Aaron "Alter" Malitz Levy was born 1863 in Brest Poland (now Belarus) with the surname Malitz, son of David Yehuda and Lily (Echoles) Malitz. His first wife had died in Europe, her name was Rifka Hannah Goldblatt Malitz. With the children from his first wife, he arrived in Savannah with second wife, Rachel Gold Levy, from Poland about 1900. Together he had about nine children. After reaching Savannah, Aaron changed his surname to Levy and opened a watch repair business named A. Levy & Son. This business later became Levy Jewelers, which remains an active retail store in Savannah, Georgia.

