All of the above live in Moscow region but have never met before. The connection became possible via this web site.
Using the words of Elena "we had a great conversation and talked a lot about Marc Klionsky, the artist who lives in New York, as well as Marina's Klionsky connections. We also looked at Marina's old family photos.
Although we were unable to find out if our families are related, we still had a good time over a cup of tea."

Interesting facts:

Marina Kitain, Moscow: born in Moscow in 1937, is a granddaughter of Mendel Klionsky (1872-1925) of Borisov and the first cousin of Marc Klionsky, the artist. Her exceptional knowledge of family history was a considerable help in creation of this web site.

Boris Klionsky Moscow region: born in 1947, is the second son of Israel Klionsky (Leningrad via Borisov). He is also Elena's father. Boris has retired from Russian military in 1989 and currently works as English language teacher.

Elena (Klionsky) Heilman born in Moscow in 1979, now lives in Detroit, USA: She is the daughter of Boris Klionsky. About a half year ago, Elena found this web site and made a contact with Matt Klionsky of Chicago. She is in a process of researching her family history.

Elena's family's exact relationship to other Klionsky clans is yet to be determined.