Edith Rosenzweig was born Itke Burak in Kolno, Lomza, Russia in 1896. She was
the daughter of Juszk Gerszk Burak. Juszk, or Yehuda, was probably a cousin to
both my great grandfather Aaron and Chatzkel Burak, both of whom lived in nearby
Lomza shtetls.
Edith immigrated to the United States, leaving aboard the S.S. Finland which
departed Antwerp on 15 Nov 1913, arriving at Ellis Island eleven days later. She
was seventeen years of age at the time. She was a half-sister to Anna
Kamelefsky, who was Juszk's daughter with his first wife.
The Anna and Louis Kamelefsky Room
A Day at the Zoo
with the Buracks |