Draishka (also called Dora or Daisy) Uberstine was born Draishka Brenner in Zasliai, Vilna goberniya, in 1871. Zasliai was a very small shtetl situated about midway between Vilnius and Kaunas. Unlike the name Uberstine, Brenner has a clear origin: it means "distiller." Draishka was born in 1871 and passed away on February 25, 1936. |