The Eldest Brother - Meyer Bezbrozh
Meyer Bezbrozh was born in about 1852 in Lysianka. He married Chana Yastrovsky (born around 1853). Meyer was in the fruit business, as were his two brothers Noech and Moishe. Meyer and Chana never came to the United States, but their great-granddaughter Betty Goodman recalls that her parents, aunts and uncles would often talk about Bubbe Chana (“Grandma Chana”). According to Meyer and Chana's grandson, Arkady Shmorgun, Meyer passed away around 1932.
Chana subsequently moved to Belaya Tserkov, also in Ukraine. Arkady is not sure if Chana was killed by the Nazis or by Ukranians, but she was killed at the beginning of World War II. Chana's granddaughter Anita Lippert said that Chana was killed by the Nazis.
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Meyer and Chana Bezbrozh
The Children of Meyer and Chana Bezbrozh
Chana Bezbrozh bore fourteen children, only five of whom lived to adulthood:
The eldest child, Shloime (or Solomon) Bezbrozh was born in Lysianka in 1875. He married Sima Ostrovsky and they had eight children. Shloime was killed during the Russian Revolution in 1917.
The second child, Rivka Bezbrozh (1880-1918), married Usher Lyutrovnik (1870-1919) and they had eight children. Rivka died of typhus in 1918.
The third child of Meyer and Chana was Sossia Gittel Bezbrozh (1884-1951). Sossia Gittel married Tzudik Shmorgun and they had four children.
The fourth child of Meyer and Chana was Shulem Bezbrozh (1885-1961). Shulem married Sukra Igolinski (1886-1939). They had two children and moved to the United States in the early 1900s. They changed their names to Sam and Sarah Bernstein.
The youngest of Meyer and Chana's children was Abram Bezbrozh (1890-1919). He married Ita Beniaminovna and they had three children. Abram was killed in a program in either 1919 or 1921.