Rev Abraham LEVY

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Immigrated, 1903, South Africa.

2. Career: As told by Anne Sarzin.
Rev. Abraham Levy was the paternal grandfather of Dr Anne Sarzin who worked in the Media Unit at Sydney University for a time. Her grandfather graduated from Jews College, London, and left for South Africa in 1903. Her grandmother, who was very beautiful, had a large family of seven children, six of whom survived, but she died very young.
They came to Sydney en route to Brisbane in 1910, where they remained for three years, ministering to the congregation at the Margaret Street Synagogue.
Whilst in Brisbane Rev Levy was active in Australian zionist activities and with the Jewish National Fund, a record of the correspondence being kept in the Central Zionist Archives and of which correspondence the Archive has a microfilm copy. According to a letter dated 14th April 1923 it appears that Rev Abraham Levy was re appointed to Brisbane in April 1923.
Rev Abraham Levy's son, the father of Dr Anne Sarzin, was born on the boat SS Runic that took her grandparents back to South Africa in 1913.
The Brisbane Hebrew Congregation where he ministered was founded in 1865.

3. Buried, 12 May 1957, North End Cemetery, Port Elizabeth.

Abraham married Fanny MORRIS on 5 Apr 1905 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. (Fanny MORRIS was born on 21 Dec 1882 in Stellenbosch , Western Cape, South Africa, died on 26 Sep 1927 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa and was buried in North End Cemetery, Port Elizabeth.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Register: National Archives of South Africa.

Abraham next married Paula SCHAPIRO on 5 Apr 1905 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. (Paula SCHAPIRO was born in 1887 in Russia, died on 9 Sep 1973 in North End Cemetery, Port Elizabeth and was buried in North End Cemetery, Port Elizabeth.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Register: National Archives of South Africa.