Julie Kramer writes: “Esther was the oldest child of the blended family. She died in her early 20's I think- the cause of death was polio and she died shortly after contracting the disease. I believe she was treated with an Iron Lung machine. Esther, who was evidently quite smart and artistically talented. She was the daughter of Berthold with his first wife.”1126

Esther died whilst an art student at Cooper Union in New York1406