Tag Archives: Ghertner

From the Nashville Tennessean 1908

Frank helped me find this in the archives of the Nashville Tennessean newspaper. There are hundreds of mentions of Simon Ghertner – Cullom & Ghertner, many of which are advertisements. I can say with some confidence the firm started in … 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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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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Fleisman ‘industries’

Morris Fleisman (1852 – 1937) started a ‘hyde [sic] and wool’ business. The company bought animal hides from farmers and treated them for leather products such as shoes and purses. His son, Frank Samuel Fleisman (1892 – 1970), continued the … Continue reading

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Paternal family photos …

Ghertner’s in USA Ghertner’s in Israel

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7 Nov. 1987 note ‘per Levi Ghertner’

In 1987 Alven Ghertner visited with his 1st cousin, Levi Ghertner, in Tel Aviv and on 7 November he penned this note regarding ancestors. Avraham & Pessie (Ghertner) had 7 boys & 1 girl Shlomo Smil Lieb (1875-1939. original is … Continue reading

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Benjamin Gertner’s letter of 28 Aug 1972

Benjamin Gertner (1915-2013) wrote this letter to Alven Ghertner (1914-2012) on 28 August 1972 from Jerusalem and it unravels the mystery of the two spellings. (here is a scan of the letter which I’ve transcribed below). 28 Aug 1972 Hi! … Continue reading

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Alven’s letters …

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