Although there was a handful of Jewish residents in Doncaster in the
1820s/1830s, the
Doncaster United Hebrew Congregation was not formally established until
approximately 1913. Shortly after this, agreement was reached with the
Leeds Old Hebrew Congregation for burial facilities in their cemetery at
Gildersome. The Doncaster Synagogue closed in 1979.
The first burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery was in 1936 and the last in 2006. The
Tahara House was built in 1936, although the Jewish year is incorrectly given on
the plaque as 3695 (instead of 5695). Images of the Tahara House and the various Memorial and
Dedication Plaques within it can be viewed
here.
For many years the Doncaster Hebrew Congregation has been under the 'umbrella'
of the
Sheffield Hebrew Congregation for Kashrut, education and funerals. This will
continue in the event of any future deaths in the Jewish Community. A collection
of press Reports relating to the Doncaster Jewish Community can be found
here.
Those buried
in this cemetery include:
- Max Kletz, who was a descendent of the
Vilna Gaon
- Sidney Furman, the last President of
the Doncaster Hebrew Congregation
- Samuel Morris, Mayor of the Borough
- Harry Morris (War Grave), son of Samuel
Morris
- Syd Baldachin (War Grave) from Rhodesia
The "virtual" cemetery provided here contains details of approximately 70
burials and has been assembled from the information given on the headstones. The
layout of the Cemetery, including the row assignments, can be viewed
here.
Information for any
individual may be displayed by first selecting the appropriate surname letters
from the list below and then selecting the required name from its corresponding
drop-down list. Navigation to the next or previous burial plot in the
Section/Row is achieved by clicking the appropriate link on the individual
burial page.
Please ensure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser before making a
selection above.
This database has been created through the efforts of Malcolm Sender, Nigel
Grizzard, Ian & Linda Senior and Alan Tobias. It is made available here with
permission of the Doncaster Jewish Community.
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