Jesner family

Jeremy Rosen wrote that the Jesner family is ‘the pillar of Orthodoxy in Glasgow, Scotland, since 1968. They, as a successful business family, took responsibility for Jewish life in Glasgow, supporting its rabbis and its yeshiva. The family has always been passionately committed to Judaism and Zionism.’

In the note annexed to the sheriffs interlocutor, the sheriff set forth, inter alia, that: "The company of J. Jesner & Sons Ltd. was formed in 1924. Three directors were Isaac, Louis and George Jesner. The brothers decided to purchase a company known as Lambert Engineering Ltd. in 1949. This company was run by George Jesner and J. Jesner & Sons Ltd. was run by Isaac and Louis Jesner until 1963 when the three brothers decided to sell Lambert Engineering Co. Ltd. The proceeds of the sale were divided into 13 portions. Each of the seven children of the brothers received one thirteenth, and the three brothers received two thirteenths each. George Jesner at that time returned to J. Jesner & Sons Ltd.

"In 1963 the three brothers set up a company, Jarrad Properties Ltd., investing initially their shares in the sale proceeds of Lambert Engineering Co. Ltd. The purpose of the new company was to provide money for the seven children of the three brothers when they grew up. The seven children, namely David, Philip and Jeffrey, the sons of George Jesner, Rosemary and Joseph, the daughter and son of Isaac Jesner, and Rebecca and Adrian, the daughter and son of Louis Jesner were each allocated 142 shares in the company. George, Isaac and Louis Jesner were allocated two shares each. Various heritable properties were purchased with the capital available. Income was received by Jarrad Properties Ltd. from leasing these heritable properties.

"Isaac Jesner personally purchased the land and then built on it the garage at 402 Tantallon Road, Glasgow, in 1939. This was occupied by J. Jesner & Sons Ltd. in connection with their garage business. Isaac Jesner transferred this property to Jarrad Properties Ltd. on 28th April 1964. Although the conveyance to Jarrad Properties Ltd. purported to record the transfer had been in respect of a sale at £10,000, in fact no sum was received by Isaac Jesner from the company.

"The Tantallon Road property had been conveyed by Isaac Jesner to the Clydesdale Bank before 1963 in security of the overdraft of J. Jesner & Sons. When the garage premises were transferred by Isaac Jesner to Jarrad Properties Ltd., the security which he had granted was discharged and Jarrad Properties Ltd. then granted an ex facie absolute disposition in favour of the Clydesdale Bank, to continue the security of the overdraft of J. Jesner & Sons Ltd. The security deed was signed by the three brothers and recorded in the General Register of Sasines on 6th June 1964.

See alo

• Jesner Charitable Trust | Yoni Jesner Foundation