Table of Contents
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- Overview
- NY Kletsker Cemetery Data
- Searching for KIRZNER
- UKR 1946
- Benari Memoir
- Kletsk to Zaostrovechye
- Recreating Kletsk
- Pshepyurko Interview
- Sonia's Places
- Gelfand Memoir
- Yizkor Book
- Contributors Only
Site Page Counts
Public: 229
Restricted: 51
Searching for KIRZNER in the KLN Area
Searching for Common Ancestors
My ancestors came from shtetl X, so I searched for them there.Would it not make sense to look in X and also in neighboring towns, especially if there is some evidence that the towns formed a kind of regional unit, with intermarriage and mobility among the towns in that area?
Some of us looking for our KIRZNER (or similar) ancestors in what is now central Belarus began working on the theory the region of the towns of Kletsk, Lyakovichi, and Nesvizh (KLN for short) formed such a regional unit. Three towns with Jewish populations of approximately the same size, more-or-less directly connected:
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We discovered a handful of KIRZNERs in each town, some of whom might be related to other KIRZNERs in the KLN area.
As of early 2024, we've found nothing to support this theory, no sign of KIRZNER family connections across towns. Within these towns we've found no relationships outside specific families.
Notes: "KLN" is simply a means to avoid repeating Kletsk, Lyakovichi, and Nesvizh.