Nine Generations

Herman ("Bob") Luskin

Male, #8176, Deceased, b. 24 February 1919, d. 2 November 1997




Parents

Father*Louis Luskin (1895-1968)
Mother*Dora Berger (about 1898-)


Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1919Birth nameHerman ("Bob") Luskin was born on 24 February 1919 in New York City.1
1940OccupationIn May 1940 Herman ("Bob") Luskin was a furrier in New York City.2
1940MarriageHe married Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs in Brooklyn, New York on 15 June 1940.3
1940Residence (family)He and Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs lived at 1570 38th Street in Brooklyn, New York on 16 October 1940.4
1942Birth of ChildHis daughter, Susan Gloria Luskin, was born on 2 January 1942 in Brooklyn, New York.
1945Birth of ChildHis son, Jack Luskin, was born on 21 July 1945 in New York City.
About 1948Birth of ChildHis daughter, Rita Linda Luskin, was born about 1948 in New York City.
1950OccupationIn 1950 Herman ("Bob") Luskin was a police officer in New York City.5
1950Residence (family)He and Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs lived at 2035 East 8th Street, Apt. 1F, in Brooklyn on 18 April 1950.5
1952Birth of ChildHis son, Ira Richard Luskin, was born on 2 May 1952 in Brooklyn, New York.
1968Death of ParentHis father, Louis Luskin, died in 1968.
1983DivorceHerman ("Bob") Luskin and Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs were divorced on 22 March 1983 in Los Angeles County, California.
1992MarriageHe married Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs at 200 West Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida on 28 December 1992.1
1997DeathHe died on 2 November 1997 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.6
About 1997BurialHe was buried about 3 November 1997 in Ahavath Israel Cemetery, Hysana Road, in Liberty, New York.7
2012Death of SpouseHis wife, Tessie ("Terry") Jacobs, died on 3 February 2012.
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Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Florida Marriage Cert. #92-002516, Date: 28 DEC 1992
  2. Marriage License, King County Lic. No. 8729, Date: 25 MAY 1940
  3. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Brooklyn License #8720, 25 May 1940 (Tessie Jacobs & Herman Luskin)
  4. World War II Draft Registration Card, Local Board 169, Brooklyn, Date: 16 OCT 1940
  5. 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
  6. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com database on-line., SSN: 087-09-4261, Date: 2 NOV 1997
  7. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #50918655

Jacob Lajb Leber

Male, #8181, Deceased, b. 1899

Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Harry Maxim Lieber
1st cousin 1 time removed of Max Harry Lieberman
1st cousin 1 time removed of Boris Leber
2nd cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Abram Moshe Leber (1860-1926)
Mother*Sura Ita Fuchs (1860-1899)

Family: Mrs. Unknown [Leber] (-about 1943)



Charts and other referencesLeber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

NameJacob Lajb Leber was also known as Jakow Lajb Leber.1
1899Birth nameHe was born in 1899 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.2
1899Death of ParentHis mother, Sura Ita Fuchs, died on 20 February 1899 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.
1926Death of ParentHis father, Abram Moshe Leber, died on 2 January 1926 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.
1932MarriageJacob Lajb Leber married Mrs. Unknown [Leber] in Poland in 1932.3
About 1943Death of SpouseHis wife, Mrs. Unknown [Leber], died about 1943.
1949BiographyA 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.
1949ResidenceHe 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
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Citations

  1. 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
  2. Birth Certificate, JRI Poland, Akta 77, Piotrków Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1889-1904
  3. Letter from Jacob Lejb Leber to Harry Leber, 5 August 1934.
  4. Letter from Sora Ita Fuks to Harry Leber, 8 June 1949.

Mrs. Unknown [Leber]

Female, #8182, Deceased, d. about 1943




Family: Jacob Lajb Leber (1899-)



Charts and other referencesLeber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1932MarriageMrs. Unknown [Leber] married Jacob Lajb Leber in Poland in 1932.1
About 1943DeathShe was murdered in the Holocaust, about 1943. Jacob, her husband survived the camps.2
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Citations

  1. Letter from Jacob Lejb Leber to Harry Leber, 5 August 1934.
  2. Letter from Sora Ita Fuks to Harry Leber, 8 June 1949.

Szymon Usherowitz

Male, #8183, Deceased




Family: Tauba Lewkowicz

Son*Joseph Usherowitz (about 1899-)



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Tauba Lewkowicz

Female, #8184, Deceased




Family: Szymon Usherowitz

Son*Joseph Usherowitz (about 1899-)



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Sura Ita Fuks1

Sura Ita Fuks, Palestine 1942
Female, #8185, Deceased, b. 1900

Relationships3rd cousin of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin of Harry Maxim Lieber
1st cousin 2 times removed of Max Harry Lieberman
2nd cousin of Boris Leber
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Manela Fuks (1878-)
Mother*Cwietla Rachla Leber (1881-)

Family: Pinkus Sztrajsberg (1892-)

Son*Moshe Sztrajsberg (1926-1997)
Daughter*Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg
Daughter*Rut Sztrajsberg


Charts and other referencesLeber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1900Birth nameSura Ita Fuks was born in 1900 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.1,2
Estimated 1925MarriageShe married Pinkus Sztrajsberg estimated 1925.
1926Birth of ChildHer son, Moshe Sztrajsberg, was born on 16 August 1926 in Haifa, Israel.
1930Birth of ChildHer daughter, Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg, was born on 19 November 1930 in Haifa, Israel.
1938Birth of ChildHer daughter, Rut Sztrajsberg, was born on 9 April 1938 in Haifa, Israel.
1942Naturalization (fam)Pinkus Sztrajsberg and Sura Ita Fuks were naturalized on 7 August 1942.2
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Citations

  1. Jewish Genealogy, Piotrków 1908-42 BMD Spreadsheet, Privately circulated, Line 465 of marriage sheet
  2. 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




Family: Sura Ita Fuks (1900-)

Son*Moshe Sztrajsberg (1926-1997)
Daughter*Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg
Daughter*Rut Sztrajsberg


Charts and other referencesLeber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

OccupationPinkus Sztrajsberg was a painter.
1892Birth nameHe was born in 1892 in Wolborz, Poland.1,2
Estimated 1925MarriageHe married Sura Ita Fuks estimated 1925.
1926Birth of ChildHis son, Moshe Sztrajsberg, was born on 16 August 1926 in Haifa, Israel.
1930Birth of ChildHis daughter, Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg, was born on 19 November 1930 in Haifa, Israel.
1938Birth of ChildHis daughter, Rut Sztrajsberg, was born on 9 April 1938 in Haifa, Israel.
1942Naturalization (fam)Pinkus Sztrajsberg and Sura Ita Fuks were naturalized on 7 August 1942.2
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Citations

  1. Jewish Genealogy, Piotrków 1908-42 BMD Spreadsheet, Privately circulated, Line 465 of marriage sheet
  2. 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

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Harry Maxim Lieber
1st cousin 3 times removed of Max Harry Lieberman
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Boris Leber
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Pinkus Sztrajsberg (1892-)
Mother*Sura Ita Fuks (1900-)


Charts and other referencesLeber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1926Birth nameMoshe Sztrajsberg was born on 16 August 1926 in Haifa, Israel.1
1949OccupationIn 1949 Moshe Sztrajsberg was a seaman or steward in S.S. Haifa.2
1997DeathHe died in 1997.
Last Edited 6 October 2025 13:17:39

Citations

  1. Government of Palestine, Palestine Mandate Documents, Israeli State Archives, https://www.archives.gov.il/en/, Citizenship application, Israeli Archive No. 6916/59
  2. Letter from Sora Ita Fuks to Harry Leber, 8 June 1949.

Haiya Frida Sztrajsberg

Female, #8188, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Harry Maxim Lieber
1st cousin 3 times removed of Max Harry Lieberman
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Boris Leber
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Pinkus Sztrajsberg (1892-)
Mother*Sura Ita Fuks (1900-)


Charts and other referencesLeber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Rut Sztrajsberg

Female, #8189, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Harry Maxim Lieber
1st cousin 3 times removed of Max Harry Lieberman
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Boris Leber
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Pinkus Sztrajsberg (1892-)
Mother*Sura Ita Fuks (1900-)


Charts and other referencesLeber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Richard ("Sooky") Kuntz

Male, #8190, Deceased, b. 29 March 1926, d. 10 June 2019







Biographical Details

1926Birth nameRichard ("Sooky") Kuntz was born on 29 March 1926.1
2019DeathHe died on 10 June 2019 in Livingston Neew Jersey.
Last Edited 26 May 2025 21:49:37

Citations

  1. 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

1925Birth nameJames Stuart ("Jim") Poage was born on 22 June 1925 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
2016DeathHe died in 2016.1
Last Edited 17 August 2025 12:02:12

Citations

  1. 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







Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. Newspaper, Diane Cardinal obituary, Hartford Courant 5 March 2017, p.B8, Date: 5 MAR 2017
  2. 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.
  3. Newspaper, Mrs. G. Gordon Price obituary, Hartford Courant, 30 July 1953 p.5

Joseph Cohen

Male, #8193, Deceased, b. 1883, d. 25 August 1930




Family: Anna Beilock (1894-)

Daughter*Estelle Gertrude Cohen (1919-2009)
Son*Seymour H. Cohen (1922-2014)
Daughter*Ruth Cohen (1923-2014)



Biographical Details

1883Birth nameJoseph Cohen was born in 1883 in Russia.
1904ImmigrationHe migrated in New York City in 1904.1
1918MarriageHe married Anna Beilock at Bessmore Hall, 25 West 113 Street, in New York City on 17 June 1918.2
1919Birth of ChildHis daughter, Estelle Gertrude Cohen, was born on 14 April 1919 in New York City.
1920OccupationOn 7 January 1920 Joseph Cohen was trimming braid manufacturer in New York City.1
1920Residence (family)He and Anna Beilock lived at 262 West 117th Street in New York City on 7 January 1920.
1922Birth of ChildHis son, Seymour H. Cohen, was born on 7 June 1922 in Bronx, New York.
1923Birth of ChildHis daughter, Ruth Cohen, was born on 29 December 1923 in New York City.
1930Residence (family)Joseph Cohen and Anna Beilock lived at 1470 Jessup Avenue in the Bronx on 3 April 1930.3
1930DeathHe died of rheumatic endocarditis on 25 August 1930 at 1470 Jesup Avenue in the Bronx.4
1930BurialHe was buried on 26 August 1930 in United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island, New York.4
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Citations

  1. 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
  2. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Manhattan Cert. #17810, 1918, Date: 17 JUN 1918
  3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
  4. 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

Father*Joseph Cohen (1883-1930)
Mother*Anna Beilock (1894-)

Family: Allen Abraham Kofman (1918-1976)




Biographical Details

1919Birth nameEstelle Gertrude Cohen was born on 14 April 1919 in New York City.2,1
1920Residence (family)She lived with Joseph Cohen and Anna Beilock at 262 West 117th Street in New York City on 7 January 1920.
1930Residence (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
1930Death of ParentHer father, Joseph Cohen, died on 25 August 1930 in Bronx, New York.
1940OccupationIn 1940 Estelle Gertrude Cohen was a secretary in New York City.1
1940ResidenceShe, as the child of Anna Beilock, resided with her at 1470 Jessup Avenue in Bronx, New York.4
1946MarriageEstelle Gertrude Cohen married Allen Abraham Kofman on 7 September 1946 at 2676 Grand Concourse in the Bronx.1
1976Death of SpouseHer husband, Allen Abraham Kofman, died on 14 November 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts.
2009DeathShe died on 4 June 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida.5
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Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #28486 (Allen Kofman & Estelle Cohen), Date: 7 SEP 1946
  2. 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
  3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
  4. 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
  5. 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

Father*Joseph Cohen (1883-1930)
Mother*Anna Beilock (1894-)



Biographical Details

1922Birth nameSeymour H. Cohen was born on 7 June 1922 in the Bronx.1
1930Residence (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
1930Death of ParentHis father, Joseph Cohen, died on 25 August 1930 in Bronx, New York.
1940ResidenceSeymour H. Cohen, as the child of Anna Beilock, resided with her at 1470 Jessup Avenue in Bronx, New York.2
2014DeathHe died on 5 November 2014 at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.3
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
  2. 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
  3. 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

Father*Joseph Cohen (1883-1930)
Mother*Anna Beilock (1894-)

Family: Sidney Gans (1912-1972)




Biographical Details

1923Birth nameRuth Cohen was born on 29 December 1923 in New York City.
1930Residence (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
1930Death of ParentHer father, Joseph Cohen, died on 25 August 1930 in Bronx, New York.
1940ResidenceRuth Cohen, as the child of Anna Beilock, resided with her at 1470 Jessup Avenue in Bronx, New York.2
1950MarriageRuth Cohen married Sidney Gans in Manhattan, New York in 1950.3
1972Death of SpouseHer husband, Sidney Gans, died on 28 August 1972 in New York City.
2014DeathShe died in 2014 in Los Angeles County, California.4
Last Edited 3 April 2023 05:56:11

Citations

  1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 2341203, Date: 3 APR 1930
  2. 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
  3. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Manhattan License #11643, 1950, Date: 1950
  4. 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

RelationshipsGranduncle of Thomas James Clark
Great-granduncle of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Joseph Charles Balster (1869-1938)
Mother*Engelina Katherina ("Lena") Schoo (1889-1957)



Biographical Details

1910Birth nameFrancis Joseph Balster was born on 23 July 1910 in Iona, Murray County, Minnesota.1
1938Death of ParentHis father, Joseph Charles Balster, died on 12 March 1938 in Iona, Murray County, Minnesota.
1950ResidenceFrancis Joseph Balster was an adult child at the residence of Engelina Katherina ("Lena") Schoo on 27 April 1950 in Iona, Murray County, Minnesota.3
1957Death of ParentHis mother, Engelina Katherina ("Lena") Schoo, died on 14 April 1957 in Iona, Murray County, Iowa.
2000DeathHe died on 11 October 2000 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota.1
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:32:00

Citations

  1. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #153301522
  2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, ARS Family Tree, accessed 18 May 2022
  3. 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




Family: Izzy Becker

Daughter*Annie Becker + (1875-)



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #3744, Feb 25, 1899, Date: 25 FEB 1899

Mrs. Pearl [Weiner]

Female, #8199, Living




Family: Roy Rudolph Weiner (1917-2007)




Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Joyce R. Gilberto

Female, #8200, Deceased, b. 21 October 1944, d. 19 January 2010






Charts and other referencesGlotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

OccupationJoyce R. Gilberto was an insurance adjuster.
1944Birth nameShe was born on 21 October 1944 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut.1
1965Birth of ChildHer son, Michael William Mankouski, Jr., was born in April 1965.
2010DeathShe died on 19 January 2010 in Canton, Connecticut.1
2010Death of ChildHer son, Michael William Mankouski, Jr., died in October 2010.
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Citations

  1. Newspaper, Obituary, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan 2021 p.B10