{geni:occupation} Dry Goods
{geni:about_me} Boruch was born in Kobryn, Russia, which is now in Belarus. He immigrated to the United States around 1888, probably following his son Aaron (Harry). He became a U.S. citizen and later emigrated to Palestine (nowIsrael) in July 1914 for religious reasons, where he died.


Russian: Ко́брин

Byelorussian: Кобрын

Hebrew: קאברין

Polish :Kobryń

RESEARCH IDEAS:

Jewish.Gen has published Belarus Revision Lists for the year 1853. They include at least eight Shevinskii families. Boruch would have been around 13 years old at that time.

There are ten Shevinski entries in the 1912 Grodno Guberniya Voters List; some of these could be relatives. They were living in Kobrin, Pruzhany and Drogichin.

A Yizkor book for Grodno includes at least six Shavinski/Shevinsky names.