Esther Shor, born Levin

Esther Shor, born Levin
Esther Levin during WWII

Esther Shor was born in 1915 in Vishki to Abraham Levin,born in Borisov ( Bielarussia) to Matus and Esther Levina, born in 1888 and Khaya-Rivka Tziser,born to Yosef, who was a teacher and Reizl Tziser, born  in1891 in Vishki See here to see the record of Khaya- Rivka Tziser, on the 1897 census.

During the war Esther was in the Soviet Army,which saved her from the holocaust.
When she came back from the Soviet army all her siblings had been killed by the nazis.

Her whole family perished in Rumbala forest near Riga on December 8,1941.

-Abraham Levin,her father(age 53)

- Khaya-Rivka Levina,her mother(age 50)

-Yossef Levin,her brother born in Vishki(age 26)

-Khaim Levin,her brother born in Vishki(age 20)

-Sika(Yehoshua)Levin,her brother born in Vishki (age 18)

-Liba Levina,her sister born in Vishki(age 10)

and Miriam Lantzberg,her cousin(age 18)

Abram Levin testimony

Abram Levin testimony submitted by her daughter, Esther Shor, born Levin to the Yad Vashem

Esther married to a Kagan Esther Levin and her husband Kagan

, then to Ayzik Shor,born in 1916  Esther and Itzik Shor

 They emigrated to St Paul Minneapolis(Mn. USA).  

Esther died Autumn 2008.

Esther Shor, born Levin 's familytree

Esther Levin's familytree

Esther Shor's letter

One of Esther's letter. To see others, click here

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