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Joanne and Judy Wagman

Sam Wagman marries Shirley Ross and they have the first recorded set of twins in the Ruchel Isaac Family - Joanne and Judy.

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Helen and Lou Wagman

There were two Louis Wagman's --Uncle Lou and Little Lou. Little Lou was raised in Toronto. He excelled at sports.

Louis worked as a baker -the same trade as his father, and his great grandfather, Ruchel's Isaac. Louis met Helen Goldstein in 1939.

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Lou and Helen Wagman

Louis and Helen were married in 1941.

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Lou Wagman in Army

Shortly after they married, Louis was drafted into the Canadian army. He spent four years on active duty -playing basketball for the Canadian Army's team, ­stationed at Camp Petawawa, close to Toronto.

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Lou and Helen Wagman family

After the war, Louis and Helen decided to start their family. Their daughter, Cynthia, was born in Toronto in 1946. In 1947, Louis, Helen, and Cynthia immigrated to sunny California, and settled in Los Angeles. Daughter Iris was born in 1952, and Francine arrived in 1956.

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Lou Wagman - baker

Louis Wagman worked as manager of the Modern Rye Bakery Company in Los Angeles. He later worked for Continental Grain. Helen was a stay at home mom until 1978, when she became employed with Los Angeles County as an executive secretary.

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