| Date of birth | ca 1849 |
| Place of birth | Lithuania |
| Date of emigration | 1898 |
| Spouse | Chaia Ita Maas |
| Date of marriage | |
| Place of marriage | |
| Children | Yitzchak Yaakov (Isaac), b. 1873, Birzai, Lithuania Hoda Mere, b. 1877, Birzai, Lithuania Sara Dvorah Chana Fruma (Annie), b. 1881, Birzai, Lithuania Ovsey Movsha (Morris), b. 1883, Birzai, Lithuania Tzippa Ella, b. 1888, Birzai Lithuania Rishke (Rose), b. 1890, Birzai, Lithuania Buna Faige (Fannie), b. 1892, Birzai, Lithuania Yisrael Hirsh (Harry), b. 1894, Birzai, Lithuania |
| Date of death | 4 Apr 1929 |
| Place of death | South Africa |
| Place of burial |
Jehudah Menashe Briss and most of his children. Click picture to view larger version in separate window. |
Jehudah Menashe Briss. Click picture to view larger version in separate window. |
| Document | Details | Where found |
| 1894 Lithuanian Birth record | Izrael Girsh Bris, born to father Iudel Menase ben Izrael and mother Khaie Ite, on 2 Jun 1894 / 10 Tammuz, in the town of Birzai, county of Panevezys, guberniya of Kaunas. Family came from Skapiskis. |
Copy of original record held by Joyce Rowland Provided by Lithuanian State Historical Archives |
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1909 Lithuanian list of Men Avoiding Conscription |
Ovsey Movsha Bris, son of Monash Iudel, town of Pandelys, Zarasai County, Kaunas guberniya. |
JewishGen.org Transcription of record
KRA/I-6/1/27 |
| 1905 South African naturalization record | Bris, Mnashe. Date of birth: 1851. Town of origin: Pampjan. Country of origin: Lithuania. Age: 54. Year of arrival in South Africa: 1898. Year of naturalization: 1905. Address in South Africa: Mission Road. Occupation: dealer. |
ROOTWEB: The South African Jewish Database Transcription of record
Naturalizations 1902-1907 |
| Grave marker |
 With Herb Briss, grandson of Jehudah Menashe Briss. Click picture to view larger version in separate window. |
Photographed by Philip Briss |