Kimberley, South Africa

Benn (nee Brown), Delia

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Answer

City/Town/Shtetl Name

Kimberley

Name

Delia Benn

Maiden name

Brown

Year I was born

1945

3 words that exemplify for me what it was like growing up there

Safe, friendly, accessible

Date I left

June 1990

Age when I left

45

Reason for leaving

emigration

Where I went

Irvine, California

Scholastic achievements, degrees, qualifications and where they are from

BA from UCT, SA, HED from Unisa, MSC Educational Administration - National University, California

Where I live now

Baltimore, MD, USA

What I do / did

Taught for many years, Curriculum Specialist in Math, now retired

Marital status

married to Bobby (Robert) Benn

Date and place of wedding

Kimberley, December 5, 1965

Where my partner was born

Bedford, SA

What my partner does / did

Pharmacist, semi-retired - bookkeeper for our daughter and son-in-law's business

My children, names, year born, where they live and what they do

Lara Franks, December 1967, lives in Baltimore, she and husband, Larry, own 3 restaurants, a deli and catering company. She's also a health coach. Arnie - August 1969, Chemistry and Physics teacher, composer and writer, Justine - January 1971, Computer software engineer.

My father, where he was born, when he died, at what age, where buried and occupation

Harold Brown, born in Kimberley, died in Irvine, California, aged 85. Was a director of Awerbuck & Brown in Kimberley till emigration in June 1990, thereafter retired

My mother, where she was born, when she died, at what age, where buried and occupation

Hellen Brown (Maresky) born in Kimberley  and died in December 1989 in Kimberley. Was the most fantastic mother.

My paternal grandfather, where he was born, when he died, at what age, where buried and occupation

Harry Brown, Lokova, Lithuania, died January 1958 in Kimberley, aged 81 years. Co founder of Awerbuck & Brown in Kimberley

My paternal grandmother, where she was born, when she died, at what age, where buried and occupation

Cirel Masha Levine, Lithuania, died 1947? in Kimberley, wife and mother

My maternal grandfather, where he was born, when he died, at what age, where buried and occupation

Jack Alter Maresky, Karelitch, Russia, died Kimberley May 1969, Hebrew teacher, Shochet, prospecting for copper in South West Africa and various businesses including owning a dairy

My maternal grandmother, where she was born, when she died, at what age, where buried and occupation

Devorah Rivka (Chessen), Lithuania, died in May 1938 in Kimberley. Mother and wife.

Bobby and Delia Benn