lemanowitz.com

In the beginning, or at least the beginning of this site,   there was Jacob and Rose Lemanowitz. How they became Jake and Rose, and the stories of their children should never be forgotten. In some ways it’s fascinating, but in reality, it’s just the classic story of  the beginning of a Jewish family’s start in America. We certainly want to make sure that the pictures (and through them, the history) will live on for years to come. So, with love, memories, and stories that bring laughter and tears, we honor Jake and Rose, and Jake's first wife, Hannah and the daughters of Jake, Hannah and Rose--Sylvia, Annette, Esther, Sally, Bea, and Gladys.

When Jake and Rose met, Jake was a widower, left to care for his three young daughters, Sylvia, Sally, and Esther after the death of his wife, Hannah Berkman Lemanowitz, who died shortly after the birth of Esther. Rose had come to America to make a better life for herself. She was forced to come to America without her young daughter, Annette, who had to remain behind in Eastern Europe until Rose could send for her a few years later.

Introduced by a matchmaker, Jake and Rose would soon be married. Eventually, after many trials and tribulations, Annette could join them in America where she was adopted by Jake.

Not long after that they added two more daughters, Beatrice and Gladys. Jake and Rose remained married to each other, and deeply in love with each other, until Rose’s death on May 5, 1955. Jake passed away on December 14. 1958. However, their legacy and values of hard work and the importance of family lives on today, having been passed on to their six daughters, and the grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren who have followed

Use the "Navigation Menu" at the top of each page to advance  from page to page. To see each sister's "tribute" page, either click on "The 6 Sisters" in the Navigation Menu, or use the drop-down menu under "The 6 Sisters."  You can view the picture thumbnails within each gallery as a slideshow by clicking on the thumbnail of any picture. The slideshow will soon start and advance on it's own. While in a slideshow, at the menu on the top of the screen on the right, you'll be able to pause the slideshow to view a picture longer, end the slideshow (select "x") and download pictures with the appropriate download icon. You can go forward or go backwards at your own pace with the arrows on the far right and left of each picture. You can also end a slideshow and return to the view of the page by clicking anywhere outside of the picture.

Finally, thanks to my sister, Donna, and my cousins who helped me with both pictures and words, to my parents who sat for hours answering my questions and going through pictures with me, and to my wife, Debbie, for her suggestions and for putting up with me while I was working on this.

-Robert Westle

Fannie Lemanowitz