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Strano (nee Benjamin) Esther

  1. 1Submission Date
    2016-01-26 12:06:34

  2. 2Name
    Esther Strano

  3. 3Maiden name
    Benjamin

  4. 4Year I was born
    1927

  5. 53 words that exemplify for me what it was like growing up there
    great fun

  6. 6Date I left
    1962

  7. 7Age when I left
    35

  8. 8Reason for leaving
    Jewish education of children

  9. 9Where I went
    Cape Town

  10. 10Scholastic achievements, degrees, qualifications and where they are from
    Nursing degree from Johannesburg General Hospital

  11. 11Where I live now
    Jerusalem

  12. 12What I do / did
    Nurse, Estate agent of own company in CT

  13. 13Marital status
    married

  14. 14Date and place of wedding
    20/06/1954 in Johannesburg

  15. 15Where my partner was born
    Johannesburg

  16. 16What my partner does / did
    Mechanical and Electrical engineer

  17. 17My children, names, year born, where they live and what they do
    Selwyn David Strano born 1956 in Kimberley; Ian Strano born 1960

  18. 18My father, where he was born, when he died, at what age, where buried and occupation
    Solomon Benjamin born in Telz, Lithuania, died 11/04/1956, buried in Kimberley. Owned Benjamin Brothers retail store on Main Road, Kimberley

  19. 19My mother, where she was born, when she died, at what age, where buried and occupation
    Hinda Benjamin (nee Garb), born in Gorzd, Lithuania, died in 1984, buried in Kimberley,housewife.

  20. 20My paternal grandfather, where he was born, when he died, at what age, where buried and occupation
    From Telz. Anton Benjamin in Toronto has details

  21. 21My paternal grandmother, where she was born, when she died, at what age, where buried and occupation
    unknown, Anton Benjamin may have details

  22. 22My maternal grandfather, where he was born, when he died, at what age, where buried and occupation
    Baruch Leib Garb, from Gorzd, Lithuania. Died in Lithuania. Timber merchant

  23. 23My maternal grandmother, where she was born, when she died, at what age, where buried and occupation
    Chaya Garb (nee Shrolowitz) from Gorzd, Lithuania. Killed in the Holocaust in 1941 in Lithuania

Solly (95) and Esther (90) Strano (nee Benjamin) now living in Jerusalem.

Esther is a first cousin to Bernard Benjamin in Toronto. Picture sent by daughter Dawn Strano in December 2017, who says: Our gratitude for your ongoing Kimberley news!

See photo below