Edith Greenberg

Notes:

Died:
Edith died from breast cancer. Edith talented contralto voice.

Family/Spouse: Norman Krasnow. Norman was born in 1918; died in 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Andrew Krasnow was born in 1951; died in 1991.
2. Living

Living married Harriet Multer. Harriet (daughter of Max Multer and Emma Roth) was born on 27 Aug 1898 in Brooklyn, NY; was buried in Beth Moses Cemetery, Pinelawn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1920 - clerk at law office

Notes:

Enjoyed playing basketball with her grandchildren, even when wearing a dress! Excellent baker, made the best chocolate chip cookies and honeycake. Also known for her chicken fricassee. During the Great Depression, to give the men who came to the door asking for food some dignity, she would give them sandwiches in return for sweeping the walk. Worked as a commercial artist, loved to paint. Took care of Emma until her husband Abe was diagnosed with cancer. She was learning to drive so she could take Abe to his cancer treatments when he passed away, and the car was sold upon his death. Harriet created the most beautiful garden in her tiny backyard in Brooklyn, giving seeds away to everyone. After she moved to Buffalo, the day she returned home the hospital, she insisted on making Shabbat dinner for an ailing neighbor, something she did every week without telling anyone.

- Ellen Silverberg

Other Events:

• Occupation: Clothes merchant
• Emigration: 4 May 1890, Hamburg, Germany
• Immigration: 17 May 1890, New York, NY
• Naturalization: 9 May 1924, Brooklyn, NY

Max married Emma Roth on 01 Apr 1896 in Manhattan, NY. Emma (daughter of Elias Roth and Chaye Lazner) was born on 6 Dec 1876 in Krakow, Galicia; died on 15 May 1952; was buried in Mount Judah Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Real estate broker
• Naturalization: 9 Mar 1944, Brooklyn, NY; : 70

Notes:

I was told that she was orphaned in Austria, and her (wealthy) uncle from (Argentina?) sent her passage from Austria to NYC. He went to NYC to meet her, but her boat ran aground, and was days or even weeks late. Due to urgent business matters, when he was unable to wait for her any longer, he returned home, leaving her fare to travel to South America with some relatives (names unknown). Here is where the story gets even sadder - supposedly when she arrived, the relatives told her he'd decided he didn't want her, keeping her and the money, in turn writing the uncle, telling him that she wanted to stay in NY. When Uncle Abe investigated the matter for Emma many years later, he learned that her uncle died many years earlier, and his estate reverted to the state as no heirs came forward. The story continues that when dying, the cousin who did this told the truth to Emma, asking her forgiveness. And Emma refused, upset that she had been separated from her uncle who loved and wanted her.

- Ellen Silverberg

Per living grandchildren, she never worked outside the home, and may not have been able to read & write - was seen reading materials upside down.

Notes:

Named as Haskell Multer on Max Multer's death certificate, but not confident of reliability.

Israel married Frimma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Named as Fruma Multer on Max Multer's death certificate, but not confident of reliability.

Elias married Chaye Lazner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]