The progenitor of the oldest branch was Zebulun Eliezer Heilprin (JE 6:322). Jehiel ben Solomon Heilprin (1660-1746), Talmudist, historian, was head of the yeshivah in Minsk from 1711.
Below is the entry from “A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames form the Russian Empire” for Gal’pern, which is the root name for Alperovich. Surnames with the suffix –ovich mean “son of”
Gal'pern [German spelling: Halpern] (Courland, Rezhitsa, Kovno, common in Vilna, Belostok, Grodno; Pruzhany, Volkovysk, Brest, Slutsk, Igumen) RT: from the town of Heilbronn in Wurttemberg (Germany) {Gal'perin (Khal'perin), Gal'peren Gajl'perin, Gal'perin-Al'pri, Gal'prin, Gal'bern, Gal'fern, Gal'fron, Galperin, Gejl'pern, Gejl'prin, Gejlpern, Gel'berin, Gel'bern, Gel'fern, Gel'prin, Gel'peren, Gel'peron, Gel'perin, Gel'pern, Gol'perin, Gol'pern, Vol'perin, Vol'pern, Fal'pern, El'perin, El'pern, El'per-El'perin, El'per-Gal'perin, El'peren, El'perin, El'pern, Elpern, Al'berin, Al'perin, Al'pern; Gal'ber (Gal'bir, Galbir, Khal'ber), Al'ber, Gal'bert, Gal'berman, Al'berman, Gal'berson, Al'berson; Gal'per (Val'per), Gel'per, Gol'per, El'per, Al'per, Gal'perov, Al'perov, Gal'perovich, Galperovich, Alperovich, Al'perovich(Ol'perovich), Gel'perovich, El'perovich (El'perovich), Gal'person (Al'person, Gol'person), Gal'perzon, Al'perzon, Al'perman, El'perman, Al'pers, Alpers; Gal'pert, El'pert, Al'pert, Alpert; Gal'bershtejn (Gel'bershtejn, El'bershtejn, Gol'bershtejn, Al'bershtejn, Al'bertshtejn, Gal'pershtejn, Al'pershtejn, El'pershtejn; Al'bershtrom}.
The surname Heilbronn or Heilpern (Heilprin) (traditional Roman alphabet spellings of this name) appears in the 16th century.
The Alperoviches came to Kurenitz from the Vilna area. When they lived there, their name was Halperin/Galperin. The original name of all the people with the name Halperin is Heilbron. Jews with the name Heilbron once lived in the German town of that name. When they were expelled from Heilbron, they took the name Heilbron, which over years morphed into Halperin/Galperin/Alperovich
(Heilbronn between Stuttgart and Heidelberg)
These names are all derived from the city of Heilbronn in Wurttemberg, Germany, where Jews have lived since the early 13th century. (The name “Halperin” can be first found in the Middle Ages.)
The principal German variants of Heilbron are Heilpron, Heilprin, Heilpern, Heilpron, Hellbon, Helper, Halbron, Halperin, Halpern, Halpersohn, Halpert, Holper, Alpern, Elperin, and Elpern. Russian forms include Galpern and Golpern, and there is an Italian variant Alpruni.
During the big migration of Jews to the US, about 1890-1914 (and later too), many if not nearly all Alperoviches changed their surname to Alpert, and some to Albert, Alport and Alper. Those Alperoviches, however, who migrated out of the Former Soviet Union from the 1970's and onward, often kept their Alperovich surname
The family list of family Alperovich is presented here. This list has kindly given to me Richard Barnett Bloom.
I know history of the family (under the documents received from archives), since great-grandfather Alperovich Jankel Lejba. My (Alperovich Jurij Jakovlevich) the great-grandfather, by origin there was petty bourgeois Кurenitz of a society of district Vilenskoj Vilejskogo province. " According to the highest command from April, 18th, 1877 it is banished to Eastern Siberia on a usual residence.
Signs: growth - 2 arshins 4 vershoks (1 meter of 60 sm), hair red, eyes - grey. Age (in 1877) 56 years.
The marital status:
is married on Sina Chaimovna (1830-1849)
(on 1879) is married second marriage on Chaya Raisa (1825-)(Khan)
Children:
Berko - 1857 b.,
David (my grandfather) - 1869 b.,
Ruvim - 1875 b.,
Abram - 1885 г.р.,
Bas - 1860 b.,
Tovba - 1891 b.,
Xena - 1871 b.,
Leiba,
Feodosiya.
In Yakutsk 3 daughters - Rachel, Sara and Hinda were born.
To Yakutsk
my great-grandfather
has arrived with family on July, 12th, 1878 (that is the family one year and 2 months reached).
On August, 8th, 1883 the sanction to reception of the three-year passport for residing at one of the Siberian cities has been given out to my great-grandfather.
In August, 1883 Yankel Leiba Alperovich with all family has left on a residence to Irkutsk. (the information is received from the archival information from " National архивареспублики Sakha (Yakutia)"
In Irkutsk the family was up to 1889 then have got over in Seaside area.
In Seaside area Alperovich David Jakovlevich has appeared from Yakutsk area in 1894. Originally the Lev Tolstoj " was engaged in trade in meat and a fish in Khabarovsk, then transportation of cargoes by own steamship ".
Alperovich David Jakovlevich lived in Khabarovsk, in own two-storeyed stone house number 41 in the street Protodjakonovskaja with two wooden wings (from the book of Century of Century Romanovoj " Jews in the Far East Russia ") and consisted a member of reception committee of the Khabarovsk Society of the Mutual Credit, delivered woods to military units. Owned steamship "Michael" and vessel " Mine ".
Alperovich David Jakovlevich was authorized a member of the Jewish community of city of Khabarovsk. In 1913 in a Khabarovsk the synagogue under a pretext of necessity of its transformation to a chapel with economic board has been closed. On behalf of the Jewish community of the city, two authorized its members, M.S.Druz and D.J.Alperovich have addressed with the petition to the general-governor of Primorye Territory Gontatty about opening a chapel. It is necessary to notice, that both of the applicant were rather dear people in city " (from the book of Century of Century Romanovoj
"
Jews in the Far East Russia ").
The structure of family Alperovicha Davida Jakovlevicha in 1911 was the following:
wife Raxil (my grandmother) - 34 years,
sons:
Moisej - 16 years,
Ilya(Eilia) - 12 years,
Naxim - 8 years,
Jacob (my daddy) - 2 years,
Avraam(Abram) - 5 months,
daughters :
Reveka - 6 years,
Ljubovj - 4 years.
Alperovich David Jakovlevich has received the sanction to residing in Khabarovsk in 1908 г from the military governor of Seaside area Gontatty.
Raxilj Alperovich (maiden name Zimmerman) (wife of Alperovich David Jakovlevich) was the strong-willed and strong woman. After death of the husband in 1922 there was one with the big family. Owned the house in the street Frunze 63, in Vladivostok. This house was kept till now. In 1923 in this house there was a printing house of railwaymen. All subsequent life has lived together with the daughter, Lubovj Alperovich in a to Riga where is buried.
Ruvim Alperovich has appeared in Khabarovsk in 1906 as the participant of war between Russia and Japan Any data on it I have no.
Alperovich Ilya Davydovich was born in Yakutsk.
In Khabarovsk has appeared together with the father in 1910. Has ended the Khabarovsk real school in 1919. Was engaged in furs, the Ampere-second worked as the representative of the American firm " Gold and br. " In 1930 has arrived to Harbin, and in 1931 - in a Tjanczin. The further destiny is unknown. Wife Alperovich (maiden name Gulbinovich) Ljubovj Mixailovna, comes Viljno, was the housewife, has ended a grammar school in Blagoveshchensk in 1920, marriage was
has been registered in Vladivostok, with 1925 on 1930 worked as the typist in the Japanese Imperial Consulate.
Destiny of Alperovich Moisej David to me is unknown. I know only, that in 1944 lived and worked as the businessman in Tianjin. Was married on Alperovich (maiden name Rozenzvaig) Reveka Chaim, the housewife.
Their daughter, Vilenskaja (maiden name Alperovich) Ida Moisej lived in USA.
Alperovich Naxim David after death of the father in 1922 has remained in family the senior. In 30 years have moved to Moscow where has lived all life up to 1975. It is buried in Jerusalem.
Alperovich Jacob David (my daddy) was born in Vladivostok. Has started to work in 1928. Worked in ship-repair workshops of the Vladivostok trading port, in
Management of a marine sea fleet, in the Vladivostok house of seamen, managed a cultural part.
After War II served in Mongolia, built the railway Moscow-Pekin, served behind polar circle. In Riga worked to the death in system of a fish facilities. Was married on Alperovich (maiden name Matveeva) Zoe Nikitechne who was with it together always and everywhere, except for military years. Has lived up to 1970 and has died in November 1970. It is buried in Riga.
In honour of Alperovich Jacob Davydovich in 2007 in Israel the tree with the tablet-dedication about what there is a certificate has been landed.
About Avraam I know nothing. And my aunt, Alperovich Ljubovj David, all life together with us (my daddy, mum and the grandmother, worked as the bookkeeper), has died and is buried in Riga.
Alperovich Reveka Davydovna (Reva Ann Gold) was born in China in Chefoos.
Was married for Abrahamom Gold (presumably, the owner of fur firm “A.S.Gold and br.”
I know three arrivals to the USA Reveka Davidov (Reva Ann Gold):
-26-05-1929
-28-11-1929 by the ship "Homeric"
-09-06-1931 by the ship "Paris"
-14-02-1934
Alperovich Jury Jakovlevich (the creater of this site) was born in 1947 in Riga. Has finished the Riga Electromechanical technical school, the Riga Polytechnical Institute, worked at factory VEF, in the Central Scientific research institute of communication, in firm ALCATEL, ALCATEL-LUCENT. Has wife Alperovich Ella Zaveevna and daughter Judelson (Alperovich) Jelena Jurij, two grand daughters - Judelson Diana Markovna and Anna Markovna.
Alperovich (Kremer) Ella Zaveevna (the creator of this site), was born in Leningrad in 1950. Has finished the Minsk institute of a national economy Plexanova. Work as the chief accountant in the Central Scientific research institute of communication.
Is soul of our family.
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