Born 1910s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Rudolph Holstein
and Gisella (Karniol) Holstein
Sister of
Adrienne Holstein
Descendants 
Mother of
[private daughter (1950s - unknown)] and David Robinson
Died 1980s.
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Biography
Edith was born in New York City in 1919. She is the daughter of Rudolph Holstein and Gisella Karniol. Edith witnessed the Nazi invasion and occupation of Vienna, Austria while she was a student there in 1938. She served in the Civil Defense force in New York City during WW II. She was a travel agent by profession and arranged the first tour of the newly formed State of Isreal by US journalists in 1948. She passed away in 1989. [1]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by David Robinson, Friday, November 21, 2014.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJPD-3B3 : accessed 16 December 2017), Edith Holstein in household of Rudolff Holstein, Bronx Assembly District 7, Bronx, New York, United States; citing ED 380, sheet 4A, line 4, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1140; FHL microfilm 1,821,140.
- "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSR-T7JY : 19 June 2017), Lincoln Robinson and Edith Holstein, 1954, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
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