[Cz-L] Personal Introduction

Hello,
My name is William D. Rosenzweig and I'm a recently retired professor of
biology from West Chester University in West Chester, PA. My area of
specialization is environmental microbiology. I now live in Tucson,
AZ with my lovely
wife Marlene. I was born in New York City and my connection to this list is
through my father's side of the family. My grandfather, Wilhelm (William)
Rosenzweig was born in January 1870. While I don't know exactly
where he was born it
may have been in the Czernowitz-Sadagora area as his younger brother Herman
was born in September 1878 in Rohozna. Wilhelm and Herman parents were Edgar
Rosenzweig and Rebecca Weiss. Wilhelm married Fani Gottlieb (her parents
Mendel Gottlieb and Riva Wolf lived in Czernowitz) and they lived in Sadagora.
Wilhelm emigrated to New York City and arrived on May 20, 1897
(although I cannot
find him on any ship's manifest). Fani followed in 1901 with their son David
who was born around 1894. In NYC, Wilhelm and Fani had two more sons Harry
and my father Emanuel. Wilhelm brother Herman married Lotte Wolf (her parents
were Jonas and Jitte Wolf). Herman and Lotte had two daughters, Rela (born
1909) and Julie (born 1911) both born in Czernowitz. Herman, Lotte and family
moved to Vienna after the Nazis came to power and were ultimately deported to
the Minsk Ghetto where they died. Rela and Julie and their husbands escaped
the Nazis and made their way first to Lyon, France where they lived for a while
and then to Casablanca, Morocco. In Casablanca they got passage on the
Portuguese steamship Guine and arrived in NYC on July 21, 1941. They spent the
rest of their lives in NYC. That is about as much of the Czernowitz-Sadagora
connection as I've been able to discover so far. Thanks for "listening to my
ramblings". Regards to all.

Bill Rosenzweig
Tucson, AZ
Received on 2006-06-08 09:10:48