In honor of the courage of my Great Grandparents LEIBA and SORA DAMSKER and their son, HERMAN DAMSKER. Their willingness to leave Lithuania for America is why I exist.
In memory of HOWARD R MATZKIN (TZVI ben YOSEF v’CHAVA GESYA) and my grandfather YOSEF ben YEHUDA LEIB v’MIRIAM who came to America from Vidzy, Kovno and was joined by his parents MIRIAM bat MOSHE v’GOLDA MATZKIN and YEHUDA LEIB ben MENACHEM MENDEL v’MIRIAM MATZKIN as well as his brothers and sisters.
and my grandfather CHAIM LEYB LESHCH (“Harry Leach”), his brothers ABRAHAM, SHLIOMA, IOSEL (“Joseph”), and LEYZER MOVSHA (“Morris”), and their Mother RISHE (“Rachael”) MALACH, who braved passage and immigration to the United States.