Sandy KOUFAX/KOVAC missing link

[david price dprice@sympatico.ca]

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Sandy KOUFAX/KOVAC missing link

My mother made a claim in the 1960's that we are related to 'KOUFAX the
ballplayer'. She was from Grodno, Belarus.

It was not until this summer, 50 years later that I found out on internet
that Sandy KOUFAX's ancestors were indeed from Grodno, Belarus (KOUFAX his
step father and BRAUN his biological father).

I also wondered if I had sephardic roots through my grandfather BADASH
of Grodno which is a common arabic surname and sounds Hungarian. Sure enough
KOUFAX is descended from Hungarian sephardic Jews.

I found out that my connection to the family is through Louis/Layb KOUFAX
who married Bessie/Basya and lived in the Bronx. If I can prove they are
related to Sandy's family then I am related to Sandy.

I also found out on internet that Douglas Allen KASS of Palm Beach,
Florida claims that he has the same grandparents as Sandy. Since Sandy is
a difficult person to contact I would like to contact Doug and ask him
if he is related to Louis and Bessie. I found a phone number but there
is just a recorded message and I did not receive a response.

Can someone please contact Doug and give him my e mail?

David Price,
Toronto, Ontario
dpr...@sympatico.ca
Researching KOUFAX/KOVAC of Grodno, Belarus
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