Selma Rebecka,
David and
Ester Mina--
children of
Calko Srul (Zalku)--
who was born in
Wizna in 1846);
and Ida Leah Malkan
(born in Poland in 1858).
Ester and David were
born in Grajewo; Selma
was born in Sundsvaal.
David was a magician
in vaudeville, and he
worked in many theatres
on the Lower East Side. |
Mother Ida Leah (lt.)
and daughter
Selma Rebecka
cir 1880-1885.
All of Calko Srul
and Ida Leah's children
immigrated to the U.S.--
Ida Leah immigrated in 1895
on the occasion of her daughter
Rebecka's arranged marriage;
She eked out a living by selling
from a fruit and vegetable pushcart. |
Pesher Malkan
(nee Mintz)
from Wizna--
Calko Srul's
mother.
Calko Surl passed
away in Poland;
Ida Leah immigrated
to the U.S. for the
rest of her life. |