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SHIMON RUBINSTEIN |
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THE JEWS FROM THE TOWN OF BARLAD AND THEIR RELATIVES
WHO PERISHED DURING THE STRUMA TRAGEDY
2. “Figaro” Marcus
These Marcuses were a different family from the one previously presented, they were also native of Barlad and were among the passengers aboard the Struma. The husband was Lucian Marcus age 30, his wife Kena’s age was probably between 28-30, and their son Julian was between 7 or 8 .It is not clear whether Lucian’s father, who was a hairdresser, whose age might have been between 45 and 50 was aboard the Struma ship. People used to nickname him Figaro, that was the name of his exclusive hairdresser’s shop that was located in Strada Regala (Royal Street), where only the rich people of the town could afford to go. Lucian who was also a hairdresser by trade had learnt in Paris between the two world wars. I have this information about the Marcus family thanks to the testimony of Saul Cohen (Cahani) and Nathan Rubinstein who live in Israel and are native of the town of Barlad.