Aaron Jacob Gershwin

Birth: 27 Oct 1889
Russia
Death: 24 Dec 1954 (aged 65)
New York County, New York, USA
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery

Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot: Webster Range 1 Grave 24
Memorial ID: 210960029 View Source

Half brother of Morris Gershwin, father of George and Ira Gershwin. Father of Emil, who was an illustrator for "Tarzan" and "Flash Gordon" comic strips.

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Yakov Gershovitz

1848 – unknown

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Zena Abbott Gershwin

1894–1948

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Moishe "Morris" Gershwin

1872–1932

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