The descendants of Mendel Jakob Ryzow and Sura Widodroz


Poland, Zuromin

In the 1860s Mendel Jakob Ryzow aged 31 married Sura Widodroz aged 27. They will have 6 children: Leah, a son, Faivish, a daugther, and two other children of whom we don't know anything yet. Here the list of their descendants, or at least the names of those we could trace. The patronymic name is followed by the year of birth and the place of actual residence (or last place of residence). Married women are listed under their maiden name, followed by their married name. Hopefully this will make the tables easier to read. More information is available on the other pages.



First generation : Mendel Jakob Ryzow and Sura Widodroz




2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 6th generation
1. Leah Ryzow-Gruszka 1865-19?? 1. Moritz Gruszka, 18??,   ??    
2. Judith Gruszka-Popiol, 18??, Moshe Popiol, 1912-1977 Mordecai Popiol, 1945 Tomer Popiol, 1972
Dekel Popiol, 1976
Avigdor Efrat (changed from Popiol), 1950 Dana Efrat, 1979
Eyal Efrat, 1981
Edna Popiol-Sivan, 1952 Offir Sivan, 1975
Mayan Sivan, 1978
Lior Sivan, 1985
Motek Popiol, 1923 Victor Popiol, 1964 Yocheved Popiol, 1988
Motty Popiol, 1995
Judith Popiol, 1965 Israel Miguel Rafael Toledano Popiol, 1990 Israel
Leonardo Popiol, 1974 Florida  
Yocheved Popiol    
Ruth Popiol, Israel   ??  
3. Selma Gruszka-Sonnabend, 18??, Rhodesia Fred Sonnabend, 1919, San Diego    
Mireille Sonnabend-Feinstein, Johannesburg Sharon Feinstein, London Lara Feinstein, London
Michelle Feinstein-Kramer Stacey Kramer
Kelly Kramer
David Kramer
4. Mania Gruszka-Bott, 18??-1961, Paris      
5. Leiser Gruschka, 1900, Rhodesia Monica Gruschka-Seeber, 1939, Johannesburg Jeremy Seeber, 1966, London Angela Seeber, 1989, Johannesburg
Nathanael Seeber, 1991, Johannesburg
Gabriel Seeber, 1969, Johannesburg Julian Seeber, 1996,Johannesburg
Lola Seeber, 1998, Johannesburg
6. Klara Gruszka-Frank, 19??, Monique Frank-Blake, 1939, London Laurence Blake, 1963, Joshua Blake, 1997
Keziah Blake,1997
Keven Blake, 1966 Antony Blake, 1995
Charles Blake, 1998
2. ? Ryzow (Ritoff), the second son of Mendel changed his name to Ritoff in London 1. Jack Ritoff, London Claire Ritoff, Canada   ??  
Liela Ritoff, Israel   ??  
2. Judith Ritoff-Konovalov, London      
3. Celia Ryzow, London      
4. Marion Ritoff-Silver, London   ??    
3. Faivish Ryzow 1. Rivka Ryzow-Tabakman, Israel      
2. Dvora Ryzow-Tac, Bruxelles Samuel Tac, 192?, Bruxelles    
Brana Tac-Kerszberg, 1930, Bruxelles Michel Kerszberg, 1951, Paris Daniel Kerszberg, 1991, Paris
Jean Kerszberg, 1993, Paris
Pierre Kerszberg, 1954, Toulouse Sophie Kerszberg, 1985, Pennsylvania
Nicolas Kerszberg, 1989, Pennsylvania
3. Esther Ryzow-Naimark, Israel Amos Ar (changed from Naimark), 1941, Tel-Aviv Sigal Ar-Staelin, 1960, Israel Alexander Staelin, 1995, Israel
Adam Staelin, 1999, Israel
Uri Ar, 1968, New-York Yotam Ar, 2002, New-York
Amnon David Ar, 1972, Tel-Aviv  
Shraga Naimark, 1948, Tel-Aviv Tami Naimark, 1970, Tel-Aviv  
Ron Naimark, 1975, Tel-Aviv  
4. Hannah Ryzow, 4th child      
5. A daughter Ryzow, 5th child      
6. A son Ryzow, 6th child      
7. A son Ryzow, 7th child      
4. A daughter Ryzow-Gruszka who married a Gruszka, brother of Mordecai Gruszka, Leah's husband 1. A son Gruszka, who died in the holocaust      
2. Yides (Judith) Gruszka, lived in London then went to Bulawayo, Rhodesia in 1954 or 1955. Yides had no child. She died in the 1970s      
5. A fifth child Ryzow        
6. A sixth child Ryzow