Berman

Boruch's own surname line. Revised 2026-09-22 · brought in from the Sept 16, 2026 research registry, not previously surfaced on any site.

Abraham Isaac Berman — naturalization, 1920

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Petition for Naturalization, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1920: Abraham Isaac Berman, born 15 Dec 1873, "Shavel, Russia," emigrated via Hamburg, arrived Philadelphia 26 Dec 1905. Wife Jennie (born Riga). Five children listed, including Kermit, born 8 July 1904, Riga.

Verified original

1920 naturalization petition

The Kermit question — now three candidates, still open

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Three documentary "Kermit Berman" records now exist and are not yet linked to one another with certainty:

Born 8 July 1904, Riga (this petition, above)
Born 1901, son of Isaac/Rose, married Fannie Levin 1936
Born 1905, married Annette Paltin 1938

Whether any of these is the same person, and whether any connects to Barney, is unresolved. Kermit J. Berman's 2007 biography is held but not yet cross-checked against these three candidates.

Barney — open parentage

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Registry-flagged open questions: Barney's parentage and a possible "Bisach"/Meir reading; whether Abraham Isaac and Barney are brothers; whether "Shavel" corresponds to a specific modern place; whether a documented spelling is a clerk error ("Berkman").

Family-recollection charts

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Two hand-drawn charts from a Rashe Leah interview (a Meyer Berman chart and a Shula Karkel siblings chart) exist as family recollection — ambiguous relationship lines are preserved as drawn, not resolved into settled parentage.

4 of 5 FamilySearch screenshots in this branch's holdings remain unopened (the registry's own rule: don't reopen an unindexed screenshot without a named question). A Philadelphia correspondence thread (Myron Berman) exists but is cited only as a research lead here, per its own privacy sensitivity — not quoted or linked.