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THEIR HISTORY AND TREATMENT AT BETHLEM HOSPITAL IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY by Dr P Kirby My interest in writing about Frances Eve Benjamin and Hannah Levy Bensusan arose when researching Benjamin distant relatives....
ISRAEL ZANGWILL (1864-1926) by Dr P Kirby Early life Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was a famous author, poet, Zionist, supporter of suffragettes. He was known as ‘The Dickens of the Ghetto’ and the ‘Cockney Jew’....
PHOEBE SARAH AYRTON nee MARKS otherwise HERTHA AYRTON by Dr P Kirby This article provides a brief summary of the life of a remarkable Jewish woman who came from poor roots to become an...
Asher Seligman married Sarah Watchman in Dublin, Ireland. Sarah was born in 1904 and Asher, a clothier, was born 1903. To commemorate Sarah’s marriage the General and Ladies Aid Committee of the Talmud Torah...
A Gilded Silver Torah Shield made by Moses & Morris Salkind of London in 1929 was donated by Gabriel and Kalman Smith in memory of their parents David and Sarah Smith (Smidek) The Torah...
UPDATE – PLANING APPLICATION WAS REJECTED TODAY – BEVIS MARKS SAVED!! The Planning application found here threatens to sink Bevis Marks Synagogue, into darkness by erecting 48 storey buildings next to it. Built in...
Philip Haldinstein and family of Thorpe Lodge Norwich by Dr Phillip Kirby. Introduction This article looks at Philip Haldinstein (1819-1901) and his family who settled in Norwich and lived at Thorpe Lodge for a...
Joseph Benhacok 1750 – 1811, The mystery of his oak chests, researched and written by Dr Phillip Kirby. As part of my ongoing research into the Sephardic Jews UK wills I discovered an unusual...
Admin: The following is a wonderful example of why researchers should never give up, written by Joanna D, London This story starts about 40 years ago when a determined family member living in Toronto,...
The forthcoming book, Foreigners, Aliens, Citizens – Medway and its Jewish Community, 1066 – 1939 (by Irina Fridman), is due to be available Autumn 2020. *** UPDATE **** Foreigners, Aliens, Citizens – Medway and...
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