The sweep of family history across the generations
Just a bit about Twyla, Gene, Zach and Lani.
Betty’s father was a prosperous merchant who came to Pomerania from East Prussia.
The Rehm family and related branches have been present in the High Rhine region since at least the 1600s, and remain prominent there today.
Seymour, also called Samuel, was partly estranged from the family. He worked as a truant officer in the New York City schools. His daughter Harriet Berkowitz discovered our blog and contributed a trove of precious documents.
First came Walter, then Danny and Joanne. They would carry on the Ruby-Ringel genes.