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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...
We are delighted to publish the following article written by Dr Phillip Kirby . My interest in the Goldsmid, Prager Salomons families began when a researcher asked for help in identifying whether or not...
Levy Mandelson of the Tumut by Mark Howard. Levy Mandelson (1833-1891) died in London in the 1890s and was buried in the Willesden Jewish Cemetary. The inscription on his headstone says he was, “formerly...
The Prayer book belonging to Samuel MELDOLA is currently being sold on an auction site, see here. The prayer book was printed in Leghorn / Livorno, Italy around 1820 when Samuel was a young...
A new publication ‘Lemon Hart of Penzance’ by Keith Pearce has just been published. Lemon Hart (1768 – 1845) is the most well-known of the many Jews who lived in Cornwall in the late...
The Prayer book belonging to Mrs Estella Meldola is currently being sold on an auction site, see here. With the kind permission of the seller we are adding photos here showing the signature and...
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