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Sperling Family History

Old photos from the Sperling family from around 1900 though the 1940s.
The Sperling family in Slutsk, Russia around 1902. My grandfather, Ezra, is at the top left wearing eye glasses.

The Sperling family in Slutsk, Russia around 1902. My grandfather, Ezra, is at the top left wearing eye glasses.

Portrait of my great-grandfather, Yehuda Sperling, taken in Slutsk, Russia. He was born in 1861 and died in Sioux City, Iowa in 1935.

Portrait of my great-grandfather, Yehuda Sperling, taken in Slutsk, Russia. He was born in 1861 and died in Sioux City, Iowa in 1935.

My grandfather, Ezra Edward Sperling, taken in Sioux City, Iowa

My grandfather, Ezra "Edward" Sperling, taken in Sioux City, Iowa

My grandparents, Ezra and Sarah, with their twins, Joseph (my father) and Aviva. Taken in Jerusalem around 1923.

My grandparents, Ezra and Sarah, with their twins, Joseph (my father) and Aviva. Taken in Jerusalem around 1923.

Growing family: my grandparents with Alisa, Joseph, and Aviva. Taken in Jerusalem around 1925.

Growing family: my grandparents with Alisa, Joseph, and Aviva. Taken in Jerusalem around 1925.

The Sperling Family: my grandparents with Alisa, Ben-ami, Aviva, and Joseph. Taken in Jerusalem around 1930.

The Sperling Family: my grandparents with Alisa, Ben-ami, Aviva, and Joseph. Taken in Jerusalem around 1930.

The Sperling family with relatives visiting from the States. Taken in front of their home in Jerusalem, circa early 1930s.

The Sperling family with relatives visiting from the States. Taken in front of their home in Jerusalem, circa early 1930s.

Portrait of my grandfather, Ezra. Aside from working for the Secretariat of the British government of Palestine, Ezra was also a noted journalist.

Portrait of my grandfather, Ezra. Aside from working for the Secretariat of the British government of Palestine, Ezra was also a noted journalist.

Portrait of my grandmother, Sarah Fixman Sperling. She was born in the Ukraine, but moved to Tiberias, Palestine as a young girl.

Portrait of my grandmother, Sarah Fixman Sperling. She was born in the Ukraine, but moved to Tiberias, Palestine as a young girl.

My father's twin sister, Aviva, in the 1940s.

My father's twin sister, Aviva, in the 1940s.

The Secretariat of the British Government of Palestine. My grandfather is seated second row, fourth on the right. He was later killed in the King David Hotel bombing on July 23, 1946.

The Secretariat of the British Government of Palestine. My grandfather is seated second row, fourth on the right. He was later killed in the King David Hotel bombing on July 23, 1946.

My father, at the very left of the photo

My father, at the very left of the photo

My father at the left of the photo in Sioux City, Iowa playing cards with his cousins. Taken around 1939.

My father at the left of the photo in Sioux City, Iowa playing cards with his cousins. Taken around 1939.

My faither with his cousin Izzy taken around 1939.

My faither with his cousin Izzy taken around 1939.

Portrait of my father as a Paratrooper during the Second World War.

Portrait of my father as a Paratrooper during the Second World War.

Another portrait of my father during World War 2.

Another portrait of my father during World War 2.

My father with an aunt at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with an aunt at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with a young cousin at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with a young cousin at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with cousins at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with cousins at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with an aunt and uncle at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with an aunt and uncle at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with a young cousin at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father with a young cousin at the start of the Second World War. Taken in Sioux City, Iowa.

My father, his cousin, and a dog in Sioux City circa 1940.

My father, his cousin, and a dog in Sioux City circa 1940.

Part 1 of an article about me and my grandfather, published in the Jerusalem Post in 1996.

Part 1 of an article about me and my grandfather, published in the Jerusalem Post in 1996.

Part 2 of an article about me and my grandfather, published in the Jerusalem Post in 1996.

Part 2 of an article about me and my grandfather, published in the Jerusalem Post in 1996.