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From the left around the table: Harry B. Feld, Oscar Rosoff and Sophie Feld Rosoff, Dr. Rifkind and Fay Feld Rifkind, Beatrice Chasen Bensman and Max Bensman, Rose Schwartz Lichter, Esther Schwartz Chasen (standing at the head of the table), Hannah Schwartz Feld, Bertha Schwartz Stein (my grandmother), Phillip Schwartz, Grace and Ben Lichter, Elaine and Joe Lichter, and Louie Lichter. Standing: Esther Stein (My aunt), Frank Lichter, Sam Schwartz and Jesse Schwartz, and my mother Fay Stein standing in the corner. This photo was taken in Milwaukee, Wisconson.
The occaison for this gathering was to honor Esther Schwartz Chasen. She had finally come to America. Her husband Moshe had left Russia around 1902. He expected to earn enough money in the United States to send for his wife and eight children. Unfortunately he died about 2 years later. He is buried in a cemetery on Staten Island. Two of their children did immigrate to America before Esther made the trip--her daughters Beatrice and Sophie. The rest of the family remained in the Soviet Union.
The children of Baruch Hersh Schwartz and Frimma Rutberg were (from oldest to youngest): Esther Schwartz Chasen, Joseph (Yosel) Schwartz (died in Russia), Jake (Yankel) Schwartz (lived in New York), Hannah (Chana) Schwartz Feld, Rose (Raisa) Schwartz Lichter, Sam (Eschia) Schwartz, Phillip (Psachia) Schwartz, Bertha (Brucha) Schwartz Stein, Ruth (Rivka) Schwartz (died in Russia).