In 1905, Max, Sarah and their infant son, Israel, began their journey to Antwerp, Belgium to board the ship S.S. Kroonland for departure to the United States. However, they almost did not make it. While waiting for the ship to depart, an attempted kidnapping occurred. Max, who had left Sarah momentarily to speak with officials regarding their immigration documents, was shocked to find his wife in panic, unable to locate their young son. Max nervously inquired with others in line as to what happened. One of the passengers said they noticed a young man who had picked up the cradle containing Israel had just headed north along the path on the port dock. Max hurriedly found the man, and rescued his son from harm.
Several Tarnopolsky children immigrated to Philadelphia around 1905. A probable motivation for this immigration was the pogrom of 1905. Several years after the death of Chaim, Sure also immigrated to America by traveling from Ekatersinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) to Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland), on the Baltic Sea where she boarded a ship, which took her to Antwerp, Belgium. She then boarded another ship, the Lithuania, which arrived at Ellis Island on September 10, 1924. Sure claimed to be 65 years old on the ship manifest, but she was actually 81 at the time. Sure probably did this to allay the fears of the ship’s officers that, at her advanced age, she might expire during the rigorous journey to America. After her arrival at Ellis Island, Sure proceeded to Philadelphia, where she took up residence with her son Max and his family at 3633 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Once there, She was welcomed with a party. At the time of her arrival, Sure, was known as “little bubba”. She later moved to 2214 S. 8th Street in South Philadelphia. Sure passed away in 1932.
Helel Tarnopolsky, who departed via the ship Glasgow on January 20, 1906 and arriving on January 30, 1906. The next Tarnapolsky to depart was Moses Tarnopolsky, later known as Morris and Max, on February 3, 1906 and arrived on February 10, 1906. He also departed for Philadelphia to live with his Uncle, A. Berman (Bermann). Benjamin Tarnopolsky arrived sometime in 1920 and Laka Tarnopolsky also arrived in the U.S. at an undetermined time. There was yet one other known Tarnapolsky sibling that lived in Russia and never immigrated. Her name was Sone Tarnopolsky.
The above mentioned Tarnopolsky's were the children of Sure Tarnopolsky and Chiam Tarnopolsky. Chiam died in Russia in 1921, prompting Sure to come live with her son, Max Paul.