Thanks to conversations with Richard Kallan (the grandson of Michel Kaplan)I have received and continue to receive much information regarding our family history! The mysteries surrounding Michel's death have been solved through an old article from the 1902 Shenandoah Evening Herald which is posted next to Michels name.

I am seeking more information with regard to Shukee (Shifki perhaps), Baby, and Ahuvah Shelamat Kaplan; they are listed as children of Abraham Zelig Kaplan  who died at an early age in Lithuania. I have since located the brothers, father, and grandfather of Abraham Zelig Kaplan in the prenumeration lists of Lithuania!

UPDATE: Sara Rebecca Kaplan fell ill and went to Meretz/Merkine (7 miles  outside of Nemunaitis) and died on a Friday night. I am looking for information regarding this and where she is buried. This information came from the DVD of Anna Kaplan that Bruce Supowitz sent to me and was made in 1985. There is a new picture of Sara Rebecca (the only one that I KNOW of)online! (There may be another one in the possession of Bess Klitzner).

Also I have recently been in contact with Eileen Brenner who has Avraham Zelig  in her family tree. Her grandfather (who is buried in Shenandoah was Elias  Supowit)and dropped (she knows not why) the 'z' from Supowitz. She confirmed  that she is in fact related to Charles Supowitz. She implied through the  statement "the Bradebords and Kaplans intermarried and there were/are some in  St. Clair" that there were/are Bradebords here in America....this is only  beginning to get interesting! I will keep everyone updated!

Also we now know the 3rd wife of Isadore Kaplan was in fact Edy Kucheroff.  This has been verified by Richard Kallan.

Any information you can provide in terms of digital photos of ancestral photos  or scanned ancestral photos, photos of the Harris Bakery, Kehillath Israel  Cemetery, Kozy Korner, Kehillath Israel Shul, or the houses where everyone  resided in Shenandoah/Mahanoy City would be extremely helpful.

You can contact me at either islandparrot25@gmail.com 

All help would be extremely appreciated. I am currently seeking information  from Lithuania (Kovno Ga Berna, Butraminz, Baltermanz, Nemunaitis, and Meretz/Merkine as well!)
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