Unearthing the Untold: Jewish Lives and the Eastland Tragedy
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In Episode 53 of "Flower in the River Podcast," I explore:
- The impact of the 1915 Eastland disaster on Chicago's Jewish community
- Theories on why relatively few Jewish passengers died in the disaster (due to it occurring on the Sabbath)
- The miraculous survival story of 14-year-old Jacob Aaron Elin (later Jack Elin), who went on to co-found Topps Manufacturing Company, Rochester, Indiana.
- Jack Elin’s family background, immigrating from the Russian Empire's Pale of Settlement in the late 1800s.
- The life and death of 24-year-old Eastland victim Carl Friedman, an electrician at Western Electric.
- Details on Carl Friedman's family and their immigration from Hungary, plus an analysis of the Hebrew, Yiddish and Hungarian inscriptions on his headstone
I share background on:
- The history of Jewish immigration to Chicago starting in the 1840s
- The Pale of Settlement region where many Jewish immigrants originated.
- The Yiddish language
This episode is dedicated to:
- Singer, Donna Loren, as well as
- My unknown Jewish ancestor,
- The helpful members of the Jewish Genealogy Portal on Facebook.
Further explorations of Jewish genealogy, burial practices and naming conventions are planned for the next episode.
Links:
- Waldheim Cemetery Co.
- JGSI Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois - Waldheim Cemetery
- Encyclopedia of Chicago (chicagohistory.org)
- Basics of Jewish American Genealogy
- RootsTech 2023 | Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy
Music:
- Artlist
- Wikimedia Commons
- Book website: https://www.flowerintheriver.com/
- LinkTree: @zettnatalie | Linktree
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-z-87092b15/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zettnatalie/
- YouTube: Flower in the River - A Family Tale Finally Told - YouTube
- Medium: Natalie Zett – Medium
- The opening/closing song is Twilight by 8opus
- Other music. Artlist
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1. Unearthing the Untold: Jewish Lives and the Eastland Tragedy (00:00:00)
2. Jewish Community and the Eastland Disaster (00:00:07)
3. The Eastland Disaster and Jewish Immigration (00:16:26)
4. Jack Elin's Family (00:17:12)
5. Meet Carl Friedman, who left a message in his headstone (00:25:15)
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