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

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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]