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 ==Jewish National Fund==
-The ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' reported in July 2008 that the annual [[The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust|KKL Scotland]] Pro-Am golf tournament, held at [[Bonnyton Golf Club]], Glasgow, and attended by more than 200 people, had raised £30,000 for the construction of the Gazit Reservoir in the Galilee, a project supported by KKL Scotland. Its photographs included one captioned "David Levitus, Bernard Solomons, Ed Faber and professional golfer Fraser Mann".<ref name="JC2008" /> The Scottish Charity Register describes the objects of The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust as the relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, "all to be based in the State of Israel and where appropriate by supporting relevant charitable projects of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL Israel)".<ref name="OSCRKKL">Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037850 The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust (SC037850)], ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
+The ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' reported in July 2008 that the annual [[The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust|KKL Scotland]] Pro-Am golf tournament, held at [[Bonnyton Golf Club]], Glasgow, and attended by more than 200 people, had raised £30,000 for the construction of the Gazit Reservoir in the Galilee, a project supported by KKL Scotland. Its photographs included one of Levitus with [[Bernard Solomons]], [[Ed Faber]] and the professional golfer [[Fraser Mann]], captioned "David Levitus, Bernard Solomons, Ed Faber and professional golfer Fraser Mann".<ref name="JC2008" /> On 22 November 2018 the ''[[Jewish Telegraph]]'' posted a photograph album on Facebook headed "JNF KKL Scotland - Scotland v Israel event", one caption of which read: "GAME FOR A CELEBRATION: David Levitus celebrated a special birthday year with friends — in Scotland."<ref name="JT2018">''[[Jewish Telegraph]]'', "JNF KKL Scotland - Scotland v Israel event", photograph album, Facebook, 22 November 2018.</ref> The Scottish Charity Register describes the objects of The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust as the relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, "all to be based in the State of Israel and where appropriate by supporting relevant charitable projects of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL Israel)".<ref name="OSCRKKL">Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037850 The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust (SC037850)], ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
 ==Business==

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	+	:''For the David Levitus born in 1882, see [[David Levitus (born 1882)]].''
	+	{{Infobox person
	+	\| name = David Levitus
	+	\| birth_name = David Clive Levitus
	+	\| birth_date = August 1968
	+	\| nationality = British
	+	\| occupation = Company director (property lending and development finance)
	+	\| known_for = [[Jewish National Fund]] fundraising in Scotland ([[The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust\|JNF KKL Scotland]]); member of the [[Levitus family]]
	+	}}
	+	'''David Clive Levitus''' (born August 1968) is a [[Glasgow]] based company director in property lending and development finance, a member of the Glasgow [[Levitus family]], and a participant in [[Jewish National Fund]] (JNF) fundraising in Scotland. In 2008 the ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' pictured him at the annual Pro-Am golf tournament of [[The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust\|JNF KKL Scotland]], which raised £30,000 for the Gazit Reservoir in the Galilee.<ref name="JC2008">"In Scotland, golfers make £30k for an Israeli project", ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'', 4 July 2008, p. 49, [https://www.thejc.com/archive/ODljYmI1NTctOTg5My00 archive].</ref> [[Companies House]] lists him as an officer of 34 companies, most of them at 65 Bath Street, First Floor Right, Glasgow, G2 2BX.<ref name="CHAPP">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/gRswXXVw4ChZ1KEoSokBwgwNNmg/appointments David Clive LEVITUS personal appointments], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref> He is a trustee of the [[M Charitable Trust]].<ref name="OSCRSC036416">Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC036416 M Charitable Trust (SC036416)], ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>

	+	==Jewish National Fund==
	+	The ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' reported in July 2008 that the annual [[The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust\|KKL Scotland]] Pro-Am golf tournament, held at [[Bonnyton Golf Club]], Glasgow, and attended by more than 200 people, had raised £30,000 for the construction of the Gazit Reservoir in the Galilee, a project supported by KKL Scotland. Its photographs included one captioned "David Levitus, Bernard Solomons, Ed Faber and professional golfer Fraser Mann".<ref name="JC2008" /> The Scottish Charity Register describes the objects of The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust as the relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, "all to be based in the State of Israel and where appropriate by supporting relevant charitable projects of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL Israel)".<ref name="OSCRKKL">Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037850 The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust (SC037850)], ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
	+
	+	==Business==
	+	A 2015 report in ''[[Scottish Financial News]]'' described Levitus as a director of [[Development Finance Ltd]], a "Glasgow-based development lender", and quoted him on its launch of a Permitted Development Loans product for the conversion of disused farm buildings into housing.<ref name="SFN2015">"[https://www.scottishfinancialnews.com/articles/glasgow-lender-launches-permitted-development-product Glasgow lender launches Permitted Development product]", ''Scottish Financial News'', 21 April 2015.</ref> The company's website listed him in February 2024 as Finance Director, at 65 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 2BX.<ref name="DFLteam">Development Finance Ltd, [https://web.archive.org/web/20240223031823/https://www.developmentfinanceltd.co.uk/meet-the-team.html Meet the Team], ''developmentfinanceltd.co.uk'', archived 23 February 2024, accessed 30 October 2026.</ref> Companies House records him as a director of Development Finance Ltd. (SC363204) from 27 April 2010, and as a person with significant control holding more than 25% but not more than 50% of its shares, as does Susan Adele Levitus (born March 1968).<ref name="CHAPP" /><ref name="CHDFPSC">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC363204/persons-with-significant-control DEVELOPMENT FINANCE LTD. (SC363204): persons with significant control], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
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	+	===Harry Smith, Limited===
	+	His longest appointment is as a director of [[Harry Smith, Limited]] (SC008622), from 8 April 1998. The company was incorporated on 15 April 1913, is classified under credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and the letting of own real estate, and has its registered office at 65 C/O Cherrytree Group, 65 Bath Street, First Floor Right, Glasgow, G2 2BX.<ref name="CHHS">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC008622 HARRY SMITH, LIMITED (SC008622)] and [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC008622/officers officers], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref> He is its only registered person with significant control, holding more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares and voting rights, with the right to appoint or remove directors.<ref name="CHHSPSC">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC008622/persons-with-significant-control HARRY SMITH, LIMITED (SC008622): persons with significant control], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
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	+	On the day of his appointment, 8 April 1998, Companies House records the resignations as directors of [[Maurice Levitus]] (born July 1910; 60 Milverton Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G46 7LQ), [[Raymond Saul Levitus]] (born April 1939; 5 Dalserf Crescent, Giffnock, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G46 6RB), who also resigned as secretary, and Sylvia Deborah Levitus (born April 1944), who was appointed secretary the same day. The current officers also include Harry Peter Levitus (secretary from 15 December 2014), Susan Levitus (secretary from 8 February 2015 and director from 1 December 2023) and Joanne Levitus (born February 1970; director from 1 December 2023).<ref name="CHHS" />
	+
	+	===Other companies===
	+	Companies House lists, among his other appointments:<ref name="CHAPP" />
	+	* [[Cherrytree Group Management Ltd]] (SC351239; formerly Cherrytree Finance Ltd.), director from 19 October 2009, correspondence address C/O D M Mcnaught & Co, 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 2LW; he holds 75% or more of its shares.<ref name="CHCT">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/9lncdTEIcdUJJvCXuO-89tmDrhA/appointments David LEVITUS personal appointments] and [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC351239/persons-with-significant-control CHERRYTREE GROUP MANAGEMENT LTD (SC351239): persons with significant control], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
	+	* Residential Loans Ltd. (03612626), secretary from 21 July 2008 and director from 2 October 2009 (correspondence address C/O Richards Solicitors, 1st Floor, Grosvenor House, 1 High Street, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7TA); other directors include Susan Adele Levitus, Abigail Charley Levitus, Harry Peter Levitus and Sarah Ainsley Levitus.<ref name="CHRL">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03612626/officers RESIDENTIAL LOANS LTD. (03612626): officers], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
	+	* Tower House Investments Ltd (03612635), secretary from 10 August 1998 and director from 18 September 2007.
	+	* Cheviot Finance Co. Limited (00950944), director from 21 August 2008 (correspondence address 18 Greenhill Avenue, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6QX), alongside Raymond Saul Levitus and Sylvia Deborah Levitus of 60 Milverton Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 7LQ; Maurice Levitus resigned as a director on 1 September 2002.<ref name="CHCF">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00950944/officers CHEVIOT FINANCE CO. LIMITED (00950944): officers], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
	+	* Bridging Loans Direct Ltd (SC109908), director from 5 November 1993 (18 Greenhill Avenue, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6QX).<ref name="CHBLD">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC109908/officers BRIDGING LOANS DIRECT LTD (SC109908): officers], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
	+	* Deaconsbank Ltd (SC274549), director and secretary from 7 April 2005 (in liquidation).
	+	* Bridging Loans Realisations Ltd (SC058511; named Emriclands (Investments) Limited until 2007 and Bridging Loans Ltd from 2007 to 2025), director from 7 May 2009 and secretary from 24 January 2011 (in liquidation; registered office C/O Quantuma Advisory Ltd, Third Floor, Turnberry House, 175 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2LB).<ref name="CHBLR">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC058511/officers BRIDGING LOANS REALISATIONS LTD (SC058511): officers], ''Find and update company information'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
	+	* Topdean Limited (SC083407), director from 24 October 2009; Ecobuild Development Finance Ltd (SC483742), from 6 August 2014; Bridging Loans Ltd (SC485014), from 22 August 2014.
	+	* [[Wide Choice Limited]] (SC053383) and Field Leaders Limited (SC053379), director from 10 December 2022 (both in liquidation); Commercial Loans Ltd (10189118), from 10 December 2022; Clan C Limited (SC048035) and Wee Horrurs Limited (SC054484), from 11 December 2022; Westburn Investments Incorporated (SF000401) and Falconbridge Investments Incorporated (SF000402), from 11 January 2023; and Valentine Investment Property Ltd (SC804333), from 25 March 2024.
	+
	+	==Charities==
	+	The [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]] lists David Levitus, Susan Levitus and Laura Cummings as the trustees of the [[M Charitable Trust]] (SC036416), registered from 6 April 2005 at 65 Bath Street, First Floor Right, Glasgow, G2 2BX.<ref name="OSCRSC036416" /> The trust's accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 record a sum of £509,450 "advanced to Wide Choice Limited, a company in which one of the Trustees is a director and shareholder".<ref name="MCT2026">M Charitable Trust, [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/m-charitable-trust-2026-accounts-0147GKMYPB5TSIGBNEQ5EI2652PG63DGFU.pdf Report of the trustees and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026], filed with OSCR, accessed 30 October 2026.</ref> Companies House lists David Levitus as a director of Wide Choice Limited from 10 December 2022.<ref name="CHAPP" />
	+
	+	==Family==
	+	Levitus is a member of the Glasgow [[Levitus family]], whose members include [[Emanuel Levitus]], a co-founder of the Giffnock synagogue. The synagogue's history records that its foundation stone at May Terrace was laid by E. Levitus on 14 August 1938.<ref name="GNMShist">Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue, [https://gnms.org.uk/our-history/ Our History], ''gnms.org.uk'', accessed 30 October 2026.</ref>
	+
	+	==Notes==
	+	<references/>
	+
	+	[[Category:Businesspeople]]
	+	[[Category:Charity trustees in Scotland]]
	+	[[Category:Living people]]
	+	[[Category:People from Glasgow]]
	+	[[Category:Levitus family]]

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−	~~Not to be confused with [[David Clive Levitus]] from the Glasgow based [[Levitus family]].~~
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−	~~{{short description\|Glasgow-born Jewish community figure in Sydney, Australia}}~~
−	~~{{Infobox person~~
−	~~\| name = David Levitus~~
−	~~\| image =~~
−	~~\| caption =~~
−	~~\| birth_date = {{circa\|1880}}~~
−	~~\| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland~~
−	~~\| death_date =~~
−	~~\| death_place =~~
−	~~\| nationality = Australian (immigrant from Scotland)~~
−	~~\| occupation = Community figure~~
−	~~\| known_for = Involvement in Sydney Jewish community~~
−	~~\| spouse = [[Rebecca Levitus]]~~
−	~~\| children = 8, including [[Albert Levitus]]~~
−	~~\| relatives = Dr Jack Miller (nephew)~~
−	}}

−	'''David Levitus''' (born 1882, Newington, Edinburgh) was a Glasgow-born Scottish immigrant who settled in Sydney, Australia, and became a notable figure in the local Jewish community in Bondi. He was known for his connections to family in Scotland, including his nephew Dr [[Jack Miller]] of Glasgow.<ref name="MyHeritageFlora">MyHeritage, [https://www.myheritage.com/names/flora_levitus Flora Levitus Family History & Historical Records] ''MyHeritage'', accessed February 27, 2026.</ref><ref name="OzTorahScholarship">OzTorah, [https://oztorah.com/2011/07/jewish-scholarship-in-sydney-between-the-wars-part-ii Jewish scholarship in Sydney between the Wars: Part II] ''OzTorah'', July 2011.</ref> He was the3 sone of [[Solomon Levitus]] and [[Agnes Levitus]] and his Edinburgh, then Glasgow, based siblings included [[Harry Levitus]], [[Emanuel Levitus]] and [[Samuel Levitus]] - all of whom were involved in Zionism, business and criminality in Glasgow.
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−	~~== Life and family ==~~
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−	David Levitus emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland, to Cape Town where he was involved in Zionit politics including, in 1903, being involved in the founding of the [[Grand Order of Israel, Lord Milner Lodge, No. 21]]. His son [[Albert Levitus]] was born there. He subsequently moved to Sydney, Australia, where he lived in Bondi and was active in the Jewish community. Newspaper records from the 1960s highlight his family ties in Scotland.<ref name="NLIReception">National Library of Israel, [https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers?a=d&d=ajchronicle19241111-01.2.43&l=en Zionist Reception to Mr. David Brown — The Australian Jewish Chronicle] ''National Library of Israel'', November 11, 1924.</ref> He married Rebecca Levitus, and they had eight children, including the lawyer Albert Levitus.<ref name="MyHeritageFlora" />
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−	~~== Son Albert Levitus ==~~
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−	Albert "Albie" Levitus (born circa 1910 in Cape Town) was David's son and a prominent Sydney solicitor whose career was marred by scandals leading to disbarment and imprisonment.<ref name="Trove1941Verdict">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17749199 CONSPIRACY VERDICT] ''Trove'', June 19, 1941.</ref>
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−	~~=== Legal career and disbarment ===~~
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−	Albert practiced law in Sydney during the 1930s and 1940s. He was disbarred following professional misconduct.<ref name="Trove1944Witness">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167613633 LEVITUS A WITNESS IN FORBES CASE] ''Trove'', March 9, 1944.</ref>
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−	~~=== Conspiracy case (1941) ===~~
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−	In 1941, Albert was charged with conspiracy alongside Ronald Bruce Walker (former M.L.A.), William Kingsley Wicks (accountant), and Clive Oscar Airey (traveller). The case involved financial fraud. Albert was found guilty and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, while Walker received three years with a recommendation for mercy, and Airey was acquitted.<ref name="Trove1941Verdict">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17749199 CONSPIRACY VERDICT] ''Trove'', June 19, 1941.</ref><ref name="Trove1941Resumed">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279142874 CONSPIRACY CASE RESUMED] ''Trove'', April 17, 1941.</ref><ref name="Trove1941Trial">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231453565 CONSPIRACY TRIAL] ''Trove'', May 27, 1941.</ref><ref name="Trove1940Concluded">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95082221 Conspiracy Case Concluded] ''Trove'', July 24, 1940.</ref><ref name="Trove1941Charge">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17742849 CONSPIRACY CHARGE] ''Trove'', May 27, 1941.</ref><ref name="Trove1940Forbes">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40863651 FORBES TOOK £20,696 BEFORE LEAVING] ''Trove'', March 16, 1940.</ref><ref name="NewspaperArchive1941">NewspaperArchive, [https://newspaperarchive.com/kempsey-macleay-chronicle-jun-25-1941-p-6 Kempsey Macleay Chronicle Archives, Jun 25, 1941, p. 6] ''NewspaperArchive'', June 25, 1941.</ref>
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−	~~=== Forbes Case (1944) ===~~
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−	Albert was involved as a witness in the "Forbes Case" in 1944, a major Sydney scandal involving John Woolcott Forbes, where he testified in proceedings that made headlines.<ref name="Trove1944Witness">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167613633 LEVITUS A WITNESS IN FORBES CASE] ''Trove'', March 9, 1944.</ref><ref name="Trove1944Denials">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42050911 DRAMATIC DENIALS BY FORBES] ''Trove'', March 15, 1944.</ref><ref name="Trove1940Forbes">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40863651 FORBES TOOK £20,696 BEFORE LEAVING] ''Trove'', March 16, 1940.</ref><ref name="Trove1944Payment">Trove, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74629007 Payment Of Woolcott Forbes'e Income Tax] ''Trove'', June 1, 1944.</ref><ref name="NewspaperArchive1944">NewspaperArchive, [https://newspaperarchive.com/sydney-sun-jun-20-1944-p-3 Sydney Sun Newspaper Archives, Jun 20, 1944, p. 3] ''NewspaperArchive'', June 20, 1944.</ref>
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−	~~== See also ==~~
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−	~~[[Albert Levitus]]~~
−	~~[[Sydney Jewish community]]~~
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−	~~== External links ==~~
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−	* [https://www.myheritage.com/names/flora_levitus Flora Levitus Family History] on MyHeritage
−	~~==Notes==~~
−	~~[[Category:Scottish emigrants to Australia]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Jewish Australian history]]~~
−	~~[[Category:People from Glasgow]]~~
−	~~[[Category:People from Bondi, New South Wales]]~~

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-'''David Levitus''' (born circa 1880) was a Glasgow-born Scottish immigrant who settled in Sydney, Australia, and became a notable figure in the local Jewish community in Bondi. He was known for his connections to family in Scotland, including his nephew Dr [[Jack Miller]] of Glasgow.<ref name="MyHeritageFlora">MyHeritage, [https://www.myheritage.com/names/flora_levitus Flora Levitus Family History & Historical Records] ''MyHeritage'', accessed February 27, 2026.</ref><ref name="OzTorahScholarship">OzTorah, [https://oztorah.com/2011/07/jewish-scholarship-in-sydney-between-the-wars-part-ii Jewish scholarship in Sydney between the Wars: Part II] ''OzTorah'', July 2011.</ref> He was the3 sone of [[Solomon Levitus]] and [[Agnes Levitus]] and his Edinburgh, then Glasgow, based siblings included [[Harry Levitus]], [[Emanuel Levitus]] and [[Samuel Levitus]] - all of whom were involved in Zionism, business and criminality in Glasgow.
+'''David Levitus''' (born 1882, Newington, Edinburgh) was a Glasgow-born Scottish immigrant who settled in Sydney, Australia, and became a notable figure in the local Jewish community in Bondi. He was known for his connections to family in Scotland, including his nephew Dr [[Jack Miller]] of Glasgow.<ref name="MyHeritageFlora">MyHeritage, [https://www.myheritage.com/names/flora_levitus Flora Levitus Family History & Historical Records] ''MyHeritage'', accessed February 27, 2026.</ref><ref name="OzTorahScholarship">OzTorah, [https://oztorah.com/2011/07/jewish-scholarship-in-sydney-between-the-wars-part-ii Jewish scholarship in Sydney between the Wars: Part II] ''OzTorah'', July 2011.</ref> He was the3 sone of [[Solomon Levitus]] and [[Agnes Levitus]] and his Edinburgh, then Glasgow, based siblings included [[Harry Levitus]], [[Emanuel Levitus]] and [[Samuel Levitus]] - all of whom were involved in Zionism, business and criminality in Glasgow.
 == Life and family ==

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 | occupation         = Community figure
 | known_for          = Involvement in Sydney Jewish community
-| spouse             = Rebecca Levitus
+| spouse             = [[Rebecca Levitus]]
-| children           = 8, including Albert Levitus
+| children           = 8, including [[Albert Levitus]]
 | relatives          = Dr Jack Miller (nephew)
 }}

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-David Levitus emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland, to Cape Town where he was involved in Zionit politics including, in 1903, being involved in the founding of the [[Grand Order of Israel, Lord Milner Lodge, No. 21]]. His sone [[albert Levitus]] was born there. He subsequently moved to Sydney, Australia, where he lived in Bondi and was active in the Jewish community. Newspaper records from the 1960s highlight his family ties in Scotland.<ref name="NLIReception">National Library of Israel, [https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers?a=d&d=ajchronicle19241111-01.2.43&l=en Zionist Reception to Mr. David Brown — The Australian Jewish Chronicle] ''National Library of Israel'', November 11, 1924.</ref> He married Rebecca Levitus, and they had eight children, including the lawyer Albert Levitus.<ref name="MyHeritageFlora" />
+David Levitus emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland, to Cape Town where he was involved in Zionit politics including, in 1903, being involved in the founding of the [[Grand Order of Israel, Lord Milner Lodge, No. 21]]. His son [[Albert Levitus]] was born there. He subsequently moved to Sydney, Australia, where he lived in Bondi and was active in the Jewish community. Newspaper records from the 1960s highlight his family ties in Scotland.<ref name="NLIReception">National Library of Israel, [https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers?a=d&d=ajchronicle19241111-01.2.43&l=en Zionist Reception to Mr. David Brown — The Australian Jewish Chronicle] ''National Library of Israel'', November 11, 1924.</ref> He married Rebecca Levitus, and they had eight children, including the lawyer Albert Levitus.<ref name="MyHeritageFlora" />
 == Son Albert Levitus ==