Simcha Glazer (widower of
Bertha Smith)
Ruth Miller (Sudwarts)
Anne (Goldberg) &
Stuart Dove & David
Joyce & Paul Stock
Anne & Michael Niman
– (children of Ronnie & Sheila)
Freddy (Fischbein)
Fishburn
Bernard & Susan
Olsburgh
David, Dinah &
Lorraine Solomons and David
Iris & Martin Craster
Eve (Bharier) Teiger
Zena (Bharier) Figa
Gillian Hush, Carol
(Hush) & Melvyn
Frieda (Silverston) Hurst
Reuben & Josephine
Grant (Goldstein)
Malcom Rose (widower of
Shirley Goldstein
Helen (Simons)
2 Prinsely grandchildren
Pamela (Cohen) &
husband
Betty (Simon) Levinson
Bernard & Beryl
Bookey and 4 grandchildren
Matthew & Nicola
Bookey
Myra (Kremer) &
daughter
Michael Cohen
Alan Cohen
Sheila (Richman) &
Simeon Rydz
Max & Sandra Richman,
daughter & fiance
Stephen Doberman
?Selby – grandson of
Philip Simon
Eve (Halson) & Dr
Oppenheim
Tony & Ruth Frais
Non-Middlesbrough
visitors
Rev Ben Topp
Lesser Richman
Samuel & Gillian
Pearlman
The Jewish
Community of Middlesbrough
This body, which includes
several prominent tradesmen of the town, is daily increasing in
its numerical strength and has established for itself a prominent
position amongst the non-conformist bodies.
The Synagogue, Brentnall
Street, a somewhat attractive building, was erected more than a
quarter of a century ago, and was consecrated by the late Chief
Rabbi, The Very Rev Dr Marcus Nathan Adler, father of the present
Chief Rabbi. It is supported by the weekly contributions and
offerings of the members of the congregation. Amongst those who
were energetically engaged in raising funds for its erection was
Mr Isaac Altson, who once represented the Cannon Street Ward on
the Town Council.
Their new burial ground
is the portion of the new cemetery adjoining the Fever Hospital,
and was allotted to them by the Town Council in 1885. The walls
and gates, as well as the "Chapel", contained therein,
were built at the expense of the congregation, in compliance with
the conditions upon which the gift was made. It was consecrated by
the present Chief Rabbi The Very Rev Hermann Adler, of London.
In connection with the
Synagogue there is a Sabbath School, and there are evening classes
for imparting instruction to the children in Hebrew and Religion.
These classes are supported partly by school fees and partly out
of the funds of the congregation. The children of the poor are
admitted free.
The minister of the
congregation and superintendent of the Schools is the Rev M E
Davis, who has been working in our midst since 1888. Born in
London, he was educated at Jews and University Colleges, where he
engaged in secular and theological studies. He matriculated at
London University, January 1884, and after qualifying himself for
the Jewish Ministry, received a unanimous call to this town, and
has since presided over the ministrations of the Jewish
communities of Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington and West
Hartlepool, and superintended the Hebrew and Religious classes in
connection with these towns.
It is worthy of note that
this body, in common with all the Jewish bodies throughout the
United Kingdom, attends to the necessities of its own poor, and
thereby in considerable measure relieves the burdens of the
general ratepayer. Until recently it possessed, for this purpose,
a Board of Guardians, which dealt with all cases worthy of relief,
but this work is now done by the general body of its
members.
There exists a branch of
the Chovevei Zion (Lovers of Zion) association, the propaganda of
which is to extend and help the present colonists in Palestine and
to encourage a sentiment of love for the Holy Land and the Hebrew
language.
No temperance movement
exists in the community as this is quite unnecessary, and is
wholly impractical. Its members evince to the Sovereign Loyalty as
Englishmen and subjects by special prayer, which is offered by
their minister for Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family
every Sabbath and on all sacred days.
It was Father Ignatius
who said on one occasion, when preaching in All Saints' Church,
that we, the people of Middlesbrough, should be proud that we have
a synagogue in our midst.
1901: In this connection
there now exists a Jewish Shelter, which provides temporary board
and lodging, free of charge, for indigent strangers. There has
also been established a Jewish Ladies Benevolent Society for
visiting and assisting the poor, which is doing excellent work.
Prepared by
Nat Bharier from documentation written at the turn of the century
Please let
us know if we have misspelt your names or, worse still, left you
out. It was all done from memory and there were no name tags on
Nov 1st—our apologies in advance!
