I am a cousin of Linda Douglas--we found each other! We have since learned that one or more of the Zelmanowitz family members changed their last name to Zelman, possibly Sellman/Selman, and even to Solomon.
My concomitant search is for another branch of my family is also named Salomon,or was originally---probably born Austro-Hungarian Empire 1840-1899, into which my great grandmother,Etya Salomon Gottesman was born---she married my great grandfather, Abraham Gottesman @1880. One of their 13 or more children was my grandfather, Isadore who married Esther, older sister to Linda's grandmother, Lina Zelmanowitz. A Zelman has sent me listings of all NYC residents with both Zelman & Zelmanowitz last names---too many to research at this time. BUT 9/11/01 took the life of an ABE ZELMANOWITZ at WTT, so am anxious to see if his family is Linda's and mine as well.
Anybody?