Hyman Brotman

 

HYMAN BROTMAN was born on 10 Mar 1883 in Galicia Austria.. He came with his mother and his sister Tema  on the Obdam in 1891,  He married Sophie Weiss on 12 Mar 1904 in Manhattan, New York.  She was born on 11 Sep 1885 in Austria. She died in Dec 1968 in Miami, Florida (Age at Death: 83).  He died in Feb 1968 in Miami Beach, Florida (Age at Death: 86).  Hyman at some point changed his name to Herman.  He moved from New York to Hoboken, NJ, where he owned a liquor store.

Herman and Sophie with sons 1920

Herman Brotman Naturalization Application

Herman and Sophie Brotman

Sophie Weiss Brotman

Herman Brotman World War I Draft Registration

Social Security application 1952

Herman Brotman’s death certificate

Hyman Brotman and Sophie Weiss had the following children:

JOSEPH BROTMAN was born about 1906 in New York. He married PEARL BROTMAN. She was born about 1911 in New Jersey.  Joseph and Pearl had two children, Barbara and Merle. Merle died in 2013.

SAUL BROTMAN was born on 27 Apr 1907 in New York. He died on 27 Dec 1987 in Dade, Florida, United States (Age: 80). He married (1) VICTORIA R. HOROWITZ. She was born in Brooklyn, Kings, New York on November 15, 1919.  She died June 29, 2013.  They had three sons, Bruce, Lester and Ronald.

Saul Brotman at Panzer College 1932

Saul and Vicki Brotman late 1940s

VIcki Brotman

Vicki Brotman 2013

Herman, Sophie, Bruce, Les, Vicki and Ron

EMANUEL MANNY BROTMAN was born on 09 May 1910 in New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA. He died on 29 Aug 1994 in Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA (Age at Death: 84). He married (1) FREDA FEINMAN. She was born on 12 Aug 1911 in New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA. She died on 29 Apr 1986 in Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA (Age at Death: 74).   Manny was a lawyer. Manny and Freda had three children, Dennis, Joel and Bonnie.

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Freda and Denny Brotman

Manny and Freda Brotman and their children and grandchildren

Joel and Vivienne Brotman and family n the photo, from left to right, are: Angie (Ahmann) Brotman (Adam’s wife), Simon Brotman, Adam Brotman, Vivienne, Joel, Benjamin Brotman, Eric Tollefson, Randie Shane Tollefson.

Dennis and Marlene Brotman

Herman has the following great-grandchildren: Matthew, Frank, Michael, Randie, Adam, Kara, Seth, Eli, Benjamin, and Amanda, and a number of great-great grandchildren.

Benjamin Saul Brotman, Bruce’s son

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