Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameSylvia KLANG 
Birth22 Sep 1896, Chernivtsi, Ukraine [179]
MemoAustria-Hungary (1867–1918)
Birth22 Sep 1896, Siret, Romania [179]
MemoAustrian Empire (Before WWI)
Emigration25 Dec 1920, Le Havre, France [182] Age: 24
MemoSS La Lorraine
Immigration3 Jan 1921, New York, NY [182] Age: 24
Declared Intent9 Aug 1923, Chicago, IL [179] Age: 26
MemoDeclaration 27927
MemoPetition 155038
Burialaft 25 May 1965, 1400 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL [7]
MemoJewish Waldheim Cemetery; Memorial ID, 131025481
OccupationDressmaker [179]
FlagsMITTMAN-1, Schilder Cousin Club
FatherNathan KLANG (1859-)
MotherClara ZENTNER (1864-1938)
Narrative
Sylvia was born on September 22, 1896, in Czernowitz, Romania, the daughter of Clara and Nuchem. Then known as Sabina, she immigrated to the United States, arriving with her mother and three siblings on January 2, 1921. [182] An older sister, Tillie KLANG, had already emigrated and lived in New York City. By 1923, she was documented using the name Sylvia. [179] Her name change from Sabina to Sylvia became legal with her petition for naturalization, also known as “second papers,” in 1937. [179]
Sylvia married Bernard MITTMAN on October 25, 1925. They had three children during their marriage. She died on May 25, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 68.
According to her son, Charles MITTMAN, Sylvia Mittman was very sensitive about being older than her husband. “Growing up, we were repeatedly urged never to ‘reveal to the neighbors that she was two years older than my father.’ Now we find out she was almost five years older; I can understand her sensitivity, but did it really matter?” The concern may have stemmed from worries that she would not get married until her mid-20s. [616]
She followed Shabbos by taking telephone messages with playing cards instead of writing.
See Naturalization Records for more information about how an alien becomes an American citizen.
Sylvia married Bernard MITTMAN on October 25, 1925. They had three children during their marriage. She died on May 25, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 68.
According to her son, Charles MITTMAN, Sylvia Mittman was very sensitive about being older than her husband. “Growing up, we were repeatedly urged never to ‘reveal to the neighbors that she was two years older than my father.’ Now we find out she was almost five years older; I can understand her sensitivity, but did it really matter?” The concern may have stemmed from worries that she would not get married until her mid-20s. [616]
She followed Shabbos by taking telephone messages with playing cards instead of writing.
See Naturalization Records for more information about how an alien becomes an American citizen.
