Sasha Brodsky, possibly AKA Sarah Brodsky AKA Sarah Rothman; and according to her daughter Jean Brodsky Epstein's death info, her mother's maiden name was "Kaufman" (so I list it here).
Soghabat Abraham is her Hebrew name; her father's Hebrew name then is Abraham, then likely he had a Yiddish name and/or Russian/Polish name, unless it was exactly Abraham Kaufman (or Avram/Abram). She was born in some unknown year, likely between 1871-1882 in Czarist Russia, possibly in the area now known as Poland (which at the time, had been absorbed by Imperial Russia).
I added this because I believe she is the maternal grandmother of the famous star of TV and film, Jerry Lewis. I added this because I have long believed that I was related to him on either or both sides of his family tree, and am still searching for that missing link. (if someone wants to tell this info is wrong, write me an email). I got the info from Jewish Gen online and because she is buried close by to Joseph Brodsky, who was Sarah Brodsky's first husband, I presume this is her, despite her first name on the burial record being "Sasha" instead of Sarah. Sasha was a common Russian name (and my grandma changed her first name, too, from Chana to Anna).
If so, Sarah Brodsky was the inspiration most beloved member of the family of the young Jerry Lewis (whom she dubbed Joseph, after her late husband). She did remarry, to Sam Rothman, and reportedly died during an operation on an ulcerated leg.
She worked as a tailor, along with her husband, when she joined him in America with their 3 daughters Rose, Jean, Rachel (and had a 4th, Elizabeth). They made their home in Newark, NJ.
She was a member of Russian 4 and 5 - Congregation Knesseth Israel
Soghabat Abraham is her Hebrew name; her father's Hebrew name then is Abraham, then likely he had a Yiddish name and/or Russian/Polish name, unless it was exactly Abraham Kaufman (or Avram/Abram). She was born in some unknown year, likely between 1871-1882 in Czarist Russia, possibly in the area now known as Poland (which at the time, had been absorbed by Imperial Russia).
I added this because I believe she is the maternal grandmother of the famous star of TV and film, Jerry Lewis. I added this because I have long believed that I was related to him on either or both sides of his family tree, and am still searching for that missing link. (if someone wants to tell this info is wrong, write me an email). I got the info from Jewish Gen online and because she is buried close by to Joseph Brodsky, who was Sarah Brodsky's first husband, I presume this is her, despite her first name on the burial record being "Sasha" instead of Sarah. Sasha was a common Russian name (and my grandma changed her first name, too, from Chana to Anna).
If so, Sarah Brodsky was the inspiration most beloved member of the family of the young Jerry Lewis (whom she dubbed Joseph, after her late husband). She did remarry, to Sam Rothman, and reportedly died during an operation on an ulcerated leg.
She worked as a tailor, along with her husband, when she joined him in America with their 3 daughters Rose, Jean, Rachel (and had a 4th, Elizabeth). They made their home in Newark, NJ.
She was a member of Russian 4 and 5 - Congregation Knesseth Israel
Sasha Brodsky, possibly AKA Sarah Brodsky AKA Sarah Rothman; and according to her daughter Jean Brodsky Epstein's death info, her mother's maiden name was "Kaufman" (so I list it here).
Soghabat Abraham is her Hebrew name; her father's Hebrew name then is Abraham, then likely he had a Yiddish name and/or Russian/Polish name, unless it was exactly Abraham Kaufman (or Avram/Abram). She was born in some unknown year, likely between 1871-1882 in Czarist Russia, possibly in the area now known as Poland (which at the time, had been absorbed by Imperial Russia).
I added this because I believe she is the maternal grandmother of the famous star of TV and film, Jerry Lewis. I added this because I have long believed that I was related to him on either or both sides of his family tree, and am still searching for that missing link. (if someone wants to tell this info is wrong, write me an email). I got the info from Jewish Gen online and because she is buried close by to Joseph Brodsky, who was Sarah Brodsky's first husband, I presume this is her, despite her first name on the burial record being "Sasha" instead of Sarah. Sasha was a common Russian name (and my grandma changed her first name, too, from Chana to Anna).
If so, Sarah Brodsky was the inspiration most beloved member of the family of the young Jerry Lewis (whom she dubbed Joseph, after her late husband). She did remarry, to Sam Rothman, and reportedly died during an operation on an ulcerated leg.
She worked as a tailor, along with her husband, when she joined him in America with their 3 daughters Rose, Jean, Rachel (and had a 4th, Elizabeth). They made their home in Newark, NJ.
She was a member of Russian 4 and 5 - Congregation Knesseth Israel
Soghabat Abraham is her Hebrew name; her father's Hebrew name then is Abraham, then likely he had a Yiddish name and/or Russian/Polish name, unless it was exactly Abraham Kaufman (or Avram/Abram). She was born in some unknown year, likely between 1871-1882 in Czarist Russia, possibly in the area now known as Poland (which at the time, had been absorbed by Imperial Russia).
I added this because I believe she is the maternal grandmother of the famous star of TV and film, Jerry Lewis. I added this because I have long believed that I was related to him on either or both sides of his family tree, and am still searching for that missing link. (if someone wants to tell this info is wrong, write me an email). I got the info from Jewish Gen online and because she is buried close by to Joseph Brodsky, who was Sarah Brodsky's first husband, I presume this is her, despite her first name on the burial record being "Sasha" instead of Sarah. Sasha was a common Russian name (and my grandma changed her first name, too, from Chana to Anna).
If so, Sarah Brodsky was the inspiration most beloved member of the family of the young Jerry Lewis (whom she dubbed Joseph, after her late husband). She did remarry, to Sam Rothman, and reportedly died during an operation on an ulcerated leg.
She worked as a tailor, along with her husband, when she joined him in America with their 3 daughters Rose, Jean, Rachel (and had a 4th, Elizabeth). They made their home in Newark, NJ.
She was a member of Russian 4 and 5 - Congregation Knesseth Israel
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