The
Gerber Family
Russia was beset
by two revolutions in the early twentieth century, one
in 1905, the other in 1917.
Between 1904 and
1905, Russia was entangled in a war with Japan, and in
this war Russia was unsuccessful.
Shown here
are a number of Gerber family
studio photographs mostly taken during this time,
e.g. of family members taken during the early twentieth
century, during the time of the Russo-Japanese War;
of soldiers, mothers, brothers, husbands and their wives.
David Gerber
(1872-1948) was born in Novopavloka in the
Odessa District to Feivel and Bassie
(nee Kaletsky). It was in Russia that David
married Fenya/Fannie. In February 1905 David
immigrated
to Portland, Maine in the United States.
His brother Abraham had already immigrated
to the States, and Fannie along with
children Morris and Ida, immigrated to the
States in 1906. In all David and Fannie had nine
children.
One of David
and Abraham's
many brothers, Moishe Zev, and his wife,
both of whom remained in Russia, had
seven children, all sons: Fischel (who
married Golda Schechet in Russia before
emigrating), Isaac and Aaron, as well as Chaim, Yessel, Yankel
and Froika.
Aaron, Yankel
and Froika are featured below. Both Yankel
and Froika served in the Russian Army during
the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War. However, they
remained in Odessa and never emigrated. |
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photo,
right: David Gerber |
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Aaron (Harry) Gerber |
Froika
Gerber (rt.)
with Japanese soldier
during Russo-Japanese War |
Froika Gerber
with hat |
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Yankel Gerber in Uniform
during Russo-Japanese War |
Yankel Gerber and his Wife,
photo no. 1 |
Yankel Gerber and his Wife,
photo no. 2 |
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Golda's Nephew and Wife |
Freyda Barsatski,
Golda's Mother |
Yankel Gerber
(without moustache) |
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Golda and her Sisters |
Golda's Brother Hyam
and his Wife Eta Riva |
Golda at Seventeen |
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Photograph from Golda's Family's Wedding
Names of Photographic Studios
(as well as dates and
inscriptions, when present;
town location of studio in
boldface; inscriptions in
italics) |
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David Gerber: photo
taken cir 1937.
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Aaron (Harry) Gerber:
photo taken cir 1901.
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Froika Gerber with
Japanese soldier during
Russo-Japanese War:
photo taken cir 1904-5;
Photo Studio of A. Brunshtein; Mogilev-Podolskiy on Kievskaya street;
Giving this card for the long
and good memory.
To my brother and sister-in-law Fishel and Golda Gerber,
from me Moiseev Gerber, Novopavlovka, April 8, 1914.
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Froika Gerber with hat:
photo taken cir 1904-5;
Photo studio “Rembrandt”
of A. Brunshteyn, Mogilev-Podolskiy
on Kievskaya street.
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Yankel Gerber in Uniform
during Russo-Japanese
War: photo taken cir
1904-5.
Russian Photography
[Studio] in
Kamenez-Podlaskiy;
[Studio in] house of
Fraiberg opposite the
town theatre.
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Yankel Gerber and his
Wife, no. 1: undated; Photo studio of P.B. Rozval,
Odessa; Rishelievskaya
№ 28.
Giving this card for the long and eternal memory to my dear
brother and sister-in-law Fishel and Golda Gerber from their
loving brother Yankel Gerber, April 18, 1914.
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Yankel Gerber and his
Wife, no. 2: undated;
Photo studio of P.B.
Rozval, Odessa. Rishelievskaya
№ 28.
Giving this card to my dear uncle David and aunt Fenya for
the good and long memory.
From their nephew Yankel Gerber, April 18, 1914.
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Golda's nephew and wife:
undated.
Electrophotographic
studio of I. Strizhevsky
[Strizhevskii Ionah
Shimanovich], Odessa,
Rishelievskaya [str.],
35. This is I, your
nephew Rekhiel with my
wife and child named
Yite.
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Freyda Barsatski,
Golda's Mother: undated.
To my son-in-law and
my dear daughter Golda
and Fishl (Herman).
Signed Rajze Schechet.
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Yankel Gerber, without
moustache: undated;
Kamenez Podlaskiy;
Kodesh Studio.
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Golda and her Sisters:
undated. Photo studio of
Ed. Ed. Genselli [Eduard
Eduardovich], who lived in Liflandia in
the town Verro (now
Vőru, Estonia).
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Golda's Brother Hyam
Schechet and
his Wife Eta Riva. Photo
taken in 1908.
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Golda at Seventeen:
undated. The 28th of
August 1894, date of
birth.
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Photograph from
Golda's Family's
Wedding: undated.
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