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Tag Archives: Altschul
More notoriety
Perhaps not as famous as a significant rabbi, movie stars & moguls and newspaper moguls in the family tree or well known 1950s popular singer from Nashville , but Isaac Altchul (great grandson of David Altschul) achieved some notoriety. This … 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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The Pine Bluff connection
The family of my maternal grandfather, John Rhine Bloom (1864-1935) had been in Pine Bluff since the 1850s. His wife was Emma Marie Block (1895-1980). John and Emma were married in Pine Bluff on 17 December 1917. Their daughter was … Continue reading
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Strauss & Altschul from Germany
Tracye Altschul married Alvin Weil Strauss, Sr. Their son, Alvin Strauss, Jr. married Leslie J. Marks, who was my 2nd cousin 1X removed. Alvin Strauss Sr and Tracye Altschul lived in Pine Bluff, Arkansas which was also the birthplace of my … Continue reading
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