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...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 21, 2024
Morris Rosenberg In 1916, following the death of her husband, Hannah Rosenberg admitted her four sons – Sam (10), Morris (9), Victor (7), and Jacob (4) — to the Home from Nashville, Tennessee. Within two years, Sam returned to his mother who had married...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 19, 2024
Goldie & “Mickey” Berger In 1910, widower Isaac Berger journeyed from Zarshunow, Russia to Houston, Texas, leaving behind his wife Bessie and their four children. Isaac opened a grocery store but, before he could send for his family, Bessie died. With...
