Leon BROJTMAN / Poland / USSR

	Surname:	BROJTMAN / BREJTMAN / BRAJTMAN /BREITMAN
	Name:	LEON / LONIA
	Birth Date:	1937
	Birth Place:	Poland
	Father's Name:	TOMAS BROJTMAN, died
	Mother's Name:	LEA BROJTMAN

LEON'S STORY

During the war Leon fled with his parents from Poland to Kaukas, Baku, Alma-Ata and then to Samarkand.

His parents disappeared (died?) BEFORE Leon arrived in Samarkand in 1943-1944.

In 1946, he was repatriated with a group of orphans from Samarkand to Gostynin in Poland.

In Poland he was placed in a children's home in Lodz ran by the Zionist Koordynacja organization.

Leon was then brought from Poland through Germany to France.

To get him into Eretz Israel, then under the British Mandate, he seems to have been signed up (as part of Aliyah Daled ) as a "temporary son" of a family named Wishinsky family. Leon must have come with them aboard the ship Alexandra from Marseilles, arriving in Haifa on Nov 30th 1947.

Who were the members of the Wishinsky family? So far, we don't know.

BROJTMAN / BREJTMAN / BRAJTMAN / BREITMAN
Any information about Brojtman / Brejtman / Brajtman / Breitman families who fled eastwards into the USSR during World War Two, may narrow down our search.

Checking the database of the KARTA Institute in Warszawa http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/wyszukiwanie.asp. for any clues of possible family members listed among the around 200000 Polish citizens affected by the Soviet regime, these were found:
No Breitman.
Srul (Israel) Brojtman, son of Israel, born 1901
Possibly his wife: Frajda Brojtman, daughter of Moszek, born 1901
Probably his daughter : Rywka Brojtman, daughter of Srul, born 1924
Abraham Brajtman, son of Aron, born 1913
Brother(?): Mojzesz Brajtman, son of Aron, born 1917
Wife of one of these two? Sara Brajtman, daughter of Jakub, born 1920
Eliasz Brejtman, son of Mojzesz, born 1893

POLISH ORPHANAGES RETURNING TO POLAND IN 1946
Again, our hope is that lists of Polish orphanages returning from the USSR to Poland on the Repatriation program in 1946, will include Leon's name and possibly some information about him and his parents.

Additional photo of Leon Brojtman

On Beth Lochamei Hagettaot's website http://www.gfh.org.il many interesting photos can be found of several of the children featured on our website. This one of Leon Brojtman is one example.

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written by Dov Brajtman, October 23, 2007

My name is Dov and I to am a Brajtman.
My father's famuky came from poland and while i don't know if this can help i can put you in touch with my father and grandfather who both live in Canada.
Please contact me at \n // -->dovydov@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information

another leon breitman
written by yair, July 23, 2007

Hi
I am looking for the relatives of Leon Breitman who was born in Poland in 1897 and came to Israel in 1936. He past away, single without children in 1958. All we know is that his father's name was Yaacov. If you know anything or suspect that you are a relative, please contact me by email. Thanks. Yair.

Similiar picture
written by Jessica Cross, September 19, 2006

I have a similar picture with a family. My mother is the little girl. This could be the little boy in the picture? There is no date on the picture, but my mother says it is in Germany.

Link to BRAITMAN family?
written by Dorie, September 03, 2006

My father Simon Braitman was born in 1930 in Maciejowice, Poland. I believe the original spelling of his name was BRAJTMAN. He and his father Sam Braitman survived the holocaust but his mother Dora and siblings Celia & Moniek were killed. Simon and Sam came to the USA & Canada respectively after the war. About 10 years ago my father located some cousins (also spelled Braitman) whose parents had fled Europe for Argentina during the war. One cousin, David Braitman, may have more genealogical information. Send me an email if you'd like me to put you in touch with him.

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written by Abraham Goldberg, April 21, 2006

We are trying to find the relatives of another Leon Breitman. "Our" Leon Breitman was born around 1895 - 1905 in Poland, the son of Abraham and Rachel Breitman. There is no information about any siblings or uncles or aunts. During WWII he fled from Poland to the USSR with a friend named Berliner. After the war he came to Eretz Israel where he fought in the War of Independence. In 1952 he left the country and settled in England or in Germany. He was later found dead in an apartment in Berlin. He was not married. We would like to find his relatives. Abraham Goldberg, Israel

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written by Tania, April 21, 2006

My grandfather, Leon Troedler was searching for any survivors many, many years after WWII. We were told all our relatives on his family died in the Warsaw uprising. Good luck with your search. Tania

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