# Gersz Szmul Szmelka Chelmner (b.1894) <!-- AUTO:BEGIN β€” generated from GEDCOM; do not edit, overwritten on rebuild --> > πŸ”΅ **Bernstein β€” Ozzy's side** Β· Relationship to Ozzy: **3rd cousin 3x removed Β· also 4th cousin 2x removed *(2 ancestral lines)*** **Born** 1894 β€” [[Łęczna]] **Parents** [[Moszek Chelmner (b.1870)]] Β· [[Szajndla Balter (b.1868)]] **Siblings** [[Unknown Chelmner (b.1892)]] Β· [[Malka Liba Chelmner (b.1907)]] ### How you're related β€” 2 distinct paths *These are genuinely separate bloodlines (the family intermarried), not the same line counted twice.* - **3rd cousin 3x removed** β€” [[Gersz Szmul Szmelka Chelmner (b.1894)]] β†’ [[Szajndla Balter (b.1868)]] β†’ [[Abram Josef Balter (b.1845)]] β†’ [[Berek Balter (b.1807)]] β†’ [[Zlota Dwojra Blufogel (b.1779)]] β†’ [[Szol Balter (b.1800)]] β†’ [[Srul Balter (b.1845)]] β†’ [[Szol Aron Balter (b.1874)]] β†’ [[Gittel Balter (b.1911)]] β†’ [[Sara Hamerman (b.1943)]] β†’ [[Gila Barbanel (b.1977)]] β†’ [[Azriel Yosef Bernstein (b.2000)]] - **4th cousin 2x removed** β€” [[Gersz Szmul Szmelka Chelmner (b.1894)]] β†’ [[Moszek Chelmner (b.1870)]] β†’ [[Mirla Laja Marszalkowicz (b.1852)]] β†’ [[Zlota Dwojra Balter (b.1833)]] β†’ [[Berek Balter (b.1807)]] β†’ [[Zlota Dwojra Blufogel (b.1779)]] β†’ [[Szol Balter (b.1800)]] β†’ [[Srul Balter (b.1845)]] β†’ [[Szol Aron Balter (b.1874)]] β†’ [[Gittel Balter (b.1911)]] β†’ [[Sara Hamerman (b.1943)]] β†’ [[Gila Barbanel (b.1977)]] β†’ [[Azriel Yosef Bernstein (b.2000)]] *GEDCOM I514916 Β· Bernstein tree Β· synced 2026-07-01* <!-- AUTO:END --> ## Research *(your reasoning β€” preserved across every rebuild)* ## Evidence ## Open questions