AW: [Cz-L] Introduction.

Hi Michael,

is your Father related to Meshulam Surkis, a Yiddish author ( http://www.archive.org/details/nybc204442 ),
who lived in Czernowitz till about 1970 and then moved to Israel where he dead 1976?
He was the Kvatter on my Brit-Milah.

I don't remember any of his relatives besides of his Wife and of his Daughter Malka, maried to Sasha Ivanier.

Alex

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> Von: Michael Surkis <msurkis_at_nyc.rr.com>
> An: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, den 22. April 2010, 3:43:01 Uhr
> Betreff: [Cz-L] Introduction.
>
> Dear Friends,

I'm a new comer to the Czernowitz group.

My name is Michael (Mechel) Surkis. We lived in Jucica Vecke. My parents owned a Tavern ( inYiddish a Kreitchme).

My Fathers name was Shloime Surkis. My mothers maiden name was Fruma Shpruch from a Village called Mihova near Lucavitz.

My grandfather's name was Zalman Surkis and grandmother was Chantzie Kurtz. They had 3 sons - Shloime, my Dad- Mechel and Duvid Lei. They came from the Mige.

On my Mothers side were Hersh Shpruch and Gitel Stier. They had 4 children - Berleib, Mendel, Fruma and Mariase.

We were 6 Children.
Sara Stentzler (Deceased) lived in Israel with her husband Avraham Stentzler (Deceased) - they had two sons Meir and Ephraim.
Ruchel Oks lives in Brooklyn NY. She was married to Abe Oks (deceased) Has 3 children Darlene, Irving, and Joel.
Pepi Holtzman lives in Israel - was married to Eli (deceased) has one son Avi.
Lea Bercovici lives in Israel - was married to Moishe (deceased). Has 3 children - Shlomo, Malka and Etti.
Mendel (Deceased) was married to Rachel Avinachem - has 4 children Ronit, Achikam, Shlomo, and Yinon.
I am Mechel Surkis, married to Eleanor Bloom Surkis - we have one son William.

I was 12 years old when we were deported to Transnistria. It took about 6 Months of walking until we arrived to Bershad - through many stops going across the Niester three times.

If you are interested I will be glad to give you a copy of the testimony I gave for the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York. For the last 60 years I have looked for a picture of my late father. When I was in the Army in Israel I took a few days off and traveled around to all the places where the new immigrants were temporarily settled, called the Maabarot and was lucky to find a picture of my late Mother. I was about to give up on finding a picture of my father, when I found out about your website. I pray and hope to find one. It's not so much for myself. I can see his face in front of me to this day, but I'd like to leave it to my son and grandchildren, so they can really have a sense of who he was.

With best wishes.

Michael (Mechel) Surkis.
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