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    Memorial

    Hull Jewish Community WW1 and WW2 (1994 version)

    Rectangular board, with triangular top. A brass Star of David is fixed to the board at top-centre; beneath that is the gold-painted inscription. A small brass plaque at the foot of the board states the date the memorial was presented, and who by.

    Source: Ian S (WMO/266391)

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    Current Location

    On the internal west wall, Hull Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, 30, Pryme Street, Anlaby, Kingston Upon Hull, HU10 6SH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TA 03650 28864

    Denomination

    Jewish

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    40178
    Description
    Rectangular mahogany board, with a triangular top to which a brass Star of David is fixed. The inscription re names is in gold-painted lettering. A small brass plaque fixed to the foot of the board is inscribed with the donor's name. [N.B. The memorial inscription comprises a single alphabetical list of all casualties; it does not specify which World War each casualty died in. Details of an earlier version of this memorial - which was in the Western Synagogue in Linnaeus Street - are in our record WMR/35437].
    Inscription
    Board: ROLL OF HONOUR/ DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEMBERS OF THE HULL JEWISH COMMUNITY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS/ (51 Names) Brass plaque: PRESENTED BY/ HULL BRANCH OF AJEX/ NOVEMBER 1994.
    War
    20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
    Number Commemorated
    51
    Died
    51
    Information shown
    Rank, initial, surname, decorations, military unit
    Order of names
    Names listed alphabetically by surname, in two columns.
    Sponsor Type
    private
    Sponsored By
    The Association of Jewish Ex-servicemen and women (AJEX) funded the memorial board.
    Maintenance History
    November 1994: This Roll of Honour board was presented to Pryme Street Synagogue.

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    12th November 1994

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Components

    Board

    Height: 1320 MM

    Width: 965 MM


    Made from: Wood - Mahogany


    Condition: Good


    Detail

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    266391

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • Fighting Back: British Jewry's Military Contribution in the Second World War, by Martin Sugarman (p.421); Published by Vallentine Mitchell 2010 London and Portland, Oregon. Page 421 mentions that Captain Isidore Newman of the Special Operations Executive (who was murdered at Mauthausen Concentration Camp in September 1944, while a Prisoner of War and was posthumously awarded the MBE in 1947) is included on this memorial, which was erected by AJEX at the Pryme Street Synagogue in November 1994.
    • Website; British Jews in the First World War; 'The British Jewry Book of Honour; (has biographical details of the WW1 casualties listed on this memorial) https://www.jewsfww.uk/roll-of-honour.php
    • Website: Association of Jewish Ex-servicemen and women (AJEX). https://www.ajex.org.uk/
    • Hull Hebrew Congregation website: https://www.hullhebrewcongregation.com/
    • https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/hu/index.htm
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_Newman#:~:text=Isidore%20Newman%20MBE%20CdeG%20MdeR%20(26%20January%201916%20%E2%80%93%207
    • https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/266391/