Individual Details
Ethel Levin
(Abt, 1897 - Feb, 1957)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1897 | Suwalki, Poland |  | ||
| Immigration | Jan 29, 1921 | New York, New York, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | Aug 2, 1923 | Cook County, Illinois, United States - Ben Grodsky | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Ben Grodsky | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Death | Feb, 1957 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Obit | Feb 22, 1957 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Burial | Feb 22, 1957 | Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Ben Grodsky (1890 - 1939) |
| Child | David Grodsky (1926 - 2000) |
| Child | Shirley Grodsky (1924 - 2012) |
| Father | Moses Levin (1860 - 1948) |
| Mother | Rachel Smith (1859 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Dina Levin (1889 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Ida Levin (1889 - ) |
| Sibling | Celia Levin (1892 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Leah Levin (1899 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Harry Levin (1893 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Abraham Leib Levin ( - ) |
Notes
Immigration
She arrived on the SS Gdansk having left Danzig on Jan 13, 1921. Ester Lewinski was 24 years old; she could read and write Polish. Her last residence was Suwalki, Poland and her destination was her brother, Harry Lewin, at 1107 N. Leavitt St. Chicago, Illinois. Her nearest relative in Poland was her sister, Dyna Ender, of 30 Moskawaka St. Suwalki, Poland. She had a dark complexion, dark hair and blue eyes. She was born in Suwalki, Poland; she was 5 ft. tall.Census (family)
They were renting ($90/ mon), with their children, 2015 Division St. He was the proprietor of a fish store.Census
She was renting ($38/mon), with her children, 2017 Division St. She was a sales lady in her own fish store. She had not been naturalized and had finished five years of grade school.Obit
The following obit appeared in the Feb 22, 1957 Chicago Tribune:"Ethel Grodsky, nee Levin, beloved wife of the late Benjamin; dear mother of Shirley Freundlich and David; fond sister of Dina Ender, Celia, Ida Wilson, Leah Krandel, Harry, and the late Abe. Services Friday, 11 a.m., at chapel, 704 S. Pulaski road. Interment Jewish Waldheim. In lieu of flowers, send contribution to American Cancer society."
Endnotes
1. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, SS Gdansk, Ester Lewinski: Arrived: Jan 29, 1921, T715, Roll 2917, Page 101, Line 4 [E-0540].
2. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, SS Gdansk, Ester Lewinski: Arrived: Jan 29, 1921, T715, Roll 2917, Page 101, Line 4 [E-0540].
3. "Cook County Illinois Marriage Index", online index, Cook County Genealogy.com (http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com), Ben Gra[sic]dsky & Celia Levin: Aug 6, 1923 (accessed Mar 27 2015) [E-2143].
4. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Goodsky [sic]; Chicago; Roll: 464; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1115; Image: 201.0; FHL microfilm: 2340199 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2153] .
5. 1940 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ethel Grodsky: Chicago; Roll: T627_974; Page: 1B; ED: 103-1676 (accessed Mar 27 2015) [E-2143].
6. Cook County Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1955-1994", online index, FamilySearch.org, Ethel Grodsky; Death: May 20, 1959; Digital Folder Number: 007623419, Image Number: 00022 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2152].
7. "Chicago Tribune Historical Archive", database, (www.infoweb.newsbank.com), Obit: Ethel Grodsky: Feb 22, 1957 (reaccessed Mar 26 2015) [E-0539].
8. "Chicago Tribune Historical Archive", database, (www.infoweb.newsbank.com), Obit: Ethel Grodsky: Feb 22, 1957 (reaccessed Mar 26 2015) [E-0539].
9. "Chicago Tribune Historical Archive", database, (www.infoweb.newsbank.com), Obit: Ethel Grodsky: Feb 22, 1957 (reaccessed Mar 26 2015) [E-0539].