My great grandparents (on my father’s side) immigrated in the early 1900s from Russia and Romania. They arrived into New York City (Ellis island) by ship. One grandfather was a rabbi and spoke 5 languages; all of his daughters were educated and practiced the arts. My great grandmother was a skilled milliner (hat-maker) and disguised herself as a first class passenger of the ship she was on by wearing one of her special hats. They moved initially to the lower east side of Manhattan and lived in a tenement building. Eventually, they moved to Brooklyn, NY, and later to Long Island, NY.