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Rita Herzenberg

Female 1923 - Abt 1995  (71 years)


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  • Name Rita Herzenberg 
    Born 28 Oct 1923  , , , United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Abt 1995 
    Person ID I4262  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Rudolf Herzenberg,   b. 3 Jul 1887, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1937, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Cecelia Dorothea Odes,   b. 20 Mar 1892, Plumyon, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1937, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married Bef 1912  , South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harold Jimmy Cohen,   b. 1908, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1978, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Abt 1950 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F2022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Website of Peter Bruce Herzenberg of London, England (since relocated to South Africa). Website is no longer functioning as of 7 Aug 2007. Copies of much of his data from the website in my possession. He indicates references by codes, which pertain to the original source and file held in his database, which I have not seen. I have no key to the sources except HL is Leonardo Herzenberg, HG is Gail Herzenberg, PC is probably Piltene Cemetery records, LA is probably Latvian Archives, FA is probably Aleksandrs Feigmanis (Latvian researcher hired by Harold Hodes), and YL is Len Yodaiken (Israeli researcher hired by Harold Hodes); however, he lists the main researchers and their contributions in a lengthy report which I include in full in the notes of the earliest Herzenberg of this database. In regards to this individual:
      HW shows Rita b. 28 Oct 1923 in the US, md. Cohen.
      CR.
      Address: 00-27-11-6481581, 44 Montmartre, 6 St Georges St., Yeoville, 2198, Jo'burg, SA.

      2. The following censuses do not show Rita for some unknown reason:
      Censuses:
      1920 US: Bronx, Bronx, New York, p. 48 of 59, 15 Jan 1920, 367 184th St., house 65, family 729:
      Rudolf Herzenberg, 32, imm. 1914, alien, Kurland Kurland Kurland, Ins. Co. Agent.
      Cecelia, wife, 28, imm. 1914, alien, Kur Kur Kur.
      Theresa, dau., 6, imm. 1914, alien, So. Africa, Kur Kur.
      Milton, son, 2-11/12, NY Kur Kur.

      1930 US: Bronx, Bronx, New York, p. 43 of 47, 24 Apr, 3357 Fenton, house 245, family 319:
      Rudolf Herzenberg, rents, $80, 43, md. at age 25, Rus Rus Rus, language spoken before coming to US: German, insurance asst. Manager, imm. 1924.
      Celia, wife, 36, md. at age 18, b. South Africa, Eng Eng, Imm. 1914, naturalized.
      Theresa, dau., 16, SA Rus SA, imm. 1914, naturalized, bank clerk.
      Melton, son, 13, NY Rus SA.

      4. Email dated 12 Apr 2010 from Lucille Maitino, granddau. of Rudolf Herzenberg
      "Rudolf and Cecelia were married in 1912 in Johannesburg. I have a wedding picture, or I think it was an engagement pic. I know my granparents are buried outside Johannesburg but am not sure of the name.
      I was only aware of three children. Theresa 1913-2007, Milton 1916-1968? and Rita 1923-1995?.
      My Uncle Miltie married Florence (?). They have 4 children:
      a. Rudolf Herzenberg b.1942 - married Roberta Schwartz and has two kids (live in NY I think)
      b. Cheryl b. 1944 - married Paul Ide, no children (live in Connecticut I think)>
      c. Corinne b. 1948 (the one I'm in contact with) - married Arthur Herbst, have two children, Jared and Matthew (all live around Atlanta, Georgia).
      d. Howard b. 1952? married Adele (?) and have two children, Josh and Michelle (all live in NY).
      Rita married Jimmy Cohen in Johannesburg around 1950? and they have two children:
      a. Glenda b. 1953? married Michael Gelgor and one son, David and they all live around Dallas, Texas
      [Concerning Rudolf's grandfather:] The only other child of Elazer I know of was Daniel. Daniel and Isaac were brothers. Isaac was Rudolf's father and Isaac was the one that married Theresa Bernitz. Daniel did not marry a Bernitz. I only knew of Rudolf's mother, father and brother. I found Elazer and Amalie on the Internet."

      5. Len Yodaiken in his paid research report "The Herzenbergs of Piltene and Liepaja Latvia," 1 Jan 2000, shows two children born to Harold and Rita Cohen: Stephen Ronald Cohen, b. 1953, and Glenda Cohen, b. 1957.