Benjamin was the son of David and Feige (nee Ernst) Flazchenberg. He may have been born circa 1881 in the town of Boryslaw in Lwow Wojewodztwa.
Of all the siblings previously listed in this bio we have only been able to confirm Helen Flashenberg as one of the sisters who immigrated to America. Further research is underway to correct the previous errors.
Benjamin married Tillie (Tauba) Rosenbaum on November 1, 1903. He and Tillie were the parents of Bella (a/k/a Rebecca, Becky and Belle, 1904), Bessie (a/k/a Blanche, 1905), Isidore (a/k/a Irving, 1909), and David (1916).
One of Benjamin's first jobs in America was as a wagon driver in the 1900s. By the 1918 he was employed by the Rosenbaum Manufacturing Company, 33 Bleecker Street, New York City as an iron worker. Rosenbaum Manufacturing made gas and steam powered irons used by garment manufacturers and tailors. Benjamin continued in this line of work. In 1942 he was employed in a similar position at The New York Pressing Machinery, Inc. a manufacturer of pressing equipment to the dry cleaning and garment industry. Benjamin's Death Certificate states that his usual occupation was that of a Drill Presser.
Sometime in the late 1940s Benjamin went to live at The Towers Nursing Residence at 65 Hillside Avenue in New York City. He remained there until his passing while a patient at Jewish Hospital in New York City.
A memorial service was held at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City on August 5th, 1950 with burial at Mount Hebron Cememtery on August 6th, 1950.
Benjamin was a member of The Rosenbaum Society
MEMORIAL MANAGER'S NOTE: As of 11/12/17 the documentation for Benjamin's siblings is under review. There are some discrepancies between the vital records from American sources and those from JewishGen. Once verified the correct names of his siblings will be listed. At this point we can only confirm his sister Helen.
Sources of Information:
Discussions with my father, the late Frank J. Torregrossa, as I was growing up. He was Benjamin's grandson and Bessie's son.
Discussions with my mother, the late Emily L. Serrapede, as I grew up and during 2009-2011.
Benjamin was my Great Grandfather and his daughter Bessie was my paternal Grandmother.
Federal Census Records for 1920, 1930 and 1940.
N.Y.S. Census Records for 1905, 1910 and 1915.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWI Draft Registration Card, Serial Number 2642, Order Number 3052. Local Board 150, P.S. 91 Street-1st Avenue, New York, NY. September 12, 1918.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWII Draft Registration Card, Serial Number U1446. Local Board No. 195, 1818 86th Street, Brooklyn 14, NY. April 26, 1942.
Google Books Search for "Rosenbaum Manufacturing". Ad for Rosenbaum Manufacturing, Inc. from "Clothing Trade Journal, Volumes 18-19". Year this ad appeared: 1920.
Letter from Ms. White at Mount Hebron Cemetery dated 8/27/2012 confirming location and date of death for Benjamin Flashenberg.
Death Certificate for Benjamn Flashenberg.
Boryslaw and Sambor Birth and Death Registries at JRI-Poland.
*The birth record for Birl may be Benjamin's.
Memorial Manager's Note: This bio is a work in progress and will be updated whenever new information is available or corrections are needed.
Bio updated on: 11-12-2017
Of all the siblings previously listed in this bio we have only been able to confirm Helen Flashenberg as one of the sisters who immigrated to America. Further research is underway to correct the previous errors.
Benjamin married Tillie (Tauba) Rosenbaum on November 1, 1903. He and Tillie were the parents of Bella (a/k/a Rebecca, Becky and Belle, 1904), Bessie (a/k/a Blanche, 1905), Isidore (a/k/a Irving, 1909), and David (1916).
One of Benjamin's first jobs in America was as a wagon driver in the 1900s. By the 1918 he was employed by the Rosenbaum Manufacturing Company, 33 Bleecker Street, New York City as an iron worker. Rosenbaum Manufacturing made gas and steam powered irons used by garment manufacturers and tailors. Benjamin continued in this line of work. In 1942 he was employed in a similar position at The New York Pressing Machinery, Inc. a manufacturer of pressing equipment to the dry cleaning and garment industry. Benjamin's Death Certificate states that his usual occupation was that of a Drill Presser.
Sometime in the late 1940s Benjamin went to live at The Towers Nursing Residence at 65 Hillside Avenue in New York City. He remained there until his passing while a patient at Jewish Hospital in New York City.
A memorial service was held at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City on August 5th, 1950 with burial at Mount Hebron Cememtery on August 6th, 1950.
Benjamin was a member of The Rosenbaum Society
MEMORIAL MANAGER'S NOTE: As of 11/12/17 the documentation for Benjamin's siblings is under review. There are some discrepancies between the vital records from American sources and those from JewishGen. Once verified the correct names of his siblings will be listed. At this point we can only confirm his sister Helen.
Sources of Information:
Discussions with my father, the late Frank J. Torregrossa, as I was growing up. He was Benjamin's grandson and Bessie's son.
Discussions with my mother, the late Emily L. Serrapede, as I grew up and during 2009-2011.
Benjamin was my Great Grandfather and his daughter Bessie was my paternal Grandmother.
Federal Census Records for 1920, 1930 and 1940.
N.Y.S. Census Records for 1905, 1910 and 1915.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWI Draft Registration Card, Serial Number 2642, Order Number 3052. Local Board 150, P.S. 91 Street-1st Avenue, New York, NY. September 12, 1918.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWII Draft Registration Card, Serial Number U1446. Local Board No. 195, 1818 86th Street, Brooklyn 14, NY. April 26, 1942.
Google Books Search for "Rosenbaum Manufacturing". Ad for Rosenbaum Manufacturing, Inc. from "Clothing Trade Journal, Volumes 18-19". Year this ad appeared: 1920.
Letter from Ms. White at Mount Hebron Cemetery dated 8/27/2012 confirming location and date of death for Benjamin Flashenberg.
Death Certificate for Benjamn Flashenberg.
Boryslaw and Sambor Birth and Death Registries at JRI-Poland.
*The birth record for Birl may be Benjamin's.
Memorial Manager's Note: This bio is a work in progress and will be updated whenever new information is available or corrections are needed.
Bio updated on: 11-12-2017
Benjamin was the son of David and Feige (nee Ernst) Flazchenberg. He may have been born circa 1881 in the town of Boryslaw in Lwow Wojewodztwa.
Of all the siblings previously listed in this bio we have only been able to confirm Helen Flashenberg as one of the sisters who immigrated to America. Further research is underway to correct the previous errors.
Benjamin married Tillie (Tauba) Rosenbaum on November 1, 1903. He and Tillie were the parents of Bella (a/k/a Rebecca, Becky and Belle, 1904), Bessie (a/k/a Blanche, 1905), Isidore (a/k/a Irving, 1909), and David (1916).
One of Benjamin's first jobs in America was as a wagon driver in the 1900s. By the 1918 he was employed by the Rosenbaum Manufacturing Company, 33 Bleecker Street, New York City as an iron worker. Rosenbaum Manufacturing made gas and steam powered irons used by garment manufacturers and tailors. Benjamin continued in this line of work. In 1942 he was employed in a similar position at The New York Pressing Machinery, Inc. a manufacturer of pressing equipment to the dry cleaning and garment industry. Benjamin's Death Certificate states that his usual occupation was that of a Drill Presser.
Sometime in the late 1940s Benjamin went to live at The Towers Nursing Residence at 65 Hillside Avenue in New York City. He remained there until his passing while a patient at Jewish Hospital in New York City.
A memorial service was held at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City on August 5th, 1950 with burial at Mount Hebron Cememtery on August 6th, 1950.
Benjamin was a member of The Rosenbaum Society
MEMORIAL MANAGER'S NOTE: As of 11/12/17 the documentation for Benjamin's siblings is under review. There are some discrepancies between the vital records from American sources and those from JewishGen. Once verified the correct names of his siblings will be listed. At this point we can only confirm his sister Helen.
Sources of Information:
Discussions with my father, the late Frank J. Torregrossa, as I was growing up. He was Benjamin's grandson and Bessie's son.
Discussions with my mother, the late Emily L. Serrapede, as I grew up and during 2009-2011.
Benjamin was my Great Grandfather and his daughter Bessie was my paternal Grandmother.
Federal Census Records for 1920, 1930 and 1940.
N.Y.S. Census Records for 1905, 1910 and 1915.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWI Draft Registration Card, Serial Number 2642, Order Number 3052. Local Board 150, P.S. 91 Street-1st Avenue, New York, NY. September 12, 1918.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWII Draft Registration Card, Serial Number U1446. Local Board No. 195, 1818 86th Street, Brooklyn 14, NY. April 26, 1942.
Google Books Search for "Rosenbaum Manufacturing". Ad for Rosenbaum Manufacturing, Inc. from "Clothing Trade Journal, Volumes 18-19". Year this ad appeared: 1920.
Letter from Ms. White at Mount Hebron Cemetery dated 8/27/2012 confirming location and date of death for Benjamin Flashenberg.
Death Certificate for Benjamn Flashenberg.
Boryslaw and Sambor Birth and Death Registries at JRI-Poland.
*The birth record for Birl may be Benjamin's.
Memorial Manager's Note: This bio is a work in progress and will be updated whenever new information is available or corrections are needed.
Bio updated on: 11-12-2017
Of all the siblings previously listed in this bio we have only been able to confirm Helen Flashenberg as one of the sisters who immigrated to America. Further research is underway to correct the previous errors.
Benjamin married Tillie (Tauba) Rosenbaum on November 1, 1903. He and Tillie were the parents of Bella (a/k/a Rebecca, Becky and Belle, 1904), Bessie (a/k/a Blanche, 1905), Isidore (a/k/a Irving, 1909), and David (1916).
One of Benjamin's first jobs in America was as a wagon driver in the 1900s. By the 1918 he was employed by the Rosenbaum Manufacturing Company, 33 Bleecker Street, New York City as an iron worker. Rosenbaum Manufacturing made gas and steam powered irons used by garment manufacturers and tailors. Benjamin continued in this line of work. In 1942 he was employed in a similar position at The New York Pressing Machinery, Inc. a manufacturer of pressing equipment to the dry cleaning and garment industry. Benjamin's Death Certificate states that his usual occupation was that of a Drill Presser.
Sometime in the late 1940s Benjamin went to live at The Towers Nursing Residence at 65 Hillside Avenue in New York City. He remained there until his passing while a patient at Jewish Hospital in New York City.
A memorial service was held at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City on August 5th, 1950 with burial at Mount Hebron Cememtery on August 6th, 1950.
Benjamin was a member of The Rosenbaum Society
MEMORIAL MANAGER'S NOTE: As of 11/12/17 the documentation for Benjamin's siblings is under review. There are some discrepancies between the vital records from American sources and those from JewishGen. Once verified the correct names of his siblings will be listed. At this point we can only confirm his sister Helen.
Sources of Information:
Discussions with my father, the late Frank J. Torregrossa, as I was growing up. He was Benjamin's grandson and Bessie's son.
Discussions with my mother, the late Emily L. Serrapede, as I grew up and during 2009-2011.
Benjamin was my Great Grandfather and his daughter Bessie was my paternal Grandmother.
Federal Census Records for 1920, 1930 and 1940.
N.Y.S. Census Records for 1905, 1910 and 1915.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWI Draft Registration Card, Serial Number 2642, Order Number 3052. Local Board 150, P.S. 91 Street-1st Avenue, New York, NY. September 12, 1918.
Benjamin Flashenberg, WWII Draft Registration Card, Serial Number U1446. Local Board No. 195, 1818 86th Street, Brooklyn 14, NY. April 26, 1942.
Google Books Search for "Rosenbaum Manufacturing". Ad for Rosenbaum Manufacturing, Inc. from "Clothing Trade Journal, Volumes 18-19". Year this ad appeared: 1920.
Letter from Ms. White at Mount Hebron Cemetery dated 8/27/2012 confirming location and date of death for Benjamin Flashenberg.
Death Certificate for Benjamn Flashenberg.
Boryslaw and Sambor Birth and Death Registries at JRI-Poland.
*The birth record for Birl may be Benjamin's.
Memorial Manager's Note: This bio is a work in progress and will be updated whenever new information is available or corrections are needed.
Bio updated on: 11-12-2017
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Benjamin son of David
Died 21 Av 710
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