Branch · link grade unproven

Moses Sheraizen — later Morris Rosen

born 15 March 1888

Mozyr → New York → Philadelphia

Life

Born in Mozyr. He sailed to New York on the SS Columbia in July 1905 to join his “uncle Dr. M. V. Leof” in Philadelphia. That is the Leof family Dwore married into, which hints at kinship. He was a watchmaker and salesman. He married Masha Prizant in 1913, had daughters Claire (1914) and Miriam (1919), and changed his name to Rosen in 1925. His parents are given as “Hyman”, dead by 1913, and Mary “Bonion”. The link to the tree is unproven.

Facts

confirmed Born Mozyr 15 Mar 1888; salesman; sailed 10 Jul 1905 on SS Columbia to “uncle Dr. M. V. Leof, 495 N 4th St, Phila.” Source: US passenger lists 1905 (found by Instinct) found by Instinct
confirmed 1925 petition to change his name, signed “Moses Sheraizen”. Source: Philadelphia court records (found by Instinct) found by Instinct
unproven Kinship to Dwore's family is suggested by the Leof “uncle”; no record links him to Leyba. Source: Tab's research notes (compiled from the records) found by Tab
dismissed Dismissed: Mowscha Schereisen, a 1910 Philadelphia arrival under the Mozyr spelling with Moses's birth year, has a father whose surname is not Schereisen. Assessed as a different man and parked. Source: Instinct's research package to Tab (record transcriptions), Oct 20, 2026 found by Instinct