Documented Life     Ancestors - Troper and Hochstein Genealogies

Ancestors of Miles Hochstein (Great Great Grandfather)

Yehiel Harakh/Charach ("HaCohen"/Cohen)

Son of Unknown Parents

Husband of Lifsa/Lisa (Dayan? or Shulman?) Harakh

Father of Sarah (Harakh) Leshansky, Roda Cohen, Channa Cohen, Yosef Cohen, Chaim Cohen, (and perhaps others?)


Specific details about Yehiel Harakh, the father of Sarah Leshansky are few.

Yehiel Harakh lived in Roezeva (Grozev in Russian).

Yeheil Harakh appears to have had with his wife Lifsa (or Lissa) five children, two boys, and three girls. One of those girls was my great grandmother, Sarah (Harakh) Leshansky.

The boys appear to have been named Yosef and Chaim, and to have each come to America, where they changed their names to Cohen. Presumably their was a family tradition to the effect that Yeheil Harakh was a Cohen.

The girls appear to have been Roda and Channa, each of whom also came to America.

Researcher
DG of Santa Barbara confirms the son's above and adds three more sons Mendel, Hyman and Sidney.