Fascinating. I can’t say for sure one of my great-grandmothers participated in this, but I can’t rule it out. I had two great-grandmothers living in the lower east side then. Ethel arrived in 1892 with her family from Pinsk, Belarus and would have been 17. Her mom Annie would have been 36.
It could have also been my great-grandmother Rachel who’d arrived in 1897 with her family from Romania. She would’ve been too young in 1902 (13), but her mother Esther would’ve been old enough.
It could have also been my great-grandmother Rachel who’d arrived in 1897 with her family from Romania. She would’ve been too young in 1902 (13), but her mother Esther would’ve been old enough.
Thanks for sharing this!