Katharine Falk

KATHARINE FALK

Katharine Sonneborn Falk, a lecturer and private teacher of Jewish history and culture, died of cancer Wednesday while visiting San Diego.

She was 78 years old and had homes in Manhattan and Jerusalem.

Mrs. Falk, a native of Baltimore, received a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College and a master's in Judaic studies from Brandeis University.

Surviving are three daughters, Ellen Hirsch of Jerusalem, Sara Moser of San Diego and Susannah Shopsin of Manhattan; two sons, Sigo, of Pittsburgh, and David, of Washington; a brother, Rudolph G. Sonneborn of Manhattan; a sister, Amalie Katz of Baltimore; 16 grandchildren, and a great- grandchild.

Published: August 28, 1983, New York Times.

"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHXV-2LC : 10 March 2021), Katharine Sonneborn in entry for Joseph S Glick and Ellen Falk, 18 Jun 1948; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
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"United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQWZ-CLJ : Tue Jul 11 17:47:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Leon Falk and Kathryn Falk, 1940.

Note that Katharine is spelled with 2 'a's and 1 'e'. It is spelled wrong on other sites. The family was very particular about the spelling!