Secrets, sorrows, and survivors
Subtitle: Aron Rosenstein's Russian letters for his son, 1889-1923
By: narrated by Carolyn Rosenstein ; translated by Miriam Goldwasser.
Contributors: Rosenstein, Aron.; Rosenstein, Carolyn Nancy.
Publisher: Gateway Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Rosenstein, Aron -- Correspondence.; Rosenstein family.; Jews -- Ukraine -- Correspondence.
Description: Aron Rosenstein was born in Russia in 1876. He married twice to Esther Machlevich who died soon after the birth of their only child, Moshe, and Kayle-Mindel Borodiansky who was the mother of his other children. About 1905 as circumstances became worse for Jews in Russia Aron and Kayle brought their family to America. They first settled in New York and later moved to Chicago. Documents, letter and photographs concerning their experiences between 1890 and 1923 are included in this volume collected and organized by Moshe's daughter-in-law make up this volume. Documents have been translated from Russian, Yiddish, and Hebrew.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.