The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-28

at the point of guns. There was
but one thing left for Sam Kauf-
man, and that was to leave the
country. America was the beacon
that signalled. Leaving his wife and
children he set out for this country
After many trials he finally landed
in New York, June %, 1906, with
$25 in his pocket, SIS of which he
Immediately sent to his family for
food. During the panic of 1907, Mr..
Kaufman relates how out of a wage
of $3.50 a week, he sent So Of it each
week to his wife aid children in
Poland. 1t was at this time the
United Jewish Organization in New
York came to Mr.. Kaufman's aid
and sent him in August, 1907, to
Indianapolis in search of work.
Hearing of a furniture factory in
Shelbyville which needed cabinet
makers Mr.. kaufman did not re-
main in Indianapolis, but applied
for work in Shelbyville and was
given work. In one year and half
out of wage Of SIS week he saved
enough money to send for his family
to come to him in Shelbyvlile, where
he has been in the fruit business
since, and has built up a reputation
for integrity and devotion to his
family making him an outstanding
citizen of his community.
Ann, the second child was born in
Warsaw, Poland, in 1902. She was
Just six years old when she came
with her family to Shelbyville on
July IA, 1908. From her earliest
childhood her one interest has been
music. She was never happier than
when in her music class at school,
she was asked by her teacher to
show the other children the correct
way to sing a song. Music to her
was reason enough to endure other
studies not to her liking, as was
athletics to her brother Nathan
kaufman, who was not only an
honor graduate of Shelbyville high
school, but one of the leading ath-
letes Of Indiana.
When Ann was about sixteen
years of age there came to Shelby
vile one day in each week teacher
of voice from indianapolis. Ann
eager to study, coaXed and finally
persuaded her father, who at this
time was totally unaware that he
had child with a remarkable talent
for singing.
This was but for a short period
however, as the voice teacher dis
continued his visits to Shelbyville
moving to New York City, where
from time to time he wrote Ann to
let nothing interfere with her study
as he felt sure she had promise
of a great future. One day while
Ann was assisting her father in his
fruit store, a gentleman entered.
Ann as was her habit sang as she
worked.
Louis Valin, the gentleman Gus
toner, was startled by her singing,
and asked her to sing song for
him. His enthusiasm of the beauty
of her voice and his offer to defray
the expenses of Ann and her father
to Cincinnati that she might have
the opinion of the best music critics
there, made her father finally real
ize that his daughter had great
gift.
The result that the trip was made
to Cincinnati and & music commit
tee from the College of Music gave
Ann an addition, which followed
with one year scholarship, to be re-
newed for four successive years
when she graduated from the Gin
cinnati College of Music.
Upon her graduation her father,
not content to stop there, consulted
his banker in Shelbyville, who pro-
posed to Mr.. kaufman that he see
Ona B. Talbot. Upon presenting the
matter to Mrs. Talbot, she was at
once interested first in Mr.. Kauf-
mans integrity of purpose and sane
philosophy of life, and consented to
hear Ann sing.
That hearing eliminated in Mrs.
Talbot taking Ann to New York,
where she elected the interest of
the noted contralto Sophie Breslau,
who interceded with her teacher, the
famous voice specialist, Marafoti,