Dr. Benjamin Emanuel files

Freddy Martinez filed this request with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States of America.

It is a clone of this request.

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COW2019501514

Due Nov. 25, 2019
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Freddy Martinez


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, father of prominent politician Rahm Emanuel died recently. His death was covered by the Chicago Sun Times.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/3/20895790/benjamin-emanuel-rahm-ari-ezekiel-israel-obituary
https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/arab-american-group-decries-emanuels-fathers-smear/

Therefore, I request all documents that your office has pertaining to Dr. Benjamin Emanuel. To assist in your records for search, Dr. Emanuel immigrated to the US in 1953. He was Born Benjamin Auerbach in Palestine in 1927. Dr. Emanuel was the son of Penina and Ezekiel Auerbach, a Jerusalem pharmacist. The family had fled the pogroms of Eastern Europe in 1905, leaving their home in Odessa, which was then part of the Russian empire and now a city in southern Ukraine.

The family changed its last name to Emanuel in 1933. During the war in 1948 Dr. Emanuel smuggled guns for the Irgun.

He was a long time native of the Chicago-land area.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Freddy Martinez

From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Submitted on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 01:10
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Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
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Address 1: MuckRock News, DEPT MR 81407
Address 2: 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02144
Telephone Number: 6172991832
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, father of prominent politician Rahm Emanuel died
recently. His death was covered by the Chicago Sun Times.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/3/20895790/benjamin-emanuel-rahm-ari-ezekiel-israel-obituary
https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/arab-american-group-decries-emanuels-fathers-smear/

Therefore, I request all documents that your office has pertaining to Dr.
Benjamin Emanuel. To assist in your records for search, Dr. Emanuel
immigrated to the US in 1953. He was Born Benjamin Auerbach in Palestine in
1927. Dr. Emanuel was the son of Penina and Ezekiel Auerbach, a Jerusalem
pharmacist. The family had fled the pogroms of Eastern Europe in 1905,
leaving their home in Odessa, which was then part of the Russian empire and
now a city in southern Ukraine.

The family changed its last name to Emanuel in 1933. During the war in 1948
Dr. Emanuel smuggled guns for the Irgun.

He was a long time native of the Chicago-land area.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me
of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the
request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if
not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look
forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days,
as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Freddy Martinez

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From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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From: Freddy Martinez

USCIS,

I already provided proof that this individual is deceased in the form of *two* news organizations covering his death. The URLs are below, please click them:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/3/20895790/benjamin-emanuel-rahm-ari-ezekiel-israel-obituary
https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/arab-american-group-decries-emanuels-fathers-smear/

Furthermore, please continue to process my FOIA request without claiming a b6 exemption, which does not apply to deceased individuals.

Freddy

From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

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