# Herszek (d.1818) <!-- AUTO:BEGIN — generated from GEDCOM; do not edit, overwritten on rebuild --> > 🔵 **Bernstein — Ozzy's side** · Relationship to Ozzy: **6x great-grandfather** **Died** bef 1818 **Spouse** [[Chana (d.1841)]] **Children** [[PLACEHOLDER Abram Ber Frenk (b.1790)]] · [[Judka Frenk (b.1796)]] · [[PLACEHOLDER Rayzla (b.1813)]] *GEDCOM I513911 · Bernstein tree · synced 2026-07-01* <!-- AUTO:END --> ## Narrative Herszek is known only at one remove — as the husband of [[Chana (d.1841)]] and the father of [[Judka Frenk (b.1796)]], through whom the line descends, together with the placeholder children [[PLACEHOLDER Abram Ber Frenk (b.1790)]] and [[PLACEHOLDER Rayzla (b.1813)]]. He had died before 1818, but no record has yet been confirmed as his own; family tradition holds that the line may have originated in Germany.[^who] Several candidate records in the Frenk-family town have been noted but none tied to him for certain — so his dates, trade and even his patronymic remain open.[^candidates] [^who]: Herszek appears only as spouse of [[Chana (d.1841)]] and father of [[Judka Frenk (b.1796)]] (and the placeholder children) in the GEDCOM/MyHeritage record; died before 1818. The family's possible German origin is a note in the family biography, unverified. [^candidates]: Candidate records noted in the family MyHeritage biography, none confirmed as this Herszek: a death record akta 77 (Herszek son of Judka, aged 90, 21 Sep 1814) [scan](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/skan/-/skan/e605e7ad14fbfc14680058af818bdd0b23f7d20075f546d73ef2f5e152280858); a 1811 death of Grendla, daughter of Herszek Judkowicz, akta 42 [scan](https://szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/skan/-/skan/7ab515c5b1fec96743710a9dc4b66749f4b1b7d88f7bd18c0f992d26b6a8acef); and an 1812 marriage of Leyba Herszkowicz to Eta Mordkówna (mother's name "Chai") — possibly a son — akta 1 [scan](https://szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/skan/-/skan/805a4c91e82cc0fa790b4071a27f373183986732402d1d7a8e31df73fcff1ee3). ## Research *(your reasoning — preserved across every rebuild)* - **No record confirmed as this Herszek.** He is documented only as husband of [[Chana (d.1841)]] and father of [[Judka Frenk (b.1796)]]. Candidate records (family MyHeritage biography, all unconfirmed): - Death akta 77 — "Herszek son of Judka," aged 90, d. 21 Sep 1814. [scan](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/skan/-/skan/e605e7ad14fbfc14680058af818bdd0b23f7d20075f546d73ef2f5e152280858) - Death akta 42 (1811) — Grendla, daughter of Herszek Judkowicz. [scan](https://szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/skan/-/skan/7ab515c5b1fec96743710a9dc4b66749f4b1b7d88f7bd18c0f992d26b6a8acef) - Marriage akta 1 (1812) — Leyba Herszkowicz × Eta Mordkówna, mother "Chai" — a possible son. [scan](https://szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/skan/-/skan/805a4c91e82cc0fa790b4071a27f373183986732402d1d7a8e31df73fcff1ee3) - Family may have originated in Germany (unverified). - See [[Chana (d.1841)]] for the linked age-discrepancy problem (their children's records suggest 1780s births, but the couple more likely married/bore children ~1800). ## Evidence ## Open questions - **Which, if any, candidate record is his?** The "Herszek son of Judka, aged 90 (d.1814)" and the "Herszek Judkowicz" / "Herszek Szyjowicz" forms need reconciling — the patronymic isn't settled. Read the scans to test each against Judka Frenk's parentage. - **German origin** claim to be substantiated or dropped.