Rose-Marie Rosenberg - July 3, 1930 - July 23, 2009

I was deeply saddened to learn of Rose-Marie's passing and wish to pay a short tribute to her: I remember her throughout my childhood as a very dignified, elegant lady, who kept an impeccable home and whose love for her family was always visible. Whenever I was in the Boston area Rose-Marie, Bobby and I met, and kept up our relationship via correspondence and those visits that were not as frequent as I would have liked.

Her official obituary states:

"Rose-Marie ROSENBERG, Age 79, of Brookline. Entered into rest July 23, 2009. Beloved wife of Robert Rosenberg. Devoted mother of Dina and Lee. Nine members of her family perished in the Holocaust, but Rose-Marie and her sister survived by hiding in various locations. She received her Baccalaureate Degree from College Littre in France. Graveside services at Lindwood Memorial Park, 497 North Street, Randolph, MA on Sunday July 26 at 12:00 noon. Memorial observance at her late residence on Sunday only. Expressions of sympathy in her memory may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445 Stanetsky Memorial Chapels

How to summarise 79 years into a short blog entry? Her life was a hard one, she survived the loss of her family and was forced to leave her homeland, she travelled to another country where she formed a family, yet I never heard her complain - more obvious was her desire to live life in love and forgiveness. She spent years fighting illness, yet did not want to show her pain or struggle. Even during her long battle with cancer, she managed to keep her cheerful spirit!

In short, I will remember her, always elegant, always beautiful, always smiling and always sharing loving looks with her husband, my cousin Bobby**, as they stood side by side, in sickness and in health, an example to us all.

Rest in peace Rose-Marie, you made this world a better place for those who knew you, despite the suffering you bore so valiantly. You will be remembered by those nearest, and by us who are far away as an example of courage in the face of adversity!! Au Revoir, Rose-Marie!

The genealogical tie-ín of this obituary: 
** Bobby Rosenberg is son of Sara Ross Hymoff Rosenberg (youngest daughter of Israel Hymoff and Adeline Kadetsky Waters Hymoff).

Sarah Ross Hymoff Rosenberg

My great-Aunt Sarah was born in Boston on April 6, 1904 (above is her original birth record in the Boston Archives) and died in 2000. She married Sam Rosenberg and they had two sons. Sarah and my mother shared a great interest for health and nutrition and were both pioneers in organic food and were great friends until 1982, when Sarah visited us here on the Canary Islands and saw how ill my mother was yet refused to stop smoking. It was not as friendly a visit as it should have been and I know both of them were saddened by it. Sarah remained in excellent health and lived to the ripe age of 96! I did remain in contact with Sarah and with Sam too, until they died and know how fond my father was of them both.

A family wedding in 1950

A cousin recently sent me this picture with the people identified. They are the cousins on the Hymoff side: back row left to right: Melvin Cohen and his wife Edna; Eddie Hymoff; Bobbie Schildmeier and his wife Nettie; Sarah Hymoff's son; Adeline Schildmeier Bagget and her husband Charles; front row, left to right: Charlotte's son; Dora's daughter; the newlyweds (Gustave's daughter and her husband) ; Sara's son; Tammy and Sidney Cohen. Except for one of Charlotte's sons, all the Hymoff descendents are present in this picture.

Confused???: check out the tree to see who is who:
http://hymoffkoeppelfamily.blogspot.com/2007/11/hymoff-family-tree.html


This wedding took place in 1950. Do let me know if you see yourself or your sister, mother, grandmother here.....

















Israel Hymoff and my father, Eddie in the front, as grandfather and brother of the bride. Help us identify the rest of the gentlemen!

The Hymoff side of the family: back row, left to right: Eddie, Arthur Book, Ben Schildmeier, Gertrude, Sam Rosenberg, Dave Lesser. Front row: Gracie, the happy couple, Sara, Dora and behind her, Charlotte.


The Kravetsky side of the family: Israel, Gersha, Eddie all the way in the back, Abraham between his two daughters, Millie seated on the armrest. Front Row, Toby, Ida, the happy couple and Gertrude.
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There are several families all gathered here for a Hymoff family wedding. Kravetskies, Hymoffs, Waters, Kadetskies... I need your help to identify them all....
Left to right, Izzie, Toby, BZ, standing up in back : Millie and Abe and Ida. Who are seated in front of them?



With your help we'll get everyone identified...

Remember, I will not post the names of anyone still alive without their permission. If you want me to add your name, please just tell me!