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 in the UK following The Readmission would not have had…
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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 and friends asking why we do it: why we spend…
Gloucester Old Jewish Burial Ground
The old Jewish Cemetery in Organ’s Passage Gloucester was finally cleared in 1938 when the land was transferred to Gloucester Council for use as a children’s recreation ground, and the remains transferred to the separate section in the new Gloucester…
An Englishman in New York – Success story
The SynagogueScribes and CemeteryScribes websites were born out of our personal interest in Anglo-Jewish genealogy. We put our work out there on the Web in the hope that others will find it useful. But forget about altruism: we do it…
Hildesheimer & Co
The German born Hildesheimer brothers along with the Tuck family [http://www.emotionscards.com/museum/raphaeltuck.html] were at the forefront of the fast expanding trade in Greetings Cards in Victorian England. Siegmund Hildesheimer was born in 1832 in Hallberstadt Germany and settled in Manchester in…
Searching SynagogueScribes.com – Basic Search
First in the series of our step-by-step guides to searching SynagogueScribes and getting the best results. Example 1: Finding a Burial Record for Sarah Nathan CemeteryScribes ref I970 In SynagogueScribes, using basic search which is the search present on every…
Willesden Cemetery; Art, Music and Literature
Willesden Cemetery , consecrated in 1873, acts as a bridge between the intimacy of the old, historic London Ashkenazi Burial Grounds – Aldernery Road, Brady Street and Lauriston Road – enclosed within high brick walls, their modest, fading stones haphazardly…
Wolverhampton Old Jewish Burial Ground (Cockshutts Lane)
We were recently contacted by Alan Isaacs who asked whether we would like copies of some photos taken at Wolverhampton Jewish Cemetery. Our readers will know that the answer was a resounding “Yes please!” Alan, whose interests lie in electronics,…
33 Jewish Charities in London -1850.
According to “The charities of London. Comprehending the benevolent, educational, and religious institutions. Their origin and design, progress, and present position (1850)”, there were 33 specifically Jewish charities in London at the time of its publication. Each charity is listed…
Bath Jewish Burial Ground – Restoration
A recent article in the Jewish Chronicle reports that the first stage of the £50,000 restoration work at the old Jewish Burial Ground at Combe Down had been completed. For more information go to the Jewish Chronicle article here CemeteryScribes…