Hi. I saw the location of your Kesselman family.
We are not Kesselmans, but we are descendants of Gartsmans
I have researched the town of Chabna (Chabne) for many years.
My great great grandfather was the rabbi of the shtetl and was murdered by the Nazis at the age of 96. We know almost everyone in these shtetls was related in some way (travel was dangerous and less common).
My grandmother (now 92) grew up thinking her whole family had been murdered, but after doing some extensive research, it appeared that half of the family survived (Avrum and his wife had 12 children and about 36 grandchildren by the time of the war). The family that survived had fled to the east and had been living in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan until 2004, when they immigrated to Israel. I visited them and they told me that many members of the younger generations did so.
I do however have the sad stories too abou those who could not leave in time (I can share if you would like).
My email is
jmgrise@gmail.com