I can read quite a bit of Russian, but find it a bit difficult to write. So I decided to try my luck in this sub-forum. Since Oshiter is a pretty uncommon surname, I am searching for any trace of it.
But specifically, I'm looking to find a common ancestor with someone I know is my relative.
Story
My great-grandfather Ошитер Шмуль Пейсахович (Oshiter Shmul Pesachovich) was born in Teofipol in sometime in 1897. He was executed in Executed by Troika of the UNKVD at Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle in 1938.
His son, my grandfather Ошетер Петр Самойлович (Osheter Peter Samuilovich), was born in Volochisk in 7 OCT 1931. Around 1941 (at the age of 10), he and his mother caught the last train to Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Some time in the 1950's he settled in Russia. It's very likely his last name was changed when he moved to Kazakhstan (probably by mistaken handwriting - my guess). He died recently, and I decided to find his family. We were absolutely certain that he and his mother Ошитер (Фикшмель) Этя Иосифовна (Etya Fikshmel) were the only ones who escaped. But as it turned out, there were two other Oshiter families living in Volochisk! One who moved to Krivoy Rog and the other moved to Kiev.
I found the common ancestor of the Oshiters from Kiev. But could not find the common ancestor with the one from Krivoy Rog. The descendant told me that his grandfather was born in Volochisk, like mine. My grandfather did not have any siblings. His grandfather's name is Ошитер Игорь Петрович (Oshiter Igor Petrovich). Born 28 AUG 1928 (around the same time as my grandfather).
I found Ошитер Григорий Львович (Oshiter Gregori Lvovich), I had a suspicion that he's my relative's grandfather. But according to the source Gregori was born in 1912, and according to the descendant he was born in 1927 (passport says 1928). I could cross-reference this Gregori in the Yad-Vashem database (same last name, same name, same father's name, was a soldier, but date of birth was 1918).
Additional Info
We found there was Ошитер Лейбиш Менашевич (Oshiter Leibish Menashevich), who temporarily lived (Because it said Жилец) in Odessa around 1897. He was 53 at the time, which places his date of birth around 1844. Around the same time as Пейсах (Shmul's father).
We also found a VERY VERY weird tombstone for a woman called Ошитер Ш Н in Магнитогорск! Which is close to Kazakhstan. Implying she either traveled with Peter and his mother, or she joined them later. Genealogical research suggests the Oshiter tree stayed around Volhynia and never went further.
Another person I found was Оиштер Михаил Львович. Born around 1913.
Sources
Shmoel's execution http://www.reabit.org.ua/nbr/?ID=124406
Peter's student card (date of birth is wrong) https://i.imgur.com/Mmy9MsE.jpg
Kiev relative's connection (Same great great grandfather - Пейсах) https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=58678590
Oshiter Gregori https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=61476216
Leibish's temporary residence https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=2380520
Ошитер Ш Н http://skorbim.com/%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BC%D ... D0%BD.html
Ошитер Михаил Львович https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memoria ... 004151545/
Ошитер Ноах Пейсахович https://gwar.mil.ru/heroes/chelovek_gospital23672043/
Ошитер Товия Пейсахович https://gwar.mil.ru/heroes/chelovek_gospital23944197/
So this is all the information I found. My question is, how are Ошетер Игорь Петрович (b. 1928 Volochisk) and Ошетер Петр Самойлович (b. 1931 Volochisk) related?
The mystery of our family has intrigued everyone I've managed to contact so far, and they all had their own research.
