Sierpc Yizkor Book Translation Complete!!!!

I received the following email from Sandra Kirsch, regarding the completion of the project to translate the Sierpc Yizkor Book. Sandra Kirsch and Dorothy Lipsky have been fundraising and coordinating the translation. Sierpc's history is important to me as my grandfather, Charles Lelonek was born in Sierpc. The Israel Moshe Kadetsky family line lists Sierpc as there city of origin. Charles Lelonek's mother Pesa Kadecki was originally from Biezun before she married Yitzchak Meyer Lelonek of Sierpc and moved to Sierpc. Her brother, Yechezkel Kadecki also moved to Sierpc and he and his family perished in the Holocaust. Charles Lelonek was one of the 5 editors for the first edition of the Sierpc Yizkor Book in 1948, Zaml-Bukh Fun Sherptser Sheyres Hakhurbn, published in the US Zone in Germany. Later Ephraim Talmi (Wluka) expanded the Yizkor book and published a second edition in 1959 in Israel. That Yizkor Book's translation is now completed and available online. There will be an opportunity to buy a hard copy of the book and I will share details when they become available. The book offers a complete perspective on the typical lives of our ancestors in the 200 years leading up to Holocaust and the immigration to America, Israel and Argentina.

Here is the email from Sandra Kirsch, one of the translation coordinators:
"Dear friends,

I am delighted to share wonderful news about the Yizkor Book for Sierpc,
Poland. Translation of this 600-plus page volume is now complete and it
is online in its entirety at
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Sierpc/Sierpc.html

I am indebted to Dorothy Lipsky, who shared with me the project
coordination and editing of this extraordinary volume. We had the
benefit of the masterful translations of Alex Weingarten (Hebrew
sections) and Jerrold Landau (Yiddish sections), each a joy to work with.
We are deeply indebted to Perry Rosenstein and the Puffin Foundation
(Teaneck, NJ) for financial support. And of course we acknowledge the
incomparable support of Lance Ackerfeld and his team in making our
work available to all.

If you have ancestral roots in Sierpc or nearby communities (e.g.,
Zuromin, Rypin, Raciaz, Plock) I encourage you to access the translation.
The amount of detail and the quality of the writing are superb. Much of
it is heartbreaking, but all is illuminating.

Sandra Krisch
Carefree, AZ"

Israel Moshe Kadecki update

In July the JRI Poland website updated their Sierpc index with records dating back to the 1850s. Included in these new records is a 1853 marriage record between Izrael Hersz Kadecki and Maria Sobol.  Izrael's parents are listed as Jakob and Frymet Kadecki and Maria's parents are Bajnis amd Chia Sobol. This record connects Israel Kadecki and Miriam Sobol to the Kadetsky Tree of Jacob and Frymet Kadecki from Biezun, Poland. Biezun and Sierpc are very close to each other. Interestingly my Kadetsky branch also moved from Biezun to Sierpc and eventually my grandfather came to America after WW2. I am in contact with a descendant of Israel Moshe Kadetsky. He will hopefully be able to fill in some information about the family. Maybe this new info will help connect the Boston Kadetsky line that Jenni has been researching.......

Israel Moshe Kadetsky Tree

This is a tree for Israel Moshe Kadetsky of Sierpc, Poland/Russia and his children, Abram, Sussman, Friedman and Chaim Kadetsky. Abram as far as I can tell stayed in Sierpc, Poland. His children lived in Buffalo and then moved to Chicago. Sussman and his family lived in Manhattan. Friedman and his children lived in Buffalo and Chicago, Il. Chaim and his family lived in PA.

Shades of Gray (Grakowitz)

Hey this is interesting stuff. So I was thinking about this Helen/Chaya Gray who is Abram Kadecki's daughter, Israel Moshe Kadecki's granddaughter. A couple of yrs ago I ordered some records from the Sierpc PSA through JRI and I received a marriage record for a Chaia Kadecki to Gersz Grabkowitz. Maybe they Americanized Grabkowitz to Gray. Right? I was interested in this record before because Chaskel Kadecki, Shaya Aziel Kadecki's son (my ggm's brother) married Gersz Grabkowitz's sister. Chaskel and his family were killed in the Holocaust.

Anyway, so I checked the translation for the marriage certificate and Chaya's father's name is Abram Icek Kadecki. Then I checked the Ellis Island database to see if the Grabkowitz family came to America. Sure enough Hersz Grabkowitz came to America and stayed by his Uncle (in-law) Sussman Kadetsky, at 709 Columbus ave in Manhattan. A yr later Chaya Grabkowitz and her 2 daughters left her father Abram Kadecki in Sierpc and joined her husband Hersz Grabkowitz in Buffalo, NY. Finally in Mandel Kadet's Chicago tribune obit it lists Helen Gray as his sister. Also when Aaron Kadet came to America he left his father Abram Kadet and joined his sister, Chaya Gray! Tada..meet the the Grays! Cool!

Sussman Kadetsky 1905 NYC Census

Sussman Kadetsky (45yo) 1905 Census at 709 Columbus Ave. Living at home were his wife Julia (44yo),Anna (22yo), Benjamin (20yo), Isaac (18yo), Bella (16yo), and Charles (14yo). Also living with them were Harry Soule (32yo) and Jacob (2yo).

Chaim Kadezky 1904 ship manifest

On November 16, 1904, Chaim Kadezky (35 yo and single) arrived at Ellis Island on the Oscar 2. He last resided in Russia. He joined his brother S. Kadetsky living at 709 Columbus Ave, NY.
At that time Sussman Kadetsky lived at 709 Columbus Ave. He lived there from at least 1900 through the 1920s. Sussman's relatinship to the other NY or MA Kadetsky is still unknown. But his siblings his nephews and sister in law all lived in sierpc where Pessia (Kadetsky) Lelonek and Chaskiel Kadetsky lived from 1900 until WW2. So maybe the connection of the families lies in Sierpc. Anyone know?

Mendel Kadetski 12/18/1905 manifest

This the ship manifest for Mendel Kadetski:
On December 18, 1905, Mendel Kadetski (21 yo and single) arrived at Ellis Island on the Petoria. He last resided in Serpec, Russia. He joined his Uncle Sam? Kadecki at 709 Columbus Ave, NY.
Sussman Kadetsky lived at 709 Columbus in the 1900 census through the 1920s when his kids married. Sussman Kadetsky's relationship to the other NY and MA Kadetskys is unknown.

Benjamin Kadeki 1906 ship manifest

This is a Ellis Island ship manifest for Benjamin Kadeki:
Ellis Island Ship Manifest:
On July 14, 1906, Benjamin Kadeki (17 yo and single) arrived at Ellis Island on the Batavia. He last resided in Siepe, Russia. He joined his brother Mendel? Kadecki at (7?)09 Columbus Ave, NY.
Mendel Kadecki had come for Sierpc on 12/18/1905 and resided with his Uncle Sam Kadecki living at 709 Columbus Ave. In the 1900 US Census Sussman/Shmuel Kadetsky lived at 709 Columbus Ave.
Sussman's relationship to other NY or MA Kadetsky's is still unknown.

Heinde Kodetsky Ship Manifest, Sussman Kadetsky's sister-in-law

This is the Ellis Island ship manifest for Hinde Kodetsky and her children.

On May 22, 1907, S. Kadetsky’s sister in law, Heinde Kodetsky (32 yo), arrived at Ellis Island on the Niew Amsterdam. Her last residence was Zajeps, Russia/Poland. She left her husband and traveled with her children Abram (10 yo), Isadek? (8 yo) and Morsch (6 yo). They joined their brother-in-law/uncle S. Kodetsky at 709 Columbus Ave, NY.

Sussman Kadetsky lived at 709 Columbus Ave in the 1900 Census and was living there when he kids got married in the 1910's and 1920's as per his children's marriage records in the NYC Archives. I do not have any other records for Hinde or children and I do not know who her husband was. Many of the Sussman's siblings came from Sierpc, Poland in the early 1900s and I know my Kadetsky's moved to Sierpc from Biezun around the early 1900s, so there is hope that some record will be found connecting the families.

Sussman Kadetsky 1900 US Census

Kadetsky NYC Archives

These are my notes from a visit to the NYC Archives in 11/2009. At the time I did not realize 2 things; 1 that I would be posting these notes or 2 that any kadetskies before records before 1896 would be valuable to me. So when I was running short on time I prioritized those records that I thought would yield the most info.
I colored coordinated the records. An orange check connects to Sussman Kadetsky tree. A pink check connects to Shaya Aziel Tree. A yellow check connects to Benjamin Yosef Kadetsky tree. A blue check could connect to Shaya Aziel Kadetsky or some other family research that I was doing for other branches of my tree. The list was built based on searchs on the http://www.italiangen.org/Default.htm website.

2 other notes:
I see there is an Irving Kadetsky who died in Manhattan who is connected to Abraham Josef Kadetsky and Celia Rachel from Boston.

There are several records connected to a Jacob Kadetsky and Anna/Chane. There is a Benjamin Kadetsky and Anna that appears several times as well. Unknown relation to known Kadetskys at this time.

Please leave comments about any connection that you can make.