From: Sy Pearlman <>
Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Subject: Driving in Ukraine
I am planning a long driving trip through Ukraine and Moldova, from Lviv to Cernovcy to Kamenec Podolski to
Kishinov to Odessa to Yalta to Kiev and into Belarus.
What are the roads like? Is it possible to get diesel fuel easily? Which towns and cities should I visit?
Which places should I avoid? Are there any reasons I should not make this driving trip?
Thanks, Sy Pearlman
Looking for: Travel advice, road conditions, fuel, recommended stops in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus.
From: Pauline <>
Date: Friday, December 27, 2002
Subject: Tracing ancestors
Hello, my name is Pauline and I'm looking for information about my mother's grandfather to surprise her.
I just know his name was Wojciekowski and he was born on 26 June 1889 in Bratkowice, Poland.
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and congratulations for this site.
Looking for: Wojciekowski family, Bratkowice, Poland, genealogy information.
From: Vivien Voss <>
Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2002
Subject: Tracing ancestors
My name is Steven Kowalczuk and I am looking for relatives of my father, Czeslaw Kowalczuk, who migrated to
Sydney, Australia on 27 April 1950 from Germany. Czeslaw was taken to Germany for work from Lvov, Poland by
the Nazis. His mother was Anna and father Ulrich (worked on the railway), lived about 1 km from the airport.
Two brothers (one died in a camp in Germany towards the end of WWII, one died as a child), sister Catherina
(married in Poland when Czeslaw went to Germany), and younger sister Elrica/Erika (in Germany). Czeslaw was in
a camp named after Kaiser Wilhelm and came to Australia on the US Ship General Stuart/Stewart. I am trying to
trace my relatives in Lvov—can anyone help?
Looking for: Kowalczuk family, Lvov, Nazi labor, postwar migration to Australia.
From: Lucy Gold <>
Date: Sunday, December 1, 2002
My great-grandfather Samuel Gold was born in Lvov about 1845 and moved to Vienna around 1860. His mother's
maiden name was Kaufmann. Any information would be appreciated.
Looking for: Samuel Gold, Kaufmann family, Lvov/Vienna Jewish genealogy, 19th century.
From: Philipp (Karl Heinz Maffei) <>
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Subject: Looking for information
Hello, my name is Philipp and I am looking for information about my family (surname: Wiezniak).
Looking for: Wiezniak family, general genealogy help.
From: Emanuel Buchatsky <>
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2002
Subject: Entering your Lvov guest book
Hello, my name is Emanuel Buchatsky (Manny) and I am hoping to get some information on my family who lived in
Lvov/Lemberg (pre-war) on Liburmisky St (not sure of spelling). Any information would be appreciated. Thank
you, your book is really great.
Looking for: Buchatsky family, Lemberg/Lvov, Liburmisky St, pre-war Jewish roots.
From: Clyna <>
Date: Monday, September 23, 2002
Subject: Researcher/Translator/Interpreter/Guide
Your webpages and guestbook inspired me to search for ancestors and visit Lviv. I highly recommend Irene
Golovachova in Lviv for research and translation—she is reliable, persistent, and helped me find relatives
across Ukraine. Her email is .
Note: Recommending research and translation help in Lviv (Irene Golovachova).
From: Emanuel Buchatsky <>
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2002
Subject: Lwow or Lemberg
My name is Emanuel Buchatsky. I am looking for connections to my mother’s family in Lwow/Lemberg. Born there
in 1920, migrated to Australia in 1925. Mother's maiden name was Baum, her father was Oscar, her mother
Miriam, grandmother Greimingeren. We lived on Lubumirsky St (spelling?).
Looking for: Buchatsky, Baum, Greimingeren families, Lwow/Lemberg, Lubumirsky St.
From: Peter Finkle <>
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2002
Subject: Samuel Finkle or Finkel - born in Lemberg 1880
Starting research on the Finkle family. My grandfather Samuel was born in Lemberg around 1880. Had siblings
who may have migrated to the UK and US; one sister possibly Rachel or Rushel (married Weitman). Samuel left
Lemberg as a young man, moved to England, then New Zealand (1908, 'Devon' from Liverpool), naturalised 1924.
Possible names: Szmuel, Lieb, Motti, Selby. Would love to hear from anyone with connections.
Looking for: Finkle/Finkel, Weitman families, Lemberg/Lwow, UK/NZ/US connections, Jewish genealogy.
From: Alfred Bilyk <>
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Subject: Contact
My name is Alfred Bilyk, named after my grandfather who governed Lwow 1937–1939. My father fought in WWII
(Polish Cavalry). Looking for information on Alfred Bilyk or any family in Lwow.
Looking for: Alfred Bilyk, Lwow governor, WWII, family roots, Poland/Brazil connections.
From: Frank Lassak <>
Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2002
Subject: Your Lviv website
I am a journalist and book author in Germany, writing a novel about a Jewish family from Lviv in the 20th
century. I found a photo of Jewish schoolboys in Lemberg here; does anyone have information about it?
Looking for: Jewish schoolboys, Lemberg/Lviv, historic photo, Jewish family history.
From: Viktoriya Kartashova <>
Date: Friday, August 9, 2002
Subject: Lviv community in USA?
Would be happy to hear from other former residents of Lviv now living in the USA. (There is a page for former
Odessits; is there one for Lviv?) Thank you for this chat. —Lena
Looking for: Lviv diaspora, USA, online community, social connections.
From: Magy <>
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2002
Subject: Martin Buber information
My name is Magy, an Israeli student researching Martin Buber, who spent his childhood in Lvov (Lemberg) under
Austro-Hungarian rule. If anyone has info about his childhood and its influence, please write me.
Looking for: Martin Buber, Lvov/Lemberg, childhood, Jewish philosopher.
From: Richard Knebel <>
Date: Thursday, July 11, 2002
Subject: Groedel Family
Looking for information about the Groedel family from Skole, Ukraine. Grandson of Baron Richard Groedel, who
had large forest holdings and timber mills in Skole. Any info on my grandfather, grandmother, or my mother
(all born in Skole) appreciated.
Looking for: Groedel family, Skole, Ukraine, timber business, genealogy.
From: Dimitri <>
Date: Friday, July 5, 2002
My name is Dimitri. I lived in Lvov for 35 years, now in Vancouver, Canada. Great site—guestbook helps connect
people. Suggests establishing an International Club of Lvovers. Would love more “pure” Lvov songs, especially
Polish ones. Recommends gradfinder.com for classmates.
Note: Community suggestion, music, International Club of Lvovers, classmates.
From:
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2002
Subject: Missing family
My father came from Lvov. At the start of the war, his father (a policeman) was killed along with many others.
My father Stanislow Rudislow Mikula escaped and joined the 2nd Corps 8th Army. He is now very old and in ill
health. Are any relatives alive out there?
Looking for: Mikula family, Lvov, WWII, living relatives.
From: SteLevey <>
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Subject: Schiller
My grandfather's family came from Lvov: Zvi Aron (Harris) Schiller. They owned a railway siding. Came to
Britain in 1890s with wife Fahla (Krotosky) from Kalisz. Related to Fox family (20th Century Fox). Also had
brother Benjamin (died in Russo-Japanese war), sister Rachel (blind), cousins Franks. Some emigrated to
Chicago (West Congress). Any info appreciated.
Looking for: Schiller, Krotosky, Fox, Franks, Lvov/Kalisz/UK/Chicago families.
From: Christel (Kiki Andersson) <>
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2002
Subject: Lwow guestbook
I live in Finland. Looking for info on Zdzislaw Jaworski from former Lwow-Sambor area. Parents: Jozef? and
Valeria. Friend: Julian Janicki (Sambor). Zdzislaw Jaworski left Poland for Brazil. Any help appreciated.
Looking for: Jaworski family, Lwow/Sambor, Janicki, Brazil migration.
From: Alain Londner <>
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2002
Subject: Lvov website
My father, Ouri Londner, was born in 1915 in Burstyn, near Lvov (father Eliezer). Almost all family perished
during WWII. I would like to speak with anyone who knew my father's family.
Looking for: Londner family, Burstyn/Lvov, Holocaust survivors.
From: Jannette Winnik <>
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2002
Subject: Family tree search
I am at a loss—don't know what our name was at the time my father-in-law lived in Lvov (born 1926, left around
1939/40). His father, mother, and brother all died before 1942. No trace found. Name: Bronislaw Winnik.
Grateful for any help.
Looking for: Bronislaw Winnik, Lvov, lost family, WWII era, name tracing.
From: spiku <>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002
Looking for relatives of Dimitro Zapotoczny (born Hrumno, Ukraine 1888; came to US 1911; married Josephine
Gurbada), and Dimitro Nabuda (born 1888 in Galicia, married Anna Matz, lived in Detroit).
Looking for: Zapotoczny, Nabuda, Gurbada, Matz families, Hrumno, Galicia, Detroit, emigration.
From: Victor David Azula <>
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Subject: Congratulations for the magnificent web site.
Thanks for sharing all this wonderful information about Lviv!
Kindest regards from Pasadena, California.
— Victor David Azula
From: Jason <>
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Subject: Hello from Australia
My name is Jason. I live in Australia. I have never been to Lvov, but my father was born there and now lives
in Tasmania. He sends his brother food parcels from Australia to Lvov, which is time-consuming and expensive.
Is there a way to electronically send money to Lvov, so our family can pick up groceries or shopping directly?
Can I transfer money to a bank account or a store for them to get goods directly?
Looking for: Modern money transfer or remittance advice for families in Lvov.
From: Carl Addison <>
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2002
Subject: Name
Hnatyszyn is a name I found in my mother's possessions—looking for its origins and area in Ukraine where
relatives might be found.
REGARDS.
Looking for: Hnatyszyn surname, origin and regions in Ukraine.
From: Marina Olejnik (for Taras Ivashchyshyn) <>
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2002
Subject: Looking for classmates
I moved to the States 2 years ago and miss Lvov very much. Graduated from Lvov's school No. 9 in 1989. Looking
to reconnect with classmates, some of whom also moved to the USA.
Thank you, Nick, for this site.
Looking for: School No. 9 (Lviv), classmates from 1989, USA connections.
From: Leo Zaitsev <>
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2002
To: Nick V Babin
Hi, my name is Leo Zaitsev. Born in Lvov in 1979, attended School No. 17 near Ulitsa Engelsa. Migrated to
Australia in 1989, now living in Melbourne. Trying to locate school friends from Lviv. If anyone has info or
attended the same school, please contact me.
Looking for: School No. 17 (Lviv), alumni from 1979–1989.
From: Marianna Kleytman <>
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2002
Subject: Guest book for Lvov
My name is Marianna Kleytman, born in Lvov in 1974, immigrated to Australia in the late 1970s. The Kleytman
side comes from Odessa, Katovsk, Birzula. Trying to find other Kleytman/Kleitmans who may be related. Please
email .
Looking for: Kleytman/Kleitman family, Lvov, Odessa, Katovsk, Birzula.
From: Anna Shparberg <>
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2002
Subject: Hello
Hi, I am Anna Shparberg (maiden name), sister of Vitaly Shparberg who is also in the guest book. I am 28 years
old and live in Sydney, Australia.
Looking for: Shparberg family, Sydney, Australia.
From: Ernie (Ean Autin) <>
Date: Sunday, February 3, 2002
Subject: Wonderful web-page
I am an author publishing my first fiction, "John's Quest: The Reach to the Wounded Healer". Visited Kiev,
became infatuated with Ukraine, and moved the story’s setting there. Looking for information to validate
places and times for the book; open to dialogue with anyone interested.
Looking for: Ukraine cultural/historical information, book research assistance.
From: Steve (Svyatoslav) Bashmakov <>
Date: Monday, February 4, 2002
Subject: Lvov
Nick, I loved your website—thank you! I moved to the States from Lvov 5 years ago and miss it a lot. Still
have friends there and happy to help anyone who needs travel information.
Offering: Help with travel information for Lvov/Lviv.
From: Linda <>
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2002
Subject: Town of Sambor
I am trying to find out about my father's relatives from Sambor, Poland (at the time). His family name is also
Sambor.
Looking for: Sambor family, Sambor, Poland/Ukraine.
From: Krystyna <>
Date: Sunday, January 6, 2002
Subject: Friends from Troscianiec Maly
Looking for relatives or friends from near Lviv. Village: Trostsyanets Maly (on 49th parallel). My
grandfather: Andrzej Kolodziej; wife: Aniela ni Oczos; children: Victoria, Boleslaw, Domicela. They immigrated
from Rzeszow in 1921. Hoping someone remembers them.
Looking for: Kolodziej family, Trostsyanets Maly, Rzeszow, Galicia/Lviv.
From: Ann <>
Date: Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Subject: Tracing relatives in Lviv
Thanks to your website, I found out what street in Lviv my father was born on in 1910 (Ulica TETMAJERA nr 3).
But with street name changes, I can’t find it on current maps. Visiting Lviv this year, would love help
finding or seeing the house or location.
Looking for: Historical street names/addresses, family roots, Lviv research.