Rose’s Death Certificate, 1944

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  1. Reuben
    June 26th, 2007

    Date of birth: unknown. Age: about 59. This is not the same thing as saying she died at age 59. It’s totally jarring to have an approximate age. I have to sign these occasionally. I will pay closer attention next time.

  2. Benjamin
    June 26th, 2007

    Many of the Jewish shtetls of Eastern Europe were quite insular. If your grandparents came from one of these shtetls, as my grandparents did, it could also make sense. Their shtetls used the Jewish (lunar) calendar. Their first languages were Yiddish (though some learned Russian and/or Polish.)

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EXHIBIT 19 of 31

Rose’s Death Certificate, 1944

Hyman Victor’s wife Rose died of coronary thrombosis at the age of “about 59.”

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