Nathan/Nottie/Notta/Natha Gurevitch/Horwitz b. 18 Jan 1880 Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia d. 8 Dec 1941 Rumbula, Riga, Latvia: FamRoots.Org

1880 - 1941 (61 years)

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Name	Nathan/Nottie/Notta/Natha Gurevitch/Horwitz
Nickname	Notta, Nathan
Born	18 Jan 1880	Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
	On September 3, 1927, whe he was living on Matisa Street, 36 in Riga, he obtained a birth record. The record stated: 2 March 1880 at the citizen of Rezekne, Genech Girsh Leizerov Gurvitch and wife Basheva born 2 sons: Aba-Rafael and Nota. Nota is a Polish form of the Bible Name, Nathan or Hebrew name Nosn.
Gender	Male
Died	8 Dec 1941	Rumbula, Riga, Latvia
	Natan Gurevitz, Male, 56, Born in Sebezh, Sebezh, Kalinin, Russia, Married to Raisa Gorovitz. Residence, Riga, Rigas, Vidzeme, Latvia. he was a Pharmacist, he died at the Rumbula, Rigas, Vidzeme, Latvia, submitted by Nekhama Gorovitz perlmuter, his niece, resident of Israel, 30 June 1999. [sic]
Person ID	I0380	Complete
Last Modified	12 Feb 2014

	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Nathan/Nottie/Notta/Natha Gurevitch/Horwitz
	Y-DNA-172	Living	Q-Y3028 (Ashkenazi Jewish)

Father	Henoch Hirsch Horwitz/Gurevitch/Gurvich, b. 1838, Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia , d. 18 May 1909, Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia (Age 71 years)
Mother	Basheva/Basseva Joffe, b. 1857, Druya, Disna District, Belarus , d. Abt 1904 (Age 47 years)
Married	Abt 1879	Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
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
Documents		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.
Albums		Rezekne Museum (31) Photos Taken Inside Rezekne Museum by Dave Howard in October of 2002
Family ID	F426	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Raisa Gurevitch, b. 3 March 1889, Sebez, Sebezh, Kalinin, Russia , d. 30 Nov 1941, Rumbula, Riga, Latvia (Age 52 years)

Children

1. Chaim Gurevitch, b. 17 Jan 1915, Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia

, d. 8 Dec 1941, Rumbula, Riga, Latvia

(Age 26 years)

Last Modified 8 Sep 2021

Family ID F546 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 18 Jan 1880 - Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia
	Died - 8 Dec 1941 - Rumbula, Riga, Latvia

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Photos » Slide Show		Horwitz Brothers and Sisters: Morris, Florence, Ida and Bessie with their older brother Nathan just before the they left Europe for America.
		Nathan Gurevich- photo taken in Riga- Latvia before WWII. The street is still in Riga where the photo was taken.
		Nathan Gurevich (Horwitz) taken when he first went into the army in 1902
		Nathan Gurevich and his family- photo taken September 21- 1922.
		Latvian Passport issued to Notte Gurevitch
		Notte Gurevich Face

Documents » Slide Show		Nathan Gurevich - This is the back of the photo in the army over coat. It says that he just entered the army in 1902.
		yDNA Haplogroup Q-F1680 (Probably) +L245 +M378 +L275 +L232 + M242 David Howard and Jeff Horwitz have have their yDNA tested and we are both are in Haplogroup Q which probably evolved in Siberia about 20,000 years ago. About 4% of Northern European Jewish (Ashkenazim) men are in this group. Only Jewish men appear to have markers +L245 and +F1680. So far not many other Horwitz families have this marker. There is a lot of speculation how this got into the Jewish family. Only Jewish men have this marker in the Northern European population.
		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
		History of Horwitz Surname Article on Horwitz Surname by Dr. Alexander Beider

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Riga Latvia - Oct 31, 2002 (11)
Riga is a lovely city on the banks of the Daugava River just as it enters the Baltic Sea. There is an old town which has been beautifully preserved or restored. This area is mostly a walking area. Cars may enter but must have pass cards. There rest of the city is modern and spread out. Since the fall of the Soviet Union almost all signs are in Latvian or English. There are suburban areas with wide roads and stand alone stores. Latvia exports large quantities of timber from its forrested lands. The Daugava River used to carry the logs to the seaport. Now trucks carry the logs to Riga. The Daugava was an important entrance into Central Europe for the Vikings in ancient times.