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  1. 1.  Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph (Josel) Kurtz (Kortsarz) was born on 1 Mar 1897 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland (son of Isidore Kurtz (Kortsarz) and Bertha (Blume) Kijak); died about 16 Mar 1988.

    Joseph married Minnie Schwartz on 22 Jul 1918 in New York, NY, US. Minnie was born on 1 Jul 1900 in Kletsk, Minsk, Belarus. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Minnie Schwartz was born on 1 Jul 1900 in Kletsk, Minsk, Belarus.
    Children:
    1. Living
    2. 1. Living
    3. Jacqueline Kurtz was born on 8 Jun 1928 in Bronx, NY, US; died on 7 Apr 2022 in Flushing, NY, US.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isidore Kurtz (Kortsarz) was born on 22 Dec 1880 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland (son of Michel Lejb Kortsarz and Brayna Ruza).

    Isidore married Bertha (Blume) Kijak. Bertha was born about 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Bertha (Blume) Kijak was born about 1886.
    Children:
    1. 2. Joseph (Josel) Kurtz (Kortsarz) was born on 1 Mar 1897 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland; died about 16 Mar 1988.
    2. Murrey (Moishe) Kurtz was born about 1906 in Poland.
    3. Edward Herman (Chaim or Hyman) Kurtz was born on 10 Dec 1907 in Poland; died on 23 Sep 1983 in Palm Beach, FL, US.
    4. Beatrice (Bertha) Kurtz was born on 24 Dec 1912 in New York, NY, US; died on 12 Sep 2005 in White Plains, NY, US.
    5. Dorothy Kurtz was born on 26 Aug 1914 in NY, US; died on 22 Apr 1993 in Delray Beach, FL, US.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Michel Lejb Kortsarz was born in 1844 in Wegrów, Poland (son of Moszek Kortsarz and Brayna Feyga).

    Michel married Brayna Ruza on 20 Dec 1864 in Wegrów, Poland. Brayna (daughter of Wolf Ruza and Malka) was born in 1844 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Brayna Ruza was born in 1844 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland (daughter of Wolf Ruza and Malka).
    Children:
    1. Herman (Chil Herschel) Kortsarz was born on 15 Jan 1868 in Wielgie, Stoczek, Wegrów County, Poland; died about 1953 in Salta, Argentina.
    2. Charles H. (Betzalel Abraham) Kurtz (Kortsarz) was born on 1 Feb 1869 in Wielgie, Stoczek, Wegrów County, Poland; died on 22 Jul 1935 in Statesville, NC, US; was buried on 24 Jul 1935 in Greenwood Cemetery, 1173 Cascade Cir SW, Atlanta, GA, US.
    3. Feige Kortsarz was born about 1874 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland; died in 1942-1945 in Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Oświęcim, Poland.
    4. 4. Isidore Kurtz (Kortsarz) was born on 22 Dec 1880 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland.
    5. Dishke Kortsarz was born about 1883 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Moszek Kortsarz was born about 1820 (son of Michel Kortsarz and Royza).

    Moszek married Brayna Feyga. Brayna (daughter of Szmul and Leja) was born about 1821; died on 14 Dec 1867 in Wegrów, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Brayna Feyga was born about 1821 (daughter of Szmul and Leja); died on 14 Dec 1867 in Wegrów, Poland.
    Children:
    1. Chaja Itya Kortsarz
    2. 8. Michel Lejb Kortsarz was born in 1844 in Wegrów, Poland.
    3. Dwora Chaia Kortsarz was born in 1846 in Wegrów, Poland; died on 10 Feb 1855 in Wegrów, Poland.
    4. Dyna Kortsarz was born on 25 Oct 1849 in Wegrów, Poland; died in 1851 in Wegrów, Poland.
    5. Frejda Kortsarz was born about 1850; died in 1872 in Wegrów, Poland.
    6. Szmul Lejzor Kortsarz was born on 9 Jul 1856 in Wegrów, Poland.
    7. Ruchla Kortsarz was born about 1859; died on 4 Jan 1863 in Wegrów, Poland.
    8. Leia Kortsarz was born about 1867.

  3. 18.  Wolf Ruza (son of Calko Ruza and Dyska).

    Wolf married Malka. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 19.  Malka (daughter of Abraham).
    Children:
    1. Calko Ruza was born in 1836 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland; died before 1841.
    2. Szeyna Dwora Ruza was born in 1840 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland.
    3. Czalko Ruza was born in 1841 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland.
    4. Leia Ruza was born in 1842 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland.
    5. 9. Brayna Ruza was born in 1844 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland.
    6. Pesia Ruza was born in 1847 in Mrozowa Wola, Wegrów County, Poland.
    7. Abraham Ruza was born on 29 Aug 1853 in Wielgie, Stoczek, Wegrów County, Poland.
    8. Szmul Ruza was born about 1854; died on 16 Aug 1855 in Wielgie, Stoczek, Wegrów County, Poland.
    9. Zysko Ruza was born on 20 Aug 1859 in Wielgie, Stoczek, Wegrów County, Poland.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  Michel Kortsarz was born about 1790 (son of Awner Kortsarz and Dyna); died in 1838 in Wegrów, Poland.

    Michel married Royza. Royza (daughter of Jankel and Chaja) was born about 1790; died on 25 Feb 1860 in Wegrów, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Royza was born about 1790 (daughter of Jankel and Chaja); died on 25 Feb 1860 in Wegrów, Poland.
    Children:
    1. 16. Moszek Kortsarz was born about 1820.
    2. Kela Rywka Kortsarz died in 1890 in Wegrów, Poland.
    3. Necha Ita Kortsarz was born about 1824; died in 1829 in Wegrów, Poland.
    4. Jenta Kortsarz was born about 1826; died in 1828 in Wegrów, Poland.
    5. Feyga Kortsarz was born in 1828 in Wegrów, Poland.
    6. Jukel Dawid Kortsarz was born in 1829 in Wegrów, Poland; died on 22 Sep 1909 in Zgierz, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland.
    7. Chaia Beyla Kortsarz was born in 1834 in Wegrów, Poland.
    8. Michla Kortsarz was born in 1838 in Wegrów, Poland.

  3. 34.  Szmul

    Szmul married Leja. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 35.  Leja
    Children:
    1. 17. Brayna Feyga was born about 1821; died on 14 Dec 1867 in Wegrów, Poland.

  5. 36.  Calko Ruza was born about 1768 (son of Berko Ruza and Dwora); died in 1832 in Wieliczna, Wegrow County, Poland.

    Calko married Dyska. Dyska (daughter of Wulf and Sura) died on 14 Sep 1856 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 37.  Dyska (daughter of Wulf and Sura); died on 14 Sep 1856 in Stoczek, Wegrow County, Poland.
    Children:
    1. Szmul Ruza died before 1862.
    2. Herszko Ruza
    3. 18. Wolf Ruza
    4. Abraham Ruza

  7. 38.  Abraham died before 1853.
    Children:
    1. 19. Malka