Isaac douglas Jesner

Isaac Jesner, patriarch of the Jesner family.

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'Alleged petrol offence: Six Glasgow men on trial', Glasgow Herald, 8 October 1942. Among the accused were Isaac Jesner, Louis Jesner and George Jesner. their accomplices included Hyman Slonimsky, Hyman Cohen, Jack Levy, Joseph McCrum and Sidney Wolfson.

Isaac Douglas Jesner, also Known As:"Yitzchak Ben Yoseph" (Birthdate: 1908 Death: 1999 (90) in Eastwood and Mearns) Mothers' maiden name: PENKINSKY

The 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.’

'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.'

Immediate Family:

• Son of Joseph Jesner (1877-1943) and Rebecca Jesner (died at 69 in 1946, in Pollok)
• Husband of Claire Chaya Jesner (died at 77 in 1988, nee ABRAHAMS) Married 1939 in Milton, Glasgow.

• Father of Joseph Jesner; Rosemary Rosenfelder
• Brother of Dr. Solomon/Saul Jesner; Louis Jesner; George Jesner and Sylvia (Sarah) Archibald

Outline of company relations

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 facieabsolute 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. A minute of agreement was entered into allowing J. Jesner & Sons Ltd. to occupy the property at Tantallon Road which was owned by Jarrad Properties Ltd..

Affiliations

Zionist groups

• 1963 - Glasgow Jewish Community Trust - co-founder and trustee.
• 1964 - Jesner Charitable Trust, SC009340 Registered charity from 26 November 1964 - founding trustee.
• 1993 - Ritual Baths (Mikvah) Giffnock and Newlands Synagogue, Maryville Ave, Giffnock. Convenor.
• 1993 - Glasgow Yeshiva - Giffnock Synagogue, Maryville Ave. - Chairman

Company roles

• J. Jesner & Sons Ltd Vehicle Sales