In memory of Leizer Dumesh
(Dec 1930 - November 27, 2014)

The first generations in Viski

Israel Dumesh, probably born around 1810, had a son Idel, who was probably born in Viski in 1831. Idel said he was 44 in 1875 lists (born 1831), but said he was 75 in the 1897 census (born 1822).

Idel had at least five children,

  • son Leiser Dumesh, born in 1856
  • son Genoch Dumesh, born in 1861
  • son Hirsch-Leib Dumesh, born in 1865
  • daughter Hena (Genya)-Dweira, born in 1870
  • daughter Bella-Feiga, born in 1873

The family of Hirsch-Leib Dumesh

Hirsch-Leib married Hana-Lea. Their children were:

  • daughter Liba, born on 12 Dec 1889
  • son Ephroim-Leiser, born on 10 Oct 1891
  • son Itzik-Behr, born on 22 Aug 1893

The family of Genoch Dumesh

Genoch married Chaya Meierov (Meirov), born in 1861 in Dvinsk (now Daugavpils), Latvia. They had many children:

  • daughter Gescha Dumesh b. 1883
  • daughter Elka Dumesh b. 1885
  • daughter Sora Dumesh b. 1888
  • daughter Lesa (Leska) Dumesh b. 30 Oct 1890
  • son Schlioma-Jankel Dumesh b. 28 May 1893
  • son Faibish-Elya Dumesh b. 1895
  • daughter Pesya Dumesh b. 26 Dec 1898
  • daughter Sonya Dumesh b.1900
  • son Moisey Dumesh b. 9 Oct 1901
  • son Israel Dumesh b. 6 Jun 1905

The family of Hena (Genya)-Dweira

Hena (Genya)-Dweira married Chaim-David (son of Kadish) Usdin of Viski. Their children where:

  • Sora Usdin b. 1896
  • Abo-Wulf Usdin b. 11 Feb 1898
  • Sora-Fruma Usdin b. 9 Oct 1899
  • Juda Usdin b. 8 Aug 1902
  • Josiph Usdin b. 29 Jul 1904

Dumesh -- the next generation

Moisey Dumesh, son of Genoch

Moisey married Hana and they had two children:

  • Israel Dumesh b.1927
  • Lilya Dumesh b.1929, Vishki

Israel Dumesh, son of Genoch

Israel married Bluma, b. 2 Mar 1906 in Viski. In 1935, Israel and Bluma lived at Rigas Street 118 in Viski. Their children were:

  • Leiser Dumesh b. 6 Feb 1930
  • Haya Dumesh b. 25 Sep 1934
  • Wulf Dumesh, b. 1939

Sora Usdin, daughter of Hena (Genya)-Dweira

Sora married Elia-Mendel Gorosch, b. 25 Sep 1891, Rezhitsa. Their children were:

  • Haya Gorosch b. 1925, Viski
  • Mirjam Gorosch b. 1927, Viski
  • Doba Gorosch b. 1929, Viski
  • Lea Gorosch b. 1932, Viski

To Riga

Israel, son of Genoch, moved his family to Riga in 1941. You can read about that in this document, written by his son Leiser. Leiser also wrote about his uncle Moisey Dumesh and how he protected Leiser's family during the war.

Leiser married Nonna and had sons Genrikh and Boris. Genrikh and wife Larisa's children are Vadim and Margarita. Boris Dumesh and his wife Nina had a son Oleg Dumesh.