P. 412: "Sender Dvinsky, a son of Hershel Dvinsky of Drohitchin, moved to Palestine after World War I, and was one of the people who built the Mekor-Chaim neighborhood near Jerusalem. See p. 416. Sender was one of the leaders of the Haganah in his neighborhood. During the day he worked, and at night he guarded the area from Arab attacks. In 1929, during the Arab pogroms, Sender and his friends prevented a tragedy in Mekor-Chaim. He had to leave his family many times to go to defend other settlements. In 1938, Sender came to visit Chicago, and remained there. He and his family here got along well, and he was an active member of the Drohitchin branch, serving as its chairman for a time. Sender died young in 1952, and left behind his wife, Sheindel (daughter of Hershel Goldwirth of Mekor-Chaim), and two daughters in Chicago."

Date: November 13, 1936
Husband: Alexander Dwinsky, 25, Builder, Ashkenazi Jew, Residing in Israel.
Husband's Parents: Tzvi and Zeporah Dwinsky, residing in Israel.
Husband's Witness: Yehoshe Grossman
Wife: Sheindel (Yaffa) Goldwirth, 19, Ashkenazi Jew, Residing in Israel.
Wife's Parents: Tzvi Arye and Chaya Sara Goldwirth, residing in Israel.

Ship: S.S. Ile de France, sailing from Le Havre April 8 1938, arriving in New York, April 14, 1938.
Number: 8
Family Name: Dwinsky
Given Name: Alexander
Age: 37
Sex: M
Married or Single: M
Occupation: Mason
Able to read/write: yes/yes Yiddish
Nationality: Palestinian
Race or People: Hebrew
Place of birth: Drohycsin, Poland
Visa: QIV-6255, issued Jerusalem Mar 19,1938
Last residence: Jerusalem, Palestine
Relative left behind: Father: Mr. Zur Dwinsky, Mokor Haim, Jerusalem, Palestina
Destination: Chicago, Ill
Ticket paid by: Self
Relative at destination: Uncle: Mr. Abe Dwinsky, 8200 Ellis avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Description: Dark complexion, Brown hair, Brown eyes

Number 416938
Where: State of New York Southern Discrict Court of the United States
Name: Alexander Dwinsky
Address: 2160 Mapes Ave, Bronx, NY
Occupation: Bricklayer
Age: 36
Description: Male, White, Dark complexion, Brown Eyes, Brown Hair, 5' 10", 160 lbs.
Race: Hebrew
Nationality: Palestinian
Birth: July 15, 1901 in Drohiczyn, Poland.
Wife: Sheindel
Married: June 1927 at Jerusalem Palestina
Wife's Birth: July 1908, Warsaw Poland.
Arrival: April 14, 1938 at New York
Children:
  Zipora, born Nov 13, 1928 in Palestine
  Carmela, born Feb 7, 1933 in Palestine
Last Residence: Jerusalem, Palestine
Emmigration: SS Ile de France, from Le Havre France, arriving New York, NY, on April 14, 1938
Date: July 5, 1938

Number 293632
Where: Discrict Court of the United States at Chicago, Illinois
Name: Alexander Dwinsky
Address: 4655 Lake Park Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Age: 42
Birth: July 15, 1901 in Drohiczyn, Poland.
Description: Male, White, Fair complexion, Brown Eyes, Brown Hair, 5' 8.5", 170 lbs.
Wife: Sheindel
Married: June 10, 1927 at Jerusalem Palestina
Wife's Birth: July 28, 1908, Warsaw Poland.
Arrival: June 28, 1938 at New York
Children:
  Zapora, born Nov 13, 1928 in Palestine
  Carmela, born Feb 7, 1933 in Palestine
  Sharron, born Jan 6, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois
Last Residence: Jerusalem, Palestine
Emmigration: SS Ile de France, from Le Havre France, arriving New York, NY, on April 14, 1938
Declaration of Intention: July 5, 1938 in the U.S. District Court of Southern Dist of New York
Witness: Joseph b. Zisook, Receiving Plant Operator, 4655 Lake Park Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Witness: Herman Stein, Hotel Manager, 5537 Kimbark Ave, Chicago Illinois.
Declaration of Intention Number: 416938
Date: Mar 22, 1944

Ship: S.S. Neptunia, sailing from New York, May 21st, 1949, bound for Haifa, Palestine
Number: 10-12
Name: Dwinsky
  Alexander, 48, M, Passport 38334, Born in Poland, Naturalized 1945 Chicago Ill, Duration 3 mo., Address: 46-55 Lake Park Av, Chicago, Ill
  Jenny, 43, F, same as above
  Sharon, 6, F, born in Chichago Ill