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Lifshitz Family

Binyamin Lifshitz was born July 10, 1861 in Mir.  His parents were Tzodock (spelling is a guess) and Leah Friedman.  He married Esther Rosansky in Mir in 1883.  They had five sons born in Mir: Moishe April 10, 1884, Yehuda Leib about 1887, Schleime about 1892, Mottel March 2, 1893, and Gidalya April 10, 1894.  The couple also had three children born in New York.  

Binyamin came to New York first in 1896 on the SS Persia, followed by Moishe, and then the rest of the family.

When he first arrived he worked as a peddler, but eventually he opened a dry goods store on the Lower East Side.  The family lived at 274 Madison Street in the Lower East Side for at least 30 years. He died December 10, 1928 in the Bronx.


Lifshitz Family Tree
Tzodock Lifshitz & Leah Friedman
  Binyamin Lifshitz (b. July 10, 1861) & Esther Rosansky
     Moishe (b. April 10, 1884 in Mir)
    Yehuda Leib (b. about 1887 in Mir)
    Schleime (b. about 1892 in Mir)
    Mottel (b. March 2, 1893 in Mir)
    Gidalya (b. April 10, 1894 in Mir)
    three more children, born in New York

Information about Benjamin Lifshitz provied by his great granddaughter Ellen Gottfried 2022

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