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My Family History

By: Ruby Schwartz

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HISTORIAN

My Family ancestry is…

• Russian• Polish• Italian • Irish• Hungarian• Czechoslovakian

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My dad’s family came from Russia, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. My mom’s family came from Ireland, and Italy. We know for sure that at least my great grandmother (Sylvia) came through Ellis Island. All the other eventually came through New York, settling in Pennsylvania.

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They immigrated from those places in the 1920s.

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When they immigrated…They WANTED to end up in New York! But… they

ended up in Pennsylvania. Maybe they made a wrong turn.

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My parents families moved away from where they were born. Why you ask? Well, war was bothering them for starters. Also, because they want a better life. They had REALLY hardworking lifestyles.

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Like I said…There was a war going on when they left. Obviously, they did not enjoy there life.

Sometimes…

They were in DANGER! Because… the war could have been going on where they were living!

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My family started their NEW life in Pittsburgh PA. My great grandmother on my dad’s side, worked in a bakery. Her husband drove a delivery truck for a bakery. When they moved, they had very little money. How could they get money? It doesn't just grow on trees!

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My other great grandparents worked also. One of my great grandfathers worked in a deli, and one worked in a produce house.

My other great grandmother worked selling clothes at a fancy ladies store in downtown Pittsburgh.

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ECONOMIST

My great grandmother worked 2 jobs to take care of her children & to make ends meet. None of my great grandparents had formal education. They worked for almost ANYBODY to take care of there family.

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ECONOMIST

Like I said…a bakery hired my great grandmother. I don’t

know what the specific name was but I think it was called Wilmer's Bakery. She worked VERY hard to pay for food and clothes for their family.

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GEOGRAPHER

The weather in Russia was mostly VERY cold.The terrain was mountainous. The rest of the

family came from around Europe.

They arrived in the USA by boat. Like I said they started to settle in New York. But then my great grandmother said, “Hey! Let’s move to Pittsburgh!” So they packed up there stuff and moved to Pittsburgh. They most likely traveled by train.

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POLITICAL SCIENTIST

My family did not come to the USA because of deportation. They did not have criminal backgrounds.

They believed in freedom and better opportunities. They were hard workers, and happy to be in the USA.

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Sources

Links for pictures• http://www.bing.com/images/• Clip Art

Information• Personal interviews from

my mom and dad.• Aunts• Grandfather• Grandmother