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THE DALFEN FAMILY IN BUKOVINA
cir 1914-1915
Left to right: Sam (superimposed as he was already in Canada when the
photo was taken), Miriam, Toba Devorah (née Kastner)and Menachem Mendel,
and Regina Dalfen (wearing watch). Seated: Esther, Clara (black braids)
and Isaac.
On bench: Morris (dark hair), Joe (blonde), the youngest.
Little girl under Sam is Bertha.
The Dalfens (descendents of Toba
Devorah Kastner Dalfen, one of the two surviving daughters of
Mayer Moishe) were also in the lumber business. Mechel’s son David
had a lot of customers in Dorohoi, a rather large city in Bukovina.
But not all of his business was composed of lumber. Mayer Moishe
also ran an inn (more along the lines of a tavern), where the
peasants would come for refreshments. He privately referred to
them as “those drunken peasants”.
According to Morris Dalfen (born in
l9l0), every Friday, there was a “marketplace”, where the
trading took place, and the deals were made. At the beginning,
the “marketplace” was held in the city in a special location
that was set up for it. Later, the marketplace was moved to the
city's outskirts.
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