From left to right are Moshe Sokolov, Isadore "Izzy" Sokolov, Meyer Sokolov, Benjamin (Dov) "Beryl" Sokolov, Ida Sokolov Leberman, Eva Krater Sokolov, Edith Sokolov (on her mother's lap), Dave Leberman or Lieberman (Ida's husband), Etya Sokolov Gursky, and Herschel Bialagursky (Gursky) (Etya's husband). Sam Bialagursky (Gursky) stands in front of his father and Joseph "Joe" Sokolov is posed on the floor.
But how was this picture made? Some members of the Sokolov Family had left Brest-Litovsk and had settled in the United States. To have a family picture was important, but how could it be taken? There was no way for all of the family members to travel and gather together at one place to take a family picture. There seemed to be no possible way to get the picture, but yet the picture above does show all of the members of Dov Sokolov's family in about 1910.
This picture is a treasure. It shows how important it is for a family to stay connected even though its members are many miles apart. It also shows the ingenuity and creativity of when there's a will, there's a way.
This picture was made in two places and superimposed one on the other to make one picture. Izzy, Ida, Dave, and Herschel were in the United States. Moshe, Meyer, Beryl, Eva, Etya, Sam, Edith, and Joe were in Brest-Litvsk. Each of the two groups had a picutre taken. The negatives then were superimposed in the United States and the result is the picture above.
