Klodawa: A Family Portrait

Ceplinski [more photos below]
Chaya Brana Ceplinski, wife of Michuel Przedecki [Max Pizer]. Immigrated from Klodawa via Canada early 1900's.

Chaya Brana Ceplinski, married to Michuel Przedecki-brother of Sender Przedecki (Judy Muratore’s great-grandfather). One of the Ceplinski’s left Klodawa to the Russian border with Michael Pizer, Joseph Francus, Henyik Niehaus. Do you know anything about the Ceplinski family? Click Here to Mail Judy!

Post to www. Klodawa.org from Menesha Ceplinski 9/2/08: Hi. My parents (now gone) were from Klodawa I don't see their last names though. You also have to remember that (like in my maternal grandmother's case) the men just studied Torah and the women earned a living. My maternal grandmother Toibe Rifka Berzwinsky ran a general store. Her husband was named Avrahum Bierzwinsky. My father's family they ran a coal selling and taylor shop. My grandparents on his side (who perished in the Holocaust) were Eliyahu Avraham Cieplinski or Czieplinski and his wife Hanna. My older brother went looking for family traces last year on a trip to Klodawa. He found no traces and noone wanted to talk to him when he visited.

My late father's relatives also moved from Klodawa to Britain just before the 1st world war. Their last name Cieplinski got anglizised to Chaplin. Maybe some of those might be known to you my first name "Menashe" was common in the family I know of a cousin who was also Menashe but in England called himself "Monty Chaplin". Menashe.

Additional email from Menashe Cieplinski 9/3/08: The 2 brothers [Cieplinsk] that survived the war were Shmuel that spent the war in Russia and then immigrated to Israel in 1955, and Moishe, my father who came to Mexico. Both died in 1993.

Per Email from Larry Pizer great-grandson of Chaya-Brana Cieplinski, 9/3/08: A Male Cieplinski had three children, the oldest of whom was Chaya Brayna, who married Michul Przedecki who had Shmuel, who had Jack, who had Steve and me. The second child of the Male Cieplinski was the father of Moishe Cieplinski, who immigrated from Poland to Mexico City (and whom both Dad and Mom and later I visited). Moishe was the father of William of Middletown, NY, and Menashe, who moved to Halifax, NS, and might still be there. [see "Family History" page on this site, under Michuel Przedecki, son of Mordcha and Rivka Przedecki]

Per Email from Bill Cieplinski 9/17/08: Of the Cieplinskis in Klodawa, my father [Moshe] had one brother and several sisters; the sisters were married and had families and they all perished in the Holocaust together with my grandparents. The only one that survived (aside from my father Moshe ) was his younger brother Shmuel who spent the war in Russia; after the war he and his wife went back to Poland and in 1956 when they allowed Jews to leave they went to Israel with my father's help. They had two children, Hanna ( named after our grandmother ) and Arie, Hanna has three daughters and I am in close touch with her and Arie. We saw them earlier this year on a trip to Israel. Arie changed his name from Cieplinski to Tzapir. My wife, my daughter and myself were in Poland 2 years ago; we tried to visit Klodawa; the area near the train station was desolate and it was a very ugly rainy day and we did not see people we could talk to. I felt that the whole trip to Poland was an exercise in visiting with ghosts.. I hope this information is useful and feel free to get in touch to continue the dialogue.
Bill Cieplinski

Additional email from Bill Cieplinski, 10/12/08: Pola Cieplinski was my uncle Shmuel's wife and she survived him for almost 15 years and just died last year. I do have pictures from Poland many of which I do not know who they are. I think that some of them are from my father's sisters and their families, none of whom survived. I have photos of my uncle Shmuel and his wife taken on trips to Israel and in the USA. My mother was a Bierzwinski and she had 5 brothers all of whom left Poland prior to the war. The eldest lived all his life in the USA his name was Shmuel as well. The others lived in Mexico and have all passed away but left families. My Bierzwinski grandparents, Avraham Meir and Toibe Rivke also came to Mexico and they passed away in 1952 and 1958 respectively.

PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY BILL AND MENASHE CIEPLINSKI 11/23/08, MEETING IN BROOKLINE, MA.. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH!


Moshe and Chaya [nee Brzezinski] ] Cieplinski c. 1940 Mexico City, Mexico.	Chaya, Menasha [b.1945], William [b.1943] and Moshe Cieplinski. . Mexico City, c. 1947.	Moshe Cieplinski and unknown soldier. Klodawa c. 1935.	KREL/CIELPLINKSI PHOTO AS DISCOVERED BY MARTIN FRANKEL JULY 2015. (see email 29jul15 below for details)


	Shmuel and Moshe Cieplinski. Israel c. 1980.		Left to Right Sitting: Leon and ? Kronheim, Chaya and Moshe Cieplinski, Moshe Krel [Klodawa survivors]. Top Row L-R: Unknown, Freyda Krell, Debbie Krell, David Krell and his wife.


EMAIL FROM MARTIN FRANKEL 28JUL2015: (ABOVE) A photo of the Cieplinski children (without a third sister) The 2 men on the left are Moshe (far left) and Shmuel. The two women are - we think - Chaya and Perl. The two men on right are - we think - husbands of Chaya and Perl The two boys are - we think - sons of Chaya and Perl.

EMAIL FROM MARTIN FRANKEL, 06JAN2015: Dear Judy, I have been gazing at your site for a week now. I discovered it after I sent a snail mail to Dr. Menashe Cieplinski, which hasn't been delivered yet. I am researching the family of my late wife, Susan Chaplin whose grandfather, Ziskind Cieplinski, was born in Klodawa in 1878, the son of Menasze Cieplinski. Ziskind settled in London about 1900 and changed his surname to Chaplin. I knew that a branch of the Cieplinskis had settled in Mexico but when I wrote to Menashe, I hadn't realized that William and Menashe were in fact that branch, and had settled in USA and Canada. In the 1970's, I met the family of Shmuel and Paula Cieplinski here in Israel. I am 71, born in England. Susan and I settled in Israel in 1968. We have 5 children. Sadly Susan died young in 1989. I have 16 grandchildren. I would be grateful if you would forward this message to both William and Menashe as I would like to contact them as soon as possible. Thank you. Shalom from Israel, Martin Frankel.

EMAIL FROM WILLIAM CIEPLINSKI 06JAN2015: Dear Judy: Thank you again for your help and concern. I had spoken to Menashe about trying to get in touch with the London branch of the family. My father found them back in the 60s but we lost contact with them. Menashe did find somebody in Canada. Please feel free to forward this to Martin and I will write to him directly. Thanks again. Hope to see you in person sometime in the spring.

EMAIL FROM MARTIN FRANKEL 07JAN2015: Dear Judy, Things moved very fast yesterday - thanks to you. I had quite an exchange of correspondence with Bill [Cieplinski] and actually spoke to him last night - Israel time. I think we are close to mapping out the family of Menasze Cieplinski (born abt 1840) of Klodawa and his 6 known children. I understand that you have the email of Larry Pizer, the descendant of Chaya Brayna Cieplinski Pizer. I would be happy to bring that part of the genealogy/history of the family up to date. Perhaps you had better prepare him on our project. Shalom. Martin.

EMAIL MARTIN FRANKEL TO LARRY PIZER [grandson of Chaya Brana Cieplisnki Pizer] 07JAN2015: Dear Larry Pizer, Judy has supplied your address. I found your name on her wonderful site I am Martin Frankel, aged 71 and a pensioner. I was born in England but settled in Israel in 1968.I am researching the family of my late wife, Susan Chaplin whose grandfather, Ziskind Cieplinski, was born in Klodawa in 1878, the son of Menasze Cieplinski. Ziskind settled in London about 1900 and changed his surname to Chaplin. My brother-in-law, John Chaplin (now Sharon) and his cousin, Richard Chaplin have provided much of the material. John and Richard (Rick) also live in Israel. I have, together with our new-found cousins William and Menashe Cieplinski, put together the beginning of a family tree. The dates given are correct as they are derived from the English census of 1901, the census of 1911 and the London Jewish Chronicle archives.I would be very grateful, if you you could update the genealogy of Chaya's (and your) family for me. I understand from Judy that you are an historian so that will be a great help. If you have reservations about the info on the family tree please let me know as we are still at an embryonic stage. Shalom from Israel, Martin Frankel.

Descendants of Menasze Cieplinski (presented by Martin Frankel 07JAN2015)

1 Menasze Cieplinski b: Abt. 1840 in Klodawa, Poland d: in Klodawa, Poland

..... 2 Chaya Brayna Cieplinski b: in Klodawa, Poland d: in USA

......... +Michul Przedecki Pizer b: in Klodawa, Poland d: in USA

............ 3 Shmuel Pizer

................... 4 Jack Pizer

.......................... 5 Steve Pizer

.......................... 5 Larry Pizer

............ 3 Hinda Pizer

............ 3 Gitel Pizer

..... 2 Israel Cieplinski b: in Klodawa, Poland

..... 2 Sarah Cieplinski b: in Klodawa, Poland

..... 2 Samuel Chaplin Cieplinski b: Abt. 1863 in Klodawa, Poland d: in London, UK

......... +Sarah Chaplin Cieplinski b: Abt. 1865 in Russian Poland d: in London, UK

............ 3 Sidney Cieplinski

............ 3 Colman Kalman Cieplinski Chaplin b: Abt. 1891 in Klodawa, Poland d: 1985 in London, UK

................ +Katia Kate Gittel Lipman d: 1986 in London, UK

................... 4 Ben Chaplin b: 1915 d: 2000

....................... +Kay d: 2001

.......................... 5 Candide Chaplin

................... 4 Harry Chaplin b: 1917

....................... +Poldi

.......................... 5 Denis Chaplin

................... 4 Percy Chaplin b: 1924 in London, UK

....................... +Marie Miller b: 1930

.......................... 5 Richard Chaplin Sharon b: 23 April 1959

.............................. +Bertha Silvester b: 1960

.......................... 5 Hayley Bat-Sheva Chaplin b: 1961

.............................. +Stephen Shimon Frais

................... 4 Lilian Chaplin b: 1926 d: 1937

................... 4 Martin Chaplin b: 1926

....................... +Lilian Bloom

.......................... 5 Howard Chaplin

.............................. +Tracie Silver

.......................... 5 Lance Chaplin

................... 4 Rose Chaplin b: 1930

....................... +Jack Lewen Labushinsky

.......................... 5 Stephen Lewen b: 1958

................... 4 Maurice Chaplin b: 1935

....................... +Jean Amstell

.......................... 5 Melvin Chaplin

.......................... 5 Susan Debra Chaplin b: 3 October 1964

............ 3 Rebecca Beckey Chaplin b: Abt. 1893 in Klodawa, Poland

................ +Samuel Unknown

................... 4 Miriam Unknown

................... 4 Carmel Unknown

................... 4 Ben Unknown

............ 3 Esther Chaplin b: Abt. 1895 in Klodawa, Poland

............ 3 Lewis Chaplin b: Abt. 1900 in Klodawa, Poland

................ +Rose

............ 3 Harris Chaplin b: Abt. 1908 in Bow, London

..... 2 Ziskind Alexander Chaplin Cieplinski b: 1878 in Klodawa, Poland d: 18 December 1955 in London, UK

......... +Annie Miller b: 1886 in Russia d: 17 June 1968 in London, UK

............ 3 Phyllis Chaplin b: Abt. 1908

................ +Emanuel Manny Morris

................... 4 Morton Morris

............ 3 Anthony Slim Chaplin b: 1913 in London, UK d: 1985 in Gerrards Cross, UK

................ +Carol Butler b: 1940

................... 4 Sarah Anne Chaplin b: 1970

................... 4 Mark Chaplin b: 1972

............ *1st Wife of Anthony Slim Chaplin:

................ +Gertrude Joyce Young b: 21 May 1919 in Southend on Sea, UK d: 2004 in London, UK

................... 4 Susan Elizabeth Chaplin b: 30 October 1945 in Burnham, UK d: 30 March 1989 in Israel

....................... +Martin Frankel b: 15 September 1943 in Wellington, Salop, UK

................... 4 John Robert Chaplin Sharon b: 1949 in London, Uk

....................... +Julie Sharon Carter b: 1958 in Bracknell, UK

.......................... 5 Rachel Hanna Sharon b: 1981

.............................. +Shlomo Shushan b: 1981

.......................... 5 Devora Dina Sharon b: 1983

.............................. +Noam Harel b: 1980

.......................... 5 Daniel Alexander Sharon b: 1985

.............................. +Rotem Janach b: 1985

.......................... 5 Yair Avraham Sharon b: 1988

............ 3 Martin Samuel Menasheh Chaplin b: 1921 in London, UK d: 2010 in London, UK

................ +Sybil Gavourin b: 1918 d: 2010 in London, UK

................... 4 Jennifer Chaplin b: 10 May 1951

....................... +Roger Kravitz

.......................... 5 Aaron Kravitz b: 1980

.......................... 5 Zoe Kravitz b: 1982

................... 4 Karen Brigid Chaplin b: 4 July 1952 in London, UK

....................... +Michael Kaldezar b: 1947

.......................... 5 Gideon Kaldezar b: 1986

..... 2 Avraham Eliyahu Cieplinski b: 1878 in Klodawa, Poland d: Abt. 1942 in Chelmno, Holocaust

......... +Hanna Flastr b: in Klodawa, Poland d: Abt. 1942 in Chelmo, Holocaust

............ 3 Moshe Cieplinski b: 3 April 1918 in Klodawa, Poland d: 1993 in Halifax

................ +Chaya Bierzwinski b: September 1918 in Klodawa, Poland d: 1995 in Halifax

................... 4 William L. 'Bill' Cieplinski b: 23 January 1943 in Mexico City

....................... +Feigue Cimet b: 23 December 1944

.......................... 5 Eliyahu Abraham Cieplinski b: 19 August 1974 in Bexar, Texas

.............................. +Dina Vinar b: 1977

.......................... 5 Leora Margalith Cieplinski

................... 4 Menashe Cieplinski b: 1945 in Mexico City

....................... +Nancy Herschorn

.......................... 5 Adina Cieplinski b: 12 August 1974

.......................... 5 David Meir Cieplinski b: 21 April 1976 in Nueces, Texas

.......................... 5 Avi Cieplinski

.............................. +Jenny Yelin

............ 3 Shmuel Cieplinski d: 1993 in Israel

................ +Paula d: 2007 in Israel

................... 4 Hanna Cieplinski

................... 4 Arie Cieplinski Tsapir

EMAIL MARTIN FRANKEL 28JUL2015: Dear Barbara, Thank you for your very quick reply. I hadn't expected to receive information so quickly. We are investigating the family of my late wife, Susan (nee Chaplin), born in London, who was a descendant of the Cieplinski family of Klodawa. Two of her grandfather's siblings remained in Klodawa: 1 Blima Cieplinski who married Pinkus Glasman see 105 in voters' list 2 Abram Alje Cieplinski who married Hana Flauster see 46 in voters' list. Regarding the Glasmans, I understand that all perished in the Holocaust. I do not know what happened to Mindel Glasman as I do not know if she married and left Klodawa. Some of the data you just sent on the Glasmans was completely new to me. Thank you! The main purpose of my investigation regards the children of Hana and Abram Alje (Avraham Eliyahu) Cieplinski. I am in contact with the children of Mojsze Cieplinski who emigrated to Mexico just in time. His children are Dr. William Cieplinski of New York and Dr. Menashe Cieplinski of Halifax Canada. I am also in contact with the children of Szmul Cieplinski, who joined the Soviet Red Army (or perhaps the Polish Army in Russia), survived the war and returned to Poland (Lodz). Szmul emigrated to Israel about 1955. His children were called Arie and Hanna Cieplinski before they changed their names. The rest of the family perished in the Holocaust, and we are trying to reconstruct this family. We are know that there were 2 sisters called Chaya and Perl and there was probably a third and youngest sister (who might have been named Blima). However except for the birth document of Chaya, which we received from Madeleine Okladek, we have no documentation for any of them. Because of the pain involved none of the information was ever properly transmitted to Moshe and Shmul's children. From the voters' list I see that only Moshe and Shmul were still residents of Klodawa. So I assume perhaps wrongly that Chaya and Perl might both have married and left Klodawa. The third sister (if she exists) might have been too young to vote and therefore that could be a reason for not appearing in the voting list.

VOTER REGISTRATION FROM 1931 KLODAWA PROVIDED BY BARBARA GANCZYK:

Glasman Pinkus	67	krawiec	Rynek 3	45
Glasman Blima [CEIPLINSKI]	65	żona	Rynek 3	65
Glasman Jakub	30	syn	Rynek 3	30
Glasman Fiszel	27	syn	Rynek 3	27
Glasman Mindel	25	córka	Rynek 3	25
Glasman Majlech	24	syn	Rynek 3	24

CLICK HERE TO SEE CIEPLINKI/GLASMAN FAMILY TREE:

EMAIL MARTIN FRANKEL 29JUL2015: Dear all, For the last 2 days, I have received a lot of material from Barbara Ganczyk of Klodawa. In particular Barbara sent me a remarkable unpublished research document that she had laboured on, regarding the fate of Klodawa Jews. There is no good news from this period. It is only to make a closure. It is just that Menashe has always maintained that his aunt Perl was in fact Feige Perl Cieplinski. Barbara relates from a survivor's document that some Jews chose to flee Klodawa in the direction of the then Soviet Union. It is related that Feige Cieplinski from Klodawa reached the small town of Baranowicze in what is now Belarus. There were some 10000 Jews in the Ghetto of Baranowicze at this time including some 3000 refugees, of whom only about 250 survived the war. However Feige and her small son Natan were in fact killed in a bomb raid in Baranowicze. Feige was described as being married to Lajzer. Very excitingly half an hour ago Barbara confirmed that this was Leizer Krel. I then went to Judy's Klodawa site - I always do - to look up the Krel family and it is all there. It also explains the connection between the Krels and the Cieplinskis and how the Cieplinski photo was found in the Krel family documents. I know that Leizer Krel died in the Holocaust and I imagine that he reached Baranowicze with his wife and son. Judy, perhaps the Krels can tell us more. Thank you Barbara. On behalf of the Cieplinskis. Martin


PHOTO FROM BILL/MENESHA CIEPLINSKI NOV 2008, ALSO FOUND BRACHA ROTH-GRANDDAUGHTER OF TOLA KREL.

EMAIL DAN ROTH 01AUG2015:Hi Martin: We surprise and happy to get the mail about Feige Cieplinski. Feige Cieplinsk was married to Leizer Krel.He was brother of Tola Krel , mother of my wife Bracha.As far as we know , Leizer escape to Baranowicze at the beginning of war . He was killed in June 1941 by Germans bomb raid in Baranowicze. From Tola we know that Feige and her son Nathan were in Klodawa at that time . We know nothing about living Klodawa to Baranowicze. Tola saw them at beginning of the war . she used to bring them food. We do not know exactly how.She thought they were murdered in Chelmeno Unfortunately we know very litte about what happened to our family .we are looking for any information . We where in Klodawa at June 2014 and we met Bachna / Barbara . We live in Natanya Israel . Best Regards Bracha & Dan Roth

SEE BELOW KLODAWA TOWN BIRTH RECORDS FOR FAJGA AND PERLA CIEPLINSKI SUBMITTED WITH TRANSLITERATION BY BARBARA GANCZYK MAY AND JULY 2015:

January 10, 1938 before the undersigned the registrar to appear Jew [starozakonny] Abram Alie Ciepliński tailor 59 years old living in Kłodawa the Jewish faith in the presence of witnesses Olewski Yankel Majer dealer 70 years old and Taube Moszek Aron, 53 years old, baker and showed us a female child, born in Kłodawa 1 April 1912 with his wife Chana with Flastrów, having 37 years old at the time of child birth. The child has been given a name Pearl. This act testifying [oświadczającemu] and witnesses was read by us and presents [stawających] signed. Burmistrz Kaczmarek Rabin Sz. EngelmanOjciec A Czeplinski Świadkowie: M.A. Taube J. M. Olewski

Certificat nr. 2
January 10, 1938 before the undersigned the registrar to appear Jew [starozakonny] Abram Alie Ciepliński tailor 59 years old living in Kłodawa the Jewish faith in the presence of witnesses Olewski Yankel Majer dealer 70 years old and Taube Moszek Aron, 53 years old, baker and showed us a female child, born in Kłodawa 10 April 1910 with his wife Chana with Flastrów [nee Flaster], having 35 years old at the time of child birth. The child has een given a name Fajga. This act testifying [oświadczającemu] and witnesses was read by us and presents [stawających] signed. Burmistrz Kaczmarek Rabin Sz. Engelman Ojciec A Czeplinski Świadkowie: M.A. Taube J. M. Olewsk

CIEPLINSKI FAMILY VITAL RECORDS OF 1942 FROM KLODAWA TOWN HALL (provided by B. Ganczyk):

Ciepliński
Maiden name first name date of Birth profession adress how long in Klodawa
sourece

Cieplińska	Chaja	1906			yv brak inf.	as
Cieplińska	Hana	1881		Warszawska 8	1909 mieszk. Kłodawa; yv brak inf.	sw
Cieplińska	Rojza	[1841]			z d. Myszkowska, c. Kałme i Chaja Sura Nicińska, wdowa, zmarła 13.09.1927	as
Cieplińska	Rywka	1883			ur. i mieszk. Kłodawa, małż. Eliasz, zamordowana 1942 Chełmno, świadek: Landau	yv
Ciepliński	Abram Ajle	1878	krawiec	Warszawska 8	ur. Kłodawa; yv brak inf.	sw
Ciepliński	Lejbe	1901			yv brak inf.	as
Ciepliński	Manasze	1831			s. Szmul i Rywka Kutnowska, zmarł 7.02.1918	as
Ciepliński	Mojsze	1909	krawiec	Warszawska 8	ur. Kłodawa as1908 s. Abram Alie i Chana Flaster, 20.12.1936 małż. Chaja Bierzwińska 28 ur. Kłodawa c. Abram i Tauba Rywka Flonder; wyjechał do Meksyku z żoną	sw as as JM
Ciepliński	Szmul	1907	krawiec	Warszawska 8	ur. Kłodawa as1906; yv brak inf.	sw as

Abbreviations of soureces

as - akta urzędu stanu cywilnego w Kłodawie
JM - Judy Muratore
ka - Księga adresowa miasta Łodzi i województwa łódzkiego na 1938-1939. [b.m.wyd.] 1937 [?]
kl - http://klodawa.org
sw - spis wyborców z r. 1931 wg: Tomasz Kawski i Monika Opioła „Gminy żydowskie pogranicza Wielkopolski, Mazur, Mazowsza, Małopolski i Śląska w latach 1918-1942”. Toruń 2008.
yv - http://www.yadvashem.org

Abbreviations

Ur. - urodził się - born
s. - syn - son
c. - córka - daughter
małż. - małżonek -spouse
o. - ojciec - father
m. - matka - mother
zamord. - zamordowany - murdered
mieszk. - mieszkał - lived
z d. - z domu - nee
świadek, świadectwo - submitter
zmarł – died

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MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF GITEL PIZER TO LOUIS KOLSKY JUNE, 1918. DAUGHTER OF CHAYA-BRANA CIEPLINSKI AND MAX PIZER. MOTHER OF GITEL [GERTRUDE] LISTED AS "ANNA CHAPLIN" Submitted in 28MAR2005 by Edith Kolsky daughter of Gitel Pizer Kolsky, granddaughter of Chaya Brana Ciplinski Pizer.


GITEL PIZER AND LOUIS KOSKY ~ 1918. GITEL IS THE DAUGHTER OF CHAYA-BRANA CIEPLINSKI AND MAX PIZER.	LETTER FROM EDITH KOLSKY IN 28MAR2005 WITH INFO ON THE PIZER/KOLSKI/CIEPLINSKI FAMILY--MAINLY HER MOTHER GITEL PIZER, DAUGHTER OF CHAYA-BRANA CIEPLINSKI AND MAX PIZER.