For a comprehensive history of the Harrogate Hebrew Congregation see "The
History of the Harrogate Jewish Community" by Rosalyn D Livshin (published
by Leeds University Press, Leeds, 1995, ISBN 10: 0085316164 / ISBN 13:
9780085316166). For the present purposes, a brief outline is provided below.
Although there are a number of
Press Reports relating to the Harrogate Jewish Community dating from 1895,
the
Harrogate Hebrew Congregation
was not established until 1918. A synagogue was opened on the present site in
1925 and the current building was erected in 1968.
Initially, it was
affiliated to Leeds United Hebrew
Congregation for the purposes of burial rights, but it had always been a
wish of Sir Montague Burton (one of the Congregation's trustees) that Harrogate
should have its own cemetery. Unfortunately, this was not realised during his
lifetime. Sir Montague Burton and his wife, Lady Sophia, were buried in
Gildersome
Cemetery, Leeds in 1952 and 1957 respectively. Arrangements were made at the
time of their interments that would make it possible for a transfer to the
Stonefall Cemetery in Harrogate when it was completed. The cemetery, which
adjoins the Military Cemetery off Wetherby Road, was consecrated on 24 May 1964
and Sir Montague and Lady Burton were reinterred there as the first burials in
the cemetery.
Harrogate Prayer Hall
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Prayer on entering the Cemetery
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Those buried at this cemetery include:
- Sir Montague and Lady Sophia Burton
- Cecil Margolis - Honorary Alderman of
Harrogate
- Lionelle Wolfe - Honorary Life
President of Harrogate Hebrew Congregation
It should be noted that the Stonefall Military Cemetery includes the graves of
six Jewish Servicemen, identified by the Magen David on their headstones. There
may other Jewish Servicemen buried there but their religion cannot be confirmed.
The "virtual" cemetery provided here contains details of 179 burials in the
Jewish Cemetery and 6 Jewish burials in the Military cemetery. It has been
assembled from digital photographs of the headstones. The layout of Stonefall
Jewish Cemetery, including the row assignments, can be viewed
here and the layout of the Military Cemetery can be accessed
here
This database covers all
burials and consecrations up to 30 September 2014.
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 and support of Malcolm
Sender, Nigel Grizzard and Alan Tobias. JCR-UK Webmaster - David Shulman. It is made available here with
permission of the Harrogate Hebrew Congregation.
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