Edward Weinbaum was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 4, 1891. His father worked as a brewery engineer first in Providence, then in Minneapolis and later was an agent for an insurance company in Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania and Oregon. Edward graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1909 and then worked as a …
Read MoreJoan Frankel Weil was born on March 30, 1945 in Evanston, Illinois to Idele Okman Frankel and Alex Frankel. She was raised in Muncie, Indiana, where the family moved when she was three years old. Joan’s father owned a men’s wear store there. The family joined the Reformed synagogue that was the only synagogue in the …
Read MoreLottie Feuchtbaum Waxman was born October 3, 1923 in Vienna, Austria. Her father was Solomon Feuchtbaum. Her mother was Josephine Siner. Both families were from Galitzia, Austria. Lotte had one brother, Johnny. Both her mother’s and father’s family were observant Jews. Her parents spoke German, Polish and Yiddish. Lottie’s father was a photographer and had …
Read MoreKaren Irwin (nee Evelyn Aronson) was born on July 4, 1924 in Halberstadt Germany to Franziska (Emanuel) and Félix Aronson. Franziska was a chemist, born in Hedemuenden and grew up in Kassel. Félix was a businessman whose family came from Konigsberg, Prussia and grew up in Paris. Karen had no siblings. Karen’s parents moved several times …
Read MoreLinda Popick Veltman was born in 1943 in Portland to Rae and Hy Popick. She was the product of a “mixed marriage,” a father from Russia and a mother from the Isle of Rhodes. Linda’s Sephardic grandfather, Avram Honeo, was the spiritual leader for many years at Congregation Ahavath Achim. The family alternated and blended …
Read MoreRochella “Chella” Velt was born in The Hague, Holland on May 15, 1928. When she was five years old, her mother died, so her father was left to take care of Chella and her older sister, Flora. Her father was concerned that they weren’t going to get the education they needed, so he decided to send …
Read MoreHarry Leonard Turtledove was born in Portland, Oregon on June 26, 1921, the son of Fanny and David Turtledove. He attended Fernwood elementary school and Grant High school. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Reed College, and earned a junior year exchange scholarship to Wesleyan University. After graduation, in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, …
Read MoreGladys “Laddie” Trachtenberg was born on October 30, 1910 to Joseph Goodman and Rose Loewenberg Goodman. She was the granddaughter of Julius Loewenberg, one of the early members of Temple Beth Israel, and the niece of Ida and Zerlina Loewenberg, both long-time supporters and employees of the Neighborhood House in Portland. Both sides of her family …
Read MoreBob Tobias was born on June 22, 1929 at Good Samaritan Hospital, at the time known as Wilcox, in Portland, Oregon. While his parents resided in Winnipeg, Canada, Bob’s mother Anna Tobias traveled to Portland to ensure Bob was a US citizen. Mr. Tobias who made his living as an attorney in Winnipeg, suffered financially during …
Read MoreMorris Tiktin was born in New York City, in 1921, to Samuel and Miriam Tiktin, who came to the US from Palestine where his mother was born. He was the youngest in a large family, and grew up in a religious home, which he scorned and avoided. After high school, he was drafted into the US …
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