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Marcus Stecher Family Information
originally Stecher with an "h" was changed to Stecker with a "k", the current spelling
Marcus Stecker Memories/Biography
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"My feelings are that in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors, to put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the  family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe.  All tribes have one. We have been called as it were by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story!  So, we do.  In finding them, we somehow find ourselves ...."
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from: The Story Tellers by Della M. Cummings Wright 

Marcus Stecker (born: Stecher)

 

Michael Stecker Family Tree on Ancestry dot com
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Stecker Photo Album on FamilySearch
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/27158

Stecker-Albert-Polk family tree on FamilySearch dot org
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Ancestry dot com GEDCOM of Stecker-fromMH652018 made on January 16, 2022
AncestryFTao1162022-Stecker-fromMH652018.ged
as of January 16, 2022

Stecher/Stecker and Rothberg family trees as of 4-18-2021
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Stecher/Stecker and Rothberg family trees as of 10-30-2018
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You Tube "Stecker and Rothberg" slideshow at:
Stecker and Rothberg

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Rothberg family
Sophie (aka: Sofie) nee:Stecher Rothberg was the sister of Marcus Stecher (later Stecker, my paternal grandfather).  She married Isaac Rothberg.

Stecker-Rothberg family in San Diego, 2019

Stecker-Rothberg, 8-31-2019 in San Diego, CA
L to R: Alix Stecker, Sophie & Dylan, Taylor Booth, Michael Stecker, Amelia, Pamela Rothberg, Tiffany, Erik

Sophie nee: Stecher Rothberg
Born in Sambor Galicia (Austro-Hungarian Empire), circa 1872
Parents and brother of Sophie Stecher:
Father: Isaac (Itzig) Stecher.  Mother:Feige Schmatz (mother, died 1879), less likely maiden name Markel
Brother: Marcus (born Mordche,1878-1954) Stecher.  Surname spelling later changed to Stecker
Immigration
Sophie Stecher came to Ellis Island NYC probably in early 1890s
  Married:
Isaac (sometimes listed as Joseph) Juda (?) Rothnerg (1869-1946) on 31 December1894 in Manhattan, New York
Died:
5 September 1929 in Manhattan, NY
Sophie is buried in:
Washington Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn)
New York, USA

Sophie's husband
 Isaac (sometimes listed as Joseph) J. Rothberg
(1869-1946)
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1TW-7JN

They had 5 children:
Daughters Pauline, Bertha, Fannie and Hannah Rothberg and son Abraham Rothberg
See Jean Kavesh Taylor probate document

Pauline Rothberg
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GS5P-QLN
Born circa 1895 in New York City.  Married Frank Kavish on 31 May 1925 in Manhattan, NYC. They had one child, a daughter -- Jean Kavesh.
See Jean Kavesh Taylor probate document

Bertha Rothberg family
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKQ6-6T6
Bertha Rothberg (born circa 1896 in NYC) married William Sundheimer
Their daughter is Ann Sundheimer, born 1936 in NYC.  Ann married William Burstiner (1932-2020) originally from Bronx, NYand they later settled in the Seatle WA area where William/Bill worked as an engineer in the aeorspace industry. They had two sons: David Jerome Burstiner (1964-2008) and Leonard A. Burstiner and one daughter Ruth  Ann lives near Seattle, Washington on Mercer Island.

Abraham Rothberg family
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1YM-9K7
Abraham Rothberg was born circa 1900 in NYC and died 1984 in Bronx, NY.  He married Eva Kobeloff.
Abraham's daughter is Cecil "Cindy" Rothberg (born 1930 in NYC and is living as of 2020).  She married Mr. Gold and had a son Mark Gold (married with children)
and daughter Laurie Gold.
Abraham's  son is Norman Rothberg, born 1935 in NYC and died 2003 in Los Angeles, CA.  Norman Rothberg's daughters are:
 Pamela Rothberg Ruehr -- married with one daughter
Michelle Rothberg Trosper -- married with no children

Cindy nee: Rothberg Gold and brother Norman Rothberg photo, circa 1990

Cindy nee: Rothberg Gold and brother Norman Rothberg
 

Fannie Rothberg
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSJ9-ZTF
Fannie Rothberg was born circa 1903 in NYC and is thought to be single with no children

Hannah Rothberg family
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSN9-D44
Hannah Rothberg was born circa 1907 in NYC.  She married Armonde(?) Lesser -- both deceased.
Their daughter is  Pauline nee: Rothberg ("the younger") Lesser (1933-2017) born 1933 in NYC. They had a daughter Pauline nee: Lesser Cohen (1933-2017) and son Eli Lesser. 

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GEDCOM for Stecker-Albert-Weiss-Lehner families generated from Ancestry dot com ofStecker-fromMH652018 made on April 24, 2021
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Samuel Stecker (Stecher)
1903 - 1965

Samuel L. Stecker, circa 1945

Sam was born about March 3, 1903 (birth ref). 
Husband of Minnie (Shelly) Weiss and father of Stephen L. Stecker and Michael A. Stecker. 
He died in Detroit, MI on 18March1965.  Buried in the second Weiss family plot in Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, NJ.

Fannie (Florence as an adult) Stecher
"Aunt Buddy"
Fannie was born 17July1904 in Manhattan,  certificate no. 34682
aka: Florence Stecker Johnson, "Aunt Buddy"
Fannie/Florence was born about 1906 in NY.
     She married Herbert Johnson of NY, NY.  No Children. Died in Florida.

Louis Stecher
Louis was born 12November1906 in Manhattan, certificate no. 55727. 
Died died in Manhattan, NYC on 25September1907 at age 10 months, cert. 31134

Rose Stecher
Rose was born about 1909 in NY.  She died in childhood, probably between 1910 - 1920

Children of Marcus and Sadie Stecher
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The children of Marcus and Sadie Stecher/Stecker
Of the five only two lived to become adults -- Sam, b. 3March1903 and Fannie (Florence or "Buddy"), b. 17July1904.
Sam married Minnie Weiss (Shelly Stecker) and had two sons:  Stephen L. Stecker (b. 24May1938) and Michael A. Stecker (b. 25Aug1943).  Florence married Herbert Johnson of New York and had no children.

Sources for birth/death of Marcus and Sadie Stecher's children
apparently the links below from italiangen.org are no longer valid as of October, 2017
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Jenny Stecher
(b. 6October1901 in Manhattan, NYC, certificate no. 39574 )
http://italiangen.org/nycbirthresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=Stecher&Efirst=Jenny&CertNbr=&StartYear=1900&EndYear=1902&B1=Submit
(death information unknown)
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Sam Stecker
(b. 3March1903 in Manhattan, certificate no. 10608)
http://italiangen.org/nycbirthresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=Stecher&Efirst=Sam&CertNbr=&StartYear=1902&EndYear=1909&B1=Submit
(died in Detroit Michigan on 18March 1965)
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Fannie (Florence as an adult) Stecher
(b. 17July1904 in Manhattan,  certificate no. 34682)
http://italiangen.org/nycbirthresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=Stecher&Efirst=Fannie&CertNbr=&StartYear=1903&EndYear=1905&B1=Submit
(died as an adult in Pembrook Pines?, Florida, date unknown)
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Louis Stecher
(b. 12November1906 in Manhattan, certificate no. 55727)
http://italiangen.org/nycbirthresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=Stecher&Efirst=Louis&CertNbr=&StartYear=1905&EndYear=1907&B1=Submit
(died in Manhattan, NYC on 25September1907 at age 10 months, cert. 31134)
http://italiangen.org/NYCDeathresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=Stecher&Efirst=Louis&StartYear=1905&EndYear=1908&B1=Submit
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Rose Stecher
(b. 12September1909 in Manhattan, certificate no. 46230)
http://italiangen.org/nycbirthresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=Stecher&Efirst=Rose&CertNbr=&StartYear=1908&EndYear=1910&B1=Submit
(died in Manhattan, NYC on 31January1911 at age 1 year, cert. 3614)
http://italiangen.org/NYCDeathresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=Stecher&Efirst=Rose&StartYear=1908&EndYear=1920&B1=Submit

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Only two children of Marcus and Sadie Stecker survived to become adults -- Sam and Fannie (Florence)
Samuel L. Stecker/Stecher  (son of Marcus Stecher and Sadie Albert Stecher)
Samuel was born about 1903 (birth ref)  in New York, NY. Probable birth date is March 3, 1903 (possibly 1907) in NYC. 
Died March 18, 1965 at 18231 Stoepel in Detroit, Michigan.  Buried in Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, NJ (one of the Weiss family plots).
1940 US Census for Sam Stecker family: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27833-18178-17?cc=2000219&wc=M9QD-D3C:435630433

Samuel married Minnie "Shelly" Weiss  daughter of Harry Weiss and Mary Lehner/Leonard before 1938. Minnie was born February 25, 1914 in Worcester, MA. She died on 12 Dec 1982 in Chula Vista (near San Diego), California. 

Sam, Michael, Stephen and Shelly Stecker, circa 1945

Minnie Weiss (married name: Shelly Stecker) was born February 25, 1914 in Worcester, MA.

Minnie Weiss (Shelly Stecker)

Shelly Stecker: colorized by MAS from 1945 photo

Social Security number was 064-09-1967.  She died on December 12, 1982 in Chula Vista, CA.
Buried on 15Dec1982, 2:00 PM, at Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary, Los Angeles 90045
grave site:
Shelly Minnie Stecker
Block 6, Plot 139, Space 8, Mt. of Olives
Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary
6001 Centinela Ave
Los Angeles, California 90045  

Minnie Weiss' mother, Mary Lehner (aka: Leonard) Weiss died September 26, 1915 In Worcester, MA (1) and was buried in the Worcester Hebrew Cemetery in Auburn, Massachusetts (2, 2a-stone name error of Miriam Wise instead of Mary Weiss).  Minnie was less than two years old at the time.

Minnie changed her name "Shelly" Weiss as an adult.
Minnie was was raised by her aunt Sadie Weiss (Bergold) and uncle Frank J Bergold,
after her mother died, before 1930. So, Henry Bergold and Minnie Weiss (Stecker)
Minnie married Samuel Stecker, becoming Shelly Stecker.
Minnie Weiss is designated as "Minna Bergold" daughter of Sadie and Frank in the 1930 Census, of NY, Brooklyn, Keap Street residence

prepared by JW,    rk, N. and partially edited by Michael A. Stecker, M.D.

Third Generation Stecker in USA
There were only two surviving second generation USA individuals of the Stecher/Stecker family:
Sam and Fannie/Florece
Fannie/Florece Stecker was married to Herbert L. Johnson, but they had no children

Samuel L.  Stecker and Minnie Weiss (Shelly Stecker) had two sons:
Stephen Leonard Stecker, M.D.

Stephen Stecker, M.D. 1963

First son -- born May 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY
died April 30, 2018 in San Diego, CA 92106
body cremated and buried with headstone in Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, California
grave site: Section 5, grave number 754
Profession: physician/neurologist, M,D. from Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, MI
Stephen's wife: Alix Colcombet (Lyon, France)

Michael Alan Stecker, M.D.

Michael A. Stecker, Second son -- born August 25, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY.
Profession: physician/radiologist, M,D. from University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Single

Wife:
Minnie Weiss, first name later changed to Shelly, was born on February 25, 1914 in Worcester, MA.  Died December 12, 1982 in Chula Vista, CA.
Buried at Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Minnie Weiss parents: Mary Lehner (aka Leonard) and Harry Bernard Weiss of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Minnie's mother Mary died September 26, 1915, so Minnie was raised by Aunt Sadie Weiss Bergold and Frank J. Bergold of Brooklyn, NY
Marriage:
Samuel L. Stecker to Minnie Weiss in New York

First son of Sam and Shelly Stecker:
Stephen Leonard Stecker, born May 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY.
Profession: physician/neurologist, M,D. from Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, MI
Stephen's wife: Alix Colcombet (Lyon, France)
Their children: Tiffany (married David Gustavson on September 10, 2016), Mathieu and Dylan.  All born in San Diego, California

Second son of Sam and Shelly Stecker:
 Michael Alan Stecker, born August 25, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY.
Profession: physician/radiologist, M,D. from University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Single

Children of Stephen L. Stecker and Alix Colcombet Stecker
(fourth Generation of Stecker in the USA all born in San Diego, California 

Stephen Stecker family

Stephen, Alix, Dylan, Mathieu and Tiffany Stecker: May, 2015

Tiffany Anne Stecker
 (born August 14, 1982)
Married David Gustavson on September 10, 2016 in San Diego, CA.
Their daughter: Mathilda Alison Gustavson, born April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC and son Julian Stephen Gustavson, born February 8, 2022
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Mathieu Samuel Stecker
(born November 17, 1984)
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Dylan Stecker
(born January 15, 1987)
Dylan Stecker marrued Sokunthea "Sophie" Mao on August 30, 2019.  Their daughter is Amelia Grace Stecker, born September 4, 2021.

The Albert family: Polk & Stecker

The Albert family
(gleaned from the Sylvia Polk autobiography)

Samuel Albert was married with six daughters. He died when the children were young. Mother (born: Chane (Anna) Spacher) was poor.

The Albert children, all girls:
1. The eldest, first sister, was Rose. She had one child: Shaindel. Rose died in childbirth.
2. Second eldest, Pearl. She died on her honeymoon in England from a horse riding accident,
3. Lena, third eldest. Came to America, married and had a daughter Pauline, Lena died of leukemia at age 36.
4. Sadie (1879-1937), 4th eldest, was from Sambor Galicia. She came to America in 1899 married Marcus Stecher (later Stecker), also from Sambor on December 23, 1900 in New York City. Sadie and Marcus had five children, but only two survived to become adults – son Samuel Stecker (born Stecher) and sister Florence “Buddy” Stecker (married Herbert Johnson and had no children). Samuel (Sam) married Minnie Weiss and had two boys: Stephen L. Stecker, M.D. (married: Alix Colcombet) and Michael A. Stecker (single), three grand children (from Stephen & Alix) and as of 2021 one great granddaughter.
5. Dora (1886-1927), 5th eldest (next to youngest), came to America (NYC) on July 28, 1903 and stayed with her sister Sadie and brother-in-law Marcus Stecher in Manhattan. Dora married Jack E. Polk in New York and later moved to Detroit Michigan. Their children were: Sam, Sylvia and Hilda Polk (all married with children).
6. Gussie, 6th eldest (youngest girl). She married a man with surname Roth and had one son: Abe Roth (later called Al) and one daughter: Helen.

Sara/Sadie Albert Stecher had a younger sister Dora Albert (22 December 1886 – 18 January 1927, also originally from Sambor, Galicia, Austria) who arrived  at Ellis Island NYC, USA on the ship Potsdam on 28 July 1903.  Dora Albert later married Jack E. Polk of Detroit, Michigan.  They had three children -- Samuel/Sam Polk of Detroit, MI (1911-1975), Sylvia Polk Vane Strauss (1914-2002) and Hilda Polk Harwood (1917-2012).  Sam Polk married Edith and they had 3 children -- Donna (married & divorced Alan G. Lipson), Richard and Jonathan/Jonnie Polk.  Sylvia Polk married first Theodore/Ted Vane of Detroit, Michigan.  They had two sons -- Dean and Richard/Dick Vane. Sylvia divorced Ted Vane and married Simon Strauss of Houston, Texas.
Dora Albert Polk and the Albert-Roth family

Sadie Albert Stecker (originally Stecher)
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Born: Sara "Sadie" Albert in Sambor Galicia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire circa 1879
Parents: Samuel Albert (father) and Anna Spacher Albert (mother) of Galicia
Her younger sister is: Dora Albert (Polk)
Immigrated to USA (Ellis Island, NYC) on June 10, 1899 at age 20 years
Husband: Marcus Stecher (changed to Stecker) originally from Sambor, Galicia, Then New York City
Children:
Samuel Stecker (birth ref), married Minnie Weiss (later Shelly Stecker), Their children are Stephen and Michael Stecker
Fanny/Florence "Buddy, married Herbert Johnson (no children)
Jenny, Louis and Rose all died in childhood
Relatives: sister Dora Albert and brother-in-law Jack E. Polk of Russia then Detroit
Died: July 27, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY
Buried at:
Washington Cemetery
Brooklyn
Kings County (Brooklyn)
New York, USA

Dora Albert (1886?-1927)

Dora nee: Albert Polk

Born: Dora (Dwore) Albert circa 1886 (December 22) in Sambor Galicia (Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Parents: Samuel Albert (father) and Anna Spacher Albert (mother) of Galicia
Her older sister is: Sara "Sadie" Albert (Stecker)
Immigrated to USA (NYC) on July 28, 1903 at age 18 years
She died of ovarian cancer on January 19, 1927 (death cert)
Husband Jack E. Polk

:Jack E. Polk (1887-1948)

Jack E. Polk
1887-1948

Jack E. Polk's birth name was Jacob Polsky.
He was born in Talna, Russia (near Kiev) on December 10, 1887 to father Bernard Polsky and mother Rose.  He had an older brother Morris and sisters Bella and Sarah. 
Jacob came to America (Ellis Island, NYC) at about age 16, circa 1904, settled in NYC and changed his surname to Polk. 
He married Dora Albert of NYC, who came to America from Sambor Galicia in 1903.  He later moved to Detroit, Michigan where he started a construction company.

Born: December 10, 1887 in Talna Russia
Died: October 27, 1948 in Tucson, Arizona (headstone photo)
Buried: Jack E. Polk in Ferndale, Michigan
Machpelah Cemetery
Ferndale
Oakland County
Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 2, Row 2, Lot 12
Jack E. Polk Memorial on Find A Grave

First wife:
Dora Albert
Children of Jack and Dora: Samuel, Sylva and Hilda
Grandchildren from Sylvia Polk Vane Strauss: Dean Vane, Richard "Dick" Vane

Second wife:
Ada Epstein
Child of Ada and Jack: son David Lester Polk

Jack and Dora's grandson Richard Vane with Richard's grandson Edward Vane
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Grandson Eddie and Richard Vane, 2017

Grandchildren from Sam Polk: Donna Polk Lipson, Richard Polk, Jonathan Polk
Relatives: sister Sadie Albert Stecher/Stecker and brother-in-law Marcus Stecher/Stecker (Sambor Galicia to NYC)
Mother of Sam, Sylvia and Hilda is Dora Albert Polk, died: January 19, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan at age 40 years
Cause of death: Ovarian Cancer
Dora Albert Polk Death Certificate image
Buried at:
Mount Zion Cemetery
Maspeth
Queens County
New York, USA
Plot: DROHOBYCZER2
Dora Albert Polk Find A Grave Memorial

Sam and Edith Polk
(parents of Donna, Richard and Jonathan Polk)

Edith (nee: Cohen) and Sam Polk, circa 1962
(parents of Donna, Richard and Jonathan Polk)

Donna Polk Lipson
Donna Polk was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, the daughter of Samuel and Edith.  She married Alan G. Lipson in 1967 in Michigan.  They had two sons during their marriage and are now divorced. 
(grand-daughter of Dora Albert and Jack E. Polk and daughter of Sam and Edith Polk)

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Donna nee:Polk Lipson was raised in Huntington Woods, a suburb of Detroit Michigan, by parents Samuel and Edith Polk. Her brothers are Richard and Jonathan (died on August 4, 2020 at age 69). She is a graduate of the University of Michigan. Donna's divorced husband is attorney Alan G. Lipson, originally from the Detroit area, both settled in the Cleveland, Ohio after marriage. They had two sons -- Ben (Binyamin) and Joshua Lipson.

Eldest son, Ben Lipson teaches and learns at Ra’anana Kollel and is involved in resettling new immigrants in Ra’anana. Wife Carin, originally from South Africa, is a family therapist. Ben and Carin's six children are:
Batya Sarah, Rachel Miriam, Moshe Aharon,Yehuda Zev, Alazar Simcha, and Nechama Leah.

Donna's second (youngest) son was Joshua "Josh" Samuel Lipson. As an adult Josh lived in San Diego, then moved to Oakland. He was a self-employed, self-taught auto repair and overall fix-anything wonder. He volunteered for Food Not Bombs. He died suddenly of cardiomegaly(?) on June 12, 2016 in Oakland, California. He is buried at Mt Olive Cemetery in Solon, Ohio. Audio of his funeral is at YouTubeJoshuaSamuelLipson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLD6Eg6LmfA
Donna is a licensed massage therapist at Montefiore Hospice in Beachwood, Ohio.

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From Alan Lipson 2001 Mumford bio at:
http://pre.docdat.com/docs/index-126196.html?page=60#1375808
Donna and Alan Lipson had two children.  The eldest was Benjamin, born in 1973, who upon graduating high school, went off to see the world with three friends. Ben ended up in Israel with Aish Ha Torah. He became orthodox after being bar mitzvahed at a reform temple. He found a soul mate Carin who also became orthodox after moving to Israel from Johannesburg, South Africa. They were married in Johannesburg in1997. We made the most of the wedding, touring Cape Town and going on a safari at a private game reserve near Kruger National Park.  Donna and Alan have two granddaughters and another grandchild due in January. They live in Ra'ananna Israel. Ben is still studying. The other son is Josh, born in 1976, is the opposite extreme. After graduating high school and spending a year at Ohio State, he worked for four years at various restaurants, auto repair and construction jobs until he decided to go back to Ohio State as a serious student. At least he spent a good part of the time in Colorado at ski resorts. In 1986 Donna and Alan were divorced.