Herman ("Bob") Luskin
Male, #8176, Deceased, b. 24 February 1919, d. 2 November 1997
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1919 | Birth name | Herman ("Bob") Luskin was born on 24 February 1919 in New York City.1 |
| 1940 | Occupation | In May 1940 Herman ("Bob") Luskin was a furrier in New York City.2 |
| 1940 | Marriage | He married Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs in Brooklyn, New York on 15 June 1940.3 |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | He and Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs lived at 1570 38th Street in Brooklyn, New York on 16 October 1940.4 |
| 1942 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Susan Gloria Luskin, was born on 2 January 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. |
| 1945 | Birth of Child | His son, Jack Luskin, was born on 21 July 1945 in New York City. |
| About 1948 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Rita Linda Luskin, was born about 1948 in New York City. |
| 1950 | Occupation | In 1950 Herman ("Bob") Luskin was a police officer in New York City.5 |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | He and Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs lived at 2035 East 8th Street, Apt. 1F, in Brooklyn on 18 April 1950.5 |
| 1952 | Birth of Child | His son, Ira Richard Luskin, was born on 2 May 1952 in Brooklyn, New York. |
| 1968 | Death of Parent | His father, Louis Luskin, died in 1968. |
| 1983 | Divorce | Herman ("Bob") Luskin and Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs were divorced on 22 March 1983 in Los Angeles County, California. |
| 1992 | Marriage | He married Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs at 200 West Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida on 28 December 1992.1 |
| 1997 | Death | He died on 2 November 1997 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.6 |
| About 1997 | Burial | He was buried about 3 November 1997 in Ahavath Israel Cemetery, Hysana Road, in Liberty, New York.7 |
| 2012 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs, died on 3 February 2012. |
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Citations
- Marriage Certificate, Florida Marriage Cert. #92-002516, Date: 28 DEC 1992
- Marriage License, King County Lic. No. 8729, Date: 25 MAY 1940
- New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Brooklyn License #8720, 25 May 1940 (Tessie Jacobs & Herman Luskin)
- World War II Draft Registration Card, Local Board 169, Brooklyn, Date: 16 OCT 1940
- 1950 Fed'l Census, Record Group: 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: 4040; Sheet Number: 25; Enumeration District: 24-289
- U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com database on-line., SSN: 087-09-4261, Date: 2 NOV 1997
- Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #50918655
Jacob Lajb Leber
Male, #8181, Deceased, b. 1899
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Jacob Lajb Leber was also known as Jakow Lajb Leber.1 |
| 1899 | Birth name | He was born in 1899 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.2 |
| 1899 | Death of Parent | His mother, Sura Ita Fuchs, died on 20 February 1899 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. |
| 1926 | Death of Parent | His father, Abram Moshe Leber, died on 2 January 1926 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. |
| 1932 | Marriage | Jacob Lajb Leber married Mrs. Unknown [Leber] in Poland in 1932.3 |
| About 1943 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Mrs. Unknown [Leber], died about 1943. |
| 1949 | Biography | A 1949 letter from Sora Ita Fuks to Harry Leber says that Jacob was a camp survivor and that he was in Germany with Harry's brother Szyja, presumably before Szyja's death there in 1948. |
| 1949 | Residence | He lived in Israel on 8 June 1949 "Machon Aleben" is the translators version of the place in Israel, but I have been unable to locate it via Google.4 |
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Citations
- JRI-Poland Shtetl CO-OP Volunteers comp, Poland, Jewish Records Indexing-Poland, Births, 1550-1993 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008)., Akta 77, Date: 1899
- Birth Certificate, JRI Poland, Akta 77, Piotrków Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1889-1904
- Letter from Jacob Lejb Leber to Harry Leber, 5 August 1934.
- Letter from Sora Ita Fuks to Harry Leber, 8 June 1949.
Mrs. Unknown [Leber]
Female, #8182, Deceased, d. about 1943
Biographical Details
| 1932 | Marriage | Mrs. Unknown [Leber] married Jacob Lajb Leber in Poland in 1932.1 |
| About 1943 | Death | She was murdered in the Holocaust, about 1943. Jacob, her husband survived the camps.2 |
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Citations
- Letter from Jacob Lejb Leber to Harry Leber, 5 August 1934.
- Letter from Sora Ita Fuks to Harry Leber, 8 June 1949.
Szymon Usherowitz
Male, #8183, Deceased
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Tauba Lewkowicz
Female, #8184, Deceased
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Sura Ita Fuks1

Sura Ita Fuks, Palestine 1942
Female, #8185, Deceased, b. 1900
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1900 | Birth name | Sura Ita Fuks was born in 1900 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.1,2 |
| Estimated 1925 | Marriage | She married Pinkus Sztrajsberg estimated 1925. |
| 1926 | Birth of Child | Her son, Moshe Sztrajsberg, was born on 16 August 1926 in Haifa, Israel. |
| 1930 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg, was born on 19 November 1930 in Haifa, Israel. |
| 1938 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Rut Sztrajsberg, was born on 9 April 1938 in Haifa, Israel. |
| 1942 | Naturalization (fam) | Pinkus Sztrajsberg and Sura Ita Fuks were naturalized on 7 August 1942.2 |
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Citations
- Jewish Genealogy, Piotrków 1908-42 BMD Spreadsheet, Privately circulated, Line 465 of marriage sheet
- Government of Palestine, Palestine Mandate Documents, Israeli State Archives, https://www.archives.gov.il/en/, Citizenship application, Israeli Archive No. 6916/59
Pinkus Sztrajsberg

Pinkus Sztrajsberg, Palestine, 1942
Male, #8186, Deceased, b. 1892
Biographical Details
| Occupation | Pinkus Sztrajsberg was a painter. |
| 1892 | Birth name | He was born in 1892 in Wolborz, Poland.1,2 |
| Estimated 1925 | Marriage | He married Sura Ita Fuks estimated 1925. |
| 1926 | Birth of Child | His son, Moshe Sztrajsberg, was born on 16 August 1926 in Haifa, Israel. |
| 1930 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg, was born on 19 November 1930 in Haifa, Israel. |
| 1938 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Rut Sztrajsberg, was born on 9 April 1938 in Haifa, Israel. |
| 1942 | Naturalization (fam) | Pinkus Sztrajsberg and Sura Ita Fuks were naturalized on 7 August 1942.2 |
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Citations
- Jewish Genealogy, Piotrków 1908-42 BMD Spreadsheet, Privately circulated, Line 465 of marriage sheet
- Government of Palestine, Palestine Mandate Documents, Israeli State Archives, https://www.archives.gov.il/en/, Citizenship application, Israeli Archive No. 6916/59
Moshe Sztrajsberg
Male, #8187, Deceased, b. 16 August 1926, d. 1997
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1926 | Birth name | Moshe Sztrajsberg was born on 16 August 1926 in Haifa, Israel.1 |
| 1949 | Occupation | In 1949 Moshe Sztrajsberg was a seaman or steward in S.S. Haifa.2 |
| 1997 | Death | He died in 1997. |
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Citations
- Government of Palestine, Palestine Mandate Documents, Israeli State Archives, https://www.archives.gov.il/en/, Citizenship application, Israeli Archive No. 6916/59
- Letter from Sora Ita Fuks to Harry Leber, 8 June 1949.
Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg
Female, #8188, Living
Parents
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Rut Sztrajsberg
Female, #8189, Living
Parents
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Richard ("Sooky") Kuntz
Male, #8190, Deceased, b. 29 March 1926, d. 10 June 2019
Biographical Details
| 1926 | Birth name | Richard ("Sooky") Kuntz was born on 29 March 1926.1 |
| 2019 | Death | He died on 10 June 2019 in Livingston Neew Jersey. |
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Citations
- 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
James Stuart ("Jim") Poage
Male, #8191, Deceased, b. 22 June 1925, d. 2016
Biographical Details
| 1925 | Birth name | James Stuart ("Jim") Poage was born on 22 June 1925 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. |
| 2016 | Death | He died in 2016.1 |
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Citations
- World War II Draft Registration Card, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011., Date: 22 JUN 1943, Registered on his eighteenth birthday!
Stephen George Price1,2,3
Male, #8192, Living
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Citations
- Newspaper, Diane Cardinal obituary, Hartford Courant 5 March 2017, p.B8, Date: 5 MAR 2017
- Connecticut State Library, Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-2001, Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
- Newspaper, Mrs. G. Gordon Price obituary, Hartford Courant, 30 July 1953 p.5
Joseph Cohen
Male, #8193, Deceased, b. 1883, d. 25 August 1930
Biographical Details
| 1883 | Birth name | Joseph Cohen was born in 1883 in Russia. |
| 1904 | Immigration | He migrated in New York City in 1904.1 |
| 1918 | Marriage | He married Anna Beilock at Bessmore Hall, 25 West 113 Street, in New York City on 17 June 1918.2 |
| 1919 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Estelle Gertrude Cohen, was born on 14 April 1919 in New York City. |
| 1920 | Occupation | On 7 January 1920 Joseph Cohen was trimming braid manufacturer in New York City.1 |
| 1920 | Residence (family) | He and Anna Beilock lived at 262 West 117th Street in New York City on 7 January 1920. |
| 1922 | Birth of Child | His son, Seymour H. Cohen, was born on 7 June 1922 in Bronx, New York. |
| 1923 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Ruth Cohen, was born on 29 December 1923 in New York City. |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Joseph Cohen and Anna Beilock lived at 1470 Jessup Avenue in the Bronx on 3 April 1930.3 |
| 1930 | Death | He died of rheumatic endocarditis on 25 August 1930 at 1470 Jesup Avenue in the Bronx.4 |
| 1930 | Burial | He was buried on 26 August 1930 in United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island, New York.4 |
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Citations
- 1920 Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch., Date: 7 JAN 1920
- New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Manhattan Cert. #17810, 1918, Date: 17 JUN 1918
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
- Death Certificate, Bronx Cert. #6784 (Joseph Cohen), Date: 25 AUG 1930
Estelle Gertrude Cohen1
Female, #8194, Deceased, b. 14 April 1919, d. 4 June 2009
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1919 | Birth name | Estelle Gertrude Cohen was born on 14 April 1919 in New York City.2,1 |
| 1920 | Residence (family) | She lived with Joseph Cohen and Anna Beilock at 262 West 117th Street in New York City on 7 January 1920. |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Estelle Gertrude Cohen, Ruth Cohen, and Seymour H. Cohen lived with Joseph Cohen and Anna Beilock at 1470 Jessup Avenue in the Bronx on 3 April 1930.3 |
| 1930 | Death of Parent | Her father, Joseph Cohen, died on 25 August 1930 in Bronx, New York. |
| 1940 | Occupation | In 1940 Estelle Gertrude Cohen was a secretary in New York City.1 |
| 1940 | Residence | She, as the child of Anna Beilock, resided with her at 1470 Jessup Avenue in Bronx, New York.4 |
| 1946 | Marriage | Estelle Gertrude Cohen married Allen Abraham Kofman on 7 September 1946 at 2676 Grand Concourse in the Bronx.1 |
| 1976 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Allen Abraham Kofman, died on 14 November 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| 2009 | Death | She died on 4 June 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida.5 |
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Citations
- Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #28486 (Allen Kofman & Estelle Cohen), Date: 7 SEP 1946
- 1920 Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch., Date: 7 JAN 1920
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02464; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-151A: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012., Date: 8 APR 1940
- My Heritage Family Trees, on-line database., Polisuk/Bercovich + Site, accessed February 18, 2022
Seymour H. Cohen1
Male, #8195, Deceased, b. 7 June 1922, d. 5 November 2014
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1922 | Birth name | Seymour H. Cohen was born on 7 June 1922 in the Bronx.1 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Estelle Gertrude Cohen, Ruth Cohen, and he lived with Joseph Cohen and Anna Beilock at 1470 Jessup Avenue in the Bronx on 3 April 1930.1 |
| 1930 | Death of Parent | His father, Joseph Cohen, died on 25 August 1930 in Bronx, New York. |
| 1940 | Residence | Seymour H. Cohen, as the child of Anna Beilock, resided with her at 1470 Jessup Avenue in Bronx, New York.2 |
| 2014 | Death | He died on 5 November 2014 at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.3 |
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Citations
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02464; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-151A: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012., Date: 8 APR 1940
- My Heritage Family Trees, on-line database., Polisuk Family Tree, accessed 18 Feb. 2022, Date: 18 FEB 2022
Ruth Cohen1
Female, #8196, Deceased, b. 29 December 1923, d. 2014
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1923 | Birth name | Ruth Cohen was born on 29 December 1923 in New York City. |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Estelle Gertrude Cohen, Ruth Cohen, and Seymour H. Cohen lived with Joseph Cohen and Anna Beilock at 1470 Jessup Avenue in the Bronx on 3 April 1930.1 |
| 1930 | Death of Parent | Her father, Joseph Cohen, died on 25 August 1930 in Bronx, New York. |
| 1940 | Residence | Ruth Cohen, as the child of Anna Beilock, resided with her at 1470 Jessup Avenue in Bronx, New York.2 |
| 1950 | Marriage | Ruth Cohen married Sidney Gans in Manhattan, New York in 1950.3 |
| 1972 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Sidney Gans, died on 28 August 1972 in New York City. |
| 2014 | Death | She died in 2014 in Los Angeles County, California.4 |
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Citations
- 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02464; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-151A: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012., Date: 8 APR 1940
- New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Manhattan License #11643, 1950, Date: 1950
- Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #162563575, Date: 2014
Francis Joseph Balster1,2
Male, #8197, Deceased, b. 23 July 1910, d. 11 October 2000
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1910 | Birth name | Francis Joseph Balster was born on 23 July 1910 in Iona, Murray County, Minnesota.1 |
| 1938 | Death of Parent | His father, Joseph Charles Balster, died on 12 March 1938 in Iona, Murray County, Minnesota. |
| 1950 | Residence | Francis Joseph Balster was an adult child at the residence of Engelina Katherina ("Lena") Schoo on 27 April 1950 in Iona, Murray County, Minnesota.3 |
| 1957 | Death of Parent | His mother, Engelina Katherina ("Lena") Schoo, died on 14 April 1957 in Iona, Murray County, Iowa. |
| 2000 | Death | He died on 11 October 2000 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota.1 |
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Citations
- Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #153301522
- Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, ARS Family Tree, accessed 18 May 2022
- 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Iona, Murray, Minnesota; Roll: 2341; Sheet Number: 13; Enumeration District: 51-17
Mary Kaminsky1
Female, #8198, Deceased
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Citations
- Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #3744, Feb 25, 1899, Date: 25 FEB 1899
Mrs. Pearl [Weiner]
Female, #8199, Living
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Joyce R. Gilberto
Female, #8200, Deceased, b. 21 October 1944, d. 19 January 2010
Biographical Details
| Occupation | Joyce R. Gilberto was an insurance adjuster. |
| 1944 | Birth name | She was born on 21 October 1944 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut.1 |
| 1965 | Birth of Child | Her son, Michael William Mankouski, Jr., was born in April 1965. |
| 2010 | Death | She died on 19 January 2010 in Canton, Connecticut.1 |
| 2010 | Death of Child | Her son, Michael William Mankouski, Jr., died in October 2010. |
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Citations
- Newspaper, Obituary, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan 2021 p.B10