Relatively Speaking 1993

Relatively Speaking 1993 בס"ד
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November 1993/Cheshvan 5754 Volume 6

    As I edit this newsletter I am overcome by the feeling that we may at last see SHALOM in our beloved land of Israel. The incredible has happened with Israel and many of its enemies shaking hands and recognizing each others' existence. May the year 5754 bring peace to the whole World.
    The 1993 Jewish Genealogical Society's Summer Seminar was held in Toronto in June. It was an enlightening few days with an emphasis on research possibilities in the former Russian Empire, now that it has crumbled. The founders of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Moscow were the keynote speakers. This was especially interesting to me since my father's side of the family came from Eastern Europe.
    I attended a lot of classes, and I spent quite a bit of time in the library looking up articles in the New York Times. One article that especially caught my attention was an 1930 obituary about Edwin Langsdorf, who died of a heart attack while on a boating excursion in the middle of the East River. He had married in 1925 was only 28 years of age!
    Another article concerned his mother's estate and the people and places to whom she left it. The NY Times gave a full disclosure.
    1993 was the year of the flood that hit the mid-west United States. Fortunately our St. Louis relatives were not close enough to the Mississippi River to be harmed, but it was a tenuous time for everyone.

Ann Steinberg Silverman, who had two wedding celebrations within 8 months: son Neal Charles Silverman, was married in November 1992 to Janie Rachel Swart in Boston; daughter Margaret Silverman was married to Ruben Zeigler in June 1993 in Piedmont, Ca. Relatives came from the far and wide, including such places as Scarsdale, NYC, and London to wish them MAZAL TOV.

Welcome to Elisabeth, daughter of David Amir and Jois Brownstein, born in August 1993, in Portland OR. Little Elisabeth, named for her maternal grandmother Elisabeth Baer Brownstein, of beloved memory, joins brother Noam, whose photo with Big Bird graced these pages in September 1991.

Welcome to Arden, daughter of Craig & Sally Beneman Sakin, born in October 1993. Little Arden joins her sister and is the great-granddaughter of Adelaide Rosenstock Silberstein.

Pam Netter Brigs is celebrating her big 50th at the California State Fair in Sacramento, when she and her singing partner Maggie entertain on the Country Stage. If you're in town, stop by and say Happy Birthday, Pam. By the way, they're available for bookings: 1-800-576-SING.

Joshua Dylan Mellars, son of Robert & Susan Rothschild Mellars, of Rohnert Park, Ca. who won the first prize ($1000) in the 1993 Skirball Essay Contest, open to all senior high school students across the country. Kol Hakavod, Joshua!

Daniel Owen Schwanke, son of Carl & Leslie Marx Schwanke, who was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah in November 1992, in Houston.

Admiral Douglas Katz is now watching the United States naval services in Bahrain.

Patricia Sundheim Winter, who has been working with General Atomics in developing a new science program for 7th to 12th graders in the San Diego school area.

Ruth Reinheimer Rothschild, who in her retirement, has become even more involved as chairwoman of the Foster Care Committee of the Detroit Children's Center.

To our octogenarians and nonagenarians: Carrie Waldorf Blumberg (Detroit), Roma Cosel Schachtel (Denver), Adelaide Rosenstock Silberstein (Cockeysville, MD), Helene Goldsmith Godchaux (New Orleans), Adelaide Weinberg Kane (Los Angeles), Howard Degen (NYC), Hans Cohrssen (Frankfurt), Hans Militzer (NYC), Sarah Blum Klein (New Orleans) for bringing so much history to us.

Bernice Cohen Konikow, Joan Engel Stern, Edna Cahn Rosenstock

Jeannette Katz Kessler, who died in Boston in July 1992. She leaves husband Bernard, and son Stanton and his family.

Marie Lowenstein Rothschild, 90, died in July 1993. She was widow of Stanford Zadock Rothschild, Sr., the former CEO of the Sun Life Insurance Co. of America. Born in Baltimore, Marie was involved with many Jewish and non-Jewish causes, being the first woman to serve on the board of Sinai Hospital and to chair the Baltimore chapter of the American Jewish committee. She was sisterhood president of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 11929 to 1933.
In the 1930's Marie and her husband were responsible for sponsoring several relatives who were fleeing Nazi Germany. She was the recipient of the Hannah G. Solomon Award of the Baltimore Section of the National Council of Jewish Women and the William J. Casey award of the local Red Cross chapter. She leaves a son STANFORD JR. and his children and grandchildren.

Ivan Bruce Blumberg, 34, who passed away in October 1993, of lymphoma in Chicago. He leaves his parents, grandmother brothers and their families.

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