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Vivian HELLER, born 1935

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Lupu, Vivian, maybe William HELLER.
(He was called Zeev in Hebrew, and "Velvale" in Yiddish.
Born 1935 in Mandatory Palestine
Vivi is the son of Moritz SUHAR (originally from Iasi, Romania) and his first wife Jenny GLANSTEIN originally from Newark, N.J., U.S.A..
Jenny GLANSTEIN was born in 1916 in Newark, N.J., U.S.A. She was the daughter of Mendel GLANSTEIN who immigrated to the U.S. from Romania in 1903. Mendel GLANSTEIN, and his family returned to Romania between 1933 and 1934.
Jenny subsequently died in Romania in December 1944.

Vivi's father, Moritz SUHAR was born on May 24, 1903 in Iasi, Romania.(He went to Palestine in 1935.)
The family returned to Romania in 1937.
Some time between 1937 and 1945 Moritz divorced Vivi's mother.

Moritz SUHARS remarried and subsequently emigrated to Israel with his new family on Dec. 5, 1961. He died in Israel on Apr. 4, 1976.
Vivi's mother Jenny GLANSTEIN had a twin sister by the name of Deli or Delia GLANSTEIN, in Ashdod or Ashkelon, Israel. Deli died in Israel in 1999.
After the death of his mother Vivian HELLER lived with his maternal grandparents until 1948 or 1949 probably in Focsani, Moldova, Romania.
In that period Vivian visited his father in Bucharest from time to time.
His maternal grandparents sent him to Port Chester, N.Y. in the U.S.A. in 1948, or 1949
possibly to live with distant relatives of the GLANSTEINS. This was the HELLER family in Port Chester, NY USA who adopted him. Consequently VIVAN adopted the family name HELLER.
Vivi was a U.S. citizen since his mother had been a U.S. citizen.
He entered the U.S. between 1948 and 1950 and joined his relatives in Port Chester, N.Y.
Vivian HELLER married Phyllis GOLDSMITH of Montreal, Canada in the early 1960's. They have three children:
Eugene HELLER born on July 30, 1965 in Montreal
Jennifer HELLER born on March 22, 1965 in Montreal
Simon HELLER born on March 22, 1965 in Montreal
The last known address of the HELLER family was Montreal, Canada.
We believe Vivian became a Civil Engineer in the U.S.

	Vivi HELLER - we guess around 1943
Picture dated January 9, 1945 by "Foto Carol" There is a note on the reverse in Romanian: "I'm sending you my latest picture, Vivi, Focsani, 14 Jan 1945"
	Picture taken on 29 Jan 1950. Caption on the reverse: "Me with the bike in the back yard and two cars, the white one belongs to auntie's son, and the black one is auntie's"
Probably also on 29 Jan 1950 in Port Chester, N.Y. The Picture taken in Port Chester, N.Y.: dated 29 Jan 1950
	Moritz SUHAR Picture taken from the ID card of the survivors of the Death Trains to Podul Iloaiei in 1941.
Family picture taken before Moritz SUHAR, and his first wife Jenny GLANSTEIN (Vivian's mother), left Romania for Palestine in 1935. The individuals, left to right, are as follows: First row (sitting): The GLANSTEINs (Jenny's parents, Vivi’s grandparents) Maria SUHAR, Lupu Moise SUHAR (standing), a female relative of Jenny GLANSTEIN Tony COJOCARU nee SUHAR, sister of Moritz SUHAR Second row: Deli (Delia) GLANSTEIN, Jenny's twin sister who went to live in Ashkelon or Ashdod in Israel Cecilia (Tzili) SUHAR, Naiman SUHAR's wife, died in Washington D.C. Naiman SUHAR, died in Washington, D.C. Jenny SUHAR (nee GLANSTEIN), Moritz SUHAR’s first wife Moritz SUHAR Herman Moise, married to Susana SUHAR Isaac Cojocaru, married to Tony SUHAR Third raw: Netty SUHAR, later married GOLDSTEIN Iancu SUHAR, died in Bucharest in the late 1970's Benjamin SUHAR, killed at Podul Iloaiei in 1941 Susana Moise, a sister of Moritz

Vivi's paternal grandparents were Lupu and Maria (Miriam) SUHAR

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