Romaniv Family Pictures

Blecher, Gilman, and Schneiderman Families

Three intermarried Romaniv Jewish families immigrated to Argentina.  Chana Rochel Gilman (Juana Guilman in Spanish) and her husband, Moises Blejer, were the first to immigrate to Argentina after WWI.  Chana Rochel's sister, Beile Gilman Schneiderman, and Beile's husband, Abraham Schneiderman, had immigrated before WWI to the U.S.  Elias Blejer, brother of Moises Blejer, first immigrated to the U.S., living in New Jersey; he later joined his brother in Córdoba, Argentina. 

Chana Rochel and Beile's parents, Mordechai Gilman and Dvosi Schneiderman Gilman, and their remaining daughters, Dobe, and Zise, left Romaniv for Argentina, following Moises and Chana Rochel Blejer. 

The mother in this old family photo may be Beile Gilman Schneiderman, or more likely, it is her mother, Dvosi Scheiderman Gilman. (Credit: Miguel Bronstein)