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Nathan Halliday Friedman was one of Abraham’s sons. He was born in 1890 in Brooklyn, New York, and he married Sadie Stone on May 28, 1912. They had two children; Robert Simon Friedman, born in 1915 and Ruth F. Friedman, … Continue reading →

Abraham was one of Aaron’s twelve children. He was born in 1843 in Trier-on-Moselle, Germany. He was married to Rachel Isaacs. It is unknown exactly what his profession was but there are many business documents relating to him in the … Continue reading →

Aaron Tzevi Friedman was born in Stavisk, Poland on March 22, 1822. When he was seventeen he became the shochet (a licensed and trained ritual slaughterer) for the city of Stavisk. He later moved to Bernkastel-on-the-Moselle in Germany where in … Continue reading →

Included in this collection are a variety of documents and artifacts relating to the Friedman family. It consists of correspondence, business documents, family photographs, personal effects, and publications. There is also some genealogical information about the family. Most of the … Continue reading →

Born in Russia or Poland (Russian Poland), possibly in the town of Korria, Jacob Levin (also Levine or Levins) immigrated to the United States around 1882 and was naturalized in Boston in 1887. His wife, Annie (Stark) Levin and their … Continue reading →

Morris Morrison was born in 1872 in Chaniya, Russian Poland (near Brest-Litovsk) to Moishe Velvel, a miller, and Shayna Chaya (Jennie Lenn), a seamstress and midwife. Three weeks before Morrison was born, Moishe died in a mill accident, leaving Shayna … Continue reading →

Morris Morrison’s older brother Ralph was born Raphael in 1870 or 1871. A few years after his birth, he was registered as the only male in his family in order to avoid military conscription for himself and his brother.  After … Continue reading →