Our Cemeteries
Alderney Road Cemetery
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Tuesday 21st January 2014
This is the oldest Ashkenazi Cemetery in the United Kingdom. Also known as The Great Synagogue Burial Ground, this cemetery opened in 1697 which was extended in 1749 and was closed in 1852.
Famous people buried in the cemetery include the following:-
Aaron Hart 1709 - 1756 - 1st Chief Rabbi of England
David Tevele Schiff 1765 -1791 2nd Chief Rabbi of England
Rabbi Hayim Samuel Jacob De Falk 1708 - 1782 - Baal Shem of London
