Wedding Wednesday: Leonard L. Broida and Anita M. Meyer
Leonard L. BROIDA and Anita Mae MEYER- Wedding Announcement, part 1, via 12 February 1926 Jewish Criterion, Vol. 67, No. 14, Page 18-19, posted with kind permission of Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
Weddings are a wonderful start for a new family, and can be quite the social event, especially in days gone by. The parties start before♥♥♥
Party for Anita (Meyer) Broida before her marriage. The Jewish Criterion, 5 March 1926, Vol. 67, No. 17, Page 34, via Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project, with their kind permission.
♥♥♥ and a spectacular honeymoon is sometimes in the plans after the special ceremony.
Leonard L. BROIDA and Anita Mae MEYER- Return from Wedding Trip, via 07 May 1926 Jewish Criterion, Vol. 67, No. 26, Page 52, posted with kind permission of Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
Of course, setting up housekeeping is the next order of the marriage business♥♥♥
Leonard and Anita (Meyer) Broida at home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. via 25 June 1926 Jewish Criterion, Vol. 68, No. 7, Page 36, posted with kind permission of Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
And then comes the all-consuming but totally wonderful part of a marriage♥♥♥
Robert Ira Broida born to Leonard L. Broida and Anita (Meyer) Broida; via 30 Aug 1929 Jewish Criterion, Vol. 74, No. 17, Page 16, posted with kind permission of Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
Edwin M. Broida born to Leonard L. Broida and Anita (Meyer) Broida; via 27 October 1933 Jewish Criterion, Vol. 82, No. 25, Page 17, posted with kind permission of Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
Leonard and Anita were married almost 52 years- what a lovely legacy to the Broida family!
PS- If anyone out there has some wedding pictures of Anita and Leonard, we would love to share them through the blog.
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Talented Tuesday: Leonard Broida and the Broida Family Tree
Broida Family Tree, 1954, by Leonard Broida. Family treasure. (Click to enlarge.)
Yesterday’s “Mystery Monday: Leonard Broida Artwork” post told some of the story of Leonard and his family, and his beautiful architectural drawings that have recently come back to the family. Today, we are going to share what might be Leonard’s most enduring legacy to family: the Broida Family Tree.
Leonard was very active in the Broida Family and their reunions through the 30s, 40s, and 50s, and served as family historian.
Broida Family Reunion news, Leonard Broida- historian, in announcement in the Jewish Criterion, 09 July 1937, Vol. 90, No. 9, page 14, column 3. Posted with kind permission of the Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
He also served as President, and his wife Anita (Meyer) Broida was the Broida Newsletter editor.
Broida Family Reunion- 1951. Leonard & Anita (Meyer) Broida, officers. The Jewish criterion, Vol. 118, No. 17, Page 12, via Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project, with their kind permission.
He spent an unbelievable number of hours and years interviewing and contacting people- in the days before cheap phone calls and the internet- to develop the incredible Broida Family Tree. I wonder how many SASEs he sent out over those years??
1954 Broida Family Tree by Leonard Broida- The deep roots- Pincus Broida. (Click to enlarge.)
We are so thankful that Leonard was so dedicated, as he had known the earlier generations, who were children and grandchildren of the earliest documented; they held the memories passed down through the years. So much would have been lost to time without the work of Leonard Broida.
1954 Broida Family Tree by Leonard Broida- The Aria Labe Branch. (Click to enlarge.)
The last iteration we have of Leonard’s tree is from 1954, 62 years ago. Two-three more generations have been born since then!
1954 Broida Family Tree by Leonard Broida- The Joseph Branch-1. (Click to enlarge.)
1954 Broida Family Tree by Leonard Broida- The Joseph Branch-2, John & Morris branches. (Click to enlarge.)
1954 Broida Family Tree by Leonard Broida- The Joseph Branch-3, Michael and Peter Noah branches. (Click to enlarge.)
We have learned in these days of online records that some of the tree is not quite accurate, and there are some confusing spots that need a bit of work to sort out.
1954 Broida Family Tree by Leonard Broida- The Jacob Branch, Salmon and Mayer. (Click to enlarge.)
It doesn’t matter- what a labor of love! Mitch Gooze is the current keeper of the Broida tree, and though his is electronic and thus not quite as decorative, the tree is now up to date as far as we know. I hope that this blog is also a way of keeping the family history alive- how I wish we had recorded interviews and the letters from Leonard’s correspondence! We have so many people who have contributed so much to the knowledge of the Broida family ancestors, and hope that trough the blog, social media, websites like Ancestry.com and Find A grave, we will learn much more.
1954 Broida Family Tree by Leonard Broida- The Minnie and Theodore branches. (Click to enlarge.)
I think that Leonard would be proud that the family has carried on his work, and so honored our ancestors.
Notes, Sources, and References:
SASE= self-addressed, stamped envelope. For our younger generations, old-time genealogy consisted of writing a note with pen and paper or typing it on a manual or electric typewriter, then sending that note in an actual paper envelope. One always included a SASE, since asking for the favor of a reply with information. One would not burden the letter recipient with having to buy an envelope or stamp, nor take the time to address an envelope.
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Mystery Monday: Leonard Broida Artwork- Part 1
Architectural Drawings by Leonard Broida, 1961, framed image. Family treasure.
It is fun to write a blog and have a tree on Ancestry.com, memorials on Find A Grave, etc. One never knows what genealogical treasure will be in the email in-box in the morning!
Recently, I had an email from a kind person who had found the above framed drawings in the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Florida City, Florida. She was researching the mystery person who had created them, and wanted to know if this was ‘our’ Leonard Broida. She offered it to us and we were so happy that she had rescued it and was returning it to the Broida family.
Leonard L. Broida- Barns and Wagon, close-up, 1961. Family treasure.
Leonard L. Broida was the only son of David (Karklinsky) Broida and Esther (Silverberg) Broida. Both his parents were immigrants from Russia/Poland, coming to the US as children. They married most likely in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the 1900 US Federal Census notes that they had been married one year. They also had their little daughter Minnie Broida (1899-1990, m. to Maurice Kramer), two boarders, and a servant living with them in Pittsburgh’s 11th Ward.
Leonard was born the next year, on 26 Feb 1901 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His sister Minnie was not quite two years old, and his father was most likely still working as a merchant as listed in the 1900 census.
Leonard’s parents divorced in 1908, when he was about 7, per some researchers. The 1904 Pittsburgh City Directory notes Esther “Brodia” as being the widow of David, grocer, with both business and home at 79 Roberts. According to Leonard’s 1923 passport application, his father died in 1912. So when did David Broida actually die? Oftentimes, women would list themselves as ‘widows’ when they were separated from their husband or divorced, since it was such a stigma for a woman to not be married though she had children. We have been unable to find a definitive ‘final resting place’ or any sort of obituary or death certificate for David Broida. There are some sources that could be for him, but nothing that proves they are this same David Broida/Brodia, so more research will be needed to determine the exact situation.
Leonard L. Broida- Trashcan by Building, close-up, 1961. Family treasure.
Leonard’s mother Esther married second to Max Feldman, and Leonard and Minnie were found with them in the 1910 US Federal Census for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Esther and Max then had two children together, Sidney Feldman (b. 1913) and Gerald Feldman (b. 1916). The three boys and Minnie grew up in Pittsburgh, and all four children were found with the family in 1920. The 1920 US Federal Census listed the ‘tongue,’ or language spoken by the immigrant parents as “Jewish,” but it also stated that they spoke English. The four children were listed as speaking English as well.
Leonard L. Broida- Arched Window, close-up, 1961. Family treasure.
Max Feldman, Leonard’s step-father, was a carpenter, so he likely learned some about the construction business from him. Leonard must have known by 1920 what he wanted to do in his life, as he was an apprentice to a “Draughtsman” (or draftsman) as noted in the 1920 US Federal Census for Pittsburgh.
Leonard applied for a US Passport in 1923, and planned to travel to “France, Italy, Greece, British Isles, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Holland… to study architecture.” He scheduled his passage to leave the port of New York on 13 June 1923, and signed his Oath of Allegiance on the passport application on 2 April 1923.
Just before he got his passport, however, his mother had a surprise for him:
Leonard Broida- surprise party, in the Jewish Criterion, 09 March 1923, Vol. 60, No. 26, page 37, column 3. Posted with kind permission of the Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
The ship that carried Leonard to Europe is unknown, but he returned on the “Ausonia,” departing from Liverpool, England. After ten days at sea he arrived back in the states on 15 April 1924, so probably spent a full year in Europe studying the great architecture of the world, and likely some of the commonplace buildings as well. The ship manifest listed Leonard as age 23, single, with his address in the US as 7402 Monticello St., Pittsburgh, PA. (This was the same address listed on his passport application.)
Leonard L. Broida- Arched Doorway, close-up, 1961. Family treasure.
His next year, in the United States, must have had its own excitement. Leonard married Anita Meyer (1904-2008) at Rodef Shalom temple in Pittsburgh on 4 March 1925. The following year, Leonard again travelled to Europe, but this time with his wife Anita. We do not know when they left or where they travelled, but on their return they sailed on the “Minnekahda” from Boulogne, France, on 17 April 1926, and arrived in New York 10 days later. Their home address was listed as 227 Lehigh Street, Pittsburgh.
Leonard L. Broida- Chimney, close-up, 1961. Family treasure.
Leonard and Anita had a son, Robert Ira Broida, on 25 August 1929 in Pennsylvania, likely Pittsburgh. (Robert d. in 2008.) The family had moved to East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio by the time of the 1930 US Federal Census, and another son, Edward Roy Broida, was born in the Cleveland area. (1933-2006)
Leonard’s mother, Esther (Silverberg) [Broida] Feldman, had passed away just two months earlier, so sadly did not get to meet her new grandson Edward.
Esther (Silverberg) [Broida] Feldman- Obituary. The Jewish Criterion, 18 August 1933, Vol. 82, No. 15, Page 15, via Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers Project with their kind permission.The 1940 US Federal Census showed the family as living at 3212 Redwood Rd. in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, where they had also been living in 1935. (See Note 3 below for image links.) Leonard was listed as an architect who owned his home that was worth $8,000. He was working on his own account, and had worked 48 hours during the previous week, and all 52 weeks of 1939- both important to note as the country was coming out of the Great Depression. Leonard also had income from an additional source, which would have made life a bit easier in those difficult economic years. Anita’s mother, Esther Meyer, and a maid lived with them, as well as sons Robert and Edward.
Leonard had signed up for President Roosevelt’s new “Social Security” program that was signed into law of 14 August 1935. Leonard received his card sometime before 1951 in Ohio.
Leonard L. Broida- Signature on his architectural drawing, above, close-up, 1961. Family treasure.
Leonard and Anita escaped the cold winters of Ohio and moved to Sarasota, Florida; they were living there at 363 W. Royal Flamingo Street in 1977. They were in Richmond, Virginia, when Leonard passed away on 9 October 1977. His death certificate states he was to be buried in Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Florida.
Leonard and Anita had been married about 52 years at his death. She remained a widow for about three years, then married Sidney Stanley Serck on 20 March 1980 in Sarasota, Florida. She passed away 9 June 2008 in Sarasota.
Tomorrow: Leonard Broida’s most enduring legacy to family.
Notes, Sources, and References:
A special “thank you” to Mitch and Ann, as usual, for their help in determining if this was indeed a Broida artifact, and for their help in learning more about this branch of the family. A big “thank you” also to Katha for rescuing this family treasure and seeking us out to return it.
Since this is a framed image, it was hard to get a good picture or scan, so I apologize. It needs to be reframed with archival materials, but that is on the ‘to-do’ list and I might never get this post up if I wait until then.
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Tuesday’s Tip: Max Broida’s Head
Max Broida, circa 1894, so about age 8-9; cropped from a family picture.
We have had the pictures in this post for many years, and the new image we found on eBay of Max Broida makes a total of five (if you don’t count his film images). It wasn’t until after writing the Sunday post, however, and looking at the other four images we have of Max, that a new thought presented itself. So make sure you revisit old data and pictures periodically, since you have new information (hopefully) that will help you understand more about an ancestor.
We know that the picture posted Sunday of Max was most likely taken around 1924, because that is when he lived at 1020 W. Pico St. in Los Angeles per the City Directory, and that is the same as what he wrote on the back of the picture. Max/Buster signed himself as, “The Hairless Man”- had he performed in the circus under that guise? In vaudeville? He certainly had many Hollywood roles where his bald pate featured prominently.
Well, then what do you think of the two images in this post? Although they have been posted before, it didn’t click until now that Max had hair in these images. Max apparently was not born without hair, unless they had purchased a wig for him as a boy in the above picture.
Max Broida at the wedding of his brother Theodore “Dave”Broida and Lucy Shatzke, 20 Aug 1916. Family photo.
Max was born in 1885 or 1886, so was about 30-31 when his brother Dave got married. Again, unless that was a wig in the above picture, he had hair- receding quickly for a young man, but nevertheless, he had hair.
What was Max doing and where was he living in 1916, when the wedding picture was taken? We have found a ‘Max. M. Brodie’ in Los Angeles, age 30, noted as a salesman and Republican on the Voter’s Rolls. He was living at 651 W. 42nd Place. Is this ‘our’ Max? We posted previously about this mystery and still cannot determine if these are two different men or just one with an alter ego, or in the process of becoming an actor. Having the same address on his publicity photo as what we expect might be a different man is now quite puzzling.
Will Max’s slightly-more-than-Mona-Lisa-smile in 1924 give us more of a clue?
Here’s Max on 25 July 1930:
John Jacob/Zelig Broida and his seven sons. From left- front sitting- Max Broida, standing- Phillip Broida, Joseph J. Broida, Morris Broida, Louis Broida, Theodore Broida, Harold Broida. Sitting on right- John J. “Zelig” Broida. Taken 24 July 1930 when John “Zelig” Broida returned from Israel for a visit. Family photo.
Sure hope there are some California family members out there who can give us a bit more insight into the life of Max Broida and/or Buster Brodie.
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Sentimental Sunday: Max Broida
Max Broida as Buster Brodie- “The Hairless Man,” c1924. In possession of author.
Probably, only die-hard family historians truly understand this statement.
But it happens.
For me, Max Broida is one of those ancestors.
It started out as one of those quiet relationships. A casual acquaintance, when as a newly married-in, I asked about the family history.
The picture of “The Seven Brothers” was brought out, and there sat John Broida, the patriarch, surrounded by his dashing seven adult sons. They all looked so handsome in their suits, all of them tailored to a “T” since so many of them were in the men’s fine clothing business. They were serious looking- Max too. But his professional demeanor totally belied what I would learn many years later.
Gertrude (Broida) Cooper, the daughter of one of those dashing sons (Philip Edwin Broida), could name all her uncles, and tell about their family life: wives, children, grandchildren, where they lived, and even businesses. She had an astonishing memory, and attention to detail. She too always looked ‘dashing’- if that word can be used for a woman- as she also was in the clothing business, but fine women’s clothes. She always dressed up and put on her makeup and her heels; she colored her hair a bright red until her very later years, when she softened the color but she would always be a beloved carrothead to me.
Gertrude did not know much about her Uncle Max. She told us that he had worked in movies in Hollywood using the name Buster Brodie, and that he was completely hairless- did not even have eyebrows. She didn’t know the names of any films he was in. He was very short, but so were the majority of the family, being Eastern European. He did not marry. That was about all to the story.
Other family members did not know much about Max either- some even thought that their ‘movie star’ relative was a figment of their father’s imagination! (You doubting children know who you are.)
As a good family historian, of course it is important to document collateral relatives, plus sometimes you can find more information about your direct line. So I delved into the history of each of the seven brothers and their families. And when I got to Max, it happened.
Not much came up in the Google search years ago, but that made him more intriguing, a bit mysterious. Of course, that also made him a challenge- you know, hard to get. Others might have backed down, but not me- Max became more attractive, and it became hard to stop running after him. (Yes, my husband does know…)
It was probably about 2 or 3am one research session when I realized what had happened. I was putting together a filmography for Max, and began watching clips or even whole movies where he might have had just a bit part. He was little and cute. He was enthusiastic. He played silly roles with a completely straight face. He had a funny little voice. Sometimes he seemed an underdog. But he was mesmerizing to me. I couldn’t stop watching. It seemed like he wanted his audience to laugh and be happy, and that was happening to me.
I was addicted. I had to know more about him. The passion ramped up.
So I wrote posts, and the blog became cousin bait. Well, actually we didn’t find cousins, but people who had pictures of Max, knowledge of Max, and interest in Max found us. (Putting a portrait on Max’s Find A Grave memorial helped too.) These folks so kindly shared! I felt like we were breathing life back into Max.
I did more research, and wrote more, and was so pleased to hear back from cousins that they were excited to learn that Max was REAL! They were amazed to learn that he had run away to be in the circus as a young boy or man, and did vaudeville after he tried working in business with family. Apparently a settled family business life just didn’t work for him, so he headed west, to Hollywood. The movie studios were becoming a big business in the 1920s, and talkies appeared; Max wanted to be a part of it all. With a bald head, he probably was happy to get to sunny SoCal and leave the miserable Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania winters behind.
Max never had big parts, usually not even big movies. One of his two most memorable movies is the “Wizard of Oz,” where he was a Flying Monkey, so we can’t even tell which one was Max. He also was in what is still a cult movie, Paramount’s 1932 film, “Island of the Lost Souls.” He had an amazing makeup job in that film so again, as ‘The Pig Man,’ Max Broida would be unrecognizable. Part of the reason the film is still popular is because it was the first to use sophisticated ‘monster’ makeup. It is also macabre, and even friends who like scary movies say it was creepy and scary. I could never get through it. In fact, the above portrait found on eBay had another offered by the same seller showing “The Pig Man” in makeup but in a regular shirt. That picture sold as well (but not to me), as did a number of other stills from the movie.
Reverse of Max Broida, as Buster Brodie. Probably a publicity photo and probably in his own hand, c. 1924. His birth and death dates were written in more recently, as was the date of his obituary in Variety, the stage and film periodical. Owned by author.
I was really excited to see this delightful portrait show up in my automatic eBay searches, since we really don’t have any decent images of Max as an adult other than the “Seven Brothers” picture. The seller had a ridiculous price on it, but all week Max let me know I needed to procure this for the family. I was just compelled… and I won it.
I was so thrilled to get the picture, and turn it over. The eBay listing had not included an image of the back, nor even mentioned that there was anything on the reverse. (I hadn’t wanted to ask questions and risk others deciding to bid.) I felt like I had won the lottery! I had Max in my house, and with all the info on the back, I knew a whole lot more about him.
This was likely a publicity photo that Max shopped around, trying to get even bit parts. The handsome man in the picture with the slight smile completely hides the zaniness he could exhibit in some of his acting roles, such as in,”Groovy Movie.” To think of him as Buster Brown (advertising shoes), or a circus clown… well, I just can’t call him ‘Buster’ even though that is how he reported himself to census takers. And I don’t want to think of him as “Pigman” at all.
So thanks, Max, for being a crazy family historian’s passion for a while now, and for surprising me with a treasure every now and then. Happy Valentine’s Day to you, wherever you are. xoxoxo
Notes, Sources, and References:
Thanks to Steve Cox, who wrote, The Munchkins Remember, EP Dutton, 1988, and documented that Max was a Flying Monkey in “The Wizard of Oz.” Steve also shared what he knew about Max and ‘the little people.’
Thanks also to Frank Reighter and his compadres at the Three Stooges Fan Club, who provided some obits and Max’s death certificate.
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Leonard applied for a US Passport in 1923, and planned to travel to “France, Italy, Greece, British Isles, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Holland… to study architecture.” He scheduled his passage to leave the port of New York on 13 June 1923, and signed his Oath of Allegiance on the passport application on 2 April 1923.
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Will Max’s slightly-more-than-Mona-Lisa-smile in 1924 give us more of a clue?
