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Memphis Attorney Who Survived the Holocaust Dies at 92

Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 21, 2022
News Type: Passages

Ted M. Winestone, born Moshe Tuvia Wajnsztejn in Baranowicze, Poland, in 1929 passed away on Sept. 17, one week short of his 93rd birthday. Winestone lost his parents, his younger brother and many extended family members during the Holocaust. Winestone survived the Holocaust after living in the woods with his father's brother and two cousins amongst the Partisans. When World War II ended, Winestone was 15 years old. He had survived typhus, bone-chilling winters, starvation and the ever-present threat of German bullets. In 1947, Winestone emigrated to America, learned English, and graduated from high school and college while working full time. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps (attaining the rank of staff sergeant) during the Korean War and subsequently became a certified public accountant, homebuilder and attorney, attending Southern Law University. He was a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, and his legal and accounting practice served the Mid-South community for more than 50 years. Funeral services were held Sept. 19 at the Sam Abraham Chapel in Baron Hirsch Cemetery.

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