tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post110851854735972298..comments2023-11-02T05:16:59.191-04:00Comments on Briques du Neige: WavesOlmanFeelyushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-75492525170644518632009-09-11T02:34:19.109-04:002009-09-11T02:34:19.109-04:00Rachel Sorkin was a sister of my Gt Grandfather wh...Rachel Sorkin was a sister of my Gt Grandfather who arrived at Ellis Island Sept 1906 along with his wife Esther and 5 children one of which was ill and they where all refused entry and deported according to the ship manifest "Smolensk" they where due to stay with Brother in Law Mr Belitzky in New York<br />Earlier in the year Rachel arrived on May 13th and married Daniel Belitzky on the 14th that makes us related and I have been searching for this link and others for ages thanks for the posting and one day perhaps we will meet Feel free to contact mgsorkin@mac.com<br />Michael Sorkin UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1109253707066296382005-02-24T09:01:00.000-05:002005-02-24T09:01:00.000-05:00That family tree story stuff is so cool. I have my...That family tree story stuff is so cool. I have my family tree back to 1634 for my dad's dad's side. All the rest of the branches came here so recently that the records are all back in Germany.<br /><br />In my research for the Fifield's though I found some cool stories that I wish I could get more details on: early 1700s, Benjamin Fifield and his oldest son were killed by Indians, a John Fifield served in the Revolutionary War, none of my people in the Civil War (why not, I ask?), and why, after living in NH and MA for 200 years did a Fifield move to NYC.<br /><br />Anyway - good story, Conan. Many of the Germans when they came to America settled down right here in NYC, in Brooklyn. I haven't been by the old neighborhoods, yet, but I often wonder, as I walk around downtown Manhattan, if I am walking in the footsteps of the great-grandparents.<br /><br />The other thing your post made me think of, is the importance of keeping some kind of journal. I don't have a diary or thought book or anything like that, but I do have a log of what I did and with who for just about every day. It goes back a couple of years and when I reread it, it really brings me back to the event.WeSailFurtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682759107915210686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1108676015643155092005-02-17T16:33:00.000-05:002005-02-17T16:33:00.000-05:00Thanks! It is a fascinating story. It's been pre...Thanks! It is a fascinating story. It's been pretty well-documented by other family members (Lily wrote out a 28 page collection of her memories; Syd, who is an artist, drew this incredbile family tree). As it is the history of a family, it wanders all over the place and therefore falls out of the purview of this blog. But as I said, at least a book could come out of the stories there.<br /><br />Here is all Lily said about the move from New York to Montreal: "They lived in New York, each at their trade, and Maurice [the eldest of the children] was born there. I guess life was difficult and opportunity looked better in Montreal, also Aunty Raizel was living here."OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1108587996990751252005-02-16T16:06:00.000-05:002005-02-16T16:06:00.000-05:00Excellent post. I was mesmirised. You should do ...Excellent post. I was mesmirised. You should do more research into this part of your family. I would be really curious why people moved from NY to Montreal, for example.Buzbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910617923053008744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1108522268481659552005-02-15T21:51:00.000-05:002005-02-15T21:51:00.000-05:00Great post! I remember the great sense of immigran...Great post! I remember the great sense of immigrant history that Richler's novels gave and its cool to see that you are a part of all that.Jason Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669997643023511165noreply@blogger.com