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Belarus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Harry Kadish , October 20, 1926 - June 24, 2013

 File
Identifier: B111.06.0006.0002
Abstract

Harry Kadish (1818-1926) was a Russian immigrant who moved to Denver in 1880. He died at the age of 108. Was Russian Cavalry Commander in the Crimean War with Turkey in the 1850s.

Dates: October 20, 1926 - June 24, 2013

Max Rabbinoff

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Identifier: B111.08.0008.0006
Abstract

Max Rabinoff was a retired grocery clerk when he acted as a Santa Claus to children in the Lincoln Park housing project. He collected broken and worn toys, fixing and donating them to poor and sick children. He was born in Bobroisk Minsk Russia and emigrated from Belarus in 1908. He lived in Denver for 40 years. He was survived by his wife Jenny; four daughters, Celia, Ann, Helen, and Ethel; two sons, Abe and Leo; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Dates: 1879-2008