The clan of Ziskand
- Last name translations Ziskand , Зисканд , זיסקנד
- Related articles Происхождение фамилии Зисканд
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Origin of Ziskand name
Ziskand is a derivative of the well-known Jewish family Ziskind. The name Ziskand appeared in the beginning of the 19-th century in the shtetl of Oshmyany not far from Vilna. In our view, people having this family name belong to the same family.
Out of Ziskands known to us today we would like to single out two:
In the same Vilna - in 1908 this family (Ziskand-Valberg L. B.) owned a factory of bent furniture on Orenburg street, located in their own house. It is also known that the grandfather of a wonderful Peterburg poet - Eugene Rein apparently also belonged to this family. Here is how Eugene Rein writes about him: "My grandfather Ziskand Alexander son of Mark was a famous in all Ukraine seller of clothes. He owned a huge shop in Ekaterinoslav and this shop even had branches in Odessa and Kiev."
Full article pageDear representatives of the Ziskand clan
We would like to invite you to help us ressurect the history of your family, to link up the branches of your family tree and to find relatives abroad. Among Jews, due to the manner in which family names were acquired and passed down, there are relatively few people who, although unrelated, bear the same surname as one another. The majority of Jewish people who bear a certain family name can usually trace their roots back to a common ancestor about 5-6 generations back. Further, when two Jewish people bear the same surname, they are usually members of the same broader 'clan', descended of the same extended family.Resurrect your History - for he, who owns the Past also owns the Future.
Let your family be entered into the Book of Generations!