Prepared by Prof. G. L. Esterson              3 July 1997

0  1  2  3  4  5                                    NOTES

: David MIRVISH (?-1890)                                1
: + UNKNOWN                                             7
:  Rebecca (Rivka?) MIRVISH                             6
:  + Harry MENSH                                        2
:  .  Frances MENSH                                     3
:  .  Child2 MENSH                                      4
:  .  Child3 MENSH
:  .  Child4 MENSH
:  .  Child5 MENSH
:  .  Child6 MENSH
:  .  Child7 MENSH
:  David MIRVISH (1890-spring/1930)                     5
:  + Anna KORNHOUSER (?-spring/1971)                    8
:  .  Ed (Yehudah) "Honest Ed" MIRVISH (24/7/1914- )   12
:  .  + Anne MAKLIN
:  .  .  David MIRVISH (~1942- )                       13
:  .  Robert MIRVISH (17/7/1921- )
:  .  Lorraine MIRVISH (10/10/1923- )
:  Jennie MIRVISH                                       6
:  + Louis HERMAN                                       9
:  .  Daughter1 HERMAN                                 10
:  .  Daughter2 HERMAN                                 11

NOTES:

  1. Was a notary public in Kiev, Russia, but was
     originally from Lithuania.  He was called to a sick
     man's house to notarize a will, caught the disease
     the man had, and died four months before the birth
     of his only son, David.
  2. Owned much of Colonial Beach, Virginia, a resort
     town.  Also owned the Crown Castle Hotel, two
     restaurants, a dance pier, and other businesses.
  3. Worked for a patent attorney in Washington, D.C.,
     named Brown.  Was also Irving Berlin's private
     secretary, and that of John Hammond, an inventor,
     who left her his house in New York.
  4. Was "a heroic nurse in Burma"
  5. Immigrated from Kiev to Baltimore in 1903. Opened a
     grocery store in Washington, D.C., in 1916. In 1923,
     he moved his family to Toronto, Canada. Went to work
     for Virtue Limited on Church Street. Lived at 83 St.
     Clarens for 3 months, later lived at 241 Markham. In
     1925, he rented a grocery store from a Mr. Ginsberg
     at 788 Dundas.
  6. Immigrated from Kiev to Baltimore before 1903.
  7. Lived and died in Kiev
  8. Emigrated from Galicia to the U.S. at age 13.
  9. Wholesale auctioneer in Baltimore, MD
 10. Owner of a real estate in Baltimore
 11. Head of all public schools in Maryland
 12. Attended public school in Dupont Circle, Washington,
     D.C.  Later attended King Edward Public School on
     Lipincott Street, in Toronto. Owns the Old Vic
     Theatre in London, together with his son. Owns a
     huge department at Bloor and Bathurst Streets,
     Toronto. Opened a huge restaurant called Ed's
     Warehouse.  Alongside was Ed's Steak House. Built
     the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, together
     with son David.
 13. Owns David Mirvish Book Store, near his father's
     department store.

Information sources: 1. Book:  Batten, Jack, "Honest Ed's
                        Story: The Crazy Rags to Riches
                        Story of Ed Mirvish", Toronto,
                        Doubleday Canada, Garden City,
                        NY, Doubleday & Co. (1972).
                     2. Michael Kelemen, Toronto, Canada.
                        E-mail: tex@interlog.com.

Another book (not read): Mirvish, Ed, "How to Build an
Empire on an Orange Crate, or 121 Lessons I never learned
at School", Toronto, Key Porter Books (1993).

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