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The history of the Bernstein Family journey to America 1901 by Sam Bernstein

OUR JOURNEY TO AMERICA, 1901: Remarks by Samuel l. Bernstein/Unveiling of Irving Bernstein: 5/4/1952 (Sam L. Bernstein. May 4th, 1952.)(transcribed by Jay H. Bernstein)(Abraham Berenstein, from Kiev, Ukraine). (Berenstein, orig. name). ____________________________________________________________________________ “Remarks by SAMUEL L. BERNSTEIN on the occasion of the unveiling of the monument to IRVING BERNSTEIN, and the re dedication of memorials to family plot at BARON HIRSCH CEMETERY, and made at Academy Hall, on May 4, 1952. MY DEARS: I AM THE BRIDGE between to generations. I am the youngest of the older generation, now speaking to you, the Daddies and the Mommies, and the children, of the next generation: To Cye and Seymour; to Eddie and Bobby; to Jerry and Sheldon; to Florence and Ruthie; to Jess, to Joanie, to Gael, and all, all the dear sweet others. I do remember how, as a small child, how absorbing to me was that most interesting story of the journeying of our own Father ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN, and dear mother ANNA, and their brood of children to this, our country, just over half a century ago. The story of the journey across Russia, and through the then intervening countries, then through Germany, and then the long voyage on […]