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Frankel

veniceslug1 — 2012-03-20 04:04:35Z

Anyone with any information of the Frakel family in Ohio?

Frankel

always39brown — 2011-11-18 19:16:21Z

Looking for any information on the Frankel family that left Germany and Russia for England in the early part of the 1900's
I believe they settled in the County of Essex in the Southend or Westcliff area. I also believe they may of been butchers

Re: Frankel family

gtranes — 2011-11-07 23:51:09Z

My great grandfather was Harry Tranes and he was married to Dora Frankel.From what i know, they were born in Vinitza Minsk Gerbernia Russia. I know this because i went to ellis island recently and they immigrated from there together. CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Re: Seeking Any And All Information on Joseph David Frankel And Wife Jennie-2519 North Stanly Street

gtranes — 2011-11-07 23:47:21Z

hey! my name is Grace Tranes. I recently went to ellis island and found my ancestors on the honoary wall. my great grandparents were Harry Tranes and dora Tranes. im assuming her maiden name was Frankel. they were married and had my grandpa..they had my father and then they had me and my siblings.From what i know..they were born in Minsk Russia. And i cant believe i found someone with this information! My grandfather (their child) was Jack Tranes. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! IF your interested, this is the website for the ellis island honary wall with there names when they came from ellis island. http://www.wallofhonor.org/search_results.asp

Samuel Frankel in Marfa, TX 1945

drbrownlee — 2011-07-31 05:05:53Z

Samuel is pictured in the graduation yearbook of the 45-B class at Marfa (TX) Army Advanced Flying School. I'm not kin but thought it might help someone researching the family.

Re: Frankel>Franklin?

stefranklin — 2011-03-11 01:42:46Z

There are similar stories about Ellis Island and they are universally untrue. They are myths meant to cover the intentional changing of names to help the bearer more easily fit in to North American society. The manifests were filled out in Europe and no one in North America needed to pronounce anything. There were no new documents generated. In any event, why would anyone have trouble pronouncing Frankel? And what if they did mispronounce it slightly? So what?

What you should be aware of is that all Eastern European Frankels are related, having been descended from the Frankels of Prague in the 17th Century, and that the rabbis of Eastern Europe were all Frankels or descendants of Frankels, though they later began to take up other professions.

Re: Frankel>Franklin?

mifranklin2000 — 2011-03-10 07:02:19Z

My Grandfather Irvin Franklin, told me that when his family emigrated from Russia to Canada before ww1 the immigration people could not pronounce Frankel so they changed the name to Franklin. One of his sisters came over 1 year later and I believe immigrated to the US and settled in New Jersey.

Regards,
Michael Franklin
Toronto

FRANKEL Tillie Feinbloom 1920-2010

Lace_Lynch — 2010-07-28 18:04:27Z

Tillie "Ty" Frankel, retired secretary and administrative assistant at the Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio Planning Commission, the Toledo Department of Community Development, and various other city and county agencies during a period of several decades (retiring in the 1980's), died on July 27, 2010, at the age of 89.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1920, she moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1949 when she married Leon Frankel, her loving and devoted husband, to whom she was married for nearly 50 years. Leon, retired chief child support referee for the Lucas County Domestic Relations Court, died in 1998, the day before his 88th birthday.

Tillie is survived by four children, Robert Paul Frankel, Amy Lynn Frankel, Joan Michele Frankel and Martin Richard Frankel. Her daughter, Amy has lived with her for the past 11-1/2 years,

Tillie graduated from high school in Detroit, specializing in secretarial skills, so that she could go to work at an early age (during the Depression), in order to help support her family. During high school she won many awards for her superior skills in typing, short-hand, and dictation.
These skills helped her throughout her career, both in Detroit, and working for city and county agencies in Toledo. On numerous occasions she was asked to take the official minutes of Toledo City Council, on special assignment, because of her short-hand skills, speed, and accuracy.

Throughout her life she was active in athletics. At a young age she rode horses. All through her years in Toledo (with Leon participating as well), she won honors, awards, and competitions in a wide range of athletic activities, including bowling, tennis, swimming, and track and field events (including the Triathalon). She and Leon won many medals in Senior Olympic competitions, not only in Toledo, but in regional Senior Olympic competitions in other Mid-Western states.

Tillie was involved in many communal and charitable organizations, both in the general and Jewish communities. She was a life-member of Na'amat, an organization working to help children in Israel. She was active in B'nai B'rith Women, Congregation B'nai Israel Sisterhood, Women's American ORT (a world-wide charity devoted to vocational education), and many other causes. She also volunteered to help organizations which touched her children's lives, such as the Girl and Boy Scouts, the Fulton School PTA, and the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization.

She was an extraordinarily friendly person, who tended to make new friends in many of the activities she participated in, at the places she worked, and wherever she traveled. Many people have fond memories of her exuberant and enthusiastic spirit.

Tillie was pre-deceased by her loving parents, Jacob and Anna Feinbloom; by her cherished brother and sister (and their spouses), Jules (Rose) Fayne and Emma (Oscar) Adelson, and by the recent passing of her dearly loved niece and nephew, Nancy and Alan Saturn. Tillie is survived by (in addition to her four children) a very large family, including many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews, great grand nieces and nephews, and great great grand nieces and nephews.
Before her health declined, she took great joy in spending time with this large extended family.
Among those closest to her, and that she saw most frequently, are: Sheldon (Elaine) Adelson, Robert (Diane) Adelson, Lori (Matthew Breyer) Adelson, Michael (Susan) Fayne, Ron (Linda) Fayne, Wendy (David) Glaser, Sheldon and Ervine Frankel, Paul and Sharon Frankel, Arthur Sigman (Toby Sigman, recently deceased), Joseph (Vicky) Frankel, Barb (Mark) Frankel-Wexler (and their children, Bryan and Andrea), Jonathan (Niki) Frankel, Karen (Bruce) Kearns, Jerry (Sheri) Frankel, Matthew (Collin Glidewell ) Sigman, Shari (Chris) Miltiades, Steven (Carolyn) Sigman, and Claire (Sharon McNeil) Sigman.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2010 in the Robert H. Wick/Wisniewski Funeral Home, 2426 North Reynolds Rd. (419-535-5840).
Interment will follow at Beth Shalom Cemetery, Oregon, OH. An announcement will be made in regards to receiving of friends at the funeral service.

Memorial tributes suggested in the form of contributions to Na'amat (Child Rescue Fund), Congregation B'nai Israel, Congregation Etz Chayim, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Published in Toledo Blade from July 28 to July 29, 2010

Re: Frankel>Franklin?

stefranklin — 2010-04-01 20:45:52Z

My great grandfather's brother Joseph appears to have been the first to change the name. My great grandfather himself never made it to America, having died sometime before 1904. In case anyone's interested, the brothers were Joseph, Hersh, Isaac, and Moshe (Morris). Moshe was named after his father, so I think he was the youngest. There was also a sister, Miriam, who became Miriam Zavalkov (Salkin). They all show up early in Baltimore, but there were a couple of children born earlier in tidewater Virginia, the details of which escape me. They were all blacksmiths and lived near the Dnieper River in Ukraine.

Re: Frankel>Franklin?

dfranklin727 — 2010-04-01 17:08:53Z

You are quite correct. My grandfather Jacob Frankel arrived in Elis Island from somewhere neare Kiev under the name Jacob Frankel in the early 1900s. He was married in 1910 in NYC with the name Jacob Franklin. His parents were David Frankel and Shendel Rossman (maiden name). I have spent years trying to find a family tree connection but so far no luck. It is my understanding that Jacob may have had at least one other sibling in the U.S. David

LINDER Elsa Marie FRANKEL 1914-2002

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-12 12:19:14Z

LINDER Elsa Marie FRANKEL 1914-2002

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

FRANKEL Iner A 1919-1992

t42RoseHill — 2009-05-19 14:07:44Z

FRANKEL Iner A 1919-1992

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,355 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

FRANKEL Carl Edwin 1877-1938

t42RoseHill — 2009-05-19 14:07:32Z

FRANKEL Carl Edwin 1877-1938

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,355 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

FRANKEL Esther M 1881-1957

t42RoseHill — 2009-05-19 14:06:48Z

FRANKEL Esther M 1881-1957

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,355 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Looking for Abraham Frankel 1873-1971

planham2 — 2009-04-16 01:46:33Z

Looking for Abraham Frankel born 1873 Russia Poland married Sarah about 1901 in Russia died 1971 Chicago Cook IL. Son George Frankel born 1919 died 2006. Please email me at lanhamwi@juno.com
Thanks Pat

Minnie Frankel

cabot_blue — 2008-10-27 18:37:55Z

I am seeking any information on Minnie Frankel, of either New York or Ohio. I have a photo of her headstone, death date Sept. 17, 1931, age 34 years, beloved wife and dear mother. There are five women and one man standing around the headstone, the man maybe Minnie's brother Maxmillian Platt.
Does anyone know who Minnie is or where she came from?

Re: FRANKEL

herbtea_1 — 2008-09-23 06:46:18Z

Hello. Wondering if you still frequent this message board. My relatives trace back to Czortkow. I am looking for information on Schloma Frenkel, my great grandfather. I would like to find his parents. His 3rd wife (?) was Ettel (maternal grandfather's name may be Nusin Demant) who died in 1897 in childbirth. Schloma brought up his daughter Ettie, in Suchostaw I believe, a nearby town. Any of these names familiar to anyone?

Family of Evard Franckel and Betty Davidsson of Sweden

johntyner2001 — 2008-09-11 18:57:30Z

Evard and betty married abt 1869 in Stockholm Sweden and had harriet/Herriet/Herreit 24 may 1870 in stockholm. she married my relative Sten isac walter Philipson (1861-1934)
they married 14 jan 1901 in Stockholm. anyone know what happened to these people and of they had any children?

Re: Frankel>Franklin?

annulla — 2008-03-24 18:19:42Z

Yes, it happened in my family. A Frankel became a Franklin when he joined the US Coast Guard during WWII.

Rebica Frankel

TRICIAMGOLDEN — 2008-01-29 14:10:19Z

I have a copy of the U.S. Social Security Act Application for Michael Goldstein ( who's last name was changed to Golden ).

His Parents are listed as Rebica Frankel And Abrham Goldstein.

He was born in Baltimore Maryland, But moves to Newark New Jersey, where he applied for this application. If anyone is interested in this let me know and I will get a copy to you.

It came in my hands because I sent for it, well not this one, but doin my searches to find MICHAEL GOLDEN that I am related to, and there are alot of Michael Golden's.
Anyways I have this if anyone is interested.

Re: Frankels of Lithuania

2006-11-28 10:55:05Z

Hi Adan, My great grandfather was born in Warsar, Poland, circ 1862. he spoke Russian.
That is all I have found out so far.

Re: Frankels of Lithuania

turtle931 — 2006-11-28 01:11:09Z

I am doing a geneology report for my SS class. My great grandmother's name was Dora Frankel. She came from Russia. When I read your posting, I was wondering whether you have any more info about your ancestors. Any info you might have would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Finkelstein to Frankel

lizdmiller2008 — 2006-11-02 05:41:02Z

My cousin's father changed his surname from Finkelstein to Frankel between 1930 and early 1940's. I don't what documents to search.
Can you please suggest a place to start? The family mostly lived in the Philadelphia area. Later, they were in New Jersey.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Liz Miller
lizdmilller@earthlink.net

Seeking Any And All Information on Joseph David Frankel And Wife Jennie-2519 North Stanly Street

2006-05-31 19:19:48Z

Hello All

I am seeking any and all information on Joseph & Jennie Frankel. Mostly I am interested in the wife Jennie. She would have been born about 1895 most likely in Poland. i am trying to find out what her maiden name was. I am hoping it was Fajkes/Faikes. My great-aunt Rose(Fajkes/Faikes)Friedman(deceased) came over in 1922 on the SS Lapland and she was going to a Brother-in-Law Joseph D. Frankel 2519 North Stanley Street, Philadelphia PA.

So, I am assuming that this Jennie was originally a Faikes/Fajkes and related to my great-aunt as a sibling. if anyone has any information on this family it would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to find out More information on my grandfathers family. My grandfather is Milton faikes/Fajkes, sister to my great-aunt.

He is in his 90's and does not recall much, and there is no one else I can ask. Any and all help is appreciated.

Re: Frankel family

BernardFrankel — 2005-04-28 07:15:05Z

Hi Susan, my great grandfather was born in that area of Poland. He is recorded as being Russian which ties in.
he was born circ 1863 and named Bernard Frankel. Can you tie this in anywhere. Brian.

Re: Frankels of Lithuania

BernardFrankel — 2005-04-28 07:15:05Z

Hi Leah, Just got back from South Africa. Met a group of Frankels there who's ancestors came from Lithuania. Via the U.K. i think. Regards, Bernard. ps my grt gran father was said to have come from Russia.

Loren Bruce Wald FRANKEL (1965-2004) (obit.)

PeggyBPerazzo — 2005-02-13 21:27:25Z

MR. JACOB FRANKEL 1913 OBIT KY

Nathaniel_Elliott — 2005-01-20 23:34:53Z

RES. OF LAGRANGE
BORN IN GERMANY
IN HIS 66 YEAR
RAN A BUSINESS IN LAGRANGE
SURVIVED BY WIFE AND 4 SONS
BURIAL IN LOUISVILLE
FOR COPY OF OBIT EMAIL NATE_ELLIOTT@BELSOUTH.NET

Harris Frankel&Dora Frankel of Kansas City, MO

haroldfrankel — 2005-01-01 19:22:11Z

I am looking for my grandparents Harris Frankel & Dora Levy Frankel, Kansas City, MO. Possibly 1900.

Re: Frankel

macki7 — 2004-12-29 05:56:13Z

Not sure if I posted the previous information correctly. I am a Frankel descendent. My grandmother was Mildred - with siblings Jonas, Jack, Emma, Anna, and possibly Morris and some twins that died young.
My great grandparents are Harris Frankel and Dora Levy
Please let me know what other information there might be

Re: FRANKELS

macki7 — 2004-12-29 05:56:13Z

I am also a descendent of the Frankels you have mentioned. I am the granddaughter of Mildred .
Please contact me.
I have just started my research - and there is little to no information I have uncovered so far.....

Re: Joseph Frank

JoshuaBlumenthal — 2004-03-05 07:33:28Z

I emailed you and hopefully you got it, but we are related. My grandmother was a frank, graddaughter of Joe O. Frank.
~Josh Blumenthal
jbnobs@aol.com
323-449-4380

Frankel>Franklin?

stefranklin — 2004-01-23 00:41:06Z

I'm curious if anyone has had any experience with Frankels changing their names to Franklin. The family legend (myth?) is that the Jewish Franklins of Phila./Balto. were originally Frankels, but I haven't found any immigration records yet. They don't seem to have arrived through the Port of Baltimore, at least. There seem to be a lot of Frankels/Frankles who didn't change their names. Does anyone know what the chances were of someone deciding to change Frankel to Franklin? It seems like a fairly obvious modification if you're looking to Americanize the name.

Steve Franklin
Baltimore

Frenkel>Franklin

stefranklin — 2004-01-23 00:41:06Z

Turns out it was Frenkel, from the damaged Ellis Island manifest of my grandmother, "Lifsche Frenkel," that I finally managed to tease out of the database.

I have just ordered Fraenkel and Fraenkel's "Forgotten Fragments of the Fraenkel Family" from the German publisher. Has anyone managed to link up with this tree yet? It contains 11,000 names!

Steve Franklin

Just some general notes...

stefranklin — 2004-01-23 00:41:06Z

Most of the Frankels who ended up in the Ukraine became Frenkels. From what I can tell these are generally from the Teomim-Frankel branch. There are a minimum of 5 branches of the Frankel family. They are not descended from the same ancestor but being rabbinic families and Levites they have often intermarried. There is a Rubenstein connection as well. See, for example, http://www.osiek.org/ogf/fraenkel.html The Frenkels who migrated to the US often became Franklins, as did my family.

Your first step should probably be to find out when your people immigrated, through the census records or the Ellis Island database or ship's manifests. Then you can send for records from the INS that may have places of birth, etc. It's a long struggle, one clue at a time.

Re: Reunion

stefranklin — 2004-01-23 00:41:06Z

No clue? The Frankels come from Franken in Austria west of Vienna. There are two main branches, the Wallerstein-Frankels and the Teomim-Frankels. Most of the Frankels from "Russia" (actually Eastern Europe) are from the Teomim-Frankel branch. The Teomim-Frankels adopted the Frankel part of their name in Prague in the 17th Century. Most of the rabbis in Eastern Europe were related to the Frankels. The reason most Frankels in the US are from Eastern Europe (former Russian Empire) is because most Jewish people in the US came here from there after 1881, the so-called Third Wave of immigration.

Steve Franklin

FRANKEL, REGINA

fhc3333582 — 2004-01-05 23:52:35Z

Any information on Regina Frankel, born about 1867 in Germany. I believe she was born in Bavaria & was raised in a convent. I have her in the 1920 & 1930 censes but that is it. She immigrated to USA and married George Grassel. They resided in San Francisco & Oakland, California until their deaths. They had five children: Anton (Tony), Hugo, Julie, Albertina & Hedwig, who were all born in California. Please email me at: nummyd@earthlink.net.

Thank you,

D. Nummy

Fränkel in Suriname, South America

carlien_fernandes — 2003-10-05 16:45:37Z

We are the Frankel family from Suriname, South America.
Our ancestor was Benajmin Friedrich August Frankel, born Nov. 5th 1809 in Breslau. His parents were Friedrich Frankel and Thresa Marcus. He came to Suriname, through Holland in 1836 to serve as a soldier in the colonial army. We are now in the making of our family tree and are ofcourse interested in anything about the Frankels!
So if you have anything, please send me an e-mail!
Carlien Fernandes

Jacob Frankel

2003-09-19 05:39:15Z

Looking for info on Jacob Frankel, possibly born around 1880's, lived in NJ for a time with his first wife, Anna Finkelstein of New Bedford, MA (my maternal great grandmother). He had two childeren with Anna, Ethel and Harry, both of whom lived in Bergen/Hudson Counties NJ area. Wondering if he re-married and had other children? This would have been sometime after 1910.

Re: looking for the frankel family

2003-04-01 23:23:41Z

i know it has been a while since your post, but here goes nuthin"
i have an abraham frankel from russia. wife unknown, but i know he had a son. my abraham came from ukraine, a small village called yarshiv (sp?) on the dneistr river. abraham had siblins jennie, david, herman, philip and max. parents krintze chaije and josef leib. settled in ny around 1900's.

Reunion

2003-02-28 01:01:25Z

I also noticed that Frankels have almost no clue about their history. My suggestion is that we organize a family reunion of anyone whos last name is Frankel. It would be well worth it. God Bless all Frankels

To All Frankels

2003-02-28 00:58:15Z

I see that most Frankels, including me, have originated from Russia. I am proud to be a Frankel, and you should be to. God Bless All Frankels. By the way, I was born in Austin TX and don't know my dads name except Steve.

Frankels in 1922 Dearborn Co., IN USA

@@dewillia@tima.com — 2003-01-21 09:51:22Z

I am not researching the Frankel family, nor am I related in any way that I'm aware of.

However, I am in the process of putting the 1922 and 1923 Lawrenceburg High School, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana yearbooks online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dewillia/. I have the 1922 yearbook finished, complete with indexes. The 1923 indexes are not online yet.

The 1922 name index contains the following Frankels:

Frankel, Abe
Frankel, Anna P.
Frankel, Charles
Frankel, Ike
Frankel, Isabell "Ick"
Frankel, Mrs.
Frankel, Nat
Frankel, Samuel

Hope this helps someone...

Dave Williams

Frankel descendants in Australia

pauline1709 — 2003-01-12 03:30:25Z

My maternal great great great grandfather's name was Shlomo(Shlumka) Frankel, born 1830 in Lodz.died 1913. His son, Akiva Frankel( born 1855 died 1897) was married to Fredal Stiglitz,( my maternal great great grandparents.)I believe they lived in Lodz
6 children that I know about:
Gitel married Menachem Weintraub
Sarah (mima Sura) married Moishe Prisant(went to New York)
Leibl(went to New York 1905 approx
Chayim went to New York approx 1910 or 1912
Sima (perished in the Holocaust)
Avraham was my maternal great grandfather married Ruda Tushinsky they lived in Lodz and in Bolimow where he was the Shochet. They had 4 sons and went to Israel early 30's or late 20's.
My grandfather Akiva Frankel was born in LOdz in 1898.(died Melbourne 1992) He married Ester Mariam Sochchewski and they came to Melbourne, Australia, he in 1928 and she and their children in 1931. They had 3 children, Morris, Max and Freda Frankel who was my mother.
I have some more information but I am just embarking on this search and I am hoping to find more about my family history.
In anticipation!

Re: Frankels

2003-01-08 04:27:02Z

Dennis, I don't think our Jacob Frankels are the same. Mine was born in Poland and came to the US in the late 1800's. He settled in Louisiana and married Emma Loeb and had 5 children - only 3 of which survived. He had a brother named Isaac but I don't think he ever came to America. If you think there might be any connection that I have missed, please contact me at Honisue@aol.com. Thanks.

Re: Frankels

2003-01-08 02:00:15Z

Susan,
I noticed you had Jacob and Isaac in your list of Frankels. I am also researching my Frankel and have 52 Frankel names so far, most I know a lot about.
The Jacob (Jakob?) Frankel on my list was born in 1845, died 1934, married a Bertha Kisinski (?), and had no less than 11 children, Isaac (Izaak) being one of them. It has actually from Isaac's line that I come from. Isaac had a son Berthold, who was my father.
Dennis

Re: Frankel/Tepper Connection

2002-12-19 15:50:38Z

Hi Jan,

I know Joey, and his parents, and Victor and his relatives.

JT

Re: Just some general notes...

2002-07-18 15:24:11Z

I have the Fraenkel & Fraenkel book, "Forgotten Fragments of the Fraenkel Family," that has part of the Mirels tree. Let me know what you find out and I'll see if I can find a connection. I've been unable to connect my own family yet. By the way, my website is at http://www.bcpl.net/~franklin/steve.htm

Re: Just some general notes...

juliapenan — 2002-07-18 14:59:18Z

Thanks so much for the info, including the link to the website. I sure am glad I can remember my high school french!!! Interestingly, one of the names listed as a Frankel connection is Mirels, my sister-in-law's maiden name. Guess I'll be contacting her next!
Thanks again
Julia

Frankel from Kharkov, Russia?

juliapenan — 2002-05-14 13:04:49Z

Hello, I am seaerching for my g-graandmother Jenni Frankel who married Sam Rubenstein. Jenni came to USA sometime prior to 1909 with her 3 brothers, Phillip, Herman and Max. Jenni and Sam had 5 chikdren: Henry, Celia, Annie, Morton, Ruth and Bernard. The family story is that Jenni and her sibs escaped under a pile of hay in the back of a wagon. Any info will be greatly appreciated.