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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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