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Aug 19, 2021 · Death: after 1942. Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Immediate Family: Son of Nathan Kurtzberg and Feiga Kurtzberg. Husband of Rose Kurtzberg. Father of Jack Kirby and David Kurtzberg. Occupation: Garment industry/Cloakmakers, Finisher.
- Galicia
- Galicia, Kingdom of Austria
- January 16, 1888
- after 1942Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Jack Kirby was born Jacob Kurtzberg on August 28, 1917, at 147 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City; he grew up there. [3] His parents, Rose (Bernstein) and Benjamin Kurtzberg, [3] were Austrian-Jewish immigrants, and his father earned a living as a garment factory worker. [4]
Feb 15, 2024 · Immigrant Roots: Jack Kirby, born on August 28, 1917, in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was the son of Austrian-Jewish immigrants. Benjamin Kurtzberg, Jack’s father, had immigrated to the United States in 1907, seeking new opportunities and a better life.
Jack Kirby was born on August 28, 1917, in the Lower East Side (LES) neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, to Rose (Burnstein) and Benjamin Kurtzberg. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Austria. His father worked at a garment factory.
August 28 would have been Kirby’s 100th birthday. Benjamin Kurtzberg, Kirby’s father, signed his World War I draft card on ...
Born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917, in New York, NY; died of heart failure, February 6, 1994, in Thousand Oaks, CA; son of Benjamin (a tailor) and Rosemary (a homemaker) Kurtzberg; married; wife's name, Rosalind; children: Susan, Barbara, Lisa, Neal.
Jack produced some of his finest war comics work in Our Fighting Forces, drawing on his personal war experiences for the Losers stories. In addition, Kirby launched the first of National’s black-and-white comic magazines, Spirit World and In The Days Of The Mob, and had a one-issue reunion with Joe Simon on Sandman.
