Judy's Op-Ed Page

[...] L-R Max Meisler, Jacob Meisler w/ two friends 120 years ago today, September 22, 1891, Jacob Meisler was born. Jacob Meisler is my husband's maternal grandfather and our sons' great grandfather. [...]

[...] a promise to my mother-in-law, Bertha (Bertie) Helfand by sharing the history of her father, Jacob Meisler. Sadly Bertie passed away on December 16, 2011. She had turned 99 on October 28th. Then on [...]

[...] Lewer and Michelle Walsh A very blurry 40th Birthday. L-R Judy Helfand, Debbie Fischbein, Dennis Helfand, unknown, and Dan Fischbein 54th Birthday Celebration: Enjoying a gift from "The Girls& [...]

[...] 224 West 35th Street, New York, NY.  Jacob and Rose Meisler enjoyed eight grandchildren: Dennis Helfand, Harvey Helfand, Vivian Helfand, Stephen Goldberg, Beverly Goldberg, Phyllis Meisler, Myrna [...]

[...] , 33 years of caring, sharing, honesty, and respect. Happy 100th Birthday to my friend, Bertha Meisler Helfand.  Care to share your favorite memory of Birdie? [...]

[...] , even after 100 years.  For myself, I think about the fact that my mother-in-law, Bertha Meisler Helfand was born in 1912, six months after the sinking of the Titanic. I also think about the [...]

[...] I am going to fulfill a request made to me in 1993. The Backstory... On June 8, 1993, Bertha Meisler Helfand (my mother-in-law) sent me the following request: "I've been lax about having this & [...]

[...] Stuckelman's home. In attendance were: Mildred Meisler Stuckelman, Bertha Meisler Helfand, Estelle Meisler Goldberg, Benjamin Goldberg, Sidney Meisler, Rosalie Meisler (nee Steiner), Vivian Rubin (nee [...]

[...] come before him? Or did they come after him? Jacob Meisler Next I would like you to meet Jankel Meisler. You might remember meeting him when I wrote my post Jacob Meisler September 22, 1891 - March [...]

[...] , Holland, on July 31, 1909. He sailed on the S.S. Ryndam. He was listed on the manifest as Jankel Meisler, Austrian, Hebrew, from Belatyn, Austria, 18 years old, single. His next of kin was listed as [...]