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Joe (Zelig) Sherizen

Zelig ben Shalom, as his stone reads

29 August 1900 – September 1984

Mozyr → Niagara Falls → Rochester → Syracuse

Father Sholom Sherizen — “Samuel” of Toronto

Spouse Sonia (Sarah) Sherizen née Litwak

Children Elaine Ruth (married Cohen) (living) · Sanford “Sandy” (living)

Siblings Shia (Sam) Sherizen · Herman (Chaim, “Hymie”) Sherizen · Lily I. (Lillian) Sherizen Sharon, Q.C.

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Life

Sholom's third son, a tailor. He entered the US at Niagara Falls on 31 December 1923 and married Sonia Litwak in Rochester in 1933. By 1940 they were in Syracuse with their daughter Elaine. His Hebrew name, Zelig, echoes the Zelik of two generations before. His 1933 licence names his mother as “Elaine Rapeport”, not Nechume. It is not known whether that is a half-brother, a second wife, or a garbled entry.

Facts

confirmed 1933 Rochester marriage licence: Joseph Sherizen, tailor, b. 29 Aug 1900 in Russia; father “Sam Sherizen”. Source: New York marriage licence 1933 (found by Instinct) found by Instinct
confirmed Stone near Rochester: Zelig ben Shalom, 1900–1984; Sonia: Sarah bat Aryeh Leib. Source: Britton Road Cemetery, Greece NY (Find a Grave) found by Instinct
confirmed 1940 census, Syracuse: Joseph 40, wife Sonia 37, daughter Elaine; SSDI: d. Sep 1984, Onondaga NY. Source: US census 1940, ED 66-233, sheet 2B found by Instinct
unproven Mother named “Elaine Rapeport” on the 1933 licence. Conflicts with Nechume Malle. Open question. Source: New York marriage licence 1933 found by Instinct
confirmed Rochester city directory 1934: Joe Sherizen (Sonia). source ↗ found by Tab