by marlenetrestman | Jul 12, 2024
Weinberg Siblings: Edith, Leon, Rebecca, and Bessie In February 1919, within a week after the death of his wife, the former Mary Richter, William Weinberg admitted his four children to the Home: Edith (11), Leon (10), Rebecca (6), and Bessie (4). William, a native of...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 7, 2024
Miller Siblings: Etta, Annie, Sarah, and Leon Alter Miller, a native of Lithuania, and his wife, the former Fannie Mina Wolper, lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they were raising their four children: Etta, Annie, Leon, and Sarah. In 1918, following his...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 28, 2024
Tannenbaum Siblings: Miriam, Zalmon, Jeannette, Rachel, Edith, and Bryna In 1901, Austrian native Joseph Tannenbaum married Russian-born Rebecca Saslavsky in Galveston, Texas, where he worked as a tailor. Rabbi Henry Cohen of Congregation B’nai Israel...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 27, 2024
Esther, Naomi, and Reuben Cantor After their marriage in 1907, Max Cantor and Bessie Bredosky lived in Atlanta and then Birmingham where they had three children: Esther Lena (1909), Naomi (1913), and Reuben (1915). Shortly after Reuben’s birth, Bessie was...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 25, 2024
Libbie & Louis Berkowitz Blanche Gustinsky emigrated from Kalish, Poland in 1909 with her 1-year-old daughter, Libbie. In 1911, Blanche married Joseph Berkowitz, a native of London. The following year, their son Louis was born in Dallas, Texas. Whether due to...
