News: 18 Feb 2021: Merged the Israel Fishel family into the Yaakov Azriel Zelig family as descendants of Levi & Feige. 25 Jul 2020: Added the Chaim & Frajdla family who lived in Chelm, but were originally from Kobrin. If you know this family, please let us know! 29 July 2019: Elise and Hariette gave a presentation about the Palevsky project at the 39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Cleveland, Ohio! 6 Aug 2018: Y-DNA results back for the Israel Fishel family. October 2016: Y-DNA results back for the Abraham Jacob branch. 15-Feb-2014: Welcome to our NEW Palevsky website! Previous version: http://old.palevsky.org.
Headstone: Rabbi Abraham Pruskin Status: Located; Here lies
The Rabbi Mr. Avraham
Son of the head of the Bet Din and Rosh Metivta of Kobrin
The Gaon Mr. Pesach, may the memory of the righteous and holy be a blessing
PRUSKIN
A man who was pleasant in his actions, worked all his life in Torah and ethics, was called to the Yeshiva up above.
9 Elul 5727
May his soul be bound up in the bonds of eternal life
Bet Din: Rabbinic court
Rosh Metivta: Head of the Yeshiva
Gaon: An honorific title, usually for a rabbinical leader or an indivdual who had mastered the Torah
