Her father faced work discrimination for his religion and the family was poor , but eventually moved to a middle - class neighborhood .
Malcah Zeldis was born in the Bronx , New York , and raised in a Jewish ghetto in Detroit , Michigan .
Malcah Zeldis ' father faced work discrimination for his religion and the family was poor , but eventually moved to a middle - class neighborhood .
Malcah Zeldis was born in the Bronx , New York , and raised in a Jewish ghetto in Detroit , Michigan .