b"Slavinheritageandhistory 9Jacob(Jake)andhisbrotherDavidwereborninWilnaRussia.Parents-NormanandCarmenSlavin.JacobwasbornJune10,1880andcametotheUSAin1904HewasamongtwomillionpeopleofJewishheritagewhocametotheUnitedStatesfromthePaleofSettlementinthethenwesternRussianEmpire.HemarriedCeliaKrifffromKievRussia1907ThefamilymovedtoCarthagewiththeirchildrenLeon,Dorothy,Irene,andSidney,Dianne'sfather,uncleandaunts.Jacoblivedtobe96andpassedinFebruary1976"