Mordechai Leib (Max) Lan

September 1939 - received British citizenship

Lithuania internal passport # 45128 issued Nov 4, 1925

(zuni lan:) My Mom and Dad married without telling his parents. They got married and returned to their houses (Mom in Wizo still)

(becky sacks:) Barney told me this story: his grandfather was given some land (they called it the orchard), by Napolean administration during Napolean wars, and then there was a dispute with an uncle who disputed the ownership of that land. Barney fought the case, and got the money for the orchard, and that's the money they used to go to south africa. My mother and father (Goldie and Mottel) went first - they got married on Aug 5, 1928, and were given more than their share of the money. Motel's visa was "sponsored" by a friend already in South Africa. Barney went to South Africa with Max. Max was a little "educationally subnormal" (not very bright), and Barney looked after him.

(divon, dec 2009:) found cemetery record on: http://chrysalis.its.uct.ac.za

(divon, jan 2010:) found marriage certificate on jewishgen.org:

Kaunas 6-aug-1928

LAN, Mordkhai Leive, son of Zundel and Dushe nee KOPMAN, born in Kaunas 1908, resident of Slabada, a worker

RUBIN, Golde, daughter of Khaim Yosif and Rivke nee Gorfinkel, born in Kaunas 1909, resident of Slabada, a seamstress

(divon, jan 2016) found Max estate record in Cape Archive (MOOC 6/9/ 24116, 5380/56). The researcher that found it for me was not allowed to photo it, just take notes, and he mentions that the estate contains a note that Goldie was issued a marriage certificate on 19.7.1963. It also mentions that Max was a South African citizen, the names of his children and that his whole estate goes to his wife. No mention of his Hebrew name or his naturalization in South Africa.