North East War Memorials Project -

Jewish Synagogue, Ogle Terrace

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Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Synagogue

Reference

S86.018

Place

SOUTH SHIELDS

Map ref

Original Location

Hebrew Synagogue, Ogle Terrace (closed)

Present Location

In 1994 the Synagogue was converted into an Arts Centre and the memorial is now at Graham Park Road Synagogue, Gosforth. See G9.38

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled February 1923 by Cllr. Sol Levy, President of the Jewish Community in South Shields.

Memorial Description

Plaque. Above each name was a memorial light, which was lit on the anniversary of the death of the soldier and burned continuously for 24 hours. The wording is in a mix of English and Hebrew.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

(Dedicated to members of the Jewish Community, including 50 who served)

Names

6 names, regiments and dates of death .
TRANSCRIPT NEEDED OF THOSE WHO SERVED.

Who commissioned

Jewish Community

Notes

1. There were 60 Jewish families in the town, and 50 men joined H.M. Forces.

2. The names of the fallen include two sets of brothers.

3. A Jewish Book of Honour is now available to honour the Jewish contribution to wars.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Shields Daily News 13/02/1923 reports unveiling

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 17/02/1923 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily Gazette 02/09/1918 reports memorial service for the fallen

South Shields Gazette 12/02/1923 reports unveiling service.

External web link

Durham at War

South Tyneside Remembers

Research acknowledgements

The late R.W. Gould; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; James Pasby; Dorothy Hall; Michael Mulhern

Research In Progress

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy. Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

Plaque 1914-18 Synagogue (S86.018)

SOUTH SHIELDS	 Synagogue (Closed)

The layout of this memorial is not known.

The following has been extracted from a newspaper

article and has not been compared with the original

nor with a good photo.

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   Sapper   Jacob Pearlman    R.E.

   Private  Gabriel Davis     Yorks and Lancs.

   Private  Jack Levy         N.F.

   Private  Henry Levy        Yorks and Lancs

     (these last two were brothers)

   Rifleman Reuben Kossick    K.R.R.C.

   Private  Lawrence Kossick  N.F.

     (these last two were brothers)

NamesS86.18

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