Steven Mark Jasper
M, #181, Living
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Richard Warren Jasper
M, #182, Living
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Barbara Ann Jasper
Barbara Jasper
F, #183, Living
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Nancy B. Lepow
F, #184, Living
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Stuart Aferiat
Stuart Aferiat, 2017
M, #185, Living
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Millie Sapier
Millie Sapier Jasper
F, #186, Living
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Benjamin Lax
Benjamin Lax
M, #187, Deceased, b. 14 March 1883, d. 19 February 1970
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1883 | Birth | Benjamin Lax was born on 14 March 1883 in Biłgoraj, Poland. His birth name was Berisch Lachs.1,2,3 |
| 1918 | Occupation | On 12 September 1918 Benjamin Lax was a tailor and garment worker in New York City.4 |
| 1888 | Death of Parent | His father Szlama Jankel Lax died in 1888 in Janow Lubelski, Poland. |
| 1888 | Death of Parent | His mother Brucha Laya Becher died on 2 February 1888 in Biłgoraj, Poland. |
| About 1906 | Marr-Partners | Benjamin Lax married Dora Fierman about 1906.5 |
| 1907 | Birth of Child | His son Joseph Szlojma Lax was born on 4 October 1907 in Russia. |
| Before 1910 | Residence | Benjamin Lax lived in Biłgoraj, Poland before 1910. Bilgoraj is 60 miles south of Lublin.6 |
| 1910 | Immigration | He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 13 February 1910
aboard the SS Martha Washington from Trieste. On page 2 of the ship's manifest, Max Bregel, his cousin, is listed as his American contact at 324 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn.7
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| 1914 | Birth of Child | His daughter Helen Lax was born on 2 March 1914 in New York City. |
| 1915 | Birth of Child | His son Jack Isador Lax was born on 2 October 1915 in New York City. |
| 1918 | Residence | Benjamin Lax lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx on 12 September 1918.8 |
| Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx from 1920 to 1925.9,10 |
| 1920 | Occupation | On 8 January 1920 Benjamin Lax was an operator in a cloak manufacturing house in New York.9 |
| 1920 | Birth of Child | His daughter Anne May Lax was born on 9 August 1920 in New York City. |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in the Bronx on 6 April 1930.11 |
| Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1935 to 1940.12 |
| Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1942 to 1964. On February 10, 2019, Linda Jacobs wrote, " 1227 Nelson Ave was where my grandparents lived for many years, where my dad grew up, on the corner of 168th and Nelson, across the street from the Noonan Plaza, kitty corner from Sacred Heart school and church. The other address was where my mom and her family lived on the lower east side, near Rivington Street."13,14,15,16 |
| 1964 | Death | He became a widower on the death of Dora Fierman on 11 February 1964 in New York City.17 |
| 1964 | Marr-Partners | He married Kate Finkelstein in 1964 in the Bronx.18 |
| 1970 | Death | He died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.19,20,21 |
| About 1970 | Burial | He was buried about 21 February 1970 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.22 |
| 1971 | Death of Spouse | His wife Kate Finkelstein died on 6 April 1971 in Los Angeles, California. |
Citations
- 1920 Federal Census
- Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs, SS Martha Washington, 13 Feb 1910, p.2
- World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjimin Lax
- 1930 Fed'l Census
- Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs
- Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs, SS Martha Washington, 13 Feb 1910, Indexed on Enhanced Ellis Island as Berisch Lacho from Biclogoraj
- World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjiman Lax
- 1920 Federal Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 152, sheet 13B, dwelling 17, family 253, National Archives micropublication T625-1133 (Benjamin Lax household).
- 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 55; Assembly District: 02; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 5
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1468; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0161; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341203
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Benjamin Lax household
- World War II Draft Registration Card, United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Benjamin Lax, Local Bd. 86, Bronx, NY
- E-mail message, Linda Jacobs to RCJ, 10 Feb. 2019
- 1950 Fed'l Census, Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT
- Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
- Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009, Linda remembers being pregnant with Michael when her grandmother died; in consequence she couldn't attend the funeral
- New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1995 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Bronx Cert. #8124
- Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Benjamin Lax
- Telephone Interview, Linda Jacobs, 3/31/2008
- Florida Death Index 1877-1998, Benjamin Lax, 19 Feb. 1970
- Death Certificate, Florida cert #70-010081, Benjamin Lax, 19 Feb 1970
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Dora Fierman
Dora Fierman Lax
F, #188, Deceased, b. 24 February 1882, d. 11 February 1964
Parents
Biographical Details
| Married | Dora Fierman was also known as Dora Lax. |
| Birth | She was also known as Dwojra Fierman. |
| 1882 | Birth | She was born on 24 February 1882 in Biłgoraj, Poland.1 |
| About 1906 | Marr-Partners | She married Benjamin Lax about 1906.2 |
| 1907 | Birth of Child | Her son Joseph Szlojma Lax was born on 4 October 1907 in Russia. |
| 1913 | Residence | She lived in Biłgoraj, Poland in 1913. It's about 60 miles south of Lublin.3 |
| 1913 | Immigration | She migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 26 March 1913
at 324 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam. Her son Joseph ("Schloime" on the manifest) accompanied her.4,5
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| 1914 | Birth of Child | Her daughter Helen Lax was born on 2 March 1914 in New York City. |
| 1915 | Birth of Child | Her son Jack Isador Lax was born on 2 October 1915 in New York City. |
| Before 1918 | Death of Parent | Her father Joseph Szulim Fierman died before 1918 in Poland. |
| 1918 | Residence | 12 September 1918; Benjamin Lax; Bronx, New York6 |
| Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and Dora Fierman lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx from 1920 to 1925.5,7 |
| 1920 | Birth of Child | Her daughter Anne May Lax was born on 9 August 1920 in New York City. |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in the Bronx on 6 April 1930.8 |
| Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and she lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1935 to 1940.9 |
| Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and she lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1942 to 1964. On February 10, 2019, Linda Jacobs wrote, " 1227 Nelson Ave was where my grandparents lived for many years, where my dad grew up, on the corner of 168th and Nelson, across the street from the Noonan Plaza, kitty corner from Sacred Heart school and church. The other address was where my mom and her family lived on the lower east side, near Rivington Street."10,11,12,13 |
| About 1964 | Burial | She was buried about 10 February 1964 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.14 |
| 1964 | Death | She died on 11 February 1964 in New York City.15 |
| 1970 | Death of Spouse | Her husband Benjamin Lax died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. |
Citations
- Polish Birth Record, FHL film #1860513 Akta 65 (Dwojra Fajerman), Birth registered July 9, 1886 of Dwojra FAJERMAN daughter of Josef Szoel FAJERMAN, worker, 48, and Ruchla Hudesa DECHTER, 42. Dwojra was born Feb 24, 1882
- 1930 Fed'l Census
- Passenger Manifest
- Passenger Manifest, SS Nieuw Amsterdam, 26 March 1913
- 1920 Federal Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 152, sheet 13B, dwelling 17, family 253, National Archives micropublication T625-1133 (Benjamin Lax household).
- World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjiman Lax
- 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 55; Assembly District: 02; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 5
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1468; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0161; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341203
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Benjamin Lax household
- World War II Draft Registration Card, United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Benjamin Lax, Local Bd. 86, Bronx, NY
- E-mail message, Linda Jacobs to RCJ, 10 Feb. 2019
- 1950 Fed'l Census, Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT
- Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
- Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009
- Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009, Linda remembers being pregnant with Michael when her grandmother died; in consequence she couldn't attend the funeral
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Abraham Ewig
M, #189, Deceased, b. 7 May 1878, d. 31 March 1929
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1878 | Birth | Abraham Ewig was born on 7 May 1878 in Rajtarowice, Ukraine.1 |
| 1878 | Circumcision | He was circumcised in Sambor, Poland on 14 May 1878.1 |
| Occupation | Abraham Ewig was a tailor.2,3 |
| 1881 | Death of Parent | His father Hersch Ewig died on 3 May 1881 in Rajtarowice, Ukraine. |
| About 1902 | Marr-Partners | Abraham Ewig married Anna Gutter about 1902.4 |
| 1902 | Birth of Child | His son Harry D. Ewig was born on 6 March 1902 in Przemyśl, Poland. |
| 1905 | Birth of Child | His daughter Jean Ewig was born on 8 October 1905 in Przemyśl, Poland. |
| 1908 | Immigration | Abraham Ewig migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 14 March 1908
aboard the RMS Baltic from Liverpool.5
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| 1911 | Birth of Child | His daughter Rose Ewig was born on 29 October 1911 in New York City. |
| 1914 | Birth of Child | His daughter Doris Ethel Ewig was born on 25 May 1914 in New York City. |
| 1918 | Birth of Child | His daughter Gladys Ewig was born on 26 July 1918 in New York City. |
| 1918 | Draft Registration | He registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in New York City.3 |
| 1918 | Residence (family) | He and Anna Gutter lived at 194 Delancey Street in Brooklyn, New York on 12 September 1918.3 |
| 1919 | Birth of Child | His son Louis Ewig was born on 15 September 1919 in New York City. |
| 1921 | Birth of Child | His daughter Regina Ewig was born on 25 September 1921 in New York City. |
| 1925 | Residence (family) | Abraham Ewig and Anna Gutter lived at 30 Goerck Street in New York City on 1 June 1925. Goerck Street no longer exists. It was on the Lower East Side in what is now called Soho.6 |
| Before 1929 | Residence | He lived at 123 Ludlow Street in Brooklyn, New York before 31 March 1929.2 |
| 1929 | Death | He died of tuberculosis on 31 March 1929 at the Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan.7,2 |
| 1929 | Burial | He was buried on 1 April 1929 in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens County, New York. The grave location is 39R, Przemysler Society-2.8 |
| 1949 | Death of Spouse | His wife Anna Gutter died on 21 July 1949 in Brooklyn, New York. |
Citations
- Polish Birth Record, Polish State Archives, Sambor Metrycal records, Page 33, Akta 130, Covers at least Sambor & Rajtarowice
- Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert.#9732, March 31, 1929
- World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Ancestry on-line; Card Serial #2521
- 1930 Fed'l Census
- Passenger Manifest, Abraham Ewig, SS Baltic, 5 March 1908
- 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 06; Assembly District: 04; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 65
- Personal Interview, Linda Jacobs & RCJ, 20 September 2008
- Death Certificate, Manhattan Death Cert.#9732, March 31, 1929
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Alan Spencer Lax
Alan at Deborah's house, 6 December 2021
M, #191, Living
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Rochelle Lax
Shelley Lax Marino
F, #192, Living
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David Joseph Lax
David Lax, Sept. 30, 2023
M, #193, Living
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Francis Joseph Dominic Marino, III
Frank Marino, 6 December 2021
M, #194, Living
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Angela Carmela Capobianco
F, #195, Deceased, b. 2 September 1952, d. 13 July 2001
Biographical Details
| Name | Angela Carmela Capobianco was also known as Angela Almas.1 |
| Occupation | Angela Carmela Capobianco was a nurse.2 |
| 1952 | Birth | She was born on 2 September 1952. |
| Marr-Partners | She married Steven Almas. |
| 1978 | Birth of Child | Her son Peter M. Almas was born on 12 March 1978. |
| Before 1989 | Divorce | Steven Almas and she were divorced before 1989.1 |
| 2001 | Death | She died on 13 July 2001 in Glen Cove, New York.3 |
| About 2001 | Burial | She was buried about 14 July 2001 in Holy Rood Cemetery, Plot 10-GG-13, in Westbury, New York.4,5 |
| 2005 | Death of Spouse | Her former husband Steven Almas died on 14 March 2005 in New York. |
Citations
- Telephone Interview, Irene Almas & RCJ, 28 Oct 2010
- Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p., p. 18
- Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN: 113-44-6250
- Newspaper, Obituary, Newsday (Suffolk Edition), 16 July 2001 p.26
- Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #169828845
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Peter M. Almas
M, #196, Living
Parents
| Last Edited | 4 November 2023 08:07:11 |
Jerome Schiff
M, #197, Deceased, b. 4 August 1923, d. 4 August 1983
Parents
Biographical Details
Citations
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
- Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
- Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Jerome Schiff. 4 Aug. given for both birth and death
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Ruth Schiff
Ruth Schiff in June 2005
F, #198, Deceased, b. 2 January 1919, d. 26 June 2014
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1919 | Birth | Ruth Schiff was born on 2 January 1919 in the Bronx.1,2 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Bernard C. Schiff, Jerome Schiff, Morton Cooper Schiff, and she lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 10 April 1930.3 |
| Education | Ruth Schiff studied at Yonkers High School in Yonkers, New York.4 |
| Occupation | Ruth Schiff was a worked in publishing.5 |
| 1946 | Psgr List | Her name was found on the passenger list of Pan American Airways Flight 430 on 23 November 1946 in Miami, Florida. The flight originated in Havana.6 |
| 1949 | Death of Parent | Her father Morris Schiff died on 15 June 1949. |
| 1951 | Psgr List | She cruised to Nassau and Bermuda and returned to New York aboard the SS Queen of Bermuda on 3 February 1951.7 |
| 1973 | Death of Parent | Her mother Tillie Cooper died in March 1973 in New York City. |
| 2014 | Death | Ruth Schiff died on 26 June 2014.8 |
Citations
- Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
- Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 3 Feb 2011
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
- Lafayette High School, 1961, Yonkers High School, Blackboard, 1937, p.80
- Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 30 Oct. 2010
- Passenger Manifest, Pan American Airways Flight 430, 23 November 1946
- Passenger Manifest, SS Queen of Bermuda, arr NYC 2/3/1951
- Personal Interview, Leslie E. Schiff & RCJ, 22 May 2021, Date: 22 MAY 2021
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Bernard C. Schiff
Bernard Schiff, 1996 or 1997
M, #199, Deceased, b. 25 June 1927, d. 3 December 2019
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1927 | Birth | Bernard C. Schiff was born on 25 June 1927 in Yonkers, New York.1,2,3 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | He, Jerome Schiff, Morton Cooper Schiff, and Ruth Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 10 April 1930.3 |
| 1935 | Residence (family) | Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 20 August 1935.4 |
| 1945 | Military | Bernard C. Schiff served as a private in military intelligence on 10 September 1945 in the U.S. Army in New York City.5 |
| 1949 | Death of Parent | His father Morris Schiff died on 15 June 1949. |
| 1973 | Death of Parent | His mother Tillie Cooper died in March 1973 in New York City. |
| 2019 | Death | Bernard C. Schiff died on 3 December 2019 in Miami Beach, Florida.6,7 |
Citations
- Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
- Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 3 Feb 2011
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
- Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
- U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 15268; Reel: 37
- Personal Interview, Leslie E. Schiff & RCJ, 22 May 2021, Date: 22 MAY 2021
- Cemetery Interment Index, Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA, accessed August 3, 2023
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Morton Cooper Schiff
Morton Schiff HS yearbook photo
M, #200, Deceased, b. 8 February 1921, d. 19 May 1989
Parents
Biographical Details
| Occupation | Morton Cooper Schiff was. |
| 1921 | Birth | He was born on 8 February 1921 in the Bronx.1,2 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Bernard C. Schiff, Jerome Schiff, Morton Cooper Schiff, and Ruth Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 10 April 1930.3 |
| 1935 | Residence (family) | Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 20 August 1935.4 |
| 1942 | Military | Morton Cooper Schiff served in the Army as a private, having joined on 12 August 1942 at Fort Jay, Governors Island, in New York City.5 |
| 1944 | Award | He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters in France in 1944. He navigated a C-47 troop carrier over Cherbourg on D-Day and and later in the airborne invasion of Holland.6 |
| 1948 | Marr-Partners | He married Shirley Werner on 25 January 1948.1 |
| 1948 | Birth of Child | His daughter Leslie Ellen Schiff was born on 23 October 1948 in New York City. |
| 1949 | Death of Parent | His father Morris Schiff died on 15 June 1949. |
| 1951 | Birth of Child | His son Michael Dov Schiff was born on 11 June 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. |
| 1973 | Death of Parent | His mother Tillie Cooper died in March 1973 in New York City. |
| 1977 | Death of Spouse | His wife Shirley Werner died on 11 July 1977 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. |
| 1989 | Death | Morton Cooper Schiff died on 19 May 1989 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.7,8 |
| 1989 | Burial | He was buried on 22 May 1989 in Lakeside Memorial Park in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.9 |
Citations
- Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
- Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 107-05-9312
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
- Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
- NARA, WW II Enlistee database, Serial #32426923; found on World Vital Records.com.
- Newspaper, Yonkers Herald Statesman 18 January 1945 p.4, Date: 18 JAN 1945
- Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- Florida Death Index 1877-1998
- Newspaper, Morton Schiff obituary, Miami Herald, 21 May 1989, p.4B
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