Jews began to settle in Sevastopol shortly after its foundation in 1784, many of them from Galicia. They engaged in commerce and crafts. The community was severely struck by a plague which broke out in the town in 1825. The development of the community was brought to a sudden halt as a result of the government's decision in 1829 to prohibit residence in the town, which had become the chief Russian naval base on the Black Sea. During the Crimean War (1854-56) many Jews took part in the defense of Sevastopol and about 500 fell in battle. From 1859, various categories of Jews were authorized to live in Sevastopol. The Jewish settlement was renewed during the second half of the 19th century, and in 1880 numbered 400. In 1884, the construction of a synagogue was completed. By 1897, 3,900 Jews lived in Sevastopol (7.4% of the total population), including about 70 families of "Krimchaks" (Jews from Crimea itself). In 1907 the authorities again began to expel Jews from various parts of Sevastopol, and by 1910 their numbers had decreased to 3,700. With the revolution of 1917 and abolition of all the anti-Jewish restrictions, many more Jews settled in Sevastopol. By 1926, their numbers reached 5,200. (Text Courtesy of the "Encyclopedia Judaica").
1. Moshe1 Zwieback was born circa 1820. He died in 1893 in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine.
Children of Moshe1 Zwieback and his spouse (name unknown) were as follows:
Lev was a military doctor for the Czar Alexander II in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-8. He immigrated in 1900 to Paris, France with his sisters daughters.
2. Miron2 Zwieback (Moshe1) died in 1933.
Children of Miron2 Zwieback were:
3. Nahum2 Zwieback (Moshe1) was born in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine.
Children of Nahum2 Zwieback were:
4. Sonia2 Zwieback (Moshe1) was born in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. She died in 1891 in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine.
Sofia2 Zwieback had two daughters, both b. in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. They both immigrated to Paris, France with their Uncle Lev.
5. Yakov2 Zwieback (Moshe1) was born in 1859 in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. He died in 1941 in St. Petersburg, Russia; Died of starvation during the seige of Leningrad.
He was a dentist and was exiled to Siberia for revolutionary activity in the early 1900s. He lived in 1920 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Children of Yakov2 Zwieback were as follows:
He immigrated circa 1900 to Paris, France with his Uncle Lev. He was graduated circa 1914 in Sorbonne (medicine), Paris, France.
6. Michael3 Zwieback (Nahum2, Moshe1).
Michael3 Zwieback had three daughters; 2 live in Ukraine and one in Israel.
7. Rosa3 Zwieback (Yakov2, Moshe1) was born in 1893. She died in 1938 in Syzran, Samara, Russia.
Children of Rosa3 Zwieback were:
8. Sofia3 Zwieback (Yakov2, Moshe1) was born in 1896 in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. She married Evsey Feldman, pictured here.
She died in 1971 in
St. Petersburg, Russia.
She lived circa 1922 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Children of Sofia3 Zwieback and Evsey Feldman are:
9. Anna4 Feldman (Sofia3Zwieback, Yakov2, Moshe1) is still living.
Children of Anna4 Feldman and Vladimir Tarnovitsky both b. in St. Petersburg, Russia, are as follows:
10. Alexs5 Tarnovitsky (Anna4Feldman, Sofia3Zwieback, Yakov2, Moshe1) is still living.
Children of Alexs5 Tarnovitsky and Tamara Pliss are:
11. Alla5 Tarnovitsky (Anna4Feldman, Sofia3Zwieback, Yakov2, Moshe1) is still living.
Children of Alla5 Tarnovitsky and Alexander Tamarin are as follows:
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