Episode 4: Who is Carol Rose: Maternal Grandparents Continued

After settling in America, Samuel Marshall wrote to Rose Danzig in Minsk. He swore to her that he would save his money and purchase her passage to America! As promised, he added his good intentions. 
"When you arrive, we will be married!" 
Rose would patiently wait for his letters. She told her mother, Sarah, 
"I will be an old maid if you do not let me go and marry Samuel. I love him." 
Sarah wondered if she would ever see her daughter again, and told Samuel, that her family must remain together and intact. 
"If I allow this, you must promise to send for me and my other children." 
Finally, at age 18, two years after Samuel's departure, a letter came and the long-awaited passage ticket for Rose arrived. Excitedly, Rose boarded a ship to America. Upon her arrival, it was agreed that they would immediately be married. There were many tears, but Rose forged on. She had packed 3 changes of clothing plus a beautiful, handmade wedding dress that had been handsewn by her, these past 2 years. 
She was frightened and only 18 years old. She was separated from her family and on her way to her beloved. She knew the United States would be scary and foreign to her but her goal was to be married, become a citizen of this free land, and raise her future children. It would be the fairy tale ending she was hoping for. 
The journey was long and she befriended a young girl of 17 years of age. Together they saw the Statue of Liberty in the harbor, and through their tears promised to become lifelong friends. 
And so, armed with one friend, one wedding dress, and her trust in 20-year-old Samuel, she valiantly arrived in the new land to marry Samuel..... 
"AMERICA, I AM HERE!”, SHE SHOUTED..................... 
Rose disembarked and was subjected to the usual immigration process. It consisted of medical exams and questions. She only spoke Yiddish and the procedure was very frightening to her. After many hours at Ellis Island, by some miracle, Samuel found her and finally, they were reunited. She said she could not remember how it happened, but she was sure that G-d made it happen. She was in New York City and this would be her home and future. 
The trip to her new home was bewildering to her. She saw droves of people. She saw pushcarts and crowded streets. She could have never imagined this. She asked Samuel if he had Sabbath candles and candlesticks. Where would she find them? There were so many questions. She asked if he was taking her to the Rabbi. He told her not to worry.....everything was in order. 
Samuel had moved into a small, one-room apartment on Hester Street, in the lower East side of Manhattan, to accommodate his bride. When they arrived at the apartment, there were several people waiting. They were: the couple that Sam had lived with, his foreman and wife (from his job.) a Rabbi to marry them, and a photographer who came all the way from Brooklyn to document the occasion. The photographer painted houses with Sam on Sundays to make extra income. The apartment had little in it but it was beautiful to Rose. There was a bed, two chairs, a small table, a tiny ice box, a delicious Challah, and homemade grape wine. Samuel brought her a flower and told her it was a "Rose," just like her name. He was thrilled at the sight of his bride. 
Rose was more at ease, as now a picture could be sent to her mother, Sarah. She would see that Samuel was true to his word. The picture clearly shows the magnificent handmade wedding dress and veil she carried so lovingly, for so many miles. Her new friends were warm and welcoming. And so, they were married. 
A MOMENT IN TIME The date was December 5, 1905, (for them, it was modern times!) 
Rose did not leave her apartment for one whole week, as the prospect of walking outside was terrifying to her. Finally, she ventured out and much to her delight, she realized that she had stepped into a Jewish world. Everyone spoke Yiddish. The Jewish immigrants had established synagogues, libraries, and everything familiar to Jewish life. She was relieved and told that the garment industry was hiring seamstresses. "I can do that!" She was paid 74 Cents a dozen for trousers, and 4 cents a piece for blouses. Samuel continued his job and was promoted to Foreman. He supplemented their income on Sundays by painting private homes. Rent was $2.00 a week. They both worked 6 days a week and observed the Sabbath on Friday night until Saturday sundown. 
In 1906, Rose was pregnant and gave birth to her firstborn, a son, who was sadly stillborn. In 1908 she gave birth to another son, named David, who survived. At this point in time, they had accumulated the passage money for her Mother Sarah, and siblings to join them in America. To accommodate everyone, they moved to a larger apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Samuel had completed the promise he made. Everyone was here! 
On August 29, 1910, their first daughter was born. Rose gave her a Jewish name and the Irish doctor who attended her, insisted an English name must be on the birth certificate. He said that she would go to an American school and it was required. The doctor named her, after his own Mother, Celia. Her name now and forever was: Celia Renee Marshall.