The Marques Dower A short time ago a comment was placed on SynagogueScribes asking about the ‘Marques Dower’ due to a contribution of £50 made from the Mahil Sedaca’ for orphaned girls and also £80 from the Marques Dower. The … Continue reading →
We frequently receive inquiries from researchers looking for an ancestor’s Ketubah. The original would have been given to the bride so it’s rare for it to be found unless it was retained by the family. But sometimes they do turn … Continue reading →
Fascinating list which includes so much useful information. Our thanks to the anonymous donor for providing this, it will be of great use to researchers.
Continue reading →In memory of the help Angela Shire provided in my work on the Jewish “Hort” family, by Fred Barends, The Netherlands Angela Shire The first time I had contact with Angela Shire, was at least 25 years ago, when she … Continue reading →
There are many ways to find genealogy records online, but very few ways to find personal items belonging to our ancestors unless they were handed down through the family. Recently we were told of a prayer book being sold on … Continue reading →
UPDATE : Our intrepid reporter, PJ, has been out with his camera again. Now that winter is upon us and the flora and fauna had died back, its possible to see some tombstones at Green Lane cemetery. If you have … Continue reading →
We are very grateful to Henry Roche for his donation of the following data and his full description below. Great Synagogue Offertory Book (GSOFa) – INTRODUCTION by Henry Roche This Offertory Book, now in the archives of the Jewish Museum … Continue reading →
SynagogueScribes would like to thank John Lehman, owner of COADB.com for the following article on Jewish Heraldry: As a rule, there are no separate rules or restrictions on Jewish heraldic achievements than there is on gentile or non-Jewish, households. Almost … Continue reading →
Every year, with kind permission of the Montefiore Endowment, the Synagogue participates in the European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage which this year takes place from Sunday 4th to 18th September when many synagogues and other places of interest … Continue reading →
SynagogueScribes was contacted today by the makers of a new series. They want to find participants to take part in this experiment where modern day people will live for 3 weeks as the East End of London Victorians did in … Continue reading →
SynagogueScribes are pleased to announce the addition of over 500 burial records from Hambro Synagogue to our database covering 1797 to 1843. Here are just some that we have managed to match to entries on our sister site CemeteryScribes: ASSER, … Continue reading →
We have added 120 Jewish Will Extracts from the 18th and 19th Century to SynagogueScribes. This takes the total to over 2000 will extracts that can be searched see Search Secular Reacords. Family names include: Aaron, Aarons, Arons Abadee Abarbanel, … Continue reading →
ROSENTHALL. Does your family tree or your genealogy contain this name? If so, this may be your lucky day! A visitor to www.synagoguescribes.co.uk has contacted us with a very generous offer. He has in his possession an original receipt from … Continue reading →
Over 400 Will extracts added to SynagogueScribes.com Each entry contains valuable information for tracing your Jewish Genealogy. Family names include: Aarons, Abadee, Aboab, Abrahams, Alexander, Allen, Alvares, Arons, Attias, Bamberger, Barnard, Barnet, Barnett, Barrow, Benjamin, Bernstein, Barndon, Bravo, Cantor, Capua, … Continue reading →
We are very grateful to Henry Roche for his donation of the following data and his full description of them: MPS (Midrash Phineas Subscribers) – INTRODUCTION by Henry Roche This remarkable list of Midrash Phineas Subscribers has for many years … Continue reading →
We are very grateful to Henry Roche for his donation of the following data and his full description of them, these records can now be searched for on SynagogueScribes: GSEAB (Great Synagogue’s Early Account Books) – INTODUCTION by Henry Roche. … Continue reading →
We are very grateful to Henry Roche for his donation of the following Great Synagogue data and his full description of them: GSMEM – INTRODUCTION by Henry Roche This transcription of the Membership list of the Great Synagogue derives from … Continue reading →
These burial records have been abstracted from Hambro Synagogue burial registers and cover 1791 to 1872. Whilst these records show the date, Family Name, Forename and address of the deceased, where known, full transcriptions of these records, including Hebrew names, … Continue reading →
We’ve said it a hundred times: transcribing the earliest extant UK Synagogue records is hard work and requires many qualities, foremost amongst which : A knowledge of the cursive Hebrew alphabet; ditto Hebrew names, European place names, and the kinds … Continue reading →
There are a number of fascinating elements to Isaac Aboab’s Will, an abstract of which, thanks to David Alexander, will soon be added to SynagogueScribes’ ever growing collection. Isaac was born in Tetuan (a city in northern Morocco) in about … Continue reading →
