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Weinstein, Selma Rena

Female 1914 - 1992  (77 years)


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  • Name Weinstein, Selma Rena  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Born 11 Jul 1914  New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    Gender Female 
    Alt. Birth 11 Jul 1914  Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23] 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1915  [13, 24, 25] 
    New Jersey 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1915  [26] 
    United States 
    Residence 1920  Linden, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1 Jun 1925  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1930  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Alt. Death 9 Jun 1992  [19, 20] 
    Broward, Florida, United States 
    Died 9 Jun 1992  Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31] 
    • Age: 77
      Age: 77
    Person ID I19927  Our Family
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2025 

    Father Weinstein, Max,   b. 6 Mar 1890, Berezhany, Ternopil', Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1967, Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Kwalik, Esther,   b. Mar 1895, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1962, Broward County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1913  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [32, 33, 34] 
    Family ID F6158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nathanson, Albert,   b. 25 May 1909, Long Branch, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1999, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1938  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 35] 
    Children 
     1. Nathanson, William Melvin
     2. Nathanson, Betsy Phyllis
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2025 
    Family ID F5444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jul 1914 - New York, New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Birth - 11 Jul 1914 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Linden, Union, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Jun 1925 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jan 1938 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jun 1992 - Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
      Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
      Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
      Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
      Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
      Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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      Record for Max Weinstein

    2. [S195] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida; Roll: T627_576; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6-20.
      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census


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      New York, State Census, 1925      		 New York, State Census, 1925


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      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census


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      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census


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      New York City, Marriage Indexes, 1907-1995      		 New York City, Marriage Indexes, 1907-1995


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      Record for Max Weinstein

    13. [S361] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1495; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1266; Image: 778.0; FHL microfilm: 2341230 (Reliability: 3).
      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census


    14. [S2543] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;).
      Record for Selma Nathanson

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      Record for Selma Nathanson

    16. [S967] Daniel Geselowitz.

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    20. [S193] Florida Death Index (Reliability: 3).
      Record for Selma Nathanson

    21. [S726] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida; Roll: T627_576; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6-20.
      Record for Albert Nathenson

    22. [S1755] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Linden, Union, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1071; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 167.
      Record for Ester Weinstein

    23. [S797] New York, State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 63; Assembly District: 02; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 27.
      Record for Esther Weinstein

    24. [S527] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Rec;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Linden, Union, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1071; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 167 (Reliability: 3).
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census


    25. [S195] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida; Roll: T627_576; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6-20 (Reliability: 3).
      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census


    26. [S526] New York, State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 63; Assembly District: 02; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 27 (Reliability: 3).
      New York, State Census, 1925      		 New York, State Census, 1925


    27. [S727] Obituary for Selma Nathanson, Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992.
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children. Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help. "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77. Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry. In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to

    28. [S727] Obituary for Selma Nathanson, Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992.
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the child

    29. [S727] Obituary for Selma Nathanson, Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992.
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
      Levitt-Weinstein Beth David Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements.

    30. [S5702] Obituary for Selma Nathanson, Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992 (Reliability: 3).
      Deceased Name: SELMA NATHANSON, RETIRED CLOTHING STORE OWNER
      Every Christmas, members of the Optimist Club in Hollywood would take orphans to the Betsy and Billy Children's Department Store in downtown Hollywood. They'd leave with new clothes for the children.
      Selma and Albert Nathanson, the store's owners, just wanted to help.
      "Her character and personality inspired not only her children, but the community," Rabbi David Shapiro said of Selma Nathanson, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 77.
      Selma Rena Nathanson and her husband moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1939 from their hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., and opened Vogue Gifts, an accessory store at 202 S. Andrews Ave., said Betsy Rappaport, the Nathansons' daughter. When World War II broke out, they moved to Brooklyn, where Albert Nathanson got a job in the defense industry.
      In 1947, they returned to Fort Lauderdale, where Albert worked with his father, building houses, Rappaport said. The following year, they moved to Hollywood and opened the children's store. They also became pioneer members of Temple Sinai in Hollywood, Shapiro said.
      The Nathansons sold their store and their Hollywood house and moved to Plantation a couple of years ago.
      One of Selma Nathanson's loves was orchids. She grew many orchids and other plants in her back yard, using the orchids to decorate the house at her children's weddings, Rappaport said.
      Nathanson's needlework, pillows and crocheted handicrafts filled the house, she said.
      "She could do anything," Rappaport said.
      Besides her daughter, who lives in Dunwoody, Ga., Nathanson is survived by her husband, Albert; a son, Bill, of Plantation; two sisters, Ruth Scherman and Irma Walfish of Hollywood; a brother, Herbert Weinstein, of Hollywood; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
      Levitt-Weinstein Beth David Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements.

    31. [S5702] Obituary for Selma Nathanson, Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 12, 1992 (Reliability: 3).

    32. [S73] New Jersey Marriage Index, ancetsry.com.

    33. [S75] New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-1914      		 New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-1914


    34. [S2118] Wuttenberg Emigration Lists, location.

    35. [S72] New York Marriage License Index.


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