G2G: Can you help improve the profiles of Bernie Sanders' family!

Question

I have added some sources and biography improvements for the profiles of Bernie Sanders' parents. The rest of his family still needs work. Can you help out?

Also, can anyone determine the correct last name at birth for his father, Elias?

Thanks!

Answer 1

It looks to me like Gitman is a misspelling of Gutman.  The Passenger list shows his mother's name as Jetti Gutman.  Horn would be her maiden name.  Too bad there's no birth record available - at least not on Family Search.  Maybe a record of his name change could be found somewhere, too.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I don't think it will help much beyond what you already have, but if you didn't know already, Bernie was a guest on S4E1 of PBS's Finding Your Roots.

https://youtu.be/-9AGDtG3aFA