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I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. I discovered an envelope of pictures of Russian family members – some of whom survived the pogroms and World War 2 by living out the war years inContinue reading “Rachel Leah Batashoff”

I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a collage portrait of my great- great grandmother, Dvora Ehrlich. She migrated to the US in the early 1900’s, fleeing the pogroms in Austria. Her lifeContinue reading “Dvora Ehrlich”

I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a collage portrait of my mother, Judith Halpern Kashoff. This piece is part of a collection of pieces called “World Of My Mothers.” I began by makingContinue reading “Judith Halpern Kashoff”

I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a collage portrait of my grandmother’s aunt, Nechama (Annie) Simonowsky. She owned a building in New York in the 1920’s, ran a newspaper stand during theContinue reading “Nechama (“Annie”) Batashoff Simonowsky”

I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a collage portrait of my great- grandmother, Rose Basmak. She and her husband Abe migrated to the US in the early 1900’s, fleeing the pogroms inContinue reading “Rose Batashoff Basmak”

I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a collage portrait of Fannie Simonowsky; who lived to be 103. Most of the documents I’m referring to in this project come from her archives. SheContinue reading “Fannie Basmak Black”

I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a collage portrait of my grandmother. She married my grandfather Lou in 1947 and they lived in Pennsylvania where my grandfather started a slacks business: SlacksContinue reading “Edith Basmak Halpern”

I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a collage portrait of my great- grandmother, Sadie Halpern. She and her husband migrated to the US in the early 1900’s, fleeing the pogroms in Austria.Continue reading “Sadie Ehrlich Halpern”