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Esther Najmark Skurko

Będzin, Poland

1926 - 1997
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Name in US
Esther Najmark Skurko
Name at Birth
Estera (Ester) Malka Najmark
Married Name
Esther Najmark Skurko
Date of Birth

05/08/1926

Country of Birth
Poland
City of Birth

Będzin

Parents

Chana Najmark (1896-?) and Father Unknown

Sibling(s)

Ruchla Najmark
(July 10, 1913 in Piszczac, Poland – ?)

Spouse(s)

Leon Skurko (Skurka)
(1919 Łuków, Poland – 2008 Birmingham, AL)
Married August 10, 1947 in Pocking Germany

Children

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
Dates Lived in Alabama

1951-1997

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
05/29/1997, Miami, FL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery
Ghetto(s) / Year(s)

Będzin Ghetto

Other Experiences

Only surviving member of her family.

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
July 9, 1951 / Airplane / New York, NY
Dates Lived in Alabama

1951-1997

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
05/29/1997, Miami, FL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery
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