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Rebeka was born January 18, 1898[1] in Smyków Mały, Dąbrowa, Tarnowska, Galicia (then part of the Austrian Empire, now Poland). She is the daughter of Psachja Honig and Feige Taube (Falek) Honig.[2]
Rebeka married Lazar Bienenfeld, probably in 1922[3] and they had at least two children (see Notes).
It is not known exactly when Rebeka, Lazar, and children Vilhelm and Feiga Tauba left their home in fear for their lives in the late 1930's, but they first went to Tangiers, Morocco, where they were issued visas to travel to the United States November 27, 1940. They departed from Lisbon, Portugal December 28, 1940 aboard the SS Serpa Pinto and arrived in Manhattan, New York, United States January 29, 1941. Their closest relative in Poland was Lazar's brother, Mr. Bienenfeld, who lived at Goldhamera 18 in Tarnow, Poland and they were going to Rebeka's brother, Leo Honig, at Greenfeld Avenue 8254 in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, United States. Lazar had been a merchant prior to the family's move.[4]
In the United States, Rebeka, Lazar, and Vilhelm were known as Regina, Leo, and William.[3]
The family lived at 313 Troy Avenue in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1942.[5] In 1944, the family lived at 368 West 50th Street in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Leo owned a clothing store at 542 Ninth Avenue (near 43rd Street) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, where his son William was stabbed to death by thieves.[6]
Leo and Regina later lived in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, United States.[7]
Regina died February 22, 1993[1] in Queens County, New York, United States and was buried in the Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York, United States beneath a stone shared with Leo.[3]
Children
Rebeka's known children were:
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