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Rabbi Mendel Leib Levine

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kurenets, Minsk, Belarus
Death: 1957 (91-92)
Israel
Immediate Family:

Son of Naftali Hertz Levine and Nechama Risha Levine
Husband of Malke Levine and Chaya Sara Levine
Father of Azriel Levine; Beryl Levine; Naphtali Hertz Levine; Sonia Edelman; Esther Wouk and 1 other
Brother of Faiga Racha Rocha Feldman; Chaia Gelman and Private
Half brother of Hannah Zipa Levine; Shosha Yente ?; Mary Alpert and Abraham Mayer Levin

Managed by: Eilat Gordin Levitan
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About Rabbi Mendel Leib Levine

3.+Mendel Leib Levine, b. abt. 1863, d. 1957.He married (1) Chaya Sara Morgenstern, daughter of Chaim Zelig Morgenstern. He married (2) Malke Sinykin on 1894.More About Mendel Leib Levine:Hebrew: Menachem Yehuda (? on 2nd).Occ: Rabbi.More About Mendel Leib Levine and Malke Sinykin:

Marriage: 1894 Children of Mendel Leib Levine and Chaya Sara Morgenstern are:

4.+Esther Levine, b. Nov 1890, Minsk, Russia, d. 14 Nov 1984, NYC.

.She married Abraham Isaac Wouk on 1 Jan 1911 in NYC, son of Yisrael Ze'ev Wouk and Etta Cantor Children of Esther Levine and Abraham Isaac Wouk are:

5.+Irene Sarah Wouk, b. 12 Sep She married Howard Green, son of Abraham Green and Dora Radack. Notes for Irene Sarah Wouk:

Per IWG, 4/99. When she was 1 year old, her mother took her back to Russia to show Esther's father how well the marriage had turned out. They were caught by the war. Irene had no papers. To get out, Esther took her half-sister Sonya's papers and said that IW was Sonya. When IW got to NYC, and saw her father, he said, "I'm your father." She said no, thinking that her father was the picture in Esther's locket. Children of Irene Sarah Wouk and Howard Green are:

6. +Neil Edward Green, b. 21 Jul 1940, NYC. He married Lesley Susanne Nield on 24 Nov 1962 in Mamaroneck, NY, daughter of William Edward Nield and Eva Barre. Notes for Neil Edward Green:

Began medical school in Lusanne, Switzerland.Pres. College of Pediatric Surgery.

Children of Neil Edward Green and Lesley Susanne Nield are:

7.+Bruce Arthur Green, b. 18 Aug , Lausanne, Switzerland.. He married Lynn. Children of Bruce Arthur Green and Lynn are:

8.Arthur Grant Green.

7.+Lisa Beth Green, b. 3 Jun , Norwalk, CT.She married Charles Ellet Brock on 28 Oct 1989 in Nashville, TN, son of Paul Kruesi Brock and Mary Alice Brown.Children of Lisa Beth Green and Charles Ellet Brock are:

8.Lesley Smartt Brock, b. 2 Feb Chattanooga, TN.

8.Laura Corwin Brock, b. 6 Dec attanooga, TN.

8.Taylor Elizabeth Brock, b. 6 Dec , Chattanooga, TN.

6.+Alan Ivan Green, b. 7 Nov Norwalk, CT.. He married Frances Children of Alan Ivan Green and Frances Cohen are:

7.Isobel Green, b. 17 Jun

7.Henry Green, b. 17 Jun

6.+Mark Ronald Green, b. 13 Jan , Norwalk, CT.He married (1) Jane Grayson on 25 Jun 1968 in Miami, Florida. He married (2) Judith Toba Lax on 15 Feb 1981 in San Diego, CA, daughter of Oscar Lax and Carol Rosalie Handel

Children of Mark Ronald Green and Judith Toba Lax are:

7. Hillary Handel Green, b. 9 Nov , San Diego, CA

5 +Herman Wouk, b. 27 May 1915. . He married Betty Sarah Brown.

Notes for Herman Wouk (Chayim Zeleg):Pulitzer Prize for Novel 1954. Biographical material in "This is My God" and "The Will to Live On." Other books contain characters and incidents based on family. Children of Herman Wouk and Betty Sarah Brown are:

6.Abraham Isaac Wouk, b. 1946, d. 1951.

6.Nathaniel Wouk, b. He married Pamela Samet. Children of Nathaniel Wouk and Pamela Samet are:

7.Stephanie Wouk, b. 24 Nov

6.+Joseph Wouk, b. Children of Joseph Wouk and Suzy Small are:

7.Barak Wouk, b. 3 Dec .

7.Zohar Wouk, b. 18 Nov

5+Victor Wouk, b. 27 Apr 1919, NYC.He married Joy Lattman on 15 Jun 1941 in NYC, daughter of Jacob Lattman and Yetta Schwartz. Notes for Victor Wouk:Graduate of Townsend Harris -- where he was able to bring in Robert Goddard, the rocket pioneer, for a lecture. Going to Cal Tech for Electro-physics was very unusual for a Jew -- father was skeptical. Worked on the Manhattan District doing instrumentation for attempts to enrich Uranium. Founded Beta Electric. Was president of Wouka Distributing. Pioneer, visionary, and, later, world-class expert of electric and hybrid vehicles. Board of 92 Street Y. Chair Comm. on Synagogue Relations for Fed. of Jew. Phil. Children of Victor Wouk and Joy Lattman are:

6.Jonathan Abraham Wouk, b. 19 , NYC.

6.+Jordan Samuel Wouk, b. 2 Oct 1948, NYC. . He married Kathy Anne King on 30 May 1976 in Great Neck, NY, daughter of Edward King and Rita Darling Gilman. Notes for Jordan Samuel Wouk:

Worked as a computer professional. Worked on the Y2k (year 2000) problem.

Active in his community including serving on the Planning Board. Founder of the Friends of the Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck.

More About Jordan Samuel Wouk:Coll 1: 1974 - 1976, MIT. Coll 2: 1967 - 1969, Wesleyan Univ. Hebrew: Yaakov Shmuel. Children of Jordan Samuel Wouk and Kathy Anne King are:

7. Edward Howard Wouk, b. 21 Jul 1980.

4. Chashke, b. abt. 1894, d. abt. 1895

Children of Mendel Leib Levine and Malke Sinykin are:

4.+Beryl Levine, b. 1895, d. 1962. He married (1) Rivka. He married (2) Second. More About Beryl Levine:Burial: B'nei Brak, Israel.Children of Beryl Levine and Rivka are:

5.Avraham Levine, b. 1925.

5.Naphtali Levine, b. 1927, d. 1985, NYC.

5.+Malka Levine, b. 1930.

5.+Dvora Levine, b. 1932. 4.+Sonia Levine, b. 1910, d. 28 Jan 1998, Rechovot.She married Ben Edelman, son of Meir Edelman and Rachel.Children of Sonia Levine and Ben Edelman are:

5.+Martha Edelman, b. 8 Aug , NYC. She married Joseph P. Price on 28 Feb 1963 in Detroit, MI. Children of Martha Edelman and Joseph P. Price are:

6. +Raina Naomi Price, b. 21 Apr Boston, MA.Children of Raina Naomi Price and Marcus Webster are:

7.Alex Webster, b. 1992.

7.Ben Webster, b. 1994.

7.Max Webster, b. 1996.

7.Jacob Webster, b. 1998. 6.David Joseph Price, b. 3 Oct 1nn Arbor, MI.

5.+Marvin Meir Edelman, b. 22 Aug 1939 He married Sara Urivetsky on 4 Sep 1961 in Broadway Central Hotel, NYC, daughter of Max Urivetsky and Minnie Hollander.More About Marvin Edelman: Coll: 1961, Yeshiva Univ, Biology.

Namesake: Paternal g'father (Meir Hertz). Univ: , PhD, Brandeis. Children of Marvin Edelman and Sara Urivetsky are:

6.+Ari Menachem Edelman, b. 2 Aug . He married Chana Zipor on 4 Apr 1985 in Rehovot, Israel, daughter of Mosha Zipor and Adina.Children of Ari Menachem Edelman and Chana Zipor are:

7.Dafna Edelman, b. 14 Apr

7.Boaz Edelman, b. 14 Jan

7.Shaul Edelman, b. 1 Nov

7.Irit Edelman, b. 20 Jan

6.+Rachel Chaya Edelman, b. 21 Jul .She married Shmuel Bentov on 28 May 1991 in Jerusalem, son of Haim Bentov and Adina. Children of Rachel Chaya Edelman and Shmuel Bentov are:

7.Avyia Bentov, b. 19 Nov

7.Danielle Bentov, b. 29 Aug

7.Yoav Bentov, b. 19 Jul

7.Tomer Bentov, b. 6 Apr

6.+Yael Tamar Edelman, b. 10 Apr She married Ariel Furstenberg on 16 Feb 1998 in Kibbutz Chulda, son of Hillel Furstenberg and RachelChildren of Yael Tamar Edelman and Ariel Furstenberg are:

7.Roni Sonia Furstenberg, b. 28 Aug

6.+Elana Ruth Edelman, b. 12 May She married Chaim Marom on 1 Apr 1992 in Rehovot, Israel, son of Jackie Marom and Betty. Children of Elana Ruth Edelman and Chaim Marom are:

7.Noga Marom, b. 24 Dec

7.Yuval Avichayil Marom, b. 29 Sep

6.Rina Shlomit Edelman, b. 24 Jun

4.Azriel Levine, b. abt. 1897.

4.Abraham Levine, b. abt. 1897.

4.Naphtali Levine, b. abt. 1901.

3.+Shosa Yenta Levine, b. abt. 1866. Children of Shosa Yenta Levine and Jacob are:

4.Son, d. abt. 1943.

4.Avraham, b. abt. 1903, d. abt. 1906. 3.+Faiga Racha Levine, b. abt. 1867, Budonova, Russia's Poland, d. 1940, Kurenitz, Poland-Russia. Faiga Racha Levine (daughter of Naftali Hertz Levine and Merke) was born abt. 1867 in Budonova, Russia's Poland, and died 1940 in Kurenitz, Poland-Russia. She married Aaron Feldman.

Notes for Faiga Racha Levine:

(Arthur Wouk) She was unable to care for the children at first and they went to live with her brother Mendle Lieb Levine (the rabbi) in Kurenitz.

Worked in sweatshop. Went to night school to learn to read and write English. She was a homemaker, devoted wife and mother. Never came to America.

Children of Faiga Racha Levine and Aaron Feldman are:

4.+Sadie Feldman, b. 24 Aug 1891, Kurenitz, Poland-Russia, d. Oct 1983.

She married David Podolnick on 25 Jan 1913, son of Nachum Podolnick and Mary Rumberg.More About Sadie Feldman:Occ: Sweatshops, homemaker, wife & mother.Children of Sadie Feldman and David Podolnick are:

5.+Aaron Podolnick, b. 14 May 1915. married Dorothy Friend. Children of Aaron Podolnick and Dorothy Friend are:

6.+Neil Podolnick, b. He married Stacey Lutzer.

Children of Neil Podolnick and Stacey Lutzer are:

7.Matthew Podolnick, b. .

7.Cara Podolnick, b.

7.Samanth Podolnick, b.

6.+Mark Podolnick, b. He married Jann Burger.Children of Mark Podolnick and Jann Burger are:

7.Tara Podolnick, b.

7.Jacob David Podolnick, b. .

7.Rachel Elizabeth Podolnick, b. 6.+Kim Podolnick, b. He married Ellen Zitomer.

Children of Kim Podolnick and Ellen Zitomer are:

7.Lauren Podolnick, b.

7.Adam Podolnick, b.

5.+Bertram Podolnick, b. 26 Jun 1921, NYC, d. 22 Mar 1996, Lake Worth, FL He married Shirley Slimowitz on 26 Feb 1949 in NYC. More About Bertram Podolnick:Coll: St. Johns.Hebrew: Binyamin.Occ: French inter WWII, Real Est, finance.Univ: Bard.Children of Bertram Podolnick and Shirley Slimowitz are:

6.+Stuart Podolnick, b. 7 Jun , NYC. Children of Stuart Podolnick and Dawn Lee Anderson are:

7.Laura Anne Podolnick, b. 27 Sep

6.+Andrew Podolnick, b. 3 Jul , Bronx, NY.Children of Andrew Podolnick and Cathy Ellen Chessin are:

7.Jeremy Daniel Podolnick, b. 1

7.Joshua Brian Podolnick, b. 15 Dec

7.Jason Michael Podolnick, b. 15 Sep 6.Ronald Podolnick, b. 3 Oct , Manhasset, LI, NY.

4.+Sarah Feldman, b. abt. 1893, d. 19 Dec 1970, NYC.She married Louis Wouk on 5 Jan 1910 in NYC, son of Yisrael Ze'ev Wouk and Etta Cantor.

Notes for Sarah Feldman:(Arthur Wouk) Shortly after her mother went to live with Mendle Lieb, Sarah was sent to live with a family as a servant. This was when she was six. Later, many of the women in the familiy found Sarah to be a great comfort when they were troubled Children of Sarah Feldman and Louis Wouk are:

5.+Walter Wouk, b. 1 Dec 1918, d. 15 Sep 1994.He married Sylvia Wright, daughter of Moses Wright and Sarah Fischler.Children of Walter Wouk and Sylvia Wright are:

6.+Barbara Janet Wouk, b. 10 Jan .Children of Barbara Janet Wouk and Alan Tepper are:

7.Lauren Debra Tepper, b.

7.Richard Stuart Tepper, b.

6.+Michael Stanley Wouk, b. 29 Apr , Bronx, NY.Children of Michael Stanley Wouk and Ruth Eisenberg are:

7.Eli Shimshon Wouk, b. 21 May , Denver, CO.

7.Jordana Simcha Wouk, b. 22 May , Aurora, CO.

5.+Arthur Wouk, b. 25 Mar 1924 He married Vita R. Boruchoff on 5 Nov 1944 in Malden, MA. More About Arthur Wouk: Coll: 1943, CCNY.

Hebrew: Aaron.Univ: 1951, Johns Hopkins, PhD.Children of Arthur Wouk and Vita R. Boruchoff are:

6.Nina Grace Wouk, b. Baltimore, MD.married Jessie Ap'Neva on 31 Mar 1979, daughter of Chester Clarence McDaniel and Geneva Harless Notes for Nina Grace Wouk:

Member of three Ritual Committees: Kol Emeth - Conservative; Keddem - Reconstructionist; Sha'ar Zahav - Reform (but in practice "Reconformadox")

Occasionally get paid for writing, most recently by socialaction.com. (As of 12/00 there were twelve entries.)More About Nina Grace Wouk:

Coll: 1968 - 1969, Univ of Washington, science. Occ: Accountant.

Univ 1: 1971 - 1973, Univ of Houston, math. Univ 2: 1974 - 1976, Univ of Texas, math.

6.Fay Ellen Wouk, b. 23 Feb Flushing, NY.More About Fay Ellen Wouk:

Coll: 1973, Univ. of Mich..

Hebrew: Zipporah Hadassah.

Univ: UCLA 4.+Sophie Feldman, b. 1895.She married Abbe Israel Eisenman.

Children of Sophie Feldman and Abbe Israel Eisenman are:

5.Miriam Eisenman, b. 1921. married George Bustin.Children of Miriam Eisenman and George Bustin are:

6.Melvin Abraham Bustin, b..

6.+Philip Robert Bustin, b. .Children of Philip Robert Bustin and Kathleen are:

7.Sarah Emily Bustin

6.Andrew Joseph Bustin, b. 8. 5.+Paul Eugene Eisenman, b. 12 Nov 1927, Bronx, NY.Children of Paul Eugene Eisenman and Gerturde Teicher are:

6.Jed David Eisenman, b. 24 Jul 1, Westwood, NJ.

6.Judith Deborah Eisenman, b. 24 Jul , Westwood, NJ.

3.+Mary Levine, b. abt. 1868, d. 1917.Children of Mary Levine and Morris Alpert are:

4.Philip Alpert, b. 1912, d. 1925.

4.+Harry Alpert, b. 12 Oct 1912, NYC, d. 7 Nov 1997, Eugene, OR.. He married Anitra Elsbeth Fink on 15 Jun 1936 in NYC, Ester Wouk's apt, West End Ave.. Notes for Harry Alpert:

Per IWG, 4/99. Harry's father was not able to take care of him. So the twins were sent to an orphanage. Harry was so bright he was sent to a school in Manhattan and lived with Mr. Rose. A famous labor lawyer at the time.

More About Harry Alpert and Anitra Elsbeth Fink:

Marriage: 15 Jun 1936, NYC, Ester Wouk's apt, West End Ave..Children of Harry Alpert and Anitra Elsbeth Fink are:

5.+Spencer Ward Alpert, b. 30 Jan 1945, Washington, DC.He married (1) Marlene Lorriane Wylde on 31 Dec 1975 in Eugene, OR. He married (2) Alice Louise Lyne on 31 Dec 1984 in Lake Tahoe, NV.More About Spencer Ward Alpert:Coll: 1966, Univ. of OR.Namesake: Mendle Lieb named him.

Occ: Real Estate, Law.Univ: 1972, Univ. of OR.

Children of Spencer Ward Alpert and Marlene Lorriane Wylde are:

6.Regan Melissa Alpert, b. 9 Apr , Eugene, OR.

Children of Spencer Ward Alpert and Alice Louise Lyne are:

6.Emma Louise Alpert, b. 11 Feb , Dallas, TX.

6.Mickey Ward Alpert, b. 16 Jun , Dallas, TX.

6.Harrison Maxwell Alpert, b. 29 Dec , NYC.

5.+Geoffrey Philip Alpert, b. New York, NY.He married (1) Bene Suzette Merriam on 1978 in Colorado. He married (2) Margaret Ravenel Pullen on 31 Dec 1992 in Ashville, NC.More About Geoffrey Philip Alpert:Occ: Criminologist.

More About Geoffrey Philip Alpert and Bene Suzette Merriam:

Marriage: 1978, Colorado.

More About Geoffrey Philip Alpert and Margaret Ravenel Pullen:

Marriage: 31 Dec 1992, Ashville, NC. Children of Geoffrey Philip Alpert and Bene Suzette Merriam are:

6.Angela Dee Alpert, b. 23 Jan , Colorado Springs, CO.

6.Amanda Ashley Alpert, b. 26 Feb , Miami, FL.

6.Ryan Geoffrey Alpert, b. 9 Jun , Miami, FL.

Children of Geoffrey Philip Alpert and Margaret Ravenel Pullen are:

6.Cory Cambridge Alpert, b. 17 Sep Columbia, SC.

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Mendel Leib Levine 1863 - 1957)

First wife: Chaya

Daughters: Esther and Chashke ( Chashke passed away at a young age)

Second wife; Malka  

mother of; Beryl, Sonia, Azriel, Abraham, Naphtali,

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Rabbi Mendel Leib Levine's Timeline

1865
February 1, 1865
Kurenets, Minsk, Belarus
1890
December 5, 1890
Kurenets, Minsk Province, Belarus
1894
1894
1897
May 1897
1897
1901
1901
1912
November 15, 1912
1957
1957
Age 91
Israel