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The Rabinskys emigrated to Argentina in 1905 with their 5 children (including Dina's grandfather). They settled in Monigotes, Argentina. From Monigotes, they moved to Moises Ville, Argentina (a village established for those Jews fleeing Europe, sponsored by Baron Hirsch, in the interior Province of Santa Fe).
Dina's grandparents re-centered in Rosario. Others went to Buenos Aires and Cordoba. Her great-grandfather is buried in Moises Ville. Her great-grandmother became ill and was brought to Rosario where she died and was buried.
Dina's mother, Tota (Flora), made Aliya (came to live in Israel) to Kibbutz Shomrat with her husband, Amiram (Mauricio) Mazan after marrying in Rosario. They left Buenos Aires on the "Anna C" passenger ship on September 11, 1956 to Genoa, Italy. They traveled in Europe before leaving on the "Jerusalem" passenger ship and arriving in Haifa, Israel on November 4, 1956. The ship was escorted into port by the Israeli Air Force in the final days of the Sinai Campaign (War). That day was the first day that the lights of the country were lit following the war.
They were originally scheduled to arrive the next day, but were rushed because of the war. By coincidence, Tota's uncle, Yisrael Betzer, was in Haifa that day and went to the port offices to inquire as to the arrival time the next day and was informed, "It's already here!"
This confusion also prevented members of Garin (Aliyah group) from meeting them at the port. The kibbutz offices got a call from the port to announce their arrival, but the trucks were "drafted" into use for the war. So, Akiva Nir, one of the founders of Shomrat, went to the dairy of the farm and found the truck of the milker with milk canisters on the back. He simply took the canisters off, asked Dov Grosbard (another Argentinean) to escort him, and drove to Haifa to bring the new immigrants "home."
If you have more to tell about the Rabinskys, please contact me.
The genealogical database of the various Rabinskys
Homepage of MOISES VILLE shtetele, Argentina (in Spanish)
A Summary of Noah Katzovits' book "Genesis of Moises Ville" (in English)
This site was last updated 15-02-2005
© 2003, Moshe Chertoff