Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
MemoRussian Empire (Before WWI)
MemoRussian Empire (Before WWI)
MemoGreat Northern Railway Train Number 8
OccupationGrocery Clerk, Retail Grocery (1950) [2992]
OccupationHousewife (1949) [2991]
OccupationHome Housework (1940) [2993]
OccupationBookkeeper in a Printing Office (1930) [2994]
FlagsMITTMAN-1, STUB-END
FatherOscar MINKUS (1880-1975)
MotherAnna ROTHENBERG (1882-)
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Rae Minkus was born on March 7, 1910, in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire. She was the daughter of Oscar Minkus and Anna Rothenberg. Her birth in the Russian Empire, particularly within a significant Jewish center like Zhytomyr, placed her family in an environment marked by political and social unrest that often prompted emigration. By 1930, Rae had completed four years of high school and worked as a bookkeeper in a printing office in Chicago, Illinois.
On September 1, 1935, Rae married Morris Robbins in Chicago. Their marriage license was issued on August 8, 1935. Morris, born in Chicago in 1916, also completed four years of high school and worked as a clerk at a grocery store by 1940. The couple welcomed their only child, Helene Carol Robbins, in Chicago on July 9, 1938. As the nation navigated the Great Depression and the onset of World War II, Rae’s documented occupations shifted from paid employment. By 1940, she was engaged in housework, and by 1949, she was identified as a housewife.
By 1950, Rae Minkus Robbins re-entered the paid workforce, taking on a role as a grocery clerk in a retail grocery store, while her husband Morris became a proprietor in the same sector. This period reflected a broader return to economic stability and the evolving roles for women in post-war America. Rae lived a long life, passing away on May 8, 2006, in Punta Gorda, Florida, at the age of 96.
Rae Minkus Robbins’ life spanned nearly a century, from her birth in the Russian Empire to her death in the United States. Her journey from an Eastern European birthplace to a working life and family in Chicago, marked by shifts between homemaking and employment, reflects the changing social and economic currents of the 20th century. She established a family with Morris Robbins and contributed to her household economy through various roles.
Rae Minkus was born on March 7, 1910, in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire. She was the daughter of Oscar Minkus and Anna Rothenberg. Her birth in the Russian Empire, particularly within a significant Jewish center like Zhytomyr, placed her family in an environment marked by political and social unrest that often prompted emigration. By 1930, Rae had completed four years of high school and worked as a bookkeeper in a printing office in Chicago, Illinois.
On September 1, 1935, Rae married Morris Robbins in Chicago. Their marriage license was issued on August 8, 1935. Morris, born in Chicago in 1916, also completed four years of high school and worked as a clerk at a grocery store by 1940. The couple welcomed their only child, Helene Carol Robbins, in Chicago on July 9, 1938. As the nation navigated the Great Depression and the onset of World War II, Rae’s documented occupations shifted from paid employment. By 1940, she was engaged in housework, and by 1949, she was identified as a housewife.
By 1950, Rae Minkus Robbins re-entered the paid workforce, taking on a role as a grocery clerk in a retail grocery store, while her husband Morris became a proprietor in the same sector. This period reflected a broader return to economic stability and the evolving roles for women in post-war America. Rae lived a long life, passing away on May 8, 2006, in Punta Gorda, Florida, at the age of 96.
Rae Minkus Robbins’ life spanned nearly a century, from her birth in the Russian Empire to her death in the United States. Her journey from an Eastern European birthplace to a working life and family in Chicago, marked by shifts between homemaking and employment, reflects the changing social and economic currents of the 20th century. She established a family with Morris Robbins and contributed to her household economy through various roles.