Nathan
Pearlman (1923-1999)
Shirley
and Nathan 
Shirley
Pearlman c.1940 |
PEARLMAN FAMILY
Aaron
PERCZYK (pronounced
per-chick), born April 12, 1872 in Oran or Butrimantz, Russia, arrived alone
at Ellis Island on January 18, 1906 on the SS Pretoria. His second
wife, Feige and their six children stayed behind in Meretz,
Lithuania, a Jewish shtetl just south of Vilnius. He was headed
to Terre Haute, Indiana to meet his sponsor and brother-in-law, Avram
FEINBERG.
Six years later on August
23, 1911, Feige (Fanny) and their six children, Israel (14),
Isak (10), Noske (8), Leibke (9), Beilke (5) and Odes (3)
arrived in New York on the SS Finland. Aaron was late in meeting
them, hence they were listed on the "Detained Passenger
List," but he arrived a few hours later and brought them
home.
Aaron's occupation was in woodworking as he is noted on his Ellis Island arrival
record as a "joiner." Later, he owned a second-hand
furniture store in Manhattan on Allen Ave.
Back
in Meretz, Aaron had first married Rivka GORDON and had four
sons, Sam (1896-1957), Louis (1899-1966), Irving (1898-1960)
and Nathan (1900-1975). Sometime after Nathan was born, Rivka
died and Aaron married Feige KRIVIRUTCHKY PECKER. Fanny brought
with her, two children from a previous marriage to Notel PEKER: Isadore (1894-1971) and Lillian (1900-1965)
who changed their surnames to Becker. Together, Aaron and
Fanny added four
more children, Heshy (1912-1920), Gladys (1914-1985), Anna
(1907-1993) and Ida (1908-1935).
Aaron opened his
furniture store in Manhattan and in 1922, his son Irving joined
him in the business. Prior to that time, his other three sons
had moved to Cleveland, Ohio where Nathan and Louis permanently
settled. Due to poor health caused by hereditary heart problems,
Sam, a tailor, moved back to New York for better care and
settled in Brooklyn.Fanny died in 1938 and Aaron married
for a third time to Yetta. They had no children. Aaron passed
away on August 29, 1942. He was 70.
Renee, Aaron, Yetta, Caroline
and Myron |
Pearlman
Brothers
Sam
Pearlman (1896 = 1957)
Sam,
Esther and Irving Pearlman
Izzy
& Lilly Becker
|
