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Chicago Mayoffs in the early 1940s

This picture was found in 2015 by Gail Wiseman (Abr) as she and her brother Earle went through a box of pictures that their mother, Doris Mayoff Wiseman, had saved from her mother Freda Mayoff.

The timeframe is estimated to be after July 1940 (Meyer and Ada were married June 8, 1940) and before October 1943 (prior to Benita or Ada being pregnant).

The couple on the left are Meyer and Ada Mayoff. The couple on the right are Sam and Benita Mayoff. Seated in the foreground is Doris' father Abraham Mayoff. Behind Abraham are Manny Bernstein and his parents Molly Mayoff Bernstein and Issie Bernstein. Molly, Sam and Meyer are the three of Abraham's children that lived in Chicago.
The couple on the left are Meyer and Ada Mayoff. The couple on the right are Sam and Benita Mayoff. Seated in the foreground is Doris’ father Abraham Mayoff. Behind Abraham are Manny Bernstein and his parents Molly Mayoff Bernstein and Issie Bernstein. Molly, Sam and Meyer are the three of Abraham’s children that lived in Chicago.

Bernie Mayoff Family – Thanksgiving 2014

(L-R) Standing: Jeffrey Mayoff, Richard Navarrete Jr. Gilbert Navarrete, Richard Navarrete, Cheryl Navarrete, Bernie Mayoff, Delia Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff. Seated: Mitchell Navarrete, Denise Mayoff, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Rob Mayoff, Trini Navarrete

Bernie Mayoff Family – Thanksgiving 2013

Seated: Jeffrey Mayoff, Mitchell Navarrete, Richard Navarrete, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Richard Navarrete Jr., Rob Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff
(L-R) Standing: Gilbert Navarrete, Trini Navarrete, Denise Mayoff. Cheryl Navarrete, Bernie Mayoff.
Seated: Jeffrey Mayoff, Mitchell Navarrete, Richard Navarrete, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Richard Navarrete Jr., Rob Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff

Bernie Mayoff Family – Thanksgiving 2011

(L-R) Standing: Bernie Mayoff, Jeff Mayoff, Richard Navarrete, Rob Mayoff, Richard Navarrete Jr. Seated: Denise Mayoff, Mitchell Navarrete, Cheryl Navarrete, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Delia Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff
(L-R) Standing: Bernie Mayoff, Jeff Mayoff, Richard Navarrete, Rob Mayoff, Richard Navarrete Jr. Seated: Denise Mayoff, Mitchell Navarrete, Cheryl Navarrete, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Delia Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff

Bernie Mayoff Family – Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving 2010. (L-R) Standing: Bernie Mayff, Elaine Isaacs, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Richard Navarrete, Mitchell Navarrete, Cheryl Navarrete, Gilbert Navarrete, Trini Navarrete. Sitting: Rob Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff, Delia Mayoff, Denise Mayoff, Jeffrey Mayoff
Thanksgiving 2010. (L-R) Standing: Bernie Mayff, Elaine Isaacs, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Richard Navarrete, Mitchell Navarrete, Cheryl Navarrete, Gilbert Navarrete, Trini Navarrete. Sitting: Rob Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff, Delia Mayoff, Denise Mayoff, Jeffrey Mayoff