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Follow the remarkable history of the Orentlicher family through generations and across continents, from Ukraine to the USA. Learn about their triumphs, struggles, and enduring legacy.|
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Cy Orentlicher • Born on December 18th, 2000 • Student at Hasten Hebrew Academy • Swims for the Washington Township Swim Club
David Orentlicher • Born in Washington D.C. on May 2, 1955 • Married Judy Failer • Moved to Indianapolis in 1995 • Teaches law and medicine at IUPUI
Herman Orentlicher • Born in Brockton, Massachusetts on October 26th, 1910 • Married Jeanette Levin in Sharon, Massachusetts • Died in November 1997
George Orentlicher • Born in present-day Ukraine in 1884 • Married Yitta Eiferman • Died in 1946
Yitta Eiferman • Born in 1884 • Married George Orentlicher • Died in 1962
Jeanette Levin • Born in Brockton, Massachusetts on February 5th, 1912 • Married Herman Orentlicher in Sharon, Massachusetts • Died in June 1976
Jacob Levin • Born in Eastern Europe in 1888 • Married Bessie Shapira • Died in 1977
Bessie Shapira • Born in Eastern Europe • Married Jacob Levin • Died in 1963
Judith Lynn Failer • Born June 20th, 1964 in Flint, Michigan • Married to David Orentlicher • Moved to Indianapolis in 1995 • Works as a teacher in Bloomington
Marvin Failer • Born in Denver, Colorado on April 14th, 1928 • Moved to Flint, Michigan in 1929 before the stock crash • Married Ruth Teitelbaum on December 27th, 1953 • Practiced law in Flint, currently retired • Lives in Voorhees, New Jersey
Sam Failer • Born in Eastern Europe on April 15th, 1896 • Emigrated to the USA when he was about 8 years old • Served in US Army during World War 1 • Married Esther Sperling in Denver • Owned corner grocery store in Flint • Died on April 30th, 1988 at age 92
Esther Sperling • Born in Eastern Europe on October 10th, 1904 • Emigrated to the USA when she was a teenager after her home was bombed in a pogrom • Spoke and read four languages: Yiddish, Polish, Hebrew, and English • Married Sam Failer in Denver, Colorado • Moved to Flint, Michigan • Baked 12 loaves of challah every week, and sometimes made pletzl • Died in April 1987 at age 82
Ruth Teitelbaum • Born on August 19th, 1931 in Flint, Michigan • Married Marvin Failer on December 27th, 1953 • Worked as a school psychologist • Died on October 22nd, 2012
Herman Teitelbaum • Born on May 30th, 1886 in Lithuania • Got smicha in Lithuania. • Emigrated to the U.S. • Married Bessie Shuirman in 1913 • Moved to Flint, Michigan • Founding member of Temple Beth El in Flint, Michigan • Died on July 9th, 1961
Bessie Shuirman • Born on October 9th, 1890 in Beyala Tzerkov, Ukraine • Emigrated to the USA • Married Herman Teitelbaum in 1913 • Helped run The Home Store in Flint, Michigan • Died on May 16th, 1968