Pictures of Olshan (where the Zevins came from)

Alphabetized list of names (with links to pictures)

Picture Titles

Pictures of ZDs

ZD Reunion Pictures

ZD Historical Documents

“1916 - Rose, Gussie & Milly with a fellow by the name Jack (Jack Zevin recuperating at Mountaindale, N.Y.)”
Standing: Rose Zevin, Goldie (Chechik) Zevin and Milly [unknown]
Seated: Jacob Eli Zevin

1938 Initiation
Rear: Ethel Polakoff, Bernice Eaton, Martin Hurwitz, Betty Agree
Front: Bernard Asbell, Naomi Simons, David Joseph

1946 Victory Party
Dora Nechamkin, Herman Zevin, Freda Zevin, Lillian Sackrin and Mildred Kruger

Aaron Yashin

Aaron Zevin, ca 1907

Al & Madeline's wedding
From left: Molly (Zevin) Lecin, Isidor Lecin, Madeline (Lecin) Perlis, Alfred Perlis

Amy Silver Seifer

Arthur Kopelman

The Asbel Family, 1922
From left: Sam Asbel, Sarah (Asbel) Jacobson, Joseph Asbel,
Minnie (Zevin) Asbel and Rita (Asbel) Denerstein

Barbara (Silver) Schur

Barbara (Silver) Schur (bottom left) and Rima (Zevin) Parkhurst (extreme right, back), at camp

Barbara (Silver) Schur, Rose (Zevin) Silver and Martin Silver

Baruch & Dora Nechamkin, Behr & Risa Hurwitz 1934

Behr and Risa Hurwitz early 1940

Ben Zevin and Lillian (Cahen) Zevin

Ben Zevin June 2, 1918

Ben Zevin, Bernice (Zevin) Eaton and Rima (Zevin) Parkhurst

Bernice & Ethel Zevin

Bernice (Zevin) Eaton

Bernice (Zevin) Eaton and Ben Zevin

Birth of the Zevin Descendants
The time was 1927, summer, and the cast was (left to right): Ben Zevin, Rose Silver, Molly Lecin, Irving Zevin, Jack Zevin, and Sarah Hurwitz Bach.

On the day this picture was taken, the idea of the Zevin Descendants was born!

Braina (Nechamkin) Zevin's Cemetery Plot
Old Montefiore Cemetery
Springfield Gardens, NY

Brooke (Kruger) Lipsitt

Brooke (Kruger) Lipsitt and Herman Zevin

Candace Julyan

Candace Julyan & Molly (Zevin) Lecin

Chana (Brooke) Zevin

Chana and Herman Zevin’s 50th Wedding Anniversary
Sarah Bach, Jack Zevin, Chana Zevin, Herman Zevin

Chana and Shulie
From left: unknown, Chana (Brooke) Zevin & Shulamith (Zevin) Eisenberg

Cousins join the service
Ethel (Zevin) Polakoff, Bernice (Zevin) Eaton & Evelyn (Lecin) Torre-Bueno

Day of the founding of the Zevin Descendants
Top row, left to right: Jack and Goldie Zevin, Herman and Anna Zevin, Abe and Sarah Hurwitz, Morris Silver
Middle row, left to right: Ethel Polakoff, Matilda Bress, Molly and Isidor Lecin, Ben and Esther Zevin, Irving Zevin
Bottom row, left to right: Shulamith Eisenberg, Bernice Eaton, Evelyn Torre-Bueno, Madeline Perlis, Mildred Kruger, Vivian Shor, Martin Silver, Rose Silver

Esther (Zevin) Zehv

Ethel (Zevin) Polakoff, Tom Bress & Matty (Zevin) Bress

Ethel (Zevin) Polokoff

Evelyn (Lecin) Torre-Bueno

Evelyn (Lecin) Torre-Bueno & Maddy (Lecin) Perlis

Evelyn (Lecin) Torre-Bueno & Molly (Zevin) Lecin

Goldie (Chechik) Zevin

Hanna (Brooke) Zevin and her sister, _______ Dworkin

Hannah (Brooke) Zevin & Risa (Zevin) Hurwitz

“Happy Al & Grumpy Others”
Front row: Chuck Perlis, Judy Perlis, Ava Torre-Bueno
Middle row: Jose Torre-Bueno, Molly (Zevin) Lecin, Isidor Lecin
Back row: Evelyn (Lecin) Torre-Bueno, Al Perlis holding Rima (Perlis) Randles, Madeline (Lecin) Perlis

Harold Eisenberg and Shulamith (Zevin) Eisenberg

Henry and Millie Kruger, and daughter Brooke (Kruger) Lipsitt about 1945

Henry and Vivan Shor and their daughters Elizabeth and Alice

Herman & Chana with family members
Standing: Chana (Brooke) Zevin & 2 non-ZDs
Kneeling: Herman Zevin, Goldie (Chechik) Zevin & Shulamith (Zevin) Eisenberg

Herman and Anna Zevin Wedding Picture, Russia, 1891

Herman and Chana (Brooke) Zevin

Herman Zevin

Herman Zevin & Rose (Zevin) Silver

Herman Zevin and Celia Yashin, ca 1947

Herman Zevin's kids
Standing: Sarah (Zevin) Hurwitz, Esther (Zevin) Zehv, unknown
Kneeling: Irving Zevin, unknown

Herman, Chana, Gussie and Jack
Rear: Goldie (Chechik) Zevin, Jacob Eli Zevin, unknown
Front: Herman Zevin, Chana (Brooke) Zevin

Hillcrest, May 10, 1960
Back Row: Ben Sackrin, Miriam Sencer, Dick Sencer, unknown, Rose Deutsch, Carl Deutsch, unknown, Iz Lecin
Front Row: Lil Sakrin, Morris Silver, Rose Silver, Molly Lecin, unknown

Hurwitz family, ca 1905 (at time of emigration)
Back Row: Mary Hurwitz (Agree), Joseph Hurwitz, Abraham Hurwitz, Jacob Hurwitz, Max Hurwitz, Sarah Zevin (Wallen, sister of Risa)
Center: Risa Zevin Hurwitz and Behr Hurwitz
Front Row: Bella Hurwitz (Belle Kopelman), Rose Hurwitz (McGillicuddy), Nathan Hurwitz

Irving Zevin

“Irving’s love nest, the Migdahl [tower], almost ready for business!” (1932)

Isidor Lecin & Molly (Zevin) Lecin

The Israelev family Sosnitze, 1906
Herman Zevin's aunt (Zelda),
sister of Eliezer Zevin her husband (Uncle Hillya), and their children

Jack Hurwitz, Is Agree & Jack Nussbaum, 1920s

Jack Hurwitz, son of Max Hurwitz and Minnie (Rubenstein) Hurwitz

Jack Zevin, Ben Zevin, & Abe Hurwitz

Jackie Zevin

Jacob & Goldie Zevin’s daughters
Matty (Zevin) Bress, Ethel (Zevin) Polakoff & Shulie (Zevin) Eisenberg

Jacob & Goldie Zevin’s daughters at the beach
Matty (Zevin) Bress, Ethel (Zevin) Polakoff & Shulie (Zevin) Eisenberg

Jacob Eli ("Jack") Zevin

Jacob Eli Zevin and Goldie (Chechik) Zevin

Jean (Schwartz) Silver

Jeanne Zevin

Jose Torre-Bueno, Barbara (Silver) Schur & Ava Torre-Bueno at a ZD kiddie party

Judith Perlis
Left Picture: Fall, 1948, 17 weeks old
Right Picture: 1950, About 2 years old

“Kiddie Party” at Rose and Morris Silver’s home in the Bronx Spring, 1946

“Kiddie Party” at Tom and Maddy Bress’ home 1958

“Kiddie Party” in N.Y.C., ca 1950

Kopelmans, Zevins, Silvers, Nechamkin and Sutta
From Left: Max Kopelman, Belle Kopelman, Ben Zevin, Herman Zevin,
Rose Silver, Morris Silver, Jean Zevin, Dora Nechamkin, Ann Sutta

Lena Levitt, Ethel (Zevin) Polakoff and Goldie (Chechik) Zevin

The Levitt family, 1909
(Mrs. Levitt was sister to Eliezer Zevin)

Lillian (Cahen) Zevin

Lillian (Cahen) Zevin, Jaquelyn Zevin & Robert Zevin (ca 1937)

Maddy (Lecin) Perlis

Maddy (Lecin) Perlis & Evey (Lecin) Torre-Bueno

Madeline (Lecin) Perlis, Judith Perlis, Molly (Zevin) Lecin

Martin Hurwitz’ Bar Mitzvah 1936
Behr Hurwitz, Marty, Risa Hurwitz, Sadye & Jack Hurwitz
Monroe Hurwitz

Martin Silver

Martin Silver, Maddy (Lecin) Perlis & Evey (Lecin) Torre-Bueno

Mary (Hurwitz) Agree

Mary (Kruger) Canner, Herman Zevin & Brooke (Kruger) Lipsitt ca 1944

Mary Coleman (non-ZD) & Esther (Zevin) Zehv

Matty Bress and Jane Arica

Millie (Hurwitz) Kruger

Minnie Asbel ca 1909 at about age 19

Molly (Zevin) Lecin

Morris Silver

Morris Silver & Rose (Zevin) Silver

Morris Silver in Dodge car (1940)

Nechamkin Family, 1947
Rear: Miriam (Deutsch) Sencer, Dick Sencer, Naomi (Deutsch) Simons, Laura (Deutsch) Brownstein
Front: Chester Sutta, Anne (Nechamkin) Sutta, Dora Nechamkin, Rose (Nechamkin) Deutsch, Carl Deutsch

Norman Hurwitz

Norman, Geoffrey and Davina Hurwitz

The Perlis Family
Rear: Alfred Perlis, Maddy (Lecin) Perlis
Front: Charles Henry Perlis, Judith Perlis, Rima (Perlis) Randles

The Rafeyevich Family
The woman in the white dress is Freda (Rafeyevich) Zevin, wife of Aaron Zevin. The little girl in the white dress standing next to her is Lillian (Zevin) Sackrin.

Rima (Zevin) Parkhurst

Rima (Zevin) Parkhurst & Barbara (Silver) Eisenberg

Rima (Zevin) Parkhurst & Jaquelyn Zevin

Rima (Zevin) Parkhurst, Barbara (Silver) Eisenberg & unknown

Rima Parkhurst, Jaquelyn Zevin and Bernice Eaton

Risa Hurwitz and her daughters, 1910s
From Left: Belle Kopelman, Mary Agree , Risa Hurwitz and Rose McGillicudy

Robert Zevin

Rose (Zevin) Silver

Rose (Zevin) Silver and her daughter, Barbara (Silver) Schur

Rose (Zevin) Silver and Martin Silver

Rose (Zevin) Silver, Joan (Eisenberg) Shapiro & Lenore Eisenberg

Rose and Carl Deutsch, May 6, 1920

Sadye (Schenkman) Hurwitz and Jacob Eli Hurwitz

Sadye (Schenkman) Hurwitz and Jacob Eli HurwitzAtlantic CityEarly 1920s

Sarah (Zevin) Hurwitz & Abraham Hurwitz

Sarah Asbel

Sarah Wallen and Isidor Lecin

Saul and Rita Wallen

Shirley (Hurwitz) Levin and David Levin

Shulamith (Zevin) Eisenberg

Vera Lecin and Maddy (Lecin) Perlis

Vivian (Hurwitz) Shor
Left Picture: 1921, Right Picture: 1936

Vivian Shor Davina Fisher

Young ZDs in the city
Non-ZD member, Rita (Asbel) Denerstein, Matty (Zevin) Bress,
Martin Silver & Jean (Schwartz) Silver

ZD Gathering
Back: Rose Deutsch, Carl Deutsch, Miriam Deutsch, non-ZD (waitress)
Front: Max Kopelman, Belle Kopelman, Ben Zevin, Herman Zevin, Rose Silver, Morris Silver, Jean Zevin, Dora Nechamkin, Isidore Agree, Mary Agree

ZD Gathering
Top Row: Morris Silver, Rose Silver, Henry Kruger, Iz Lecin, Molly Lecin,
Ben Zevin, Lillian Zevin, Matty Zevin, Bill Zehv, Essie Zehv, Martin Silver
Middle Row: Sarah Zevin Hurwitz, Chana Zevin, Herman Zevin, Jack Zevin, Goldie Zevin Front row: Mildred Kruger, Vivian Hurwitz, Bernice Zevin, Ethel Zevin, Evelyn Lecin

ZD Girls outdoors having fun
Top: Matty (Zevin) Bress, Marge Scott (non-ZD), Vivian (Hurwitz) Shor
Bottom: Evey (Lecin) Torre-Bueno, Ethel (Zevin) Polakoff, Shulie (Zevin) Eisenberg

ZD Group
Top, from left: Non-ZD, Matty Bress, Ethel Zevin
Sitting, from left: Barbara Silver, Tom Bress, Essie Zehv, Rita Denerstein,
Sarah Jacobson, Joe Asbel, Millie Asbell, Non-ZD

ZD Group at a Reunion
Around circle from left: Rose Deutsch, Irving Zevin, Molly Lecin, Isidor Lecin, Freda Zevin,
Lillian Sackrin, Ben Sackrin, Sadye Hurwitz, Jacob E. Hurwitz, Carl Deutsch

ZD Kids Gathering
1. Betty Agree, 2. Martin Hurwitz, 3. Ethel Zevin Polakoff, 4. David Joseph

ZD Kids, 1932

ZD Women Playing Cards
From Left: Mary (Hurwitz) Agree, Rose (Zevin) Silver, Risa (Zevin) Hurwitz,
Molly (Zevin) Lecin & Minnie (Zevin) Asbel

Zevins in Florida, ca 1941
From Left: Molly (Zevin) Lecin, Jack Zevin, Goldie (Chechik) Zevin,
Irving Zevin, Esther (Zevin) Zehv

1. Aaron Zevin Declaration of Intention to Naturalize

2. Aaron Zevin Declaration Petition for Naturalization
Page 1

3. Aaron Zevin Declaration Petition for Naturalization
Page 2

4. A page from the manifest of the ship that Herman ("Zalman") Zevin and his family traveled on when they came to the new world. Note that the Zevins are listed on the last seven lines of the page.

5. The second page from the ship manifest showing Herman ("Zalman") Zevin and his family as passengers. Note that the Zevins are listed on the last seven lines of the page.

6. Jacob Eli Hurwitz Social Security Application

7. Jacob Eli Hurwitz World War I Draft Card

8. Braina Zevin Death Certificate
Page 1

9. Braina Zevin Death Certificate
Page 2

10. Behr Hurwitz and Family Ship Manifest. They are listed on the first 10 lines of the page.

11. Behr Hurwitz Death Certificate

12. Jacob and Sadye (Schenkman) Hurwitz Marriage Certificate
Page 1

13. Jacob and Sadye (Schenkman) Hurwitz Marriage Certificate
Page 2

14. Behr Hurwitz Declaration of Intention to Naturalize

15. Behr Hurwitz Petition for Naturalization

16. Behr Hurwitz Oath of Allegiance to the United States