
Age 47. 137 Englewood Avenue, Brighton (Boston), MA (note proximity of the address to Brighton fire victim Mrs. Martha McDonough, age 30, 145 Englewood Avenue. No other known connection). Born on 5/06/1895, in Boston. Died of burns (death certificate). Was a self-employed shoe salesman (death certificate). Was known as "Jack." His remains were identified at Northern Mortuary, Boston. Was married, wife former Flora Levine, age 46 (Born 11/21/1896. Died 1/13/1972, same name, age 75. Never remarried). Wife was not known present. Was living with his parents in Beachmont (Revere), MA, as of 1916 street listings (pedlar). Was married (same wife) as of 1923 street listings. Was living in Brighton as of '34 street listings (no occupation shown). A younger sister Mary (not known present) married fire survivor Jacob "Jack" Goldfine, age 47 (Born 3/31/1895. Died 3/26/1968, age 72. Last residence Revere, MA), Grove wine steward and acting manager, in 1943. Was shown by his popular-usage first name "Jack" on his death certificate, and on the final official Boston Committee on Public Safety master list of casualties (signed his own name "Jacob Vigdor" on his WWII draft registration, April '42). Obvious physical characteristics (WWII draft registration): "wears glasses." One of 19 casualties from the Hub district of Brighton (the second greatest loss among city "neighborhoods" after Dorchester, with 38 dead). Parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. and Ida (Shapiro) Vigdor. Burial at Washington Street (Pride of Boston) Cemetery, Woburn (first name reads "Jack" on his gravestone). One of nine fire casualties interred at Washington Street collective Jewish cemeteries (also Milton Adler, age 25, Hyman Horch, age 31, George Karnow, age 25, Miss Barbara Keshen, age 23, Philip Seletsky, age 39, club waiter Harold Snyderman, age 32, Hyman Strogoff, age 41, and Miss Florence Zimmerman, age 22). Middle name John.