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Levin, Etta L.

Type / Call #Genealogy / P-361A genealogy of the Levitansky family beginning in 1794, originally from Suwalki, Poland, including photographs, newspaper clippings and descriptions of family events. The family claims heritage from 15th century Spain as well as a clan name "Baranis". Among the descendents are Boris Leavitt, founder of Lana Lobell women's mail-order house, Dr. Samuel A. Levine, a prominent cardiologist, Dr. Abraham L. Levin, medical inventor, and Dr. Max Levine, bacteriologist. A copy of a letter to the latter from MIT (1913) shows the difficulty a Jew faced in finding employment. A relationship the Paradisthal (or Paradise) family of Chicago is noted.
Years1794
LocalityPoland; Spain , IL, Chicago
Sizeca. 200 pp

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