Archive from the Museum "Alka" in Telsiai

Signature of pupils of the Yavne elementary schools during a visit at the Samogitian Museum “Alka”. October 27, 1933. This museum of Samogitian region and culture has been created in the early thirties with the strong support of the Telsiai Jewish community. (Source of document and information : Museum Alka, documentalist of the museum, Ms. Vida Rimkuvienė)

TENTATIVE LIST OF THE CHILDREN WHO VISITED THE MUSEUM ON OCTOBRE 27TH 1933 with references to other sources mentioning their names:

M. Pšedmeski

  Signature of the teacher and director of Elementary school Pshadmetski

S. T. Šorisaitè

  Sore-Toybe Shores 2011-09-08-Rosa Portnoi-names-yavne-Museum Alka. A taylor's daughter remembered by Rosa Portnoi, mother of the author

Ch. Klocaitè

  Klotz

M. Jankelevičutè

 M(ina) Yankelevitz

    USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

M. Šlomovičiutè

  Shlomovitch: According 2011-09-08-Rosa Portnoi-names-yavne-Museum Alka Rosa Portnoi, a girl with red hair

Ch. Litvinaitè

  2011-09-08-Rosa Portnoi-names-yavne-Museum Alka, mother of the author recalls her childhood friend, the shoemaker's daughter.

N. Zotaitè (Nochè)

  Zott 2011-09-08-Rosa Portnoi-names-yavne-Museum Alka

  see document F1382-436 (to come) – diploma August 22, 1940 - Gymnasium Yavne

    Zott Nakha: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

R. Portnoiaitè – Rosa Portnoi

 2011-09-08-Rosa Portnoi-names-yavne-Museum Alka, mother of the author  comments the names on the list and recalls her school friends and their  families in this short audio document.

D. Drapkinaitè

  Drapkin

F. Abelsonaitè (Feige)

 Abelsonaite Feige see document F1382-58 – diploma May 18, 1933 - Gymnasium Yavne

    Abelson Feige: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

H. Blochaitè

  According to Khaye (Bloch) Ausband: Hennia Bloch (Blokh), Reb Elimelekh's daughter

    Hennia Bloch

    Blochaitè Henny: diploma in document F1382-351 (to come)

     see also USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

Ch. Vesleraitè

  Vesleraitè Chasja - diploma June 15, 1940 - Gymnasium Yavne in document F1382-291 (to come)

   Vessler Khassia: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

R. Rostovskytè

  Rostovski Rakhel: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

N. Blochaitè

  Noimi Bloch, from the rabbinical family Bloch

   Noimi Bloch

    interview June 2011 (to come)

     Blochaitè Noimi grade report 1933 ; diploma - August 7, 1940 - in document F1382-448

      Naomi Bloch: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

M. Pelcaitè – M. Peltz.

 The USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project) has a number of members under this  family name familiar to the author through her own family narrative. Girls  from this family have graduated in Gymnasium Yavne. Their diplomas are in the  file 1382 of the Lithuanian Central Archives (to come).

F.(?) Palivnikaitè

 Polivnik, Freida: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

   A young Polivnikaitè Sara-Mirjam graduated on Mai 9, 1938 (document F1382-203 to come)

B. R. Varejesaitè

  Varejesaitè Bliüma-Rochel (Vareyes): document F 1382-284 – August 21, 1933 (to come)

    On the USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project), many names from the family Varyas, Vareyes.

P. L. Klocaitè

  Klotz, one of the young girls of this family Klotz – Pessia, Pessia Breine ou Pessia Luba was the friend of the authors mother

   This family name is familiar to the author through her own family   narrative. Girls from this family have graduated in Gymnasium Yavne.   Their diplomas are in the file 1382 of the Lithuanian Central Archives   (to come).

   Klotsaitè Pesè-Libè: see document F1382-165 – June 12, 1940

    Klotz Pessia Luba :USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

     The USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project) has a number      of members of this family

Ch. Blochaitè

 Khaye Bloch, from the rabbinical family Bloch

  Rebbetsin Chaje Ausband: interview 2011

   Blochaitè Chaja: grade report of 1934 and diploma August 21, 1940

    Blochaitè Chaja: document F1382-341 (to come)

H. Šavėlaitel

 Members of the family Shavel have written testimonies in the Sefer Telz

  Several members on the USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

   Document F1382-266 for Šavėlyte Šheinė Reichė (to come)

From there,2011-09-08-Rosa Portnoi-names-yavne-Museum Alka, as the daughter of the author has noticed it in this audio document, begins the signature of the young boys visiting with the girls. Among them:

J. Kačas

  Katz, on the USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project), many names from the family Katz:

 Yaakov, Yehoshua, Yerukham

M. Y. Blechmanas

 Moshe Yitzhak Blekhman: the USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project), among many names from the family.

  Probably a brother of Malke Blekhman who graduated from Yavne Gymnasium in 1928 and   taught humash in the   Elementary school and the Gymnasium.

On the right side of the list

T. Balsemas

  Tuvie Balshem, one of the redactors of the Sefer Telz and one of the main informant of the author, who gave access to some photographs of his collection. When this little audio 2011-09-08-Rosa Portnoi-names-yavne-Museum Alka was recorded, in September 2011, the author didn't know yet that he had passed away in June 2011. His children take care of his important photo collection in Israel.

But also:

Y. Vareyes, according Rosa Portnoi and Moishe Rozenbaumas, maybe Itsik Vareyes.

 Ch. B. Shapiro, according Rosa Portnoi, a boy from her family from Telz, from a rabbinical family.

 Y. Sandleris

Paraphes des élèves et enseignants des écoles élémentaires Yavne de Telsiai à l'occasion d'une visite, en octobre 1933, au Musée Alka, musée régional de Samogite créé au tout début des années 1930, partiellement grâce aux dons de la communauté juive de la ville. (Source du document et de l'information : Musée Alka, documentaliste du musée, Mme Vida Rimkuvienė)

LISTE Provisoire DES ÉLÈVES QUI ONT VISITE LE MUSEE ALKA LE 27 OCTOBRE 1933 references to other sources mentioning their names:

M. Pšedmeski

S. T. Šorisaitè

  Sore-Toybe Shores

Ch. Klocaitè

M. Jankelevičutè

 M(ina) Yankelevitz

    USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

M. Šlomovičiutè

Ch. Litvinaitè

N. Zotaitè (Nochè)

 see document F1382-436 (to come) – diploma August 22, 1940 - Gymnasium Yavne

   Zott Nakha: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

R. Portnoiaitè – Rosa Portnoi

 (mother of the author) Interview audio to come

D. Drapkinaitè

F. Abelsonaitè (Feige)

 Abelsonaite Feige see document F1382-58 – diploma May 18, 1933 - Gymnasium Yavne

    Abelson Feige: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

H. Blochaitè

  Hennia Bloch

    Blochaitè Henny : diploma in document F1382-351 (to come)

      Hennia Bloch (Blokh), daughter de Reb Elimelekh according to Khaye (Bloch) Ausband

      see also USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

Ch. Vesleraitè –

  Vesleraitè Chasja - diploma June 15, 1940 - Gymnasium Yavne in document F1382-291 (to come)

   Vessler Khassia: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

R. Rostovskytè – Rostovski Rakhel: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

N. Blochaitè

 Nomi Bloch

   interview June 2011 (to come)

    Blochaitè Noimi grade report 1933 ; diploma - August 7, 1940 - in document F1382-448

     Naomi Bloch: USHMM list (Lithuanian Name Project)

M. Pelcaitè – M. Peltz. Aucune jeune fille Pelz avec cette initiale ne figure sur la liste de l’USHMM

qui compte un bon nombre de personnes sous ce nom de famille

D’autres jeunes filles de cette famille ont obtenu des diplômes figurant dans le fonds F 1382

F. (?) Palivnikaitè – Polivnik, Freida : liste USHMM

Une jeune Polivnikaitè Sara-Mirjam a obtenu son diplôme le 9 mai 1938 (document F1382-203)

B. R. Varejesaitè – Varejesaitè Bliüma-Rochel (Vareyes) voir document F1382-284 – diplôme 21 août 1933

P. L. Klocaitè – L’une des petites filles Klotz – Pessia, Pessia Breine ou Pessia Luba /en/bkarrir1-1-12/

Klotsaitè Pesè-Libè voir document F1382-165 – diplôme 12 juin 1940

Klotz Pessia Luba : liste USHMM

Ch. Blochaitè – Khaye Bloch, rebbetsin Ausband interview filmée 2011

Blochaitè Chaja voir plusieurs documents : F1382-78 – bulletin scolaire 1934

F1382-94 – diplôme 15 juin 1938

F1382-341 – diplôme 21 août 1940

H. Šavėlaitel – Plusieurs membres de la famille Shavel sur le liste de L’USHMM

Une Šavėlyte Šheinė Reichė : F1382-266

J. Kačas – Nombreux membres de la famille Katz sur la liste de l’USHMM, dont Yaakov, Yehoshua, Yerukham

J. Š. Voinas

M. Y. Blechmanas – Un Moshe Yitzhak Blekhman sur la liste de l’USHMM parmi de nombreux membres de la famille Blekhman