Built in the 17th century the Synagogue which is in the heart of the Jewish Quarter, has recently undergone restoration, a project which took over a year. The entrance is through a simple doorway which leads to a flight of stairs up to the Prayer Room. All photos are copyright: Adam Shire Click here for information... »
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Fez (Fes) Morocco, Jewish Cemetery
The cemetery The burial ground is covered with white arched tombstones. Some have engraved inscriptions, the more recent in French and older ones in Hebrew.There are small chambers for burning candles in some of these tombs, which explains the black soot appearing in stark contrast... »
Samuel Falk, Baal Shem of London, burial record & Alderney (Globe) Rd Cemetery
We thought our readers may be interested in a recent ‘find’ we came across while transcribing and transliterating burial records for SynagogueScribes.com – our sister site that deals mainly with pre civil registration, Synagogue records such as births, marriages and burials.... »
Searching SynagogueScribes – using Keyword search
In this example we are showing one of the uses of the ‘Keyword Search’. Finding siblings for Victor Abraham Cemetery Scribes I2603 * In SynagogueScribes Basic search, enter: Family Name = Abraham, ... »
Hoxton Old Burial Ground 1707 – 1960
In 1960 the Hoxton Jewish Cemetery was destroyed, the remains were reinterred at West Ham Jewish Cemetery and that was that. When we photographed the area allocated at West Ham... »
Bancroft Rd Jewish Cemetery – Susie’s mission
We have reported several times now on Susie Clapham’s mission to bring Bancroft Rd cemetery back to life or at the very least to undo years of neglect. Susie has... »
Willesden Jewish Cemetery – additions to CemeteryScribes
In Jan 2010 Cemetery Scribes reported on the Knowles Collection and the new site http://histfam.familysearch.org/index.php which includes ‘The Knowles Collection – The Jews of the British Isles’. Todd’s collection... »
Names and their origins
This is the first in a short series we hope to be able to provide on names, family names and how they have changed over the years. Most Jews arriving... »
Saving the past – Novo Sephardic Cemetery, Mile End
We frequently receive comments from excited researchers who have found the tombstone of their great great ancestor on the CemeteryScribes web site. And we regularly get comments from our family... »
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Latest Additions to Cemetery Scribes
- Family: F1461 (JACOBS Henry [Hirsh b David Letson (Litzen)]) July 29, 201005 Jun 1793, Great Synagogue […]
- Family: F1462 (LEVY Daniel) July 29, 201003 Mar 1824, New Synagogue […]
- Individual: LEVY Ellen (I12407) July 29, 2010b. 1846, Old Kent Road […]
- Individual: LEVY Catherine (I12406) July 29, 2010b. 1843, Old Kent Road […]
- Individual: LEVY Angelina [Getla b Daniel b Yehuda Levy] (I12405) July 29, 2010b. 06 Aug 1840, Kent Road […]
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