Goldstein, Battalen, Challov & Ronen Family Histories

Category: Rozensumen

  • Our Friendly Fourth Cousins in Haifa

    Family in Israel!  Finally, genealogical research has revealed some connections! Bruce and I had been invited to spend our second Shabbat in Israel this past February with our Rozenzumen cousins in Haifa, Yosi and Nitza Ben-Dov, staying over on Friday night in their home.  Here’s a reminder of how we are related:  My great-grandmother was […]

  • The Goldstein-Rozensumen (Ben-Dov) Reunion in the Motor City

    Cousins of the Goldstein and Ben-Dov branches of the Rozensumen family met, for the first time in more than 100 years, on April 25 in Detroit, during Passover.   As a reminder, ROZENSUMEN was the maiden name of Sol Goldstein’s mother, Yachet (aka Yocheved/Yetta).  Yosi Ben-Dov, who had found me through MyHeritage is the head of […]