Devorah was the daughter of a Jewish scholar and his wife Rachel. She was born in Drogobych, Austria (now Ukrane), 40 miles south southwest of Lvov, also known as Drohobycz, Poland.
Dora married Israel Apfelgrun, presumably in Europe, circa 1890. She gave birth to seven children: Minnie, Esther, Regina "Rose," Blanche, Jacob "Jack," and Adele "Ida," and Isidore Harry (who later legally changed his name to Irving Green.)
Israel emigrated to America in 1809, leaving Dora and the six children to follow a year or so later. They arrived at Ellis Island on the Graf Waldersee on November 25, 1909. Dora and the children went through the immigration process with Dora carrying two year old Ida and four year old Jack. Jack was small for his age and crippled as a result polio. Dore was justifiably afraid Jack would be sent back if the immigration officials saw he was crippled and thought they wouldn't notice his disability if she carried him; she was correct. Three years later, Dora's seventh and final child was born an American citizen.
Dora's husband, Israel supported the family with money earned from the rye bread bakery he opened on New York's Lower East Side. He was murdered in 1914, leaving Dora a widow with seven children ranging in age from two to 20. She did not remarry.
Dora passed away in February 1942. She is believed to be buried with her husband in Washington Cemetery. One of her daughters was so distraught over Dora's death that she committed suicide on the first anniversary of the death by jumping out a window.
Dora married Israel Apfelgrun, presumably in Europe, circa 1890. She gave birth to seven children: Minnie, Esther, Regina "Rose," Blanche, Jacob "Jack," and Adele "Ida," and Isidore Harry (who later legally changed his name to Irving Green.)
Israel emigrated to America in 1809, leaving Dora and the six children to follow a year or so later. They arrived at Ellis Island on the Graf Waldersee on November 25, 1909. Dora and the children went through the immigration process with Dora carrying two year old Ida and four year old Jack. Jack was small for his age and crippled as a result polio. Dore was justifiably afraid Jack would be sent back if the immigration officials saw he was crippled and thought they wouldn't notice his disability if she carried him; she was correct. Three years later, Dora's seventh and final child was born an American citizen.
Dora's husband, Israel supported the family with money earned from the rye bread bakery he opened on New York's Lower East Side. He was murdered in 1914, leaving Dora a widow with seven children ranging in age from two to 20. She did not remarry.
Dora passed away in February 1942. She is believed to be buried with her husband in Washington Cemetery. One of her daughters was so distraught over Dora's death that she committed suicide on the first anniversary of the death by jumping out a window.
Devorah was the daughter of a Jewish scholar and his wife Rachel. She was born in Drogobych, Austria (now Ukrane), 40 miles south southwest of Lvov, also known as Drohobycz, Poland.
Dora married Israel Apfelgrun, presumably in Europe, circa 1890. She gave birth to seven children: Minnie, Esther, Regina "Rose," Blanche, Jacob "Jack," and Adele "Ida," and Isidore Harry (who later legally changed his name to Irving Green.)
Israel emigrated to America in 1809, leaving Dora and the six children to follow a year or so later. They arrived at Ellis Island on the Graf Waldersee on November 25, 1909. Dora and the children went through the immigration process with Dora carrying two year old Ida and four year old Jack. Jack was small for his age and crippled as a result polio. Dore was justifiably afraid Jack would be sent back if the immigration officials saw he was crippled and thought they wouldn't notice his disability if she carried him; she was correct. Three years later, Dora's seventh and final child was born an American citizen.
Dora's husband, Israel supported the family with money earned from the rye bread bakery he opened on New York's Lower East Side. He was murdered in 1914, leaving Dora a widow with seven children ranging in age from two to 20. She did not remarry.
Dora passed away in February 1942. She is believed to be buried with her husband in Washington Cemetery. One of her daughters was so distraught over Dora's death that she committed suicide on the first anniversary of the death by jumping out a window.
Dora married Israel Apfelgrun, presumably in Europe, circa 1890. She gave birth to seven children: Minnie, Esther, Regina "Rose," Blanche, Jacob "Jack," and Adele "Ida," and Isidore Harry (who later legally changed his name to Irving Green.)
Israel emigrated to America in 1809, leaving Dora and the six children to follow a year or so later. They arrived at Ellis Island on the Graf Waldersee on November 25, 1909. Dora and the children went through the immigration process with Dora carrying two year old Ida and four year old Jack. Jack was small for his age and crippled as a result polio. Dore was justifiably afraid Jack would be sent back if the immigration officials saw he was crippled and thought they wouldn't notice his disability if she carried him; she was correct. Three years later, Dora's seventh and final child was born an American citizen.
Dora's husband, Israel supported the family with money earned from the rye bread bakery he opened on New York's Lower East Side. He was murdered in 1914, leaving Dora a widow with seven children ranging in age from two to 20. She did not remarry.
Dora passed away in February 1942. She is believed to be buried with her husband in Washington Cemetery. One of her daughters was so distraught over Dora's death that she committed suicide on the first anniversary of the death by jumping out a window.
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