Morris Milk, who in 1898 founded Milk's department store, was 87 when he passed away. He was one of the founders of the Woodmere Congregation, Sons of Israel. He was presented with a scroll in recognition of his many years of service to the synagogue. Morris was born in Lithuania and came to this country in 1896. He is the Grandfather of Harvey Milk, the openly gay California official who was assassinated.

The Irish Echo Article: Harvey Milk was gunned down in November 1978 by a former San Francisco city supervisor, an Irish American named Dan White. White claimed in his trial that he was distraught over money and had gone off the deep end as a result of a fast food binge. The tragedy made headlines around the world.
Michael Salem is a cousin of Harvey Milk. For more than twenty years, he has been battling to keep what he calls a murder in the headlines. The victim in this case was an American kid from Queens named Christopher O'Connor.

O'Connor, just 22 at the time, was found dead outside the L'Amour East Nightclub in Queens. The questions over how he died have never been fully answered, at least to Salem's satisfaction. Visit www.helpchristopher.com for more details about Christopher's suspicious death.

Milk is the story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. Harvey Milk’s life is the subject of “Milk”, a biopic starring Sean Penn and James Franco that has just been released. Visit the Milk movie premiere page www.michaelsalem.com/ecart/news/milkpremiere.html for more information on the life of Harvey Milk.

Michael helped the producers of “Milk” by supplying them with family history and images. Not surprisingly, he was invited to the New York premiere of the movie, where he met Jeff Goldblum, Jon Voight, & ‘Milk’ star Sean Penn.

Why www.Harveymilk-Michaelsalem.com?

For over 40 years, New York clothier Michael Salem has provided discreet, fashion-conscious service to cross-dressers; men whose secret fantasy is to dress convincingly as women. He sells breast forms, enhancers, cinchers, female shoes to size 17, super long stockings, panties, bras, corsets, padded undergarments, lingerie, butt enhancers, silicone breasts, wigs and body wear to the drag queens, shemales, cross dressing, & transgender community.

Michael Salem's Congratulations To Sean Penn On His Oscar For Best Actor Portraying Michael's Cousin Harvey Milk
Michael Salem, cousin to Harvey Milk, comments as Sean Penn receives the Best Actor Award for Milk. Also included are home movies of Harvey as a child. Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN4zfZJ-WVM for the video.

View the Milk and Family Home Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4IkhsxDQlU. The film was photographed on Dec.6, 1941 one day before the "Day of Infamy" Pearl Harbor.