Greetings, Cousins
all, In This Issue:
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| Our first generation in America When
the children and grandchildren of future generations ask from where our family
came -- we are not Native Americans -- we'll want to thank Dora Rubenstein Karben and
Shirley Karben. They were both born in Ostroshitskiy Gorodok, then 12.7 miles from
Minsk, and now a suburb. The memories of Usher Uberstine's granddaughter and great granddaughter are captured in many stories on our web page, http://www.cousinsplus.com. Dora and her husband, Carl, talked to me in 1972 about their lives before 1923, when they came to America. They had lived through WWI and the Russian Revolution. "Thank goodness I did not
fight for the Czar," Carl said, as we sat around their kitchen table. What
they shared that day is on our web page in Carl's Story, photo captions
in The Karben Albums, and the five chapters that make up the
section, Coming to America. The photo of Dora, below, was taken
before 1923.
Who showed up? Who did not? Shirley knew, and future generations can see most of them in that story's 27 photos. Just a few months ago, when I told Shirley that Rashka's grandson, Sheldon Kay, was coming through town on his way to the 10th anniversary gala for the Hubble telescope at the Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Shirley reminisced about how his childhood antics "drove Rashka crazy." After a long illness, on July 15, 2000, Shirley passed away, joining my father, who passed away a year ago today (July 31, 1999). Hence, the choice of a rainbow for our August calendar, suggesting the route of their souls.
In progress: Our pen pal project continues to flourish, when parents are at the helm, which is now the case in half a dozen hook-ups at last count. Anyone interested has only to send an E-mail, and we can easily determine who might be interested at any age level, as well as their relationship, thanks to what's new in Family Tree Maker (7.5). Our latest hookup is a pair of 5th cousins from the Varonok and Bronx Gelman branches. Their grandparents knew each other from Morris' Family Circle. What's new on our family history web page: * 4 photos on the August cover, including a Caine computer student 79.5 years young, and a wedding portrait of our South African Uberstein with her bridegroom in a shower not of rice but of petals; * 18 more wedding thumbnail-size color photos on a new album page in the Faiva Uberstein branch chapter; and * A new cutie-pie in the Youngsters' Gallery who loves green olives and Dr. Seuss. * CousinsPlus guestbook, you're invited - click here . Best to you all,
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