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Tag Archives: Gruber
Faylese Gruber unveiling
I visited Memphis over the weekend of 2- 4 April 2016 for the unveiling of Faylese Gruber’s footstone, which is alongside her husband Leslie’s stone. This was at the Temple Israel cemetery. I learned Faylese and Leslie also had another … Continue reading
R.I.P. Faylese Gruber (1926-2015)
Faylese Scharff Gruber passed away peacefully the morning of February 21, 2015. I can’t say enough superlatives about this gracious, lovely lady. Faylese Fanny Scharff was named in honor of her grandmother, Fanny Fay Levy (1875-1925) who had died a … Continue reading
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
Military service Ghertner, Gruber, Magid, Laslavic …
Military Service World War II – Leonard C. Ghertner Military Service World War II – Gerald H. Ghertner Military Service World War II – Leslie Gruber Military Service World War II – Malcolm J. Magid Military Service World War II … Continue reading
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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
My uncle’s wedding
My mom’s step-sister (for more see this) married Leslie G. Gruber (1921-1977) on 16 February 1947 in St. Francis County, Arkansas. I was very young and very ill at the time and being treated in St Louis Children’s Hospital by Dr. … Continue reading
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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Maj. Leslie Gruber, sketch by James O. Brumley, and humble pie for me
I had convinced myself I had pieced together the story of Leslie Gruber’s World War II unit along with some surviving members, photographs and a story of their service by one of the members. Much of my ‘proof’ that he … Continue reading