Harriet’s Family Legacy

 

Harriet’s Russian-born maternal great great aunt, the woman who awakened a profound sense of the spiritual in a child’s mind. Mima, on the Left and her husband Fetah

 

Maternal Great Great Aunt Mima – Wife of Fetah- Escapee from pogroms in Russia

Maternal Great Great Uncle Fetah – Husband of Mima
Escapee from Pogroms in Russia

Harriet has vivid encouraging and hopeful childhood memories of their faith

Maternal Grandparents Rose and Charles – Escapees from pogroms in Russia

Herman and Tilly – Paternal Grandparents who left Romania because of Anti-Semitism

Maternal Great Great Grandfather in Russia

Harriet and Maternal Russian Grandmother Rosie

Harriet

Harriet and Russian-born maternal grandparents Rosie and Charlie

Maternal Grandmother Rosie

Back Row – Harriet’s Maternal Russian Grandparents, Right and Left Side – Russian-born Cousins, Center – American-born Mother with Harriet in front

Russian-born Cousin Rifka and Harriet

Russian-born favorite cousin Rifka, daughter of Mima and Fetah, seen in group photo above.

Harriet with her mother Jean

Harriet with her mother Jean

Harriet with her mother Jean

Father Sol, Sister Eileen and Harriet

Harriet and Father Sol

Maternal Russian Grandmother Rosie and Harriet

Harriet, Maternal Grandparents (front),
Mother Jean and her brother Uncle Phil

Harriet’s Paternal Romanian Grandmother Tilly

Family photo – Harriet’s maternal Uncle Phil, his wife Jenny and their eldest daughter Donna with her husband Ray.

Bobbie Moquin, daughter of Uncle Phil

Bobbie (seated) and Donna with Spouses

Uncle Phil’s son Bruce, twin brother of Bobbie with his spouse

 Sculpture by Harriet’s cousin college art professor Zoel Burickson. For more details and pictures of his work click HERE

Harriet, Age 22, Engagement picture, April 1962