The Goldner Family Origins

Shmuel and Channa Goldner settled in north-east Romania, in the town of Bivolari, on the banks of the river Prut. They may have come from Russia, attracted to the area in the mid 19th century with the promise of greater freedom for Jews, such as the ability to farm or own land. Shmuel and Channa had five sons: Moshe, Meyer (b. 1868), Hershel, Leizer, and Abram.

The Goldner's were a merchant family, and Meyer may have worked as a peddler of dry goods. In 1889, Meyer married Ciornia Mindla (Minna) Faibish, the daughter of Leib ben Faives, from the nearby town of Sculeni. Over the next 20 years, Meyer and Minna had 10 children: Sarah, Lena, Alex, David, Morris, Aaron, Bessie, Leon, Marian, and Edward.

Meyer's children began slowly to immigrate to the United States. Sarah and Lena came to New York in 1911, followed by David in 1912. They sent money home so that in April of 1914, Meyer and Minna came with most of the rest of the family on the S. S. Kaiser Wilhelm II. The final sibling to come to the US was Aaron in July of 1914.

S. S. Kaiser Wilhelm II

The Goldner family had a family millenary business in New York for many years. The family moved to Brooklyn in the 1920's. Sarah married Joel Primer in 1918, Lena married Benjamin Turner in 1922, Marian married Jack Weil in 1938, and Bessie married Harry Rabin in 1929. Minna passed away in 1934, and Meyer in 1950.

Meyer's grand-children and great-grandchildren now live all over the US, from New York and Florida to Massachusetts and Virginia. Most of Meyer's brother's families remained in Bivolari and Iasi for several decades. After WWII, the family immigrated to Brazil, Israel, and the US.

Goldner Descendant Chart

Moshe (--?--)

+Ghitla (--?--)

└── Samuel Goldner, b. 1831 at Hermeziu (Lunca Prutului), Iasi, Romania, d. 1924 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    +Chana Goldner, b. 1841, m. between 1857 and 1863 at Romania, d. 1920 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    ├── Hershel Goldner, b. 1849

    │   +Gitel Focsineanu, b. 1860

    │   ├── Moshe Goldner, d. 1958

    │   │   +Tauba Berdicheff, d. 1962

    │   │   ├── Roza Goldner, d. 2013

    │   │   │   +Lazar Elazar Ackerman, d. 1970

    │   │   ├── Rachel Goldner

    │   │   │   +Solomon David, d. 2008

    │   │   ├── Rudi Goldner

    │   │   │   +Jacques Israel Ludatcher

    │   │   ├── Zvi Hershl Goldner

    │   │   └── Leon Leib Goldner, b. 1909, d. 1924

    │   ├── Sifra H Goldner, b. 1879 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   +Moish Antonier, b. 1873 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, m. 1897 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Marcu Goldner, b. 1898

    │   │   │   +Fanny (--?--)

    │   │   ├── Ruha Antonier, b. 1901

    │   │   │   +Ioel Roshoaie, m. 1921

    │   │   ├── Leib Antonier, b. 1903, d. 1977

    │   │   │   +Sura Goldman, b. 1909, d. 2000

    │   │   ├── Mendel Antonier, b. 1910

    │   │   │   +Hilda (--?--)

    │   │   │   └── Joseta Antonier

    │   │   ├── Clara Antonier, b. 1913

    │   │   ├── Sura Antonier, b. 1913 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   │   +Lupo Faclieru, b. 1905 at Sculeni, Iasi, Romania, m. 1934

    │   ├── Buruh Goldner, b. 1884, d. 1977 at Israel

    │   │   +Etla Moskowitz, b. 1886, m. at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1973 at Israel

    │   │   ├── Marcel Goldner, b. 1913, d. 1941 at Iasi, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Usher Zelig Goldner, b. 1916 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 2011

    │   │   ├── Israel Goldner, b. 1918 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1941 at Iasi, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   └── Ana Goldner, b. 1922 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1996 at Israel

    │   │       +Sami Moses, b. 1913, m. 1941, d. 1981 at Israel

    │   ├── Meyer Goldner, b. 1886 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1975 at Israel

    │   │   +Lisa Dick, m. between 1906 and 1919

    │   ├── Marcu Goldner, b. 1893 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   └── Sloim Goldner, b. 1893 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    ├── Moishe Goldner, b. 1864 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1946

    │   +Miriam (--?--), b. 1867, m. between 1883 and 1885

    │   ├── Yankle Goldner

    │   ├── Chava Goldner

    │   │   +(--?--) (--?--)

    │   │   └── Paula (--?--)

    │   ├── Leah Goldner, b. 1885 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   +Leizer Goldner, b. 1876 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Estra Goldner, b. 1902 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. before 1905 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Strul Goldner, b. 1904 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1976

    │   │   │   +Rachel Weinberg, b. 1913, d. 2014

    │   │   ├── Iancu Goldner, b. 1907 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1907 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Solomon Goldner, b. 1908 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1910 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Iosub Goldner, b. 1911 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1911 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Batzalel Goldner, b. 1912 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1912 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Cili Goldner, b. 1913 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   │   +unknown spouse

    │   │   ├── Iser Goldner, b. 1915 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Zlata Goldner, b. 1918 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1919 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   ├── Buium Goldner, b. 1920 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1920 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   └── Shikoo Goldner, b. 1922 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │       +Fanny Iser

    │   ├── Joseph Goldner, b. 1889 at Romania, d. 1957 at Brooklyn, NY,

    │   │   +Esther Smilovici, b. 1898 at Romania, m. 1918 at NY,  d. 1958 at Brooklyn, NY,

    │   ├── Adele Goldner, b. 1900 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   +unknown spouse

    │   │   +Strul Iser, b. 1896, m. 1924 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   ├── Leon Goldner, b. 1904 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   │   +unknown spouse

    │   └── Sure Goldner, b. 1908 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    ├── Meyer Goldner, b. 1868 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1950 at Bath Beach, Brooklyn, NY,

    │   +Minna Faives, b. 1868 at Romania, m. 1889 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1934 at Brooklyn, NY,

    │   ├── Sarah Goldner, b. 1890 at Sculeni, Romania, d. 1974

    │   │   +Joel Primer, b. 1887 at Lublin, Wojewedztwo Lubelskie, Poland, m. 1918 at Manhattan, NY,  d. 1965

    │   ├── Lena Goldner, b. 1893 at Romania, d. 1977 at Manhattan, NY,

    │   │   +Benjamin Turner, b. 1892 at Austria, m. 1922, d. 1972

    │   ├── Alexander Goldner, b. 1895 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1978 at NY,

    │   │   +Nadia Luger, b. 1903 at Hungary, m. circa 1923 at NY,  d. 1976 at Miami, Dade County, FL,

    │   ├── David Goldner, b. 1895 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1987 at FL,

    │   │   +Esther Maskowsky, b. between 1899 and 1900 at NY,  m. 1923

    │   ├── Morris Goldner, b. 1899 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1979 at Hollywood, Broward County, FL,

    │   │   +Esther (--?--), b. between 1906 and 1907 at NY,  m. 1929 at NY,

    │   │   +Helen (--?--), m. after 1931

    │   ├── Aaron R. Goldner, b. 1900 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1974 at Manhattan, NY,

    │   │   +Rose Schnitzer, m. 1930 at NY,

    │   ├── Bessie Goldner, b. 1901 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1992 at Manhattan, NY,

    │   │   +Harry Rabin, b. 1904 at Poland, m. 1929 at NY,  d. 1986

    │   ├── Leon Goldner, b. 1903 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1986

    │   │   +Beatrice Halpern, b. circa 1908 at Manhattan, NY,  m. 1928, d. 1965

    │   │   +Ann (--?--), b. 1909, m. after 1965

    │   ├── Marian Goldner, b. 1905 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 2001 at Riverdale, Bronx, NY,

    │   │   +Jacob Weil, b. 1903 at Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY,  m. 1938 at Brooklyn, NY,  d. 1987 at Hollywood, FL,

    │   ├── Leea Goldner, b. 1908 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1908 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

    │   └── Edward I. Goldner, b. 1909 at Romania, d. 1999

    │       +Edna Frank, b. 1915, m. after 1920, d. 2001 at CT,

    ├── Avram Goldner, b. 1874 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1953

    │   +Zilie Glasburg, b. either 1874 or 1875 at Sculeni, Romania, m. 1893 at Iasi, Romania

    │   ├── Sure Goldner, b. 1897 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. before 1907

    │   ├── Hilda Goldner, b. 1898 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1995

    │   │   +Harry Liebmann, b. 1898 at Austria, m. 1922, d. 2002

    │   ├── Moise Leib Goldner, b. 1900 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. before 1907

    │   ├── Marie Goldner, b. 1905 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1989 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA,

    │   │   +Harry Borsuk, b. 1904 at Brooklyn, NY, m. 1935, d. 1992 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA,

    │   └── Elias Goldner, b. 1907 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania, d. 1986 at Nassau County, NY,

    └── Leizer Goldner, b. 1876 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

        +Leah Goldner, b. 1885 at Bivolari, Iasi, Romania

        ├── Estra Goldner (see above)

        ├── Strul Goldner (see above)

        ├── Iancu Goldner (see above)

        ├── Solomon Goldner (see above)

        ├── Iosub Goldner (see above)

        ├── Batzalel Goldner (see above)

        ├── Cili Goldner (see above)

        ├── Iser Goldner (see above)

        ├── Zlata Goldner (see above)

        ├── Buium Goldner (see above)

        └── Shikoo Goldner (see above)

The Broitman Family Origins

Abram Broitman, the son of Shulum and Sarah Broitman, was born around 1881 in Savran, Ukraine. In 1898, he married Chaika Darish (b. ~1883), the daughter of Hershel and Pearl Darish of Olgapol, Ukraine. Making a good living as a lumber merchant, they had several children, including: Anita (b. 1906), Aaron (b.1907), and Rose (b. 1918 or 1920). The older children were well educated, and the family was fairly well off.

During the terrors of the Bolshovik revolution, the Broitman family fled pogroms in their small village, and were smuggled into Romania. After several years there, they wished to travel to the US (1924). However, immigration quotas had been filled, and they wound up going to Canada. Above is the oldest photo we have of the Broitman family, taken from their passport. The stamps from their passports detail the journey that Chaika Broitman and her children made on the S.S. President- from Bucharest, Romania to Serbia to Italy, and finally to Halifax, Canada more than a month later. In Canada, the family lived in Toronto. It was there that Joseph Broitman was born in January, 1925.

Around 1922, the Broitman family fled their small village in Southern Russia (Savran, Ukraine), and were smuggled into Romania. From there, they wished to travel to the US (1924). However , the quota had closed, and they wound up going to Canada. Below is one of the two passports that remain from their trip - one for Abraham Broitman, and one for Chaika Broitman and the children. The stamps on one of the documents detail the journey that Chaika Broitman and her children made - from Bucarest, Romania to Serbia to Italy, and finally to Halifax, Canada more than a month later. In 1927, they entered the US at Niagara Falls. 

Sponsored by cousins in Philadelphia, the family moved again in 1927. By 1929, the family was living in Brooklyn. Aaron stayed in Toronto until 1929, where he was involved with the clothing unions. In Brooklyn, Abram sold fruit - fist from a cart, and then from a small stand. Abram and Chaika lived there until they both passed away around 1960.

The Broitman's passage from Romania was probably subsidized by the Jewish Colonization Association (JCA) - an organization that attempted to resettle European Jews in farms. Upon his entrance to the US, Aaron Broitman declared that he was going to be a farmer.

Because the Broitman family came to the United States via Canada, there are records both of their arrival in Halifax, and into the US. I have been able to find these records via the Canadian National Archives and the US National Archives (M1480, Roll 16/17). Below is their record of crossing into the US, as transcribed by a NARA volunteer. My corrections are in italics:

Abram Broitman; POE; Niagara Falls, NY; Born: 11/1/1881; DOE: 11/19/1927; Russian Passport #5769; Accompanied by daughter MALIA [Anita?]; Occupation: Dry Cleaning Prop.; Place of Birth: Savran, Russia; Nationality: Russian; Race: Hebrew; reads & writes; Language: Hebrew & English; Money carried: $30; Coming from: Toronto, Can: Destination: Philadelphia, PA; Time remaining in US: Permanent; Hgt: 5'5"; Brn hair; Brn eyes; Medium complexion; Name & Address of nearest relation in Canada: Wife; Chaika, 60 Major St, Toronto, Can. [Rest is unreadable] Aron Broitman POE: Buffalo, NY; DOE: 5/12/1929; 19 yrs old; Occupation: Dressmaker; Nationality: Russian; Race: Hebrew; Reads & writes; Language of passenger: English; Money carried: $50; Passage paid by self; Never before in US; Reason for entry: seeking work; Time remaining in US: permanently; Name & Address of person going to: Father, Abram, 145 Amboy St, Ny, NY; Hgt: 5'3"; Medium Complexion; Brn hair; Blu eyes; Name & Address of nearest relative: Uncle, Dave Broitman, Savran, Russia; Landed at Halifax 8/?/1925; SS President Wilson Chaika Broitman DOE: 12/27/1927; Accopanied by daughter Raisel and son Joseph; No occupation; 44 yrs old; Reads & writes; Language of passenger: English & Hebrew; money carried: $75; Passage paid by self; Never before in US; Reason for coming to US; to reside; Time remaining in US; permanently; Going to: Husband Abram Broitman, 2552 N. Napa St., Phil, Pa; Hgt 5'3"; Medium complexion; Lt Br hair; Blue eyes; Name & Address of nearest relative in old country: Mother Pearl Duris(?), Savran, Russia; Arrived: Halifax, 11/15/1923, SS President Wilson; Russian quota Joseph Broitman 2 yrs old; accopanied by sister, Chaika [?, ! - Raisel, probably], brother, Joseph [?, !]; DOE, 12/17/1927; Passage pd my mother; going to father, Abram Broitman, 2552 N. Napa St., Phil, PA; Reason for entry: to reside permanently; Medium complexion; Br hair; Bl eyes; Name & Address of nearest relative in old country: Grandmother Pearl Derib (?), Savran, Russia. Most likely, Joseph has an entry because he was a Canadian citizen

Broitman & Darish Descendant Chart

(--?--) Broitman

+unknown spouse

├── Sholum Broitman

│   +Sarah (--?--)

│   ├── Riva Broitman

│   │   +Jacob Krutoy, m. before 1902

│   │   ├── Tzippa Krutoy, b. circa 1900 at Ukraine, d. 1951 at Brooklyn, NY,

│   │   │   +Shloime Bershadsky, b. 1897 at Savran, Balta, Podolie, Ukraine, m. c.920, d. 1981 at New Rochelle, NY

│   │   │   ├── Jacob Reingold, b. 1922 at Romania, d. 1944 at France

│   │   │   └── Louis Reingold, b. 1924 at Philadelphia, PA, d. 1991 at Delray Beach, FL,

│   │   │       +Leah Green, b. 1928 at Brooklyn, Kings, NY, m. 1949, d. 2000 at Delray Beach, FL

│   │   └── Abram Krutoy, b. 1905 at Odessa, Ukraine, d. 1942 at Ukraine

│   │       +unknown spouse

│   │       └── Konstantin Krutoy

│   ├── Mendel Broitman

│   ├── Chura Broitman

│   ├── Maita Broitman

│   ├── Abraham Broitman, b. 1881 at Podolia, Ukraine, d. 1960 at Brooklyn, NY,

│   │   +Chaika Darisch, b. c1884 at Olgapol, Ukraine, m. 1898 at Podolia, Ukraine, d. 1959 at Brooklyn, NY,

│   │   ├── Anita Broitman, b. 1906 at Savran, Ukraine, d. 1999 at Riverdale, Bronx, NY,

│   │   │   +Samuel Schechtman, b. 1901 at Ostrower, Poland, m. 1935, d. 1973 at Bronx, NY,

│   │   ├── Aaron Broitman, b. c.1907 at Savran, Balta, Podolie, Ukraine, d. 1982

│   │   │   +Fanny Fuchs, b. 1910, m. 1934 at Manhattan, NY, d. 1990 at Queens, NY,

│   │   ├── Rose Broitman, b. c1918 at Savran, Balta, Podolie, Ukraine, d. 2011 at West Orange, NJ

│   │   │   +Sam Telles, b. 1917 at Manhattan, NY,  m. 1938, d. 1972 at Borough Park, NY

│   │   ├── Moishele Broitman

│   │   ├── Lisa Broitman

│   │   ├── Chaimel Broitman

│   │   └── Joseph Broitman, b. 1925 at Toronto, ON, Canada, d. 1993

│   │       +Lillian (--?--), b. 1926 at Brooklyn, NY, m. 1953 at Manhattan, NY,

│   │       +America (--?--), b. at Dominican Republic, m. after 1953

│   └── Ettel Broitman, b. 1891 at Savran, Balta, Podolie, Ukraine, d. 1941 at Mariupol, Ukraine

│       +unknown spouse

│       +Avram Erlikh, b. 1885 at Chechelnik, Chechelnik, Vinnitsa, Ukraine, d. 1941 at Mariupol, Ukraine

│       ├── Riva Erlikh, b. 1919 at Bershad, Bershad, Vinnitsa, Ukraine, d. 1941 at Mariupol, Ukraine

│       ├── Liza Erlikh, b. 1922 at Bershad, Bershad, Vinnitsa, Ukraine, d. 1941 at Mariupol, Ukraine

│       ├── Boris Erlikh, b. 1924 at Ukraine, d. 1993 at Mariupol, Ukraine

│       └── Nachum Erlikh, b. 1927 at Bershad, Bershad, Vinnitsa, Ukraine, d. 1941 at Mariupol, Ukraine

└── (--?--) Broitman

    +(--?--) Glantz

    ├── Lipa Glantz

    └── Samuel Glantz, b. 1880 at Bogopol, Mykolayiv, Ukraine

        +Minnie Schwartz, b. 1880 at Bogopol, Mykolayiv, Ukraine, m. c.1897

        ├── Sarah Glantz, b. 1905 at PA

        ├── Ida Glantz, b. 1906 at PA

        │   +Isadore Klingberg, b. 1907 at PA, m. circa 1929

        └── Nathan Glantz, b. 1909 at Philadelphia, PA, d. 1986 at Brwn Mawr, PA,

            +Frances Eckstein, b. 1914, d. 2001

Hershel Darisch

+Pearl (--?--), d. after 1927

├── Zailek Darisch

├── Esther Darisch

├── Yenta Darisch

├── Schmuel Darisch

└── Chaika Darisch, b. between 1883 and 1884 at Olgapol, Podolie, d. 1959 at NY

    +Abraham Broitman, b. either 1881 or 1881 at Podolia, m. 1898 at Podolia, d. 1960 at NY

    ├── Anita Broitman, b. 1906 at Savran, Podolie, d. 1999 at Riverdale, NY

    │   +Samuel Schechtman, b. 1901 at Ostrower, m. 1935 at NY, d. 1973 at NY

    ├── Aaron Broitman, b. either 1907 or 1907 at Savran, Podolie, d. 1982

    │   +Fanny Fuchs, b. 1910, m. 1934 at NY, d. 1990 at NY

    ├── Rose Broitman, bir. 1918 at Savran, Podolie, d. 2011 at West Orange, NJ

    │   +Sam Telles, b. 1917 at NY, m. 1938 at NY, d. 1972 at Borough Park, NY

    ├── Moishele Broitman

    ├── Lisa Broitman

    ├── Chaimel Broitman

    └── Joseph Broitman, b. either 1925 or 1925 at Toronto, ON, d. 1993

        +Lillian (--?--), b. 1926 at NY, m. 1953 at NY

        +America (--?--), m. after 1953