Soloduhin, Sophie

Plot Location	2A13
Surname	Soloduhin
Given Name(s)	Sophie
Place of Birth	Simferopol, Crimea, Russia
Date of Birth (Eng)	circa 1868
Date of Death (Eng)	October 18, 1937
Age at Death	69
Spouse's Name	Israel Soloduhin
Sex	F
Marital Status	W
Maiden Name	Gershkovitch
Cause of Death	Traffic accident on Nathan Road, near Cameron Road.
Other Family Data	She had six children — three boys and three girls — Haim (Harry) Soloduhin (b. circa 1890; d. August 29, 1950, Brisbane), Saul Soloduhin (b. 1893, Simferopol; d. September 21, 1947, Brisbane), Zachar (Zachary) Solo (b. 1899, Simferopol; d. December 6, 1950, Brisbane), Tania (Tanya) Soloduhin, Genia (Jenny) Soloduhin Chernomorsky (b. February 8, 1901) and Rebecca (Becky) Soloduhin Jacob (b. December 31, 1902, Simferopol; d. March 1, 1992, SF). Granddaughter, Leah Safdie Garrick, lives in SF. Her mother was Rebecca.
Inscription (Eng)	TO THE MEMORY OF SOPHIE SOLODUHIN DIED 18TH OCTOBER 1937 AGED 69 YEARS
Inscription (Heb)	ת נ צ ב ה
Inscription (Other)	“BROWN JONES & CO.” on left side of slab, “165” on middle
Historical	In 1904, Sophie and Israel fled the Czarist pogroms via the Trans-Siberian Railway to Vladivostok, and south to Harbin. When WWI broke out, the boys moved to Australia. After several years in Harbin, Sophie and Israel, who were quite affluent, sold their properties and cattle, and moved to Brisbane with two of the daughters. The eldest daughter, Tania had married and remained in Harbin. In 1920, three years after Israel's death, and wanting a more Jewish life, Sophie moved with the girls to Shanghai, where Tania was living. She was residing at the Laichikok Refugee Centre at the time. Fred Ezekiel (Miami) wrote on 14 February 2019: “I remember Mrs. Soloduhin, who unfortunately was killed one afternoon while crossing the road. In those days you could count the number of cars on Nathan Road with one hand. Her daughter Becky married our cousin Isaiah Jacob around 1934 or so, and this was considered to be an “outrage” because he married “out” — a Sephardic man marrying an Ashkenazi lady!”