Kalman Beniamin Goldman (Bonkewitz)

1878 - Aft 1943  (65 years)

• Name	Kalman Beniamin Goldman (Bonkewitz)
  Nickname	Bennie
  Born	8 Oct 1878	Lowicz, Warszawa Gubernia, Poland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1904
  	From Montreal by train to NYC
  Address	29 Jan 1911	51 East 102nd Street, New York, NY, US
  Census	1 Jun 1915	2943 W. 24th Street, Brooklyn, NY, US   [3]
  Military	12 Sep 1918	17 Ocean Walk, Brooklyn, NY, US   [4]
  	Occupation: tailor with H. Rosenfelt, 7 E 45th Street, New York, NY
  Immigration	15 Oct 1936	20 Havelock Street, Dorchester, MA, US   [5]
  	Declaration of intention.
  Residence	1 Jan 1939	20 Havelock Street, Dorchester, MA, US   [6]
  	Occupation: tailor
  Immigration	19 Jul 1940	36 Deering Road, Dorchester, MA, US   [7]
  	Petition for Naturalization
  Died	Aft 1943
  	Listed in 1941 and 1943 city directories at 36 Deering working for Leopold Morse clothing company.
  Person ID	I12146	Smithwick Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Shapse (Szapsia Chaim) Goldman (Bonkewitz),   b. 10 May 1859, Sochaczew, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland ,   d. Israel
  Mother	Kajla Ryfka Rajchenberg,   b. 21 Apr 1861, Lowicz, Warszawa Gubernia, Poland ,   d. 1878, Lowicz, Warszawa Gubernia, Poland  (Age 16 years)
  Married	13 May 1877	Lowicz, Warszawa Gubernia, Poland   [8]
  Family ID	F2441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Gittin,   b. 3 Dec 1891, Mogilev, Belarus ,   d. 2 Aug 1987, Cincinnati, OH, US  (Age 95 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1911	Manhattan, NY, US   [9]
  Divorced	3 Jan 1934	Alexandria, VA, US   [10]
  	Cause: desertion
  Children	+ 1. Evelyn G. Goldman,   b. 17 Aug 1912, Brooklyn, NY, US ,   d. 30 Jun 1977, Silver Spring, MD, US  (Age 64 years) + 2. Selma Goldman,   b. 18 Jun 1914, Brooklyn, NY, US ,   d. 10 Apr 2014, Denver, CO, US  (Age 99 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F3885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

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