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Family: Henoch Hirsch Horwitz/Gurevitch/Gurvich / Basheva/Basseva Joffe (F426)

• Father | Male Henoch Hirsch Horwitz/Gurevitch/Gurvich

  
  

  Born	1838	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	18 May 1909	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Buried
  Married	Abt 1879	Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Other Spouse	Feiga | F320
  Married	Abt 1858	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Other Spouse	Brocha Daug of Jankel | F1512
  Married
  Father	Getzel Leiser Horwitz/Gurewitsch | F3388 Group Sheet
  Mother	Itka | F3388 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Basheva/Basseva Joffe

  
  

  Born	1857	Druya, Disna District, Belarus
  Died	Abt 1904
  Buried		Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Father	Morduch Joffa | F3392 Group Sheet
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male + Abe Rafael Horwitz/Gurevich/Gurvich

  
  

  Born	18 Jan 1880	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	21 Oct 1946	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	26 Oct 1946	Waldheim Jewish Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois
  Spouse	Molly Fagelson | F319
  Married
  Spouse	Rose Segal | F216
  Married	1918	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + Nathan/Nottie/Notta/Natha Gurevitch/Horwitz

  
  

  Born	18 Jan 1880	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	8 Dec 1941	Rumbula, Riga, Latvia
  Buried
  Spouse	Raisa Gurevitch | F546
  Married

  
  

  Child 3 | Male + Reuben Horwitz

  
  

  Born	5 July 1882	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	Abt 1948	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Paulina Weinberg | F1451
  Married

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Getzel Leizer Horwitz

  
  

  Born	Abt 1885	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	14 Aug 1888	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male + Simon Horwitz

  
  

  Born	26 Oct 1886	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	14 Jan 1940	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	16 Jan 1940	Satinover Cemetery, Proviso, Cook County, IL
  Spouse	Minnie Lurie | F1474
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Aizik Horwitz/Gurevitch/Gurvich

  
  

  Born	1887	Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	28 Aug 1888	Rezekne, Latgale, Lavia
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Male + Morris Horwitz

  
  

  Born	25 Aug 1891	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	Abt 1945	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Molly Sternberg | F1470
  Married	2 Apr 1916	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

  
  

  Child 8 | Female + Ida Horwitz

  
  

  Born	Abt 1893	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	Abt 1977	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Isadore Levin | F372
  Married
  Spouse	Fred DeGauw | F1495
  Married

  
  

  Child 9 | Female + Florence Horwitz

  
  

  Born	25 Sep 1896	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	16 Feb 1967	Inglewood, CA
  Buried
  Spouse	Isadore Dorin | F383
  Married	25 Nov 1917	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

  
  

  Child 10 | Female + Bessie Horwitz

  
  

  Born	25 Sep 1896	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
  Died	15 May 1979	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
  Buried
  Spouse	Irving Fagelson | F1492
  Married
  Spouse	Isaac Laibovitz | F228
  Married	9 Oct 1915	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

  
  

• 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.

  
  

  Documents		Birth Record for Abe and Notte Horwitz Maryana Panyarskaya (MaryanaP) wrote: Jun 3, 2011 Hi, David! While checking Your tree I found the writing about the birth of your grandfather http://img1.lvva-raduraksti.lv/rabinati/005024-0001-000255/LVVA-005024-0001-000255-0061-M2.jpg May be You have it. There under the numbers 20 and 21 there are twins Aba Rafael and Nata. They were born on 2 March 1880 Their parents were the philistine of RĒZEKNES Gener-Girshov Leiserovich (fathers name) Gurvich and his wife Baseva. This town was not very far from the town where my great-great-grandparents lived. Maryana
  		July 5- 1882- to Genech-Girsh- son of Getsel-Leizer Gurvitch- citizen or Rezekne- and wife Baseva- daughter of Morduch- born son Yeruchim

  
  

  Recordings » Slide Show		Aunt Bessie Remembers Her Father 0:23 Her father came from Moscow, a section of Riga along the shore of the river which was where many Jewish people lived. He was in the timber business with his father and brothers. He died at age 71 when Bessie was about 10.
  		Life was not so good in Europe 0:59
  		Story of Florence falling in the River 0:49 This story is well known in the Horwitz family of the time the twins, Bessie and Florence, had gone down to the river to watch the women do the laundry. There was a crowd around and Florence was knocked into the river. Bessie called for help and Florence was saved. But they made Bessie take her dry clothing off for Florence. Bessie was cold and naked. They were both about 10 years old. The year would have been about 1906, one year before they came to America.
  		Notte Returns Home Unexpectedly 1:37 This is a great story about Bessie encountering her brother Nottie (Nathan) in the back of their home. He was an identical twin to Abe. When Florence refused to go out back to lock the barn door Bessie obeyed and went out back. Nottie was just arriving on a sleigh. She thought he was Abe. She asked if it was Abe and he said he was Nottie. She was so excited she passed out in the snow. The whole town was so excited about Nottie's safe return that they stayed up all night to celebrate.
  		Bessie Remembers Her Older sister Sara 0:47 The area where the Horwitz family lived the homes had Saunas (Spitz Bath) in the back by the "barn" and outhouse. Sara stayed in Europe and had five children. As far as we know they all perished in the Holocaust.

  
  

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  Rezekne Museum (31) Photos Taken Inside Rezekne Museum by Dave Howard in October of 2002