Media - Documenting Maine Jewry

1930 US Federal Census Data Rockland

Name with link to DMJ bios	Relation to head			est birthyr	Age at 1st Marr	literate?	POB person	POB father	POB mother	YOI	occupation	enum. dist	Ancestry pg#	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Harry Benovich	Head	12 Rankin Street	abt 1870	60	no	Latvia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Hebrew	1900	Junk Dealer	Ward 13	26	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Rose Benovich	Wife	12 Rankin Street	abt 1878	52	no	Latvia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Hebrew	1900		Ward 13	26	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Louis Benovich	Son	12 Rankin Street	abt 1900	30	no	Maine	Latvia- Riga	Latvia- Riga			Peddler	Ward 13	26	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Bernard/Barney Benovich	Son	12 Rankin Street	abt 1907	23	no	Maine	Latvia- Riga	Latvia- Riga			Deck Hand	Ward 13	26	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Isaac Berlaursky	Head	385 Broadway	abt 1871	59	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1903	Real Estate Agent	Ward 12	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Annie Berliawsky	Wife	385 Broadway	abt 1880	50	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1905		Ward 12	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Nathan Berlaursky	Son	385 Broadway	abt 1898	32	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1905		Ward 12	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Harry B. Bradlisky	Head	610 Maine Street	abt 1890	40	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1899	Barber	Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sadie Bradlisky	Wife	610 Maine Street	abt 1891	39	no	New Jersey	Russia	Russia				Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Owen J ? Bradlisky	Son	610 Maine Street	abt 1914	16	yes	Maine	Russia	New Jersey				Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Gilford Bradlisky	Son	610 Maine Street	abt 1916	14	yes	Maine	Russia	New Jersey				Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
C___ C. Bradlisky	Daughter	610 Maine Street	abt 1918	12	yes	Maine	Russia	New Jersey				Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Harry Bradlisky	Son	610 Maine Street	abt 1924	6	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	New Jersey				Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Gladis Bradlisky	Daughter	610 Maine Street	abt 1926	4	no	Maine	Russia	New Jersey				Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Basil Bradlisky	Son	610 Maine Street	abt 1929	1	no	Maine	Russia	New Jersey				Ward 13	23	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Abraham Cassman	Head		abt 1874	56	no	Poland	Poland	Poland	Jewish	1902	Junk Business	Ward 14	15	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Bertha Cassman	Wife		abt 1864	66	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1905	Storekeeper	Ward 14	15	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Lipman Cohen	Head	37 Willow Street	abt 1877	53	no	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Jewish		Peddler	Ward 13	15	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sarah R. Cohen	Wife	37 Willow Street	abt 1878	52	no	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Jewish			Ward 13	15	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Pearl J. Cohen	Daughter	37 Willow Street	abt 1912	18	no	Maine	Lithuania	Lithuania				Ward 13	15	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Janet Cohen	Daughter	37 Willow Street	abt 1914	16	yes	Maine	Lithuania	Lithuania				Ward 13	15	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sophie M. Cohen	Daughter	37 Willow Street	abt 1915	15	yes	Maine	Lithuania	Lithuania				Ward 13	15	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Samuel Cohen	Head		abt 1890	40 (?)	no	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Jewish	1898	Merchant	Ward 14	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Dora Cohen	Wife		abt 1899	31 (?)	no	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Jewish	1905		Ward 14	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Bernard B. Cohen	Son		abt 1917	13	yes	Massachusetts	Lithuania	Lithuania				Ward 14	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Morris Cohen	Son		abt 1919	11	yes	Maine	Lithuania	Lithuania				Ward 14	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Solomon J. Cohen	Son		abt 1921	9	yes	Maine	Lithuania	Lithuania				Ward 14	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
James Dondis	Head		abt 1888	42	no	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Russian	1890	Merchant	Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ida Dondis	Wife		abt 1890	40	no	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga	Russian	1890		Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Philip Dondis	Son		abt 1912	18	yes	Maine	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ruth Dondis	Daughter		abt 1917	13	yes	Maine	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Maurice Dondis	Son		abt 1919	11	yes	Maine	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Edith Dondis	Daughter		abt 1921	9	yes	Maine	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Joseph Dondis	Son		abt 1923	7	yes	Maine	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ernest Dondis	Son		abt 1925	5	no	Maine	Russia- Riga	Russia- Riga				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Elizabeth Fill (sp?)	Stepdaughter		abt 1921	9	yes	Massachusetts	Virginia	Massachusetts				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Virginia Fill (sp?)	Stepdaughter		abt 1922	8	yes	Massachusetts	Virginia	Massachusetts				Ward 14	19	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Max Finegold	Head	60 Willow Street	abt 1871	59	no	Poland	Poland	Poland	Russian	1903	Junk Dealer	Ward 13	14	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Mary Finegold	Wife	60 Willow Street	abt 1876	54	no	Poland	Poland	Poland	Russian	1906		Ward 13	14	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Anna Finegold	Daughter	60 Willow Street	abt 1907	23	no	Maine	Poland	Poland				Ward 13	14	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Michael Goldberg	Head		abt 1875	55	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russian	1902	Foreman- Clothing ____	Ward 15	34	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sarah Goldberg	Wife		abt 1880	50	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russian	1912		Ward 15	34	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Yale Goldberg	Son		abt 1916	14	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia				Ward 15	34	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ruth Goldberg	Daughter		abt 1922	8	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia				Ward 15	34	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Charles Grace	Head	91 North Main Street	abt 1901	29	no	England	England	England	English	1902	Collector	Ward 12	14	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Evelyn Grace	Wife	91 North Main Street	abt 1905	25	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1907		Ward 12	14	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Arthur S. Grace	Son	91 North Main Street	abt 1926	4	no	Maine	England	Russia				Ward 12	14	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Jacob Green	Head	14 Tea Street	abt 1884	46	no	Russia- Helsinki	Russia- Helsinki	Russia- Helsinki	Jewish	1900	Merchant- Fruit ??	Ward 13	20	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Lena Koritsky Green	Wife	14 Tea Street	abt 1887	43	no	Siberia	Siberia	Siberia	Jewish	1893		Ward 13	20	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Anna S. Green	Daughter	14 Tea Street	abt 1912	18	yes	Maine	Russia-Helsinki	Siberia				Ward 13	20	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ada L. Green	Daughter	14 Tea Street	abt 1915	15	yes	Maine	Russia-Helsinki	Siberia				Ward 13	20	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Maynard L. Green	Son	14 Tea Street	abt 1923	7	yes	Maine	Russia-Helsinki	Siberia				Ward 13	20	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Fannie Koritsky	Mother-in-law	14 Tea Street	abt 1855	75	no	Poland- Vilna	Russia- Vilna	Russia- Vilna	Hebrew	1893		Ward 13	20	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Samuel Lerman	Head		abt 1893	37	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jew	1911	Furniture Buyer	Ward 15	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Dora Lerman	Wife		abt 1894	36	no	New York	Russia	Russia				Ward 15	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Pauline Lerman	Daughter		abt 1920	10	yes	Maine	Russia	New York				Ward 15	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ruth Lerman	Daughter		abt 1923	7	yes	Maine	Russia	New York				Ward 15	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Gloria Lerman	Daughter		abt 1928	2	no	Maine	Russia	New York				Ward 15	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Samuel Levy	Head	81 Granite Street	abt 1899	31	no	New York	New York	New York			Finance	Ward 13	13	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ruth Levy	Wife	81 Granite Street	abt 1900	30	no	Massachusetts	Maine	Massachusetts				Ward 13	13	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Harry Levy	Head		abt 1889	41	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jew	1891	Ladies Clothing	Ward 15	12	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Mary Levy	Wife		abt 1901	29	no	Maine	Russia	Russia				Ward 15	12	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Harold ? Levy	Son		abt 1928	2	no	New Jersey	Russia	Maine				Ward 15	12	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ruth Levy	Daughter		#VALUE!	inf.	no	Maine	Russia	Maine				Ward 15	12	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Benjamin S. Miller	Head	26 Rankin Street	abt 1882	48	no	Poland- Vilna	Vilna	Russia- Vilna	Russian	1901	Used Automotive Dealer	Ward 13	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Mollie Miller	Wife	26 Rankin Street	abt 1884	46	no	Poland- Vilna	Vilna	Russia- Vilna	Russian	1900		Ward 13	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Lawrence Miller	Son	26 Rankin Street	abt 1905	25	no	Maine	Poland- Vilna	Russia- Vilna				Ward 13	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Constance Miller	Daughter	26 Rankin Street	abt 1915	15	yes	Maine	Poland- Vilna	Russia- Vilna				Ward 13	17	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Jacob Polise	Head	7 Willow Street	abt 1885	45	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1889	Dealer (Auto parts?)	Ward 13	25	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Fannie Polise	Wife	7 Willow Street	abt 1898	32	no	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Jewish	1899		Ward 13	25	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Morris Polise	Son	7 Willow Street	abt 1915	15	yes	New York	Russia	Lithuania				Ward 13	25	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Doris Polise	Daughter	7 Willow Street	abt 1917	13	yes	Maine	Russia	Lithuania				Ward 13	25	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Catherine Polise	Daughter	7 Willow Street	abt 1919	11	yes	Connecticut	Russia	Lithuania				Ward 13	25	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Madeline Polise	Daughter	7 Willow Street	abt 1920	10	yes	Connecticut	Russia	Lithuania				Ward 13	25	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Isaac Rosenbloom	Head	18 Rankin Street	abt 1861	69	no	Poland	Poland	Poland	Jewish	1873	None	Ward 13	26	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sarah Rosenbloom	Wife	18 Rankin Street	abt 1861	69	no	England	Poland	Poland	English	1875		Ward 13	26	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
David Rubenstein	Head	18 Rankin Street	abt 1888	42	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1900	Dealer	Ward 13	29	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sarah Rubenstein	Wife	18 Rankin Street	abt 1890	40	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1900		Ward 13	29	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Jesse Rubenstein	Daughter	18 Rankin Street	abt 1912	18	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia				Ward 13	29	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Madeline Rubenstein	Daughter	18 Rankin Street	abt 1915	15	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia				Ward 13	29	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Helen Rubenstein	Daughter	18 Rankin Street	abt 1917	13	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia				Ward 13	29	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Dorothy Rubenstein	Daughter	18 Rankin Street	abt 1921	9	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia				Ward 13	29	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Benjamin L. Segal	Head	39 Rankin Street	abt 1878	52	no	Poland- Vilna	Russia- Vilna	Russia- Vilna	Russian	1891	Clothing Store Proprietor	Ward 13	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sydney Segal	Son	39 Rankin Street	abt 1909	21	yes	Maine	Poland- Vilna	Massachusetts				Ward 13	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Annette Segal	Daughter	39 Rankin Street	abt 1911	19	yes	Maine	Poland- Vilna	Massachusetts				Ward 13	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Evelyn Segal	Daughter	39 Rankin Street	abt 1915	15	yes	Maine	Poland- Vilna	Massachusetts				Ward 13	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Samuel Shafter	Head	15 Rockland Street	abt 1905	25	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Hebrew	1922	Junk Dealer	Ward 12	10	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Diana Shafter	Wife	15 Rockland Street	abt 1906	24	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Hebrew	1923		Ward 12	10	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
David Shafter	Head	15 Rockland Street	abt 1876	54	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Hebrew	1905	Junk Dealer	Ward 12	10	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Lena Shafter	Wife	15 Rockland Street	abt 1890	40	no	Austria	Austria	Austria	German	1905		Ward 12	10	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sylvia Shafter	Daughter	15 Rockland Street	abt 1917	13	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	Austria				Ward 12	10	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Sydney Shafter	Son	15 Rockland Street	abt 1920	10	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	Austria				Ward 12	10	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Samuel S. Shapiro	Head	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1887	43	no	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Jewish	1893	Merchant/Retailer	Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Nettie Shapiro	Wife	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1894	36	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Jewish	1907		Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Ida Shapiro	Daughter	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1919	11	yes	Maine	Lithuania	Russia				Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Esta M. Shapiro	Daughter	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1921	9	yes	Maine	Lithuania	Russia				Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Elizabeth Shapiro	Daughter	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1926	4	no	Maine	Lithuania	Russia				Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Benjamin S. Shapiro	Son	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1927	3	no	Maine	Lithuania	Russia				Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Malcolm N. Shapiro	Son	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1928	2	no	Maine	Lithuania	Russia				Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Meredith Shapiro	Son	85 Lime Rock Street	abt 1928	2	no	Maine	Lithuania	Russia				Ward 13	1	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Thomas Shapiro	Head		abt 1860	70	no	Latvia	Latvia	Latvia	Jewish	1893	Junk Dealer	Ward 14	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland
Celia Shapiro	Wife		abt 1862	68	no	Latvia	Latvia	Latvia	Jewish	1894		Ward 14	18	1930 US Fed Census Rockland

Methodological notes :


	This data was culled from the original U.S. census manuscripts, as found on www.ancestry.com. Jews are understood to constitute an ethnic group of Eastern and Central European origin characterized by common names and occupational pursuits, as well as a distinctive language. This definition lends itself well to analysis of the data preserved in census records.
	Two primary methods were used to identify Jews:
	1. Individuals born abroad whose mother tongue is "Yiddish," "Jewish," or "Hebrew" were automatically included in the spreadsheet, as were all members of their families.
	2. For individuals born abroad whose mother tongue was another Eastern or Central European language (e.g., Russian, Polish, German), or individuals born in the U.S. with one or more parents from Eastern or Central Europe, we examined surnames, given names within a household, and occupations in light of common Jewish characteristics. This method of analysis is, of course, subject to inaccuracy, as we may have excluded Jews with uncommon names or occupations or included non-Jews whose characteristics appear Jewish. Individuals listed with the annotation "nj?" in the far right-hand column are those whose Jewish ancestry is plausible but questionable.
	This method of analysis easily misses Jewish households whose members' parents were all born in the United States. In 1930 Maine, however, such households were quite rare. Special efforts were made to identify households of this nature in Portland, where they constituted less than 1% of identified Jewish households.
	All members of a household containing a Jew are included in the spreadsheet, with the exception of Jewish lodgers and servants, who are listed individually. Household members who are evidently not Jewish (such as non-Jewish servants and some spouses or in-laws) are listed with the annotation "nj."
	Information on place of birth
	Some people replied with the name of the place when they left; others replied with the name of place when the census was taken; in other cases it just seems that it was easier for the census taker to write ‘Russia’ rather than Lithuania, Ukraine or other unfamiliar country names.
	And there is another reason to be skeptical of the accuracy of the place of birth information. Immigrants from the Pale had a very justified fear of the Russian and often local governments. One way to manage this reality was to tell government representatives what they expected they wanted to hear or what they thought would bring them the least trouble. This may well explain why a number of family members, who were clearly from Eastern Europe, may have answered ‘Maine’ or ‘New York’.

Last Updated : Nov 5. 2020