Following are the known descendants of Sander and Hadassah Sitz through their seven children:

Nahum Sitz, b. in Bialystok, never married; d. in Palestine without issue.

Anne (Pia) Sitz, b. 12 October 1877 in Bialystok, m. Barnett Woldin on 22 March 1893 in Manhattan, NY, d. 17 March 1974 in Somerville, NJ., and buried 18 March 1974 in Shalom Cemetery, Gateville, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, NJ. Barnett Woldin d. 10 May 1935 in Somerville, NJ, and was buried 18 May 1935 at Shalom Cemetery in Gateville.

A member of the Masonic fraternity, Barnett Woldin was initiated an Entered Apprentice on 4 March 1925 in True Craftsman Lodge No. 202 of Trenton (which has since merged into Trenton Lodge No. 5 of Pennington); passed to the degree of Fellow Craft on 15 May 1925; and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on 16 September 1925. His registry card at the Grand Lodge of New Jersey lists his age then as 52, birthplace Russia, and his occupation as "merchant." The lodge which Barnett joined was founded only 10 years earlier, in 1915. From 1917 until 1929, communications of True Craftsman Lodge No. 202, F.&A.M. convened above the Trent Theatre on North Warren St.; and, commencing 7 March 1929, in the newly built Trenton Masonic Temple. Barnett was a Freemason in good standing for his remaining 10 years of life, a privilege which would never have been afforded him had he remained in Russia. The Fraternity would not be constituted there until after the fall of communisim over a half century later in 1995.

Consistently enumerated as a "shoe dealer" in state and federal census population schedules commencing in 1900, Barnett Woldin eventually opened his own shoe store at 43 West Main St., Somerville. Incorporated on July 24, 1928 under the simple name Woldins, the shoe business carried the family through the great depression. Incorporators, as equal shareholders, were listed as Samuel I. Woldin, Barnett Woldin, and Jacob Woldin. An annual report filed September 18, 1928 lists the board of directors as identical to the incorporators, with the amount of authorized capital stock as $30,000, and amount actually issued and outstanding as $150,000. Barnett is shown as president, Jacob as vice-president, and Samuel as secretary/treasurer. Two years after Barnett's death, a certificate of dissolution was filed with the Secretary of State in Trenton, dissolving the business on November 3, 1937. After being sold, the store continued to operate under the name Woldin's until 1976 when the building was destroyed by fire.

In a formidable study of the life and work of the world-renowned Somerville native son and African-American hero, Paul L. Robeson, Paul Robeson: A Biography, writer Martin Bauml Duberman describes the relationship between the Robeson and Woldin families, who lived near each other. Unfortunately, an error appears in the book. When this was pointed out to the author, he replied with a card, dated 6 July 1991: "Dear Mr. Rue, Thanks for your correction. It is not a minor point (as you generously characterized it) and I am glad you notified me. I feel sure the Robeson Archive at Howard would be glad to send you photocopies of the Woldin material it maintains, especially since you were kind enough to send them a copy of your note to me. All the best, Martin Duberman."

Speaking of Robeson's father, the reverend William D. Robeson, Mr. Duberman writes: "He taught Paul... never to assume that whites, by definition, were as a group incapable of caring, reminding him 'that whites as well as blacks had given him aid and comfort in his trek for Freedom.' As if to illustrate his words, Reverend Robeson counted among his friend in Somerville the Woldins, a white family who lived almost directly across West Cliff Street. He and Sam Woldin [should read Barnett Woldin], who had escaped from czarist persecution of the Jews, would often sit on the front porch 'puffing contentedly on pipes or little Recruits or sweet Corporals, sharing tales of their respective flights to freedom."

Actually, Sam Woldin and Paul Robeson were friends in youth, though Robeson was a few years Sam's senior. Sam Woldin spent the last ten years or so of his life on a tour of public speaking engagements and lobbying efforts to have his childhood friend's name restored from the dishonorable witch-hunts of Sen. Joseph McCarthy and others of that ilk. Sam Woldin filled Robeson's vacancy on the Somerville football league, when Robeson moved on to college, recalling years later that Robeson jokingly compared shoe sizes with him and pointing out that diminutive Sam could never "fill his shoes."

Retrospective historical columns in the Somerset Messenger Gazette recall Sam Woldin as a member of the Arrow Athletic Club commencing in 1915-16, competing in track, baseball, basketball and hockey against teams from Bound Brook, New Brunswick, Plainfield, Whitehouse and Bernardsville. There was no set schedule of events, or league competition, but the teams were seldom without a contest. The Arrows' home games were played at the old Fairgrounds, now known as Brooks Field. A caption under one photo of the six basketball stars of the 1920-21 Arrows describes the team as "perhaps the greatest independent athletic aggregation that Somerville ever produced," noting that the club flourished from 1915 to 1924. Rutgers first-baseman John Beekman (class of '25) was interviewed in a 6 October 1994 edition of the Somerset Messenger Gazette. "Cammann Field was also used by Somerville High School for its home games. Mr. Beekman recalls as a boy growing up on West End Avenue he saw Paul Robeson play there with the school team... Mr. Beekman admits to being handy to have on first because of being left handed. He says the star of the school team when he was on it was Sam Woldin," who in later years helped to found the Bound Brook Recreation Committee.

The first Jewish family settled in the Somerville area in 1864. By 1880, there were enough Jews for a minyan and congregation Anshe Chesed was formed in 1906. Over the years, Jewish life flourished in central New Jersey and Temple Beth El (reform) and Temple Beth Israel (conservative) were founded by the mid 1950s. In 1966, Temple Beth Israel merged with congregation Anshe Chesed and the organization known today as Temple Sholom was born.

Barnett Woldin was a member of Anshe Chesed Congregation of Somerville, the local YMHA, and True Craftsman Lodge, F.&A.M., of Trenton, according to his obituary in the Somerset Messenger Gazette (14 May 1935, p. 1). "Mr. Woldin came to Somerville 40 years ago and opened a shoe store on Division street. He moved the business in 1900 to the present Hoch Building on West Main street and nine years ago to the Central Building, West Main and Division streets. His sons were engaged with him in the business... He was in poor health for some time," the article reported.

The elder Woldin died 10 May 1935, at his home. The cause of death, on his death certificate filed with the NJ Department of Health, appears as coronary thrombosis; date of onset, five years. His widow outlived him by 39 years, maintaining the same residence at 80 W. Cliff St., Somerville, until finally passing away at age 97 of arteriosclorotic heart disease on 17 March 1974. She kept a kosher household all her life, and lived to see dozens of descendants.

Children of Barnett and Anne Sitz Woldin were Sadye, Jacob, Samuel and Gertrude:

Sadye Vivian Woldin, b. 31 July 1898, m. Samuel Auerbach on 15 June 1924 in Manhattan (Samuel Auerbach d. 1 December 1953 in Camden, NJ), who adopted one child as an infant:

Barton Frank Auerbach; m. to Joan Carol.

Jacob Woldin, b. 25 May 1900 in Somerville, Somerset County, NJ; m. 4 June 1923 to Gertrude Balinky; and d. 3 October 1949 in Manhattan (Gertrude was b. 25 December 1902 in Millville, Cumberland County, NJ); and d. 3 October 1949 in Somerville, NJ. Their children Edwin and Justine:

Edwin Judd Woldin, b. in Somerville, NJ, m. Estelle ("Sherry") Pustilnik and divorced.

Judd Woldin wrote the score to the Grammy and 1974 Tony award-winning Broadway musical Raisin, based on Lorraine Hansberr's landmark play. They had children Donna, John, Mark, and Daniel:

Donna Woldin

John Jacob Woldin m. Nina Fondiller and they had: Sara Woldin, Hana Woldin, and Rebecca Woldin

Mark Andrew Woldin m. Isabel Rezola

Daniel Rakhal Woldin

Justine Woldin m. George Ratner and had two children:

Joanne Ratner who m. Barry Fischer, who had children Sara Ann Fisher and Jordan Neil Fisher

Mark Ratner

Samuel Irving Woldin, b. 7 April 1902 in Somerville, NJ; m. (1) Mary Veronica Cruise (Irish Catholic by heritage) on 26 November 1930 in Manhattan; m. (2) Evelyn Ottolie Johanna Koltermann (who was b. 7 July 1913 in North Bergen, Bergen County, NJ); and d. 21 March 1978 in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ; and buried 23 March 1978 in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ. (Mary was b. 16 December 1906 in Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ; christened 31 December 1906 at St. John's R.C. Church, Lambertville; d. 2 December 1968 in Somerville, NJ; and buried 4 December 1968). Sam and Mary are both buried in Lake Nelson Memorial Park in Piscataway. Their children included William, Bernette Ann and Robert:

Years later, Joanne Ratner Fischer recalled interfaith holiday celebrations in the Woldin home. "I am aware of your family's religious background. I remember, as a child, spending many Christmas dinners at your grandparents' home. My mother's birthday was Christmas and while we are not Christian we always celebrated that day with family. I remember Aunt Mary always being sure Grandma Woldin had something dairy to eat, as she was Kosher. She only ate dairy in our house, too, because my parents didn't keep Kosher."

William Sander Woldin, b. in Somerville, NJ; m. Yolanda Rose Campanella ; who had Raymond, Lisa and Mary Beth:

Raymond Samuel Woldin, m. Barbara Carol Tiede. Barbara. They have one son:

Bryan Tiede Woldin. Brian's two brothers are: Kenneth Warren Sheffield, and Davis Scott Sheffield.

Lisa Marie Woldin

Mary Beth Woldin.

Bernette Ann Woldin (named in memory of her grandfather, Barnett, who died in 1935), m. Clyde "Bud" Bieber Rue on 8 September 1956 in Bound Brook, Middlesex County, NJ. (Clyde B. Rue was b. 2 August 1934 in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; and d. 24 October 1993 in Milanville, Wayne County, Penna.) They begat Thomas, David, John and Ella:

Thomas Scott Rue m. Carmen Betsabe Hernandez. They have three children:

Janesa Eugenia Martinez and twins Carolina and Eddie Rue

David Lawrence Rue, Sr. m. Kathleen O'Leary.

David Lawrence Rue, Jr. and Bryan Patrick Rue

John Douglas Rue

Ella Marie Rue m. Robert Todd Eyet, with children:

Justin and Kaitlyn Eyet:

Robert Thomas Woldin, b. in Somerville, NJ; m. (1) Barbara Ann Wade and (2) Rose Marie Barber. Children are Karen and Kristen:

Gertrude Jeanette Woldin, b. 10 February 1910 in Somerville, NJ; d. 4 August 2000 at Laguna Hills, Orange, California