BLICBLAU
Marriage Certificate of Dawid Lajb Blicblau & Chaja Frimet Brawerman
Birth Certificate of Mendel Blicblau
MENDEL and the EXTENDED BLICBLAU FAMILY
ZDUNSKA WOLA FOR PESACH:
Mendel BLICBLAU was born in Lodz, Poland, on June 13, 1923, to Dovid Leib and Chaya Frimet (nee Brawerman). Mendel was the fourth of five siblings, his grandparents on both sides lived in Zdunska Wola.
He especially loved the festival of Pesach because it was spent with his grandparents on his father’s side, Avrom and Chana Dworja Blicblau. They lived at 25 Sieradzka Street in Zdunska Wola, about an hour away from home, by bus or train. Zdunska Wola was on the main train line between Lodz and Kalish. Mendel would be put on the train or bus by his parents in Lodz and picked up by his grandparents in Zdunska Wola. As he was the youngest of the boys at home, he was expected to ask the “Ma Nishtanah” the 4 “kashas” (questions). He also said there were bed bugs in the bed!
Zdunska Wola was a small village and the main streets including Sieradzka (“the road to Sieradz”) were paved with cobblestones. There were horse-drawn carriages and only a few cars. Milk was brought on a horse and cart, and coffins were taken on a horse-drawn carriage to the local cemetery. There was no electricity until the early 1930’s.
Mendel’s grandparents house was wooden, the toilet was outside and there was no sewerage. The communal water supply came from wells in courtyards and backyards.
Mendel’s grandparents were religiously orthodox and his grandfather had a beard and payes (sidelocks). Avrom worked as a cobbler, repairing shoes. His grandmother shopped in the market, Rynek, in the town square. There were communal ovens and on Fridays his grandmother would take her chulent to the bakery’s oven. The flavour and quality of the shabbas chulent was affected by where the pot was placed in the oven – and often this depended on what time she got to the bakery!
Avrom’s parents, Chaim and Dyna (nee Markowicz) were both born in Zdunska Wola. Both Chaim Blicblau’s parents, Icek Lejb and Rachel BLICBLAU, and Dyna’s parents, Lewek and Brauna MARKOWICZ, were born in Zdunska Wola.
Chana Dworja’s parents were both from Zdunska Wola: Szlama Blicblau (a cousin) and Brandla (nee DOLEWACKA).
Chaya Frimet was born in Zdunska Wola and her parents were born in Zdunska Wola. Lipman Brawerman was a weaver. He married Taube (nee WODZISLADSKA/WOJDYSLAWSKA).
Lipman’s parents were Mendel and Rojza (nee GOLDSZTAJN) and were born in Zdunska Wola
Act number 11. Blicblau, a marriage contract from 1854
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola 22nd September/4th October, in the year 1854 at 4 in the afternoon when the Jew, Mendel Lipmanowicz, a local rabbi, personally came forward in the presence of the Jews Haim Blicblau, a bachelor, 25 years old, a dyer’s journeyman/apprentice, born in the town [of Zduńska Wola], son of deceased Icek Lejb and [alive] Rachel, legitimate Blicblau spouses, residing with his mother in the town [of Zduńska Wola] and Dyna Markowicz, a maiden, 21 years old, daughter of Lewek and Brauna, legitimate Markowicz spouses, born and residing with her parents in Zduńska Wola, and in the presence of witnesses the Jews Nisen Król, a singer/a cantor, 61 years old, and Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 65 years old, both residing in the town [of Zduńska Wola], and declared that a religious marriage was contracted today in front of him between above mentioned persons. The marriage was preceded with three banns published in local synagogue on: 16th [September], 23rd [September] and 30th September, in the current year. No objections were announced against the marriage. All present parents gave their verbal permission for the marriage. The newlyweds declared they didn’t contract a prenuptial agreement. This certificate was read by me to the newlyweds and witnesses and signed by me [the civil clerk], the rabbi and the witnesses, because the newlyweds and their parents can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk) Mendel Lipmanowicz Rabbi, Mojżesz Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 13. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola 20th June/2nd July, in the year 1857 at 6 in the afternoon when the Jew, Mendel Lipmanowicz, a local rabbi, personally came forward in the presence of the Jews Szlama Blicblau, a bachelor, 21 years old, residing in Zduńska Wola, son of deceased Szlama and alive Nucha (?) nee Owsiana, legitimate Blicblau spouses, born and residing in Zduńska Wola, a labourer and Brana Dawidowicz vel Sikorska nee Dolewacka, a widow, 22 years old, residing in Zduńska Wola, a labourer, and in the presence of witnesses Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 68 years old, and Nisen Król, a singer/a cantor, 63 years old, both residing in the town [of Zduńska Wola], and declared that a religious marriage was contracted today in front of him between abovementioned persons. The marriage was preceded with three banns published in local synagogue on: 6th [June], 13th [June] and 20th June, in the current year. No objections were announced against the marriage. The newlyweds declared they didn’t contract a prenuptial agreement. This certificate was read by me to the newlyweds and witnesses and signed by me [the civil clerk], the rabbi and the witnesses, because the newlyweds and their parents can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), Mendel Lipmanowicz Rabbi, Mojżesz Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 20. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 11th/23rd April, in the year 1858 at 8 in the morning when the Jew, Szlama Blicblau, a carter, 20 years old, residing in the town of Zduńska Wola, personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses the Jews Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 69 years old, Nisen Król, a singer/a cantor, 64 years old, both residing in the town [of Zduńska Wola] and presented a female baby and declared it was born yesterday at 3 p.m. in the town [of Zduńska Wola], from his lawful wife Brandla Blicblau nee Dolewacka, 20 years old. The baby was named Hana Dwojra. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), Mojżesz Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 36. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 21st June/3rd July, in the year 1858 at 8 in the morning when the Jew, Haim Blicblaum, a labourer, 26 years old, residing in the town of Zduńska Wola, personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses Mojżesz Lasker, a teacher, 69 years old and Nisen Król, a singer/a cantor, 64 years old, both residing in the town[of Zduńska Wola] and presented a male baby and declared it was born yesterday at 5 a.m., in Zduńska Wola, from his lawful wife Dyne Bliclaum nee Lewkowicz, 25 years old.The baby by a circumcision was named Mordche. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses and signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), M[ojżesz] Lasker, Nisen Król
Act number 35. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 6th July, in the year 1861 at 8 in the morning when the Jew, Haim Blicblau, a labourer, 29 years old, residing in the town of Zduńska Wola, personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 72 years old and Nissen Król, a singer/a cantor, 66 years old, both residing in Zduńska Wola and presented a male baby and declared it was born yesterday at 2 p.m., in Zduńska Wola, from his lawful wife Dyne Bliclaum, 26 years old. The baby was named Abraham. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses and signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), M[ojżesz] Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 64. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 12th May, in the year 1865 at 10 in the morning when the Jew, Haim Blicblau, a labourer, personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 76 years old and Nuson Król, a singer/a cantor, 70 years old, all residing in Zduńska Wola and presented a female baby and declared it was born in Zduńska Wola on 9th May, in the current year, at 7 a.m., from his lawful wife Dyne nee Lewkowicz, 26 years old. The baby was named Estera Rachel. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses and signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), M[ojżesz] Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 35. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 6th July, in the year 1861 at 8 in the morning when the Jew, Haim Blicblau, a labourer, 29 years old, residing in the town of Zduńska Wola, personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 72 years old and Nissen Król, a singer/a cantor, 66 years old, both residing in Zduńska Wola and presented a male baby and declared it was born yesterday at 2 p.m., in Zduńska Wola, from his lawful wife Dyne Bliclaum, 26 years old. The baby was named Abraham. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses and signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), M[ojżesz] Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 64. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 12th May, in the year 1865 at 10 in the morning when the Jew, Haim Blicblau, a labourer, personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 76 years old and Nuson Król, a singer/a cantor, 70 years old, all residing in Zduńska Wola and presented a female baby and declared it was born in Zduńska Wola on 9th May, in the current year, at 7 a.m., from his lawful wife Dyne nee Lewkowicz, 26 years old. The baby was named Estera Rachel. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses and signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), M[ojżesz] Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 130. Blicblau
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 10th/22nd October, in the year 1869 at 8 in the morning when the Jew, Haim Blicblau, a labourer, residing in the town of Zduńska Wola, 40 years old, personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 80 years old and Nisen Król, a singer/a cantor, 74 years old, both residing in the town [of Zduńska Wola] and presented a female baby and declared it was born in the town [of Zduńska Wola] on 8th/20th October, in the current year, in the afternoon, from his lawful wife Dyne nee Lewkowicz, 40 years old. The baby was named Laja. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses and signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), M[ojżesz] Laskier, Nisen Król
Act number 74.
This occurred in the town of Zduńska Wola on 8th/20th June, in the year 1872 at 8 in the morning when the Jew, Haim Blicblau, a labourer, 44 years old, residing in the town [of Zduńska Wola], personally came forward, in the presence of witnesses Zelig Lewkowicz, a merchant, 41 years old and Mojżesz Laskier, a teacher, 83 years old, both residing in the town [of Zduńska Wola] and presented a male baby and declared it was born yesterday at 4 a.m. in the town [of Zduńska Wola], from his lawful wife Dyne nee Markowicz, 43 years old. The baby by a circumcision was named Chensze?/Henoch?. This certificate was read to the father and the witnesses and signed by me and the witnesses only, because the father can not write. /-/ (illegible sign of the civil clerk), M[ojżesz] Laskier, Z[elig] Lewkowicz
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