Marvin Brown was born December 19, 1916, and died on November 26, 2010. During WWII, Marvin was part of Naval aviation. He was an instructor of Naval pilots learning to land and takeoff from carriers. The pilots he trained were instrumental in turning the tide against the Japanese in the Pacific campaign. Marvin Brown had Continue Reading »
Michael Begum, a Russian Partisan against the Nazi’sInterview from 1997: “I’m Mike Begum, sometimes called Max. I have a business downtown on Elizabeth Street called The New Yorker selling fine ladies clothing. I even have furs; can you imagine for south Texas. I was born in Russia on June 22, 1922. We were living in Continue Reading »
– Buried in Buena Vista Cemetery, Brownsville, Texas J. Morris Stein (1/14/1889-12/7/1946), served in the Army in World War I and was owner of the Brownsville Herald from 1924 to 1929, when he sold the newspaper. In 1930 he purchased anewspaper in Georgia but sold it to return to his beloved Brownsville. He wrote articles Continue Reading »
Earl Rossman, Veteran of WWI and WWII, Adventurer. Earl Rossman was born March 9, 1891, on a farm in South Dakota to Jewish parents, his mother was from Poland and father from Bessarabia (later Moldova). Growing up, he became interested in the early days of photography. In 1916, twenty-five-year-old Earl traveled to New York City Continue Reading »
Leon Perl was born February 24, 1888, in Podjace in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Wolf and Rivka Perl. He and his three siblings, Joseph, Belle, and Sam, arrived in Galveston with their mother in 1900 to join their father, who had immigrated earlier. He was raised in Galveston, where he graduated from Ball High School. Continue Reading »
Dr. Harry Kalman Loew was born July 10, 1878. His grandfather, Dr. Arthur Wolff, served as US Army Surgeon at Fort Brown during the Civil War. After the war, Dr. Arthur Wolff was a physician in Brownsville, Texas. As a young man, Harry Loew would go with his grandfather on his rounds. Yes, in those Continue Reading »
Born in Poland on October 10, 1892. Died June 14,1966. Her served in the U.S. Army during WWI. He was the father of Bernard Levin, also buried in the Hebrew Cemetery. Samuel Levin was the Commander of the Valley organization of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
July 15, 1895 – October 27, 1965 Isadore Dorfman was born in Galveston, Texas, to Julius and Sarah Leff Dorfman. He had only a third-grade education but was home-schooled by his mother. As a young man, he learned the jewelry business in Houston and Boston. Isadore served in the US infantry during WWI. He married Continue Reading »
The only female military veteran in the Hebrew Cemetery July 14, 1885-December 13, 1954. Anita was born in Brownsville to Louis & Amelia Kowalski. She achieved the rank of Captain in the US Army during WWI and was stationed at Ft. Brown and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Anita returned to Brownsville, becoming a schoolteacher for the Continue Reading »
May 26, 1864 – June 19, 1933Bernard served in the Army in WWI. He was the grandson of Dr. Arthur Wolff.Bernard Lee Cain was a prominent citizen of Brownsville, Texas. He served four years on theBrownsville City Commission and four years as Cameron County Judge.