The Beginning of the Circle
After the death of Taube Diamond in 1922, Hascal lived with
Morris and Rae Shachat.
The family often visited Hascal at Morris and Rae's house.
In Edith Spindel's words, Hascal was "a shining star".
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When the leaves fall
And when we go
The circle should remain
Standing as a monument
- Nathan Leibowitz - circa 1934
After Hascal's death in 1934, and mindfull of Taube and Hascal's wish
for the family to remain close, it was proposed that the family
should continue to meet regularly.
The Diamond Family Circle was formed.
They got together once a month for trips, picnics and parties.
Inspired by this success, a spin-off, the cousins' club was
later created.
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Excerpts from
Diamond Family Circle Videos (1947-1949). Thanks to
Edith Spindel for the original video
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Family Circle Poem by Nathan Leibowitz
circa 1934
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Translation of Poem
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Zimmerman's Hungarian
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Who's Who at Zimmerman's
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Herb Lee, Jack and Helen
Somers, ?, Saul Leibowitz
Thelma and Herb Samuels,
Evelyn Leibowitz, and
Zelda Leibowitz 1974
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Saul Leibowitz, Helen Raab,
Herb Samuels, Syd Diamond
Phil Spindel,Zelda Leibowitz,
Dave Raab, Thelma Samuels
and Edith Spindel 1978
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?, Herb Lee, Jack Somers,
Mollie Diamond, Naomi
Lichstein, Thelma Samuels,
and Evelyn Leibowitz 1983
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Sandra McClosky, Herb
Diamond, Jack Somers, Sam
Klein, Syd Diamond, Marvin
Fox, and Annette and
Michael Lester 1992
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Helen and Jack Somers,
Thelma Samuels, Sandra
McClosky, and Marvin Fox 1994
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Jack Somers, Thelma Samuels,
Sandra McClosky, and Monroe
Goffman 1994
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