UNKNOWN, Rosa

Notes:

Birth:
Though it's not known when Rosa was born, her younger child, Faiga, was born about 1880, according to the 1940 federal census. Her son, Abraham, was born sometime between 1857 and 1870, depending on which document he filled out. So a guess of 1840 for their mother's birth seems possible.

Rosa married SCHINDER, Israel Alte about 1855 in Kishinev, Moldava. Israel was born about 1840 in Kishinev, Moldava. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Abraham Sheinaus' written recollections: "After a while, my older brother Issachar was engaged to a girl of a prominent family from Liove Romania, now Bessarabia."

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Electrical engineer. Worked w/ Thomas Edison
• Occupation: Portrait artist. Same source lists him as a manufacturer whose business is at 49 Essex St., NY in 1897
• Residence: 451 Van Buren P, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
• Birth: 1867, Kishinev, Russia
• Arrival: 18 Aug 1891
• Arrival: 1893
• Arrival: 1894
• Immigration: 1896
• Occupation: 1897, Portrait artist
• Naturalization: 3 Mar 1897
• Naturalization: 3 Mar 1897, Supreme Court, NYC
• Occupation: 1900, "Factory Head" in Hartford, CT
• Residence: 1900, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
• Residence: 1910, 194 Audobon Ave. #78 Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York
• Residence: 1910, 506 W. 179th St. 12-Wd Manhattan, New York, New York
• Residence: 1920, 481 Van Buren St. apt. 78. Brooklyn Assembly District 6, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1930, 1330 Eastern Parkway #408 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
• Arrival: 31 Mar 1936, New York, New York, New York

Notes:

When he arrived in the United States -- through Castle Garden, not Ellis Island, he told his grandson, Pete Scheiner -- he recalled walking across a bridge into Manhattan "and didn't know what the hell he was doing."

In the 1940s, Abraham wrote his memories of meeting his wife, Fannie Orel (Little Bubbe). He also published a series of paperback pamphlets called "Hodge Podge," filled with useful advice, like Poor Richard's Almanac.

He was an inventor, an artist, and electrical engineer. He worked with Thomas Edison, who is said to have given Abraham a gold watch when he retired (although Edison, born in 1847, was older).

Abraham invented a car battery.

In addition to painting, Abraham carved beautiful walking sticks, the best of which were stolen from the nursing home where is son, Louis, lived in the late 1970s.

His granddaughter, Ruth Sheinaus Asimov, said that when Abraham arrived in the US, "he opened a little art store doing portraits...eventually he sent for his family. I don't know the chronology, but eventually, I know he gave up the art store and worked on electic automobiles in Hartford, where my father went to elementary school. (Either the "Brown School" on Darling street, or the "Darling School" on Brown St.) Abraham's collaborator was Mr. Landau," after whom a style of car was named.

Also from Ruth:
"They also lived in Elizabeth, NJ, where Lizzie was born, and Washington Heights where Rosie
was born. (Liz was the youngest.) Abraham worked for the Edison company, had
met Thomas Edison on a number of occasions, and became foreman of the battery
department. He invented some kind of storage battery that they used there. When he
retired, he got either a gold medal or a gold watch, neither of which are
around."

"After he retired, he and his wife, Fannie took a trip back to Kishinev. (1936) They traveled to Europe on the Ile de France, via Rome. I still have the bracelet they brought me from Rome."

Where did the name Sheinaus come from? Ruth says that Abraham made it up. He was originally "Schinder," and changed his name apparently to avoid being conscripted into the Russian Army. By taking the name Sheinaus, he could pretend to be a family's only son, and the Russian Army was thought not to take only sons.

CENSUS ADDRESSES:
1920: 481 Van Buren St. Brooklyn. With Fannie, Esther Sheinaus Lerner, Henry Lerner, Louis Sheinaus (sp Schanaus), Nettie Pollakoff Sheinaus (sp Schnaus) Rose Sheinaus Karshmer (sp Kosmer), Louis Karshmer (sp Kosmer)
1925: 481 Van Buren St. Booklyn. With Fannie and Elizabeth
1930: 1330 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn. With Fannie.

Arrival:
But his wife and family arrived July 24, 1893

Immigration:
But his wife and family arrived July 24, 1893

Abraham married OREL, Frima (Little Bubbe) (Fannie) on 26 Aug 1884 in Russia. Frima (daughter of OREL, Saul and ADLER, Rose) was born in 1867 in Tiraspol, Russia; died on 15 Aug 1949 in Jewish Sanitarium & Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Brooklyn, NY; was buried in Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: "H4"
• Occupation: Housewife
• Residence: 1940, 800 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY

Notes:

"Mime" or "Mima" means "Aunt" in Yiddish.
Her brother, Abraham Sheinaus, called Mime Faege and Joe Kalinsky "greenies," for "greenhorns," when they arrived in the US, remembers Ruth Sheinaus Asimov.

Residence:
Faiga, sister of Abraham Sheinaus (ne Schinder), lived in 1940 with her husband, Joseph Kalinsky, a cantor, and three children: Max, 28, a salesman; Belle, 29, a sales lady in retail; and Martin, 26, a salesman for a factory, possibly the one that made Shirley Temple dolls.

Fayga married KALINSKY, Joseph about 1885. Joseph was born about 1877 in Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in Argentina, according to Ruth Asimov

Broche married UNKNOWN, Benjamin about 1900. Benjamin was born about 1875 in Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: came to NY from Israel

Notes:

Residence:
Ruth Sheinaus Asimov said in 2013 that she only met him as an adult and that he visited the house on Long Island.

Sheiky married UNKNOWN, Sarah about 1920. Sarah was born about 1875 in Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1890, Russia
• Arrival: 1892
• Arrival: 24 Jul 1893
• Immigration: 24 Jul 1893
• Immigration: 1898
• Arrival: 1910
• Arrival: 1910
• Residence: 1910, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 19, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 19, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Notes:

Had beautiful handwriting and great sense of humor,

Esther married LERNER, Dr. Henry on 17 Sep 1910 in Manhattan. Henry (son of LERNER, Morris and BLATT, Anna) was born on 28 Sep 1885 in Romania (Kishinev, Moldova?); died on 6 Mar 1936 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA; was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Pharmacist. Owned Gardens Pharmacy, 109-18 Farmers Blvd, corner Liberty Ave., Hollis, Queens, NY
• Occupation: Pharmacist
• Religion: Jewish
• Birth: Jun 1893
• Arrival: 24 Jul 1893
• Arrival: 1906
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 18, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1930, 190-20 111th Ave. Queens, New York
• Residence: 1940, 190-20 111th Ave. Queens, NY

Notes:

Talented artist and painter--inherited gift from his father, Abraham.

Owned the Garden Pharmacy in Hollis, Queens, NY from 1926 to 1957

From Ruth Sheinaus Asimov: "Of the three girls and one boy that Fanny and Abe had, only Louis, my
father, went to college, although the women married a doctor (Esther), a
dentist (Rosie) and a lawyer (Lizzie). My father took a pharmacy degree at
Columbia (they no longer have a college of pharmacy) and a pharm.d. degree at
some New Jersey college which I don't know. Abe's family knew the Scheiner
family in Europe, and when they came here, they lived near each other. (My mother,
Nettie, was a part of the Scheiner clan, 'tho her last name was Pollakoff."

Louis was known as "Foff" because when his daughter, Ruth, was little, she pronounced the word "father" as "foff.''

Louis married LEVINE, Rae in 1957. Rae was born on 4 Feb 1897 in Odessa Russia; died in Jan 1974 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louis married POLLAKOFF, Annette (Nettie) C. on 21 Mar 1917 in 68 St. Marks Pl. Manhattan. Annette (daughter of POLIANKOVSKY, Moishe Hersh and SPRINGBERG, Esther (Big Bubbe)) was born on 26 May 1892 in Oriv, near Odessa in Ukraine; died on 6 Dec 1955 in Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Physical Description: Unknown

Notes:

Great sense of humor. Rosy was very political, left-wing, and a friend of the singer Paul Robeson

Rose married KARSHMER, Dr. Louis P. on 21 Feb 1919 in NY, USA. Louis (son of KARSHMER, Unknown and Unknown) was born about 1896 in Russia; died about 1960 in New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1940, 3919 45th St. NY

Notes:

Liz was an air-raid warden during WW II, according to Bill Wolf, next-door neighbor and family friend. During black-outs, Liz made sure that everyone's lights were turned out. She'd patrol the neighborhood to make sure the blackout was complete. Had a white helmet. Bill's parents were friends.

Elizabeth married SCHEINER, Frank Samuel on 24 Dec 1921 in 1019 Bushwick Ave. Brooklyn, NY. Frank (son of SCHEINER, Reb Solomon "Sholem" and POLLAKOFF, Kayla) was born on 17 Jul 1898 in Clinton St., Manhattan, New York City, USA; died in Aug 1978 in Sunnyside Queens, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Either Laika or her sister, Bella "got a job working at a factory where they made Shirley Temple dolls, and she brought me one.we called Mima Faiga ("Mima" meaning "aunt" in Yiddish," said Ruth Sheinaus Asimov. (Mima Faiga was the name of Laika and Bella's mother.)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Left school after the eighth grade
• Occupation: Salesman for a factory

Notes:

Worked in a doll factory and gave Ruth Sheinaus Asimov a Shirley Temple doll.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Physical Description: Unknown
• Occupation: Physician
• Immigration: 1905
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 19, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Notes:

Eugene Lerner was the dentist who hypnotized Stan Asimov so that he wouldn't gag every time he got his teeth worked on. The hypnosis worked--at least, for about 35 years. Stan said it wore off in the early 1990s.
But by then, Eugene had retired.

Eugene married FRANK, Paula about 1966. Paula was born in Jul 1907; died on 28 Sep 2008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eugene married HOFFMAN, Norma [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SLOTKIN, Charlotte. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Secretary with the US State Dept. overseas
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 19, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 19, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 19, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 19, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Notes:

A secretary for the US State Dept., Vivian worked in Mali and Afghanistan. Also a pilot and glider pilot, Vivian continued flying until shortly before her death in 1999. She also worked as an air traffic controller in Alaska during WWII.

She was married to John Thompson, a pilot, for about a year, said niece Elissa. “Family legend has it that he was the pilot mentioned in (Leon) Uris' book Exodus regarding flying Jews out of Yemen.”

Vivian married THOMPSON, John [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Physical Description: Hair Clr: Brown
• Military: Bronze Star, WWII, 1st Lt. Radio Officer, Signal Corps, 76th Div, 45-man platoon
• Occupation: Pharmacist, with Bristol, Meyers & Co. in NJ
• Residence: New York, Queens, New York
• Residence: Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 18, Kings, New York
• Military: 1941, WW II 1st Lieutenant, Signal Corps
• Military: 8 Apr 1941, Jamaica, New York

Notes:

Military:
Enlisted

Died:
The residence’s name changed in 2019

Harold married SELMAN, Rita on 18 Jun 1949 in NYC Free Synagogue, 65th St? NY. Rita (daughter of SELMAN, Irving and DRILLICK, Anna) was born on 26 Oct 1927 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA; died on 11 May 2020 in New Jersey, USA; was cremated in 2020. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Physical Description: Height: 5'9'' Weight: 1 Eye Clr: brown Hair Clr: brown and straight
• Education: PS 118 (grades 1-8 on 109th Ave, Hollis);
• Education: Almost 4 years at Queens College, Flushing, NY
• Education: BA in fine art, ceramics concentration, Hofstra University, (1980?)
• Occupation: Mother
• Residence: 190-20 111th Ave. Hollis, Queens, NY
• Cause of Death: Pneumonia
• Occupation: 1942, Draftsman with the Signal Corp., Eatontown, NJ

Notes:

Talented artist--inherited this gift from her father, Louis (Foff), and her grandfather, Abraham.
enjoyed making pottery on a wheel, painting and sculpting.

At PS 118, where Ruth attended school from grades 1-8 from (about 1928 to about 1936), she and her brother, Harold, and other children planted the trees behind the school on 109th Ave. In 2004, they were still there.

"The earliest movie I went to was King Kong. I remember covering my eyes, I was so scared. I was maybe 6 or 7 years old. I went with my (older) brother (Harold)."

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84835476/ruth-sheinaus-poem-age-8/

Residence:
Where Ruth Sheinaus lived from 1925 or '26 until about 1941.

Ruth married SALZ, Norman (Buddy) on 25 Dec 1941 in NY, and was divorced in 1951. Norman (son of SALZ, Simon and SPIEGELMAN, Eva) was born on 14 Mar 1920; died on 13 May 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married ASIMOV, Stanley on 26 Nov 1955 in NY. Stanley (son of ASIMOV, Judah and BERMAN, Anna (Hana) Rachel) was born on 25 Jul 1929 in 501 New Lots Ave. Brooklyn, NY; died on 16 Aug 1995 in Mt. Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, NY; was cremated in 1995 in NYC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married SERKLEW, Terry about 1945. Terry was born in 1923; died in 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Penn State
• Education: Penn State
• Cause of Death: hypercholesterolemia
• Military: 16 Sep 1942, enlisted as a private in New Jersey

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge, NJ
• Education: BA from University of Wisconsin
• Education: Highland Park High School
• Education: Graduate of Douglass College and the University of Wisconsin
• Education: Studied at the Sarbonne in France, 1950
• Obituary: From the Central New Jersey Home News, 7 Mar 1959: MISS JOAN KARSHMER  NEW YORK CITY – Miss Joan Karshmer, 31. 1075 1st Ave., died suddenly at her home yesterday morning.  A native of New Brunswick, N. J. she was the daughter of Mrs. Rose Sheinaus Karshmer, formerly of Highland Park, N. J., and the late Dr. Louis Karshmer.  Miss Karshmer graduated from; Douglass College and the University of Wisconsin. She studied at; the Sorbonne, France, in 1950. At the time of her death, she was employed by "The Reporter" magazine here. Besides her mother, she leaves a brother, of Beverly Hills, Calif.; two uncles, Dr. Nathan Karshmer of New Brunswick and Louis Sheinhaus, Long Island; and three aunts, Mrs. David Steinberg, New Brunswick, Mrs, Frank Sheiner, Sunnyside,  L. I. and Mrs. Henry Lerner of Miami, Fla.  The Funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at noon in the Jaqui Funeral Home, 17 S. Adelaide Ave., Highland Park, with Rabbi Philip Raymon officiating.  Interment will be in the family plot at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge, NJ.
• Occupation: secretary, "Reporter" Magazine
• Occupation: “employed by The Reporter magazine,” NYC
• Cause of Death: hypercholesterolemia
• Census: 9 Apr 1930, 46 N Eighth Ave, Highland Park, Essex, NJ USA

Notes:

Reporter Magazine https://bit.ly/2D6CX13

Census:
Joan Karshmer, Daughter, Age 2 11/12 years

Died:
“NEW YORK CITY – Miss Joan Karshmer, 31. 1075 1st Ave, died suddenly at her home yesterday morning. “

Buried:
Rabbi Philip Raymon

Joan married KAMBER, Gerald on 11 Jun 1950 in Anshe Emeth Temple, New Brunswick, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Photographer & romance novelist

Notes:

Middle name named for Esther Sheinaus

Toni married HANDY, Rollo Leroy Kispert about 1955 in Great Barrington, Mass.. Rollo was born on 20 Feb 1927 in Kenyon, Minnesota; died on 14 Dec 2021 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married JARIN, Elisabeth (Babeth) [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married QUENON, Carolyn [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]