Zahava Epstein (1927 - 2024)

Zahava Epstein is the sister-in-law of Marlene Viva Levinson, my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Levinson family HERE. Dover (Dworetzki) family HERE. She is also  the daughter of Tilly Morris, born Tilly Dik, the sister-in-law of Rachel Levin, my 2x great aunt. Morris family HERE

Parents: Isaac Epstein (1884 - 1941) and Tilly Morris (1886 - 1981)

Tombstones for Zahava's parents. Isaac is buried in the Rice Lane Cemetery in Liverpool, England and Tilly (Tova) in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa

Born: 19 May 1927 in Tel Aviv, Palestine

Siblings

• Baruch Epstein (1911 - 1982) married Sarah Ritov (1911 - 2003) in 1950
• Leah Epstein (1913 - 1985) married Oscar Marcus Werner (1922 - 2008) in Liverpool, England on 10 June 1945
• Naftali Epstein (1914 - 2000)
• Esther Epstein (1915 - 2013) married Marcel Aron Kindler (1908 - 1972) on 4 July 1943 in London, England
• Sarah Epstein (1920 - 2003) married Michael Avni (Marcus) (1920 - 1991) in Liverpool, England on (Apr - Jul) 1941

Hebrew name: Zahava daughter of Yitzchak

Married

Martin Dover in (July to September) 1950 in Liverpool, England. Martin was 24 and Zahava was 23

Children

Their only child was born in 1953 when Martin was 27 and Zahara 25

• Daniel Isaac Dover 1953 -

1939 Register

In the 1939 Register Zahava's family were living at 99 Granby Street, Liverpool, England. The family had moved to Palestine in the mid-1920s but had returned to Liverpool in the early to mid1930s due to their poor financial situation. However Naftali remained in Palestine

Electoral Register extracts

1960

In 1960 Martin and Zahava are listed as living at 2 / 3 Croxteth Grove, Cheshire, England. Living with them is Zahara's mother, Tilly Epstein

Death

19 May 2024 in London, England at age 97. She was buried at the Bushey Jewish cemetery, Hertfordshire, England on 20 May 2024

Obituary

DOVER. Zahava. Our dearly loved mother and grandma passed away peacefully on 19th May 2024, her 97th birthday. Deeply mourned by her son Daniel, daughter-in-law Helen, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Beloved wife of the late Moshe Dover z”l. (Jewish Chronicle May 2024)

Residences

From around 1936 till some time in the 1940s, Zahava lived with her the family lived at 99 Granby Street, Liverpool, England

From 1955 to 1962 Zahava and Martin lived at 3 Croxteth Grove, Cheshire, England