Ancestors of Marianne Mosevius Levinsohn
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Ancestors of Marianne Mosevius Levinsohn Donna Levinsohn Ancestors of Marianne Mosevius First Generation 1. Marianne Mosevius, daughter of Ernst (Leib Salomon) Mosevius and Dora (Treinla, Trinla) Bloch, was born on 2 Apr 1923 in Berlin, Germany (Prenzlauer Berg 6), died on 21 Jun 1975 in New York City, N.Y. at age 52, and was buried in Jun 1975 in Paramus, NJ (Sanctuary of Abraham and Sarah, Cedar Park Cemetery). Noted events in her life were: • She emigrated from Berlin, Germany. to England on 1 Dec 1938, age 15, by herself, as part of the first Kindertransport. Home Office Permit No. 38. • She immigrated from Great Britain to U.S. Left 11 Oct 1943; arrived in New York City 27 Oct 1943 on S.S. Ruahine, from Glasgow • She had a residence in 1923-1938. Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg 6 [birth to Jan. 1926], Jablonskistr. 24, Prenzlauer Berg [1926 to abt. 1933], Margaretenstr. 2, Grunewald [abt 1933 to 1935], Niersteiner Str. 6, Grunewald [abt 1935 to 1 Dec. 1938]) • She had a residence in 1938-1943 in London, England. • She received her Naturalized United States citizenship on 9 May 1949 in New York City. • She had a residence in 1943-1975 in New York City, N.Y.. • She worked as an Economist in 1949-1952 in N.Y.C.. • She worked as a Public schoolteacher in 1962-1975 in N.Y.C.. • She was educated at B.A., Sarah Lawrence College in 1946 in Bronxville, N.Y.. • She was educated at LL.B., Columbia Law School in Sep 1948 in N.Y.C.. Marianne married Robert Jules Levinsohn, son of Israel Levinsohn and Anne Prinstein, on 13 Dec 1948 in New York City, N.Y. Robert was born on 14 Apr 1920 in New York City, N.Y. and died on 19 May 2014 in New York City, N.Y. at age 94. Noted events in his life were: • Residence: New York City from 1948. • Occupation: Attorney. • Died at NY Presbyterian Cornell-Weil Hospital: 1 Produced by Legacy Ancestors of Marianne Mosevius • Obituary: NY Times. ROBERT J. LEVINSOHN Obituary LEVINSOHN--Robert J., Esq., 94, on May 19, 2014. Bob was a partner at the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP. He chaired the New York County Democratic Law Committee for more than 40 years and was a long-time member of the executive committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section. Bob was an early member of Manhattan's postwar political reform movement, long-time member of the Lexington Democratic Club and a driving force behind the New York County Democratic Committee. His extraordinary success in reforming Manhattan's judicial and political culture will undoubtedly be his most enduring legacy. He effectively removed partisan political considerations from the judicial nominating process in Manhattan by establishing nonpartisan screening panels. His pioneering role in fostering a judicial culture less tainted by corruption and unwarranted partisan influence is still widely recognized as a model. A lifelong activist devoted to the highest ideals of the Democratic Party, Bob naturally assumed a series of important leadership positions in politics and public policy. Bob leaves behind his wife, Louise Katz; daughters, Donna M. Levinsohn and Dorothy A. Laurence; grandson, James Levinsohn. His love and caring for others will be missed. Memorial Service Friday, May 30, 2014, 11:45am, "The Riverside," 76th St. and Amsterdam Ave. Donations to www.autismspeaks.org in honor of Robert J. Levinsohn. Published in The New York Times from May 21 to May 29, 2014 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171159156#sthash.pOqzUFLz.dpuf Children from this marriage were: i. Dorothy Alice Levinsohn was born on 11 Dec 1952 in N.Y.C. Dorothy married Tibor Eliot Laurence. Tibor was born about 1939 in Törökszentmiklós, Hungary and died in 1997 in Szada (near Budapest), Hungary about age 58. ii. Donna Mosevius Levinsohn was born on 26 Feb 1955 in New York City, N.Y. Donna married [Private] on 31 May 1987 in Summit, NJ. 2 Produced by Legacy Ancestors of Marianne Mosevius Second Generation (Parents) 2. Ernst (Leib Salomon) Mosevius, son of Adolf (Avraham) Mosevius and Mathilde (Malka) Hirsch, was born on 22 Dec 1894 in Berlin, Germany (Grüner Weg 3), died on 21 Dec 1974 in New York City, N.Y. at age 79, and was buried in Dec 1974 in Paramus, NJ (Cedar Park Cemetery). Noted events in his life were: • He served in the military as a soldier in the German Army in the First World War, 1915- 1918. Stationed in France, 1915-1916, Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 24. (Stationed at Cambrai, Rosh Hashanah [Sep 8-9], 1915.) In Serbia, 23 Sep 1915-Dec 1915. Served at Battle of Verdun as Unteroffizier (, 6. Infanterie Division, 12. Infanterie Brigade, Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 24 [Brandenburg],* 11. Kompagnie), wounded late Feb.- early March 1916. See Deutsche Verlustlisten Nr. 917, 27 Mar. 1916, p. 11760, col. 2: Utffz. Ernst Mosevius - Berlin - leicht verwundet. (Soldiers in the 11th Kompagnie who were killed and are on same list were killed 22 Feb. - 4. Mar., 1916.) Fought in 3rd Battle of Champagne, April-May 1917. Probably in Serbia/Slovenia and/or Ukraine (Tarnopol) in summer of 1917. In Sofia, Bulgaria, October 1917 for Kaiser Wilhelm's negotiations with Bulgarian govt. * Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 24 = Infanterie-Regiment Großherzog Friedrich Franz II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 24. References: For 6th Infantry Divison, 12th Brigade, 24th Infantry Regiment, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Division_%28German_Empire%29 http://www.dffv.de/Projekte/IR24/Regiment/Regiment.htm And see: Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War (1914-1918) (Compiled from Records of Intelligence Section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters: Chaumont, France: 1919) , War Dept. Doc. 905 (Washington, D.C., Govt. Printing Office, 1920), at pp. 127-130 Retrieved at: https://books.google.com/books?id=VfoLAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false, at pp. 127-130 In 1917: Unteroffizier [non-commissioned officer, equivalent to corporal/sergeant], Army Battalion 178, Second Company. Headed squad of 20 men. (Stationed in Balkans, probably Serbia.) • He was employed. as the proprietor of the Mosevius piano store in Berlin from abt. 1919 to Dec. 31,1928 (Prenzlauer Berg 6) 3 Produced by Legacy Ancestors of Marianne Mosevius • He was employed. as a social worker from 1929-1941, including as Managing Director of the Israelitische Union, E.V., at Oranienburger Str. 40/41 in Berlin (a charity organization for the benefit of needy Jews) from 1 Jan. 1929 - 30 Nov.1935, and as the director of the welfare and passport office and the director of migration assistance for the Jewish Congregation of Berlin, from 1 Dec 1935 until his departure on 27 May1941. See Jüdisches Adressbuch für Gross-Berlin, 1931 at p. 75: Die Israelitische Union dient der Fürsorge für bedürftige Juden durch ärztliche und zahnärztliche Poliklinik, Kindererholungsfürsorge, juristische Beratung und Barunterstützungen . [The Israelitische Union serves to provide care for needy Jews through a medical and dental clinic, children's recovery care, legal advice and cash support] Also collected clothing and supplied it to needy Jews. Food for Chanukah, coal, locative aid, etc. Geschäftsstelle: Berlin N 24, Oranienburger Str. Nr. 40/41; Fernsprecher: D 1 Norden 2529; Geschäftsführer: Dir. Ernst Mosevius. See also H. Jäckel & H. Simon, Berliner Juden 1941, Namen unde Schicksale (Das Letzte Amtliche Fernsprechbuch der Reischspostdirektion Berlin) at 92 (2007): "Ernst Mosevius . war als Funktionär bei der Jüdischen Gemeinde für Auswanderungsangelegenheiten zuständig." [ = officer of Jewish Congregation responsible for emigration affairs.] See also entry for Ernst Mosevius in Biographisches Handbuch des deutschsprachigen Emigration nach 1933 (1980) at p. 509: 1929-1935 Vors. der privaten Wohltätigskeitorg. zur Unterstützung osteurop. Flüchtlinge, Israelitische Union Berlin (durch NatSoz. aufgelöst, Überhahme durch Jüd. Gde. Berlin). 1935-41 Ltr. Fürsorge- u. Pass-Stelle u. Referent für Wanderfürsorge der Jüd. Gde. Berlin, Unterstützung illeg. Emigr. [1929-1935 Chairman of the private charity organization for the support of Eastern European refugees, Israelitische Union [Israelite Union] Berlin (dissolved by National Socialists, taken over by Jewish Congregation in Berlin). 1935-1941 Director of the welfare and passport office and director of migration assistance for the Jewish Congregation of Berlin; support of illegal emigrants.] See also D. Korn, Wer ist wer im Judentum? (FZ-Verlag, 1996) at p. 343. See also Ernst Mosevius obituary, Aufbau 3 Jan. 1975: Der ehmalige Direktor der Berliner "Israelitischen Union," die sich um Krankenpflege, Kinderfürsorge, Kleiderkammer usw. kümmerte, un spätere Leiter der Wanderstelle der Berliner Jüdischen Gemeinde. [Formerly the director of the Israelite Union in Berlin, which provided care for the sick and for children, a clothing collection, etc., and later the leader of the migration office of the Jewish Congregation of Berlin.] 4 Produced by Legacy Ancestors of Marianne Mosevius • Organization: B'nai B'rith, Berlin and New York: He was the President of the German Imperial Lodge (Deutsche Reichsloge No. 1) of B'nai B'rith (U.O.B.B.) Berlin, April 1932-April 1933 and 1933-34, and Vice-President thereafter until the B'nai B'rith Lodges were closed in April 1937. He had been a member since 20 March 1920; Protokoll Secretary in 1928-29 and 1929-30; and Vice-President in 1930-31 and 1931-32. Sources include: annual Adressbuch of the Berliner Logen U.O.B.B. for 1928/29, and listings of officers in monthly publication Monatsschrift der Berliner Logen U.O.B.B ., 1928-1932. He was President of the Leo Baeck Lodge of B'nai B'rith at 150 West 85th Street in New York City (Lodge No.