For our first post (we are all just learning how to operate this whole site!) here is a 1971 letter from my mother’s uncle (Abraham) to his nephew (Samuel) with first-hand info about where the Rose family came from and who our ancestors came from. LL
The text reads as follows:
“With regards to the (Hebrew) Genealogical Family Table, I may be a little helpful. Firstly the family name Rosenoff was changed by the Immigration Authorities here in England when Uncle David (who settled in America later) first arrived in England. The Authorities thought it easier to spell, if the off were cut off. So the name became Rose. After Uncle David, your father emigrated from Ratz Poland, (originally Poland) but was annexed by Russia. Then the rest of the family emigrated and this I think was in 1903 or 1904. I was perhaps 6 years of age, Phoebe 4, and Mosha (Uncle) 2.
"One of my grandfathers, whether from my father’s side or mother’s side, I am not quite sure, I believe from my father’s side, lived to 96. I, it was told, was named after him, Abraham. My mother, i.e. that is your father’s mother, was an only child, and yet she had, as you probably know, 10 children, 6 sons and 4 daughters. Their names were, of those who passed away, upon them be peace, Menashe, David, Sam, Jennie, Hodes and Dorah.
Of those alive, and may they enjoy long life, there are Uncle Jack still living in Derby, myself living in Haifa, Aunty Phoebe living in Jerusalem, and Uncle Mosha living in Petach Tikvah.”