Talk:Abraham Moskowitz

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new info received directly from descendant of Moskowitz; attempting to source it

I was contacted by a descendant of Abraham Moskowitz who let me know I had some things wrong in the article. In summary:

He is 100% certain he died on valentines day 1956 and thinks he was age 78 at the time
almost sure born in 1878
thought he probably emigrated to US in 1900 and not 1913 as I had it before
worked for smaller records companies before Columbia (could not recall names)
recorded around 44 songs in total as far as he knew
masters of recordings were sent to YIVO institute in NYC
abe had 2 children - son died of leukemia as a teen, only daughter Rebecca Moskowitz had descendants
Sadie Moskowitz- Abe's wife (nee Raden - born in Russia) - may have come at age 10 in 1900
no relation to Joseph Moskowitz
Abraham also worked as a tailor - was a lifelong member of the workman's circle (arbeter ring)- apparently buried in their plots but this descendent could never find it

Of course, I cannot cite this descendent directly but it does help me seek out the correct info. So far I was able to find better documentation on Ancestry now that I know his death date, family members and day job. Some other things on this list will have to be documented somewhere before I can add them.--Dan Carkner (talk) 16:49, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]