Jacob Chervin , Birth Record, Russian

Jacob Chervin

From the Vilna State Archives via Stewart Cherlin.

No.
Male/Female
Who carried out
circumcision
Date of birth and circumcision
Christian/Jewish
Where born Father's status
Names of Father and Mother
Given name of the child
  396 Osher' Spokoino 27 (May) 26 (Sivan) "" (Vilna) Svir c. Abram' Yankelev Chervin' ... his wife Ita-Ginda Itskovna Yakov'

The same mohel, Osher Spoikoino, officiated at the bris of Jascha Heifetz somewhat earlier. In both cases, there is some doubt about the accuracy of the recorded date, or in any case some variation with family tradition; possibly related in one or both cases to concerns about conscription. This is discussed more fully on the linked page.

The entry for Heifetz reads as follows.
Heifetz - extract


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