

Barbara sings "You'll Never Know" and "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart." 1955 - 1958īarbara goes to work as a cashier at Choy's Orient, the Chinese restaurant owned by the Choys. DECEMBER 29, 1955Īt the Nola Recording Studio, Barbara and her mother cut a four-record demo, two songs each. Also: After two years of sneaking up on the roof-often with her cousin Lowell-Barbara quits cigarette smoking. MAY 7, 1955īarbara goes to work babysitting for the children of Jimmy and Muriel Choy, her upstairs neighbors. Irving's mother, Toby, is like a second mother to Barbara, knitting a jacket for Barbara's hot-water bottle doll. Louis Kind and Diana Streisand Kind separate. Also: Barbara takes ballet lessons until her mother makes her stop because Diana's afraid she'll break her legs. Barbara develops tinnitus, a ringing in her ears which never stops. Barbara's bed is a pull-out sofa in the living room. The family moves to Vanderveer Estates, 3102 Newkirk Avenue in Brooklyn. Rosiland Kind, Barbara's younger sister, is born in Brooklyn. Louis Kind marries Diana Streisand she's nearly nine months pregnant at the time. Her best friends are Rosalyn Arenstein and Joanne Micelli. On visiting day, her mother brings Louis Kind.Īlso: Barbara makes her first appearance on stage as a singer at a P.T.A. During the summer, she is sent to health camp. 1946-49īarbara goes to school at the Yeshiva of Brooklyn. Diana Streisand, overcome with grief, takes Sheldon and 15-month-old Barbara and moves into her parents' home on 365 Pulaski Street in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Without warning, 35-year-old Manny becomes ill and dies.įor years, his children believe he had died from a cerebral hemorrhage, but the true cause of death was respiratory failure induced by an injection of morphine to halt an epileptic seizure. JULY 1, 1943Įmanuel Streisand takes a summer job in the Catskill Mountains, bringing his family with him. Barbara Joan, the daughter of Diana Rosen and Emanuel Streisand is born at the Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.
