard Hollander b. 1917 in Christchurch, d. 1990 in Auckland
* Bertha Applebaum was born in 1891 in Poland and then moved to London
with her parents, sister Rae and brother Maurice. Her parents couldn't make a
new life in London and returned to Poland. They left Bertha in the care of her
brother. She was 11. They intended to sned for her but never did.
* Jacob (Jack was the youngest of six. His mother died before he was 5.
His stepmother ill-treated him. He as made to work in a wineshop carrying heavy
boxes at about the age of 6. his brother Morris took him to London where he
worked for Morris in his factory. Bertha also worked in the factory and so they
met and married in 1907. Daughter Pessie (Peggie) was born in London in 1908,
and died in 2005 in Auckland. Their son Eber was born in 1910 in London and died
in about 1970 in Australia. Their youngest son Bernard was born in 1917 in
Christchurch and died in about 1990 in Auckland.
* Jack worked for his brother Morris in Christchurch. They moved to
Invercargill in about 1930-32, and then moved to Wellington in 1941. Jack had a
pawn shop in Invercargill. Eber started a men's tailoring shop in Invercargill.
Bernard was a watchmaker and worked from the pawnshop. Eber and Bernie bought a
woman's clothing factory and retail shop after moving to Wellington. Jack was
never involved in the business in Wellington.
* Originally came to Christchurch in 1914. They visited Beckie's brother in London in 1926.
They moved to Invercargill 1930-2, and moved to Wellington in 1941.
*
Also know that Joseph and Jack both paid the 20 pound fare to bring Paula Gross,
their niece (daughter of their sister) from Istanbul to Christchurch in 1928.
3) Family
of Maurice Goldstine and Pessy Goldstine (nee Hollander)
Father Maurice Goldstine b. unknown, d. 1942 in
Auckland
Mother Pessy Goldstine b. unknown, d. unknown
D Joan Lust (nee Goldstine) b. 1930
D Carole Paykel (nee Goldstine) b. 1933
* Peggy and Maurice married in 1927 in Christchurch and
then lived in Auckland until Maurice's death in 1942.
* Peggy remarried to Morris Donovan in 1946.
* Pessy (Peggy) lived to be 94.
4) Family of Jack Lust and Joan Goldstine
Father Jack Lust
Mother Joan Lust (nee Goldstine)
S Graham Lust
S Michael Lust
S Steven Lust
* Joan Goldstine married Jack Lust in 1948
* Family grew up in Wellington
* Graham lives in London, separated from Nicole, 3
daughters.
* Michael lives in Auckland. Married twice, had two
sons from the first marriage, and one daughter Stephanie aged 18 with wife
Denise.
* Steven married to Anita in Brussels, with a
daughter Natasha (7 years old) and David (1 1/2 years).
5) Family of Graham Lust and (unknown)
Father Graham Lust
Mother and Children details coming
4) Family of Edward Paykel and Carole Goldstein
Father Edward (Eddie) Paykel
Mother Carole Paykel (nee Goldstein)
D Linda b. 1954?
D Deborah b. 1956
D Karen b. 1962?
* Carole is partner of Norman Shieff, married to Ruth Hollander.
* Daughters all born in Auckland. Linda still lives there.
5) Family of Ivan Hochberg and Deborah Paykel
Father Ivan Hochberg born in Wellington
Mother Deborah Hochberg (nee Paykel)
D Lisa Hochberg
D Jessica Hochberg
5) Family of Philip Samuel and Karen Paykel
Father Philip Samuel
Mother Karen Samuel (nee Paykel)
S Adam Samuel
S Eli Samuel
* Family lives in Melbourne.
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Questions to resolve.
- Who were the parents of Joseph Hollander, and where did they live. Tulcea or
Galati?
- Joseph and Sabina married in Galati, did they live there before leaving?
- Were there other Hollanders (cousins, etcc) there?
- Can we confirm Walter home address for Brraila?
- Were there children other than Rebecca, IIsaac and Sabina?
- Did the family use other family names priior to leaving?
- What became of families of Jack, Morris, Lena and Anna Hollander?
Also, I would love a clearer picture of the Walter family tree and the
descendants of Isaac and Rebecca.
Links
Online Cemetery Records
Hollanders in Christchurch
http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/interment.asp?surname=Hollander&firstname=&year1=&year2=
http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=123432
Anna & Daniel Gross in Istanbul
http://benkazez.com/dan/family/searchForm-ist.inc.php?search%5Btype%5D=exact&search%5Bstring%5D=Gross&submit=Search+the+Istanbul+Database
http://www.bleublancturc.com/Turqueries/juifs_istanbul.htm
http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/dkazez/fam/turk-bur/
Origins of Hollander family name
The best explanation I have ever read explaining the "Hollander" family name
was in a book I found while at university written by an American rabbi
explaining family names. He said that "Hollander" was adopted by Jews living in
towns in Poland that encouraged Dutch settlement - they had reduced taxes and
none of the religious restrictions from other regions to encourage Dutch farmers
to develop different parts of Poland. The account I read said that these towns
were called "Hollandery".
However, I have never read any account anywhere verifying this. Nonetheless, the
history of Dutch settlements in Poland is quite confirmable. According to the
account below, these towns were called "Oleder" and "Hollenderski" in Poland.
The settlements moved along the floodplains of the Vistula River, where it seems
land owners wanted to encourage the land reclamation and protection skills of
Dutch settlers. The Vistula runs from Gdansk in the Baltic, southward towards
Krakow. A search on Jewishgen of Polish database records of Hollanders shows
that indeed, the name Hollander was most common in Southern Poland (Krakow in
particular) along with variations Hollender and Hollanderski. The link below
doesn't mention any Jewish links, but probably gives some key clues as to where
and why Jewish people may have first used the name "Hollander".
http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=art&dzial=o&id=5&lang=en
I found another accounting for the surname from a Holocaust survivor from a town
called "Ochuwa", possibly Stara Tura (aka. Otura) in Slovakia Today with the
surname Hollander (at the head of the Carpathian mountains that run through
Moldova down to Galati). The account of his family name is as follows:
Hollander was born in 1925 in Ochuwa, a small town in the Carpathian
mountains, which was then Czechoslovakia. Originally, Hollander's family name
was Albergezie. They were Sephardim who left Spain at the time of the expulsion.
First they fled to Holland, and then, when they arrived in Eastern Europe, their
name was changed to Hollander to reflect this.
http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/18627/edition_id/374/format/html/displaystory.html
Finally, another story here outlining how Hollanders were quite big in Slovakia.
They were the first Jews allowed into the community of Presov and were leaders
of the Jewish community there.
http://bh.org.il/swj/general.php?places=44&language=1
Why Would Jews Move to Romania
in the 19th Century, and Why Would They Then Leave?
What family accounts we have generally seem to indicate that the Hollanders
and Walters moved to Romania, and were not deeply established there. This being
the case, it seems highly likely that they were "Sudits". Sudits were
foreigners, predominantly Jews invited during into Romania during the first half
of the 19th century to help encourage the economy and agriculture. They had no
property or citizenship rights, but substantial tax free privileges that
encouraged immigration, particularly from those regions of Austria-Hungary,
Russia, Prussia, France and England. Things started well, but the privileges of
Sudits caused tensions with local Jewish communities, as well as resentment of
poor Romanian peasants.
"By the last half of the 19 th century after Prince Carol
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was crowned King Carol I (1881), legal anti-Semitism
was enacted by the government. Jews were excluded from naturalization, denied
civil rights by being declared foreigners, their children were expelled from
public schools, and their properties and businesses were confiscated. Jews were
prohibited from having professions, business licenses, or even peddling. Jews
were denied previously held rights of propination (sales of alcohol) and lost
their leases to the inns and pubs. Eventually, the experiment of having Jews
reside in Romania as privileged guests failed. Jews were murdered or injured in
the ensuing riots. Mobs looted businesses and residences, while police either
looked aside or were directly involved. Some older Jews remained, but 30 % of
the families were forced to emigrate by the end of World War I. A unique group
of very poor, but highly motivated, young Jews (Fusgeyers) walked from Moldavia
across Europe to Antwerp and sailed to America."
See the full article below:
http://www.jewishgen.org/romsig/New/Sudits%20of%20Romania.html
Conscription into the Military a Motivation for Migration?
A fascinating examination of the stories that Polly mentions regarding evasion
of conscription being a reason that Jews fled Russia, and led to them changing
their names, and stories of people harming themselves to avoid service.
Althought the author questions some aspects of these stories as old wives tales,
nonetheless, it is verifiable that once the draft was introduced for Jews in
1827, Jews were drafted in disporportionately high numbers, legally from the age
of 12 and often from the age of 8 and forced to serve for 25 years in the army
(counted from when they turned 18). There was a strategy of evangelising Jewish
conscripts in the military as part of a programme of attempting to assimilate
Jews through restrictions and incentives for conversion. Jewish community
leaders were made responsible for filling conscription quotas that led to the
emergence of "khappers" that would raid and snatch children for bounties paid to
meet these quotas. Rapid Jewish emigration from Russia only would have
exaccerbated this situation, and provided a good enough reason to cross the
Danube over into Romania out of the reach of consciption and the many other
restrictions that the Russians placed on Jews.
http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/ru-mil.txt
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