Notes for Renee Jaskulek (aka Ableman): I know Eli visited with you a number of years ago before he was even married. He did get married to Esther Berman who had been previously married and had a daughter Renee who adored Eli. Esther and Eli had twin boys, Michael who is married to Sue and lives in Texas with their three children, twin girl and boy and another boy. All three of them are under 3 yrs old, and Scott who is married to Debbie and lives in Virginia with a son and a daughter. My sister Mimi lives in Dayton now after living 50 years. in Boston. (e-mail from Charlotte Ableman, aunt of Eli and Esther's children, Renee, Michael and Scott Ableman, to Yonina Lamdan, maternal cousin.) Yonina, Thank you so much for contacting me. My Aunt Charlotte Braverman (Ableman) in Dayton, Ohio mentioned that a distant relative in Israel was working on a family tree, but I had no idea how serious an effort this was. I am in awe. I know so little of my own geneology on my father’s side… I’m trying to figure out how to print this so I can see how we’re related! Some anecdotes, updates, corrections:
Jenny was my grandmother. She died when I was six but I do have strong memories of her. She lived just a 1/2-mile away in Columbus in a house that my father bought for her.
Esther Berman (my mother) lived from 1924 – 1989. She and my father Eli ran the Upper Krust restaurant in Columbus, Ohio for many years. It was a large, 300-seat jewish-style sandwich shop, which featured great overstuffed sandwiches, smoked fishes, and a few great traditional recipes like brisket with noodles and cabbage. Before the Upper Krust, central Ohio didn’t know what pastrami on rye was.
Michael Ableman and I are twins, born in 1963. We actually were both named after Harry, but both have always used our middle names. I am Harley Scott, he is Howard Michael.
Michael lives in Dallas, Texas. His twins, Emma and Isaac, were born in 2000 (not 2003). Their younger brother Jonah was born in 2001 (yes – three kids in a year and a half!).
My sister Renee was raised by my father Eli, but she is Esther’s daughter from a previous marriage. Her maiden name is Renee Jaskulek. She was born in 1949. Renee has been a teacher in the Cincinnati area for over 30 years, including the last 25 years at Cincinnati Princeton High School.
Renee’s daughter Anna Dickson was born in 1980. She is a recent graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design. She is an award-winning photographer, and will soon be moving to New York to stake her career. She is working on building a web site of her work at www.annadickson.com. (e-mail letter from Scott Ableman, Renee's brother, to Yonina Lamdan. May 2005)
More About Renee Jaskulek (aka Ableman): Teacher: Bet. 1975 - 2005, Cincinnatti Princeton High School.
Children of Renee Jaskulek (aka Ableman) and Noel Dickson are:
Renee Jaskulek (aka Ableman) (b. 1949)
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