My name is Ari and I have begun to track the family history of the Karps, Saxes, Ruders, Weinsteins, Rosens, Courshons, Provizers, Glasses and more.
At last count there are 1,256 people in this tree.
If you have any information, please update it for me. I can make you a webmaster, just ask! I am holding the torch on the Karp/Saxe side of the family, and so far Juliet has managed the Saxe/Ruder side of the family.
I am getting my research from family members, this site, and Ancestry.com.
The direct link here is http://russianjews.myheritage.com
When we think about "Russia" we really are thinking about an ever-shifting landscape throughout history, and as such, this is a very broad term. Regarding just the city of Vilnius, Lithuania alone, it has many different names, spellings and is known as part of Russia, Prussia, Lithuania, USSR... it all depends on when we need to focus.
For the Saxes, our focus is around 1887 when Joseph Saxe came here.
For the Provizers, about 1890...
For the Glasses, of Germany, about 1890 when Maurice Glass came here.
For the Rosens... I don't know.
For the Weinsteins... about 1890 when Isaac's family came here.
The following family members have served in the United States military. (Please send me updates so I can keep this accurate):
- Enlistees:
Harold Saxe, father of Roberta Karp (Saxe), Diane Saxe, Arlene Hinton (Saxe) and Gail Ruder (Saxe) served as Master Sergeant in the United States Army, the second highest ranking for an enlisted (non-officer) individual.
Renee Lippman Priore, daughter of Meyer Weinstein, father to Marilyn Weinstein who was married to Harold Saxe, has been known as a LTC Lieutenant Colonel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel) in the United States Army (please help the accuracy of this).
Abraham Provizer, brother to Minnie Provizer who was the mother of Marvin Karp, Donald Karp, Leonard Karp, and Philip Karp, enlisted as Private on 11 Sep 1942 to serve the United States military in World War II. He was 22 years old.
Arthur Provizer, son of Sam Provizer who was the brother of David Provizer, who was the father of Minnie Proviser (her cousin) enlisted as Private on 7 Dec 1942 to serve the United States military in World War II. He was 27 years old.
Sam Provizer, who was brother of Minnie Provizer, who was the mother of Marvin Karp, Donald Karp, Leonard Karp, and Philip Karp, enlisted as Private on 21 Mar 1942 to serve the United States military in World War II. He was 32 years old.
- Draftees:
Sam Provizer, who was brother of David Provizer, who was the father of Minnie Provizer, who was the mother of Marvin Karp, Donald Karp, Leonard Karp, and Philip Karp, was drafted as Unknown in 1942 to serve the United States military in World War II. He was 64 years old.
Arthur Glass, brother to Martha Glass, grandmother of Roberta Karp, a was drafted to serve in World War 1 (he was 18) and in World War 2 (About 40). It is unknown what his position was besides Private.
George Nathan Saxe, brother to Louis Saxe who was father of Harold Saxe, father of Roberta Karp was drafted to serve in World War 1. It is unknown what his position was besides Private.
