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Testimonials
Here are some kind words
expressed by a few of those who permitted me to
create loving tributes to their parents,
grandparents et al on my Museum of Family History
website. These tributes were part of the Museum's
exhibition, "Lives in the Yiddish Theatre: Tributes
to a Bygone Era."
I am grateful to those who
thought enough of my abilities and dedication to
preserving family history to allow me to create a
tribute to those who were so dear to them.
I also would like
to thank the IAJGS (International Association of
Jewish Genealogical Societies) for the two awards they gave
me a number of years ago for my work in genealogy
and for my museum website, the Museum of Family
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Harry Jordan
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My
father, Harry Jordan, passed away when I
was fourteen years old. Never did I ask
questions about his origins when he was
alive. Most everything I learned about
him came through research and stories my
mother told me. The stories that
resonated were from his years in Yiddish
Theatre. Pictures were collected from
photo albums. A few playbills were
discovered. Advertisements for dramas
were found in the archives of Yiddish
newspapers. The collection I started
needed to be shared and I found the
perfect place: Steven Lasky’s virtual
Museum of Family History where he
expertly displayed my photos, stories
and even an audio piece I recorded.
I could not be happier
with the results. What a way to honor my
father’s Yiddish Theatre career! Family
members and friends have visited this
online museum and have reported their
positive comments to me.
Steven Lasky, the
founder and director of the Museum,
expertly handled my photos and rough
drafts and turned them into museum
pieces. I highly recommend his services
to anyone who wants to preserve the
memory of a family member.
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Leah Jordan
Bisel
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Esta
Salzman
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Steve Lasky did a wonderful job when
he created an addition for my
parents and aunts to his online
exhibition, "Lives in the
Yiddish Theatre: Tributes to a
Bygone Era."
Each
time I go there, it brings back nice
memories of the past.
Steve was able to record my audios
over the phone and make them part of
the exhibition.
He also
included in the exhibition
photographs that I supplied; these
were added to those that Steve
already had in his vast collection.
Steve's
knowledge of both Yiddish film and
stage is invaluable. His dedication
and meticulousness in regard to
these subjects made it a great
experience to collaborate with him.
I'm
glad that this exhibition will
memorialize the contributions of my
parents & aunts to Yiddish film &
stage. In this manner, future
generations of theatre goers and
students of Yiddish history will
have a place to go to satisfy their
thirst for knowledge. And the
history of Yiddish film and theatre
will live on!
-- Jamie Lubin (son of
Dave Lubritsky and Esta Salzman) |

Liza Barska Fisher
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It was a serendipitous meeting. I
literally bumped into Steve Lasky
rounding a corner at the 2006 IAJGS
Conference in New York as he was
talking to a few people about an
idea he had. That idea was to create
a virtual Museum of Family History.
Part of that museum would be a wing
documenting ancestors in the Yiddish
Theatre, which my grandparents and
aunts had been part of in Warsaw. He
wondered if I could help him with
information about my Fisher Family.
Sadly, my father was the only
Holocaust survivor from his family
and I didn’t have much information
for Steve.
However, I sent him what I had and
he got to work, diligently over time
finding more and more information to
add to the little I had. And
eventually, when he shared this
“wing” dedicated to my family, I was
overwhelmed. To know their memory is
honored and preserved in the museum
is a legacy for my family and my
Jewish family worldwide.
That was fifteen years ago. Steve
still stays in touch. Every now and
then he’ll send a tidbit that he’s
found about the Fisher family. If
it’s in Yiddish, he’s already
translated it for me, as I have no
translation skills.
I’m honored and privileged to have
this legacy, and it was all due to
Steve Lasky’s hard work and
diligence.
I would love to share
his creation with you. I am filled
with gratitude and pride every time
I enter the museum. You can visit my
family at The
Fisher Family (museumoffamilyhistory.com)
I am so blessed to have bumped into
Steve that day in New York. He has
left us a beautiful legacy.
-- Connie Fisher Newhan
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Richard Tucker
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Please
accept my congratulations, and also
my thanks, for the Museum's
exemplary online exhibit and tribute
to Richard Tucker as the music world
celebrates the centennial of his
birth this month. As Richard
Tucker's authorized biographer, I am
especially pleased to see that the
majority of the contents of the
exhibit were drawn from my book,
which you acknowledged very
graciously as the exhibit's primary
source.
During
the time I was researching and
writing the biography and was
working closely with the Tucker
family, none of us could have
foreseen the Internet, the Web, and
the Digital Age in which we now
live. What we felt certain about,
however, was that the voice and
artistry of Richard Tucker as a
singer, and the principles and
values he stood for as a man, would
be timeless.
Please
accept this message as an expression
of my gratitude for your exhibit,
and for the innumerable
contributions of the Museum to our
collective history.
--
James A. Drake, author of "Richard
Tucker: A Biography" |
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Dear Steven, Wow ... I am
spellbound, first by your
kindness in sending me the
information you did, but most
importantly, by your incredible
website. What a masterpiece,
what a labor of love and
devotion! I cannot tell you how
touching your site is to me and
how much I have learned from you
tonight. The history was
described so plainly yet
touchingly, and I felt I was
connected to these wonderful
people. I loved learning about
the typical voyage that many of
our ancestors took, always
wanting to know, but having no
one else left to ask. My deepest
gratitude and most sincere
thanks for a job incredibly well
done.
Warmest regards,
Shari Kantrow
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Hello:
I have just discovered your
site, which is absolutely
amazing! It will take me a great
deal of time to even begin to
absorb the vast amount of
information you have organized,
but I look forward to doing so.
I particularly like that you
seem to have combined a great
deal of background/historical
narrative/maps/photos to provide
flavor and context, as well as
data very specific to one's own
research. The balance is very
helpful, especially to those of
us looking for families in
regions of which we have little
knowledge. I look forward to
reading and learning more from
your site. You have really done
a fantastic job combining much
useful information with
attractive and "user friendly"
presentation.
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Steve,
What a beautiful and
comprehensive site this is!
Creatively designed, laid
out in a user-friendly
manner. It makes one want
to explore the Museum in
depth. The enormity of
information it contains is
astounding.
Congratulations Steve!
You've outdone yourself and
done wonders for
genealogists, family
historians!
With my very best wishes and
continued success to you.
Merle Kastner
Montreal, Canada
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