Eva Sternlicht Comes to America

December 5, 2013. Stanley Kreinik is visiting with the Sternlicht relatives to celebrate the anniversary of Eva Kreinik Sternlicht's arrival in New York in 1927. He writes

David,
TomWe are taking Shirley Sternlicht Decker 95, and her sister Miriam Sternlicht Warmbrant, 97 to lunch. We are celebrating there arrival to the US on Dec 5, 1927. We will be joined by Roberta Rauch Fachler  and her husband, Her twin brother and his wife (Sylvia Sternlicht. Rauch was their mother ) Elaine Sternlicht; Sol Sternlicht was her father. Rita Kreinik Levenson her husband Saul, her sister Shelly Kreinik Miller and her husband Joe. Moe Kreinik was their father, and Jane and myself. 13 of us all together.I will bring a copy of this document with me. Thanks Stanley

SS Polonia Postcard

[photo credit http://www.graptolite.net/dania/Polonia.html]

Ship's Manifest (detail)

Chawa, Salomon, Sara Sima, Malka, Cypra, Speindel.

Ship's Manifest

Certificate of Arrival

Petition for Naturalization Page 1

Petition for Naturalization Page 2  (note Tobias Weichselbaum is witness)

The gang gathered in Florida for Celebrating the 86 anniversary of the Sternlicht arrival to The US on Dec. 5, 1927. This week, Miriam will be celebrating her 98th birthday,Shirley  is 95.   On all pictures from left to right Seated: Rita Levenson (Moe Kreinik's daughter), Shirley Decker, Miriam Warmbrand (Chava Kreinik Sternlict's daughters) Standing Stanley Kreinik, Larry Fachler, Roberta Fachler (Sylvia Sternlicht Rauch's Daughter) and Jane Kreinik.