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Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Cecilia Levinson (1898 - 1957)

Cecilia Levinson, whose name appears in later documents as Celia, is the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE

Parents: Moses Hyman Levinson (1857 - 1932) and Hannah Rachel Zussman (1864 - 1943)

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

Born: 3 January 1898 in Svislach or Svisloch (Belarusian: Свiслач, romanized: Svislač, Russian: Свислочь; Polish: Świsłocz; Yiddish: סיסלעוויטש), a town nowadays in the Grodno Region, Belarus

Siblings
Migration: Cecilia came with her family to England sometime between 1903 and 1908, age 1 to 7

Married: Harris Lewis 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
  • Vivian Lewis 1923 - 2018
  • Lucien A Lewis 1930 -

Census details
1911
Cecilia and her family are living in a five room house at 147 Mill Street, Liverpool, England. Her father is Moses age 52, a shopkeeper and house furnisher working on his own account at home. Her mother Hannah is age 46. The children are Rachel age 16, Cecilia age 13 and Max age 17



1921
The family is now living in a 5 room terrace at 7 Montpelier Terrace, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool. Moses is age 62 and six months and a picture framer on his own account working out of a premises on 33 Park Place, Liverpool. Hannah Rachel is listed as Rachel and is 57 and three months. Cecilia is 23 and five months and a school teacher. Max is 25 years and eleven months, an assistant manager and now an Argentine citizen and Fanny is now married, named Fanny Ruck age 36 years and eleven months



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 Vivian is at school. The redacted line beneath is Lucien A Lewis born in Manchester in (July to September) 1930 


Death
12 September 1957 in Manchester, England at age 59. She is buried in the Blackley Jewish Cemetery in Manchester, England

Probate
LEWIS Celia of 5 Old Hall Road Salford 7 (wife of Harris Lewis) died 12 September 1957 at The Royal Infirmary Manchester 13 Administration Manchester 1 September [1959] to the said Harris Lewis financier. Effects £1,683 58. 11d.

Place of Birth
Cecilia Lewis was born in Svislach in the Grodno province of Belarus

SVISLOCH (Pol. Swisłocz ), town in Grodno district, Belarus; within Poland before 1795 and between the two world wars. A number of Jews settled there at the beginning of the 18th century on the invitation of the owners of the locality, the princes of Tyszkiewicz. In 1752 the Council of Lithuania imposed a poll tax of 215 zlotys on the Svisloch community, which numbered 220 in 1766. Until the middle of the 19th century the Jews of Svisloch earned their livelihood mainly from trade in timber and grain, shopkeeping, and crafts; they later also engaged in innkeeping and the lease of public houses. After a great fire, in which most of the Jewish shops were destroyed, the fairs were no longer held in Svisloch and the Jews were deprived of their principal sources of livelihood. Around 1870 Jews began to pioneer in the tanning industry and improved methods of manufacture with the assistance of German experts whom they invited. By the end of the 19th century a number of tanneries had been established in Svisloch, which employed hundreds of workers. Many Jews from the surrounding areas went there in search of employment. As early as the middle of the 19th century Jewish craftsmen in Svisloch attempted to organize themselves into guilds. At the beginning of the 20th century the Bund Movement developed in Svisloch and it embraced the whole of the Jewish working populace (tanners, tailors, shoemakers, carpenters. smiths, and bakers), who organized strikes for the amelioration of working conditions in tanneries and factories. In 1905 the workers' organization was established for Jewish self-defense against pogroms.

Residences

In 1911 the family were living at 147 Mill Street Liverpool. This house may date from after this period


In the 1939 register the Cecilia and Harris are living at 5 Old Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, England and they lived there until their deaths in 1977
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Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Rachel Levinson (1896 - 1961)

Rachel Levinson, known as Ray, is the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE. Endbinder family HERE.

Parents: Moses Hyman Levinson (1857 - 1932) and Hannah Rachel Zussman (1864 - 1943)

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

Born: 20 December 1896 in Svislach or Svisloch (Belarusian: Свiслач, romanized: Svislač, Russian: Свислочь; Polish: Świsłocz; Yiddish: סיסלעוויטש), a town nowadays in the Grodno Region, Belarus. 

Hebrew name: Raykha daughter of Moshe Chaim

Ray Endbinder

Siblings
Migration: Ray came with her family to England sometime between 1903 and 1908, age 7 to 12

Married: Harris Endbinder in (July to September) 1918 in Liverpool, England. Ray was 21 and Harris age 32

Children
Their first child was born in 1920 when Harris was 34 and Ray 23. Their last child was born in 1926 when Harris was 39 and Ray 29
Census details
1911
Ray and her family are living in a five room house at 147 Mill Street, Liverpool, England. Her father is Moses age 52, a shopkeeper and house furnisher working on his own account at home. Her mother Hannah is age 46. The children are Rachel age 16, Cecilia age 13 and Max age 17



1921
Rachel and Harris are now married but I cannot find any trace of them or their infant daughter Sylvia in the 1921 census suggesting that there is a serious transcription error, they were not in the country on the night of 19 June 1921 or the record has since been mislaid or lost

1939 Register
In 1939 the family are living at 24 Caithness Drive, Wallasey, Cheshire, England. Harris is a managing director of a store, Ray is a housekeeper and Sylvia is a student. The two youngest children are redacted


Death
23 January 1961 (6 Shevat 5271) in Liverpool, England at age 64. She is buried in the Rice Lane Cemetery in Liverpool, England, plot c01.14


Burial record for Rachel Endbinder


Tombstone for Rachel Endbinder. "In loving memory of Ray Endbinder who passed away 23rd January 1961 aged 65 years. Deeply mourned by her husband Harris, sons, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and grandchildren"

Hebrew translation: "Here is buried
A woman of worth and lover of Zion
The crown of her husband and the glory of her children
Mrs. Raykha daughter of Mr. Moshe Chaim
Passed away 6 Shevat 5721"

Probate
ENDBINDER Ray of 54 Dudlow Lane Mossley Hill Liverpool 18 died 23 January 1961 Administration Liverpool 1 June to Harris Endbinder clothier and Harold Cecil Endbinder medical practitioner. Effects £10374 68. 21.

In Memoriam
ENDBINDER. - The Memorial Stone in memory of Mrs. RAY ENDBINDER will be unveiled Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Rice Lane Cemetery (Liverpool Echo, Mar 12, 1962)

Place of Birth
Rachel Endbinder was born in Svislach in the Grodno province of Belarus

SVISLOCH (Pol. Swisłocz ), town in Grodno district, Belarus; within Poland before 1795 and between the two world wars. A number of Jews settled there at the beginning of the 18th century on the invitation of the owners of the locality, the princes of Tyszkiewicz. In 1752 the Council of Lithuania imposed a poll tax of 215 zlotys on the Svisloch community, which numbered 220 in 1766. Until the middle of the 19th century the Jews of Svisloch earned their livelihood mainly from trade in timber and grain, shopkeeping, and crafts; they later also engaged in innkeeping and the lease of public houses. After a great fire, in which most of the Jewish shops were destroyed, the fairs were no longer held in Svisloch and the Jews were deprived of their principal sources of livelihood. Around 1870 Jews began to pioneer in the tanning industry and improved methods of manufacture with the assistance of German experts whom they invited. By the end of the 19th century a number of tanneries had been established in Svisloch, which employed hundreds of workers. Many Jews from the surrounding areas went there in search of employment. As early as the middle of the 19th century Jewish craftsmen in Svisloch attempted to organize themselves into guilds. At the beginning of the 20th century the Bund Movement developed in Svisloch and it embraced the whole of the Jewish working populace (tanners, tailors, shoemakers, carpenters. smiths, and bakers), who organized strikes for the amelioration of working conditions in tanneries and factories. In 1905 the workers' organization was established for Jewish self-defense against pogroms.

Residences

In 1911 the family were living at 147 Mill Street Liverpool. This house may date from after this period


In the 1939 register the family are living at 24 Caithness Drive, Wallasey, Cheshire, England


At the time of her death in 1961 her address was given as 54 Dudlow Lane Mossley Hill Liverpool, England

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Sunday, 13 July 2025

Fanny Leah Levinson (1886 - 1960)

Fanny Leah Levinson is the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Levinson family HERE. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Moses Hyman Levinson (1857 - 1932) and Hannah Rachel Zussman (1864 - 1943)

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

Born: 12 July 1886 in Svislach or Svisloch (Belarusian: Свiслач, romanized: Svislač, Russian: Свислочь; Polish: Świsłocz; Yiddish: סיסלעוויטש), a town nowadays in the Grodno Region, Belarus. 

Depending on the document her date of birth is given as from 1884 to 1886 - 1886 in the 1911 census and 1939 register, 1884 on her marriage certificate, 1921 census and tombstone

Hebrew name: Feyga Leah daughter of Moshe Chaim. It is incorrectly listed on her tombstone as Shlomo Moshe

Siblings
Migration: Fanny came with her family to England sometime between 1903 and 1908, age 17 to 22

Married: Julius Michael Ruck on 24 February 1909 in the Great synagogue in Russell Street, Liverpool, England. Fanny was 24 and Julius age 34

Marriage certificate for Fanny and Julius. Julius's profession is given as a fancy good dealer

Children
Their first child was born in 1909 when Julius was 35 and Fanny 23. Their last child was born in 1917 when Julius was 42 and Fanny 31 
  • Eunice Ruck 1909 - 1984
  • Nancy Freda Ruck 1912 - 1995
  • Harold Cecil Ruck 1917 - 1974

Census details
1911
In 1911 Julius and Fanny are married and living at 2 Station Boulevard, Aberdeen Road, Swansea, Wales. The dwelling has 5 rooms. Julius is age 37  and an importer of fancy goods on his own account. Fanny is age 25. Their daughter is Eunice age 1 and they have a Jewish domestic servant, Hetty Struel age 16, who was born in Russia


1921
Fanny is visiting her parents and her siblings who are living in a 5 room terrace at 7 Montpelier Terrace, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool. Her father Moses is age 62 and six months and a picture framer on his own account working out of a premises on 33 Park Place, Liverpool. Her mother Hannah Rachel is listed as Rachel and is 57 and three months. Her sister Cecilia is 23 and five months and a school teacher. Her brother Max is 25 years and eleven months and an assistant manager. Fanny is named Fanny Ruck age 36 years and eleven months. She normally lives with her family at 55 Walter Road in Swansea Wales


1921 census for Fanny and her parents in Liverpool, England


1921 census for the Ruck family in Swansea, Wales. The family are in a 9 room dwelling at 55 Walter Road. Julius is 48 years and 6 months, a wholesale importer of toys and fancy goods and the children are Eunice age 11 years and 6 months, Freda age 8 and Harold age 3 years and 8 months

1939 Register
1939 finds Fanny and Julius at 55 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Julius is a wholesaler in haberdashery. Living with them is Fanny's mother Hannah, age 75 and listed as incapacitated. They also have a domestic servant, Beatrice M Temblett, age 33

Photos

Fanny and Julius visiting Egypt in 1934

An undated photo of Fanny and Julius

Electoral Register
Fanny and Julius listed on the electoral register in 1950. Their address is 55 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales

Death
22 June 1960 in Swansea, Wales at age 73. She is buried in the Townhill Cemetery, Swansea, Wales, section D, Row 8, Plot 5

Burial record for Fanny Ruck


Tombstone for Fanny and Julius Ruck: "In ever loving memory of Julius Michael Ruck died 24 April 1960 aged 88 years and Fanny Leah Ruck aged 76 years. Deeply mourned by their loving and devoted children, grandchildren and relatives. May their dear souls rest in everlasting peace"

Hebrew translation: "Here are buried
The companion Michel Yoel son of Mr. Aharon
Passed away 27 Nisan 5720
The woman Feyga Leah daughter of Mr. Shlomo Moshe
Passed away 27 Sivan 5720
Loving and pleasant in their lives, and in their deaths undivided
May their souls be bound up in the bond of life"

Probate
RUCK Fanny of 55 Walter Road Swansea widow died 22 June 1960 at Sancta Maria Nursing Home Ffynone Swansea Administration Carmarthen 12 January to Freda Stephens married woman and Eunice Sharpes widow. Effects £2,464 12s. 10d.

Place of Birth
Fanny Levinson was born in Svislach in the Grodno province of Belarus

SVISLOCH (Pol. Swisłocz ), town in Grodno district, Belarus; within Poland before 1795 and between the two world wars. A number of Jews settled there at the beginning of the 18th century on the invitation of the owners of the locality, the princes of Tyszkiewicz. In 1752 the Council of Lithuania imposed a poll tax of 215 zlotys on the Svisloch community, which numbered 220 in 1766. Until the middle of the 19th century the Jews of Svisloch earned their livelihood mainly from trade in timber and grain, shopkeeping, and crafts; they later also engaged in innkeeping and the lease of public houses. After a great fire, in which most of the Jewish shops were destroyed, the fairs were no longer held in Svisloch and the Jews were deprived of their principal sources of livelihood. Around 1870 Jews began to pioneer in the tanning industry and improved methods of manufacture with the assistance of German experts whom they invited. By the end of the 19th century a number of tanneries had been established in Svisloch, which employed hundreds of workers. Many Jews from the surrounding areas went there in search of employment. As early as the middle of the 19th century Jewish craftsmen in Svisloch attempted to organize themselves into guilds. At the beginning of the 20th century the Bund Movement developed in Svisloch and it embraced the whole of the Jewish working populace (tanners, tailors, shoemakers, carpenters. smiths, and bakers), who organized strikes for the amelioration of working conditions in tanneries and factories. In 1905 the workers' organization was established for Jewish self-defense against pogroms.

Residences
In the 1921 census Fanny is staying with her family at 7 Montpelier Terrace, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool, England L8. This Regency terrace, dating from the 1820’s, stood between Grove Street and Bloom Street and was demolished in the late 1960’s. This is a view of part of Montpelier Terrace taken in 1968. It is now the site of the Woman's Hospital


From around 1919 until their deaths in 1960, Julius and Fanny lived at 55 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales
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Friday, 11 July 2025

Hannah Rachel Zussman (1864 - 1943)

Hannah Rachel Zussman, is the mother-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE

Born: 10 June 1864 in Svislach or Svisloch (Belarusian: Свiслач, romanized: Svislač, Russian: Свислочь; Polish: Świsłocz; Yiddish: סיסלעוויטש), a town nowadays in the Grodno Region, Belarus

Hebrew name: Channa Rochel daughter of Simcha Zusman

Migration: Came with her family to England sometime between 1903 and 1908, age 39 to 44

Married: Moses Hyman Levinson around 1884 in Svislach, nowadays Belarus. Moses was age 27 and Hannah age 20

Children
Their first child was born in 1886 when Moses was 29 and Hannah 22. Their last child was born in 1902 when Moses was 45 and Hannah 38 

Census details
1911
Hannah and her family are living in a five room house at 147 Mill Street, Liverpool, England. Her husband Moses is age 52, a shopkeeper and house furnisher working on his own account at home. Hannah is age 46. The children are Rachel age 16, Cecilia age 13 and Maxwell age 17



1921
The family are now living in a 5 room terrace at 7 Montpelier Terrace, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool. Moses is age 62 and six months and a picture framer on his own account working out of a premises on 33 Park Place, Liverpool, Hannah Rachel is listed as Rachel and is 57 and three months. Cecilia is 23 and five months and a school teacher. Maxwell is 25 years and eleven months, an assistant manager and now an Argentine citizen and Fanny is now married, named Fanny Ruck age 36 years and eleven months



1939 Register
1939 finds Hannah living with her daughter Fanny and her family at 55 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Hannah is age 75 and is listed as incapacitated

Death
14 May 1943 in Liverpool, England at age 79. She is buried in the Rice Lane Cemetery, Liverpool, England plot no C3.21


Liverpool Jewish burial record for Hannah Levinson

Tombstone for Hannah Levinson: "Affectionate remembrance of Hannah Rachel levinson who passed away 14th May 1943 min the 79th year of her age. / A devoted wife, a loving mother, and a true friend of her people. Her remembrance will be eternal in the hearts of her children and of those who loved her. / May her soul rest in peace."

Hebrew translation: Here is buried/ the woman esteemed and dear/A faithful mother in Israel [among the Jewish people]/Mrs. Chanah Rachel daughter of Mr. Simcha Zussman/ passed away with a good name [good reputation] 9 Iyyar 5703 [ligature] by the small count [the letter hey for 5000 is omitted from the year as understood] /in the 79th year of her life/ [abbreviation] May her soul be bound in the bond of life. "

Death Notice
LEVINSON-May 14, aged 79, HANNAH RACHEL, dearly-beloved mother of Max. Prayers at 8 p.m.-3 Lancaster Avenue. (Liverpool Echo 18 May 1943)

Place of Birth
Hannah Levinson was born in Svislach in the Grodno province of Belarus

SVISLOCH (Pol. Swisłocz ), town in Grodno district, Belarus; within Poland before 1795 and between the two world wars. A number of Jews settled there at the beginning of the 18th century on the invitation of the owners of the locality, the princes of Tyszkiewicz. In 1752 the Council of Lithuania imposed a poll tax of 215 zlotys on the Svisloch community, which numbered 220 in 1766. Until the middle of the 19th century the Jews of Svisloch earned their livelihood mainly from trade in timber and grain, shopkeeping, and crafts; they later also engaged in innkeeping and the lease of public houses. After a great fire, in which most of the Jewish shops were destroyed, the fairs were no longer held in Svisloch and the Jews were deprived of their principal sources of livelihood. Around 1870 Jews began to pioneer in the tanning industry and improved methods of manufacture with the assistance of German experts whom they invited. By the end of the 19th century a number of tanneries had been established in Svisloch, which employed hundreds of workers. Many Jews from the surrounding areas went there in search of employment. As early as the middle of the 19th century Jewish craftsmen in Svisloch attempted to organize themselves into guilds. At the beginning of the 20th century the Bund Movement developed in Svisloch and it embraced the whole of the Jewish working populace (tanners, tailors, shoemakers, carpenters. smiths, and bakers), who organized strikes for the amelioration of working conditions in tanneries and factories. In 1905 the workers' organization was established for Jewish self-defense against pogroms.

Residences

In 1911 the family were living at 147 Mill Street Liverpool. The house now shown here may date from after this period

In the 1921 census the family are living at 7 Montpelier Terrace, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool, England L8. This Regency terrace, dating from the 1820’s, stood between Grove Street and Bloom Street and was demolished in the late 1960’s. This is a view of part of Montpelier Terrace taken in 1968. It is now the site of the Woman's Hospital


In 1939 Hannah is listed as living at 55 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales
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