Pessia (Pesse) Kruskal The Story of Pessia (Pesse) Kruskal from Tartu, Estonia to Beit-Hanan, Israel in 1925 ~ Dr. Gideon Menda June, 2016

Pessia (Pesse) Kruskal Born in Tartu, Estonia 1902 Died in Beit-Hanan, Israel 1989

The Grandfather of the Kruskal Family Rabbi in the Synagogue of Tartu Rabbi Wulf Kruskal 1832-1928 The Grandfather of the Kruskal Family Rabbi in the Synagogue of Tartu

Taube (Goldberg) Kruskal Moshe Shmuel Kruskal 1869-1917 Taube (Goldberg) Kruskal 1874-1927

Taube (Goldberg) Kruskal Moshe Shmuel Kruskal 1869-1917 Taube (Goldberg) Kruskal 1874-1927 Hode Malke Tartu 1901 Pessia Pesse Reitze Tartu 1902 Leibe Aryeh Tartu 1904 Feige Tsipora Tartu 1905 Tuvia Tartu 1907 Lea Gitta Tartu 1909 Sara Tartu 1910 Chaim Akiva Tartu 1913

Taube Kruskal with her Eight Children Mother Taube Kruskal with her Eight Children Tartu, Early 1920’

From Tartu to Israel KFAR-GILADI KFAR-GILADI Ein-GEV / GENOSAR EIN-HAROD TEL-AVIV BEIT-HANAN 1929 1935 1932 1930 1925

The two who did not arrive to Israel Leibe Kruskal Deported by the Russians from the family home in Tartu and was killed Hode Kruskal Murdered in the Holocaust (WW-II) with her husband and two daughters

Israel in the mid-1920’s challenging yet fulfilling Pessia arrives to Israel in February 1925 Hard labour Founding Beit Hanan in 1929, with a group of pioneers Aharon & Pessia Moshav Beit Hanan

Agriculture and Culture in Israel

Happiness and Sorrow Pessia’s children: Gideon (1930-1948) & Tory (1934)

Pessia’s daughter and son-in-law Heritage Continues… Pessia’s daughter and son-in-law Tory and Rami Menda, in Beit-Hanan

Pessia’s grandchildren: Pessia’s grandchildren visiting Tartu in 2015 still connected … Pessia’s grandchildren: Tal (1963), Orly (1967), Gideon (1972)

Pessia’s family in Israel Pessia’s great grandchildren Imry, Shay, Gil, Adaya, Nitai, Dan Pessia’s family now-a-days Pessia’s family in Israel