Srolovitz, Sanders and Sayles Families
A 1907 pogrom convinced Romanian Jewish patriarch Moses Strulovici to send his four sons to Canada. All four -Max, Harry, Ralph and Morris – arrived in Southern Alberta before World War I.
Max (1888-1961), and Harry (1892-1965), their names changed to Srolovitz, homesteaded at the Jewish bloc settlement near Rumsey. They were joined briefly on the farm by the younger brothers, Ralph (1897- 1973) and Morris (1900-1969).
Max Srolovitz married Golda Rosenzweig (1887-1958) in 1914, and Harry Srolovitz married Golda’s sister Mary (1893-1956) two years later. Ralph moved to the USA during the first war. Harry and Marry Srolovitz remained on the Rumsey farm until the 1940’s; the rest of the family moved to Calgary during the 1920’s.