this is a picture of an article written by Connie Newman, a descendant of the Rothkop family, a family who are from Omaha.
from a story told to David Herzog by Rose Rothkop, the Rothkop family gave Grandma Rayla and Ben their wedding in Poland because they were neighbors and good family friends. Grandma Rayla’s family was very poor and couldn’t afford the wedding so the Rothkops “gave” Rayla her wedding.
Connie Newman went back to Nasielsk — our family’s shtetl from this side of the family — and heard this incredible and heartbreaking story about two people who i believe are our descendants. even though there is no further or more concrete information, it’s almost certain that anyone named Sygal/Segall/Seagal from Nasielsk is a relation, some how or another, to either Sarah SEGALL (nee [__________]) or her daughter, Rayla SEGALL (nee SEGALL - because Ben LOPATKA and his almost all of his brothers took the SEGALL name).
the name in Poland was spelled SYGAL. which is what is on Rayla’s mom’s passport.
a picture of Sarah’s (Rywka Sura) - Rayla’s mom - passport is here:

this is a picture of Sarah Segall (nee Rywka Sura SYGAL nee [__________]). she was Rayla’s mom.

this is a picture of Rayla SEGALL — the daughter of Sarah / Rywka Sura — and Ben SEGALL (nee LOPATKA)

thanks to Judy and Cookie, who let me scan the pictures when i visited in november.
please let me know if you have any questions or need clarification. some of this is a little confusing.
also fyi, i have volunteered to be in charge of the shtetl page for Nasielsk (as well as the Segall/Lopatka/Mondral/Saferstein/Stein shtetl of Radzanow, Poland) so i’ll be uploading as much of this type of information as possible.
shtetlinks
** i’m unsure of the spelling of Rayla — Raila? if anyone has further guidance i’d be grateful.