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 | Tsizling | Hirsh | Ben Tsion Leib | Yentl | Merchant | Shkud | 70 | Shkud |
Wife | Tsizling | Menucha | Berl | Housewife | Shkud | 65 | Alka Hill | |
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Married son | Tsizling | Binyamin | Hirsh | Menucha | Watchmaker | Shkud | 38 | Shkud |
Wife | Tsizling/Pinte | Chana | Etl | Housewife | Shkud | 35 | Alka Hill | |
Son | Tsizling | Binyamin | Chana | Student | Shkud | 10 | Alka Hill | |
Daughter | Tsizling | Binyamin | Chana | Student | Shkud | 12 | Alka Hill | |
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According to Hana Shaf-Brener, Hirsh Tsizling, the son of Ben Tsion Lieb and Yentl, was a merchant. He was married to Menucha.
The couple had a son, Binyamin, who was married to Chana (nee Pinte), daughter of Etl. Binyamin and Chana had a son, age 10, and a daughter, age 12.
According to Jewish Gen’s Lithuania Tax and Voters Lists Database, the Tzizling family was established in Shkud from at least 1844, when Josel Chizling, son of Girsh, was a “Melamed-owner of 2nd Importance KhederCurriculum in accordance with government regulation of 13 November 1844. Russian not taught, no teacher. Students’ performance average. 10 students in class.”
Jewish Gen’s Lithuania Marriages database records the 1894 marriage of Girsh Tzizling, son of Berel, to Menukha, nee Shevat, daughter of Movsha Abel of Plunge. Girsh, age 25, was the assistant of the Rav. In 1926, Khane, age 26, the daughter of Mirsh and Menukhe, married Shmuel Leib Zelig, son of Yankel and Khaye of Skuodas.
According to Kehilat Shkud, Benjamin Tsizling was a cofounder and leader of the Youths of Zion Association (22; 54). Ephraim Tzisling, who either survived the Holocaust or emigrated beforehand (his relationship to Benjamin is unclear; a brother?), was a founder of the youth group Ha’noar in 1922 (18, 53), and was also on the Maccabi football team.
The “Maccabi” board, Shkud; 20.8.1928 – For the departure of member M. Urdang. Bottom row (right to left): Yosef Fisher, Tzvi Tzimbler, Leib Elishuv (now in France).
Second row: Abraham Natanson, Shlomo London, David Rodner (now in Israel), Moshe Urdang (now in the USA), Harry Yudelman, Kalman Cohen (now in the USA).
Third row: Alexander Pinta (now in Israel), Ephraim Tzisling (now in South Africa), Leib Cohen, Aharon Cohen, Alexander Mines (now in the USA) (Photo Kehilat Shkud 24)
Yad Vashem provides the following information about the Tsizling family of Shkud:
Beniamin Cizling was born in Skuodas, Lithuania to Hirsh and Menukha. He was a watchmaker and married Khana nee Pinta. Prior to WWII he lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Beniamin was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by his brother-in-law. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=506893&language=en
Khana Cizling nee Pinta was born in Skuodas, Lithuania to Aizik and Eta. She was married Beniamin. Prior to WWII she lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war she was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Khana was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted by her brother. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=506894&language=en
Moshe Cizling was born to Beniamin and Khana nee Pinta. He was a child. Prior to WWII he lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Moshe was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=8748295&language=en
Lea Cizling was born to Beniamin and Khana nee Pinta. She was a child. Prior to WWII she lived in Skuodas, Lithuania. During the war she was in Skuodas, Lithuania. Lea was murdered in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony. http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=8748296&language=en