Morris Goodstein    id #6596                                         Edited 19910808
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Born:     c. 1894 Russia                                                    |          
Died:     c. 1962 NY,,Brooklyn                                              |          
 
Marr: Anna Lubin                                        
      m:             Russia                                                 |           
      d:        1981 NY,,Brooklyn                                           |          
 
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  1.  Living               
 
Morris Goodstein did not know that his name was Goodstein until 
he migrated to the U.S.   When he was a child, his parents were 
unable to take him to the U.S. with them and his siblings.   He 
was left in Russia with a family, the "Udalls".  He grew up by 
the name of Eugene Udall and never knew that the Udalls were not 
his natural parents.  In fact, he married Ana as Eugene Udall, 
not Morris Goodstein.  

Prior to WWI, he and Ana imigrated around c.1914 to the U.S.  Ana 
went by way of Siberia and entered the U.S. through San 
Francisco.   She worked all the way through many countries and 
learned approx. 7 or 8 languages.    Morris went through Europe 
performing for money and committing petty crimes for a bed to 
sleep in and a meal (jail).  He eventually ended up at Ellis 
Island.

In Ellis Island, Eugene was unable to locate his travelling 
documents.  He was not allowed to leave Ellis Island until they 
knew who he was, where he was going to live, and with whom.  They 
sent away for his birth certificate.  It came with the name 
Morris Goodstein on it.   His natural parents were living in New 
York City.   His father came to meet him at Ellis Island.  He 
them was reunited with his family.

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Sources: 
[166] Arditte, Amy Wills, family story

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