Измаил Владимирович Юркевич

Исмаил-де-Йорк, был тесно связан с мусульманским представительством Уокинга и был президентом Британского мусульманского общества на протяжении многих лет. Он упоминается в некоторых материалах исламского Review с 1937 года до конца 1940 - х годов.

Ниже приводится его некролог , который появился в исламском Review, июль 1953 г., стр. 33, http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/de-yorke.htm Валли, он же – Исмаил де-Йорк,

президент Британского мусульманского общества

Сын принцессы Салихи и Джаляль Эддина Мухаммеда (Владимира Юркевича), которого в семье звали Валли (Уолли, Wally в английской транскрипции – А.П.) а по-мусульмански – Исмаил-де-Йорк, родился в Кенсингтоне (западная часть центрального Лондона) в 1909 году. В юные годы посещал элитный детский сад в пригороде Лондона, Оксшоте (графство Суррей), потом учился в колледже Святого Лаврентия (город Рамсгейт, в 174 километрах от Лондона) и Тринити-колледже (Кембридж).

Тринити-колледж – одно из самых элитных учебных заведений Англии, его заканчивали многие члены британской королевской семьи и такие знаменитости, как Фрэнсис Бэкон, Исаак Ньютон, лорд Байрон, Владимир Набоков.Таким образом, образование Валли (Исмаила де-Йорка) было направлено на то, чтобы способствовать его карьере в высшем обществе Англии. Он сдал экзамены по праву и стал адвокатом одной из четырёх юридических палат Англии – Грейс-Инна (руководимой знаменитым адвокатом тех лет Персивалем Кларком). Успешно практиковал вплоть до 1939 года.

С началом Второй Мировой войны де-Йорк некоторое время послужил в одном из территориальных воинских подразделений Англии – 12 LAA полку (что это за часть – выяснить мне не удалось – А.П.). Но по состоянию здоровья Валли был освобождён от воинской службы, после чего до конца войны работал в Банке Англии, контролируя вопросы валютной политики.

Что касается семейной жизни Исмаила де-Йорка, то его избранницей стала уроженка Грузии Мария Кикнадзе. У них была дочь – Норма (Нермайн, Nermine).Долгие годы находясь в среде высшего чиновничества Англии, сын уроженца Орловщины одновременно был и президентом Британского мусульманского общества. О нём регулярно писал журнал «Исламское обозрение», выходивший в Англии с конца 30-ых годов XX века. Этот же журнал в июле 1953 года разместил некролог, в котором давний друг Валли, Александр Энгельгардт, сообщил о смерти своего товарища и вспомнил о нём самыми добрыми словами. IN MEMORIAM

The Late Ismail de Yorke

AN APPRECIATION

By ALEXANDER ENGELHARDT

Ismail de Yorke, born of an Egyptian lady of the Royal House and a Russian father in Kensington, London, in 1909, was to all who had the pleasure of knowing him a just, humble and very lovable person whose presence will be greatly missed.

I first met Wally, as he was affectionately called by his friends, in Oxshott, Surrey, where we attended kindergarten, being sent there by our respective parents, who were also very good friends. It was here and at this early age that his good nature manifested itself and his infectious laugh endeared hirn to me so much that we remained the firmest of friends for thirty-seven years.

Educated ar St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, and Trinity College, Cambridge, he had the good fortune of having the best education money could give, and this fact, coupled with his charm and ability to mix easily with all types of men, turned hirn into a useful, God-fearing citizen.

In 1929, while still at Cambridge, he married Miss Maria Kiknadze, a Caucasian, and a year later Nermine, his only child, was born. In the same year he passed his law examinations, was called to the Bar, and became a member of Gray’s Inn. He joined Sir Percival Clarke’s chambers and practised there until 1939.

Answering the call to duty at the outbreak of the last great world war, he offered his services to the 12th Finsbury Rifles (which later became known as the 12th L.A.A. Regt., R.A.), an old-established Territorial unit. His ability to mix with everyone soon gained hirn many friends in the unit, and it was not long after the beginning of the war that the Commanding Officer named hirn for promotion to officer status. Unfortunately, however, his health was not good at this time, and it was soon decided by the authorities that he should be discharged.

Thereafter, and until the end of the war, he helped the war effort by working in the Foreign Exchange Control at the Bank of England.

As our families were so united, when his father died in the autumn of 1936, my father became even more arrached to Wally, and during the long weary years of the war they spent many long hours together in and around London, cheering up others and themselves in the knowledge that in the end right would prevail.

Due to the fact that his home, on the ruins of which stands his present house, was bombed in 1940, he moved with his family and spent two years at the Shah ]ehan Mosque in Woking, Surrey.

Ismail was passionately fond of tennis, and followed it closely, both as a player and as a spectator. The fortnight at Wimbledon was always awaited eagerly. His other hobbies included rnodel railway construction and model yacht racing. The latter he raced on the round pond in Kensington Gardens, and he was for a time Secrerary of the British Model Yacht Association. The long winter evenings were often spent with a handful of friends lisrening to music, chosen from his extensive and varied library of records.

It is difficult to say whether these hobbies kept him young in spirit or whether it was his youthful mentality which caused hirn to choose such hobbies. In any event, in this quality lay his great charm. He was a boy with a good heart and a big smile.

In religion a devout Muslim, he not only did a lor of work in bringing this religion to the forefront, but tried sincerely to live his life in a way that would bless and serve as an example to others. He was President of the Muslim Society in Great Britain for many years.

The aftermath of war brought, as was to be expected, various problems, amongst which the housing shortage was one of great urgency. Ismail decided his legal qualifications could be put to good use if he joined an organization which tackled this important human problem. As a result of these thoughts, and with his usual desire to help the underdog, he joined the Hampstead and St. Pancras Rent Tribunal. He gave loyal and devoted service both to the Tribunal and to the many landlords and tenants who brought their grievances to him.

One cannot write about Ismail without mentioning the great variety of his friends. They ranged literally from princes to East End barrow boys, and this fact, above all others, showed his true character, his love of humanity and his understanding that in the eyes of God each and every one of us, irrespective of colour or creed, is alike and a brother.

— The Islamic Review, July 1953, p. 33