Letters
The following
letter was sent by Nan Bloom to the former members of the Middlesbrough
Hebrew Congregation:
You may recall
that in relation to the closure of the Synagogue, it was decided that,
as part of the disposal of the assets, a donation of £10,000 should be
given to the Teesside Hospice. I have now had a letter from Mr William
Gould, Chairman of the Hospice, to say that after an evaluation of
much-needed new beds, the money had been used to purchase five beds
which have controls that can be used by patients or staff to adjust the
shape and height, which makes them more comfortable for the patients and
easier for the nursing staff to manage.
The gift,
which is greatly appreciated, will be recorded along with other major
donations, in a book which is kept for that purpose.
Mr Gould had
promised John that he would let him know how the money was spent, so
that the community could be informed. Hence his letter to me with the
request that I should pass on the information and the Hospice's
appreciation "to the benefactors". He also adds that if any of the
former Congregation wish to see the book, one of the beds or the
Hospice, he would be very pleased to arrange it.
With kind
regards
Nan Bloom
Osmotherley
9th March 2004
It 's a MOST impressive website now Donald and must
delight the former Middlesbrough. community, which really is a LIVING
community because of the Newsletter.
I have never yet been there, I hope to go.
Perhaps, when you have time, you can change the
grandfather to GREAT-grandfather in the
MEMORIES page about my
family. [Ed note: Done!] I know now why he was in Prison. I have
the Court Report and a photo of Simon, in Durban and a gentleman once
again, far from the prison stigma.
Best wishes
Miriam Margolyes
Heard a lovely story from David Simon. As one of the last
remaining Jews on Teesside he gives a lot of talks to schools (this is
the age of ecumenism). He was recently asked to talk to five year olds,
and on arrival asked for a blackboard to write up the key words. Instead
he was shown the large board arranged by the teacher, with all the words
on, plus two kiddush cups, a tallit & kippah, seder plate etc. All real,
not photos and purchased by the teacher herself. A little while later he
received letters of thanks and drawings from the class, along with a
cheque for charity, funded by the little ones who had had baked cakes
and sold them
Nice to have some cheer!
Bernard Bookey
