| West Ham Jewish Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1856 |
| Location | Buckingham Road, West Ham (London Borough of Newham), London E15 1SP |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°33′10″N 0°00′44″E / 51.5528°N 0.0123°E – Mausoleum |
| Type | Closed (since 2002)[1] |
| Owned by | United Synagogue Burial Society |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | West Ham Jewish Cemetery |
West Ham Jewish Cemetery is a cemetery for Jews in West Ham in the London Borough of Newham, England. It was established in 1856 by the New Synagogue on Great St. Helen's, soon joined by the Great Synagogue in Duke's Place, both of them London congregations.[2] It has been closed to new burials since 2002[1]
There are a number of notable people buried here, in a graveyard visually dominated by the imposing Rothschild Mausoleum.[2] One section contains graves removed to this burial place from the former Hoxton burial ground of the Hambro Synagogue when that site underwent urban redevelopment. The oldest legible tombstone in this section dates from 1794.[2]
- ^ a b "West Ham Cemetery: London". International Jewish Cemetery Project. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Kadish, Sharman, Jewish Heritage in England: An Architectural Guide, English Heritage, 2006, p. 35