Tag: Willesden Jewish Cemetery

United Synagogue Funeral Expenses Scheme, London 1946.

I found this booklet in my late Father - Stanley Maynard's papers.  He joined Hendon Synagogue (Raleigh Close) in 1946 and switched to Kingsbury Synagogue in 1948. In 1946 you could contribute just four pence a week and when the time came (ad mea ve'esrim - until a hundred and twenty years) you were entitled … Continue reading United Synagogue Funeral Expenses Scheme, London 1946. →

Laws and Bye-Laws of the Burial Society of the United Synagogue, London 1902. Histories of Cemeteries by Philip Ornstein.

This is an original 1902 copy of the Laws and Bye-Laws of the Burial Society of the United Synagogue - the rules followed for traditional Jewish burials and for administration of the cemeteries.  It includes interesting histories of the Ashkenazi cemeteries of London that were in existence in 1902, written by the Secretary of the … Continue reading Laws and Bye-Laws of the Burial Society of the United Synagogue, London 1902. Histories of Cemeteries by Philip Ornstein. →