Our Family Tree

"Ezra did not leave Babylon to go up to Eretz Yisrael until he had written his own genealogy." Baba Bathra, 15A



I'm researching my genealogy & family history to document my immigrant ancestors arrival in the United States; to learn more about them, their lives, & to find out why they left home; to honor their memory; to seek out & locate their descendants; to record & save for posterity a living family tree; to establish my family's link in America's unfolding story; to honor my father & mother; to instill in my daughter Sara a sense of connection to her family, the Jewish people, & all humankind.

This site is a result of passion, dedication, and diligence. The standards to which I hold myself could not have been met without the input and generous amount of time and resources contributed by many people. I am grateful to my family members and colleagues around the world who have encouraged and helped me. My sincere thanks to each and everyone of you.

As you scroll down the page you'll find my GedCom Trees, Family Photos (in random order due to website limitations), Family Tree Maker Reports & Trees, Outline Descendant Trees, Related Files, and Related Links.

The primary surnames are KITNICK & KATANICK, DVOR & DEVOR from Berdichev & Zhitomer; RUBINSON from Krolevets, Novgorod Sewersk & Odessa; CHAZANOV from Nezhin & Sosnitza; ORLOVITZ & ORELOWITZ from Rakishok, Lithuania, & ORELOWITZ, OLOWITZ, & OLWYN from South Africa.

PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING NAMES: OLIVIA BELT (b. May 21st, 1997), daughter of Erik & Deborah [Freedman) Belt, and sister of Halley and Emily. DANA FREEDMAN (b. Oct. 13th, 2003), son of Richard & Hope [Rubin] Freedman, and brother of Jason. AMY [Villarreal] FOSS, wife of Joel Foss.

I continue to update information, add new photographs, & stories. Any errors or omissions are unintended. Your submissions, corrections, & comments are strongly encouraged.

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Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. Steven J. Kitnick. No portion of this website may be reproduced in any form for any purpose, without the express written permission of Steven J. Kitnick.

GEDCOM Trees (viewing trees requires 4.0 or later)

• The Descendants of Aaron & Bessie Orelowitz (100 KB)
  The genealogy of two brothers of the Orelowitz family of Rakishok, Lithuania: Yitzhak Yosef "Joseph" and Shayna "Jennie" [Cohen] Orlovitz who settled in Lowell, MA in 1890 and "Berel" and Sarah Michla [Bedek] who settled in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• The Descendants of Moshe & "Rose" Rubinson (43 KB)
  The genealogy of two brothers of the Rubinson family of Krolevets, Chernigov Guberniyah, Russia: Dov Ber "Barnett" and first wife Chana [Chazanov] & second wife Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson who settled in Philadelphia, PA in 1890, then later in Medway and Chelsea, MA, and then back to Philadelphia, and his brother Yehudah Leib Rubinson whose many descendants are Chabad Hasidim & followers of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the late Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
• The Descendants of Israel & Bertha Kitnick (40 KB)
  The genealogy of two branches of the Kitnick and Katanick family of Berdichev, Russia: "Samuel" and Malka [Dvor] Kitnick who settled in Philadelphia, PA c. 1905, and Sholom and Yudes "Edith" [Gilberg, nee Gildenberg] Katanick whose descendants settled in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and then later in the Detroit, MI area c. 1911.
• The Descendants of Kasriel and Chaya & Anna Dvor (70 KB)
  The genealogy of Kasriel and Chaya and second wife Anna, daughter of Gershom and Rivkah of Berdichev, Russia whose American descendants settled in Philadelphia c. 1905.
• The Descendants of David Chazanov (78 KB)
  The genealogy of the Chazanov family of Nezhin and Sosnitza whose American descendants settled in Phildelphia, PA c. 1890. This tree dates back to 1730 and relies primarily on the efforts of Marjorie [Sovel] Goldberg.

Family Photos

• Gerson "Jack" Kitnick Headstone (46 KB)
  My father's brother "Jack." Gershom son of Shmuel. He was presumably named after his maternal great-grandfather Gershom - the father of "Anna." Husband of Malkah "Mollie" [Goodman] and father of Jay Jerome Kitnick. King David Memorial Park. Section HH. Bensalem, PA.
• "Anna" Dvor Headstone (40 KB)
  My paternal great-grandmother "Anna," daughter of Gershon. 2nd wife of Kasriel. Mother of Yaacov "Jacob," Malkah "Mollie," Shifra "Sadie," & Avrohom Hersh "Harry." Raised Kasriel's sons from Chaya - Shimon & Duvid Moishe. Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Section J 341 Grave 1. Springfield, PA [note: her age is incorrectly listed as 75. 1920 Census shows her age as 75. She was at least 95 and was said to have been over 100 years old. A family tradition states that "we lied about her age so she could be buried where she is."] Yahrzeit: 23 Tishri 5701.
• "Jack" & Jay Kitnick (8 KB)
  My father's brother Gerson "Jack" & his son Jay Kitnick. 1945.
• "Sophia" Rubinson Headstone (52 KB)
  My maternal great-grandmother Shifra [Chazanov] daughter of Minah [Lawint] & Moishe Chazanov. Wife of Dov Ber "Barnett" Rubinson. Mother of "Rose," Dorothy, twins "Abe & "Jean," "Ann," "Moe," "Effie," & "Bee." Har Nebo Cemetery. Section F Lot 128 Grave 3. Philadelphia, PA. Yahrzeit: 26 Kislev 5721.
• Lovitt, Schuster, & Kitnick (12 KB)
  [Left to right Photo #1] My brother David, cousin Stephen Schuster, [me] Steven, 2nd cousin "Bert" Lovitt - son of Irving & "Millie" [Wilensky] Lovitt, & my brother Barry [note: photo of my father on the T.V. set & pictures of my ex-wife Tina [Kaplan] & me on the wall]. [Photo #2 left to right] Aunt Beverly [Lovett] Galat, my brother Barry, my mother "Margie," "Bert" Lovitt, and my father "Earl" (seated). Tarzana, CA. c. 1980.
• Irving & Millie Lovitt Honeymoon (42 KB)
  Irving, son of Reta [Goldstein] & "Sam" Lovitt [nee, Orolovich], & his wife Millie [Wilensky]. Nahant, MA. September 1936.
• "Barnett" Rubinson Headstone (50 KB)
  My maternal great-grandfather Dov Ber son of Moishe. Husband of Chana [Chazanov]. Father of Faiga "Fannie," Itzik "Izzy," Shimon "Sam," & Sarah. Later, the husband of Chana's sister, my great-grandmother Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov]. "Barnett's" & "Sophia's" children were "Rose," my grandmother Dorothy, twins "Abe" & "Jean," "Ann," "Moe," Ida Rebeccah "Effie," & "Bee." Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Section J Lot 3539 Grave 4. Brith Achim Organization. Collingdale, PA. Yahrzeit: 18 Tammuz 5687 [note: there's a family tradition that "Barnett" may have had a "third family" somewhere in the Midwest United States].
• Steven Kitnick College Graduation (8 KB)
  Steven Jeffrey Kitnick, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy. California State University, Northridge. May 1979. Among other awards, I received The Most Outstanding Male Graduate Award 1979 from the Associated Student Body. When asked, "What are you going to do with a degree in Philosophy?" I replied, "I'm going to laminate it."
• Betty & Ted Levine Honeymoon (39 KB)
  Betty [Levine] & Theodore "Ted" Levine. August 29th, 1937 [Note: Betty's maiden name was Levine, but no relation].
• "Minnie" Wishnefsky Headstone (44 KB)
  My maternal great-great-grandmother Minah daughter of Zvi Hersh. "Minnie" [Lawint] was married to Moishe Chazanov. They had two children my maternal great-grandmother Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson & Mendel "Max" Chasanow [nee, Chazanov]. "Minnie" later married Wishnefsky. Har Nebo Cemetery. Section F Lot 105 Grave 3. Philadelphia, PA. Yahrzeit: 25 Nisan 5683.
• Robin Groupp & Steven Kitnick (19 KB)
  That's me [Steven] with Robin - daughter of Millye [Kleinman] & George Groupp. c. 1956.
• "Ettie" Yoffa (47 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt Harriet "Ettie" [Orlovitz] Yoffa, daughter of "Joseph" & "Jennie" Orlovitz, wife of "Abe" Yoffa & mother of Eunice. Windham, New Hampshire. July 1937.
• "Sam" Rubinson Headstone (28 KB)
  My maternal granduncle Shimon son of Dov Ber. His parents were Chanah [Chazanov] & Dov Ber "Barnett" Rubinson. Husband of Golde [Chazanof]. Father of "Betty," Nathan, & "Harold." Brother of "Fannie," "Izzy," & Sarah. 3/4 Brother to "Rose," Dorothy, twins "Abe" & "Jean," "Moe," "Ann," "Effie," & "Bee." Roosevelt Memorial Park. Rubinson Family Plot. Hosea Section Y Lot 488. Trevose, PA. Yahrzeit: 22 Sivan 5718. [note: His wife is buried next to him - photo unavailable].
• "Pap" & Dean (43 KB)
  My father "Earl" (who we called "Pap") & my brother Dean. Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA. December 1965.
• Mother Lovett (29 KB)
  My maternal great-grandmother Shayna "Jenny" [Cohen] Orlovitz.
• Harold Rubinson Headstone (30 KB)
  Israel Chaim son of Shimon. His parents were "Sam" & "Goldie" [Chazanof] Rubinson. Brother of Elizabeth "Betty" & Nathan. Husband of Louise [Lowenthal]. Father of Richard & Jill. Roosevelt Memorial Park. Rubinson Family Plot. Hosea Section Y Lot 488. Trevose, PA. Yahrzeit: 25 Heshvan 5726.
• Mother & Daughter (24 KB)
  My mother "Margie" [Lovett] Kitnick & her mother Dorothy [Rubinson] Lovett. Henny & Osias "O" Gerber's house. May 1951.
• Sholom & Yudes Katanick (27 KB)
  [Seated] Yudes [Gildenberg] & Sholom Katanick, brother of my paternal grandfather "Samuel" Kitnick. [Standing] Unidentified woman.
• "Kasper" & "Ida" Devor Headstones (57 KB)
  My father's first cousin Kasriel son of Duvid Moishe. His wife & first cousin Chaya daughter of Shimon. Parents of Benjamin, Rose, Harry, & Philip. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Collingdale, PA. Yahrzeit: 22 Kislev 5718 & 27 Kislev 5707 respectively.
• Sara & Her Cousins (27 KB)
  My daughter Sara Elizabeth Kitnick & her first cousins: Zachary, Craig, Alexander holding Sara, & Eric. "Zak" & Alexander are the sons of my brother Barry & Jill [Alexander] Kitnick. Craig & Eric are the sons of my brother Dean & Bette [Alexander] Kitnick. Thanksgiving 1989 [note: Jill & Bette's maiden names were "Alexander," but no relation].
• Usher & Rifka Katanick Family (80 KB)
  [Left to right] Jennie, Rifka (seated) with Morris, Jack, Isadore (seated with arm around his brother), & Usher - the nephew of my paternal grandfather (standing). Detroit, Michigan. c. 1916.
• "Louis" & "Tillie" Devor Headstones (39 KB)
  My father's first cousin Eliezer son of Duvid Moishe. His wife Tobah daughter of Yehuda Leib Chiger. Their children: Alvin & Elizabeth. Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Springfield, PA. Yahrzeit: 25 Heshvan 5741 & 10 Iyyar 5738 respectively.
• Anne Zusmann (25 KB)
  My mother's aunt Anne [Rubinson] Zusmann, wife of Samuel Zusmann & mother of Samuel Joshua "Josh" Zusmann Jr. Piedmont Hospital. Atlanta, GA. 1983.
• Baby Dennis Mark Kitnick (18 KB)
  My brother Dennis. Boyle Heights (Los Angeles), March 1947.
• "Morris" & "Rachael" Devor Headstones (55 KB)
  My father's uncle Duvid Moishe son of Kasriel. His wife Dinah Rahel. Parents of Kasper, Isidore, "Ida," "Louis," Yetta, & Sarah. Har Nebo Cemetery. Philadelphia, PA. Yahrzeit: 21 Heshvan 5702 & 6 Sivan 5699 respectively.
• Barry Kitnick Bar Mitzvah (11 KB)
  My brother Barry Kitnick. August 1956.
• Dennis Kitnick (27 KB)
  My brother Dennis went fishing with cousin Stephen & uncle "Eddie" Schuster in 1955.
• "Dennie's" 4th Birthday Party (16 KB)
  [Left to right] Unidentified kids & adult, my mother "Margie" lighting the candles with her sister-in-law Casper's wife Mary [Tomsky] Kitnick looking on, my brothers "Dennie" & Barry. Boyle Heights - Los Angeles, CA. November 1950.
• Kitnick Brothers & Cousin Steve (37 KB)
  [Left to right] Cousin Stephen Schuster, Dennis, Barry, & Steven Kitnick. Holiday dinner at aunt Audrey [Lovett] & uncle "Eddie's" apartment on Hazelton Ave., Culver City, CA. 1953.
• Sara Kitnick (70 KB)
  From infancy to age 10 - a nine photo collage of my daughter Sara Elizabeth Kitnick.
• Samuel Richman Headstone (36 KB)
  Shmuel son of Yaacov. The husband of my father's sister Manya "Mary" [Kitnick] Richman. Father of Harry & Sylvia. Mt. Jacob Cemetery. Glenolden, PA. Yahrzeit: 4 Heshvan 5732.
• "Rose" Devor Headstone (41 KB)
  My father's aunt "Rose" [Pollack] Devor. Devorah Raizel daughter of Moishe. Wife of Avrohom Hersh "Harry" Devor. Mother of Pauline, Casper, & Tillie. Montefiore Cemetery. Jenkintown, PA. Yahrzeit: 7 Av 5727
• Bernna Joy Rubinson (9 KB)
  My first cousin Bernna, daughter of my mother's sister Edith [Lovett] & Harold Rubinson. Denver, Colorado. 1947.
• Benjamin Tucker Headstone (46 KB)
  Dov Ber son of Sholom. The husband of Chaya "Ida" Devor daughter of Duvid Moishe -"Morris" Devor [nee, Dvor]. "Ida" & Benjamin's children include Samuel & Tillie. Montefiore Cemetery. Jenkintown, PA. Yahrzeit: 6 Elul 5699.
• Three Lovett Sisters (12 KB)
  [Left to right] Audrey [Lovett] Bernard, my mother Marjorie [Lovett] Kitnick, & Beverly [Lovett] Galat. Tarzana, CA. June 1992.
• Steve, Dean, & David Kitnick (37 KB)
  [Left to right] Steve, David, & Dean Kitnick. Poolside in our backyard at 12938 Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA. c. Summer 1962.
• "Ida" Tucker Blumberg Headstone (46 KB)
  My father's first cousin. Chaya daughter of Duvid Moishe. Wife of Benjamin Tucker. Mother of Samuel, Tillie, & others yet to be identified. She married "Joseph" Blumberg after they were both widowed. Montefiore Cemetery. Jenkintown, PA. Yahrzeit: 23 Heshvan 5720.
• Renee & Steve Kitnick (17 KB)
  My wife Renee [Echt] & I. Sacramento, CA. July 1991. The photo was taken by our three year old daughter Sara.
• David & Dean (12 KB)
  My brothers baby David & Dean Kitnick. Van Nuys, CA. April 1962 [Note: before David's first haircut].
• "Joseph" Blumberg Headstone (43 KB)
  "Joseph" Blumberg, Yosef son of Yoshia. Brother of "Bessie" [Blumberg] Dvor. Husband of Shifra "Sadie" [Dvor]. Father of Kasper & Nathan. He married Chaya "Ida" [Devor] Tucker -daughter of Duvid Moishe after they were both widowed. Montefiore Cemetery. Jenkintown, PA.
• Groupp, Carlin, & Kitnick (18 KB)
  [Left to right] Larry Carlin (Millye's son from a previous marriage) with his sister Shelley Groupp - the daughter of Millye [Kleinman] & George Groupp, my mother's good friend Millye holding her daughter Robin, my brothers Barry & Dennis. Los Angeles, CA. May 1952.
• Kitnick Brothers (8 KB)
  [From the top] Barry, Dennis, & Steven. Dennis' 9th Birthday Party. Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA. November 27th, 1955.
• Joanna Devor Headstone (52 KB)
  Daughter of my second cousins Marie [Wolf] & Harry Devor - the son of Kasper & Chaya "Ida" [Dvor] Devor. Sister of James. Chana daughter of Zvi. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Collingdale, PA. Yahrzeit: 25 Tevet 5710.
• Kitnick & Groupp (18 KB)
  [Left to right Photo #1] My mother "Margie" and me [Steven] with Millye [Kleinman] Groupp & daughter Robin. [Photo #2] My father "Earl" & me [Steven]. Lake Gregory, Crestline, CA. August 1952.
• Harold Rubinson (17 KB)
  My uncle Harold, husband of Edith [Lovett], mother of Bernna, & son of "Abe" & Mae [Goldberg] Rubinson. Mt. Holly, NJ. March 1989.
• Nathan & "Betty" Blumberg Headstones (53 KB)
  My father's first cousin Nathan - son of Shifra "Sadie" [Dvor] & Yosef "Joseph" Blumberg, and his wife "Betty" [Jacobson]. Parents of Carol & Steven. Shalom Memorial Park. Huntingdon Valley, PA.
• Kitnick, Groupp, & Carlin (17 KB)
  [Back row left to right] My father "Earl," my brother Barry, Millye [Kleinman] Group & son Larry Carlin. [Front row] My brother Dennis & Millye & George Groupp's daughter Shelley. Crestline, CA. c. 1952
• Earl Kitnick (19 KB)
  My father Earl gardening. Probably taken in Los Angeles, CA c. 1944.
• Esther Rabinowitz Headstone (54 KB)
  Daughter of "Samuel" & Sarah [Devor] Rabinowitz. Sister of Norman. Granddaughter of Dinah Rachel & Duvid Moishe "Morris" Devor. Montefiore Cemetery. Jenkintown, PA. Yahrzeit: 8 Iyyar 5685.
• Kitnick Brothers (10 KB)
  [Left to right] Me [Steven], David, Dean & Barry. Steve & Maria [Amparan] Schuster's home. Canoga Park (San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles), CA. June 6th, 1992.
• Unidentified (108 KB)
  Unidentified photos from the "Jennie" [Katanick] Grayson collection [note: these photos appeared next to Sholom & Yudes Katanick].
• Rose & Harry Kaminsky Headstones (49 KB)
  My second cousin Raizel daughter of Kasriel "Casper" & Chaya "Ida [Dvor] Devor. Her husband Aharon son of Simcha. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Collingdale, PA. Yahrzeit: 24 Adar I 5751 & 9 Elul 5748 respectively.
• Green & Kitnick (13 KB)
  [Left to right] My parents "Earl" & "Margie" [Lovett] Kitnick with friends Faye & "Sol" Green. Los Angeles, CA. January 23rd, 1953.
• Grayson, Weiman, & Katanick (37 KB)
  [Top, left to right] Jennie [Katanick] Grayson, daughter of Usher "Sam" & Rifka "Rebeccah" [Mellinoff] Katanick; Karen Katanick, daughter of Norman & Glorine [Kert] Katanick; and Bertha [Katanick] Weiman, Jennie's sister. Southfield, Michigan. August 1993. [Bottom, left to right] "Jerry" & Ilena [Miller] Grayson and me. "Jerry" is the son of William "Bill" & Jennie [Katanick] Grayson. Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 1993.
• Yetta & Hyman Schultz Headstones (76 KB)
  My father's first cousin Yetta daughter of Duvid Moishe and husband Chaim son of Meier. Parents of Meyer & Matilda. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Collingdale, PA. Yahrzeit: 12 Nisan 5740 & 27 Nisan 5723 respectively.
• David Kitnick & His G-dparents (14 KB)
  My brother David & his G-dparents George & Sarah Perlson. David's 6th Birthday. Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA. February 11th, 1967.
• Morris, Beverly, & Jennifer (33 KB)
  [Top Photo #1] Morris "Morrie" Katanick, son of Usher "Sam" & Rifka [Mellinoff] Katanick, husband of Emma [Gurian], father of Joanne Katanick & Beverly [Katanick] Kikoler. [Bottom Photo #2 left to right] Beverly [Katanick] Kikoler & her daughter Jennifer. Oak Park, Michigan. August 1993.
• Steven J. Kitnick, Realtor (12 KB)
  Broker Associate and Certified Relocation Specialist with Great Western Real Estate. Sacramento, CA. 1988.
• Weiman & Kikoler (35 KB)
  [Top Photo #1 left to right] Lorraine [Wolocko], Paul, & son Sam Weiman. Paul is the son of Bertha "Bert" [Katanick] & Samuel Weiman. [Bottom Photo #2 left to right] Emma [Gurian] Katanick's sister; Jason Kikoler, son of Beverly [Katanick] & David Kikoler; and Joe Canavan, Joanne Katanick's "significant other." Oak Park, Michigan. August 1993.
• Matilda & Robert Charlestein Headstones (64 KB)
  Toba daughter of Chaim. "Matilda" daughter of Yetta [Devor] & Hyman Schultz. Granddaughter of Duvid Moishe. Her husband "Robert" - Zachariah. Parents of Bruce & "Rickie." Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Collingdale, PA. Matilda's Yahrzeit: 8 Av 5747 [note: date of Robert's death partially missing].
• "Harry" & Sarah Katanick Headstones (50 KB)
  My father's first cousin & his wife. Chaim Aharon, son of Sholom. Sarah, daughter of Nisan. "Harry" was the son of Sholom & Yudes "Edith" [Gildenberg] Katanick. Sarah was the daughter of Nisan Garfinkle. "Harry" & Sarah's Children: "Gerti," "Irving," "Betty," "Bill," "Martin," Norman, and Edith. Hebrew Memorial Cemetery. Beth Joseph Section. Rudhzinger. Plots 74 & 75. Mt. Clemens, MI. Yahrzeits: 30 Nisan 5729 & 22 Heshvan 5741 respectively [note: Sholom was the brother of my paternal grandfather "Samuel" Kitnick].
• Usher & Rifka Katanick Headstones (46 KB)
  My father's first cousin Usher Zelig, son of Sholom & Yudes "Edith" [Gildenberg] & his wife Rifka "Rebeccah" [Mellinoff]. Their children: "Jack," "Jennie," "Sonny," Morris, Bertha, and "Sol." Machpelah Cemetery. Section 2 Row 5 Lots 47 & 48. Ferndale, MI. Yahrzeit: 26 Elul 5738 & 28 Tevet 5718 respectively.
• William Grayson Headstone (37 KB)
  Velvel son Chaim. William "Bill" Grayson [nee, Goldberg], the husband of my second cousin "Jennie" [Katanick] - daughter of Usher & Rifkah [Mellinoff] Katanick. Children: Marlene, "Jerry," & Rosemary. Machpelah Cemetery. Section 23 Row 11 Lot 19. Ferndale, MI. Yahrzeit: 25 Adar I 5749.
• Boris Farkas Headstone (39 KB)
  The husband of my paternal second cousin Edith [Katanick]. Baruch, son of Mordekhai Binyamin Hacohen. Father of Neil, Nancy, Cherie, & Lance. Hebrew Memorial Cemetery. Section 17 Row G Plot 52. Mt. Clemens, MI. Yahrzeit: 25 Adar I 5739.
• Drummer Boy (9 KB)
  Steve Kitnick, 10, playing the drums. 12938 Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA. c. 1962 [note: Van Nuys High School Class of Winter 61' graduation picture of brother Barry in the background].
• William & Irene Katanick Headstones (56 KB)
  My paternal second cousin "Bill" Katanick, son of "Harry" & Sarah [Garfinkle] Katanick, & his wife Irene. Beth Israel Memorial. Phoenix, AZ. Yahrzeit: 9 Tishri 5745 & 8 Iyyar 5743 respectively.
• The Earl Kitnick Family (9 KB)
  That's me [Steven] with my mother "Margie," father "Earl," and brothers Dennis [foreground] & Barry. Los Angeles, CA. Mother's Day 1952.
• Anne Davis Katanick Headstone (25 KB)
  The wife of my paternal second cousin Mendel "Martin" Katanick, son of "Harry" & Sarah [Garfinkel] Katanick. Mother of Marilyn. Beth Israel Memorial. Phoenix, AZ. Yahrzeit: 5 Av 5749.
• Bathing Baby Brother David (5 KB)
  My brother David and me [Steven]. Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA. 1961.
• Bessie & Alexander Blume Headstones (42 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt & granduncle. Bessie [Orlovitz], daughter of Yitzhak Yosef "Joseph" & Shayna "Jennie" [Cohen] Orlovitz. Children: Joyce & Janice. Temple B'Nai Brith Memorial Park. Blume, Yoffa, Lovitt, & Miller Family Plots. Peabody, MA. Yahrzeit: 14 Nisan 5737 & 30 Tishri 5735 respectively.
• Alexander Lawrence Kitnick (7 KB)
  13 day old Alexander - son of my brother Barry & Jill [Alexander] Kitnick - with grandma "Margie" & grandpa "Earl." February 9th, 1981.
• Bertha & Gerson Miller Headstones (60 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt & granduncle. Bertha, daughter of Yitzhak Yosef "Joseph" & Shayna "Jennie" [Cohen] Orlovitz, & her husband Gerson "Gus" Miller. Children: Edna & Milton, who was known as "Lester." B'Nai Brith Memorial Park. Miller, Lovitt, Yoffa, & Blume Family Plots. Peabody, MA. Yahrzeit: 25 Nisan 5737 & 8 Elul 5719 respectively.
• Kitnick Brothers (12 KB)
  [Standing left to right] Barry & Steven [Seated left to right] David & Dean. New York to Philadelphia Amtrak enroute to Aunt Rosie [Kitnick] & Uncle Harry Mink's 50th Wedding Anniversary. March 1989.
• Harry & Marcia Lovitt Headstones (54 KB)
  My maternal granduncle & grandaunt. Aharon son of Yitzhak Yosef "Joseph" & Shayna "Jennie" [Cohen] Orlovitz. Known as "Happy" Lovitt. His wife Marcia, Masha daughter of Yitzhak. B'nai Brith Memorial Park. Lovitt, Yoffa, Blume, Miller Family Plots. Peabody, MA. Yahrzeits: 23 Kislev 5745 & 9 Kislev 5742 respectively.
• Margie & Her Boys (20 KB)
  [Left to right] Steven [beard], mother "Margie," Dean [moustache], Barry, & David. Aunt Bee's home in Mt. Holly, NJ. March 1989.
• Romy & David Kitnick Wedding (9 KB)
  Romy [Fishman] & David Kitnick. Los Angeles, CA. August 1990.
• Ethel & Abraham Yoffa Headstones (59 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt & granduncle "Ettie" [Orlovitz], daughter of Yitzhak Yosef "Joseph" & Shayna "Jennie" [Cohen] Orlovitz, and her husband "Abe." Parents of Eunice. B'nai Brith Memorial Park. Yoffa, Lovitt, Miller, & Blume Family Plots. Peabody, MA. Yahrzeits: 17 Adar I 5720 & 1 Adar II 5738 respectively.
• Beverly J. Epstein Headstone (66 KB)
  My mother's first cousin Beverly Joan [Wolman], daughter of Jennie "Jean" [Rubinson] & George "Joe" Wolman. Wife of Harold Epstein. Children: Robin & Lisa Jo. Haym Salomon Memorial Park. Frazer, PA. Yahrzeit: 3 Tevet 5750.
• David & Romy Kitnick Wedding (11 KB)
  [Front left to right] Alexander Kitnick (son of Barry & Jill), Eric Kitnick (son of Dean & Bette), Zachary Kitnick (son of Barry & Jill), Craig Kitnick (son Dean & Bette), & Sara Kitnick (daughter of Steve & Renee). [Back left to right] David, Romy, and Emily (Romy's 1/2 sister). Los Angeles, CA. August 1990.
• Abraham & Mae Rubinson Headstones (55 KB)
  My maternal granduncle & grandaunt. Abraham, son of Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] & Dov Ber "Barnett" Rubinson. His wife "Mae" [Goldberg]. Children: Harold, Bernard, Stanley, Gloria, Ronald, & Sandra. King David Memorial Park. Cornwells Heights, PA. Yahrzeit: 17 Tevet 5745 & 13 Kislev 5741 respectively.
• David & Romy Kitnick Wedding (Groom's Family) (29 KB)
  [Seated] Aunt "Rosie" [Kitnick] and Uncle Harry Mink. [Standing left to right] Bette [Alexander] & Dean Kitnick with sons Craig & Eric; Barry & Jill [Alexander] with sons Alexander & Zachary (with right hand on tie); newlyweds Romy [Fishman] & David Kitnick; me [Steven] & Renee [Echt] Kitnick holding our daughter Sara. Los Angeles, CA. August 1990 [note: Bette and Jill's maiden names was "Alexander," but no relation].
• Louis & Martha Ledeen Headstone (54 KB)
  My mother's first cousins. J. Louis Ledeen [nee, Julius Levine] & Martha [Levine] Ledeen, daughter of "Annie" [Orlovitz] & "Louis" Levine. Parents of Michael Ledeen. Juden Gardens. Section 9 Row 23 Sites 62 & 63. Olney, MD. Yahrzeit: 16 Av 5753 & 12 Av 5753 respectively [note: Martha's maiden name was Levine but no relation].
• Kitnick Brothers & Mom (8 KB)
  [Left to right] Barry, mother "Margie," David, Dean, & me [Steven]. David & Romy's Wedding. Los Angeles, CA. August 1990.
• Donald Bernard Headstone (42 KB)
  My maternal first cousin Donald Seth Bernard, son of Audrey [Lovett] & Harold "Hal" Bernard. Brother of Jordana. 1/2 brother to Stephen & Marlene Schuster, children of Audrey & Edward Schuster. King David Memorial. Falls Church, VA. Yahrzeit: 4 Av 5738.
• Benjamin & Romy Kitnick (6 KB)
  My brother David's son Benjamin with mother Romy [Fishman] Kitnick. Phoenix, AZ. July 1993.
• Mary Richman Headstone (35 KB)
  My father's eldest sister Manya "Mary" [Kitnick] Richman, daughter of Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] & "Samuel" Kitnick. Wife of Samuel Richman. Mother of Harry & Sylvia. Mt. Jacob Cemetery. Glenolden, PA. Yahrzeit: 16 Nisan 5735 [note: Hebrew name is given as Manya daughter of Israel. Except in the most general sense, she was not the "daughter of Yisrael." Her father's "real name" has yet to be determined. He has been listed as and referred to at one time or another as "Samuel" or "Hyman," as well as the nicknames: "Hockyl" & "Uncle Kotel." His father's name was Yisrael].
• Dean Kitnick Family (13 KB)
  My brother Dean, his wife Bette [Alexander], and sons Craig & Eric. October 1988.
• Sadie Blumberg Headstone (49 KB)
  My namesake & grandaunt, my father's tanta Shifra "Sadie" [Dvor] Blumberg, daughter of Kasriel & "Anna" Dvor. Wife of Yosef "Joseph" Blumberg. Mother of Kasper & Nathan. Montefiore Cemetery. Jenkintown, PA. Yahrzeit: 30 Av 5702.
• Dean Kitnick Family (15 KB)
  My brother Dean, son Craig (sitting), son Eric, and wife Bette [Alexander] Kitnick. Barry & Jill's house. Santa Barbara, CA. Passover 1993.
• Sarah Zuckerman Headstone (44 KB)
  My father's first cousin Sarah [Devor], daughter of "Morris" [nee, Duvid Moishe Dvor] & Dinah Rachel Devor. Wife of Shlomo Rabinowitz. Mother of Esther & Norman. Later, wife of Nathan Zuckerman. Montefiore Cemetery. Jenkintown, PA. Yahrzeit: 15 Adar I 5722.
• Dean & Bette Kitnick Family (5 KB)
  Brothers Eric & Craig (in front). Dean & Bette. Olivenhain (Encinitas), CA. c. 1992.
• "Jennie" and "Joseph" Orlovitz Headstones (44 KB)
  My maternal great-grandmother Shayna, daughter of Shmuel & my great-grandfather Yitzhok Yosef, son of Aharon. Hebrew Cemetery. Pelham, NH - just outside of Lowell, MA. "Jennie" died 14 July 1929. Yahrzeit: 6 Tammuz 5689. "Joseph" died 19 Sep 1914. Yahrzeit: 28 Elul 5674. [Note: "Joseph's headstone is behind "Jennie's." I'll have to go back there and take another photo some day. Also, "Jennie's headstone says "daughter of Shmuel. Her death certificate says that her father was Abraham Moses Cohen. I'll have to investigate further.]
• Barry & Sons (9 KB)
  My brother Barry and his sons Zachary "Zak" and Alexander. Barry's 50th Birthday. Santa Barbara, CA. July 1993.
• Lewis Mendelsohn (9 KB)
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• Alexander Kitnick (7 KB)
  My nephew Alexander Lawrence Kitnick, son of Jill [Alexander] & my eldest brother Barry Kitnick.
• Zachary Kitnick (7 KB)
  My nephew "Zak," youngest son of Jill [Alexander] & my eldest brother Barry Kitnick. c. 1990.
• Rita Toscher Headstone (13 KB)
  Rita [Levine] Toscher, Ettel daugther of Yeshaiyahu Leb & Chaya Rahel - Louis "Leibel" & Anna [Lovitt, nee Orlovitz] Levine. Wife of Sol Toscher. Gathering of Israel Cemetery. Pittsfield, MA. Yarhzeit Date: 21 Av 5757.
• Lewis Mendelsohn Headstone (9 KB)
  Lewis Isaac Mendelsohn, Leizer Yitzhok son of Avrohom Shmuel. Husband of Frances [Levine] - daughter Louis "Leibel" & Anna [Lovitt, nee Orlovitz] Levine. Father of Alvah [Mendelsohn] Parker. Grandfather of Sheryl & David. Temple Beth El Cemetery. Peabody, MA. Yarhzeit: 21 Sivan 5751.
• Max & Bella Alimansky Headstone (14 KB)
  Max Isaac Alimansky, Moshe Aizik son of Duvid. Husband of Bella [Levine], Beila daughter of Leibel Halevy ("The Levite") & Chaya Rahel "Anna" [Lovitt, nee Orlovitz] Levine. Parents of Mark & Burt Alimansky. Gathering of Israel Cemetery. Pittsfield, MA. Yarzheit Dates: 1 Av 5733 & 6 Shevat 5747 respectively.
• Louis & Anna Levine Headstone (11 KB)
  Yeshaiyahu Leb "Louis" "Leibel" Levine, son of Mordekhai Halevy ("The Levite") & Breina "Bertha." Husband of Anna [Orlovitz], Chaya Rahel daughter of Yitzhak Yosef. Gathering of Israel Cemetery. Pittsfield, MA. Yahrzeit Dates: 5 Adar II 5725 & 11 Sivan 5720 respectively.
• Bertha Levine Headstone (15 KB)
  Breina Levine daughter of Zeev Aryeih. Wife of Mordekhai Halevy ("The Levite"). Mother of Yeshaiyahu Leb - Louis "Leibel" Levine. Gathering of Israel Cemetery. Pittsfield, MA. Yahrzeit: 9 Shevat 5702.
• Sara Kitnick (27 KB)
  My daughter Sara, age 14, 9th Grade, Palo Verde High School in (Summerlin) Las Vegas, NV. Fall 2002.
• Sara Kitnick (186 KB)
  Sara Elizabeth Kitnick, 17. Las Vegas, NV. 2005.
• Earl Kitnick (64 KB)
  My father "Earl" left Philadephia in February 1944 - three months before my mother Margie & brother Barry. Our family lived in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles from 1944 to 1954. This photo was taken c. 1944.
• Kitnick, Blumberg, Mink, Gould, & Finkelstein (129 KB)
  [Back row left to right] "Harry" Kitnick & his wife Sadie [Lefco] Kitnick with her son from a prior marriage, my father "Earl" Kitnick, Isaac Gross (Malkah's 2nd husband), Nathan Blumberg, "Kitty" [Kitnick] Finkelstein, Shifra "Sadie" [Dvor] Blumberg, "Moe" Finkelstein (wearing a hat), [Middle row left to right] Rosie [Kitnick] Gould (later, Mink c. 1939), with her son Ralph Gould, Betty [Jacobson] Blumberg, Malkah "Mollie" [Devor, nee Dvor] Gross (previously Kitnick and later Orkline), with Irene Finkelstein, "Joe" Blumberg (wearing tie and vest), [Sitting] "Anna" Dvor. Philadelphia, PA c. 1934.
• "Anna" Dvor (115 KB)
  My paternal great-grandmother "Anna" (b. abt. 1835 d. 1940), daughter of Gershom & Rivka, 2nd wife of Kasriel Dvor, mother of Yankel "Jacob," Malkah "Mollie," Hershel "Harry," & Shifra "Sadie." She raised Shimon & Dovid Moshe (later, Morris Devor) - Kasriel's sons from his 1st wife Chaya who died c. 1862.
• Malkah and Anna (117 KB)
  My paternal grandmother "Mollie" & her mother "Anna." Anna" was said to have been over 100 years old when she died. Philadelphia, PA c. 1940.
• Malkah (81 KB)
  According to her grand-nephew Harry Devor, son of Chaya "Ida" [Hoffman] & Kasspor Devor, my paternal grandmother Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] Kitnick (later Gross and Orkline) was "an angel and one of the seven wonders of the world."
• Earl, Margie & Barry Kitnick (89 KB)
  My father, mother, & brother Barry. They lived on Blanchard St. in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles c. 1945.
• Margie Lovett (83 KB)
  [From left to right] My mother Marjorie Barbara Lovett. October 23rd, 1938 age 14 yrs 3 months - April 1940 age 15 yrs 9 months - November 9th, 1940 16 yrs 4 months. Philadelphia, PA.
• Travolta, Jon Turteltaub, Sara & Steve Kitnick (28 KB)
  On the set of the film "Phenomenom" with John Travolta, my paternal second once removed cousin & director Jon Turteltaub - the son of Saul & Shirley [Steinberg] Turteltaub, my daughter Sara and me. Old Auburn, California. November 1995.
• Benjamin Lovett (31 KB)
  My maternal grandfather Benjamin Lovett [nee, Barney Orolovitch] Philadelphia, PA.
• "Jenny" & "Joseph" (16 KB)
  My maternal great-grandparents Shayna & Yitzhak Yosef Orlovitz. The progenitors of the Orlovitz family in America. They settled in Lowell, MA in 1890.
• Steven J. Kitnick (17 KB)
  Genealogist & family historian Steve Kitnick. Las Vegas, Nevada. August 2000.
• "Margie" Kitnick (9 KB)
  My mother Marjorie Barbara [Lovett] Kitnick. Los Angeles, CA. May 1945.
• Sholom Katanick & Family (14 KB)
  My paternal granduncle Sholom & grandaunt Yudes [Gildenberg] Katanick with two unidentified individuals - presumably sons. Sholom was the brother of my grandfather "Samuel" Kitnick. Photo of a canvas at the home of my second cousins Norman & Glorine [Kert] Katanick.
• Kitnick Brothers (24 KB)
  Dean, Steve, Barry, & David. This photo was taken at the Bar Mitzvah of Barry's eldest son Alexander. Santa Barbara, CA. January 1994.
• Kitnick Brothers (47 KB)
  David, Dean, Steve, & Barry Kitnick. Steve's Bar Mitzvah. Van Nuys (San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles County), CA. January 1965.
• "Jennie" Orlovitz (24 KB)
  My maternal great-grandmother Shayna "Jennie" [Cohen] Orlovitz), daughter of Sarah & Abraham Moses Cohen, wife of "Joseph" Orlovitz, & mother of Annie, Sam, Rose, Rae, Benny, Bertha, Bessie, Ettie, & Harry "Happy".
• Steve Kitnick & Linda Dvor (24 KB)
  My second cousin Linda Dvor, the daughter of Rose [Phillips] & Casper Dvor - the son of "Bessie" [Blumberg] & Yankel "Jacob" Dvor - and me [Steven Kitnick]. This photo was taken in Philadelphia in August of 1993 during my "Trip Across America."
• Orlovitz Family Photo (25 KB)
  [Top row left to right] Rose, Bella, Jennie [Front row left to right] Bessie, Harry, & Ethel. "Jennie" is shown with her daughters Rose, Bessie, & Ethel; her son Harry; & granddaughter Bella - the daughter of Annie [Orlovitz] and "Louis" Levine. Lowell, MA c. 1908.
• "Granny" Rubinson (13 KB)
  My maternal great-grandmother Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson.
• "Happy" & Marcia Lovitt (17 KB)
  My maternal granduncle & grandaunt Harry "Happy" & Marcia [Jaffee] Lovitt. Lowell, MA.
• Dorothy "Dot" Rubinson (21 KB)
  My maternal grandmother Dorothy [Rubinson] Lovett, daughter of "Barnett & "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson.
• Bertha & "Gus" Miller (23 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt & granduncle - Bertha [Orlovitz] & Gerson "Gus" Miller.
• Aunt Bee, Margie, & Edith (37 KB)
  [From left to right] My grandaunt "Bee" [Rubinson] Rosenthal, my mother Margie [Lovett] Kitnick, and her sister Edith [Lovett] Rubinson. This photo was taken at Aunt Bee's home in Mt. Holly, New Jersey in March of 1989.
• Bella Levine (16 KB)
  My first cousin once removed young Bella Levine, daughter of "Annie [Orlovitz] & Leibl "Louis" Levine.
• Frank Tangherlini (34 KB)
  My maternal first cousin once-removed Frank Tangherlini, son of Rose [Rubinson] & Emiliano Tangherlini. Worcester, Massachusetts. c. September 1985.
• Lester Miller & Eunice Yoffa (14 KB)
  Lester, the son of Bertha [Orlovitz] & "Gus" Miller & Eunice - the daughter of "Ettie" [Orlovitz] & "Abe" Yoffa.
• Frank & Sons (33 KB)
  [From left to right] Arne, Niels, Frank, & Danny Tangherlini. Niels graduation from Worcester Academy [Massachusetts] in June 1988.
• Frank & Burt (28 KB)
  [From left to right] Brothers Frank & Burton Tangherlini - my mother's first cousins. San Diego, CA. c. 1991.
• Lovitt, Fox, & Friends (41 KB)
  Audrey, "Millie" [Wilensky] Lovitt, Charlie, Irving Lovitt, "Hubcap," Martha, "Mike" & Blanche [Palosky] Fox. The Clover Club in Miami, Florida. March 11th, 1944.
• Josh & Margie (18 KB)
  Samuel Joshua "Josh" Zusmann Jr., son of Anne [Rubinson] & Samuel Zusmann with her first cousin Margie [Lovett] Kitnick - my mother.
• Sam & "Reta" Lovitt (12 KB)
  My maternal granduncle and grandaunt Sam & Rebecca "Reta" [Goldstein] Lovitt. Miami Beach, Florida 1948.
• Anne Zusmann (25 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt Anne [Rubinson] Zusmann & wife of Samuel Zusmann.
• Casper Kitnick (8 KB)
  My uncle "Casper," the eldest son of Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] & "Samuel" Kitnick. January 1965. Los Angeles, CA.
• Bee, Edith, & Anne (41 KB)
  My maternal grandaunts "Bee" [Rubinson] Rosenthal (arm in sling) & Anne [Rubinson] Zusmann with their niece Edith [Lovett] Rubinson - my mother's sister. Mt. Holly, New Jersey. June 1991.
• "Henny" & "O" Gerber (54 KB)
  My g-d parents Henrietta "Henny" & Osias "O" Gerber. Steve's Bar Mitzvah. January 1965. Van Nuys, CA. My parents met them in Boyle Heights (Los Angeles).
• Wolmuth, Rubinson, & Perlmutter (16 KB)
  [Clockwise from top left] Barry Perlmutter - husband of Marcia [Wolmuth] (not shown), Edith [Lovett] Rubinson] & husband Harold (with glasses), "Bee" [Rubinson] Rosenthal (partially hidden), Bernie & "Effie" [Rubinson] Wolmuth - Marcia's parents. Princeton Inn. June 15th, 1969.
• Steve Kitnick (48 KB)
  One of my first photos and among my best! Los Angeles, CA. 1952.
• Tangherlini Family (37 KB)
  [Front row from left to right] Danny, Jane [Kjaergaard Kjems], & Frank. [Top row from left to right] Niels, Timmy, & Arne. c. 1976
• Burton Tangherlini (6 KB)
  My first cousin once removed Burton Luigi Tangherlini, son of Rose [Rubinson] & Emiliano Tangherlini. Steve's Bar Mitzvah. January 1965. Van Nuys, CA.
• Harold Rubinson (27 KB)
  [Bottom row from left to right Harold is the fourth one over] My uncle Harold Rubinson, husband of Edith [Lovett], & father of Bernna [Rubinson] Berkowitz. This is a photo of his crew and B-17. Harold was the armorer gunner.
• Steven Kitnick Bar Mitzvah (51 KB)
  My parents "Earl" & "Margie" [Lovett] Kitnick & me [Steven]. Van Nuys, CA. January 1965.
• "Sam" & Nate Rubinson (43 KB)
  My maternal granduncle "Sam" Rubinson with his son Nathan. This photo was probably taken in either Lancaster or Philadelphia, PA. c. 1918.
• Audrey Lovett (21 KB)
  My mother's sister Audrey Janice Lovett, third daughter of Dorothy [Rubinson] & Benjamin Lovett [nee, Orelovich]. Ocean Park, California. May 5th, 1946.
• "Josh" Zusmann (20 KB)
  My mother's first cousin Samuel "Josh" Zusmann Jr., the son Anne [Rubinson] & Samuel Zusmann. Atlanta, Georgia.
• Lewis Mendelsohn (5 KB)
  Husband of Frances [Levine] & father of Alvah.
• Rubinson Sisters (28 KB)
  [Top row from left to right] Bernard Wolmuth's sister Blanche, Jean [Rubinson] Wolman, "Effie" [Rubinson] Wolmuth, my maternal grandmother "Dot" [Rubinson] Lovett. [Front row from left to right] "Moe" Rubinson's wife Rose [Wishnevsky] Rubinson, "Effie's" daughter Marcia Wolmuth, and "Bee" [Rubinson] Rosenthal. Philadelphia, PA. July 12th, 1955.
• Annie & Louis Levine (17 KB)
  "Annie", daughter of "Joseph" & "Jennie" Orlovitz - with husband "Louis" Levine. Florida. 1958. Parents of "The Levine Girls: Bella, Betty, Martha, Ruth, Frances, & Rita."
• Audrey & Beverly (33 KB)
  My mother's sisters Audrey and Beverly (standing) Lovett. This was probably taken in Philadelphia, PA c. 1930 since Audrey was born in Lynn, MA in 1928 & Beverly in "Philly" in 1930.
• The Lovett Family (16 KB)
  My maternal grandmother Dorothy "Dot" [Rubinson] holding my mother Margie with her sister Edith & father Benjamin Lovett [nee, Orolovitch]. This photo was probably taken in Malden, MA c. 1925.
• Edith Lovett (21 KB)
  My mother's oldest sister Edith Lovett. Massachusetts c. 1928.
• Edith & Harold (34 KB)
  My mother's sister Edith [Lovett] & her husband Harold Rubinson - the son of Abraham & Mae [Goldberg] Rubinson.
• Berel Olowitz (33 KB)
  Berel Olowitz [nee, Orelowitz] My maternal great-granduncle & patriarch of the Olowitz & Olwyn families of Johannesburg, South Africa. c. 1940's
• Schuster, Bernard, & Rubinson (42 KB)
  [Sitting on couch from left to right] my grandaunt "Bee" [Rubinson] Rosenthal, my first cousins Marlene & Stephen - the children of Audrey [Lovett] & Edward Schuster, Hal Bernard, grandaunt "Effie" [Rubinson] Wolmuth, & Stephen's friend Francine. [Sitting from left to right] my first cousins Donald & Jordana - the children of Audrey [Lovett] & Hal Bernard, & my uncle Harold Rubinson.
• Norwitz Family (41 KB)
  [From left to right] Kalmen, Jack, Ida [Olovitz, nee Orelowitz], Oscar, & Ronald (sitting). Johannesburg, South Africa
• Steve & David with Mom & Dad (26 KB)
  [Left to right] Steve, mom, David, & "Pap." David Kitnick's graduation from James Madison Jr. High School. North Hollywood (San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles), CA. c. 1976
• Audrey & Children (23 KB)
  [Top row from left to right] My aunt Audrey [Lovett] Bernard, Marlene Schuster, & Stephen Schuster. [Front row from left to right] Donald Bernard & Jordana Bernard. This photo was taken at Audrey's home 12003 Coldstream Dr., Potomac, MD in September of 1968.
• Denyse (29 KB)
  My maternal first cousin Denyse, daughter of Beverly [Lovett] & Dennis "Pat" Galat.
• Ida & Blanche (33 KB)
  Sisters Ida & Blanche, daughters of Sarah Michla [Bedek] & Berel Olowitz [nee, Orelowitz] Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Grandma & Barry (27 KB)
  My maternal grandmother "Dot" with my brother Barry. Santa Monica, CA c. 1945.
• Denyse & Bev (25 KB)
  Cousin Denyse with her mother Beverly [Lovett] Galat. Photo was taken at the wedding of Steve & Renee [Echt] Kitnick. Valley Beth Sholom Temple. Encino, CA. July 19th, 1987.
• Ida & Sons (28 KB)
  Ida [Olovitz, nee Orelowitz] with sons Jack & Isadore "Oscar" Norwitz (holding hat with two hands). Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Audrey, Margie & Sons, and Mother (39 KB)
  [Foreground] My aunt Audrey Lovett, her mother "Dot" - my grandmother (holding Barry), and my mother Margie (holding Dennis). Los Angeles, CA c. 1950.
• Denyse Galat (19 KB)
  My maternal first cousin Denyse [nee, Denise] Galat.
• "Dot" & Daughters (29 KB)
  [From left to right] Beverly, Margie, "Dot," & Audrey. This photo was taken at our home 12938 Aetna Street in Van Nuys (San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles), CA c. 1954.
• Zachary Kitnick Bar Mitzvah (35 KB)
  My nephew Zachary Arin Kitnick, son of Jill [Alexander] & Barry Kitnick. Masada. Israel. c. 1997.
• Sara Kitnick (55 KB)
  My daughter Sara Elizabeth Kitnick on the morning of her Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth Shalom in Las Vegas, NV. September 16th, 2000.
• Schuster, Kitnick, & Lovett (27 KB)
  [From left to right knelling in front] Cousin Stephen Schuster (partially obscured) & Dennis Kitnick. [Middle row] Beverly (with cigarette in right hand), "Dot," Audrey with Marlene. [Top row upper left] Barry. Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA c. 1954.
• Kitnick Brothers & Mom (30 KB)
  [Left to right] Barry, Steven, Margie, David, & Dean Kitnick. Steve & Renee's wedding at Valley Beth Sholom Temple. Encino (San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles), CA. July 19th, 1987.
• "Sadie" Blumberg (24 KB)
  My paternal grandaunt & namesake Shifra "Sadie" [Dvor] Blumberg, wife of "Joseph" Blumberg & mother of Kasper & Nathan.
• Stephen Schuster (19 KB)
  My first cousin Stephen Schuster, son of Audrey [Lovett] & Edward Schuster. United States Army. c. 1969.
• Morris & Emma Katanick's 50th Wedding Anniversary (42 KB)
  [Top back row left to right] Jerry Grayson, Howard Weiman (dark sunglasses), Joe Canavan (glasses), Ruth Gurverser, "Bert" [Katanick] Weiman, Sylvia Freedman, Rosemary [Grayson] Kaploe, David Kikoler (sunglasses), Ilena [Miller] Grayson, & Paul Weiman (with beard & glasses). [Next row left to right] "Betty" [Wolfson] & "Sol" Katanick, "Morrie" & Emma [Gurian] Katanick (directly in front of "Morrie"), Joanne Katanick, Florence [Katanick] Marshall, Jennie [Katanick] Grayson (with necklace), Lorraine [Wolocko] Weiman, Jennifer Kikoler, Beverly [Katanick] Kikoler (leaning in), Goldie [Neuman] Katanick (with red cup in hand), Barbara [Katanick] Kramar, Amanda Kramar (in front of Barbara). The two boys in front are Jason Kikoler & Sam Weiman. Paul & Lorraine Weiman's home in Southfield, Michigan on July 6th, 1990.
• "Harry" Kitnick & Malkah (41 KB)
  My uncle "Harry" Kitnick & his mother Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] Kitnick.
• "Moe" Rubinson (32 KB)
  My granduncle Morris "Moe" Rubinson, son of "Barnett" & "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson, husband of Rose [Wishnevsky], & father of Barry.
• "Morrie" & Emma Katanick (23 KB)
  Morris - son of Usher "Sam" & Rifka "Rebeccah" [Mellinoff]- & his wife Emma [Gurian] Katanick. c. 1986.
• "Earl" Kitnick (35 KB)
  My father "Earl" Kitnick. This photo may have been taken while he was working on a government work project during the depression.
• Burton & Elaine Tangherlini Wedding (28 KB)
  [Top row left to right] my father Earl Kitnick & "Eddie" Schuster. [Next row left to right] Roy Knowles, my mother Margie [Lovett] Kitnick, Rena [Tangherlini] Godhall, & Ida Tangerlini. [First row left to right] Unidentified woman with bouquet, Billy Knowles, Ethel [Bailey] Lynch, Bill Bailey, Elaine [Knowles] (bride) & Burton Tangherlini (groom), Audrey [Lovett] Schuster, Beverly Lovett (gloves & purse), Requetta Tangherlini, Fred Tangherlini, & Frank Tangherlini (with boutonniere). The little boy in front is my brother Dennis. La Mesa, (near San Diego) CA. May 14th, 1955.
• Katanick, Grayson, Marshall, & Weiman (27 KB)
  [Seated left to right] Jerry Grayson, Goldie [Neuman] and Jack Katanick, & "Bill" Grayson. [Standing left to right] Florence [Katanick] Marshall, Ilena [Miller] Grayson, Jennie [Katanick] Grayson, "Bert" [Katanick] Weiman, "Morrie" and Emma [Gurian] Katanick, & Walter Marshall. Mark Kramar's Bar Mitzvah. c. 1986.
• Rosie & Ralph (28 KB)
  My aunt Rosie [Kitnick] Mink with her son Ralph Gould c. 1934 Philadelphia, PA.
• Bernard & Sandy Rubinson with Stephen Schuster (23 KB)
  My mother's first cousins Bernard & Sandy, children of Abe & Mae [Goldberg] Rubinson. Bernard is holding his first cousin-once removed Stephen, son of Audrey [Lovett] & Ed Schuster. Merchantville, New Jersey c. 1951.
• Marlene Grayson (25 KB)
  [Seated] Marlene with her aunt "Bert" [Katanick] Weiman (looking at camera), Marlene's mother Jennie [Katanick] Grayson (hat), & grandmother Rifka "Rebeccah" [Mellinoff] Katanick. c. 1939.
• The Alvin & Judy Devor Family (37 KB)
  [Top row from left to right] Avrohom "Avi" & Rebekah "Rifka" Devor, Judy [Fuchs] & Alvin Devor, Shimon "Steve" & Renee "Rayle" [Freilich] Devor, Shoshannah "Shoni" [Ettinger] & Pesach "Pace" Devor. [Seated from left to right] Albert "Yidel" & Deena [Devor] Hassan, Joy [Jacob] & David Devor. March 1992. New York.
• Rose Tangherlini (28 KB)
  My grandaunt Rose [Robinson, nee Rubinson] Tangherlini, wife of Emiliano Tangherlini, daughter of "Barnett" & "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson, and mother of Frank & Burton. This photo may have been taken on her Wedding Day c. 1922.
• Ethel & Alan Zimberoff (32 KB)
  My second cousin Ethel [Smith] & her husband Alan. 40th Anniversary. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ethel's parents were Thomas Smith [nee, Smik] & "Rose" [Dvor]- the daughter of Anna "Hinda" [Hoffman] & Shimon Dvor.
• Grandpa Usher & "Jerry" Grayson (16 KB)
  My first cousin once removed Usher Katanick - the son of Sholom & Yudes [Gildenberg] Katanick - & his grandson "Jerry" Grayson - the son of Jennie [Katanick] & William "Bill" Grayson. c. 1944.
• Bernna (32 KB)
  My first cousin Bernna Joy Rubinson - daughter of my mother's sister Edith [Lovett] & Bernard Rubinson. c. 1950
• Usher & Rifka Katanick (13 KB)
  My father's first cousin Usher & his wife Rifka [Mellinoff] Katanick [note: Daughter-in-law Emma [Gurian] Katanick in the background].
• Rose & Thomas Smith (29 KB)
  Rose [Dvor] & Thomas Smith [nee, Smik] parents of Martin, Ethel & Samuel. 1917.
• Baby Sara & Mom (24 KB)
  My daughter Sara & her mother Renee Lynn [Echt] Kitnick. Sacramento, CA 1988.
• Katanick, Weiman, Kikoler, & Grayson (38 KB)
  [Photo #1 left to right] Usher Katanick, his son Jacob "Jack," his daughter Bertha "Bert" [Katanick] Weiman, son-in-law Sam Weiman (with glasses), David Kikoler & Usher's grandaughter Beverly [Katanick] Kikoler - the daughter of Usher's son Morris "Morrie" Katanick. [Photo #2] Usher's daughter Jennie [Katanick] & her husband William "Bill" Grayson.
• Dvor Family (30 KB)
  A collage of nine photos. [From top left to right] Sisters Rose & Ida c. 1922; Shimon & "Dushka" D'vor - Berdichev, Russia; Tom, Martin, & Rose Smith - Philadelphia, PA c. 1923; [Middle row from left to right] Rose, Martin, and Tom Smith; The Smith Family: Rose with Sam, Tom with Ethel, and Martin - West Palm Beach, Florida 1930; Baby Martin Smith (b. 6 Nov 1918 Philadelphia, PA); [Bottom row from left to right] Ida [Dvor] & her daughter Rose [Devor] Kamins [nee, Kaminsky]; Tom Smith with baby Sam and Ethel, Rose, and Ida's eldest son Ben Devor - West Palm Beach, Florida c. 1930. Martin Smith. Coral Gables, Florida c. 1926.
• The Mother of My Daughter (14 KB)
  Renee Lynn [Echt], my ex-wife & mother of our daughter Sara Elizabeth Kitnick. Renee is the daughter of "Lil" [Rubenstein] & Bernard Echt. Sacramento c. 1985
• Cecelia Katanick (20 KB)
  Cecelia, daughter of Lillie [Wrotzlawsky] & Isadore "Sonny" Katanick. Evergreen, Colorado. c. 1993.
• "Jacob" & "Bessie" Dvor (24 KB)
  [From left to right] My paternal granduncle Yankel "Jacob" Dvor, daughter-in-law Rose [Phillips], my grandaunt Batya "Bessie" [Blumberg], and son Casper Dvor.
• Steve & Sara Kitnick (Identical Twins) (24 KB)
  My daughter Sara & me. Sacramento c. 1988 [I'm the one with the beard].
• Katanick & Kramar (29 KB)
  Sisters Denise & Amanda with their parents Steven & Barbara [Katanick] Kramar, along with Barbara's parents "Betty" [Wolfson] & "Sol" Katanick - the son of Usher & Rifka [Mellinoff] Katanick. Calabasas, CA. January 1993 [note: Steven & Barbara's son Mark is not pictured].
• Casper Dvor (19 KB)
  One of many Caspers. This Casper Dvor is the son of my paternal granduncle Herschel "Harry" Devor & Raizel "Rose" [Pollack]. I'm the one taking notes while my brother Dean listens. This photo was taken on the occasion of aunt Rosie [Kitnick] & Harry Mink's 50th Wedding Anniversary in Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Children of Benzion & Rivkah Rubinson (20 KB)
  Six of the nine children of my maternal third cousins Benzion & Rivkah [Lokshin] Rubinson, [From left to right] Chana, Velvel, Moshe, Yankel, Shneur Zalman, & Miriam. Los Angeles, CA. July 1998.
• Goldie & Florence (17 KB)
  Goldie [Neuman] Katanick, wife of Jacob "Jack" Katanick, & her daughter Florence [Katanick] Marshall. Palos Verdes, CA. January 1993.
• Blumberg Cousins (20 KB)
  [Top row leaning in from left to right] Carol [Blumberg] Baron & her first cousin Myron "Mike" Blumberg with Mike's daughter Kimberly & his father Kasper Blumberg, Carol's uncle. Philadelphia, PA. August 1993.
• G-G-Grandsons of Moshe Rubinson of Krolevets (26 KB)
  My maternal 3rd cousin Benzion Rubinson & me. Los Angeles, CA. July 1998.
• "Gerti," Norman, & Glorine (23 KB)
  [Top Photo #1] Gertrude "Gerti" [Katanick] Hoberman & brother Norman Katanick, children of Sarah [Garfinkle] & Aaron "Harry" Katanick - Usher's brother. [Bottom Photo #2] Me [Steven Kitnick], Norman's wife Glorine [Kert], & her sister-in-law "Gerti." Home of Gerti's daughter Andrea "Andi" [Hoberman] & David Lewiston. West Bloomfield, Michigan. August 1993.
• Earl Kitnick & Family (27 KB)
  My mother Marjorie [Lovett] & father "Earl" Kitnick with my brothers Barry [standing] & Dennis [in matching outfit]. That's me [Steven] in my father's lap. Los Angeles, CA. May 1953.
• Happily Divorced (35 KB)
  Ex-wife Renee [Echt] & I celebrating our daughter Sara's 10th birthday. Slocum House. Fair Oaks (Sacramento), CA. June 1998.
• Cindy Katanick (11 KB)
  Cindy, daughter of Norman & Glorine [Kert] Katanick. Irving & Mamie Katanick's house in Florida. March 1993.
• Earl & Margie Kitnick (37 KB)
  The photo on the left of my parents was taken on November 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA. The photo on the right was taken in July 1950 also in Los Angeles, and probably at the wedding of their niece Toby [Kitnick] & Norman Shapiro.
• "Bee" & "Effie" (49 KB)
  [Left to right] My maternal grandaunts sisters "Bee" [Rubinson] Rosenthal & "Effie" [Rubinson] Wolmuth. Collingswood, New Jersey. Summer 1997.
• "Irv" Katanick (8 KB)
  Israel "Irving" Katanick, son Aaron "Harry" & Sarah [Garfinkel] Katanick, husband of "Mami" [Weisenthal], father of Sheldon & Rochelle "Rhody" Katanick. At home in Florida. March 1993.
• Earl Kitnick & Family (23 KB)
  [Photo on left] My mother Margie holding me [Steven], my father Earl with my brothers Barry & Dennis. Los Angeles. May 1952. [Photo on right] My mother with Barry, my father holding me [Steven] on his lap with Dennis by his side.
• Audrey, Hal, Steve & Marlene (21 KB)
  [Left to right] Hal Bernard, Stephen & Marlene Schuster (children of Audrey's 1st husband Edward Schuster), & Audrey [Lovett] Bernard (7 months pregnant with Jordana Bernard). California. November 1959.
• Ari & Greg Katanick with Aunt "Rhody" (30 KB)
  Brothers Ari & Greg (glasses), sons of Sheldon & Devora [Ruthenberg] Katanick, & their aunt "Rhody," Sheldon's sister. Detroit, Michigan area. July 1992.
• Rosie, Harry, & Yankel (28 KB)
  My paternal granduncle Yankel "Jacob" along with his niece my aunt Rosie [Kitnick] & her husband Harry Mink on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah of Myron Blumberg, the son of Kasper & Sadie [Goldoor] Blumberg. June 15th, 1947. Philadelphia, PA.
• Audrey & Kids, Bev, Steve & Dean, and Bernna (22 KB)
  [Top row left to right] My aunt Audrey [Lovett] Schuster, aunt Beverly Lovett, & cousin Bernna Rubinson. [Children left to right] Audrey's daughter Marlene, my brother Dean, Audrey's son Stephen, & me. C. 1956.
• Margie Kitnick (27 KB)
  My mother Margie [Lovett] Kitnick. Los Angeles, CA. c. 1947.
• Sam & "Reta" Lovitt (5 KB)
  My maternal granduncle Sam and grandaunt "Reta" [Goldstein] Lovitt [nee, Orlovich].
• "Izzy" Rubinson (4 KB)
  My maternal granduncle "Izzy" Rubinson, son of Chana [Chazanov] & Dov Ber "Barnett" Rubinson, husband of "Gussie" [Kaufman], father of Mitchell & Maurice.
• Terry & "Rhody" [Katanick] Kelman, & "Robby" (27 KB)
  [Left to right] Terry Kelman, wife "Rhody" [Katanick] Kelman, Rhody's son Robert "Robby" Joseph. Southern California. July 1993.
• "Moe" Rubinson (5 KB)
  My maternal granduncle Morris "Moe" Rubinson, son of Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] & Dov Ber "Barnett" Rubinson, husband of Rose [Wiser, nee Wishnevsky], & father of Barry.
• Louis & Anna Levine (36 KB)
  My maternal granduncle and grandaunt Louis & Anna [Orlovitz] Levine.
• Karen Katanick (17 KB)
  Karen, daughter of Norman & Glorine [Kert] Katanick, grandaughter of Aaron "Harry" & Sarah [Garfinkel] Katanick. School Photo. 1992.
• Brothers Dean & Steven Kitnick (7 KB)
  Dean [foreground] and me [Steven]. 12938 Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA. c. 1958 [note: cousin Marlene Schuster in background].
• Rita Toscher (30 KB)
  My mother's first cousin Rita [Levine], wife of Sol Toscher and daughter of Louis & Anna [Orlovitz] Levine.
• Adella Rogers (19 KB)
  [Sitting at the table in the foreground from left to right] My father's first cousin Adella [Freedman] Rogers. Adella's mother maiden name was Kitnick. I assume she was the sister of my paternal grandfather "Samuel" Kitnick; my mother's friends: Shirley Howard (blonde hair), Sarah Perelson & Ann Nemiroff. [Sitting at the table behind from left to right] Mary Cabrera (with head turned to her right), neighbor Shirley Stone (blonde wearing black & white stripped outfit). In the back you'll see my mother Margie (standing looking towards the camera) with her mother Dorothy and sister Audrey leaning over. This photo was taken on the occasion of a "Baby Shower" given for my mother who was pregnant with my brother Dean. Los Angeles, CA. April 1956.
• "Betty" and "Hy" Kelman & "Bill" Katanick (24 KB)
  [Left to right] William "Bill" Katanick, sister Bessie "Betty [Katanick] & husband Hyman "Hy" Kelman. Unidentified little girl. c. World War II era.
• Grandma Dorothy & Jordana (4 KB)
  My maternal grandmother Dorothy [Rubinson] Lovett and her granddaughter - my cousin Jordana Beth Bernard, daughter of Audrey [Lovett] & Harold "Hal" Bernard. c. 1960
• Dennis 7th Birthday Party (61 KB)
  [Foreground] Cousin Stephen Schuster (with spoon in mouth) & Shelley Groupp - daughter of George & Millie Groupp. [Background left to right] Yours truly (showing early signs of my left-handedness)along with my brothers Dennis & Barry. Boyle Heights (Los Angeles), CA. November 1953.
• Richman Family (123 KB)
  My aunt Mary [Kitnick] & her husband Sam Richman and children: Harry and Sylvia. The photo was probably taken in Philadelphia, PA c. 1927.
• Sheldon Katanick Bar Mitzvah (83 KB)
  [Back row left to right] "Hy" & wife Bessie "Betty" [Katanick] Kelman, William "Bill" Katanick, Anne [Davis] (with flower in her hair) & husband Mendel "Martin" Katanick. [Middle row left to right] Norman & his wife Glorine [Kert] Katanick, Mr. & Mrs. Garfinkel (possibly Sarah's brother & sister-in-law), unidentified young man, Gertrude "Gerti" [Katanick] & husband "Sol" Hoberman. [Front row left to right] Dorene "Rene" Kelman, Sheldon Katanick, Sarah [Garfinkel], Mami [Weisenthal] & husband "Irving" Katanick, "Harry" Katanick with Andrea "Andi" Hoberman & Rochelle "Rhody" Katanick. [Squatting in front on the far left & far right] Cheryl "Cookie" Kelman & Mel Hoberman. c. 1953.
• Brothers Barry & David with Cousin Marlene (7 KB)
  [Left to right] My brothers David & Barry Kitnick with cousin Marlene - daughter of our mother's sister Audrey [Lovett] & Edward "Eddie" Schuster. c. 1962.
• Vanessa & Maria Shuster (27 KB)
  [Left to right] My maternal first cousin Stephen's daughter and wife: Vanessa Eva-Delores & Maria Mary-Margaret [Amparan] Schuster. This photo was taken at their home on the occasion of Steve's sister Marlene's baby shower. Canoga Park (San Fernando Valley), CA. June 1991.
• Dvor Girls (22 KB)
  [From left to right] Rose, the daughter of Shimon & "Dushka" Dvor who married Thomas Smith [nee, Smik] and her cousins, two daughters of Deena Rachel & Duvid Moshe "Morris" Devor - Yetta who married Hyman Schultz & Sarah who married Shlomo Rabinowitz.
• Ann & Martin Katanick Wedding (47 KB)
  Back row left to right] "Sol" Hoberman, "Bill" Katanick, "Hy" Kelman, "Martin" Katanick, Edith [Katanick] & Boris Farkas, & Irving Katanick. [Seated left to right] Unknown, Sarah [Garfinkel] & "Harry" Katanick, Ann [Davis], "Betty" [Katanick] Kelman, Edith [Katanick] Farkas, & "Gerti" [Katanick] Hoberman. [Children in front, left to right] Cheryl "Cookie" Kelman, Mel Hoberman, Dorene "Rene" Kelman, "Rhody" & Sheldon Katanick. c. 1949
• Aunt Audrey, Uncle "Hal," & Nephews (6 KB)
  My brother Dean with Aunt Audrey [Lovett] & Uncle "Hal" Bernard and me [Steven]. c. 1958.
• Steven Kitnick (86 KB)
  Steve Kitnick. Sacramento, CA. 1990.
• Four Generations (35 KB)
  [Standing from left to right] My paternal grandmother Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] Kitnick & her daughter "Kitty" [Kitnick] Finkelstein. [Seated] Malkah's mother "Anna" & Kitty's daughter Irene. Philadelphia, PA c. 1934.
• "Hy" & "Betty" Kelman (36 KB)
  Hyman "Hy" & Bessie "Betty" [Katanick] Kelman, parents of Dorene "Rene" & Cheryl "Cookie." "Betty" is the daughter of Aaron "Harry" & Sarah [Garfinkel] Katanick.
• "Earl" Kitnick (9 KB)
  My father "Earl" Kitnick at home on Aetna St., in Van Nuys, CA reading the early evening newspaper. c. 1963 [note: the headlines].
• "Mike" & Blanche Fox (46 KB)
  My first cousins once removed "Mike" & his wife Blanche [Palosky] Fox. c. 1944.
• Sarah & Berel Olowitz (33 KB)
  Sarah Michla [Bedek] & Berel Olowitz [nee, Orelowitz], the progenitors of the South African branch.
• Mami & Irving Katanick (33 KB)
  Mami [Weisenthal] & "Irving" Katanick, son Sarah [Garfinkel] & Aaron "Harry" Katanick.
• "Pap" at the Bar-B-Que (8 KB)
  My father "Earl," mother "Margie," me [Steven] (looking at camera), brother Dean, and cousin Marlene Schuster. Our backyard at 12938 Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA c. 1958.
• Steven Kitnick Family (32 KB)
  Sara, Renee [Echt], & Steven Kitnick. Sacramento, CA. 1988.
• Olowitz Family (57 KB)
  [From left to right] Joseph, Blanche, Sarah, Mendel "Morris," Berel, Maurice [sitting on his father's knee], Alec, Louis, & Rae. Johannesburg, South Africa.
• "Bill" Katanick (12 KB)
  William "Bill" Katanick, son of Sarah [Garfinkel] & Aaron "Harry" Katanick. c. 1944
• Barry Kitnick (4 KB)
  My brother Barry. c. 1963.
• Steven Kitnick at Ellis Island (167 KB)
  That's me pointing to the "Kitnick" name on The American Immigrant Wall of Honor at Ellis Island in 1999. Cousin Lorraine Norwich took this picture.
• Dorothy Lovett (16 KB)
  My maternal grandmother Dorothy [Rubinson] Lovett.
• Heidi & "Tom" Doyle (20 KB)
  Heidi, daughter of Bernice [Fisher] & Arthur Kitnick, & husband Thomas Doyle. December 1991.
• Lorraine Norwich & Steve Kitnick (25 KB)
  My maternal third cousin Lorraine Norwich & me [Steven]. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Conference Banquet. Marriott Marquis Hotel. NY. August 1999.
• Jiterman Family (21 KB)
  [Front row from left to right] Raul Jiterman, Rosita [Jiterman] Contento , Eva (Bernardo's wife) [Standing from left to right] Elias Jiterman, Rifka "Rebecca" [Dvor] Jiterman , & Bernardo Jiterman. Argentina. January 18th, 1948. [note: Elias and Raul are twins].
• Malkah & Isaac Gross (17 KB)
  My paternal grandmother Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] & her 2nd husband Isaac Gross. She's holding her grandson Robert "Bobby" Mink, son of Rosie [Kitnick] & Harry Mink. Philadelphia, PA. April 13th, 1941.
• Rose Fox (53 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt Rose [Orlovitz] Fox, daughter of "Joseph" & "Jennie" [Cohen] Orlovitz, & wife of Harry Fox. c. 1959.
• Dvor & Jiterman Sisters (33 KB)
  Four photos of Dvor & Jiterman girls. [Photo #1 in upper left hand corner] (Seated from left to right) "Rose" Dvor, Jiterman sisters. (Standing from left to right) Shlomo "Solomon" Jiterman's sister-in-law & Rose's sister Rifkah "Rebeccah" Dvor. [Photo #2 in upper right] All unidentified except "Rose" Dvor (standing on the far right). [Photo #3 lower left] All unidentifed except "Rose" Dvor (in back row with pigtails with a hand on her right shoulder). [Photo #4 in lower right] "Rose" and sister Charna Dvor (seated) According to cousin Ethel [Smith] Zimberoff, the individuals in these photos were identified by cousin Rosita [Jiterman] Contento and were taken in Russia.
• Shimon & "Dushka" Dvor (26 KB)
  Shimon & his wife "Dushka" Hinda [Hoffman]. "Dushka" was a "pet name." This photo was taken in Berdichev, Russia. They never immigrated to the United States. Shimon was the eldest son of Chaya & Kasriel Dvor and full brother to Duvid Moshe "Morris" Devor. "Dushka" & Shimon were the parents of: Leah who married Burshteyn; Charna; "Rebeccah" who married Shlomo "Sol" Jiterman & immigrated to Argentina in the 1920's; Ida who married her cousin Kasper Devor, the son of Duvid Moshe "Morris" Devor; Rose who married Thomas Smith [nee, Smik]; and Usher who married Braina Tsirle Fishzou.
• Steve "Gene Krupa" Kitnick (7 KB)
  That's me [Steven] playing the drums in our family room on Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA c. 1963
• Richard, Verena, & Adele Levine (6 KB)
  My maternal second cousin Richard, son of Theodore "Ted" & Betty [Levine] Levine, daughter Adele, and wife Verena [Siegerst]. At their home in Washington D.C., August 1993 [Note: Richard's mother Betty was the daughter of "Annie" [Orlovitz] & "Lou" Levine].
• "Earl" & Irene (9 KB)
  My father "Earl" with his niece Irene, the daughter of "Kitty" [Kitnick] & Morris "Moe" Finkelstein. Philadelphia, PA. c. 1937.
• Baron, Blumberg, Scherlis, & Mink (15 KB)
  [Top photo back row left to right] My paternal second cousin Myron "Mike" Blumberg, Mike & Sharon's daughter Andrea, Gary Scherlis - son of Carol [Blumberg] Baron (from a prior marriage), Carol's husband Barry Baron, "Mike's" father Kasper Blumberg, Carol's brother Steven & his wife Pat Blumberg. [Front row left to right] Uncle Harry Mink, "Mike's" wife Sharon [Becker] Blumberg, and Aunt Rosie [Kitnick] Mink. [Middle photo left to right] "Mike," daughter Andrea, and Sharon [Becker] Blumberg. [Bottom photo left to right] Pat & husband Steven Blumberg with their cousin "Mike." On the occasion of a special brunch that cousin Carol sponsored in my honor. Philadelphia area. August 1993 during my "Trip Across America."
• Mr. & Mrs. Harry Fox (31 KB)
  My maternal grandfather's sister Rose [Orlovitz] & her husband Harry Fox. 1946.
• Lou Gansky with Barry & "Margie" (23 KB)
  [Left to right] My brother Barry & mother "Margie" [Lovett] Kitnick with Barry's G-dfather Lou Gansky. Rosie & Harry Mink's house in Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Romy, Jill, & Denyse (4 KB)
  My brother David's wife Romy [Fishman], my brother Barry's wife Jill [Alexander], and maternal first cousin Denyse Galat - daughter of Beverly [Lovett] & Dennis "Pat" Galat. Steve & Maria [Amparan] Schuster's home in Canoga Park, CA. Marlene [Schuster] Foss' baby shower c. 1991.
• Eunice & Ben Harsip (30 KB)
  My mother's first cousin Eunice [Yoffa], the daughter of "Ettie" [Orlovitz] & Abe Yoffa, & her husband Ben Harsip. Swampscott, MA. "Trip Across America." August 1993.
• Solomon Jiterman (20 KB)
  Shlomo "Solomon" Jiterman born in Kiev, Russia. Husband of Rifkah "Rebeccah" [Dvor]. Immigrated to Argentina in the 1920's and lived in Buenos Aires. Father of Bernardo, Rosita, and twins Elias & Raul.
• Harry & Faye Richman (9 KB)
  Harry & Faye [Forman] Richman. Harry's parents were "Mary" [Kitnick] & Samuel Richman. c. March 1980.
• Bert Lovitt Family (4 KB)
  My maternal second cousins Barbara [Hill]& "Bert" Lovitt, son of Irving & "Millie" [Wilensky] Lovitt, & daughter Bryn. Pacific Palisades, CA. January 1992.
• Kotzen Sisters (39 KB)
  [Seated] Helen [Kotzen] & Irving Polen. [Standing, left to right] Natalie [Kotzen] & Max Cogan, "Ruth" [Kotzen] & Max Siegel. Polen home in Newton, MA "Trip Across America" 1993. [note: Charlotte [Kotzen] Bunin was not present.
• Phil, Harry, & Jim Devor (27 KB)
  Six photos of the descendants of Ida [Dvor] & Kasper Devor. [Top row from left to right] Harry Devor; Phil Devor (in military uniforms); [Lower left] Harry Devor & cousin Ethel [Smith] c. 1933; [Photo in middle] Jim Devor; [Lower right] Harry with son Jim Devor.
• "Bertie" & Maurice Harris (14 KB)
  [Left to right] Mary [Tomsky] Kitnick, wife of Casper & mother of Arthur, Toby, & Rosalie; "Berti" [Kitnick] & her husband Maurice Harris; and "Rosie" [Kitnick] Mink. Together on the occasion of Toby [Kitnick] & Norman Shapiro's wedding. July 1950.
• Bryn Lovitt & Sara Kitnick (12 KB)
  Third cousins Bryn Lee Lovitt - daughter of Barbara [Hill] & Harold Bertram "Bert" Lovitt, and my daughter Sara Elizabeth Kitnick. Pacific Palisades, CA. January 1993.
• Sam Lovitt Family (29 KB)
  [Top left Photo #1 left to right] Sam & son Irving. [Top right Photo #2] Sam & wife "Reta" [Goldstein] [Bottom Photo #3] Sam Lovitt [nee, Orlovitz]. September 1929.
• Martin Smith (13 KB)
  Martin Smith, age 23, B-24 bomber pilot. He held a private pilot's license. At the outbreak of WWII, he enlisted. He was stationed at Lydia, Palestine. While co-piloting a B-24 Bomber, Martin's plane was lost near the Island of Crete on 29 October 1942. Son of Rose [Dvor] & Thomas Smith [nee, Smik].
• "Bertie" (14 KB)
  My father's youngest sister "Bertie" [Kitnick] Harris, wife of Maurice, & mother of Marie & Kathleen. Fontainbleau Hotel. Florida. 1964.
• Ara & Reed Lovitt (17 KB)
  Ara - son of "Bert" & Tara [Petrosian] Lovitt, and his brother Reed - son of "Bert" & Barbara [Hill] Lovitt. Pacific Palisades, CA. August 1993.
• Edna & "Mike" (58 KB)
  Edna, daughter of Bertha [Orlovitz] & Gerson "Gus" Miller, & her first cousin Mitchell "Mike," son of Rose [Orlovitz] & Harry Fox [nee, Fuchs]. c. 1929.
• Rose Kamin (25 KB)
  My paternal second cousin Rose [Devor] Kamin. The daughter of Ida [Dvor] & Kasper Devor, sister of Ben, Harry & Phil. Philadelphia, PA c. 1940's. I have built upon the efforts of Rose & her first cousin Alvin Devor in planting the Dvor family tree.
• Leonard Grimm (19 KB)
  Rosie [Kitnick] Mink with her nephew Leonard Grimm, husband of Toby [Kitnick]. Encino (San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles), CA. c. 1989.
• "Bert" Lovitt (19 KB)
  My maternal second cousin Harold Bertram "Bert" Lovitt - son of "Millie" [Wilensky] & Irving Lovitt. Pacific Palisades, CA. January 1992.
• Mike & Blanche Fox (32 KB)
  "Mike" & Blanche [Palosky] Fox. Nashua, New Hampshire. August 1993.
• Ben, Phil, & Ethel (35 KB)
  [From left to right] Ben Devor, Ethel [Smith] Zimberoff, & Phil Devor. Philadelphia, PA. May 1993.
• Arthur Kitnick (16 KB)
  My paternal first cousin Arthur Sherman Kitnick, son Mary [Tomsky] & Casper Kitnick, and aunt Rosie [Kitnick] Mink. Renaissance Faire. Agoura Hills, CA.
• "Bob" Foss (17 KB)
  Robert Foss, father of Joel & Sean, husband of my maternal first cousin Marlene [Schuster] - daughter of Audrey [Lovett] & "Ed" Schuster. Steve & Maria [Amparan] Schuster's home. Canoga Park, CA. Marlene's baby shower for Sean. c. 1991.
• Melvin Fox (27 KB)
  Melvin Fox, son of Rose [Orlovitz] & Harry Fox [nee, Fuchs]. Lowell, MA.
• Martin Smith (25 KB)
  Son of Rose [Dvor] & Thomas Smith [nee, Smik]. Ellington Field, Texas c. 1 Dec 1941.
• Arthur Kitnick (14 KB)
  Arthur Sherman Kitnick, son of Casper & Mary [Tomsky] Kitnick. Oceanside, CA. March 13th, 1951 - two days before sailing.
• Charles "Chuck" Adams (18 KB)
  The "significant other" of my aunt Beverly [Lovett] Galat. Tarzana, CA. June 22nd, 1981.
• Hellman Wedding (39 KB)
  [Left to right] Richard Fox, Joanne [Fox] Jacobson, Jerome Hellman, Ruth [Pincus] Fox (Richard & Joanne's mother), J.R. Hellman (son of Jerome & Joanne), Mollie [Petra] Hellman, Rex & Dexter (baby) Nicholson (Jenny's husband & child), Jenny [Hellman] Nicholson (daughter of Jerome & Joanne), & Hillary Ellison (Jerome's daughter). Malibu, CA.
• Zimberoff Family (33 KB)
  [Front row from left to right] Steve's wife Sheri with son Nicholas, Martin & Robin's daughters Jami, (with hat) & Rachel, Martin's wife Robin [Spilman] (with sunglasses). [Middle row] Emmet's wife Sandy [Farwell] (with purple top). [Top row standing from left to right] "D.J." - the son of Emmet & Sandy, Emmet, Martin, Mrs. Spilman (Robin's mother), Ethel, Tom, & Steve. This photo was taken on Aug 21st, 1993 at the Marriott in Torrance, CA the day before Tom's wedding. The whole Maspocha is leaving for Disneyland. [Note: Ethel's husband Alan is not pictured here. I assume he took this photo of his family.
• Toby Grimm (26 KB)
  [Top Photo #1 left to right] Toby [Kitnick] Grimm, daughter of Casper & Mary [Tomsky] Kitnick, & her aunt "Margie" [Lovett] Kitnick. [Photo #2 left to right] Glenn Gould, son of Ralph & Elaine [Lieberman] Gould, Toby, & uncle Harry Mink. [Photo #3] Husband Leonard & Toby [Kitnick] Grimm. Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Sam & "Reta" Lovitt (54 KB)
  My maternal granduncle & grandaunt Sam & Reta [Goldstein] Lovitt. Miami Beach, Florida in 1948.
• Zimberoff Wedding Party (50 KB)
  [Seated from left to right] Martin, Ethel, & Alan [Standing from left to right] Steve, Emmet (Best Man), and Tom (Groom). This photo was taken on Tom's Wedding Day at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes, CA. August 22nd, 1993.
• Michelle Patterson (19 KB)
  The daughter of my paternal first cousin Rosalie [Kitnick] & Jack Patterson.
• Edith, Mike, & Dorothy Fox (45 KB)
  [Left to right] Edith, Henry Mitchell "Mike," & Dorothy Fox - three of the four children of Rose [Orlovitz] & Harry Fox [note: Melvin not pictured].
• Steve Kitnick & Ethel Zimberoff (23 KB)
  Second Cousins Steve Kitnick & Ethel [Smith] Zimberoff. Albuquerque, NM. July 1993 "Trip Across America."
• "Harry" Kitnick (20 KB)
  My uncle "Harry" Kitnick, son of Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] & "Samuel" Kitnick.
• David Kitnick Family (7 KB)
  Romy [Fishman] with son Benjamin & my brother David with daughter Emma. Sacramento, CA. Thanksgiving 1995.
• Leonid Burshteyn Family (14 KB)
  [Sitting on couch left to right] Valerie Burstein - daughter of "Alex" & Yelena, me [Steven], Leonid Burshteyn - son of Beryl & Echevet, Leonid's wife Nina [Chernayvska]. [Top left to right] Leonid & Nina's son Arkady "Alex" & his wife Yelena [Naumova] Burstein. Leonid is the grandson of Leah [Dvor] Burshteyn daughter of Shimon Dvor son of Kasriel Dvor. Seal Beach, CA. August 1993 [note: Leonid & Nina's son Boris "Beryl" & wife Leah [Rozinskya] Burshteyn live in Israel].
• "Kitty" Finkelstein (19 KB)
  Me [Steven], my brothers Dean (moustache) & David; Aunt "Kitty" [Kitnick] Finkelstein (white sweater) - daughter of Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] & "Samuel" Kitnick, wife of "Moe" Finkelstein, & mother of Irene [Finkelstein] Bodek; and our mother "Margie" [Lovett] Kitnick. Philadelphia nursing home. March 1989.
• Skharovsky, Zimberoff & Spilman (8 KB)
  [From the front center then clockwise] Gerald Skharovsky & his wife Tanya [Dvor] - daughter of Ella & Lazar Dvor, Jack & Norma Spilman (Robin's parents), Ethel [Smith] Zimberoff (standing) with daughter-in-law Robin [Spilman] & son Martin Zimberoff & their children Rachel & Jami Zimberoff. Thanksgiving 1995.
• Dorothy & Harry Herscovitz Wedding (66 KB)
  [Top left Photo #1] Dorothy [Fox] & Harry Hercovitz. [Top right Photo #2 left to right] Harry's father & mother, Harry, Dorothy, Dorothy's parents Harry & Rose [Orlovitz] Fox. [Lower right Photo #3 left to right] "Mike" Fox, Rose [Orlovitz] Fox, Harry & Dorothy [Fox] Herscovitz, Harry Fox, Edith Fox, Ruth [Pincus] & Melvin Fox. Lowell, MA. June 10th, 1934.
• Sylvia & Joe Maffucci (25 KB)
  [Left to right] My mother "Margie" [Lovett] Kitnick with Joe & Sylvia [Richman] Maffucci - daughter of Mary [Kitnick] & Samuel Richman & sister of Harry Richman. Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Tarneff, Galat, Gerber, Schuster, & Groupp (10 KB)
  [Standing left to right] Philadelphia family friend "Joey" Tarneff, uncle "Pat" & aunt Beverly [Lovett] Galat, my G-dparents Henrietta "Henny" & Osias "O" Gerber. [Sitting left to right] "Pat" & Beverly's daughter Denise on the lap of Eleanor [Gussin] Schuster, husband "Ed" Schuster (father of Stephen & Marlene [Schuster] Foss), and George & "Millie" [Kleinman] Groupp - my brother Dean's G-dparents. Steven Kitnick Bar Mitzvah. Sherman Oaks Manor. January 1965.
• Edna Miller & Edith Lovett (48 KB)
  [Left to right] Edna, daughter of Bertha [Orlovitz] & Gerson "Gus" Miller, & her first cousin - my aunt Edith Lovett, daughter of Dorothy [Rubinson] & Benjamin Lovett [nee, Orolovich]. c. 1925.
• Margie & Barry Kitnick (32 KB)
  My mother Margie [Lovett] & my brother Barry Alan Kitnick. This photo was taken on April 2nd, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA. They arrived in Los Angeles, CA on May 5th, 1944.
• Ralph, Glenn, & Sherie Gould (16 KB)
  [Photo #1] Ralph Gould, son of Rosie [Kitnick] & Frank Gould, husband of Elaine [Lieberman], & father of Nancy & Glenn. [Photo #2] Sherie [Aronowitz] & Glenn Gould. Aunt Rosie & Harry Mink's house. Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Bernard, Patterson, & Silvers (9 KB)
  Uncle "Hal" Bernard (glasses)- husband of aunt Audrey [Lovett] Bernard and father of Jordana & Donald, Jack Patterson & his wife my paternal first cousin Rosalie [Kitnick] & her son Dennis Silvers from a prior marriage. Steven Kitnick Bar Mitzvah. January 1965.
• Kotzen Family (47 KB)
  [Top left to right] "Rae" [Orlovitz] & husband Sam Kotzen, daughter Ruth (later, "Irene"), & "Rae's" sister Bertha [Orlovitz] Miller. [Center] Daughter Charlotte. [Front row left to right] Daughters Natalie & Helen with Bertha's daughter Edna.
• Dorothy, Margie, & Edith (35 KB)
  My maternal grandmother Dorothy [Rubinson] Lovett with daughters Marjorie [my mother] (sitting on her lap) & Edith. This photo was probably taken in Malden, MA c. 1926-27.
• Brothers & Cousins (9 KB)
  [Left to right] My brother Dean (moustache), me [Steven with beard), cousin Jay Kitnick (hands clasped in front), my brother David, my brother Barry, cousins Robert Mink (beard) & his brother Steven Mink. On the occasion of Robert & Steven's parents - Rosie [Kitnick] & Harry Mink's 50th Wedding Anniversary. Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Stone & Groupp (43 KB)
  [Background clockwise] Shirley [Blumson] & Henry "Butch" Stone (our next door neighbors on Aetna St., Van Nuys, CA), "Millie" [Kleinman] & George Groupp - my brother Dean's G-dparents, & their daughters "Shelly" (with hand on chin) & Robin, & Pam Stone - daughter of Shirley & "Butch." Steven Kitnick Bar Mitzvah. January 1965.
• Lester & Bobbie Miller Wedding (52 KB)
  Lester, the son of Bertha [Orlovitz] & Gerson "Gus" Miller, & his wife Bobbie.
• Mom, Dad, Dennis, & Steve (22 KB)
  [Top left photo #1] My mother Margie and me. [Top right photo #2] My father "Earl," mother Margie, & me. [Bottom photo #3] My brother Dennis, father & me. Crestline, CA c. June 1952, My mother, father, Dennis, and me.
• Jay Kitnick Family (20 KB)
  [Top Photo #1] Jay's mother "Mollie" [Goodman] Kitnick, Jay & his wife Ellen [Scheinfeldt] [Photo #2 left to right] Jay & Ellen's sons: Ken Kitnick with fiance Nina Kaplan & Glenn Kitnick. Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Earl Kitnick Headstone (26 KB)
  My father Israel "Earl" Kitnick. Yisrael ben "Hockyl" Halevy & Malkah [Dvor]. Presumably named after his paternal grandfather Yisrael. Son of "Samuel" & Malkah [Dvor] Kitnick, husband of Marjorie [Lovett], father of Barry, Dennis, Steven, Dean, & David. Sholom Memorial Cemetery. Beth Hym Section. Sylmar, CA. Yahrzeit: 3 Av 5742
• Myrna Freedman & Steve Kitnick (37 KB)
  My second cousin Myrna [Herscot, nee Herscovitz] Freedman & me. At the home of Myrna & "Gene" Freedman. Weston, MA. August 1993.
• Earl & His Willys (22 KB)
  My father "Earl" Kitnick and his Willys automobile. Los Angeles, CA. November 19th, 1944.
• Young Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson (42 KB)
  My maternal great-grandmother Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] Rubinson, daughter of Minka "Minnie" [Lawint] & Moishe Chazanov, wife of Dov Ber "Barnett" Rubinson.
• Edna & Robert Miller (29 KB)
  [Top left Photo #1] Edna [Miller] & Robert Miller. [Top right Photo #2] Me & my second cousin Edna. At the Miller home in Danvers, MA. August 1993. [Bottom Photo #3] Edna & Robert reviewing family photos and genealogical information at the offices of cousin Jim Herscot. Lowell, MA. August 1993.
• Earl, Margie, and Burt (20 KB)
  My father "Earl" & mother Margie with her first cousin Burton Tangherlini, the son of Rose [Rubinson] & Emiliano Tangherlini. This photo was taken in Los Angeles, CA on the occasion of my brother Barry's 1st birthday party in July of 1944.
• Jay Kitnick (8 KB)
  My paternal first cousin Jay Jerome Kitnick, son of "Mollie" [Goodman] & Gerson "Jack" Kitnick. c. 1956.
• Marjorie Goldberg (57 KB)
  My maternal 3rd cousin Marjorie [Sovel] Goldberg -daughter of Vera [Fine] & Harry Sovel, granddaughter of Manya [Chazanoff] & Solomon Sovel. Philadelphia, PA. 1995.
• Children of Myrna & "Gene" Freedman (21 KB)
  [Top left Photo #1] Deborah [Freedman] & Erik Belt. [Top right Photo #2] "Rick" Freedman & Hope Rubin. [Bottom Photo #3] "Liz" Freedman. November 20th, 1994.
• Kitnick Brothers (34 KB)
  Barry, Dennis, & me [Steven]. Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, CA. March 1953.
• Robert Mink Bar Mitzvah (12 KB)
  Robert Benjamin Mink, son of Rosie [Kitnick] & Harry Mink. Philadelphia, PA. May 23rd, 1953.
• Dennis Mark Kitnick Headstone (28 KB)
  My brother Dennis. Duvid Moishe ben Yisrael Halevy & Miriam. Named after his paternal granduncle "Morris" Devor [nee, Duvid Moishe Dvor]. Son of Marjorie [Lovett] & Israel "Earl" Kitnick, brother of Barry, Steven, Dean, & David. Sholom Memorial Cemetery. Beth Hym Section. Sylmar, CA. Yahrzeit: 19 Tevet 5716
• Myrna & "Gene" Freedman (22 KB)
  My maternal second cousins Myrna [Herscot nee, Herscovitz], daughter of Dorothy [Fox] & Harry Herscot [nee, Herscovitz] & her husband Eugene Freedman. November 20th, 1994.
• Margie & Sons (29 KB)
  [From left to right] My brother Dennis, my mother Margie, my brother Barry, and me [Steven]. This photo was taken at our home at 12938 Aetna Street in Van Nuys (San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles) c. 1955
• Toby & Norman Shapiro Wedding (20 KB)
  Norman & Toby [Kitnick] Shapiro, daughter of Casper & Mary [Tomsky] Kitnick. Los Angeles, CA. July 1st, 1950.
• Jim, Carol, & Bradey Herscot (28 KB)
  [Left to right] "Brad" with mom & dad - Carol [Alpert] & "Jim" Herscot [nee, Herscovitz]. November 20th, 1994.
• Margie & Steve Kitnick (18 KB)
  My mother Margie and me [Steven] in Los Angeles, CA c. May 1952.
• Pennock, Harris, Kitnick, & Mink (18 KB)
  [Top Photo #1 left to right] Bernard Pennock, Marie [Harris] (mother of Michael, Daniel, Bryan, & Todd - sons of Marie & Stanley Bernstein), Marie's sister Kathleen "Kathy" [Harris] Pennock (mother of "Moss," David, & Jennifer - children of "Kathy" & Bernard Pennock), & Jay Kitnick [note: Marie & Kathleen are the children of "Bertie" [Kitnick] & Maurice Harris. Jay is the son of "Mollie" [Goodman] & Gerson "Jack" Kitnick]. Aunt Rosie [Kitnick] & Harry Mink's house on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary weekend. Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Richard Fox (20 KB)
  My second cousin Richard Fox, son of Melvin & Ruth [Pincus] Fox. November 20th, 1994.
• Barry Kitnick (27 KB)
  My brother Barry Alan Kitnick. Los Angeles, CA. January 1946.
• Margie Lovett (14 KB)
  My mother Margie. [The partially obscured face on the right is probably her older sister Edith]. Probably, Malden, MA. c. 1926
• Casper Kitnick Headstone (24 KB)
  My father's brother Casper. Kasriel son of "Haikel" Halevy & Malkah. Presumably, named after his paternal grandfather Kasriel Dvor. Husband of Mary [Tomsky] and father of Arthur, Toby, & Rosalie. Sholom Memorial Cemetery. Beth Hym Section. Sylmar, CA. Yahrzeit: 17 Heshvan 5745
• Mary Kitnick Headstone (26 KB)
  My aunt Mary [Tomsky] Kitnick. Wife of my father's brother Casper. Mother of Arthur, Toby, & Rosalie. Sholom Memorial Cemetery. Beth Hym Section. Sylmar, CA. Yahrzeit: 11 Elul 5718
• Steven Mink Family (15 KB)
  Steven Edward Mink, son of Rosie [Kitnick] & Harry Mink with wife Karen [Sadowsky] & daughter Laura. Philadelphia, PA. March 1989.
• Dorothy Lovett Headstone (26 KB)
  My maternal grandmother Dorothy [Rubinson] Lovett. Daughter of Shifra "Sophia" [Chazanov] & Dov Ber "Barnett" Rubinson. Wife of Benjamin Lovett [nee, Orolovitch]. Mother of Edith, Marjorie, Audrey, & Beverly. Sholom Memorial Cemetery. Beth Hym Section. Sylmar, CA. Yahrzeit: 3 Heshvan 5721
• Burt Alimansky (42 KB)
  Burt, the son of Bella [Levine] & Max Alimansky. c. 1948.
• Rosie & Kids (26 KB)
  [Seated left to right] Ralph Gould - son of Rosie [Kitnick] & Frank Gould - with Rosie & baby Robert Mink - son of Rosie & Harry Mink, [Standing far right] Marvin Mink, son of Harry Mink from a previous marriage. Philadelphia, PA. August 3rd, 1940.
• "Samuel" Kitnick Headstone (26 KB)
  My paternal grandfather "Samuel." Haikel ben Yisrael Halevy. 1st husband of Malkah [Dvor]. Father of "Mary," "Casper," "Harry," "Jack," "Kitty," "Rosie," "Earl," & "Bertie." Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Section S Lot 445 Grave 3 B'nai Chaim Social Organization (organized May 22nd, 1936) Springfield (Delaware County), PA. Yahrzeit: 1 Sivan 5715.
• Burt & Arlene Alimansky (67 KB)
  Arlene [West nee, Weisberg] & Burt Alimansky. Wedding Photo. New York City. October 13th, 1991.
• Louis & Tillie Devor (20 KB)
  My father's first cousin Eliezer "Louis" Devor & his wife Tillie [Chiger]. Louis was the son of Duvid Moshe "Morris" Devor.
• Glenn & Christie (15 KB)
  Glenn Harris Kitnick, son of Jay & Ellen [Sheinfeldt] Kitnick with girlfriend Christie Rust. Boulder, Colorado. July 1993.
• Benjamin Lovett Headstone (54 KB)
  My maternal grandfather Benjamin Lovett [nee, Orolovitch]. Dov Ber son of Yitzhak Yosef. Husband of Dorothy [Rubinson]. Father of Edith, Marjorie, Audrey, & Beverly. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Section F Lot 2059 Grave 2. Collingdale, PA. Yahrzeit: 4 Iyyar 5702 [Note: The Independent Voliner Progress Beneficial Association purchased 26 lots which totalled 104 plots on May 17th, 1917. Lots 2056 thru 2068 & 2069 thru 2081 inclusive].
• Irving Lovitt, Melvin, Dorothy & Mike Fox (46 KB)
  [Photo #1] Melvin Fox, sister Dorothy Fox, & first cousin Irving Lovitt. [Photo #2] "Mike" Fox & sister Dorothy Fox. c. 1930.
• Mr. & Mrs. Orkline (108 KB)
  My paternal grandmother Malkah "Mollie" [Dvor] & her third husband Israel "Srulik" Orkline. Philadelphia, PA. c. 1953
• Kitnick & Mink Families (23 KB)
  [Seated left to right] My brother Dennis, cousin Steven, my brother Barry, my mother "Margie," cousin "Bobby," & Aunt Rosie [Kitnick] Mink. [Standing left to right] My father "Earl" Kitnick & uncle Harry Mink. Los Angeles, CA. July 1950.
• "Harry" Devor Headstone (27 KB)
  My paternal granduncle "Harry" Devor. Avrohom Hersh son of Kasriel & Chana. Husband of Devorah Raizel "Rose" [Pollack]. Father of Pauline, Casper, & Tillie. Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Devor - Kitnick Family Plot. Section A. Springfield, PA. Yahrzeit: 12 Sivan 5718.
• Rose Fox (71 KB)
  My maternal grandaunt Rose [Orlovitz] Fox, daughter of "Joseph" & "Jenny" Orlovitz, wife of Harry Fox [nee, Fuchs], & mother of Melvin, Dorothy, Edith, & "Mike." Lowell, MA c. 1908.
• Ben & Gerti Devor Wedding (22 KB)
  The wedding photo of Gertrude "Gerti" [Diamond] & Benjamin Devor - the eldest son of Kasper & Ida [Dvor] Devor.
• Steven & Renee Kitnick Wedding (Groom's Family) (39 KB)
  [Left to right] My brother Dean, brother Barry, Renee [Echt], me [Steven], my mother "Margie," & brother David. The two boys are Dean & Bette's son Eric [on left] & Barry & Jill's son Alexander [on right]. Valley Beth Sholom. Encino, CA. July 19th, 1987.
• "Harry" Kitnick Headstone (26 KB)
  My paternal uncle "Harry." Aharon son of Shmuel. Husband of "Sadie" [Lefco]. Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Devor - Kitnick Family Plot. Section A Lot 143 Grave 4. Springfield, PA. Yahrzeit: 12 Tammuz 5739 [note: Hebrew "Shmuel" for "Samuel." However, we are presently uncertain as to his actual birth name].
• Yoffa Family (42 KB)
  Eunice, "Ettie" [Orlovitz], & "Abe" Yoffa. c. 1941.
• Carol & Robert Scherlis Wedding (46 KB)
  My paternal second cousin Carol [Blumberg] & Robert Scherlis.
• Steven & Renee Kitnick Wedding (Bride's Family) (39 KB)
  [Left to right] Renee's brother Wayne & his wife Michele [Tannen] Echt, father Bernard Echt, Renee [Echt], me [Steven], mother "Lil" [Rubenstein], sister Joan [Echt] & husband "Kenny" Rose. Valley Beth Sholom. Encino, CA. July 19th, 1987.
• "Kitty" & "Moe" Finkelstein Headstones (48 KB)
  My paternal aunt "Kitty." Gittel daughter of Yaacov. Wife of Moishe "Morris" Finkelstein son of Anshel. Parents of Irene. Har Zion Cemetery. Section S Lot 40 Graves 1 & 2. Springfield, PA. Yahrzeit: 15 Sivan 5750 & 8 Adar I 5744 respectively [note: "Daughter of Yaacov." Her father's name was not Yaacov. His nickname was "Haikel" which appears on his headstone. Haikel is a variation of the name Hayyim (Chaim). He was also known as "Samuel" which also appears on his headstone as well as on his Naturalization Papers. His name on my father's birth certificate in 1910 was listed as Hyman. My working assumption is that his name was Hayyim Shmuel.
• Charlotte Kotzen (15 KB)
  Charlotte Kotzen, daughter of "Rae" [Orlovitz] & Samuel Kotzen.
• Betty & Nathan Blumberg (25 KB)
  My father's first cousin Nathan Blumberg & his wife Betty [Jacobson]. The photo was taken at their daughter Carol's wedding.
• Steven Kitnick (14 KB)
  Wedding Day. Valley Beth Sholom. Encino, CA. Sunday, July 19th, 1987.
• Malkah Kitnick Headstone (28 KB)
  My paternal grandmother "Mollie" [Dvor] Kitnick. Malkah daughter of Kasriel. Half sister to Shimon Dvor & "Morris" Devor [nee, Duvid Moishe Dvor]. Sister to Yankel "Jacob," Shifra "Sadie," and Avrohom Hersh "Harry." Her 1st husband was my paternal grandfather "Samuel" Kitnick. Parents of "Mary," "Casper," "Harry," "Jack," "Kitty," "Rosie," "Earl," & "Bertie." She later married Isaac Gross. Finally, her 3rd husband was Israel "Srulik" Orkline. Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Devor - Kitnick Family Plot. Section A Lot 143. Springfield, PA. Yahrzeit: 21 Adar I 5719.
• Jeffrey Fox Bar Mitzvah (63 KB)
  [Top Photo #1 left to right] Unidentified friend, "Rae [Orlovitz] Kotzen & Sam Kotzen, Bella [Levine] & Max Alimansky, Frances [Levine] & Lou Mendlesohn. [Bottom Photo #2 clockwise] "Ettie" [Orlovitz] (with left hand on table & right hand on chair) & "Abe" Yoffa, Bessie [Orlovitz] & Alexander "Al" Blume, Ruth [Kotzen] & Max Siegel, Irving "Uncle Tony" Polen (with glasses) & Helen [Kotzen] Polen (head turned), "Happy" Lovitt & Marcia [Jaffee] Lovitt (with left hand on chair). Lowell, MA c. 1959.
• "Joseph" Blumberg (21 KB)
  My granduncle "Joseph" Blumberg son of [nee, Bomberg] of Chernova, near Kiev, Russia. Husband of Shifra "Sadie" [Dvor], father of Kasper & Nathan Blumberg. This photo was taken at his grandaughter Carol's wedding - probably in Philadelphia.
• Jordana Bernard (16 KB)
  Jordana Bernard, daughter of Audrey [Lovett] & Harold "Hal" Bernard. Bethesda, MD. October 27th, 1990.
• "Jacob" & "Bessie" Dvor Headstones (51 KB)
  Yaacov son of Kasriel. Brother of Malkah "Mollie", Shifra "Sadie," & Avrohom Hersh "Harry." Half brother to Shimon & Duvid Moishe - sons of Kasriel & Chaya. His wife Batya "Bessie" [Blumberg]- the sister of Yosef "Joseph" Blumberg, Shifra's husband. "Jacob" and "Bessie's" children were "Emma," Casper - the grandfather of Marsha & Linda, "Evelyn," "Al," "Ida," and "Abe." Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Section L 252 Graves 1 & 2. Springfield, PA. "Jacob's" Yahrzeit: 7 Kislev 5718 & "Bessie's" 16 Adar I 5706.
• Yoffa & Blume Families (57 KB)
  [Top row Photo #1 left to right] Sisters Bessie [Orlovitz] Blume & "Ettie" [Orlovitz] Yoffa. June 1931. [Photo #2] "Abe" Yoffa. August 1932. [Photo #3] Eunice Yoffa. August 1932. [Bottom row left to right Photo #1] "Ettie" [Orlovitz] Yoffa. September 1934. [Photo #2] Cousins Eunice Yoffa & Joyce Blume. August 1933.
• Dvor, Dichter, & Gilman (29 KB)
  I am uncertain as to those pictured here. Among this group are: Kasper & Rose Dvor, Evelyn [Dvor] & Jack Gilman, Eva [Blumberg] Dichter, et al. This photo was taken at the wedding of Carol [Blumberg] & Robert Scherlis.
• Denyse Galat (16 KB)
  [Left to right Photo #1] Deny
• Blume & Yoffa Families (56 KB)
  [Top row left to right Photo #1] Eunice with father "Abe" Yoffa. 1928. [Photo #2] Joyce & father "Al" Blume. May 1930. [Photo #3] Sisters Bessie [Orlovitz] Blume with daughter Joyce & Ethel "Effie" [Orlovitz] Yoffa with daughter Eunice. May 1930. [Bottom row left to right Photo #4] Bessie with Joyce. June 1930. [Photo #5] Bessie with Joyce (on left) & Eunice. June 1930. [Photo #6] Cousins Eunice & Joyce. June 1930.
• Carmen, Harris, Finkelstein, Mink & Kitnick (29 KB)
  [Middle table going counter clockwise] Nate Carmen (with glasses & slightly turned with left arm on chair); Nate's wife Tillie [Devor] (with hand on Nate's shoulder); Maurice Harris; wife "Bertie" [Kitnick] Harris; "Kitty" [Kitnick] Finkelstein; her husband "Moe" Finkelstein (sitting directly across and looking right at camera); "Mollie" [Goodman] & her husband Gerson "Jack" Kitnick; Rosie [Kitnick](eyes closed) & husband Harry Mink. This photo was taken at the wedding of Carol [Blumberg] Scherlis.
• "Earl" Kitnick 44th Birthday (31 KB)
  [From left to right] My brother Dennis, my father "Earl," me [Steven], my father's old buddy Al Kirsch from Philadelphia, my mother "Margie," neighbors Barry "Booty" & his sister Pam Stone. September 16th, 1954.
• Blume & Yoffa Families (56 KB)
  [Top row left to right Photo #1] Eunice & father "Abe" Yoffa. 1928. [Photo #2] Joyce & father "Al" Blume. May 1930. [Photo #3] Sisters Bessie [Orlovitz] Blume with daughter Joyce & Ethel "Ettie" [Orlovitz] Yoffa with daughter Eunice. May 1930. [Bottom row left to right Photo #4] Bessie & Joyce. June 1930. [Photo #5] Bessie with daughter Joyce (on left) & niece Eunice Yoffa. June 1930. [Photo #6] Cousins Eunice & Joyce. June 1930.
• Mink, Kitnick, Strugatch, & Garfinkle (28 KB)
  [Table in foreground from left to right] My uncle Harry Mink (with glasses looking downward); his wife Rosie [Kitnick]- my father's sister; my uncle Gerson "Jack" Kitnick - my father's brother - & his wife "Mollie" [Goodman]. [Table in background with everyone looking at the camera]. Unidentified members of the Strugatch & Garfinkle families - relatives of "Joseph" Blumberg. This photo was taken at the wedding of Carol [Blumberg] Scherlis.
• Casper and Lena Devor & Sadie Kitnick (23 KB)
  [Top photo #1] Casper & his wife Lena [Soder] Devor at the 50th Wedding Anniversary of their cousins - my aunt Rosie [Kitnick] & uncle Harry Mink. [Bottom photo #2] Casper Devor with his cousin by marriage Sadie [Lefco] Kitnick, wife of my father's brother "Harry" Kitnick. Philadelphia, PA March 1989.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of AARON ORLOVITZ


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of Moshe RUBINSON


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of ISRAEL KITNICK


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of KASRIEL DVOR


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of DAVID CHAZANOV

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  Based upon the oral history of my paternal first cousin once removed Kasper Blumberg. Recounts the "pairing" of his parents; the immigration to America of the Blumberg, Strugatch, Dvor, and Kitnick families; his arrival in the United States along with his mother Shifra - my namesake - on July 4th, 1907; memories of his father and other childhood & early adult recollections. Written by his daughter and my paternal second cousin Judy [Blumberg] Schwartz on the occasion of her son David's Bar Mitzvah c. 1991 Israel.
• The Dvor Story (7 KB)
  An overview of the genealogy and family history of the children of Kasriel Dvor of Berdichev, Kiev Guberniyah (Province), Russia - now Ukraine. Includes information about the immigration to the United States, "new Russian cousins," Argentinian cousins, and the likely origin of the family surname.
• The Orlovitz - Levine Connection (7 KB)
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• What Happened to Benny? (2 KB)
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  A wealth of genealogical, family historical, and anecdotal material. The Children of "Jennie" and "Joseph" Orlovitz. The Children of "Annie" and "Louis" Levine. The Naming of Richard Joseph Levine. Tanta Basha Appears in My Mother's Dream. Information gleaned from the death certificates of my maternal g-grandparents "Jennie" and "Joseph." The Birthplaces of the Levine Girls. Remembering Uncle Ben Lovett. Ethel H. Yoffa: The Mystery of the Letter "H". The South Africans. The Direct Maternal Line of Steven Kitnick. Based on materials from my maternal first cousin once removed Betty [Levine] Levine, and other materials from my family history collection.
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• John Travolta & Jon Turteltaub (5 KB)
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Related Links

• Rokiskis (Rakishok), Lithuania Special Interest Group
• Yizkor Book of Rokiskis (Rakishok), Lithuania
• Lithuanian Special Interest Group (Litvak SIG)
• Jewish South African Special Interest Group
• Berdichev, Ukraine
• Ukraine Special Interest Group
• Rabbinic Genealogy Special Interest Group
• Chazanov Family of Nezhin