Golders Green Jewish Cemetery

Golders Green Jewish Cemetery, usually known as Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery in Golders Green, London NW11. It is maintained by a joint burial committee representing members of the West London Synagogue and the S&P Sephardi Community (the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation).[1]

Golders Green Jewish Cemetery (Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery)
The Jewish cemetery in Hoop Lane
Details
Established1895 (1895)
Location
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
TypeJewish
Owned byWest London Synagogue and the S&P Sephardi Community (the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation)
Size16.5 acres
WebsiteHoop Lane Cemetery

Location

The cemetery is located on Hoop Lane, in Golders Green in the London Borough of Barnet, across the street from the Golders Green Crematorium. Just inside the gates is a small building, with two halls for burial services, and a drinking fountain. North Western Reform Synagogue is located in Alyth Gardens, on the boundary of the cemetery.

History

The cemetery, which was opened in 1895, is divided into two parts. On the West Side, used by West London Synagogue, the graves are marked with upright stones. The East Side, used by the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation,[2] is organised in the form of traditional Sephardi cemetery (one of the few left in London); the gravestones are laid horizontally, as traditionally the burial ground was too unstable for an upright stone.

Notable burials

East Side

  • Hakham Moses Gaster (1856–1939), Romanian, later British, scholar, the Hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish congregation in London, and a Hebrew and Romanian linguist
  • Philip Guedalla (1889–1944), English barrister, popular historical and travel writer, and biographer[3]
  • Nathan Saatchi (1907–2000), Iraqi-born British businessman, a textile merchant who moved from Baghdad to London[4]

Musicians

Philanthropists

  • Sir Basil Henriques (1890–1961), philanthropist who wrote reforms to religious Jewish ceremonies and set up boys' clubs for deprived Jewish children[6][7]
  • Sir Sigmund Sternberg (1921–2016), philanthropist, interfaith campaigner, businessman and Labour Party donor

Politicians

Rabbis and teachers

Writers

Others

War graves

The cemetery also contains the graves of 24 Commonwealth service personnel that are registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 10 from World War I and 14 from World War II.[21]

Transport

The cemetery is easily reached by public transport:

  • Bus: H2 passes the entrance; 13, 102 and 460 have stops nearby;
  • Underground: Golders Green on the Northern line is a five-minute walk away from the cemetery.

See also

References

  1. The Hoop Lane Cemetery website
  2. "Golders Green Cemetery (Hoop Lane Cemetery West and Hoop Lane Cemetery East)". London Gardens Online. London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. "Philip Guedalla". Jewish Lives Project. Jewish Museum London. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. Kolsky, Rachel; Rawson, Roslyn (2012). Jewish London. London: New Holland Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 978 1 84773 918 6.
  5. Elgot, Jessica (8 March 2012). "Cemetery shows off its celebrity resting places". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 16
  7. Meller & Parsons, p. 215
  8. "Leslie Hore-Belisha MP". London Jews in the First World War: We Were There Too. 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. The Complete Peerage, Volume XIII, Peerage Creations 1901–1938. St Catherine's Press. 1949. p. 182.
  10. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 10
  11. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 11
  12. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 15
  13. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 19
  14. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 20
  15. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 22
  16. Epstein & Jacobs, p. 23
  17. "Funeral Services for Sholem Asch Today; Will Be Buried in London". Daily News Bulletin: Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 12 July 1957. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  18. Meller & Parsons, p. 214
  19. "London Borough of Barnet, Golders Green Jewish Cemetery". Time & Note. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  20. Weleminsky-Smith, Emma (20 August 2018). "A Learning Day Out". Jewish Museum London. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  21. Golders Green Jewish Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.