The H8.3 Langsam Family

From: Babshuman@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:31:24 EST Subject: Fwd: Barbara Langsam Shuman -- a response To: moishe@langsam.com X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10679 Dear Moishe Miller, Thank you for your message. My former colleague forwarded your message to me. I'm happy to check the Langsam web site. I'll also tell my father. I'd heard about Pesach Langsam before. I assume that he's the first one to take the Langsam surname. Thank you, Barbara Langsam Shuman (see more detail here) _______________________________________________________ Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 20:34:14 -0500 To: Babshuman@aol.com From: "moishe@langsam.com" <moishe@langsam.com> Subject: Re: Fwd: Barbara Langsam Shuman -- a response Hi, Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me more about your ancestry? Who is the earliest LANGSAM in your line that you know of. From where was this person from. Also, to ease your navigation within the website, you can go directly to http://www.ics.uci.edu/~dan/genealogy/Miller/langsam/langsam.htm Moishe _______________________________________________________ From: Babshuman@aol.com Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:54:43 EST Subject: Re: Barbara Langsam Shuman -- a response To: moishe@langsam.com X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10679 Moishe -- sorry about that. The earliest Langsam that I know of would be my grandfather's father, whose name was Shuel, or Shoel. My father was named after him and my father's Hebrew name is pronounced (as he was called and pronounces it, I suppose it's the Yiddish form) Shoel. My grandfather was born in 1890, in a village near Vienna in what was then part of Austro-Hungary. He came to this country in 1906 and settled in the St. Louis area. Take care, Barbara _______________________________________________________ Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:04:28 -0500 To: Babshuman@aol.com From: "moishe@langsam.com" <moishe@langsam.com> Subject: Re: Barbara Langsam Shuman -- a response Hi, I think I found your branch. Do you have a brother David? Is your mother Esther? Was your grandfather also David? Moishe PS: Do you know this family, also from East St Louis in the 30's 1 Harry Langsam 1884 - 1955 .. +Esther Roudman ......... 2 Herman Langsam ......... 2 Sadie Sarah Langsam ............. +Louis Slade .................... 3 Claire "Cookie Slade" Slade ........................ +Ronald Lloyd Hollander ............................... 4 Craig Steven Hollander ................................... +Abby Lynn Solomon ........................................... 5 Jennifer Elise Hollander ........................................... 5 Ian Ross Hollander ............................... 4 Lisa Gay Hollander ................................... +Stephen "Steve Cohen" Cohen ........................................... 5 Danielle Erin Cohen ........................................... 5 Samantha Taylor Cohen ............................... 4 Todd David Hollander ................................... +Stacy Alyse Chapman ........................................... 5 Hannah Jillian Hollander ........................................... 5 Dillon Louis Hollander .................... 3 Herman David Slade ........................ +Myra Fern Rubinstein ............................... 4 Cary Steven Slade ................................... +Susan Elizabeth Housch ........................................... 5 Ryan David Slade ............................... 4 Elaine Faith Slade ............................... 4 Amy Slade ................................... +Jerry Edmond Tanner ........................................... 5 Louis Allen Tanner .................... 3 Eugene Slade ........................ +Tami Weinstein ............................... 4 Brian Slade ......... 2 Sidney Langsam ............. +Elaine M. Cole .................... 3 Sandra Langsam ........................ +Svien Kjennerud ............................... 4 Britt Kjennerud ............................... 4 Erik Reichborn Kjennerud ................................... +girl Coco .................... 3 Carole J. Langsam ........................ +Jay Stolper ............................... 4 Kevin Stolper ............................... 4 Lisa Stolper .................... *2nd Husband of Carole J. Langsam: ........................ +Melvin Kolb ......... 2 Gertrude Langsam ............. +David Heller .................... 3 Harland Heller .................... 3 Sheryl Heller ........................ +Marvin Schmidt ............................... 4 Gabe Schmidt ............................... 4 Eli Schmidt ............................... 4 Alex Schmidt .................... *2nd Husband of Sheryl Heller: ........................ +boy ? _______________________________________________________ From: Babshuman@aol.com Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:08:56 EST Subject: Re: Barbara Langsam Shuman -- a response To: moishe@langsam.com X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10679 Dear Moishe, Yes, my brother's name is David and he was named for my grandfather (I should have included his name before). And yes, my mother's name is Esther. And yes, Harry Langsam was my grandfather's older brother. And yes, his offspring are our cousins and we know them well. My grandfather had another brother, Morris, who married Rose (I think maiden name Fish). She was my grandmother's aunt. My grandmother was Flora Fish, and I think her mother's maiden name was Spira, which I see is a family name of other Langsam relatives. I know that my grandparents came from the same area in Europe. How did Pesach Langsam take the surname "Langsam"? You know that it is German for "slowly". Was your direct ancestor a Miller by profession? I know that that's how many surnames were adopted then. Best, Barbara _______________________________________________________

From http://magazine.wustl.edu/Fall00/classmates.html:

Barbara Langsam Shuman, LA 75, is in the second year of her term as president of the board of directors of the St. Louis Jewish Light newspaper. She was associate editor of the weekly paper in the mid-1980s and is the first former staff member to serve as president of the newspaper's board. She is senior account manager with Finkel & Co. Communications, a St. Louis-based marketing communications firm, where she has worked since 1992. Her husband, Michael A. Shuman, LW 82 ("No, I didn't really rob the cradle—he enrolled in law school after earning two graduate degrees!"), is associate county counselor for St. Louis County. Daughter Amanda, 12, was awarded a red ribbon for her science project in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair. "Right now, she wants to go to Washington U. and live in the dorms!"

I would be very interested to hear from anyone with knowledge or an interest in the Miller family.

Moishe Miller
moishe@langsam.com

1374 East 28th Street Brooklyn NY 11210-5311 USA

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