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Date or Range | Story | Description |
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1960 | Arnaud Clerc |
Joe Liebman’s son made his own name in the Parisian jewelry trade—and carried on the Rue de Saussaye tradition. |
1960 | Helga in the League of Women Voters |
Helga expressed a commitment to liberal values in her lifelong work for the League of Women Voters. |
1961 | The Rubys in Israel—1961 sabbatical |
Our family’s amazing year of discovery and connection. |
1963 | Our Ruby name—sullied in Dallas |
Lee Harvey Oswald's killer Jack Ruby was not related to our family. He tarnished our family name in the history books. |
1964 | On Hill Avenue |
The Ruby family comes of age in a bedroom suburb west of Chicago. |
1967 | The problem with anti-ballistic missiles |
Stanley Ruby entered the public debate over nuclear missile technology in the early 1970s. |
1968 | 1968 Democratic convention |
It was a signature moment of the turbulent 1960s. Walter, 18, and Dan, 15, were messengers working for the McCarthy campaign. |
1975 | Adventures in Israel—Walter and Joanne |
Two of the Ruby offspring went back to Israel for significant periods. |
1975 | Joan and Ruby |
Joan’s second marriage to Rueben Meyers brought her great happiness. |
1980 to 2018 |
Janis Brenner—a Ratner in motion |
The Ratners moved geographically. Janis moves artistically. |
1985 | Fourth Generation Rubys |
Just a bit about Twyla, Gene, Zach and Lani. |
2003 | An afternoon at Lake Merrit |
In July 2003, Stan and Helga came to the East Bay for a golden summer outing. |
2011 | Split decision on restored German citizenship |
Both Dan and Joanne applied for reclaimed German citizenship under Article xx of the German Constitution, but only Joanne’s application was accepted. |
2012 | Turning over rocks to find long-lost relatives |
During the course of my genealogy work, I have discovered and connected with cousins from all my family branches. Here are some lessons learned. |
2013 | Bilingual blogging—my French collaborationist |
Historical blogging makes strange bedfellows. A French jewelry critic and I were both interested in the history of the Clerc jewelry business during the Nazi era. |
2018 | Everything is illuminated |
The tzadek and the gonif. |
2018 | Rabinowitz family in Jewish Harlem |
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