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Moshe Nissim Smolizanski, birth 7 Feb 1849 Kalvarija, Lithuania, died 24 Jul 1894 Rishon LeZion, Israel, son of Mordechai Zvi Smolizanski and Rachel Gedalia Rosengold
Moshe Nissim came to Palestine in 1884 with his six children, and boughta large
plot of land in the newly established agricultural settlement of RishonLeZion.
His parents Mordechai & Rachel came a few years later
together with his sister Bertha and brother Yaakov.
Moshe died in Rishon LeZion in 1894. When his son Bernard
died in Paris in 1953 his grandson Roger discovered the land
that Moshe Nissim still owned in Rishon LeZion.
The grandchildren then sold the land after a long process in 1961
for 200,000 French Francs so it must have been a really big plot!

Married 1870 Marijampole, Lithuania to:
Rachel Frank, birth ± 1850 Marijampole, Lithuania, died ± 1920 Paris, France, daughter of Lazarus B. Frank and Suzie Suzanna NN
1) Marcus Max Smolizanski, birth Liepaja, Latvia, died Paris, France to:
Elsa Cohanoff, daughter of NN NN and Fabienne Cohanoff
2) Mina Smolizanski
Mina died young of yellow fever
3) Aaron Leyzer Smolizanski Small, birth 1875 Marijampole, Lithuania, died New York, USA
Aaron Lejzer came to Rishon LeZion, Palestine as an eight-year old withhis parents (and grandparents) in 1883.
According to the 1920 US census, he emigrated to the US in 1893.

Married 1905 New York, USA to:
Anna NN, birth 1881 Lithuania, died New York, USA
4) Jeanne Chaya Lea Smolizanski, birth 1876 Marijampole, Lithuania, died 1948 Paris, France
5) Rene Ruwel Smolizanski Smol, birth ± 1880 Marijampole, Lithuania, died 1947 Biarritz, France
Rene Smolizanski was a dermatologist, who became rich making skin creams,which were sold in the shop
of his sister Jeanne
to:
Marcelle NN
6) Bernard Baruch Smolizanski, birth 12 Dec 1883 Liepaja, Latvia, died 1953 Paris, France
Came to the US on 16 may 1903 to rejoin his brother Aron

Married Casablanca, Morocco to:
Mere Beneli, birth Morocco
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