Moishe (Gershowitz) Gershwin (1872 - 1932)

Born 1872 in Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire

Died 14 May 1932 at about age 60 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Son of Jakov Gershowitz and Sora "Sarah" Lipshitz

Father of Ira, George, Arthur, and Frances Gershwin. Born Moishe Gershovitz in St. Petersburg, Russia. Arrived in New York, 14 August 1890.

He married Rosa (Rose) Bruskin, who he had known in St. Petersburg, on 21 July 1895 in New York, New York. They became naturalized US citizens on 15 Jan 1898.

George Gershwin wrote of his father that he was "a very easy-going, humorous philosopher who took things as they came. He was at the time of his marriage, a foreman in a factory that made women's shoes. But in the next 20 years he moved his family no less than 28 times as his occupations shifted - part owner of a Turkish bath on the Bowery, part owner of a restaurant on Third Avenue, owner of a cigar store, and other pursuits."

Cause of death: lymphatic leukemia.

Burial: Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #61279210 (accessed 27 May 2022)
   Memorial page for Moishe “Morris” Gershwin (Jan 1872-14 May 1932), citing Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA (plot: Gershwin family mausoleum, WCH Plot: 109 Grave: 1); Maintained by Researcher (contributor 47327837).

• https://www.geni.com/people/Morris-Gershwin-Moishe-Gershowitz/6000000010555952622?through=6000000010555836595

• https://gw.geneanet.org/garric?lang=en&p=morris&n=gershowitz