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    In the 2004 issue page three I related the story of finding Lois Lowen Arlen. In January, after a discussion with Lois about her father Walter's siblings and their families, I decided to get more active in tracking them, and I was extremely successful.
    While Walter, who is still living at age 90, had shortened the name to Lowen, the remaining siblings had retained the full Lowenstein spelling. With just a few names and possible cities, I launched a white pages search on the Internet and came up with Brian Gold, grandson of Arthur & Hedwig (Hetty) Lowenstein.
    Since I didn't have an email address, I called immediately. And an answering machine with a child's voice told me they were not available. I tried several times, but realizing that this was a religious family, who probably sent their children to a religious day school, that they were probably on their winter break. They were.
    Finally on Sunday afternoon I reached them, and they had, in fact just returned from a visit to Israel. Interestingly enough, he had recently gotten interested in searching his own family tree. During the visit Brian was doing some research on his father's family, and my finding him opened a whole world of possibilities of his mother's family and connected him with some living cousins. The photo below was taken just days before we connected while Brian and his family were in Israel.

A few days later Brian's uncle Yoel Lowenstein called me to say thank you for sending all the family information to Brian, who had downloaded and printed it out for him.

Only a few days before finding Brian and Karyn, I was contacted by someone in the Netherlands who was helping someone research the Koppel family. One of my Moses cousins (from Tann/Rhoen) was married to a Koppel and their daughter Johanna (and Alfred Schueller) and fortunately had emigrated to the US in the early part of the 20th century. Now the problem was to find their son, Joseph.
To describe my search is a real detective story. I used the New York Times Historical Newspaper search engine to find a small classified ad in 1987 that had Joseph's wife's name and phone number. Not knowing for sure if it was the correct person, I tried the number. All I got was an answering machine. The voice had a slight accent, but I knew Joseph's wife was not American born. I tried back several times during the week and the same results each time. But this was in January, and where do most New Yorkers go in January? Of course, Florida. So I did a white pages search for Florida and lo and behold, I found Joseph and Giselle Schueller in Boca Raton!!

    The story of Hannelore and Lois' reunion was a heartwarming story. Hannelore and her grandson Noah were on their way to New Mexico in June and stopped in Denver airport, where Lois and her husband Randy came to meet them. Hannelore wrote me following their first meeting:
    "Noah and I had wonderful experiences together in New Mexico, and the trip was topped of by meeting Lois and Randy at the airport in Denver. Although our time together was short, it was rewarding and so appreciated by all concerned, since we never thought it would ever happen. As you and I already expected after talking to Lois on the phone, she is a wonderful person. Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but she reminds me of my mother with her kindness and gentleness. Randy is equally likeable, and Noah and he had a nice time together. Even Noah was impressed with my new-found relatives."
    Then in December Lois and her family visited in New York and New Jersey and met Hannelore and her family. Here is what Lois wrote me after their return from the East Coast:
    "Yes, our trip to NY was wonderful, especially spending time with Hanelore and getting to know each other. She is a very nice person with a caring heart. Our stay with her was beyond expectations, including her warm hospitality. It couldn't have been better. Thanks to you, Joan, Hanelore and I found each other. You know how very happy we feel about this. We also saw Michelle, Mitch and their two children, Noah and Sara. Hanelore made a delicious gourmet Moroccan dinner, which we all enjoyed at her place. She has a lovely family."

   My second most exciting discovery was finding the missing Katz family. I knew that Elias and Fanny Katz of Chicago via Pittsburgh had a son Milton who married a woman named Josephine. Through a series of on-line census searches I found them in Chicago in 1910 and New Jersey in 1920. By 1930 Milton had died and his son Everett was in school in Syracuse on a basketball and track scholarship.
    A friend in the genealogy world helped me find someone who had entered that family in the Ancestry.com’s World Family Tree and was related to Josephine’s family and I finally made contact with Everett’s family. He had eight children and the ones I have been emailing were delighted to find out about their great-grandparents.
    Everett had a brother Milton Jr., who did not marry and a sister Katherine with whom the family had lost contact, but she had married and had a child, so that tree is still in limbo, but it has been found!!!
    Two other “Katz” discoveries included finding a newspaper photo of Cecile Fisher Katz, the wife of Sam Katz of Atlanta and the Dickerman family, son of Zerlina Katz Dickerman of NYC.

These are only some of the many rewards I have harvested from climbing my family trees.

~~ 65 Sidney & Helen Rothschild                                                ~~ 55 Werner & Henny Neuburger
~~ 63 Robert & (the late)Mollie Rothschild                                    ~~ 54 Jim & Bobbe Levistein Horvitz
~~ 62 Herbert & Judy Marx Marx                                                                   Carey & Ann Wallach Ries
              Robert & Ann Weisburger Lebherz                                                   Donald & Frances Katzenstein Zadeck
~~ 60 Richard & Ruth Friedman                                                                          Mordechai & Ella Ben-David
               Ira & Helene Strousse Ross                                         ~~53 Lee & Janet Rosenstock Greenwald
                   Herbert & Dorothy Reinheimer                                                   Herman & Betty Jean Katzenstein VanOs
                       Fred & Elizabeth Wurzburger                                                      Hans & Eva Florsheim
~~ 59 Manny & Friedel Marx                                                                                   Charles & Barbara Fox
               Harry & Terry Stern Katzman                                       ~~52 Jerry & Emily Bettman Mayer
                   Charles & Barbara Rothschild Kahn                                           Henry & Marki Lowenstern
~~ 58 Sidney & Lois Friedman Davidow                                                              Steven & Barbara Kent
               Harry & Ruth Blumberg                                                ~~50 Sam & Joan Glanz Rimmon
~~ 56 Art & Joan Nusbaum Cone
               Robert & Millie Katz Welsh
                    Sam & Irene Bettman Zivi

    “We don't have a graduate, but we have an author who may be of interest,” said Henry Lowenstern about his son: Jacob (Jake) B. Lowenstern reports on "Truth, fiction and everything in between at Yellowstone" in the June issue of Geotimes, the magazine published by the American Geological Institute. Jake, who became interested in geology through an 8^th grade science project, now is a geologist with the Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, CA.
    In his article, Jake reports that, as scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, he has had to field persistent questions from journalists, film makers, and internet bloggers about the fear that the Yellowstone caldera, within America’s first and largest national park, will explode in a massive eruption that will devastate half of the country. Jake’s article is at http://www.geotimes.org/current/feature_supervolcano.html
    The recent $5.5 million television docudrama, "Supervolcano," produced by the British Broadcasting Company (together with the Discovery Channel, Japan’s NHK, and several other global television interests) depicts a devastating, fictional eruption of Yellowstone. Jake and his colleagues provided technical advice to the producers. And they appear in a documentary, hosted by Tom Brokaw, that follows the two-hour drama, to explain that a supervolcano is possible, but not likely any time soon.

Robert Engel’s book has finally been published: “I'm happy to let you know that my textbook was scheduled to come out in September. Here is a Houghton Mifflin link that gives some information about the text: http://college.hmco.com/CollegeCatalog/CollegeStoreController?cmd=MainProdPage&subcmd=Main&ProdId=11363”

Tom Horvitz has relocated to Las Vegas. His collection of WWII Disney art is now on display at the US Air Corps Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Will be there until June. It is the largest private collection of the WWII Disney military insignia art known.

Marc Shiman completed the Dead Sea half-marathon in Aqaba Jordan in 3 hours and 10 minutes Dec 2^nd. It’s his first half-marathon and hopefully there will be many more around the world.

    BLOOM, Dorothy On August 14, 2005, DOROTHY BLOOM (nee Katz), loving wife of the late Morris M. Bloom, beloved mother of Harriet B. Hutzler, devoted mother-in-law of David A. Hutzler, loving grandmother of Carl and Paul Hutzler, and proud great-grandmother of Anna Rose and Jacob Hutzler. Services and interment private. Please omit flowers. In her memory contributions may be made to the Dorothy K. and Morris M. Bloom Scholarship Fund, care of the Central Scholarship Bureau, 1700 Reisterstown Road (21208) or the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care, 6601 N. Charles Street (21204). Family will be at home Wednesday from 7 to 9 P.M. August 16-17, 2005 Baltimore Sun
    KAMENETZ - On September 10, 2005, IRVIN, loving husband of Hilda Kamenetz (nee Exler) and the late Miriam Kamenetz (nee Kierr), beloved father of Sonna Kalis of Arnold, Sylvia Scherr of Rockville, Rodger Kamenetz of New Orleans, Gregory Kamenetz of Arnold, and Kevin Kamenetz of Owings Mills, devoted father-in-law of Michael Kalis, Moira Crone, Doris Kamenetz and Jill Kamenetz, devoted step-father of Jack (Hedi) Kleiman of Jerusulem, Israel, Rhea (Arnie) Merin of Tucson, Ariz. and Arthur (Paula) Kleiman of Westminster, devoted brother of Evelyn Dickman, and the late Lewis Kamenetz and Blanche Markowitz, brother-in-law of Morris Dickman. Also survived by many loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many generations of loving nieces and nephews Interment in Bnai Israel Congregation Cemetery. Baltimore Jewish Times on-line September 12, 2005
    LANGSDORF, ELLEN K. October 20, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Samuel M. Langsdorf, Jr.; dear mother of Kenneth R. (Phyllis) and Thomas Kline (Linda B.) Langsdorf; loving grandmother of Sarah (Matthew) Adess, Elizabeth Langsdorf and Caroline (Andrew) Weinstein, Julia and Margot Langsdorf; great grandmother of Ethan and Lindsay Adess; dear sister of the late Richard J. Klein and the late Nancy K. Wolfheim (Richard Wolfheim); our dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Services: Memorial service Sunday, October 23, 1 p.m. at Temple Emanuel 12166 Conway Rd. Contributions in her memory may be made to Forest Park Forever, St. Louis Art Museum, Pathways Community Hospice, 14805 N. Outer 40 Rd., Chesterfield, MO 63017, or a charity of your choice. A RINDSKOPF-ROTH Service. St. Louis Post
    MILLER, STEPHEN A. on July 22, 2005 of Elkins Park, lifelong resident of Cheltenham; survived by his wife Mary Ann (nee Sitasz); preceded in death by his parents Jacob Miller II and Elizabeth Langsdorf-Miller. Longtime member of "Kiwanis" Abington Aktion Club. Memorial Service Sunday 6:30 P.M. at THE WILLIAM R. MAY FUNERAL HOME, Easton Rd. and Keswick Ave., Glenside. Relatives and friends may call after 6 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name can be made to Kiwanis Abington Aktion Club, 1109 Hawthorne Lane, Fort Washington, PA 19034 or The Rosenfeld Cancer Center, Abington Memorial Hospital, 1200 Old York Rd. Abington, PA 19001. Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News 7/28/2005.
    ZURNDORFER - On August 16, 2005, HANNAH (nee Rothschild), beloved wife of the late Richard Zurndorfer, beloved mother of Edward Zurndorfer of Silver Spring and Harriet Zurndorfer of Holland, beloved sister of Victoria Hirshey of Bellevue, Wash. Loving grandmother of David Zurndorfer, Leah and Daniel Karl, Yehuda Zurndorfer and Shira Zurndorfer, also survived by nieces and nephew, grandnieces and grandnephews. Interment in Chevra Ahavas Chesed Cemetery. September 1, 2005 Baltimore Jewish Times. Com
    MOLLIE LUNA ROTHSCHILD
    HERMAN, FRANCES, June 2004, relic of the late Edgar Herman

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