Abraham Louis and Necha Flora (Pieniek) Skop
Abraham Louis Skop (b. Golub-Dobrzyn 1876, d. Miami, Florida 1964)
Necha Flora Pieniek Skop (b. Golub-Dobrzyn 1883, d. Miami, Florida 1960)
Before 1904 Marriage in Poland
1904 Immigrated to New York
1910 Cleveland, Ohio
1940 Cleveland, Ohio
Necha Flora was the youngest child of David Eleazer and Rana Temera.
"Necha Flora, whose middle name Flora is an English translation of Feigelcha as they used to call her in Europe, was brought up as a small child in Dobrzyn. When she was a teenager, she stayed for many years with her niece in Dresden, Germany*. When she returned to Dobrzyn, she then married Abraham Louis Skop, a soldier in the Russian army. Then her mother married Abraham's father whose name was Moisha Aaron Skop. In the year 1903 they migrated to the United States. Their ship was the "Moltka" and their trip across the ocean at that time took nearly fourteen days. Their family of five children consists of:
Morris, David, Miriam, Arthur and Myrtle.
"I, the writer of this chronology, know that my parents lived in New York City for a short while and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. My father was a tailor. In New York he sold the ladies coats and suits in the sweatshops. Then in Cleveland, he also worked in the ladies clothing factory as a tailor. But then later on he went into business for himself and operated a small department store until 1965, when he passed away, five years after my mother died. From Cleveland, they migrated to Orlando, Florida and then to Miami, Florida, to be near their two sons, Morris and myself. We built for them a new house in Miami but they never lived to enjoy it."
"The Pieniek Roots" by David Joshua Pieniek and David Leon Skop, written in 1982.
*David Pieniek is referring to Necha Flora's niece in Dresden - Esther Pieniek Sonnabend, Toyvia's daughter.
Necha Flora was probably named after David Eleazer's's two grandmothers. His paternal grandmother was Fayga and his maternal grandmother was Nacha. David Eleazer's brother Cadek also named a daughter Nycha Fajgela. (Necha is the Yiddish for the Hebrew name Menucha. See her daughter Miriam's gravestone - Miriam Leah bat... Menucha.)
Abraham and Necha arrived in New York in 1904 at Castle Garden (the immigration facility before Ellis Island). Their destination is written as Louis Tobias, brother-in-law, on Broome Street in New York. Abraham's occupation is "tailor". The family moved from New York to Cleveland, Ohio in 1910. Abraham registered for the army in 1915. He was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1922.
- Uri Ladell
Rabbi Morris Aaron and Rachel (Pieniek) Skop
Morris Aaron Skop (b. Cleveland, Ohio 1905, d. Miami, Florida 1985)
Rachel Rubenstein Skop (b. New York 1912, d. Miami, Florida 2009)
1937 Marriage in Manhattan, New York
1940 Orlando, Florida
1949 Coral Gables, Florida
"Morris A. Skop, born in 1904 and a rabbi for 40 years, graduated Ohio State University, Columbia University and the Stephen SY seminary of New York. After he was ordained as Rabbi, he took his first pulpit in Orlando, Florida. After serving there for many years, he took a pulpit in Coral Gables (Temple Yudea) and in Pompano Beach, Florida (Temple Sholom), where he and his wife Rachel Rubenstein Skop now reside. He is soon scheduled to retire after twenty years of service at the latter. Morris met Rachel while he was a student at the Seminary. They have four children:
Shira, Raphael, Eli and Dena."
"The Pieniek Roots" by David Joshua Pieniek and David Leon Skop, written in 1982.
In the 1930 New York census, Morris A Skop is listed as single, living with a family named Lipowski on Claremont Avenue in New York. His occupation is listed as social worker. Morris Skop married Rachel Rubenstein in 1937 in Manhattan, New York. Rabbi Skop became the Rabbi of Ohev Shalom in Orlando Florida in 1940. In 1949 he moved to another position in Coral Gables. He was a Reconstructionist Rabbi.
Rachel Skop was an artist. We had a beautiful painting of hers depicting a Simchat Torah celebration hanging in our dining room in Monsey, NY.
- Uri Ladell
Rabbi Morris Skop
Miriam Leah (Lena) Skop
Miriam Leah (Lena) Skop (b. Cleveland, Ohio 1906 or 1907, d. Duval, Florida 1984)
1904 Marriage (in Poland?)
1904 Immigrated to New York
1905 Cleveland, Ohio
1940 Cleveland, Ohio
Necha Flora was the youngest child of David Eleazer and Rana Temera.
"Miriam Skop is a single girl and lives in a fine Home For The Aged in Jacksonville, Florida. Her brothers and sisters visit her very often. She attended Ohio State University and was a secretary in the Cleveland school system. She is an ardent piano player and seems adjusted to living in this home."
"The Pieniek Roots" by David Joshua Pieniek and David Leon Skop, written in 1982.
The 1910 census lists a son named Mannie, born 1907. Apparently this is a mistake; the child is Miriam, a daughter. The 1940 census records that Miriam was a secretary at the WPA (Works Projects Administration - the former federal agency (1935–43) charged with instituting and administering public works in order to relieve national unemployment.)
- Uri Ladell
David Leon and Mollie (Mintz) Skop
David Leon and Pearl (Gerber) Skop
David Leon Skop (b. Cleveland, Ohio 1908, d. Miami, Florida 1988)
Mollie Mintz Skop
Pearl Gerber Skop
1940 Cleveland Ohio
1945 Florida
1946 Divorce
"David Leon Skop is myself. I am the third child (of Abraham and Nech Flora Skop).
About myself, I attended Ohio State University and majored in Journalism which to this day is a hobby of mine. I have been a real estate broker for over 30 years. During WW2 I married Mollie Mintz of Houston, Texas where I managed a ladies millinery store for a large national chain. I served in the U.S. Army and after my discharge we had a child, namely, Arlene Gwen Skop who is grown and lives in Texas. After my divorce in 1946 I lived in Miami, Florida where I married Pearl Gerber of Baltimore MD. We have no children and reside presently in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida in a condominium apartment."
"The Pieniek Roots" by David Joshua Pieniek and David Leon Skop, written in 1982.
Arthur Usher and Dorothy (Star) Skop
Arthur Usher Skop (b. St. Louis 1911, d. Tampa, Florida 1995)
Dorothy Star Skop (b. Brooklyn, New York 1924, d. Tampa, Florida 2020)
1930 Cleveland, Ohio
1940 Cleveland, Ohio
1942 Enlistment
1949 Marriage in Tampa, Florida
"Arthur U. Skop, my younger brother is a twin to Myrtle Scott Rutberg. Arthur married Dorothy Star and they reside in Tampa, Florida. They have grown children. Dennis Skop, their eldest son, is single and lives in Tampa, and Rene Starlet Skop lives in Orlando, Florida. They are both in the real estate business and doing well."
"The Pieniek Roots" by David Joshua Pieniek and David Leon Skop, written in 1982.
Dorothy Skop was active in Hadassah Women and the community.
Uri Ladell
Albert and Myrtle Rutberg
Albert Rutberg (b. Nova Scotia, Canada 1917, d. Orlando, Florida 1974)
Myrtle Skop Rutberg (b. St. Louis 1911, d. Orlando, Florida 2018)
1938 Move to Orlando. Florida
"Myrtle Rivka, twin to Arthur, lives in Orlando, Florida. She was married to Albert Rutberg who was the son of a Massachusetts rabbi. He was a traveling salesman for the Wrangler Co., a national manufacturers of men's sportswear. He was an outstanding leader in the Jewish community of Orlando, Florida. He was learned of Jewish history and acted as Rabbi of his shul at times and prepared boys for their Bar Mitzvah. He passed away just a few years ago at an early age. Over 500 people attended his funeral. Myrtle and Al Rutberg have one son. His name is Gerald Rutberg. Gerald is a graduate of Auburn and Emory Universities and practices law in Orlando, Florida where he and his mother reside."
"The Pieniek Roots" by David Joshua Pieniek and David Leon Skop, written in 1982.
Albert and Myrtle Rutberg
Daytona Beach 1942
