The following is an extract of a letter to the Jewish Chronicle (17 Aug 2018), detailing the state of Wolverhampton cemetery and the plans and hopes of The Council of Birmingham and West Midlands Jewry to clean and restore it.…
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Bancroft Road Jewish Cemetery – update
Here are some photos taken recently of Bancroft Road Jewish Cemetery. We have written a number of articles on the state of this cemetery and these show that some tidying up has been done. Unfortunately many of the tombstone inscriptions…
Exeter Cemetery
Looking through past articles on this blog, we note that deploring the state of some of our oldest cemeteries was,sadly, becoming something of a theme so, following on our May piece on the project at Ayres Quay in Sunderland it…
The Restoration and Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries – some welcome news.
In our recent blog, The Future of our Cemeteries – the debate continues. We wrote “It is not enough to stand idle and wring ones hands. The Deane Road project has led the way. The 250th anniversary of the Brady…
The Future of our Cemeteries – the debate continues.
On Tuesday 24 May, The Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks visited the Jewish Cemetery in Brady Street, where he led a short service to mark the occasion of its 250th anniversary, as reported in the East London Advertiser. Opened in 1761 …
Quakers Lane Jews Burial Ground in need of help!
The ground in Talbot Square, Norwich which is also called Glidencroft, was acquired in 1813 by 4 members of the Jewish community, Barnett Crawcour (Dentist), Henry Carr (Merchant), Israel Jacobs (Optician) and Colman Michael (Merchant) of Wymondham. It closed 41…
UK Jewish Cemeteries at risk
Back in 2008 Jewish Heritage UK reported on ‘Burial grounds at risk’ with a list of 9 Jewish cemeteries: Exeter, Bull Meadow London, Bancroft Road London, Hackney [Lauriston Road) Ipswich, Salthouse Lane Merthyr Tydfil, Cefn Coed Manchester, Prestwich Village Sunderland,…
The Guardian exhorts us all to become “Guardians” of our heritage
It is rare to find a general newspaper article on cemeteries, let alone one that so exactly reflects the philosophy of our project at www.cemeteryscribes.com, but this piece in the Guardian of 30 Dec 2010 hit the nail square on…
Deane Road Cemetery – Heritage lottery Fund Success!
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £494,000 to Deane Road Jewish Cemetery in Kensington, Liverpool! The money is to be used to fully restore this wonderful cemetery, build a visitors’ centre to make it fully accessible to the public. We…
Fez (Fes), Morocco Aben (or Ibn) Danan Synagogue
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…