Belle "Bella" Friedman" was born in Chicago in 1916. Her parents and older siblings had emigrated from Lithuania in 1914. Bella married Haskell Friedman, who was also from a family of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania, in 1940. They raised their family in Jainesville, Wisconsin, where they ran a general store.
Creator:
Hill-Dongre, Marissa
Created:
2017-06-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Nicholas Victor Ambrose (Vito Nicola Ambrosecchia) was born in Corleto Perticara, Italy in 1904. When he was eight, he migrated to the United States with his mother and brothers to rejoin his father in Connecticut. He lived in Boston, California, Virginia, Panama, and Argentina before marrying his wife Anna and raising a family in Brooklyn.
Creator:
Ambrose, Dominic
Created:
2017-06-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center