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After a reported Jewish presence in [[Grimsby]], [[Lincolnshire]], England in the [[Middle Ages]], it was in the 1860s that Jews from Eastern Europe sailed to this port with its railway links. Package deals from Europe to America via Grimsby and [[Liverpool]] saw 100,000 transmigrants, with the resident Jewish population in Grimsby 87 in 1871, rising to 450 after 1900, and dwindling eventually to 45 |
After a reported Jewish presence in [[Grimsby]], [[Lincolnshire]], England in the [[Middle Ages]], it was in the 1860s that Jews from Eastern Europe sailed to this port with its railway links. Package deals from Europe to America via Grimsby and [[Liverpool]] saw 100,000 transmigrants, with the resident Jewish population in Grimsby 87 in 1871, rising to 450 after 1900, and dwindling eventually to 45 by 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=JCR-UK: Grimsby Synagogue and Jewish Community, Lincolnshire, England |url=https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/community/Gr/index.htm#:~:text=Although%20there%20had%20been%20a,attractive%20place%20to%20travel%20through. |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.jewishgen.org}}</ref><ref>Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes: Seat Details. Religions. Census 2021. https://henryjacksonsociety.org/religiousdiversity/cgi-bin/seatdetail.py?seat=Great%20Grimsby%20and%20Cleethorpes [31 October 2024]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue opened in 1888, and was later expanded with a school and ritual bathhouse nearby; it is now a listed building.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heritage Gateway - Results |url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1344327&resourceID=19191 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk}}</ref> |
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Grimsby's Old Jewish Cemetery, in Doughty Road, dates from 1854, but closed around 1920. The First Avenue Jewish Cemetery was in use from 1896.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Grimsby Hebrew Congregation Cemetery in Grimsby, Lincolnshire - Find a Grave Cemetery |url=https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2580084/grimsby-hebrew-congregation-cemetery |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.findagrave.com |language=en}}</ref> It holds two [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|Commonwealth War Graves]], both airmen killed in [[World War II|World War Two,]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=CWGC |title=Grimsby Hebrew Congregation Cemetery {{!}} Cemetery Details |url=https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/2042012/grimsby-hebrew-congregation-cemetery/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=CWGC |language=en}}</ref> who are commemorated on a plaque at the Montefiore Synagogue (above),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Moses Montifiore Synagogue- WW2 Plaque |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/40196 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Imperial War Museums |language=en}}</ref> where also six Jewish servicemen from Grimsby are memorialised for sacrificing their lives during World War One.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grimsby Hebrew Congregation {{!}} British Jews in The First World War |url=https://www.jewsfww.uk/grimsby-hebrew-congregation-5048.php |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.jewsfww.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue opened in 1888, and was later expanded with a school and bathhouse nearby; it is now a listed building.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heritage Gateway - Results |url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1344327&resourceID=19191 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk}}</ref> |
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[[File:Grimsby Synagogue - geograph.org.uk - 264444.jpg|thumb|Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue, Grimsby]] |
[[File:Grimsby Synagogue - geograph.org.uk - 264444.jpg|thumb|Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue, Grimsby]] |
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Revision as of 15:14, 6 November 2024
After a reported Jewish presence in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England in the Middle Ages, it was in the 1860s that Jews from Eastern Europe sailed to this port with its railway links. Package deals from Europe to America via Grimsby and Liverpool saw 100,000 transmigrants, with the resident Jewish population in Grimsby 87 in 1871, rising to 450 after 1900, and dwindling eventually to 45 by 2021.[1][2]
Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue opened in 1888, and was later expanded with a school and ritual bathhouse nearby; it is now a listed building.[3]
Grimsby's Old Jewish Cemetery, in Doughty Road, dates from 1854, but closed around 1920. The First Avenue Jewish Cemetery was in use from 1896.[1][4] It holds two Commonwealth War Graves, both airmen killed in World War Two,[5] who are commemorated on a plaque at the Montefiore Synagogue (above),[6] where also six Jewish servicemen from Grimsby are memorialised for sacrificing their lives during World War One.[7]
References
- ^ a b "JCR-UK: Grimsby Synagogue and Jewish Community, Lincolnshire, England". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes: Seat Details. Religions. Census 2021. https://henryjacksonsociety.org/religiousdiversity/cgi-bin/seatdetail.py?seat=Great%20Grimsby%20and%20Cleethorpes [31 October 2024]
- ^ "Heritage Gateway - Results". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Grimsby Hebrew Congregation Cemetery in Grimsby, Lincolnshire - Find a Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ CWGC. "Grimsby Hebrew Congregation Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Sir Moses Montifiore Synagogue- WW2 Plaque". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Grimsby Hebrew Congregation | British Jews in The First World War". www.jewsfww.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-06.