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Sarah Pollack, b. ca. 1863 in Warsaw, Poland, d. ca. 1937 in Philadelphia, PA

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Said to have been orphaned at age 5 and raised by her grandparents. She left home at about age 15 and worked as a translator/interpretor for steamship company since she spoke 5 languages. During her ship journey to the US, she befriended a woman who would later marry Dr. Abraham Ornstein, a famous American psychoanalyst who studied with Sigmund Freud. The Ornsteins were married in Sarah's house. Her first husband, Nathan Silverman, died ca. 1904. Sarah married Solomon Silber about 1905 and they moved to Camden, NJ (ca. 1906) and Lynchberg, VA where Sarah ran a dry goods store. About 1909, Solomon left the family and moved to Texas. Sarah and her three children then moved to Camden and on to Philadelphia.
US Federal Census1920: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., City of Philadelphia, vol. 266, ED# 1386, sheet 57A, line 40. Owned residence at 2416 South Lawrence St. with sons, Jacob, Isadore and daughter, Edna. Yr of immigration to US listed as 1890. BP listed as Russia, mother tongue Yiddish, parents listed as both from Russia and speaking Yiddish, listed as unemployed.

Spouse: Nathan Silverman, b. ca. 1843, d. 1904

Said to be a well-to-do pants manufacturer.

Married ca. 1895.

Children and grandchildren:

1. Harry Silverman, b. ca. 1896 in Philadelphia, PA, m. Jenny Gittleman; 2 grandchildren
2. Jacob Silverman, b. ca. 11 March 1897 in Philadelphia, PA, m. Edith Kellman, d. 10 February 1973 in Philadelphia, PA; 3 grandchildren

   US Federal Census1920: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., City of Philadelphia, vol. 266, ED# 1386, sheet 57A, line 37. Owned residence at 2416 South Lawrence St., employed as a shipper in a knit goods factory, stevedore and parking lot attendant while attending Temple Univ. in Philadelphia. Later became a founder and Vice President of West Philadelphia Federal Savings and Loan.

3. Isadore Edward Silverman, b. 1901 in Philadelphia, PA, m. Jean Cutler, ca. 1928, d. 1978; 2 grandchildren

US Federal Census1920: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., City of Philadelphia, vol. 266, ED# 1386, sheet 57A, line 38. Residence at 2416 South Lawrence St.
Married into Cutler Egg Products business of Philadelphia. Famous for dried eggs and other egg products. Company still in ovi-business with production facilities in Philadelphia, Abbeville, Alabama and San Salvador, El Salvador. Click here for more about the Cutler Egg Products Company.

Click here to see an image of  Harry, Jacob and Isadore Silverman.

Spouse: Eliezer Solomon Silber, b. ca. 1868 in Lithuania, d. 17 August 1932 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co., TX, USA

Father: Dovid Zilbert, b. in Russia

For images of Solomon Silber and Dovid Zilbert see the Silber page.

Married ca. 1905.

Children and grandchildren:

1. Edna Silver, b. 12 March 1906 in Camden, NJ, m. Nathan Hayflick (2), ca. 1927 in Philadelphia, PA; 2 grandchildren

Descendant families report created by Gene 4.3.4, Thu, Jul 25, 2002