Friday, 13 November 2009

Leah Ornstein...Coming to America

This ships transcript shows the log of Leah's journey to the New World in September 1924. Note her mothers address is listed as 11, Weston House, Goldsmith Row, Hackney, in the East End of London. Leah's occupation is recorded as been a domestic worker.

Also included here is a poor quality copy of Leah's school report, from 1916. Seems she did very well! She was remaked upon as been "a nice well mannered girl,very neat and careful". The comment then goes onto state, "industrious and willing". I guess those were the sort of qualities which would help her achieve her "American Dream"!



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