Nine Generations

Allison Harkless

Parents

Jack Isador ("Jack") Jacobs

Parents

Chinka Kuperman

Chinka Kuperman Glotzer

My grandmother

Parents

Biographical Details

	Married	Chinka Kuperman was also known as Chinka Glotzer.
About 1881	Birth	She was born about 1881 in Pinsk, Belarus.1
1898	Marr-Partners	She married Chonya Glotzer in 1898 in Pinsk, Belarus.1
1899	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Adele Glotzer, was born on 15 October 1899 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1901	Birth of Child	Her son, Moshe Glotzer, was born in 1901 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1903	Birth of Child	Her son, Benjamin Glotzer, was born on 22 October 1903 in Pinsk, Belarus.
About 1906	Birth of Child	Her son, Yankl Glotzer, was born about 1906 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1908	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Paula Glotzer, was born on 3 March 1908 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1915	Death	Chinka Kuperman died of died of tuberculosis during World War I. Communication had been cut off, and the American side of the family did not know of her death until Elizabeth Cooper returned from Pinsk, where she had been marooned since the war began. on 7 December 1915 in Pinsk, Belarus at the age of 34y.2,3
About 1915	Burial	She was buried about 8 December 1915 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1935	Death of Parent	Her mother, Rochel Eisenberg, died on 11 April 1935 in Yonkers, New York.
1941	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Chonya Glotzer, died in 1941 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1946	Death of Parent	Her father, Ephraim Kuperman, died on 15 July 1946 in Yonkers, New York.

Citations

1. Personal Interview, Arthur Grantz, 11/7/07
2. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
3. Gravestone inscription, Chinka Kuperman Glotzer, Picture with Uncle Morris

Adele Glotzer

Adele Glotzer Grantz

Parents

Biographical Details

	Married	Adele Glotzer was also known as Adele Grantz.1
	Name	She was also known as Odel Glocer.
1899	Birth	She was born on 15 October 1899 in Pinsk, Belarus.2
1915	Death of Parent	Her mother, Chinka Kuperman, died on 7 December 1915 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1920	Immigration	Adele Glotzer migrated to Ellis Island in New York on 15 July 1920 She and her sisters — Faigl, Raisel and Paula — had sailed from Antwerp on July 5 aboard the SS Lapland. They arrived after a ten-day passage.3
1922	Graduation	She graduated from Yonkers High School in 1922.
1924	Marr-Partners	She married William Grantz on 9 July 1924 at the Cooper apartment in Harlem in New York City.1,4
1927	Marr-Partners	She witnessed the marriage of Morris Matusof and Faigl Glotzer and signed the marriage certificate in the Bronx on 26 February 1927. Adele Grantz witnessed this marriage.5,6
1927	Birth of Child	Her son, Arthur Grantz, was born on 9 November 1927 in Bronx, New York.
1929	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Charlotte Grantz, was born on 20 July 1929 in Bronx, New York.
1930	Residence (family)	William Grantz and Adele Glotzer lived at 2526 Bronx Park East in the Bronx on 8 April 1930. By the following October they were at 95 East Mosholu Parkway, also in the Bronx.7
	Residence (family)	William Grantz and she lived at 95 East Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx from 1931 to 1940.8
1939	Naturalization	She was naturalized in New York City on 7 March 1939.8
1941	Death of Parent	Her father, Chonya Glotzer, died in 1941 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1942	Residence (family)	William Grantz and she lived at 3150 Rochambeau Avenue in the Bronx in 1942. This address was cited by Lozer Kantor on his draft card. During World War II the Grantzes were found on Rochambeau Avenue and, until 1944, at 3400 Wayne Avenue in the apartment to which the Jacobses moved in August, 1944.9
	Residence (family)	William Grantz and she lived at 3400 Wayne Avenue in the Bronx between 1942 and 1944. Sometime between 1942 and 1944 the Grantzes moved into the Wayne Avenue apartment to which my parents, my sister and I moved in August, 1944.10
1944	Residence (family)	William Grantz and she lived at 73 Highland Avenue in Yonkers, New York in August 1944.10
About 1947	Note (fam)	Adele and Willie aided the cause of Israeli independence. Sherman family lore has it that Jack Sherman and his son Alvin had contributed "money and other items" to support the establishment of the State of Israel. The recipient of these contributions was said to be "a woman in Yonkers." The "other items" were arms. The "woman in Yonkers" was Adele Grantz. She and her husband Willie received contributions from other Zionist members of the family as well as from Jack and Alvin Sherman. As a businessman, William Grantz had financial facilities which enabled him to freely direct monies. Open contributions were made to Kibbutz Negba for, among other things, an ambulance, which the Grantzes delivered themselves. Funds were also quietly sent to an associate of Menachem Begin, the head of the Irgun. The Irgun was more violent and radical than Haganah, which was the larger Jewish Zionist group in Palestine. The Shermans' contributions to Irgun were almost certainly used for arms. Menachem Begin became the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.11,12
1950	Psgr List (fam)	On 22 May 1950 William Grantz and Adele Glotzer were passengers en route to New York City. aboard R.M.S. Queen Mary; they later visited Poland again, returning aboard the Queen Elizabeth. They also took later trips to Israel whose dates I do not have.13
	Note	Adele was probably the closest of my mother's siblings. We certainly saw her more often than any of the others. She had learned to ice skate as a girl in Pinsk. I went ice skating with her in the Bronx, probably when I was in junior high school, and was surprised at her grace. I guess you don't forget how to do it.10
1989	Death	She died on 28 December 1989 in Santa Monica, California, USA.14
1994	Death of Spouse	Her husband, William Grantz, died on 1 February 1994 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Birthdate consistent with Aunt Hanna, not with Calif Death Index
3. Passenger Manifest, SS Lapland, 15 July 1920 (Pesca Glocer et al)
4. New York City Grooms Index, William Grankowitz, Cert. #4442
5. New York City Brides Index
6. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. # 1385, 26 February 1927
7. 1930 Fed'l Census, William Grantz
8. Naturalization Petition, Petition #315371, Southern Dist. of NY, 10/7/1938
9. World War II Draft Registration Card, Louis Kantor
10. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
11. E-mail, Monte Sherman to RCJ, 4/24/2014
12. Telephone interview, Arthur Grantz & RCJ, 4/24/2014
13. Passenger Manifest, R.M.S.Queen Mary, 22 May 1950
14. California Death Index, 1940 -1997 (Ancestry.com)

William Grantz

William Grantz

Parents

Biographical Details

	Birth	William Grantz was also known as Wolf Grankowicz.1
	Aka	He was also known as Willie Grantz. Within the family he was called Willy.2
1902	Birth	He was born on 5 February 1902 in Zawiercie, Poland.3,4,5
1921	Immigration	He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 28 June 1921 aboard the SS Oropesa.6
1924	Marr-Partners	He married Adele Glotzer on 9 July 1924 at the Cooper apartment in Harlem in New York City.3,7
1927	Birth of Child	His son, Arthur Grantz, was born on 9 November 1927 in Bronx, New York.
1929	Naturalization	William Grantz was naturalized in the Bronx on 10 May 1929.8
1929	Birth of Child	His daughter, Charlotte Grantz, was born on 20 July 1929 in Bronx, New York.
1930	Occupation	In 1930 William Grantz was a cloak salesman in New York City.9
1930	Residence (family)	He and Adele Glotzer lived at 2526 Bronx Park East in the Bronx on 8 April 1930. By the following October they were at 95 East Mosholu Parkway, also in the Bronx.4
1930	Naturalization (fam)	He served as a character witness for Bernard Pienkny and Mariem Grankowicz at their naturalization on 10 December 1930 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY.10
	Residence (family)	William Grantz and Adele Glotzer lived at 95 East Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx from 1931 to 1940.11
1937	Psgr List	His name was found on the manifest of the SS Normandie on 14 June 1937. He was returning to New York from Le Havre, having visited Pinsk and possibly other family sites.12
About 1940	Death of Parent	His father, Aaron Grankowicz, died about 1940 in Zawiercie, Poland.
1940	Occupation	In 1940 William Grantz was a coat manufacturer in New York City.13
1942	Residence (family)	He and Adele Glotzer lived at 3150 Rochambeau Avenue in the Bronx in 1942. This address was cited by Lozer Kantor on his draft card. During World War II the Grantzes were found on Rochambeau Avenue and, until 1944, at 3400 Wayne Avenue in the apartment to which the Jacobses moved in August, 1944.14
	Residence (family)	He and Adele Glotzer lived at 3400 Wayne Avenue in the Bronx between 1942 and 1944. Sometime between 1942 and 1944 the Grantzes moved into the Wayne Avenue apartment to which my parents, my sister and I moved in August, 1944.2
1944	Residence (family)	He and Adele Glotzer lived at 73 Highland Avenue in Yonkers, New York in August 1944.2
About 1947	Note (fam)	Adele and Willie aided the cause of Israeli independence. Sherman family lore has it that Jack Sherman and his son Alvin had contributed "money and other items" to support the establishment of the State of Israel. The recipient of these contributions was said to be "a woman in Yonkers." The "other items" were arms. The "woman in Yonkers" was Adele Grantz. She and her husband Willie received contributions from other Zionist members of the family as well as from Jack and Alvin Sherman. As a businessman, William Grantz had financial facilities which enabled him to freely direct monies. Open contributions were made to Kibbutz Negba for, among other things, an ambulance, which the Grantzes delivered themselves. Funds were also quietly sent to an associate of Menachem Begin, the head of the Irgun. The Irgun was more violent and radical than Haganah, which was the larger Jewish Zionist group in Palestine. The Shermans' contributions to Irgun were almost certainly used for arms. Menachem Begin became the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.15,16
About 1949	Anecdote	About 1949 When Robert Jacobs was 10 or 11 Willie discovered him making a list of Erector Set parts which Robert did not have but wished for mightily. Willie asked for a copy of the list and some weeks later a parcel arrived with the parts. Both time and money were donated; Robert has never forgotten his kindness.2
1950	Psgr List (fam)	On 22 May 1950 William Grantz and Adele Glotzer were passengers en route to New York City. aboard R.M.S. Queen Mary; they later visited Poland again, returning aboard the Queen Elizabeth. They also took later trips to Israel whose dates I do not have.17
1988	Residence	He lived at 520 20th Street in Santa Monica, California, USA in 1988.18,2
1989	Death of Spouse	His wife, Adele Glotzer, died on 28 December 1989 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
1994	Death	He died on 1 February 1994 in Santa Monica, California, USA.19,20

Citations

1. Passenger Manifest, SS Oropesa, 28 June 1921
2. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
3. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
4. 1930 Fed'l Census, William Grantz
5. E-mail message, Art Grantz to RCJ, 9/24/2007
6. Passenger Manifest, Wolf Grankowicz, Oropesa Manifest 7/8/1921
7. New York City Grooms Index, William Grankowitz, Cert. #4442
8. Naturalization Petition, Petition #315371, Southern Dist. of NY, 10/7/1938 (Adele Grantz)
9. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 44B; Enumeration District: 0451; FHL microfilm: 2341214, Date: 8 APR 1930
10. Naturalization Petition, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, DC; NAI Title: Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906; NAI Number: 5700802; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
11. Naturalization Petition, Petition #315371, Southern Dist. of NY, 10/7/1938
12. Passenger Manifest, SS Normandie, 14 June 1937
13. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Bronx County ED 3-1273, Sheet 10B
14. World War II Draft Registration Card, Louis Kantor
15. E-mail, Monte Sherman to RCJ, 4/24/2014
16. Telephone interview, Arthur Grantz & RCJ, 4/24/2014
17. Passenger Manifest, R.M.S.Queen Mary, 22 May 1950
18. Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
19. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
20. California Death Index, 1940 -1997 (Ancestry.com)

Arthur Grantz

Art Grantz

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
2. 1930 Fed'l Census, William Grantz
3. E-mail message, Art Grantz to RCJ, 9/23/2007
4. Naturalization Petition, Petition #315371, Southern Dist. of NY, 10/7/1938
5. World War II Draft Registration Card, Louis Kantor
6. Bronx High School of Science Alumni Directory
7. E-mail message, Arthur Grantz to RCJ, 3/8/2009
8. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
9. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
10. Personal Interview, Art Grantz & RCJ, 3/25/2009

Charlotte Grantz

Parents

Moshe Glotzer

Moshe Glotzer, c. 1925

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Personal Interview, Simone Chomentowski, reporting what her mother told her
2. Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, online \www.yadvashem.org/\., List of persecuted Persons, Movsha Glotzer was born in Pinsk, Poland in 1901 to Khona. Prior to WWII he lived in Pinsk, Poland.
3. Wolf Zeev Rabinowitsch, Editor, History of the Jews of Pinsk, 1506-1941, Translation of pinsk sefer edut ve-zikaron le-kehilat pinsk-karlin (Tel Aviv, Israel: Association of Former residents of Pinsk-Karlin in Israel, 1973), Volume I

Yankl Glotzer

Yankl Glotzer circa 1920-21

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, online \www.yadvashem.org/\., List of persecuted persons, accessed Dec. 6, 2021, Yakov Glotzer was born in Pinsk, Poland in 1906 to Khona. He was a porter. Prior to WWII he lived in Pinsk, Poland.
2. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p., She lists Chonya's younger chldren in age order
3. Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, online \www.yadvashem.org/\., Archive list, not yet scanned when site viewed 2/13/2019
4. Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, online \www.yadvashem.org/\., List of persecuted persons, accessed Dec. 6, 2021

Benjamin Glotzer

Benjamin Glotzer

Parents

Biographical Details

	Name	Benjamin Glotzer was also known as Berko Glocer.1
	Occupation	Benjamin Glotzer was a furrier.2
1903	Birth	He was born on 22 October 1903 in Pinsk, Belarus.3,4,5
1915	Death of Parent	His mother, Chinka Kuperman, died on 7 December 1915 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1924	Residence	He lived at Nadbrzezna Street 76 in Pinsk, Belarus on 23 April 1924.4
1924	Military	He served as a private in the Polish Army infantry after being drafted on 23 April 1924. He was discharged on October 1, 1926.6
1929	Immigration	He migrated on 20 January 1929 he had traveled from Cuba to the United States where he became a furrier.7,8
	Residence (family)	He resided with Harry Weiner and Sara Ethel Donovitz, his in-laws, at 493 Jersey Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey, from 1930 to 1942.9,10,11
1931	Marr-Partners	Benjamin Glotzer was a guest at the marriage of Samuel Glotzer and May Lindner on 22 January 1931 in Brooklyn, New York.12,13
1931	Marr-Partners	Benjamin Glotzer married Frieda Weiner on 13 December 1931 at the Broadway Central Hotel in New York City. Nearly all of the extended Glotzer and Cooper families were present. They can be seen in the large group photograph that was taken.14
1931	Residence	He lived at 177 East 51st Street in New York City on 13 December 1931.14
1932	Birth of Child	His daughter, Anita Glotzer, was born on 16 December 1932 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
1937	Immigration	He migrated in Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York, on 15 July 1937 Ben re-entered the U.S. via the Delaware & Hudson R.R. from Canada, in order to become a permanent resident. He traveled on a Polish passport.6,15
1937	Residence (family)	He and Frieda Weiner lived at 493 Jersey Avenue in Hudson, New Jersey in August 1937.15,16
1941	Death of Parent	His father, Chonya Glotzer, died in 1941 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1942	Birth of Child	His son, Leonard Robert Glotzer, was born on 5 November 1942 in Brooklyn, New York.
1943	Naturalization (fam)	Benjamin Glotzer and Frieda Weiner were naturalized on 18 February 1943 at U.S. District Ct. for the Eastern Dist. of NY in Brooklyn, New York.15
1950	Residence (family)	He and Frieda Weiner lived at 5501 14th Ave., Apt. 5-O, in Brooklyn, New York on 4 April 1950.2
1979	Oral History	He recorded recorded some of his memories of Pinsk in February 1979. Terry Sadin did the interview. I've removed the audio file from the family website because of its size; anyone who wishes to hear it should contact me. A text transcription remains linked on the site.
About 1985	Residence (family)	He and Frieda Weiner lived at 1451 52 Street in Brooklyn, New York about 1985.17
1990	Death	He died on 17 April 1990 at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.5,17
1990	Burial	He was buried on 18 April 1990 in Wellwood Cemetery in Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.17,18
1996	Death of Spouse	His wife, Frieda Weiner, died on 27 December 1996 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

Citations

1. Naturalization Petition, Petition #342615, U.S. Dist. Ct , E. Dist. of New York
2. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 374; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 24-2909
3. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
4. Passport, Benjamin Glotzer's Polish military passport
5. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
6. Telephone Interview, Anita Roll & RCJ, 12/7/2007
7. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
8. Personal Interview, Anita Roll & RCJ, 3/28/2009
9. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02402; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 24-59
10. World War II Draft Registration Card, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010., Hudson County, NJ, #00372, Local Board 15
11. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2341086
12. New York Times, New York, NY (July 31, 2006), 2 March 1930 & 1 April 1934
13. Marriage Certificate, Kings County Cert. #1000, 1931 (Samuel Glotzer), brides name listed as "May Lindier" in NYC Brides index
14. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert.#67, 13 Dec. 1931 [found in 1932 records]
15. Naturalization Petition, Declaration of Intention #342615, Hudson County (NJ) Court of Common Pleas, 27 August 1937
16. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan certificate #67, 13 Dec. 1931
17. Death Certificate, Benjamin Glotzer, Cert. #156-90-022642, Brooklyn, NY
18. E-mail message, Blanche Matusof to RCJ, 18 Jan 2010, Rezl Glotzer was buried in "Wellwood Cemetery, Pine Lown, Long Island.
    The cemetery is enormous - Aunt Frieda and Uncle Ben are there as well as Aunt Chinke and Uncle Lozer Kantor

Ephraim Kuperman

Ephraim Kuperman

Parents

Biographical Details

	Other spelling	Ephraim Kuperman was also known as Efroem Kuperman.1
1859	Birth	He was born in 1859 in Pinsk, Belarus.2,3,4
1874	Residence	He lived in Pinsk, Belarus in 1874.3
1874	Military	He served in the Russian military in 1874 in Pinsk, Belarus. He was drafted; the record does not show in which branch he served. The best guess is that he was in the army.5
1879	Marr-Partners	He married Rochel Eisenberg on 16 December 1879 in Pinsk, Belarus.6
About 1881	Birth of Child	His daughter, Chinka Kuperman, was born about 1881 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1883	Birth of Child	His son, Israel Cooper, was born on 12 February 1883 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1886	Birth of Child	His daughter, Ida Cooper, was born on 22 December 1886 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1891	Birth of Child	His son, Solomon ("Saul") Cooper, was born on 12 February 1891 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1892	Birth of Child	His daughter, Tillie Cooper, was born on 8 August 1892 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1893	Residence (family)	Ephraim Kuperman and Rochel Eisenberg lived in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus in 1893.7
1898	Birth of Child	His daughter, Hannah Cooper, was born on 21 September 1898 in Pinsk, Belarus.
	Biography	Before he emigrated he was the brew master at the Basevitch Brewery in Pinsk; according to Aunt Hannah, he ran it after his marriage to Rochel. He also bought and sold orchards.2
1905	Immigration	He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 27 December 1905 aboard the SS Noordam Ephraim is listed as a brewer on the Noordam's manifest.8,9,10
1907	Marr-Partners	He witnessed the marriage of Harry Glotzer and Lillian Furman and signed the marriage certificate in New York City on 1 May 1907.11
1910	Residence (family)	Ephraim Kuperman and Rochel Eisenberg lived at 10 East 114 Streeet in New York City on 16 April 1910. According to Aunt Hannah, when Elizabeth Pomeranz moved into the household, Uncle Israel fell in love with her although she was dating another man at the time. Israel moved to Chicago in 1912 to escape the situation, but he and Elizabeth corresponded — apparently warmly.12
1915	Death of Child	His daughter, Chinka Kuperman, died on 7 December 1915 in Pinsk, Belarus.
	Residence	He lived at 18 East 110 Street in New York City from 1917 to 1920.9,13
	Occupation	From 1920 to 1930 Ephraim Kuperman was a tailor and presser in New York City. The family story is that he had wanted to work as a brewmaster as he had at the Basevitch Brewery in Pinsk. He was offered a job, but as it would have required him to work on Saturdays, he declined it, and went to work in the garment industry instead.14
1925	Residence (family)	He and Rochel Eisenberg lived at 24 Pier Street in Yonkers, New York on 1 June 1925. Their names were listed as Frank and Ruth Cooperman. Ben, Hannah and Norman Guterman were at the same address.15
1930	Residence (family)	He and Rochel Eisenberg lived at 66 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 3 April 1930.1
1934	Anecdote (fam)	On 17 December 1934. Ephraim and Rochel celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary at a party in Yonkers. Congratulatory letters were received from Governor Herbert Lehman and Eleanor Roosevelt.16
1935	Death	He became a widower on the death of Rochel Eisenberg on 11 April 1935 in Yonkers, New York.8,17
	Residence (family)	From 1935 to 1950 Ephraim Kuperman lived at 68 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York.18,19
1946	Death	He died on 15 July 1946 at 66 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York.2,20
About 1946	Burial	He was buried about 16 July 1946 in Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Queens, New York. His grave is at plot 4-13-G-3-4.8,20

Citations

1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Efroem Kuperman
2. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
3. Jewish Heritage Research Group of Belarus (13B Daumana Street, 220002 Minsk, Belarus), "Report on Genealogical Research of Kuperman Family from Shtetl Pogost-Zarechny and Pinsk", March 22, 2014, to Robert Jacobs, Privately circulated, 1858 Revision list, p.4,

   1874 Supplemental Revision list of petty bourgeois Jews of shtetl Pogost-Zarechnyi of Pinsk uezd

   Fond 333, opis 9, delo 871, p.611 overleaf

   ¹ 7. Froim son of Movsha Kuperman, 15 years old

4. Newspaper, Obituary, Yonkers Herald-Statesman 15 July 1946
5. Jewish Heritage Research Group of Belarus (13B Daumana Street, 220002 Minsk, Belarus), "Report on Genealogical Research of Kuperman Family from Shtetl Pogost-Zarechny and Pinsk", March 22, 2014, to Robert Jacobs, Privately circulated, p.4,

   1874 Family lists of petty bourgeois Jews from Pinsk:

   Fond 611, opis 1, delo 1, p.179 overleaf-180

   ¹325. Movsha-Itsko son of Froim Kuperman – 42 years old

   His wife Tsipa 41

   His sons: 1. Froim 15

   It was added: Froim Kuperman was drafted to the military service

   2. Yankel 3

   It was added: Yankel Kuperman was drafted to military service.

   It was added: Yankel son of Movsha-Itsko was dismissed from the army on September 11, 1892

   Movsha-Itsko’s daughters: Dvora 18

   Beyla 10

   Ester 7

6. Newspaper, Yonkers Herald-Statesman, 17 Dec 1934
7. Jewish Heritage Research Group of Belarus (13B Daumana Street, 220002 Minsk, Belarus), "Report on Genealogical Research of Kuperman Family from Shtetl Pogost-Zarechny and Pinsk", March 22, 2014, to Robert Jacobs, Privately circulated, p.5,

   1893 Family list of Jews petty bourgeois- residents of shtetl Karlin of Pinsk vicinity, Fond 611, opis 7, delo 13, p. 226 overleaf-227

   ¹195 Mordukh son of Itzka Aizinberg, 61

   His wife Khana, 61

   His daughters: Asna - married

   Rokhlya- married

   Ita- married

   Genya- married

   Braina- married

   Beilya, 23

   His sons: Leizer, 26 Added: in 1888 was added to the reserve

   Khaim, 23 Added: in 1891 was drafted to the army

   Mordukh’s brother Shachno, died in 1871

   Shachno’s wife Mikhlya, 59

   Shchno’s sons: 1. Khaim, 39. Added: in 1875 was added to the reserve

   Khaim’s wife Leya, 34

   Khaim’s sons: Shachno, 12. Added: In 1902 didn’t report to the draft location

   Itzik born on November 1, 1887

   Iosel born on August 25, 1892

   Khaim’s daughters: Ester born on March 10, 1891

   Dvoira, born on November 13, 1894

   Gitlya, born on November 13, 1894

   Genya-Rokhlya, born on February 15, 1899

   2. Nekhemia, 31 years old. Added: in 1882 was added to the reserve

   Nekhemia’s wife Reizlya, 30

   Nekhemia’s son Shachno, 10

   Added: in 1904 will be drafted to the army.

   Nekhemia’s daughters: Khaya, born on Decemebr 20, 1889

   Ester, was born on July 15, 1891

   Sulka, was born on November 18, 1892

   Dvoira, was born on January 5, 1894

   Sura, was born on May 25, 1896

   3. Movsha, 25. Added: in 1889 was drafted to the army, in 1891 deserted.

8. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
9. 1920 Federal Census, Benjamin Guterman
10. Passenger Manifest, SS Noordam, 27 Dec 1905
11. Marriage Certificate, Cert. #11472 Manhattan, 1907. (Harry Glotzer and Gelle Forman), Date: 1 MAR 1907
12. 1910 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1019; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0453; FHL microfilm: 1375032 ("Frank" Kuperman et al)
13. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, NARA Publication M1509, Roll NY300, Date: 5 JUN 1917
14. 1920 Federal Census
15. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 04; Assembly District: 05; City: Yonkers Ward 01; County: Westchester; Page: 10
16. Newspaper, Yonkers Herald Statesman, 17 Dec 1934 p.14
17. Mina Lieberman, Interment index, Mt. Hebron Cemetery 63-K-7-1, Rachel Kuperman
18. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Benjamin Guterman household
19. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Roll: 3581; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 74-61
20. Mina Lieberman, Interment index, Mt. Hebron Cemetery 63-K-7-1, Ephroin Kuperman

Rochel Eisenberg

Rochel Eisenberg Kuperman

Parents

Biographical Details

	Married	Rochel Eisenberg was also known as Rochel Kuperman.1
1855	Birth	She was born on 20 December 1855 in Pinsk, Belarus.2,3
1868	Death of Parent	Her mother, Chinka Feldman, died in 1868 in Pinsk, Belarus.
	Biography	As a young woman she worked for the Basevitch family at their wine and liquor store in Pinsk.4
1879	Marr-Partners	Rochel Eisenberg married Ephraim Kuperman on 16 December 1879 in Pinsk, Belarus.5
About 1881	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Chinka Kuperman, was born about 1881 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1883	Birth of Child	Her son, Israel Cooper, was born on 12 February 1883 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1886	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Ida Cooper, was born on 22 December 1886 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1891	Birth of Child	Her son, Solomon ("Saul") Cooper, was born on 12 February 1891 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1892	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Tillie Cooper, was born on 8 August 1892 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1893	Residence (family)	Ephraim Kuperman and Rochel Eisenberg lived in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus in 1893.6
1898	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Hannah Cooper, was born on 21 September 1898 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1906	Immigration	Rochel Eisenberg migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 12 October 1906 aboard the steamship Ethiopia.4
After 1907	Death of Parent	Her father, Mordechai Eisenberg, died after 1907.
1910	Residence (family)	Ephraim Kuperman and she lived at 10 East 114 Streeet in New York City on 16 April 1910. According to Aunt Hannah, when Elizabeth Pomeranz moved into the household, Uncle Israel fell in love with her although she was dating another man at the time. Israel moved to Chicago in 1912 to escape the situation, but he and Elizabeth corresponded — apparently warmly.7
1915	Death of Child	Her daughter, Chinka Kuperman, died on 7 December 1915 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1920	Residence	Rochel Eisenberg lived at 18 East 110 Street in New York City on 12 January 1920.8
1925	Residence (family)	Ephraim Kuperman and she lived at 24 Pier Street in Yonkers, New York on 1 June 1925. Their names were listed as Frank and Ruth Cooperman. Ben, Hannah and Norman Guterman were at the same address.9
1930	Residence (family)	Ephraim Kuperman and she lived at 66 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 3 April 1930.10
1934	Anecdote (fam)	On 17 December 1934. Ephraim and Rochel celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary at a party in Yonkers. Congratulatory letters were received from Governor Herbert Lehman and Eleanor Roosevelt.11
1935	Death	She died on 11 April 1935 at 66 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York.12,1
About 1935	Burial	She was buried about 12 April 1935 in Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Queens, New York. at plot number 4-13-G-3-3.4,13
1946	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Ephraim Kuperman, died on 15 July 1946 in Yonkers, New York.

Citations

1. Mina Lieberman, Interment index, Mt. Hebron Cemetery 63-K-7-1, Rachel Kuperman
2. 1920 Federal Census
3. Death Certificate, Yonkers, Cert. #24145, April 1935
4. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
5. Newspaper, Yonkers Herald-Statesman, 17 Dec 1934
6. Jewish Heritage Research Group of Belarus (13B Daumana Street, 220002 Minsk, Belarus), "Report on Genealogical Research of Kuperman Family from Shtetl Pogost-Zarechny and Pinsk", March 22, 2014, to Robert Jacobs, Privately circulated, p.5,

   1893 Family list of Jews petty bourgeois- residents of shtetl Karlin of Pinsk vicinity, Fond 611, opis 7, delo 13, p. 226 overleaf-227

   ¹195 Mordukh son of Itzka Aizinberg, 61

   His wife Khana, 61

   His daughters: Asna - married

   Rokhlya- married

   Ita- married

   Genya- married

   Braina- married

   Beilya, 23

   His sons: Leizer, 26 Added: in 1888 was added to the reserve

   Khaim, 23 Added: in 1891 was drafted to the army

   Mordukh’s brother Shachno, died in 1871

   Shachno’s wife Mikhlya, 59

   Shchno’s sons: 1. Khaim, 39. Added: in 1875 was added to the reserve

   Khaim’s wife Leya, 34

   Khaim’s sons: Shachno, 12. Added: In 1902 didn’t report to the draft location

   Itzik born on November 1, 1887

   Iosel born on August 25, 1892

   Khaim’s daughters: Ester born on March 10, 1891

   Dvoira, born on November 13, 1894

   Gitlya, born on November 13, 1894

   Genya-Rokhlya, born on February 15, 1899

   2. Nekhemia, 31 years old. Added: in 1882 was added to the reserve

   Nekhemia’s wife Reizlya, 30

   Nekhemia’s son Shachno, 10

   Added: in 1904 will be drafted to the army.

   Nekhemia’s daughters: Khaya, born on Decemebr 20, 1889

   Ester, was born on July 15, 1891

   Sulka, was born on November 18, 1892

   Dvoira, was born on January 5, 1894

   Sura, was born on May 25, 1896

   3. Movsha, 25. Added: in 1889 was drafted to the army, in 1891 deserted.

7. 1910 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1019; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0453; FHL microfilm: 1375032 ("Frank" Kuperman et al)
8. 1920 Federal Census, Benjamin Guterman
9. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 04; Assembly District: 05; City: Yonkers Ward 01; County: Westchester; Page: 10
10. 1930 Fed'l Census, Efroem Kuperman
11. Newspaper, Yonkers Herald Statesman, 17 Dec 1934 p.14
12. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
13. Cemetery Interment Index, Mt, Hebron web page, https://www.mounthebroncemetery.com/#search (Rachel Kuperman)

Hannah Eisenberg

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p. 4
2. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p., p. 2
3. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.

Chinka Glotzer

Chinka Glotzer, circa 1906

Parents

Biographical Details

	Name	Chinka Glotzer was also known as Chinka Kantor.1
	Name	She was also known as Annie ("Annie") Glotzer.
1892	Birth	She was born on 10 July 1892 in Pinsk, Belarus.2,3,4
About 1898	Death of Parent	Her mother, Hannah Eisenberg, died about 1898 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1908	Residence	Chinka Glotzer lived in Pinsk, Belarus in 1908. When she left Pinsk in November, the Bremen emigration list gave her age as seventeen and her occupation as "näherin" — tailor or seamstress.5
1908	Immigration	She migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 27 November 1908 aboard the SS Grosser Kurfürst from BremenChinka was the first of Chonya's children to reach the New World. On the manifest her father is listed as Chonya Glotzer, Pinsk.6
1910	Residence (family)	As a cousin of Ephraim Kuperman and Rochel Eisenberg, Chinka Glotzer resided with them at 10 East 114 Streeet in New York City on 16 April 1910. According to Aunt Hannah, when Elizabeth Pomeranz moved into the household, Uncle Israel fell in love with her although she was dating another man at the time. Israel moved to Chicago in 1912 to escape the situation, but he and Elizabeth corresponded — apparently warmly.7
	Occupation	Chinka Glotzer was a garment worker in New York City.2
1915	Residence	She lived at 18 East 110th St. in New York City on 9 December 1915.8
1915	Marr-Partners	She married Louis Kantor on 9 December 1915 in New York.1,9
1916	Naturalization (fam)	Louis Kantor and she were naturalized in 1916 in New York City.10
1917	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Hannah Kantor, was born on 15 February 1917 in New York City.
1920	Residence (family)	Louis Kantor and Chinka Glotzer lived at 1524 Seabury Place in the Bronx on 13 January 1920.10
1925	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Judith Kantor, was born on 18 August 1925 in New York City.
1929	Naturalization	Chinka Glotzer served as a character witness for William Grantz at his naturalization in the Bronx on 10 May 1929.)11
1930	Residence (family)	Louis Kantor and she lived at 1808 Marmion Street in the Bronx on 19 April 1930.12
	Residence (family)	Louis Kantor and she lived at 500 Trinity Avenue in the Bronx from 7 October 1938 to 1940.11,13
1939	Naturalization	She served as a character witness for Adele Glotzer at her naturalization in New York City on 7 March 1939.)14
1941	Death of Parent	Her father, Chonya Glotzer, died in 1941 in Pinsk, Belarus.
	Residence (family)	Louis Kantor and Chinka Glotzer lived at 4 West 105 Street, Apt 4A, in New York City from 1942 to 1950.15,16
1974	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Louis Kantor, died in May 1974 in New York City.
1985	Death	She died in December 1985 in New York City.17
1985	Burial	She was buried in December 1985 in Wellwood Cemetery in Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York. Workmen's Circle Section, Lot 5, Row 38, Grave 14.18

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
3. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN: 061-12-4921
4. Passenger Manifest, Grosser Kürfurst from Bremen, 27 Nov 1908
5. Ancestry.com, Web: Bremen, Germany, Passenger Lists Index, 1907-1939 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
6. Passenger Manifest, Grosser Kürfurst, 27 Nov. 1908
7. 1910 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1019; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0453; FHL microfilm: 1375032 ("Frank" Kuperman et al)
8. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. # 28507, 9 Dec. 1915
9. New York City Brides Index, Cert. #28507, Manhattan, 1907
10. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Bronx Assembly District 5, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1138; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 308
11. Naturalization Petition, Petition #315371, Southern Dist. of NY, 10/7/1938 (Adele Grantz)
12. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, New York; Roll: 1483; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0520; Image: 486.0; FHL microfilm: 2341218
13. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2472; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 3-462
14. Naturalization Petition, Petition #315371, Southern Dist. of NY, 10/7/1938
15. World War II Draft Registration Card, Louis Kantor
16. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 4545; Sheet Number: 82; Enumeration District: 31-1675
17. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Annie Kantor
18. E-mail message, Blanche Matusof to RCJ, 18 Jan 2010, Rezl Glotzer was buried in "Wellwood Cemetery, Pine Lown, Long Island.
    The cemetery is enormous - Aunt Frieda and Uncle Ben are there as well as Aunt Chinke and Uncle Lozer Kantor

Itzhak Glotzer

Itzhak Glotzer, circa 1920-21

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. E-mail message, Édith Simone Garfinkiel to RCJ 19 July 2008, Reports Paula Garfinkiel's memory of Yitzhak
2. Polish Birth Record, Jewish Birth register for Pinsk Synagogue, Fond 611, Opis 2, Delo 65, pps. 77-78, No. 305 On December 13, 1895 Itshok was born in Pinsk. Father is Khonon son of Shmuila Glotser, Pinsk petty bourgeois; mother is Genya daughter of Mordukh, nee Ayzenberg. Belongs to Pinsk Jewish Congregation, family list 1904 -¹248, ¹32 at the drafting list for the year1916.
3. Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, online \www.yadvashem.org/\., List of Persecuted Persons; cited as son of Khonya

Faigl Glotzer

Morris & Fannie Matusof

Parents

Biographical Details

	Married	Faigl Glotzer was also known as Faigl Matusof.1
	Name	She was also known as Fannie Glotzer.
1894	Birth	She was born on 15 October 1894 in Pinsk, Belarus.2
About 1898	Death of Parent	Her mother, Hannah Eisenberg, died about 1898 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1920	Immigration	Faigl Glotzer migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 15 July 1920 She and her sisters — Adele, Raisel and Paula — had sailed from Antwerp on July 5 aboard the SS Lapland. They arrived after a ten-day passage.3
1927	Residence	She lived at 889 East 176th St. in New York City on 26 February 1927.4
1927	Marr-Partners	She married Morris Matusof on 26 February 1927 in the Bronx. The marriage was witnessed by Adele Glotzer. Adele Grantz witnessed this marriage.1,4
1927	Naturalization (fam)	Morris Matusof and Faigl Glotzer were naturalized on 18 April 1927 at U.S. District Ct. for the Southern Dist. of NY in New York City.5
1930	Residence (family)	Morris Matusof and she lived at 87 Elsmere Place in the Bronx on 11 April 1930 with their infant son Harold.6
1930	Birth of Child	Her son, Harold Charles ("Zvi") Matusof, was born on 20 May 1930 in Bronx, New York.
1940	Residence (family)	Morris Matusof and she lived at 2083 Clinton Avenue in the Bronx on 10 April 1940.7
1941	Death of Parent	Her father, Chonya Glotzer, died in 1941 in Pinsk, Belarus.
	Residence (family)	Morris Matusof and she and their son, Harold lived at 2070 Arthur Avenue, Apt. 1E, in the Bronx from 1941 to 1950.8,9
1955	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Morris Matusof, died on 24 September 1955 in New York City.
1996	Death	She died on 21 December 1996 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California.10
About 1996	Burial	She was buried about 22 December 1996 in Cedar Park Cemetery in Emerson, Bergen County, New Jersey.11,12
	Biography	Her son Harold wrote this memoir of his mother: "Fannie Glotzer was the third child of the nine surviving children of Chonya Glotzer. She had a twin brother who died in infancy. She was the daughter of Chonya Glotzer and Hannah Eisenberg (Chonya’s first wife). Chinke, Yitzhak, and Rose were also children of Chonya and Hannah. The other five children (Adele, Maishe, Yankl, Ben, and Paula) were children of Chonya and Chinke Kuperman (Chonya’s second wife). It should be noted that Chinke Kuperman was the niece of Hannah Eisenberg. Fannie was very proud of the fact that she was one of the few at that time in Pinsk who graduated from Gymnasium(High School). She was particularly proud of her mastery of German grammar. She also was quite literate in the Russian language and classics by Dostoievsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy and others. Fannie’s father, Chonya, operated a barge business running freight up and down the Pripet river. Her four brothers were all boatmen and all the siblings were excellent swimmers which Fannie was very proud of. Fannie liked animals, but not as a house pet. When her son, Harold, asked her if he could have a pet dog, her answer was “if you bring a dog into this house, I’ll throw you out together with the dog.” Fannie was an avid walker. She regularly walked from her apartment on East Broadway in Manhattan to her sister Chinke’s apartment on East 35th Street - a distance of approximately 5 miles. When she visited her son, Harold, in El Paso, Texas, she went climbing in the Franklin Mountains at the age of 75. In her retirement years, She shared a cooperative apartment on the 15th floor of 208 East Broadway on the lower east side of Manhattan with her sister Rose. Across the street was the Jewish Educational Alliance which offered many activities for senior citizens to partake of. There was a fabulous view from her apartment windows of some of the East River bridges in one direction and the City Hall area in the other direction. She also had a good view of the World Trade Center (which was demolished in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001). The years at the end of World War I and thereafter were extremely difficult times for the family in Pinsk (1917 - 1920). Eastern Europe was in chaos following the Russian revolution (1917). The family was at the mercy of Russian thugs but were protected for a while by German troops. Their experiences were certainly the prime reason for migrating to America, which fortunately did not have immigration quotas at that time. Fannie arrived in New York from Antwerp on July 15, 1920 on the ship “Lapland” which was part of the Red Star Line. Upon arrival, Fannie learned the millinery trade. This was accomplished by persistent on-the-job training in various shops until she built up a marketable proficiency. During World War II, Fannie did piece work sewing uniforms. Fannie passed away at the age of 101. Unfortunately, the last ten years of her life were spent in the Sun Manor Nursing Home in Roslyn Heights, New York where she suffered from dementia. She is buried alongside of her husband Morris in Cedar Park Cemetery, Oradell, New Jersey in Block 16, Section J, Line 12, Graves 25 and 26. Fannie was very devoted to her family. In particular she had an exceptionally close relationship with her older sister, Chinke. Several times a day they would pour out their heart’s feelings to each other."13

Citations

1. New York City Brides Index
2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Fannie Matusof
3. Passenger Manifest, SS Lapland, 15 July 1920 (Pesca Glocer et al)
4. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. # 1385, 26 February 1927
5. Naturalization Petition, Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906; NAI Number: 5700802; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21. Petition Nr. 94513
6. 1930 Fed'l Census, Morris Matusof
7. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02489; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 3-1142
8. World War II Draft Registration Card, Morris Matusof
9. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: 2828; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 3-1062
10. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
11. Telephone Interview, Blanche Matusof & RCJ, 15 Jan 2010
12. E-mail message, Blanche Matusof to RCJ, 18 Jan 2010, Fanny (Faigel) and Morris Matusof are in "Cedar Park Cemetery & Fidelity Cemetery Assn. of Bergen County, Westwood, New Jersey.
13. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs, Typescript, RCJ files

Raisel Glotzer

Raisel Glotzer

Parents

Biographical Details

1897	Birth	Raisel Glotzer was born on 22 August 1897 in Pinsk, Belarus.1
About 1898	Death of Parent	Her mother, Hannah Eisenberg, died about 1898 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1920	Immigration	Raisel Glotzer migrated to Ellis Island in New York on 15 July 1920 She and her sisters — Adele, Faigl and Paula — had sailed from Antwerp on July 5 aboard the SS Lapland. They arrived after a ten-day passage.2
	Occupation	Raisel Glotzer was a dressmaker.3,4
1930	Residence	She lived at 1808 Marmion Avenue in the Bronx on 11 April 1930. Raisel is listed as Kantor's sister-in-law on the page for 1816 Marmion Avenue, but the Kantors lived in 1808 Marmion.4
1940	Residence	She lived at 2083 Clinton Avenue in the Bronx on 10 April 1940. with her sister Faigl and her family.
1941	Death of Parent	Her father, Chonya Glotzer, died in 1941 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1994	Death	She died on 16 March 1994 in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York.5
About 1994	Burial	She was buried about 17 March 1994 in Wellwood Cemetery in Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.6,7

Citations

1. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Rose Glotzer
2. Passenger Manifest, SS Lapland, 15 July 1920 (Pesca Glocer et al)
3. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p., p. 18
4. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0520; FHL microfilm: 2341218
5. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
6. Telephone Interview, Blanche Matusof & RCJ, 15 Jan 2010
7. E-mail message, Blanche Matusof to RCJ, 18 Jan 2010, Rezl Glotzer was buried in "Wellwood Cemetery, Pine Lown, Long Island.
   The cemetery is enormous - Aunt Frieda and Uncle Ben are there as well as Aunt Chinke and Uncle Lozer Kantor

Israel Cooper

Uncle Israel

Parents

Biographical Details

1883	Birth	Israel Cooper was born on 12 February 1883 in Pinsk, Belarus. His World War II draft card says 1884 — all other sources say 1883.1,2,3,4
1918	Physical Description	In 1918, at age 35y, his draft board described him as being of medium height and build, with blue eyes and black hair.5
	Occupation	Israel Cooper was trained as a machinist and tool and die maker in Europe. He was working for International Harvester in Chicago in 1913, but left the company when it switched to armaments production. He subsequently became a salesman of watch and jewelry accessories.6,7
1905	Immigration	He migrated to Ellis Island in New York from Pinsk on 19 March 1905. aboard the steamship Ethiopia.8
1910	Residence (family)	As adult children, Israel Cooper, Solomon ("Saul") Cooper, and Tillie Cooper lived with Ephraim Kuperman and Rochel Eisenberg at 10 East 114 Streeet in New York City on 16 April 1910. According to Aunt Hannah, when Elizabeth Pomeranz moved into the household, Uncle Israel fell in love with her although she was dating another man at the time. Israel moved to Chicago in 1912 to escape the situation, but he and Elizabeth corresponded — apparently warmly.9
1913	Marr-Partners	Israel Cooper married Elizabeth Pomeranz on 31 May 1913 in Chicago, Illinois.1
1914	Naturalization	He was naturalized at the U.S. District Court in Chicago, Illinois on 28 September 1914.10,11
1914	Residence (family)	He and Elizabeth Pomeranz lived at 1248 North Hoyne Avenue in Chicago, Illinois on 28 September 1914.3
1917	Birth of Child	His daughter, Anita Cooper, was born on 13 April 1917 in Bronx, New York.
1918	Draft Registration	He registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in the Bronx.5
1918	Residence (family)	He and Elizabeth Pomeranz lived at 766 Grote Street in the Bronx on 12 September 1918. The Coopers were still on Grote Street in 1920.7,5
1920	Marr-Partners	He witnessed the marriage of Max Jasper and Lillie Hershkowitz and signed the marriage certificate at 52 West 116th Street in New York City on 6 May 1920.12,13,14,15
1921	Birth of Child	His daughter, Terry Cooper, was born on 15 July 1921 in Bronx, New York.
1925	Residence (family)	Israel Cooper and Elizabeth Pomeranz lived at 766 Grote Street in the Bronx on 1 June 1925.11
1926	Birth of Child	His son, Daniel Isaac Cooper, was born on 7 February 1926 in Bronx, New York.
1935	Death of Parent	His mother, Rochel Eisenberg, died on 11 April 1935 in Yonkers, New York.
	Residence (family)	Israel Cooper and Elizabeth Pomeranz lived at 2004 Vyse Avenue in the Bronx from 1935 to 1941.2,16
	Note	Uncle Israel was active in a variety of social and political organizations – the Workmen’s Circle and several other Zionist and socialist causes. He was one of those people who are widely respected for their kindness as well as their intelligence and commitment to the good of the community.
	Note	The book A Thousand Years of Pinsk (1941) contains an interesting biographical sketch of Uncle Israel: Born in 1884 in Pinsk. His father, Ephraim Kuperman came from Berlin (a Berlinchek). Ephraim was an exporter of articles to the large Russian trade centers, and quickly worked himself up. Because of the pogroms in Kiev, he lost his fortune and became a worker in the Basewitch family brewery in Pinsk. His wife, Rochel, who was a relative of Basewitch worked there as a cashier, bookkeeper. Israel Cooper received a traditional Jewish education. He studied with the best rabbi teachers in Pinsk, showing a special ability in learning and understanding the Tanach, the five books of the bible. The financial situation of his parents didn't permit him to remain a student for too long, and at the age of 13, they decided that he should study a trade. He himself chose to become a mechanic, which was a skill that he had an inclination for. In his free time he continued studying on his own, learned physics and the Hebrew language. At the same time he felt himself drawn to political-social welfare activities, and joined the Poale Zionists - the Zionist labor movement. Later he is drawn to the SS movement, and becomes one the most active members of that group in Pinsk. The SS "Self-Protection" movement was started in Pinsk. Israel Cooper was a very valuable member of these revolutionary organizations, since he used his skill to supply weapons, that he worked on by himself in the factory. In 1905 he emigrated to America. He worked for a while as a mechanic and was active in his trade union. He became a member of the Territorialist party which was an outgrowth of the SS movement. In 1912 he moved to Chicago. In 1913 he married Elizabeth Pomerantz, the daughter of the well known Pinsk advocat (lawyer) Isaac Pomerantz. In Chicago Israel Cooper became active in the Yiddish school movement that was just getting started. He became a member of the "Moishe Hess Club" whose participants were the most important leaders of the Jewish National Radical intelligentsia. In 1916 he returned to New York and opened a watch distribution business which he continues to this day. However, he continues his organizational activities in the ranks of Pinsker Branch 210 of the Workmen's Circle. He is highly respected there by the members for his sincere idealism. He participates in all the projects of the branch, but dedicates himself mostly to activities in support of the land of Israel. He is one of the most active workers in initiating the work of publishing A Thousand Years of Pinsk. His wife, Elizabeth Cooper, is also an active worker for social projects. She is involved with the Workmen's Circle Jewish Schools and with other important Jewish organizations. The Coopers have three children, two daughters and a son. The older daughter, Anita, is a bacteriologist, the second daughter, Theresa, graduated from City College. She also attended the Workmen's Circle Jewish high school. Their son, Daniel, is pursuing his college education.17
1946	Death of Parent	His father, Ephraim Kuperman, died on 15 July 1946 in Yonkers, New York.
1968	Death of Spouse	His wife, Elizabeth Pomeranz, died on 18 May 1968 in Bronx, New York.
1976	Death	Israel Cooper died on 28 July 1976 in Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey.1,18

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. World War II Draft Registration Card, Israel Cooper
3. Naturalization Index, U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
4. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Israel Cooper
5. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Local Board #17, N.Y. City (Israel Cooper)
6. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
7. 1920 Federal Census, Isreal [sic] Cooper
8. Passenger Manifest, SS Ethiopia, 19 Mar 1905, "Srul" Kuperman
9. 1910 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1019; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0453; FHL microfilm: 1375032 ("Frank" Kuperman et al)
10. Naturalization Index, p-2759, Cert #397303, U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
11. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 41; Assembly District: 07; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 3
12. World War II Draft Registration Card, Max Jasper
13. 1930 Fed'l Census, Max Jasper
14. New York City Grooms Index, Cert # 13432, Manhattan, 5/6/1920
15. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #13432, 6 May 1920
16. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. (Israel Cooper)
17. Workmen's Circle, 1000 Years of Pinsk, New York, NY: Pinsker Branch 210, Workmen's Circle, 1941, Translated by Lenny Glotzer per e-mail, Lenny to RCJ 5/17/2012
18. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Ida Cooper

Ida Cooper Guterman, ca 1959

Parents

Biographical Details

	Married	Ida Cooper was also known as Ida Guterman.1
	Birth	She was also known as Ida Kuperman.
1886	Birth	She was born on 22 December 1886 in Pinsk, Belarus. Aunt Hannah's notes -- often but not always inaccurate -- say January 13, 1887.2,1
1905	Immigration	She migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 19 March 1905. aboard the steamship Ethiopia.3
1909	Marr-Partners	She married Morris Guterman on 19 December 1909 in New York City.4,5
1910	Residence (family)	Morris Guterman and she lived at 1742 Garfield Street in the Bronx on 2 May 1910.6
1911	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Bertha Guterman, was born on 5 August 1911 in New York.
1913	Residence (family)	Morris Guterman and Ida Cooper lived at 656 Morris Park Avenue in the Bronx in December 1913.7
1913	Psgr List	Her name was found on the manifest of the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II on 9 December 1913 in New York. Aunt Ida and her daughter Bertha (Chaie and Borde Guttermann on the manifest) had visited Pinsk to show Bertha to the Gutermans and Coopers. The ship left Bremen on December 2, 1913.7
1915	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Lillian Guterman, was born on 30 April 1915 in New York City.
1920	Note	Ida took in my mother on her arrival in New York in 1920. Aunt Ida was known for her cookery and for her observation of Jewish holidays and traditions. She was a woman of powerful personality but not very warm-hearted, and certainly not kind to my mother.8
1920	Residence (family)	Morris Guterman and Ida Cooper lived at 22 Pier Street in Yonkers, New York on 11 January 1920. Uncle Sol lived with Morris and Ida; he and Uncle Morris were partners in the jewelry business.9
1929	Death	She was bereaved by the death of Bertha Guterman on 18 August 1929 in Yonkers, New York.1
	Residence (family)	Morris Guterman and Ida Cooper lived at 76 Highland Avenue in Yonkers, New York from 1930 to 1960. Their large Victorian home was across the street from the house of Willie and Adele Grantz. There was a cherry tree in the back yard, a large samovar in the foyer, and many other fascinating things.10
1935	Death of Parent	Her mother, Rochel Eisenberg, died on 11 April 1935 in Yonkers, New York.
1946	Death of Parent	Her father, Ephraim Kuperman, died on 15 July 1946 in Yonkers, New York.
1960	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Morris Guterman, died on 15 October 1960.
1980	Death	Ida Cooper died on 16 January 1980 in New York City. I cannot remember the source of the tale, but I heard that Aunt Ida said, "sometimes I think God has forgotten me," the night before she died.11

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
3. Passenger Manifest, SS Ethiopia, 19 Mar 1905, "Srul" Kuperman
4. New York City Brides Index, Certificate #25644, Manhattan, 1909
5. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
6. 1910 Federal Census, Morris Guterman, NYC ED 1474 Sheet 21
7. Passenger Manifest, SS Kaiser Wilhelm II sailing from Bremen. (Ancestry on-line)
8. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
9. 1920 Federal Census, Morris Guteman [sic], Yonkers ED 209, Sheet 8
10. 1930 Fed'l Census
11. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Ida Guterman

Morris Guterman

Morris Guterman circa 1959

Parents

Biographical Details

1917	Occupation	On 5 June 1917 Morris Guterman was a jeweler and watchmaker in New York City.1
1886	Birth	He was born on 19 December 1886 in Pinsk, Belarus.2,3
1906	Immigration	He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City in November 1906 aboard the SS Etruria from Liverpool.4,5
1909	Marr-Partners	He married Ida Cooper on 19 December 1909 in New York City.6,4
1910	Residence (family)	He and Ida Cooper lived at 1742 Garfield Street in the Bronx on 2 May 1910.7
1911	Birth of Child	His daughter, Bertha Guterman, was born on 5 August 1911 in New York.
1913	Naturalization	He was naturalized at New York Supreme Court in New York City on 29 July 1913.5,8
1913	Residence (family)	He and Ida Cooper lived at 656 Morris Park Avenue in the Bronx in December 1913.9
	Occupation	From 1914 to 1958 Morris Guterman was a proprietor of his own jewelry store.10
1915	Birth of Child	His daughter, Lillian Guterman, was born on 30 April 1915 in New York City.
1920	Residence (family)	He and Ida Cooper lived at 22 Pier Street in Yonkers, New York on 11 January 1920. Uncle Sol lived with Morris and Ida; he and Uncle Morris were partners in the jewelry business.11
1922	Travel	He traveled to from Europe aboard the SS Aquitania between 15 February 1922 and 9 June 1922 He visited his parents and also viewed Chinka Kuperman Glotzer's grave in Pinsk. He returned to New York on June 9, 1922, again in the Aquitania.12
1929	Death	He was bereaved by the death of Bertha Guterman on 18 August 1929 in Yonkers, New York.13
	Residence (family)	He and Ida Cooper lived at 76 Highland Avenue in Yonkers, New York from 1930 to 1960. Their large Victorian home was across the street from the house of Willie and Adele Grantz. There was a cherry tree in the back yard, a large samovar in the foyer, and many other fascinating things.14
1942	Draft Registration	He registered for the draft on 27 April 1942 at Local Board 731, 20 South Broad, in Yonkers, New York.15
1960	Death	He died on 15 October 1960.4,10
About 1960	Burial	He was buried about 16 October 1960 in Cedar Park Cemetery in Emerson, Bergen County, New Jersey. Block 10, Section H, Row 8.
1980	Death of Spouse	His wife, Ida Cooper, died on 16 January 1980 in New York City.

Citations

1. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Morris Guterman
3. U.S. Passport application, Morris Guterman, 29 December 1921
4. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
5. U.S. Passport application, Morris Guterman, 29 Dec 1921
6. New York City Brides Index, Certificate #25644, Manhattan, 1909
7. 1910 Federal Census, Morris Guterman, NYC ED 1474 Sheet 21
8. Naturalization Index, "Moris Gutterman," NY County Sup. Ct., Vol. 118 p.140, Have seen index only
9. Passenger Manifest, SS Kaiser Wilhelm II sailing from Bremen. (Ancestry on-line)
10. Newspaper, Obituary, Yonkers Herald-Statesman, Oct. 16, 1960
11. 1920 Federal Census, Morris Guteman [sic], Yonkers ED 209, Sheet 8
12. Passenger Manifest, SS Aquitania from Cherbourg, 9 June 1922
13. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
14. 1930 Fed'l Census
15. World War II Draft Registration Card, Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010., Date: 27 APR 1942