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     Feiga Pertzelai was born circa 1893 Ukraine, Russia.² She was the daughter of Duvid Pertzelai.¹

     Feiga Pertzelai married Arke Pertzelai, son of Kalman Pertzelai and Edis Rosenzweig, circa 1911. Arke and Feiga were first cousins.^3,4
     Feiga Pertzelai and Menya Pertzelai immigrated to New York on 23 January 1911. "Minia Percelcy" arrived with "Fega Percelcy" on the Nieuw Amsterdam sailing from Rotterdam on January 14th. Listed as single, cousins, and seamstresses. Minia is listed as coming from her father, Mechel Percelcy of Woloczyska and Fega is listed as coming from her uncle, Moishe Percelcy. They are listed as Russian and Hebrew and are going to 532 East 11th Street.²

     Feiga Pertzelai died circa 16 March 1916 died from TB during childbirth.^5,6,7

     Joseph David Persily was born on 13 July 1914.^1,2 He was the son of Arke Pertzelai and Feiga Pertzelai. Joseph David Persily was also known as Davey.

     Joseph David Persily appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Brooklyn New York in the household of his father Morris Persily.³

     Joseph David Persily married Alma Lee Kuusiluoto.⁴

     Joseph David Persily died on 20 April 1992 Geneva, Ashtabuela, Ohio, at age 77.^5,2

     Charlie Persily was also known as Coleman.
He was born in 1916 New York.^1,2 He was the son of Arke Pertzelai and Feiga Pertzelai.
     Charlie Persily appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Brooklyn New York in the household of his father Morris Persily.³ Charlie Persily served in the Abraham Lincoln brigade fighting the fascists in Spain between 1937 and 1939.^4,5 He currently live at 206 Yosemite Rd, San Raphael, California.

     Charlie Persily died in February 2007 California.⁶

     Esther Persily was born in 1922 New York.¹ She was the daughter of Arke Pertzelai and Sarah Hartenstein.
     Esther Persily appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Brooklyn New York, at 3171 Coney Island Avenue in the household of her parents Morris Persily and Sarah Persily.²

     Esther Persily died circa 1985.³

     Bernard Persily was born on 21 October 1923 New York.¹ He was the son of Arke Pertzelai and Sarah Hartenstein.
     Bernard Persily appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Brooklyn New York in the household of his parents Morris Persily and Sarah Persily.²

     Bernard Persily married Claire Ann Hayden on 19 December 1947.¹
     He a printing salesman..³
     Circa 2002, Bernard and Claire lived at 20 Oakland Blvd, Evanston, Illinois.

     Bernard Persily died on 31 October 2010 Fairfax, Virginia, at age 87.⁴

     Anna Goldman married Shiyeh Pertzelai, son of Kalman Pertzelai and Edis Rosenzweig, circa 1900.¹

     Claire Persily was also known as Clarice.
She was born on 19 October 1915 New York, New York.² She was the daughter of Shiyeh Pertzelai and Anna Goldman.¹

     Claire Persily died on 4 April 1990 Princeton, New Jersey, at age 74.²

     Jack Rosenfeld was born circa 1927. He was the son of Bessie Pertzelai.¹

     Jack Rosenfeld married Bernice Schneider circa 1945.²

     Jack Rosenfeld died circa 1990.²

     Bernice Schneider died.²

     Bernice Schneider married Jack Rosenfeld, son of Bessie Pertzelai, circa 1945.⁴

     Alan Rosenfeld was the son of Jack Rosenfeld and Bernice Schneider.^3,2

     Alan Rosenfeld died Died at age 21..²

     Ida Persily was born on 4 September 1916.^1,2 She was the daughter of Duvid Pertzelai and Sonia Rothstein.
     Ida Persily appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Bronx,New York in the household of Duvid Pertzelai and Sonia Rothstein.¹ In circa 1935 Ida graduated from Hunter College, New York, with a degree in mathematics.³ Between 1941 and 1959 she worked for the OSS and CIA. Ida describers her experience there as a "front row view of history in the making". According to the obituary that was written by Fred Persily, what Ida loved most was to travel first class to different parts of the world to train staff at CIA stations.⁴
     Circa 1961, Ida moved to California.³
     She was an administrator supervising staff servicing seniors circa 1962 in San Francisco Department of Social Services, San Francisco, California.³
     Until her death, Ida Persily, Ida Persily lived at 524 30th Avenue, San Francisco, California.⁵

     Ida Persily died on 1 July 2011 San Francisco, California, at age 94.⁶ She was buried on 6 July 2011 United Hebrew Cemetery, Staten Island, New York.⁶
     Her obituary appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, July 2-5, 2011: Ida Persily 9/4/1916-7/1/2011 Ida was a marvelous woman - quick witted, curious, always ready to laugh, proud of being a Jewish woman from the Bronx, and fiercely independent - She lived for new adventures. She graduated from Hunters College, New York during the depression, with a degree in mathematics and took a few small jobs before starting her first career with the OSS which later morphed into the CIA. What she loved most about her job was the opportunity to travel first class to different areas of the world to train staff at the CIA stations. On a visit to California, when she was 45, Ida decided to stay a little longer. As it turned out California was where she was to spend the next 49 years, finally settling in San Francisco, but always assuming she would move back east. Her second career was as an administrator for the San Francisco Department of Social Services supervising staff serving seniors. Ida enjoyed men, but wanted a life free of commitment. When asked, she would confess to rejecting 5 marriage proposals. Finally, at age 90, she confided to her cousin that she was ready to get married, because she was feeling lonely at night. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends. Ida ensured she would get back to New York by pre-arranging for a private burial in Staten Island.³