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 1880 - 1946 (66 years)
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| Name |
Abe Rafael Horwitz/Gurevich/Gurvich |
| Born |
18 Jan 1880 |
Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia  |
- The official birth record gives his birthdate as March 2, 1880
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
21 Oct 1946 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
| Buried |
26 Oct 1946 |
Waldheim Jewish Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Notes |
- On his Russian Internal Passport and Army Discharge papers they indicated his height was judged by sight to be 2 arshine 3.
There are 16 vershoks in one arshine and that one vershok is about 4.445 cm or 1.75 inches.
2 arshines plus 3 vershoks comes to 61-1/4 inches or 5 feet 1-1/4 inches.
On his naturalization papers his height is indicated to be 5 feet 4 inches.
- 1897 All Russian Census indicated that he was living with his family at house number 10 on Dvoryanskaya Street, Rezekne. The house was wooden and covered by wood and there was only one dwelling in the house.
The census indicated that he was 17 years old, born and registered in Rezekne, literate, learned in Jewish people school, at father, trade assistant in the shop of iron.
September 9, 1927, Nathan, Abe's twin brother, obtained a birth certificate indicating that they were born on March 2, 1880, sons of Rezekne citizen, Genech Girsh Leizerov Gurvitch and his wife Basheva. Two sons were born, Aba-Rafael and Nota.
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| Person ID |
I0446 |
Complete |
| Last Modified |
8 Jul 2019 |
DNA Tests |
1 DNA test is associated with Abe Rafael Horwitz/Gurevich/Gurvich  |
| Test Type | Taken by | Haplogroup | Test Information |
| Y-DNA-172 |
Living | Q-Y3028 (Ashkenazi Jewish) |
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| 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 |
 | July 5- 1882- to Genech-Girsh- son of Getsel-Leizer Gurvitch- citizen or Rezekne- and wife Baseva- daughter of Morduch- born son Yeruchim
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| Recordings
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 | 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. |
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| Life was not so good in Europe 0:59
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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 1 |
Molly Fagelson, b. Abt 1890, d. 2 Oct 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 24 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Baby Boy Horwitz, b. 2 Oct 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA , d. 2 Oct 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 0 years) |
| + | 2. Milton M Horwitz, b. 2 Oct 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA , d. 9 Jul 1974, Whittier, Los Angeles, Californioa, U.S.A. (Age 59 years) [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
14 Dec 2021 |
| Family ID |
F319 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Rose Segal, b. 13 Nov 1893, Rakov, Minsk, Belarus , d. 3 May 1945, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 51 years) |
| Married |
1918 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
| Children |
| + | 1. George Howard/Horwitz/Jaffee, b. 2 Oct 1913, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA , d. May 1985, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California (Age 71 years) |
| + | 2. Harry Henry Howard/Horwitz, b. 22 May 1919, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA , d. 13 Jul 1974, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii (Age 55 years) |
| + | 3. Bernard Howard/Horwitz, b. 16 Sep 1924, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois , d. 12 Jun 1983, Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California (Age 58 years) |
| | 4. Leo Horwitz, b. 10 Jul 1926, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA , d. 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 1 years) |
| | 5. Leah Horwitz, b. 26 Mar 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA , d. 26 Mar 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 0 years) |
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| Photos |
 | Abe, Harry and Rose
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| Last Modified |
18 Apr 2023 |
| Family ID |
F216 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 18 Jan 1880 - Horwitz Family Residence, Rezekne, Latgale, Latvia |
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 | Married - 1918 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
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 | Died - 21 Oct 1946 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
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 | Buried - 26 Oct 1946 - Waldheim Jewish Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois |
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