Some of my family had lived in Minsk until about 1889. They were very religious, but not Chasidic. When they left Minsk in 1889 it could have been because of pogroms and the anti-semitic policies of the government of Russia,
Map of a simplified journey of my family history.
My family Tree
This is a part of my family that shows part of my Grandmothers side of her family. You can see Isadore Estrin on my tree, he is a very important member to my family. Isadore is the first recorded member that I can find that had left Minsk in the early 20th century. His brother's and sister's births are estimated to be after their family came to America. Although Theodore Estrin is the first member of the tree, we don't really know much about him.
Ethel Levine is said to be born in England about 1889. Her family is believed to be Sephardic, which married into the Ashkenazi Estrin family.