Berenson, Yetta

1906 - 1996  (90 years)

• Name	Berenson, Yetta  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	16 May 1906	London, Greater London, England, UK   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Arrival	17 Jul 1909	New York, New York, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Died	30 Nov 1996	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3, 6]
  	Cause: Stroke
  Obituary for Yetta Berenson Arost (Aged 90)	4 Dec 1996	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [10]
  Occupation	Assistant Buyer/
  Buried	Mount Jacob Cemetery, Clifton Heights, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  Person ID	I16220	Our Family
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Arost, Oscar,   b. 22 May 1902, Dumbraveni, Soroca, Moldova ,   d. 24 Jun 1972, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1935	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Arost, Lenore + 2. Arost, Ella Neumann + 3. Arost, Molly Belle
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F6112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Yetta (Berenson) Arost - Tombstone

  
  

• Notes

  Assistant buyer for Blauners President of local chapters of American Jewish Congres, Association for Retarded Children, and Philadelphia Deaf Society gall bladder removed mini strokes/ Was sick as a child with mastoiditis and lost a year of school. She never returned. ---------------------------------------------------- Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - December 4, 1996 Deceased Name: YETTA BERENSON AROST A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER, 90 Yetta Berenson Arost , 90, died Saturday of a stroke at the Bala Nursing Home. She formerly lived in Wynnefield Heights. Throughout her life, Mrs. Arost got directly involved in doing for others. During World War II, she stored clothing, medicines and foods for European refugees in her home in West Philadelphia. Later, she and her husband, Oscar, who died 25 years ago, opened their home to serve as foster parents for survivors of the Holocaust. The first of the foster children, 17-year-old Ella, was adopted by the Arosts. She was a former president of her local chapters of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children and the American Jewish Congress. She was a member of the Fellowship Commission, American ORT and Hadassah. Surviving are her daughters, Ella Friedman Mizne, Molly Staub and Lenore Sherman; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Was sick as a child with mastoiditis and lost a year of school. She never returned. Assistant buyer for Blauners President of local chapters of American Jewish Congres, Association for Retarded Children, and Philadelphia Deaf Society gall bladder removed mini strokes/ Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - December 4, 1996 Deceased Name: YETTA BERENSON AROST A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER, 90 Yetta Berenson Arost , 90, died Saturday of a stroke at the Bala Nursing Home. She formerly lived in Wynnefield Heights. Throughout her life, Mrs. Arost got directly involved in doing for others. During World War II, she stored clothing, medicines and foods for European refugees in her home in West Philadelphia. Later, she and her husband, Oscar, who died 25 years ago, opened their home to serve as foster parents for survivors of the Holocaust. The first of the foster children, 17-year-old Ella, was adopted by the Arosts. She was a former president of her local chapters of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children and the American Jewish Congress. She was a member of the Fellowship Commission, American ORT and Hadassah. Surviving are her daughters, Ella Friedman Mizne, Molly Staub and Lenore Sherman; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S467] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;). [S195] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3736; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 51-1569. 1940 United States Federal Census [S508] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security ;), Number: 176-28-4408; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1951-1953. Birth date: 23 May 1906 Birth place: Death date: 30 Nov 1996 Death place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America [S969] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;). [S729] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, ;), Year: 1909; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1303; Line: 11; List number: . Birth date: abt 1906 Birth place: Arrival date: 17 Jul 1909 Arrival place: New York, New York New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;). [S1357] Molly Arost Staub - 4/11 Import. [S870] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;). [S1359] Molly Arost Staub - 4/11 Import. [S2784] Newspapers.com - The Philadelphia Inquirer - 4 Dec 1996 - Page 123, (Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer;), Obituary for Yetta Berenson Arost (Aged 90) 4 Dec 1996. [S23] FindAGrave.com.