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[[Symie Miller]] was a Glasgow based Zionist activist (born 31 December 1905, 152 Butterbiggins Road, Glasgow died at 97 Mother's Maiden name Citrenick/Tunick in 2003 Glasgow, Martha St)
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[[Symie Miller]] was a Glasgow based Zionist activist (born 31 December 1905, 152 Butterbiggins Road, Glasgow; died 18 June 2003, Glasgow, aged 97).<ref name="JCobit">"Symie Miller", obituary, ''Jewish Chronicle'', 25 July 2003, p. 19.</ref><ref name="SPbirth">ScotlandsPeople index, Statutory Registers, births, 1906, Gorbals, 644/12/41, MILLER, SYMIE DE, mother's maiden surname CITRENICK.</ref><ref name="SPdeath">ScotlandsPeople index, Statutory Registers, deaths, 2003, Glasgow (Martha Street), 618/588, MILLER, SYMIE, age 97, mother's maiden surname TUNICK.</ref> His mother's maiden name is given as Citrenick in the index of his birth registration and as Tunick in the index of his death registration, which was registered at Glasgow, Martha Street.<ref name="SPbirth" /><ref name="SPdeath" /> He was described at his death as "Symie Miller J.P."<ref name="JCdeath">Death notice, "Miller, Symie", ''Jewish Chronicle'', 27 June 2003, p. 37.</ref>
  
 
Father was [[Max Miller]] Insurance agent, mother was [[Fanny Miller]] - they were married in Germany on 21 July 1902, according to Symie's birth certificate.
 
Father was [[Max Miller]] Insurance agent, mother was [[Fanny Miller]] - they were married in Germany on 21 July 1902, according to Symie's birth certificate.
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Symie Miller, born in 1905, remembered that his father, Mordecai Mosewitzky ([[Max Miller]]) had emigrated to Glasgow in 1898.<ref>Jewish Immigrants and Refugees in Scotland: Preserving the History and Analyzing the Myths, [[Harvey L. Kaplan]]</ref>
 
Symie Miller, born in 1905, remembered that his father, Mordecai Mosewitzky ([[Max Miller]]) had emigrated to Glasgow in 1898.<ref>Jewish Immigrants and Refugees in Scotland: Preserving the History and Analyzing the Myths, [[Harvey L. Kaplan]]</ref>
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==Family==
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His mother, Fanny (Frumelie) Miller, died aged 54 on 15 June 1933 at 83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, "sadly missed by her sorrowing husband Max, daughters May and Gertie and son Symie".<ref name="JE1933">Death notice of Fanny (Frumelie) Miller, ''Jewish Echo'', 16 June 1933, p. 7.</ref> The family's notice of thanks for condolences was sent from "Beechgarth", 83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields.<ref name="JC1933">Notice of thanks, ''Jewish Chronicle'', 30 June 1933, pp. 2–3.</ref> Her memorial stone was consecrated at Cathcart Cemetery on 17 June 1934.<ref name="JE1934">''Jewish Echo'', 15 June 1934, p. 9.</ref>
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His sister Gertie appears to be the Gertrude August who died in Glasgow in 1992, aged 82: her mother's maiden surname is indexed as Citrenick, as on Symie's birth registration, and she was a fellow director of [[M H Miller and Son Limited]], with the same address, 83 Glencairn Drive.<ref name="SPbirth" /><ref name="SPGA">ScotlandsPeople index, Statutory Registers, deaths, 1992, Glasgow (Martha Street), 605/434, AUGUST, GERTRUDE, age 82, mother's maiden surname CITRENICK.</ref><ref name="CL" />
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No wife is named in his obituary or death notice. His death notice described him as the "beloved uncle of Frances, Ami, Shelley and Ilan",<ref name="JCdeath" /> and his obituary called him "a devoted uncle to a niece Frances".<ref name="JCobit" /> The names Frances and Ilan match those of Frances Feder and Ilan Maxwell Feder, who were the officers of M H Miller and Son Limited from his death until its dissolution, apparently the same people; the death notice does not give their surname.<ref name="JCdeath" /><ref name="CL" />
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In 1937 he travelled to Russia for his grandmother's 100th birthday; according to his obituary, his parents had left Russia decades earlier and settled in Scotland.<ref name="JCobit" />
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==Business==
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His obituary describes "his successful business importing Italian glass and china, which, to his enjoyment, entailed frequent travel".<ref name="JCobit" /> He was a director of [[M H Miller and Son Limited]] from 12 February 1988 and its secretary from 31 July 1995, in both cases until 18 June 2003, the date of his death; his address in the company's records, 83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, had been the family home since at least 1933.<ref name="CL" /><ref name="JE1933" /><ref name="JCobit" />
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==Military service==
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In the Second World War he served in the Royal Artillery.<ref name="JCobit" /> In November 1950 the ''Jewish Echo'' described him as an ex-serviceman.<ref name="JE1950c">''Jewish Echo'', 17 November 1950, p. 13.</ref>
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==Communal life==
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According to his obituary, he was active from his late 20s in Jewish welfare organisations. He was a council member and eventually president of the Board of Guardians, the precursor of the Glasgow Jewish Welfare Board, and of Jewish Care Scotland, and served the Housing Association, the Community Trust and the Welfare Committee. With a special concern for the disabled, he was influential in forming the Jewish Association of Parents and Friends of the Handicapped, later known as [[Cosgrove Care]]. He raised funds for the Royal Marsden Hospital in London and the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and served as a magistrate.<ref name="JCobit" />
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In the 1920s and 1930s he was involved in Jewish sport in Glasgow. In 1929 he moved a vote of thanks for the Glasgow contingent of the Glasgow Jewish Athletic Club,<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 28 June 1929, p. 7.</ref> and in 1932, as vice-president of the club, he met a visiting team from Belfast.<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 27 May 1932, p. 5.</ref> In 1936 he spoke on "Personal Aspects" at the Oneg Shabbat at Queen's Park Synagogue.<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 18 December 1936, p. 7.</ref>
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In February 1943 he was appointed to the executive of the Boot and Clothing Guild.<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 26 February 1943, p. 7.</ref> He was active in the Glasgow branch of the [[World Jewish Congress]]: in 1943 he suggested a panel of speakers on the Congress,<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 28 May 1943, p. 8.</ref> in September 1944 he was named to its Glasgow sub-committee,<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 8 September 1944, p. 4.</ref> and in October 1944, as convener of the new sub-committee, he outlined a programme of monthly meetings.<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 13 October 1944, p. 7.</ref> In February 1945 he addressed the Glasgow Jewish Discussion Group on the origin, aims and achievements of the World Jewish Congress,<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 2 February 1945, p. 3. ''Jewish Echo'', 16 February 1945, p. 9.</ref> and in 1947 he was one of its Glasgow publicity conveners.<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 23 May 1947, p. 6.</ref> In April 1944 he took part in a meeting of the Glasgow Friends of the Hebrew University.<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 7 April 1944, p. 4.</ref>
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In 1949 the annual general meeting of the Board of Guardians reported that "the outstanding change" was the Welfare Committee under his convenership.<ref>''Jewish Echo'', 8 July 1949, p. 5.</ref>
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In December 1949 he was installed as Right Worshipful Master of [[Lodge Montefiore – No. 753]].<ref name="JE1949m">''Jewish Echo'', 16 December 1949, p. 14.</ref> As Master, in 1950 he conferred honorary membership of the lodge on Charles Edward Sebag-Montefiore.<ref name="JE1950a">''Jewish Echo'', 16 June 1950, p. 4.</ref> According to his obituary, his efforts led to the consecration of the Grand Lodge in Israel in 1953.<ref name="JCobit" />
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==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
*[[Cosgrove Care]] - trustee, Circa 1960 (at the time it was named [[The Jewish Association for the Mentally Handicapped]]).<ref>https://www.cosgrovecare.org.uk/news/cosgrove-care-celebrating-60-years-at-the-heart-of-our-community/</ref>
 
*[[Cosgrove Care]] - trustee, Circa 1960 (at the time it was named [[The Jewish Association for the Mentally Handicapped]]).<ref>https://www.cosgrovecare.org.uk/news/cosgrove-care-celebrating-60-years-at-the-heart-of-our-community/</ref>
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*[[Jewish Board of Guardians]]<ref>https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/95eb085f-6076-363b-965b-97184ed83d4b?component=6e387933-d302-3a09-8542-a4f6e2f284e5</ref>
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*[[Jewish Board of Guardians]] - president.<ref name="JCobit" /><ref>https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/95eb085f-6076-363b-965b-97184ed83d4b?component=6e387933-d302-3a09-8542-a4f6e2f284e5</ref>
 
*[[Glasgow Jewish Community Trust]] | [[The Blue and White Ball]] | [[Glasgow Commission of the JNF]]
 
*[[Glasgow Jewish Community Trust]] | [[The Blue and White Ball]] | [[Glasgow Commission of the JNF]]
  
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*[[M H Miller and Son Limited]] - Director.<ref>https://www.companieslist.co.uk/SC021923-m-h-miller-son-limited</ref>
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*[[M H Miller and Son Limited]] - Director 1988–2003; secretary 1995–2003.<ref name="CL">https://www.companieslist.co.uk/SC021923-m-h-miller-son-limited</ref>
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*[[Lodge Montefiore – No. 753]] - Master 1950.
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*[[Lodge Montefiore – No. 753]] - Master 1950.<ref name="JE1949m" /><ref name="JE1950a" />
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*[[World Jewish Congress]] - Glasgow branch, 1943–1947.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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Revision as of 08:25, 5 November 2026

Symie Miller was a Glasgow based Zionist activist (born 31 December 1905, 152 Butterbiggins Road, Glasgow; died 18 June 2003, Glasgow, aged 97).[1][2][3] His mother's maiden name is given as Citrenick in the index of his birth registration and as Tunick in the index of his death registration, which was registered at Glasgow, Martha Street.[2][3] He was described at his death as "Symie Miller J.P."[4]

Father was Max Miller Insurance agent, mother was Fanny Miller - they were married in Germany on 21 July 1902, according to Symie's birth certificate.


Symie Miller, born in 1905, remembered that his father, Mordecai Mosewitzky (Max Miller) had emigrated to Glasgow in 1898.[5]

Family

His mother, Fanny (Frumelie) Miller, died aged 54 on 15 June 1933 at 83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, "sadly missed by her sorrowing husband Max, daughters May and Gertie and son Symie".[6] The family's notice of thanks for condolences was sent from "Beechgarth", 83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields.[7] Her memorial stone was consecrated at Cathcart Cemetery on 17 June 1934.[8]

His sister Gertie appears to be the Gertrude August who died in Glasgow in 1992, aged 82: her mother's maiden surname is indexed as Citrenick, as on Symie's birth registration, and she was a fellow director of M H Miller and Son Limited, with the same address, 83 Glencairn Drive.[2][9][10]

No wife is named in his obituary or death notice. His death notice described him as the "beloved uncle of Frances, Ami, Shelley and Ilan",[4] and his obituary called him "a devoted uncle to a niece Frances".[1] The names Frances and Ilan match those of Frances Feder and Ilan Maxwell Feder, who were the officers of M H Miller and Son Limited from his death until its dissolution, apparently the same people; the death notice does not give their surname.[4][10]

In 1937 he travelled to Russia for his grandmother's 100th birthday; according to his obituary, his parents had left Russia decades earlier and settled in Scotland.[1]

Business

His obituary describes "his successful business importing Italian glass and china, which, to his enjoyment, entailed frequent travel".[1] He was a director of M H Miller and Son Limited from 12 February 1988 and its secretary from 31 July 1995, in both cases until 18 June 2003, the date of his death; his address in the company's records, 83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, had been the family home since at least 1933.[10][6][1]

Military service

In the Second World War he served in the Royal Artillery.[1] In November 1950 the Jewish Echo described him as an ex-serviceman.[11]

Communal life

According to his obituary, he was active from his late 20s in Jewish welfare organisations. He was a council member and eventually president of the Board of Guardians, the precursor of the Glasgow Jewish Welfare Board, and of Jewish Care Scotland, and served the Housing Association, the Community Trust and the Welfare Committee. With a special concern for the disabled, he was influential in forming the Jewish Association of Parents and Friends of the Handicapped, later known as Cosgrove Care. He raised funds for the Royal Marsden Hospital in London and the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and served as a magistrate.[1]

In the 1920s and 1930s he was involved in Jewish sport in Glasgow. In 1929 he moved a vote of thanks for the Glasgow contingent of the Glasgow Jewish Athletic Club,[12] and in 1932, as vice-president of the club, he met a visiting team from Belfast.[13] In 1936 he spoke on "Personal Aspects" at the Oneg Shabbat at Queen's Park Synagogue.[14]

In February 1943 he was appointed to the executive of the Boot and Clothing Guild.[15] He was active in the Glasgow branch of the World Jewish Congress: in 1943 he suggested a panel of speakers on the Congress,[16] in September 1944 he was named to its Glasgow sub-committee,[17] and in October 1944, as convener of the new sub-committee, he outlined a programme of monthly meetings.[18] In February 1945 he addressed the Glasgow Jewish Discussion Group on the origin, aims and achievements of the World Jewish Congress,[19] and in 1947 he was one of its Glasgow publicity conveners.[20] In April 1944 he took part in a meeting of the Glasgow Friends of the Hebrew University.[21]

In 1949 the annual general meeting of the Board of Guardians reported that "the outstanding change" was the Welfare Committee under his convenership.[22]

In December 1949 he was installed as Right Worshipful Master of Lodge Montefiore – No. 753.[23] As Master, in 1950 he conferred honorary membership of the lodge on Charles Edward Sebag-Montefiore.[24] According to his obituary, his efforts led to the consecration of the Grand Lodge in Israel in 1953.[1]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Symie Miller", obituary, Jewish Chronicle, 25 July 2003, p. 19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ScotlandsPeople index, Statutory Registers, births, 1906, Gorbals, 644/12/41, MILLER, SYMIE DE, mother's maiden surname CITRENICK.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ScotlandsPeople index, Statutory Registers, deaths, 2003, Glasgow (Martha Street), 618/588, MILLER, SYMIE, age 97, mother's maiden surname TUNICK.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Death notice, "Miller, Symie", Jewish Chronicle, 27 June 2003, p. 37.
  5. ↑ Jewish Immigrants and Refugees in Scotland: Preserving the History and Analyzing the Myths, Harvey L. Kaplan
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Death notice of Fanny (Frumelie) Miller, Jewish Echo, 16 June 1933, p. 7.
  7. ↑ Notice of thanks, Jewish Chronicle, 30 June 1933, pp. 2–3.
  8. ↑ Jewish Echo, 15 June 1934, p. 9.
  9. ↑ ScotlandsPeople index, Statutory Registers, deaths, 1992, Glasgow (Martha Street), 605/434, AUGUST, GERTRUDE, age 82, mother's maiden surname CITRENICK.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://www.companieslist.co.uk/SC021923-m-h-miller-son-limited
  11. ↑ Jewish Echo, 17 November 1950, p. 13.
  12. ↑ Jewish Echo, 28 June 1929, p. 7.
  13. ↑ Jewish Echo, 27 May 1932, p. 5.
  14. ↑ Jewish Echo, 18 December 1936, p. 7.
  15. ↑ Jewish Echo, 26 February 1943, p. 7.
  16. ↑ Jewish Echo, 28 May 1943, p. 8.
  17. ↑ Jewish Echo, 8 September 1944, p. 4.
  18. ↑ Jewish Echo, 13 October 1944, p. 7.
  19. ↑ Jewish Echo, 2 February 1945, p. 3. Jewish Echo, 16 February 1945, p. 9.
  20. ↑ Jewish Echo, 23 May 1947, p. 6.
  21. ↑ Jewish Echo, 7 April 1944, p. 4.
  22. ↑ Jewish Echo, 8 July 1949, p. 5.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Jewish Echo, 16 December 1949, p. 14.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Jewish Echo, 16 June 1950, p. 4.
  25. ↑ https://www.cosgrovecare.org.uk/news/cosgrove-care-celebrating-60-years-at-the-heart-of-our-community/
  26. ↑ https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/95eb085f-6076-363b-965b-97184ed83d4b?component=6e387933-d302-3a09-8542-a4f6e2f284e5
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