Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEmil (Nathaniel-Moshe) (Nesanel-Moshe) Zerk (Zerkowitz) 
Birth14 Feb 1892, Vienna, Austria
Death23 Jun 1988, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, USA
FatherSimon Zerkowitz (Kohn-Zerkowitz) (1838-1900)
MotherTheresa (Resi) Smetana (1867-1957)
Spouses
Marriage13 Feb 1935, Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, Israel
ChildrenAvinoam Simon (1937-)
Birth3 Feb 1900, Poznan, Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Death28 Aug 1992, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, USA
Marriage11 Mar 1949
Notes for Emil (Nathaniel-Moshe) (Nesanel-Moshe) Zerk (Zerkowitz)
{geni:about_me} Emil Zerkowitz had the Hebrew name of "Nathaniel Moyshe". He was named in honor of his two grandfathers, Nesanel Kohn-Zerkowitz (1783-1847) and Moritz Smetana. Emil was a Zionist, and emigrated from Vienna to Palestine in 1925. He and his family came to the United States in November 1952. Following his arrival, he shortened his surname to "Zerk".
Ship "Nassau", arriving in New York Harbor, 13 November 1952 (after a departure from Haifa, Israel on 28 October 1952):
CZERKOVICZ, Emil, age 60, b. Austria wife, Grete, age 53, Austrian
son, Avinoam, age 14, Austrian
Emil and Grete Zerk spent their last years in Florida. He died in St. Petersburg on 23 June 1988, age 96 years, and she died there on 28 August 1992, age 92 years.
Ship "Nassau", arriving in New York Harbor, 13 November 1952 (after a departure from Haifa, Israel on 28 October 1952):
CZERKOVICZ, Emil, age 60, b. Austria wife, Grete, age 53, Austrian
son, Avinoam, age 14, Austrian
Emil and Grete Zerk spent their last years in Florida. He died in St. Petersburg on 23 June 1988, age 96 years, and she died there on 28 August 1992, age 92 years.