Adelman - William and Eva Babchin

Hi Carole! I was stunned to see some of these names we have in common. My knowledge is very incomplete, but here's what I have: My great grandparents, William (1855-1930) and Eva Babchin Adelman came to the US to Hoboken in the 1890's from St. Petersburg, Russia. They opened a large jewelry store on Washington Street, the main drag through Hoboken, called Adelman's, and it was known as "the Tiffany's west of the Hudson." The only siblings I know of William's were Charles and some number of sisters who were killed in Russia. William's children were Fanny (known as Flora)(1898-1989), Abraham (1895-1980?), and Sadie, known as Sonia, b. 1891, death date unknown. Charles Adelman also had a son Abraham, 1893-1918. Sadie had two children Amy and Bob Miller. Amy, a psychiatrist, had two children, David Shapero, a singer and linguist, and Elizabeth, both born in the 1950's. Fanny Adelman (Flora), my grandmother, married Jessie Arkin, a dentist, and had 2 children: my mother Judith (1930-2004) and her brother William (1925-1958), an oral surgeon. My mother was a musician, as am I. My grandmother, Flora Adelman Arkin was a painter and sculptor and musician and they lived in New Rochelle, NY. I don't have any names earlier than my great-grandparents, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if there were a connection between us!