yitta schwartz. god said multiply adn did she ever. ;)

When yitta schwarts died last month at 93, she left behind 15 children, more than 200 grandchildren and so many great- and grea- great grand children, by her family’s count, she could claim perhaps 2,000 living decendants. In 1953, the schwartzes migrated to the united states, settling into the satmar communtity  in williamburg. She arrived with 11 children-shanidel chana dinah yitschok sgansgib becguma nachum nechemia hadassah mindel and bella- and proceeded to have five more: israel joel aron sarah and chaim shloime who died in summer camp at age 8. Sarah came along after mrs. Schwartz had already married off two other daughters. While her husband sold furniture on lee avenue williamsburgs commercial spine mrs. Schwartz who never learned english well tended the family. She sewed her daughters jumpers with mother of pearl buttons and splurged for pink and white blouses 20 for 99 cents each at that late lamented discount emporium on union square s. klein. With so many children mrs. Schwartz had to make six loavesof challah for every sabbath using 12 pounds of dough. In later years she was aided by kitchenaid or hobart appliances. For her childrens weddings mrs. Schwartz starched the tabelecloths and baked the chocolate baka and napoeons.