SUSAN LOWY LUBOW

I am descended from the Schwarz and Bloch families who were the first Jews permitted to settle in Floss, Bavaria in the 17th century. Mendel and Bella Schwarz had twelve children, seven of whom found their way to the U.S. between the 1840's and 1870's. Most of them eventually settled in Newark, New Jersey, but for a time there were family members in Columbus, Georgia, as well as Boston and Philadelphia. Now we are dispersed around this country and in Israel and Europe but there are still many Schwarz/Bloch descendants in New Jersey.

I am also a member of the inter-related and much intermarried Abeles/Arend, Kussy, and Lowy families of Bohemia. Not only did they marry each other, but they also married into the Schwarz-Bloch families (above). Some of the towns of origin were Scheles (Zihle), Floehau (Blsany), Rakonitz, and Petrowitz. You can see us all in the report on the descendants of Nathan Kussy. We have family members in Israel, North and South America and in Europe. Many of our relatives died in the Holocaust. We remember them here.

In my spare time, I look for my husband's ancestors. The family names are: Lubow and Lubin (Lubomirski), Sinoway, Taer (Terpoos), Novich (Wengronovich). Places of origin are Kiev, Brusilov, Radomysl.

Any help that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Of course, I will be happy to share information.

GEDCOM Trees (viewing trees requires 4.0 or later)

• Schwarz Family Tree (953 KB)
  This tree contains descendants of the first Jews who settled in Floss, Bavaria in 1638. It starts with Feifas and focuses on the family of Mendel Schwarz and Bella Adler. Their 12 children have many descendants in the U.S., Israel, and elsewhere. December 6, 2005

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Nathan KUSSY (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Jehuda Abeles (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Mendel Isaak SCHWARZ


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of FEIFAS


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of BERYL SINOWAY

Related Links

• Floss, Bavaria Home Page