The Matlaw / Matlovsky Family
A living archive of who we were and who we became — history, photographs, family trees, and the memory of the cousins we lost.
History
Letters, memoirs, and firsthand accounts tracing the family from Naishtot and Vilna to America.
The Matlovsky Name
How a surname was carried from the town of Matlowka into Matlaw, Matlofsky, Matlovski, and more.
Family Tree
Ten generations descended from Abram Matlovsky, plus the descendants of Freda Klein and Hirsch Penkinsky.
Pictures
Photographs of the Matlaw brothers, wives, children, and the places they lived and worked.
Memorial
The names of cousins killed in Naishtot and Virbalin, Lithuania, in the summer of 1941, and the story of what happened.
Contact
Add a story, correct a record, or share a photograph. This archive is kept alive by the family.
“This site belongs to all of us. If you have a story, a photo, or a correction, please send it in — it will be added here for the next generation to find.”