Love Wins
Russell Schreiber was born on July 26, 1911 in Chicago to Paula Banas and Adam Schreiber. Paula was of Polish descent and was born in Chicago, while Adam was an immigrant from Prussia. Adam [...]
“He Could Have Been a Great Man”
Do-Yun Chung was born on August 2, 1914 in Pusan (now Busan), Korea. His family was relatively well off, with his father working as a surveyor and his mother caring for their six children—three [...]
“Old Before Her Time”
Rosemary Luckstrim was born on September 5, 1912 in Chicago to Ora Feigel and Peter Luckstrim, both of whom were of Irish/German descent. Peter worked on and off in factories, and Ora cared for [...]
“Only Hussies Ask Boys to Dance!” – Part 2 of the Adele and Karel Bartos Story
Karel Bartos was born on May 7, 1908 in Chicago to Ambrose Bartos and Gabriela Adamik. Ambrose and Gabriela met and married in what is now Czechoslovakia and began their family there. Ambrose [...]