HENRY & SLAVA LEVINE'S DESCENDANTS

Carol Levine Bluestein, eldest daughter of Noah Levine and granddaughter of Henry & Slava Levine, carried a leather-bound album of treasured black-and-white family photos when she first met her second cousins -- Sandy Stein and Jane Lewit. We peered over her shoulder and recognized some of the photos being shared -- see a select few below.

 Sandy and some of our generation, as children, remembered visiting Henry and Slava's large home -- with its warm hospitality, home-baked challah, and even live fish in the bathtub before they became ingredients in homemade gefilte fish. Do you have any other specific recollections to share?

Lorraine Levine, Harold's daughter

Henry & Slava with their 3 sons - Harold, Sidney, & Noah

Tobie Gail Shapin, Bella Levine Shapin's daughter

Renee Shapin, Bella's daughter

 

CAROL LEVINE BLUESTEIN'S FAMILY PHOTOS

Harold Levine at his Bar Mitzvah, c. 1920

Michael Levine & first cousin, Carol Levine,  c. 1950

Noah and Roslyn Levine on their wedding day

3 second cousins: Carol Bluestein meets Sandy Stein & Jane Lewit for the first time.  Enjoying lunch and family reminiscences in Saratoga Springs, NY

                

Carol

HARRY LEVINE AND FAMILY

Noah and Rachel Levine

Noah Levine and his son, Harry

Harry's grandchildren in an April 2002 photo, taken by Doris Levinson.  After this Harry Levine family mini-reunion, Doris started began her Levine family research

Back row from left to right:  Selma Schefman (Ida)                  
                                               Norman Levine (Joseph)

                                               Helaine Feldman(Joseph)
                                               David Levinson(Bertha)
seated from left to right
                                            *Howard Landis(Sidney)
                                              Fran Wilensky(Ethel)
                                            *Herbert Okun(Ida)

Harry Levine's other grandchildren not in the  picture are:
                                         Gloria Freedgood(Ida)
                                         Libby Martin(Bertha)
                                        *Robert Landis(Sidney)
                                        *Harold Levinson(Bertha)

Many thanks to Fran Wilensky for sharing these priceless Levine photos and clearly identifying the individuals in each picture.

LEVINE FAMILY REUNION 11/11/12

The 2012 Levine Family Reunion   --   All Levine cousins are welcome

Sunday, November 11, 2012
          mid-day

Upper Brookville, New York


I do not wish to put all the data on our blog.
    *If you plan to come, please send an email to    jlewit@gmail.com  and I will reply with the specific details.
 
     *Would anyone like to make name badges so we can recognize each other immediately?
  

Blackboard of basic family connections

Screen shot of Noah and Rachel on www.geni.com

Flowers to share for the holidays

     *I have heard from two second cousins -- great-grandchildren of Noah and Rachel -- who are    planning to come for the first time.  Our mystery, celebrity guests. And will you be joining us??

SANDY HOCHBERG STEIN & JANE LEVINE LEWIT & COMPANY

In early August, 2 carloads of Steins drove up from Buskirk, NY to visit with their Lewit cousins in Brant Lake, NY.  A great time was enjoyed by all - especially 6 month old Chase Berntsson, his older brother Blake and cousin Steven Ford - both 2 1/2 year old artists. The three boys share the same great-great-great grandparents -- Noah and Rachel Levine.

L Blake Berntsson

R  Steven Ford

 Jen Stein Berntsson with Blake & Abby Lewit Ford with Steven

Old faithfuls: Bob & Jane Lewit with Harry & Sandy Stein

OLD FAMILY PHOTOS

Sandy and Harry Stein's garage was the repository for these old Levine family photos. Their daughter, Jen and husband Thor Berntsson uncovered these treasures while visiting their parents' Long Island home. Though the photos were not dated, they did include names/addresses of where they were taken.
         Goldstein's Studio
         3885 Third Avenue
         Bronx, N.Y.

        Rembrandt Studio - S. Yudkoff
        830 Westchester Ave., N.Y.

Photo One - Henry and Slava Levine and children, Bella, Harold, Sidney, and Noah

Photo Two - Hochberg siblings and spouses. From left to right: Joe and Edith (Sandy Stein's parents), Jack and Ruth, Sol and Ann, and sister Bluma with husband Yudel.

Photo Three - Sol Hochberg in formal attire

Photo Four - Noah Levine, Sandy's great-grandfather and the first generation Levine to come to America.

FAMILY COLLAGE SUMMER 2012

TOP TO BOTTOM
        Chet Feldman & Helaine Feldman with David Levinson at art show in Sag Harbor, NY
        Michael Levine at a Montgomery County MD family picnic
        Abigail Ford &  Jason Ford at a Newfane, VT wedding
        Ricardo Buitrago & Jessica Buitrago (Michael Levine's granddaughter) at a Maryland park
        Steven Ford (Jane Levine Lewit's grandson) at the same Maryland park

Please send me your Levine family photos so I can create another family collage entry.  Send to jlewit@gmail.com

       

Levine Cousins' Reunion 3/12 - Marina Del Rey, CA

A treasure trove of Levine relatives have recently been uncovered by Michael Levine of Alexandria (& we also have Michael Levine from Long Island) and another cousin, Doris Levinson. For years, these researchers have been doing detailed work on ancestry.com and other genealogy sources - finding birth and death certificates, census records and ship manifests. Michael and Jane's father, Arthur Levine, now has 485 relatives on his geni.com tree, while before his known relatives were just a few, primarily from the family of his identical twin brother, Herbert! To see the family tree on line, many Levine cousins have become (free) members of www.geni.com If you are interested in joining, email jlewit@gmail.com

Mostly, the Levines are an incredibly successful, friendly and cheerful lot. They go from an ambassador to a TV producer, from a baseball journalist to a professional baseball manager, from physicians to real estate developers. Their ranks include teachers, social workers, lawyers, stay-at-home moms and others in a variety of creative fields and new enterprises of the 21st century.

The progenitors of this cousinly group -- Noah Levine (1839-1910) and Rachel/Gruna (Levy) Levine (1842-1910) emigrated with 5 sons and 4 daughters** from Belarus to America - the land of opportunity. Clearly, their descendants have sought to make the most of the American dream.

(**Very sadly, their eldest daughter, Sima Levine Hochberg, remained in Europe and was slaughtered along with other of our relatives in 1942 by the Nazi forces.)

On their recent trip from San Diego to Hood River, OR, Jane and Bob Lewit stopped in San Rafael, hoping to visit with Gloria Okun Freedgood, perhaps the oldest surviving second cousin. Sadly, she was not at home and the best we could do is to include this recent snapshot of Gloria.


In the family photos above, L to R - Ken Krainman, Jane Lewit, Len Hochberg, Dave Levinson, Gail Scherr = Ken's mother


Len Hochberg, Kathy Hochberg, Gail Scherr, Ken Krainman, Jane Lewit, Doris Levinson, Bob Lewit, Dave Levinson