Leiser Tenen &
Sarah Scharfstein Tenen

Understand the Relationships

  • Parents of: Samuel (Tenen) Stern*

  • Grandparents of: Alfred Stern

  • Great Grandparents of: Andrea Stern, Karen Stern Brenner-Stein

  • Great Great Grandparents of: Shelly Spiegel, Terry Spiegel Thal, Jamie Spiegel Levick, Brad Spiegel, Wendy Brenner Palat, Mitchell Brenner, Dan Meredith-Stein

  • Great Great Great Grandparents of: Ben Spiegel, Will Spiegel, Olivia Levick, Harrison Levick, Stephanie Palat, Max Palat, Indigo Meredith-Stein, Huck Meredith-Stein, Seegar Meredith-Stein

*Samuel changed his last name from "Tenen" to "Stern" when he arrived in the U.S. in 1904.

Marriage

Date and place unknown.

Children

Leiser and Sarah had four children: Samuel, Ruchze ("Rose"), Gedalia, and Nessia.

Residence

The Tenen family lived in Romania. I was unable to confirm the city or town.

Fate of Children

After Samuel Stern moved his family to Canada, he helped his sister, Ruchze, and her family immigrate to Canada. They settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.

In 1939, Rose was killed in an automobile accident.

It is believed that Samuel's sister, Nessia, and brother, Gedalia, were killed in the Holocaust although I have been unable to confirm it.