| Harry and Claire were married in 1927.
They lived in Brooklyn where Harry ran his own shop
making ladies handbags. Over those years they had 3
children, Lila, Edith and Evelyn. Harry's dream though
was to live out his working life doing something more
gratifying than he was, and ultimately he saved enough to
purchase an old farm near Ellenville, NY (the Catskills).
In a short time (with the able help of his many able
children, grandchildren, and wife Claire, built a lovely
and very successful summer camp. (Camp Impala.) Ultimately
they retired to Florida to be near their kin. Harry and
Claire enjoyed the active life, running the Colorado
River rapids shortly after retiring. Harry also took up
an old passion - cycling, and went out with other retired
cyclists in and around Ft. Lauderdale - often.
On one such fateful tour Harry suffered a freak
accident which caused him to fall, hitting his head
severely. Although he recovered from the head injury,
this accident precipitated a disability and - possibly -
his death some years later.
Harry died in Los Angeles on September 29th, 1992.
Claire passed away not to long afterwards, on August 11,
1994, also in California.
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Harry and Claire
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Lila (Leah)
Born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1931 she
married Martin Otelsberg. They have four children, Jerry,
Barry, Barbara, and Lori. Jerry married Wendy and has two
children. Barry is married to a woman who has children
from a previous marriage. They have three girls of their
marriage. Barbara married Leo. They have a daughter Shana
and a son Joshua. Lori married Bernie May 3, 1986. Lila
attended Lincoln H.S. Family moved to Los Angeles,
California.
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Edith Born
in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn in 1935. She married
Howard Resnick in 1957 and they have three children,
Julie, Kenneth and Samara. Samara married Wayne
Deavers on Oct. 8, 1994 in Virginia, USA. They live in
Holly Springs, N. Carolina. Kenneth married Kelly Neeley
on January 3, 1998 in Paris, France, and they presently
live in California. Julie lives in N. Carolina.
(updated 8/27/99 by Edith).
Evelyn
Born in Brighton Beach in 1940. Attended Lincoln H.S.
She married Harold Itzkowitz. They have three children.
Lynn, Sheldon and Beth. Lynn married Paul Lessell and and
they have two sons, Gary and Adam. They live in Monroe,
NY. Sheldon married Kathy and they live in Mahwah,
NJ. As of October 1998 they are expecting their first
baby. Beth is still single and living at home Evelyn
and Harold are living in Monroe, NY.
(Updated: 10/11/98 by Evelyn)
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