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Great grandfather of [[Lord Wolfson of Tredegar]] | Great grandfather of [[Lord Wolfson of Tredegar]] | ||
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| + | :Great-grandfather was naturalised (we found his papers in the National Archive) and converted his Hebrew name into English: “Aaron son of Wolf” became “[[Aaron Wolfson]]”. But it wasn’t all good. Great-uncle Jack was born in the middle of an anti-Jewish riot in the town in 1911. He was known as “[[Jack Wolfson|Jack the Riot Baby]]”, the first member of the family to be given a title.’ <ref>https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/-the-political-wheel-turns-i-was-quick-to-get-over-it-lord-wolfson-qc</ref> | ||
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==See alo== | ==See alo== | ||
*[[Wolfson family]] | *[[Wolfson family]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 15 November 2025
Not to be confused with the Glasgow based Zionist Aaron Wolfson (b 1892)
Aaron Wolfson (Born (approx) 1874. Died June 1946, Merthyr Tydfil, at 72[1])
Great grandfather of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
- Great-grandfather was naturalised (we found his papers in the National Archive) and converted his Hebrew name into English: “Aaron son of Wolf” became “Aaron Wolfson”. But it wasn’t all good. Great-uncle Jack was born in the middle of an anti-Jewish riot in the town in 1911. He was known as “Jack the Riot Baby”, the first member of the family to be given a title.’ [2]