Regarding Herman: I was told that there was a serious attempt by that side of the family to fight for my custody. Don't know all the details, but I guess they gave up at some point. My mother moved to Philadelphia and at the age of about 10 years old. I remember Herman and his then wife/girl friend coming down from NY to see me. But everything is fuzzy and that's about all that comes to mind. I have another very, very fuzzy memory of staying with my grandmother (Celia) when I was probably two/three years old. After that, there is no memory of that side of the family. I can tell you that at some point in my life when I was an adult I asked my mother if she could contact them.
 
 
She said she did, but that whomever she spoke with did not want to see me. So sad.