Category: Laws & Customs

Inscriptions – With Hebrew or without?

In a recent article in the Jewish Chronicle ‘I didn’t want a traditional headstone for my father’s grave. But what...

We have many entries on the CemeteryScribes database for individuals who were famous for their charity and good deeds ,...

A recent message on one of the forums reminded that for, some time, I had been mulling over a piece...

George Eliot John (or David) Johnasson, was born in London on 4 February 1863 and was circumcised at 149 Sloane...

English law regarding proscribed marriage partners was based entirely on those laid down by the Anglican Church and stemmed from...