Adelstein, Bertha Greenberg, 1904-1993
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Biography
Bertha Greenberg, daughter of Aaron Greenberg and Julia Miller, was born in 1904 in Minsk, Russia. The family moved to Sioux City, Iowa and on January 27, 1924 she married Morris Adelstein of Kadoka, South Dakota. In 1924, Morris Adelstein and a banker formed Northwestern Engineering Company. Bertha Adelstein worked out in the field with the company until her two sons, Stanford and Robert Adelstein were born. In 1945 the Adelsteins moved to Denver and joined Temple Emanuel. Bertha Adelstein died on November 25, 1993 in Denver.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Morris E. Adelstein (Northwestern Engineering Company) Papers
Collection
Identifier: B207
Abstract
Morris Adelstein was born in Des Moines, Iowa on June 2, 1894. His parents had immigrated from Russia and settled in Des Moines, Iowa. His mother Bailey Adelstein Martinsky homesteaded land in South Dakota in 1910 and moved with her youngest daughters to Kadoka, South Dakota. Morris Adelstein graduated from Highland Park College in Des Moines with a degree in englineering. After serving in the Army as an engineer during World War I, he joined his mother in Kadoka and was elected as the...
Dates:
Other: between 1919-2005
Robert Adelstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: B332
Abstract
Bertha Greenberg, daughter of Aaron and Julia Miller Greenberg, was born in 1904 in Russia and died in Denver on November 5, 1996. The Greenberg family settled in Sioux City, Iowa after coming to the United States. Bertha Greenberg married Morris Adelstein on January 27, 1924 in Sioux City, Iowa. Morris Adelstein founded Northwestern Engineering Company in Kadoka, South Dakota in 1924. Two sons were born to Morris and Bertha Greenberg, Sanford born on August 19, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa,...
Dates:
1912-2014
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