Thank you very much for
the most interesting Newsletter. I am a cousin of Terry Greenberg;
we both lived in Southfield Road.
In August 1942 I joined
the Royal Armoured Corps. I landed in Normandy on Day 1 as a tank
gunner and saw action until VE Day.
I left England for Canada
in 1948. I believe I was the last boy to be Barmitzvah in the
Brentnall Street shul—December 12th 1936! I went to
cheder when Rabbi Miller was teaching—I think I was a bit of a
problem pupil! However, my mother Hindy and my dad Woolfie made
sure that I was in shul on Fridays and Saturday mornings. My
mother was President of the Chevra Kadisha and was presented with
candlesticks as a token of her special services.
My contemporaries were
Ronnie Niman, Ronnie Goodman, Myer Baum. We all belonged to
Habonim. I recall the War Memorial list of Boro men killed in the
First world War had the name of David Smollan—my mother’s
maiden name was Smollan.
My sister Beryl Shapiro
keeps in touch with some Boro folk. Middlesbrough will always be
in my mind and I am very pleased with your efforts to keep in
touch.
Alan
Freeman
Toronto,
Canada
I do have a connection
with Middlesbrough - but it goes back to 1867, when my
grandfather, Sigismund Sandeman, was born there. I wonder where
the early records of the shul are now kept. I really enjoyed the
Newsletter, which Dr Jane Sherman sent to me and I wish I had seen
the shul before it closed.
Miriam
Margolyes
Santa
Monica, California, USA
I left Middlesbrough as a
single girl – Sadie Greenberg - at the age of 23 years and
emigrated to Israel in 1949, just after the founding of the State.
My friends were Lily Breckner and Sarah Wiseman. I was in the girl
guides with my sister, Blanche, who was the patrol leader. My
brothers and sisters – all 11 of us – went to Marton Road
school.
Terry now lives in
Jerusalem and Phil in Australia. I have a son who has 3 boys, and
a daughter who has a son and daughter. The son is a marathon
runner who has represented the USA at the Maccabia Games in
Israel.
Sadie
Ramati
Ra’anana,
Israel
I would like to ask your
readers’ help in my search for some family roots. In this case ,
musical roots. I am a grandson of the late Chazan Yankel Moshe
Silverston, who was the Chazan in Middlesbrough from 1897 to 1937;
my mother was Rebecca Silverston.
Incidentally, my other
grandfather was Chazan Sheni, Chazan Shalom Cohen, the father of
my late father Myer (Mick) Cohen. I have been told that it was
noted in the pamphlet that was on show at the closing ceremony
that Chazan Silverston wrote chazanos, especially pieces from the
Hallel.
I am very keen to try and
find out if any of his music has survived in written form or if
anyone can remember even to sing any of the melodies. I did not
have the pleasure of meeting my grandfather and it would be a
delight to hear or get to know any of his music. If any one could
help I would be very grateful.
Ian Cohen
Elkana,
Israel
I was fascinated and
intrigued by your Newsletter and enclose a list of 10 addresses as
you requested.
Gwen Lamb
Middlesbrough
Thank you for your
efforts to contact me. I am a partly retired doctor who lived with
my parents and family in M’bro from 1924 for about 12 years.
My father, William Claff
MPS, had a pharmaceutical chemists shop, "Jack
Robinson", in the main shopping centre.
My granddaughter Esther
Solomon and her husband recently made Aliya; they now live in
Jerusalem.
I wish you and your
colleagues all success in your venture.
Harold
Claff
London,
England
Whilst I think of
Middlesbrough quite sentimentally, it is almost 40 years since I
left and I think your plans for a permanent "diaspora"
are a little fanciful. I can hardly remember anyone from those
far-off days. My sister Ruth keeps me informed but always has to
explain who she's talking about.
Alan Cohen
Bakewell,
England
Boro
Quiz no 2
1.
What
were the two main youth movements between the Wars?
2. Who gave the Hesped at
Rabbi Miller’s Funeral?
3. Which members of the
Kehila died on active service in the First and Second World Wars?
4. Who had 2 children
doctors, and also 9 grandchildren doctors?
5. Where were services
held between the closlng of Brentnall St 1936 and the
opening of Park Road
South in 1938?
6. (i) Who was the
headmaster of Marton Grove School in the twenties and thirties?
(ii) Who was the
headmaster of Linthorpe Primary School in the forties and fifties?
(iii) Who was headmaster
of the High School in the forties and fifties?
7. Where was the Fire
Brigade?
8. What were the first
two-letter car registrations for Middlesbrough?
9. What was the name of
the hospital in Cambridge Road?
10. When was the opening
of (i) The Transporter Bridge (ii) the Newport Bridge?
