Early Families

Clippings (photocopies) re. members of Aiken Jewish community (most from Aiken Standard) include obituaries of Shad Polier (1976), Esther Surasky Persky, (1985), Ralph Surasky, Ida Rosalyn Wolf (1990), Nathan Franzblau (1984), Nettie Franzblau (1992); tributes (1986) to Mandle Surasky, former mayor of Aiken; articles and obituaries (1990) re. Jewish artist, Mina Surasky Tropp (with color photograph of one of her dried flower paintings); article, "Memoirs: Mostly about a South Carolina Childhood" by Mina Tropp, published in Jewish Currents, Feb. 1980 (five pages); genealogical information on the Surasky family compiled by Nelson Danish (1993); article (1982) re. Esther Pinck, winner of Winthrop College’s Mildred Sullivan Award; article re. Pinck’s memories of Jewish life in Aiken published (March 1982) in the Southern Jewish Historical Society Newsletter; article re. murder (early 1900s) of Abraham Surasky, published (March 1994) in Times Outlook; article (1987) re. Herbert Rudnick and his work with SC Mental Retardation Commission; article, "My Family, My Town" by Rose Rubin (Feb. 1994) re. family history (Rudnick, Surasky, Halpern families) and Aiken Jewish community history; advertisements/images of D. Poliakoff store (1990s); article (1990) re. Julia Wolf and store, "Julia's Dress Shop"; articles re. Efron family; article, "A Down South Jew..Go On With You" from Atlanta Jewish Times (May 1991) with references to Aiken Jews; article re. achievements of Irene Rudnick.