Tov | Shtetl Shkud

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
	Tov	Sarah			“The Old Lady”	Shkud	80	On the way to Alka Hill, July 1941
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Widow	Tov	Chaya			Housewife	Shkud	60	Vilna ghetto; went for a visit
Son	Tov	Leib	Asrael	Chaya	Fabric store	Shkud	35	Shkud, July 1941
Wife of Leib	Tov	Sarah Dvora			Housewife	Kretinga, Shkud	28	Alka Hill
Son	Tov	Shmuel Yitzak	Leib	Sarah Dvora		Shkud	2	Alka Hill
Daughter	Tov	Feiga Rivka	Leib	Sarah Dvora		Shkud	Baby a few months old	Alka Hill
Son of Chaya	Tov	Hirsh	Asrael	Chaya	“Ort” student	Shkud	22	Shkud
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Husband	Tov	Bendet	Hirsh Mayer	Sheyna	Fabric store in partnership with family	Shkud	60	Shkud, July 1941
Wife	Tov	Paulina			Housewife	Shkud	55	Alka Hill
Daughter	Tov	Miriam	Bendet	Paulina	Hatmaker	Shkud	23	Alka Hill
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According to Hana Shaf-Brener, three Tov families lived in Shkud.

Sarah Tov, “The Old Lady,” probably a widow, was 80 years old.

Chaya Tov, a widow, was visiting Vilne at the outbreak of war and was imprisoned (and presumably killed) in the Vilne ghetto.

Chaya had been married to Asrael. They had a married son, Leib, who worked in a fabric store. Leib was married to Sarah Dvora, and the couple had a two-year-old son, Shmuel Yitzak, and an infant daughter, Feiga Rivka. Chaya and Asrael’s younger son, Hirsh, was a student in the “Ort” trade school.

Bendet Tov, the son of Hirsh Mayer and Sheyna, worked in a fabric store (presumably the family business in which Leib also worked). Bendet was married to Paulina, and the couple had an adult daughter, Miriam, a hatmaker.

According to Jewish Gen’s Lithuania Tax and Voters Lists database, the Tov family was already established in Shkud by 1846. The Lithuania Deaths database indicates that Sheyna Tov, the mother of Bendet and Mere (nee Yudelman), died in 1925, aged 85. Bendet Tov’s sister Mere, born in 1871, died in 1939 of pneumonia. (Note: The Lithuania Marriages database indicates that Mere Tov, who married Itsik Eliyash, was the mother of Sarah Eliyash/Zelikovich/Malkinson: for information on Sarah, see http://shtetlshkud.com/index.php/families-2/malkinson/sarah-malkinson.)

Jewish Gen’s Lithuania Marriages database indicates that Bendet and Paulina (nee Fisher) Tov had a second daughter, Freide Libe, born in 1912. Freide Liba married Markus Fogelman in 1936. The same data base indicates that Asrael and Chaya (nee Rabinovich) Tov had a second son, Yudel Yerukhim, a shopkeeper, who married Dvora Sore Alpern in 1938.

Jewish Gen’s Lithuania Internal Passports database indicates that Leyzer Hirsh Tov, son of Beine [Bendet?], born in 1921, emigrated to South Africa in 1938. The Necrology database lists both Bendet and Asrael Tov, though according to Shaf-Brener’s chart above, Asrael, the husband of Chaya, died before the Holocaust.

“Ha’Shomer Ha’Tzair”, the Shkud troop, 1930. Bottom row (right to left): Moshe Kangisser (now in South Africa), Jacob Kravitz, Meir Sheindling, Hirt Tov (now in Rhodesia), David Gruppel (now in Israel), Yosef Taitz, Moshe Falk, Chaim Elkin. Second row: Yosef Peltz (now in Israel), Tzipa Sher, Perlgeber, Meir Hovsha, Daniel Prochovnik Pirchiyahu (now in Israel), Alexander Pinta (now in Israel), Gitta Taitz, Zalman Gruppel (now in Israel), Miriam Tov, Eliyahu Fogelman (now in the USSR), David Peltz, Chaim Urdang, Eliezer Bob. Third row: Sarah Belkind (now in Lithuania), Gelle Perlgeber, Shalom Binder, Feige Perlgeber, Shlomo Yankelovitz, Meir Taitz, Chaya Peltz Yaakobi (now in Israel), Tzipora Taitz Freilichman (now in Israel), Tzipa Singer. Fourth row: Eliyahu Reif (now in Israel), Leib Yitzhak Mines, Dvora Segal, Feiga Fogelman, Hinda Segal (now in Lithuania), Rachel Bob, Etta Shlez (now in Australia), Mina Baskind, Ester Sheindling, Hinda Savel Rathoiz (now in Israel), Sheina Baskind.  Fifth row: Aba Bloch, Tova Mines, Israel Tenor, Shlomo Yitzhak Fogelman, Shlomo Taitz (now in Israel), Temma Taitz (now in the USA), Daniel Abramovic (now in the USA) (Photo Kehilat Shkud 20)

“Ha’Noar” association in Shkud, 20 Sivan, 5695 (June 21, 1935). Bottom row (right to left): Yitzhak Aibel, Yechezkel Yudelman (now in the USA), Shoshana Yudelman (now in the USA), Benjamin Shtiris, Mira Chatzkel, Sarah Fil (now in the USA), Abraham Yorburski.  Second row: Leah Mines, Shlomo London, Chaya Sheindling Mevezis (now in Israel), Mendel Baskind (now in South Africa), Liba Shaf, Shraga Perlgeber (now in Israel), Miriam Savel, Alexander Pinta (now in Israel), Yeshayahu Fogelman.  Third row: Liba Tov, Leah Perlgeber, Yehudit EIsen Halpern (now in Israel), Mendel Segal, Roda Chin, Sarah Reif Piotrkowski (now in Israel), Tova Levin, Miriam Katz Gelfand (now in Israel), Liba Horvitz, Pesia Dorfman, Mane Yudelman (now in South Africa).  Fourth row: Eliezer Baskind (now in South Africa), Leib Friedman (now in South Africa), Klein (now in France), Feiga Hadasin (now in South Africa), Mina Cohen, Rosa Axelrod, Abraham Tenor (now in South Africa), Temma Meller (now in Canada) (Photo: Kehilat Shkud 18)

A farewell party for the wedding of the member Rachel Savel in Shkud, 27 Iyar, 5690 [May 25, 1930]. Bottom row (right to left):Israel Tenor, Miriam Savel, Meir Taitz (now in Israel). Second row: David Davidov, Rachel Savel, Israel Shaf, Yentel Savel-Vrotnitzki (now in Israel), Moshe Yankelovitz. Third row: Shlomo London, Masha London, Liba Tov, Chaim Natanson (now in Israel), Rachel London, Mina Cohen, Michel Chin, Alexander Pinta (now in Israel), Itta Yankelovitz, Yitzhak Cohen. (Photo: Kehilat Shkud 16)

Yad Vashem provides the following information on the Tov family of Shkud:

Chaja Tow was born in Russia (USSR) in 1880 to Eliezer and Rivka. She was a housewife and a widow Azriel. Prior to WWII she lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war she was in Wilno, Ghetto. Chaja was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by her daughter. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1114689&language=en

Jehuda Tow was born in Skuodas, Lithuania in 1907 to Azriel and Khaia. He was a teacher and married Sara nee Heilprin. Prior to WWII he lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Jehuda was murdered in the Shoah.
This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by his sister. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1114681&language=en

Sara Tow nee Heilprin was born in Kretinga, Lithuania. She was a housewife and married Yehuda. Prior to WWII she lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war she was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Sara was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by her sister-in-law. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1120498&language=en

Shmuel Tow was born to Jehuda and Sara nee Heilprin. He was a child. Prior to WWII he lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Shmuel was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=8199856&language=en

Feiga Tow was born to Jehuda and Sara nee Heilprin. She was a child. Prior to WWII she lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war she was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Feiga was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=8199857&language=en

Hirsch Tow was born in Skuodas, Lithuania in 1920 to Azriel and Khaia. He was a [words in Hebrew: see the link] and single. Prior to WWII he lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Hirsch was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by his sister. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1119288&language=en

Bendet Tow was born in Skuodas, Lithuania to Hirsh and Sheina. He was a merchant and married Paulina nee Fisher. Prior to WWII he lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Bendet was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by his relative. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1114330&language=en

Liba Tow nee Fogelman was born in Skuodas, Lithuania in 1912 to Bendet and Paulina. She was married Mordekhai. Prior to WWII she lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war she was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Liba was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1033576&language=en

Mirjam Tow was born in Skud, Lithuania in 1919 to Bendet and Paulina. She was a hatter and single. Prior to WWII she lived in Skud, Lithuania. During the war she was in Skud, Lithuania. Mirjam was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1114678&language=en