Bank records used in Genealogy, especially pertaining to the Blitzstein, Rosenbaum, and Lipshchutz passage orders that Americans used to purchase steamship tickets for family members wishing to immigrate.
JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania (GBT) — A Lipschutz Bank passage order available through Temple University's Special Research Collection Center has revealed details of the Snyder family's 1922 voyage to America. The document, unavailable on the center's web site, was delivered through email correspondence last week. According to the passage order, Herman Snyder, brother of Minnie Snyder Anflick, purchased four tickets on December 14, 1920 for his family's passage from eastern Europe to America.