Bertha Bookman (1870)

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Bertha Bookman
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Born 1870[1]
Falashti, Russia[2]
Died July 21, 1940[3]
Cause of death Cerebral Hemmorages due to hypertension and diabetes mellitus[4]
Resting place United Hebrew Cemetery, Section A13, Lot 398, Grave 1; Minneapolis, MN[5]
Residence Falashti, Russia (1870) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Falashti, Russia to Bertha Bookman (1870)" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Bertha_Bookman_(1870))
Beltz (?–1910) «Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000).–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Beltz to Bertha Bookman (1870)" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Bertha_Bookman_(1870))
Minneapolis, MN (1910–1940) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Minneapolis, MN to Bertha Bookman (1870)" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Bertha_Bookman_(1870))
Spouse Hyman Horwitz
Children Fanny Horwitz (1889 – 1952)
Ralph Henry Horwitz (1896 – 1962)
Rose Horwitz (1897 – 1978)
Eva Horwitz (1898 – 1935)
Sam Horwitz (1899 – 1916)
Solomon Horwitz (1902 – 1988)
Mildred Horwitz (1904 – 1992)
Sylvia Horwitz (1910 – 1996)
Parents Arnold Bookman (1840 -)
Eva Chelfin (1840 - 1897)

This is the story of Falesht. Bertha did come from Falesht, a small shtetl in the west of current Moldova, but moved to a nearby larger city, Beltz (also called Beltsy) when she married Hyman. He was from Beltz. In Beltz, they ran an inn, where they also lived. Their children helped them run the inn until 1910 when they moved to the USA. There is only one Jew left in Falesht, but Beltz has a quite sizable and thriving Jewish community.[6]

Historical Records

  • Possible match for a Passenger List arriving from Rotterdam at New York on Jul 6, 1910 aboard the ship "Potsdam"
  • Hymen (age 52) and Bertha (age 50) live with their children Eraph (age 23 or 21), Solomon (age 17), Mildred (age 15) and Sylvia (age 10) in Minneapolis, MN in the 1920 Federal Census
  • Hymen (age 62) and Bertha (age 62) live with their children Mildred (age 25) and Sylvia (age 20) in Minneapolis, MN in the 1930 Federal Census
  • Bertha's gravestone:
Bertha bookman gravestone.jpg

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