Siegel Lancaster
Many of the original Lancaster Siegel cousins graduated from this local high school
What is J.P. McCaskey High School?
This familiar Yiddish phrase was used to send Siegel relatives on their way home "in good health"
What is "Zei Gezunt?"
This Pennsylvania town was home to scores of Siegels in the first half of the 20th century
What is Lancaster?
This pioneering Siegel ancestor, who may have been fleeing vicious pogroms and/or conscription into the Tsar's army, came to the U.S. in 1904
Who is Max (Menachem Mendl) Siegel?
Because they were related through both their mothers and their fathers, this term was often used to describe the relationship between the Lancaster Siegel cousins born in the first decades of the 20th century
What is "double cousins?"
Many of us "out of town" Siegels stayed at this Lancaster hotel when attending family reunions a generation ago
What is the Host Motel?
These Passover essentials were prepared every year by Aunt Mary, who invariably referred to them as "cannonballs"
What are matzo balls?
These are five of the eleven U.S. states and localities that are home to present-day Siegels
What are (name at least five) California, Arizona, Oregon, Louisiana, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusettes, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C?
In 1912, at the age of 19, this much younger half-brother of Max (Mendl) Siegel joined the many Siegels already in Lancaster.
Who is Lewis (Lazar) Siegel?
In 1906, as very young children, these two Siegel ancestor siblings emigrated to the U.S. along with their mother to join their father Max.
Who are Harry and Lena Siegel?
Many Lancaster Siegels attended this Orthodox synagogue and are buried in its cemetery
What is Degel Israel?
This term graciously "reframes'" the lack of punctuality historically demonstrated by some Siegels when arriving at family events.
What is Siegel time?
This present-day eastern European country was home to our Siegel ancestors
What is Lithuania?
This Siegel ancestor was the father of both Max and Lewis Siegel
Who is Asher Siegel?
These three cousins are all products of the Siegel baby (boy) boom of 1953
Who are Jon, David, and David?
Although now owned and managed by others, this Lancaster company founded by Lewis Siegel and Isaac Ansel is still in business
What is the Siegel-Ansel Bag and Burlap Company?
This term affectionately refers to one aspect of Siegel family gatherings that could, from all appearances, threaten to go on indefinitely
What is a Siegel goodbye?
Miriam Kline, daughter of Max Siegel's sister Celia, resides with her extended family in this middle-eastern country
What is Israel?
This son of Martha and Rose Rachel's brother Israel (Chayim Yitzhak) Yoffee served as President of the B'nai Brith Lancaster Lodge, President of the Lancaster Jewish Community Center, and President of the Conservative Lancaster synagogue Congregation Beth El
Who is Harry Yoffee?
This father and son duo both served as presidents of the same Orthodox Lancaster synagogue
Who are Lewis and Myer Siegel?
No visit to Lancaster was complete without seeing a little football action at this local college
What is Franklin and Marshall College?
This Jewish holiday event, when officiated by Uncle Stanley Z, was famous for not ending until well after Aunt Pat had fallen asleep on the floor
What is a seder?
At the turn of the 20th century, these two shtetls offered our Siegel ancestors limited opportunities for "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
What are Anushishok and Suvianishok?
This Siegel ancestor was the father of both Martha and Rose Rachel.
Who is Chaim Yitzhak Gafenovich?
This group of six Siegel family-members, one of whom died in infancy, is comprised of three sets of twins
Who are Myer and Moshe, Dahlia and Daphna, Andy and Bex?