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story that would be perfect for the in her welcome speech, “We’re here Peretz Scheinerman was the father
Small Miracles series. There were today to celebrate Peretz Scheinerman, of Baltimore’s own Rebbetzin Gloria
about 90 relatives – some over the age Ruchel (Rose) Scheinerman, and Edith (Gitty) Dinovitz, wife of Ohel Yakov’s
of 90, ka“h! – who traveled from Scheinerman, who bravely left the long-time rabbi, Rabbi Benjamin
California, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, New pograms and anti-Semitism in Russia (Binyamin) Dinovitz, z”l, and mother of
York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, and, thanks to Hashem, were able to its present rabbi, Rabbi Peretz Dinovitz,
D.C., and throughout Maryland. They build a new life, a better life, a life with- and of Rabbi Yakov (Yanky)i Dinovitz.
were very excitedly mingling and talk- out pogroms, in our wonderful U.S.A.!”
ing and making the most of every Gloria Golbert, who started the ball
minute before the four-hour event These sibling progenitors were the rolling, is the daughter of Bella Fruma
came to an end. children of Yitzchok Aryeh Finkelstein, who was, in turn, the
Scheinerman, who emigrated from daughter of Rose Scheinerman
Some posed in front of banners that Russia in the 1880s and later brought Goldenberg. Many of the participants
proclaimed, “We love our family” and over his wife, Chana (nee Nachlas) had never met one another and were
“There are no strangers here, only and children to America. In 1908, obviously and thoroughly enjoying each
friends you haven’t yet met.” Others their son Peretz married Annie Sapp, other’s company.
were busy perusing a family photo dis- and they moved to Washington, D.C.,
play and taking handouts of the Jewish where Peretz opened a dry goods By the way, I was told that three
Action article, the family tree, photo- business. After the Wall Street Crash times the number of people would
copies of their ancestors, and Grandma of 1929, Peretz’s successful business have been there had the reunion taken
Rose Scheinerman Goldenberg’s 23- was lost, as was everyone’s. The fami- place before school started, as many of
step gefilte fish recipe, which she ly moved to Manhattan’s Lower East the relatives are either in the field of
painstakingly prepared for each Side to fulfill the need for a Torah education or have children in school.
Shabbos. environment for their growing family. Noticeably absent were Ohel Yakov’s
The father of nine children, Peretz Rabbi Peretz Dinovitz and his wife,
Celebration of a Legacy commuted from New York to D.C. Rebbetzin CV. They called Fagie from a
All the relatives at the reunion are weekly for 17 years, until he paid off lechaim in Monsey just as the last par-
direct descendents of the three his debts, coming home only for ticipants were leaving the hall to say
Scheinerman siblings. As Gloria noted Shabbos. that their son, Chaim, had just gotten
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