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Tombstones – Bloom’s from Russia

Samuel I. Bloom emigrated from Russia to Baltimore, Maryland. This is a different family than my Bloom ancestors who emigrated from Germany to Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the mid-1800s. I found Samuel I. and Ethel Bloom  at www.findagrave.com. Samuel I. … Continue reading

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Bloom’s from Russia

Samuel I. Bloom emigrated from Russia to Baltimore, Maryland. This is a different family than my Bloom ancestors who emigrated from Germany to Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the mid-1800s. Samuel I. Bloom (1959-1936) married Ethel (1868-1944) Jacob I. Bloom (1887-1961) … Continue reading

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Frances Jean Bloom Ghertner (1921-1978)

I came across this picture of my mom in a batch of scans from Memphis. She has the ever present cigarette in her hand. She’d toss it on the ground, temporarily, to make a golf shot but not for a … Continue reading

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Shotgun apartment in 1940s

During World War II, Em & Pappy’s family lived for a while in Muskogee, Oklahoma; and that’s where Faylese met Leslie. The Army base there is Camp Gruber. They lived in a ‘shotgun’ apartment. There was no hallway, each room … Continue reading

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Jewishgen web pages

Kehila is is the local Jewish communal structure which was used in Central and Eastern Europe. Jewishgen.org  just published my Kehilalinks page for Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Pine Bluff was Frances Jean Bloom, my mother’s, birthpace (and her father and grandfather as … Continue reading

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Maternal family photos …

Bloom’s Block’s Gruber’s Levy’s Scharff’s Terry’s

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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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