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[Wolfe Levinson]] (later [[William Livingston]], born 1899 in Hutchesontown, Mothers maiden name Edkin, died in 1974 at 74 under the name [[Woolf Levinson]], though he was publicly known as William Livingston) was one of three triplets reported to be the first Jewish triplets to be born in Scotland. His brothers were [[Hyman Levinson]] and [[Chazkel Levinson]].  It would appear that their older brothers and sisters (Lazarus toCharlotte or perhaps Minnie) were not born in Scotland. [[Isaac Levinson]] was born in 1904 in the Gorbals.  Minnie may have been born in 1907 in Newington, Edinburgh.
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[[File:Screenshot 2025-05-16 at 09.53.49.png|thumb|right|400px|Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, 22 March 1974, p. 50.]]
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[[Wolfe Levinson]] (later [[William Livingston]], born 1899 in Hutchesontown, Mothers maiden name Edkin, died in 1974 at 74 under the name [[Woolf Levinson]], though he was publicly known as William Livingston) was a Glasgow based Zionist activist and Freemason.
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He was one of three triplets reported to be the first Jewish triplets to be born in Scotland. His brothers were [[Hyman Levinson]] (later Mac) and [[Chazkel Levinson]] (later Charles).  It would appear that their older brothers and sisters (Lazarus to Charlotte or perhaps Minnie) were not born in Scotland. [[Isaac Levinson]] was born in 1904 in the Gorbals.  Minnie may have been born in 1907 in Newington, Edinburgh.
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Livingston was an early donor in 1929 to the [[Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund]] project to fund a [[Glasgow Grove in the Balfour Forest]] in Palestine.
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[[File:Fig 13. Screenshot 2025-09-13 at 05.42.09.png|thumb|right|500px|[[William Livingston]] was a donor to this - given as 'Livingstone' but with the correct address a streetname that was later changed to Woodlands Drive. (Glasgow Grove in the Balfour Forest, Jewish Echo, 11 January 1929).]]
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[[File:William Livingston Screenshot 2025-04-19 at 14.30.52.png|thumb|right|400px|The [[Hebrew Boot and Clothing Guild]] was 'grateful to Mr. [[William Livingston]], who had once again donated a large quantity of new coats for women'.<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 22 December 1939.</ref>]]
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==Family==
 
==Family==
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[[Livingston family]]/[[Levinson family]]
 
===Parents===
 
===Parents===
 
*[[Lewis Levinson]] and [[Edith Levinson]].<ref>Census data: LEVINSON EDITH 1901 F 38 644/11 34/ 18 Hutchesontown Lanark
 
*[[Lewis Levinson]] and [[Edith Levinson]].<ref>Census data: LEVINSON EDITH 1901 F 38 644/11 34/ 18 Hutchesontown Lanark
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*[[Vivian Sidney Livingston]] (Father of [[Ian Livingston]], [[Gill Livingston]], [[Brian Livingston]] and [[Derek Livingston]]).
 
*[[Vivian Sidney Livingston]] (Father of [[Ian Livingston]], [[Gill Livingston]], [[Brian Livingston]] and [[Derek Livingston]]).
 
*[[Arnold Louis Livingston]] (Father of [[Martin Gerard Livingston]] (born May 1953, Hillhead) and [[Steven Livingston]]).
 
*[[Arnold Louis Livingston]] (Father of [[Martin Gerard Livingston]] (born May 1953, Hillhead) and [[Steven Livingston]]).
 
[[File:Screenshot 2025-05-16 at 09.53.49.png|thumb|right|400px|Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, 22 March 1974, p. 50.]]
 
[[File:William Livingston Screenshot 2025-04-19 at 14.30.52.png|thumb|right|400px|The [[Hebrew Boot and Clothing Guild]] was 'grateful to Mr. [[William Livingston]], who had once again donated a large quantity of new coats for women'.<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 22 December 1939.</ref>]]
 
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==

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Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, 22 March 1974, p. 50.

Wolfe Levinson (later William Livingston, born 1899 in Hutchesontown, Mothers maiden name Edkin, died in 1974 at 74 under the name Woolf Levinson, though he was publicly known as William Livingston) was a Glasgow based Zionist activist and Freemason.

He was one of three triplets reported to be the first Jewish triplets to be born in Scotland. His brothers were Hyman Levinson (later Mac) and Chazkel Levinson (later Charles). It would appear that their older brothers and sisters (Lazarus to Charlotte or perhaps Minnie) were not born in Scotland. Isaac Levinson was born in 1904 in the Gorbals. Minnie may have been born in 1907 in Newington, Edinburgh.

Livingston was an early donor in 1929 to the Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund project to fund a Glasgow Grove in the Balfour Forest in Palestine.

William Livingston was a donor to this - given as 'Livingstone' but with the correct address a streetname that was later changed to Woodlands Drive. (Glasgow Grove in the Balfour Forest, Jewish Echo, 11 January 1929).
The Hebrew Boot and Clothing Guild was 'grateful to Mr. William Livingston, who had once again donated a large quantity of new coats for women'.[1]


Family

Livingston family/Levinson family

Parents

Siblings

Brother of

Children

William was the father of

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Jewish Chronicle, 22 December 1939.
  2. Census data: LEVINSON EDITH 1901 F 38 644/11 34/ 18 Hutchesontown Lanark LEVINSON LEWIS 1901 M 40 644/11 34/ 18 Hutchesontown Lanark
  3. Jewish Chronicle, Page 50 for 22-03-1974.
  4. https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/details.aspx?reference=BT2%2f1989%2f63218&st=1&tc=y&tl=n&tn=n&tp=n&k=Levenson&ko=o&r=&ro=m&df=&dt=&di=y