GREENBERG, Elias (Abraham Hillel)
Abt 1861 - 1934 (73 years)1. GREENBERG, Elias (Abraham Hillel) was born about 1861 in Galati, Romania; died on 14 Oct 1934 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: blacksmith
Family/Spouse: BERLIANT, Anna "Lisa". Anna was born about 1870; died in 1928 in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. GR‹NBERG, Rebecca was born about 1887 in Galati, Romania.
- 3. GR‹NBERG, Max was born about 1891 in Galati, Romania.
- 4. GR‹NBERG, Anna was born about 1892 in Galati, Romania.
- 5. GREENBERG, Goldie was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Galati, Romania; died on 9 Nov 1951.
- 6. GR‹NBERG, Josef was born about 1900 in Galati, Romania.
Generation: 2
2. GR‹NBERG, Rebecca (1.Elias1) was born about 1887 in Galati, Romania. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1911, Romania to New York, USA
3. GR‹NBERG, Max (1.Elias1) was born about 1891 in Galati, Romania. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: watchmaker
- Immigration: 1910, Sailed from Rotterdam
4. GR‹NBERG, Anna (1.Elias1) was born about 1892 in Galati, Romania. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: seamstress
5. GREENBERG, Goldie (1.Elias1) was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Galati, Romania; died on 9 Nov 1951. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: milliner
Notes:
From Lari Siegel, Goldie's granddaughter:
Goldie Greenberg was fun and adventurous. She bobbed her hair, liked to go dancing, swooned over movie stars, and like the rest of the female population, was crushed when Rudolph Valentino died. And, when she saw an attractive gentleman would remark, "He can put his shoes under my bed."
She had attended a Lutheran school in Romania where she learned French and German. So whilst her father was working at the bus company, I assume repairing the carriages the horses used to chauffeur the multitudes of New Yorkers, Goldie change her name. Instead of Greenberg, which translates to Green Mountain, she was known for a period as Vermont, which of course means, Green Mountain. Goldie Greenberg was definitely born in the wrong decade.
One day her mother, who shall remain nameless, was cleaning or nosing around -- who's to say. Hidden in one of Goldie's drawers was a marriage license to one Samuel Siegel. The marriage was bad enough, but the fact that it wasn't performed by a Rabbi was too much for whatís her name.
Subsequently, a proper Jewish wedding occurred June 4, 1922 to ease the shame and restore honor.Goldie married SIEGEL, Sam (Shlomo) on 4 Jun 1922. Sam (son of SIEGEL, Moses and SUGARMAN, Edith (Ida)) was born in Mar 1895 in Moinesti, Romania; died in Mar 1931 in Bronx, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. SIEGEL, Jerome
- 8. SIEGEL, Mel (Moishe) was born on 18 Aug 1923; died on 8 Jun 2006 in Tuscon, AZ.
6. GR‹NBERG, Josef (1.Elias1) was born about 1900 in Galati, Romania.
Generation: 3
7. SIEGEL, Jerome (5.Goldie2, 1.Elias1) 8. SIEGEL, Mel (Moishe) (5.Goldie2, 1.Elias1) was born on 18 Aug 1923; died on 8 Jun 2006 in Tuscon, AZ. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: teletypewriter operator in the 78th Squadron in New Guinea and the Philippines.
- Education: 1937, graduated from Evander Childers High School, Bronx, NY
- Military: 1943, drafted, Army Air Corps
Mel married MENDELL, Roslyn (Lyn) (Raizel) on 26 Jun 1954 in Las Vegas, NV. Roslyn (daughter of MENDELL, Sam (Simcha) and HERSHFIELD, Elizabeth (Lea)) was born on 16 Jun 1921; died on 20 Jun 2001 in Tuscon, AZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. SIEGEL, Richard Samuel was born on 27 May 1955; died on 22 Jun 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- 10. SIEGEL, Gail
- 11. SIEGEL, Robert
- 12. SIEGEL, Lari
Generation: 4
9. SIEGEL, Richard Samuel (8.Mel3, 5.Goldie2, 1.Elias1) was born on 27 May 1955; died on 22 Jun 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: National Enquirer editor
- Cause of Death: Cancer
10. SIEGEL, Gail (8.Mel3, 5.Goldie2, 1.Elias1) 11. SIEGEL, Robert (8.Mel3, 5.Goldie2, 1.Elias1) 12. SIEGEL, Lari (8.Mel3, 5.Goldie2, 1.Elias1)
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