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1910s

Rebecca Dumes Lieberman. Rebecca, called Taube, dove in Yiddish,in Vishki, is listed as such on her ship manifest. She sailed on The Saratow and arrived at Ellis Island on March 20, 1908.

Rebecca Dumes (~1910)

Rebecca Dumes Lieberman. Rebecca, called Taube, dove in Yiddish,in Vishki, is listed as such on her ship manifest. She s ... See more

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Rebecca Stein Dumes on the left with an unknown friend on the right.

Rebecca and Friend (~1910)

Rebecca Stein Dumes on the left with an unknown friend on the right.

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Fanny Pascall and Becky Stein Dumes, wife of Louis Dumes. Fannie was Rebecca's sister, who married Hyman Pascall. They lived in Pittsburgh, PA.

Fanny and Becky (~1910)

Fanny Pascall and Becky Stein Dumes, wife of Louis Dumes. Fannie was Rebecca's sister, who married Hyman Pascall. They l ... See more

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Rebecca Dumes Lieberman. Rebecca traveled to America with Jacob Kaplan's sister, Stive Kopeleuskaja. We can verify Stive's status as Jacob's sister because she lists herself that way in the ship manifest, which you can see in the Documents page.<br><br>

Rebecca Dumes (~1910)

Rebecca Dumes Lieberman. Rebecca traveled to America with Jacob Kaplan's sister, Stive Kopeleuskaja. We can verify Stive ... See more

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Isadore (Izzy) Fialco connects to the Dumes family via my grandmother, Freda Fialco Dumes.

Isadore (izzy) Fialco (~1910)

Isadore (Izzy) Fialco connects to the Dumes family via my grandmother, Freda Fialco Dumes.

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Unknown on the left, Rebecca Dumes Lieberman on the right. If you look at the ship manifest for Rebecca, you'll note that in the area where they ask for 'name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came', you'll see written: 'Sch Dumes, Wiski', which is Sheina Dumes, of course, and Wiski is Vishki.<br><br>

Becky Dumes (~1912)

Unknown on the left, Rebecca Dumes Lieberman on the right. If you look at the ship manifest for Rebecca, you'll note tha ... See more

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Becky Stein and Louis Dumes. I'm guessing these were made for their wedding, so I put the year at 1912. They were waiting on mother Sadie and siblings Arthur, Anna and William to arrive from Vishki. They were married soon after Sadie's arrival on August 19. In the documents page, you can see the newspaper announcement of their wedding, The Champaign Daily Gazette Sept 30, 1912.

Becky and Louis (1912)

Becky Stein and Louis Dumes. I'm guessing these were made for their wedding, so I put the year at 1912. They were waitin ... See more

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Gussie Stein Levine, sister-in-law and 2nd wife of Louis Dumes.

Gussie Stein Levine (~1912)

Gussie Stein Levine, sister-in-law and 2nd wife of Louis Dumes.

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Gussie Stein Levine, sister-in-law and 2nd wife of Louis Dumes.

Gussie Stein Levine (~1912)

Gussie Stein Levine, sister-in-law and 2nd wife of Louis Dumes.

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Fannie Dumes Fishman. Fannie arrived at Ellis Island on Sept 11, 1910, sailing on 'The Russia'.

Fannie Dumes (~1912)

Fannie Dumes Fishman. Fannie arrived at Ellis Island on Sept 11, 1910, sailing on 'The Russia'.

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Sadie and Fannie Dumes. I'm guessing this photo was taken soon after Sadie's arrival in America. The houses pictured are definitely not what you would have seen architecturally in Vishki, or even Daugavpils. If you look at the manifest for Feige, you'll note that the 'ame and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came', you'll see written: 'Scheine Dumesch Wiskis, Witebsk Gub'. 'Scheine' is Sadie, Wiskis is Vishki and Witebsk is Vitebsk. The 'Gub' stands for Gubernia. A Gubernia was a very large area in Russia, named for the largest city in the district. <br>

Sadie and Fannie (~1912)

Sadie and Fannie Dumes. I'm guessing this photo was taken soon after Sadie's arrival in America. The houses pictured are ... See more

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Louis Dumes tending bar. Lillian Dumes Zoll told me that her father, Louis, had worked as a bartender in Brooklyn. <br><br>I'm dating this as 1912 (or before) based on the fact that there is a keg of Trommer's Beer. Trommer's Beer was manufactured in Brooklyn and did not have national distribution at that time, so this picture was probably taken in Brooklyn. We know that by August 1912, Louis was living in Champaign, IL, so this picture must have been taken before that. The name of the place appears to be Reiser's Cafe as written over the cash register. It's easier to read on the original black and white version, as is the Trommer's Beer sign. <br><br>In the New York Times of Nov. 14, 1971, Arthur Katzman wrote of getting election results in the early days: They used to flash the results up by magic lantern at Reiser's Cafe at Pitkin and Rockaway. Everybody cared in those days.<br><br>There are some older structures still standing at the corner of Pitkin and Rockaway, but nothing to indicate that Reiser's Cafe was ever there.

Louis Tending Bar. (~1912)

Louis Dumes tending bar. Lillian Dumes Zoll told me that her father, Louis, had worked as a bartender in Brooklyn.
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Rebecca Dumes Lieberman, Louis Dumes, Rebecca Stein Dumes. I have no yet found Louis' immigration info, so it's unclear exactly when he came to America. In the 1920 census, Louis said he immigrated 1906. However, Lillian Dumes Zoll wrote: 'My father Louis came to America in 1905, passing through Ellis Island. He was able to work in a foundry in Suffern, New York, but he didn't stay there very long.'

Becky, Louis Dumes, and Becky (1912)

Rebecca Dumes Lieberman, Louis Dumes, Rebecca Stein Dumes. I have no yet found Louis' immigration info, so it's unclear ... See more

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Rebecca Stein Dumes, left, and Rebecca Dumes Lieberman on the right.

Becky and Becky, Sisters in Law. (1912)

Rebecca Stein Dumes, left, and Rebecca Dumes Lieberman on the right.

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Ann Fine. Her mother was Sadie Silk Dumes' sister.

Anne Fine (~1912)

Ann Fine. Her mother was Sadie Silk Dumes' sister.

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From the left: Sarah Blema, Jack, Abe Smilo, Abe, Zada, Ida, Arthur Fosner, Morris Fosner, Joe Witkin, Clara, Lu Witkin Porter, Fanny, Leo, Esther.Claremont Ave, Chicago, IL. approx 1912. The Dumes connection is via my grandmother, Ida Zucker Abels.

The Zucker Family in Chicago. (1912)

From the left: Sarah Blema, Jack, Abe Smilo, Abe, Zada, Ida, Arthur Fosner, Morris Fosner, Joe Witkin, Clara, Lu Witkin ... See more

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Abe and Becky Lieberman wedding photo. Abe and Becky were actually married twice. Once on February 27, 1913 in a civil ceremony and again in a religious ceremony on May 25, 1913 officiated by Jacob Kaplan with family and guests invited.

Abe and Becky (1913)

Abe and Becky Lieberman wedding photo. Abe and Becky were actually married twice. Once on February 27, 1913 in a civil c ... See more

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Abe and Becky Lieberman, probably taken for their 2nd wedding. The newspaper article about their 1st marriage is a little snarky, noting that they are recent immigrants and lack skill in making themselves understood in English. You can read them for yourself on the Documents page.

Abe and Becky (1913)

Abe and Becky Lieberman, probably taken for their 2nd wedding. The newspaper article about their 1st marriage is a littl ... See more

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L to R: George, Hy, Helen Anna known as'Babe', mother Sarah, Rebecca, and father Rabbi Jacob Kaplan. Sarah was my grandfather's oldest sibling, daughter of Chaim and Scheina (Sadie in America) Dumes. Jacob had come to Vishki to study with a rabbi who was famous in the region, and he found room and board at the Dumes household. <br><br>Some time ago, Harry and Caroline Lieberman recorded some family history questions they posed to Babe Kaplan Bennett on a cassette, and so I was able to transcribe some of her stories, such as this one. Babe said it was a great honor for them to have a student. And before too long, Jacob and Sarah were married.

Meet the Kaplans! (~1913)

L to R: George, Hy, Helen Anna known as'Babe', mother Sarah, Rebecca, and father Rabbi Jacob Kaplan. Sarah was my grandf ... See more

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L to R: Marty Witkin, grandfather David Zucker, Ida Abels' Father, and Lucille Witkin Porter. David is my maternal great-grandfather and connects to the Dumes family via Phyllis Abels Dumes who married Stanley Dumes.

David Zucker and Kids. (~1913)

L to R: Marty Witkin, grandfather David Zucker, Ida Abels' Father, and Lucille Witkin Porter. David is my maternal grea ... See more

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Becky Lieberman and baby Ben. Ben later started calling himself 'J. Ben' as an affectation, according to his son Jethro, who wrote: Benjamin was NOT a middle name. His given name was Benjamin Lieberman. Sometime in high school, possibly because he was very short then or because he had an inflated ego, or both, the kids got to calling him 'J. Ben', as in 'J. Pierpont Morgan', and other such 'J. xxx' names. Evidently he liked it, and the usage stuck.

Becky and Baby Ben (1914)

Becky Lieberman and baby Ben. Ben later started calling himself 'J. Ben' as an affectation, according to his son Jethro, ... See more

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Anna Dumes Schultz. Anna was known as Neima, Hebrew for a melody, when the family lived in Vishki. Anna arrived in Philadelphia (not Ellis Island) on Aug. 19, 1912 on the ship 'Prinz Adalbert' with mother Sadie and brothers Arthur and William.<br>

Anna Dumes Schultz (~1914)

Anna Dumes Schultz. Anna was known as Neima, Hebrew for a melody, when the family lived in Vishki. Anna arrived in Phila ... See more

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Becky Lieberman with baby Ben

Becky With Baby Ben (1915)

Becky Lieberman with baby Ben

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Becky Lieberman with Ben

Becky With Ben (1915)

Becky Lieberman with Ben

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Becky Kaplan on the left

Becky Kaplan (~1915)

Becky Kaplan on the left

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Fannie, Gussie, Rosie, and Rebecca Stein Dumes

The Stein Sisters (1915)

Fannie, Gussie, Rosie, and Rebecca Stein Dumes

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Anna Dumes Schultz<br>

Anna Dumes (~1915)

Anna Dumes Schultz


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Max Fishman/Fannie Dumes wedding photo.<br>

Max and Fannie (1915)

Max Fishman/Fannie Dumes wedding photo.


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Bill Fishman, son of Fannie Dumes Fishman

Bill Fishman (1916)

Bill Fishman, son of Fannie Dumes Fishman

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Baby Heiman and Ben Lieberman

Baby Heiman and Ben Lieberman (~1916)

Baby Heiman and Ben Lieberman

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Rebecca Dumes Lieberman with sons Ben and Hy.

Becky With Ben and Baby Hy (1917)

Rebecca Dumes Lieberman with sons Ben and Hy.

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Rebecca Dumes Lieberman and baby Hy

Becky and Baby Hy (1917)

Rebecca Dumes Lieberman and baby Hy

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Rebecca Dumes Lieberman

Becky Lieberman (1917)

Rebecca Dumes Lieberman

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Hyman Dumes and Jeannette Dumes Karp. The pony's name is unknown.<br>

Hy and Jeannette (~1917)

Hyman Dumes and Jeannette Dumes Karp. The pony's name is unknown.


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Benny Lieberman on the right.

Benny Lieberman (~1917)

Benny Lieberman on the right.

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Arthur Dumes, looking pretty dapper.<br>

Arthur Dumes (~1917?)

Arthur Dumes, looking pretty dapper.


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Bill Dumes, son of Louis. Six months old. <br>

William S. Dumes (1917)

Bill Dumes, son of Louis. Six months old.


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Hy Dumes, Willie Dumes, Jeannette Dumes Karp, all children of Louis and Rebecca Dumes

Hy, Willie, and Jeannette (~1918)

Hy Dumes, Willie Dumes, Jeannette Dumes Karp, all children of Louis and Rebecca Dumes

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Hy Dumes, son of Louis and Rebecca Dumes

Hy Dumes (~1918)

Hy Dumes, son of Louis and Rebecca Dumes

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Becky and Louis Dumes, Hyman, Willie, and Jeannette behind Louis, before they owned a car.<br><br><br><br>

Louis Dumes and Family (~1918)

Becky and Louis Dumes, Hyman, Willie, and Jeannette behind Louis, before they owned a car.





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Rebecca Stein Dumes

Rebecca Dumes (~1918)

Rebecca Stein Dumes

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Sadie Silk Dumes' sister, Rebecca Richmond, also called

Rebecca Richmond (~1918)

Sadie Silk Dumes' sister, Rebecca Richmond, also called" Tanta Rifka".

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William J. Dumes on the left and his older brother Arthur in uniform on the right. Arthur was the first Dumes in America to serve in the US military.

Bill and Arthur Dumes (1918)

William J. Dumes on the left and his older brother Arthur in uniform on the right. Arthur was the first Dumes in America ... See more

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Arthur Dumes, Off For The Army. Daily Republican Register June, 18 1918

Arthur Dumes (1918)

Arthur Dumes, Off For The Army. Daily Republican Register June, 18 1918

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Aaron Zoll, father of Sam Zoll, husband of Lillian Dumes, daughter of Louis Dumes.

Aaron Zoll (~1918)

Aaron Zoll, father of Sam Zoll, husband of Lillian Dumes, daughter of Louis Dumes.

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Rebecca Stein Dumes.

Rebbeca Stein (~1918)

Rebecca Stein Dumes.

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Yetta and Barnett Pomerantz family. The Pomerantz family connects to the Dumes family via Freda Fialco Dumes, wife of William J. Dumes, my grandfather.<br><br>front row, left to right<br>Fannie, Yetta, Barnett, Celia (with HER daughter, Sarah Mildred, known as Mildred, later as Big Mildred. Why Big? Because the youngest Pomerantz, not yet born in this picture--was named Sarah Mildred and also called Mildred, and she was Little Mil).<br><br>Back row, left to right: <br>Julius, Lillian, Edith, Julia (my guess is she was named after Yechiel when they hadn't yet had a boy), Frieda (who was a hunchback, got the family bone disease from Barnett).

The Pomerantz Family (1918)

Yetta and Barnett Pomerantz family. The Pomerantz family connects to the Dumes family via Freda Fialco Dumes, wife of Wi ... See more

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Sam Zoll

Sam Zoll (1918)

Sam Zoll

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Ida Zucker Abels (Eta Tucar) from Romania. The Zucker family connects to the Dumes family via Phyllis Abels Dumes, wife of Stanley Dumes.

Ida Zucker Abels (~1918)

Ida Zucker Abels (Eta Tucar) from Romania. The Zucker family connects to the Dumes family via Phyllis Abels Dumes, wife ... See more

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Abe and Rebecca with sons Ben and Hy

Abe and Rebecca With Sons (1919)

Abe and Rebecca with sons Ben and Hy

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Willie, Jeannette, and Hy Dumes, children of Louis and Rebecca Dumes

Willie, Jeannette, and Hy (~1919)

Willie, Jeannette, and Hy Dumes, children of Louis and Rebecca Dumes

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