Esther Najmark Skurko
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Name in US
Esther Najmark Skurko
Name at Birth
Estera (Ester) Malka Najmark
Married Name
Esther Najmark Skurko
Parents' Name
Chana Najmark (1896-?) and Father Unknown
Date of Birth
May 8, 1926
Country of Birth
Poland
City of Birth
Będzin
City of Birth, Alternate Names
Bendin (Yiddish), Bendsburg (German)
Sibling(s) Name(s)
Ruchla Najmark
(July 10, 1913 in Piszczac, Poland – ?)
Spouse(s) Name(s)
Leon Skurko (Skurka)
(1919 Łuków, Poland – 2008 Birmingham, AL)
Married August 10, 1947 in Pocking Germany
Children's Names
Chana (Hannah) Skurko (Larry C. Wilner)
Born 1948 in Passau, Germany
Moses (Morris) Skurko (Kathryn Ann Pierce)
Born 1949 in Feldafing, Germany
Shirley Skurko (Steven J. Rebarber)
Born 1953 in Birmingham, AL
Adele Sandra “Sandy” Skurko (ex: Gerald Salter)
Born 1956 in Birmingham, AL
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Orthodox Jewish
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Conservative Jewish
Ghetto(s) / Year(s)
Będzin Ghetto
Other Experiences
Only surviving member of her family.
Year / City / Ship to US
July 9, 1951 / New York, NY / Airplane
Date Moved to Alabama
1951, Sponsored by United Jewish Fund, USNA, and Birmingham JCC
Alabama City of Residence
Birmingham
Date of Death
May 29, 1997
City of Death
Miami, FL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery
Dates Lived in Alabama
1951-1997
