Mrs. Shayna Esther [Donovitz]
Female, #951, Deceased
Biographical Details
| Name | Mrs. Shayna Esther [Donovitz] was also known as Shayna Esther Donovitz.1 |
| Birth name | She was born. |
| Marriage | She married Yehuda Leib Donovitz.1 |
| About 1882 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Sara Ethel Donovitz, was born about 1882 in Pińsk, Poland. |
| About 1869 | Birth of Child | Her son, Isaac Danovitz, was born about 1869 in Russia. |
| Death | Mrs. Shayna Esther [Donovitz] died in Pińsk, Poland.2 |
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Chaim Moszek Weiner
Male, #952, Deceased, b. 1859
Parents
Biographical Details
| Occupation | Chaim Moszek Weiner was a merchant and innkeeper; owned a brewery at one time.1,2,3 |
| 1859 | Birth name | He was born in 1859 in Pińsk, Poland.4 |
| 1878 | Marriage | He married Mindel ("Minnie") Keshelman in Poland in 1878.3,5 |
| 1879 | Birth of Child | His son, Harry Weiner, was born on 5 November 1879 in Pińsk, Poland. |
| 1884 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Bertha Weiner, was born in 1884. |
| 1887 | Birth of Child | His son, Samuel Weiner, was born on 15 June 1887 in Pińsk, Poland. |
| 1894 | Birth of Child | His son, Joseph Gilbert Weiner, was born in 1894 in Russia. |
| 1901 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Rivka Weiner, was born in 1901 in Poland. |
| 1920 | Immigration (fam) | On 4 August 1920 Chaim Moszek Weiner and Mindel ("Minnie") Keshelman arrived at Ellis Island to New York City aboard the SS Nieuw Amsterdam which sailed from Rotterdam on July 23.6 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | He and Mindel ("Minnie") Keshelman lived at 264 Barrow Street in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey on 18 April 1930.3 |
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Mindel ("Minnie") Keshelman
Female, #953, Deceased, b. 1858
Biographical Details
| Name | Mindel ("Minnie") Keshelman was also known as Mindel Weiner.1 |
| 1858 | Birth name | She was born in 1858 in Pińsk, Poland.2 |
| 1878 | Marriage | She married Chaim Moszek Weiner in Poland in 1878.3,1 |
| 1879 | Birth of Child | Her son, Harry Weiner, was born on 5 November 1879 in Pińsk, Poland. |
| 1884 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Bertha Weiner, was born in 1884. |
| 1887 | Birth of Child | Her son, Samuel Weiner, was born on 15 June 1887 in Pińsk, Poland. |
| 1894 | Birth of Child | Her son, Joseph Gilbert Weiner, was born in 1894 in Russia. |
| 1901 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Rivka Weiner, was born in 1901 in Poland. |
| 1920 | Immigration (fam) | On 4 August 1920 Chaim Moszek Weiner and Mindel ("Minnie") Keshelman arrived at Ellis Island to New York City aboard the SS Nieuw Amsterdam which sailed from Rotterdam on July 23.4 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Chaim Moszek Weiner and she lived at 264 Barrow Street in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey on 18 April 1930.3 |
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Hyman Kahn1,2
Male, #954, Deceased, b. February 1910, d. 2 February 1990
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Hyman Kahn was also known as Chaim Kahn. name in Lithuania was Chaim Kaganas.3 |
| Occupation | Hyman Kahn was a shochet, sexton and Rabbi.1 |
| 1910 | Birth name | He was born in February 1910 in Alsėdžiai, Lithuania.1,4,5 |
| 1929 | Immigration | He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 4 December 1929
aboard the steamship Cleveland from Hamburg.3,5
|
| 1935 | Psgr List | His name was found on an entry list at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 28 May 1935. Apparently he re-entered the U.S. after a trip to Canada.3 |
| About 1942 | Marriage | He married Mildred Trope in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York about 6 November 1942.1,6 |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | As an adult child, Hyman Kahn lived with Rabbi Moses Kahn and Ida Berman at 98 Hasbrouck Avenue in Kingston, Ulster County, New York in April 1940.7 |
| About 1944 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Toby N. Kahn, was born about 1944 in New York City. |
| 1946 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Shirley R. Kahn, was born on 30 June 1946 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | Hyman Kahn and Mildred Trope lived at 74 West Pierpont in Kingston, Ulster County, New York on 8 April 1950.8 |
| 1990 | Death | He died on 2 February 1990.1 |
| 2009 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Mildred Trope, died on 5 February 2009. |
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Mildred Trope
Female, #955, Deceased, b. 1912, d. 5 February 2009
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Mildred Trope was also known as Mildred Kahn.1 |
| 1912 | Birth name | She was born in 1912 in Hodel, Poland.1 |
| About 1942 | Marriage | She married Hyman Kahn in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York about 6 November 1942.1,2 |
| About 1944 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Toby N. Kahn, was born about 1944 in New York City. |
| 1946 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Shirley R. Kahn, was born on 30 June 1946 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | Hyman Kahn and Mildred Trope lived at 74 West Pierpont in Kingston, Ulster County, New York on 8 April 1950.3 |
| About 1958 | Death of Parent | Her father, Chaim Trope, died about 1958 in Brooklyn. |
| 1962 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Esther Tennenbaum, died in 1962 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1990 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Hyman Kahn, died on 2 February 1990. |
| 2009 | Death | Mildred Trope died on 5 February 2009.1 |
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Chaim Trope
Chaim Trope
Male, #956, Deceased, b. 15 December 1880, d. about 1958
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Chaim Trope was also known as Hyman Trope. |
| 1880 | Birth name | He was born on 15 December 1880 in Belgitz, Poland. Belgitz may be Bełżec, later the site of the the Nazi extermination camp.1,2 |
| 1899 | Marriage | He married Esther Tennenbaum in Chodel, Poland on 30 May 1899.3,4 |
| 1906 | Occupation | In 1906 Chaim Trope was a tailor in Chodel, Poland.5 |
| 1906 | Birth of Child | His son, Menachem Mendel Trope, was born on 19 July 1906 in Chodel, Poland. |
| 1912 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Mildred Trope, was born in 1912 in Hodel, Poland. |
| 1913 | Immigration | Chaim Trope migrated to Ellis Island in New York City from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, on 4 August 1913.6 |
| 1921 | Naturalization | He was naturalized at U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Southern Dist. of NY in New York City on 30 August 1921.7 |
| From 1940 to 1950 | Occupation | From 1940 to 1950 Chaim Trope was a tailor at Beverly Coats, 5214 3d Ave., in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.8,2 |
| From 1942 to 1950 | Residence (family) | He and Esther Tennenbaum lived at 851 47th Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York from 1942 to 1950.2,8 |
| About 1958 | Death | He died about 1958 in Brooklyn.1 |
| 1962 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Esther Tennenbaum, died in 1962 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
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Esther Tennenbaum
Esther Tenenbaum Trope
Female, #957, Deceased, b. about 1880, d. 1962
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Esther Tennenbaum was also known as Esther Troupe.1 |
| About 1880 | Birth name | She was born about 1880 in Łódź, Poland.2,3,4 |
| 1899 | Marriage | She married Chaim Trope in Chodel, Poland on 30 May 1899.1,5 |
| 1906 | Birth of Child | Her son, Menachem Mendel Trope, was born on 19 July 1906 in Chodel, Poland. |
| 1912 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Mildred Trope, was born in 1912 in Hodel, Poland. |
| From 1942 to 1950 | Residence (family) | Chaim Trope and Esther Tennenbaum lived at 851 47th Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York from 1942 to 1950.3,6 |
| About 1958 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Chaim Trope, died about 1958 in Brooklyn. |
| 1962 | Death | She died in 1962 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.2 |
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Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen
Male, #958, Deceased, b. 1899, d. 24 November 1958
Parents
Biographical Details
| Birth | Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen was also known as Leonard Garfinkel.1 |
| 1899 | Birth name | He was born in 1899 in New York City.2,3 |
| Occupation | Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen was an artist and art dealer.2 |
| 1920 | Residence (family) | As an adult child, Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen lived with Herman Garfinkel and Ethel Serevner at 36 42nd Street in Queens, Queens County, New York on 9 January 1920. |
| 1923 | Marriage | Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen married Lillian C. Sher in Queens, Queens County, New York on 14 October 1923. The groom's name is misc-indexed as "Garnnkel."4,5,6 |
| 1924 | Birth of Child | His son, Noel Charles Galen, was born on 20 December 1924 in New York City. |
| About 1932 | Divorce | Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen and Lillian C. Sher were divorced about 1932.4,7 |
| Before 1940 | Marriage | He married Irma Cohen before 18 April 1940.8,9,10,11 |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | He and Irma Cohen lived at 3917 47th Street in Queens, Queens County, New York on 18 April 1940.11 |
| Before 1951 | Residence (family) | He and Irma Cohen lived at 39-57 45th Street in Long Island City, Queens County, New York before 1951.12 |
| 1953 | Psgr List (fam) | On 19 January 1953 Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen and Irma Cohen were passengers aboard SS United States en route to Southampton, Hampshire, England.10 |
| 1953 | Psgr List (fam) | On 5 March 1953 Leonard Jacob ("Jack") Galen and Irma Cohen were passengers aboard the SS United States. en route to New York City. They returned to the United States via Le Havre.12 |
| 1958 | Residence | He lived at 39-57 Forty-fifth Street in Long Island City, Queens County, New York on 24 November 1958.2 |
| 1958 | Death | He died on 24 November 1958 in New York City.2 |
| 1978 | Death of Spouse | His former wife, Lillian C. Sher, died on 10 July 1978 in New York City. |
| 1986 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Irma Cohen, died on 6 February 1986 in New York City. |
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Erika Maria Rohregger
Female, #959, Living
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Amanda Lieber
Female, #960, Living
| Charts and other references | Lebers |
Parents
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Olivia Antonia Lieber
Female, #961, Living
| Charts and other references | Lebers |
Parents
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Rabbi Moses Kahn
Male, #962, Deceased, b. about 1877
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Rabbi Moses Kahn was also known as Moshe Josef Kahn. |
| Name | He was also known as Moshe Kagan. |
| Marriage | He married Ida Berman.1 |
| Occupation | Rabbi Moses Kahn was a Rabbi. |
| About 1877 | Birth name | He was born about 1877 in Lithuania. |
| 1910 | Birth of Child | His son, Hyman Kahn, was born in February 1910 in Alsėdžiai, Lithuania. |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | Rabbi Moses Kahn and Ida Berman lived at 98 Hasbrouck Avenue in Kingston, Ulster County, New York in April 1940.2 |
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Ida Berman
Female, #963, Deceased, b. about 1877
Biographical Details
| Name | Ida Berman was also known as Ida Kahn.1 |
| Marriage | She married Rabbi Moses Kahn.1 |
| About 1877 | Birth name | She was born about 1877. |
| 1910 | Birth of Child | Her son, Hyman Kahn, was born in February 1910 in Alsėdžiai, Lithuania. |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | Rabbi Moses Kahn and she lived at 98 Hasbrouck Avenue in Kingston, Ulster County, New York in April 1940.2 |
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Judith Helene Alpers
Female, #964, Living
| Charts and other references | Lebers |
Parents
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Robert J. Creedon
Male, #965, Living
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Yitchak Weiner
Male, #966, Deceased
Biographical Details
| Occupation | Yitchak Weiner was a house painter.1 |
| 1859 | Birth of Child | His son, Chaim Moszek Weiner, was born in 1859 in Pińsk, Poland. |
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Samuel Weiner
Male, #967, Deceased, b. 15 June 1887
Parents
Biographical Details
| Occupation | Samuel Weiner was a businessman in the timber business.1 |
| 1887 | Birth name | He was born on 15 June 1887 in Pińsk, Poland.2,3,4 |
| From 1911 to 1913 | Military | He served in the Russian or Polish Army from 1911 to 1913. He rejoined his regiment when World War I started.5 |
| About 1916 | Marriage | He married Taube Bergen in Poland about 1916.6,7 |
| 1920 | Immigration | He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 4 August 1920
aboard the SS Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam. Their ship sailed on July 23, 1920.3
|
| 1920 | Birth of Child | His son, Morris Weiner, was born on 21 October 1920 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. |
| 1927 | Naturalization (fam) | Samuel Weiner and Taube Bergen were naturalized on 9 May 1927 at the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the District of New Jersey in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.4 |
| 1930 | Occupation | In 1930 Samuel Weiner was a furrier.7 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | He and Taube Bergen lived at 493 Jersey Avenue in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey on 5 April 1930. Harry Weiner's family lived in the same house.7 |
| 1923 | Birth of Child | His son, Harry Weiner, was born on 21 December 1923 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | Samuel Weiner and Taube Bergen lived at 2187 Allen Street in Rahway, Union County, New Jersey on 19 April 1940. |
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Joseph Gilbert Weiner
Male, #968, Deceased, b. 1894, d. 24 May 1965
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1894 | Birth name | Joseph Gilbert Weiner was born in 1894 in Russia.1 |
| 1910 | Immigration | He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City in 1910.2,3 |
| 1919 | Marriage | He married Ida R. Liss in New Jersey in 1919.4,5 |
| 1920 | Birth of Child | His son, Irving Jacob Weiner, was born on 24 May 1920 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. |
| 1922 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Naomi Weiner, was born on 24 May 1922 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. |
| About 1926 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Lillian Weiner, was born about 1926 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Joseph Gilbert Weiner and Ida R. Liss lived at 42 Mercer Street in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey on 14 April 1930.6 |
| 1934 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Sylvia Weiner, was born on 9 January 1934 in New Jersey. |
| About 1936 | Birth of Child | His son, David Weiner, was born about 1936 in New Jersey. |
| From 1940 to 1965 | Occupation | From 1940 to 1965 Joseph Gilbert Weiner was a grocery store owner in Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey.7 |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | He and Ida R. Liss lived at 239 Mercer Street in Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey on 19 April 1940.8 |
| 1965 | Death | He died on 24 May 1965 at 226 Mercer Street in Hightstown.9,7 |
| 1974 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Ida R. Liss, died on 12 January 1974 in Summit, Union County, New Jersey. |
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Rivka Weiner
Female, #969, Deceased, b. 1901, d. 17 February 1993
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Rivka Weiner was also known as Rivka Margolis.1 |
| Name | She was also known as Ray Weiner. |
| 1901 | Birth name | She was born in 1901 in Poland.2,3 |
| 1928 | Marriage | She married Harry Margolis in the Bronx in December 1928.1,4 |
| 1920 | Immigration | She migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 4 August 1920
aboard the SS Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam. The voyage lasted twelve days.5
|
| 1933 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Natalie Margolis, was born on 7 June 1933 in New Jersey. |
| 1930 | Birth of Child | Her son, Irving Bernard Margolis, was born on 7 August 1930 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. |
| 1981 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Harry Margolis, died on 20 October 1981 in New York City. |
| 1993 | Death | Rivka Weiner died on 17 February 1993 in the Bronx.3,6 |
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Bernard Weiner
Bernard & Ida Weiner
Male, #970, Deceased, b. 9 October 1906, d. 5 January 2002
Parents
Biographical Details
| Aka | Bernard Weiner was also known as Berke Weiner. His name was rendered as Berke Weiner on his immigration manifest.1 |
| 1906 | Birth name | He was born on 9 October 1906 in Pińsk, Poland.2,3,4 |
| 1920 | Immigration | He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 23 July 1920
aboard the SS Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam.5,6
 |
| Marriage | He married Ida Gloria Winick.3 |
| 1936 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Cynthia Weiner, was born on 24 May 1936 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1940 | Birth of Child | His son, Gerald Weiner, was born in 1940. |
| 1962 | Death of Parent | His mother, Sara Ethel Donovitz, died on 9 March 1962 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1962 | Death of Parent | His father, Harry Weiner, died on 26 March 1962 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1987 | Death of Child | His daughter, Cynthia Weiner, died on 10 September 1987 in New York City. |
| 1997 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Ida Gloria Winick, died on 11 July 1997 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 2002 | Death | Bernard Weiner died on 5 January 2002 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.2,7 |
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Sylvia Weiner
Female, #971, Deceased, b. 12 March 1908, d. 23 May 2010
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Sylvia Weiner was also known as Sylvia Tax.1 |
| Name | She was also known as Ziewie Weiner. on immigration manifest. |
| 1908 | Birth name | She was born on 12 March 1908.1,2 |
| 1920 | Immigration | She migrated in New York City on 23 July 1920
Her party arrived aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam.3,4
|
| 1933 | Marriage | She married Irving Tax at 673 Broadway in New York City on 5 February 1933.1,5 |
| 1935 | Birth of Child | Her son, Leonard Tax, was born on 19 March 1935 in New York City. |
| 1937 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Marilyn Tax, was born on 22 December 1937. |
| 1960 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Irving Tax, died on 27 January 1960. |
| 1962 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Sara Ethel Donovitz, died on 9 March 1962 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1962 | Death of Parent | Her father, Harry Weiner, died on 26 March 1962 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 2010 | Death | Sylvia Weiner died on 23 May 2010 in New York City.6 |
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Ida Gloria Winick
Bernard & Ida Weiner
Female, #972, Deceased, b. 24 May 1914, d. 11 July 1997
Biographical Details
| Married | Ida Gloria Winick was also known as Ida Weiner.1 |
| 1914 | Birth name | She was born on 24 May 1914.2,1 |
| Marriage | She married Bernard Weiner.1 |
| 1936 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Cynthia Weiner, was born on 24 May 1936 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 1940 | Birth of Child | Her son, Gerald Weiner, was born in 1940. |
| 1987 | Death of Child | Her daughter, Cynthia Weiner, died on 10 September 1987 in New York City. |
| 1997 | Death | Ida Gloria Winick died on 11 July 1997 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.2,1 |
| 2002 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Bernard Weiner, died on 5 January 2002 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
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Gerald Weiner
Male, #973, Living
Parents
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Cynthia Weiner
Cynthia Weiner
Female, #974, Deceased, b. 24 May 1936, d. 10 September 1987
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Cynthia Weiner was also known as Cynthia Lener.1 |
| 1936 | Birth name | She was born on 24 May 1936 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.2,3 |
| 1987 | Death | She died of ovarian cancer on 10 September 1987 in New York City.1,3,4 |
| 1997 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Ida Gloria Winick, died on 11 July 1997 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
| 2002 | Death of Parent | Her father, Bernard Weiner, died on 5 January 2002 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. |
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Sherwin E. Lener
Male, #975, Living
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