Ratner
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Abraham Ratner was really Abraham Bloch, having taken the new surname during his illegal exit from Russia while evading military service. He came from unknown parentage in Minsk and settled later outside the Pale of Settlement in the Rostov area, gateway to Crimea. With his wife, Rose Ratner from the Tulbowitz family, he raised a large family in Albany, New York.
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Grammy — everyone’s favorite grandmother
She made each of her six grandchildren feel special
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Long Beach—taking in the Klein family
During the Depression, families helped each other out. The Kleins moved in with the Rubys in Long Beach.
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Memories of young Stan
Stan was smart and fresh, with something to say about almost anything
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Ratner family in Albany
Rearing eight children in Albany’s Third Ward
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Ratner family passage to America
Abe Blokh became Abe Ratner to avoid conscription and get out of Russia. With his young wife and her mother, they voyaged from Bremen to Leeds to…
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Rose Ratner's scar—the 1881 pogrom in Rostov
The Tulbowitz tavern in Novocherkassk was overrun by Cossacks during the Rostov pogrom of 1881
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Young man on the make in the Roaring Twenties
Walter Ruby hustled his way as a traveling silver salesman, with some career side trips into boxing promotion and medicinal alcohol.
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Abe Ratner in the seltzer business
The Ratner family became established in the Fifth Ward of Albany, N.Y. Abe bottled soda water and Rose nurtured a brood of children.
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From Rezitsa to Rostov
Sholom and Sophie Tulbowitz left their ancestral town in the 1870s to settle for 20 years in Russia near Rostov-on-Don.
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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.…
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