Torah Shield 1929 in memory of David & Sarah Zmidek (Smith)
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...
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Philip Haldinstein and family of Thorpe Lodge Norwich
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...
Hebrew names and meanings
Two extremely useful pages on Hebrew names and their meanings can be found on Chabad.org For boys names see here For girls names here
Joseph Benhacok 1750 – 1811, The mystery of his oak chests.
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...
Baby Stegosaurus -WARNING
Find a Grave website is no doubt of use to some but creates a wealth of ‘competitive contributors’ who reason to be exists solely to claim they have added more data to the site...
CemeteryScribes on Flickr
We are posting tombstone photos from Streatham Jewish Cemetery on our new Flickr site. Many have names and Hebrew names in the photo description so can be searched. Currently 1300 photos with several thousand...
Lottery Funding for Falmouth Jewish Cemetery
https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/18838437.lottery-funding-secures-future-ponsharden-burial-ground-falmouth/ The Jewish cemetery was founded in 1780 and the Dissenters in 1808 and together they were in active use for just over 100 years and contain over 700 burials, many unmarked. They give...
Bath Jewish Burial Ground -Open day 20 Sept 2020
We are delighted to have been in contact with Christina Hilsenrath Craig, Chair, Friends of the Bath Jewish Burial Ground, who is studying and researching all those buried at Bath Jewish Burial Ground, Combe...
Lost but not forgotten
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,...
Seeking Neville & Nathan Families
Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue) want to trace descendants of the Neville family and Nathan family regarding the conservation work being carried out at the cemetery thanks to the National Heritage Lottery Fund. Mr...
