Sonia Sadur

Sonia Sadur, née Sheine Esther Bris

Date of birth	5 Jan 1908
Place of birth	Vabalninkas, Lithuania
Date of emigration	1924
Spouse	Samuel Sadur
Date of marriage	16 Jun 1931
Place of marriage	Cape Town, South Africa
Children	Mildred, b. 1935, Cape Town, South Africa Elisha, b. 1944, Cape Town, South Africa
Date of death	11 Mar 1988
Place of death
Place of burial	Pinelands 1, Cape Town Grave 18055

Sonia Bris, ca 1930.
From the collection of Marlon Levin.
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Sonia and Sam Sadur.
From the collection of Marlon Levin.
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Document	Details	Where found
1900 Lithuanian Birth record	Sheine Esther Bris, born to father Eliash ben Israel and mother Rivka, on 5 Jan 1908 / 15 Shevat 5668, in the town of Vabalninkas, county of Panevezys, guberniya of Kaunas. Naming rite with Rabbi Joffe on 5 Jan 1908. Father was a Skapiskis resident. [Note: Joyce Rowland has a photocopy of the original birth record in Russian and Yiddish from the Lithuanian State Historical Archives, and the date of birth is given there as 9 Jan 1908.]	JewishGen.org Transcription of record 2291760 / 1 468 LVIA/1226/1/15910
Passenger Manifest Grantully Castle sailing from Southampton, 9 Oct 1924 arriving at Port of Cape Town JOURNEY CANCELLED	Mr. Elijas Briss. Last address in United Kingdom: 82 Leman Street, London. Type of passenger: Alien Non-Transmigrant. Passenger class: Third. Destination: Cape Town. Occupation: Farmer. Male with wife, age 60. Citizen of Lithuania. Country of last permanent residence: Foreign country. Country of intended future permanent residence: South Africa. Mrs. Rifka Briss, age 59. Miss Ester Briss, age 16.	ROOTWEB: The South African Jewish Database Transcription of record Shipping Manifest 1921-1924 Image reference: 1924/London/October/Part_2/011.jpg
Passenger Manifest Kildonan Castle arriving in South Africa, 3 Nov 1924	Mr. Eli Briss. Male, age 60. Town of origin: Vilkomir. Going to: A. Anziska, employer, in Wynberg, Cape Town. Mrs. Riva Briss, age 58. Miss Sheina Briss, age 16.	ROOTWEB: The South African Jewish Database Transcription of record Arrival List 1924 Page number 7
List of Emigrants	Briss, Elja, wife, and 1 child. Occupation: Dealer. Occupied by: Kildonan Castle. Occupation date: 17 Oct 1924. Length in shelter: 9 days.	ROOTWEB: The South African Jewish Database Transcription of record List of Emigrants 1920-1930
Grave marker	Click picture to view larger version in separate window.	Photograph found on Cape Town Jewish Cemeteries Maintenance Board JewishCemetery.co.za

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