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About Rose Leis
Rose Leis was born in Slutsk, a shtetl near Minsk in 1887 into an orthodox Jewish family. In 1902, at age 15, she emigrated to New York. She married my grandfather, Ben Leis (1887-1961) in November, 1907. They had two sons, Carl b.1908, and Morris, (1912 - 1993) and my mother, Helen, b. 1917. Uncle Carl and my mom live in Pembroke Pines, FL. Carl wrote this poem for her shortly after she passed away in 1980.
About A Verdroitzger Hart
She wrote this autobiography around 1939. The story starts in the old country with a little background about her grand father, Reb Moishe Moli. The English translation, so far, covers up to about 1917, shortly after the birth of her daughter, my mother.
She tells her story with wisdom, humor, and keen sense of irony. I expect you'll find her story a fascinating read.
Rose Leis was born in Slutsk, a shtetl near Minsk in 1887 into an orthodox jewish family. In 1900, at age 13, she emigrated to New York. The family arranged a marriage around 1905 to my grandfather, Ben Leis (1875-1959). They had two sons, Carl b.1908, and Morris, (1912 - 1993?) and my mother, Helen, b. 1917. Uncle Carl and my mom live in Pembroke Pines, FL. Carl wrote this poem for her shortly after she passed away in 1980.\
Grandma gave me her manuscript, which was typed in Yiddish, in 1980. It stayed on the shelf for over eighteen years through repeated efforts to get it translated. Then, late in 1998, I created this website and idsplayyed the page images. I offered a copy of the Yiddish manuscript to anyone who would translate ten pages. Over the following year, volunteers translated a few pages at a time. My sincere thanks to Ed Belsky of Brooklin, NY, Pam Singer of London, UK, Leon Flekins, and all the other who helped on this project.
I offer this access to anyone who wants to read it, however, all rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted. Rose tells her story with wisdom, humor, and keen sense if irony. I expect you'll find her story a fascinating read. Please select either Einglish or Yiddish, below.
