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 1910 - 2001 (91 years)
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| Name |
Chink (Leon) Weinstein [1] |
| Born |
30 May 1910 |
Birmingham, AL  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
10152 |
| Died |
27 Jun 2001 |
Birmingham, AL [1] |
| Buried |
28 Jun 2001 |
Birmingham, AL [1] |
| Person ID |
I10152 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- BIRTH: 30 May 1910. Leon (called Chink) Weinstein, born in Birmingham, AL. [Source: Alan Barasch email of July 1998.]NAME: Chink acquired the nickname in the third grade of school--he squinted his eyes so they seem to slant, and the older boys bulling him, thought they would insult him by calling him that. As it happens, the nickname stuck with him all his life, he loved it, and few people knew his real name. [Source: Phyllis Weinstein email of Sep 2002.] DIRECTORY: 1930: Leon E. Weinstein, Student. Residence: 908 S. 11th Pl, Birmingham, AL. Living with parents, Thomas and Ruth, and Joseph [brother?] Weinstein. [Source: Birmingham, AL, City Directory, 1930, Page 839, National Archives Film #AL-004.] OCCUPATION: Dentist. [Source: Alan Barasch email of July 1998.] EDUCATION: Graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry. [Source: Obituary, Birmingham newspaper, 28 Jun 2001.] MILITARY: WWII: Served with the 99th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge. [Source: Obituary, Birmingham newspaper, 28 Jun 2001.] FAMILY NOTES: District President, Birmingham Dental Society; President, University of Tennessee Alumni Association; Board of Directors and Vice President, Temple Beth El; President, United Jewish Fund; Board Member, American Cancer Society. [Source: Obituary, Birmingham newspaper, 28 Jun 2001.] DEATH: 27 Jun 2001. Dr Leon Eugene "Chink" Weinstein, 91 years old, died as his home in Birmingham, AL. [Source: Obituary, Birmingham newspaper, 28 Jun 2001.] BURIAL: 28 Jun 2001. Buried at Knesseth Israel-Beth El Cemetery, Northside, Birmingham, AL. [Source: Obituary, Birmingham newspaper, 28 Jun 2001.] [1]
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