The Shmuel Langsam Family

Some background email from the family can be found here.

Itzhak David (Isaac or David) Langsam (Jul 4, 1857 - Jul 10, 1952), son of Shmuel Langsam, was married to Malka Shnell (1859 - 1943) from Bircza, Poland. They had seven known children. On Sep 22, 1922 he arrived in NY aboard the Lafayette, sailing from Le Havre, Seine-Inferior, France. At the time he had a son living in Dobromil-Bircza, Poland. He was going to another son in the Bronx, probably Aaron. His wife and two of their grandchildren accompanied him on the voyage. On the ship manifest it lists his naturalization as occurring on 12/18/36, #2-497737. David and Malka lived in the Bronx (NY) and were storekeepers until he was 90 years old. He had about five more brothers, one of whom was named Moshe.

Mordechai/Marcus (1880 - 1943) was married twice. He had one known daughter from his first marriage. After his wife passed away he married her sister. He perished in the Holocaust.
- Esther married a Stavitsky.
  Robert (previously in MD, the only one listed now resides in Westbury, NY)
Aaron (Jul 15, 1882 - Aug 24, 1959) departed Hamburg and arrived in NYC aboard the Pennsylvania on August 24th, 1899. Aaron listed his town as Dobromil and that he was going to his uncle David Lian at either 85 Suffolk or 124 Greenwich in NYC. On 18 Dec 1906 in the town of Bircza (Galicia, Poland) Aaron married to Sarah (Sadie) Rabi (1887 - 1959) in 1906. She was a first cousin to Prof. I. I. Rabi, awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1944. Aaron and Sadie had five children.
- Alexander (Oct 22, 1907 - Jan 31, 2000) married Florence and they had two children. Florence died in a car accident and Alexander remarried to Gerry. They lived in Connecticut and later Maryland.
  Mark & Marsha Beth
- Esther married Kurt Marcus but had no children.
- Genevive/Jennie married Leo Freiser. They had three children.
  Joel, Barbara Levy & Michael
- Helen married Max Glicksman and had two daughters.
  Ruth Kasloff & Marion Closter
- Tillie/Toba married George Lieberman. They had three children.
  Evelyn Rosenthal, David & Arnold
Nathan (c1884 - 3 Jun 1931) married Raylia (Rose) Aram on 15 Feb 1908 in Manhattan, NY. They had six known children. She first came to the USA in 1903, but went back to Europe right before WW I. She returned to the USA on Oct 30, 1920, with all her children. Nathan was living at 505 E 166th Street, Bronx, NY, at the time. This family probably originated in Przemysl, Poland, and not Bircza. Nathan was a storekeeper and was shot in the back during a hold-up while protecting his daughter, Gertrude. He died of his injuries a year later.
- George/Gedalia (1909 - 1969) was not married. He lived with his mother Rose all his life.
- Clara/Sara (1911-2002) married Hyman Minkin and had two children.
  Elaine Schwartz & Norma Miller
- Gertrude/Nantze (1913 -1996) married Jacob Schatz (1910 - 1979). They had two daughters.
  Natalie Schechter & Barbara Kremer
- Solomon (1915 - 1945) was born in Bircza, Poland. Rosie decided to visit her family in Poland in the year 1914. She went with her three young children while pregnant with her fourth (Solomon). They were trapped in Poland for all of WW I. Nathan, still in the USA, had the Red Cross searching for them, as he did not know if the family had survived. The family returned after the end of the war. Sol married Bella. They divorced after one year of marriage and had no known children. He died in an accident after WW II. He went through battles on Africa, Italy, Sicily, France, Belgium, Germany without a scratch. He came home and went into a roofing business. Climbing down a ladder from a roofing job he slipped; his nose broke and punctured his brain. He was only 29 years old.
- Blanche married Milton Fishman and had two children.
  Linda & Neil
- Pearl married Nathan Bassuk and lived in Long Beach, NY. They had one daughter.
  Bonnie
Annie (c1892 - ?) married Max Lischner (son of Israel Lichner & Feige Tepper) on 8 Mar 1914 in the Bronx, NY and had five known children. In 1930, as per the US Census, they were living on 110-52 Farmers Blvd in Queens, NY. In the 1940 Census, seven years after Max's, Anna and all her children are living at 568 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
- Saul born 25 Mar 1915 in the Bronx, NY. He was also known as Israel Martin and he passed away on 18 Jan 1998, according to the SSDI. A US Veteran (Master SGT in the US ARMY), he is buried at El Camino Memorial Park (5600 Carroll Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92121).
- Esther born circa 1915 in NY.
- Leo born circa 1920, in NY.
- Helen was a twin, born 27 Jun 1922, in the Bronx, NY.
- Sidney was a twin, born 27 Jun 1922 in the Bronx, NY. He passed away 30 May 2000, as per the SSDI.
Rosie (c1899 - ?) married Sam Mark (previously Jarmark) on 9 Apr 1917 in Manhattan, NY. They had two daughters.
- Tillie
- Estelle
Pauline married Sam Tuchman on 6 Oct 1912 in Brooklyn, NY. They had two known children.
- Murray
- girl died at age 10.
Moishe (1902 - ) had no known children.
Some background email from the family can be found here.

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

Moishe Miller
moishe@langsam.com

My home address is
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           1374 East 28th Street
           Brooklyn NY 11210-5311
           USA
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Last updated 11/29/2016