Levinzon snapshot

Gershon was the brother of Ruth and Gene Levinzon. We now know that Ruth in fact married Joe Levin around 1932 and became mother to Joe's two sons and daugther and had two more daughters after that. Meanwhile, the younger brother, Gershon had a family of his own in Russia.



He married a russian woman named Valentina, here pictured with her two granddaughters.



In 1952 he had a son - Vadim, below with his wife Tanya.



and in 1954 a daughter - Inna.



Gershon lived in Kaliningrad, with his family. Kaliningrad was a german city, known for centuries as Koenigsburg. The Russian army kept it after the war for its strategic significance. It is a port city on the Baltic sea.



Gershon often mentioned his sisters in America and wanted to find them. It was rather difficult to keep any kind of contacts with the west at the time, so no progress was made. After Ruth sent him letters and packages in the 1960's the contact was lost.

Anna and Irena in Kaliningrad



Gershon had a full life, he was a well known and a well respected man in town. He had a dry cleaning business and was involved in various other endeavors. He was able to provide for his family even during tough times. Perhaps there was always a fear of what he had to go through at a very young age.



He died in 1991 of a heart attack. His wife Valentina died in 2001 and they are buried together in Kalningrad.

At Gershon's and Valentina's graveside



In 1992 Vadim's family moved to Israel. Inna and Valentina stayed behind in Kaliningrad. Inna still lives in the very house where she grew up. She is an accountant and works for the customs. Since Kaliningrad is surrounded by three different countries, she has plenty of work. She does not have any children.

Inna with Anna and Irena in Tel Aviv



Vadim and his family live in Petah Tikva, a suburb of Tel Aviv. He is a support engineer for a industrial chemical company and his wife Tanya works at the Post Office. He is an avid photographer and has lots of photos to share.

Below is the whole family at the Tel Aviv Zoo.
From bottom to top, left to right:
Anna, Irena, Michael (Anna's husband), Vadim, Tanya, Inna, Irena (Michael's mom)



Vadim has two daughters Anna and Irena. Irena, still lives with her parents. She just recently finished her service in the Israeli Army.



Anna married Michael in 2002 and now lives in Washington DC. Michael and Anna passed through Atlanta and Savannah on numerous ocasions, never realizing how close they were to the lost family members.

Anna is studying fine Art in Maryland, Michael (the author of this blog) is a software developer.



We would love to hear from any of the newly found relatives. Please email us at levinzonfamily AT yahoo.com

The whole family at the Batlic Sea