Alan Glass (1918 - 1996)

Alan Glass is the husband of Vivian Lewis, the daughter of Cecilia Levinson, the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE. 

Parents: Isidor Glass (1889 - 1925) and Nellie Foster (Fastovsky) (1890 - 1960)

Tombstones for Alan's parents. Isidore is buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery in Manchester, England and Nellie, who married Barnet Gerber in 1942, is buried in the Blackley Jewish Cemetery in Manchester, England

Born: 15 April 1918 in Manchester, England

Hebrew Name: Abraham son of Yitzhak

Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon

Married: Vivian Lewis in (April to June) 1947 in Manchester, England. Vivian was 23 and Alan age 29

Children

Their daughter was born in 1948 when Alan was 30 and Vivian 24. There was also a younger son who became a general practitioner but I don't know his name

• Alison Margot Glass 1948 -

Census details

1939 Register

In the 1939  Register Alan is residing at the Booth Hall Hospital as a medical student

Death

15 August 1996, at Manchester, England at age 78. He was buried on 16 August 1996 in the Southern Cemetery, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, England

Tombstone for Alan Glass: "Alan Glass F.R.C.S. 1918 - 1996 a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Much loved and sadly missed. He brought joy and fun to so many"

Hebrew translation "Abraham son of Yitzhak"

Obituary

Glass, Alan (1919 - 1996)

Identifier: RCS: E007958

Full Name: Glass, Alan

Date of Birth: 15 April 1919 [SIC]

Place of Birth: Manchester

Date of Death: 15 August 1996

Occupation: Orthopaedic surgeon

Titles/Qualifications: MRCS and FRCS 1949

MB ChB Victoria 1941

Alan Glass was born on 15 April 1919 in Manchester, the son of Isidore, a textile merchant, and his wife, Nellie, née Foster. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University. He became house surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he was much influenced by Sir Harry Platt and Mr David Lloyd Griffiths.

During the second world war he served with the RAMC in Burma as a major, second-in-command of a field ambulance. After the war he was seconded from his senior registrar post to Copenhagen to study its management of the recent epidemic of poliomyelitis and especially the long term care of the most disabled victims. He soon developed a major interest in the orthopaedic problems of children and was further seconded to Florence to study congenital dislocation of the hip, while the hospital chairman termed him 'Booth Hall's first travelling fellow'.

He was appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the North Manchester Hospital Group and Booth Hall Children's Hospital in 1954 and stayed there until he retired in 1983. He was a careful, conservative surgeon, avoiding speculative or adventurous procedures. He was much in demand for a medicolegal opinion and was also adviser to Manchester United Football Club and to the Lancashire Cricket Club. He was an enthusiast for music, having been to Glyndebourne only a few days before his death.

He married Vivian Lewis in 1947 and they had a daughter, who became a MCSP, and a son, who became a general practitioner in Manchester. Alan Glass died of ischaemic heart disease on 15 August 1996, survived by his wife and family.

Author: Royal College of Surgeons of England

Sources: BMJ 1996 313 1003

Vivian Lewis (1923 - 2018)

Vivian Lewis is the daughter of Cecilia Levinson, the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE. 

Parents: Harris Lewis (1886 - 1977) and Cecilia Levinson (1898 - 1957)

Born: 31 December 1923 in Manchester, England

Hebrew Name: Chaya daughter of Hoshea

Married: Alan Glass in (April to June) 1947 in Manchester, England. Vivian was 23 and Alan age 29

Children

Their daughter was born in 1948 when Alan was 30 and Vivian 24. There was also a younger son who became a general practitioner but I don't know his name

• Alison Margot Glass 1948 -

Census details

1939 Register

In 1939 Vivian's parents Harris and Cecilia are living at 5 Old Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, England. Harris is a property owner and agent, Cecilia is a housewife and Vivian is at school. The redacted line beneath is her brother Lucien A Lewis born in Manchester in (July to September) 1930 

Death

7 March 2018, at Altrincham, Chester, England at age 94. She is buried in the Southern Cemetery, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, England

Tombstone for Vivian Glass: "Vivian Glass 1923 - 2018 a much loved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A compassionate lady who was steeped in the arts"

Hebrew translation "Chaya daughter of Hoshea"

Residences

In the 1939 register Vivian and her family are living at 5 Old Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, England

Towards the end of her life Vivian was living at Flat 6 Westwood Lodge, Leicester Road Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Harris Lewis (1886 - 1977)

Harris Lewis, born Harris Votofski and known as Harry, is the husband of Cecilia Levinson, the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE. 

Harris was named for his paternal grandfather and he changed his surname from Votofski to Lewis sometime between 1911 and 1921

Parents: Louis Alexander Votofski (1850 - 1926) and Annie Minnie Kobeisky (1850 - 1928)

Tombstones for Harris's parents. They are both buried in the Blackley Jewish Cemetery in Manchester, England

Born: 26 August 1886 in Manchester, England

Hebrew Name: Hoshea son of Aryeh Alexander

Siblings

All the siblings were born in Manchester, England with the surname Votofski. Several later anglicised their names, which I have given here

• Dora Votofski (1871 - 1952) married Lewis Livingstone (1869 - 1954) in Manchester, England in 1891
• Bessie Wittow (1872 - 1943) married Arthur Aaron Morris (1873 - 1945) 
• Mark Lewis (1874 - 1954)
• Rachel Votofski (1876 - 1968) married Eli Bieber (1876 - 1969) in Manchester, England in 1901
• Barnett Lewis (1877 - 1948) married Caroline (Carrie) Rosenbaum (1883 - 1946) in Manchester, England in 1907
• Samuel Wittow (1880 - 1966) married Julia Rachofsky (1884 - 1958) in Durango, La Plata, Colorado, USA in 1904
• Ellen Votofski (1882 - 1977) married Sidney Solomon Levy (1882 - 1974) in Manchester, England in 1908
• Aaron Lewis (1890 - 1974) married Theresa Warentz (1905 - 1997) in Sunderland, England in 1928
• Millie Votofski (1893 - 1968) married Lazarus Kirk (Cornofsky) (1886 - 1952) in Manchester, England in 1922

Occupation: Property agent and financier

Naturalisation

Harris and his family were naturalised on 20 April 1899

Married: Cecilia Levinson in (January to March) 1923 in Liverpool, England. Cecilia was 25 and Harris age 36

Children

Their daughter was born in 1923 when Harris was 37 and Cecilia 25. Their son was born in 1930 when Harris was 43 and Cecilia 32

• Vivian Lewis 1923 - 2018
• Lucien A Lewis 1930 - 

Census details

1891

The family is living at 55 Red Bank, Manchester, England. Harris's father Louis Votofski is age 41 and a dealer in clothing and his mother Minnie is age 40. The children are Dora age 19, Betsy age 18, Mark age 16, Rachel age 15, Barnet age 14, Samuel age 12, Ellen age 9, Harris age 4 and Aaron age 8 months. The parents were born in Russia but all the children were born in Manchester

1901

The family are now living at 51 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, England. Louis is age 52 and an agent / broker in clothing and Minnie is age 50. The children are Mark age 26, Rachel age 25, Barnet age 24, Ellen age 18, Harris age 14 and a joinery apprentice, Aaron age 11 and Milly age 7.

1911

The family are living at 21 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England in a 6 room house. Louis is age 62, a second hand clothier on his own account and Annie Minnie is age 61. The children still living at home are Mark age 36, Harry at 24 and a financial clerk, Aaron age 20 and Millie age 17

1921

The family is now living in a 7 room house at 5 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. Louis is 71 and still a second hand clothier on his own account and Minnie is age 70. The children at home are Mark age 46, Harris age 34 and a financier, Aaron age 30 and Millie age 25

1939 Register

In 1939 Harris and Cecilia are married and living at 5 Old Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, England. Harris is a property owner and agent, Cecilia is a housewife and their daughter Vivian is at school. The redacted line beneath is Lucien A Lewis born in Manchester in (July to September) 1930 

Death

12 December 1977 in Manchester, England at age 91. He is buried in the Blackley Jewish Cemetery in Manchester, England

Probate

LEWIS Harris of 4 Eastleigh Av Broughton Park Salford 

died 12 December 1977 Probate Manchester 9 February [1978] £125,104 782101506K

Residences

In 1899 the family were living at 51 Cheetham Hill road, Manchester, England. The property no longer exists

In 1911 the family are living at 21 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. Again the property appears to no longer exist

In 1921 the family are living at 5 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. Again the property appears to no longer exist

In the 1939 register Cecilia and Harris are living at 5 Old Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, England and they lived there until at least Celia's death in 1977

At the time of his death his address was given as 4 Eastleigh Avenue Broughton Park Manchester England

Sylvia Shneck (1931 - 1974)

Sylvia Shneck is the wife of Justin Solomon Endbinder, the son of Harris Endbinder and Rachel Levinson, who is the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Endbinder family HERE. Levinson family HERE

Parents: Abraham Shneck (1900 - 1969) and Doris Reece (1904 - 1990)

Tombstone for Abraham and Doris Shneck. They are both buried in the Failsworth Jewish Cemetery in Manchester, England

Born: 18 September 1931 in Manchester, England

Siblings

• Sidney Shneck(1926 - ) 

Hebrew name: Tziviah daughter of Abraham

Occupation: Musician

ASPIRING pianist Sylvia Shneck, of Middleton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, was not pleased when told at music college that she would have to learn a second instrument.

She decided the oboe was reasonably easy-and within a few weeks realised that it was a "natural" for her. She took a piano diploma but scored even higher marks in the oboe, was appointed oboeist in Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, played in BBC concerts, took lessons with Lady Barbirolli, and transferred to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

To-day, following a hectic week of recording with the orchestra and Huddersfield Choral Society in a new version of the "Messiah." her engagement is announced to Dr. Justin Endbinder, who is in practice in Liverpool, music-lover but not a musician. It was for Miss Shneck that Salford conductor and composer Mr. Joe Needham composed his oboe concerto. (Manchester Evening News, Saturday, June 20, 1959)

Married: 

Dr Justin Endbinder in (October - December) 1959 in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England. Justin was 33 and Sylvia was 28

Children

Their child was born in 1962 when Justin was 38 and Sylvia 31 

• Rachel S Endbinder 1962 - 

Census details

1939 Register

In 1939 register Sylvia and her family are living at 13 Fort Road, Manchester, England. Her father Abraham owns a mens outfitters shop and her mother Sarah is a housewife. Sylvia age 8 is at school and her elder brother Sidney is not at home that evening

Electoral Register

In the 1962 electoral registers onward Justin and Sylvia's address is given as 163 Mather Avenue, Liverpool, England

Death

2 September 1974 in Liverpool, England at age 42. She is buried in the Springwood Jewish Cemetery in Liverpool, England, section 2, plot no 65

Cemetery record for Sylvia Endbinder

Tombstone for Sylvia Endbinder. Inscription reads: "In loving memory of Sylvia Endbinder who passed away 4th September 1974 aged 42 years. Always remembered by her devoted husband, daughter, mother, brother, relatives and friends. May her dear soul rest in eternal peace"

Probate

ENDBINDER, Sylvia of 163 Mather Avenue, Liverpool, died 4 September 1974 Probate Liverpool 22 November [1974] £6513

Residences

In 1939 Sylvia and her family are living at 13 Fort Road, Manchester, England

In the 1962 electoral registers onward Sylvia and Justin's address is given as 163 Mather Avenue, Liverpool, England

Fannie Yaffe (1888 - 1985)

Fannie Yaffe, also spelt Fanny, is the second wife of Simon Bernard Glynn, born Simon Bernard Glembovsky, whose first wife, Esther Reizel Levin, is my maternal 2x great aunt. Simon could also be my 1st cousin 3x removed. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Kolman Yaffe (1843 - 1918) and Jane Mariassa (1860 - 1928)

Tombstones for Kolman and Jane Yaffe. They are buried in the Rice Lane Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Born: 21 June 1888 in Vitupsk, also known as Vitebsk, Russian Empire nowadays Vitsyebsk, Belarus

Hebrew name: Tziviah Feiga daughter of Kalman

Siblings:

• Rose Yaffe (1884 - 1932) married Abraham Zatz (1883 - 1951) in (July - September) 1905 in Manchester, England
• Edith Yaffe (1891 - 1976) married Sidney Joel Green (1895 - 1974) in (April - May) 1919 in Liverpool, England
• Simon Yaffe (1891 - 1918)
• Abram Yaffe (1895 - 1990) married Esther Nancy Franks (1900 - 1990) in (April to June) 1920 in Liverpool, England
• Gertrude Yaffe (1899 - 1985) she married Barney Deutch, later Dutch (1888 - 1972) in (January - March) 1921 in Liverpool, England

Migration: Fannie came to England with her family as a teenager sometime between 1901 and 1911

Married: 

1) Mr Gould possibly before 1911 as she is not listed as living with her parents and siblings in the 1911 census. They lived in Canada. He died sometime before 1928 and Fanny returned to Liverpool, England

2) Simon Bernard Glynn in Liverpool, England on 3 February 1928. Simon was 51 and Fanny was 39

Marriage certificate for Simon Glynn and Fannie Yaffe. They were both widows and were married on 3 February 1928 in the Princes Road synagogue in Liverpool, England

SILVER WEDDINGS. GLYNN. Mr. and Mr. Simon Glynn (Fanny Yaffe) announce the 15th anniversary of their wedding, solemnised on February 1, 1928. 33. Blundell Drive, Hillside, Southport. (Jewish Chronicle 1943)

Census details

1939 Register

In the 1939 register the family are living at 33 Blundell Drive, Southport, England. Simon, born on 15 May 1874, is a wool merchant and Fannie, born on 21 June 1888 is a housewife

Travel

Fannie travelling from Southampton, England to Madeira, Portugal on 6 March 1959 aboard the New York

Death

14 July 1985 (25 Tamuz 5745) in Liverpool, England at age 97. She is buried in the Long Lane Cemetery, Liverpool, England, plot D-A-17

Tombstone: In loving memory of Fannie Glynn who passed away 14 July 1985 aged 97 years. Deeply mourned by her devoted brother, sister-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends

Hebrew translation: A woman of Valor. Tzivia Feiga daughter of Kalman passed away on 25 Tamuz 5745

Probate

GLYNN, Fannie or GLYN, Fannie of Stapely Hosp North Mossley Hill Rd Liverpool died 14 July 1985 Probate Liverpool 9 January £252302

Place of Birth

Fanny Yaffe was born in Vitupsk, also known as Vitebsk, Russian Empire nowadays Vitsyebsk, Belarus

VITEBSK, capital of Vitebsk district, Belarus. The first Jewish settlement appears to have been established in Vitebsk at the end of the 16th century. The charter given to the residents of Vitebsk in 1597 by Sigismund III Vasa forbids Jews "in accordance with long-held practice" to dwell within the city. Still, it appears that some Jews did live there, under the protection of the local nobility, both before and after 1597. The Jewish community developed, though not without conflict with the Christian population of the city over Jewish rights and privileges. In 1627 the local ruler S. Sangushko granted permission for the construction of a synagogue in the city. A document from the 17th century takes note of "the Jew's gate."

During the war between Poland and the government of Moscow in 1654, Jews fought in the defense of the city. When it fell to the Russians, their property was confiscated and they were taken captive, not being released until peace was achieved with Poland (1667). Upon the Jews' return they had to enter into litigation with their neighbors who had appropriated their property. In 1679 King John III Sobieski granted a charter to the Jews, restoring their former privileges and promising them freedom of religion and commercial rights. This charter was renewed and confirmed by the kings of Poland in 1729 and 1759. In 1708, during the war with Sweden, the Jewish quarter of Vitebsk was destroyed by fire. The local residents then occupied the plot where the synagogue had been and built a church upon it. The Lithuanian supreme court ordered them to return the land to the Jews and pay damages of 13,500 gold pieces. The Jewish community of Vitebsk was part of the Council of the *Lands. It was under the jurisdiction of the Brest-Litovsk community and through it was subject to the Lithuanian Council. The Vitebsk Jewish community kept a pinkas (minute-book) from 1706.

With the first partition of Poland in 1772 Vitebsk was annexed to Russia. At that time the community numbered 1,227 persons, or about a quarter of the town's population. Most of Vitebsk's trade in flax and tobacco was conducted with Riga by way of the Dvina River. With the completion of the Orel-Vitebsk-Dvinsk railroad during the 1860s the commerce of Vitebsk with regional towns and villages increased and the Jewish community grew accordingly. After their expulsion from Moscow in 1891 some of the Jews transferred their businesses to Vitebsk. In 1897 the city had 34,420 Jews (52.4% of the total population).

Vitebsk was a stronghold of Orthodox Judaism, containing elements of Lithuanian Jewish scholarship, and even stronger ḥasidic influences. At the end of the 18th century the founders of Lithuanian Ḥasidism, Menahem *Mendel of Vitebsk and Shneur Zalman of Lyady, were active in the city. Strong *Ḥabad ḥasidic influences were present. The rabbi of the city from 1803 to 1860 was Yiẓḥak Isaac Behard, who was both kazyonny ravvin (government-appointed rabbi) and the choice of the admor. Jekuthiel Zalman Landau succeeded him in the rabbinate serving also as head of the yeshivah of Vitebsk. After Landau moved to St. Petersburg the community did not select a new chief rabbi, as a result of a dispute between the Ḥasidim and Mitnaggedim. During the last years of the 19th century 72% of the school-age children studied in the ḥeder and talmud torah schools of Vitebsk.

The settlement of Jews in Vitebsk who had been expelled from Moscow strengthened the Haskalah elements in the city. The Ḥibbat Zion movement began to develop, as did the Socialist movement at a later date. Vitebsk was one of the first centers of the Bund. In 1901 the Zionist leader Grigori (Ẓevi Hirsch) Bruck was selected as kazyonny ravvin of Vitebsk. He had great influence upon the life of the community, even after he was deposed by the authorities. This occurred as a result of his position as a delegate to the Duma, in which he signed the Wyborg Proclamation. The Zionist and Po'alei Zion movements flourished, causing the talmud torah to be converted into a Hebrew school. After 1905 several private gymnasia opened in the city, most of the students being Jewish. The artist Y. Pen opened an art school which trained hundreds of young people, including Marc Chagall and S. Yudovin. S. An-Ski and C. Zhitlovsky were both from Vitebsk. During World War I Vitebsk served as a way station for tens of thousands of Jews who had been expelled from Lithuania. Several thousands of them settled there permanently.

With the advent of Soviet rule the Vitebsk Jewish community began to decline. Thousands of residents who had come from Lithuania and Latvia used their rights of relocation and emigrated from the Soviet Union. The Yevsektsiya established one of its centers in Belorussia in Vitebsk, publishing the paper Der Royter Shtern ("The Red Star") until 1923. In 1921 a public trial "over the ḥeder" was conducted in Vitebsk and several synagogues in the city were confiscated. The Vitebsk He-Ḥalutz movement was harassed and came to an end during the middle of the 1920s. Vitebsk had a semi-legal Ḥabad yeshivah until 1930. In 1923 there were 39,714 Jews (43.7% of the total population). In 1926 there were 37,013 (37.5%).

With the Nazi conquest of the city in July 1941 part of the Jewish population fled into the interior of Russia. The city was destroyed in a fire started by the retreating Red Army. The 16,000 Jews who remained behind were imprisoned in a ghetto. On October 8, 1941, their systematic liquidation began. After the liberation of the city from the Germans Jews began to return. In the later 1960s the Jewish population was estimated at about 20,000 but there was no synagogue. Most left during the large-scale emigration of the 1990s.

Residence

In the 1939 register Simon and Fanny Glynn are listed as living at 33 Blundell Drive, Southport, England. Simon lived there until his death in 1955. In 1939 my mom and her family moved to Southport from Liverpool. They lived for several months with Simon and Fanny at no 33 while her father Marcus looked for a new home. Eventually they moved almost diagonally opposite the Glynn family to 50 Blundell Drive which is at bottom left of the photo