Romance of a People: The First Hundred Years of Jewish Life in Chicago 1833 1933
If you're curious about an immigrant's life in Chicago, click the pulsing blue arrow and watch the video at left.
Family names such as Lisker, Bleichman, Frankel, Lisenker/Lissinger, and Rubenstein appear in our family heritage. Do you have similar names in your background?
Read MoreThese families originally came from Zinkov and Proskurov in Ukraine and settled in Chicago, Illinois in the early twentieth century.
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Read MoreSome family information comes from handwritten documents or family trees. We have some passenger manifests and vital records to share. Find out more.
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Our family origins are in Ukraine, particularly the towns of Proskurov and Zinkov. For obvious reasons our ancestors emigrated to the United States beginning in 1909 and continuing into the 1920s. They settled into Jewish neighborhoods in the Chicago region. The early twentieth century saw some of the greatest numbers of emigrants intent on building a better life in America.
If you're curious about an immigrant's life in Chicago, click the pulsing blue arrow and watch the video at left.
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