Betty Levine was born in Whitechapel in August 1925, one of three sisters. Her father was Lithuanian and mother English. Betty went to school in Ely in Cambridgeshire & then trained as a nurse at Redhill County Hospital followed by a period at the Women’s Hospital in Soho Square. She was also employed as a […]
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Courtesy of Mrs Ruth Press, this receipt was issued in 1942 and includes amongst the print sizes on offer, a “Boris size”.
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Courtesy of Mrs Sonia Lerner. Compliment slip and Boris branded envelope circa 1940.
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Kept in beautiful condition by Mrs Sonia Lerner, this sales brochure from the 1930’s gave details of the personal service from Boris’s studio with photographic examples of his wedding images.
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photographed circa 1946, aged 26, taken at Boris’s Oxford Street studio. Shirley had two sisters, Alice & Millie and two brothers, Jack & Solly and both their parents came from Poland. Her father Hyman was a master builder. Shirley ran a hairdressing salon in Camden Road called ‘Shirleys’ whose clients included many celebrities. She married […]
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(changed to Henry Lewis) was born in Wierbcyza, near Lublin, Poland in 1923. In WWII, his family were rounded up by the Nazis. His mother, brothers & sisters were sent to a ghetto in Tarnopol & were never seen again. Chaim and his father were deported to a slave labour camp in Glomboczek which was […]
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were married on 9 February 1947 at Egerton Road Synagogue in Stamford Hill N16 with the reception at Hackney Town Hall. Abbigail was a clothing manufacturer and after marriage to Sidney, a master tailor, they continued working together well into their 70’s. The couple initially lived in Dollis Hill and then Golders Green. They had […]
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were married on 5 January 1947 at La Boheme Restaurant in New Bond St, W1. During WWII, Emanuel served in the army in the Signal Corps and worked for the head of Allied Command. He was reputed to have received the news that the war had ended. After his marriage, Emanuel sold ‘water softeners’ and […]
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were married in September 1946 at Walm Lane Synagogue, Cricklewood.On the left of Libby was June Frumkin while on the right was David Frydman, Libby’s nephew, and Angela Goldberg, Libby’s neice. Louis was born in 1908 in Kielce, Poland & came to the UK in 1913. Libby grew up in Stoke Newington & was the […]
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aged 4, youngest of three sisters and daughter of Alf & Cissie Rosenblatt (click here) at the wedding of Freda & Jack Rosenblatt on 14 July 1946 with the reception at the Brent Bridge Hotel. Helen became a secretary and later married Julian Solomons on 26 January 1969 at the Marble Arch Synagogue with the […]
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(changed from Bookshneer) were married on 12 September 1944 at the Stamford Hill Beth Hamedrash Synagogue with the reception at Stern’s in Mansell St. Before the war, Rose was a short-hand typist & later worked in her father Soloman’s shoe business. In WWII, Gerard, a law student, was in the Army Intelligence Corps for 7 […]
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in 1945. Centre is Norman Blasebalk, born in 1914 in Cambridge, a production engineer for a component manufacturer. To his right is his wife Annie, known as Bobbie (née Singer) who was born in 1915. Norman & Annie were married in 1941 at Highams Park & Chingford Synagogue. To the left of Norman is his […]
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were married on 24 April 1944 at Stoke Newington Registry Office. They had a second wedding on 11 June 1944 at Finsbury Park District Synagogue in Princes Crescent N4. Millie was born in the UK in 1922. Her mother was born in Siemiatycze, Poland & father, a musician, in Russia. At the time of her […]
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were married on 27 February 1944 at the Great Synagogue, Dukes Place E1 with the reception held in the hall opposite. Both were first generation British, Toby was born in 1913 & Morris in 1908. Morris’s parents were Jacob Lustig, Austrian, who is believed to have arrived in London at Tilbury Docks in 1888 and […]
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were married on 14 February 1943 at Stoke Newington Synagogue in Shacklewell Lane, having previously married in a Registry Office in 1942. Rose & Norman met at hairdressing school ‘Leon’s of London’ and after marrying, they changed their name to Granville. Rose opened up her own hairdressing salon in Watford where they lived while Norman […]
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aged 2 years, lived in Victoria Park Rd, Hackney. Her parents, Rose and Maurice Brown, were married on 27 February 1938 at the Great Synagogue, Dukes Place E1. Her father was a barber in Whitechapel and mother a milliner. Myra married Raymond Lyons on 20 November 1960 at Hale Lane Synagogue in Edgware. At the […]
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were married on 13 January 1942 at the Registry Office in Stepney. This was followed on by a religious wedding & reception on the 15 March 1942 at the Cafe Stewart on Regent Street. The service was under the auspices of Vine Court Synagogue and officiated by David Koussevitzky. Hettie was born in 1920 in […]
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were married on 31 May 1942 at the East London Synagogue in Rectory Square, Stepney Green with the reception at the Grosvenor House. Sidney joined his three brothers (see pages 94 & 106) in running the family shoe manufacturing business, Rosenblatt & Sons Ltd. The couple had two children, Ronald & Stephen and lived in […]
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were married on 26 July 1942 at Egerton Road Synagogue, Stamford Hill with the reception at Stoke Newington Town Hall. Renee (originally Vishner) was born in 1920 from British born parents while Harry was born in 1919 from parents born in Minsk. Renee was a hairdresser and had her own salons in Stamford Hill & […]
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were married on 1 September 1942 at Devonshire Road Synagogue in Hackney with the reception at Folman’s West Central Rooms, Noel St, W1. Both Sid & Lilian were born in London in 1922. At the time of their marriage, Lilian was a secretary for the Ministry of Food. Sid started work at 14 as a […]
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aged 25, was an RAF flight mechanic serving in Gibralter as an electrical engineer. He married Esther Zalkin on 9 March 1941 at Finchley District Synagogue in Kinloss Gardens N3. She was aged 20 and a milliner. Both Louis and Esther were born in the UK. Louis’s father, Obadiah (Berthold) Koskie was born in Stockholm […]
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were married on the 26 October 1941 at the Great Garden Street Synagogue in Whitechapel. Sadie was born in 1916 from Austrian parents. Morris was born in 1910 and his parents came from Poland. During WWII, Morris was a fireman and later became a salesman of ladies wear in a family business. The couple first […]
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were married on the 14 December 1941 at Cricklewood United Synagogue in Walm Lane NW2. Ada was the daughter of Leah (née Nadler) & Frank Katz, both of whom were born in Rumania. Frank owned a chain of menswear shops, F.Katz, Hosiers & Outfitters. Michael was the son of Miriam (née Stitchel), born in Zolynia, […]
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in 1941, was born in Middlesborough, on 10 August 1921. As a child he lived in Leeds, Glasgow & Edinburgh before moving to & settling in south-west London. He excelled academically at the Elliott Central School and left aged 16 to join Wandsworth Borough Council as a clerk in their finance department. With the outbreak […]
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in 1941, was born on 30 September 1916, grew up in Dalston and was educated at the Grocer’s School in Hackney. Morris married Phyllis Lebof on 6 July 1941 at Cricklewood United Synagogue in Walm Lane. He volunteered at the Edgware Road Recruitment Centre for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps(RAOC), responsible for supplying ammunition & […]
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were married on 8 June 1941 at The New Beth Hamedrash Synagogue in Dalston. Both were born in the UK, Jack in 1903 and Lottie in 1910. Jack was a dock labourer & Lottie a fur machinist.
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were married on 29 December 1940 at the Great Synagogue, Commercial Rd. Their wedding night was spent at the Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch but had to take cover in an air-raid shelter due to a bombing raid. Nicky was born at the London Hospital Whitechapel in 1913 – her mother was from Kiev and her […]
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were married on the 26 November 1940 at Nelson Street Sphardish Synagogue in Stepney. Eve was a tailor’s manageress and Joseph a tailor prior to joining the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) during WWII. He ended up with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Both Eve & Joseph’s fathers were also tailors.
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were married on 21 January 1940 at Stepney Orthodox Synagogue with the reception at the Embassy Ballrooms in Bow E3. Both Kate & Alf were born in 1910 in the UK. Kate’s parents came from Vilnius, Lithuania & Alf’s from Poland. In WWII, Alf joined the Army and was based in the UK. He subsequently […]
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were married on 14 July 1940 at Bethnal Green Great Synagogue with the reception at the Casino Ballrooms, Redmans Rd, E1. The couple were both born in the UK. Mark’s father was born in Tarnov, Poland and mother in Minsk, Belarus while Anne’s father was born in Lodz, Poland and mother in Karlisch, Poland. Before […]
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were married on the 31 March 1940 with the chupa & reception at Folman’s West Central Rooms, Noel St, W1. At the time of their marriage, Blooma, aged 21, was a milliner and Jack, aged 24, was working in Sam Stein’s shop in Moorgate. In 1950 he qualified as a teacher and remained in the […]
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with daughter Rayner (aged 18 months) in 1943. Eva (née Yanovitch) and Alec were married on 3 September 1939 at the Beth Hamedrash Synagogue in Stamford Hill. As this was the day war broke out, the reception was cancelled. Alec was a gents hairdresser and Eva worked as a machinist in the fur trade before […]
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(previously Shatkofsky) in 1945 after VE day. From left, Monty aged 23; father, Jack, born in Poland in 1896 arrived in UK in 1905 & married Hannah (known as Annie) Guttenberg on 12 August 1917 at East London Synagogue, Rectory Square, Stepney Green, E1. Jack had tailoring shops, called Jacksons in Petticoat Lane, Dalston, Homerton […]
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were married on 3 June, 1945 at the Adath Yisroel Synagogue, Stoke Newington by Rabbi Dr Solomon Schonfeld. Miriam, born in the UK in 1924 was a secretary and lived with her parents, Morris and Rachel Kahler, in Stoke Newington. Morris owned a jewller’s and watchmaker’s shop in Fieldgate Street, E1. Sam was born in […]
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