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[[File:MeierLangermann.jpg|right|350px|Meier Langermann]] | [[File:MeierLangermann.jpg|right|350px|Meier Langermann]] | ||
[[:File:MeierLangermann Naturalization-19410908.jpeg|The | |||
naturalization document for Meyer Langerman says his former name was | naturalization document]] for Meyer Langerman says his former name was | ||
Meier Leib Langermann, that he was born 1887 February 7 in Hussakow, | Meier Leib Langermann, that he was born 1887 February 7 in Hussakow, | ||
Poland, that he married Frederica (born Friederike Passweg) on 1929 | Poland, that he married Frederica (born Friederike Passweg) on 1929 | ||
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on the D&H RR (Delaware & Hudson Railroad, I think) on 1941 March 12. | on the D&H RR (Delaware & Hudson Railroad, I think) on 1941 March 12. | ||
[[:File:MeierLangermann_ShippingOnBremen-19381023.jpeg| | |||
Meier Langermann arrived on the 'Bremen']] for the first time 1938 | |||
Meier Langermann arrived on the 'Bremen' for the first time 1938 | |||
October 23. Note that in the nationality column, someone has written | October 23. Note that in the nationality column, someone has written | ||
'Hebrew' over the typed 'Polish'. He was accompanied by Sigmund | 'Hebrew' over the typed 'Polish'. He was accompanied by Sigmund | ||
Spiegel, husband of Joe's mother's sister. | Spiegel, husband of Joe's mother's sister. | ||
[[:File:MeierLangermann+BenzionPassweg ArrivalOnNormandie-19390202.jpeg|The | |||
arrival document]] for the 'Normandie' of 1939 January 28 lists | |||
arrival document for the 'Normandie' of 1939 January 28 lists | |||
Meier Langermann and, just after him, Benzion Passweg (Joe's mother's | Meier Langermann and, just after him, Benzion Passweg (Joe's mother's | ||
brother). | brother). | ||
After multiple attempts Congress passed a special bill to admit the Langermans; FDR vetoed it the first time. He signed it after a second passage. | After multiple attempts Congress passed [https://books.google.com/books/about/Meier_Langermann_His_Wife_Friederike_and.html?id=mcStbjcJRJ4C a special bill to admit the Langermans]; FDR vetoed it the first time. He signed it after a second passage. | ||
Eventually he got his wife and Joe, her mother, brother, sister, and their families to America. (Her father, Solomon, had died in 1936.) | Eventually he got his wife and Joe, her mother, brother, sister, and their families to America. (Her father, Solomon, had died in 1936.) | ||