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Brodsky and Winokur Family Trees |
Updated 3/29/2020 |
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Meische Brodsky was born in Kremenchuk, Poltava, Ukraine on August 15, 1877, the son of Hillel and Sarah. His Hebrew name was Moshe Chaim. He was later known as Morris in America. Morris worked as a painter and interior decorator along with his brothers. Morris married Yetta Stavropolsky in Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 22, 1898 on the Julian calendar that Ukraine used at the time. The Hebrew date was 11 Nissan, which is April 3, 1898 on the Gregorian calendar. Yetta was born in Kremenchuk on March 23, 1880. Morris and Yetta had at least four children in Kharkiv before they came to America.
In 1906, Morris and Yetta came to America on the SS Haverford from Liverpool to Philadelphia. They traveled with their four young children, Morris's brothers Harry and William, and two of Yetta's siblings. They were met in Philadelphia by Morris's sister, Rachel.
In America, Morris continued to work as a painter and decorator for several years. Morris and Yetta had nine more children in America, several of whom died in early childhood. Yetta's siblings who came to America with them lived with them for a while, using the name Pollock. They later took the name Pollan, thus Yetta's children sometimes gave Pollan as her maiden name.
In 1921, Morris suffered from a brain cyst and underwent a craniotomy. He died from post-operative complications on June 27, 1921. He was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.
Yetta survived Morris for 40 years but never remarried. She worked for a time as a buyer for a store. She died on October 7, 1961 of malignant melanoma and was buried with Morris at Mount Lebanon.
Rachel Brodsky was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Her Social Security application says that she was born on on March 25, 1897, but that was a year before her parents married. More likely her date of birth was January 5, 1899, which appeared on her husband's naturalization papers. Rachel came to Philadelphia with her parents on the SS Haverford in 1906. In America, she was known as Rose.
Rose married Isadore Winokur in Philadelphia in 1916. Isadore was the younger brother of Louis Winokur, who married Rose's aunt Fannie Brodsky. Isadore was born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine on February 10, 1894, the same town where Morris and his brotheres were born. He immigrated to New York with his family on the Moskova in 1907. On the ship manifest, he was identified as Leiwi Winokurow.
Rose and Isadore lived in Philadelphia for a while, where Isadore worked as a painter and interior decorator like Rose's father and uncles. Their first two daughters were born in Philadelphia. Later, they moved to Brooklyn, where Isadore worked as butcher. Isadore later returned to work as a painter and interior decorator. Rose and Isadore had two more daughters in Brooklyn, and Isadore was naturalized there in 1925.
Isadore died on March 1, 1982 and was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, New York, apparently no relation to the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Pennsylvania where Rose's parents are buried. Rose died on January 16, 1990 and was buried with Isadore at New York's Mount Lebanon Cemetery .
Rebecca Brodsky was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine on December 8, 1900 and came to Philadelphia with her parents on the SS Haverford in 1906. In America, she was later known as Yetta, her mother's name.
Yetta married Emanuel Lederhandler in Philadelphia in 1920. Emanuel was born in Philadelphia on April 20, 1894, the son of immigrants from Russia. They had three children.
Emanuel died on December 18, 1969 in Jeanes Hospital, Philadelphia. He was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Collingdale, the same cemetery where Yetta's parents and his own were buried.
Yetta survived him by 25 years but never remarried. She died on New Year's Eve, 1994/5, at the age of 94, when she and an elderly friend were struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia to have dinner across the street. She was buried with Emanuel at Mount Lebanon. Her son told me that Yetta was in good health at the time and would have lived to 100 if not for the accident. The driver, who was driving with a suspended license, had no insurance, and falsely reported his car as stolen after the accident, received only a minimal sentence of 3-6 months. The story caused outrage around the state and led to a new law increasing the penalties for vehicular homicide by drivers with suspended licenses.
David E. Brodsky was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine on June 17, 1903 and came to Philadelphia with his parents on the SS Haverford in 1906. As the oldest son in the family, David had to quit school to support the family after his father died when he was young. He worked as an artistic craftsman and later owned a theatrical decorating company called Paramount Decorating Co. that decorated theaters throughout Philadelphia.
In 1924, he married Eva Vesotsky in Philadelphia. Eva was born in Russia on October 3, 1904 and came to America by 1910. They had two children.
During World War II, David served as a treasury issuing agent for war bonds and earned a Medal of Merit for his zone, which sold the highest amount of war bonds in the country.
Eva died on June 9, 1978. She was buried at Mount Sharon Cemetery in Springfield, Pennsylvania. David died on April 25, 1995 in Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia. He was buried with Eva at Mount Sharon.
Hillel Brodsky was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine on February 27, 1905. He was given the same name as his grandfather, so the original Hillel Brodsky had probably died before he was born. He came to Philadelphia with his parents on the SS Haverford in 1906. In America, he was known as William. Between 1930 and 1940, William worked as a credit manager for a loan company, Atlas Automobile Finance Corp. Later, he worked as the president of a discount company.
William married Sylvia Tzirlin in Philadelphia in 1925. Sylvia was born in Russia on November 1, 1904. They had three children.
William died on April 16, 1984 and was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Collingdale, the same cemetery where his parents were buried. Sylvia died on July 31, 2004 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and was buried with William at Mount Lebanon.
Lillian Brodsky was born in Pennsylvania in 1907, the first of Morris and Yetta's children born in America.
In 1927, she married Harry Schur in Philadelphia. Harry was born in Philadelphia on April 1, 1905. He worked as an executive at Harmony Clothes in Philadelphia. They had one child.
Lillian died on April 16, 1971 and was buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania. Harry survived her for more than 20 years. He remarried to a widow with children of her own. Harry died on May 9, 1993 and was buried with Lillian at Roosevelt Memorial Park.
Sadye Brodsky was born in Philadelphia on June 1, 1911. She worked as women's clothing designer and retailer for over 60 years.
She married Samuel S. Goldman in Majestic Hotel, Philadelphia on October 17, 1931, but they apparently divorced in 1939. In May 1940, Sadye remarried to Abe Weinberg, a New York dress manufacturer that she met through business. Sadye was dissatisfied with some dresses she purchased from him, and Abe refused to accept a return, but he invited her to dinner, and romance followed. Abe was born on July 30, 1905. Sadye and Abe had two children, but one died young.
Abe died in August 1972. Sadye died on March 23, 2005 and was buried at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey.
Ida Brodsky was born in Pennsylvania on July 18, 1912. She worked for a time as an inspector at a store. She married Morton Samuel Sadler in Philadelphia in 1935. Morton was born in Philadelphia on July 20, 1910. They had one child.
Morton died on June 28, 1994 and was buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania. Ida died on July 15, 2010, the last of Morris's children to pass away, and was buried with Morton at Roosevelt.
Isadore Brodsky was born in Philadelphia on April 27, 1915. He married Sylvia Gold in Philadelphia in 1943. Sylvia was born in Philadelphia on June 27, 1916. They apparently did not have any children. In later years they lived in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sylvia died on July 27, 2005 and was buried at Star of David Memorial Gardens, North Lauderdale, Florida. Isadore died on March 15, 2006 and was buried with Sylvia at Star of David.
Anna Brodsky was born in Pennsylvania on July 31, 1916, the only one of triplets to survive the year. She went by the name Anne. Anne married Frank Leon Prager in Philadelphia in 1941. Frank was born in Philadelphia on August 29, 1916. He served in the Army in World War II. Later, he worked as a cab driver. They had two children.
Frank died on August 25, 1975 and was buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose. Anne survived him by 35 years, but never remarried. She died on May 10, 2010.
Sylvia Winokur was born in Philadelphia on June 6, 1917, the daughter of Isadore Winokur and Rose Brodsky. She married Samuel Rosner in Kings, New York on December 25, 1937 and they lived in New York. Samuel was born in New York on August 7, 1910. He worked as radio salesman. They had one child.
In later years, Sylvia and Samuel lived in Hallandale, Florida. Samuel died on October 27, 1992 in Florida and was buried in the same plot as Sylvia's parents at Mount Lebanon, Glendale, New York. Sylvia died on March 6, 2007 and was buried at Mount Lebanon in New York with Samuel and her parents.
Irene Winokur was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 27, 1925, the daughter of Isadore Winokur and Rose Brodsky. She married Irving Goldstein around November 1942. Irving was born in Brooklyn on July 8, 1922. They had two children.
Irving died on November 1, 2002 and was buried in the same plot as Irene's parents at Mount Lebanon, Glendale, New York. Irene died on July 24, 2012 and was buried at Mount Lebanon in New York with Irving and her parents.
Phyllis Winokur was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 5, 1930, the daughter of Isadore Winokur and Rose Brodsky. She married Max Salem in 1951. Max was born in Brooklyn on January 16, 1928. They had two children, both living.
Max died on September 2, 1991 and was buried in the same plot as Phyllis's parents at Mount Lebanon, Glendale, New York. Phyllis died on July 8, 2001 and was buried at Mount Lebanon in New York with Max and her parents.
Samuel Lederhandler was born in Philadelphia on January 14, 1921, the son of Emanuel Lederhandler and Yetta Brodsky. He served in the Army during World War II. After the war, Samuel married Leah E. Kimmelman in Philadelphia in 1945. Leah was born on November 1, 1922. They had 2 children.
Leah died on August 1, 2009. Samuel died on March 31, 2018.
Morris Lederhandler was born in Philadelphia on March 26, 1925, the son of Emanuel Lederhandler and Yetta Brodsky. He married a woman who is still living in Philadelphia in 1949. They had two children.
Morris died on July 1, 2017 and was buried at Shalom Memorial Park in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.
Edward Lederhandler was born on November 17, 1932, the son of Emanuel Lederhandler and Yetta Brodsky. He married a woman who is still living. They had three children.
Edward died on December 11, 2019, and was buried at Shalom Memorial Park outside of Philadelphi.
Harvey Brodsky was born in Pennsylvania on August 22, 1934, the son of David E Brodsky and Eva Vesotsky. Harvey was a champion basketball player at Overbrook High School shortly before Wilt Chamberlain's time there. His love of sports continued into adulthood, when he co-founded the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He was also very involved in charitable activities.
Harvey married a woman who is still living. They had two children.
Harvey died on August 10, 2011 and was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. After his passing, the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia named their new enrichment center in his honor and his wife's.
Maurice Herbert Brodsky was born in Philadelphia on June 2, 1928, the son of William Brodsky and Sylvia Tzirlin. He was known as Maury. Maury married a woman who is still living and they had one child. That marriage ended in divorce. He later remarried to Sheryl Vivian Fass in Alexandria, Virginia on November 19, 1968 and they had another child.
Maurice died on October 25, 2006 and was buried at Haym Salomon Memorial Park in Frazer, Pennsylvania. Sheryl died on May 3, 2008 and was buried with Maury at Haym Salomon.
Frances Tema Prager was born in Philadelphia on January 8, 1945, the daughter of Frank Leon Prager and Anne Brodsky. She married James E. Branam. They had two children.
Frances died on May 16, 2004. James predeceased her.
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