Letters
I am Alan Solomon, son of Sam and Lily Solomon. I live
in Adelaide, South Australia and have a wife Helen and three boys,
Reuben (15) William (11) and Henry (8)
I am extremely happy to keep in touch via the virtual
Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation and look forward to receiving the
newsletters.
I am saddened to hear via newsletter (July Edition) of
the desecration of my father's headstone. It is Lot 283 in the new
cemetery. I would be most grateful if you could advise me on how I can
take steps to have his headstone repaired.
Alan Solomon
Adelaide, South Australia
Ed note: The company to contact regarding the
headstone is:
Lords Monumental Works
St Barnabas Road
Middlesbrough , Cleveland TS5 6BA
Tel: 01642 817303
Unfortunately, they don't have a website, or even email so far as I
know, so you'll have to phone or write.
Cemetery vandalism shows the importance of
photographing the matzevot and publishing the burial register of
each cemetery. It would be useful it you could mention that the cemetery
data has been donated also to JOWBR, a searchable database used by
researchers throughout the world. This is the way to preserve our
history. Photographs should be included in the submission to JOWB
whenever they are available.
I found the newsletter very interesting; thanks for
sending me the URL.
Joyce Field
Texas, USA
Ed note:
JOWBR is the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial
Register. This can be accessed from their website
http://www2.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/
In perusing your website for the first time, I came across your
"Missing People" list. As my family came from nearby Leeds, I was
curious as to whether you might have any JOSEPH or GREENBERG names. Sure
enough you have a listing of "A. JOSEPH." Can you connect me with the
person who provided that name to determine if that person may be a
relative?
Jonny Joseph
Los Angeles, CA, USA
I wonder if anyone can help me with any information on the Stockton
Hebrew Congregation around 1865 - 1900.
I have found the grave on the Stockton Cemetery section of your
website of Rebecca Gilbert, buried in Stockton on Tees in 1898, and
believe that she may be a relation to my Great Grandfather Barnett
Gilbert, of Manchester UK. I have no other information at all, except an
address in Darlington where both Rebecca and her husband Samuel may have
lived. It is very possible that Samuel Gilbert may be the brother of
Barnett Gilbert, but I have no more information, and all searchable
databases come up with nothing. The only link I have is by word of mouth
from an aged cousin.
Does anyone know where records of this time period are kept and if
they are still even in existence? There is a possibility that the family
may have moved to Leeds or Sheffield, as their son, Israel was a tailor
in Leeds early in the 1900's.
I should be grateful for any information.
Stephen Gilbert
Manchester, UK
Amazing site! Kol Hakavod!!
A couple of corrections:
Doris Saville died at 24 (it is on the stone).
Myra Saville's name shows Stanley Cohen (died at 3 mths), Myra was 4.
On both the Englanders you see only the stone of Julius.
Ruth Posner
Jerusalem, Israel
