Bnai Mayers Cousins Club

1947 Chicago

The Bnai Mayer Cousins Club was formed in 1934 in Chicago. Bernie Sarnat, the president when this picture was taken, sent a copy of the December 1946 newsletter advertising this Annual Banquet. Previous presidents of Bnai Mayer between 1934 and 1946 were Jeannette KANTOR SAMUELS, Dr. J. A. KOHN, William RUSSAKOV, Leo SPIRA, Harry SCHULTZ, Samuel KANTOR, Dr. J. H. SARNAT, David FELDMAN, Sidney WEINSTEIN, Louis KOHN, Sol HAMMERMAN, and Harry I. STAR.
The following photograph is dated Sunday, January 26, 1947 and was taken at the Belmont Hotel in Chicago. Pictured are SARNATZKY descendants presumably living in Chicago. Please be patient as the images may be slow to load. Below the main picture are detail pictures offering a better view of each person. Thanks to Jerry Aviram, Leonard Sarnat, and Bernard Sarnat for helping to identify many of those pictured. If you can identify others in the picture (or if you see errors), please email me at wimerhome@yahoo.com with your information and I will add it to this page.
Linda Hugle

Picture #1 from the private collection of Linda Hugle. January 26, 1947, Chicago, Illinois.

Picture #2 from the private collection of Linda Hugle. Detail of front left.

Labelled individuals are as follows:
1. Harry SCHULTZ (born 1903), son of Rose SARNATZKY and Hyman SCHULTZ
2. Vivian DROZDOWITZ SCHULTZ (born 1906), wife of Harry SCHULTZ
3. Henrietta SCHULTZ WIEN (1897-1978), daughter of Rose SARNATZKY and Hyman SCHULTZ
4. Julius WIEN (1896-1977), husband of Henrietta SCHULTZ
5. Dale KOHN LIGHT, daughter of Jeannette SCHULTZ and Jack KOHN
6. Arthur LIGHT, MD, husband of Dale KOHN
7. Jack SARNAT, DDS (born 1902), son of Fagel SIDRAN and Isadore Mayer SARNATZKY
8. Edna SIGEL SARNAT (born 1915), wife of Jack SARNAT
9. Leo SPIRA (1899-1972), husband of Tena SARNAT
10. Tena SARNAT SPIRA, daughter of Fagel SIDRAN and Isadore Mayer SARNATZKY
11. Nathan SARNAT (1894, Skidel - 1956), son of Israel and Faychka FRIEDMAN SARNATZKY
12. Lillian STEINFELD SARNAT (1900, Romania -1981), wife of Nathan SARNAT
13. Frances SARNAT (1927 NY-1968 CA) (md. HUGLE), daughter of Lillian STEINFELD and Nathan SARNAT

Picture #3 from the private collection of Linda Hugle. Detail of rear left.

Labeled individuals are as follows:
1. Hyman SCHULTZ (1871-1947), husband of Rose SARNATSKY
2. Rose SARNATSKY SCHULTZ (born 1869 Skidel-1948), daughter of Gitla HARAWITZ and Mayer SARNATZKY
3. Bernard G. SARNAT, MD (Bnai Mayer President), son of Isadore Mayer and Fagel SIDRAN SARNATSKY
4. Rhoda Gerard SARNAT, wife of Bernard G. SARNAT
5. Bernard D. SARNAT (born 1914), son of Yenta "Anna" KANTOR and Zalman Mayer SARNATZKY (Bnai Mayer Vice-President)
6. Sylvia DEITCH SARNAT (born 1915), wife of Bernard D. SARNAT
7. Tena SARNATZKY SPIRA, (born 1904, Skidel), daughter of Isadore Mayer and Fagel SIDRAN SARNATSKY
8. Nathan SARNAT (1894 Skidel, Russia-1956 KY), son of Israel and Faychka FRIEDMAN SARNATSKY
9. Lilyan STEINFELD SARNAT (1900 ROM-1981 MI), wife of Nathan SARNAT
10. Frances SARNAT (md. HUGLE) (1927 NY-1968 CA), daughter of Nathan and Lilyan STEINFELD SARNAT
11. Enid HAMMERMAN, daughter of Sol and Celia KAGAN HAMMERMAN
12. Sol HAMMERMAN (born 1901), husband of Celia KAGAN
13. Celia KAGAN HAMMERMAN (born 1906, Grodno), daughter of Dobbe Liebe SARNATSKY and Alexander KAGAN
14. Milton KAGAN (born 1892), son of Dobbe Liebe SARNATSKY and Alexander Ziskin KAGAN
15. JoAnn HAMMERMAN, daughter of Sol and Celia KAGAN HAMMERMAN
16. ?
17. Vivian DROZDOWITZ SCHULTZ, wife of Harry SCHULTZ
18. Henrietta SCHULTZ WIEN (1897-1978), daughter of Rose SARNATZKY and Hyman SCHULTZ
19. Julius WIEN, (1896-1977), husband of Henrietta SCHULTZ
20. Arthur LIGHT, MD, husband of Dale KOHN

Picture #4 from the private collection of Linda Hugle. Detail of front right.

Labeled individuals are as follows:
1. Anne BRENNER KANE (born 1905, Skidel), daughter of Eshka SARNATZKY and Itzrak BRENNER
2. Neal KANE (1918-1969), husband of Anne BRENNER KANE
3. Mae Jaffe WEINSTEIN, wife of Sidney WEINSTEIN
4. Sidney Sarnat WEINSTEIN, son of Zlatke SARNATZKY and Alter Gershon WEINSTEIN
5. Beatrice WEISTEIN RABIN (born Skidel), daughter of Zlatke SARNATZKY and Alter Gershon WEINSTEIN
6. Newman KALES (1886-1953), son of Dobbe Liebe SARNATZKY and Alexander Ziskin KAGAN
7. Jenny SILBERBURG KALES (1889-1970), wife of Newman KALES

Picture#5 from the private collection of Linda Hugle. Detail of rear right.

Labeled individuals are as follows:
1. Julius SARNAT (born 1917 in Chicago), son of Zalman Mayer and Yenta KANTOR SARNATZKY
2. Janet KANE (md. KATZ), daughter of Anne BRENNER and Neil KANE
3. Anne BRENNER KANE (born 1905, Skidel), daughter of Eshka SARNATZKY and Itzrak BRENNER
4. Yenta "Anna" KANTOR SARNATZKY (1891 Skidel-1950 IL), widow of Zalman Mayer "Sam" SARNATZKY
5. Florence KOONSKY SARNAT (1919-1994), wife of Julius SARNAT
6. Norma SARNATZKY BASOFIN (1912-1995), daughter of Zalman Mayer and Yenta KANTOR SARNATZKY
7. Edward BASOFIN (1905-1966), husband of Norma SARNATZKY BASOFIN
8. Harry Sarnat KANTOR (1894, Skidel - 1968), son of Boshke SARNATZKY and Benyomin KANTROWITZ
9. Bertha LEEB KANTOR, wife of Harry KANTOR
10. Leonard KAGAN (born 1914, Chicago), son of Fannie BERGER and Abe KAGAN
11. ?
12. ?
13. Maynard KOHN, son of Rose BROSTOFF and Louis KOHN-KAGAN
14. Rose BROSTOFF KOHN, widow of Louis KOHN-KAGAN
15. Irwin KANTOR, son of Bertha LEEB and Harry KANTOR