Warsaw to Nasielsk – 53kmChana and Josek Rotsztejn became Annie and Joseph ReitsteinRotsztejn means red stone – the ancestor worked in a brick field and was always covered in red brick dustRotsztejn Family names on the Nasielsk register, including Josek and his mother, Chaia Sura
Marriage #14 reg. in Nasielsk April 21, 1882 of Josek ROTSZTEJN, 23, son of the late Miszka and Chai Sura nee GRANAT of Nasielsk to Chana Rajzla BLASZKA, 20, dau. of Moszko and Ryfka Ruchla nee BANK of Nasielsk. Witnesses: Gersz RAPY, 70, and Dawid CIELOWNIKA, 60.
1901 UK Census UK – Spitalfields, London. Gershon and Sarah were born in LondonUK Census 1911 Solomon was born in SpitafieldsFamily came out to South Africa on different shipsSouth Africa – Raie, Annie (Chana) Joseph (Josek), Leonard and ClaudeJulian (Judah) ReitsteinClaude, Julian, Raie – in front :Maurice & Leonard
Cape Town Newspaper announcement of Joseph’s death, November 1947
Three Reitstein brothers:Maurice, Claude and LeonardMelanie & Julian Reitstein & daughters ; . Melanie & Julian are the only other family members known to have visited NasielskReitstein Family in Australia
