Wordless Wednesday ~ Romanian Couple Betty and Izu 1937

From my mother-in-law's collection, from her father, Morris Goldstein, as he was from Romania.

Thanks to Toth Levente at the Jewish Genealogy Portal on Facebook for the following translation:

To our parent with pleasure Betty and Izu. Iancu Zeilig's family in Negrești

Negrești is about 24 miles south of Iași, where the Goldstein / Yancu family was reportedly from.

If you have an additional comment about the translation or you know who these people are, please let me know!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Yitzchak and Sheva and Sons

I have connected with a cousin of my husband's in Israel which has inspired me to share more of the photos from that branch of the Goldstein / Yancu side of the family.

This is the oldest photograph in my collection from that side of the family.

The family story is that this is Yitzchak Yancu and his wife, Sheva Moskowitz and two brothers of my husband's grandfather, Morris Goldstein. They remained in Romania when Morris followed his brother Max to New York City in 1914, after having changed his surname from Yancu to Goldstein.

There is nothing on the back of the photo to identify which brothers these were.

Morris never returned to Romania and this photograph has been treasured over the years.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Four Children in Atlantic City

Here are the four children from last week's family group photograph. This is how I knew last week's photo was taken in Atlantic City.

The front of the rolling chair has an Atlantic City banner across it, and underneath, the name GARRETT.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Unknown Family in Atlantic City

Another photograph from my mother-in-law's collection. We have no idea who this family might be.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Portrait of Four Unknown Children

The personalities of these four children come through in their faces. Look at how the oldest is showing off her confidence in keeping her younger siblings in line.