Martin Dover (1925 - 1995)

Martin Dover, born Martin Dworetzki, is the brother-in-law of Marlene Viva Levinson, my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Levinson family HERE. Dover (Dworetzki) family HERE

Parents: Herman (also known as Hirsch) Dworetzki (1886 - 1969) and Helene Liachowsky (1892 - 1970)

Tombstones for Martin's parents. They are both buried in the Long Lane Cemetery in Liverpool, England

Born: 18 December 1925 in Danzig, now Gdańsk, Poland

From Jewishgen. Langgarten Street is now Długie Ogrody, Gdańsk, Poland

Sibling

• Oskar Dover (1929 - 2020) married Marlene Viva Levinson (1933 - 2021) in Liverpool on 26 February 1958

Hebrew name: Moshe son of Tzvi

Emigration: Martin and his family came to England from Danzig on holiday in December 1937 when he was 12 and the family managed to remain in England

Occupation: School teacher, probably at Carmel College

Mr. Martin Dover of Carmel College came to speak to the Society at the second meeting about the Jewish religion. This proved to be most interesting; he brought several articles used in Jewish ritual to illustrate his talk.(The Abingdonian, April 1964, p. 108)

Change of Surname from Dworetzki to Dover

NOTICE is hereby given that by deed poll dated the 22nd day of March, 1950, and duly enrolled in the Supreme Court of Judicature on the 3rd day of April, 1950, 'MARTIN DOVER of 28 Claremont Road in the city of Liverpool, Schoolmaster, a citizen of the 'United Kingdom and Colonies by naturalization. renounced and abandoned the surname of the 30th day of March, 1950.

A. J. Yaffe, JACKSON and CO., 81, Dale Street, Liverpool, Solicitors for the said Martin Dover. (The London Gazette, 14 April 1950, p. 1834)

Martin had previously been naturalised on 2 December 1947 (The London Gazette, 16 January 1948)

Married

Zahava Epstein 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 -

Census

1939 Register

In the 1939 register the family are living at 28 Claremont Road, Liverpool, England. His father Herrman / Hirsch is a retired corn broker. Martin's record is redacted but you can see his date of birth, 18 December 1925

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

25 April 1995 in London, England at age 69. He was buried at the Bushey Jewish cemetery, Hertfordshire, England, plot Y5, 15, 9 on 26 April 1995

Residences

At the time of Martin's birth the family's address was 27 Langgarten Street, Danzig; now Długie Ogrody, Gdańsk, Poland

In the 1939 register the family are living at 28 Claremont Road, Liverpool, England

From 1955 to 1962 the family are living at 3 Croxteth Grove, Cheshire, England

Estelle Rose Levinson (1925 - 2012)

Estelle Rose Levinson is my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Levinson family HERE. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Maxwell Levinson (1895 - 1960) and Minnie Glynn (1898 - 1980)

Tombstones for Estelle's parents. They are both buried in the Broadgreen Cemetery in Liverpool, England

Born: 15 December 1925 in Liverpool, England

LEVINSON. On the 15th of December, the wife of Max Levinson (née Minnie Glynn), the gift of a daughter.-35, Kelvin-grove, Liverpool. (Jewish Chronicle, December 1925)

Hebrew name: Esther Reizel the daughter of Menachem

Siblings

• Alan Cecil Levinson (1924 - 2011) married 1) Cecile Joan Charlotte Fox (1928 - 2003) in London, England on 29 July 1950 and 2) Sandra E Louland (Nee Hayler) in May 1988 in London, England
• Eric Leon (Hershel) Levinson (1928 - 2019) married 1) Lea Stern (1933 - 2020) on 22 January 1957 in Israel and 2) Maureen Maughan (1929 - 2000) in January 1969 in Liverpool, England
• Marlene Viva Levinson (1933 - 2021) married Oskar Dover (1929 - 2020) on 26 February 1958 in Liverpool, England

L-R: Estelle, Hershel and Alan Levinson, Liverpool, around 1929

Estelle's brother Herschel Levinson at back. L-R, Annie Gould (Nee Glynn / Glembovsky), Minnie Levinson (Nee Glynn), Estelle Levinson

Married

Joseph Henry Halberstein, on 9 June 1959 in London, England. Joseph was 41 and Estelle age 33

Children

Their first child was born in 1960 when Joseph was 42 and Estelle 34. Their last child was born in 1962 when Joseph was 44 and Estelle 36 

• Vivien Rachelle Halberstein 1960 -
• Mark Joshua Halberstein 1961 -
• Daniel Martin Halberstein 1962 -

Emigration to the USA

Estelle and Joseph came to the USA on 16 December 1959

Telegram

A telegram dated 9 July 1955 from the Levinson family to my parents after announcing their engagement

Death

9 February 2012 at Alexandria Inova Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia, USA at age 86. She was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA, Beth Shalom Section (Q-1) on 12 February 2012

Estelle suffered a catastrophic stroke in July, 2010 and her son Dan and his wife Lo moved her from her home in New Jersey to a nearby nursing home in Virginia in March of 2011 when it became clear she was not going to have a good recovery. They produced a blog documenting Estelle's final year which is available HERE

Tombstone for Estelle Halberstein "Estelle Halberstein Dec 15 1925 - Feb 9 2012. Beloved mother, grandmother, wife, sister"

Hebrew translation "Esther Reizel daughter of Menachem"

Death notice

HALBERSTEIN. Estelle (née Levinson). Formerly of Liverpool. Passed away peacefully after a long illness on February 9, in the USA. She will be sorely missed by her American children and grandchildren, her brother Hershel and sister Marlene Dover of Liverpool. (Jewish Chronicle)

Obituary

Estelle Rose Halberstein, 86 of Alexandria formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Thursday, February 9, 2012. She was a member of Beth Sholom Temple.

She is survived by her three children, Vivian Brodsky of Passaic, NJ, Mark Halberstein of Framingham, MA, and Dan Halberstein of Alexandria; sister, Marlene Dover; brother, Hershel Levinson both of Liverpool, England; and three grandchildren, Lea, Yosef Hersh, and Rivka Sarah.

A service will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Mullins and Thompson Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be made in her name to Beth Sholom Temple, Building Fund, 805 Lyons Blvd. Fredericksburg, VA 22406. (Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 11, 2012.)

My mother remembers her as being very intelligent. She went to Oxford or Cambridge University

Residences

In 1930 the family are living at 35 Kelvin Grove, Liverpool, England

In the 1939 register the family are living at 40 Emmanuel Road, Southport, England

In the 1940s and 1950s the Levinson family lived at 3 Lancaster Avenue, Liverpool, England

In the USA the family lived at Framingham Massachusetts, Freehold and Matawan New Jersey and Fredericksburg and Alexandria, Virginia

Stanley Simeon Newman (1925 - 2017)

Stanley Simeon Newman, also known as Shalom Newman, is the husband of  Muriel Glynn, who is the daughter of Isidore Glynn, born Itzchok Glembofsky, the brother-in-law of Esther Reizel Levin, my 2x great aunt. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Horace Horatio (Hyman) Newman (1902 - 1966) and Rebecca Beatrice Greenstein (1897 - 1945)

Born: 5 May 1925 in London, England

Occupation: An academic with a PhD. In 1954 he is listed as being a junior executive with the American Zionist Council and also a lecturer at the London School of Economic. His occupation is listed in a 1959 passenger list as a writer 

Marriage 

Muriel Glynn on 28 August 1954 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. Muriel was age 33 and Stanley age 29

Children

• Geoffrey Kenneth Newman 1958-
• Edmund Daniel Newman 1961 -

Directory

In a 1956 directory Stanley and Muriel are listed as living at 82 Paulison Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey, USA. His occupation is a junior executive

Travel

1959

Stanley is listed as travelling aboard the Queen Elizabeth from Southampton to New York where he arrived on 28 September 1959. His profession is listed as a writer

1960

Stanley is sailing from Naples to New York aboard the SS Constitution arriving in New York on 21 March 1960. His address is given as 82 Paulison Ave, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Death

16 November 2017 age 92 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was buried on 17 November 2017 in the Mikveh Israel Beth El Emeth Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Obituary

NEWMAN, DR. STANLEY

Nov. 16, 2017. Husband of Muriel (nee Glynn), father of Geoffrey Newman and Edmund Newman (Joan Matlack), brother of Rina Englard and Mark Negin; also survived by 2 grand-children Miriam and Alexander Newman. Relatives and friends are invited to graveside service Friday 11:30 A.M. precisely at Mikveh Israel Cemetery, 5501 Market St., Phila., PA 19139

Residences

In 1956 and again in 1960 his address is given as 82 Paulison Ave, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

In 1992 his address was given as 1017 W Cliveden St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Stanley Kaplan (Copley) (1925 - 2013)

Stanley Kaplan, is the husband of Sylvia Abrahamson, a sister of Dorothy Sophia Abrahamson, the 2nd wife of my maternal grandfather Marcus Levin. Abrahamson family HERE. Born Stanley Kaplan, he changed his name to Stanley Copley sometime between 1949 - 1951

Parents: Morris Kaplan (1902 - 1967) and Leah Phillips (1895 - 1971)

Tombstones for Stanley's parents, Morris and Leah. They are both buried in the Rainsough Jewish cemetery, Manchester, England

Born: 27 September 1925 in Manchester, England

Married: Sylvia Abrahamson in (January - March) 1949 in Manchester, England. Sylvia was 25 years old and Stanley was 23. Stanley changed his surname to Copley sometime after his marriage but before the birth of his daughter in 1951

Children:

Their first child was born when Stanley was 25 and Sylvia  was 27. Their second and last child was born when Stanley was 34 and Sylvia 35

• Sheila Copley 1951 - 
• Jonathan Copley 1958 -

Death
14 December 2013 in London, England, age 88

Nadia Pinnick (1925 - 2016)

Nadia Pinnick, is the 2nd wife of Malcolm Denis Caplan, whose 1st wife, Jean Hilary Winroope, is my maternal 4th cousin 1x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents:  Abraham Bertie Pinnick (1892 - 1963) and Minnie King (Kinigsberg) (1896 - 1986)

Born: 31 August 1925 in Liverpool, England

Married: 

1) Aubrey Sadofsky (1919 - 1979)  in Birmingham, England on 16 September 1944

2) Malcolm Denis Caplan in London, England in (October - December) 1985

Kirkella Bridegroom

The wedding took place at the Singer's-hill Synagogue, Birmingham, of Sgt. Aubrey Sadofsky, Royal Signals, elder son of Mr and Mrs D. Sadofsky, of Davington, Westella-rd., Kirkella, and Miss Nadia Pinnick, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs B. Pinnick, of 16, Hampton-court, George-rd., Birmingham.

The choral service was conducted by the Rev A. Cohen, assisted by the Rev David Hirsch, of the Hull Western Synagogue.

The bride wore a tailored suit of off-white with a head- dress of lovebirds and net, and carried a posy of lilies of the valley. Her only attendant was Miss Nesta Sadofsky (sister of the bridegroom), who wore an ice-blue suit with brown accessories. The best man was Cpl. Harry Obrart, R.A.F., of London.

After a reception, the young couple left for St. Annes-on- Sea, where the honeymoon is being spent. (Daily Mail [Hull] 16 September 1944

Death
11 March 2016 at age 91 at Hull, England. She was buried at Bushey Jewish Cemetery, Little Bushey Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23, plot no 18, J, 362 on 17 March 2016

Tombstone for Nadia

Jean Hilary Winroope (1925 - 1984)

Jean Hilary Winroope is my maternal 4th cousin 1x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents:  Simon Winroope (1897 - 1945) and Edith Yewdall (1898 - 1978)

Born: 20 December 1925 in Birmingham, England

Married: Malcolm Dennis Caplan in Birmingham, England on 1 August 1945

Miss Jean Winroope, of 92, Anderton Park-road, Moseley, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Winroope, chemists, of Great Bridge, after her marriage to Lieut. Dennis Caplan, R.A.M.C., of London, at the Birmingham Synagogue. (Birmingham Evening Despatch, 1 August 1945)

Children

Their first child was born in 1946 when Malcolm was 25 and Jean 21. Their last child was born in 1951 when Malcolm was 30 and Jean 26

• Simon Caplan 1946 -
• Jonathan M Caplan 1951 -

Census details

1939 register

In 1939 Jean is a student and living at Knoll Wood, Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Why she is not living with her family in Birmingham is unknown

Death
27 November 1984 at age 58 in London, England. She was buried at Bushey Jewish Cemetery, Little Bushey Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23, plot no 18, J, 356 on 29 November 1984

Tombstone for Jean "IN LOVING MEMORY OF JEAN HILARY CAPLAN J.P.

WHO PASSED AWAY 27TH NOVEMBER 1984

3RD KISLEV 5745

AGED 58.

DEEPLY MOURNED BY HER HUSBAND DENIS.

SONS SIMON & JONATHAN, SISTER DENA. DAUGHTER-IN-LAW YOLANDE, GRANDCHILDREN AMANDA & BENJAMIN, BROTHERS-IN-LAW, SISTER-IN-LAW, RELATIVES & FRIENDS.

LET HER WORKS PRAISE HER WITHIN THE CATES."

Probate

Jean HIlary Caplan Probate 27 February 1985. Her address is listed as 58 Fairacres Roehampton Lane, London, England. The value of her effects was £15,246

Residences

At the time of her marriage in 1945 Jean and Malcolm are listed as living at 92 Anderton Park Rd, Moseley, Birmingham

At the time of her death she is listed as living at 58 Fairacres Roehampton Lane, London, England