Synagogue in Roman
(in Roman, Romanina) “Between 1859-1860, there were 3,288 Jews; in 1899 – 4,019, in 1930 – 5,925.” [1]
“Central Synagogue was built in 1837 on the site of a wooden synagogue that operates already in the XIV century, which was rebuilt in 1703 and burned in 1830.” [2]
I’ve gathered photos of over 25 ancestor tombstones and created a permanent page under the menu item “Miscellany… —>Tombstones” which you can see here and read about my ‘extensive travels’ to gather them. Here are four.
Fannie Fay "Dannie" Block
Alven S. Ghertner in April 2004
Alven Simon Ghertner 1950s
Sadly I report Uncle Alven (19 April 1914 – 25 March 2012) passed away peacefully. He was my last male link to the generation of my parents and today would’ve been his 98th birthday. Alven had lived a very long and happy life. At the end of each day he relished his favorite beverage, a ‘highball’. Alven and Jean (Fleisman) Ghertner had two children, five grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren!
In the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 2 states “Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this Union according to their respective numbers…”.The first enumeration of the US population occurred in 1790. Every ten years, a Census must be conducted but the information gathered has varied over time.
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I recently purchased my ‘name’ on the Internet, www.garyghertner.com,. This Blog is at ghertnergenealogyblog.garyghertner.com and my revamped photo website is photos.garyghertner.com. This gives me more flexibility and the WordPress software is more robust. It’s more extensible, easier to organize photos into galleries and the site displays better on iPhones.
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Today, 2 April 2012 the 1940 US Census has become available to the public. The actual 72 year hold (when 72 years was established, it was assumed everyone on the Census would be dead!) on the information expired on Sunday 1 April 2012 but release was delayed until Monday. The Stock Market Crash had occurred 10 years ago, WPA programs had been going for 6 years; Germany was a dictatorship and Japan was at war in China. Following the Great Depression, detailed information was gathered about marriage status, 14 questions on employment status and occupation with particular emphasis on the ‘usual’ occupation rather than the person’s job to get by during the last decade. Also significant was each person was asked his/her address in 1935 and this is a huge bonus. See this interesting article from a local Genealogist about the Census.
At the time of the 1940 Census:
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Charles de Young
In January 1865, teen age brothers Charles & Michael Henry De Young and an elder brother Gustavus (who were all uncles of Edward Rhine, 1st cousin 2x removed of Jean (Bloom) Ghertner started a San Francisco entertainment slanted newspaper, The Daily Dramatic Chronicle. It grew into a full fledged newspaper, The Chronicle, by 1870 and it was the predecessor to The San Francisco Chronicle.. Bret Harte and Mark Twain were among it’s writers. Michael was the business manager and Charles was a firebrand; his style was yellow journalism and unbridled populism, which the brothers learned sold newspapers.
