Isaac Solomon Sidney Fox (1896 - 1971)

Isaac Solomon Sidney Fox, born Fuchs, is the father-in-law of Alan Cecil Levinson, my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Levinson family HERE. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Dr Jacob Samuel Fox (Fuchs) (1868 - 1938) and Rose Trenner (1869 -1947)

Biography for Isaac's father, Jacob Fox

FOX (Fuchs ), JACOB SAMUEL (1868–1938), journalist and educator. Born in Bialystok, Russia, he obtained his rabbinical diploma at the Berlin Rabbinical Seminary and pursued his secular studies at Berlin and Berne. Turning to journalism, he edited Ha-Maggid he-Ḥadash (1891–98) and (together with A. Guenzig) Ha-Eshkol (1898–1912). A research trip prompted his final move to England in 1902, after which Fox decided to foster Jewish education in Liverpool by founding a Hebrew higher grade school. He supported the establishment of the British Mizrachi and became principal of Aria College in Brighton. He was author of a monograph on Judah *Ibn Bal'am. (Encyclopaedia Judaica)

Born: 25 November 1896 in Kraków, Poland

Birth certificate for Isaac Fox - his date of birth is listed as 2 March 1896 but in the 1939 register it is given as 25 November 1896

Migration: The family came to England in 1902 when Isaac was 5

Occupation: Reverend (Grimsby Hebrew Congregation - January 1916 to about 1920, returning briefly in 1923), Medical doctor, Mayor of Chester (1932 - 33) and Chairman of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland (1955 - 56)

Married

Gwaladys Lightman on 16 June 1927 at the Belgrave Street Synagogue in Leeds, England. Isaac was 30 and Gwaladys age 25

Children

Their first child was born in 1928 when Isaac was 31 and Gwaladys 26. Their last child was born in 1936 when Isaac was 39 and Gwaladys 34 

• Cecile Joan Charlotte Fox, known as Joan, 1928 - 2003
• Victor Murray Fox 1931 - 2014
• Alfred Mervyn Fox, known as Mervyn, 1936 - 2013

Census

1911

In 1911 Isaac, listed as Solomon, is living with his family at 40 West Derby Street, Liverpool, England. His father, Jacob is age 43 and the headmaster of a Hebrew School in Liverpool. His mother Rachel (Rose) is age 42. There are 5 children and Isaac is age 14

1921

In the 1921 census Isaac is living at 52 West Derby Street, Liverpool. He is a medical student age 24 years and 7 months and is living with his sister Salome, her husband Harry Ellenbogen and their son Saul

1939

In the 1939 register Isaac is listed (on the bottom line) as a physician and surgeon living at 40 Colney Hatch Lane, Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Medical career

Register of Medical and Dental students 1914. Isaac registered as a medical student at Liverpool University on 10 October 1914 age 17

Isaac's listing in the 1934 medical Register

FOX, Isaac Solomon, 10, Upper Northgate St., Chester (Tel. Chester 190)-M.B., Ch. B. Liverp. 1921; Med. Off. Brownlow Hill Inst. Liverp.; Certif. Fact. Surg.; Med. Off. Tarvin Area, Chesh. C.C.; Med. Off. Lead Works, Chester; Chairm. Pub. Health Comm.1933; Mem. B.M.A.; late Sen. Ho. Phys. Qu. Mary's Hosp. Stratford; Res. Cas. Off. Miller Gen. Hosp. Greenwich; Roy. South. Hosp. Liverp. Author, "Acute puerperal complete inversion of uterus: replacement-recovery," B.М.Л. 1924. (Entry for Isaac Fox in the 1935 Medical Directory)

Biography

Rev. (later Dr.) Isaac Solomon Fox

(c.1897 - April 1974)

Born in Cracow, Poland and raised in Liverpool, Rev. I.S. Fox was the son of Rev. Dr. Jacob Samuel Fox. He was minister to the Grimsby Hebrew Congregation (January 1916 to about 1920, returning briefly in 1923). He then pursued a medical career (having graduated in medicine from Liverpool University). He remained active in synagogue and public life and was Mayor of Chester in 1932 and president of the Chester Hebrew Congregation. By 1938 Dr Fox was living in London and became president of Muswell Hill Synagogue. In 1954 he was elected chairman of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, and advocated the teaching of modern Hebrew in Jewish schools. In c.1964 he retired to Brighton where he died (Isaac's JewishGen entry). He was also president of the Chester Hebrew Congregation from 1927 - 1929

Death

18 April 1971 in Hove, Sussex, England age 74. He was buried in the Bushey Jewish Cemetery, Hertfordshire, England, section 10, Row L, plot 221 on 20 April 1971

What is left of Isaac and Gwaladys's joint tombstone in the Bushey Jewish cemetery in Hertfordshire, England

Probate

FOX Isaac Solomon Sidney otherwise Isaac Solomon of 9c Bedford Tower Cavendish Pl Kings Rd Brighton died 18 April 1971 Probate London 26 October [1971]. £32,252.

Leeds Database

Entry in the Leeds database for Isaac Fox

Residences

In the 1911 census Isaac and his family were living at 40 West Derby Street, Liverpool, England. The property is now the site of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital

In the 1930s Isaac's address was given as 10 Upper Northgate Street, Chester, England

Isaac, Gwaladys and the children lived in London at 40 Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill, London, England before retiring to Brighton

Anna Glembovsky (1891 - 1972)

Anna Glembovsky, known as Annie, is the sister of Simon Bernard Glynn, born Simon Bernard Glembovsky, the husband of 1) Esther Reizel Levin, my 2x great aunt and 2) Fannie Gould (Nee Yaffe). Glynn family HERE

Parents: Abraham Glembovsky and Minnie Levin

Born: 22 July 1891 in Kamenitz, Grodno, Russian Empire, nowadays known as Kamyanyets, Belarus

Hebrew name: Chanah daughter of Yerachmiel

Siblings:

• Simon Bernard Glynn (1874 - 1955) married 1) Esther Reizel Levin (1877 - 1921) in Liverpool, England in (January - March) 1898 and 2) Fannie Gould (Nee Yaffe) (1888 - 1985) in Liverpool, England on 3 February 1928
• Isidore Glynn (1890 - 1935) married Tillie Scheinbaum (1895 - 1926) in Manhattan, New York on 29 November 1919 and following her death he married Frieda Hellman (1893 - 1974) on 27 September 1927 in Manhattan, New York

Chart showing Annie's siblings and parents 

Married: 

Benjamin Gould before 1914, probably in Kamenitz, Grodno, Belarus. 

Note that Benjamin and his sister-in-law, Fannie Glynn, previously Gould, born Yaffe, shared a common surname. It is highly probable that Fannie's 1st husband and Benjamin were closely related but I am yet to confirm this

Children

Their first child was born in 1914 most probably in Kamenitz, Grodno, Belarus and their second and final child was born in 1921 in Liverpool, England 

• Minnie Gould 1914 - 2002
• Arnold Gould 1921 - 1999

Census details

1921

The family in the 1921 census taken on 21 June of that year are living in a seven-room house at 180 Grove Street, Liverpool, England. Benjamin Gould is 31 and two months and a wholesale clothier. He is an employer operating out of premises at 36 St Anne Street, Liverpool. Annie is 30 years and 11 months and their daughter Minnie is 7 years and 2 months.

1939 Register

In 1939 the family are living at 18 Beauclair Drive, Liverpool, England. Benjamin is a wholesale clothier and their son Arnold is living with them. Also living with them is her married daughter Minnie with her husband Berko Rubin and their redacted child Robert Stephen Rubin

Photographs

Annie visiting Glembovsky relatives in Santa Fe, Argentina, Passover 1949. David Glembovski is at head of the table and is daughter Beatrix is on his knee. Annie is 2nd from the right

Annie's nephew Herschel Levinson at back. L-R, Annie Gould (Nee Glynn / Glembovsky), her niece Minnie Levinson (Nee Glynn) and Minnie's daughter Estelle Levinson. Probably taken sometime in the mid to late 1940s

Death

22 January 1972 (6 Shvat 5722) at age 80. She was buried in the Broadgreen Cemetery, Liverpool, England, plot no 008.003 on 25 January 1972

Cemetery record for Annie Gould

Tombstone for Annie Gould: "Also Annie his beloved wife who passed away 22nd of January 1972 aged 80 years. Sadly missed by all her family"

Hebrew translation: Chana daughter of Yerachmiel. Died on Shabbat 6 Shvat 5722

Death announcement

A letter from my grandfather to my mother dated 25 January 1972 mentioning Annie's death: "Annie Gould has died after a long lingering useless period of life and we are off to Broadgreen this afternoon. The original members of the family are getting few and far between - one knows not the second generation - the usual lament of the (ahem) old."

Probate

GOULD Annie of 266 Greenhill Rd Liverpool died 22 January 1972 Administration Liverpool 13 February £17381

Place of Birth

Annie was born in Kamenitz, Grodno, Russian Empire, nowadays known as Kamyanyets, Belarus

Kamyenyets or Kamyanyets (Belarusian: Камянец), is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kamyenyets District.The town is located in the northwestern corner of Brest Region on the Lyasnaya River, about 40 kilometres north from Brest. The Leśna Prawa river flows through the town. In 2002, its population was approximately 9,000. The Jewish Population was 2,722 in 1897.

Jews likely settled in Kamyanyets in the 16th or early 17th century, during a time when many towns in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth welcomed Jewish settlers. By the 18th and 19th centuries, Kamyanyets had an organized Jewish community with a synagogue, schools, and various religious and social institutions. Jews played a significant role in the town's economy, often working as merchants, artisans, and traders. The Jewish population grew and established a vibrant community, including Hasidic influences. After World War I, the area became part of the Second Polish Republic. Despite growing antisemitism, the Jewish community in Kamyanyets remained active, with political and cultural organizations such as Zionist groups and Hebrew schools. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, and Kamyanyets was occupied shortly after. In 1942, most of the Jewish population of Kamyanyets was murdered during the Holocaust, either in local massacres or deportations to extermination camps. 

Residences

In the 1921 census the family are living at 180 Grove Street, Liverpool, England. The property no longer exists

In the 1921 census Benjamin's wholesale clothing business is listed as being at 36 St Anne Street, Liverpool, England

In the 1939 register the family is living at 18 Beauclair Drive, Liverpool, England

In her probate Annie's address was given as 266 Greenhill Road, Liverpool, England. It is also the address given for her husband Benjamin in his probate in 1947 so they had been there for several decades

Jacob Levi (1892 - 1961)

Jacob Levi is my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Samuel Levi and Rachael Rosenberg

Born: 22 November 1891 in Manchester, England

Married: He probably married Jane Segal (born 1900 in Manchester) in Manchester, England in (July - September) 1921 

Census details

1901

Jacob's parents, Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia

1911

Samuel and Rachael are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England in a 10 room house. Samuel is 40 and a baker on his own account and Rachael is 39. Their children are Jacob age 19, Reuben age 17, Isabella age 16, Julius age 15, Sophia age 11, Taubie age 9 and Florence age 7

1921

Jacob is living at 45 Stocks Street Manchester. He is listed as a boarder, age 29 years and 7 months and working as a financier's clerk. He is living with the Solomon family, Morris and leah and their children Joseph and Clara. Also living there is their Morris's sister-in-law, Jinnie Segal age 29 and a widow. As Jacob married Jane Segal around this time it is possible he is also related to the Solomon family in some way

Death
Probably died on 26 February 1961 age 69 in Manchester, England

Probate

Jacob Levi Probate 7 June 1961. His address was listed as 105 Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, Cheshire and the beneficiary was Abraham Levy, a retired outfitter. The value of his effects was £105 12s

Residence

In 1911 the family are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England