The founders of the Family — Shulim Nusinovich Rapoport and Yelizavcta (Leya) Abramovna Ruskol —originated from the ancient stocks dated back the centuries when people had no modern surnames, family names. Jewish surnames appeared in Europe in 17th—18th centuries. Long before a man was called according to his name and to the name of his father or according to the nickname or a profession of a person or to his order.