Updates by Art Mayoff
Updates by Art Mayoff
L'Shanna
Tova. Family research and correspondence have been rather quiet this year.
For that reason, I didn't publish a summer issue. With this issue I begin
the fifth year of publishing the Family Descendant. Correspondence from
Aron and Rimma ask me to extend their appreciation to their North American
cousins for the financial help of the past year.
Mayoff Day 1997 was a big hit this year. An enjoyable report appears on page four of this issue. This first "official" event of the summer has now become a tradition with Sue & I and our family & friends annually await this fun day. Thanks to Bernie & Denise for this great idea.
Mini-reunions and Reunion '98
During the past twelve months there have been at least four mini-reunions. First the Montreal branch held a mini-reunion last winter. The Chicago branch had two - one of which coincided with Mayoff Day and some California families got together again on Labor Day weekend in San Luis Obispo. It's quite satisfying to see such closeness among cousins. On a similar matter... in my discussions with Manny Bernstein, (Abr) and Cliff Gerstman (Ush) coordinators of our next reunion, and others, it appears that to arrange a reunion on the east coast would be far too difficult to accomplish from LA. Round table discussions on Labor Day weekend acknowledged the requests of east coast cousins for the Catskills and it was suggested that the chairmen of the next reunion give it priority. We also discussed anticipated costs of hotels, etc. Preliminary research has left us with a feeling that room rates almost anywhere in 1998 will typically be in the range of $100 (US) a night (or more). Additionally, families in the two largest contingents of Zelig's descendants have had the opportunity to attend a reunion in their own "backyard." The next largest contingent is in the west and it would be appropriate to allow those who have been unable to travel cross-country to attend a reunion not too far away. We would like to see a comparable turnout in the west, but feel that no matter how many elect to attend, it will be no less enjoyable. Venue locations were narrowed down to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. It was felt that LA is so spread out it would typically take an hour or more to get "anywhere" whereas activities in Las Vegas are much closer together. With the complexion of Las Vegas changing to a "family" town and the opportunities to participate in some of the world's greatest entertainment with costs ranging from "nothing to whatever," we have elected to hold 'Reunion '98' in Las Vegas sometime around early August. To those who feel disappointed we ask you to not to feel disenfranchised and invite you consider joining your extended family for another potentially great reunion. Additional information will appear on the Mayoff Family web site and in your mailbox in the near future.
Branch identifiers
To help our readers figure out who's who and from which branch they descend, I am using abbreviated identifiers taken from the first three letters of the name of each of Zelig's children:
Abr=Abraham; Bun=Bunya; Hen=Henya; Isr=Israel; Lei=Leizer; Sam=Sam; Sch=Schloima; Soc=Soche/Socha/Sonia; Ush=Usher.
Readers comment
From Betty Rosen (Hen) of Fremont, CA...Art Mayoff is the glue that binds this extended family together. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts. What a guy! From Irwin Rosen, Betty's husband...If it weren't for Art, we wouldn't have had as great a mini-reunion in Chicago. It would have been great but not as great. [à]
From Richard Mayoff (Abr) of Montreal, Quebec... The Mayoff.com site on the internet absolutely blew Bettina and I away. It's fantastic. I love the Beatles music. Wow, just incredible. Thanks for giving us all the opportunity of seeing one truly great site. Keep up the good work.
From Marla Rapoport Goldsmith (Sch) of Montreal...what a surprise I had today. The family page is fabulous. Who did the work? Who ever did, did a great job. [Art did.]
Mayoff Day comments over the internet from Vancouver, BC:
From Steve Gertsman...Happy Mayoff day from Bonnie & I. May Off day should be a national holiday for all! [Steve, on this MAY OFF weekend, remember when you remove the month of May off your calendar, you are participating in our family's cherished holiday. Every one in the world who has a calendar participates, but only those who know or are a Mayoff really realize the pleasure of the event. Art]
From Ted Percy,.. Have a very merry May off day. How can I get a Percy day off? This seems to be a very unfair thing in life as you get a weekend holiday and I have to slave away.
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