POLLAKOFF, Isaac (Izzy)

POLLAKOFF, Isaac (Izzy)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1886 - 1976  (89 years)

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  • Name POLLAKOFF, Isaac (Izzy)  [6
    Birth 1882  Circuit Court of the US, Southern District of NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Birth 15 Feb 1886  Oriv, Ukraine, near Odessa Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Polakoff  [10
    Immigration 1903  on the vessel Fornasia (Furnessia) via Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Arrival Sep 1903  NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    Eye color gray  [10
    Hair color dark brown   [10
    Height 6’0”  [10
    Naturalization 1917  [11
    • Or 1926?
    Occupation presser for a clothing manufacturer Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Occupation In 1917: business agent  [14
    Religion Jewish 
    Residence Bx, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Residence Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17
    Residence 1920  Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1920  Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1920  Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1926  320 E. 186 St. or E. 180th St., Bronx NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1930  Bronx, Bronx, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Weight 150 lbs  [10
    Death 10 Feb 1976  The Bronx, at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 18
    Burial Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Queens, Otic Mohliva Lodge section Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Notes 
    • From his daughter, Marcelle Pollakoff London:
      "In the Jewish religion, birthdays are (referred to as) so many days before or after, or in between, a holiday. So (Uncle Izzy's) fell on Valentine's Day one year, so that's the one he picked!
      "He enjoyed being with people. He had all kinds of jokes to tell people. He was crazy about his granddaughter (Sue London).
      "He came to the US because he didn't want to be a rabbi in Russia."

      Izzy's niece, Ruth Sheinaus Asimov (daughter of Izzy’s younger sister Nettie) called her uncle "friendly."
      Ruth's daughter, Nanette Asimov, also remembers him that way.

      In her 1914 letters to fiance Louis Sheinaus, Nettie Pollakoff refers to her brother as Isidore, not Isaac.
      But Izzy's daughter, Marcelle London, identified him as Isaac on his death certificate, and he is Isaac on census records.

      Izzy also spelled his last name with one “l,” Polakoff. Others in the family spelled it with two, “Pollakoff,” which is how it appears on the grave of his mother, Esther Pollakoff.
    Person ID I771  Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2022 

    Father POLIANKOVSKY, Moishe Hersh,   b. Abt 1845, Russia (near Odessa? Oriv?) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1905, Russia (near Odessa?) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother SPRINGBERG, Esther (Big Bubbe),   b. 1855, Russia (Odessa?) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1931, Jewish Sanitarium for Incurables Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1879  Russia (Odessa?) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Photos
    Moishe Pollakoff, his wife, Esther, and daughters Annette and Minnie
    Moishe Pollakoff, his wife, Esther, and daughters Annette and Minnie
    Family ID F302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ROBINOVITCH, Mollie,   b. Abt 1888   d. Aug 1973, Bronx, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1917  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Wedding performed by Rev. Solomon Scheiner of 337-41 St. Marks Pl NYC
    Children 
     1. POLLAKOFF, Marcelle,   b. 18 Dec 1918, Washington Heights, Manhattan, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 2007, Bronx Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Documents
    1917IzzyMollieMarriage
    1917IzzyMollieMarriage
    Family ID F311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Feb 1886 - Oriv, Ukraine, near Odessa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Sep 1903 - NY, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Bx, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jun 1917 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1926 - 320 E. 186 St. or E. 180th St., Bronx NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Bronx, Bronx, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Feb 1976 - The Bronx, at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Queens, Otic Mohliva Lodge section Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    The Furnessia_Izzy Pollakoff's immigration ship 1903
    The Furnessia_Izzy Pollakoff's immigration ship 1903

    Documents
    Isaac Polakoff's naturalization intent 1926
    Isaac Polakoff's naturalization intent 1926
    Isaac Polakoff_1903 intent to become a US citizen
    Isaac Polakoff_1903 intent to become a US citizen

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United Stat.

    2. [S17] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Bronx, Bronx, New York, ED 577, roll 1485, page , image 372.0.

    3. [S290] Letter from Izzy's sister Nettie to fiance Louis, 1914.

    4. [S122] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

    5. [S122] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Social Security Death Index., And the 1930 US Census, And conversations with his daughter, Marcelle Polakoff London.

    6. [S898] NY State Census 1925.

    7. [S1056] Isaac Polakoff_Court document on intent to become a citizen.

    8. [S295] Death certificate of Izzy Polakoff.

    9. [S79] Marcelle Pollakoff, Marcelle Polakoff., But the Social Security Death Index says his birthday was, Feb. 5, 1886.

    10. [S997] US Dept. of Labor Naturalization Service Declaration of Intention.

    11. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    12. [S18] 1930 US Census, 1930 US Census., And Marcelle.

    13. [S18] 1930 US Census.

    14. [S1038] Certificate & Record of Marriage Izzy Pollakoff & Mollie Robinovitch.

    15. [S133] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Online publication - Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch locations: National Archives and Records Administration Region Branches.

    16. [S129] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, M1509, 4,582 rolls. Roll 1786807, DraftBoard 148.

    17. [S129] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, M1509, 4,582 rolls. Roll 1786807, DraftBoard 148.

    18. [S111] Ruth Sheinaus Asimov.

    19. [S79] Marcelle Pollakoff.



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