LAVSKI Family from Lomza Poland

There are records of the LAVSKI/LAWSKI family in north eastern Poland since the latter part of the 18th century. It is quite possible that the name came from their previous residence in the village of Lavsk/Lawsk (53.5419N 22.6188E, about 22 miles NNE of Lomza).

An early document relating to the LAVSKI family is a petition concerning the cemetery and the synagogue in Lomza 1854-1858. It is signed by over 150 Jews of Lomza, including Leijba Lawski. (See left side, 2nd column, 17th signature down, just above the crease.) A history of the Jews of Lomza can be found on the Virtual Shtetl website.

Mejer LAVSKI & Golda
  Lejba LAVSKI (1781 - 1884) & Estera GRUDZIEN (1790 - 1877)
    Samuel Mair LAVSKI (1814 - 1906 ) & Hinda GORZALCZANY (1817 - 1908) (m.1833, Czyzewo)
      Boruch-Szmul LAVSKI, Rabbi (1835 - 1893) & Gusza Wiadro (1839 - )
        Izrael-Pinches LAVSKI (1858 - 1914) & Cyiwa LAVSKI (1862 - ) (married 1886, divorced)
        Izrael-Pinches LAVSKI (1858 - 1914) & Raszka
          Sima (1895 -?)
          Szejna (1897-?)
          Boruch (1906-?)
        Idzk/Yitzchak LAVSKI (1860-1932) & Ryfka Berent (1865-1910)
          Izrael-Gerszk LAVSKI (1883 - 1885)
Socher LAVSKI (? - 1918)
        Wigdor LAVSKI (1866 - )
Oszej LAVSKI (1869 - )
      Moszk LAVSKI* (1838 -1918 ) & Chaja-Syma Grynberg (1836 - 1891)
        Sora-Dwera LAVSKI (1857 - 1888)
Sachar LAVSKI (1859 - ) & Frejdi-Gitla Biszkowicz (1856- )
          Abram-Jdzk LAVSKI (1879 - )
Kielman LAVSKI (1881 - )
Lejba LAVSKI (1885 - )
        Cwiya LAVSKI* (1862 - ) & Chaim-Gerszk Rozenberg (1861 - 1884)
          Chana Szejna Rozenberg (1885 -1963) & Abram-Jochanan Blumenthal (abt. 1873 - 1967)
         
 
H.aya Sima Blumenthal (1896 -1979) & Yehoshua Fishel Zaks (1897 -1981)
Yocheved Blumenthal
Nechama Blumenthal
Yisrael Blumenthal
          Hinda Rozenberg (1885 - )
        Cyiwa LAVSKI* (1862 - ) & Izrael-Pinches LAVSKI (1858 -1914 ) (married 1886, divorced)
        Cyiwa LAVSKI* (1862 - ) & Chaim-Josef Krolowiecki (1849- ?)
          Nathan Note (1888-1916)
            Yona Teibel LAVSKI (1908 -1982)
David Leib LAVSKI (1908-1996) & Malka Pesil Benimovich (1908-2001)
Avraham LAVSKI (?-1917)
? LAVSKI (?-1917)
? LAVSKI (?-1917)
        Jankiel LAVSKI (1864 - ~1867 )
Guta Estera LAVSKI (1868 - ) & Ick Mendel Krolowiecki
          David Gerszk Krolowiecki (1892 - )
        Leia LAVSKI (1871 - )
Michel LAVSKI (1872 - 1890)
Anna LAVSKI (1876 - 1883)
Miriam Tziviah LAVSKI (?-1957) & Chaim-Josef Krolowiecki (1849- ?)(married 1889, changed name to Lavski in Israel)
          Abraham LAVSKY (1894-1957) & Sara Krolewetzky (1889-1977)
            Israel/Irving LAVSKY (1916-2000)
Florence LAVSKY (1919-2004)
Benjamin LAVSKY (1924-1979)
Shirley LAVSKY (1929-2004)
          Israel David LAVSKY (1899- 1977) & Judith/Yehudith Schreiber (1896-1973)
        Szejna LAVSKI (1879 - )
Rochla (Rachel) LAVSKI (1881 - ) & Oszer Nowack (married 1905)
      Moszk LAVSKI* (1838 -1918 ) & Rochel Buchbinder* (1865 - 1942) (married abt.1897)
       

Pinhos Lejb LAVSKI (1901 - 1986) & Yona Markebitz
Jochwet LAVSKI (1901 - ) & Ick Jankiel Garbarski (married 1933)
Yokheved LAVSKI (? - H)

      Chana (Hannah) LAVSKI (1842 - 1948) & Jdzk Dunowicz/Dunevich (1840- ) (married 1872)
       

Abraham Dunowicz
Jankiel Dunowicz
Leia Dunowicz
Szejna R Dunowicz
Rywka Dunowicz

      Golda-Leja LAVSKI (1844 - 1884) & Herszk Lazar NAIMAN (1847 - 1907)
        Josef NAIMAN (1866 - 1925) & Lieba Breina Krolowiecki (1870 - 1956)
          Shmuel Gdalia NAIMAN* (1887 -1958) & Ch.aya-Pesha Geltzer (abt 1888- 1932)
         
 
Golda NAIMAN (1907 -1976) & Neftali Salomon (1903 -1987)
Eliezer-Zvi NAIMAN (1908 - 1993) & Gitel Winkler (1908 -1984)
H.aim-Meir NAIMAN (~1916 - 1928)
Ziva?Tzivia NAIMAN (? - 2003) & ? Senderov
          Shmuel Gdalia NAIMAN* (1887 -1958) & Chana Hinda Weinstok
Chaya Feiga NAIMAN (1891 - 1977) & Shlomo Zalman Zilberman (1889 - 1982)
H.anoch NAIMAN (1898 -1987) & Miriam Levkowicz (1897 -1987)
Hinda NAIMAN (1889 -?) & Mordekhai Blau
        Guta (Gussie) NAIMAN (1869 - 1919) & Moszk-Herszk CIECHANOWICZ (1868 - 1942)**
Abram (Abraham) NAIMAN (1870 - ) & Anna Steinberg
          Barnet Newman (1905-1970) & Annalee Greenhouse
George Newman (abt. 1906 -1961)
Sarah Newman (aft 1908-?)
Gertrude/Goldie Newman (1909-1978) & ? Master
        Bejla NAIMAN (1873 - 1875)
Nojma Bejla (Mamie) NAIMAN (1875 - 1923) & Morris Pollack (1879-1910)
         

Samuel Pollack (1908 - 1996) & Esther Weinberger (1912 - 1999)
Harry Pollack (1909 - 1993) & Cecilia Cohen (1908 -?)

        Eliasz (Ely) NAIMAN (1877 - 1941)
Jankiel Michel NAIMAN (1878 - )
Moszk (Morris) NAIMAN (1880 - )
Estera (Ethel) NAIMAN (1883 - ?) & ? Siegel
      Chemio/Nehemiah LAVSKI (1855 - 1900) & Chaja-Cyrla Stojer
        Etka (Ethel) LAVSKI (1879 - ) & Alta Solomon Liebowitz
          Nettie Leibowitz (1903 -1997) & Carl Greif
Lillian Leibowitz (1908-1995) & Hyman Braun
Anna Leibowitz (1908- 2007) & Jack Smith
        Dwera (Devora) LAVSKI (1882 - ) & Mendel Szon (Shone)
Guta LAVSKI (1883 - 1889)
Szloma (Sam) LAVSKI (1889 - 1943)
Gitla LAVSKI (1890 - 1891)
Rywka LAVSKI (~1898 - )
Judka LAVSKI (~1898 - )
Dawid (David) LAVSKI (~1898 - )
Jack LAVSKI (1900 - )
Louis LAVSKI* & Molly
          Nathaniel Lavskl/Lofsky Smith (- 1986) & Ruth
            Louis LAVSKI/Smith (? - 1998) & Beth
      Israel LAVSKI (1858 - )
        Josef LAVSKI
      Cywia (Tzivia) LAVSKI (1860 - 1928) & Eliahu Finkielsztejn (1861 - 1920)
        Guta Finkielsztejn (1886 - 1888)
Abram Moszko Finkielsztejn (1889 - 1918) & Chaja Rywka Lipszyc
Jacob David Finkielsztejn (1890 - 1938) & Sara Shankman (1894 - 1996)
Rachela Finkielsztejn (~1896 - ) & Szmul Rozenblum (~1895 - )
Riwka (Rebecca) Finkielsztejn (~1897 - ~1943) & Benjamin Jerozolimski (~1890 - ~1943)
Herman Finkielsztejn (1900 - 1977) & Rose Feigelman
Malka Finkielsztejn (~1905 - 1938) & Jankiel Moszk Bursztyn (~1886 - )
Israel Finkielsztejn (?- 1940s?)
      Isaac (Itzhock) LAVSKI (lived in Mishnitz, Poland, now Myszyniec)
    Josk LAVSKI (1820 - 1823)
Rochla LAVSKI (1825 - ?)
Chaja Beyla LAVSKI * (1828 - ) & Abram Aron Jelen (1827 - )
      Golda Liba Jelen (1847- ? )
    Chaja Beyla LAVSKI * (1828 - ) & Zundel Grudzinski (1822- )
Boruch Moszk LAVSKI (1835 - 1836)
Abram Jdzk LAVSKI (? - 1841)
Juszk/Josef LAWSKI (1820 -1895) & Sora Ryfka Krugman (1822 - 1898)
      Aron LAVSKI (1855 - ?) & Chawa Judelewna
        Ester LAVSKI (1879 - 1879)
Hinde/Ginda LAWSKI ( ? - 1882)
Isaak LAVSKI (1882 - 1884)
Nison LAVSKI (1894 _ ?)
      Rachel LAVSKI (1847 - 1902) & Mendel Rosenstein
        Baruch/Boris Rosenstein (1874-1943) & Sarah Katzenellenbogen (abt 1888 - 1943)
          Rachel Rosenstein (1907 -1994) & Saul Szapiro
Emanuel Rosenstein (1909 - 1994) & Annie Marine (1910-1996)
Samuel Rosenstein
Raphael Rosenstein
      Brajna LAVSKI (1869 - ?) & David Szloma Zajdensztat* (? -1891)
Leja LAVSKI (? -<1889 ) & David Szloma Zajdensztat* (? -1891)
Chana LAVSKI & Moshe Krinski
 

*More than one spouse
** Name changed from Lavski to Hill. Descendents use the name Hill.

The type for my ancestors is bold

LAVSKI descendants live in the United States, Israel and perhaps Argentina. Some in the US have changed their names to Libby, Lofsky, Hill and Smith. In Israel they are Lavsky.

Chaim-Josef Krolewiecki & Feyga Nimzewski (? - 1887) (in Israel, all used last name LAVSKI)
  Leiba Breina Krolewieck(1870-1956) & Josef NAIMAN (1866 - 1925) (see above)
  Szymon Lejb Krolewieck (1886-?)
  Hillel Krolewiecki** (1882-1962) & Gnendl (Jenny) Salomon
 
 
Louis LAVSKI (1900-d.)
Daniel LAVSKI (1912-d.)
Harris LAVSKI (aft 1913-d.)
Nathaniel LAVSKI (aft 1914-2004)

 

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