Part 5 · Bald side

Kalman bar Reuven Wank & Dwojra Weinstein

Wólka Podleśna · Rzeszów · Rivington Street

Kalman bar Reuven Wank & Dwojra Weinstein

The tailor from Wólka Podleśna

Kalman Wank (also Wang, Vank) was born in 1876 at Wólka Podleśna, a village about 10 km north of Rzeszów in western Galicia. His gravestone names his father: “Kalman bar Reuven”. He married Dwojra (Dora) Weinstein of Sokołów on 1 June 1899. No register entry for Kalman’s own birth has been found in the Rzeszów, Sokołów or Głogów indexes.

Kalman went to New York first in 1907, went home, and came again on the SS Main from Bremen in March 1912: a tailor from Wulka, leaving his wife Dwojre in the village, going to a friend named Solomon Schlanger. By 1923 he was a presser at 242 Rivington Street.

The family followed one by one. Bella came in September 1923. Dwojra and the younger daughter Sara (born at Pogwizdów) came in January 1925 on the SS Albert Ballin, giving their home as “Wulka pod[leśna]” and their nearest relative as a cousin, Samuel Weinstein of Stobierna. Sara married Samuel Fish in 1930.

Kalman died on 9 Elul 5709 (3 September 1949) and lies in the Dunajewer society plot at Mount Zion. His stone calls him “a man of integrity and uprightness who walked in the ways of G-d”. Dwojra was a widow in Manhattan in 1950; her death and burial have not been found.

At a glance

Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven	b. 1876, Wólka (Podleśna), Galicia · d. 3 Sep 1949 (9 Elul 5709), New York · Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth: Dunajewer society, 14L-ROAD-79-259 Confirmed
Dwojra (Dora) Wank, née Weinstein	b. 28 Sep or 11 Nov 1878, Sokołów · d. after 1950 Confirmed
Reuven Wank	great-great-grandfather of the three sisters (father’s side) Confirmed
Bella (Beila) Bald, née Wank (Wang)	b. 15 Jun 1903, Rzeszów (husband’s papers and the Social Security index) · d. April 1975, New York Confirmed
Sarah (Sara) Fish, née Wank	b. 1906/1909, Pogwizdów Confirmed
Samuel Fish	b. c.1901, Galicia Confirmed

Records and stones

Confirmed SS Main, Bremen to New York, March 1912: the head of the passenger list.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Line 22: Kalman Wang, tailor, last residence Wulka; his wife Dwojre Wank left in Wulka.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Sheet 2, line 22: in the US before, 1907–11; born Wulka, Galicia.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Kalman Vank’s petition for naturalization, Supreme Court, New York County, no. 154658, 1923: wife Dora; children Bella and Sarah.FamilySearch / New York County Supreme Court

Confirmed SS Albert Ballin, January 1925, lines 4–5: Dwojre and Sara Wang from “Wulka pod[leśna]”; nearest relative cousin Samuel Weinstein of Stobierna.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Sheet 2: going to husband and father Kalmann Wang, 242 Rivington Street; born Sokołów and Pogwizdów.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Dora (Dwojra) Wank’s petition for naturalization, SDNY no. 337588, 1939: children Bella and Sarah.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Gravestone of Kalman son of Reuven Wank, Mount Zion Cemetery, Dunajewer plot: died 9 Elul 5709.Photo: David Wieder, Find a Grave memorial 146643386

Confirmed Marriage certificate of Samuel Fisch and Sarah Wang (Wank), Bella’s sister, Manhattan, 8 Nov 1930, certificate 27032: Sarah, 22, of 242 Rivington Street, daughter of Kalmen and Dora Weinstein.NYC Municipal Archives, historical vital records

Confirmed Gate of the First Congregation Dunajewer society (Dunajewer Kranken Unt. Verein), Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, path 14 left, Gate Road: the plot where Kalman Wank lies. Officers’ names on the gate include Mayer Gottlieb and Isidor Gottlieb.JGSNY burial-society database (Jewish Genealogical Society of New York)

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Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of ReuvenConfirmed

קלמן בר ראובן

Great-grandfather of the three sisters (father’s side)

Born 1876, Wólka (Podleśna), Galicia · Died 3 Sep 1949 (9 Elul 5709), New York

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth: Dunajewer society, 14L-ROAD-79-259

Born 18 Mar 1876 (his petition), 10 Mar 1877 (his wife’s petition) or 5 Mar 1876; born at Wulka (Wólka), Galicia, by his 1912 passenger list.ConfirmedPetition for naturalization of Kalman Vank, 8 Oct 1923 Petition for naturalization of Dora (Dwojra) Wank, 1939 SS Main passenger list, Bremen 2 Mar to New York 17 Mar 1912
Married Dwojra Weinstein on 1 Jun 1899 in Galicia, by her petition.ConfirmedPetition for naturalization of Dora (Dwojra) Wank, 1939
First in New York 1907–11 (entered 6 Sep 1907).ConfirmedSS Main passenger list, Bremen 2 Mar to New York 17 Mar 1912 Petition for naturalization of Dora (Dwojra) Wank, 1939
Came again on the SS Main, arriving 17 Mar 1912: a tailor from Wulka, leaving his wife Dwojre there, going to his friend Solomon Schlanger.ConfirmedSS Main passenger list, Bremen 2 Mar to New York 17 Mar 1912
Petitioned for naturalization on 8 Oct 1923 as “Kalman Vank”, a presser at 242 Rivington Street; naturalized 14 Mar 1924.ConfirmedPetition for naturalization of Kalman Vank, 8 Oct 1923 Petition for naturalization of Isidore Bald, 1942
His gravestone reads “Kalman son of Reuven Wank, died 9 Elul 5709” (3 Sep 1949). He was buried the next day in the Dunajewer society plot at Mount Zion.ConfirmedGravestone of Kalman Wank Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens: interment register
His society was the First Congregation Dunajewer Kranken Unt. Verein; its gate stands on Gate Road at path 14 left, and a photo of it, with the officers’ names, is in the gallery. His grave is 14L-ROAD-79-259.ConfirmedGate of the Dunajewer society, Mount Zion Cemetery Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens: interment register

Father: Reuven Wank · Spouse: Dwojra (Dora) Wank, née Weinstein · Children: Bella (Beila) Bald, née Wank (Wang), Sarah (Sara) Fish, née Wank

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Dwojra (Dora) Wank, née WeinsteinConfirmed

Great-grandmother of the three sisters (father’s side)

Born 28 Sep or 11 Nov 1878, Sokołów · Died after 1950

Born 28 Sep 1878 (her petition); born at Sokołów (1925 passenger list). Her maiden name Weinstein is on her daughters’ marriage records.ConfirmedPetition for naturalization of Dora (Dwojra) Wank, 1939 SS Albert Ballin passenger list, January 1925 Marriage of Isidore Bald and Bella Wank, 20 Nov 1926 Marriage of Sarah Wang and Samuel Fish, 8 Nov 1930
Both of those marriage certificates are now seen in the original and shown in the gallery: Bella’s in 1926 and Sarah’s in 1930 each name the bride’s mother as “Dora Weinstein”.ConfirmedMarriage of Isidore Bald and Bella Wank, 20 Nov 1926 Marriage of Sarah Wang and Samuel Fish, 8 Nov 1930
The Sokołów birth register itself has now been read: “Dwore”, born 11 Nov 1878 at house 617, daughter of Boruch Weinstein and Chane Chaje, who was a daughter of Feiwel and Malke Schlanger. Name, year, town and both parents match, so this is likely her; the dates differ, and both are shown.LikelySokołów births 1878, akt 112: the register page
Arrived in January 1925 on the SS Albert Ballin with her daughter Sara, from “Wulka pod[leśna]”; her nearest relative was her cousin Samuel Weinstein of Stobierna.ConfirmedSS Albert Ballin passenger list, January 1925
Naturalized through a 1939 petition naming her husband Kalman and daughters Bella and Sarah.ConfirmedPetition for naturalization of Dora (Dwojra) Wank, 1939
A widow living alone in Manhattan in 1950.Confirmed1950 US census, Dora Wank
Death and burial not found; she is not in the Mount Zion register. A “Dora Wang” in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, is unproven.PossibleMount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens: interment register

Father: Boruch Weinstein of Sokołów · Mother: Chane Chaje Weinstein, née Schlanger · Spouse: Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven · Children: Bella (Beila) Bald, née Wank (Wang), Sarah (Sara) Fish, née Wank

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Likely Sokołów births 1878, entry 112: “Dwore”, born 11 Nov 1878, daughter of Boruch Weinstein and Chane Chaje, “daughter of Feiwel & Malke Schlanger”.Archiwum Państwowe w Rzeszowie, fond 990 (szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl)

Confirmed Marriage certificate of Isidore Bald and Bella Wank, Manhattan, 20 Nov 1926, certificate 34117. Isidore, 23, of 134 Columbia Street, son of Isaac Bald and Taybe M. Ochs; Bella, 20, of 242 Rivington Street, daughter of Kalmen Wank and Dora Weinstein. Married by Rabbi Michel Leiter.NYC Municipal Archives, historical vital records

Reuven WankConfirmed

ראובן

Great-great-grandfather of the three sisters (father’s side)

Known from his son’s gravestone only: “Kalman bar Reuven”. No register entry has been found.ConfirmedGravestone of Kalman Wank

Children: Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven

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Bella (Beila) Bald, née Wank (Wang)Confirmed

Grandmother of the three sisters (father’s side)

Born 15 Jun 1903, Rzeszów (husband’s papers and the Social Security index) · Died April 1975, New York

Born 15 Jun 1903 at Rzeszów according to Isidore’s 1936 and 1942 papers and the Social Security index. Her father’s petition gives 10 Dec 1902, her mother’s 10 Jan 1906; her 1923 passenger list says born “Walka”, i.e. Wólka Podleśna.ConfirmedDeclaration of intention of Isidore Bald, 24 Aug 1936 Petition for naturalization of Isidore Bald, 1942 Social Security Death Index: Bella Bald Petition for naturalization of Kalman Vank, 8 Oct 1923 Petition for naturalization of Dora (Dwojra) Wank, 1939 SS Mount Clinton passenger list, Hamburg 6 Sep to New York 18 Sep 1923
Arrived in New York on 18 Sep 1923 on the SS Mount Clinton from Hamburg: “Beila Wang”, 20, housemaid, from Wulka, going to her father Kalman Wank at 272 Rivington Street.ConfirmedSS Mount Clinton passenger list, Hamburg 6 Sep to New York 18 Sep 1923
Became a citizen through her father’s naturalization of 14 Mar 1924 (certificate 1941617), as Isidore’s 1942 petition records.ConfirmedPetition for naturalization of Isidore Bald, 1942
Married Isidore Bald on 20 Nov 1926, from her parents’ home at 242 Rivington Street; the certificate names her parents Kalmen Wank and Dora Weinstein. In 1940 both are listed as proprietors in dry goods.ConfirmedMarriage of Isidore Bald and Bella Wank, 20 Nov 1926 1940 US census, Isidore Bald household
Died April 1975, New York NY 10002 (index only). Burial place not found: she is not in the Mount Zion register.LikelySocial Security Death Index: Bella Bald Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens: interment register

Father: Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven · Mother: Dwojra (Dora) Wank, née Weinstein · Spouse: Isidore (Israel) Bald · Children: Seymour Bald, Rosalyn Bald, Joseph Bald

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Confirmed SS Mount Clinton, Hamburg to New York, September 1923: the head of the passenger list.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Line 12: “Beila Wang”, 20, housemaid, last residence Wulka; her mother “Dudora Wang” still there.FamilySearch / NARA

Confirmed Sheet 2, line 12: going to her father Kalman Wank, 272 Rivington Street; born “Walka”.FamilySearch / NARA

Sarah (Sara) Fish, née WankConfirmed

Sister of Bella; great-great-aunt of the three sisters

Born 1906/1909, Pogwizdów

Born 5 Mar 1906 (father’s petition) or 10 Mar 1909 (mother’s petition), at Pogwizdów by her 1925 passenger list.ConfirmedPetition for naturalization of Kalman Vank, 8 Oct 1923 Petition for naturalization of Dora (Dwojra) Wank, 1939 SS Albert Ballin passenger list, January 1925
Married Samuel Fisch (Fish) in Manhattan on 8 Nov 1930 (certificate 27032, now saved), as “Sarah Wang”, 22, of 242 Rivington Street, daughter of Kalmen and Dora Weinstein.ConfirmedMarriage of Sarah Wang and Samuel Fish, 8 Nov 1930

Father: Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven · Mother: Dwojra (Dora) Wank, née Weinstein · Spouse: Samuel Fish

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Samuel FishConfirmed

Husband of Sarah Wank

Born c.1901, Galicia

Son of Moses Fish and Gussie Klein; married Sarah Wang in 1930.ConfirmedMarriage of Sarah Wang and Samuel Fish, 8 Nov 1930

Spouse: Sarah (Sara) Fish, née Wank

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