Leah Schulman Blumberg

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May 13, 1898 to September 12, 1989 (91 years)
Relation to Private
Leah Schulman Blumberg, the mother of Marjorie Ruth Blumberg Katz, the mother of Private, the husband of Private, the daughter of Margie Sylvia Evensky Goodman, the daughter of Bessie Rose (Rochel) Margolin Evensky, the sister of Lena (Chasha Baila) Margolin Shankman, the mother of Ralph (Sonny) Shankman, the father of Private, the wife of Private

When Leah Schulman was born on May 13, 1898, in Livingston, Alabama, her father, Max, was 30, and her mother, Bertha, was 21. She married Louis Eliel Blumberg on June 8th, 1922, and they had two children together: Marjorie and Herbert. She then married Joseph B Kohen on January 22, 1969, in Portsmouth, Virginia. She died on September 12, 1989, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 91.

Leah graduated as a music major from Livingston (Ala) University in 1915. Her wedding in Livingston to Louis Blumberg of Chattanooga is still recalled as a gala affair in Livingston. During their children's teen years, the family lived in Roanoke, Va. Later, Leah and Louis moved to Dalton, Ga where they owned a jewelry store.

Leah Schulman [Blumberg] with her billy goat in Livingston, Ala

Leah and Lou

Leah and Louis wedding article

Photo of the Schulman family in Livingston, Alabama about 1903. Leah (Marj’s mother) is seated on the steps in front of Grandfather Max Schulman. The house was once the home of a Confederate general

Leah Schulman, older

Leah sitting on a car

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