1. Hersz GRABMAN was born circa 1795 in Poland and died in Poland.
Hersz married Hynda.
+ 2 i. Icek Jacob GRABMAN was born in 1818 and died in Poland.
2. Icek Jacob GRABMAN was born in 1818 and died in Poland. Another name for Icek was Jankel.
Icek married Sura Faiga KAHNE
+ 3 i. Szoel Hersz GRABMAN was born in 1840 in Poland and died in Poland.
+ 4 ii. Mordechai Motel Meyer GRABMAN was born in 1842 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died in 1900 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 58.
+ 5 iii. Unknown Link GRABMAN was born circa 1845 in Plonsk, Poland.
+ 6 iv. Yehuda Leib (Leibush) GRABMAN was born in 1848 in Poland and died in Poland.
3. Szoel Hersz GRABMAN was born in 1840 in Poland and died in Poland.
Szoel married Chana Aydel BORNSZTEJN
7 i. Jacob GRABMAN was born in 1864 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died in 1918 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 54.
Jacob married Cerka FREJLICH.
8 ii. Gitla GRABMAN was born in 1867 and died on 9 January 1911 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 44.
4. Mordechai Motel Meyer GRABMAN was born in 1842 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died in 1900 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 58. Another name for Mordechai was Jankel?.
Mordechai married Jachet WITSZTEJN
Events
1. Alt. Birth: 1842.
+ 9 i. Chana GRABMAN was born in 1862 in Poland and died on 1 September 1933 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 71.
10 ii. Chava Brucha GRABMAN was born in 1864 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died in 1881 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 17. Another name for Chava was Hannah.
+ 11 iii. Shmuel GRABMAN Dr was born on 12 May 1871 in Plonsk, Poland and died on 14 December 1942 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 71.
12 iv. Tova GRABMAN was born in 1873.
Tova married Jacob ROSENSTEIN.
13 v. Joseph GRABMAN was born on 2 March 1879 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died on 17 June 1948 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at age 69.
Joseph married Elizabeth MAYSTER
+ 14 vi. Bluma GRABMAN was born in 1880 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died on 19 February 1935 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 55.
+ 15 vii. Chaim GRABMAN was born on 25 April 1880 in Nowy Dwor, Poland1 and died on 23 February 1957 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States,1 at age 76.
5. Unknown Link GRABMAN was born circa 1845 in Plonsk, Poland.
Unknown married someone.
+ 16 i. Chaim GRABMAN was born circa 1870 in Plonsk, Poland.
17 ii. Dr Aron GRABMAN was born in 1884 in Plonsk, Poland and died in 1943 in Auschwitz Birkenau, at age 59.
6. Yehuda Leib (Leibush) GRABMAN was born in 1848 in Poland and died in Poland.
Events
1. Occupation:
as a Military Surgeon.
Yehuda married Shaindel WOLITZKI.
+ 18 i. Harry (Chaim) GRABMAN was born on 2 August 1890 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died on 22 October 1941 in Liverpool England, at age 51.
9. Chana GRABMAN was born in 1862 in Poland and died on 1 September 1933 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 71.
Chana married Joel LEWIN
19 i. LEWIN was born circa 1890 in Poland.
20 ii. Jacob LEWIN was born circa 1899 in Poland.
21 iii. LEWIN was born in Poland.
22 iv. LEWIN was born in Poland.
23 v. LEWIN was born in Poland.
24 vi. LEWIN was born in Poland.
11. Shmuel GRABMAN Dr was born on 12 May 1871 in Plonsk, Poland and died on 14 December 1942 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 71.
Events
1. Occupation: Dentist, 1903, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland. Qualified 28 November 1903.
2. Letters and postcards: Letter written by Joseph Grabman to sister Tova, mentioning siblings, 22 April 1922, Nowy Dwor, Poland.
3. Signature: 1938.
4. Document: Document from Yad Vashem (In German), Cir 1940, Warsaw, Poland. Questionnaires involving declarations about their professions that were completed by Jewish physicians, nurses, technicians and dentists in the cities of Galicia and other parts of Poland, 1940-1942.
5. Note: 1942, Nowy Dwor, Poland. With youth, with passion, and with two fiery eyes, he, the dentist of the town, would spring through the streets. If you asked him his age, he would look with those piercing eyes, stand on his toes, [and say]: "Why are you counting my years? I don't remember them" . And he really did not remember them because he was always filled with a sprightly youth and always kept himself among the youth. He, this doctor, did not socialize with the pharmacist and other respected people in town; he distanced himself from all these snobs. And because of that, he was one with and close to the general folks. He shared his knowledge and experiences with them.
His home was open to everyone. All kinds of issues were discussed there. A school of knowledge in Jewish and all people's problems was there \endash in his home.
As a connoisseur and lover of Yiddish literature he took special pleasure in organizing literary Friday nights, and to those tired and hard\endash working from an entire week, he would read chapters from Shalom Aleichem. And how he read that! He prayed [recited with such fervor] the great humorous classic, and recited with all his limbs.
He would direct the drama circles in the city. This he also did in his home.
With the establishment of the education association after World War One, Shmuel Grabman would come there every evening to teach the workers and general population to read and write, and then guide them into Yiddish literature. His readings attracted all segments of the Jewish population. Wherever there was an opportunity \endash the roaring Shmuel Grabman participated. He was co\endash founder and chairman of the large Sholom Aleichem library, supporter and co\endash founder of the beautiful Yiddish school\endash organization, and for many years was also councilman in the city council, where his proud appearances were something renowned. With dignity, he would refute all anti\endash Semitic attacks; he would evoke respect and honor from all strata of the population.
On my walks with him, he would not tire from discussing all kinds of issues, and you could feel his sincerity in this: to enrich the other person with the treasures of his knowledge. He had an extraordinary love for everyone who heard him.
When I was preparing, in 1934, to go to Israel, and I came to say goodbye to him, there were tears in his eyes. He held me with both his hands and said: "Who knows, friend Sholom, what sort of fate awaits us here. You've accomplished your dream and are going towards your goal. I don't know if everything will be fulfilled, but I am still envious of you because you believe. Go, and have good fortune "
In 1936, when I came to visit Nowy Dwor, I saw him, Shmuel Grabman, for the last time one evening in at the location of Poalei Tzion. He was participating in a discussion about the civil war in Spain, with the same fire and youth, but his voice was trembling when he moved to the discussion of the situation in Poland at that time. After the speech, we walked through the city garden until late at night. The moon lit up the tips of the church, and he said: "These tips, which the moon is lighting up \endash should not one day harm our bodies. They are frightening me more than ever." I heard him and it remained in my memory as prophetic speech.
During that walk in the city garden, he suddenly moved closely to me and bending over, he said: "Chaver [friend, comrade] Sholom, is it possible for a person like me, at my age, to work in my profession and earn at least some bread in the Land of Israel? It's important to think of this because here the noose is getting tighter around the neck " I comforted him and replied that you have to believe that anything is possible. Then I felt the enormous struggle that went on in the soul of the eternally young Shmuel Grabman.
Three years later, he shared the fate with all the other Jews in Poland. But the proud, dignified Shmuel Grabman, in the most difficult days, encouraged dear and friendly ones, and continued to read Sholom Aleichem to them And when the final hours came, and when they came to take him to Treblinka, at the very last minute he swallowed cyanide poison, and with the outcry: "The murderous Hitler hands will not take me!" the over sixty\endash year\endash old Shmuel Grabman, dear friend and huge philanthropist, ended his life.
(Shmuel Grabman by Shlomo Korcowicz).
Shmuel married Jenta WOLICKA.
+ 25 i. Tema Fajge GRABMAN was born on 22 January 1894 in Poland and died in Holocaust, Poland.
26 ii. Chaim GRABMAN was born in 1896 in Poland and died in Poland.
27 iii. Leon Leibush GRABMAN was born on 15 July 1897 in Plonsk, Poland and died on 19 January 1923 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 25.
28 iv. Chana GRABMAN was born in 1898 in Poland and died in Poland.
29 v. Chaya GRABMAN was born in 1900 in Poland and died in Poland.
14. Bluma GRABMAN was born in 1880 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died on 19 February 1935 in Nowy Dwor, Poland, at age 55.
Events
1. Occupation: Midwife, 1928, Nowy Dwor, Poland. Title of the item: Midwifery Review: monthly: organ of the Association of Midwives of the Republic of Poland. Year 3, 1928, no. 4-5 (19-20)
After the elections, the free motions began. Colleague Bliina Grabman, 48, spoke in the free motions. With tears in her eyes, she told us about an accident she had in November of that year.
While returning from a sick person's hospital, she broke her leg while going down the stairs.
Homeworkers rushed to the poor and unfortunate colleague,
driving her home. When they contacted the Health Insurance Fund for help, she outright refused, even though she had worked there for over five years. Only Doctor Nowodunski and Paramedic Zurawski selflessly took care of our friend and treated her completely selflessly for the entire seven weeks she was in hospital. The Nowy Dw r Health Fund treated our friend inhumanely.
Bluma married Elijahu MEIR
30 i. UNKNOWN .
15. Chaim GRABMAN was born on 25 April 1880 in Nowy Dwor, Poland1 and died on 23 February 1957 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States,1 at age 76. Another name for Chaim was Hyman GRAMAN.
Events
1. Immigration: 1900. 1
2. Name change: Grabman to Graman, Cir 1901, USA.
3. Letters and postcards: Letter written to siblings, 22 April 1909.
4. Military Draft Registration: Between 1917 and 1918, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 1
5. Letters and postcards: Letter written by Joseph Grabman to sister Tova, mentioning siblings, 22 April 1922, Nowy Dwor, Poland.
6. Naturalization: 7 January 1928, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 1
7. Occupation: Tailor, 8. Residence: 1920, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 1
9. Residence: 23 February 1957, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. 1
Chaim married Anna SACKS.2
+ 32 i. Maxwell Graman 2 was born on 23 August 1908 in Connecticut2 and died on 21 March 1976 in Flushing, Queens, New York, USA,2 at age 67.
33 ii. George Graman 2 was born on 17 November 1918 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States2 and died on 2 March 2008 in Pompton Plains, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America,2 at age 89.
George married Muriel Cecile Brand 3
34 iii. Josephine Graman 2 was born on 3 March 1921 in Connecticut2 and died on 21 June 1959 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut,2 at age 38.
16. Chaim GRABMAN was born circa 1870 in Plonsk, Poland.
Chaim married Lea
+ 35 i. Yaakov GRABMAN was born in 1894 in Plonsk, Poland and died in 1942 in Auschwitz Birkenau, at age 48.
18. Harry (Chaim) GRABMAN was born on 2 August 1890 in Nowy Dwor, Poland and died on 22 October 1941 in Liverpool England, at age 51. Another name for Harry was Chaim ben Yehuda Leib.
Events
1. Marriage: 10 October 1915, Mile End Old Town, London, England.
2. Marriage Synagogue: Mile End Synagogue, 10 October 1915, London England.
3. Census: 6 Shannon Street, Liverpool, 1921, Liverpool England.
4. Signature: 1921, Liverpool England.
5. Hospital: Royal Infirmary, Liverpool, 21 October 1941, Liverpool England. Died at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, a hospital in Pembroke Place in Liverpool, England. The building is now used by the University of Liverpool. 6. Burial: Block - Row - Plot B-36-21 Rice Lane Jewish Cemetery, Liverpool, England, 22 October 1941, Liverpool England.
Harry married Ann (Chana) GAMPLOVITCH
Events
1. Census: 1911, London England. 117 Langdale Mansions, Langdale St, London, England.
2. Immigration: Immigrated to England from Poland, Cir 1911.
3. Letters and postcards: Postcard from Poland - Need to be translated from Yiddish, 1912, London England.
4. Letters and postcards: Postcard from Poland - Need to be translated from Yiddish, 1912, London England.
5. Marriage: 10 October 1915, Mile End Old Town, London, England.
6. Picture: Ann with her chidren, Cir 1945, London England. Abe, Lily, mother Ann,and Leon.
7. Note: Grabman Voters Register 1946 Bronslow Hill Liverpool, 1946, Liverpool England.
8. Burial: Plot info: L, 10, 548, 16 October 1947, East Ham Jewish Cemetry.
9. Picture: Michael Grabman at grandmothers grave, July 2024, East Ham Jewish Cemetry.
+ 36 i. Lily Rachel GRABMAN was born on 12 July 1917 in Liverpool England and died on 17 July 2009 in London England, at age 92.
+ 37 ii. Abe GRABMAN was born on 16 February 1920 in Liverpool England and died on 18 December 1973 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, at age 53.
+ 38 iii. Leon GRABMAN was born on 1 April 1922 in Liverpool England and died on 8 July 1999 in England, at age 77.
25. Tema Fajge GRABMAN was born on 22 January 1894 in Poland and died in Holocaust, Poland.
Events
1. Occupation: Dentist, 1914, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland. Questionnaires involving declarations about their professions that were completed by Jewish physicians, nurses, technicians and dentists in the cities of Galicia and other parts of Poland, 1940-1942.
2. Occupation: 1927. Title of the item: ABC: daily newspaper: informing everyone about everything. Year 2, 1927, No. 283 3. Signature: 1938.
4. Address: Zakatna Street 3, apartment 4 Warsaw, 1939, Warsaw, Poland.
5. Holocaust document: Yad Vashem, 1941.
Tema married FINKELSTEIN.
39 i. Laja FINKELSTEIN was born circa 1924.
40 ii. Jozef FINKELSTEIN was born circa 1930.
32. Maxwell Graman 2 was born on 23 August 1908 in Connecticut2 and died on 21 March 1976 in Flushing, Queens, New York, USA,2 at age 67.
Events
1. Residence: 1920, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 4
2. Residence: 1930, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 4
Maxwell married Frances KATZ
35. Yaakov GRABMAN was born in 1894 in Plonsk, Poland and died in 1942 in Auschwitz Birkenau, at age 48.
Yaakov married Rivka LESLER
42 i. Chaim GRABMAN was born on 6 April 1920 in Plonsk, Poland and died on 20 January 1943 in Holocaust Auschwitz Birkenau, at age 22.
43 ii. Lea GRABMAN was born in 1922 in Plonsk, Poland and died in 1942 in Auschwitz Birkenau, at age 20.
44 iii. Simcha GRABMAN was born in 1928 in Plonsk, Poland and died in 1942 in Auschwitz Birkenau, at age 14.
36. Lily Rachel GRABMAN was born on 12 July 1917 in Liverpool England and died on 17 July 2009 in London England, at age 92.
Events
1. Picture: Cir 1940, England.
2. Picture: Lily with mother and siblings, Cir 1945, London England. Abe, Lily, mother Ann,and Leon.
3. Marriage: 1955, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
4. Marriage: 1955, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
5. Burial: 17 July 2009, Bushey Cemetery, Herts, London, UK.
Lily married Kurt GRANT.
+ 45 i. Simone GRANT was born on 26 March 1956 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and died on 18 February 2008 in London, England, UK, at age 51.
+ 46 ii. Stefan GRANT was born on 18 March 1958 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
37. Abe GRABMAN was born on 16 February 1920 in Liverpool England and died on 18 December 1973 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, at age 53. The cause of his death was Brain tumour. Another name for Abe was Avraham ben Chaim.
Events
1. Picture: Abe Grabman with his father aged about 2, 1922, Liverpool England. Address: 6 Shannon Street, Liverpool, England.
2. Bar Mitzvah: February 1933, Liverpool England. See the Machzor received on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah.
3. Military Service: RAF Royal Air Force 2nd World War, 1939-1945, Europe India and Burma. Awaiting details from the RAF regarding Abe's military service.
4. Picture: RAF - Royal Air Force. Front row: Abe and Leon Grabman (brothers), Back row: Harry Harvey (cousin), 1939-1945, England.
5. Military: Medals, 1945. War Medals awarded for service during the Second World War 1939-1945 (L-R) 6. Picture: Abe with mother and siblings, Cir 1945, London England. Abe, Lily, mother Ann,and Leon. 7. Election: Zionist Federation of United Kingdom (Youth) - Chairman, 1946-1948, London England.
8. Election: JNF Jewish National Fund United Kingdom - Secretary, March 1947, London England. The Jewish National Fund, the chosen instrument of the Zionist Organization for land redemption in Palestine, was founded in 1901 (5662). Its purposes were defined as follows: "To use donations by the people for the acquisition of land for the people, to enable the settler to work the land with his own means, to make Hebrew labor secure, to put an end to land speculation." By the end of 1 948, the Fund had redeemed about a million dunams, mostly from absentee owners. The J.N.F. drained the swamps, prepared the land, paved roads, planted forests on land unsuitable for cultivation. In 1960 a unified authority was established "The Israel Land Authority" to manage the national land resources.
9. Picture: June 1947, London England.
10. Note: FZY Summer camp, August 1948, London England. Abe met Zena at this summer camp who was holidaying in England from South Africa and told her he was coming to SA to marry her.
11. Picture: Abe Grabman to wed in South Africa, December 1948, London England.
12. Immigration: Ship Manifest, 25 January 1949, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.
13. Immigration: From London England to Johannesburg South Africa, 8 February 1949, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Southampton to Cape Town on the Arundel Castle belonging to the Union Castle Line.
14. Marriage: 6 November 1949, Wolmarans Street Synagogue.
15. Marriage Synagogue: Wolmarans Street Shul, 6 November 1949, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
16. Election: Founded World Tours, 1951, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
17. Election: Founder Member of ASATA (Association of South African Travel Agents), 1956.
18. Election: JNF Jewish National Fund South Africa Chairman, 1959-1965, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
19. Election: South African Zionist Federation Various positions, Vice President at time of death, 1960-1973.
20. Election: JNF Jewish National Fund South Africa Chairman, 1961-1964, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
21. Election: Letter from General Van Zyl, Chaplain General of the SADF, 1961-1973.
22. Election: South African Board of Deputies, various positions, Chairman of the Chaplaincy Committee at time of death, 1961-1973.
23. Election: Board member on the executive of UFTAA - Universal Federation of Travel Agents, 1969-1973.
24. Election: South African Board of Jewish Education - Representing the South African Zionest Federation, 1969-1973.
25. Note: Golda Meir, Prime minister of Israel, invitation, 9 March 1970, Israel.
26. Picture: 28 August 1970, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. Abe Grabman welcoming Hilgard Muller, Minister of Forein Affairs ar the ASATA congress.
27. Picture: Abe and Zena Grabman with Yitzchak Rabin, future Prime Minister of Israel, 1971.
28. Picture: Rhodesia Tourism Conference, 1971, Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Abe was instrumental in getting the Rhodesian travel agents on the UFTAA world body of travel agents. See article "ASATA tribute" Jan 1974.
29. Picture: Gold Medal from Austria, July 1971, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
30. Picture: Gold medal, July 1971, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
31. Picture: ASATA's case to South African Airways, August 1971.
32. Picture: Presented with a silver state medal to commemerate the 70th anniversary of the JNF acknowledging with 2 terms of office as the national chairman, September 1971, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
33. Note: Parliament Senate Discussion, 15 May 1973, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.
34. Picture: Presented with Israel Tourism medal, July 1973.
35. Picture: Last picture taken, November 1973.
36. Burial: Abe Grabman's grave behind the Holocaust memorial for the 6 million Jews, 20 December 1973, West Park Jewish Cemetery, Johannesburg, Gauteng. The I Section of the cemetery is the Community Leaders Section or Section of Honour and is reserved strictly for persons who have committed and dedicated their lives to the service of the community. 37. Burial: I 231, 20 December 1973, West Park Jewish Cemetery, Johannesburg, Gauteng.
38. Burial: Video of Abe's grave taken from the Holocaust memorial for the 6 million Jews, 20 December 1973, West Park Jewish Cemetery, Johannesburg, Gauteng.
39. Picture: Grabman Dies, 21 December 1973, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
40. Picture: Obituary by Rabbi Casper, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, 21 December 1973, West Park Jewish Cemetery, Johannesburg, Gauteng.
41. Picture: ASATA tribute, January 1974, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
42. Award: South African Jewish Board of Deputies - Chaplaincy, 5 September 1975.
43. Award: Bloemfontein award, 16 November 1975, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
44. Election: Innovator in the South African travel industry, 2 April 1976.
45. Award: Potchestrrom award, June 1977, Potchestroom, South Africa.
46. Picture: July 2024. Son Michael visited 85 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, England, the home my father growing up. Sadly the house no longer exists.
47. Picture: Abe Grabman Good Fellowship Award - King David High School Linksfield, September 2024, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The recipient of the award is voted for by fellow pupils of the matric grade.
48. Picture: Video of the 50th anniversary of the Abe Grabman Good Fellowship Award at King David., September 2024, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Remembering the good name of Abe Grabman with the Good Fellowship Award.
49. Project: 17 March 2026, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Kayla Chemel and her grandfather Michael Grabman, with her Grade 7 school project on "My Family Story" about her great grandfather, Abe Grabman and his involvement with the JNF (KKL) in England and South Africa.
50. Picture: 25 April 2026, Liverpool England. At Brownlow Hill in Liverpool. Andy's grandfather and the boys' great grandfather Abe Grabman lived at number 85 Brownlow Hill. Sadly the house no longer exists.
Abe married Zena GOLDBLATT
Events
1. Picture: Zena passport photo aged 24, 4 March 1948, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
2. Picture: Arrival by ship in UK. Ship manifest., 28 May 1948, UK. Zena would meet her future husband on this trip to England.
3. Picture: Athlone Castle (Union Castle group), 28 May 1948.
4. Marriage: 6 November 1949, Wolmarans Street Synagogue.
5. Marriage Synagogue: Wolmarans Street Shul, 6 November 1949, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
6. Burial: 1 April 2001, Yarkon Cemetery, Israel. Daughter Adrianne, granddaughters Andy and Nicky at the grave.
7. Burial: 1 April 2001, Yarkon Cemetery, Israel. Son Michael at the grave.
8. Burial: Block13, Area 19 Line 12, Space 35, 1 April 2001, Yarkon Cemetery, Israel.
47 i. Adrianne GRABMAN was born on 28 February 1954 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and died on 5 August 2020 in Tel Aviv Israel, at age 66. Another name for Adrianne was Chana bat Avraham.
+ 48 ii. Michael GRABMAN was born on 10 July 1956 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
49 iii. Julian GRABMAN was born on 30 March 1961 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and died on 1 June 2021 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, at age 60. Another name for Julian was Yehuda David ben Avraham.
38. Leon GRABMAN was born on 1 April 1922 in Liverpool England and died on 8 July 1999 in England, at age 77. Another name for Leon was Aryeh Leib ben Chaim.
Events
1. Picture: RAF - Royal Air Force. Front row: Abe and Leon Grabman (brothers), Back row: Harry Harvey (cousin), 1939-1945, England.
2. Picture: Leon with mother and siblings, Cir 1945, London England. Abe, Lily, mother Ann,and Leon.
3. Note: Abe Grabman Leon Grabman summer camp, August 1948, London England.
Leon married Marjorie COHEN
+ 50 i. Melanie GRABMAN was born on 7 August 1954 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
+ 51 ii. Hilary S. GRABMAN was born on 19 July 1962 in Swansea, Wales, UK.
45. Simone GRANT was born on 26 March 1956 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and died on 18 February 2008 in London, England, UK, at age 51.
Simone married Roy KATZENBERG
+ 52 i. Joshua KATZENBERG .
+ 53 ii. Gideon KATZENBERG .
46. Stefan GRANT was born on 18 March 1958 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Stefan married Naomi LIFSHITZ.
55 i. Samuel GRANT was born in USA.
56 ii. Livia GRANT was born in September 2012 in USA.
48. Michael GRABMAN was born on 10 July 1956 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Another name for Michael is Chaim Menachem ben Avraham.
Events
1. Birth: 10 July 1956, Marymount Nursing Home Johannesburg.
2. Bar Mitzvah: 26 July 1969, Emmarentia Hebrew Cong Johannesburg South Africa.
3. Marriage: 1 September 1980, Emmarentia Hebrew Cong Johannesburg South Africa.
4. Video: Michael Grabman at Nowy Dwor, Poland Descendents reunion, June 2016, Nowy Dwor, Poland. Watch the video 5. Picture: Family picture, August 2022.
6. Picture: Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, 25 April 2026, Liverpool England. At Brownlow Hill in Liverpool. Andy's grandfather and the boys' great grandfather Abe Grabman lived at number 85 Brownlow Hill. Sadly the house no longer exists.
Michael married Sandra BEHR
Events
1. Picture: 1964, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. L-R Sandra, Paul, Linette and Janice.
2. Marriage: 1 September 1980, Emmarentia Hebrew Cong Johannesburg South Africa.
3. Picture: 4 generations, Andy Grabman, Sandra Grabman, Rita Behr, Lieba Green, 1983, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
4. Picture: Family picture, August 2022, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
+ 57 i. Andy GRABMAN was born on 28 July 1982 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
+ 58 ii. Nicky GRABMAN was born on 22 April 1986 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
59 iii. Adam GRABMAN was born on 5 October 1988 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
50. Melanie GRABMAN was born on 7 August 1954 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Events
1. Picture: Melanie and David Zahavi with grandchildren, 2005, Israel.
Melanie married David ZAHAVI
1. Marriage Synagogue: 5 March 1978, Kingston and Surbiton District Synagogue.
Events
1. Immigration: Netanya, Israel. 2. Picture: Melanie and David Zahavi with grandchildren, 2025.
60 i. Ayela ZAHAVI was born on 14 June 1979 in Netanya, Israel.
+ 61 ii. Ronit ZAHAVI was born on 4 July 1982 in Israel.
+ 62 iii. Galit ZAHAVI was born on 17 September 1985 in Israel.
51. Hilary S. GRABMAN was born on 19 July 1962 in Swansea, Wales, UK.
Hilary married Ashley L. KROTOSKY
+ 63 i. Alexander KROTOSKY was born on 11 August 1983 in London England.
+ 64 ii. Gideon KROTOSKY was born on 11 August 1983 in London England.
+ 65 iii. Michael (Mikey) KROTOSKY was born on 25 June 1987.
+ 66 iv. Hadassah KROTOSKY was born on 24 January 1993 in London England.
Hilary next married Malcolm GRANAT
Joshua married Louise UNKNOWN.
67 i. Flynn Leyland KATZENBERG was born circa 9 October 2024.
Events
1. Marriage: June 2022.
Gideon married Sabrina UNKNOWN
68 i. Mayna KATZENBERG .
69 ii. Zahra Moreena Mhar KATZENBERG was born on 15 April 2026 in Manchester, UK.
57. Andy GRABMAN was born on 28 July 1982 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Another name for Andy is Andrea Grabman.
Events
1. Picture: 4 generations, Andy Grabman, Sandra Grabman, Rita Behr, Lieba Green, 1983, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
2. Picture: At Anfield, 25 April 2026, Liverpool England. Watched Liverpool against Crystal Palace. Liverpool won 3-1.
3. Picture: Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, 25 April 2026, Liverpool England. At Brownlow Hill in Liverpool. Andy's grandfather and the boys' great grandfather Abe Grabman lived at number 85 Brownlow Hill. Sadly the house no longer exists.
4. Picture: Lewus family at Eiffel Tower in Paris, 28 April 2026, Paris, France.
Andy married Michael LEWUS
70 i. Ben LEWUS was born on 13 December 2010 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
71 ii. Jayden LEWUS was born on 16 June 2013 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
72 iii. Ricky LEWUS was born on 26 February 2016 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
58. Nicky GRABMAN was born on 22 April 1986 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Another name for Nicky is Nicola Grabman.
Events
1. Picture: Singing at Reach for the Stars, Cir 1998.
2. Picture: Singing at the wedding, 26 January 2010, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Nicky married Daniel CHEMEL
73 i. Kayla CHEMEL was born on 18 July 2013 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
74 ii. Noah CHEMEL was born on 26 April 2016 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
61. Ronit ZAHAVI was born on 4 July 1982 in Israel.
Events
1. Picture: Ronit and Yishai with their 4 children and young nephews Elior and Amichair Bloch, 4 July 2025, Israel.
2. Picture: Ronit sharing a birthday with nephew Elior, 4 July 2025, Israel.
Ronit married Yishai PORAT
75 i. Avigail PORAT was born on 22 December 2008 in Netanya, Israel.
76 ii. Michal PORAT was born on 20 September 2011 in Netanya, Israel.
77 iii. Eliav PORAT was born on 27 May 2014 in Netanya, Israel.
78 iv. Ram PORAT was born on 19 July 2017 in Netanya, Israel.
62. Galit ZAHAVI was born on 17 September 1985 in Israel.
Galit married David BLOCH
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1. Picture: Bloch family, Israel.
79 i. Elior BLOCH was born on 4 July 2023 in Tel Aviv Israel. (Half brother)
Elior married someone.
80 ii. Amichai BLOCH was born on 26 April 2025 in Netanya, Israel.
63. Alexander KROTOSKY was born on 11 August 1983 in London England.
Alexander married Lauren WALLIS
81 i. Jacob KROTOSKY was born on 12 October 2010.
82 ii. Ethan KROTOSKY was born on 23 September 2012.
83 iii. Sofia KROTOSKY was born on 10 December 2014.
64. Gideon KROTOSKY was born on 11 August 1983 in London England.
Gideon married Joanne OLSBERG
84 i. KROTOSKY .
85 ii. Chloe KROTOSKY was born on 6 November 2013.
Chloe married someone.
86 iii. Noah KROTOSKY was born on 6 May 2018.
65. Michael (Mikey) KROTOSKY was born on 25 June 1987.
Michael married Eleanor AWFORD.
87 i. Poppy KROTOSKY was born on 15 February 2022 in England.
88 ii. Archie Owen KROTOSKY was born on 12 September 2025 in England. (Twin)
89 iii. Dylan Jay KROTOSKY was born on 12 September 2025 in England. (Twin)
66. Hadassah KROTOSKY was born on 24 January 1993 in London England.
Hadassah married Adam KENDLER
90 i. Nathan KENDLER was born on 12 April 2013 in London, England, UK.
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