Barbara Mae Katz Shankman
SelectRelation to Private ResetThe selected persons are not blood related.Barbara Mae Katz Shankman, the wife of
Ralph (Sonny) Shankman, the son of
Lena (Chasha Baila) Margolin Shankman, the sister of
Bessie Rose (Rochel) Margolin Evensky, the wife of
Julius L. Evensky, the son of
Moses Moshe Solomon Evensky, the brother of
Jennie Evensky Goldstein, the mother of Anna H Goldstein, the mother of Private
- Parents: Alex Katz Rose Shifman Katz
- Siblings: Private Gilbert Marvin Katz
- Spouses: Ralph (Sonny) Shankman
- Children: Private and Private
- Gender: female
Barbara and her older brother Sidney traveled around the Mid-south performing dance routines. She did "toe tap"
She and Marilyn Califf made several monumental mosaics of which most are still on display at the Hebrew Academy and Baron Hirsch. There was also a very large one at the JCC but is was removed when they renovated years ago.
She was a very talented Interior Designer and artist.
from the left: Barbara, then Gilbert (the youngest child), then Sidney
Barbara at 16
Wedding photo of Sonny Shankman and Barbara Katz Shankman
Sonny and Barbara at the wedding of their daughter, Leslie
Rose and Barbara Katz at Barry's wedding, 1970
From the Central High School yearbook, 1949
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