Spinner Family History
Shlomo and Blima Sobler Spinner lived in Zurawno in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They ran a store on the main square, and Shlomo also was a grain merchant. They had five children: Itzik ("Fred"), Lotte, Chaim ("Charlie"), Lena and Dovid. More...
Fred, Lotte and Charlie emigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. Their descendants participate in this Shtetlinks site to honor our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, their lives, experiences, history, and fates. Zichronam l'Vracha; may their memories be for a blessing. And, may the memory of the Jewish community of Zurawno live brightly in our hearts and the hearts of our descendents.
By Samuel K. Jonas, July 23, 2010
Irene Jonas Boehm's Interview
Irene's mother Lotte Spinner Jonas was born October 6, 1889 in Zurawno, which was part of Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time. Robert (Bob) Boehm and Steven (Steve) Boehm recorded an interview with Irene Jonas Boehm on July 31, 1993. This is an edited excerpt of the portion of the interview pertaining to ancestors who lived in Zurawno.
Steve & Bob:Let's talk about your mother's family. Tell us what you know about your mother's family.
Irene: My mother was the second child in her family.
Bob:Of five?
Irene:Family of five. Which consisted of three boys and two girls.
Bob:Your mother born October 6, 1889 in ...Zurawno, Poland. That was a town... in Galicia
Bob:Tell me about her parents - what you know about them? Your mother's name was L-o-t-t-e.
Bob:What do you know about her parents?
Irene:Her father's name was Schlomo Spinner. He was born in Zurawno and died there.
Bob:What do we know about him [Schlomo Spinner]?
Irene He was a very gentle man. He made his living - earned a living by selling grain. He and another man would get on a horse and wagon - grandma said he - grandma always spoke so kindly of her father. More...
Photos: (1) Blima Sobler Spinner (center) with her daughter Lena (left), son Dovid (back left), two grandchildren and her son-in-law (right); photo ca. early 1930s in Zurawno; (2) Lotte Spinner, New York City, ca. 1910; (3) Lotte Spinner and girlfriends, ca. 1910. (4) Two of the Spinner boys with the household's Ukrainian maid.
