Rosen Family
David and Gittel Rosen and their seven-year-old daughter Edythe arrived in Calgary from New York in 1914.
David left “the big city” first. He stopped briefly in Saskatoon to try his hand in the clothing business. Finding it dull, he went on to Calgary to pursue his interest in furs and trading.
Originally from Romania, he was fluent in five languages and was often called upon in Calgary to act as a court interpreter.
Gittel and David opened a kosher restaurant on 8th Avenue, next to Pepper’s Clothing Store, and ran it for a few years. Among the staunchest fans of Gittel’s cooking were the Moscovich brothers from Lethbridge, who were regular customers when in the city. Even after the restaurant was closed, Max would phone the Rosen residence to see if he could “drop in” for dinner.
After staying initially with Liba Guttman, the Rosens found a home on 4th Street E. where their next-door neighbors were the Safrans.
Gittel and David Rosen had one daughter, Edythe, who married Lou Pearlman in 1930. (See Pearlman Family.)