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How’d B-17 crews go to the bathroom?
Malcolm Magid was a B-17 co-pilot flying out of England in 1944-1945. The planes flew at such high altitudes, most of the mission was at freezing temperatures. See link.
Laslavic’s , Kalisek’s and Lautenschlager familys
These families emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pa. from Croatia, Austria and Germany. Find names at this link. There are a few photos…
When Alven Ghertner met Ben Gertner
Alven Ghertner (1914-2012), my uncle, and Jean Fleisman Ghertner (1915-2005) were at a Miami hotel when and announcement was made “paging Mr. Ghertner (or perhaps Mr. Gertner)’. When Alven went to answer, there was another respondent, a Gertner (different spelling), … Continue reading
Newly discovered military service info
I’ve recently posted pages of military service for two ancestors, Malcolm Magid & ‘MJ” Block. Both flew in the European Theater in World War II with the United States Army Air Corps and both were highly decorated. Mark Block’s information … Continue reading
Xmas at Em & Pappy’s – Redux
Somehow I remembered more from Christmas vacations in Little Rock. (Updated original post here.) The page header photo you see was shot in living room of Em & Pappy’s house, ‘Club Ozark, and the individuals are (L to R) : … Continue reading
Carolyn Gray LeMaster (1927-2013)
Ms. LeMaster passed away 18 Nov. 2013. She was not a family member but she was an author of a book on the Jews of Arkansas in which she described accomplishments of many of our ancestors. Her book, A Corner … Continue reading
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Where did our names come from?
In my post Who put the ‘h’ in Ghertner, I discussed the origin of that name, from ‘gardener’. I’ve just tackled some of the surnames of some of your Jewish ancestors. The fact they had Jewish names is a clue … Continue reading
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“”my great grandmother Rachel (Abrams) Fleisman built a house on West End Avenue (corner West End and Wilson) in Nashville, Tennesse which is still standing. She was extremely smart,and was the type person who used to say that she was … Continue reading