[T1S1] Provides biographical information and indicates father's trade in Russia. Praise for father's poetry is related. Brother's art education, experience with anti-Semitism and encounters with Bialik in Russia are mentioned. Respondent notes family's settlement in Rochester, NY. Dates of father's poetry and its publication are discussed. Extent of family's religious observance in Rochester is indicated. Father's obituary is read. Depth of father's devotion to Israel is expressed. Respondent contrasts father's work as tailor in Russia and U.S. Brother's portrait clientele in New York and Connecticut are discussed.
