Draft:Tsal Kaplun

Tsal (Betsalel) Kaplun, aka Tsal Kaplun, (c.1840-c.1908) was a Jewish Ukrainian (Kranostav, Khmel'nyska oblast, Ukraine) and descendant of the Nekhama Kaplun (Rybak) family,  married to Nekhama Rybak (c.1843-c.1880), whose family, according to 1858 census records, lived in Krasnostav. He left behind nearly 60 grandchildren.

Background
The name Tsal is borne by his grandchildren, Tsilik Kutman, and Tsunya Kaplun, who perished serving the Red Army, and his great-grandchildren Tsunya/Semyon Kaplun and Tsal Segal, who did not return from the war. Tal Segal, who now lives in Israel, is named after Tsal Segal.