The sweep of family history across the generations
Joseph and Lena Rabinowitz were Russian immigrants who ran a corner grocery in Jewish Harlem. Their nine children were native Americans
Meta, Blossom and Sadie
If Sholom Tulbowitz had gone to Dvinsk instead of Rostov, as his cousin did, his Ratner descendants might have grown up in Perm instead of Albany.
During the course of my genealogy work, I have discovered and connected with cousins from all my family branches. Here are some lessons learned.