# Josef Hersz Edelsztajn (b.1863) <!-- AUTO:BEGIN β€” generated from GEDCOM; do not edit, overwritten on rebuild --> > πŸ”΅ **Bernstein β€” Ozzy's side** Β· Relationship to Ozzy: **2nd cousin 5x removed Β· also 3rd cousin 4x removed *(2 ancestral lines)*** **Born** 01/04/1863 β€” [[Łęczna]] **Died** 11/19/1867 β€” [[Łęczna]] **Parents** [[Nusyn Edelsztajn (b.1834)]] Β· [[Chaja Edelsztajn (b.1828)]] **Siblings** [[Chaskiel Edelsztajn (b.1857)]] Β· [[Jankiel Lejb Edelsztajn (b.1859)]] Β· [[Cyrla Ruchla Edelsztajn (b.1861)]] ### How you're related β€” 2 distinct paths *These are genuinely separate bloodlines (the family intermarried), not the same line counted twice.* - **2nd cousin 5x removed** β€” [[Josef Hersz Edelsztajn (b.1863)]] β†’ [[Chaja Edelsztajn (b.1828)]] β†’ [[Sanel Edelsztajn (b.1788)]] β†’ [[Rubin Edelsztajn (b.1744)]] β†’ [[Frajda Edelsztajn (b.1785)]] β†’ [[Brandla Mala Mendelsberg (b.1803)]] 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)]] - **3rd cousin 4x removed** β€” [[Josef Hersz Edelsztajn (b.1863)]] β†’ [[Nusyn Edelsztajn (b.1834)]] β†’ [[Elo Edelsztajn (b.1800)]] β†’ [[Pejsach Edelsztajn (b.1764)]] β†’ [[Ita (b.1741)]] β†’ [[Frajda Edelsztajn (b.1785)]] β†’ [[Brandla Mala Mendelsberg (b.1803)]] 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 I520325 Β· Bernstein tree Β· synced 2026-07-01* <!-- AUTO:END --> ## Research *(your reasoning β€” preserved across every rebuild)* ## Evidence ## Open questions