Page 3 - The Legacy of Abraham Rothstein - text

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION 1

The legacy 1
Genealogy 11
Chronology 12
Map 13

II. THE TESTAMENT OF ABRAHAM ROTHSTEIN 14

Preface 14
A birth and a pogrom 17
Living with the Binshtocks 20
Pneumonia and pessimism 24
Cheder 29
The move to Pelcovizna 33
Father and Mother 38
Moshe Itzel and his brood 45
Three teachers 51
Education and the bet hamidrash 58
Wisoka Mazovieck 63
Makova 71
Idling in Pelcovizna 76
A job in Warsaw 83
Failure in Ochota 88
Smuggling 92
A marriage proposition 97
Recruitment 103
Escape to New York 108
Immigration and sweatshops 121
Courtship 136
Marriage and departure 144
Early days in Los Angeles 151
A new baby and a new business 158
At the secondhand shop 164
Brothers and problems 170
The First World War and after 175
The loss of Fannie 185