Sheina Lurje in 1945.
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Sheina
Lurje was born in 1915 in Riga to Josiph-Elias Niselsohn - born in
1871in Friedrichstadt and Gitel Jewelsohn - born in 1880.She was named
after her mother's sister, Scheina Jewelsohn who died young.
Sheina' s parents:
Josiph Elias Niselsohn - born in 1871, Scheina's father. Born in friedrichstadt to Sara's (nee Kahn) and Hirsch Niselsohn oldest son. who was a merchant. In 1899 he married Gittel
Sheina Nisselsohn
Marriage records Niselsohn/ Jewelsohnel in Russian and Hebrew
and together they ran the funeral home set up until he died in 1923.
Gittel Niselsohn nee Jewelsohn - Born in 1876( according to her marriage record) or 1878( according to her passport) or 1880( according to the family remembrances), Scheina's mother. Born in Dvinsk, the eldest daughter of four children, of Schulem Leib and Golda Jewelsohn. In 1897 the family of Gittel Jewelsohn lived in Riga on Romanovskaya st. N° 114. See: The Jewelsohn of Riga
She was the pillar of the whole family and many in the Jewish community after the death of her husband in 1923 when she run the funeral home until the outbreak of war.
Gitel Jewelsohn/ Niselsohn and her family in Riga.
Sheina's brothers and sisters:
- Mane Niselsohn - Born in 1900, the eldest son was the only brother of Scheina. Married Raitze and they brought along three children. Mane was sent to labor camps during World War II.
Mane Niselsohn
- Rosa Niselsohn Iss - Born in 1902, was the second daughter of the
family. Married Ruben Iss and they had a daughter - Basha Golda Iss.
Rose, Reuben and their daughter Basha Golda Iss were in the Riga ghetto
were they executed in late November 1941.
Roza birth certificate in Russian and Hebrew, that I found in Riga births records
"On April 26, 1902, a girl- Rasha was born to Josif- Elias, son of Hirsh Niselsohn from Friedrichstadt and to Gittel,daughter of Shalom Jewelsohn" . Raduraksti. Page 51 N° 123
Rosa Iss. 1925.
Iss family, that were murdered in Rumbula forest.
List of persecuted. Yad Vashem. Iss family
- Eida Niselsohn - born 1906, third daughter of the family. Never
married and her children were born. During World War II passed several
camps.
Eida Niselsohn at her place of work.
- Sara Niselsohn - the fourth daughter born in 1908. She never married and was left without children.
Sarah Niselsohn
- Hava Niselson Adler - the fifth daughter born in 1910. She married
Isacc Adler and had two children. Hava was murdered in the Riga ghetto,
along with one of her daughter Tzvia in late November 1941. - The Adler family page-
Hava Adler page of testimony.
Sheina' s parents:
Josiph Elias Niselsohn - born in 1871, Scheina's father. Born in friedrichstadt to Sara's (nee Kahn) and Hirsch Niselsohn oldest son. who was a merchant. In 1899 he married Gittel
Sheina Nisselsohn
Record from 1899, wedding of Gitel Jewelsohn and Josiph Elias Niselsohn.
Marriage records Niselsohn/ Jewelsohnel in Russian and Hebrew
"On
July 25, 1899 Josif- Elias- age 27, son of Hirsh Niselsohn from
Friedrichstadt married to Gita- age 23, daughter of Sholom Evelsohn
from Dvinsk. Officiants: Rabbi Shapiro and Rubinshtein." Raduraksti .Page 52. N°131.
Death certificate and grave of
Josiph- Elias Niselsohn.From right to left: Scheina, her brother
Mane, his wife Raitze,
their mother Gitel and Sister Roza.
Taken in 1936.
their mother Gitel and Sister Roza.
Taken in 1936.
Gittel Niselsohn nee Jewelsohn - Born in 1876( according to her marriage record) or 1878( according to her passport) or 1880( according to the family remembrances), Scheina's mother. Born in Dvinsk, the eldest daughter of four children, of Schulem Leib and Golda Jewelsohn. In 1897 the family of Gittel Jewelsohn lived in Riga on Romanovskaya st. N° 114. See: The Jewelsohn of Riga
Gittel's passport done on November 22, 1919
She was the pillar of the whole family and many in the Jewish community after the death of her husband in 1923 when she run the funeral home until the outbreak of war.
Gitel Jewelsohn/ Niselsohn and her family in Riga.
Sheina's brothers and sisters:
- Mane Niselsohn - Born in 1900, the eldest son was the only brother of Scheina. Married Raitze and they brought along three children. Mane was sent to labor camps during World War II.
Mane birth certificate in Russian and Hebrew, that I found in Riga births records
"On June 14, 1900 a boy- Mane was born to Yosif- Elias, son of Hirsh Niselsohn and to Gita, daughter of Sholom Jewelsohn. Circumcision on June 21." Raduraksti.Page 82 N° 205.
"On June 14, 1900 a boy- Mane was born to Yosif- Elias, son of Hirsh Niselsohn and to Gita, daughter of Sholom Jewelsohn. Circumcision on June 21." Raduraksti.Page 82 N° 205.
Mane Niselsohn
Roza birth certificate in Russian and Hebrew, that I found in Riga births records
"On April 26, 1902, a girl- Rasha was born to Josif- Elias, son of Hirsh Niselsohn from Friedrichstadt and to Gittel,daughter of Shalom Jewelsohn" . Raduraksti. Page 51 N° 123
Rosa Iss. 1925.
Iss family, that were murdered in Rumbula forest.
List of persecuted. Yad Vashem. Iss family
Eida Niselsohn at her place of work.
Sarah Niselsohn
Hava and Isaac Adler . Isaac Adler and
his wife Hava, her sister Rosa and his sister Tauba.
Isaac Adler and his wife Hava, daughter Tzvia, and his brother
Abraham
Isaac and Tauba Adler are ones of the survivors of the Riga Ghetto.
Hava Adler page of testimony.
When Sheina was eight she lost her
father, Joseph Elijah Niselsohn. Her mother Gittel and her brother Mane
were busy at work in the family business. Since early age, Scheina
worked with her two sisters, Sara and Eida in their store. She was also
known among unmarried actress of Riga by her beauty.
Scheina's marriage and transformation into a mother
When she was 19, she married the love of her youth. Peisach Aarmerman who was born Fridriachstadt. Scheina was the first of her siblings who got married in spite the fact that her siblings were mich older than her. Peisac and Scheina had a daughter named Ella. The marriage did not last long, Scheina and Peisach divorced, which was rare in those times. Scheina lived with her mother and her daughter these after the divorce.
Sheina in 1933
Her mother, Gittel Niselsohn was afraid that the divorce will prevent Scheina to remarry, but these fears proved false when Scheina met Simon Lejzer from Jelgava. Not long passed and the two married in late 1938 and they had two daughters: Frieda and Riva. Shayna and the girls lived in Riga and Jelgava.
Scheina's eldest daughter, Ella, was left to live in Riga with Gittel Niselsohn, Scheina's mother. Gittel Niselsohn, who worked at the family business, devoted most of her free time to spend with her grandchildren.
Second World War
When the war started, Simon was recruited into the Red Army. Scheina and her two daughters with Simon found themselves in the Riga ghetto. Scheina's little daughter Riva fell ill and died when she was marking only a few months old.
Riva, on the list of the chidren whod died in 1941
Scheina and her middle daughter, Frieda, had
escaped from the ghetto and came to Kazakhstan when they do not know
anything about family members left behind. During the war Scheina
received a telegram from the Red Army informing her that her husband
Simon was killed in a battle not far from Moscow.
Asi Lurje, Sheina's Grandson writes:
"This the only pages that I have from Yad Vashem on Scheina and Frieda.
The page on Frieda is about the Ghetto also.
She was just a child and she says she doesn't remember anything about her life at the time of the war, only after she came back to Riga and Scheina never talked about it... she used to say very little... it's kind of sad she didn't share it with the family, she died young and now no one really know what happened. "
After the war
Scheina came back to Riga when the war ended, she married Abraham Lurje
Abraham Lurje
Abraham Lurje and Frieda. 1947
Sheina Lurje in 1961
Shayna died at age of 49, in 1964, after suffered from a massive brain
haemorrhage and kidney failure. She is buried in the cemetery of
Shmerly, in Riga. Scheina's demise had left her family in Riga - a
husband, children and grandchildren.
After the death of Scheina, her sister in law who lived in Amsterdam, Lia Juhl nee Slobodkin was hoping the family will move to Amsterdam, which was not carried out at the end. -Lia's page-
Family resemblance
Niselson family, very much alike in appearance, Scheina was almost identical to her cousin from New York, Evelyn Niselsohn and Scheina's sister Ida Niselsohn, was identical to Ruth Niselsohn, Evelyn's sister.
Evelyn Niselsohn from NY identical to Scheina. 1923- 1997
Photos and info submitted by Sheina's Grandson Asi Lurje. Israel.
Done by Christine Usdin
Scheina's marriage and transformation into a mother
When she was 19, she married the love of her youth. Peisach Aarmerman who was born Fridriachstadt. Scheina was the first of her siblings who got married in spite the fact that her siblings were mich older than her. Peisac and Scheina had a daughter named Ella. The marriage did not last long, Scheina and Peisach divorced, which was rare in those times. Scheina lived with her mother and her daughter these after the divorce.
Sheina in 1933
Her mother, Gittel Niselsohn was afraid that the divorce will prevent Scheina to remarry, but these fears proved false when Scheina met Simon Lejzer from Jelgava. Not long passed and the two married in late 1938 and they had two daughters: Frieda and Riva. Shayna and the girls lived in Riga and Jelgava.
Scheina Niselsohn with her second husband Siman Lejzer
and daughters Ella and Frieda. Jelgava. 1940.
and daughters Ella and Frieda. Jelgava. 1940.
Scheina's eldest daughter, Ella, was left to live in Riga with Gittel Niselsohn, Scheina's mother. Gittel Niselsohn, who worked at the family business, devoted most of her free time to spend with her grandchildren.
Second World War
When the war started, Simon was recruited into the Red Army. Scheina and her two daughters with Simon found themselves in the Riga ghetto. Scheina's little daughter Riva fell ill and died when she was marking only a few months old.
Riva, on the list of the chidren whod died in 1941
Asi Lurje, Sheina's Grandson writes:
"This the only pages that I have from Yad Vashem on Scheina and Frieda.
The page on Frieda is about the Ghetto also.
She was just a child and she says she doesn't remember anything about her life at the time of the war, only after she came back to Riga and Scheina never talked about it... she used to say very little... it's kind of sad she didn't share it with the family, she died young and now no one really know what happened. "
This synagogue on Stabu street was burned on July 4, 1941. Max Kaufmann, a witness to the fire, stated that 30 Jews were burned alive inside.
Scheina came back to Riga when the war ended, she married Abraham Lurje
Abraham Lurje
Abraham Lurje and Frieda. 1947
, a goldsmith and brought with him two more children.Daughter and Hene nee Klein and Haim Schwartz.
Abraham Lurje's parents were Leib Lurje (1883-1925) and Rala Lurje nee Schwartz From Riga.
No one else
in her family except her brother in law Isaac Adler, and his sister
Tauba Milstein did not live in Riga after the war.
Grave of Tova Milstein.Near Tel Aviv. Israel
Scheina's in law's lived in close proximity but she never met them and did not know they actually survived the war. Her infant daughter who was born after the war, Tauba Lurje, died in her sleep at the age of six weeks. Scheina had a lot of tragedies in life, but she kept her grief private shared her pain with God as evidenced by all of her loved ones.
Abraham Lurje's parents were Leib Lurje (1883-1925) and Rala Lurje nee Schwartz From Riga.
Leib Lurje
Rala Lurje
Grave of Tova Milstein.Near Tel Aviv. Israel
Scheina's in law's lived in close proximity but she never met them and did not know they actually survived the war. Her infant daughter who was born after the war, Tauba Lurje, died in her sleep at the age of six weeks. Scheina had a lot of tragedies in life, but she kept her grief private shared her pain with God as evidenced by all of her loved ones.
Sheina Lurje in 1961
After the death of Scheina, her sister in law who lived in Amsterdam, Lia Juhl nee Slobodkin was hoping the family will move to Amsterdam, which was not carried out at the end. -Lia's page-
Lia Juhl
Family resemblance
Niselson family, very much alike in appearance, Scheina was almost identical to her cousin from New York, Evelyn Niselsohn and Scheina's sister Ida Niselsohn, was identical to Ruth Niselsohn, Evelyn's sister.
Evelyn Niselsohn from NY identical to Scheina. 1923- 1997
Photos and info submitted by Sheina's Grandson Asi Lurje. Israel.
Done by Christine Usdin