Mendelsohn Family History & Genealogy

Malka Erika Mendelsohn was born on March 7, 1935 in Bratislava, Bratislava Region Slovakia, and died at age 9 years old on June 15, 1944 at Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration Camp and Museum 20 Więźniów Oświęcimia, in Oświęcim, Powiat oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Malka Erika Mendelsohn.

Sarah (Mendelsohn) Moskowitz of Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT was born on August 10, 1902, and was the mother of Joan Rona. Sarah Moskowitz died at age 71 years old in June 1974.

News Photographer in Philadelphia. Obituaries Robert Mendelsohn, 61, a photographer known for documenting Philadelphia’s black social scene 'Rob and his camera were a fixture in and around Philadelphia’s African American community for decades' Robert Mendelsohn shot Philly's top events for decades. by Jenice Armstrong and Andrew Maykuth Updated Jul 29, 2019 Robert Mendelsohn, 61, a white photographer who was known and beloved for chronicling Philadelphia’s black social scene, has died. Mr. Mendelsohn was found dead Friday night at his Germantown rooming house after he failed to respond to messages, according to his sister Judith Mendelsohn Marcus, of Delran, Burlington County. She said the cause of death was heart disease. A time of death has not been determined. Mr. Mendelsohn attended nearly every prominent event in the African American community for more than 20 years, and worked almost exclusively for black-owned publications such as the Philadelphia Sunday Sun, the Philadelphia Tribune, and the Philadelphia New Observer. “Rob and his camera were a fixture in and around Philadelphia’s African American community for decades and his images captured the celebrations, triumphs, and tragedies of black life,” the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists said in a Facebook post announcing his death. City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown said she was contacted by four different staffers on Saturday as news of Mr. Mendelsohn’s death spread. “Robert has been at every single event ... that my office has hosted for the last 19 years and he always traveled on public transportation,” she said. “He was devoted to the media outlets he represented. ... He always had a smile.” Robert Mendelsohn, 61, photographer Mendelsohn Family Mr. Mendelsohn grew up in Feltonville, the son of Philip and Adele Mendelsohn, a warehouse worker and a retail worker. In a 2013 interview, he said his was one of just several Jewish families in a neighborhood populated mostly by white Roman Catholics. He said that he gravitated toward African Americans after black students started to be bused to his school. After graduating from Olney High School in 1975, he worked as a warehouse stock clerk and did some telemarketing. As a hobby, he’d hang around outside The Mike Douglas Show collecting autographs and photos of celebrities as they exited the KYW-TV studios at Fifth and Market Streets. He also traveled to New York, collecting photographs of himself with stars like Natalie Wood, Muhammad Ali, and John Travolta. In 1994, he took a job as an in-store photographer at a Kmart in the Northeast, his first paid photography job. He caught a professional break when he sneaked into the 1995 National Association of Black Journalists conference in Philly to photograph Johnnie Cochran, the defense attorney from O.J. Simpson’s murder trial. A reporter for the Sun invited him to shoot pictures for the paper. “My photography career really was a fluke,” he said in a 2012 In the African American community, Mr. Mendelsohn turned his position as an outsider into “the ultimate insider” and won a “level of trust" from the people he photographed, Bobbi Booker, a Philadelphia journalist, said in the YouTube documentary. Booker posted a tribute Saturday in which she likened Mr. Mendelsohn to the disheveled television detective Columbo, and called him a “survivor who was an unlikely celebrity behind, and in front of, the camera.” Jenice Armstrong: Meet the man behind the lens of Philly’s biggest black social events Mr. Mendelsohn told Guerilus he just wanted to be remembered as "a nice guy who did the right thing and never hurt anybody and took a pretty good picture that most people seemed to like.” Mr. Mendelsohn was single. He is survived by his sister. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks, 6410 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Published July 27, 2019

Lina Mendelsohn was born on May 16, 1936 in Paris, Paris County, Île-de-France France, and died at age 6 years old on August 19, 1942 at Auschwitz II-Birkenau Ofiar Faszyzmu, in Oświęcim-Brzezinka, oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lina Mendelsohn.

Manasseh Mendelsohn of Springfield, Union County, NJ was born on October 25, 1893, and died at age 89 years old in May 1983.

Milton Lester Mendelsohn was born on November 23, 1906, and died at age 65 years old on March 29, 1972. Milton Mendelsohn was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section J Site 689 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Milton Lester Mendelsohn.

Joseph Mendelsohn Jr was born on June 24, 1926, and died on June 24, 1926. Joseph Mendelsohn was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section NW Site 485 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph Mendelsohn Jr.

Ruth Mendelsohn of Revere, Suffolk County, MA was born on December 31, 1903, and died at age 83 years old in April 1987.

Constance Wood Mendelsohn of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on September 30, 1919, and died at age 75 years old in June 1995. Constance Mendelsohn was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery Section L Site 6763 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno.

Robert Mendelsohn of Madison, Madison County, AL was born on December 8, 1908, and died at age 79 years old on October 4, 1988.

Arthur Mendelsohn was born on February 29, 1912, and died at age 35 years old on August 17, 1947. Arthur Mendelsohn was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery Section L Site 6763 1300 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arthur Mendelsohn.

Delorus M Mendelsohn of Haverhill, Essex County, MA was born on July 23, 1915, and died at age 77 years old on November 24, 1992.

Harry Mendelsohn was born on November 25, 1888, and died at age 75 years old on April 1, 1964. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harry Mendelsohn.

Bernard Mendelsohn was born on March 10, 1901, and died at age 69 years old in December 1970.

Max Mendelsohn of New York, New York County, NY was born on May 15, 1898, and died at age 83 years old in April 1982.

Anita Mendelsohn of Framingham, Middlesex County, MA was born on February 2, 1898, and died at age 86 years old in November 1984.

Max Mendelsohn was born on June 30, 1905, and died at age 79 years old in March 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Max Mendelsohn.

Melvin Mendelsohn of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL was born on December 1, 1936, and died at age 37 years old in May 1974.

Kimberly Ann Mendelsohn was born on March 12, 1958, and died on March 13, 1958. Kimberly Mendelsohn was buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Section H Site 1195 4701 Brownsboro Road, in Louisville, Ky. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kimberly Ann Mendelsohn.

Evelyn F Mendelsohn of El Paso, El Paso County, TX was born on June 12, 1912, and died at age 78 years old on March 30, 1991. Evelyn Mendelsohn was buried at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery Section G Site 2496 P.o. Box 6342 - Fred Wilson Avenue, in El Paso.