Faivus

Relationship Family/ Pre-Marriage Name First Name Father’s Name Mother’s Name Occupation or Nickname Place of birth/ Residence Age or birth date Place and date of death
Husband Faivus Yosef Yakov Chaya Merchant Mosedis, Shkud 43 Shkud
Wife Faivus/Gitkind Mara Henya Housewife Mosedis, Shkud 36 Alka Hill
Son Faivus Yakov Yosef Mara Henya Student Shkud 1930 Alka Hill
Daughter Faivus Sheyna Yosef Mara Henya Shkud 1932 Alka Hill
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According to Shaf-Brener, Yosef Faivus, son of Yakov and Chaya, a merchant, was married to Mara Henya (nee Gitkind). The couple lived in Mosedis before moving to Skuodas. They had two children: a son, Yakov, and a daughter, Sheyna.

According to Jewish Gen’s Lithuania Marriages database, Yosel Faivush, son of Yankel and Khaya (nee Miller), married Mere Hene (nee Gitkind) in 1927. Yankel was a merchant. They were married in Skuodas, but had previously lived in Mosedis. Yosel had a brother, Chaim, who had been born in Skuodas, and another brother, Idel, who was married to Gita (nee Yam).

Yad Vashem’s Shoah Names database provides the following information on Yosef Faivus:

Jase Faivus was born in Maisat, Lithuania. Prior to WWII he lived in Skud, Lithuania. During the war he was in Skud, Lithuania. Jase was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony  submitted by his community member.  http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=3909119&language=en

Yosel Faivus (credit Mosedis Shtetl Project, http://www.gitkind.com/cgi-bin/resident.cgi?29)

Mere Henya Faivus (credit Mosedis Shtetl Project, http://www.gitkind.com/cgi-bin/resident.cgi?30)

Yakov Faivus (credit Mosedis Shtetl Project, http://www.gitkind.com/cgi-bin/resident.cgi?31)

Sheina Faivus (credit Mosedis Shtetl Project, http://www.gitkind.com/cgi-bin/resident.cgi?32)

For more information on the Faivus family, visit the Mosedis Shtetl Project (http://www.gitkind.com/mosedis/).