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Penzance Jewish Cemetery

Transcription of the Tombstones
by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser
December 1988

(a section of Rabbi Susser's "Jewish Tombstone Inscriptions in S. W. England")


 

Two general views of the cemetery

 

Godfrey Simmons, a descendant of the
former minister at Penzance

BACK ROW (A) reading from left to right

 

1 ASHER, son of Hayim: Lemon Woolf, aged 65 years.

Died 11 Adar 5608 (February 1848)

 

2 HENDELE, daughter of Issachar Jacob (Barnet Levy of Falmouth)(F4)

Mrs Elra Joseph, widow of Abraham Joseph of Falmouth.

Died 22 November 1851, aged 82 years.

 

3 ISRAEL LEVIN, son of Zvi

Died 3 April 1887, aged 58 years.

 

4 YUTA, daughter of Israel: Julia, widow of Henry Levin.

Died 29 September 1879, aged 87 yeArs.

 

5 ZVI, son of Yekutiel: Henry Levin, died 19 October 1877, aged 79 years.

 

6 BEILA, daughter of Israel: Elizabeth Oppenheim.

d 14 July 1879, aged 81 years, widow of -

 

7 SAMUEL, son of Nathan: Samuel Oppenheim.

Died 23 May 1869, agd 69 years.

 

8 ABRAHAM ISSACHAR, son of Asher: B. A. Simmons

Died 4 Kislev 5621, aged 76 years (19 November 1860)

 

9 SARAH, daughter of Israel, widow of Samuel Jacobs.

Died 2 May 5628, aged 84 years. (1868)

 

10 HINDELEH, daughter of ayim: Hannah Selig.

Died 01 July 56077 aged 68 years. (1847)

 

The tombstones of Hannah and Aaron Selig

11 AARON, son of Phineas: Aaron Selig.

Died 18 July 5601, aged 59 years. (1841)

 

SECOND ROW (B)

 

1 SAMUEL, son of Moses: Samuel Jacob

Died 30 November 5621, aged 83 years (1860)

 

2 SAMUEL HILLMAN, son of Simeon Greenberg: Rev. H. Greenberg

Died 7 April 5621, aged 24 years. (1861)

 

3 ISAAC, son of Ezeki(el): Solomon Ezekiel

Died 9 March 5627 (1867)

 

(4 unidentified headstones) (2.05/6/7/9)

 

THIRD ROW (C/D)

 

Cl MIRELE, daughter of Moses: Amelia Jacob

Died 23 September 1864 aged 70 (or 79?)

 

C2 HENNE, daughter of Moses: Hannah, wife of Solomon Ezekiel

Died 30 September 1864. aged 89 years.

 

D1 ABRAHAM, son of Zvi: Abraham Joseph

Died 4 June 5599 aged 5 Years (1839)

 

D2 SAMUEL, son of Zvi: Samuel Joseph,

Died 12 october 1844 aged 5 months.

 

D3 SARAH, daughter of Zvi: Selina Joseph

Died 15 September 1872 aged 37 years.

 

D4 JUDAH, son of Moses

Died 09 Elul 5584 (1824)

 

FOURTH ROW (E)

 

1 HANNAH, daughter of Alexander Moses, wife of Israel Levy: Hannah the wife of Israel of Truro

Died 2 day of Pesach 5601 (1841)

 

2 PESSIA, daughter of Abraham Issachar (B. A. Simmons) died 14 Heshvan

5593 (1832)

 

3 JACOB, son of Solomon Levi: Jacob James Hart

Died London 19 February 5606 (1846) aged 62 years

 

4 SOLOMON ZALMAN, son of Jacob Segal,

Died 10 Iyar 5583 (1823)

 

The parents of Lemon Woolf

5 "In memory of HYMAN and EDDLE WOOLF, parents of LEMON WOOLF, Erected by the late Henry Harris of Truro."

 

6 EDEL, daughter of Asher died 02 Sivan 5607 (1847)

 

7 DAVID, son of Zvi: David Levin died 31 October 1873, aged 40 years

 

8 HAYIM, son of Zvi: Hyman Levin

Died 18 June 1844, aged 13 years 3 months.

 

FIFTH ROW (F)

 

JUDAH the son of Naphtali.

 

1 PHINEAS, son of Menachem: Solomon Levy, native of Exeter

Died 20 August 1841 aged 56 years.

 

2 ELIEZAR, son of Isaac died 14 Sivan 5604 (1844)

 

3 MALKAH, daughter of David. Millie, daughter of David and Helena

Bischofswerder

Died 31 July 1880 aged 11 weeks.

 

4 SHEVYA, daughter af Issachar Jacob (Barnet Levy of Falmouth A2):

Mrs Elias widow of Mr Hart Elias of Falmouth

Died 17 February 1850 aged 84 years

 

The tombstone of Henry Joseph

5 ZVI, son of Abraham. Henry Joseph of this town, born at Falmouth on March 18, 1806. Died 20 December 1881.

 

6 MIRELA, daughter of Jacob, wife of Zvi son of Abraham: Amelia, wife of Henry Joseph, born at Falmouth on 18 March 1811.

Died 11 April 1891 aged 80 years

 

7 RUTH, daughter of Joseph, son of Abraham Isaac, President of the Plymouth congregation.

Died 13 Heshvan 5593. (1832).

 

8 ISRAEL, son of Moses (child)

 

SIXTH ROW (C)

 

1 SOLOMON TEACHER, died 10 March 5616 (1856)

 

2 CATHERINE LEVY, died 17 July 1864

 

3 RACHEL, daughter of Mann, wido W of Isaac: Rachel, wife of Rev. I Bischofswerder.

Died 10 March 1886, aged 55 years.

 

4 SARAH ZILLAH, daughter of David: Sarah Cicilia, daughter of David and Helena Bischofswerder.

Died 26 March 1891, aged 14 months.

 

5 BELIA, daughter of Zvi: Bessie Joseph, born 1 December 1848.

Died 21 November 1900.

 

The tombstone of Julia Bischofswerder

6 JULIA, wife of Morris Bischhofswerder. Born 01 June 1851.

Died 20 April 1911.

 

SEVENTH ROW (H)

 

1 JOSEPH BARNET, died 7 April 5616 (1856)

 

2 REV. ISAAC BISCHOFSWERDER, died 18 October 1899, aged 77 years.

 

The last interment at Penzance: Adolf Salzmann in 1964

3 ADOLF SALZMANN, died 22 February 1964 aged 65 years

 

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