Shalom, Pliskovers



Shalom, Pliskovers!

It’s finally Summertime! The rains have ceased, the sun is shining, the skies have… become a little less cloudy. It feels good to be outside. And with the new season comes a news update from the Pliskover Association.

Board Announcements

The Board is pleased to announce that Barbara Rosenzweig has been elected to the position of Corresponding Secretary. Please join us in congratulating and thanking Barbara for her service, loyalty, and dedication in support of the Pliskover Association.

Our active membership includes about 200 member (family) units. Annual membership dues (which were due April 30, 2011) and the generous donations of this membership base provide the funds needed for our operating budget. The Board thanks everybody for their continued support of the organization. For those of you who have not yet paid your dues, please send in your payments right away.

The Pliskover Association has made a donation of $50 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

Did You Know…

- Land for the Pliskover Cemetery, in Kennedy Township, PA, was acquired in 1936?

- About 2 acres of land, including a recently remodeled house, comprise the Cemetery grounds?

- Over 500 loved ones are buried at the Pliskover Cemetery?

- A dedicated team of 14 Board Members manage cemetery affairs?

- More new volunteers are needed to ensure the ongoing strength and vitality of the Cemetery?

- To volunteer, all you have to do is send an email to pliskover@

Pliskover Picnic

The Pliskover Picnic will be held on Sunday August 21, 2011, from 12:00 to 5:00, at Monroeville Community Park (2399 Tilbrook Rd, Monroeville, PA). Come for the games, food, and fun for the whole family! More details are attached. Cost is only $1 per person. Please bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to feed 8 people. Please send your RSVP to David Forman by August 1, 2011. David is the son of proud parents Honey and Harold Forman.

Scholarships

The Pliskovers announce three scholarship winners for 2011. The winners are:

- Garrick Servello, son of Bari and Larry Servello; grandson of Bernice and Myron Friedlander; great-grandson of the late Ruth and Ben Kaufman; great-great-grandson of the late Pearl and Eli Weiner. Garrick will be attending West Virginia University in the Fall.

- Jared Rubin, son of Kimball and Hannah Rubin; grandson of Frank and Florence Rubin; great-grandson of the late Fannie and Al Rubin; great-great-grandson of the late Brownie and Cheyel Rubenstein; great-great-great grandson of Lazar and Anna Rubenstein. Jared will be attending Indiana University in the Fall.

- Fallon Rubin, daughter of Kimball and Hannah Rubin; granddaughter of Frank and Florence Rubin; great-granddaughter of the late Fannie and Al Rubin; great-great-granddaughter of the late Brownie and Cheyel Rubenstein; great-great-great granddaughter of Lazar and Anna Rubenstein. Fallon will be attending Boston University in the Fall.

Congratulations and best of luck to the scholarship winners! Their $500 award checks will be presented at the Picnic. It was decided that the scholarships would be awarded in honor and loving memory of the late Ron Kaufman.

If you are interested in applying for next year’s scholarship, the requirements are being an active member of the Pliskover Association, be enrolled in any post-High School academic program by Fall 2012, and submit an essay on the Pliskover Experience. Questions should be directed to Ann Gould, anngould@ or 412-371-7757.

Announcements:

- Happy Birthday wishes go to Rhea Roth, who celebrated her 90th birthday on May 8, 2011. The milestone birthday was celebrated with her daughter Jeanne Roth-Williams.

- Gigi and Matt Rubenstein, son of Mark Rubenstein and great-great-grandson of Lazar (Slipoy) Rubenstein have a son, Logan David Rubenstein, great-great-great- grandson of Lazar.

- Norman and Eki Greenberg are the proud great-grandparents of Ephraim Dror Volkov, born on March 9, 2011.

- Congratulations on the wedding of Leora November to Avi Garritano. Leora is the granddaughter of Ruth Baer and the late Louis Baer.

- Also, Leora November was awarded her MSW from New York University in May.

- Yehoshua November has been named one of the 5 finalists in the Los Angeles Times book award contest for his poetry book, “God’s Optimism.”

- Best wishes to board member Ernie Pearl, recovering from cataract surgery.

- Financial Vice President Ann Gould has been elected President of the Beacon Hill condo association.

- Media Services Vice President Jared Kaufman has been elected to the Board of Trustees for Temple Sinai (Pittsburgh).

Please send me your news and notes to include in the next Pliskover Newws.

Passings:

We are sad to announce the following passings:

Rochelle (Rubin) Freedel, daughter of the late Abe and Grace Rubin, passed away on January 28, 2011. She is survived by her husband Paul Freedel of Pittsburgh and children Michelle Barkdoll, of Maryland, and Gerri Primak, of North Carolina. Rochelle was the sister of Lois Holbrook, Natalie Brodsky, and Marvin Rubin.

Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Lil and Bernie Schwartz on the passing of their daughter, Sharyn Schwartz Corona, on Sunday, March 20. Sharyn had a courageous lifetime battle of health problems, and touched many lives with her positive attitude and outlook. May her family and friends wrap themselves in all the happy memories they shared.

Jack Lalanne, father of Yvonne (and Mark) Rubenstein, passed away in California this Winter. Our collective sympathies to all family and friends.

New Contact Found Us:

Matvey Bosis, of Ramat Gan, Israel, found the Pliskover Website (), while doing some genealogy research, and decided to contact us. Matvey’s great grandparents came from Pliskov, and are shown on our Pliskov map. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, at the age of 9, he made Aliya with his parents in 1991, and now works as a web programmer. He keeps in touch with a large part of his family in Israel, Russia, the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe. He detailed some of his ancestry:

My father's name is Boris, his father was Mikhail, and his father was Leib Bosis - the name which appears on the map. I do not know about any siblings of Leib, or about his parents, and curious to find out. My grandmother, Sofia/Sheindla Bosis (Shinder), was from Pliskov as well. She had several siblings, the Shinder family. Her parents were David & Golda Shinder. I heard David had a fight with a neighbor and was killed. His parents were Feiga & Moshko Shinder (1850-1915). My grandmother's sister, Fanya (Feiga) married Yankel Shabshis there, and their house is also on the map, marked "Shapshis Feygla".

Matvey is trying to find out more about the history of his ancestors, their names, where they came from. He keeps in touch with a large part of my family tree, in Israel, Russia, the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Please let us know if you have anything you can share with Matvey.

Closing

I hope you enjoyed this short update, and I look forward to hearing from you with your news and notes to include in the next edition. But, more than that, I can’t wait to see everybody at the Pliskover Picnic (August 21, 2011). Spread the word!

Always,

Jared Kaufman

VP, Media Services



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