Michelle Alana Light
Female, #4351, Living
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Anna Kahan
Kahan Family in Siedlce in 1916. Anna: middle of top row
Female, #4352, Deceased, b. 4 January 1901, d. 5 December 1993
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Anna Kahan was also known as Anna Safran.1 |
| Name | She was also known as Anna Bially.1 |
| 1901 | Birth name | She was born on 4 January 1901 in Siedlce, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.1,2 |
| 1922 | Marriage | She married Harry Safran in 1922.1 |
| 1924 | Birth of Child | Her son, Bernard Safran, was born on 3 June 1924 in New York City. |
| 1928 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Rhoda E. Safran, was born on 17 March 1928 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1938 | Death of Parent | Her father, Avram Hersch ("Harry") Kahan, died on 29 March 1938 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | Harry Safran and Anna Kahan lived at 72 East 91st Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 4 April 1950.3 |
| 1955 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Rose Osina, died in 1955. |
| 1961 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Harry Safran, died on 27 September 1961 in Warsaw, Poland. |
| 1970 | Marriage | Anna Kahan married Louis Bially in Palm Beach, Florida on 7 December 1970.1,4 |
| 1985 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Louis Bially, died on 5 August 1985 in Rockville, Maryland. |
| 1993 | Death | She died on 5 December 1993 in Rockville, Maryland.1,2 |
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Harry Safran
Harry Safran, daughter Rhoda, grandson David Newman, 1960
Fairchild Gardens, Coral Gables, florida
Male, #4353, Deceased, b. 1886, d. 27 September 1961
Parents
Biographical Details
| Anecdote | David Newman writes, "[Harry] got exiled to Siberia by the Czar after protesting a pogrom, escaped by dressing as an Orthodox priest, and eventually made his way to Brooklyn via the UK and Montreal. His first job here was in a tavern, pouring non-kosher wine into kosher bottles.1 |
| 1886 | Birth name | Harry Safran was born in 1886 in Priluki, Ukraine.2,3,4 |
| About 1892 | Death of Parent | His mother, Rhoda Lolak, died about 1892. |
| 1922 | Marriage | He married Anna Kahan in 1922.2 |
| 1924 | Birth of Child | His son, Bernard Safran, was born on 3 June 1924 in New York City. |
| 1928 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Rhoda E. Safran, was born on 17 March 1928 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1950 | Occupation | In April 1950 Harry Safran was the proprietor of a stationery store in New York City.5 |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | He and Anna Kahan lived at 72 East 91st Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 4 April 1950.5 |
| 1961 | Death | He died of a heart attack on 27 September 1961 in Warsaw, Poland.2,3,4 |
| 1993 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Anna Kahan, died on 5 December 1993 in Rockville, Maryland. |
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Louis Bially
Louis Bially photographed in the mid-80s by David Newman
Male, #4354, Deceased, b. 5 December 1896, d. 5 August 1985
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Louis Bially was also known as Nuchim Bialy. |
| 1896 | Birth name | He was born on 5 December 1896 in Grodno, Belarus.1,2 |
| 1921 | Immigration | He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City from Antwerp, Belgium, on 5 November 1921. aboard the S.S. Gothland.3 |
| 1924 | Marriage | He married Ethel Pressman on 9 October 1924 at 1445 Boston Road in the Bronx.4 |
| 1927 | Naturalization | He was naturalized by the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Southern Dist. of NY in New York City on 9 May 1927.3 |
| Occupation | Louis Bially was a garment factory worker; after 1946, a poultry farmer in Lakewood New Jersey.5 |
| 1942 | Draft Registration | He registered for the draft on 26 April 1942 at Local Bd. #97, 1738 Crotona Park East, in the Bronx.6 |
| 1960 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Ethel Pressman, died on 22 October 1960 in New York City. |
| 1962 | Marriage | He married Fannie Isaacson in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida on 9 March 1962.7 |
| 1962 | Travel (fam) | He and Fannie Isaacson traveled to New York City on 27 August 1962 aboard KLM Flight 641 from Amsterdam.8 |
| 1963 | Divorce | He and Fannie Isaacson were divorced in March 1963 in Florida.9 |
| 1970 | Marriage | He married Anna Kahan in Palm Beach, Florida on 7 December 1970.1,10 |
| 1985 | Death | He died of heart attack on 5 August 1985 at 6121 Montrose Road in Rockville, Maryland.1,2,11 |
| 1993 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Anna Kahan, died on 5 December 1993 in Rockville, Maryland. |
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Bernard Safran
Bernard Safran
Male, #4355, Deceased, b. 3 June 1924, d. 15 October 1995
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1924 | Birth name | Bernard Safran was born on 3 June 1924 in New York City.1,2 |
| About 1948 | Marriage | He married Adele Innes in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York about 29 April 1948.1,3 |
| 1950 | Occupation | In April 1950 Bernard Safran was a free-lance illustrator in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.4 |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | He and Adele Innes lived at 1516 West 10th St., Apt. 1C, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 10 April 1950.4 |
| 1955 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Barbara Safran, was born in 1955. |
| From 1957 to 1956 | Occupation | From 1957 to 1956 Bernard Safran was a cover artist for Time Magazine in New York City. |
| 1960 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Elizabeth Rose Safran, was born in 1960. |
| 1961 | Death of Parent | His father, Harry Safran, died on 27 September 1961 in Warsaw, Poland. |
| 1993 | Death of Parent | His mother, Anna Kahan, died on 5 December 1993 in Rockville, Maryland. |
| 1995 | Death | Bernard Safran died on 15 October 1995 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.1,2 |
| 2017 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Adele Innes, died on 22 February 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
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Peter de Niverville
Male, #4356, Living
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Barbara Safran
Female, #4357, Living
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Sarah de Niverville
Female, #4358, Living
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Abigail de Niverville
Female, #4359, Living
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Adele Innes
Female, #4360, Deceased, b. 18 January 1926, d. 22 February 2017
Biographical Details
| Name | Adele Innes was also known as Adele Safran.1 |
| 1926 | Birth name | She was born on 18 January 1926 in Lakewood, Ohio.2 |
| About 1948 | Marriage | She married Bernard Safran in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York about 29 April 1948.1,3 |
| 1950 | Occupation | In April 1950 Adele Innes was a self-described "errand girl" in her husband's business in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. semiat. |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | Bernard Safran and she lived at 1516 West 10th St., Apt. 1C, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 10 April 1950.4 |
| 1955 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Barbara Safran, was born in 1955. |
| 1960 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Elizabeth Rose Safran, was born in 1960. |
| 1995 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Bernard Safran, died on 15 October 1995 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| 2017 | Death | Adele Innes died on 22 February 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.2 |
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Elizabeth Rose Safran
Female, #4361, Living
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John Malyon
Male, #4362, Living
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Serena Malyon
Female, #4363, Living
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Rachel Malyon
Female, #4364, Living
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Rhoda E. Safran
Female, #4365, Living
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Robert Floyd Newman
Robert Newman, 1978
Male, #4366, Deceased, b. 23 April 1930, d. 29 April 2007
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1930 | Birth name | Robert Floyd Newman was born on 23 April 1930 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.1,2 |
| About 1958 | Occupation | About 1958 Robert Floyd Newman was a documentary film maker in New York City.2 |
| 1959 | Birth of Child | His son, David Robert Newman, was born on 13 August 1959 in New York City. |
| 1962 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Margaret Newman, was born on 29 June 1962 in Orange, New Jersey. |
| 1987 | Death of Parent | His father, Joe ("Jerry") Newman, died on 26 February 1987 in Paterson. |
| 1990 | Death of Parent | His mother, Mollie ("Mollie") Dressler, died in 1990 in Pennsylvania. |
| 2007 | Death | Robert Floyd Newman died on 29 April 2007 in Bay Harbor Islands, Miami-Dade County, Florida.1,2 |
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David Robert Newman
Male, #4367, Living
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Saldju Tadjudin
Female, #4368, Living
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Margaret Newman
Female, #4369, Living
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Gustavo Adolfo Nava
Male, #4370, Living
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Daniela Nava
Female, #4371, Living
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Christopher Andres Nava
Male, #4372, Living
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Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan
Kahan Family in Siedlce in 1916. Anna: middle of top row
Male, #4373, Deceased, b. 14 June 1903, d. 20 August 1979
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1903 | Birth name | Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan was born on 14 June 1903 in Siedlce, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.1 |
| 1920 | Immigration | He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 21 June 1920
aboard the SS Noordam from RotterdamThe passage took twenty days.1
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| 1925 | Occupation | In 1925 Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan was a news dealer in New York City.2 |
| 1925 | Marriage | He married Anna Goldner at 8675 20th Avenue in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 6 September 1925.2 |
| 1927 | Birth of Child | His son, Lester Israel Kahan, was born on 30 December 1927 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1928 | Naturalization (fam) | Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan and Anna Goldner were naturalized on 11 September 1928 at U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Eastern Dist. of NY in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.1 |
| 1937 | Birth of Child | His son, Marvin Kahan, was born on 23 April 1937. |
| 1938 | Death of Parent | His father, Avram Hersch ("Harry") Kahan, died on 29 March 1938 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| About 1940 | Residence | Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan lived at Bensonhurst in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York about 1940. |
| 1940 | Occupation | On 4 April 1940 Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan was an attorney in Brooklyn.3 |
| After 1955 | Divorce | He and Anna Goldner were divorced after 1955.4 |
| 1955 | Death of Parent | His mother, Rose Osina, died in 1955. |
| 1965 | Marriage | He married Rose Blank in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 10 December 1965.5 |
| About 1970 | Residence | He lived in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida about 1970. |
| 1974 | Death of Spouse | His former wife, Anna Goldner, died in October 1974 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1979 | Death | He died on 20 August 1979 in Dade County, Florida.6 |
| 1980 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Rose Blank, died in January 1980. |
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Anna Goldner
Female, #4374, Deceased, b. 20 October 1903, d. October 1974
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Anna Goldner was also known as Anna Kahan.1 |
| Marriage | She married. |
| 1903 | Birth name | She was born on 20 October 1903 in Canada.2 |
| 1925 | Marriage | She married Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan at 8675 20th Avenue in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 6 September 1925.3 |
| 1927 | Birth of Child | Her son, Lester Israel Kahan, was born on 30 December 1927 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1928 | Naturalization (fam) | Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan and she were naturalized on 11 September 1928 at U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Eastern Dist. of NY in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.2 |
| 1937 | Birth of Child | Her son, Marvin Kahan, was born on 23 April 1937. |
| 1953 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Gussie Jacobs, died on 3 March 1953 in New York City. |
| After 1955 | Divorce | Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan and Anna Goldner were divorced after 1955.4 |
| 1957 | Death of Parent | Her father, Herman Goldner, died on 7 May 1957 in New York City. |
| 1974 | Death | She died in October 1974 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.1,5 |
| 1979 | Death of Spouse | Her former husband, Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan, died on 20 August 1979 in Dade County, Florida. |
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Rose Blank
Female, #4375, Deceased, b. 3 January 1890, d. January 1980
Biographical Details
| Name | Rose Blank was also known as Rose Kahan.1 |
| 1890 | Birth name | She was born on 3 January 1890. |
| 1965 | Marriage | She married Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 10 December 1965.2 |
| 1979 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Hyman Leib ("Hymie") Kahan, died on 20 August 1979 in Dade County, Florida. |
| 1980 | Death | She died in January 1980.1 |
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