Coming to America
Immigration and Immigrants and the prize of citizenship.
Passenger Record and Photograph
Manhattan, NY
Mitch W
My great-grandmother Luba Silver (Tzimbalist) was born in Russia. She had to leave after the Russian Revolution. Her parents knew that the soldiers were going to take over their home. So they quickly packed up some clothes and valuables and loaded a horse drawn sleigh. They traveled through the night to stay with a friend.
In this precious photograph taken you can see my great-grandma Luba Silver. The man she is standing next to is her husband, my great-grandfather Jack Silver. He was also an immigrant from Russia. He came from Odessa and she came from Rostov-on-the Don. My great-grandmother did not want to marry another Russian but she fell in love with Jack and got married a few years after they each arrived in America. They had two children, and one of them is my father\'s mother, my Grandma.
This is a record of my great-grandmother\'s voyage to the USA. She landed at Ellis Island on August 1, 1923, disembarking from the Madonna which had set sail from Constantinople, Turkey. She was 18 and single when she arrived here. The passenger record identifies her as \'Hebrew\' and \'Russian\'.
This picture of my great-grandparents was most likely taken in Astoria, Queens. They settled there after they were married and lived in a small apartment building with Luba\'s sisters and their families.
Picture of Jack and Luba Silver
Astoria, NY
Mitch W
This is a precious picture of my great- grandma Luba Silver. The man she is standing next to is her husband, my great-grandfather Jack Silver. He was also an immigrant from Russia. He came from Odessa and she came from Rostov-on-the Donne. My great grandmother did not want to marry another Russian but she fell in love with Jack and got married a few years after they each arrived in America. They had two children, and one of them is my father\'s mother, my Grandma.
This picture of my great-grandparents was most likely taken in Astoria, Queens. They settled there after they were married and lived in a small apartment building with Luba\'s sisters and their families.
Certificate of Citizenship
USA
Rosalind H
My artifact came from my grandmother Rosalind H, and was given to her by my great-great aunt, Elizabeth Alexandria Kipnis. She used to live in Russia, but because times were hard she moved to America for a better life. She came with her parents in 1904, and by virtue of her father\'s naturalization in 1910, and her own continued residence in the USA from 1904 was entitled to be naturalized as a US Citizen.
This Certificate of Citizenship is important to my family because, if she hadn\'t moved to America my family would not be here today.