David Benioff was born in Rostov, Russia to Isaac Benioff and Anne Terkelman.
He came to the US in 1887 as an infant and was naturalized (thru his father) in 1908.
In 1900, he was 13 and living and working on the farm in Viola, Delaware with his parents, Isaac and Ida and his siblings: George, Bertha, Ida, Fred, Clara and Herman. He could read and write and speak English.
In 1905 at the age of 18 he was in San Francisco, working as a clerk in the store of his half brother, Alexander L. Benioff at “Alexander L Benioff – furs and skins” . They both lived at 118 Grant Ave.
David and Edythe “Lulu” Deiche were married on March 11, 1918 in NYC. In February they had an engagement party at her parents home at 250 Riverside Drive in Manhattan.
In 1920, David and Edythe were living in San Francisco with their infant son Robert, at 80 Divisidero.
He opened “David Benioff Bros.” fur store in San Francisco, in ?.
He was president of the San Francisco Fashion Industries (Manufacturers and Wholesalers Assoc.) trade group of the northern California apparel industry.
I recv’ed your letter as was glad to here that you are well as all the Folk’s, Harry you write me you have a good job, well you want to stick to it as you want to Behave.Harry S.F. agrees with me an I am having a fine time Harry I am getting along with alex fine an we don’t have no trouble! Harry I wish you an all the family was out here we would Be Happy Jews Harry the fur Business It will Be a sucessfull year for us Harry it cost more to live here than it does in N.Y. you can’t Buy nothing out here for one cent But nothing less than 5 cents you can live much cheaper in N.Y. How’s all the folks. What is ? Dad? David? doing is he working Harry I am improving in writing How is Business with the Folk’s. Harry I don’t eat nothing here you Live as Wind How is Simon {Simon Benioff? would have been in LA} Tell him to write to me an write a big letter. Harry S.F. has the prettiest Girls in the world a that what you like ok fudge is everthing in newark? S.F. is a very fine place an I ain’t home sick yet Tele David to write to me it won’t hurt him How is all the Baylis getting along I send my Best Regards to them all How Mechanic is the in Newark Harry I sent papa {Isaac Benioff} $20 Dollors since I am here an when I have more I will send it to him I have not forgotten him he is in my mind all the time I wish I could get him out here it would be fine the climate Here is fine Harry I have no more to write I remain yours Young cousin David Benioff
Regards to all
Harry anser Soon
Harry anser Soon
D. Benioff
