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Reuben Horwitz  1882 - 1948

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• Birth	5 July 1882	Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  	In the vital records of Rezekne is the following entry: July 5, 1882, at Genech-Girsh, son of Getzel-Leizer Gurvitch, citizen of Rezekne, and wife Baseva, daughter of Morduch, well-enough (or may be better to translate- "boss" "master") born son Yeruchim. This information provided by Alexandrs Feigmanis. Surname: GURVICH Given: Erukhim Sex: M Place: Rezekne Birth Year: 1882 Month and day: 07/5 Father's Name: Genekh-Hirsh Grandfather's Name: Getzel Mother's surname: not stated Mother's given name: Basseva Mother's father's given name: Mordukh Place: Rezekne Presided: Rabbi Father's Occupation: Self-employed From translation by Christine Usdine
  Gender	Male
  Yiddish Name	Yeruchim
  Died	Abt 1948	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Person ID	I0369	Complete
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2010
  Father	Henoch Hirsch Horwitz/Gurevitch/Gurvich,   b. 1838, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia ,   d. 18 May 1909, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Mother	Basheva/Basseva Joffe,   b. 1857, Druya, Disna District, Belarus ,   d. Abt 1904
  Photos		Dave Howard on Barona Street, Rezekne, Latvia in Octoer 2003 Horwitz Family Home in Rezekne, Latvia was on Barona Street per 1897 All Russia census the family of Henoch Horwitz lived on this street at house number 11.
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet
  Family	Paulina Weinberg
  Children	> 1. B. Horwitz > 2. Henry Horwitz, DDS,   b. 2 Nov 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 11 Dec 1997, San Jose, Santa Clara, California > 3. Harvey Horwitz, MD,   b. 10 Aug 1913, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 24 Dec 1992, Lima, OH > 4. M. Horwitz, MD
  Census Records		U.S. Census Starke, IN 1920: Reuben Horwitz Family Census Place: Starke, Indiana: Roll: T625_466; Page: 9A; Enumeration District 273; Image: 19. This is a very large document. It will take a long time to load if you only have a dial up connection.
  Family ID	F1451	Group Sheet

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 5 July 1882 - Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia Died - Abt 1948 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth




• Photos		Horwitz first generation husbands and wives. From Left to Right Simon- Morris-Bessie- Max- Florence- Reuben
  		Reuben and Paulina at Gutta photo day.
  		Reuben and Paulina Horwitz- standing.
  		At least one living individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Reuben & Paulina Horwitz- in Canada- before they came to Chicago. What a handsom couple.
  		Reuben Horwitz Face
  		Reuben & Paulina Horwitz- at Mandel & Helen Horwitz wedding- Dec 1942- Palmer House
  		Little Art Sondler with his mother- Bea- and his grandmother- Paulina
  Documents		July 5- 1882- to Genech-Girsh- son of Getsel-Leizer Gurvitch- citizen or Rezekne- and wife Baseva- daughter of Morduch- born son Yeruchim
  		Haplogroup Q-1-b Tree David Howard has had his yDNA tested and he is a part of Haplogroup Q-1-b. This diagram of this part of the yDNA tree is linked to all other males in his family tree who should have this same yDNA (y-chromosome).

• Notes

  Per Elliott, Reuben bacame a citizen in Chicago, having come from Russia via London and Montreal. He met Paulina Weinberg in London and married her in Montreal. Elliott goes on that he has genealogy which starts with Reuben's parents Enoch Herich Buravich and Dahila Bashea which indicates Reuben was one of 13 siblings: The others were: Zolman Dov Horwitz, Ya'akov Horwitz, Max Horwitz, Eliah Horwitz, Simon Horwitz, Abraham Horwitz, Nathan Horwitz, Morris Horwitz, Ida Horwitz, Florence Horwitz, Bessie Horwitz and a sister to died in Europe.