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Monday, 26 June 2017

Kathleen Davidson 1919 - 2017

June 26th: Davnob is very sad to learn that Auntie Kathleen died today peacefully at Eastbourne.

All the family sends condolences and warm wishes to Liz, John, Paul and Ben.

Today is a significant moment for the family since Kathleen was the last of the founding Davnob generation, She was also the true begetter of Davnob, for it was through her efforts and encouragement that an unruly crowd of youngsters got together in Purley and started to produce the first print copies of the family magazine in 1958. (She actually typed out the old wax stencils and oversaw the rolling out of the gestetner by her impatient nieces and nephews). In a way her support of the family magazine that brought people together symbolised the way in which she bridged different parts of the family. As a newly married bride, she and Cyril lived with, and looked after grandma - but it wasn't Grandma Davidson, it was Buba, Grandma Noble - and that was no easy task as the formidable old Noble matriarch kept a strictly kosher home! She was soon the family maven on kashrut. An early example of her commitment to the family.

She was so proud of her four children - and the strong lives that they led - each in many ways so different and yet all so close.

As Uncle Joe wrote (of Grandma Davidson) in the first ever issue of Davnob - 'We celebrate you!'

Sunday, 19 March 2017

Auntie Kathleen at 98

Last month (February) Auntie Kathleen celebrated her 98th birthday. Today Vajralila posted a great video clip on facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/vajra.lila/videos/10154398294871569/

Well worth watching - but for those who don't facebook...

Happy Birthday to Davnob's true begetter!

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Welcome to Isabella Kate Lawson

Louise and Isabella (Day One)

Following the recent Davnob welcome to Hana (h/t Sara and Mat) and Ziggie (h/t Emma and Paul) Davnob correspondent, Liz, added the wonderful news that John and Roberta are now proud grandparents, and Emily, who has just finished her degree in French and Spanish, is a very proud Auntie. Louise gave birth to Isabella Kate was born on 6th October to Louise and James.

Great Grandma Kate (98 next week) is now the proud great grandmother of four beautiful great granddaughters. She has already seen plenty of Isabella, as Louise has been to visit her several times since the birth. Paul's Tamara has three beauties in Brazil, Cuara, Yana, and Yasmin (familiar to facebook readers) so the tribe is ever increasing!

Mazal Tov from the whole family to them all!

Incidentally, Isabella Kate is in safe hands, since Louise is a paediatrician (and was reported as working right up until the last moment).

And for family historians, Liz notes that Louise is the first medical doctor in the family since Emilia Salit (see below) - Grandma’s niece from Vilna, calculated to be Louise’s first cousin twice removed!

Sunday, 8 January 2017

Apologies for missed postings!

Davnob (well Roger actually) apologises for the fact that somehow the Davnob email stopped being forwarded to my regular account - so we missed two lots of interesting communication.

First, in June, Jonathan wrote with news of Lyna's bat mitsva. He wrote: 'good news to share with Davnob: Lyna celebrated her Bat Mitzvah last month together with her good friend from Hebrew School, Heidi Garmise.

Jonathan and Zippi gallantly flew from Israel for the festivities so Davnob was well represented.'

On the Davnob videos page is a great video that Jonathan and Frances sent (click on the Videos button in the menu bar above). They also sent photos, and when email problems are fully sorted (at least my email problems aren't quite as devastating as Hillary's!) and Dropbox is being less truculent, we will post the photos. Keep watching!

Then in August, Nicky Riley wrote with lots of news about her family - which we're hoping to post soon.

The photos here are of Nicky and Andrew with their son Harry at Harry's graduation day from Abingdon School in the summer, and (below) Nicky and Harry.