Jack N. Solomon

Notes:

Married twice. He was an executive in the insurance industry up until the time of his retirement.

SOLOMON , Jack

On May 12, 2012, Jack Solomon , beloved husband of Helene Solomon (nee Needle); beloved father of Sandi (Rick) Popowitz, Kenneth (Laura) Solomon, Susan Land, Jay (Lorain) Land, Stefani (Frank) Davies; devoted brother of Marvin and Leonard Solomon and the late Garrison Solomon; loving grandfather of Brian Popowitz, Stacey Popowitz, Katelyn Solomon and Hannah Solomon.

Funeral services and interment will be held at Anshe Emunah Aitz Chaim Cemetery, 3901 Washington Blvd. on Tuesday, May 15, at 12 noon. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to Mildred Mindell Cancer Fund, 17 Branchwood Court, Baltimore, MD 21208. The family will be receiving at Embassy Suites at BWI Airport, 1300 Concourse Dr., Linthicum, MD 21090, Tuesday only and continuing at 3104 Lightfoot Dr., Baltimore, MD 21208, Wednesday only. Arrangements by SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC.

Published in Baltimore Sun on May 14, 2012

The National Jewish Welfare Board, Bureau of War Records, had an index card for the Solomon Family of 2940 Ellicot Drive, Baltimore. All four sons were serving in the Military, Marvin B, age 25, Navy; Jack, age 21, Army; and Leonard and Garrison, both 18, were both in the Navy as well.

Jack married Arlene Getz before 1955. Arlene (daughter of Leon Getz and Hattie Friedman) was born on 20 Aug 1929 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York; died on 4 Jun 2018 in Silver Springs, Montgomery County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jack married Helene B. Needle about 1965. Helene (daughter of Leon Needle and Dora Sugar) was born about 1937 in Maryland; died on 24 May 2015 in Baltimore County, Maryland; was buried in Anshe Emunah Aitz Chaim Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abraham Solomon was shown as born June 5, 1891 and died October 29, 1973 on both the Social Security Death Index and Find A Grave. The image of his actual application for a Social Security account shows a slightly later year of birth, instead showing he was born on June 5, 1894 in Kovno, Litha (sic). The application was completed on March 15, 1952, showing him as 57 on his last birthday, which would seem to confirm the year of birth as 1894 versus 1891. He listed his parents as Morris Solomon and Sara Jacobs. His occupation was listed as "Self Employed." He was a resident of 2940 Ellicot Drive in Baltimore, where the family was living on the 1930 census.

Kovno was a governorate of Russia, and is known as Kaunas, the second largest city in present day Lithuania. Prior to the Second World War, Kaunas, like many cities in eastern Europe, had a significant Jewish population. According to the Russian census of 1897, Jews numbered 25,500, 35.3% of the total of 73,500. The population was recorded as 25.8% Russian, 22.7% Polish, 6.6% Lithuanian. They established numerous schuls and synagogues, and were important for centuries to the culture and business of the city. His birth place on FindAGrave was also shown as Kaunas City Municipality, Kaunas, Lithuania,

Abraham enlisted in the US Military during World War I, and the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File also has his date of birth shown as June 5, 1891. Abraham's date of enlistment was September 20, 1917, and he was released on May 29, 1919.

In the April, 2017 issues of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin, Number 8, Cantor Robbie Solomon wrote that "Nothing is strong in my memory of children here in Baltimore than the large family Seders at my grandmother Tillie's house. I can still see my grandfather, Abraham Solomon, sitting at one end of the table reading the Haggadah aloud in Hebrew in his quiet voice, as the rest of us took turns reading it in English and singing the songs intermittently. I was convinced as a young boy that "Zaide", as we called him, was translating our words to God so they would carry more weight...It occurred to me recently that 2017 marks the 110-year anniversary of my grandfather's arrival at Ellis Island, escaping the oppressive regime of Czarist Russia."

Robbie further recalled that as the oldest grandchild of Abraham and Tillie, and his job was to entertain his younger cousins, mainly doing simple magic tricks and playing other silly games, or belting out some of the fancier solos from the service. He further noted his own father was called "Double Zadie"....and that he and his wire Helen were proud to fly down from Boston to Baltimore with their new granddaughter, Luciana Rose, to spend time with their Baltimore family.

Geni shows Abraham as the son of Fiva and Deenah Solomon, and brother of Monash Menasha Solomon, Gitel Feldman, Chope Horowitz, Rose Blass, Riva Moshenzick, Morris Solomon, Esther Burke and Bela Solomon. Note this does not match the names on Abraham's application for a Social Security account, although those names may have been anglicized, so this should be researched further.Or perhaps the Abraham listed on Geni, father of a Morris Solomon, is the grandfather of the Abraham Solomon who married Tillie Levine and resided in Baltimore.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1920 Census
New Jersey, Warren County, Hackettstown
Enumerated 10 Jan 1920
SD 6 ED 155 Sheet 8A
High Street
114-180-202
Solomon, Abrham Head M W 29 M 1907 Na 1920 Russia/Russian Russia/Russian Russia/Russian Retail Merchant Fruit
Solomon, Tillie Wf F W 23 M 1900 Na 1920 Russia/Russian Russia/Russian Russia/Russian


1930 Census
Maryland, Baltimore City, Ward 16 Block 41
Enumerated 4 Apr 1930
ED 4508 SD 4 Sheet 4B
Ellicot Drive
2940-76-90
Solomon, Abrham Head O 9000 M W 35 M 24 Russia Russia Russia Russian Owner Grocery Store
Solomon, Tillie Wf F W 33 M 22 Russia Russia Russia Russian
Solomon, Marvin Son M W 9 S NJ Russia Russia
Solomon, Jack Son M W 6 S Maryland Russia Russia
Solomon, Garrison Son M W 3 8/12 S Maryland Russia Russia
Solomon, Leonard Son M W 3 8/12 S Maryland Russia Russia
Here ends Enumeration Block 41

1940 Census
Maryland, Baltimore City, Ward 16, Block 57
Enumerated April 18, 1940
SD 7 ED 4-518 Sheet 15B
Ellicot Drive
2940-345-Owned Home Value 8,000
Solomon, Abraham Head M W 46 M Highest level of school 4 Russia Na Owner Grocery Store
Solomon, Tillie Wife F W 43 M Highest level of school 6 Russia Na Asst Mngr Grocery Store
Solomon, Marvin B Son M W 19 S Attended School College-1 New Jersey Bottle Cutter Master, Grocery Store
Solomon, Jack Son M W 16 S Attended School High School-3 Maryland Salesman Grocery Store
Solomon, Garrison Son M W 13 S Attended School Grade 6 Maryland
Solomon, Leonard Son M W 13 S Attended School Grade 7 Maryland

Abraham married Tillie Levine. Tillie (daughter of Reuven "Reuben" Levine and Rachel Mina "Minnie" Smith) was born on 29 Dec 1896 in Ponevezh, Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire; died on 27 Mar 1970; was buried in Bnai Israel Congregation Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1910, Tillie and her family were living at 1044 Granby in Baltimore, At the age of 13, her occupation was listed as "Sheet Finisher at a factory."

In 1920, she was listed in her parents home, on High Street, Baltimore, as Tillie Solomon, married, however Abraham was not shown as present in the home.

From her Find A Grave Memorial Page:

Wife of Abraham Solomon. Mother of Marvin B., Jack. Garrison and Leonard Solomon. Sister of Solomon J. Levine, Mrs. Edith Moss, Miss Ruth Levine and the late Samuel Levine. Also survived by twelve grandchildren.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.lists her as being born in the Soviet Union to Rubin Levine and Rachel M. Smith.

Notes:

Married:
An Abraham Solomon was shown as marrying a Tillie LEVIN on 30 July 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. License Number 25637.

This may be a record of their marriage, or based on the both the location and the slight variation in Tillie's last name, it may be for another couple with similar names.

The National Jewish Welfare Board, Bureau of War Records, had an index card for the Solomon Family of 2940 Ellicot Drive, Baltimore. All four sons were serving in the Military, Marvin B, age 25, Navy; Jack, age 21, Army; and Leonard and Garrison, both 18, were both in the Navy as well.

Morris married Sara Jacobs before 1891. Sara was born before 1871 in Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, 1906-1930; Microfilm Roll: 2; Microfilm Serial: M1640 show that on 10 Nov 1910 Reuben Levin, male, petitioned for naturalization in Maryland. He was shown as born in Ponives, Russia on 15 Feb 187o, and his spouse was shown as Roche, and children, Solomon, Ruth, Edith and Tillie. He was a shoemaker, and emigrated from Liverpool, England on 30 September 1903. His residence was 1044 Granby in Baltimore. Witnesses were Louis P. Salganik and Louis Spillman.

Ponives a/k/a Paneve?ys, Poniewesch, Poniewiesh, Panevezhi, Poniewiez, Panevezhis, Paneve?io, and is now in Lithuania, 81.9 miles NNW of Vilnuis.


In 1910, the family were living at 1044 Granby in Baltimore. Reuben and Minnie were both shown of Russian/Polish nativity, with their language shown as Hebrew. He was working as a shoemaker.

In 1920, the family was living on High Street, Baltimore, and Reuben was working as a laborer on a ship yard.

In 1930, the family lived on Cottage Avenue in Baltimore, and Rubin was listed as a Proprietor/Shoemaker. His mother-in-law, 80 year old Yetta SCHMIDT, born in Russia of Russian parents was living with the family.

In 1940, the family was still on Cottage Avenue, and Rueben was working as a shoemaker at home.

His tombstone was inscribed
FATHER
LEVINE
Reuven ben r. Meir Dov
d. 1 Tamuz 5709
Age 80

Reuven married Rachel Mina "Minnie" Smith before 1896 in Russia. Rachel (daughter of Shlomo "Solomon Smith" Savilevics and Etta "Yetta" Devorah Romm) was born about 1872 in Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire; died on 25 Jan 1955 in Baltimore County, Maryland; was buried in Bnai Israel Congregation Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1930, the family lived on Cottage Avenue in Baltimore. Rachel's mother, 80 year old Yetta SCHMIDT, born in Russia of Russian parents was living with the family.


Obituary

Baltimore Sun, January 26, 1955

LEVINE-On January 25, 1955, RACHAEL MINNIE, beloved wife of the late Reuben Levine of 3700 Cottage avenue; beloved mother of Mrs. Tillie Solomon and Mrs. Edith Moss, Solomon J., Samuel and Miss Ruth Levine; sister of Hyman Smith, or Tyler, Texas; Mrs. Celia Shapiro, of Baltimore. Also survived by ten grandchildren and then great-grandchildre. [Washington (D.C.) papers please copy.] Funeral form Sol Levinson & Bros. Home, 1124-26 West North avenue, on Wednesday, January 26, at 2 P.M. Interment in B'nai Israel Congregation Cemetery, Southern avenue. [Please omit flowers.] In mourning at 3700 Cottage avenue.
LEVINE-Ahavas Sholom Congregation and Ladies Auxiliary, 126 South Poppleton street, deeply regrets the passing of Mrs. RACHEL MINNIE LEVINE, beloved mother of our treasurer, Solomon J. Levine. All officers and members please attehd funeral services at Sol Levinson & Bros. Home, 1124-26 West North avenue, on Wednesday at 2 P.M. Solomon Silverstein, President, Samuel H. Wachter, Secretary.
LEVINE-B'nai Abraham Yehuda Laib Family Societ deeply regrets to announce the deaht of our beloved member, RACHEL MINNIE LEVEIN. All officers and members please attehd funeral services at Sol Levinson & Bros. Home, 1124-26 West North avenue, on Wednesday at 2 P.M
LEVINE-Sarah, Minnie and Meyer Baer Levine Family Circle deeply regrets to announce the deaht of our beloved member, RACHEL MINNIE LEVEIN. All officers and members please attehd funeral services at Sol Levinson & Bros. Home, 1124-26 West North avenue, on Wednesday at 2 P.M

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2018)

Her tombstone was inscribed

MOTHER
LEVINE
Rachel Mina bat r. Shlomo
d. 2 Shevat 5715
Age 84

(Research):The B'nai Abraham and Yehuda Laib Family Society website, founded in Baltimore in 1901 by relatives of Yehuda Laib Romm and Rabbi Abraham Abramson, and believed to be the oldest Jewish Family society in the world. They held their 115th anniversary reunion on Labor Day weekend 2016. Tillie Levine, Mamie Yatovitz, Rachel Silver Snovsky and Henna Ginsburg became members in 1912.

B'nai Abraham and Yehuda Laib Family Society membership and its associated family tree revolves around a woman named Rella Krok, who was born about 1833. Her father, Laibe Krok, was born in 1800. Laibe and his wife Rachel Krok lived in the tiny hamlet of Tselkay / Celkiai, just south of Rokisik / Roki?kis, a town in an area which today is in the northeastern part of the Republic of Lithuania. In the 1800s, the area was first in the Vilna Gubernya (province) and then in the Kovno Gubernya of the Russian Empire. Prior to 1795, the area was part of the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania. There is evidence that Laibe Krok's ancestors lived in this area at least as early as 1760.

The family tradition states that Laibe and Rachel "were good citizens, religious in their observance of Mosaic Law, and liberal in their outlook on life. Laibe Krok was a wine merchant and the owner of a distillery. He was a philanthropist of no mean repute."

Rella was one of Laibe and Rachel's six children. In 1847 Rella married Yehuda Laib Romm of Ponidel / Pandelys. Yehuda Laib was a widower with one child, Mari Leah Romm. Yehuda Laib and Rella had seven children together. After the death of Yehuda Laib, Rella married Rabbi Abraham Abramson, who was a sofer in Rakisik and a nephew of Yehuda Laib's first wife. Abraham was a widower who had had seven children with his first wife, Chana Brina. Upon marrying Abraham, Rella was the mother or step-mother of a total of fifteen children.

Rella and Abraham Abramovitz were recorded in the 1897 All-Russia Census as living on Kamai street (today, Respublikos gatve) in Rakisik. Fourteen years after they married, Rella died and Abraham came to America . According to family tradition, Abraham had served Roki?kis as Chief Rabbi for 25 years before coming to America.

As of the BAYL's 100th Anniversary, in 2001, the family tree, tracing the descendants of Rella and her siblings and the descendants of her two husbands from their first marriages, spanned nine generations over more than 200 years, contained more than 3200 names. Today, descendants live in many of the United States, as well as in Australia, Canada, England, Israel, and South Africa.

Notes:

AKA Shlomo Zavilevitz (Savilevics) http://bayl.org/family-story/where-did-our-ancestors-live/

Shlomo married Etta "Yetta" Devorah Romm. Etta (daughter of Yehuda Laib Romm and Rella Krok) was born about 1849 in Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire; died after 1930 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1930, Etta/Yetta was living with her son-in-law and daughter Rueben and Rachel LEVINE of Baltimore. She was shown as age 80, born in Russia.

Shown on Geni as Etta Devorah ROMM, born 1848 died May 7, 1930 at the age of 82, a daughter of Yehuda Laib ROMM and Rella KROK, wife of Shlomo SAVILEVICS, mother of Myer SAVILEVICS, Celia SHAPIRO, Hyman SMITH, Simon SMITH, and Ruchel Minna LEVINE, sister of Rucha Nessa SHAPIRO, Chiva Rivka (Ida) (Chiva Reva) ROMM, Rochel ROMM, Pessa Leba ROMM, Max ROMM, Joh Romm and Toba Gittel Romm half sister of Mari-Leah Romm NACHAMSON

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Married:
Daugher Rachel was a member of the B'nai Abraham and Yehuda Laib Family Society membership and its associated family tree revolves around a woman named Rella Krok, who was born about 1833. Her father, Laibe Krok, was born in 1800. Laibe and his wife Rachel Krok lived in the tiny hamlet of Tselkay / Celkiai, just south of Rokisik / Roki?kis, a town in an area which today is in the northeastern part of the Republic of Lithuania. In the 1800s, the area was first in the Vilna Gubernya (province) and then in the Kovno Gubernya of the Russian Empire As U.S. census records and vital records related to this family shown places of birth as both Russia, Latvia, or Lithuania, it is assumed Savilevics/Smith family also originated in the Kovno Gubernia area of the Russian empire before their emigration to the United States, likely in Kupiskis, known in Yiddish as Kupishok, was home to 1,444 Jews before World War II. Today no Jews live in Kupiskis.

Phil Shapiro wrote, in reference to the 1897 Rokiskis All-Russian Census that the census list, on page 4, shows a three-person household of Abram and Rella Abramovicz and Zavel Zavelevicz residing on Komaiskaya Street (Kamai Street). The Bnai Abraham and Yehuda Laib Family Society (BAYL), which was founded in Baltimore in 1901, consists of the descendants of the first and second husbands of Rella Krok, the daughter of Laibe Krok. The 1897 census identifies Rella as the daughter of "Leiba," age 64 and married to Abram Abramovicz, whose age is given as 63. According to the BAYL family tradition, Rella's second husband, who was known in the United States as Abraham Abramson, was said to have been a rabbi in Rokiskis for 25 years before coming to America. This appears to be consistent with the translation of the occupation given for Abram in the census of one who "makes Jewish symbolics." The third member of the household, "Zavel Zavelevicz," age 22, appears to be a grandson of Rella. The census states that Zavel was a capmaker who was born in Kupiskis and was the son of "Shloma." Rella's oldest daughter from her first marriage (to Yehuda Laib Romm) was Etta-Devara Romm. Etta-Devara married Shlomo Savilevics and lived in Kupiskis. At least one of Etta's children -- my grandmother Zlata Savilevics (Celia Smith Shapiro) -- often told the family that as a child she frequently stayed with her grandmother Rella.

https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rokiskis/census.htm