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-- Margaret Fulford

Some photos of Esther Posner and her family
(kindly provided by family members)

Posner (Pevzner) family portrait?
Possibly including Jerome Posner's mother Geeta (?) and father Afroim (a.k.a. Yessen?) Pevzner and Jerome's brother Zalman (a.k.a. Samuel)
[i.e., possibly including Esther's paternal grandparents and uncle]
studio photo of three men, a woman, and a boy


Possibly Sholom Grobshtein (Solomon Grebstein), the father of Sonia (Grebstein) Posner
[i.e., possibly Esther's maternal grandfather]
photo of a man with a beard


A postcard of Mogilev, Belarus; on the back, Esther (Posner) Rosenthal has written that Mogilev is where her parents Sonia and Jerome met and studied
black and white postcard showing a building and people, with cyrillic characters; handwriting says 'Mogilev, where Grandma & Grandpa met and studied  reverse side of postcard with cyrillic characters; handwriting says 'City where Sonia met Jerome Posner and studied circa 1910'


Sonia (Grebstein) Posner with her daughter Esther Posner
Photo of Sonia with Esther, a toddler


Esther Posner, around 1915 (holding a photo album?)
Photo of Esther as a toddler in a rocking chair, probably holding a photo album


Esther Posner
Photo of Esther as a toddler, holding book or album


Esther Posner
Photo of Esther as a toddler, holding a toy dog


Left to right:
Sonia (Grebstein) Posner; [a child]; Jerome Posner; Beatrice Posner; Esther Posner; Sidney Posner
[i.e., Esther with her mother and father, her younger siblings Beatrice and Sidney, and another child -- perhaps a cousin or friend?]
Photo of woman, man, and four children, outdoors with clothesline in background


Esther Posner
Studio photo of Esther as a teenager


Sonia (Grebstein) Posner, Esther Posner, and Jerome Posner
[Esther with her parents]
Photo of Sona, Esther as a teenager, and Jerome, with a small dog


Esther Posner
Photo of Esther as a young woman, looking serious


Sonia's cousin, Grisha Sidoff
Sonia and Jerome were married at his house in Mogilev, Belarus in 1913; Grisha moved to the U.S., then moved to the U.S.S.R. in the 1930s with his wife Ray
Photo of a man, with 'Grisha' handwritten below  Reverse side of photo; handwriting says 'To dear Ester Greetings from Moscow!' and in a different handwriting below: 'Circa 1932'


Esther Posner with friends at Camp Unity (a left-wing summer camp for adults, near Wingdale, NY), August 1932
Photo of Esther and two other young women, in swimsuits, sitting on rocks, smiling


Sonia Posner's visit to the Soviet Union
Sonia is circled, and on the back of the photo her daughter Esther has written:
"Grandma's [i.e., Sonia's] Trip to Soviet Union 1933"
Group photo of about 25 people, in coats, posing in front of an ornate building; Sonia is circled; handwriting says


Esther (Posner) Rosenthal and Harold Rosenthal
photo of Esther and Harold Rosenthal in country, with dog and fish


Esther (Posner) Rosenthal and Harold Rosenthal
photo of Esther and Harold Rosenthal in canoe


Sonia (Grebstein) Posner and Jerome Posner, summer 1936
Photo of Sonia and Jerome outdoors (Jerome in a chair, and Sonia sitting next to him on the grass)


Esther (Posner) Rosenthal in Washington, 1937
Photo of Esther elegantly dressed, under cherry tree, looking at water   Reverse side of photo; handwriting says 'April, 1937 Cherry Blossom Week Tidal Basin, Wash. D.C.'


Sidney Posner and Esther (Posner) Rosenthal
[Esther with her younger brother]
Photo of Sidney and Esther (holding a summer hat), outdoors, smiling


Sonia (Grebstein) Posner and Jerome Posner
[Esther's parents]
Photo of Sonia and Jerome, sitting on a couch together, smiling


Harold Rosenthal
and Esther (Posner) Rosenthal
Photo of Harold (with a glass of beer?) and Esther on a restaurant patio, smiling


Sidney Posner and Esther (Posner) Rosenthal
[Esther with her younger brother]
Photo of Sidney (in suit and tie) and Esther